New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-04
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papers TO the 2ist uIt sud NJ NJ
patts3of the State asIate as due ssf1.
we Learn from the Galveston Nayya I, 4ss s44
ult that The Legislature has given fe
helsEon and Henderson Railroad Company, fuftFsr
t1s the first section Of twenty ya ,a;ya
than aIloWed BY their charter. -
We Gil, from the same paper the following items
bill creating Csurt of Claims. which passsa
the senate last has passed the House with a.
which has been coneurred ii
1y the House, this day, that the bill now only
awaits the faovesu9rs approval This Biz nroTiiss
tnaI single issioner, with the assistance of q
serk shaiE decide upon all claims against this State
q WaaIeYer Kind either for land or money, origin
4at.ng afadeF the laws Of the Republic q y
The signs rain fail frequentiy. ana Va ire
lySs Io that our citizens are
Eeasars sgs9f og
sss5 sSll5 shs a 5sT aye net
dust. = '4t5l soass sS =
h9ReFa.is it, is raining again write, but
drizzIe e this deponent sayetI
fsS on the Warves has been active for few
aays there being six vessels dschareirla
me arth Most Of these vessels Will have TO return
ment. s55S.s E - = poib tot sttihfs
otive--the James H Stevens wtas la,,ded
~ rom me ship Fannin from New
:sa sae LAP Egad citing Houston with the
EEoaa ~ rom n u Tisburg to Richmond \ 73
Ihe pilot boat Relief while anchored ii tile roadz
me Daf yesterday, was struck by tiatnng
ana al nef iorenast svered. no one was
ia. slE crew only were aboard and were a below
asstteep. Inc boat sustained no injury. go
@! !" bill to encourage the Improvement and navira-
on Of the rivers and other navgaIe waters II TEXAS
b making opriations for the same has passed
both Houses Of the and only awaits the
signature of the Governor to become 4 law. II. i
spoken Of BY the Texas papers as being Yery I'M
@portant and popular measure 5
bill has been introduced il the Lower Ho,,se "A
the state an for the
support ct Texans wishing to ernigrate to Kansas
y Is intended as movement to oheckrnate the
ern enisFant aid societies.
The Antonio Texan, Of the 9th lit. has The
i following in regard to weather and crops:
Ne have had rain III many parts of Western e,ras
q ate but owing to the drought there viii hardly
be half aserops '.'5
Z The Victoria Advocate ,sof the 2stn, SAYS:
During the week this vicinity has beera sryo,rai
Win 9esasona showers which have cooled the at
and revived such vegetation as was not too
tag m1af gone for recovery Cotton is doing well The
oIa Elat threatened it some ins ago having e,,
5tIreiy disappeared AZ a.. sss al
srE coRs-The acey ates1nan of tbs.
that nave commenced
lite rams, With texb2sfS ton
that they VIII raise enough for bed.
Relating Indian Operations State
Times vi s has. Ehe following: s.s ~ 5 n
About. two months since, Co! ee, vita command
Of cavalry and ten Or fifteen Iatans commanded by
Capt JIM Shaw. made an kon against thssl
Northern Comanches The operations were dirsctea
TO- those Indans to be found on the upper GoIorada
all{ts it's trbuta Several ago. Capt. Shaw
and the to- F6rss Beknap 5He Re.
Ggt8 an encounter With the Coihanehes Two war.
ri9rs were fight and d sqnaw made Iris.
.oner They also took nine horses from the red ras-
Gals: 1t was a snal party returning from Mexico.
Dissatisfaction is said to exist among the Indians
in regard to the division Of the horses. They went
out at their own request and did good SERVICE jim
shaw mas been robbed tea1ently, and he wanted to