New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-19
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Texas intelligence
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ridge, dated San Antonio, March 9th, in which be
informs us that he is succeeding much beyond hts
most sanguue expectations, and will be in our city In
few days. He says train Of six wagons and thirty
men left San Antonio week ago for Arizona, snd
that : large emigration will 60 this spring from
Houston, Texas We notice letter in the Herald Of
the 9Th from Col Lockridge, in which be repudiates
81 connection with any flibustering movement, (as
imputed to him BY some Of our cotemporaries) and
says:
..Our intention is to peaceably and legitimately
emigrate TO the proposed Territory Of Arizona, to
work the Mines and otherwise develop the resources
OF the country And in doing this, It is usual and
while 10 transit, and after arriving in that Territory
and in doing this the Association expect1 the support
and acquiescence Of the Federal Government and not
the opposition Of any Of its officials, either civil
military.
The time Of starting will be about the 10th OF
April from Victoria, Texas. For any further infor
nation address the agent at New Orleans until fur
Their notice."
Col l.. says the grass is rising rapidly and the
prospect for fine crops is good. Cattle are fat and
corn Is cheap ranging at about 35c. per bushel in
San Antonio, and from 40 to SOC. Victoria.
The News has the following in regard to the inn
portation Of new variety Of sheep:
The bark General Green brought out small lot Of
very Sheep securely Gagged and destined for the
They were Of the variety called oxfordshre,s re-
markabe for their great size and enormous feeces.
The buck Of this lot known by the respectable title Of
Lord Elgin, is said to have weighed 800 pounds be-
fore the atgues Of travel had reduced him. and the
two adult ewes about 200 each.
The wool appears to be long, smooth and fine, and
sells in market for about threefourhs the price Of
pure merino wool per pound; but il is claimed, and
apparently on good ground, that the feeces 50 far
outweigh all others as to make them more valuable
than merinos.
The Civilian publishes the following letter:
.. s. BEvEsu1 cgrrrR HENRY DopeE,
=, Sabine Pass, March 8, 1853. )
Sir: We left Galveston on Saturday, on cruise to
the east and on Sunday in heavy blow put in here
On Tuesday Capt F. Green, late Of this service came
on board the CUTTER in company with several citizens
of Louisiana, and stated to me that most cold
booded murder had been perpetrated near his place.
by desperate by the name Of Bill Mccormick, who
has been terror for years to the citizens on both
sides OF the river upon negro boy, and an attempt
to kill another. Capt Green requested my aid to
arrest the murderer who it was supposed, had gone
down the coast in boat The officers Of the cutter
having seen such boat as described making to the
west Immediately dispatched Third Lieutenant Ten
nison with boat and crew, in company with the
above mentioned. They returned about shutdown
with the prisoner, who, when taken, was armed with
doublebarreled gun. put the prisoner in irons
and sent him, under charge Of Lieut. Tennison to be
delivered up to the civil authorities Lieut.. Tennison
has just returned having performed the duties as
signed him. All well on board.
''N' ''sN'S L. 9. HARDY.
The Natagorda Gazette Of the 18th inst says:
After week of cold northers and beautiful sun
shine, we have gloomy, dark, ugly, cloudy, and We
expect to say before night, rainy day, such as the
Henglish pitch upon to quit this troublesome
world. Notwithstanding the northers, everything il
still growing. We saw square of Irish potatoes,
few days since, in garden, that were nearly knee
high, while lettuce, radishes, young peas, and al
kinds Of small salads were in abundance. In few
weeks more market will be stocked with all kind
of vegetables.
The Eastern Texan of the 18th inst. says:
The pleasant weather of the past two or three
weeks has been taken advantage of by the farmers
and the bulk of the corn crop is already planted
Gardens also in forward condition. orchards are
in bloom and vegetation rapidly spring in the forest
Cotton land is generally prepared and should there
be no late frosts predict heavy crops the present
year.
The Dallas Herald says that the wheat was jointins
with railroad speed in that vicinity. An enterprise
was on foot to put up another first class steam mer
| chant Touring mill on Mill creek, about one mil
from Dallas, with machinery capable of grinding on
thousand bushels. of wheat per day, making los @
l75 barrels of -four 1t is expected to have it in OF
GRAFTON by the LIST of September.