New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-09
Texa /, rnteil,genee.

During the late cholera epidemic in San
Antonio the deaths from that disease numbered
310.
peoans are offereA in san Antonio at 50 per
bushel.
The Lagrange Era learns from a member of
General sheridan's staff that there will be 10000
troops in that Stately spring; that the volunteer
regiments are being rapidly mustered out, and
that an additional company will be stationed at
Brenham.
The san Antonio Ledger reports the grasshop-
ners As yery destructive in the counties Of Medina
| and Ataseosa
Some of the people of Guadalupe county are
reported as having actually become crazy on the
subject Of spirit rabpings. They have abandoned
temporal affairs even to the extent qs.dispensing
with the use Of meticine in cases of sickness.
! The custom house returns at the port OF Calves
| ton show that during the year ending September
9stb last 49,Tll baes of cotton, valued at nearly
ten millions, were exported to foreign countries,
and Is .0s2 bales, yAlued at eleven millions, were
4 exported coastwisd. Good for Galveston.
The Civilian says Gen. Kiddoo, chief of the
| treatments bureau for the State of Texas, and
Gen. Kent collector of the port of Galveston,
are on their way I'd Washington together, on i'm
portant business connected with the affairs of that
city.
ExEGUTIyE-The governor has moved into the
| executive mansion at last. The cleaning up and
| refitting after Hamilton required great deal OF
/ soap and water, much use of disinfeGtants, and
| no small outlay of money, A letter from Austin
A says:
;Most Of The furniture, carpets, etc.. were
stolen by Jack Hamilton aud minions, and the res
idue greatly injured. Galveston News.
In Bastrop, Grimes, Washington and adjacent
i counties the crops are reported to be abundant
The Bastrop ADVERTISER says corn will soon be
purchased at prices ranging from twenty-five 10
forty cents a busIIel, and new sweet potatoes, of
excellent quality, are already selling at fifty cents
bushel.
4 General II. N. N-aul, formerly of the New Or
leans bar, and now residing in Gonzales county,
was in Austin a fortnight ago, attending the ses'
\ sons of the Supreme Court of the State. The
general, who is d veteran of the Mexican war,
and of the late terrible struggle, is reported by
the Austin State Gazette TO be enjoying the most
vigorous health.
The Austin Gazette says:
Judge Roberts, formerly of this county, who has
been in Mexico Hince the surrender has just re-
4 turned from that distracted country and reports
nothing favorable of its condition or prospects
| He was one of q small colony not far from Sar
Louis Poiosi, whip attempted TO cultivate cotton
but it was almost entirely destroyed by worms
4 sugar crop Would have done better AS he
came through Sam Louis Potosi, the French troops
were withdrawing in detachmeats, and he has nc
doubt the Lberalists are now in possession of tina
city. He and bis companions, TWO others, were
frequently stopped on the way By armed parties
of both sides, whb would have robbed themi if they
had had anything worthy of plunder. dollar
on one occasion bought of their assaiants. Poo
Mexco fine climate, delicious fruit, and all bu
man diyine.a
J The Texas Legislature have unanimously pass
ed resolutions to set apart portion of the State
cemetery for the burial of deceased United States
soldiers andapptopriated five thousand dollars fol
the purpose of enclosing the grounds with suit
able wall. Col. Norris commanding the military
forces at Austin, has signifed his qualification a
this course, and 4s soon as the temperature viii
admit Of it, will dause the bodies now lying in diff
ferent localities, to be exhumed and buried in the
spot selected.