New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-10

0su 0rleans 4aiip Crsstera,
Texas Intelligence.

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measure repairing the immense damage occa
stoned by the drouth. "~.
The Galveston News of Tuesday last has the
| following: ....... s"..
In our last report we referred to the genera
duiness in trade in our market; that in cotton be
| ing restricted by the increased rates asked BIZ
| holders, and in wool and hides from the desire o.
buyers to operate at a great reduction in rates
caused by the heavy losses sustained by them or
their previous purchases.
me week now closing has witnessed change
for the better in cotton and merchandise, our mer-
!,5 generally having been kept more busy in
tner receipts and deliveries Of the latter, and our
cotton factors, with the increased receipts Of cot
ton, which will enable them to furnish better sup
ply, nave obtained prices which they were unable
to OBTAIN previously. In wool and hides there is
| out little Offering and still less demand.
| The Cameron Sentinel of the 18th ult. saws;
| When almost every county in the State has been
| seriously injured by the dFouth, Milan came out
Of the dry, and hot reign triumphant. 1t is true
the upland cotton has been cut short yet the cot
ton on the bottom lands viii yield well. Her
granaries are full of all kinds of grain her cribs
| stocked with corn; her rayines and holes filed
with water; fine mast good range: stock in good
order; lands rich and cheap; negroes quiet and
orderly her people happy and prosperous.
The Goliad Messenger of the 18th ult. says:
| 0nr land has been visited this week by glorious
| rains. The earth is well saturated with water.
| The prairies are covered with verdure and bios
SONS, and everything around us begins to wear n
smiling appearance. Our planters have planted
corn, ana e IS up and growing; the cotton has
taken fresh start, and the prospect for fall gar.
| dens is most tlattering.
| correspondent Of the Houston Telegraph,
writing on the 10Th ult. from Bastrop, says:
| Ny observation for the last two weeks has ex-
tended over large portions Of Washington, Austin,
Eayette and Bastrop counties, and a portion of
Burieson. small area Of territoryin this county,
Unr han
fields, was visited with fine rain on the 18th july.
and again about the 10th of this month. There
the cotton promises, with an ordinary favorable
fall, pretty nearly an average yield. The grass is
starting timely too in the corn fields and in the
prairies where not killed out. In general the rain
has been insufficient to start the grass or to furnish
stock water. Had the rains of the 9th and 10th
been followed up with other and more copous
showers, the prospect would have been fair for
malt OF crop Of cotton in the region have men
toned; now scarcely one-half that amount can
reasonably be hoped for. The supply of corn is
entirely inadequate to the wants Of the people and
It IS evident that many wants must 60 unsupplied
The general price is 81 so per bushel.
The Victoria Advocate of tile list inst has the
following:
We have had sufficient rains to put the ground
in fine producing condition. Cotton is taking
second growth and promises to do well. Picking
viii be late and perhaps the cotton will be more
subject to notes.
Health is fne-the prairies covered with an
abundance Of young grass, sufficient for the many
thousands OF cattle dependent on it through the
winter.fall gardens are fairly under way showing
unusual thrift and luXuriance
| On Tuesday last we learn that Mexican was
killed in the bottom, on the Guadaoupe about l6
! miles below here 1t is thought he was killed by
man who was working with him. They were
both in the employ of Mr.. Estevan Stsneros.
On Wednesday night Mexican was killed on
the LaVaca road, mile or two below this place.
The perpetrator Of the deed is not ascertained.
A Mrs. Tyson and her young son were drowned
in the Guadalupe river few days ago, their car
rage being upset by the stump Of tree while at
tempting to ford the stream. Mrs. T. resided in
San Antonio
The Houston Republic of the Sd says:
| On Saturday night, August 20, Charles Stuart
was brutaly murdered while asleep, Is miles
from Houston, up on Buffalo Bayou. The muir
derer is George Bnckstein, feet or inches in
| height, red whiskers, not heavy, aged about 80
| years. When last seen he was inquring the road
to Round Top. He was mounted on a sorrel
horse with star on his forehead. Buckstein had
a rifle. From all accounts it was unprovoked
murder, MIN
| MIDNIGHT ESCoUSTER.-The overseer on a plan.
tation about three miles from Flowers Place,
| Smith county, few nights ago, was interrupted
| by the barking of his dogs. Several times during
the earlier part of the night he went out to ascer-
tain the cause of their disturbance. AT last he
.
ing off through the darkness. He called to the
man to stop, who made no reply, but still went on:
| the overseer then threatened to shoot him unless
he stopped, and raised his gun for that purpose.
which was at that instant seized by man who
sprang from under the fence near which he was
standing. scuttle then ensued between the over
seer and this man for the gun, during which the
other man ran back and commenced cutting the
overseer with knife; at this time one of the bar
rels OF the gun was accidently discharged, when
both of the men, hearing the negroes coming to
the overseers assistance, ran off, leaving the over
seer partly thrown upon the ground who. upon
rising discharged the other barrel of his gun after
them The overseer then went to one of his neigh
hors who had negro dogs and put them on their
tracks, The dogs followed them until they came
to the place where they had taken horses, after
which no traces could be found OF them. Upon
returning, the pursuers found piece of a coat
sleeve, which was besmeared with blood There
was no clue to their names whereabouts, and no
words were spoken by either, except when they
escaped when one of them said to the other:
" Let us rum They were both strangers to the
oyerseer. [Ghickasahay 0liss.1 Advertiser.
THE LUNATIcs AT NlAGARA.-The Buffalo Express
ofthe 18th ult says:
To-day Messrs. Blondin and Farini are to vie
with each other in the performance of foolhardy
feats upon their respective cables at Niagara
Falls Each is advertised to carry man upon his
back across the suspended bridge of a single rope
a fearful trial of nerve, hardihood and endurance
the part of both carrier and rider and not to be
witnessed without dread, trembling aud a certain
degree Of adherence. Blondin will carry MFR. Col
cord, his fearless agent who dared the awful pas
sage last year, proving his confidence and cool
courage; but where Farin will find man bold
enough, and with nerve to be trusted for the ex-
pertinent, it is difficult to guess. When Blondin
had achieved his almost incredible feat last season.
and reached the shore well nigh dead with exhaus-
ton from the desperate effort, he declared that
nothing could induce him to attempt the trial
again. He has, however been provoked to it once
more by the rival triumphs of his competitor, and
in turn, has spurred the Signor to like reckless
sndeavor. We fear that this rivalry will have some
sad result.
A Coon SUGGESTION AND WELL ExPREssEp-At
the last commencement of the Reform Medical
College at Macon an Grafton to the graduates was
delivered by Col. o. A. Lochrane. His concluding
remarks, although addressed to the class, are so
universal in their application, that we transcribe
them. Here they are:
As a means of resisting the temptations of YOUTH
would only repeat long entertained conviction
that young men should marry early in life, and
commence its cares with some loving heart to lean
upon, and the inspiration OF some soft sweet voice
to nerve him for the conflict of care into which he
ant Lat In M tod bI,tfn ia land