New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-04
Neb Orleans Dailp Grsseerrt.
Texas Intelligence.
The Galyeston Civilian aaYa:

Texas Intelligence.
The Galveston Civilian says:
From the report Of the Postmaster General IT
appears that the total receipts for hostages in
Texas for the year ending june 30, 1885, was $780,,
517, while the total expenses were 1874, $50. So
that our expenses for the Post0ffice Department
will be increased upwards Of six hundred thousand
dollars (more than double the entire expenses)
when we reestablish the Independent Republic
promised by some of onr politicians. We have no
precise means of Judging how much the War and
Navy Departments will cost
The Austin Gazette Of the 23th ult has the fol
lowing.
Providence again smiles upon this fair land. The
prolific soil, refreshed by abundant rains, now
teens with luxurant vegetation. Corn and cot
ton, small grain and vegetables of every descrip-
ton, have been endued with a new and more Wig
orous life. Our broad prairies, natures parks and
meadows, watered by numerous streams, and re-
lieved Of uniformity by occasional hill and timber
feed countless droves Of cattle, horses, mules,
sheep and goats.
Our population, orderly intelligent and virtuous,
is constantly recruited by enterprising and sub
stanal emigration introducing into the arteries Of
trade the blood Of capital the skill of improved
science, thrifty and Industrious habits, and the
choicest breeds of stock.
The Victoria Advocate of the 2sth ult, says:
Sunday here was indeed day of heartfelt thank
fulness to an overriding Providence with us. The
pond and give up their corn and cotton as destined
to come to naught. Signs of rain we had had, but
all signs had hitherto failed, and it was with a
pleasant mixture Of surprise and gratitude that our
citizens noticed a moisture on the face of old
mother earth when they arose on Sunday morning,
and those feelings of gratitude deepened through
the day as the invigorating rain continued to de-
scend in soaking showers and late in the evening,
when the rain ceased and the inhabitants could
step out into their gardens and the streets, then
was a smile of satisfaction on every face.
From the Dallas Herald of the 18th ult. we ex-
tract the following;
As far as we have been able to learn, the rains
of the last week have been general. On Wednes-
day night last, the heaviest rain we have seen in
this section of country for several years fell, and
replenished the exhausted springs and streams
Since then there has been constant succession of
heavy showers, accompanied with thunder, light
ming and wind. Altogether, the season has been
most proptious for the young corn and the farmers
and Sunday evening it had overlooked It's banks,
and was spread over the extensive bottom opposite
Dallas presenting very extensive display Of water
works, suggestive of navigation and steamboats,.
1t is said by those who claim to be posted in such
matters, that the corn crop is secure, from the
bountiful rains that have fallen; and that If no
more should fall, that the earth will remain sufii.
GENTLY moist to mature the ensuing crop.
Owing to the high waters, we have no news
from the frontier Of late date. We remain dis
ignorant Of their prospects, hopes fears, as they
do of ours. We cordially sympathize with them.
A gentleman from Palo Pinto county has been
with US several days, literally deyouring the news
papers. not having been able to see any Of them
FOR five months. He describes the condition OF
that country as blank, a desolation.
The San Antonio Ledger learns that few
nights since, at Fredericksburg, man named
Kingston, in fit Of intoxication, shot German
citizen of Boerne named Louis, whose wound
proved mortal in little while. Kingston was
Immediately arrested and placed in Jail, and the
next morning he was found dead-havng beer
hung in the night-whether by his own hands oil
the hands of others our authority does not know
Mr.. Louis was an excellent citizen, and highly
esteemed by those who knew him. Kingston was
man Of bad character, who was recently dis
charged from the army.
From the Parker County News of the 10th ut
we copy the following article:
From Capt r.. w. Pollard just down from Palt
Pinto, learn that all is becoming quiet again OF
| the frontier; the Indians are supposed to be al
gone to their homes, having accomplished thei
| work There can no longer be any doubt but tim
| the recent forays upon the Western border of Thu
| settlement had been all preconeerted; and ha
| been carried out in accordance with plan previ
ously settled, and that the writer of the o. i. III
letter, whoever he be, was well acquainted wit
| the whole arrangement
| Capt Pollard informs us that party Of Indian
having stolen a large number of horses, he with
party of started in pursuit, that after they go
clear Of the settlements, followed the trail, whic
| was very plain
| On the second or third day, in the evening, dis
covered party at the right at first supposed +
| be Indians, but when charged upon, they prepai
| ing for fight, were found to be another party O
| whites, following trail of stolen horses. Eacl
party went to their trails and after travelling SOM
two or three miles, they came together. The.
went on, and in about two hours more wer
| charged upon by a company from the left, wit
proved to be party OF white men from .Bosqu
| county also following a trail which came into Thu
| large trail some five miles further on. They fol
| lowed on crossing the Overland Mail route SOM
distance west of Camp Cooper, until they reached
tile buffalo range, where they found those animal
in such great numbers they had eaten the gras
out until there was nothing left for the horses 0
the party to snbsist upon they being mostly range
horses, and in thin order when they started ant
| having been travelled hard in the pursuit. soon be
gan to give cut for the want OF subsistence, wher
the company was forced to return without having
oyertaken the Indians, though they had collected
number of horses which had been left or lost BY
| the Indians in their flight They saw where sey
eral trails had entered the main trail as they wen
on, at once showing it was a .preconcerted ar
rangement to plumber the whole line of the frontier
and so to direct their course as they should all fal
in together on their retreat. The party which com
mitted the depredations in Palo Pinto at first tray
eled west course, but IL was only continued unit
the party from the south fell in, when the whole
| took straight course for the Reserve.
| Every circumstance which has TRANSFERRED sine,
/ the commencement of the late thieying and muir
dering operations, have only tended to strengthen
| the conviction which now amounts to an absolute
certainty that the Reserve Indians, and none others
are the perpetrators, except perhaps being aidet
/ and directed by some few white men.
1 There can be no longer any doubt but the prope
course for the force which is raising to punisl
the perpetrators of those horrid Deeds will be tt
| march direct to those reserves, demand the guilty
and If they are not at once delivered up to exter
inmate the last one of the red scoundrels togethe
with all the white men found on the reserves o
among the Indians.
Until this is done, though the people may &
appear to be quiet yet there will be lingerin
apprehension OF danger, which will operate as
drawback upon the frontier settlements, will kee
out enterprsing citizens and retard public improve
| ment. We hope those who have the expedition il
to the right conclusion for as to those who su
iect. 1t is the Reserve Indians.
MURDER At EAGLE PAss.-A letter of the %
ult from Eagle Pass, to the San Antonio Ledge
says:
On the 21st, at o'clock A. NJ, Mr.. A. storck,
| clerk employed in my store, was found lying dea
on the floor Of the second story. His neck was q
from ear to ear, and there was also large cut .
the right side of the head near the eye. An il
quet or examination was held by Dr. Olmstead,
Fort Duncan, and he discovered that he had ais
three stabs in the back, all of which appear