New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-13
NEW ORLEANS s:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1856
From, Texas.

BY arrival yesterday Of the steamship Mexico Capt
Place have received Galveston to the 10th
WING STATE CoNvEsTIoN.-The whig State Convention
met ut Houston on the 9Th inst
The Committee on Nominations reported the following
Hon. j. B. Ashe of Galveston county. Eector for the
State large Col Jas. Reilly of Harris county, Elector
for the Western District.
Delegates to the National Convention Hon J. Ashe
Col Reilly Albert Ball j. Dickinson, S. S. Nichols Hon
LewsA. Bryan.
The following resolutions unanimously adopted;
Resolved That we regard the Compromise measures of
the XXI Congress final settlement of the questions
that have recently threatened the tranquility of the
Union and that the wings Of Western Texas, will con-
tinue to give them firm and unwavering support
Resolred That claim behalf of the State of Texas.
an exercise of the constitutional power OF the Congress
Of the United States for the Improvement OF our rivers
and harbors and for the construction Of such internal
improvements may both facilitate commerce between
this and other States and conduce to the protection Of
our frontier.
eminenty national administration of Willard Fillmore
and that declare him first choice for the Presidency
of the United States subject to the decision OF the wing
National Convention.
N SAN ANTONIO RAILRoAp-The San Antonio Ledger in
forms that Col Johnson the engineer is still prosecu-
ting the survey the railroad by different routes He
expected report in few days where the terminus on
the Gulf will be decided The Ledger says, this
road will be built beyond doubt The trade via San An
tonic to Ell Paso said be constantly increasing and
the praccatity railroad by this route to the Pacific
is becoming subject of common remark.
An OprsIos-The Nacogdoches Chronicle says that the
wife Kirby who sentenced to the Pententary
for mstreatng her has gone with the Mormons to the
Great Salt Lake. editor thinks she can be no bet
ter than her husband
MOVEMENT OF STEaMERs-The Magnolia and Jack Hays
remained aground and the river reported so low that
the Buffalo and Jack Hays cannot get up The Washing
ton and Reliance were both Washington razos rvel
riso tha taking off cotton from Bur
Lesson and Robertson counties Steamer Colorado is re
ported at LAGRANGE with little prospect of doing more
business this Steamer Gen. Hamer continue
her regular trips river and is ADVERTISED
to go to Corpus Christi
The Nick Hill was snagged and sunk on her way up TIL
Trinity. about six miles above Liberty
The Trinity Bruzos rivers reported too low TO
navigation,
FoR Ell PAso.--The Indianola Bulletin mentions tina
the train of Mr. James Buchanan left Indianoa for
paso on the 18th ut loaded with merchandise for tn
Santa Fe and Chihuahua trade
Mr. Buchanan has formerly Travelled the Missou
route but having examined our route and become sat
fed with its important advantages in distance chna
water he has changed his entire 10 II
dianoa. to which place his goods, as well as those
Messrs Smith, White and Randolph, have been shippe
direct from New York.
ing of twenty large wagons. five carriages and numb
of persons destined for California left Indianoa April
for III paso and New Mexico This is the third trip NJ
Smiths train has made in twelve months, u distance
300 miles. -
At San Antonio, about seventy-fve California enlsran
will join the party.
FROM PAso DEL NoRrE,-The regular mail from Pa
del Norte brings information that the Indians there
committing depredations and that person can traS
in safety Large numbers of mules and horses have BET
taken by them Captain Skllman, the mall contract'
also lost horses Las Cruces village OF New Mexie
has been pundered by the Indians Their robber'es ma
also extended to the copper mines Two soldiers we
killed by them the JoamIda. The government
lost large amounts of property under the eyes OF
troops The Ledger extends its list of Indian massacl
and robberies in New Mexico aud Chihuahua to near
column
Saw Mill BuRNr.-The steam saw mill OF D. '"
Harris at Harrisburg burned on the night OF the
inst The fire was the work Of an incendiary.
Fnurr CRop.-The San Augustine Herald says: :"
Rave never had finer prospect for good fruit crop tn
we have this The late fross seem to nave mad
effect upon the vegetation