New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-13
Texas Correspondence.

INDANoLA, May 4, 1858.
EDs. CRESCENT - Gents 1t has been some
months since you last heard from me. My
silence has been caused by the scarcity of news
that would interest you and your many readers,
and not from the want of interest in your be-
half on my part 1 write you now, not because
have anything special to communicate, but to
remind you that still feel and take an interest
in the Crescent paper, and the Crescent
City itself, as well as this, the State of my
adoption, and especially the portion in which
live. This city and the whole scope of country,
from the sea- coast to the mountains, continues
to improve rapidly, steadily and permanently.
Even the mountains are now drawing crowds of
hardy and enterprising men, who are drawing
the yellow, precious, and once very scarce ore,
called gold, out of the bowels of old Mother
Earth-gathering it out of the caves, hollows,
ravines, rivers and rivulets- raking it from in
and among the primeval rocks, where it has
been lying quiescent since the great Architect
looked upon all his works and pronounced them
very good" In short, new Ell Dorado is
found and being found in this our already high
ly favored State Of Texas. A company leaves
here in few days for the diggings."
Quite storm, and almost tornado, swept
over our city and bay on the ID inst 1t was
one of the severest " Northers" have ever
seen. 1t commenced between one and two
o'clock on the evening of the I'd, and lasted near
three hours, accompanied with rain, hail, light
ming and thunder, the wind at times blowing
with terrific violence, doing much damage to the
shipping, wharves, gardens, trees, houses, etc.
All the wharves except the great Powder Horn
Wharf were more or less injured. Two schoon-
ers were blown against the Government Wharf
in this place, in which collision both schooners
and the wharf got used up-in fact, think the
vessels are irreparably ''used up or rather
crushed and mashed up. fear the crops are
seriously injured in the country, especially the
young corn, which is quite tender and just be-
ginning to joint. There were some Government
stores on the wharf or Tea Head at the time the
Norther came up, which were either blown OF
knocked of-the most of which, presume, will
be total loss While the storm was still
raging fercely, the wind veered round to the
northeast, which brought some of the Govern
ment freight ashore on the west side of the bay
A part of that saved is not much damaged.
| The Perseverance was at anchor in our bay
at the time, and CALAMITY rode out the gale
without injury. Gen. Harvey is now sojourn-
ing with us, looking hale and hearty. The gal
liant, brave and generous old soldier appears to
to take the world very quiet and easily, looking
altogether on the sunny side of life. The con-
sequence is, time and the world deal gently and
set lightly on him; hence, his ever buoyant and
lively appearance. Many and exalted honors,
much happiness, and long life to our courteous
hero and defender, say we.
We now breathe much freer and confidingly
| in regard to our San Antonio and Mexican Cult
Railroad since the contract has been let to good
responsible and enterprising men. Confidence
is once more restored to many of the doubling
citizens of this city and coast. Should the sale
road be completed, Western Texas will soon be.
come the garden of the State. Grazing, agri-
| culture and machinery, as well as many other
occupations, will receive new and lfe-inspiring
| impetus. The weather is now clear, fine and
pleasant. OMEGA