New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-16
NUMBER 235.

week weighed about 1900 pounds per hid.
and brought cents per pound, or ss9l per hhd.
At this rate the sugar alone would amount 70
S54e, 600 The proceeds Of the cane crop, in
cluding molasses. will doubtless nett the plan
ters Of Brazoria over half q million of dollars
this seagon.
: The municipal election in Houston on the 7th,
resulted in the success Of all the democratic
nominees, with the exception Of two aldermen
in the first ward
We find the following paragraph in the Indi-
anola Balletin Of Friday last:
About ten days since a little Periagua rigged
vessel belonging to Mcdonald. Of Mstagorda,
and manned by Italian Frank, q sailor well
known in our bay, and another sailor (name not
known) was blown out to sea at Pass Cavallo
and wrecked on st. Joseph Island !; it is sup
posed that both sailors perished as the dead
body Of Frank has been found on the beach and
recognised.
The San Antonio Reporter Of the 9th inst.
furnishes the following intelligence
A rencontre took place on Saturday between
DR.. J.H. Lyons and DR.. Pack, both Of this
city, which resulted in the latter being severely
| though not dangerously wounded. No particu
| lars stated.
Last night, between IL and o'clock, some
soldiers and man named Bill Hart had q
quarrel, as we understand, when the latter
drew revolver and fred several times, killing
one instantly and mortally wounding another,
We have been unable to ascertain whether the
| perpetrator has been arrested or not
| By gentleman just in from the country we
learn that several horses have been stolen from
the settlers between this place and the Ciboloi
during the past week On Wednesday night
Mr.. GraysoD, residing on the Martinez, had q
horse and sponge stolen from his stable. The
thief, it seems, did not take much care to con-
ceal it, having the evening before made sundry
inquiries concerning the horses riding qualities,
and offered to buy portion Of the sponge from
/ the ostlers, and the night of the robbery even
Il took lodgings at Grayson's house Mr. Sell
1 ingsloh, Of the g Twenty Mile House," had a
horse stolen from him on the same night, and it
is supposed by the same person who stole Ir.
i Grayson's. A mule was also stolen on the lst
inst. from q place about two miles from here,
4 on the Austin road. g 8sg h. $8s5& 3 III
The city Of San Antonio has gained suit in
the Supreme Court, by which it will add one.
third more space TO the Main Plaza. E,s
i The San Antonio Ledger of the 9th, has the
following from franklin, Eagle Pass: s85.
II Since my last, McElroy and Clifford have
been killed By the Indians, who we're sent in
pursuit Of them. McElroy confessed that he
j had assisted in the robbery Of the Customhouse
j but that Gordon, Miller and Russell hadstaker
with them all the money, and were to wait fol
i him and Clifford on the California road, sbou
II 100 miles from the Rio Grande5 Up to the TIM
, Of their capture Mac. and Clifford had bee1
{ hunting for Gordon & Co. for four days, but hat
|. not found them. ~
A great deal Of sympathy was manifested 70
/ Mac. and Clifford, because they were pursued an
killed by Indians. Indeed, 50 much hostilit
was exhibited by few, uately from Californi
and Sonora, that our citizens gave them to un
derstand that, if any more exceptions Wer
taken, they would be made to leave the country
| Hearing that Col. Reeves, Of Fort Bliss. ha
offered to assist the citizens, if necessarys
! carry ont such adesign, they concluded to lea'
. for San Antonio, but since learn, from GO
authority that they have gone TO the city
g Chihuahua T. Y s5.5- I'll.
MIR. ames Smith. who was supposed to
Il implicated in the robbery, has been release
10 and has since left the country.
r We feel very much relieved since the depsl
it ure Of SO many suspicious characters, but
ID long it will be ere We are visited by anott
m | gang is uncertain; for, in truth, it must
1e said, that we are indebted to California !
IS nine-tenths of such population, who have be
I'd compelled to leave there, and who have soug
q, this country in consequence Of its close pro
g. unity to Mexico.
9. understand from Caleb Thermsn, Esq, th
re- he has received orders to collect duty upon
D. brought from Mexico for the use of our arm
y This will have a good tendency to enhance o
agricultural interests, and give to our own fa
1t mers encouragement to settle up the Rio Grant
a- besides enlarging our population.
ID am informed, too, that there is every prob
Of bility that the mail depot will be removed fri
8. Elizario to this place; and that likely, Ft
h Bliss will be evacuated, and portion Of IL
,g town rented for q garrison. .s@
is The Corpus Christi Advertiser learns th
10 the military post at Fort Merrill is to be rec
!, teblished. ....,-..-g .ls..