New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
TEXAS.
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TIE steamship Perseverance, Capt. Place, arrived
yesterday from Galveston.
BY this arrival we have news from San Antonio 70
TIE 3Oth ult. Aus,in Cd INST, and Galveston 9Th. We
also have papers Of late dates from other parts OF
Texas
Gov Pense had issued bis proclaim 3on again offering
fbe contract to construct the Mississippi and Pacific
" Railroad" The proclamation recites tn II the con-
tract entered into between the Governor AMI Messrs
Walker, King and Others for the construction OF the
road, has become null and void, by the failure of the
contractors to make the deposit of $500 900 in gold
silver or evidences OF the deb of the State OF fex4
Or other good par stocks they were required 70 DO
by the terms of the act and their contract TURNER
rectes the authority given to the Governor IN case OF
such failure TO enter into another contract with any
other company or individuals for the construction OF
the road 1t then gives notice that proposals for tn At
puYpose in accordance with the provisions OF the act
d the Legislature, viii be received at me once oil
The Secretary Of Sste, until the let Of May nex,.
meeting was TO be held at Victoria on the 5tb
inst for the purpose of devsiDg measures for the
navigation of The Guadalupe River.
Msjor Ben. McCuloch was in Austin at Las: ac-
counts.
Mr. VIM. Pratt arrived in Austin on the 29A ult.,
from the Ranging Camp. The STATE Times has the
following news furnished by him:
David Dean, member Of Capt. Traviss company,
Killed Mr. Kirk a messmse of bis, in Fredercks
burg. The murder was bastard aud cold- Dlooded.
He managed 10 dssrm Kirk AID then blew hls brains
ont. The exertion Of Capt. Travis alone saved him
hom the infection of summary vengeace by the men.
The excitement was intense but was happily re-
strained. Dean was in custody, strictly guarded by
hfeen men.
Capt Walker, after returning from San Saba, made
q recon noissaDce the head of the Gu idalupe lie
encountered party OF lDoians-killed several and
re-csptured nineteen American horses The particu-
lars Of the engagement were not given to Mr. Pratt
Capt Henry is still out. He is reported TO have
drawn supplies for month and purposes finding In
dams, II possible.
Col White was in the vicinity, and the companies
Of Walker, Travis, Henry and Rogers were to have
been mustered into the United States service on the
30fb. Two of the companies are TO be sent TO Fort
Clarke and two TO Fort Chadbourne.
The Gonzales Inquirer, OF the I'd inst, says that
grasshoppers swarmDg around that pl ace well
as in other parts Of the State.
There ice at Seguin on the morning Of the eth
ut.
large number Of negroes belonging to gentle
nan from Georgia arrived at Richmond a few days
go, TO settle in Fort Bend County.
The Tyler Telegraph brings forward the name of
Gov. Ptase as candidate for reelection.
The Houston Star, of the 9th inst, says:
Several cases Of fever occurred in this city last
the fsmily Of the edi or of this paper. The impress
sion 70 common that severe frost puts end to
ytlew fever is erroneous for we had not only expe
nv need several rosts, but had had consdera
bic cold weather The weather again turned Geld on
Sunday last, and on Monday night there Yves some
sleet.
The bark Wese, has arrived al Galveston, from
Bremen with 304 emigrants.
The Charleston Aers Of the eth, reports the coolest
"spelr' Of the season. There had been hail, rain,
black frost and cold winds within the last three days