The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-05
From Texas.

By the arrival of the steamship Globe, Capt.
Moncrief from Galveston, yesterday, we are in
possession of papers of that place to the Both ult
inclusive
We learn from the news that the brig Mary,
Capt. Norris, from New York, blown from off the
port bya norther, on the 22d ult arrived with her
passengers and crew safe on the 29th After the
Mary came to anchor inside the bar, the cook and
cabin boy of the chip Star Republic, and another
negro boy belonging to Capt. S. B. Lewis, took a
yawl boat from the shore and sailed for the brig
They left her. to return, about half past nine, but
had not been seen or heard of up to the Both. A
norther sprung up about half an hour after they left
the brig, and fears are entertained that it drove
them out to sea.
The Argus, published at Bonham, Fannin coun-
~, states that the settlement of French Commu.
nists, at the Cross Timbers, have suffered good
deal during the summer from fever and ague, of
which they have much horror, and many of these
settlers are leaving the colony and moving to New
Orleans.
There were ten deaths in Houston during the
four days ending on the 2Ist ult Tie Presbyterian
of the 23d, published at that place, says:
There is great deal of sickness at present ex-
sting in this city but the fever has not yet taken
a very malignant character, and as sanitary mea-
sures have been adopted, we hope soon to have the
pleasure of recording its diminution."
We find the subioned paragraph ON the same
subject, in the Star
We are happy to state that the health of the
city is again rapidly improving. Few new cases of
fever have occurred and these are of mild char
acter, and are yielding to medical treatment"
W. S. Raynor, representative in the Texas
Legislature from the county of Fort Bend, died re-
Gently at his residence in that county. The Gal
weston Civilian says
" He possessed good abilities, was an honest and
independent legislator, and most kind hearted
and amiable man."
The following, in relation to the funeral obse-
quies at the refinement of the decmated Mier
prisoners at Lagrange, is from the Civilian:
"The ceremony of re-interring the remains of
the decimated Mier prisoners, the massacred vol
unteers OF Capt DaWsOn's company, and the other
martyrs to the cause of liberty in Texas, took
place a Lagrange on the 18th inst. Between two
and three thousand persons were present. Col.
Lester acted as marshal of the day, and large
procession was formed-the hearses, escorted by
the military under Col NJ. X. Smell, of Houston
in front, followed in the order named by the rela-
tives and friends of the deceased; Masonic Fra
ternity Public Officers; Citizens and Strangers.
An appropriate funeral discourse was delivered by
Rev. Mr. Kinney. The whole ceremony is de-
scrlbed as having been very becoming and i'm
pressive."
The Victoria Advocate gives pleasant picture
of the Improvements of the West. 1t says
In every part of Western Texas the spirit of i'm
provement is rife. Towns, villages farms, build
ings, roads, wharves FERRIES hotels stores schools
churches-every thing that marks the progress of
people, are seen springing into existence with
great rapidly.
public meeting was lately held at Bastrop to
petition the Governor to convene the Legislature
in order to take into consideration the subjects of
land titles the al portionment BILL and the sales of
property for back taxes. The preamble to the res
olutions adopted the occasion, we learn from the
Galveston Civilian, sets forth that certain persons
have located and are locating certificates upon |
tracts of land long since granted to colonsts, who
have supposed their titles to be indisputable, sub
jectng the owners to vexatiOus Gtigation and pre-
venting the sales of property; that " much dssat-
isfaction prevails account of the Illegal appor-
tionment bill !" and that ''much difficulty and |
to all citizens owning land out of |
the county in which they reside, has been and |
must necessarily be the result of the operation of
the former tax law" An extra session of the Leg
islature is then asked to consider these matters,
and " in order to procure the passage of law to |
prevent the locations which have heretofore been
granted TO The citizens of Texas
The Civilian opposes an extra session, on the
grounds that the judicial tribunals are the proper
ones to settle disputed claims, and that the good
which may be obtained from an extra session, will
not be adequate to the expense.
Passengers:
Per Steamship Globe from GaIeestOn-Mrs Burbank
and sey MIS- WaTness and child Miss Hyatt and twosiS
er, Mrs Fullerton, Messrs. Z. Wolf Gooselv j. Shell
Pratt; Cohen, l. Hutchinson, VIM. Rendell NJ Chilean
w. Fowman-4 on deck. "
Sporting News
The St. Louis Reveille gives the annexed report
of trotting match at that place on the 23i ult:
Trotting Race 10 miles in harness-purse 500