New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-27
Later From Texas.

Later From Texas a;
.aRRIp.qL OF THE STEINER PERSEVERANCE. E. Il
BY the arrival on Saturday last Of the steam i
ship Perseverance, Capt. Place, We have dates q
from Galveston to the Odd Her list of passen- c
gers and consignees will be found under their !,
appropriate heads. Is
A German named Adam Hess committed sui
eide in Galveston on the Goth by cutting his r
throat with razor, while laboring under fit 2
of insanity IL
Frost had appeared in most parts Of Texas /
A correspondent Of the Galveston News, writ
ing from San Antonio under date Of the 10Th,
states that an inundation of grasshoppers was
doing great damage to the gardens in that sec
ton The same writer says;
An express arrived this morning from Corpus Christi
being Special Orders No. 12S which instructions
have been received from the War Department, under
Of Oct 2S revivng previous order which had nen
suspended calling for six companies Of volunteers Thl
is rare shutting for Government Col Waite is directed
the six companies into service without delay
Send one to Fort Mason and the other to the vicinity
of Fort Clark instead of to Fort Worth as previously
ordered fl WI f5. zz4s
Know Nothngs exists this city which originated no
doubt the result of the late election for school Tru
tees candidate brought out on the morning received
hundred thirty out of two hundred and seventy
Eve votes. The German candidates had no show what
ever.
A correspondent of the same paper, writing
from Gonzales, says:
aOur country extremely healthy. crops are turning
out much better than anticipated, heavy emigration
pouring into country and settling up our ana
-ics nr taun l. sso ranidly imnroyng enc Churches
magnificent Academy, fne dwelling houses and stately
store houses be seen in every direction In word
decidedly fast people and believe in keeping
UP with the spirit of the age
company of Rangers. the 18th instant, started
from Austin in pursuit Of band Of Indians VINO were
Scott The Rangers took six days ratons and started
| early to meet the redskins. a-
The San Augustine Red-Lander of the 18th inst says
there is scarce of the day without the
Of that place being hronged with emgants from
North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee, Georgia Ala
bnma Mississippi and Louisiana The streets are CON
tinualy crowded with carriages wagons carts horses
mules, cows hogs, white and negroes, women and
chldreu of every age sse and complexion all ooSins
well and apparently in fine spirits
The Northern Standard of the 2sh ult is informed by
Regain just arrived from Tennessee, that the road is
perfecty thronged with emgrans bound for Ierds, prn-
cipaly from Tennessee Kentucky Georgia, North Caro-
lima, Alabama, and Mississippi The greater porton OF
| them however, from Tennessee.
The Tyler Telegraph of the sth inst speaks Of large
trains emgrants passing daily through the streets OF
that psce snd, apparently, shhving considerable
woslth with them The greater portion Of them are
| from Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and pretty
ruoh all bound for Rten Ieras The Telegraph states
ass train of twenty wagons containing ten fam-
H. ia ALL seventy-hve psrsons-from Caroline county
lilies passed through the city Of Richmond, on the
| Virsini feute for Texas, by land
2th ut, ,s ID Recorder of the 18th inst, says:
| The Richmol Beispo have completed the new jail
MessrA. Wren SY stories high, and is a very sub
It is built Of brick i T. es inside will be TROUBLESOME some
customer to those who are SO
| its company Tnriey, in Hopkin'
In reiation TO the reeehe muruer >ss already pub
county, the particulars of which H. :, iuauest wa.
ished the Northern Standard states that al "a ascer
| held over him, and the knife found by him y" she ii
tanned to belong to a man by the nome of Brown,h -
under arrest Two others suspected but nothing pc
itively known" n
The Glarksville Standard of the 2sth ut, says Mr.
Whetse of Colin county, recently had one of the bones
his entirely through just above the WRIST ana
the flesh frightfuIy torn, by the saw of his own saw
near the town of Mckinney Amputaton became neees-
sary.
The Bastrop Advertiser the 18th inst says the Col
orado Synod, of the Cumberland Presbyterian ohurch
began session in that place Thursday the 9TH hsV
Henry Renick, Moderator.
The Austin State Times reports abundance of game
on the Colorado river above that city. Bear, deer az
turkeys are said be in fine order and easily found
FRoM THE Rio GRANpE.--Maj. Norton who arrived Q
Austin on the 18th inst from the Rio Grande brougf
the following intelligence from that quarter, Whcn
| condense from the State Times Of the 18th &:
az the Mexican citizens on the opposite bank OF u
Rio rande and the merchants Brownsville have SUI
seribed sixty thousand dollars for the getting up az
fitting another revolutionary force PROVIDED
the chief command be given to 6en. oarvaJa ~ -
been called by of the most prominent revolutio
ss with view to securing his services and 1t is
he will accept the command II s also. sad tnat |.
citizens Monterey have guaranteed contribution
four hundred thousand dollars on their to ne app
prated the furthersnce of the same great cause ~
principal men of the revolutionary party are 1ayoran
disposed the acceptance Of the services Of orsg
ers in their army. a. ua.,a,,ot;
or fugitive slaves runaway poems can be renewed
consequence of the late order from the Mexican auI9
ties prohibiting the crossing over TO the texas s.e a.
river horses mules stock has become scarce ana Vt
high priced The penalty for violating ihls
for passing one brood mare-s i've hundred aols
and long Imprisonment The killing Of any nreeonig y
NAL is also strictly forbidden If Mexican should nn
necessary kill one of his own cows for bis tsmy
sisteuce he pay five dollars for the privilege.
$ Every animal of whatsoever class is taxed-even
the dogs Chickens and all domestic fowls also ne
cans Who hitherto rejoced in sporting long black lot
have now to pay twenty-five cents per month for ENJOY
that luxury Doors windows, in short every thng mn
able, are taxedn
cen VOL has lately issued order for clearing es
thing from off the west bank of the Rio drande eig
| yards back-from Guerrero to Matamor bs, That o.
| was being carried into execution when N al Norton
Fences were being removed. and the aterials burn
corn cpt down-in short the Whole valley viii be ain
snorn of its fields. The best and more fertile lan
found on the margin Of the river Another order cut
all communication between the Amerie an and me- 4
h sides of the Bravo. Neither man, woman OF emu
It is said that the Mexican troops alop this porto
the Northern frontier, disposed IN snat garl
l. that if Gen Carvaja should cross the n YER IL Moa
he difioult to beat those scattered firces in de
.1 Two thousand soldiers occupy line 81 over eng
s dred and fifty milesn The following Is he preshS
s2A of their dispostion At Matamoras one thcusa anu
- well armed equipped and proyisionedi so with
~ supply of artillery at Rsynoso one hnndfea H. ..
MARCO Mier, I'LL
Tar pieces Of artillery at Guerrero, one hundred
Alstter from Bandara Bexar county, to the San
Sm ,4at.s {h.t tbe writer in cofnpany with
l nAu ieA@h nsNeN1
other men started on the Sth inst in pursuit Of
of Indians who had stolen lot OF horses ont,ne PR
night They pursued the trail up the west ern oa
the Medina for twenty -four hours overlook, tracke'
=@ dispersed them woundng several aud reco vering
own horses and capturing three belonging to the In
Among the articles taken from the indians were $
tnbn cloths nnts a hhle and d letter viii eh nae