New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-17
Texas Intelligence,

35. Red Wheat is steady at 81 TO- Whisky is active
Texas Intelligence.
By the arrival on Saturday morning of the steam
ship louisiana Capt. Talbot, from Indanoa and Gal
weston, have received exchanges from all parts
of the State as late as due.
| We copy from the commercial review of rhe Gal
weston News Of the l3th the following items:
The Bremen bark Apollo arrived from Bremen and
bark Fannin from New Iork-the bark Island City,
from Boston, reported outside.
| We have no marked improvement in general bust
ness to report during the week the river news is still
un2Vorable and while deliveries of cotton via. Hous-
ton and Rchmond are pretty liberal, there are but
few visitors from the country here and sales Of gen
era merchandise are limited
Steamer Fort Henry made another trip to lower
BraZos, bringing 81 bales cotton only. The Betty
Powell continues her weekly trips to Liberty.
We have had clungeable weather, with rains on
several days, North wind and low temperature pre-
vallnS. There are reports Of light frost on lower
blazos, and i'll Matagorta county the 9th and 7th
instants.
We learn from the same paper that Mr. George Gray
croft, old citizen of Galveston was killed on Sum
day. the 9th inst by the accidental discharge of his
| gun.
The returns Of the late election, so far as received
show large Democratic majorities.
| letter from Bolton says that corn is now worth
|
pound, coffee 20 cents per pound and stock is very
| low
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Jno. B. Lubbock in Bas-
trop, was destroyed by fire on the Sd inst to-
gether with all the furniture clothing ETC.. it con-
tanned.
The BraZos Statesman has the following itenls
James McGahey shot in the hip on last Thurs
day by the accidental discharge Of q pistol in the
| hands of DR.. Sturm of this place. The doctor also
| he
time We are glad to learn that Mr.. McGahcy is fast
recovering. Persons cannot be too cautious how they
| handle fire arms in company.
We learn by private letter that VIM. Haynes, of FL
lis county, Killed man by the name Of Bogus near
| WlXahaChe, on Sunday, the 18th inst. We haven not
learned the particulars. Haynes fled, but the officers
of justice in hot pursuit, and it was thought he
would he 0vertaken Truly crime is making rapid
strides i'll our land.
DEATH BY BURS1SG.-By private intelligence from,
Marlin, We learn that J. B. Wright formerly known
in this community by the name Of " Crazy Wright,
was burned to death few days since. He was at the
time Of his death in fit of madness, and had been
chained in house and some straw placed in the same
for him to sleep upon He, by means of his candle,
set the straw on fire, burning the house and himself to
ashes. This is sad bereavement to his family and
friends, many of whom reside in Falls county
METHODIST PROTESTANT CnURCu.-The Crockett
Printer publishes the following partial list ofappont.
ents for the present conference year of the Metho
dist Protestant church for the Texas District:
L. L. Dillard President of the conference Sherman
and Paris circuits, to be supplied: Canton circuit,
| Wm Sharp superintendent, McNab assistant keechi
circuit, n. f. kellough, supt; Cherokee circuit, R.
| A. Sloan, supt, j. I. Thomason asst Greenvle
circuit j. Asbltry sllpt Bowie circuit Wn Daugl-
try, supt Dallas crcnit, j. A. Cannlx, sup't Cass
mission, Ward Taylor, supt; Tyler Troy and Wash
ngton circuits to he supplied. \. Rushing, confer
enCc missionary.
| The same paper has the following:
ANGELINA MuEDERs.-We hear rlmor to the eff
feet that portion Of the gang of assaSSis who
ueled Mr. and Mrs. Moore time since have been
arrested. The who fired the fatal Shots it is said
has confessed that he was hired to do 50 by some per-
sons who had an ancient grldec against the family,
but were too cowardly to undertake vengeance for
| themselves. We scarcely know which is worst the
deed Or the prompting Of the deed. The seycrest
penalty should be meeed out to all, else we have no
security for life against such cowardy assassins,
whose satisfaction is blood only
ASSASSIN ArIoN.-The (olad Express, of the Sd,
says:
By gentleman who passed through Goliad on Fri
day last. and also from other equally reliable sources
since, learn that on the night of the 10Th inst, Mr..
n. B TeyiS, citizen Of letlgO county, was shot
dead while sitting iii his house with his family. As
yet there is conjecture who the perpctrator Of this
foul deed can be. Mr.. Tevis informant states,
was good citizen, peaceable and orderly man,
much esteemed by all who knew him. He resided
about Il mile and half above Rcfugo, near Mission
river.
The murder was committed early in the night and
the assassin when lie fired, the house was
instantly filled with smoke from the gun. A shot
gun 1t is supposed Wds the weapon used, the body
OF the victim having received full charge Of buck
shot.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED NEGRO ISsuRREcrloS-
We copy the following from the Victoria Advocate of
tile Sth:
Last Friday an extensive scheme Of nsurrcction Of
the Rocky Greek hp nprhbDT
hood wls detected and defeated. The slaves had poi
Soned all the dogs i'll the settlement, and otherwise
behaved very strangely, which created suspicion, and
led to the discovery. Their plans of operation are
said to have been quite similar to those OF the enegroes
OF Colorado county, who recently attempted to rise
against their masters. One negro stated that their
plans and designs known to the negroes Of Vic
t0ra-whch We should judge to be true, from the
conduct OF some OF the slaves OF this place.
Three or four white men were implicated, one Of
whom was severely whppcd-and all were ordered
out of this settlement.
SrucK.-The Austin State Times Of the Sth has the
following under the above caption
1t is vet matter of doubt whether the range on
this side the san Antonio river will be sufficient for
the subsistence Of stock through the winter. The
grass is growing rapidly and should few weeks more
of warm weather Supervenc, the question will be
solved ill the Affirmative But should heavy frost
fall, there is danger of entire destruction of
the young grass i'll that event the loss to stock grow
cr5 would he immense In view OF these facts some
stock owners are already driving their animals west OF
the San Antonio river. The grass in that region is
lnXuriant and fully matured
CRors On THE RIO GEASDE.-The State Times OIL
this subject says:
The crops on the Rio Grande are very promising
The first crop has been gathercdit turned out well
The second is doing finely, but itdS Immediately OF
the river stand chance to cave the corn damaged by
tie OYerli9W,