Later from Texas.
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By the arrival yesterday of the steam
ship Galveston, Capt. Wright, we have
Galveston dates up to the 2Ist inst
The Civilian of the olst inst. has the
following, which may be of interest TO our
commercial readers:


The Government of Texas has RENTED
the extra five per cent. duty, hitherto levied
on merchandise imported in the U. States
vessels, as that governments no longer re-
earded as being uponthe footing of "nations
not in treaty with Texas


A mail rider was recently shot at by In.
dams near Austin, but fortunately was mis-
sed and escaped unhurt. 1t was ,houob,
they were Wacoes. The Register in,i-
mates that many hostile Indians are prowI-
Ing about in the neighborhood of Austin.
and although theresis company of u. S
Dragons and company of Rangers a,
that town, the editor goes on 10 say tha,
stationary troops are about as efficient on
an indian frontier as stationary loccmo-
tive on railroad" There is much truth
in this.


The papers chronicle the arrival of Cant
Todd, bearer of dispatches from Washing.
ton.


ApartY of Mexican traders was lately
robbed a short distance from San Antonio,
on their return 10 the Rio Grande. Ii is
supposed that the robbers were few re.
negade Americans who have been prowl-
ing close to San Antonio for several
months.


The latest accoun is from Corpus Chris.
|ti--represent that the health of the Uni.
ted States troops had materially i'm.
proved.


The unusually inclement winter has
caused great suffering among the Canaan.
che and other prairie Indians. Many Of
them had been in at Torrey's Trading
House, and were delighted to procure the
blankets sent them for their use.


According to the Houston Telegraph
counterfeit Ten dollar notes on the Bank
Of Louisiana are in circulation in Tex
as.


Young Audubon, the naturalist, bad ar
rived al San Antonio, and had been well
received.


The editor of the Galveston News, who
has just returned from Western Texas
has published many interesting letters
describing his wanderings. He descri-
bes the country as in every way p,os-
perous.--Pic.