New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-03
Later from TEXAS.


entirely carried away. The gentleman who gives this
has probably Travelled Texas than any
in it, during the last twenty years and he
that never before witnessed such inundaon and
before found the country impossible Many
not exceeding thirty or forty yards from bank to bank
have be ferried for distance of six
miles The heaviest of the rains that have thus deused
the country fell on Friday, the 10Th instant and
attended with most violent wind which blew down
fences carried off the roofs of houses and did other
damage. The crops streams and within the
reach of the overflow have of course suffered but to what
extent cannot yet be ascertained In all other parts of
the country the crops never looked better than pre-
sentH
The same paper says that the steamer Camden arrived
after having been detained considerable length Of time
in the Brazos by the drift wood The Camden reports
DR. Munson's plantation completely inundated. A man
and his wife brought down the Camden who had
been driven from their homes by the overflow large
number of cattle and horses had been drowned by the
overflow.
The San Antonio Western Texan of the 18th ult gays
the San Antonio river rapidly in consequence of the
heavy rains and carried away every thing its banks
All the bridges swept away and immense amount
of damage done The San Antonio has not been SO
high in many years and is thought by the Ledger that
great damage has been done along its banks.
The salado also very high and caused considerable
damage The WOODEN factory situated on its banks was
undermined to cause it to tumble into the water.
The loss the stockholders Is heavy Messrs Hewet
Norton lose over 5000
On the 18th ut disastrous tornado swept over San
Antonio eyeling In its mad career houses fences and
sign posts West of the San Pedro it did considerable
damage The house of Antonio Navarro was leyeled to
the ground Fortunately he had not retired and when
the blast first struck his dwelling which was adobe he
escaped with all his family, except daughter, who
asleep He returned to search for her amid the ruins
expecting find her dead but was agreeaby to
find had escaped unlurt The posts Of the bed
broken of and had fallen in such manner
To protect herfrom the falling walls new adobe house
single roofed recently erected by Antonio Gutieres
uurOOfed and OF JacdlS shared the
This side Of the San Pedro several acals were torn
down and others unrooed shinge rooted adobe house
belonging Mr. Casano in the south part Of the city
unroofed and otherwise considerably injured part
the slate torn from the roof of Mr. Calaghans
house Several toule rooted acas east Of the Main Plaza
looked considerably like fzzly chickens. The old milf
sustained other damage than the blowing IN OF one
window which caused lot of paper to get considerably
which would have been well enough had we been
dy it. The roof of Mr.. McMullens house in the
rear of the mill had corner Of the roof torn off
appears that the tornado reserved its greatest fury
until crossed the San Antonio where it tore down and
unroofed houses of every description new jacal be-
longing to Mrs Cortinas leveed to the ground.
new dwelling recently erected by Mr. williamson wheel
wright and finished off and fitted up with considerable
taste partially unroofed and otherwise injured We
that he has contracted to have the damage repaired
for hundred and fifty dollars The dwellings belong
ing to Messrs Rafe Herrera, Denea Gray Beck, anu
Major Dashie shingle rooted adobe unroofed and
otherwise less injured shed roof belonging to
Capt Beck carried distance Of nearly two hundred
yards and dashed to pieces against fence 1t must have
been carried up considerable distance as marks Of
it be upon the house tree tops. Several
large blown by the roots. Quite number Of
jacas unroofed and torn down. Mr. Canterbury
chimney blown down single roof, which
posts his dwelling was twisted out OF all shape.
stone building recently erected by Nelson Williamson
blown down. Mrs. Williamson in bed at the time
sick and strange to say only slightly injured not
whslanding number Of stones OF considerable size
thrown upon the bed This is particularly unfor
unate case as Mr. Williamson left few weeks since for
California
OFFER THE GOVERNMENT Don Juan Maria de Leon,
Of FL Paso ha. offered the Government in case it will
send troops there for protection from the Indians
premises heretofore occupied military post with one
hundred Of tabe land rent free for one year.
The Government paid for this property when
pied by troops $3.50 per month 1t said be well sit
uated, and admirably adapted for military post
| After the expiration Of twelve months he will give
them lease of site for post with hundred acres
of abe land upon any of his domain for twenty years
upon the terms that similar leases made in
Me1co-that is. that at the expiration Of the twenty
years the lands and improvements revert to the lessor
Or if this does not suit, he will give lease for post
parade grounds and a reasonable quantity of tillabl,
land long the Government may wish to occupy it
The SHIP MILAN AsHoRE-The Galveston News SAYS
The ship Milan. which reported in last pre-
Curious situation after pounding upon the bar
days, and several unsuccessful attempts to get her off
was abandoned by the officers and crew on Thursia,
night expecting that she would 20 pieces the heavy
surf. But the next morning. the steamer Gen Ianer
Capt Fowler, went out to her again and by mastery
effort fortunately succeeded in getting her into the chan
mel, when the ship put sail and towed into our
harbor with some 81 feet water in the hold by the Ha
mer to the great surprise of citizens, who had sup
posed that she with her cargo was lost of course it is
impossible to ascertain to what extent her bottom
jnred until she is put on dry dock at NewOreans,
some other city should they succeed in getting her there
TRAIN ARH,rEp-wm Il Smiths train of sixteen wagon:
arrived at San Antonio the 9th ult making the TRIP
from Ell Paso to that place in thirty-fve days Messrs
Archibald and Hall and several Others arrived with ths
train, all in good health.
number of trains expected to pass through Sal
Antonio this spring, loaded with merchandise for tn,
Chihuahua market, The superior advantages of thi
route fully demonstrated
The CRoPs-It is said that the crops in the western
part of the State never looked better. Many planter
have got through scraping their cotton. some hav
corn two feet high Vegetables abundant.
The Brazos plantations have been gathering bale O
cotton per acre the first picking but since heav
rains the yield has been much less The sugar crop thi
year very fine Cotton and sugar will be earlier
market than usual.
IIoRnlnlE DEArH-An old man named Lowe was throw,
from his carriage in New Years Creek bottom the Ut
ut and being helpless from the effects of rheumatism
remained there until the creek which rising tn
time. had sufficiently overfowed the bottom to drow
him.
| FRosr-The Houston Telegraph says The frost on tn
night of the 10Th ut nearly destroyed the cotton o
many of the plantations Richmond. The corn
, | also cut off in many sections.
IIoRsE THEvEsThe San Antonio Ledger says that tina
vicinity is infested with gang of horseth who
committing deprelations in all directions, Horses
mules almost daily missed from the surrounding
Elements
AFFRAy COUNTY JAIL.-The San Antonio Ledge
of the 10th ut says A Mexican was committed to ia
on Monday last under the vagrant act He placed
a with two others, Mexican and Irishman II
borrowed knife of the Mexican under the pretencc
extracting thorns from his feet and instantly plunged IL
blade into his breast He also inflicted upon him sever
other severe and dangerous wounds The Irish prison
interfered and also severely wounded. No
be assigned for this brutal act The parties en
strangers to each other and the assault made witt
provocation 1t supposed that the wounds inhct,
upon the Mexican will prove mortal He is lingerir
with but little hope of recovery The other prisoner
X probably recover.
. Congressional.
WASHINGTON March 90
SENATEThe Chair laid before the Senate report fro
the Post-0fce Department enclosing additional inform
If ton with respect to tho NewYork and California mi
% steamers
10 Mr.. Badger offered resolution which was adope
continuing the employment of the Clerk of the Presdc
f. | of the Senate, during the present session
nv Mupu pfnrp6a directing