The Washington union., 1857-12-04
LATER FROM TEXAS.

By the way of New Orleans have Galveston dates
the 23d ultmo
The Galveston Civilian reports another week Of inactiv
y in the cotton market far sales Though the
eepts and exports have gone on not rapidly usual
at least to respectable extent the former adding up
22O3 bales the latter l345 Stock hand and ship
board not cleared 937 bales Stock at Galveston and
Houston $4,000 balesargcs ever known at this season
Estimated incoming crop, 95,0 900 bales.
Proceedings of the legislature unimportant The
senate has decided In favor of university instead Of
two bill providing for the geological survey of the
State had been reported and it thought would be-
come law The Galveston and Henderson railroad BILL
having passed the senate set down for the 18th in
the house Mr. Kinney, of Nueces has introduced res
olution gtrucng the committee on slavery to report the
expediency of exempng from execution for debt
more slaves of all debtors. @t ta H.
The joint resolution requesting her senators and in
strcng their representatives in Congress to urge the
passage of law authorizing the raising of regiment Of
Texas rangers for protection of the frontier from Indian
deprcdations has passed. The Galveston News says;
'The increasing frequency of Indian outrages upon
our border population, and the nadequacy of the present
military force of the United States to repe and punish the
araudng savages demand the immediate action of the
government and trust the importance of the subject
will be so apparent to the President that he will devote
portion of his first annual message to it.
The Bolton Independent records further Indian depre
datons in that vicinity On the lth they stole and drove
away over hundred horses One cavalado of about
eighty in number taken from within three miles Of
Ciatesve the county scat party had started in pur
suit Mr. Lewis, son-inlaw OF Moses Jackson esq was
killed ON Pecan Bayou Camp Colorado by Indians
or men disguised such, Others had been attacked by
them and there general disposition among the set
tiers leave unless immediate assistance sent to
them M@Ha@a ."sa~t
The editor of the Civilian has been shown by Capt Fol-
lett Of San Luis Island two stalks of Chinese sugar
sixteen feet long and two inches in diameter The soil
of San Luis light and sandy like that Galveston
island
The Houston Telegraph states that about thirty miles
of the Harrisburg railroad is graded beyond Rich
mond leaving about twenty to grade to reach Co
lumbus The track-laying will commence next month
portion of the iron il now in Galveston
Gen Henderson, newly elected United States senator
is convalescent The of the amented General
Iusk, he will proceed to Washington Immediately. 1t is
stated that Senator Henph will not resign his position
as chief Justice until after the next August election
The weather in the upper counties has been cold and
rany Damage has been done to cotton throughout the
State. ~ EalFf
The overland mail brings intelligence that the Pimos
and Mericopas Indians planning expedition in
taaon against the Gla Apaches for the nroad made on
their villages last month The battle then fought was
The largest lnulan St winch mao occurfeu IN tnose re-
gions for many years,
A STEAMER IN ColIIsroN Win WHALE On the last
trip Of the steamer Columbia from Oregon unusual
number of the species of whale known humpback''
were observed sporting in the neigborhood of Humboldt
bay only monsters of the deep sport The steamer
with wind and steam fair in her TAIL running at the
rate of ten twelve knots hour when says passen
GER huge whale raised TO blow within half rod of the
ships PROV its body lying at right angles with her course
of sailing Full thirty feet of the monsters back must
have been exposed and all were expecting an oldfasb
ioned
Crash, the cruel coulter passed out thro' thy ec,n ~
when Mr. Fish sank almost like lead but not quick
enough to his bacon for he not nt sufficient
depth to be out of reach of the ships keel When
the fish rose, the water for distance around
crmsoned with its blood Though with diminished force
the ship struck with great violence turning the monster
completely its beam ends, in which position II came
TO the surface the aboard sde and just in time to
ceiye another severe thump from the steamers pad
die. But il was not killed, for making its
way to the land moments after. Humboldt people
may look out for a supply of ght--Sacrnneno Union.