New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-17
Late from Texas.


BY the arrival of the Mexico, have dates as late
late as the l1th inst from Galveston and to correspond
/ from intersections
We select such items ara Of interest
SrApBrNGWe learn from the clerk of the eteans, Ar
hnr that on Suaday evening last the 9th inst quarre
occurred between D. G. Mitchell Alexander Dixon At
Columbia about game OF cards in which the latter was
there are hopes Of his recovery
Mitchell was immediately arrested and taken to Brazo-
ria to await hi' trial Galveston Journal
HkRRisBURG RAILROAD The Locomotive Under U1,-we
learn from the passengers by the Houston steamer that
when they ssed Harrisburg yesterday the
asng up SO am blowed her whistle and-foowed by the
teuuer win pleasure party board-started of on
excursion to the termination of the track
now laid down fIdem.
INDIAN NEws The South western American statas The,
hon IL Bee Of Austin has received letter from al
~ H. Jordan dated Laredo Jan % saying that news
been received that party of Indians twenty in number
naeio and killed within fifteen hundred yards Of 6e
rancho two men left severely wounded and took of
youth about sixteen years old
The moment the Information came LENT RptIas,n
started party after hem hopes are ente
famed That the ayag may still meet their wemerited
smrFrve or G.yr 5roN--we counted day ar tvo
sihce me vessels now in port and found them to b.
as follows ships, banks, briggs 5 sehooners ami
steamships, making 81 sea.going vessels Of TONNES s
louVo tons besides steamboats, and 10 to 20 small hav
craft Of the above, bries are from Ratimnrs itb -
goes Of coal ship aud borks from Great Brit"n Win
railroad IRON banks nd hrgs from European porte with
wise ports. journal. '''''-
Tsos afr BREwNa.-Iast week a company of fbe Rifles
brought in some ntaeteen twenty Indian pritoners q
portion o. party they had pursued and captpr.d an
klng eight OF their number They also captured lavgs
number OF horses. The Indians were Lipans lSan An
tonic Texan. =. ~" 'n
Wheat eRoWlSe ~ TENAs-A Tara n-.orrespondent Of
1aestlne AdYoc ste writes that Col r johnson ar
lnst county has taken the contract for firpishing o
- sl2 per barrel 10 tho military posts at
Belmot and Phantom Hill '''''
Ihe News has the following items
me Lone Star says numerous emigrsnt are arriving in
Washington county and there is good inquiry fer land
! y, OF o The Grand Lodge of the state met in
nls vlty lot is ANNA communication. on Monday last
rs have continued daily up 10 this time we
oge toe presence of Representatives Thos w Ward az
1u e L; konntree of huntsville Erwin of Rusk
|, va VI Menderssn and Grand Master Arson Jones
.s som OF the interior Lodges were rep
.rs h ~ proHlss who reside here The following on
rrsnd Master e. SVEN, Deputy Grand Master J |
q n ufeha W arden Il, J Hunt Grand s.craiarv
= ~ hughes Grand Treasurer
tpotts OF The It elective officers and iistr.t do
sSnlot degree ofprosperity in the Order tlroh
% Sea'e sutpalns the pectations of the most san
IN, ,h a ouos. u new lodges have been organized din
US ~ 'e'in, ana applications have been made for othe
Nesry al the cases of small pox st Austin saws IA
he disease spreading. NV" "' "S"ser OF
v2 a. A Lewis has been nominated by the democrscv
F" 'SN'"s'ou eoanty as candidate for Governor
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TIM Will OF GENERAL WAsHNeroS Il ao.,.; -
resented TO the rginia Legislature on the 2th instant
ON Hired Moss, Clerk of the County Court Of Fairs
thorising him to carry out Of the Commonwealth the