Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-01
Late from Texas.

The steamship Mexico, Capt. John Y.
Lawless, from Galveston, arrived at New
Orleans on Wednesday morning last.
The Picayune has Galveston papers to
the 25th inst, and others from interior
and coast towns.
The Galveston News, OF the 25th, says:
We learn that the notorious Bob Au.
GUSTAV, who has figured conspicuously
through the West, for a number Of years
past, as desperate and associate Of Bill
Johnson, has been tried a: the recent
court in San Antonio, committed, and
sentenced five years to the Penite"'iary,
for an assault with attempt to kill. He
manifested the most perfect apathy and in
difference during the trial, but after the
verdict he shed tears, and said he had
rather be shot.
The Galveston Civilian, of the same
date, says:
The schooner Sarah Jordan, Capt.
Lakes, left the mouth of the Bernard for
Galveston, the 9th September, aud has
not since been heard Of She was laden
with sugar and cotton, from the plantation
Of Mr.. David Jordan, consigned to Messrs.
r. 4 D. G. Mills. Besides the Captain
there was a crew Of four men. II is fear
ed that all have been lost.
The Indianola Bulletin, Of the Oath inst,
says:
We are blessed with fine rains lately.
The grass on our prairies is springing up,
and if the cold weather does not set in too
soon, the cattle will have fair prospect
OF passing the winter comfortably.
The following vessels have arrived from
New York during the month Of October /:
Schooners Stampede, Knudson, Howard
Manchester, and brig Lavaca. Cleared
MARY Clinton, for New York, Knudson,
for New Orleans. .4
The Houston Telegraph, Of the 25tb,
says:
Our streets are filled with wagons every
day, bringing large quantities Of cotton
from the interior, and returning with fall
and winter supplies for merchants and
planters in the country. Within the past
week new avenue of trade has been
opened with Houston, ria the Tap road,
cars upon which now connect regularly
with the trains on the Harrisburg and
Richmond road, thus giving planters wes,
of the Brazos the advantage of two mar.
kets for the disposal Of produce. The first
Through train went and returned on Mon.
day last. -1
The weather has turned somewhat
warmer, with occasional showers. The
health Of Houston continues good, and
there is no further fear Of yellow fever
visiting US this year. We are not aware
that there has been a case thus far this
season. 5s .srf
The number of travellers passing through
town is unusually large for the season.
A. B. Fauton. Esq, Democrat, is an
nounced Is candidate for Mayor Of
Austin. ~ ~
The Brenham Enquirer has received 4
sample Of tea raised near that place by j.
H. Tom, which is pronounced fully equal
to that imported from China.
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LATER FROM CH1NA.-The San Fran.
cisco papers have advices from Hong
Kong TO the I'd Of August. Tho Alta
California says: ''''' - ~ '.' .''@a
So far as anything definite can be learn
ed in regard to the rebellion, success
seems rather to incline to the side Of the
insurgents but the whole country 10 in =
miserable condition, with no very flatier.
ing prospect Of early Improvement in
fact, universal anarchy threatens to over
run tho entire land, and become per.