New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-25
Texas Intelligence.


The Galveston News of Tuesday last says
Since our report on Saturday, We have heard of
but two or three deaths. There was no burial on
Sunday. We, however, hear of many new cases
but they are generally quite light attacks, and are
easily managed.
The same paper Of the 18th, says:
We have heard it stated es coming direct from a
gentleman just from New York that all our railroad
agents. who have so long been endeavoring to negot
ate oTraroad iron for our Texas companies have at
last succeeded. Whether they have made their pur-
chases upon favorable terms, or whether they have
been compelled to pay large per cent for credit as
some Of our correspondents have intimated we do
not learn.
The News publishes a letter from Dr. Swearingen,
dated Chappel Hill, Sept 10, in which it is stated
that the family of Mr.. Murray in that place had
been poisoned by arsenic thrown into the well by
some person unknown. Mrs Murray, her two
daughters and two servants had died, and two sons
were very i'll from the effects OF the poison
The Indianola Courier, of the 18th, has the fol.
lowing;
We stop the press to announce in an extra that
at last the great mystery Of who has been rohbng
the mails is solved Through the ndet8ipable efforts
OF Col John l. lockwood, local mail agent at
Galveston, Jacob DammeIt, boy about Is Years OF
age, and late an employee in the PUstOflice at Sar
Antonio, was arrested here to-day by Marshal Coffin
with fifty or sixty thousand dollars in drafts, bank
stock, lottery tickets, etc.
The Courier says that few days since the mail
rider between Wharton and Texana was made to dis
mount and deliver up bis horse and mail bag by four
thieves, who remarked to him at the time that he
was getting off well with his life. The same paper
learns that three horse thieves named Barnes Coch
ran and Adams were arrested in Karnes county but
gives no particulars.
The Waco Democrat says that Peter McClelland
ESD, who passed through Sherman, Glayson county
on the Sth instant, states that while at Sherman be
learned that party of Camanches came in upon the
citizens of Cook county and killed some eight or nine
families. Two children were missing, who, it was
supposed were carried off by the Indians The friends
OF the deceased families were trying to raise com
pany to 90 in pursuit of the sayages.
The Honston Telegraph publishes statement O
the receipts and expenditures Of the Houston TAI
Railroad from January lst to July 3lst, 1858, from
which itappears that the expenses were s4,368 36
aud the receipts only s. 42G 30.
The Richmond Reporter states that 286 bales Q
cotton were received last week by merchants in tina
town, and that over $50 bales had been received a
the railroad depot Tor shipment.
The Reporter learns that five cases of yellow feve
have occurred in Hampstead since the death Of Co
Fields.
The health Of Richmond continues good.
One death from yellow fever occurred in Houston
on Monday last, hut there had been no new cases
The San Antonio Herald Of the 18th says:
We had call yesterday from G. w. Kendall o
| COmIl, whom were pleased to see looking in flu
health. OF course, we inquired after bis sheep. II
reports them doing as well as possble-with no los
scs from death on other causes. There have bee
fine rains in his neighborhood, which will improv
| the range.