New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-05
Texas Items.

/ RAtNs.-Ahundantian refreshinggains have fae,
at Galveston, and in all partsof the interior frorr
what we have producing the best effects upof
vegetation The crops are aloW highly promising.
j "a little orphan boy living with Richard Burnley
4 in Fayette county, was killed q few days SINCE fy
/ having tied 4 rope, with which lie was leading a
4 mule around his waist. The animal ran off and
dragged him to death. [Gal. Civilian 10th. ~
f We hear from gentlemen from different parts OF
country, that the rains have been very general
and abundant. We trust, therefore, that our next
i accounts Of the crops will be more favorable. We
are alse encouraged to hope that our rivers may
again pc nayigabe, so that our planters may be able
send the balance Of their cotton to market. It is
estimated that there are now about fifteen thousand
i bales on the Trinity, awaiting an opportunity for
1 shipment down. [Gal. News, 29th. :, \, : 1.l.
Mr.. BIS. Parsons has just received the first cargo
OF lumber from large mill erected on Lake Charles.
Cacasieu Parish, La The vessel also brought COO
beef hides and returns with full cargo Of assorted
merchandise. Two or three sehooners viii nm reo1l
larry in this trade, bringing lumber, Corn hiness
bes poultry, etc, and take back provisions
9merehanrtlze, ETC.. Calcasien is said to be q rich
country and peculiarly favorable to tile lumber trade.
[Csal.sN News z= ''F ST. 2f+N5
The Brazos and Trinity rivers are both down at low
water mark, with but little prospect of atfordins
much profit in the way Of navigation this SPRING
meanwhile our railroads progressing finely the
uncertainty Of inland navigation aording strong
argument in favor of the necessity Houston iTel
18th. Al f.ss,.,..I 49, " - 49, - 0t'
. THE WHEAT REGIoN.-The Dallas Herald Of the
9th says the ground is parched, crops grow slowly
ana farmers are anxiously awaiting refreshing sea-
son Of rain. }r ~ s.i1 ~ il ~ 2 Ti3.l
Z We learn from the Liberty Gazette that joseph
Whte, who was convicted OF murder last spring, and
conhned N Crimes county jail to await the decision
OF the Supreme Court upon an appeal, was rescued
by an armed mob from the sheriff and his guard, en-
1onte to Liberty to receive the sentence of tile law
the Judgment of the Supreme Court being averse to
hlnl.y He has not been le-alTested.
The prospects for crops in this county. are rath.
er more promising than they were last season This
time. Weare suffering severely for rain, although
Proyidence has favored us with small shower re-
Gently, [Brazos Statesman, 25th. m S. ~ M,
HE X RAILEoAD-We feel pleasure@in announcing
to the friends Of Western Texas, that Col B. A. Oss
good has succeeded in obtaining the contract for
building that section of the San Antonio Railroad "
ing between Victoria and Powderhorn Under tie
contract We learn Gol Osgood has the election to
commence either at PoWderhornl and build the first
section, TO- save the charter, before July 1857 and
complete the remainder to Victoria Oh or before
March, 1858, including side cut from Layaca which
would meet the main road q few miles this side Cho
colate Bayou, or to commence at LaYaca and build
the first section to Victoria and afterwards TO hnid
from PoWderhorn to join the main line No active
measures will be taken before the middle Of Nav.
about which time " commencement may be expected
confidently; but we hope, whatever may be deter
mined upon, that the road will bebnilt even altbourh
some parties may be sacrificed in the event: the rb
lie good is and must always be, paramount to ali pri
yate interests Therefore we say, build tile road,
run the IRON morse something must be DONE and the
sooner it IS done the better. [Iayaea Herald 26th.
We clip the following from the La Grange True
Issue: -ls.aD, Il, 1#.l .-.I rs
We were visited on the night of the 22d inst, bya
most violent storm of wind and hail. Fences were
RACED to the ground, trees were uprooted and houses
unrooted Many of the planters of the county s1f
fered serious damage Our friend, A. r. Gates, one
ton presents truly discotragng appearance Some |
five hundred yards Of his fence strongly staked and
rldered was blown down. and the rails scattered to
he wind his peach orchard ruined, and trees broken
of, and blown in some instances to the distance Of
hundreds OF yards; the roof of one of his houses
blown off but worse than all, about half Of his crop
Destroyed. All his early and cotton are so badly
eaten down that 1t becomes necessary to plough up
nd plant again. 2it l.t4'' l--95tH @iNN EF2N
TEnPEsr--The Bastrop Advertiser of the 26th ult.,
ays: "=, r'& 6j9.l ,ra.-s ars-
On Tuesday last we were visited with a storm Of
all and ram OF uncommon severity. Trees were up-
)oted. and one house; partially finished totally de.
olished. The hailstohes in the county are repre-
;nted to nave been immense, some of them as large
hen-eggs. 'sE,..lS .EG}rz
The Los Angeles Star learns that quicksilver
line has been discovered eight miles East of San
ernardio, which is said to be very rich
GRASs1IoPPERs-These insectife intrnders are still
epredatlng upon farms and gardens. Their ravages
ave not been as extensive feared. A farmer
!. ehe nelghbolhood says, it takes them just five
llnutes to cute down knee-high stalk of corn |
nd eat itnp He declares his inability to tell the
lumber that will settle upon one stalk. There is
tile identity OF these insects with the genuine locust
hey are growing slowly and will not leave until their
opacity tor Hight is fully developed State Times,
5th ult. .u -
SUICIDE OF A LoVER.--Our paper of yesterday CON
lined an account of a death in the watclhouse from
le effects of landannm The name Of the unfortu-
mate man was registered at the station-house
J Augustus Dyson. We stated that several emp
walls which had contained laudanum were found
pom the person of the deceased and that there was
othing known explanatory of the matter The Cor.
ler's jury rendered averdiet Of selfmurder.
On Saturday we learned the following facts in rela-
on to the matter which disclose that the unfortl-
ate man +" had loved, not wisely, but too well"
he deceased was native of Germany and named
augustus Wesser Or Weser Some time since be fell
love with Young and handsome German girl liy-
g IN Franklin street, and asked her hand in mar
age. Mamma was opposed, the young lady was
,edlent, and Augustus was duly rejected. After :
'oodng few days over his disappointment he de-.
i1nlned to end his life, and about ten days ago swal
lends however discovered the act and had the pow
tul seporifc pumped ont of his stomach. The de-
ented Augustus was not to be thwarted i'll that
amer, and on Friday last he pawned a portion Of !.
clothing to raise the means to purchase more laud-
lu. He went to feur different drug stores and pur-
ased half ounce vial Of his avorite life extermi-
stor. %fS}i"2!5l' 4fti III fs T&sE ]
After writing letter to his brother who resides in
is city, informing him of what was intended he re-
ed to a pile Of lumber and there swallowed spor,
N OF the poison. lie was then removed to the Q
atch.house by a policeman, who found him in a :
npd condition. and he doubtless drank the contents
the other vias in his cell. [Chicago Tribune 2lst
ROBBERY--ll2al Ril2ea.-Almost every packet that +
sits our landing suffers from the depredations of a
Of river thieves, who, with the most fearless auda
tty, land their skifs alongside of boats, and after
ling them with everything they can lay their hands
row Off safety For several trips the Evansville
IS been suffering from these depredators, and the
Ulcers determined, if possible to put stop to it. &
n Friday night, about IL o'clock, the Waterman ?
lard noise back in the deck-rDom, and Selling the
lage-stiek. which was shod at one end with iron he
ept silently back. He then saw three men-two in \
e skitt-iu which they had alread1 ,1IaceG ho, az