New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-20
Later from Texas.

by the arrival yesterday of the steamship
Mexico, J. s. Thompson, master, from Indianola,
we have Galveston papers as late as the 10th
The Mexico brought the following passengers:
| Mr. Lindsay, lady and three daughters A Gcntrey
| and lady, W Links and lady, j Wheers lady and
servant Thos II Elders lady and child Martt and lady
NJ Bennett, lady and child, Mrs Phillips and daughter
| Collins, lady and daughter o Sheppard y ragaux.
House, Dennis Neil Thos Hall i Davis Sergeant
A Lewis, McLeser L 0 Lynch Williams scott sklman
II Hagerty, ESD. Mr.. MERIT w Beall, A. Il j
| Hart
The meagre files in our possession are for the
most part barren of news. Politics appears to
be the all absorbing topic. The Galveston
Journal says;
Col. Blanton has, very magnanmously, with
drawn his name as a candidate for Congress
from this district leaving the field entirely clear
for his personal and political friend Judge
Caruthers.
The same paper adds As the vote of the de-
mocratic party is now utterly split up and di-
vided, it is clear, if the wings of Texas are only
true to themselves, that Judge Ochiltree will be
our next Governor, Colonel Kirby our next
Lieut. Governor, and Judge Caruthers our next
Representative in Congress. We have an abid-
ing confidence in the wings Of Texas-a conf
dence that amounts to prestige of victory
The Southwestern American says that, a few
Phantom Hill, and reported that the Indians
had attacked party of surveyors and killed all
but one The report is not thought to be suHi-
GENTLY authenticated FOR belief
In reference to the crops, the Civilian saws
" Our Texas exchanges, from Red river to the
Rio Grande, speak Of refreshing rains, and rem
resent the crops as highly promising. The com
plants made few weeks ago appear to be en-
tirely forgotten.
The Bastrop Advertiser of the 9th inst saws
II nothing superyenes to destroy the cotton crop
before 1t can mature, the planters of this county
will make more cotton than they can possibly
secure. Showers of rain have of late been fire.
quent, and the weather most favorable to the
growth OF crops, There will be Mt least double
the crop Of last year. The corn crop, too never
looked liner, The only question will be- as it
vas last year, how to dispose of it at remuner-
ative profits.
The Advertiser understands the wheat crop
in the upper country, in the vicinity of GEORGE
town, is very abundant a gentleman from
Virginia, and one who knows what good wheat
IS, who has been lately through that section,
says 1t will compare both in quantity and quail
ity, with any he ever saw in Virginia. What
can we not produce in Texas
The Southwestern American of the 9th inst
says the crops in Bell county are fine. The sen
sons have been good, latterly. The wheat crop
IS ialr' and mostly harvested. A great MANY
new farms have been opened Emigration has
not ceased. The last twelve months have onite
doubled the population
The Austin State Gazette of the same date
says that city and the surrounding country was
visited on Thursday last with a very heavy rain
The ground IS now soaked so that corn crops
cannot suffer for rain before they are fully ma.
tured.
ha ollit ,F
interview not long since with Capt IIolderman. |
u Cincinnati, in relation to the inducements
presented to the enterprising FOR navigating the
colorado river. Capt H., from what he has
seen OF TINS river, has no reason to doubt hut |
that IL may be navigated with immense profit |
both TO those who will engage in the enterprise
ana TO the country. He thinks it, as a natural
river leily equal TO the Arkansas, upon which |
he was engaged in the early pcriod of lis navi |
cation lie has no doubt but il wonId AZ ,h;s |
TINS time be IN successful navigation. were Il
not lor the distractions at its mouth
The Gonzales Enquirer learns that n fev,
lays since, as Mr.. Miller, of Peach Creek. was |
riding not far from home, large panther snd |
denly sprang upon him from the branches of a
tree, dragged him from his horse and scratchoJ
his shoulder and face quite severely. After
short hut vigorous struggle, Mr. NJ obtained |
some advantage over his savage assailant nn5
struck him several times with his gun, where. |
upon his partnership concluded that he hal
enough OF the fight and decamped, leaving our
worthy friend master OF the field
On the following day Mr. Miller took his dogs
and started out in search Of his forest foe TIE |
dogs were put upon the trail but did not 90 far |
before they jumped mp two cubs, which Mr. NJ |
and returned home leaving his adyer-
sary in the woods
The Washington Ranger learns that an at
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