The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-18
News from Texas.


We have Austin and Ssn Antonio papers to the
% irst, Galveston papers TO the 9TH.
The Austin Dspers give favorable accounts Of tho
corn, wheat and cot ION crops.
TIE State Times says that the recens intelligence
from Fort Beknsp rep esents the indians as peace
able snd quiet. The arrangement Of feeding Is pro.
crossing suspici0usly and Major Neghbors express.
ts tlmaek san uine of success. No difficulty i'm
restraining the " cooIed brettfrs NJ has yet beeu
encountered, offering sny thing like serious obsss.
Gle 70 the contamination Of that plan
The bslk Miles, from Hamburg with 126 passen-
gers, arrived at Galveston IN tho 4th inst.
The Indispcla Bulletin denies the existence of the
The Victoria Adpocate learns that John D. Loga,,
Esq., formerly editor Of that paper, met with
rious &C ident few days since. Whilst attending
to his stock Ct Cattle Of woich he has large herd,
fink steer rushed upon him, hit him 10 the fsoa
with his horns, and tore cut oae Of his eyes. He
was not Otherwise seriously injured.
Tbs Galveston Ne,cs, Of the 7th, has the following
private letter from Fort Clark, dated ii, 23i
nit, informs "a that Major Rof's conDsny ~ lett
that point on the 20to ut from Fort Davis, to take
reduced to sixteen msn recala in consequence.
These who have purchased cotton early In tnd
season are realizing handsomely from their specu-.
lst,Ons. The hqu,1 says one mel chant 10 Con-
of the sta le.
The Galveston Nesos of the eth inss. gives the
following q count Of The Cllnmbus Convention -
We harm from Gen. Mcleod, sho retcrued homa
on Saturday from the Columbus Convention, that
they sssembe ed en- Monday, 28th ult, and adjourned
at IL o'clock on Tuesday, after very harmonious
and active session. Mr. Bxzrets, President Of tho
Harrisburg Rail- Osd invited to address the con.
ventiOU, and Was lister to With the deepest asten
tiop, 81 his statements and estimates became ut.
Mstely the basis Of their action. The deputstioR
from Fsyette at ffst leaned towards rha diet ale
line route from Rchfncpd TO Columbus; bat in
the committee, they united In the plan Of tbs
Colorado members, 70 run the line 50 40 TO ac-
commods,e ire Wharton and lower Colorado county
sete enfs the divergence to be at the 0s VI those
sett sneh ts-and Mr.. Brett claiming for the CONF
psny the fgat TO srrarg &c the rouse on tho m osr
pra. ticable ground for the mmpn benefit. Thd
convention Pledges ire counties interested 70 raise
five thousand dollars per mile, snd the company. tn
take the hslane. Fey also passed rssoIntiJns
advising the Colorado and the valleys weat Of IL Ia
Cire ct tier trade and travel to Ricnmo6d foe tho
present., and a. ksd the g,vernmsnt for the western
convention on the debt question, urging the accept
an Of the preeeps bill by Congress, ard the pay.
ment of the balance IL land. The convention took
no action this subjeN or Mr. S1er xooa's State
plan Of internal nproveu erts, as theie inss ,ns
and object were exclusively confined to the matter
In hapd viz-tne imMe dafe extension of the Her-
riebuye Railroad to the vsl.y OF the Colorado. rao
convention composed of sons OF the most re-
liable men in the Colorado vsliey and sho we'd their
stness In stating tbeis individual wishes frank
ly, snd then yielding them 20 Tar - fairness re-
quire,, to other sections. No railroad meeting in
he State has assembled ON this subject with mo'o
uDsDimity of plan, more cordial determination
to cary Il out with the necessary means.