New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-03
Texas Intelligence.

Mr.. Viareal, merchant on Commerce street,
had his store robbed of valuable goods, about I
o'clock last Friday evening, amounting to about
$500 in value. The fact was reported to marshal
Moore, who Immediately put the police on the
alertand despatched officer Melas to the scene of
the robbery, who, upon questioning the parties
connected with the store, ascertained that the
g boy,o who was charged with the duty of closing
the doors, was making preparations for his depart
ure when party of four men, dressed in soldiers
clothing. entered the store under pretense of
making some purchases. 1t getting quite dark
and having no lights the boy hurried his customets
out, bolted and locked the door and went away
with the key. When being questioned by officer
Melas the person left in charge could not recolect
positively that more than three men left when he
did, and there being no marks of violence on the
doors, and no evidence of the burglars having
forced their way into the store, it clear that
the robber secreted himself until after everything
became quiet, when he cooy selected such goods
as he wanted, and, drawing the top and bottom
bolts of the double doors, walked away with his
booty. The goods are of such description that
detection is very probable. Amongst other ar
ticles taken were several black cloth cloaks for
ladies', and number of pairs of ladies' CATERS.
We take the following items from the Houston
Telegraph:
Every boat departing to Galveston is laden with
cotton and the Galveston railroad carries several
car loads on every trip. There is still considerable
cotton in the country, and the planters will ship it
a. Soon % thSJ SSb IieiA SptiiS Slop III pne
ground.
Charles PostIey, who killed Jerry B. Miller, at
Galveston, on the night of the 10Th inst, was ar
rested in this city yesterday morning by the mill
tary authorities. He escaped from Galveston soon
after being arrested for the crime. He is a mem
Der of the 4Sth Ohio regiment, which was formerly
on duty at this post, Liquor was the cause of the
tragedy.
The Telegraph learns that besides the discovery
of petroleum in Nacogdoches county, there are in
dications of similar deposits in other portions of
the State. In the Nacogdoches district, persons,
apparently well posted, are buying lands and pay
ing in specie much more than their intrinsic value.
The Telegraph advises the public to beware of
speculations until the matter is properly tested.
Gems. DeBray and Major, late of the G. S. A.,
are now on visit to this city.-[Ib.
Very few planters visit this city nova days.
They are all engaged in planting their crops, and
from what we learn, they intend to plant as much
land as possible. The majority of them will plant
cotton exclusively 4Laborers are in great de-
mand everywhere, and all obtain good wages.
The freedmen have becom every eady lately, and
as a general thing, work very faithfully. Governor
Hamilton's address, published several weeks ago,
has done more good 10 them than all the freed
mems bureaus ever have, or ever will do. The
freedmen had been so often deceived by design
ing men, that they did not know who their friends
were and were unsteady and careless, and felt
themselves above the white people. Governor
Hamilton soon convinced them of their error, and
they have now become useful to themselves as
well as to the countrywide.