Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-06

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct "a, 1880.
Dear star For the past few weeks the health
quite sasPidemlc Of what IL cailea the .dengis,
OF "bfeak-bone fever - but 20 far no bones have
been broken by 1t, or buried on account Of IT,
Almost every cae In the city has had slight
Gus resnit and at present it appears to be leaving
M. !" II 10 an Ill wind that blows nobody good, .
saws the old 'psoverb, and 30 say eur doctors
IN every other respect our city presents its
e'ssesndo, and bidding faif to make this season,
In mercantile point Of view, the most saisfy
one that we have had in long time " rom
early morn till dewy eve' our levee alone gives
unmistakable evidence Of our prosperity. Large
piles Of merchandise Of every species In front Of
each ferry, awaiting expectation to the neighbor-
Ing city steamboats, pufang up aad down the
murky waters Of the great river, and discharging
heavy freights from heavily laden schooners al
the har6os Of Brazos Santiago; fatboats full of
merchandise constantly going over to Mexico;
dfays t6at come and go from landing to ware
house, ana from warehouse to ferry; at times a
whole street full Of carts and wagons brinpi NO
bonded goods from Point Isabel; and more than
all, the placid look which towards evening il ex-
hioited In the straight business "phiz"o Of my
next-door neighbor, the merchant. indicative of
prolific days sale, 10 all proof SUFFICIENT that to
could be expected. : -
town, business 10 not the only thing which has
occupied the minds Of the community Of late
days; for, Ii seems to be In the order Of things
that In every small place every man should be a
politician, politics has not been the subject least
descanted on for the past month. The Breckin.
ridge and Lane party, AZ lso fxsion CLIQUE,
which very lately has made its appearance here
in sort Of decrepid and acephalous form. have
both had their respective meetings at the Market
Hall Of this city, where slavery, squatter sover-
eighty, and Union, and the reverse Of all these
has been talked Of until every speaker has ex-
hausted his mind on each Of these subjects al
though 1t cannot be said that the most fertile
mind among them has exhausted the subjects
themselves. From this you will see that 20 FAR as
we are Commemorative won't say farther--"ths
country il safe" ~.
From Mexico we have but little of interest Il
was rumored lately In Matamoras that Miramon,
after recruiting In the city Of Mexico. had saIle
out with large force and attack ed the Liberals
at some place near the of his late detection
which, az before, resulted In his defeat This
however, IL but flying report
The other day the forces of vidaurri under
command Of Col Guiroga. made a descent on
Tamaulipas and attacked force Of Tamaulipas
men stationed at Comorgo, opposite Rio Grahde
city, commanded by ID. Eugenio Garcia. The
| skirmish did not last long, and resulted in the
complete route Of Garcia's forces, making In bis
ranks large number Of dead and wounded The
Vidaurri forces, after this feat of arms returned
to their own State. ID. Eugenio Garcia, the de.
feated chieftain, 10 the man, IL Is said, who with
party Of others killed Gen. Zuazua, Vidaurri,s
second In command, in September last More
anon. Ycurs, ever, FRONTIKRsMAN.