New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-11

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Texas Intelligence.
From the Galveston News of Thursday last we
extract the following paragraphs:
Our correspondent at Austin, writing on the 30th
ult., says; &c The Colorado river rose yesterday
about twelve feet and is still rising RAPIDLY Some
of our old citizens believe it to be much higher
than it was in 1852 or 1854. We have had very
hard rains, and fear that the mails from the west
ern part of the State will be delayed for several
days, on account of the rising of the river
A gentleman just from Wharton, informs us that
0. P. Brown, a noted desperate, who has been
resident Of Wharton county fer number of years,
was killed by man named @. Thompson, On Sat
urday morning last Thompson was tried, and
| fully justified in the act.
The late heavy rains appear to have caused a
generalrising in our rivers. We have noticed the
rise in the Brazos, Trinity and Colorado; and from
| the Seguin Mercury, we learn that the Guadalupe
on the night of the 25th rose seventeen feet, wash
| ing away gardens, movabes of all kinds on the
banks, oyerfowing the bottom lands, etc.
The San Antonio river has also risen, indicating
| heavy rains to the West
The Rio Grande threatens to overflow
| The whole amount of stock required to be sub
scribed to secure the commencement of the rail-
road from Jefferson, Cass county, to junction
I with the Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific Railroad at
|
| river, has been taken.
The two bars that have obstructed the naviga-
/ tion of Lavaca Bay are fast disappearing under
the steady efforts of the steam dredge The longer
| bar has been cut through, and work will be at
| once begun on the other, and when finished, sAe
Gulf Key says, ten feet water at ordinary tides
will be found from the outer bars to Lavaca. The
bar cut through, shows hard clay and shell bot
tom.
The vigilance committee at Henderson, have
hung Green Herndon and his negro woman, found
| guilty Of burning the town.
a letter from Smith county says:
We have had rain for eight days. The earth is
getting pretty well soaked and it shows no dispo-
siton TO quit yet. 1t has been raining steadily all
the morning, and is raining now, and looks like i,
might continue for week longer. 1t comes toe
late for our cotton corn is turning out poorly and
the little we have made would not be used fol
bread or for feeding horses, if we could do any
better 1t has the smut SO bad that it is hardly fl
for use; and from all | cansee and learn the cot
ton crop is almost an entire failure, making from
one to three hundred pounds per acre. The negro
| excitement I think, is somewhat subsiding in th
/ county; no more discoveries have been made
lately.
The Gonzales Inquirer of the 1st says:
| Since the rains set in, most of our farmers plant
ed second crop of corn believing that, if it did
not mature, it would at least make fodder The
| young plant is now about foot high and growing
! rapidly, and the prospect for fall crop is most
| fattering. The heavy rains have been of immense
advantage to the stock ranges. The praires
| which about three weeks ago were almost com
| pletely bare, are now covered with grass. Stock
| is beginning to improve, and, with late frost
will be enabled to weather it through the winter
without much trouble.
Since the rains, cotton has taken fresh start
and is now growing finely. Very few of cur plant,
/ ers, however, have any taithin the second growth,
or top crop as it is generally called. Those
who have watched it closely for years past, say
that it cannot be depended on. What the crop OF
I r. w a M T1Orn
than one-fourth of the usual yield, if that
/ The Anderson Pioneer Of latest date says:
The rain has started the cotton to growing witt
great rapidly 1t is squarlng abundantly and be
! ginning to bloom We hear Of some planters who
have plowcd their cotton in this month. Peas ant
potatoes are now looking well, and the quantity o
turnips and rye being sowed gives evidence tla
our farmers are using that forecast which indicate
the careful and cautious providers for the future
If the fall is dry and the cotton does not grow too
much to weed it is now the opinion among ou
planters that half crop cotton may yet be made
Col. Woodward in Austin county, writes to The
Houston Telegraph that in the so-caed Houston
Prairie, really the upper part of it, where he lives
about five miles east of Hampstead, he is making
500 pounds of cotton and 25 bushels of corn to tht
acre this year.
The Layaca Gulf Key of the 30th mentions the
death by drowning at the mouth of the Garcita
Texas in 1886 to assist in the war of independence
participated in several engagements; was at the
battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma ant
served his country faithfully. He lost brother a
the Alamo. His body was found and buried by
an old comrade in arms, Col. Ben. +. Hill. De
ceaseds family reside in Frankfort, Ky.
/ Mr.. ]. Adams, writing from Brown county to ths
Waco Democrat, says the Indians continue thei
latin In t1n
been clear of them for the last four months an,
they have stolen nearly every horse in it. Th
cattle are almostwild for want of protection som
of the citizens talk of leaving, but all they have il
stock is scattered to the winds; to go back i
runous, to remain seems almost DEATH
Such state of affairs, says Mr.. Adams, has neve
been known; tswe have heard the word pro
tection' so much that it stinks in our nostrls. w,
wish Gov Houston would call the Rangers home
l wish could see spirit of sympathy somewher,
in favor of our frontier, for our murdered citizen
and violated daughters. But these things transpir
and nothing is DONE
The Victoria Advocate has taken down the dis
union electoral ticket and run up the names o
Douglas and johnson. The Advocate battles man
fully for the Little Giant. Some of its subscriber
have quit the paperl on account of its course
Ihe Galveston News has the following:
The cotton Of the new crop received here so far
from all we can learn, is cleaner of better quality
and has evidently been more carefully handIe
than that of previous seasons. We are gratide
that our planters, for their own interest as well
that Of their merchants, have profited by the sa
experience of last season, when Texas cottons
from the trash, dirt and sand in them uneye
qualities in the same bale, and other evidences Z
careessness on the plantation lost in the Liyerpoe
market almost all their former well deserved goo
repute.
A man. accused Of abolitionism, was hung shol
time ago, learns the Valley, near Angels Store
about twenty-five miles north of Snmpter in Hous
ton county. The editor knows most Of the citizen
in that neighborhood to be sober, intelligent an
prudent people, and feels confident they would nc
their act.
RELIEF FOR THE PoPE.-Several chests contain
ing ingots Of silver have been received at Rom
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