Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-15

From New YORK;
Nav YoRK, September IA Richmond
paper says:
A dispatch from Mobile the 18th gives the fol-
lowing in reference to affairs In Texas:
Excellent wages are paid IN TEXAS for field
hands Negroes sell at from $4,000 to 81 900
each. Upward Of 1000 slaves have srriv ed
from LouisiAna and Mississippi, and planters and
spectators are going beyond Shreveport to pur
chase or hire
Government cattle. on foot. Sc per pound;
vegetables cheap; cattle bring $50; coffee. 35c:
silver, s. in currency.
Pendleton has been elected Governor BY
small majority Herbert, Sexton and Branch
are elected 60 Congress
Z Military matters quiet. The people and the
troo,s are prep red 10 repel invasion.
The Indians on the frontier are very trouble
some. rrff ~.
An average OF fourteen vessels are constantly
off Galveston bloc kadIng n e haIb
Great confidence is felt in Gen. Magruder.
The crops in Texas are unpreceienly large:
wheat and corn enough to supply the western part
of the Mississippi valley for two years to come
if not a grain is sold in the interval.
The summer has been very dry.
Cotton picking commenced in August. About
$50 900 bales of the Odd crop nov in the
State.
The steamer Hausa. from Southampton on the
%, arrived this afternoon. .tlf
The following items have not been received
by previous arrivals:
The British sloop Greyser returned from West
/ ford. where she had been waiting intelligence of
the pirate Florida's position which had been
burning merchantmen of the west coast OF Ire
! land
Two more fast steamers left Clyde for Nassau
to run the blockade, ami two other powerful
! sfes =, ers re 6ttinc ont 49,.
Mace beat Goss in a prize fight in seventeen
rounds.
| Ii is reported that Russia will send ambsssa
doris to Ro ne with a scheme Of 4 separate Polish
constitution
The Polish insurgents had gained a great vic
tory at Junow
Russia had ordered forty eight reserve regi-
ments To join the active army.
LIVERPOOL The weather has been very un
favorable for crops
The Post saws it now appears that the steam
re- ms launched at Lairds yards were built for tn,
Confederate Government. Neither the Frencl
Government nor the French people were con-
cerned in the business. but French banker was
The rams were to be paid for out of the COnfed.
crate loan.
NJ Laugier was one of the contractors for tina
loan and was also guaranteed for the payment o
the contract with Laird. He has mortgage O
DOtu vessels, anu tucTStotc tbcf uihuatSi
become his property; but then Laird would hav,
to deal with this new feature in the transaction
and NJ Llugier might sell them 10 the British
Government at cost price. and they are vel
worth the money, not for sea but for coast an
harbor service. For privateers they are total
unfit
The Paris Pays states that the two ships at
not constructed for the French government bu
have been ordered by the government OF EgyI
as their names indicate.
The Paris Monteur SAYS the Florida was sail
ing under the Confederate flag, and entere
Brest to repair damages. Our reception az
cording to the ordinary principles of internationa
law. rs at the opening of the war The Frenc
government in accordance with other powers RI
cognizes the Confederate States and declares il
intention of observing strict neutrality beiwee
both parties therefore, il has been decided tn
the Florida could he admitted to procure all tn
was Indispensable to maintain her in q good na'
igable state without her being able To make pu
chases only 10 recruit her war arrangements.