The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-02-18


TsE GvLr RAm-soAD.--!The San Antenio
Western Texan thinks that II there is any faith
% be placed In ths declaraiiops and actions Of
respectable gentlemen, the building Or This
road may be regarlcd as Fixed fact, that the
contractors will comply with their contract,
and that the road sill Lc commenced ere many
days shall have passed over our heads Ills
true, says the Texan. the beginning Of the
work has been somewhat delayed. but there h
enoughof the precious arsicle-Atine e--lcii, 20
enable the contractors to iInisl, AZ much OF the
road, as they have agreed 10 finish 10y the first
OF next November. We arc not, any more
than our more inquisitivc ncighbors, informed
Of thc manner, IN which the contractors have
been and arr con lucting their owl, business
but We arc posiiiAcly informed 10y persons, In
whom VIC have confidence, TINT the work will
DC commenced, and that once commenced, Il
will be prosecuted with energy and yigor.--
Like others, VIC dcsirc TO sec the commence
mcnt; but unlike many others, We are not
disposed 10 find fault and keep nly4 ccpl inusi.
cfoaking, because the contractorSll 40 pck .! sSe
us In possession Of facts which, AMI prob.
ably should he both for tiicti a Il AHA thp
interest of the roa,l--kept witib tlscIr own
knowledge and keeping. They know their
own business aud will prStab perform II ac-
cording 10 their own, yiewss
BrnSixo o. riis sssk ASrR GEoncIA- Omar
Loss or LII. learn from tho New Or
leans papers that the steamboat Georgia, Capt
Sinpott, had Just arrived at the wharf ut the
end OF Jefferson and Pontchartrain rail road
At about II o'clock at night, OH the gath ult,
from Montgomery, Ala, when she was discov.
crod TO be on fire. The bow-inc had been
thrown out before the fire wns seen, but the
confusion was 40 great that the stcrn.line was
not secured, and the stern OF the boat, there.
fore, swung out for a minute or two But this
Brief space was doubtless the cause Of many
lives being lost. Tho fire broke out around
the boilers where everything being heated, It
spread through the boat with astonishing rap.
idity. There were about l85 passengers on
board, including negroes and children. The
loss il variously estimated from so to Gothic
exact number will never be known, Il Is said,
as the books and everything was lost. The
''icayuno thinks the loss was about 40, twenty
two Of whom were negroes. The passengers
were mostly emigrants to Texas, and tho boat
was crowded with their wagons, baggage, ca
tie, furniture, DC. The destruction was so
rapid that all the loss Of life occurred in about
three minutes FROM tho time the flames first
burst forth. Those who escaped had to jump
some 10 or 10 feet from the deck of the boat
among tho horses and cattle on the wharf and
many OF them were injured. There were L.
$50 bales Of cotton OH board, all of which
WAS burned. In addition to the loss or the
boat and cargo, = portion of the wharf and
several warehouses; with cotton and ,norchnn-
disc were also destroyed. The whole loss is
estimated at no, less than 100000.
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TIKI CRAZE CuIruRr. After many years OF
experimental culture in Cincinnati aud neigh
boring counties, grape culture has ut length
become well understood, aud ia becoming prof
table. We learn that within circle OF TWEEN
~ miles around Cincinnati there are 900
acres planted with the vine, 500 acres of
which were in bearing this year, and produ-
ccd an average of 400 gallons of " inc to the
acre. making nm aggregate of $4,000 gallons
Soinc Of the best vineyards yield 900 and 500
gallons to the acre, but others where the "rot"
prevailed did not average over 100 gallons per
acre. Tho season has been very favorable
and the crop has been unusually large. The
now wine sells at 81 to Sl,l0 for the lest,
roc to zoe. for second quality, and 40c TO soc.
per gallon for inferior The average Weld for
: series of years, may be safely estimated al
zoo to 900 gallons TO the acre, from vineyards
in this vicinity.
GotrAp.--Wc learn through private letter
that this town has commenced improving at
rapid rate. Several new buildings arc going
mp, the material OF which IL a species of
white stone found in large quarrics near the
town. Our old friend, Truman Phelps, ESQ.
and j. a. Robins, have each erected large aud
beautiful residences from those qnarrics The
town aiHl county arc boil, gradually filling up
with intelligent, wealthy cnigrants The col.
icge which is now being raised TO a third sto.
ry, win soon be completed, aud the school viii
open early In March, under tho direction Of M,.
Livingston. Tbs Female Academy was opened
on the 9th inst, unsier very favorable auspices.
v4l.ss4.-
t-y- The New Orleans Delta SAYS the banks
of that city are no. in condition to extend
loans. With az increase Of circulation TO tho
amour, OF sa,T5o,oc0 over that Of last year,
there Is actually deficiency OF s5oo.u0o in
specie below what there was las, war. The
Delta therefore caatiens The public against ,.ls
cling too much reliance ca ,hv New Orleans
hanks II sn,,sars that the paper ,s,eulAth,n