New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-27
Later from Texas.

ny the arrival of the steamship Meteor have received
Galveston papers of the sd. ,s-
FEpsRAL CouRr AT BRowNsyiLLE-The Galveston News
says Among the passengers taken by the steamer Yacht
on Monday to Brazos Santiago. were the Hon. j. G.
Watrous and the u S. Attorney for the District Mr. VIM
p Ballinger.
We understand that Mr. Watrous will Immediately
game branch of the Federal Court at Brownsville 1t
Is expected that the first business Of the Grand Jury,
when mpanneled. will be to inquire into the offences
committed against the United States by these who have
been participating in the difficulties the Rio Grane,
the u s. Attorney having received instructions from
Washington to prosecute the same
Troops ARRivED.-The U. s. steamer Fashion landed
ninety horses and eighty of the Regiment of Mounted
Riemen at Matagorda
NAvreA11oN.T News of the Esd says: A gentleman
came down from the steamer Jack Hays Tuesday. He
says this steamer sst aground the lower side of the
bar and the Elite the upper side and that there is but
about ten inches water the bar He also states that
the steamer Magnolia is aground at the shoals Gin
cnnati.'
The water low Matagorda bar when the
Fashion left that she touched although drawing but six
feet The Trinity and Colorado rivers very low.
ELEorloN-Dr John s Ford lately connected with the
revolutionary movement in Northern Mexico has been
elected to the State Senate in place of Gen Burleson
deceased.
GALVESTON BRAzos NAVIGATION CoMrANy.-A new
set of directors for this company elected the 18TH
From report of the secretary it appears that the cash
collections in behalf of the canal amount $20901 95
out of which there has been paid to the contractor the
sum of S1S695 40 The directors all understood
to be in favor of vigorous prosecution of the work
Posr-0FrIcEs-The Postmaster General has established
Post offices in Texas. at sumpter Trinity county NJ
Bailey, P NJ and Myersyile, Dewitt county, A. Myer p
NJ The office at Union Jasper county, has been dis
continued
FIRE AT AusTIs-The Austin State Gazette of the
10TH says.
The dwelling house of the Rev G. G. Baggerly, in this
city consumed by fire last night together with the
dwelling of Mr. Case, which stood Mr. Baggerlys
All the contents of both houses of any value
consumed and the family Of Mr. Baggery consisting at
the time of his wife and two children and eight or ten
young ladies' members of his boarding school, barely es
capped with their lives There be no possibility of
doubling that the fire the work of ipceniary for
it when first discovered burning from the weather.
boarding the north side of the house. from which the
wind at that time blowing strongly. We hope our
citizens will take the matter in hand and see that is
properly investigated.
THE LEGsLATuRE-ThE School bill is still under con-
sderaon. motion has been made to strike out two
millions and insert million as the appropriation
An Apporonment bill has been reported to the House
1t fixes the number of Senators at thirtythree and the
Representatives at ninety.
Mr.. Bigalow. Senator from Cameron has submitted
bill having in view the adoption of system of free
banking.
The House has not yet passed the bill providing for the
payment of the public debt
joint resolution nominating Gen Houston for the
Presidency introduced in the House. and was ordered
for engrossment Twentyone members voted against it,