The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-31

NEW ORLEANS:
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 81 1s4o.


The E. A. Ogden yesterday brought newspapers
from Galveston, but they contain little of interest.
We subjoin few items from the Civilian:
The steamer Galveston, Capt. Harrell, returned
Yesterday morning from BraZOs River, having been
as far Columbia. The BraZos is up, in Gne
navigable order. The steamer Washington has
arrived at VelascO, from Washington, and with
her consort viii hereafter run regularly in the
river The sugar planters are busy in reducing
their cane to sugars, and we are informed that the
yield is abundant, while most Of the planters are
producing article superior to the product Of any
past seasOn.-OCt. 23d.
The light boat for Galveston bar arrived on Mon
day morning from the Washington Navy Yard
We have heretofore published description Of this
boat, but, in addition to the qualities attributed to
her then, she appears to be very good saer.-Ibtd
We are indebted to Mr.. Steil, of the firm of
Getting q Steil, Of this city, for information from
Bremen to the 18th of September, from which it
appears that the Oldenburg vessel Neptune, Capt
Schweichel, sailed from that port on the 10Th for
Galveston; and the Bremen brig Campus, Capt
c. H. Buschman on the 18th. The Bremen brig
Reform, Capt F. AmeTman, waste sail on the 18th;
and the bark francesca, Capt Alexander Hager-
dorm, and brig Creole on the LIST of OctOber-all
with emigrants for this port-Ibld.
We regret to learn that Quitman, eldest son of
Col. H. Alsbury, formerly Of this city, was killed
by the accidental discharge of his own gun, while
out on a shooting excursion, near San Antonio,
few days since.-Ibid.
The BTaZOs was full to the top of the banks, at
Washington, by the last accounts.
Gen. Houston addressed the people at the city
bearing his name on Friday. The Telegraph says
the assembly was large, and the address, as usual,
received with great applause, The General is rep
resented to be in his ordinary robust health. He
will not we understand, be able to visit this city
previous to his departure for Washington, towards
which city he travels overland to the Mississippi
Oct. 18th.
The Marshall Harrison county, Patriot has been
informed that persons who left that neighbOrhood
to search for gold in the Wichita mountains failed
to find it, and have returned. Silver, however,
the Patriot learns, has been found in considerable
quantities.
The Palmetto brought nearly one hundred pas
sengers on her last trip from New Orleans.
We have learned, since making the notice in our
last, Of the German vessels expected at this port,
that three more about 20 sail at the last &C
counts, making eight in ALL The precise number
of passengers which they will bring is not known
but we presume the average will not be less than
one hundred to each vessel.
Importers and shippers inform us that the
amount Of goods brought into this port the present
Fall has been much greater than during a cores
| pOndIng portion Of apypRsvious season. The New
York and Boston vessels have brought in some of
the most valuable Cargoes ever received here. IL
we have fewer vessels in P6tt than we tgavs had
for some times heretofore, the deficit is made up in
the capacity ana udiLty OF the vessels, ana
shorter periods they are required TO remain in order
to discharge and take in cargo,
The BrazOs Canal Committee, appointed by the
citizens of this county some time since, has pre-
pared the dBbttbf an act Of incorporation for COM
pany 10 reoEistruct the canal, which is to he sub
mitted TO the people for their action, and which,
if approved, the Legislature is to be asked 20 enact
as law. 1t proposes to authorize the various
counties interested, and the corporation of Calves
ton, TO subscribe TO the stock of the company to an
amount not exceeding S20,CC0 in any instance, and
to levy tax not exceeding Oneh half Of one per cent
per annumsto pay the interest and principal of the
amount subscribed. The proposed charter contem-
plates the extension Of the canal to the waters of
the San Bernard and Matagorda Bay
Gov. Wood of Texas has made a rule not TO
comply with the acquisitions of the Governors of
other States, for the delivery of fugitive criminals
where the crime was committed previous to the
annexation of Texas to the Union.
A Monument Committee has been appointed
at lagrange CTexas, to collect funds for the pur-
pose OF erecting monument over the remains of the
tlier prisoners, Captain Dawson's men, and others
who fell in the cause of Texas.
The Galveston News of the 24th inst, says that
James Cox and Beverly Pool, two of those who
were implicated, by the confessions not long since
published as being concernedm the negro stealing,
counterfeiting, ETC.. in Washington CO.. have made
| publication in the Austin State Gazette, DENYING
the charges, ObieCIng with good reason to be thus
| condemned without a hearing, and showing some
| incongruites and absurdities in the confessions
which should subject the charges to some degree of
suspicion. The publication of Pool also duplicates
| DIR. John r. Weir, by certain charges, which DIR.
| Weir ialsifes by the publication of afidavts.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.-Davis, convicted of muir.
der in the second degree, and sentenced to three
years imprisonment in the penitentary, at the late
| term of the Walker CTexas) Circuit Court, has
escaped from the Huntsville jail. The doors were
! unlocked, as he informed persons near Washing
ton after his escape " by silver key worth 5000 "
| An appeal TO the Supreme Court had been made
from the sentence in the case, and he left letter
the sheriff soemnly pledging himself to be back al
the next term of the court. A meeting of the CHI.
| zens of Walker county has adopted and published
a preamble and resolutions, strongly condemnine
the conduct Of the sheriff towards the prisoner
during the whole time of, his Incarceration, and
charging that the escape was aided or permitted by
that officer and the jailor.