New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-12
Texas Intelligence.

Texas Intelligence.
I A bear weighing over seven hundred pounds
vas killed not fhr from the cfsy of Houston . few
dsys age. =
The Telegraph says there are only two sses of
srsall poxleft in Houston. TIE disease me nHests
nc inclination to epread, but is rapidly dying ont.
The train from Columbia to Houston pitched off
the track On the Sd inst, and precipitated three
freight care into ditch. No limbswere broken,
but sae dansge to the rolling stock was consSier-
able.
Tho Naticnal Democrat, published at Crockett,
| takes ahense at the Telegraph fcr'caling it the
! g Crocsett Democrat" Tie Telegraph makes the
| following rejcinder:
! The National Democrat hints tkst the word
/" Natio2al' is not agreeable to US. We orr
contemporary very little what ne calls hirs.
self TsSere was tiIne when we preferred the
tern Republic to g Nation" in speaking Of
this country. When ones nose is smashed, rose
| by any other name smells just as sweet, eve1,
though it may be made of wax.
| The Waco Register says the manufa Earring COM
pany of that town employs seventy workpeople, has
one Thousand spiadles running, and an equal mum
Der which will be put in operation within fort
night 1t tarns out monthly 6e5O poundsof cotton.
thread, 30Vyards cloth, anaeards 5000 pounds of.
wool.
AS soon as all the machinery is working, double
the quantity will be made.
The Austin Intelligencrr gives the following ac-
count of an attempt to rob and murder DR.. J. J.
Bryard, living about II miles from Austin:
He was aroused on the It'll, at 10 O'Clock at
night, by the noise of the fowls and went out to
| ascertain the cause. He saw, or heard nothing OF
the roost and started back tohis dwelling. While
in the act of opening his door aparty within three
feet Of him fired a shot which struck him on the
left thigh, glancing from the bone ranged upward,
cutting the abdomen through to the intestines,
some five inches Being impressed with TIE idea
of assassination, the Doctor ran to thicket near
by, and by means of the darkness escaped further
harm. # $$ Iz-.
+ While retreatiHg two or three other shots were
Iired, the bullets whistling past his head He was
Epursued BY the parties, but escaped them. With
Egreat' difficulty he finally reached the premises of
ties were tracked next day by some neighbors in
the direction of Austin. The doctor does not say
what his belief was as to who they were.
i The attention Of Texans to fine stock is being
: revived, after long sleep. They will never stat
till their horses are equal to the English recer
' land hunters. Unlike the Mexican, who nese
g dreams of Improvement, but rather has natura
IS tendency to depreciation, the Texan ever aims
=. when not otherwise engaged. to appreciate VIVA
q he delights inland one thing lisa fine horse.
Ur Huntsville Iter,el
e Messrs. Cheronge q Bro. have introduced whit
immigrants from France, to cultivate their planta
n tion in Brazoria. Major Stratton, of the sam
= county, procured without difficulty, thirty whit
, laborers from New Orleans He contracts to pa.
them Sl2 so per month in specie, furnishing then
= Equarters and provisions Il Marshall Republican.
+ The Republican notices q remarkable cast
, which is to be brought befose court at Marshal
NJ shortly. A man, named Isham N. Smith, died iI
; that neighboEhood during last month"; pOssessedxo
considerable property. just before dying, he
texecuted "testamentary paper" giving the
r Homestead ON which he had been residing, con
. tanning two hundred acres, to two freedwomen,
mother and daughter, seeking by that act to disin
herit his white children. The latter have ordered
a the negroes to leave the place but these have
appealed to the freedmen's, bureau, which issued
: an order that they should not be disturbed Until
the case was judicially acted on.
The Republican remarks:
This is the first case of O. remarkable charaete,
that has been developed in this State, having it,
origin in emancipation, Men, sometimes, IRON
! but to disinherit them and give the property to
negroes, is an anomaly as singular as it is revolt
= ing. Smith it is reported, lived with the woman
J. Mary Hall (who was formerly his save), and the
girl issupposed to be the issue Of that illicit con
nection. He had been twice married, but was
divorced from his last wife. The heirs who are
contenaing for the property were the children o.
i his first wife. An .estrangement had existed be
a tween them and the father, growing. doubtless
out of his bad conduct, and reconciliation hat
:. taken place up to the period Of h6 death. r
. The same paper says that Jack Hamilton, sheriff
9 Of Rusk county, accidentally shot himself in from
d of the Adkins House. The wound is severe ant
|. painfal. aH't1
!. N mad dog, in the neighborhood of Tyler
e Smith county, bit first goat, then several dogs
J. and finally the grand child of MIR. Morris, am
/ was not killed till late in the evening.
v The Houston. Telegraph complains that the cen
vention has agreed to pay ten cents per copy, TO
h the Austin papers.
y 1t is our opinion that if those papers are Wlsa
a | Ihey should be, the price is small. We see, n
a a reason why printers should work for TIL
p public good, while every one else works, 10
n money.-[ryler Reporter. .za
o.E Federal Colonel who has been stationedahou
Goliad, has come to the very dsloyal conG'usio
q that the more decent and honest portion Of thu
# community were secessionists. The opaositio
W ate provost marshal of that PLACE which deulahs
E. coming from the source indicated, at oace col
n WINGED the Colonel that the Confederate Office
u was a. perfect gentleman-Brenham Enquirer.
ID -za. 81
n LAST FOND LooKs.--When lady 1--WE are tai
IS ing Of lady in the, full height and breadth
K fasaon) has got her bonnet and gloves on, ana
ut perfectly ready with her parasol in hand. She
he ways goes back to the looking glass to take Ia
e. fond look. Upon asking a dear handsome dnc
TO asst If THIS were not the truth, and the beaaii
W | truth she had the charming candor to state:
20 Yes my dear Punch. it is the tputh, but not
n, the truth No woman, take my word for it, is So
ed isfie0 with one look. At least know that a
not, sor (and here our dnchess laughed as thong
at she was pleased with herself aad all the worlaf
as don't mind telling invariably take four, IG&