New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-25
FROM TEXAS.
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ITof4 The NecOricdns Deffd, Jnre IL
The United States Mail steamship Mexico arrived
lest evening from Inoiauolo and Galveston, bringing
US dates from the latter place TO the l4th inst
Tie proprietors of nearly all the drinking houses
and hotels of Galveston have united 10 make com
mon cause in endeayor TO try the validity OF the
late ordinance closing up such establishments on sun
dave. .
At Galveston on the 18th inst an interesting suit
in which X. ID. g. Mills was plaintiff, and the owners
of the steamship Louisiana defendants, decided in
favor of the plaintiffs. The suit grew out OF the loss
OF bag containing So 500 in SPECIE sent by the PLAIN
tifs on board tie Louisiana, for New-Orleans. Inc
bag was distracted by some means aud another bag
containing lot of bullets and some coin substituted IN
its place and the robbery only discovered when
the bag wss delivered in New-Orleans.
Lieut.. N. G.. Givine is TO be tried by Court lar
tial at Austin on the 5b of July He is charged with
writing communications over the signature OF " One
" who Knows' censuIing the officers of the army.
b. +. Neal, Esq., has been elected Mayor Of Corpus
Christi.
The citizens of Corpus Christi have called mass
meeting for tie 10th inst TO take measures for the
suppret sion of horse and cattle stealing.
Recent letters have been received at Galveston
which give full assurance that the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson Railroad will yet be built, and that
tie first twenty-five mice will be completed before the
expiration of the time limited by the 10th section the
bin The iron is now the way out from England,
and may be expected here shortly.
The Austin Texas State Times says Mr. Runels
brought intelligence TO that place of late occurrence
or tie frontier which is credited there and may ac-
count for the numerous Indian depredations reported
from Fredericksburg and vicinity.
At the Dripping Springs, some forty miles west
wardly from Austin, Mr.. Walker and negro were
attacked by party of five, Indians apparently. MIR.
W. was killed and the mule the negro was riding was
shot from under him. He fed-was pursued, but
managed TO make his escape-reached settlement
and erorted the circumstance. party Immediately
made pursuit overlook them killed four and wounded
the fifth who plunged iato the river but was captured
Tic water transformed his Indianship into white
hoal abaA tba fac Of tho
OIL era and found them all white. The prisoner says
there is party of one hundred banded together
IN TIE mountains, who have been depredating upon
the frontier. Ulon examination it discovered
they lad robbed the pockets Of Mr.. Walker of sixty
dollars in money. This affair happened in the latter
part Of last week.
Another version OF this story says there were four
real Indians and one white man. None Of them were
killed. The killing of Walker ls true. Eight men are
IN pursuit Of the party.
The dustin State Gazette OF the 9th inst says:
short time ago affluent and en;erprislng planter
from Louisiana emigrated to State and settled on
the Colorado, near its mouth. He was highly pleased
with the country and was making extensive prepare
tions for planting crop. Capt Baker, for that was
lis name remained among his negroes without the
company of any white person, intending shortly to
leave on business for his home. On the night of the
2b as stated by his negroes he was shot dead in his
bed by some unknown person. Investigation was
being made at last accounts and suspicion existed OF
foul play on the part of come Of the negroes. Nothing
certain however, has been discovered What the
melancholy tidings will be TO the deceaseds family,
we leave to our readers to judge. In one moment all
the dearest hopes Of life have been blighted.
There are said TO be ], 500 German emgrants now
ON their WAY from Hamburg TO the port of Indianola
Texas. There are already 600 German citizens in
the Stale