New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-14

letter from Fort Cobb, dated July 26th speaks
of the heat there as being almost Incredible. On
the day previous the 25th, the thermometer stood /
at HI in the Hospital, the coolest place at the
Fort and the heat had ayeragedfor sometime Ito
deg. in the Hospital. In the open sun the heat
of course almost intolerahle The writer states
that the Texas Rangers were unable to find any
Indians in the Wichita mountains, and that three
hundred of them had started for the Canadian
river about eighty miles east of Fort Cobb, to at
tack party of kickapoos there.
Col. NJ. T. johnson had visited Fort Cobb and
gave a rather disconraging account of the affairs
on our frontier, stating that there was great eX-
ctement against the Reserves, etc. The troops at
Fort Cobb continued healthy, notwithstanding the
| excessive heat.
1t appears from the following dispatch of the
10th inst, from Houston, that Abolition ncendiar-
ism is not quite crushed out in Texas:
A gentleman who passed through Henderson,
Rusk county, on Monday morning last reports that
the town of Henderson was discovered to be on
fire on Sunday night the 9th INST, and was almost
| entirely consumed,;. when he passed through all
that was to be OF the square was snlouldering
embers, except one dwelling house that escaped
| the conHagration The citizens put no faith in the
4 reported conspiracy and neglected to appoint a
| patrol or set watch.
| The BRENNAN Ranger says that q few days since
| several negroes were arrested on Mill Creek, in
Washington county who acknowledged to having
poison given them by white men, for the purpose
of poisoning their owners and families, and that
the day of election was the time fixed for gone.
raj insurrection They also implicated some ne
aroes about Brennan as being concerned in the
murderous plot.
The Ranger says that the Courthouse at Brennan
was crowded to overfowins on Tuesday last by
persons from Chappen Hill and elsewhere for the
purpose of hanging the three negroes now in jail
two OF them for the murder of Mr.. Thos. Ewing
on the Gegna, and the other one for the murder Q
a negro woman of Mr.. Allcorn's.
The greatest excitement was manifested by til
crowd Two able addresses were delivered i
Pat Swearingin ESQ.,, Of ChGppell Hill, in favor
the move. Chief Justice Wheeler then appeafe
1 and spoke to the crowd, dssuading them from th
: act.
, The excitement gradually died away, and the PEI
: pie seemed resigned to let the Law take its d.
Il course.
. This is as it shoald be.
q In Fayette eoanty, on tAe day Of the election
IS white man and eilree negroes broke open, reehe
and attempted to fire the house Of Dick Breeding
six miles from Fayetteville. Mr.. Breeding ai
>, family were in town at the time
10 The depredators were hotly pursued; but hf
ir not beep captured at the last accounts.
At<RnR6 BoRRALIs.--L4ast night, aboRt IL o,coc
en- the beautiful spectacle ol tie Sortieln a.ns 4, =
tie yisikle. Tbe long and tremulous streams oi Ing
or ovogsnreai large portion Of the heavens, rehe
is ing their splendor on the waters OF the
to which at one time appeared like sea Gary, snab
re- the fiYst part of the evening the heaye- ,asl
ng with dark aud lowering eloads---
on tho appearance of the ai1EsoEs !
be aglow With light whose @ @in lsn & either Dr. to- uTns a
of the Canopy. Iaeas invited q apply -
Springfield, Livingston Living as4f Parish, ash
iarge made Tor information and per c,