New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-22

ordinations,
Stock in the Galveston and Brazcs Canal to the amount
of s25ooo sold at auction in Galveston the 10th
II averaged sixty cents on the dollar.
Heavy rains have fallen in Fort Bend and Washington
Counties.
TIE Dallas Herald says the citizens of Dallas have Of
red the Captain Of the steamboat, Kate $1,000 TO pro-.
coed with his vessel to that place.
The Uestern Team saysihat the spring business Mt San
Antonio is beginning with O brskness that "speaks vol
fumes for the prosperity of our business men.
The Houston Telegraph states that fat boats have been
but at the mouth of Davidsons Creek and several land
ngs above the month of the Yagua and loaded with cot
ton and waiting for rise in the Brazos to descend
the mouth of theriyer.
letter from near Fort Merrill published in The kveaes
Valley, says:
"A serious oeir has occurred at the head waters of the
Sulphur in the shape OF an attack made upon citizens
oamped there. The asalants hung around the aud
continued firing al night, killing man. name yet IN
known 1t being in the night the aac Sed could tell
whether their enemies hexicans or Indians, al
though generally believed t. be the latter and nearly
as could be judged from the sound they armed with
muskes or escopets party Of rieme Narted out this
morning to bring the man killed and obtain IL posi-
be, clue to the character of the marauders The
commanding officer Of the post here Fort Merrill is de-
,emined 10 ascertain whether they Indians Mex
leans
The FaNey notices the arrival at Corpus Christi of Col
Roberts L. = Rifles who after passing through the Mex
lean unharmed came near losing his life at Vera Cruz
by the falling OF his horse while taking evenn, ride
with Col Kinney, remaining in unconscious state for
several moEtss and bat just recovered sufficiently to
resume his conmsnd
iAe BastJOp A6cCYftsCT, speaking of the steamer
recently built the Colorado. says;
he Wafer Moccasin started down the river the
go INST II some wicked does not her in, she
viii Keep on until she reaches Matasorda whore the
Sbntry awaits her large lmber Of citizens went
poro and accompanied her several miles down the river
Although the liver is at ths time very low, she gies
along with little or no rubbing. When sho returns we
shan oil haNe plenty Of sugar, moasses -four salt coffee
bacon and Irish potatoes However II ia for h. interest
not 10 u the up country market the first trip for tina! of
course would cause great dirninution in freigh,"
The following lines. by S C Hall were written during
The West India Emancipation excitement as motto for
splendid gold CUP TO be presented by Committee OF IVES,
II projectors TO their Chairman the Marquis Of Chsa-
dcs in token of gratitude for bis exertOns in rsrdg the
progress of slave emancipation We have taken the Id
efy TO substitute The name of more Modern tholgh
equally notorious brakeman the Of human progress
Behold this cup this cup Of gold
That fieemen 10 ifstHan
Formed a. rich cost price uniclS
The sinews OF the slave
Drink, Douglas, tits noble drsrsht
A richly nsoned food
Ne, nAIt rot ere The s'rean be q1Gaed.
Drink! tits . brothers. blood
NAVIGATION on TIE CONNECTICUT IIvEn REsuxEn-
The steamers City of Hartford and Granite State have com
mencsd their daily trips to Hartford
exsI-rogsiA-Is.ksu EeDOus.lI-s