New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-18
Later from Texas.

| ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP oHAs. MORGAN
| The U. S. mail steamship Charles Morgan
arrived at this port yesterday morning from
lndianola psa Galveston, bringing dates from
the latter place to the 18th The list of her
passengers and consignees will be found in the
ship news column. We have received most Of
our Texas exchanges, but they contain nothing
of great Importance or interest.
In Che Galveston News Of the 10th we find the
following:
The hope expressed in our last, that we would
be able to the disappearance of the yeow
fever has not yet been realized On Saturday last i
number OF new cases reported chiefly among the
crews OF vessels lately arrived We understand that there
are about twenty yellow fever patients in the Hospital
cases in private practice.
We learn from Capt. Nichols, who came up
Sunday by the Louisiana that in the late storm at
Deerows Point and saiuria the most violent wind blew
from n w. This was on Monday night the 18th This
wind forced the water out of the bay such an immense
body that there not for it in the channel and
L was from this that the water away Decrows
Point to such an extent But what appears somewhat
singular is that ut the very time MONDAY night
the wind at Saluria and Dscrow's was blowing a Rae
from N W. it blowing perfect hurricane at Msta
gorda fr m the N a. At the same time the wind in
this city was blowing from nearly west Capt Nichols
confirms cur previous accounts Of the disasters at Mata
diatey sent to their plantations for their negroes and
commenced repairing and rebuilding and were no doubt
pesdy able to provide themselves comfortable shelters
from the wreck of the buildings that had been totally
partially demolished The total number of deaths in the
bay was but cannot yet learn certainly whether
there four six persons killed in Matagorda The
crops of Matagorda county said to be nearly total
loss. ~
Capt Hayiland, of the steamer ]. I'll. Bell
Just arrived at Galveston from Indianoa informs the
News that he came out of Matagorda Bay Nv the new
m. wi hat Ialnr.
feet water at high tide the old channel having twelve feet
at the same time The the Brazos he says turns
have commenced grinding say the yield will be fully as
great as last year though the quality is inferior The
cotton crop of Brazora county proves to be pretty
lost, as we have previously been informed
The News has also the following item. We
have just received information of of the most distress
ing caamties attending the late storm Col Thorne 4
planter IN Matagorda who was spending the on
the Peninsula in the neighborhood Of Col Ira r. Lewis
Capt Hugely and Others inundated by the water and
compelled to leave his house with his family consisting
of his wife and two small children together with
and her three children In the ATTEMPT to
Mrs Thorpe lost her infant child that was taken from her
arms by the violence of the wind other child about
eighteen months old also lost together with the three
children of the servant We have received none
of the particulars of this distressing calamity
The Times thus describes the recent weather
in Galveston: Since last issue, have had almost
no idea when shall have clear, dry weather II il
however, approaching the time of the year when the
3" NorheTs' may be reasonably expected and, they
the season this, may look for regular npper
with the reappearance of dry, settled weather.
The Civilian has letter dated October Q.
from planter Oyster Creek confirming the accounts Of
the damages from the storm and subsequent in that
vicinity 1t says that the storm lasted three DAYS and
the rain continued up to the 3D. literally DESTROYED
the crops 1t did not extend over ifty miles nm the
Brazos but the crops the Lower BRACES oyster CREST
Bernard and Caney almost entirely ruined The
writer does not think in this region one-tenth of
of nstt .n,a ttnr.o upsDlt1
quantities of timber have also been DESTROYED . and
scarcely oak is left standing The roads are impass
Bile for wagons and it is difficult to travel horseback
The Times learns by o letter that son of
Mr. Dixie, of Cherokee county aged about eight years
shot his brother through the head while
playing with pistol,
The Houston Telegraph of the 18th inst. in
forms that the telegraph line is again in operation be-
River and New Orleans Uncover which the Galveston
and Red River Company have no contro-ony prevent
the transmission of dispatches through to New Orleans
For the seven days previous to October II,
there ten deaths in Houston from yellow fever On
the week previous there twenty deaths from
the same disease. So says the Houston Star.
The Telegraph says that Mr. Charles Merlin,
formerly keeper Of the Alabama House found dead in
his bed the morning of the 9th inst He had been on
spree several days before and had vial Of black
drops from which he had taken few drops to quiet his
nerves Thursday night, It found in the morning
that he had taken during the night the entire contents
which oceasioned his death.
The destruction of the cotton crop in Fort
Bend county has been disresspgly great as we learn
from communication addressed to the Houston Star
The writer says: In few days past have seen nearly
II liz esaf About here. you that one.third
d average yield all that most expect and many are
convinced that they will not make that Judge
buckley presume from 800 acres will get 100 bales
Mr. Dunevy, from $50, about 80; f. G. Secrst from 3d.
lbout TO- In truth such destruction from storm and rain
vas never known about here.n
The weather in San Antonio has been DELIGHT
n and the health good with the exception Of consider
ble sickness among the Mexican portion of the popua
ion The Western Texan states that military court
martial will probably be held in San Antonio on the 2Oh
,at does not say for what purpose.
We learn from the Ledger that a musician.
belonging to Reynolds Co.'s Circus was attacked and
ougbly handled few nights before by party of men
German ball roem, when wishing to make good His
esreat, he fell down decliyy, broke leg and received
undry other bruises, from the effects of which he died
he following Tuesday.
The Texan contains the following account of |
outrage perpetated upon American citizen nv tb
authorities of Mexco Dr. j D. Smith, citigen Of tbe
United States had purchased in Mexico at great
90 Mexican mares, 1914 mules II jacks and ii ne Mer
an horses the animals procured short distance
eyond saltilo AZ Paris he obtained pass aud under
direction be travelled to San Fernando and there Maid
nty on his drove of horses mules, etc. amounting to