New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-11
Later from Texas.

Later from Texas. %&ee
The steamship Perseverance, Capt Shepherd,
arrived yesterday from Indianola, ,..pia Calves
ton, bringing dates from the latter place to
Saturday last. There is not much news Of in
terest. The National Anniversary was cele-
brated with spirit in most of the towns and vii
lagos of Texas. 49, 49, 49,.
The Galveston News has the following para
graph: .s5 s-..,s.
All accounts from the wheat growing region
OF our State represent the crops as unusually
promising; and from the large emigration
which has been pouring into that section Of
country, we may confidently look forward 70
the time when We shall grow enough -four to
supply our whole State with that staple, for
which we have heretofore been almost exclusive
ly dependent on our neighbors
Aletter Of the I'd inst, from Cctland. New
ton county, states that three persons two men
and boy-were arrested at Madison for
mail robbery, II appears that they have
repeatedly robbed the mail between Burkyille
and Madison, by means Of key, as stated by
the boy. The robbery had been discovered in
tie neighborhood Of Newton, and preparations
made for arresting the boy, when it was ascer-
tanned that he had been taken. It is probable
considerable damage has been done, as quite q
number Of torn and nutilated letters have been
found in different places.
Aletter from jackson county states that since
the rains, the crops are Hourishing in ine style
The News says:
There will be no fear Of a famine in that sec
ton of country, from all we learn, though thi
writer says. reports to that effect have been cir
culated. When we travelled through jackson
county, little over month ago, everything
seemed psrched and dried up, but the late rains
have dissipated all fears of short crops, and
from accounts which reach US from all parts OF
the State, there is every prospect. that corn in
many places will be down to half dollar the
bushel, - ..s..s,t ,s.F -s.a5saAs
A gentleman just arrived at Galveston
from Huntsville states that 9 negro. belong
ing to D. Baker, Esq !, killed Mr.. J. Thomas.
son, of Danville, Montgomery county, on
Sunday evening, the 1st inst. It appears Thorn
ason and the negro had. been gambling, and
Thomasson having won all the negro's money, , he
became enraged, and seized the first opportunity
to retaliate on his victim The evidence against
the negro was conclusive, the money and pocket
book, belonging to the deceased having been
found in the negros trunk, after he had been
suspected of the murder. He was sent to Jail
in Anderson, but it was currently believed in
Huntsville and the surrounding country, he
would be lynched. Thomasson was horribly
mutilated, being shot in the head. his throat
cut, and his brains knocked out by the handle
Of an axe. Mr.. Baker will take no hand in ths
disposition made of the negro, being fully salts
fed.of his-guilt. =
= A letter from Bastrep county dated Both ult.,
says the crops are very fine, and there will moi
be less than twenty Thousand bushels of corn fol
salein that county. ya..-a.,...l-5.
A letter from a planter, near Rock leland
Washington county, dated 10th ult., says. crop
Of corn and cotton are very promising-all. ",
have to fear is too much wet or caterpillar.
A letter from Fort Mcintosh, dated June 20th
says: seThere has been the greatest rise in tn
river (Rioe Grande) this week that was evel
known since 1921. itis supposed that Browns
vile and Matamoros viii suffer very much from
its effects
sNo news of the fllibusters They are expect
ing some orders here by the Corpus Christi mai
in relation,to the movement of the troops,
don't know their effect however"
Matagorda county has been visited with q
superabundance Of rain, and the cotton planter
are now wishing for dry weather. -
The San Antonio Sentinel sayssss'Corn crop
generally look hourishing since the last rains
The farmers now are confident Of making aver
agecrops We heard some large corn planter
express their opinion that corn would be pur
chased at the end Of this season at 80 cents pc
bushel. If such are the promises of the crops
we need have no fearsof anything like afamine
as was prognosticated by many y - =
INDIANs-A correspondent writing to the Sal
Antonio Herald from Castroyille, on the 2stl
ult, says:
A few days ago two Americans going to tn
Bandera were stopped about fifteen miles froI
Castroville, by small party of Indians, an
were politely asked to give up their horses, SAD
dies, brides, equipments, etc. The two men wei
troyille, and report the fact 0he of them ha
| been an old frontiersman for the last fftee
j years $50 you can judge Of their disappoin
| ment.
Five Indians were seen last Sunday on ii
Chacon, four miles from Gastroville; and {
Monday night one horse was shot by the Il
dians. on the. plateau on which the town
| Castroville is situated, ,and another was wounde
On the 1st inst.,. at Albany, New York, JOB
Dunnigan was sentenced to be hanged on II
4 Gath Of August for the murder of his wife I'D
condemned man appeared much, affected an
protested that he was innocent of the erin'
charged. The Evening Journal says;
At the conclusion of the sentence, Danniga
who, TO- during its delivery, presented the most il
tenssly haggard and dsath.like expression
threw up his hand, and bringing his handkei
chief over his eyes. uttered in subdued, y
startling tone, 80 Lord! o Lord! Q Lord p ar
them sank into his chair as though completed
Frustrated. The anguish of his mind was il
tensely deep, and ELECTED the sympathies of a
present Water was given him, and soon aft,
he was conducted out of the room, exclaiminI