New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-12

FRoM TExAs-By the arrival yesterday of the steam
ship james H. Day. received Texas mail including
Galveston dates of the eth inst hut do amy
news Of Importance
Capt, Place, of the steamship Mexico and lady gave
sumptuous dinner to the citizens of Indanola board
his vessel the 9th u which spoken of in the high
est terms.
The Trinity river still very low indeed not nayi
gable.
young named Postel Brigham thrown from
his horse against tree and killed the town of Rusk
the 10th ult His parents reside in Barbour county
Alabama.
The city charter of San Antonio has rejected
But vote cast in its favor,
The lndianoa Bulletin learns that the light house at
Pass Cavalo was to be lit up the Sl.t ult
The Engineer commenced the survey of the Texas and
Louisiana Railroad at the Texas boundary, on the Soth
ult, to progress west via Marshall
The Leon Pioneer says it is rumored that should
caucy in the place of Senator from this State
Judges Hemphi and Lpscomb will be candidates the
vacancy.
The anniversary of st John the Evangelist was cele-
brated by the Masonic fraternity of Houston in quite an
imposing The Masonic Hall was dedicated
the officers of the Lodge and Encampmeut installed an
address delivered by P W Gray aud splendid ball and
supper given in the evening
named Henry convicted in the District
Court at Houston the 22d ult, for the murder of
German whose name is unknown.
The Houston Telegraph informs that the enterpris
ing Commissioners of the Galveston and Red River Rail
road intend to the first section of the
road about four miles from Houston the 80 inst and
that they design continue the work without intsrnis
sion, until terminates at the Brazos About one mil
lion Of dollars says have been subscribed in Texas for
the construction of this road and concludes if its friends
at the West and Northern Texas will forward and
aid maufully in the good work the road may be com.
peted from Houston Red River before either Of the
great lines from the Mississippi reach border
FROM KEY WEsr-At Key West. the Both ult, there
wrecks and vessels in distress Business was
consequently dull.
Key West letter of the 30h ult the Savannah Re-
publican says that the American bark Relief bound with
ice from Boston to Mobile got ashore at Tortugas the
Goth and after remaining there three four hours and
after throwing over sufficient quantity of ice to float
her, got of without assistance.
aspondent of the Savannah Courier writes from
Key West, on the 30th ult. as follows
The schooner Savany, Jones, of Brookve Me. from
New York bound franklin arrived the evening
of the 25th, with loss of mantopmast and mainmaSt
received the damage to her spars in gale of wind The
wind being fair Capt Jones thought best keep on and
will go into Mobile for repairs.
British sloop with fruit and passengers arrived few
days from Nassau N p and being ordered into quar-
anne for thirty days the skipper thought hard of the
con of the Board of Health and has returned to Mas
refusing to ride out the vigorous order The cholera
had the Bahamas but was declining Deaths
at Nassau, week ending December IL, nine.
THr FRENCH soNoRA-1heir Defeat and Retreat-A
letter from Acapulco under date of December received
by the NewYork Times says that battle took place the
first part of November at Hermoslo 5l4 French
side. and 700 regular Mexican soldiers the
otherthe French burying 49, after the ght-the Mesi
having lost at the first fire of the latter q men Tho
French at the time marching towards Guymas when
they reached Hermosllo the Mexeans suddenly fired
upon them from large walled square killing every Of
their officers which staggered them for instant but
they rallied mounted the walls and fred down into the
yard upon them as they "oud have done upon flock of
turkeys The fight afterwards continued for short
time in the streets with supposed loss Of about 10
to the Mexicans and to the Counts party The
French then continued their way Guymss, but were
by messenger the city who represented that
the town was destitute OF food and and that they
would inevitably all perish unless they gave up the
Count de Raousset at that time being carried forward
litter, nearly dead OF the dysentery All OF his Off
having been killed at Hermosla, the agreed
lay down their condition that Blanco should pay
Mazaan which he did Raousset taken on board for
Mazatan in almost dying state.
TRAaIcAL AFFAIR LrMA.-.4rresi Of american |
letter from Lima Peru in the Herald, states that Mr.
Thorne of Col Thorne, the New York millionaire has
been arrested in that city charged with stabbing
feared, fatally Frenchman. 1t appears that Mrs |
Thorne attached to the Italian opera company there
and that controversy had sprung between the Italian
opera company and Spanish company. On one occa- |
sion the latter company driven from the stage by
mob of young who proceeded to the house of Mrs
Thorne placed her in coach and carried her process
sion through the streets with bands lighted torches
by way of showing their Indignation certain attacks
made upon her style of singing through the columns of
the Cro This paper the next day renewed its attacks
in more violent manner, which induced Mr. Thorne to
inct personal chastisement upon The editor but unfor
tunately in the melee he stabbed unoendng French
man for which he was Immediately arrested
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EXTRAoRDINARY SELF-MuTGLATluN-T Belfast lire |
and) Wing says that respectable Lame, having
got drunk, afterwards met by his minister who |
demonstrating with him his said that he should
have off his right hand before be had been guilty OF
such thing The reproof sank deeply and the offender
after rejecting for few moments when the minister had
passed on walked quietly into butchers stall close by
and taking the ceayer first in his left and afterwards
in his right hand deliberately chopped the fingers
of his left hand then regarding them for instant or
and apparently not thinking he had sufficiently expi
ated his offence he again placed his hand the block
and with another blow of the cleaver the fingers
completely from the hand remarkng he did So that
since he could not repair the he had committed he
could at least inhct such punishment he deserved
FlGHTING EpiToRs-Ereitemsnt al Steu5capiue Ohio
For some time past bitter personal quarrel has been
waging between the editors the SteubenEie (ohio
Herald and the Messenger growing of a rivalry be-
tween the two to get early copy the Presidents
Message The Herald charges him of the Messen-
ger with getting from the posoce and keeping for his
exclusive all the copies OF the message sent on
advance for the of editors generally at that place
Consequently the 25th u according to the Herald
the editor of the Messenger entered the Herald Office
locked the door upon the editor, drew dagger and
threatened to murder him the spot unless he signed
paper which the Messenger editor held The Herald man
to save his life he says signed it afterwards had the
Messenger arrested The wife of the editor of the
Messenger the day previous it is said procured horse
whip and proceeded to the Herald office demand salts
faction for introducing her into the controversy
but not finding the editor u she made at one of his
yorkmen who was compelled to make hasty exit The
affair has created considerable excitement in that usually
luiet village.
fearful LEAP.-The Louisville Courier states that at
the recent burning Of the paper mill that city Edward
Johnson, member of the Mechanic Fire Company No l
saved his life in a most miraculous manner He was ,
standing upon platform playing stream upon the fire
rom the Mechanic engine, and seeing a wall about to
tumble in he began TO look about for way to retreat
The flames had closed in behind him and were rapidly
surrounding him on all sdesthe wall had already COM
nenced to crack and otter there was bu, one way to
escape and that to leap from he was standing
INTO cellar which filed with burning timbers about
.hirty-fiv feet below He threw down the nina AMI