New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-08
MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1866.
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The Seguin Western Texan has the following:
In our exchanges from different portions Of the
State we learn that the army worm is making
fearful havoc among the cotton. The BTazos
river and old Ganey country ahounds with the
destructive pests Up to the time OF the appear
ance Of the worm, the prospect for good cotton
crop in the portion of country spoken of was very
good Fears are row entertained that not more
than half 9 crop will be realized.
Neither the worm nor grasshepper has appeared
IN any portion of western Texas, as we have as
yet heard. f
The same paper tells the following good
enc
Some days ago, in a trial before that delectable
institufiOn--the freedmen's bureau ageney--with
which our pleasant little village has for some time
been honored, j. p W., Esq.i not relishing the
of his clients expressed to the court very freely
his opinion Of the aforesaid institution.
The next day Mr.. W. appeared before the bureau
in behalf Of another fellow mortal in trouble,
hut his excellency, Judge Longworth, told him he
could not practice again before his court until he
q had purged his contempt. Purge my con-
tempt. indeed, said Mr.. w, there's not medicine
enough in Seguln to purge me Of the contempt 1
have for you and your court" We have heard Of
veteran citizen Of our town, who offers TO place
at the services Of Mr.. W., pound Of aloes when
ever he begins the difficult operation.
The Waco Register gives us the subjeined items
of interest particularly to those concerned:
We are informed that George White was killed
by Swan Bigham, in the streets Of Bolton, on We'd
killed o. Il. RighaIn the father Of the young man
who did the killing in this instance. We have not
heard any Of the particulars.
a. few evenings ago Peter Walker, a freedman
of color, was found dangling to q limb, with his
neck broke, In the river bottom, not very far from
Waeo. This negrQs HuInpy, as he was generally
called, from his hump baek-was arrested several
months ago and lodged IN the county Jail, TO await
examination on charge of committing a rape on
q white girl. He broke jail, with several other
criminals a short time afterwards, and was not
heard frem until he was fennd Is abeye stated,
Tie following Ii from b private letter from a
gentleman in Mckinney Collin county, Texas:
Our wheat crop was quite short, owing to the
heavy winds and rains about the time OF bloom
ing, and much of that which Eas harvested has
been spoiledhy elong continued wet weather.
There will, However. be considerable surplus for
sails, ana our people Will to so9le degree pc RE-
lieYed from the eiiiharrsssments under which they
have labored. Corn promises an abundant yield
the rains come lust ID tine t0Ina6e the corn and
spoil the wheat and would have beena total fail
are, but for the late rains. The freed people here
are working only reasonably well but our people
feel the want of this labor Hety little. Before the
war ne had but few slaves; during the war our
white naenW ii the army, and tier places in
the feldssnpplied to g very limited extent by ne
groes from Mississippi, etc, and at it's close, the
white men who survived returned to the fields, and
the negroes to idieness and their former homes II
hence We are but little yorsted, Push on the Cen
3 trai railroad aud We win prosper
BIgnprRnRs The sheriff Of Jack county, Texas,
has offered reward of s25Ofor the arrest Of each
one Of The following named rafiians;
John Brooks, age III height feet inches,
weight lao ; Perry Brooks, age height feet 2
inches, weight 420 i; Louis ferguson, age II
height s feet inches, weight $50; Nath. Brawner
age ~, height 9 feet 10 inehea weight lSo; Billy
Wilson, aged 70, height : fest inches, weight
40.
T'he latter has lost his right arm above the a.
bow They are accused 0f having assassnated
Jessie RoS, ST his residence, ten miles from Jack.
The Indianala Times Of the 2sth rejoices in the
Improving trade of Indanola, which Il even being
pushed into the empire Of Mazimian, Il says;
We also take pleasure in chronicling the arrival
OF numerous w agons, laden with wool and cotton
and 200 bales of goat skins from Mexico. This is
the natnral ontletHor all produce from that por-
ton Of Mexico, from Moneloya and its surround
ings 70 Piedras Negras
The Victoria Advocate of the 2Sth informs us
aqf the wantnn killing of German of that place
Ga the night Of the I'D by co0red soldier Of the
ilhBnited States infaatrg The German was run
ihroagll the body with hayonet. The negro was
arrested by tue military authorities
Inc aegro troops At tssiiaa are TO be removed,
ang White regulars will Substitute them.
From the Goad Hteiligencer Of the eSth nlt
We learn lhst Mr. Mhiitagtpn was murdered at
MS house, below Middleton shoft time since By
some unknown person.
From ELfPAsoT The ssR Antonio Herald, Of
the 1otn Hlt', Says
From private @igices We learn that the entire
radical aeket WAS siectsd ii that comfy.
An enterprlsIng CITIZEN from Chihualp4a Felix
Maeeyra with an energy auA pubic spirit 1yarthF
Of imitation, has established stage line t rnn be.
tween San Antonio aud the city III chihuahua. III
carry the mail and passengers. Hs hSs overcome
great difficulties and made three Grips His mail
passes from san Antonio through Eagle Pass san
Fernando, Moneloya, san Bengentura, Gpatro o.
enegas, Santa Cruz, santa Rosalta, san pahln 10
Chihuahua, placing us in direct Communication
witch population Of 10000 souls, and openinp 4
channel Of commerce Ot the value Of Ss06000 al.
nually,
The Ledger says that : Tremendous metesi
passed over San Antonio on the night Of the 25a
nit which was 50 brilliant as 20 illuminate Ia,
entire city
From the Gonzales Inquirer Of the 2sth:
Our accounts this week, relative to the crops o
the county, are more encouraging than we haYi
been heretofore receiving. We learn from seyera
OF our most experienced planters that the latt
rains have wonderfully improved the cotton pros
poets aud thar instead oi only 0ne-lonrh Of croE