New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-11
From Texas.
The steamship Louisiana Capt Forbes arrived yester
daY. bringing dates from Galveston to the lth inst

The steamship Louisiana Capt Forbes arrived yester-
day. bringing dates from Galveston to the 1th inst
Excitement PErERs COLONY. Several exciting meet
ngs have been held Dallas county in relation TO some
existing difficulty with H. O. ledgecoxe the agent OF te
Louisville Company At of these meeting commit
tee appointed to confer with the agent, report OF
which conference was made to the meeting What the
prport of that report does not appear IN the pub
lished proceedings After the adjournment OF the meet
ing on the 10Th ult however, number OF citizens of
Dallas county proceeded to the residence of Mr. Hedge
COKE in Collins county and seized the books papers and
mans of the company and brought them to Dallas and
locked them up They gave Hedgecoxe twenty hours
to leave the colony and notified him that if he or any
other agent of the company ever appeared in the colony
again, he would do it at the peril of his life.
THREE Men KILLEp.--We are informed by gentleman
by the of Forester, who passed through town
Wednesday that three were killed at Crockett few
days since, under the following circumstances
Two men while playing at cards, to alterca-
ton when Of them drew pistol and shot the other
The sheriff with of his deputies called i'll and
in trying to arrest the murderer both instantly kill
ed by him. We presume that the statement is true al
though our informant could give none of the names
Lone Star.
Letters from all parts of the State continue to represent
prospects of crops atterng and advice of hay
ing made their appearance has reached though fears
are every where that must be expected Rain
has been abundant and much complaint is made weeds
in the cotton fields Picking has commenced in most
tions of the State.
Thomas Richards who shot john B. Roach some days
since in Galveston had his trial before the examining
court held to bail his appearance at the Dis.
trct Court in the Of $4,000 Roach is doing well
andexpected to recover.
The South Western American learns that there has
lately been unprecedented rise in the San Antonio and
Guadalupe rivers In San Antonio the water was two
feet deep IN the Plaza.
Schooner Henry Deany A. Dole, master with cargo
of sugar and moasses from Matagorda to NewGork is
reported totally lost on Gallon Island Crew saved
The Lone Star understands that President Fillmore has
authorized Gov Bell call out five hundred Rangers tc
serve the frontier
The following is list of passengers by the Louisiana
| Mrs Robinson, Mrs Pruett y. Scranton and lady r
D. johnson and lady, Captain H. A. Maitt and lady Mr.
Perkins, Lieut. Crozett. T. s. A; VIM. Porter Knowles
Charles Rossyna Balngu Washington Allen Lewis Cald
well, j. 7 Benedict DR. Mcmillan. Williams. Taft r. W
| Forbes Ferguson, Bingham, West Dr. MITCHELL Wood
ward and Brother Campbell Hussey Benedict, Withers
S. Lewis, Jasette. Seventeen on deckseven negroes.
At Taos, Navarro county, very large meeting held
the 10th u to concert for clearing out and
rendering permanently navgabe the Trinity river to and
above that point Resolutions adopted authorizing
the appointment of suitable persons to take up subscrp
ons the citizens for that purpose and requesting
their Senators and Representatives their eXerions
to obtain appropriation from the State in the
Governor should call extra session of the Legislature
The weather could not possibly be favorable fol
the crops than it has been the past two three weeks
There is worm in the cotton and indeed there has
been any of rain that usually generates this in
sect The planters have now many Of them commenced
picking
Messrs. A. NJ. NJ. Upshaw and G. W. Crawford were ap
pointed delegates to the Railroad Convention held
at Sulphur Springs by the Railroad Association which
met at Chappeil Hill on the 10Th of july Mr. Upshaw
writes to Mr. Crawford that $4,000 subscribed
the railroad in the evening of the 2Sh ult He adds that
the neghborhood of Chappe Hill will subscribe $4,000
or $4,000.
| correspondent of the Western Texan writing from
the head waters of the Lano under date of the th
says have just heard from the Concho that there
| large number of Northern Camauches visit That
there was laeiy large party at the San Saba party
of Ketumsehs band and it said himself likewise
gone the Concho and or about to enter into
q bond Of alliance with the Northern tribe The result
remains to be seen. but under appreicnsons Ther
is every to believe that several large parties
gone below, Lipan having mentioned to me few day
ago that he had seen very large train going down W.
have animals to scout with, and these dragon
posts there might be showing. The present is
other of the amentaby wise orders of respected
| Uncle S.'