The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-01

haeest from ie1ass
By the steamship Louisiana, arrived Yesterday
we have later papers from Texas Our dates from
Galveston include the 18th.
| The San Augustine Herald says that Gen. Hous-
ton passed through that town on the lst ult. The
Herald adds, :" he talks of not returning to the Sem
ate" Gen. Rusk also arrived in San Augustine
about the time.
OverfoW Of the Brazos.-The last number of the
Texas Ranger says:
The Brazos river has been quite high for the last
several days. in most places believe it has been
entirely overhown. There has not been any thing
like general overflow of this river since 1913
now eight years past. We believe it has been the
fact in regard to this river, that 1t has overhown
more or less, about once in seven or eight years
an even, looked for and expected by the old inhabi
tants residing in the BraZos valley. We fear that
considerable damage will result to planters on
the river from this overflow. They will have am.
pie time, however, to repant, and raise fair crop
| yet. The upland crops are doing finely. The
| river is now falling.
The Debt Of the State-The circular of j. A.
Greer, candidate for Governor, is being published
in many of the papers. The only subject on which
he ventures to express his opinions is that of the
disposition of the ten millions. He thinks the
scaled rate should be adopted in paying the public
debt. The balance, supposed to be about three
millions, he would invest in the United States
Stocks and appropriate the interest to the support
of free schools except amount of half million,
which should be applied to opening our rivers. Col
Greer is not so far committed to this plan to re-
ject any other that might secure a like prudent
| management of the resources OF the State.
Col. G further proposes to issue to the creditors
of Texas for their claims, at the scaled rate, State
Stock bearing three per cent interest and thus
| two per cent-the difference between the interest
Texas would pay and that she would receive.
From the Rio Grande.-By the steamer Yacht,
from Brazos Santiago, we have Brownsville pa
pers to the 23d instant and private advices to the
oath instant
Captain G. X. Lewis made his escape from
prison in Matamoros, where he was confined fol
assisting one of his employees who amenable
to the laws of Mexico, to escape. Lewis Jumped
of the roof OF the house where he was confined
after dark, and mounted horse that happened tt
be close by, crossed the river in safety. He state.
that he would have remained, and stood his trial
but rumors were cir culated that he was to BE-
removed to Victoria.
We apprehend Captain Lewis prefers this banl
} of the river under any circumstances. He is
lucky fellow, his draft of the white bean at Mier
his last jump, and a thousand unrecorded circum
stances testify
A private letter from Brownsville says: Rattle
a startling report has reached us to the effect tina
at Roma they played the deuce two three day.
ago. Some persons at Roma got dispeased with
certain revenue restrictions, the other side, il
regard to crossing over hides and mounting
swivegun the bank OF the river fired at thu
, Mexican guard the other side, wounding sew
era Orders then dispatched to Camargo
| by the Mexicans, for a reinforcement OF 100 men
This is all we know as yet"