New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-23
Texas Intelligence.

The Galveston News of Tuesday la st has the fol.
lowing:
We learn by gentleman just from New Braunfels
that the crops in Coma and some adjoining counties
have been very short, owing to the drought early n
the season. The corn is lot over half an average
crop and the crop Of cotton Is turning out consider
ably smaller than that There were fine rains in that
section last week, but too late to do any good, but
rather harm to the cotton.
A letter from Houston dated Saturday saws that
there had then been two or three other cases Of vel
low fever, besides the death previously reported,
The writer states that the existence OF yellow fever
in that city is no longer matter of doubt.
The steamer this morning from Houston brings
the statement that ten cases in ALL of undoubted vel
low fever, reported up to last evening when the
boat left, two of which had died. One Of these
two was man of rather dissipated habits and left
his room and obtained liquor the ay before his
death. The other was woman who resided two
miles from town, had miscarriage, and soon after
died, with the appearance of having the yellow fever
Inc other eight cases are not supposed to be danger
GUS, and the disease does not appear to spread.
The Civilian of Tuesday gives the following &C.
count of the finding of more beeswax on the Texas
coast
Large quantities of white wax have been coming
ashore on the Texas coast the past month. We hear
that one man on Matagorda bay has realized 5000 on
what he picked up. A considerable quantity has
been found along the shores of Galveston Island and
Point Bolivar This wax for the most part is not of
the kind formerly found, and supposed to have been
submerged in the Gulf by the laundering of vessel
in 1885, We understand that Of two Spanish vessels
bound for Vera Cruz, and due about June last, one
arrived and the other has not been heard Of They
encountered the storm that dismasted the Belgian
bark which put into this port for REPAIRS and the
missing vessel is probably that from which most of
this wax comes. It has new and clean appearance
on the surface, different from the wax formerly
washed ashore The cakes weigh from 80 to as
pounds, and are stamped with the name of E. de P.
Tortilla."
The Jefferson Herald states that the cotton crop of
that county will be more than an average one, and
that the shipments Of cotton from that port, will ex-
coed those Of the past at least Is 900 bales
The Austin Gazette Of the 18th says:
The rain which has fallen in our county the past
two weeks to have been very general over the
State. It has already started the seed in our fall
gardens, and the prospect of fine vegetables this
winter is good.
The fine corn and wheat crops of Northern Texas
are the subject of general comment.
The Lampasas Chronicle of the 10th inst. reports
several depredations by the Indians on that frontier
From the appearance of the trail and other signs,
they seemed to be travelling down the country. On
the Sd, about thirty miles above that town. they
pierced white boy with lance when near his
home.
The San Antonio Herald of the 10th publishes the
following letter from Eagle Pass, dated September
11th:
Yesterday in the afternoon, Mr. VIM. Wilson re-
ported here that his rancho the Pentencia about
forty miles to the southeast from here, had been at
tackled by Indians during his absence the 9th ins
that one man, one woman and two children were
killed one woman and child missing and one man
badly1 wounded. The man killed. called Warmond
aud the wounded one, called Lackey, believe, was
AN old man; both were Americans; the woman and
children were free people of color. A few hours
after the news came in, eight men, all that could be
mounted upon short notice, started in pursuit.
The Indians are said to number about twenty, and
appear to be in no hurry, knowing, probably, that
there are no troops who could pursue them. 1t is
ranch of Smith Il Jackson, which is at distance of
about twelve miles from that of Mr.. Wilson.
The whole country from the Nueces river to the
Rio Grande from Fort Clark, where no troops but
artillery are stationed, down to Corpus Christi, is
without protection. A few companies Of mounted
men could keep it clear of Indians so.called Mustang
hunters and other scoundrels who infest it.
The Herald of the 18th says, editorially:
We learn from gentleman just in from Laredo
that party Of twenty Indians killed Mexican boy
last Friday, near the old town of Palafox, in Webb
county, and then went down within four or five miles
of Laredo, where they stole lot of horses from the
rancho of Don Juan Faras party of twenty men
under Don Refugio Benavides started last Sunday
morning from Laredo in pursuit.
Two fine American mares, one sorrel with a colt
about fifteen months old, the other dark color or
black, both the mares and colt branded on the left
shoulder with the letters Ca were taken by Mr.. John
q. Evans, OF Laredo, from noted thief named Jose
Maria Salinas, as he WAS endeavoring to cross them
to the other side Of the river. The owner can get
them by proving property, etc.
Nothing new on the opposite side of the river, ex
cept constant forays upon the country by the In.
dials,