New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-16
DAILY CRESCENT.
Later from Texas.


The steamship Louisiana, Captain J. Smith,
commanding, arrived night before last, bringing
us Galveston papers Of the 10th inst, anl our
exchanges from the interior as late as due.
GENERAL NEWS.
Times Burns has been found guilty at Gal
weston Of killing German in June last, and
sentenced to three years in tn, penitentiary
The Texas Star, published at Gilmer. Upsher
county, says that Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, mother
of DR.. VIM. and Col Mat. Ward died on the Goth
ult., ut an advanced age, and universally re-
spected.
A short time since ninety large sized Mexican
mares were purchased by Mr.. Shippington, for
Kendall, of the NewOrleans Picayune, for his
San Marcus place, for eleven dollars the head.
There is at this time, says the Austin Gazette
of the 4th inst, and has been for week or two
past, good deal of sickness in this city and vi
cinity. The prevailing disease is called by the
physicians '' acute dysentery," running, in some
cases, into typhoid fever.
Mr.. Council, of Fayette county, on his way
home from Lavaca, when a short distance from
Petersburg, his horses took fright and threw
from the carriage his son, producing concus-
| sion of the brain, which caused his death in a
few hours, Mr. c., though much bruised, es-
capped without serious injury.
The South Western American, speaking of the
+, departure of Gen. Clark, Ex-Governor Paine
| and company for Fort Graham, on their railroad
| exploring tour, says Up to this city the gen
| tlemen expressed themselves we'll pleased with
| Texas-saw few obstacles to overcome in the
erection Of road, in the general features Of the
| country.
We are glad to learn, says the Houston Tele-
graph, that the Government is determined to
| sustain Governor Lane in the position he has
assumed in regard to the Mesilla Territory
| Several companies of troops have been ordered
to New Mexico, and the movements on the from
| tier indicate that military force will soon be
concentrated near Ell Paso, that will enable our
citizens to take quiet possession of the territory
in dispute.
| FROM TIE GOLD MINES.
We find in the Galveston News Of the 10.h
the following in relation to the so-called Texas
gold mines
Mr. J. Howard and DR.. Thornton, of this
city, returned yesterday morning from Hamil
tons Valley, wither they Travelled in search o.
the gold mines,' and to view the country
Mr.. II. informs US that the party to which he
was attached spent about seven days in the
neighborhood of the Sandies, ana all that they
had been able to discover, after repeatedly
washing panfulls of earth, was few minute
particles of gold, so small that a hundred o
them would not be worth five cents He il
thoroughly satifed that gold is not to be founC
in sufficient quantity to pay half dollar day
In the same neighborhood is some old Spanish
or Mexican silver mines, but they are not rich
Mr.. Howard's statement is entitled to the ut
most confidence, and we call the attention 0
those papers to it that have given circulation :.
the exaggerated runlors of the richness Of tn
mines.
1t is believed by some that the rumors wer
industriously started to induce immigrants an
attract attention towards that portion of Texa:
= by land owners.
The impression in the interior with man
persons is that the mining expedition, which is i
preparation for the Wachita Mountains, wi
meet with but little success, while the risk
life, on account Of the Indians, is great Son
persons who have been in these mountains a,
- ticipate similar yield of gold to the mines
the Sandies, and no
Mr.. II. says shat large numbers are arrvr
/, at the mines daily, and as many more leaving
: very few staying more than two or three day
THE CROPS
From our exchanges we clip the following
relation to the present growing crops:
/ Col Wallace on the Cibolo, has one hnndre
y acres Of corn in tassel.
Mr.. Perryman on the Cibolo, has eight
acres in cotton. He is satisfied he will not
surpassed in yield in any portion of Texas.
The Bastrop Advertiser, of the 4th inst, say
rain is needed very much. Vegetation
checked and parched. Farmers say no corn wi
be made unless they get rain soon.
Mr.. Wicks, on the Cibolo, has two hundre
acres in cotton 1t is now in the bole, some tw
months ahead of Mississippi or Louisiana cottor
A letter dated from Cane, Liberty county
on the ID inst, informs the Galveston News this
y the crops in that neghborhood are excellent
: corn in silk and tassel cotton blooming, an
: sugar cane five to six feet high
b. The Austin Gazette learns from gentlema
y of Polk county, who was in that city few da,
10 since, that the prospect for abundant crops
that county is by no means iattering III
spring was backward and wet, and the crol
= are not so farward as they are west of Il
n Brazos.
'' The Gonzales Enquirer says: Notwithstant
ing the extreme backwardness of the spring, "
learn from several OF our planters that both Il
cotton and corn crops generally of this count
are in hourshing condition. Most of the col
is in silk and tasscl
A gentleman from Titus county, visiting .Au
tin, informs the Gazette that the crops in Tit
and surrounding counties although somewh
backward, promises fall yield, if favored wit
seasonable rains; and between that region al
Austin they generally look we'll The health
d the country east of the Brazos is very good