New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-07
Texas Inteizfgenco.

ssss M ry;1;op efafaa that business continues as
hr;sl a. ever in Galveston The strgEd is crowded
With drays, and the quantities Of cotton, weol,
hides and other productions moving towards the
shipping, and 81 goods of.szery kndcoming ashore,
lie immense There is ms falling eff in business
The large amounts Of produce yet waiting at the
interior railroad depots snd other points, ana OF
goods detained at Houssen and Galveston for want
Of transportation, indicate that the present activity
Mili last until the summer season.
There appears TO be q downward tendency IN
tie prices Of groceries On the Galveston markets.
Pickles have been sold as low as 50 per twenty
KaIIon kcg, whisky fren 81 to -s3 per gallon, and
other articles In proportion.
We are pleased to see q decided improvement in
the morala,health of Galveston. Robberies and
other crime il have decreased in frequency toason
siderable extent
< Several hipoads Of immigrants are daily ex-
pected at Galveston from foreign ports. They
come withou solicitation, but will be kindly well
comeds
Another pr ze fght IS in contemplation at Gal
weston.
The Goyerno I Of Texas has appointed the Hon.
NJ. Alexander to the responsible office of Attorney
General Of that state.
The Bulletin 10 mplains Of the inefdciency Of the
Postoffce Depari snent in that State, which it at
tributes to the fact that no provision has been made
towards increasing the salaries Of the clerks, the
wsgss now offered *being smaller than those paid
common day lahore rs.
The Bulletin has an accent of . mysterious
stnnrd der the victim being . white man, who is
described as follows:
Five feet eight inche y high, dark hair, moustache
and imperial, dark c complexion, dressed in grey
altfA a1tu pun un
and one oyershirt, lei ither CATERS, new, plack
broad brimmed hat. s}5s 4.
Death was cttsed by strangulation-a piece of
new check about six incl YES wide, had been passed
twice round His neck an d tied in a double knot
The local Of the Bullet n theories that he had
probably but recently arr ived in Galveston, and
was on his way to this ity to purchase goods
This presumption is based o letters found on the
body, but the hands were ugh with toll, and the
clothing not suitable to an independent trader.
One Of the letters containe d $4S A five dollar
bill was found on the grass ear where the body
Jay, and twelve dollars in the pantaloons pocket.
Some think the murdered ma, was one OF the
gang of desperadoes who hayt been robbing in
that pdrtof the country, and that either from fear
III some other motive his conrad es strangled him
y and carried his body to separate place.
The following letters, found upoi the person Of
the murdered man, may lead to his Identification
letter directed to John DeBlois, ARE Of Messrs
Withers & Co., New Orleans, write by Eyere
Crane 4 Co., San Antonio. Fl4
"A letter directed to Mr.. DeBlois, ew Orleans
written by ~ Chabot y Son, not dateo J, containing
$48 rs currency. s..sI
letter to Bloom, CERT & Meyer, Ne W Orleans
from John Kishner. Pana Maria, Jan. % J, 1855. :.
receipt OF A. Runge " Co., lndianoi y, Jan. y
1866, to Tevent, Carne g. CO., San AZ ltonlo, 70
freight and charges on two barrels Whisk y.ss W
Joseph Delorne to j. b Delorne, New Or, leans ans
& A letter dated Brazos Santiago, Jan. " Asoe,
Mr.. Oriot, New Orleans, from T. Meiende:
letter to Michael Noise, tindistinct). DEN
damaged by water.
IA Latter to mir. Jean Laffon Erime, (indi stinc
being damaged by water
OuR OLD JAIL.---When George wilkins he naa
made his famous trip to Santa Fe, he says .n'
two Mexicans were two days mending ms pi ny ny
door, and then be kicked it down. OfT Jan y ~
weaker, for one does not even have to KICK dos,
the doors. A one-legged man. without arms. eoal
easily escape. A post and rail fence al ound "
acre Held would be security itself comp area VI.
This od rat.e,box. Nobody stays in tina cares
get out Bulletin.
The question Of Smelling the streets Of Housto
lis being agitated by the City Council and tn
property holders Of tiat.plaee.
The Telegraph says the new court hou Sc Q
Houston, which j. really fine and attras ctiv
edifce, has been vacated as a government lh ors
stable.
There is scarcity Of building material y Hot Is
ton, which causes man5 sSsisxs in improving tn
town, and in keeping up with the dema nds Of in
creasing population and business.
A great set too took place yesterday aftern 90,
between soldier dressed In citizens clothes a n,
0ificer w. Herbert. The officer was passing ne :
the postoffice when he saw man throw seyera
brick bats at the windows of the new court house
which caused the glass to fly in every direction
) As soon as Herbert tried to arrest him he showe
fight and was soon brought down. A sergean
Who saw the combat, recognized the man as
S soldier. and Herbert turned his prisoner over I
him. Tie soldier then pitched into the sesgean
and The consequence was, he received q SCUM
thrashing ana had his clothes torn of his haci
The coIibat was o. rich and rare scene and va
Witnessed by great crowd of spectators
's The Telegraph states that q colony of Poles ar
settling on the lands east of the Trinity in tn
region near Palestine.
-Four thousand dollars have been raised In Hou
Ton for tue purchase Of a steam fire engine.
Dr. r, ] Breckinridge, son Of the Rev. VIM.
BsecRnriage, and cousin 10 Gen. John G. Hreckil
ridge, has become citizen Of Houston, and is ell