New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-30
Late5s from gfgsys.

The steamship Chas Morgan Capt. Lawless arrived
at an early hoaf yesterday morning from Galyastast
She reports the steamer Louisiana of Galveston on
Saturday but she had not go because Of low water
on the bar.
We have Galveston papers Il 18th and oHr regular
files from tie interior.
Asevefe norther prevailed at Galveston On Friday
night, and tie cold was intense.
The first trip Of the locomotive on the Galveston
Houston and Red River Railroad was made On the
2sd, from the Houston depot. Il letter from Houston
says; 53s
So the ice & now broken and The railroad ii run-
ming order and superior ear actually making
sions over part Of the road What viii croakers
now say? VIII they Teitefate the stale objection, i
= too soon to commence to build railroads in Tegss"
We shall see Our citizens are in high spirits in regard
70 the future prospects Of Houston 1t is said city
property has within d short time, greatly increased
10 value. Rents are high. Business, though IN mid
winter is active Wagons tErong our Streets visitors
ergWd cur considerable amount Of substan-
in the city. :
lhe bfazos riser, in the neighborhood Of Waco,
as tesn frozen during the recent cold weather, so
soLo ttas wa gons and teams passed safely over.
\ me AUSTIN State Times Of the 10Th informs Us that
there has been more sickness ID that place this winter
than usual The prevailing disease seemed to be
4 typhoid in its nature. q S
A Dr. Parker, who has q plantation on the San
Jacnto, states that bears are s. numerous n the VI
cinity Of his place that he has Killed one i day for =
week He recently killed some very large ones, aver.
aging from 800 to 400 pounds the leaf at ii one IN
which weighed 1870 pounds.
" From the Austin correspondence of the Galveston
News we extract the following E$lzi5s
Among other matters have noticed one Of sharg;s
rifles which is in possession of Commodore Moore
\. 1t has been examined by great many members 5f
the legislature, and universally admired for ts eli
cheney, as frontier weasson. long range fE0O
yards and the quiekness with which it ean he fred
demonstrates it to bea formidable weapon in a aht
and hunters rife 1t is decided to be very superior
( proposition is on foo to the effect that the State
should purchase quantity Of those arms {and by 10
doing they could be had at q much lower price} and
furnish them to citizens Of the State, at cost and
charges. The proposition think, is good one and
would enable every frontieraaan to provide himself
n with a good weapon at a low price.
"a letter Of the 10th to the same paper from Bexar
District, says: a
am gratfed to be able to inform you, that tie II
dlas have not been upon The Sabine river in this vi
: cintys since Capt. Calahans expedition to Mexico
IN pursuit Of the Lipans That expedition had the
desired effect Of striking terror into them and check
ng their frequent plaging incnrsons upon this from
Y ter Il the Legislature will only pass an act author
i izng the Governor, order out some Is or 20 com
8, panles, Of about 30 each to range on our from
e tier, the lives and property Of our citizens would he
adequately protected and should ali feel eomBsr-
IS atively secure "a 3s i3 ~s