New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-30
Later from Texas.

ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP PERSEVERANCE.
The steamship Perseverance, which arrived
on Saturday evening last, brought dates from
| Galveston to the 26th
/ The health Of Galveston had improved since
last accounts, and nearly oil the cases Of fever
| in the hospital were from the shipping "
The Galveston News relates the following
story Some time last summer man named McCrorey,
who had married the daughter of excellent citizen 81
Liberty county Mr. Daniel Merritt, abandoned his wife
without cause earring with him their only child little
gritwo three years old The distressed mother and
her aunt went in pursuit toward atagorda In which d.
recton he had gone. but unable to oysrtake him
in company with Samuel 6. Powell of Matagorda who
learning ard becoming interested In the story of the
reayed mother promisea to lend might be able
I'VE understand that Mcorory WAS killed in the late
storm on Matagorda Bay. fate which He afraid he
Obtaining the child which escaped uninjured In few
days the mothers heart will be gaddened by
Of her lost little girl. as{,5 5ssa,ts
The San Antonio Western Texanof the 10Th
has the following
MoRE INDIAN DRPREDATioNs. - From some
gentlemen who arryed in San Antonio from Las Moras
On Tuesday the 18th Inst learn that Just rs they
were leaving there express arrived which left General
smith q Eaga Springs this side of ~ Paso stating the
fact that JauIes Campbell, Esq who left San Antonio
few months since with some six or eight Others with
drove Of i've hundred cattle bound for California was
nttepkeu NJ hhgio springs ana plundered
aii is droveno lives lost as far as heard FROM NE
further learn that Mr. Campbell met with General smith
Mt Eagle Springs and that he will the enara
to tho station al Las Moras where they are expected 10
ARRIVE about the 25h inst The Indians are taking tie
by the foelock and laying in winter supply early in
caleroe and Lpans. siFsatt ii
VIZ cannot Soueh for the truth OF the above we rive n
as related TO rs, hut tscr IL il trtte aris581 d
will give our readers the facts In the case a. soon
az we obtain them X n Y,5f n
g FATAL AFRRAY IN PANoLA County,. We are
Indebted to our townsnan Col r. N Goode for tho FOL
lowing particulars Of bloody tradegy IN Cartbage
"a Williams and ssvera Of his friends assaulted iona
than Anderson end his with double barreed shot
guns and discharged three shots before The Andersons
returned thelf fire. This engagement soon bsoame gene
ral on noth sides man by the nano Of Jonas Miller
was Killed dead ON the ground John q Turner nier-
cnent q Carthage was seriously wonded and ssvera
OF the Wlians party received HeHh Wounds All of tbe
ANDERSON party escaped unhnrt After the
hased their res they retreatea the second floor al
Turner's storasroom carrying with them the killed
between Williams and Anderson The beiIQerents have
hostitiss BY mutual consent four months
A gentleman direct from Austin saws that
S00 600 required deposit from the Pacific Rail-
road COMPANY hss not been made yet and that the I'M
preston seems 70 BIZ the knowing ones there
snss WI not be ~ IA time prescribed Tbs time will
sithoEgn ths general impression has besn that was the
nrst q the present month. fCentraf re khan IS r.
WE learn that the toWn Of Petersburg, the
orlsr county seat Of Layaea county, was sold by Tho
Sheriff o. that county short Tina since for debt The
property vent xenaArkaby low. The Old Court House
sod ior ~ the old tavern stand for s15 and other
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