Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-12-08
LATER FROM TEXAS.

By the way of New Orleans have Galveston dates to
the 23d utimo.
The Galveston Civilian reports another week of inacv
ty in the cotton market far as sales Though the re
eeps and exports have gone on not as rapidly usual
at least to respectable extent the former adding up
203 bales the latter 345 Stock on hand and on ship
board not cleared 1897 bales Stock at Galveston and
Houston Is 900 balesarges known at this season
Estimated incoming crop, $4,000 bales
Proceedings of the legislature are unmportant 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
oution nstrucng the committee on slavery to report the
expediency of exempng from execution for debt one or
more slaves of all debtors.
The Joint resolution requesting their senators and In.
structing 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
depredations has passed. The Galveston News says
1.-The increasing frequency of Indian outrages upon
our border population and the nadeqacy OF the present
military force of the United States to pe and punish the
maraudng sayages demand the immediate action of the
government and we trust the Importance Of the subject
will he so apparent to the President that he will devotea
portion of his first annual message to it.
The Bolton Independent records further Indian depre
daons in that vicinity On the It'll they stole and drove
away over one hundred horses One cayaado of about
eighty in number was taken from within three miles Of
Gainesville the county seat party had started in pur-
suit Mr. Lewis son-inaw Of Moses Jackson, esq, was
killed on Pecan Bayou Camp Colorado by Indians,
or men disguised as SUCH Others had been attacked by
them and there general disposition among the set
tiers to leave unless immediate assistance sent to
them.
The editor of the Civilian has been shown by Capt Fol
lett of San Luis Island two saksof Chinese sugar cane
sixteen feet long and two inches in diameter The soil
of San Luis is light and sandy like that on Galveston
island
The Houston Telegraph states that about thirty miles
of the Harrisburg railroad il graded beyond Rich
mond leaving about twenty more to grade to reach Co.
lumbus The track-laying will commence next month
| A norton of the iron is now in Galveston.
Gen. Henderson newly elected United States senator,
convalescent The successor of the amented General
Rsk he will proceed to Washington Immediately 1t Is
stated that Senator Hemph 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
The overland mail brings intelligence that the Pmos
and Mericopas Indians planning expedition in re-
taiaon against the ella Apaches for the nrOad made
their villages last month. Tho battle then fought
the largest Indian fight which had occurred in those
gions for many years