The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-03
From the New Orleans Delta Of the s1.A.
From Texas.


The United States mail steamship Nautilus, Capt.
Thompson, arrived yesterday morning from Brazos
Santiago, via Galveston.
Our Texas exchanges contain but few news items
of interest
The Galveston Civilian has the election returns
from most of the counties in the State, and says:-
Pease's majority for Governor, we think, viii be
about 5000 votes. 1t is now about 4700. Runnels,
for Lieutenant Governor will have it is reasonable
to believe, 1000. Bell, for Congress, over 4, 600.
In the Eastern Congressional District Wards ma
jorty so far, is S5l, but the Civilian regards the
result between Ward and Evans as extremely
doubtful, there being Is counties to hear from.
The Houston Telegraph says cotton is still arriv-
ing from the upper Brazos and Trinity, as well as
Red River. The Telegraph estimates the old crop
in Middle and Eastern Texas, not as yet sent for :
ward, at one hundred thousand bales
The Telegraph states that the citizens of Houston
have subscribed ten thousand dollars towards
building for educational purposes This project has
been on foot for sometime. 1t appears that 81, 900
more will he wanted to complete the project, which
amount, presume there will be little difficulty in
obtaining.
The Lagrange papers state that Capt. Longcope
has opened books for subscription to the stock of
the Harrisburg railroad by the citizens OF Fayette
county. The papers suppose his list to amount to
about fifteen thousand dollars, obtained in some
or 8 days
The total amount that will be subscribed in the
county, it is said, wfreach SIS, 600 This subscrip
ton is to 60 towards the extension OF the road to
Lagrange.
Therfew returns which we give on the vote on
the Debt bill, (says the Galveston News,) exhibit
what might appear to be inconsistencies on the part
of the sovereign people. There are other instances
besides the one cited by correspondent in which
the candidate opposed to the Debt bill has been
elected, and yet the vote directly on the bill has
been largely in its iavor, in the same county. We
ony account for this inconsistency by supposing
that the Debt bill was a minor consideration with
voters, in comparison with the ascendency of one
or the other of the two great parties. -
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of Texas, met at Henderson, Rusk co.,
on the both. 4 dinner was to be given to the mem.
bers by the Lodge located at Henderson and on the
2lst they were to be entertained at complimentary
concert given by the ladies'.
The Victoria Advocate says that the navigation
OF the Guadalupe is permanently established. A
steamer, it mentions, is plying regularly between
SaIuria and Kemper's Bluff, with heavy loads of
lumber. This landing is about fifteen miles from
Victoria, and the river is cleared of DISTRACTIONS
and in good navigabie order up to Col Hunts plan
tation, nine miles from Victoria.
The Inquirer continues to receive the most favor.
able accounts relative to the cotton crops of Con-
zales county. The weather is most propitious for
picking.
OF the crops in Matagcrda county, the Tribune
says: Thorgh the present prospect of superior
crops was never more proptious, the prevalence of
the continued showers and clustering winds, are
opposed to the sangune expectations of full and
cheering harvest The newly forming squares must
drop, and the lower bols of the cotton plant must
inevitably rot in the moisture of their shaded posi-.
tons, while apprehension is aroused in anticipation
of the voracioas caterpillars appearance. Sugar
cane, however, we understand is doing we'll A ces-
sation of rain is much desired by the planter; be
wants no more until the cropi gathered. We learn
by gentleman kIr VIM. Lawsou) just from the
West, that the cotton worm was committing its
depredations on the plantations Of the Guadalupe
10 an alarming extent"
The incoming crops, (says the Lavaca Herald,
exceed anticipation. An abundant aud teeming
harvest can be relied on.
The Bastrop Advertiser learns from its exchanges
that the wheat crop in Northern Texas will be unu-
sually large and fine this year.
correspondent writes from Freestone county
that "the crops are doing remarkably WELL Wealth.
er fine for cotton. New corn Is selling at ssa40c
per busheL"