New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-06
Lator from Texas,


bringing dates to the LIST inst. We find no news
Of Importance in our exchanges.
The Galveston Journal of the 31st says:
We regret to state that the health of our city
has not improved since Monday From some
cause the disease seems to have been more fatal
thus far than that,of last year, and, as we have
before stated, nothing but the material is want
ing to produce most fearful epidemic.
RoBBERY.-A negro man belonging to Zeno
Walker entered the house of NJ Nj. Battle,
ESQ.,, County Clerk Of Fort Bend, one night last
week, and stole six or seven hundred dollars
He was seen and pursued, and dropped part Of
the money, and finally captured on Buffalo Ba-
you, together with fine blooded mare he had
stolen, and the balance of the change found on
his person. He was duly committed for trial
[Galveston News.
The bed of coal discovered in Hill county,
thirty miles above Waco and near the 32d paral-
lei, has been pronounced camel coal, and is
found in immense quantities.
Mr.. Wilson Davidson has purchased one third
interest in the Austin State Times. The paper
will be edited by Messrs. Ford and Beveridge
A Mineral Spring at Waco, upon the lands Of
Capt. Baum, operates as an emetic. The Era
says that its deposit is q dark reddish yellow
color. 1t has never been analysed, but the In
dams have regarded it as valuable for medicinal
purposes. ..-.... .r "
TIE EXPLORED VALLEY beautiful val
ley, lately explored in the boundaries of New
Mexico, bids fair to redeem large portion of
that territory from the charge of sterility. The
company of young men now out with Capt. Gill
bert is the certain forerunner of the population,
and from the information we have, we must ex-
pect large aecessions.
BROKE JATL.-Three prisoners, Wiley, Sher-
man and Williamson, broke Jail on Saturday
evening last, about o'clock, by cutting into
the wall, and pushing back the bolt of the lock,
Sheriff, Thomas NJ Hogan, gave immediate pur-
suit and come upon Wiley, who is charged with
negro stealing, that night, fred at him, but
failed to secure him. He, however, continued
the pursuit on the following day, and succeeded
in .ecapturing both Wiley and Sherman, a few
miles out of town. The other prisoner, Will
Hanson, who is charged with stealing q pocket
book with some forty dollars in money, has not
been retaken. Houston Star.
INDIAN DEPREDATIoNs. - The San Antonio
Ledger of the Oath inst, says that letter from
karnes county, dated the 14th, says the In
dams have visited that section and sc borrowed -
all the horses belonging to Rev. I'll. Hill and Col
Hodges, and seven head from Capt. Peck. A
party pursued the Indians unsuccessfully 40
miles towards the Nceces They found several
of the horses dead, two Of them skinned and
parts Of the carcases removed. The sayages
went out by their old trail, 20 miles west of
Fort Merrill,
Joseph Bates, who, it will be recollected, was
in custody in Houston for the murder of one
Davis, has made his escape; but before leaving
he addressed circular to the citizens of Harris
county giving his reasons for so doing. He says
that he will return and undergo his trial, as he
thinks that he will be acquitted by an impair
tial jury. He left simply to avoid the sickly
confinement in the Jail during the hot weather
good reason truly, for leaving. EBrazoria
Planter.
EXCITEMENT IN HUNTsyILLE.--We find the
following Geographic news in the Houston Star:
HUNTSVILLE, August 90.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Huntsville
and vicinity, was held this morning, at 10
o'clock.
Doctor S. G. MeClenny was called to the
Chair, and A. M. Branch, Esq, appointed Sec
rotary.
The Chairman stated that the object Of the
meeting was to take the sense of the citizens
whether or not they would allow the eonvcts,
who served their time in the Penitentiary, to
remain in Huntsville.
After very able speeches from Messrs. A. P.
Wiley, j. A Baker, and B. s. Wilson, resolu-
tons to this effect we're adopted:
That standing committee of twelve be ap-
pointed to inform those who have already
served their time out, and those who shall here
after come OUT giving them twenty-four hours
to leave the county in, except those who are
committed from this county In default of
which hickory and black Jack will be the rem
edy applied.
The meeting then adjourned
The committee commenced giving notice, and
at once proceeded to Mr. o. f. Walkers gro
Gerry, who had some Of the discharged convic.s
employed, and where their head quarters were,
when fight ensued between one of the COM
mittee and Walker, who threatened to defend
the Mexicans. Pistols and knives were thiekly
displayed, but nobody seriously hurt, except
Walker, who was only saved from being killed
by the presence of his wife, he having but few
friends. His house is considerably damaged.
Several good for. nothing white men and Mex
leans, who have been lounging about here, have
been ordered toQeave under penalty from the
above committee.
The excitement is at present high. A guard
of thirty persons, in addition to PATROLS have
been appointed to see the resolutions carried
into effect.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT On Wednesday last,
a we'll digger by the name of r. B. MeMullen,
lost his life in most shocking manner He
had been employed to deepen well on the
premises of Mr. B. F. Fly, living in the upper
part Of town, into which he descended ten or
fifteen feet, when he commenced sutfocating and
desired to be drawn up The hands commenced
pulling up as fast as possible, but it was too
late When about five or six feet from the
mouth of the well he tainted and fell back O.
distance Of about fifty five or sixty feet, and
was instantly crushed. After several unsuc-
cessful efforts his body was finally drawn up on
the same afternoon and Inferred on the follow
ing day. The deceased was anindustrious man,
and leaves a wife and several children, who
were wholly dependent upon his exertions for
support, to mourn his loss Gonzales Enquirer.
RoBBERY.-The jewelry store of Mr., Latham,
at Houston, was lately robbed of watches and
other jewelry to the amount of $2700. 1t is
supposed that the robbers were secreted in the
store at the time Of closing it.
The Houston Register says that several liquor
shops in that city have come to the conclusion
to 60 on with the traffic, in defiance of the late
act of the Legislature.
The town of Victoria continues remarkably
healthy. ==m.s5-
BURGLARY. The store-room of A. Dove s.
TO. was broken into on Thursday night, and
robbed of four hundred dollars in cash. The
thief entered back room by boring two auger
holes SO as to be able to raise the shutter The
money was deposited in small trunk under the
counter. This was taken to stable close by
and broken open. [seguin Mercury
A gentleman of our place, who has lust re-
turned from trip through the lower part of