New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-03

The steamship Mexico, Capt. Lawless, from In
dianola and Galveston, arrived here yesterday morn
ing. By the arrival Of the Mexico we have Galveston
dates to the 50th and from Indianola to the goth u
The Mexico brought over eight emigrants for Nicar
aqua as passengers.
The Galveston News, of the Soth has the following
in an article about their city
The drouth, OF which SO much has been said and
written, still continues, until rain WATER for
drinking purposes is becoming a rarity. The gar
dens are entirely destroyed and the trees present
falllike appearance The memory Of that celebrated
parsonage, the coolest inhabtantn has been ap-
peaed to and failed to remember season so remark
able for its extreme dryness.
The same paper says: d
From every quarter our exchanges come teeming
with fearful accounts of the short crops especially Of
corn, our great article of consumption. When we
take into consideration that the last year was far from
being productive one and that this follows consecu
lively, producing but small proportion of the de-
mand, we confess that we do not see anything prom
Using cheering in the future to the charging wants
of our increasing and needy population. It is not
feared that SO great want and scarcity will prevail
to riots and bloodshed, as in parts of Eu
rope, and yet we cannot avoid recommending great
economy and care in the use Of this our main pro-
duct for food, especially through the South, where
the drouth SO universally and extensively prevails
We have been informed by gentlemen travelling
from the interior of State, that the prairies pre-
sent the appearance of deserts all the grass having
died and become white crisp and dead for the want
of rain.
We cannot urge our friends to exercise too much
caution and discretion in preserving and using the
grain now on hand for we cannot conceive anything
but distress and want before u.s. unless some favorable
change takes place in our behalf.
The Houston correspondent of the same paper gives
the following items:
Our railroad enterprise is attracting ththeir the
commerce of an extensive and valuable region of
TAM fOr fc
products through Red River. Houston is now re-
ceiving contributions to her commerce from region
from three to four hundred miles north. The inter-
vening section is rapidly popuating, and it will be
readily perceived both Houston and Galveston will
be benefited.
The work on the second section of our Red River
Railroad has been commenced, and the contractors
think they will have it completed by January next
The Tap connecting with the Harrisburg Railroad
will soon be finished. On both the above roads the
cars are now constantly running. The extension of
the Harrisburg Tap to Columbia, is confidently anti
| cipated, and at no distant day.
Our city continues healthy. We entertain the most
sanguine hopes of immunity this fall from yellow
fever Business is improving New cotton commands
readily from l02 to Ii cents per pound. The crop is
being rapidly gathered. The quality of this years
| cotton is very superior.
A new paper, called the ''Union American y anti
Democratic is expected to make its debut in this city
| tomorrow. | learn its first issue will be on small
sheet, but it is hoped it may be enlarged and i'm
proved .%&ls
The Indianola Bulletin, of the Goth, says:
New cotton is coming in pretty freely. We noticed
| several wagons, each heavily loaded with the
| material, pass our office this week. We learn that
the crop will be fair one, Notwithstanding the great
and unprecedented drought that has afflicted In
the interior hear that tolerabie crops Of have
been made. We trust this news is true, and that
there will be proficiency to supply in part the home
demand.
The Galveston Civilian, of the 29th, says:
The Legislature has adopted an act supplemental
to the actor the OF the rivers OF Texas
This last appropriates 900 to the gulf and its
waters and tile same amount to the Colorado, Trim
ity, Brazos, and Sabine EACH and 100000 to other
streams EACH If the amount asked exceed the amount
in the treasury equitable adjustment is to be made
| by the executive and heads of departments
Soule University, at Chapel Hill, is already in
fourishng condition, under President Halsey. The
institution has now about seventy students, and the
number will doubtless increase The location is one
of the most eligible and beautiful in Texas.
The San Antonio Reporter expresses the opinion
that there are now new buildings in course of
erection in that town than ever at one time before.
In consequence Of the shortness of the corn crops
and the prospect Of high prices for flour during the
coming season. some Of the planters in Burles0n and
other counties are determining to go to the north
eastern part Of the State to purchase wheat, as it
spoken Of being abundant, and at moderate price
The Gonzalez Enquirer, says:
We learn that the worms have been entirely killed
by the severe drouth Not one, as far we have
learned, can be found on any of the farms. The ex
cessve heat is than their delicate nature coue
stand. Well it's an i'll wind that blows nobody good
Emanuel Head and Samuel Head his son, says the
Houston Telegraph, are undergoing an examination
before Justices Reeves and Anders, on the charge OF
the murder Of -. Underwood, whose body wa
found about six weeks ago in Buffalo Bayou, somt
twelve miles below this city.
THE Army WORM IN THE CoTToN CRor.-We las
, week briefly alluded to the presence OF the army
worm one plantation; since then we have Learned
that its appearance is pretty general throughout Thu
county and the Parish of Concorda, La. This, added
to the rot which is prevailing to considerable ex
tent since the storm of two weeks SINCE will have
borhood. The Vicksburg Wing also announces thu
appearance Of the worm in Claiborne county, an'
/ gives generally gloomy accounts Of the crop.