New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-09
Later from Texas,

The steamship Chas Morgan, Capt. Place, arrived
yesterday morning from Indianola via Galveston,
bringing papers from the latter place to Thursday
last The of that date records the death of J.
n. p. Cramer, of the firm Of Dean & Cramcr, one
Of the most respected and useful citzens of Calves
ton.
The same paper has the following paragraphs:
Since our last report we had fair inquiry for cot
ton owing to several engagements made for European
shipments, and sales amount to about $500 bales at
steady and in some Instances slightly improved prices
the sales made on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
were in fact. over New Orleans quotations brought
per Charles Morgan.
We have had rainy and unpleasant weather for
most part of the week which ineriered with OUT door
operations and as we learn that rains have extended
to the interior, we look for falling off Of deliveries
of cotton by wagons. On Tuesday night the temper-
ture was very low, and it is probable that frost has
/ appeared on the mainland.
We glad to learn that the survey for the eyten.
sion OF the Harrisonburg Railroad from Richmond to
Columbus has been commenced under Mai. Williams
Chief Engineer We shall probably soon be able to
speak more definitely and we hope more encouraging.
ly in regard to this important work.
The Indians continue their depredations cor
respondent of the News writes from Fredericksburg
under date of the 18th u!t. We quote from that
paper
He says about ten days ago four Germans. residing
near that place went out on a bear hunt and camped
at night Bear Creek, about eight miles distant
from Fredericksburg. About o'clock the next
morning they were awoke by the stamping of their
horses and saw three Indians running off with them.
On the 18th two brothers, named Klein, saw ten
Indians encamped on the Perdinaes, at the springs,
and but few daysago family, consisting of Il man
with his wife and child, killed by the Indians
while engaged in cutting down a bee tree the Rio
Blanco. Two horses stolen from the house of a
farmer on Grape Creek. and about one hundred head
Of cattle lately driven together the San Saba
and slaughtered by the Indians.
The San Antonio Texan publishes letter from
Fort Belknap, from which extract the following
An assistant surgeon from this post accompanied
by one man, started on his journey to ST. Louis and
when about thirty miles distant On his way to Pres
ton, he met an Indian, who approached him in the
most friendly manner. He proceeded on about half
a mile when he fell in with wagon to which one OK
was yoked, the others being slaughtered; and close
by lay an old man stark and grim whose grey hairs
were borne in the wind, stained with his own blood.
He is supposed to be man from Eastern Texas, who
visited the various posts with apples.
A man named Flusher recently shot dead from
his horse, on the road between Austin and the Lam
pasas Springs, by some person secreted among the
cedar bushes Three men were arrested suspicion,
but were discharged for want Of evidence.
a letter from Col. A. II. Cromwell President of the
San Antonio Navigation Company, addressed to the
San Antonio Herald says that that company are
pushing forward their work in clearing out the San
Antonio river with great energy. There are three
parties, with suitable boats and machinery at work,
under the direction of Mr.. Hobby, between Carlos
Ranch and the mouth of the river
A New York letter from the President of the S. A.
and NJ e. Railroad Company, states that the pro-
curemen of the iron and the completion of Col. Os-
goods contract are fixed facts
"By the first Of March, he continues, 1" the snort
ing Of the iron horse will scare the deer Lavaca
Prairie
The Gonzales Inquirer says that the cotton crop of
that county is very short owing to the droug ght
The planters have finished picking, and those who
have got through ginning are breaking up the land
for another year.
The brother and brothers wife of Mr. Lewis. who
was assassinaed in his house in Rctugio county,
several weeks since, have been arrested on suspicion
OF being the perpetrators Of the deed
From the Galveston News we clip the following
Our friend W, s Deats, ESQ. of Liverpool Brazoria
county has presented us with couple of bottles of
wine made from the mustang grape, which is much
superior to common c.aret and most dinner wines,
both in strength aud flavor. 1t is not clear as l-
ported wine, but tastes much better than it looks;
and, have doubt, after little experience, Mr..
beats will succeed in producing wine that will COM
pare tavoraby with such claret in the habit
OF paying one dollar bottle for. We understand this
is his first experiment and we have no doubt from
the immense crop Of grapes produced spontaneously
every year, all through our State that Wlnc-naking
WILL at no distant day, be regarded one Of our sta
pie manu- iiCturcs.
The Victoria Advocate, of the 29th ut has the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
The weather continues remarkably warm and wet.
although the rains, abundant the coast have
not extended far into the interior. Half the rain up
the country that we have had here would have raised
| the river, which remains extremely low.
a very reliable gentleman of this place, who has
inst examined the whole railroad route between Vic
tora and Port lynea, informs lis that fully fourteen
miles OF the road is graded, that one cargo of the
crss-Ijes has been landed and that the rest will be de-
yercd lSa- vessels can be procured to bring them
The iron for the first section has been purchased, and
is the way aud all the interests Of the road are in
Il prosperous condition.
! Tie Lavaca Herald says:
pECASs-The market is almost gutted with this
article the supply seems larger than at any former
season they rate at 81 2j to s. so per bushel.
| Large consignments have been made to New York
| The Washington American says that one of the gold
hunters OF the Ga expedition has returned and gives
discouragng account Of the prospects Of the party.