New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-13
DAILY CRESCENT
Texas.

By the arrival Of the Perseverance, Sunday We have
Galveston papers the 9h Indianola to the 7h full
files Of exchanges from the interior. We copy the
following items fron the commercial columns Of the
News:
There has been fair amount Of business done during
the past week sckness has entirely ceased and the
danger in visiting this phase Is over
The delay OF opening Of the rivers for regular navga
ton s seriously felt BY all classes OF erchsnts bev
era steamers in readiness to into the Trinity trade
Reports from this river mention continuation Of rain
but do not that the rise Of the river sufficient
We have had succession Of sipguarly ns weather for
the advanced egetation has thus far not been in
and late picking Of coo, may be expected to
yield better quality than usual In TIE Upands pick
ing is pretty nearly while in the bottoms the
planters have still their hands full Of work.
Some sugar Plantations through grinding others
eoptnus working and report fvorsby the quality
while the s.t irresular and short Of the quantity
Prom Houston learn thxt brsness was very active
and cotton coming in freely receipts being about 200
The Leon Pioneer says shooting match took pacs In
Centrevle the 10Th ult between Mr. Elisha Robin
SON. citizen Of that place, and Mr. Tunnelly who had
recently become citizen In that vicinity Four shots
with pistols passed between them the former receiving
,sht flesh wound in the left thigh and the latter havsg
the bone his left arm shattered TO pieces Neither of
them is considered dangerously wounded The causs Of
the quarrel is not explained.
Gen A. Sidney Johnson who has returned from his Pc
rodca trip to the forts the upper of the Bra
and Trinity informs the editor Of the State Gazette
the Indians quet that part Of frontier
present.
Ney Pdpe.-we have received the first number Of a
paper published At Lockhart by !, T. Stuart and edited
by Mrs Mary e. Stuart The present number Is well
made up and do not doubt that will be paying en-
erprse there Is other published in that neighbor-
hood.
Dr. Hopkins, Of Liberty, says the Galveston Gazette
unfortunately killed at that place the st inst by
bis brothsrinlaw Jesse D. Lum, Esq 1t appears from
the testimony before the examining court that Lum
absent from home, when Hopkins there and began
to use the most abusive language towards Mrs Lum shs
sent for her husband On arriving he demonstrated with
Dr. III who Immediately assaulted Lum with his fist, knock
ing hm down. and resuming the attack when the latter
Lun drew his pocket knife and his aseailani
the muscular part Of the arm above the elbow
Hopkins died in about twenty minutes after artery
having been severed. No supposed the wound be
serious until he in dying state There had been
previous diculty between the families Lum gave him
self up and undergoing examination at last sc
counts but would doubtless be discharged He Is very
respectable and noYensive man.
FaoM E. PAso-Capt. skillman the indefatsable mai
contractor between San Antonio and Santa fe arrived
the latter place few days sgoaer his late visit to tn
metropolis Of the nation-drect from Ell Paso in twenty
two days He came down with Government train. &c
eompanied BY Col Mansfield, of the U. s. Army. Col n
made this = trial trip to become acquainted with tb
advantages offered by the San Antonio New Mex
ico He is says the Western Texan, highly deghte,
with his trip and the San Antonio route tn
shortest best apd lently the cheapest The
found abundance of water grass and everything
necessary along the entire line of travel 1t is surmset
that in consequence Of Col Mapsnelds satisfaction will
the country which he passed most if not all Goverumep
trains destined for New Mexico will in future be directed
to sdopt this route in preference to the heretofore
veled, via Independence. Missouri.