New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-18
Ne0 Orlealrs 1ailp GresteIrt.
Later from Texas.
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP LOUISIANA.

The steamship Louisiana, w. Fl. Talbot command
ing, from Galveston and IndanoIa on the l4tl inst
arrived on Saturday morning.
Capt Talbot has kindly furnished Us with the fol-
lowing memoranda:
y 11essrs. Editors Of The Crescent In making tile
return passage from Galveston to this port with the
steamship Louisiana, discovered the light ship on
Ship Island shoa gone; also, at Last Island, out of
twenty houses, only five remain standing. On the
east end of said island saw vessel ashore with fore
mast standing should Judge her to be about three
hundred tons painted black with white quarter rail
made signal to her, which was promptly answered,
but not being one Of Distress proceeded on. On
the east end Of Timbalier Island deserted signal
Of Distress and Immediately proceeded to ascertain
its nature. landed with my quarter boat and found
the second mate and one man, who reported them
selves as belonging to the Manila, from France for
New Orleans they stated that they had been in tow
two towboats at the mouth Of the Mississippi river
but could not succeed in crossing the bar and were
backed into deep water again and anchored; and
that in the gale on Sunday, 10th ins she had parted
chains and was driven to the place Of disaster They
report ten men lost. &
Other bodies have drifted ashore about mile east
of them, but did not belong to their ship The cap
tain was on his way to New Orleans by the island
route. G5G taE5j "a lsgfa
Twas also shown panel door, grained with blind
in the upper part. with a white enameed knob
marked q in black figures from appearances !
should judge that it belonged to some steamer About
two miles east of Timbalier, boarded schooner John
Rofe from New Orleans bound to Tampa Bay, with
corn, hay ETC. the vessel was high and dry, and de-
sired to be reported. The Captain had gone to make
| arrangements for saving the carroH
Capt. Talbot also reports that seventy-fve or one
hundred casks of liquors had dried ashore at Tim
balier island, supposed to have been part Of the
cargo Of the ship Manila.
Several bodies, well dressed, drifed on the island,
supposed to have been passengers some vessel also
a BOBBY hatch,n similar to those Of the steamship
Nautilus.
The ship Manila went to pieces shortly after going
| ashore. ,s
The ships c. D. AIerwin and Bowdtch are safe an
chored at S. W. Pass.
By this arrival we have Galveston papers to the
| 18th and others from the coast and interior.
The tremendous hurricane which has inflicted such
terrible havoc on other parts Of the coast seems to
have exhausted its strength before reached Calves
ton. The News says as follows in regard to the
weather:
seldom experienced. A gale from the Westward and
Southwark swept clouds Of sand before it the wind
was hot as the srocco, and the thermometer stood
two degrees higher than the highest point it had pre-
viousy attained during the season. Yesterday was q
bad day for dry goods men and scribes. The dust
permeated every crevice and found its way into the
folds Of muslns and covered the paper parchment
which the clerks swift pens were tracing. Every
body agreed that the l1th of August most dis
agreeable day but from all indications, this the 12th
will be very little better. Who does not wish for
rain and how gratefully big shower would be re-
ceiyed! &#
The San Antonio Herald denounces Mayor Deyine,
in severe terms for killing Mcdonald The account
OF the afray is represented differently by the journals
of each party, and the whole matter has assumed a
party caste
The Gonzales Inquirer mentions the death of a
negro girl in that place, from sun stoke-arare cause
OF death in Texas.
The Methodist Church in Texas is composed Of
1881 white members, and 1850 coloced. Its
preachers number AS.
The Gonzales Inquirer says, the wife of John F.
Eastwood, the man who was lately murdered in that
county, has since absconded and she is suspected OF
having committed the murder.
The Legislature has passed resolution to adjourn
the House on the LIST September, and the Senate on
the 18th inst The Austin correspondent of the Gal.
weston News says that it is probable that they will
"spit the difference and that both Houses will ad
journ on the 25th inst ~ as a.
A motion has been made in the House to reconsider
the vote sustaining the Goyernorsveto of the Western
Railroad bill, and the question had been made the
special order of the day for Monday the 18th
A bill has been reported to the House from its In
ternal Improvement COMMITTEES consolidating the
Texas Western, the Memphis and FL Paso, and Gal
weston and Red River Railroad Companies, after
they shall have reached some point to be mutually
agreed on, between Fort Worth andthe East Branch
the Trinity, with view to continue the road ives
from such point to Ell Paso, under any one Of th'
three charters, as they may prefer.
AS most of the members are favorable to this bill
it will pass, it is said without opposition.
The citizens of Houston held a public meeting OIL
Saturday, the 10th inst, and passed resolutions eS
pressive of their sympathy for Judge Terry of Cali
fornia, formerly of Texas, and now prisoner of tn
San Francisco Vigilance Committee The utmos
; confidence in Judge Terrys upnghtness of dcport
ment was expressed by the meeting
A Corpus Christi correspondent of the Galyesto
News of the 18th, writing under date Of the I'd inst
$ says:
The Nicaraguan fever is raging here, and there al
about forty young men, practccd rangers, who woul
be willing to go to the assistance of Walker hif the
had the means A gentleman of ve1acity has autho
lied me to say that lie will give 10000 acres of ant
out West here, of undisputed title for forty of Sharp
LILIES, lpttS lduopoIeatlo4
+ men. Won't nobody take him up? If any person
are willing to embark in this speculation you ma
!. refer them to me.
A gentleman of Galveston informs the News that
chicken had been hatched in his house by the hes
of the weather alone. Rather tough.
The trial of Mayor Devine, of San Antonio for til
murder of J. S. Mcdonald, was progressing. tt
evidence is said to be much in his favor.
GOLD FOUND IN AUsTIN.-The Austin Times says
d A negro boy was playing in the dirt removed fl
the foundation of Mrs Franks house. the other da
= and found lump of gold, which weighs p cents.
? is almost pure. A German, from handful Of di
taken from well, washed out rs cents worth of COL
So we, too, have gold in AUSTIN Nobody, howeGe
seems to care anything about these Indications Il
j.. believing there is enough Of the precious metal
make fuss about.
= We learn from the Central Texan that the saw-m
}, of Messrs. Barry, Montgomery & Co., about seyt
r miles from Anderson, Grimes county, was destroy
by fire on the Sth inst, together with quantity
i lumber.
e The Waco Statesman gives an account Of diff
Guilty which took place on the 10th ult in McClenn
+ county, eighteen miles southwest of Waco, betwe
. Joseph W. Hardin, formerly of this place, and Jam
NJ. Hardin, his brother-in-aw and we believe,
!; cousin which resulted in the almost instant death
" James NJ. Hardin
l. THE ELEorIoN.-T The Galveston Confederate
the 18th says:
e The elections, so far as heard from in this Sta
e are favorable to the American party, but we have
t,rtt 4in1-n tAl