New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-23
Texan Ente1lirenee.

s. ii
We find the following items in the Galveston
Civilian, Of the 10Th:
InMe-honored Naeogdoche still lives thoughitno
longer holds its ancient pre.eminence among the
counties Of Texas. We are glad to see, by late
letter that the corn crop turned out well. The
prlce y from 90 to Toe. per bushel. specie. The
cotton crop has turned out aboatan ayerage-500
Of 600 lbs. ID the acre being already secured.
Per contra, the writer says that the petroleum
fever IL becoming quite an epidemic. Nacodoches
county people rest upon petroleum as forlorn
hope in the matter of bringing railroad.
The grosshopper invasion, reported on the
Great Plains for some weeks, is said to have
reached the northern boundary of Texas, though
not the settlements The Ledger learns from
gentleman from Camp Verde, some so to go miles
above San Antonio, that immense clouds of grass
hcppers have made their appearance in that sec
fion Of the country. They are too late to do any
damage 10 the crop this year but may possibly
feappear next summer. These Trnptions from
The far west have taken place at intervals since
the settlement OF the United States, and once ex
tended 8s faT north as Massachusetts,
Tie elections for Congress in Texas are mock
cry. Less than a hundred votes were castat Aus.
TN. VIZ. 9th Congress Branch, 49,; Bassett, !;
Mills s9; Gurley, /. 10th Congress Branch, AS;
Bassett s. Mills, 81; Guriey, Is.
AT Crockett the following il the vote 7. J.
Word, 81; a. +. Rainey, 28; J. NJ Burroughs, Is !;
q. B. Norton, s i; W. B. Ochiltree, o.
Not one-tenth of the vote Of the State has been
cast.
A terrible explosion, says the Brownsville Cnu-
Tier of the 9TH, took place a. Roma on the Sd inst.
The warehouse of Mr. Moses was laid in ashes
All the ammunitons stored there by Messrs. Pierce
4 Co., consigned to them by W. I. Stocking, We're
destroyed.
Mr.. Alexander, formerly with Mr.. Tine. was
buried in the ruins, and died within few hours
alter being taken out
house belonging to the daughter Of Mr.. Moses
E Houston Telegraph
A correspondent Of the Houston Telegraph,
writing from Nacogdochea, Texas, under date of
the 18th inst, says
With regard to the corn crop here it has turned
out much better than was antcipated--the yield
per acre being pretty good average, and the
grain heing large and sound generally. The price
is from 80 to rs cents per bGsllel, specie.
For three weeks past the weather has been all
that the cotton pckers eond have desred-no
rain, but clear. snnshiny days Farmers in this
country have about gotten through with the first
picking: the average yield per acre Of seed cot
ION being SEINE 600pounds, or better say 500,
which, judge is not far below the general aver
age Of upland yield, taken for number of
years.
Win these facts, ii may not be arniss to state
fhat the petroleum fever is becoming quite an
epidemic with us. Naeogdoches county people
Test upon the petroleum as d forlorn hope in the
natter ct bringing arailToads
Respectfully "A.
PRoTEcT1oN FoR THE FRoNTIER.--We find it
stated ii the Telegraph that Gen. Sheridan has /
telegraphed to Gov. Throckmorton that authority |
has been given to Gen. Heintzelman, commanding !
the district Of Texas to concentrate his whole |
available cavalry force amounting to above two |
Thousand tnen-on such points Of the frontier as
may be most available for its protection If this |
force should notprove sufficient to give complete
protection To the settlers, additional forces win be
provided.