The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-19
From Texas.
Ere eduen and their Movcmou ts---Ipdisu
Conf derntee---The Mayor of Galveston
Arrest reetrd---Jayhawkipg-- Hesira to
Mexico. Etc.


Conf 'derntes---The Mayor of Galveston
Arreetrd--Jayhawking- Hesira TO
Mexico, Etc.
Late Texan iles bring the following item, Of
news; Tic Houston TrLEGRAr1i Of June 3Oth, say,
trip 10 Houston Is quite q fashionable excursion
with the freedmen Of the BraEos and Trinity. Thcy
tfn o, moey on loot bearing heavy burdens Of cloth
ine, blankets ETC., their heads long and weary
journey. rhov arrive tired, foo,.-oro and hungry,
only " earu what thev we're toi before they loit
that they were letter o AZ home, and thN they had
ter 80 bach aeGin. some are returninF, sotnc
TO the pihc nesTo quarters here and take such fare
40 thcy can get. Some hire out people Generally
taking them conditioned on the oon.eni OF their late
who 80 home, next beet while az : geuel al thns
those who go It slone" will become triAer. and uu-
tiovernineut ill be- taken care OF Ne well In the
lover OF the officers but It 10 qui'c smother thing
from the comfortable homes many have LETT behind.
Stamps" are scarce In Houston that the city
government la. got out fr.etionsl ,hnplasters,
deemsble In greenbscks.
Tho Crockett QuIp Suso 9Th ult.. says -" Ths
ns,rOes In the country have been notified Of General
Grsngets order, announcing them free, and they are
mailing contracts with their former owners to remain
With thom until Christmas"
The Houston NEWS says:
We hsve noticed our streets, during the last few
tays cute anlmtef-huek and sluawr Of the CoN-
hauas of tie Trinity k'or, aud the pctu es iuonets
OF their costume has contributed no utto TO the
Ssrisy q oGr syey day a.tire. Mspy Of ,sem eeye
10 'urn sn AoDc penny In dir sing Of d,es.ed deer
'kns and other srtcies Of home manufacture. pas-
tnR away" IL written on their look Of ste, and they
| are biissiui in their ignorance.
The Mayor Of Galveston vas arrested by the mill
aTy authorities on the evening Of the 3D. while pre-
siding over a meeting u the Common Council The
charge against him was that he hsd caused freed
man 20 he imprisoned for holding ball. After the
NEGRO had received permission to do go from tho
military authorities II turned out that tho Nay or
not guilty, howe, or, aud afior being confined In
Aeell all night he va, released.
The san Antonio HERALD, Of the 18th ult., says
Our city hl. enioged peace aud quiet duriug the
week. several par les have arrived ard dtp.rei tor
MsAigo; zone iion louisiana and some from East-
\ era IcXE. AmOng tho~e formerly Of the v. 4.
| Army, We mention Major Genorss J. q. Walker aud
| william H. Preston, nnd parties
The Galveston Nrws Publishes the following
| Neu BrdWVsi&, Junc 10, l3.5.-ouito an excite
tAiued by 4U0 or BOO No opposition Visible. The
men IN favor OF the ssrc who have long renained in
.once, chez ed 10 she top OF their voices IL was
| also f.,sd at Boerne Gnd ~ toWnA west OF this.
| In lsC0, Galveston contained II .OO people. Now
there are 6UO
The ih at Houston passe OF withou, any special
Observance, liberal display Of bunting and tho
| firing OF a National talute OF tnirty-six guns.
| A correspondent OF the New Orleans TRUE DELTA,
dating at Gs'e eston, July IT, furnishes the following;
Bu.ines., military speaking, l. lively. Tian.ports
ART dAly arriving crowded with troop. who no soon
or touch tern hnnA" than Away they march TO u @
inte r0r to occupy and possess While 1t Ia
rsFing TO and prasew to the citizens Of rC1as
that - large number are true 10 the pSecep's Of
their oreiahor II IL also gratifying to those that
| we've once in Ulns against their Government come
frankly md unhe.iit tng'y forward and 70 be once
| more American citizens, The feeling Is unanimous
their one uesre il to be again united people. AMI
mOsitv Ia not felt BY them the idoa hey iought for
has aud the motives that pro pied herl 70
take ny 10 subject they do not care 10 refer
| now.
| Another correspondent writes:
Tho planters are not acting verv veil. Many Of
them rcluse to hire the negites now that that they
art tee, aud sAy that the YANKEES may take care Of
brutal Ex-Governor, Who captured With JET
DAVIS, collected all his slaves numbering ahout sew
them, took them all into Galveston lie drove up to
tho Provost Marsha's office, and with oath sad he
should have nothing more 10 do with them. The
Provost Marshal quietly Tut firmly told him TO take
them mack 10 hs plan lAton ssan and tho clustering
fellow found IL prudent to obey the command. The
negroes are mostly unemployed, and in many places
tho rTals and weeds are choking the growth OF corn
IN terrible condition. CAMS OF robbers, kno~n
lyhaster., 90 ahou, the country murderins and
extinction and the people lcol snSiolsly ior the ar.
rival OF Federal trooI- IN the hops that they WI be
number two or three hundred. Ae5rudor 'as accom-
panied in his heh. by Icon sIlith, who shot Captain
lane. They Se.e pirsuei 10 the Eio Grande by .
lSrse gang of j~hawheis Governor MpsrI !, be
levcd 10 have carried OF into Mexico ful $1,000 In
gold stolen from the State Treasury.
The la Grange TRUE IssuI, Of the s2d ut., has the
| following
Jayhawking appears IN he the order OF the day ou,
xes and in fast hut short distance from this place
no wagon 10 sais unless guarded by band OF citizen
ooidiers, sufficient strong 10 overpower the hggres
soTs. There has not single train arrived here fol
some time v hich has not been 20 guarded but has
beeu robbed OF all the goods they contained and ne
quenty the mules draw Ing the train. A. nus y Ha'
supposed these dep!edations were colnmitted by re-
turned soldiers, but It appears from late accounts that
old gray healed" men aud boys with aiew leckles,
soldieIe, are the robbers. No man 10 sae y mounted
on good hose, and has the appearance OF hayps y
about his Iofson, 20 miles wes OF thA pllee lhls
"a numia'ing fact, ami We dislike very much 10 OWE
it. butwe only peak tue truth.