The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-06
The Buaalo HUM Z corpus ohgiati, q.
CoRPus CHRIsrl. Sept. 20. 1873.

CoRPUs CHRISTI, Sept. 90 1913.
Eds Crescent Nothing viii be done in the matter Of
the Buffalo Hunt for time to The Mexicans
the other side Of te Rio Grande mast make The Tst move
and present they do appear disposed to disturb the
existing order Of things In fact the intelligence received
hte direct from the leaders states that If Herrera perse
veyes in the Of policy he has adopted, would be
perfectly useless the affair Under these eiieun
stances however well disposed any person here might be to
take active part the business would be madness to
attempt without the eoopeaon of the people OF the
o-be-revoutOnized States. The late hasty and adved
move of and others-in raising
and starting them off for this place without knowing how
they were to be maintained usedtook every by
prise and will doubtless be the of etang the affair
but not think of defeating altogether as some persons
affect to believe Amy at all acquainted with the Mex
can character feel certain that of policy,
however good be pursued by any of their Presidents
without MORALLY offending party ohe-and that of
Herrera strikes Immediately the existence of the army
that fruitful of to Mexco-and matter of
pronuneameHtOs will be rife, and of them
may be successful Let who will be the conqueror it the
opinion of many here well acquainted with the Mexican
character that Santa Anna will be the ruler Should this
be but short time could eapse before the people of the
Northern States would proclaim their independence; and
until they do this will be made this side of the
line, certain heard last night that Arsta had arrived in
Monterey. What effect this may have, cannot saybut
his opinions the subject well known and have been
for years.
But enough of this for the PRESENT. may have
say my next The city of Corpus Christior have
charter- pleasantly situated for summer residence,
having the benefit of fine a-breeze almost constantly.
Its principal products fish oysters, cattle and sand-the
latter great profuson Its principal deficiencies wash
and soap, the last of which is entirely out-not
bar le-and the former in despair The principal hotel
in the place kept by Mr. Noessel formerly Dagueneoty
pst of New Orleans II sealed the Corpus Christi Hotel
and the boade slept boxes with buffalo skin for
bed and blanket for a sheet Goats only when
NOrher blows, and straps to pantaoons obsolete
IDEAS In the scarcity of soap, shirts expected
tOkeep weekand some of have commenced back again
the dirty ones. As for myself, have been fortunate
enough establish credit the only that keeps shirts
in town-and intend to go it, while I'm young | am
not certain whether his shirts my credit will give first
but as he has three hundred dozen hand think would
be safe to bet the latter event There a small settle
of Mexicans in the town and number of dogs of the
Cuba bloodhound breed left here by the army under Gen
Taylor.
disease, of singular nature has lately made its
in this bugand the faculty not being abeto
class it with any known family of complaints it has re-
ceved the soubriquet of the Cold Leg" The name is
sufficiently descriptive of the maady-the principal charac
testic of which extreme fgdity that seize upon
of the lower exlTemes at late hour of the night, and
effectualy destroys sleep After devong many hours of
anxious study to this malady physician prescribed
equal parts of and the boiled extract of corn mixed
with small portion of sugar. and cOloed with few drops
of btte-these be well mixed and shaken and thedose
to be repeated at intervals of fifteen minutes until the pa
tent became sufficiently Portable 1t is gratifying be
able that this of proved be
tey successful and the only of the disease that has
yet made its appearance has been pronounced eonvascen
although, for fear of relapse the prescription still follow
ed slightly modified 10 the number of doses [Bytheby,
whkey cock pass altogether by the of the Cold
Leg" here,l Yours