Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-15
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There is a very strong movement in Texas IL
favor Of the proposed "uo license law.
The forthcoming State elections occupy Q
considerable pert on of the Tex as press.
The Nueces Valley, Of the Cd inst, contains
an account of theft and other depreda'ions
committed at Gu setevills, about fortnight
previous The military followed the robbers
until they lost the trail TIE guide was of
opinion that the criminals we're not Indians
but Mexicans.
From the same paper VI learn that the Nue.
ces river was not long since Eve feet higher
than it has ever been known to be before.
The Texas State Gazette thus speaks of the
crops in that State:
We are informed by gentlemen who haze
travelled from Eastern Texas to this city, that
owing to heavy rain early in the spripg, and
then succession OF drought, that the crops
do nos look so we'll as usual. On this side If
the Brazos thing lock q li,tle better. Texas
will raise bis year probably loo Ter cent
more wheat than last. Il - fine crop ard
will prove strong inducenent hereafter to
farmers to pay more attention to its culture
Everywhere We have good crops of millet. 10
crop is abundant and we'll cared.
Tho same journal has the following relative
TO the Pacific Railroad: .-
A meeting of the citizens Of Gonzales, held
| on the 2lst of July, invited the Hon. j. K
Walker and the Hon L. Butler King to ad.
dress them |" on the subject of the Pacific Rail-
| road and railroad Improvements generally in
Texas" But these gentlemen declined ad-
n sain tha md 4 hstt
| were several bids submitted to Gov Pease for
| the construction Of the Pacifs railroad, and
| that the contract might, therefore, be awarded
TO some other company. Should taa: bid
prove better than any other, and the contrac
therefore be awarded to the company with
which they are associated, Messrs. " alker and
King express their anxious desire, besides
giving to the Pacific RAILROAD the necessary
| connections with the Mississippi river, also to
unite that great work with tho gulf &C asst Of
| Texas. 1t is quite clear that it the great Pa
ci6c Railroad is constructed through the in
terror Of Texas, it will necessarily lead to con.
| nections from various points 10 our gulf coast
| so a. to give it direct route, eastward to the
Atlantic and westward to the Pacific and
| thus give to our farmers and planters choice
of markets on our gulf coast, the Mississippi
| river, the Atlantic, or the Pacific We hope
| that til 9 bid Of the company with which Messrs.
| the bsst; in which event, the contract, we la, Q
| no doubt would lie awarded TO them by the
| Governor, on their making the deposit required
| by law.
TEMPEST IN a TEAPor.-The G.eytown bonn
bardment (says the Philadelphia LEDGER con-
tinues to supply some Of the New York papers
| with subjects for "leader," and an oppor-
! tunity for malicious abuse of their own Gov
eminent. The whole matter is not worth the
ink that has been shed upon it. A more grace
less set of vsgaboDds than this Jamaica negro
community at Greytowu never inhabited any
| town or village. Even their protector, -
Lieut.. Jolly, is obliged to threaten them with
the whip 10 keep their piratical propeDsities
| in check. Fit was right to interfere with the
Austrian Government for the protection o.
| koszta, who was not an American citizen, We
think it still more proper to step in to the pro
lection Of genuine American citizens, har
rassed by lawless community, in the prose
cution of their legitimate business, and liable
to be bayonetted by negro soldiers and i'm
prisored in dirty calaboose. If our Govern
ment had not done so, it would then have 70
served the csnsures heaped upon it now By
dissatifsd ard partisan newspapers
LATEST News PROM THE ALLIED FLEET
Horizons OF WAR The following distressin.
intelligence of the latest movements in tn,
allied feet, in the Black sea. will be read viii
painful interest:
On the 23th uft. Lord George Pauie. tn,
commander OF the Beierophon gave a theat
rical representa- Ion on board his ship, unde
thu patronage Of his Royal Highness tho Duk,
of Cambridge. For him was reserved the sea
OF honor, M arm chair il the front row, viii /
included all the great folks within hail Of Var
na The ship Was rugged into theatre in the
most Ingenious way. The scenery was sooc
and well managed, the ladies' parts 'tein;
taken by midshipmen and boys Of the shir
Two OF the pieces were : The Lottery Ticket
and < Diamond cut Diamond beth Of ~hicl
tthe latter especially were most admi abb
performed As interludes, there were Z hi
spian serenaders, &c, and pieces perfor ine,
ny the splendid band Of The ship The au
d'ences, which consisted of some two hunire,
officers, were, OF course, greatly delighted witt
ths entertainment, more par!icula Nv as it " e
concluded by most excellent substantial SUP
per, in the usual profuse style of hos it,li;,
for which the English army are so much Iii
| ucbtOfS-
" will be seen that tho military d.:
vision OF the city Of New York has fua co O,
D $50 citizen soldiers, viz: 3 800 infantry
l,zo9 cavalry. l .24l artillery. exclusive u sew
eral independent military organisations TIL
force il we'll armed, equipped and disciplined
and We have no DOUBT tina, in case If rhei
being called into actual service, they woule
prove more effective than ANY similar mum 81
OF regular 'roops.-N, Y. Hsraid
This is simply fudge! and contrary to til,
experience and testimony of all who have be-
slowed the slightest attention on the sub;ce t O.
war. Of what use is service and disc ne, i
raw troops are equally as effective as the reg
utars! We fancy that Napoleon found som.
slight difference between his brave young
consc,ipts and the veterans of the Imperial
Guard.
| CALIFORNIA Prices High wages are paid
to farm laborers in Western New York