New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-16

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ihe following fs 4 list Of her passengers
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The Perseverance reports tie lgat.sbin T., ett,;,
Island Shoal as having broke from Z
the gale, and now anchored On tie ea4 ed "a
| shoal outside. s1A i3s s'.s
~ this arriva! we learn that the stearnsITp Ean.
titus, Capt Thompson from Brazos. touched h ri.
Weston, and left on Friday at 5 O'clock u. NJ. 81
The Nautilus had thirty passengers, $4,000 ii
specie 10 horses, 60 head cattle and quantity Of
turtle Since she left Galveston nothing I'LL feen
heard OF her and serious fears are entertained for be,
safety. ~
The Perseverance, experienced heavy weather, and
sne 8as compelled to lay By every night and some
times anchor during the day.
tis arrival We have Galveston papers al late as
tne st and frora All parts Of the State as late as due
saf cup the following election news from The Gal
weston Confederate of the 9th inst:
Three counties have been heard from TINS
Zora Liberty and Harris Tie first has gone for te
Democracy--the two last for the American nsrfv,
Ye Wonid give the returns, but cannot think of an
cunoerng our columns at this crisis with tie election
STATISTICS oI every county in the State. It viii be
over. 1 Es = % " n -. S14tti = ssai. g.
The Civilian has information from Huntsville
walker county which has gone Democratic: WITH tI,e
exception Of one candidate.
The same paper says that Austin county rave tta
Democratic ticket nearly 100 majority. Cranp mad
been elected Chief Justice by 95 majority: Bradbury
Clerk, 96; johnson, Sheriff, 90; Fear Treasurer.
snidt, Surveyor, ITO. s \
WEATHER AND CRops. = The Columbia Planter
says 1eseSzi
The corn'crop in Brazoria county i MI 80 bad u
some nave supposed In some places it IS quite fair
WINE none y making less chan from A haf m t5,n
thirds OF crop. It will also be remembered fis
larger amount of land has been put in corn both last
year and this than has been the case before Cotton
= az promising as ever and more It is generally
thotlBht thal There will be more cotton made in Rrs
zorla county this year than any year since its eta
ment Several good showers last week In tifarert
parts OF the county have somewhat helped tbe an
Rearance cen q the scattering stalks Of sugar cane
viii he some sugar made, but very little com,
paratlyely; probably however, quite enonrF IL sI,n
sugars. g HI - ef147e n
The Liberty Gazette says:
e nave been favored with heavy showers Of rair,
during the the week. the lower sec-
tah OF tne county, they have also had
Of rain.i The late rains will be the mains j, If
many fields Of corn, though many corn fields will ye
ceiye no beneftthe rains being some two fveek tan
late.' 80 - 1f1 y ~ 2 ~ seo "
a letter from Wharton county to the Columbia
Democrat says
Iiie cotton crop Of the county is pretty good
think more than we shall be able TO rather I!orn
owing 10 the long dronth, partial failure. though
ttk tLlilk we shatl make enough to do ls' s5 i75
me me Layaea Herald, Of the I'd inst, says # 4,
:, Ihe schooner Wild Duck, from Corpus Christi to
Iveston and Mobile, was driven ashore and wrecked
on Hlatagorda Island few days since.
MURDER N SAY AsToNIo.-We learn from. the San
Antonia Texan that on Tuesday, July ..2ath. the
Mayor of that town. J. NJ Deyine shot ana Killed
s Donald, q prominent citizen of that place The
Difficulty was originated by an article ia Spanish
paper called the Ranchero which is published in San
Antonio In this article it was boldly asserted that
the American party, if they got into power intended
to burn all the Catholic churches, confscate the
church property and massacre and rob the Catholic
population The thing spread like wdfire, producing
tile greatest CONSERVATION and excitement among the
ignorant Texan population and Just anger on
the part OF the Americans. a meeting was called in
the plaza and it resolved that the author Of this
lncendiary article should be demanded Of the pub
Usher OF the Ranchero, who was a low Spanir1 Of
too little talent Or education to write an article ofany
SORT Deyine was suspected Of being the author of
1t, as ne was known to have an interest in the
:Ranchero and very bitter opponent Of The Ameri-
can party In this state of affairs Donald a mem
Der OF the American party, went to the drug store Of
DeVne, the Mayor, taunted him with being the au.
thor Of all this mischief, and perhaps slapped him in
the mouth, or offered him some other indrnity Me-
Donald Immediately left the store and going into the
street met party Of his friends with whom he rot
INTO conversation and while thus engaged, was shot
ey DeVlne from his store doora cool and deliberate
murder. The friends Of Mcdonald rallied at once
ana would have hung Devine, but portion Of the
American party prevailed upon them to seek redress
IN another way, and he was finally lodged in jail
where he still remained at last accounts.