The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-22

BY the arrival Of the steamship Palmetto, Capt
Smith, we have Galveston dates to the 10Th inst.
We CLEAN the following items:
Judge Wheeler, Of the Supreme Court arrived
at Galveston the 18th, suffering severely from
fall received in Houston.
The U. S. surveying schooner Morris had arrived
and the officers were engaged in the photographic
survey Of the Bay.
We learn that number Of influential citizens of
Houston contemplate the organization Of Public
Schools under the general law passed by the
Legislature.
The Legal Profession (says the Houston Tele-
graph has been quite nonpussed by the astound-
ing announcement that the Supreme Court has de-
cided that there is appeal under the statute from
Magistrates Court to the District Court
The Galveston Journal states that reliable infor-
nation has been received from Washington to the
effect that the President and Cabinet are about to
adopt the most efficient means to give full and
complete protection to the frontier.
The Brazos was rapidly falling; the Trinity, on
the contrary, has been rising, and has overfowed
its banks in many places.
We learn from the Wesleyan Banner of the 18th
that a man, called Gerard Hayden, of Rutersville
Fayette county, was burned to death by negro on
the 4th ult. 1t appears Hayden was engaged in
opening farm the Navidad river. He had
| rented some land about three miles from his new
place, and feeling indisposed left two of his negroes
| and German and went to his camp. They soon
| followed him and one, called Bob, went into the
camp on pretence of getting medicine for the Ger
man, leaving the other standing outside. Hayden
gave him the medicine and got into his bunk again.
when he was knocked in the head by maui by the
negro who then dragged him to the fire and tried
| to burn him up. His bones were brought to Rut-
ersville on the Sunday following, and inferred.
Both the negroes are in irons A boy, to whom it
appears the negro had confessed the crime disclosed
the affair at the examination. The negroes belonged
| to Mr.. Goodwin, and were brought to the county
about four years ago, by Mr.. Hayden, from Md.
The Nueees Valley Of the 18th says "a rumor
has reached Corpus Christi that the Indians have
been seen on the Laredo Road about fifty miles
| from that place. The mail from Laredo, although
| due two days, had not arrived. Fears were enter
tained that the carrier, who never before made a
failure, had fallen in with the Indians"
| The Trustees of the Austin College held their
first meeting under the charter granted by the last
Legislature, on the 9Th inst.
| We understand that the people of the Upper
Trinity country now have entire confidence in the
permanent and regular navigation of that river, and
that large quantities of cotton and other produce,
which have heretofore been hauled to Red River,
| will hereafter seek market through Galveston.
The steamer Ogden went up the Brazos as far az
Richmond the last trip, and found no difficulty in
the navigation. This is the first steamer built for
sea, which has gone up so far, and the success oil
the enterprise affords much qualification to the
| people of Fort Bend county.