New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-13
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Texas Intelligence.
The Galveston Civilian, Of Monday last, has tie
following;

The Galveston Civilian, Of Monday last, has tie
following;
Our accounts for last week from the interior repre-
sent many portions of the country as beginning to
need rain. Not only had the sugar cane begun to
suffer from drOuth but cotton was beginning ia Ian
gush The Register says that on some plantations
III Washington county the ground is literally covered
with "squaresn while the plant is undergoing a
rapid change from the healthful and vigorous appear
auce to the sckty hue consequent on the absence of
the proper nnurshment. The state of things is said
to be confined chiefly to the uplands. The Register
says that the cotton the bottom lands still holds
its own, though there are evident signs of its soon
following IN the wake Of the former, If not mmedi-
ateiy relieved by refreshing showers Similar accounts
reach from some other sections bat we trust that
the rain which has visited Galveston has extended to
the interior, If it not preceded by rains there-a
circumstance indicated by the northWesterly winds
of Saturday and Sunday nights.
The Galveston News furnishes the following infor-
nation regarding railroads in Texas:
The Houston and Texas Central is employing
good force on the third section. The Washington
county road has large number OF laborers at work.
Tie feeling towards the extension of this road to the
capital very favorable and large subscriptions are
being obtained. Iron for the Brazoria road will soon
be on the way The locomotive cars chairs, spikes,
etc. have geen purchased. The iron to complete the
Galveston road to Houston is there, and the CON
tractors busiiy at work. It is understood that the
road is to skirt along the west side Of the city.
John A. Jones, Esq, distinguished lawyer, and
partner Of the late Gen, Henderson, died recently
at his residence in Tyler, Texas, of consumption.
Gen VIM S. Taylor, late Speaker Of the Texas
House Of Representatives, died on the I'D ut at his
residence near Larssa, in Cherokee county.
A German laborer committed suicide in Fort Bend
county few days ago by cutting his throat with a
razor.
The Victoria Advocate thinks the question fully
settled that Western Texas is wheat growing coun
try. The Advocate says:
neighbor of ours who has a very rich garden,
says he can't brag much about large yield of vege-
tables but that he has produced the biggest weeds
he ever saw One in particular is thirteen feet high
and as large at the base as mans arm.
From the San Antonio Texan, of the 5th inst, we
extract the following
We are credibly informed that within the last six
weeks, over $4,000 have been absaCted from letters
between San Antonio and New Orleans mostly be-
tween this city and the coast. In fact, we know
eral Of the parties who have been losers. 1t is now
ness men can >no longer send money by mail in the
shape Of drafts or bills it is time that they should
! make arrangements to send it some other way.
From a letter just received from near Fort Belknap,
we learn that the report of the killing OF soldier
there by Capt Bradute is correct. 1t seems that the
/ soldier was somewhat under the influence of liquor
and was ordered to perform some duty by the Cap
tain, and refusing to do it the Captain shot him. kill
! ing him almost Instantly. We certainly hope that
/ this shocking affair may yet not prove altogether
true. As the matter now stands it is certainly one of
the most shocking cases of homicide we have heard
OIL Capt, Bradfute we learn, is under arrest