September 10th, 1874.

LATEST FROM TEXAS.
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At ar early hour yesterday morning Texan
vessel, the schooner Star. arrived at this por,
twelve days from Galveston. having on boa rG Mr..
f. o. Corr, with dispatches for The L. S. Gov
ernment, and fo- the British and French Ministers
at Washington City. The dispatches are sup
posed to refer to the invasion of Texas. Gen
VOL, with some 10000 of the advance detach-
ment of the Mexican army. has, it is said, arrived
on the banks of the Rio Grande. The dispatches
were forwarded by yesterdays mail. This is in
deed deeply interesting intelligence. and may be
10 have created great excitement in Tex.
as. 1t is however, but rumor. Many intelli-
gent gentlemen with whom we have conversed
express the opni that this report is at least pre-
mature. Although such force may be on the
march for that base of the future operations of
Mexico against Texas, we are constrained to
doubt if they yet have an organized force of ton
thousand men ready to cross the frontier.


Our latest dates from Galveston were to the 18th
uIt. We now have dates TO the 24th. The Gal
weston News of that day is before US, from which
we gather the following intelligence.


The Hon. Tghman A. Howard. Minister TO
Texas from the United States, died at Washington
on Friday tho 10Th ul,. He reached there only
ten or twelve days before he died. Truly there
seems 10 be fatality connected with the diploma
tic agency of our country in Texas. Gen. How
ard numbers the fourth American Minister who
has found grave in that republic. 1t is bu, a
few weeks since we recorded the deaths of Gen.
Murphy, the American Charge, and A. NJ. Green,
Esq, L. S. Consul, within a few days of each
other.


1t pains US to learn also of the death of Comn,ad-
er J. Il. X. Lathrop, of the Texas Navy He
died at Washington on the l4th ult, of bilious fe-
yer. Capt. l.. was well known in this city, and
his loss will be deeply regretted by numerous
friends. The 'Vindicator" states h.. was a native
of Massachusetts, and descendant in the maternal
line from Kirkland, one of the early pilgrim ia.
theirs.


A letter from highly respectable merchant in
San Antonio to a gentleman in Galveston, dated
July 2sth, says:


You have hea ard Of the intended in aston of Tex.
as by Mexico, and must say am Of the positive
impression it is true, as the Mexicans living in



friends the other side Of tho Rio Grande, confirm
ing the news.


Com. Moor's trial was progressing a, last nc.
counts from Washington.


The health of Galveston seems to be improving
The News has the following on this subject:


We now feel justified in assuring our friends
abroad. and those who have taken to the country
to preserve their health. that the epidemic has en-
trely left the city. There has not been new
case to our knowledge since tho thunder shower
that visited last week, and we believe our city
is in as good state of health ever, accepting in
some cases where the patients were attacked in
the early part of the sickness. Yesterday we had
another fine shower; ond our city is now all life
again. ssz4 p


The canvassipgin the election for President
was going on very quietly. There appears to have
been less than the usual excitement manifested
So little hustle jusr before an election was never
Witnessed there.


Afte-eno above was prepared. we learned tha,