New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-28
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The latest news received from Texas is Of com
| lnrafirely slight moment ne give the principal
4 items contained ia our exchanges: s.i {lf8
1 The True Issue. Of Lagrange county, says that
during the absence, few days since of Mr.. Perkins
this county his house and furniture WAS consumed
BY fire. his infant child burned to DEATH and his aged
mother so badly injured that her recovery doubtful
| The Indianola Bulletin says: G The workmen are
busy in erecting enclosures for the eaels that arc
now daily The building is to be 200 feet
long by 20 feet in width and the enclosure will cover
ten acres Of ground It is proposed to keep them al
this place several months to recruit them. They will
doubt, attract great attenton, both far and near
The Central Texan, of She 18th, says: White. the
Liberty convict who has been sor months past CON
hbedsin orr for safe keeping was taken out few
days since BY the Sheriff and his posse for the pnr
poseSof conveying him home. On their way do@ll
they represent that they were waylad IN cypress
bottomin Harris county, and the I9rslely
taken from them. The general impression he e., Isl
that the matter was all arranged BY tue shefln o.
Liberty county and the friends oi hite y
The same paper says We learn from the counties
below Us that the crop will be very short this
year. s 2s4 S8|s IN * /. i:
The Washington American states that a drought is
prevailing there and that fey planters have their
cotton crops ii the ground 55
Tie Houston Telegraph says the Indians are quiet
I and at work in the fields KY gz- y.
The San Antonio Texan, Of the 18th inst, says:
\ cLane who is to take charge Of the u s.
Qlalfermastefs Department in city, has arrived
here and will enter upon the duties of his Office
1 The contract for completing the first forty miles
al The san Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad we
are informed, was signed on last evening. =
The Texan says by the terms Of the contract the
distance from, Matagorda Bay to Victoria is to be
in running order by the first Of March, 1858, but
there little doubt that it will be ready for the cars
blythe list Of July, 1857. a
The State Times learns from a gentleman from the
Lampasas Springs, that a considerable number of
horses have been stolen the South Leon and that
no doubt existed that twas the work of Indians.
F1LINoRE AND DoNEIsoS IN TExA s.-The follow
ing named Texas papers, twelve in number advocate
the principles of the American party, and give their
support to the American ticket, viz The Austin
Times, San Antonio Sentinel, Washington American,
Goliad American, Bastrop Advertiser Lagrange True
Issue, Palestine American, Star Spanged Banner,
Henderson; Texas Inquirer: Rusk, Texas, Union Ad-
yocate Huntsville; and Galveston Confederate There
may be others advocating the claims Of the American
party and ticket which have escaped our notice, and
there are others we know whose editors and propre,
tors true to the good cause who are silent po-
litical questions. z# 5 sJ3.
BLEssESGAME's EXECUTION. - The San Antonio
Herald has the following account Of the execution
of Bessengame and5llis SON. who shot Capt Callahan
and Johnson s4i-
The citizens in the immediate vicinity learning this
dreadful tragedy, Immediately rallied and arrested
| Woodson Blessengame his wife and son Calvin, as
the perpetrators of this horrible deed and committed
them to theScharge Of q guard. &
| AS the accounts spread through the surrounding
country the people became more and more excited
against the celdblooded murderes until at last they
determined to take the law into their own hands and
cut off all possibility OF the guilty Wretches escaping.
To carry ont this determination, hundred or more
citizens took the prisoners from the custody of the
guard They decided shoot the father as the speedi-
est mode Of obtaining justice, which was done. The