New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-05
DAILY CRESCENT
LATER Faona rzxAs
.aRRIY.aL OF THE cHaaEEs aoRe,as

The steamship Charles Morgan, Capt m
Place, from Iadianola, via Galveston, ON the ID
| inst, arrived on Monday. night, bringing IA
i bales cotton, IA, or in specie, and 9S head oi
cattle. The following is q List Of her passen-
gers. s
MEs LsSkwooas md son, Mes lockwood Miss ehsinpiop
Mrs farn,iey; Mrs Gonzales, Mr. Arnold and laay Mira
Latham Hats ff8rd Boysa@n. earr & Clssas
Evans Cook 6iddingsR B. Bsossssa s yype Jsa,es
Hannes German, ~ II. Bsn.s oe Hs W Erown Rare,
Ramsey. Dunear, kesssshsl fsfmass-2g on dseks :
The specie was consigned as foilowss H. n
Maignsn, S2,0T2. Union Bank, $2,009.sS
TheEharies Morgan reports tilss 4he ateann-
ship Nautilus, hence for Galveston and Brazos.
entered the harbor of Galveston about 12 o'clock
on the % inst, having lost her mainmast In a
severe gale which she experienced Sf shin
lsAad en- the night of the Both. She Was In
Jnred considerably otherwise, and was CON-
PEELED to throw overheard part of her eargo,
Capt Thompson, Of the Nautilus, reported
the hght-ship on Ship Island as having teen
blown from her anchorage and not 10 pe eeeu.
IL Is supposed she had put to sea. Also a
schooner, name not recolleeted, was blown
ashore during the gale; the waves made a
clean breach over her. There is no doubt but
that she went to pieces and all hands perished.
The watchman of the Nautilas was lost over.
board during the gale.
The gale had NOT been felsin Galyeston.
We extract the following snmmary Of ff,a newss
in Texas from the Galveston News. q the Ist
inst: y
The company of Rargers has been dirided
into three detacbments; one is stationed on
Grab Apple creek, one on the Medina and ones
on cypress creek- They will doubtless SO good :,
ssrs,cs. 6. II nyssng 81 moment trafspirss Ne
Late adyices refute the rumor Of the arrest Of
Capt. Heury and command. There wae mig
understanding between come of the perfv and
the Mexicans concerning a horse, Mhichsraa
adjnsted, and the Captain continnsa his march
for General Vidanrris camp q
The Lipans have a camp on the Mexican side
of the kio Grande, five or SIX milesfrom Laredo,
from which they issue in squads, and piundef
on this sideaof the river.
The Semineies are giving the Mexieans soma
trouble BY commit Ting robberies Gen Yidaarf
is reported t0haye gent force of Eve or six
hundred men against them
They are making very excellent stoneware in
Enterprise, Rusk county, and are sending It to
all parts Of the State for sale
Salt Of superior quality is being manufac-
tured BY solar evaporation in the vicinity Of
Corpus Christi.
The Sunday Law continues to be we'll observed
in Houston.
Texas, with population of about Ave hun
u4ed tuousGuu sou4S, coulhlnS DetHeen nifty and
sixty newspapers, most OF them ably conducted
and neatly printed. Six of them are devoted to
the cause OF religion.
The crops in the northeastern part of Texas
have proved abundant. The emigration of last
season was quite large, but an increased NUM-
bersls anticipated during the ensuing fall and
winter, Tor which they are well prepared, pro-
visions OF all kinds being abundant and scheap
The northeastern counties Of the State gene
rally are in a most aourishing condition. ALI
industrial pursuits are prosperlng The culture
of wheat is rapidly extending, extensive -four.
ing mills are being erected. bueis attention ia
being paid to horticulture, as well as agricuIt.
ure. In the latter o disposition is manifested
to diversity the articles cultivated. and TO adopt
the most approved system of culture. Book
farming is coming into vogue. Agricultural
periodicals are patronized and read.
From the Houston Telegraph we learn that
there had been several deaths from yellow
fever since the last report OF the sexton,- which
was made on Friday, the 24th ult. Thedis-
ease was mostly confined among foreign emil
grants however. general stampedes Ind
taken place among the unacclimated
The returns from the election had not all
come in, up to the date of our latest files So
far there have been seventy counties heard
from. Pease's majority is but little over 8 400.
and lowers is still ahead of Ruanels 251 votes
Evans is said TO be undoubtedly elected. Fields
leads Crosby 1Sl votes Ii is hoped the next
steamer will bring full returns.
The Central Texian, published in Anderson,
Grimes county, reports that the caterpillar
lad made its appearance in that county, and
ears were entertained Of the destruction of ths
cotton crop there s55=& &Ul