New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-26
LATER FROM TEXAS.
Ftom The N. 0. Pieaynne.

From Ihe ". " fteuthN'
The steamship Louisiana, Capt. Place, from INDIAN
ola and Galveston arrived TINS morning, bringing
dates from Galveston 10 the l4th inst.
Immgratian continues to pour IN steady stream
INTO Texas and especially into Western Texas CoL
I r Grain who has recently returned from Mssissip-
nj overland 10 Lavaca says that the tide Of settlers
coming in is truly astonishing. He informs 1hs Herald
that lie enumerated as many as tive thousand slaves
the road long trains OF wagons ana many iauhhes, az
bound for the West
The wife of Gen. Wilson of Vine Grove, Grimes
County froze TO death on the night OF the 5th INST
She was returning home from visit to neighoor on
horseback, supposed to have fallen from tho animal
ard beirg stunned unable TO rise, and froze TO
death A man named John Crosby was also frozen TO
death on prairie in Robertson County
The Legislature adjourned on the 4h as already an-
nounced. II had been Dnety-two days in session. In
noticing the adjournment, The dustin Sta:e Tiwes
remarks:
The passage of the Pubic Debt bill is the sole
measure of Importance acted upon by them. The ex-
pendtures were heavy AZ the close OF the session
The Treasurer was compelled to make loans in order TO
meet the appropriations cases urgency or necessity
there being nothing in the treasury but United States
bonds"
We learn from a friend, who arrived directly
through from Anstin this morning. that at the moment
lie left that city in state OF the highest excte-
IN, mt which had been known there or indeed IN any
part OF the State, for many years. lt had been
caused by most audacious attempt TO outrage, or at
least to override the law, by paties charged with
having been concerned in the burning down of tho
Auditors Office, reports of which deed our readers
will recOllect having read short time since.
Hynes, who was some time ago arrested on the
charge of having actually committed the ofense,
offered to turn States evidence and in hs subsequent
revelations implicated Bankenship and Lewis a par
ties to the decd The Sheriff OF Austin thereupon
atts mpted to arrest the former at Waco bu, pre-
vented by the citizens of that place. who, however.
pledged the mselves that he should make his appear
ance in Austin at the appointed time TO answer tho
charge. Lewis's appearance was IN like manner
guaranteed.
On Sunday evening last, accordingly, Monday hav-
ing been fixed the day for examination Lewis rode
ino town accompanied by about enty Of his friends,
all very heavily armed, with double barreed guns, re-
vovers and bowie-knives On the following morn
ing Just before the stage left Austin for Galveston,
Blakensbip also came into the Capital, In hike manner
escorted by some thirty of his friends, similarly armed,
and publicly declaring that all the sherifs in Texas
could not arrest him. although they professed them
selves wiling that he should undergo an examination
before magistrate. IL i supposed that similar
body of men never before seen 80 heavily armed
these
Very great excitement was caused by their high
handed attempts TO override the law and the authon-
ties-the whole city feeling outraged and indignant at
them. Numbers Of the Oldest most respectable, and
most influential inhabitants had been so thoroughly
aroused as TO be armiDg 10 aid In carrying the law
into effect if they should be needed. The sheriff
himself was subpenaing possee OF fifty men and
arming them, to enable him to arrest Blakensbip,
when The stage left 1t was understood that he wal
determined and would be able to effect this and that
he had further resolved on not allowing any OF the
armed men accompanying the accused To attend IN
the Court House, unless they should be needed az
witnesses. There was no telling, however, how the
affair would end.