New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-10
Texas Intelligence.
From the Tndianola Courier of the sd inst. we

From the 1ndianoa Courier of the Sd inst. we
extract the following:
Business continues to improve from week to
week as the season advances our streets are con-
stantly thronged with wagons and teams, and all
classes of business men, mechanics and laborers,
are constantly and actively employed. Many peo
pie seem to regard it as an extraordinary thing
that we should 60 on prOsperng, notwithstanding
the partial failure of the crops forgetting that i'm
migration has been steadily on the increase and
new resources are being developed. The varied
products of western Texas make it independent of
any particular crep, and in seasons when there is
full realization of the hopes in regard to each, the
surplus, il properly husbanded, would provide for
years of disaster. The development of the re-
sources Of Western Texaszhas not yet been fairly
started, and when our railroads, now commenced,
are extended through the interior, its unbounded
wealth of production will be poured into our laps
With the exception OF Wednesday, which was
marked by a cold nerther, fair and pleasant
weather has ruled during the week. The tides,
however, have been unusually low, and several
vessels have been detained at the bar below by
scarcity of water = the steamer Mexico being
unable to cross at the regular time, having had to
turn back. The health OF the city is good-no
sickness of any kind prevailing.
Trade continues brisk and active, the receipts of
produce and merchandise large and full. The
streets are crowded with wagons and the bayou
and the harhor with coastwise shipping and trad
ing boats---reeeiying and dsehargng loads of
freight. The words "dull timesf are no longer
heard in the talk on 'ehange,n and the signs ind
cial vocabulary, or restricted to the sole use of
never satisfied croakers. The spirit of improve
ment is still operating with satisfactory progress
and mechanics of every trade have their hands tnll
The Centergille Times of the I'd inst. has the
following encouraging items:
From all quarters of the county we learn that
the cotton crops are turning out much better than
was anticipated by the people generally Many of
our planters, we learn, have raised more than they
can gather.
The cotton crop, though rather short throughout
the State this season, s of very fine quality, and
should command a fair price.
By private adyices from R. j. Mckenzie, ESQ.,, of
Weatherford, says the Dallas Herald, we learn that
an express had arrived at that place on the 25th
October, bringing the sad intelligence that twenty
Indians had killed and scalped WAGNER near Col.
Whatley's on the Belknap road. The Indians had
number of horses, supposed to be stolen. Capt.
Hammer Immediately started in pursuit with COM
pany of picked men. 1t is to be hoped that this
experienced hero of the frontier will meet the saw
ages, and achieve victory.
From the San Antonio Texan of tho lst instant
we extract the following:
We have seen sword belt, plate and buckle
made from silver taken from the trappings of an
Indian killed in battle during the past summer by
our friend Capt John R. Baylor, on the north
western frontier of Texas. The belt plate and
buckle are very heavy, and highly finished speci
mems of Workmanship. The plate has Texas
Star, engraved in the center and richly chased.
We understand they were from the house of the
Messrs. Bell of this city, which has wide reputa-
ton for exquisite taste and elaborate workman
ship in gold and silver.
$4,000 lb. of copper was received by Messrs
Sweet Il Lacoste this morning, by the trains of
Jose de Ia Luz MONTH and Jose Maria Uranja from
the Santa Rata copper mines, Arizona.
The Colorado Citizen of the Sd says:
We learn that DR.. Key and Mr. Taryer, of Bren-
ham, We're poisoned few days ago, by taking each
q teaspoontul of what they supposed was Jamaica
ginger, it being in vial put up in the ordinary
way At last accounts they were not expected to
live.