New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-01

4ea6fEed 70 me numerous
which will be found under the roper heatl. It is
3 tant that they should he read BIZ all
a
BANK IN otcea win be found IN another
eoiurnn, fl DID The banks Of The cquainting
y tfg public BIZ tie tathat they win close at
c'cloek, ID Recommended BY tie Governor.
REaoy The once Of the Southern oil Com.
pany haa been removed to 80 New Levee street
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From Texas. s sss
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GALsEsroN, supt. 10. 1861 4
alr. Editor Two cavalry companies have been
added To oar forces this week; also, d United
States mansofswar sailavessel to the blockaders.
She il shipTrlgged ana apparently pierced fors5e
guns. II ss me g &
The Confederate war steamer Gen. Rusk got off
ground on Sunday, and proceeded on Tuesday
down to the railroad bridge, 6 miles below, where
she will be stationed The South Carolina %. 81
SAW the movement, and ran down the coast think
Ing she Ras trying to run out to sea BY San Luis,
but she was mistaken, and returned seven hours
y afterwards. 3s
There Ii DO blockade at Sabine Pass. u Vessels
are constantly running to and frosto Berwick.
The FirHt Regiment Galveston Volunteers pa
raded on Monday, aud were received by Brig
Ga. Hsbert With GoI. Forshey, went down to
San Luis to look Az the coast defences. Tie Cen
eTal returned last evening. asAiB
Lubbock, for Governor, is 1000 ahead Of Clark.
Cook, formerly Lieutenant in the United
States IN aTys latterly Captain in the Confederate
States steamer stationed az Pelican has been pro.
m1ted W Major Of Artillery.
The TEXAS Military Institute has been closed,
aud will remain no until the North is whipped. The
principal, Col. 20. g. Eorshsy, ii engaged on this
y Judge Tate ,of Lalirange, addressed i meeting
Son Tuesday night: Subject Treasury Notes and
Bonds Me Confederate States, the war gener-
ally, all BE defence Of the island 81 FssS
u ens ~! sler piblisation. ven RiIl letter
Tia last letters received here from NJ Orleans are
{ those u the 9TH, two weeks ago, though passen-
leans on the 10th. Why not send the mail BIZ Alex
an{sia and Red River that comes through ii eight
days, not fourteens s8S,S5fS
Cos Anna IaylCr.1 captured q week since by the
bl0ckaders, have gone aboard again. ss5
s Rariaots owner of the cargo coffee and
cigars is citizen ut France. He claims that il
Is not contrRhaHd of war, and Bas captured when
The vessel was beyond gunshot from tie mainland,
and consequently on the high seas, and that she
had not attempted to run the blockade.
learn BIZ II going to Washingto ton, and France if
70 prosecute hss claim for the return or
The quantity Of salt on hand; III Corpus Christi
and vicinity at present, isl estimated at SOC, 500
bushels withta daily recept of 5000 per week
The Indiannla Courier has been suspended for
the term of The blockade; unless some arrange
tlenss cen be sooner made fol- procuring supply
+ By printing paper. sssf1s
Zen. Van Dorm, ere giving up his command
callads on Coy. CLARK, We understand, for enough
e0mpanHes aor three Teg1nentsso f infantry, seven
companies of arti and I've Of cavalry -all for
COAST defence. es WI sa7&# ssls$.
ss The Iadianola Courier notices the steady pro-
gress of work on the railroad to connect that town
with the railroad from Layacas to- Victoria. The
grade has reached the depot iii the town lin q
sl,ort tiIle ne bridge ever The bayou will be fin
spanning of the culyerts on the upper part Of the
grade will be canlnenceds sss7sa5Ss
A bale Of cotton, married I'D, ~, together
beach yestsrday morning. " IS believed to have
been the remains Of two bales said to have been
en- board the schooner Anna Taylor, captured by
the 81 Carolina. and was thrown overheard for
fear that il might hold TIE virus 8f yellow fever.
The Ledger announces the arrival at San Anto.
MO of Capt. Ridley and some of his eiates who
formed part Of the escort Of Gen. Az 81. Johnston
from pal ifornia OF the party the Ledger says
that many hare already passed on to- Nifginia,
those who arrived last number some sixteee oil
5seRanteen-Ric richmond, their Mecca I Capt. Ridley
who has acted ao noble part il this matter, the
Ledger learns, y native o. the State Of Maine,3
and Is row for the first time In q slave State.
MrsJ James MeteaM, residing near Brenham, in
Nashington county. has left with the News q sam
ne NJ coal found on bis piantatio The vein Is
Ye feet thick, IL twenty to thirty feet below the
sirfaee, ana 90 far has been found TO run for 1
mile and half The coal ID soft and bitafninousi
burns With bright blaze and leaves but little
Tks Harapsteaa Courier Ilss al editorial sho WING
that the castor oil plant can be easily cultivated
groWs well i'd Texas, and the oil extracted from
tne peanH on yield of 30 per cent, is not sur
p asseq iof illuminating poses The hest whale
fhs castor Oh plant is indigenous to this island.
,nS to q goodly height
The olarksviss a. raoa,,,4
superior syrnp made Id Red River county. Iren M
s ean y sae pf 2oas to the acre Of
Coffee i brought from Mexico to San Antonio
1s4As noure choce article, Il selling il san An,
4 tonic O s5 per Loo pounls e - -
Sayerss lhonsand fif and n,uaket aar,yidgaa i
ana ssgsEai tpss q lsad hare arrived 1t ina1oIa
The ladies' 81 Eaa Antonio have esiyepss ss,,s..
n ald ef The !. thern efenee Ala socetv y, u
the county. Tho mott product was 1900. s. z
The San Antonio Herald says
ingenious German mechanic an s,,aat 4
I ancs ID Tar passed through town Inst
Galveston, nawi sinsented ball mannis y
fured hy hiusef tanning some nhustbIe mo-
etsrial dssgnad 10 destfog forts or shipping. iii
propoEas ~ apartment " ith 1t upon tie hoetas
ing steaaser ia tsalFess0B. f it ahaii s.pproaeh
ptrIkitg distance. 3 & IA 81 sFSf
JGdgS Hating. Df 11aqaea has made, Ia a lata
E4na Of billiards. on i red and white hall cor
Heteds 4,5s0 points. Tho game lasted four points
Z zii36as p wder and caps heye been recaived in
Victoria county from Mexico for the use Of the
c0nzsy. vi IS "
Al l,avaes,a gang a. black ana vhite thieves and
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