New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-10
Later from Texas.

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| The receipts for import duties at the port Of
| Galveston during the year ending March 81
| 1858, were S25 o.
murder was committed on the beach at We
| lasco, on Saturday last, by man named Lewis
| Sheple-d, who killed an inoffensive and peacea-
bic srman named Smith Shepherd has made
| his escape, but it is hoped he will be speedily
arrested and brought to justice.
| LARGE FIRE AT INDGANoLA.- TpdidnOld, July
y. This morning about o'clock, an extensive
| and destructive confagraton broke out at Pow
der Horn. Baldridge, Sparks & Co. lost their
| fine warehouse, storehouse and office, together
| with a large quantity of merchandise, and a
large stock of different kinds of goods, which
they had on consignment. | understand they
were insured to the amount of $4,000 which
does not begin to cover their loss
CRoPS IN TEXAs-The Gonzales Enquirer
says the worm has already made its appearance
in some cotton fields but has not yet done much
damage. 1t is hoped that the continuance of
fair weather will cause the worm again to dis
appear.
| The crops throughout every portion Of the
State, says the Houston Telegraph, have been
greatly improved by the late rains, and are
| generally promising In all the Eastern coun-
| ties the corn and cotton are far more promising
| than they were last summer.
A friend in Gonzales county writes the Indian
ola Bulletin that excellent corn crops have been
made there Another from De Witt speaks in
| the same terms The ensuing autumn and
| winter will be fine time for emigrants in the
country. Meats and breadstufs will be abundant
and cheap
| \ letter from Oyster Greek says g We shall
soon be picking cotton here and since my resi-
dence in this county, have never known the crops
| look so tlatterng
| New CorToN--A bale of new cotton, raised
on the plantation of Gen. Wall, about seven
miles above this place, was brought to our town
| last Tuesday, and Immediately forwarded to In
dianola for shipment to New Orleans This is
the first cotton of this years growth we have
heard Of being shipped from any part of Texas,
and if time and distance can be reckoned, we
| nave no doubt it will be ahead of any from
Louisiana or Mississippi. This is early, con-
sidering we had very late spring. Gonzales
Inquirer,
The News of the 9th inst says;
Our accounts Of the crops in the interior are
very encouraging from all parts of the State
The corn crop has generally turned out fair
average one, and is said to be abundant. Cot
ton is now very promising. though this is II crop
| upon which certain calculations can never be
made untilitis gathered There is some reason
| to fear that the present wet weather, which is
| probably very general, may superinduce the
caterpillar or other species of insects often so
informed, never looked better, if as well, in any
previous year. Its growth is said to be very
large, and is now maturing finely
The Houston Telegraph says:
Showers of rain have been falling here almost
daily for the last eight or ten days, and fears
are entertained that the continued rains will
severely iniure the sugar and cotton crops
ELECTION NEws.--The election on the 1st inst
| for Governor, Congress and State Senator, and
| Representative and Commissioner of General
Land Office, resulted in the following
Galveston Counfy-For Governor, Pease,
dem. l75 majority for Lieutenant Governor,
Dickson, l54 majority for Congress, Scurry,
AZ majority for Senator, Potter, 47S--no OPP
ponent; for Representative, Hunt, Is majority :;
Commissioner, 5. Crosby, 447-no opponent
Washington County Governor, Pease.
8 majority; Lieutenant Governor, Robertson,
20 majority; Land Office Crosby, l26 Con-
gress, scurry, 81 majority; Senate, McDade,
% majority Representative, Crawford, "a ma
iority.
Houston County For Governor complete
returns had not been receved-Ochiltree was
some ten or twelve ahead Of Pease: for Repre-.
sentatives, Kelley and Palmer are elected for
the Senate, McAnelly elected over Gray by u
votes.
.Uontsomery.--In the town of Montgomery
0chilree's majority over Pease is five
Fort Bead-Peases majority over Ochil-
tree, Is.
BrG-orid. Peases majority 231.
We have received the Nacogdoches Chronicle,
Of th1 II inst, which gives partial returns of
the election held in that and Angelina counties
the day previous For Congress, in Nacogdo-
ehes county, Mr.. G. W, Smythe appears to have
had no competitor, For Governor, Ochiltree
was largely ahead. Henry had received ma
Toni
competitor) for Land Commissioner; Whitaker
for Senator; and Brown and Muckelroy for
Representatives The following arc the only
returns received from Angelina county:
GorerHor,-Pease /, 0chitree As, Chambers
Is, Wood ).
LieutenaRt- Gopenor.-Henry II, Kirby n
Dickson |, Robertson 8, Goode ,
Comnissjoaer General Land Office eros.
by ~
Seaate,-Whittaker "A, Pollock Il.
F,oater.-W. D. Wolfe so
TE san ANTONIO LEDGER This excellent
paper comes TO US with its usual variety of spicy
original articles Our old friend and fellow
citizen, James G. Howard the seutentious and
brilliant, has got back to its editorial chair, we
could " take orr oath although the paper CON
tains 10 statement of the fact We know him
by his - foot prints There is not another
writer like Howard in Texas, nor any where else.
The following items we extract from the
Ledger of the 18th ult
GIN LAMAR DEAD.--A report is in town that
tins distinguished man is no more His name
has been identified with the history of Texas
from its first settlement by the Americans 10 the
present time As President of the late Repub-
lie he was by turns the subject of inordinate
praise and ndiscriminate censurc God has
taken him home at last
Victor CDnsidcraut, the noted leader Of the
ST. SlmonianS, is On his way to Texas to pur-
chase about 10000 acres OF land Wives and
Rcrty are in common among the St Smo-
rs. Somehow we do not admire their doc
inne and less their practices
CRoPs IN MISSISSIPPI Canton Madfso
MAN Of the 18th inst says
This is SO critical period in the life Of our
great staple crop, that we think il advisable
that We should keep our readers at distance
advised Of its progress and condition Ii now
presents growing and luXuriant look, but we
regret to say the weather continues 50 showery
il is impossible to tell, with anything like proha.
b,lty, to what il is tending If the month Of
August should continue wef the cotton in this
region will he worthless
The cotton moth, the progeuitor Of the boil
worm, has not rs vet made its appearance in
numbers NJ nh alarming
The corn crops We're somewhat injured by the
'lrouth, hnt viii now in consequence OF the
abundant ralnS como nm a an. uyfpaOf1 vf01l