New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-10
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MILITARY Corr 4sIEs.-A volunteer cavalry com.
pany has been organized at Moscow, Polk county.
The citizens ofCanton, Smith county, have form
ed a volunteer military company.
A fine cavalry company was recently organized
in Austin county.
Two volunteer corpanies have been formed at
MARSHALL Harrison eognty.
a fine company has also been raised in Jasper
county.
In Brownsville a rife company has just been or
ganized.
We notice preparations in other parts of the
State to raise volunteer cavalry companies.
The best form Of volunteer military organization
In this state is that Of rifle companies. The uniform
can be made simple, comfortable, and economical; !;
the rife Is the national wespo7: the iu7uroyed no.
derH rife, with the sabre baycnet attached ia as
complete and formidable a weapon as could BE
desired; and for young men there is no more
many, exharatng or healthy exercise shan the
active drill OF q light company. s &a
INCENDIARY DOCUMENTS. = The Eacocaoches
Chronicle states that large amount of maA mat
ter franked by the Notorious Sumner, was detain-
ed ct that Office recently to await the decision of
the Postmaster General. These pamphlets, epon
examination, were found to be the speeches of
Sumner on the q Barbarism of Slavery" and kin-
dYed subjects.
The Chronicle gives number Of names of par
ties-nearty all preachers-tO whom these docu-
| ments are addressed. This should not be taken as
evidence that the parties named sympashize with
that fanaticai knave and pedantic puppy. He pro-
paois oottis tit nalIie5 OF Lneee paFLieS from some
| church publication. #
The BRENNAN Enquirer and Cameron Sentinel
| are urging the establishment of line of stage
coaches from Brenham to Beton via Caldwell,
| Cameron and Bryant's Station. Three heavy mails
| are sent weekly from Brenham over this route.
| An excellent bridge has been built across the
Yeagua bottom. some $50 yards, from highland TO
| highland, thus obFatng the principal objections
to travel by the route. The remainder of the road
| is excellent
| Mr.. NJ. Englemann. of San Antonio, has made
wine recently from the grape of the :" Riesing
vine, that grows on the borders of the Rhine, anG
| is in use in Germany for Wine-making The Texas
wine he has made Is pronounced TO be similar II
| favor to, and equally as good as Johannisberg.
Oae of the most important interests of the State
that of the stock-raisers, is now in iourshing
diton again, the range being everywhere in prime
condition and the cattle luxuriating on abundance
of good grass. 1t has taken but few weeks tc
revive this valuable and growing interest from the
alarming condition it was sinking into from the
effects Of the long and desolating drouth on gras:
| and water.
Despite the severity of the dreuth it has taught
| our people q salutary lesson in many branches Of
| the farmers and planters occupation; and, from
| all we can learn, they will profit by it in many
| ways.
| A sort Of general row occurred in this county
| on election day, about twelve miles east Of this
| place, in which three persons were stabbed, and
| one knocked in the head with pine-kaot. One
| person Is thought to have been seriously injured
| The parties are now undergoing examination be-
| fore magistrate in this place.
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