The daily crescent., 1851-06-18

Farther from Texas.
Harrisburgk Rail Road.-The entire survey
Of this road is completed to the point where it is to
strike the Brazos timber, and then up the river as
far as Gastons point The whole distance to Gas |
toms point is 33i miles. There distractions
from any cause in this distance. The engineer |
has done this work promptly and well. The COM
pany have engaged forthis road the very best Eng
lish T iron, which per contract, is to be in New
York by the lst of August. The contractors for
the grading etc., have commenced. The compile
ton of the road will facilitate and increase the busi-
ness of Galveston beyond calculation.
From Ell Paso.-A letter from San Antonio says
| that Capt H. Skillmon, the well known, daring,
and energetic traveller, between this and Ell Peso,
arrived yesterday, seventeen days from that place.
| all well and in order, on DEVILS River, and Col
Graham, of the Boundary Commission, at the
i LLeona, waiting for Lieut.. Smith, all well. Capt.
s. did not see any Indians on the route. He came
here for the purpose Of putting in bid for the mail
Jcon,ract between this place and FL Paso, but un.
derstands that he is too late, the bids have
| already been sent on. 1t is much to be regretted
that he cannot get the contract for there is man
in this whole country who is more fit than he to
have it, for, with his bravery and untring energy,
a failure of the mail would never take place unless
caused by the loss Of his own life.
Crops and Drops."-In relation to other i'm
portant matters, the same letter says:
The crops in this portion of the country look
fine. 1t is thought that Mr.. Gid. Lee, on the Sa-
ado near this place, from present appearances,
will raise larger crop of corn, in proportion to the
number Of acres under cultivation, than has ever
been raised in this State. Business at present is
rather dull, but as Uncle Sam is distributing,
through the hands of Maj. Dashiell, large quan.
tity OF those "yelLow drops which are an infal-
lible cure for sore eyes, called T,Dentys to the
Texas Rangers, the merchants smile with appa-
f rently as little exeriion as ever.
| Condition of the Camoncbss, Lspams, ETC.
The Houston Telegraph of the 18th, has this nfor-
nation:
We learn from Mr.. George Barnard, who arrived
few days since from Waco Village that large
i party OF Camanches, numbering about 800, visited
Fort Gates about the Goth ult. They all appeared
be quite friendly and expressed great anxiety
, be on good terms with the whites. They deny
that their warriors have participated the outrages
d committed on the western frontier Mr. Barnard
IS states that the buffalo have become the
northern praries, that the Camanches actually
suffering for food, and unless some provision i,
made by the Government to support them they
lr must either sarve steal horses cattle to feel
3 upon. They have, probably, never been so desti
tute since the first settlement Of the country by h
. white men. The Tonkewas since they were drive,
' from frontiers, have been making war upon th
'e Wacoes and for want Of other food, the wretche
10 have actually fed upon the Wacoes they slew il
le battle. Several skirmishes have recently takel
at place between parties of the Wacoes and Tonke
n was ; in of these skirmishes, thirteen Tonke
), | was slain out of a party of fourteen. Ihl
loss has weakened this little tribe that they vii
n probably be compelled remove to their old range
, | west of the Nueces, as they are unable to cop
| with their foes east OF the Brazos. The Lipan
10 have removed to the sources CT the Colorado an
I'd have opened corn fields above the Red Fork The
I'd are at peace with the neighboring tribes. Th
O. Caddoes Iones and their associate bands, sti
Is encamped at their old stations, on the Brazo,
- above the Camanche Peak, and have planted larg
! ', fields OF corn, pumpkins, etc.
u' The Candidates are increasing in the news
1n paper columns for all the Offices from that 1
" Governor down. Much is said in the papers con
- demnatory of the violent and abusive languag
=; used by of the candidates towards their con
= petitors Gen. Mcleod and Col. Volney E. How
H. ard, opposing candidates for Congress for Wester
District, have set a disgraceful example in TIL
respect. No epthet is too severe, too dsgustin
ell for their use towards each other. The Housto
oi paper says that if the contest to last long,
sn would be a regular Kilkenny cat business wit
Sc these candidates.
Dh V1ctorio-The Advocate boasts that the steam,
oi VIM. Penn made her last trip from Matagorc
u' Bay to Victoria Wharf in IA hours, and lands
IL her feigh, the wharf in less than six days fro
New Orleans. The Advocate thinks it now esta
II, lshed that Victoria is the true terminus of Il
w wagon transportation of the -~'-''''e'ee or IN
IN The Galveston Civilian tells strange story of
al, Sheriff executing process
he Mcdonald, charged with stealing several tho,
sand dollars from Mr.. Tate, at San Antonio, h,
been made to convict himself of the theft and di
ie gorge the money, by stratagem-rather deica
az one-of the Sheriff. 1t was agreed between til
Shar,H o,It tl.at. ~, Slz-.T -.
ci receive thousand dollars of the stolen none
~ as consideration for aiding the thief to escap
~ l he prisoner was to retain the remainder, and II
Sheriff was to provide him with fleet horse al
ore arms he was released from the Jail and proceed
to the place of deposit, in company with the She
on, iff, and the money disnterred. The thief WI
,d | then re-arrested and unless he finds some 9th
an, means of escape will doubtless go to the penite
h n, tary for his pains. The Western Texan doub
the propriety of the Sherifs course in the matter
aI ny Maryland-The full official returns of the vo
ir on accepting rejecting the Constitution hi
ad. not been received in Baltimore at latest dates
ne enough was known to warrant the belief that 1
majority in favor of the Constitution was abo
II 900.
m A host of candidates for different Offices in Bal
more, under the new instrument, have already a
lc- nounced themselves
nbt
xe- Died:
Last evening. of bilious fever, Mr.. THOMAS ERyI
bootmaksr, aged 30 native Of Limerick Ireland
the His friends and acquaintance respectfully invited
md attend his funeral this afternoon, at o'clock from his
e residence at the house of Mr. White IS Gronde sire
The W''h0ol 'oftnef nVHation.
,ort -
mi New Orleans, jackson and NOrthel
- Railroad.
G1- The Subscribers the Of this Railroad respecu
informed that the Committee Ways and directed
moi collection of an instalment of FIVE
he Mr. s. H. TURNER duly authord to collect hs same
ur- l.. MATTHEWS, Chairman
Ter | JOHN CALHOUN Secretary.
a. Ii New Orleans, June II, 1851. lsl7
ors w 4 N Attention Washington ARTILLERY
the HS- Pursuant head arters Of Bi
NJ 1 III Gen Tracy, commanding LIST Brigade Isl Division
me " w w lana Militia hereby ordered
ind At the Arsera on Grod street THURSDAY EVENING
June 20 at hapas O'Clock precisely for purpose
F Lieutenant Sergeant and other officers to fill vacancies
but By order OF the Captain:
DOS '' =. ". =. Is sss srnh,.., oioery sersean
her Jaques de Molay Encampment No.