New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-15
! Later from Texas.


from this port to Galveston was made in thirty
two hours
A German named Handel was arrested in
Galveston few days ago. for disturbing the
worship of German Methodist congregation.
He resisted the officers and finally stabbed one Of
them slightly, for which he was fined one hun
bred dollars and sentenced to imprisonment for
ten days.
NEGRo STEALING IN NAVARRO COUNTY. The
Leon Pioneer, of the LIST inst, learns that two
likely mulatto boys were recently stolen or de-
coyed from Col. Ellis, on Richland Greek, taking
with them two fine mules, saddles and brides, a
double barrelled shotgun, and all the fine
clothing of their master. Also, the ColoneFs
and his wife's gold watehes-the latter being
worth three hundred dollars 1t is thought the
negroes were decoyed off by white men; and one
individual upon whom strong suspicious rested,
was seized by posse of the citizens, but he man
aged to get away from them and escape to parts
unknown. Several other persons in that neigh
borhood are also suspected.
The Galveston News publishes the following
letter, relating the particulars of an affair
which appears to have grown out Of the above !:
4 SPRINGFIELD, Texas, Nov. 4, 1354--Editors
.Netcs: Our whole country has been wild with
excitement, in regard to 8 murder said to have
been committed about two weeks since, in Ma
varro county, upon the body Of one Mr.. Wells.
The body was found on last Sunday, in Cham
bers' Greek bottom, by parcel Of men hunting
for cattle Soon after, eight men were arrested
on suspicion, and were tried during the present
week, and acquitted. The whole town Of Cor
sicana was alive with reople armed with guns,
pistols, etc. Some for the prisoners, and others
against them. Fears were entertained at one
time that the prisoners would be mobbed, which
was the cause Of so many of their friends ap-
pearing armed There were men from Free
stone and Limestone counties, who were friends
to the prisoners, and lest there should be some
hard feelings against them, will take occasion
to remark that their intentions were to see the
law of the land executed. Ii their friends had
been proved guilty, they would have acquiesced
There is still great excitement in Navarro
county.
The body Of the murdered man was found
about twenty miles from the residences of the
parties accused. Irefrain from giving an opin-
ion as to their guilt Of the murder.
One of the parties accused, lost couple Of
negroes some months since; and it is supposed
by good many persons that the man Wells in
stigated the boys to run off, and that he was
hung for it.
The News has the following article upon the
Indian difficulties and the requisition upon the
Governor for six companies of Rangers. The
Indignation expressed by the writer we have no
doubt finds an echo in the breast of every resi-
dent of Texas .--
The Secretary of War, in Washington City,
has twisted and turned on the subject of calling
out the Rangers, with an experiences that would
tickle Jim Crow amazingly. Having ordered a
requisition the Governor of this State, for six
companies of Rangers, he waits until they have
collected and marched for Austin-many OF
them travelling hundreds Of miles-wben the
sagacious Secretary contermands the order, and
| the Rangers would have had to go back, to use
the vulgar expression, Sc badly fooled had not
Gov. Pease mustered them into the service of the
State. The Legislature will have to foot the
| bill and look to Congress for reimbursement
The hostile attitude of the Apaehes, and the
| thieving and numbering expeditions of the Ca
| manches, as weekly recorded in the papers
| fully justify Governor Pease in the movement
| IF the General Government has no sympathy fol-
the industrious settlers who are at the mercy Of
| barbarous Indians, to say nothing of the solemn
obligation, on the annexation of this State, by
which the Federal power is pledged to protect
\ cur frontier from the depredations of the say.
| ages, we people of Texas cannot look calmly on
| while men are butchered, women and children
carried into captivity, and property stolen
4 The only sensible course to be pursued is te
make war on the Indians, which is now fully
| justified by the frequency of their attacks or
| the settlements and travellers, together with
| their defiant tone and undsguised hostility
| Tampering with them, by treaties, has only
I served to lead them to suspect the whites Of
| cowardice, and to encourage their atrocities
When overpoHered, the wiley savage will pro
\ TESS the greatest friendship, ndScunningly de-
clare his desire for peace and treaties, if neces
sity, or the prospect of presents, make it to his
advantage, but still at heart he thrsts for blood
and his fingers itch for stealing.
We cannot doubt that the action of Governor
Pease will be sustained by the people.
From the San Antonio Ledger Of late datt
We learn that forty Polish families were on thei,
way to Castroyille; all substantial men, farm
| ers, mechanics, etc Also sixty families from
Saxony, whose destination is the Medina Thu
banks of the Medina are certainly destined tt
be densely settled.
SUGAR CANE ON THE GUADALUPE. -Seyera
planters have tried the experiment of growing
sugar cane on the Guadalupe with the best pos
sible success The Victoria Advocate alludes
to specimens of new sugar of light color an6
beautifully graduated. The same papet fur
nishes the following instance of the capacity O
the soil for growing cane
Capt j. ID. Reid, Of this county, has on hi.
plantation about twenty acres of sugar cane
which. as he is not prepared for sugar making
he allowed to grow without cultivation or t6e
least attention. 1T grew and fourished not.
withstanding, and is now pronounced by com.
petent judges to be as fine field of cane as
can be produced in Louisiana by the most care.
full and scientific cultivation.
From such facts continually multiplying. we
are forced to the conclusion that the soil and
climate of Texas are peculiarly adapted to the
culture of this great Southern staple, and thai
in few years it will be produced here in great
abundance, and quite proftably. 1t is undoubt.
eddy the surest crop that can be grown in Texas
The Gonzales Inquirer states that a company
of Texas Rangers recently passed through that
place on their way to Austin They were g an
able-bodied, ferce-looking set of fellows,
The yellow fever has carried off several prom
inent citizens of Corpus Christi during the past
season. Among these the names of DR.. Turner
of the U. s. Army, and Mr. B. F. Someryille
OF the Quartermaster's Department; Mrs
Smith, the wife Of Gen. P F Smith, is reported
very ill. The Nueces Valley does not call thi.
the yellow, but malignant fever
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Two girls who were arrested in Manchester.
New Hampshire short time since for horse stealing
were sentenced on Tuesday the h to four years. hard
labor in the State prison Their bravado gave way wher