New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-24
Further Texas Items.
The Austin State Times, Of the 14th, says

The Austin State Times, Of the 14th, says:
On Monday morning stiff norther commenced
blowing, and continued with more or less violence,
until Thursday. On the morning Of that day ice was
found in water vessels in rooms The cold was very
severe for this climate Friday morning heavy frost
covered the ground, killing vegetables, peaches and
corn. Wheat which had jointed is, no doubt killed
also. The loss to farmers from this cold term cannot
be estimated. It is very serious blow, and will add
percepbly to the depression resulting from the hard
ness Of the times.
From the San Antonio papers of the 18th, 14th and
18th, we extract the following paragraphs:
Since our last the weather has. occasionally. been
as cold as at any time during the winter On Thurs
trous effect apon the gardens in and around town.,
We are happy to learn from parties in the country
that the corn has not suffered materially.
till another escape Of prisoners took place from the
They escaped by breaking hole through the inner
wall, and scaling the outer one from which they de-
scended by means of blankets fastened together. The
parties who escaped were five in number three Amer
on murder charges were among them. The morning
was dark and stormy, and the wind so high that it
was impossible for the guard to hear any noise the
prisoners may have made in escaping
We were informed the other day upon good author
ity that the Indians have been down on the Sabnal,
about sixty miles west of this pace They took two
horses of Mr. j. B. Davenport who shot at one OF the
Indians but did not disable him. They also took
eral other horses from Rancheros creek, some five
miles this side The number Of Indians is thought to
be small.
Mimpke NJ. saatof youth about IS years of age,
shot man named Hammers, at the house of Louis
Boehel, in the village of Quihi, Medini county,
Sunday the lst instant. The wounded man only sur
vived few minutes. An examination was had before
Justice Goerng, who bound Saathof over to the Dis
| triet Court in the sum Of 81 900.
TheHenderson Democrat, of the 18th, says that on
the previous Monday, at a circus performance Mr.
VIM. F. Boggess, citizen Of that place, was shot
dead by ruffian named Cross who was arrested and
committed to jail, in company with another party to
the affair.
The Nueces Valley Advertiser, of the 14th says:
! Col. Fields is making every exertion to have in
readiness for early letting, the various improve
ments of our bays. Being himself compelled to ex-
anime the rivers, he has appointed Capt Todd, very
skillful engineer as substitute which gentleman is
now engaged in making survey between this city
and Sauria. In the course of few weeks (probably
not more than six eight,) the work will be under
contract and will doubtless be vigorously prosecuted
to successful completion. Some little time OF course
will eapse after taking the contract before suitable
machinery can be obtained with which to do the
| work. We feel sanguine, however, of seeing soon
opened the channel between Powderhorn and Corpus
| Christi.
The Huntsville Recorder states that near Wavery
few days ago panther attacked widow lady in
her own house. She succeeded in throwing him out
and barring the door. Her screams finally brought
assistance The blood thirsty monster was at las
dispatched but not till he had seriously wounded vt
persons in his insane attempt to satisfy the craving
of hunger,