New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-14
From Texas,

ny tne Arrival yesterday, of the steamship louisiana
Captain Forbes have received Galveston papers to the
9th instant, and our exchanges fvom the interior a.
cHoLERA.-The cholera is represented to be prevailing
Victoria Gonzales and other places the Gaudaoupe
river with great mortality is said to be almost
entirely free from the disease and there is not case
in Galveston The health of Indanola is rapidly i'm.
proving. $50
HE RvERs--The Upper Trinity is said to be in fine
nasgable condition Most of the other rivers are also
i said to be full. 'vs Sc te5---' 7s -
| MAIL RIDER ATTACHED INpfANs.-Tbe Victoria Ad-
learns that the mail rider between San patrieo and
eiugio and man who was with him. were recently at
ckea py about dozen Indians and that they barely
escaped with their lives. They were watering their
hofses Wien they heard peculiar kind of whistle, and
glance satsied them that ten twelve Camanches
were within fifty yards OF them. They mounted and
| made OIL, when the Indians gave chase One of them
mounted on an American horse able to come up with
the men, and within about thirty feet of them he was
shot by the mail rider Four of the Indians were dresse
in Mexican clothes. The mail rider was comneled tn
throw away the mail and it fell into the hands of the
4 Indians.
IsdtGRAsrs.-The bark Creole from Bremen arrived at
Galveston on the sth instant with9o passengers
INDIAN DEpREpArroNs LAREpo.-The San Antonio
Ledger publishes letter from Laredo, dated June TO-
| which says & &
I
named Refugo Huete. attacked and killed by three
Indians, within less than league from this town. and
about two miles above the military post have here
called Fort Mcintosh The Indians escaped harmless.
without being followed down the country and Sunday
morning about dawn succeeded in driving off eleven ho
Sos and mules belonging to party of from this town.
encamned twenty miles from here the Juanta. The
mail rider from Corpus Christi on the th inst passed by
camp Just abandoned by large party of Indians Che
counted ten fires and calculated about eighty in the
partly at place called the eaitas. about midway be-
tween this and Corpus Some Americans met the mail
| thn and adveo
him OF the presence of the Indians by the latest arrival
from below we learn that very large body Of Indians
| the Rio Grande, in front of Guerrero
MuRpERs.-A German recruit was killed at an encamp-
ment of troops San Antonio man named Leggett
is in jail on the charge of having committed the murder
Thomas D. Farrell was killed. and Thomas P Shapard
badly wounded, by Geo. p Lynch, at Washington Some
previous alteration had occurred Lynch finding Far
rel at negro ball. rushed in and commenced stabbinc
him in the back He inflicted ten stabs of which Farrell
almost immediately died. and after woundng Shapard
Verey, although not fatally he made his escape The
Lone Star of the Sd instant says that Farrell
had been heard from the Navosoto and that sew
eral armed men had gone in pursuit of him.
The WEATHER CRorsConsiderable rain has fallen
lately in the interior fears entertained that Cot
ton will be injured Corn has to maturity generally
throughout the State and the crop is abundant beyond
anticipation Not one-half of will be consumed unless
the emigration is very heavy.
DR.. NEPHEeyI-This celebrated individual it appears is
in San Antonio where he recently arrived from Layaca
In the Commercial Of the latter place. he published
card in which he informs his friends of the press at Gal
weston and Matagordo that Notwithstanding their efforts
to add to his notoriey the cholera and mosquitoes ncu
ded. he yet enjoys good health He is on his way to
Mexico where wild field is open for the exercise of his
financial and love making abilities He is about as cool
customer as we ever heard Of The Western Texan says
touch Of his qualities before he leaves.
PRoF1rs OF Srock Galveston zette saws
In 1912 gentleman in Brazoria county, who does not
like to see bis in print but for whose entire cred
bity we will vouch gave half league of land worth not
900 for thousand head Of neat cattle since
that time he has supported his family and improved
farm worth four or five thousand dollars from the sale of
the produce Of the herd which has now-besides the
number soldncreased to thousand head Of this
number he has just sold 1000 at four dollars each or
$4,000 in all He estimates that the number previously
sold brought $4,000 The three thousand remaining are
worth S1 00 Readers abroad understand that cattle
nave no food in this country what is furnished by
natural pastures.
CoLoRApo NAVIGATION GoMrAsy.--The Austin State
Gazette says that the Colorado Navigation Company are
ready until the 18th of September next receiving pro-
posais to clean out the raft the mouth of the Colorado
river The Gazette learns that the company has ample
means on hand to pay for the work promptly.
FROM Eli PAso-The ri Paso mail arrived at San Anto-
MO on the 9th ut bringing Santa papers of the 29th
news OF Importance We extract the following from the
correspondence Of the San Antonio Ledger dated Paso
june S.
The United States Boundary Commission or perhaps
more correctly speaking the Scientific Corps under the
superintendent of Col Emory have extended their line
of operations far down the Rio Grande that it becomes
necessary to remove the headquarters con
penlent point and in few days the Colonel will proceed
with the entire party to Preside del Norte.'
Some changes are to take place in the military at IN
Paso 1t is said that Lieut. wilkins has only command
of twenty men to protect the frontier New Mexico
to Eagle Pass, distance of nearly 500 miles