New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-03
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Texas TntelIigs nee.


From the Galveston News OF Tuesday last ne
extract the following r. 5is
On Saturday morning last d private messenger
left this city for Austin, with hst Of near one
thousand names signed to memorial to the Coy
ernor, praying him to call the Legislature as sson
as practicable. The names were all Of cur own
citizens, and embraced men df all classes and all
parties all now coneurring alike in the necessity
of united action for our com1non defense against
| Black Republican rule, the av0wed and leading
principle Of that party now about TO control the
destinies Of this Union bein place the institu-
tons Of the Sonth in a wayfto ensure their final
overthrow. We rejoice TO bd able to say, that on
this great and paramount issue, the people OF Cal
weston are emphatically united IS one man, and we
hope the entire State and the whole South viii ere
| long present q united front in opposition to any
| further submission TO Abolition aggressions.
There have been various ru1nors, in the last few
days. that Gov. Houston had expressed on several
occasions his determination not to convene the
Legislature. leading article IN the Austin Intel
lieenccy of q few days sned, appeared TO Jean for
the waiting policy and al that journal is gener
ally understood to represent the Governors opin-
ions on important pablo topics. doubtless the
ports in question had partly their origin from the
editorial in question: It has also been stated here,
ny gentlemen from the country, that the 5oyeFnor
Ii a. already refused to grant the request Of ths
ayzer county memorialxStsa to convene the Legf5-
let7Ts.
Be this as It may, we Lear to-day from passen.
gers fsom Houston, this mofning, that DR.. Ashbel
Smith, one OF the committed dispatched to Austin
to present the Houston memorial to the Governor,
has returned, and WAS on the boat frsm Houston
to his (L1s. GmitIl's1 place oh TIE hay, ,s ~
Dr. 5nssh Informed these passengers that Gov.
Honstou has promised to convene the Legislature
in extra session. provided IT appeared to be the
GENERAL WiesEog the people that he should do So.
We think therefore, there is no doubt bnt that
he Governor will call tEsLegsla ARE. The gem
egaI wish OF tie people OF Texas Oh that point Is
eJiden. It h3s never benz more unanimously or
promptly expressed on any enc subjest.
We have just seen dispatch fro1 one OF the
Cyoyarnittee of Correspondence TO the Hon. Guy III.
Brysn of this city to the effect that GovrHouston's
answer to the committee thaf bore the Houston
memorial is-thas when thu majority Of tie people
of Texas desire sealzof the Legislature he WIN
not be in their way:
The week under review mas Ee@n dstingulshea
bv gres strpgeney In money masters and the CON
seauent difficulty in exchange negotiations, WHICH
have mase il impossible foF purchasers to operate
30 any considerable extent. Sae3 can be erected
1T low rates only, and in small parcels, although
tLere ia n GOOD suprlYs oa the mar ket. The total
tTsnsaetiops amount 10 l8t7 bales, 81 which 2s0
Monday, 130 Tuesday, -lse "Wednesday, none on
Thssrsday 30a Friday and az bales today. FREES
naia have been very irregular so much that it is
impossible to- give coEfeet quo1at1c1s, WmonE We
omit remarkfsg however, that the sales made have
heer, At rates Tarying frefa ~ to l0ieS and l6sc
for M5ddlipg The higher figures wero paid early
in the week wlste towards the close, with incFeas-
inc measure in m oney matters, the lower rates
Two large and apparently superior passenger
\. 20 zreye received d. few dsv ago from the North
by the G. FL. & H r. X. Co., fof their roao. Upon
eiosa ;nsuection Nv the exner5enced superintend-
ant Mr. Geo. b. Sicho1s the cara were found to
be totally unfit for the road, as shey were shgnsy
built, consisting OF pine Doafuss paul aG1 Puesy.
Tl,ay we've tbeTeforsr eieeteo by the Company, and
atbars mora Substantial ordered in their place.
fJto directors and sryuerintenaent are determined
have none Int firss class care and rolling stock
They are in receipt OF hiteen new elgntWneel
freight cars and have npW IoaEs hfsl-ciass ioeoio
tives in perfect order.
Wa have prjyate letter from our esteemed
| s;and n " Kendall r. a.. detsa at his Rancho
near New Braunfes,n Nov lStss IN which ne says
SUP to this time my d0cks continue heaithy ana
in fine condition. As yet, we have had no frost 70
iniure the grass in the least and the grazing IN the
mountains has seldom bet,n better a. thls SEASON.
All the fieeks of sheep iii Banco county are dong
| we'll If j can carry my docks through Inc cominG
winter without more than th e usual average smai
loss, shall be able to give yousa more fatterng
| account than ever for your almanac next year.
| The Sabine Pass Times OF Wednesday last Gays:
| The body of an old man was found floating IN
| the bayoa, about one mile below concord. ms
throat was cut his leftia roken and there were s
| no less than nine stabs in different parts OF MS
/ body This atroc;ous deed could only nave oeen
the work Of sonae neaFnase aiend IN human shape.
No clue to the perpetrators Of tnis horrid criane
has yet been disoovered-
l. The deceased was fecegni zed a3- an old Genue-
man by the name Of Melon, " ho had come to Com
cord n shert tirne before. He was said to be rom
VIRGINIA. and had ce,Re to IL sxas fer the purpose
| of investing in land bE ether properly. ne was
h supposed to hs4e had o large sum o. money ABOUT
i his person.
The 1followiag is etst-acted from . letter from
Upshar county: ,.,.
The crons Of this cDanty ALI short. Cotton viii
not be more shan one.fffh of d CROP corn about
i one-half; whsat aborlt tWo-thlfds. me OAK Maat
W ta Visited with frost on the l4th October,
/ and have had moderately cool weather. Grass il
vet rreen in The fields and woods Cotton slightly
snged by thu frost. -
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