New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-09-10
Nsu 0rltans Bully Crescent.
SUPPLEMENT-.
Texas Intelligence.

Lavaca must be one Of the most prosperous and
promising towns in Texas. The Herald Of the Sd
has the following: 49,.
BY dispatch from New York, we learn that the
iron hcs been bought, and Ia now on It's way to this
port for the completion Of our road to Victoria.
The Lavaca trade is steadily increasing, and
good demand has prevailed for nearly all articles in
our market during the past week, and prices have
been very full for our leading stlples and mott de.
scriptons Of produce. Cotton, hides. ETC., have
moved off quite freely, with firm market for good
qualities. Cotton has been arriving at the rate Of
from rs to 100 bales per day. The number OF bales
shipped from here last year averaged from 900 to
20000 and this year will ship from 35 900 to 10000
les. Last year there were but two lumber yards
here-this year we have three or four, where large
and full supplies are kept. List year we had but
two full stocks of-dry goods this year we will have
from six to seven large and full ergofsed stocks Onr
streets during the past week have been crowded WIN
wagons, and several Mexican trains have arrived
from Ell Paso and chihuahua loaded with iron, cop.
per and WOOL and left again, taking heavy loads Of
merchandise back to their sunny homes.
The editor Of the Galveston Civilian has been pre-
sented with specimen Of goldbearng quartz, found
somewhere " west Of Austin and thinks there will
be presently more definite information on the subject
We suggest that this is not the first specimen Of the
sort found somewhere west Of AUSTIN"
The News says:
Hon. J. H. Reagan's msjority for Congress in the
FOuith District, so far cs ascertained, ID lOo3O-
Reagan having 23,967 and Ochiltree 3437 Ochiltree
was in favor Of reopening the African slave trade,
and Reagan decidedly opposed to the measure.
The Central Texan states that Mr.. Henry 7. Fore
was seized lately with an apopetic fit, while bathing
at the Piedmont Springs and his lifeess body found
in the bathing tub.
From the Brownsville Flag Of the 25th ult. we ex.
tract the following paragraphs:
Sickness is no worse here and we think our people
under stand now how to treat it. Only ten persons
have died in Brownsville among those whose com.
Portable habits and habitations would give hopes OF
good treatment and some Of them have had other
ills besides, if they have had the fever.
On Saturday last, ps we are informed, Messrs.
Tomas Quintero and Tugenio Garcia, employees in
the Custom-house at Matamoros, had some dispute
at billiard room, but were parted without coming
to blows. Mr. Quintero retired to his house, and
while at dinner bis opponent came and WIS courte
ously invited to partake Of the meal, which he an.
swered by shooting Mr. O. who has since died Of bis
wounds. Mr.. Garcia, we understand, made his es-
cape to this side There being no treaty of extrad
ton, he is so far safe.
On the oath inst. Sheriff Brown, ecsisted by his
deputy, Mr.. johnson, attempted the arrest OF one
Rafael Salinas Garza horse thief of some notoriety
for whom they had warrant. He resisted and ran,
and after repeated but uDavaing calls to surrender
was followed and shot, killing him instantly. Mr..
JohnsoDs shot, at nearly one hundred feet, with
Colts dragoon six-shooter, may be regarded as
good one,