New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-10
NEW ORLEANS
,EDNEsDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1852.
Later from Texas,

Later from Texas.
By the arrival yesterday of the steamship Mexico,
have received Galveston to the 9th inst.
MUNICIPAL ELEcrIoN.-At election held in Galveston
the LIST inst II, Stuart elected Mayor; VIM. NJ.
Sergeant Clerk and Assessor; N, S, Hill. Marshal and
Street Commissioner; N. noyt, Harbor Master Peter
n brel Inspector of Vessels Messrs Patrick Lufkn and
n,;,, Port Wardens John De Young Surveyor; j. II.
nnnt. ,r '+surer Aldermen-First Ward-Geo Dees-
derier O ,vn;h, Keough; Second Ward-W, F.
schmiat Graves q q. Adams Third Ward-Wm +.
Grow, G. Behling, H. L. Uffolt"
LEclsLA1uRE-The Governor h. refused 10 sign the
Apportionment Bill, which sent to n'h aoou' 'eh
minutes before the Legislature adjourned. ~ te"''A
stated to be that it is unequal in its dstribu
consequently unconstitutional 1t is thought "'
an extra session will be necessary.
The appropriation for the next two years to the pen
Tertiary has been increased to $4,000
INconponA rEp-The town of Huntsville has been
porated and its citizens will hereafter enjoy the privilege
of eectng Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
RAILROAD MEETiNG.--A meeting held at Chappell
IIl Washington county the DIST ult to take into
consideration the extension of the Harrisburg railroad to
the Brazos river. No definite action had further
than to appoint committee to report at an adjourned
meeting be held the last Saturday in April at the
same place, the practicable mode Of obtaining
railroad facilities for that community
SALE OF SrocKs.-Hon. James B. Shaw Comptroller OF
the State has advertised that proposals will be received
his Office until the LIST day of May for the sale of
million of dollars of the five per cent, United States
Coupon Stock issued the State indemnity for the
sale surrender of aportion of her northern and
tern boundary.
FIRES AT GALvssroN-By report just made it appears
that there have been but six fires in Galveston during the
past year and that the entire destruction Of property by
fire during that time was only S14e0.
THr RvER--The Trinity aud BRACES rivers are in fine
navigable condition.
AfrHAts tro.-Two men named Ingram and Carwile
living in Harrison county, had fight about some land
Ingram shot Carwile. and then shot himself by
friend of the latter named Bragg, Both died and
Bragg fed.
The Red Lander states that named Collins killed
a man by of Finch the public square in the
town of Jasper lately Finch made at Collins with
bowie knife but the succeeded in striking the first
blow with small pocket knife, instantly killing his
tagonist The father Of Finch drew pistol fired the
contents into the breast of Collins and then made his
escape Collins however, is recovering. and has been
committed trial at the District Court The quarrel
originated about an old law suit.
An old man named Eanes eighty years of age sranged
himself to death in Fayette county, short time since
hy drawing rope tightly around his neck, and winding
it about his head and face
james f. Jordan, married man, thirty years of age,
shot himself in the county the 2lst ut Cause
Intemperance
MoRr INDIAN DspKEpArioSs-The San Antonio Western
Texas of the 26h ult says that Francisco Rus and four
teen Others who about fifty miles from that city
running wild horses charged upon in their camp
the night of the by party of twelve fifteen
dams youth named Ronaldo Navarro killed. and
one man wounded large number of Indians divided
into smul bands roaming the country between
Fan Antonio and the Rio Grande, and small parties Of
whites are invariably attacked,
Mr. Cannon the express rider between San Antonio
aud Rnggod arrived at the former place on the 9th
nit AT Los Bburas he the bodies of three Mexicans
bearing evident marks of Indian brutality He that
while he was at Roma, the Rio Grande report came
in that two men, Mexicans, had been murdered at Il
place called Los Cebollas by the Indians. About the
same time killed by another party of Indians
by the name of Alfonso Ranidas at place he was
<pening about fifteen miles above Roma.
Mexican who had been prisoner of the Indians fol-
about six years the rancho of Redman about the
10th inst and reported that there Indians place
caied los Blancos,' about fifteen miles from the rancho
A party of dragons ordered out in pursuit. under
command of Sergeant Stranger. from company CO. or
,hs next day They found their encampment and the
dinns ready to mount and depart fight ensued-tht
" Ems not recognizing their assailants and supposng
49,, 70 be Mexicans for short time showed deter
eSstance. few shots from the Dragons showed
4a es who they had to contend with, and they soor
u,. aAmericans'- Six Shooters and fed witt
-, o ipitancy Not, however, without suffering
r w., x of their brayest warriors who lef
t,,s a w., ha, e ground The Indans numbered abou
fifteen. . a, i. A.. 49,. NJ. 1, 49,
a4. af tro h,,no ved Indian warriors encamped al
I r,o ntos. ), ne, the junction of the Leona ant
>nno. rivers and ,bo twenty-five miles above thu
station designated in pe'RoNs NUMBER ~here tne Sd
companies of mounted Rifeshen were 10 De stauoneu
T Mx;c,p further rcported that tho Indians designed
making the above point their heN lor sohe e
and that small parties cont l1lauy syihs A'i Az
the purpose of rapine and murder
From FL PAso-Mr. Augustus Braulls oii'uiusiu'
merchant arrived at Indianola the Sd lust hrectfo'
FL Paso. He says the Indians have been trouo'eso'n
since the withdrawal of the troops from I'll l'aso me,
killed seven soldiers in the tornado desert, between =
Paso and Santa Fe caught party of Mexcans neal
I'll Paso tied their hands behind them and sent them mt
the with their compliments to the authorities Ihey
were driving off continually Business at FL Paso
for the want of protection entirely sagnated, many
merchants settling at Preside del Nore hundred
and seventy five miles below and design making that the
main route Chihuahua us it is hundred miles
has water and grass and is safer.
The people of the Rio Grande anxousy desire to have
most of mounted men at San Eizario twenty miles he
low FL Paso and Mt Preside del Norte also at Live
Oak creek miles this side OF the Pecos three hun
dred miles above san ANTONIO, ana about midway TIT
route 1t said mounted company there the Sil
Antonio crossing, will afford much protection by ranging
up the Rio Grande, and down to eona station ther
are but II few principal points to be guarded,
Messrs Hyde Allen (Mr, A. G. Hyde late of 1ndianot.
had robbed of $4,000 worth of goods by the Indians
DESTITUTE ENrGRANrs-The Houston telegraph state
that several families of German and Polish emigralt
have recently arrived in that city in the most deporab
condition Some Of them aboring under the effect
of ship fever and two or three of them have died.
From the Isthmus.
1.-THE da ties from Panama by the Crescent City, recent