New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-12

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THE DAILY CRESCENT.
From Texas
ARR1yAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CHARLES MORGAN
" The United States Mail steamship Charles
q Morgan arrived yesterday from Indianola and
SGalyeston, with dates from the latter place
Ito the 18th inst.
= sThe San Antonio Ledger learns from the ex-
i&press rider to Fort Merrill that the Nueces has
been unusually nigh, so much 80 as to compel
those living in the valley to desert their homes
loss and damage has been sustained by those
ssliving along the stream Andrew Simons and
sg O. Hara, his brother-in-law, had their
house swept of, and were both drowned. The
K body of Simons had been recovered
M The Galveston News learns from gentlemen
Just down from Washington that the statement
which we copied in our last Fridays issue from
1.-THE Houston Morning Star, to the effect that
Il many of the bottom fields were submerged and
the crops destroyed by the late overflow of the
nerazos, of some few miles in the immediate
straightforward of Rock Island, were partially
for q very short time, not enough,
&howeyer, to do any serious damage The crops,
\ pretty generally, throughout the interior coun-
ties, have been considerably injured by the late
heavy and frequent rains, far more than from
Mahy other cause. The cotton crops. especially,
will, from this cause, be cut short to consider
able extent The corn crops, as far as we can
%learn, will, Notwithstanding the wet weather.
fGfn out well throughout the entire State.
Ar. Uriah Littlefeld, of Gonzales county, lost
saiittle son of about eight years old on the 10th
&S]& He had gone with an older brother to fish
~. IN. 49, Lonn nt,r
from him, and was not found till after four days
seafch by all the neighborhood His remains
were then found in the river, into which he had
J doubtless accidentally fallen, and thus lost his
life.
Capt. Sterrett commenced his mail contract
d between Galveston and Houston on the LIST inst,
with his steamer, the Neptune The trips will
be made regularly as follows: He will leave
:. Houston every other day, and also Galveston
every other day in the week, except Sunday,
when he will lay by; that is, he will leave
!. Houston on Mondays. w ednesdays and Fridays,
at 5 P. NJ, and will leave Galveston on Tuesdays,
thursdays and Saturdays at the same hour, ar
irving in Galveston early on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings, md arriving in Hous.
ton earlyep Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
mornings.
The Galveston News understands that the
Citizens of Wharton county have lately made up
/. subscription to the amount of 100000 to the
Harrisburg Railroad, on condition that the rail-
road shall be extended across the Brazos to the
Colorado river This amount is subscribed by
some Of the best planters Of the country, who
: yobligate themselves to pay the installments as
the road progresses
i The weather in the interior WAS still showery
a by our last accounts. We hear of no damage
A to the crops, but apprehend some, unless the
4 rains abate.
h The Item says that about twenty counties
were represented at the late Educational Con-
sention at Huntsville
The State Gazette. in noticing the fact that
Governor Pease would shortly issue writs Of
election to fill the vacancy in the Senate created
Y by the death of the Hon David Gage of Rusk
county, remarks that from this fact, it may be
surmised that the Governor intends converting
Fan extra session of the Legislature; but ex-
presses the belief that he has no such intention
Nj Hon. G. W. Buckley, Judge Of the Seventh
Judicial District, has transmitted his resignation
Of that office to the Governor, to take effect on
the third Monday in September next. The Star
says that several gentlemen have already been
spoken of for the ofice-Hons W. P. Gray and
James w. Henderson, Col. H. Yoakum, of Hunts
willie; and Hon. Vim. 9. Abbott, Of Liberty.
Col Yoakum, we learn, has positively declined
being candidate.
man named Stephen G, Barnes was killed
on the 9Th ult., at Fort Graham, by VIM. Nj.
Black, the same party who robbed Thomas Har-
rison, Esq. Black was intoxicated during the
day, and attempted to shoot a man named Glib
ony, but his pistol snapped. To prevent further
and when they got within fifty yards of it, Black
' shot him in the head. He then escaped, meet
ing Harrison half mile from the spot took his
horse, saddle bags and thirty dollars in money,
4 ss stated in our last.
III The Austin Times states that the body Of a
nan was found in Walter Greek, near the resi-
dence of Gen. Harvey, on the 9th ult. 1t is
l 4 mpposed that he was a man known as g French
Y Fred,'' q horse. drover, and that he was muir,
h,shred for his money, of which he had con-
N dderable sum when seen previously.
St#The Star states that few days since, Mr.
{ gIohn Gates of Green's Bayou, Harris county,
Ias crushed to death by the accidental rolling
10 tier Of saw logs into the San Jacinto river.
\ sates was engaged in preparing a raft, when by
Y bme means the checking gave way, and the
ntire tier of logs passed over his body.
\ "a correspondent of the Ranger calls attention
6owners of light draught steamers to the route
A stween Washington and Richmond, the termi-
H ius Of the Harrisburg Railroad; and says that
II fter the LIST of October, it is bound to pay
7 sitter in proportion to the capital invested than
Namy other investment in Texas, and the good
Meets to the country will be incalculable."
VI Hon, Alexander Rosy has written letter to
The State Gazette, showing conclusiyely that
The attempt made last spring to organize dis
\ fnet political party Of German immigrants, on
4 basis adverse to the existing institutions and
policy of Texas, was not and is not approved by
\ The great body of our raturalized German eti-
4 ems This movement has been disapproved in
\ dc most explicit terms by the Germans Of Sar
/ sntonio, New Braunfels, Houston and other
A pints.
THE river Brazos slightly overHowed its
banks, in some places, recently, but has again
eceded. The Planter expresses the opinion
Y nat but little damage has been done to the
limitations along the river, but fears that the
fNerfiow, coming so late in the season, viii
ause much sickness during the summer. Be.
iween the overflow and rains, the planters havs
been in many cases prevented from working
heir crops, SO that the weeds threaten to do .
rood deal Of damage.
"a SAcRILEGIous 0UTKAGE.-The Scotch Pres.
byterian Church in Detroit, Mich, was broker
into by some persons ON Thursday night las
\ md shamefully dssecrated The Herald says
slarge and elegantly furnished Bible, that cos
iyer $50, presented by the ladies OF the society
4 and another presented by a private citizen
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