New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-21
Later from Texas.

steamship i1OulSdud
Indianola and Galveston, arrived at this port On
day morning. .*E u.
n the Louisiana we have Galveston papers to the
4 It'll inst. 2s@
The following is all the intelligence which we could
clean from our exchanges regarding the crops N the
State:
Tie Columbia Planter, Of July sth, says: The
weather IS still as general thing, dry, though some
planters are complaining OF too much ram. Inc rams
have been exceedingly partial. Nothing mas suHered
for want Of rain but corn The cotton prospects are
very fine. s5:as
~ The I.avaca Herald, Of the 18th, notices the ar
rival at that town. on the day previous of the first
hale Of new cotton Of the season. 1t was from the
plantation Of r. B. Wahord, Of Dewitt county me
weather saws the Herald, continues extremely hot
and dry the mercury in the thermometer rising to Va
during tile middle Of the day. The health Of the cl
zens, however, remains good.
~ The san Antonio Texan, Of the 10th, says
In many parts of Western Texas there will not be
raised over half a crop of$corn on account 81 Inc
dry weather. The cotton crop will be about an aver
1 age yield.
Tbe same paper has the following news from the
frontier: Ia
Mai. r. S. Neighbors, our Indian Agent, arrived IN
i San Antonio few days since.
The Indians under his charge on the 4 reserve I,
landsn at the present number l54o, and are all qet
4. in their homes and doing well.
i The Conanches under his control number Ivy, and
they have 200 acres Of corn, and they will raise first
rate crops. The other Indians numbering about 4oo
/ have 500 acres Of corn; they will have an average
/ yield. -. o-....,,,,,,
anxious to Join those the reserve and efforts are
being made to receive them soon. ,.,;.,,
4 We learn that negotiations have been made Win
4 the Choctaws to procure OF them reserve OF lana
East of Red River for the Northern Comanches, and
4 Gnthar Indians.
Mai, Neiehbors is well satisfied that an extension Of
tile system will soon give quiet and safety on the
\ whole frontier. sss
We learn from the Austin State Times that the
disturbances on the Sabine are assuming an alarming
ASPECT The state Of affairs as related by the cores
! pondent Of the Times, is as follows A large body
Of lawless characters have associated themselves
together uuder the name Of Regulators" for the
. purpose Of killing some Of the good citizens o
Orange county, and compelling others to leave, re
curing all citizens Of the county to join them unde
Y penalty If death They have already killed Dr.
i Mages, 5Burwell Alexander, Charles Sexton, Johr
f Felden and - Baxter, and some fixe or six Others
: The Sheriff Of the county has been forced to leave
j his deputy Burwell Alexander having been killed
! Among those who were killed was two travellers
strangers in the county. About thirty of the mos
respectable citizens Of the county had left it from
II these causes, and every thing was in a state Q
8 anarchy. The last outrage which had been com
itted by these regulators, was the attempt to assas
snate Mr.. Hugh oehtree, quiet and most respeeta
BILE citizen living at Grees Bluff for refusing to oil
them in their violent career. He had saved himsel
up to the last accounts, by taking bold stand ant
barricading himself in his own premises.
The Governor has been appealed to by the citizen
!, of Orange county for aid, and it is expected that h
will send body of men to the scene OF the distu1
3 Dances, to put an end to them.
The San Antonio Texan relates the following:
/: During the past week a Mormon missionary ha
J. been holding forth in Gonzales. At his last meetin
+ there, he .spulled off his coat and rolled up hi
: sleevesn-which, alas! caused stampede Of the lad
1 part of his audience Soon after he was escorte
around the town to the music of tin horns, COW bells
etc, and told to leave ere the dews OF night wer
. kissed by early dawn, and he did nothin' shorter.
I The Richmond Sun says that the Brazos river
said to be lower just at this time than it has bee
known to be for several years. 1t is forded with eas
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