New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-05
ONE WEEK LATER FROM TEXAS.

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ONE WEEK LATER FROM TEXAS
The steamship MEXICO Capt T. = Thompson. fr
Galveston Nov arrived this port yesterday morni
at o'clock She brizs the following ,si.sengers:
Me-srs II II Caldwell. d Bryan and 1ady Mr., Mitch
aud three children yiss Rhes and Mia Fisher "
Batel and daughter Pierce and lady Masses and f4r
| ~ Lieut. Montgomery Hunt and daughter John Z Rhe
9 satell Gonzales DR. Baldridge n Murphy J de Cc
dove Fisher DR. Collins, Capt sven. II Iovpt, II 4 Wa
| kins' u Markham " Tomiinson d 8 Baker. J Morss
| in the steerage
W" have Galveston dates to the I.t inst and indiana
| to the 2sth ult.
The fever had finished its ravsges at Galveston and
most other parts Of the State The Galveston News Of
| Let inst ssys relative to ii
The opinion expressed IN our last issue that tn
epidemic Of our city had terui mated has sn eonr1@
oy subsequent experience There s some few lin
sthg cases perhaps dozen all Of which are assure,
" our physicisns with perhaps bot one exception ar
cuNae-cent and out ofdang-r BY inquiring among o
pys'eltns we have been able TO hear but two neu
ca'"s within the past week aud these were yery Iybt
reported by the sexton old cases some Of
"a % beyond the limits the city and sone from tn.
oP. .. ~ Is possible We may have three more
probable They all concur 10 the opinion tbat neors
ssfty onr II9x"rdy ,dy nov ,t our city with perfect
from in attending to orphans and destitute famitis
The epidemic seems to have ceased at Indapols a. will
appear by the following extract from the India p
letin of the 26th
IL Is wtn the most grateful pleasure can now an
hounce to the public that the yellow fever has
lrofa lndisnola The health Of the town is again
eted But one death has taken place n the town limit
% nin eight days one that peculiar and compli
can now to all who wish to come to this place
eun auead From the first till advised all to
LAY away and feel that done the part Of faith
iui sentlnels. All may come without fear
\ heavy frost occurred at Houston on the I'D ult .
"nch time lew fatal cases Of the fever had occurred
ne t number Of the Brazonian Planter says relative
to the sugar crop:
onr sugar planters commence taking off the crop this
WeeK We have had few days Of bad weather hn there
i prospect Of favorable charge in the weather now
ana u We should not have much rain during the
grinding season we think the crop sugar will be good
one in the county The plant cane il geperav infror
however and but for the excellence of tn. cane IN me
OF the crop Of last The sugar expected 10 b. Of
better quaty than that made last year the juice Of
the is richer.
The editor Of the Planter has returned from visit to
LsVsca county He reports the crops in that
be very good The fields the Navidad and in
the neighborhood Columbus show the picking to be
very heavy lie mentions also continued improvements
OF the Colorado valley Houses going up and farms
srngng into existence every where along this beau
tui line Of country with great rapidty Experience
proves 1t to be Of the best sections in the whole South
for cotton.
The : W American, printed at Austin. learns from Col
Robertson who has lately been the upper Brazos aud
good Wheat has been by almost every farmer
One gentleman the North Bosque gathered eighty
bushels Of wheat from two acres Of ground
The Austin State Gazette Of the 10Th ult says;
We learn from passenger who came over from San
Antonio IN Friday nights that just before the stage
ieit an express arrived at San Antonio from Ell Paso
bringing the news that Mexican troops to the number Of
oooO or OOo were coming down upon Paso from the
haste that he rode two horses To dsab nnd %n S ucn
down the third when he got into Antonio This is ali
we can learn about tine matter
The State Gazette learns that the State Capitol will
not be completed in time for the Legislature to
in it. However, the editor says simple and comfortable
accommodations will be prepared The epidemic has de-
ayed the work and the consequently increased wages
now demanded will make the cost twenty-five per cent
more than the estimate of the contractors
The San Antonio Ledger Of the Goth is credibly inform
ed that party Of Indians down on the usaaune
about two weeks previous They were within a few miles
OF links place on the Fredericksburg road aud carried
of stock belonging to the dwellers in that vicinity
The San Antonio Ledger says
We truly gratited to learn that at last th ror
have been ordered to FL Paso This news will be sourr
Of rejoicing to the people of that unprotected region
-Four companies have ordered there but of what
class OF troops. when they depart we are uu-
able to learn 1t is good news auy way
The Western Texan says
The NTH infantry. complete, is encamped at the
head Of the San Antonio river where it will remain un-
til fully equipped for field service 1t will probably take
another week to furnish receive the NECESSARY
ments tN'f
The Galveston News of the 2sth ult saws:
The Brenbam Enquirer Washington county, saws II is !
now ascertaned that both the nd cotton erous will
fall short of what they were last year in that county
Late rains and strong winds have injured the cotton
Corn Is selling there 40 cents per bushe Here
we are paying 81 Is per buheI for raised more than
l 500 miles distant.
The Galveston News has the following intelligence re-
atiye to the Henderson, Houston and Galveston conte
plated railroad
We gratifed to the arrival bv the Iouis
looked for by many Of citizens He has succeeded in
us great enterprise beyond Expectations The stock
lor the whole road has been taken the company fully
ganlzed and several hundred hands now on their way
10 this city. some from Europe aud some FROM New
oFk The following items have been furnished us BY
Col Lacy !
The directors for the above read are Richard r. Kin
dali, OF New York Aaron IL Bean do; John II Hand
Do; W J. Valentine banker, London VIM G Lacy +
Galveston. ''
The principal office will be aHNew York sub board
OF directors will soon be appointed in this city
sif u L. Ripley, OF London. is the and BY
a gree ment, will be here in about so days
About 800 men have been engaged in Bremen. and are
now on their way this city
One hundred men engagee. and left New York for
ms city by the brig Lamtrtine the I'D of October
consigned to Messrs. Il, \ D. q, Mills
One hundred more engaged to leave New York
or this place about the 18th of this month by of the
exas line of vessels consigned to VIM Hendy \ Co
Professor forshey. with u corps of engineers will
e here in the steamer Perseverance, on Friday next.
The road will be graded for a double track and the
FORK will be commenced in this city.
The News learns that the telegraph wires from Houston
o that CITY would be complptpd in IA f.vv dayu