New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-02
Later from Texas.


we'd Wednesday morning, bringing dates from
| Galveston to the 26th ult. She reports schoon-
er ashore on Ship Island. The following is the
list of passengers by the Louisiana:
Mrs Burns Mrs Foote and child, Mrs Payne and son.
lady, Ely and lady, Messrs Dawson, Thss Ii Borden
Capt Wilson, Josh silsbee, Wood Capt vauvet,
Cray, II Green, W Benedict Lane {, s Gerard
VIM Caste Jno Garcia, Sable, R Joel Robt Tinker
and q on deck.
We gather the following information form our
exchanges:
The Western Texan of the 10th ult., says
that Mr.. Enoch Jones, an old, substantial and
enterprlsing citizen Of Bexar county, had made
his arrangements to start, on Monday last, for
the North, with q view to purchasing iron for
the first section of the San Antonio and Mexican
Gulf Railroad, 1t is his purpose also to con-
tract, whilst at the North, for locomotive truck
cars, and such other things as may be deemed
necessary to facilitate ',aotve operations in the
construction Of the road''
The Columbia Democrat says that the rail-
road from that place to Austin can be easily
built under the new charter granted at the SEES
SION just closed, 1t is believed that 100000
can be raised in Brazoria county, to complete
the work from Columbia to Wharton, and that
~ 600 900 can be raised on the Brazos and Col
orado rivers, to build the road from Columbia
to Austin.
The Brenham Enquirer, of the 18th ult., has
the following account Of an ARRAY that recently
occurred in Washington county
Wercgret to announce that on Saturday last
Mr.. Forest the stage driver from this place to
La Grange having went to Mr., Hollis for the
purpose of removing the stage horses to estab-
llsh another stand, believing the stock were not
we'll cared for at Eoltss, and while Forest was
engaged In placing the harness on a horse he
received q shot from q rifle in the hands of Holt
who dropped the rifle and retreated, when For
est drew pistol and returned the fire, the ball
passing through Hollis shoulder. Both of the
wounded are becoming eonvaleseent. The state
ment is given as related to u.s.
The Galveston News of the 9th SAYS:
gentleman who left the Brazos, day before
yesterday, says the river had then risen about
one foot at the upper edge of Brazoria county.
and that the rise at Washington was reported
to be still greater, The river was there rising
steadily. Another gentleman who left Cold
Springs two or three days ago, says there was
then no Use in the Trinity at that place He
says the long drouth had rendered the ground
too dry for cultivation, and that the late rains
had been very light.
We learn from letter, dated Pass Cayallo.
Feb Il, that a man of the name of William
Jameson, native of Philadelphia, was drowned
at the Pass on the 10th ult
We learn that the German laborers on the
Houston railroad were discharged on Saturday
last, and became greatly exasperated against
MIR, Bremond. on the ground, as they alleged
that they had not been paid. They finally pro-
oeeded in 81 body to Mr. Bremond's house, after
night, and, il is said, commenced an assault by
throwing stones, brickbats, etc, and breaking
some windows. Several of them were after
wards arrested and put in Jail, and were tried
on Monday. Since then, we learn the difficult
ties have all been settled, and The laborers have
gone to work again under the contract, now
taken by Gen, d. w O. Clark