New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-06
Texas Intelligence.

The Galveston News OF Thursday last gaVst
we had the pleasure the other day of call from
Col J. r. Waters, who was on visit to cur CITY.
He informs us that the Brazoria road Is now about
completed to Oyster creek This is confirmed by
the Columbia Democrat, which says the ears
crossed the creek last Friday Eight miles more
will take the road to Columbia.
From the Civilian of Thursday We extract tle
following:
Democratic meetings have been held in nany
counties of the interior, to appoint delegates to the
state Convention. As far as these meetings have
spoken, they repudate the doctrine that territory
may by unfriendly Legislation, impair the rights
OF Shareholders; and demand Of the General Gov
eminent the protection of slave property ia the
Territories.
After about as many feints as were made in
starting m Porter's story OF the Quarter Race Iw0
IRON horses, followed by long train of cars, came
through from Houston yesterday afternoon, and
pulled up snorting aud painting III the west end Or
the city, amid the discharge Of cannon and the
greetings Of the sovereign people. The bridge is
built, and notwithstanding the many builders
which have delayed the completion Of lie road no
Irish or Texas bull is likely to but off the metallic
steeds which now pass over it. Jordan ID said to
be hard road to travel but the road to Houston
Is as level as floor, and going over it as easy and
almost as cheap az staying at home. Houston and
galveston are now connected, both by the IRON
bands Oh the railroad and the nerve Of the tale-
graph; Their respective citizens may visit each
other bodily in couple of hours, or stay at their
houses and converse by telegraph as men standing
face to face. Already bound together by inti,nate
relations OF trade and personal intercourse these
new improvements but multiply and strengthen the
The bridge is, we believe the longest of the kind
~ the limited States, and Is q superior piece or
Workmanship. The road is unsurpassed III any
way.
The Houston Telegraph relates The following m
cident:
On Friday last, as the family of Mr. w. b. walker
n TS1,7a -
the city, they were attacked by beIligeTenf cow
from one Of the cattle yards in that vicinity who
overturned the carriage and attempted to tranple
upon the ladies. She threw one Of them down.
when negro girl rushed in to shield her mistress
upon which the cow tossed the girl over her head
She was then driven away. No one was seriously
injured, though it was most miraculous escape.
Regarding Houston's frontier policy the Tele-
graph has the following:
private letter to the editor from Gainesville,
Coryeie county, gives q very graphic account of
the condition of things. The writer will be sur
prised to find any portion of il in print but we feel
Obliged to give the following as worth being gene
rally known;
The frontier people are aWfully
at outs with our venerable Chief Magistrate On ae
count of his frontier policy.
Were you,n says he to Captain Hammer, Of
JACK county, .sone Of the men who were going to
attack the reserve Indians? ~
20 yes" said the Captain, one Of the most
active in that affair." .
Ihen,3 says Houston, = have sworn never to
give commission to any man who was engaged in
that affair."
You may imagine Capt. Hammers astonishnaent.
particularly as he fancied his activity on that pcca
sion would be Recommendation
So when the mail rider brought the news to
Gatesyille that Houston had sent them message
something as follows: " Yon are all recommended
to stay at home and mind your own business your
farms need cultyating, and the southern counties
viii furnish the men, the fury Of the crowd would
have done Democrat GOOD. heard nne man
swear he would give $500 to have crack at the
old Generals head with his rifle. He ought to be
hung as high as Haman,n says another He
ought to be sealped, says third. etc., etc.