New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02
Later from Texas.

The steamship Charles Morgan Capt Place, from
Indianola and Galveston, arrived yesterday.
By arrival have Galveston papers to the 29th
instant, and others from interior and coast towns
The Galveston News, Of the 10Th has the following
account Of steamboat explosion:
The sternwheel steamer Lizzy Lake was brought
into port yesterday by two sloops taking her in
tow. After coming. in we learned that while coming
from the Southwest Pass of Vermllion Bay, she ex
ploded her boiler about miles from this city,,
On Sunday, at hafpast one O'Clock, killing and blow
ing overheard Capt. Montgomery, who commanded
her, and, we learn was part owner, and scaldlng
five of the crew, butno dangerously The hull of the
boat is not injured, but her deck and cabin immedi-
atey the boiler have been entirely carried away
The News learns that hands have been at work lay
ing the foundation for the Sabine Pass Lighthouse,
for the past two months. The News says: ..
The foundation is fifty feet square, made by dig
gng several feet below the surface and laying three
inch plank and then covering them with cement,
upon which heavy timbers are placed transyersely-
These are covered again with cement, when another
layer of tmbers twelve inches square, is placed; and
finally these covered with inch plank and cement,
which finishes the foundation, upon which the house
is to be built of brick ninety feet high At this ee
vation the light be great distance, and will
doubtless, be great advantage to the growing com
merce of the Pass. 1t is situated on the Louisiana
side of the Pass and will be completed by October ol
November next.
! The Civilian, of the 9th, has the following notice
of the meeting in favor of Nicaragua, held on tht
evening of the Oath:
| The meeting at Moran Hall on Saturday evening
(Which adjourned to last mighty was large and enthu
siastic. The feeling of the crowd in favor of Nicara
qua was evidently strong. 1t was significant, sug
gestiye sight to behold the chairman of the meet
ing, the first President of Texas David G. Burnet
sustained by two Vice Presidents, Gen Sherman anG
DR.. Carper, and a Secretary, Mr.. Oscar Parish, al
soldiers of San Jacnto. The fire which animated
their bosonls in 1856 seems to be unquenehed in 1856
| Messrs. Bnrnet, Mcleod, Waddell, Parish, Edwards
Forshey and Brown were appointed to prepare resolu
tions for the adjourned meeting
The Austin State Times, Of the oath has the fol
lowing: 'E
Edward Dougherty, ESD, District Attorney for tn
Twelfth Judicial District, is in the city. he repre-
sents the prospect for an abundant crop on the Ri
Grande very fattering. Business is rather dull
Brownsville. =
The Dallas Herald has the following information
Indian depredations from Mr.. McHenry, who, with
companion, visited Comanche county on the goth
April:
They camped on the South fork of the Leon. Th
second night they were there, the Indians stole a
their horses four in number, three belonging to MrM'
Henry, the other to his companion. They pursued O
the trail of the Indians for two days, until stopped
the high water of the Colorado. Found some bee
scattered about as though dropped in haste. The
returned without their horses
Eight days afterwards, the Indians returned an
stole all the horses belonging to Mr. Logan settle
in that region Messrs. Mercer and Campbell raise
company of fifteen men and started in pursuit. d
termined not to return without finding them:
There is lourshing settlement of some sixty pc
better protection, Mfr. McHenry thinks, than they II
ceive. He considers the troops stationed at Fo
Chadbourn the nearest military post, OF no benefit
, the exposed settlers in that region.