New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-16
NUMBER 244.
Later from Texas.

The steamship Atlantic arrived yesterday morning,
with dates from Galveston to Thursday last The
News of that date has the following:
Very rough and unpleasant weather has interrupted
communication over the hay, and along the coast
owing to low tides three Houston steamers were
aground the bars for several days and we received
but mail from the interior via Houston during the
week. Out of door business was interrupted nv cold
and rain, and but little has been done during the
week.
We have advices of good rise in Sabine Neches
and Angelina rivers Trinity had also risen but not
sufficiently to admit Of navigation Brazos reported
stationary.
CorToN-Our last report left the market here poor.
ly supplied we heard Of a few sales only on Thurs
day and Friday at our quotations. On Saturday
more active demand sprung up under advices of a
large business at New Orleans at advanced rates, but
owing to small offerings the sales remained moderate.
! About 500 bales were bought during the week by
Houston samples at irregular rates.
Deliveries in Houston during the past week were
1900 bales; stock on hand $500 bales, Of which a
large proportion is held at prices beyond present range.
Receipts at Richmond AIS bales.
Judge Lipscomb, gentleman Of the highest re-
spectabilty and of high legal attainments, died in
Austin on the sth inst.
We extract the following from the Dallas Herald
There is steady tide Of emigration now setting in
to this county The western part of the county is be-
coming thickly settled, and the county exhibits I'M
mlstakable evidence of rapid improvement. Farms
a.
provements going on. A much larger amount Of
wheat has been sown this than at any previ-
GUS time, and the growing crops look very promising
The new county seat seat has been named Denton.
The Herald says that large trains of emigrant
wagons continue to pass through Dallas. A large
number also have crossed the river at some Of the
| upper crossings.
The silver hunters the Gil have all returned but
four, in consequence of the great cost of getting out
the ore. The Washington American says:
| The four men remaining are now engaged in dig
| ging and working the lead ore. They have every
convenience for carrying on the work, and market
at hand, (Las CrucesD with a constant demand
| greatly exceeding their capacity for supply. They
have nearly finished an excellent brick house, with
every attendant convenience-mlls for grinding their
on the work. Capt. Wood has an Indian engaged as
herdsman. The party, it seems, are in no want of
the decacies Of oflfe-oranges lemons, peaches pears
and other fruits being abundant III market and rea-
sonable in prices.
The Gonzales Inquirer states that Spencer Gross,
thought to have been killed by Indians, has just re-
turned to that city after wandering abont some eigh
teen days He fortunately discovered by hunter
endeavoring to crawl into town, but being severely
wounded, he could make but little progress. He sub.
sisted principally upon grapes during the time he was
| out
The San Antonio Texan, of the ith inst. says
The calile!s twenty-five III number, have just passed
through our city, loaded with about six hundred
pounds each returning to their place Of rendezvous
which is some seventy miles from here. There are
dromedaries also with them and seated on the top o
these camels and dromedaries are Arabs and Turks
dressed in the costume Of their country.
The Ledger contradicts the report that two Of the
cancs had been stolen while in San Antonio.
The Texan is in possession of reliable information
from the frontier to the effect that many of the nda1
tribes are at war with each other. The wild tribes
look upon the Reservation Indians, and all others who
fraternize with the whites, as traitors.