Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-18
From Texas.

The Charles Morgan arrived at New Orleans on
Saturday from Galveston, with dates to the It'll.
The bark Franciska, from Bremen, with 100
passengers, the bark Miles, from Hamburg, with
i2B passengers, and the bark Weser, from Bre-
men, with 400 passengers, arrived at Galveston on
the 4th.
There were only IL deaths In Galveston during
the month of May.
Galveston was visited by thorough drenching
rain on the night of the 7th inst.
The Galveston Prices Current, Of the It'll inst,
remarks
"In summing up our intelligence from our own
State, we must ooncede In advance short crop
of cotton. Grain crops, though fine in some and
poor In other sections, will make fair yield. We
note too that large herds of beef cattle are being
taken In various parts of the State for distant
kets, both North and South. This inestimable
source Of income to the State Is steadily on the
increase"
The Austin papers give favorable accounts Of
the corn, wheat and cotton crops.
The State Times says that the recent intelligence
from Fort Beknap represents the Indians as peace
able and quiet
San AsroSIo-The taxable property Of this city
was put down at q ,e7s, 900, for 1854, and for
1855, 81, 449, sO0-thus showing an extraordinary
Increase in the value Of property and consequent
increase in trade. San Antonio promises to be-
come one Of the largest inland towns In the South
We do not know any city or town In the South
where a more rapid progress is shown in one year
than this.-State Gazette
Light showers have fallen at San Antonio. They
we're greatly needed
Concrete Is the title OF a village which is rapidly
springing up about twenty-five miles below Con
zales, De Witt county. An academy, which lie
one Of the first requisites in Texas town, is be-
ing erected.
The editor Of the Gonzales Inquirer says both
Powderhorn and Layaca are improving, notvith-
standing the tight times"
Those who have purchased cotton early in the
season are realizing Handsomely from their specu-
lations. The Inquirer Gays one merchant in Con-
zaes has made ten thousand dollars by the advance
in the price Of the staple.
SAN ANTONIO ZEITUSe.-The freesoil organ has
a column and quarter dedicated to the Gazette.
Il Is the FIRST and we trust the last time that we
shall find this incendary print upon our table. In
Louisiana IL would come within the range of the
statutes which provide for imprisonment for life
or the infection Of the penalty of death upon any
person who shall publish or distribute such
works He intmates that all the Germans in
Texas are as bitterly opposed to negro slavery as
he is, and he has q impudence to defy us "a
strike at the root Of the matter"-those are his
words" unless we stop the immigration Of Ger.
mans" II certainly becomes the Germans TO dis.
svow this organ. II we could believe bis asser
tons to be true, we could not allow a German "a
tread our soil. This beautiful and lovely country
Intended by It's products Of cotton, to be the home
Of millions Of our Southern sons, and by It's posi-
ton and resources, capable Of welding the sceptre
of political and commercial power in the South, b
TOO precious heritage to be despoled at this time
by abolitionists, and that incendiary hand too e
come from foreigners, TO whom We have rendered
the rights Of American citzensi
We hope 70 see the law Of Louisiana re-enacted
In Texas and carriedinto eIecution.-AustinS Stat,
Garetts, ID
CpoPs.-In Northern Texas, as far as we learn
the crops are looking well since the past rains In
the South, too, we glad 10 hear that the plant
ers have fine stands Of cotton. The sugar cane I
doing we'll With us the late rain was much need
ed.-Ib.
JupY SrsrkS AMONG THE IsDrASs.--0ne good
evidence Of progress Ia to be found in late amend
ment proposed 10 be made by the general council
of the Choctaw Nation--that judges shall have full
power TO summons jury Of twelve men, TO decide
All criminal acts with the exception Of murder
The Choctaws are doing much for the order snt
peace Of society.-B.
THr CHicKAsAws FAsrrNo ON ACCOUNT OF TN
DpouaRr see that jackson Frazier, the chic
OF tho Chickasaws, appointed the 10th Of the pre-
sent mopth TO be observed BY the people OF the