New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-14
Texas Intelligence.

Texas Intelligence. '5.0"
We find in our Texas exchanges the following
items of news:
TIE HENDERSON 1NCENDIARrEs HUNG.--We learn
from the Henderson Times that after patient and
protracted investigation the vigilance committee
found Green Herndon and his servant girl guilty
of burning the town of Hederson, and they were
hung on Saturday August 25.
The Lagrange True Issue of the 23d ult chroni-
cles the death of Father Hayne. well known and
highly respected Methodist clergyman, at the age
of "a years. He had been minister in his church
for half century.
The Texas Ranger states that the night of
Friday the 7th inst, the residence of Maj. John
Doran, of Washington, was set on fire by some un-
known hand. Fortunately the flames were ar
rested by the inmates before much damage was
done.
The Waco Democrat states that two horse
thieves by the names Of SCHOONER and Boatman
were summary punished in the lower part of
Falls county a short time since.
The Anderson Central Texan says that in the
upper portion of Grimes cattle are actually dying
of starvation; something never before known. The
pin oak trees have nearly all died from the effects
of the drought.
The LaVaca Press says:
It's rumored here that the Cherokees have had
fight caused by the Abolition5e settlement. Aboli-
ton missionaries and converts, to the number Of
loo, have been slain and seven of the pro-slavery
men.
The Lavaca paper notices the arrival, at that
place, of large train from Arizona, with 10000
lbs. of copper to S. J. Lee, 5000 lbs. to Phillips Is
Hensley, and G09l lbs to Heyck s. Helferich. They
intend taking back a large and valuable freight
and have madesa purchase of supplies to a large
amount.
The Houston Telegraph of the Sth inst. has, the
following:
We understand that the Central Railroad Com
pany have effected contract for the construction
of an additional section of their road, which will
take them into the central portion OF Robertson
county.
BLOODY AFFRAY.-Last Sunday afternoon, two
men one named James Giileland; but better
known as .4little Irish Jimmy" and the other
Dougherty, met at Yauxha Garden, and after as
sailing each other with tumblers, Gilieland drew a
howe-knife and ripped open the abdomen of his
opponent, who then seized Jimmy, flung him to the
floor, and wrestling his knife from him gave
him fatal stab in the side. Neither can possibly
live.
From the East Texas Clarion we learn the peo-
pie of Jasper county have held meeting to
adopt measures for supplying bread to those who
need it.
Also, that there has been a most wonderful re-
ligious excitement in Jasper The meeting was
conducted by the Methodists, and had extended to
Tyler county.
A man by the name of MeLareg has been tried
at Cameron, Milan county, on charge of aholi-
tonism and was acquitted.
From the Galveston Gazette and Civilian of the
11th we clip the following
IscESDIAkIEs fS MONTGOMERY CarNfY.-We have
received a letter from Capt. w. S. Taylor, who
has command of patrol company in Montgomery
county, giving some of the circumstances which
led to the suspicion that property was in danger
in that county about the LIST ult The negroes on
the plantation of Judge GoldthWaite and many
others have confessed, without compusion, and
apart from each other, that four white men were
encamped in the San Jacnto bottom previous to
| that time, and had frequent interviews with the
| slaves. The white men did not give their names,
| and the negroes all say tha$ they never before
saw them in the county. These men promised q
large number of white men to assist the negroes,
and told them TO burn the town of Montgomery at
| night steal all the money, they could and pro-
missed to aid them in escaping to free territory,
| or Mexico. There seems to be no doubt that such
! men were concealed in the thicket: and Capt.
| Taylor thinks their object was to steal negroes
| burn and plunder, and leave the impression that
/ Abolitoniss were at the bottom of the work.
/ This, we think, has been, the case in most other
! counties where these troubles have been eX,
/ perieneed. kidnappers and robbers have been
i the main instigators of the outrages.
| A Dallas correspondent of the same paper gives
/ tho following items in a5letter dated I'd inst:
! A rumor is currently circulating in town this
| morning, to the effect that ten disguised men pro-
ceeded 10 the house Of g Mr.. Barnett, late hour
| iast right-foreed him from the bed where he and
! his wife were rerosng-and of his fate nothing
! mofs is known.
man whose name do not know, hnt book
Keeper in f. NJ, Stackpole's establishment went to
| Fort Worth few days ago with his wife and two
little children, to vsith her relatives. When return
! ing, on Monday last they reached Bear Creek,
which the late rains had raised, and unconscious OF
its DEPTH they drove in, and HOSES, buggy and all
were carried dowA stream, With difficulty he
saved himself, but his wife, caildren, and horses
| were drowned
The Columbus Citizen of tie Sth inst says:
We are informed that the negro plot mentioned
by us as having been discovered in Lyons, Fayetts
| county, is all . hoax. "A few negroes were takel
| up anG}whippea for characterization, and from thu
| sprang the report
4 friend from Jackson, county recently nforli
us that that county will make corn enough to, d
them, and to spare.
There has been great rise in the river herf
over1ipwi8g its banks and covering its bottom
Some fiesas have been partially oyertowed. Th
Else has subsidized.
THaSwN FROM a BuGGY AND BADLY Hurt
The Memphis Ayalanehe of the 18th has the fo
lowing.
/ Yesterday morning, while Dir. A. X. Taylor W;
] driving up Nam street, when near Poplar the hofs
attached to the buggy became frightened al
started to run. The vehicle coming In contact w
. awningpost, DR., Taylor was praeipitated TO Il
ground with great violence, and 1t is feared S da
t gerously injured,
ri Since writing the above we learn that his chane
ii of recovery are very doubtful. Up 90 late hol
S last evening he continued insensible from his i