The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-19
From Texas.

We have Houston papers to the 18th inst, and Gsves
We regret 10 perceive that the yellow fever was still
prevailing in Galveston The abatement in the pesi-
lence appears to have been Only temporary For seve
deaths. On or two Gays there were none. On the
night Of the Sd there genuine norther the herald
Of The approach Of cold weather On the 7th, A. we
learn from the Times there were sixteen cases. that
paper unaccmated persons not to 60 to Calves
tcnat present None can do SO with safety
Col T. ]. Allen, Of the propretors Of the Journal
died of yellow fever In Galveston on the It'll
There Eeems 20 be an abatement in the svsr at Hous
Mr. Charles Nerlin an old resident Of Houston, and
formerly keeper Of the Alabama House In that city
found dead In his bed the morning Of the 9th
Welearn from the Telegraph that the weather was
msrsaby fine al Houston, the nights almost cool enough
The same paper Gays there is but little doubt that thu
grading of the Galveston and Red River Railroad into
the city, win be completed BY the 1st OF November.
The same paper has the following -
Major Emory was daily expected At San Antonio at last
dates, en- route to the Aesilia Valley part of Compa
ny A, from For. BelknAp. had arrived at austin. and
escort of Major E. on the expedition.
The Austin Gazette says that large number of north
ern Camanches gathered around Fort Chadbourne,
who from the fsebiepess OF the arrison ars emboden
ed to commit outrsges The troops are on tho alert to
guard against attack
Intelligence has been received from Fort Clarke OF
eight on the 9th Of september, some sight miles from
the Fort, between body Of Camanches and Npaus.
Tho Lpans victorious, and took horses booty,
most Of them American horses, supposed to have been
stolen from the lower country.
1t s reported in Western Texas that several hundred
6eseres from the Mexican army have crossed the Hio
CT and nov scattering themselves throughout
different sectors of the frontier Of Texas
The Texas Ranger, of the sth inst reports that the
DR. river is naviyabe.
cate Of yellow fever had occurred the schooner
Alamo, lying in the Brszos ans loaded with goois for
Cour bis and Brazora The citizens would not permit
her 10 land at eth er place.
The pecan crop the Brszos rve- represented to
be very abundant this season.
The Brszos Planter has later accounts from Matagorda
thsp we received The Planter fsys:-Al the housesn
the town, with the exception of twelve, have besn
blown down. AL the stores down, and ths goods
have been greatly damaged There were five persons
killed by the falling OF the houses two Americans and
three Germsnebut have been unable to learn their
DR.. Perry's Wits hsd her broken The
house Of Col. Lewis the peninsula, opposite MAta
cords, also blown down, large livery stable in
Mstagorda blown down and all the horses killed.
From Csrey, We learn that the purgeiies belonging to
the sugar houses Of Col Jones and Mr. Gibson and the
walls Of Col. Warrsn's sugar house, blown down
Col bawkinss dwelling house was bic wn down. and the
thigh Of one Of his negroes broken. schooner,
which he had just brought out to take OF his CROP
wrecked
We hare other accounts Of the damage done in several
psrs Of the state by the recent gale but these and tho
further details Of the news We have no for this
morning. In afternoon edition win give every.
thing OF interest.