New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-15


The Brennan Register Gays that the snake oharmer
In Buckeyes Circus was bitten in the forehead at
BRENNAN, while exhibiting, by rattlesnake pilot
His face very much swollen but he would Droba,
bly, recover.
The Bolton Independent learns that man was
shot and 500 horses stolen by the Indians, few
miles from GatesYilIe, week before last.
The Independent mentions the appearance Of i'm.
mense numbers Of grasshoppers on the prairies in
that county.
The independent mentions the tornado Of the 23d.
II passed in Bell county, the head Of Browns
Creek, blowing down houses and leveling fences.
Every tree in the track about 800 yards wide, was
prostrated for miles and miles. Several persons were
bruised but none seriously injured 1t would appear
that the storm made quite circle At Bolton it was
from the northwest in Austin county it was south.
west, and also in Anderson.
A printer named Floyd Kendall committed suicide
in HUNTSVILLE, few days ago, by shooting himself.
One account says his name was Kennon.
The Bolton Independent, of the 9Th inst publishes
the following account Of skrmsh with Indians
Two men were travelling near the fork Of Cow
House creek, about miles from Sage Valley in Ca.
manche county. when they discovered two Indians
VINO were crossing ravine. When they first saw
the Indians Fl. NJ, Richmond, who was in advance Of
Andros fired on them, woun ling one Of them. He
crawled of into the bushes the other shot his
arrow and ran up the hill out Of the ravne, Rich
mOud after him.
Andres followed on, as he had nothing but single.
barreed pistol as he was passing by the hUket in
which the wounded Indian was lying, he received an
arrow in his Leg he fired his pistol at the Indian and
killed him. He then went on after Richmond who
was now nearly out of sight ; he saw two more red
skins between him and his friend, but they were on
loot and the one which Richmond was after was on
horseback. Andres then stopped, as his leg began
to be very painful, and as he had no weapon he
thought ~ discretion the better part of vaorn It
was now about rundown. Fe reached the camp Of
our informant about 10 o'clock that night.
Mir. Stulks and several others started out next
morning to see what discoveries they could make
They found the dead Indians in the bushes in the
rayne, and within some two miles Of travel found the
corpse of the other killed he supposes by Richmond
50 that two of the four have been safely slowed away
Some Of Mr. SIS neighbors came into his camp dur.
ing the day, and informed him that Richmond had
got into his camp in the morning after his fight
Mr.. Richmond, we understand, lives in Bastrop
county. He was shot by one of the Indians through
the nat with six-shooter, and with an arrow. He
displayed great deal Of cooiness and bravery.
The Galveston News of Thursday last saws:
Steamer Jos. H. Bell returned from New Orleans
FULLY renovated and is in readiness to go up Trinity
river. Steamer Swan having made a trip as high as
Newport, brought out 957 bales of cotton, and will
load and return Immediately. Steamer Belle Sulphur
hau arrived at washington on BraZos river.
The sanitary condition of our city is much improved
there have been 10 burials during the week,
against % last week. but we hear of very few new
cases of attack and as we had q freeze during the
night following the 9th, we look for early delivery
from yellow fever in our midst Cool weather with
northerly wind has been prevailing, and from most
parts of the interior have advices of frost, which
has put stop to vegetation. Most sugarplanters
have commenced grinding and bong-accounts are
mostly as good as could be expected,
The Goliad Messenger says that corn is abundant
in that county; Chinese sugar cane has done well
and that cotton will average bale to the acre on the
second planting.
The seguin Journal learns, by letter from a
friend, that the Rev. Mr. Mechanism and Mrs
Shives Principals of the Goliad Institute having
been rather too intimate, and the lady becoming
enciente the Reverend gentleman was called upon by
the brothern-law of the lady, and given an hour to
decide between marriage and death. He chose the
former they were married instanter then dismissed
from the school, and the next thing on the programme
is church trial"