The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-11
FROM TEXAS.

By the arrival here yesterday OF the steam
ship E. A. Ogden, Capt. Haviland, from CAL
weston the Goth inst, end this morning the
steamship Yacht, Capt Thompson, from the
same port, one day later, we have received hlos
Of the News and the Civilian to the dates Of
their departure.
The News Of the 25th inst, says that Mr.. J.
II. Brown, of Houston, who had Just arrived
at Galveston, from the interior Of Mexico by
the last vessel from the Rio Grande, saw let
tiers at Durango from San Francisco dated ear
" in Juno. The accounts from that place
were far from favorable. All the gold dug
during last season had gone forward; trade
was dull, and goods low. A loss of rs per
cent, was reported to have taken place on
some cargoes, the market was glutted, and yes
sells constantly arriving. Traders from San Bias
and other points on the Pacific coast were GO
ing to San francisco to buy goods, induced by
the reports of the low prices at which they
were selling.
The Commissioner of patents, in his last on
nual report, in estimating the cotton crop fol
l848, puts that Of Texas down at 100000
pounds. He allows 400 pounds to the bale
which would give 10000 bales to this State
In commenting on this the Civilian says:
We hope he has been more accurate in othel
respects than in this. Moro than the amount
he mentions has already gone forward from
this port alone-to say nothing Of the heavy
product Of Eastern Texas, shipped by Red
River, where a single OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
duces a quantity equal to two thirds OF his en-
tire estimate.
As an indication of the quantity Of rain
which has fallen in Texas, a citizen OF Gal
weston states that an empty whiskey barrel
which stood on end in his yard; with the face
hole upwards, has been entirely filled from the
rain that fell directly on the head, without
any addition from any other source. We are
assured says the News that this is a fact, anC
recommend 10 learned societies which pre-
serve statistics of the kind to put that down.
The Ranger, published at Washington, Of
the Brazos, under date Of July 20, says:
A number Of our planters are engaged il
gathering their corn, Of which they have oil
abundance; the season is very good.
The E. A. Ogden on her last trip took a ne
gro thief to Galveston, who had been recaptur
ed. He was brought back chained to his lat
prize. The Civilian says:
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The slave had been induced to run of oil
the promise of $500, to be paid out Of the pro
ceeds of a sale OF himsel on the Murel plan
The thief showing a disposition to violate tn,
contract, the negro peGched.
Short gives the names of some forty per
sons, who; he says, compose an organized ban
of negro thieves in this Sue. Rigid measure
will doubtless be taken to rid the country o
those marauders.
Great excitement is said 10 exist in Wash
ington and some Of the surrounding counties
and it is upprehended that summary punish
ment will DO inflicted on the offenders .-Hc
NOVEL PErs.-A correspondent OF the Bos
ton Journal, writing from bingham, Mass
| which place he had visited on a pleasure ex
c%ursioD, says:
We took the younger Of the party 10 visi
Wear River Iron Foundry, and the pond nea
it. and Miss Thomas Pet'--tho fish and turtI
in il. This child Of nine years has fed thes'
s5sh four wears with bread. She was fire.
amused by throw wing the crumbs into the wate
when she eat her meals on the stones Of tn
, bank, and seeing the fish dart for them sh
took an interest in the fish, and has fed then
regularly since. Strange as it may seem, the
know her voice. On our requesting her q
feed and call them, she did so, and called ttur
to, turtle, turte,' several times; directly w
could see the turtle popping their heads VI
over the pond, then swim to her and take th'
bread from her hands. The fish did the same
several hundred Of which, consisting Of large
black pouts, six to eight inches, sinners and
minnows Of an sizes, aocked around her per
fectly tame. The turtles were Of two kinds
'snappers' and the common yellow spotted
mk;a .,.a a moaf intereatlnu sight, and