The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-13
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

The wheat crop in North Carolina is not full
one by 6ny means.
The Houston Telegraph hears that the grape
crop this season is more abundant thaa ever be
fore known.
10 Kosciusko, Miss, on Thursday, after pro-
tracted illness. died Mrs. Mathilde q. Bustlmente,
widow of tie late }. II. Bustamente, aged -
yeaI7, a native of Louisiana.
The Hampstead Texas COuntryman Of the ,t1
says From gentleman just hon tne vicinity
OF CatspriDgs we learn that the worm has ap.
peared and is committing great destruction on the
young cotton. They have appeared Ia great
numbers and are d stroying eyerything'
The Dallas Herald says drove OF 1850 head OF
cattle passed there lately on the way north. This
is the largest drove 1t has noticed this season.
Scarcely day passes but one or more droves
pass through. The Herald thinks forty thousand
head have crossed the Trinity at Dallas this
season.
George Evans, a cOlOrcd man, charged white
man named Upton with stealing his WatermeloIs,
when an alteration ensued, which resulted IN tue
death Of the former from pistol shot by the
latter"
The Corsieana Texas Observer of the 81
says: - great amount OF lumber IS daily pass
inE through town from the eastern pinery, q large
amount Ct which is being scattered over our town
and county. The price at the mills is 81 and
81 %, and has sold here as low as 81 per hundred.
AS far as we can learn lumber is greatly n de-
maDd, and improvements are being made through
cut our State"
The Corsicaua (Texasl Observer learns that
Prof, CaldWell-the horse tanner who passed
through there recently giving lessons-was MUIR
dered near Marshall while camping out with two
men. The men who were camping with hin ran
in opposite directions, giving the alarm of the
murder, and doubtless were surprised at their
arrest On suspicion. Seven bullets, it seems, en-
tered the skull of the unfortunate man.
We regret to learn that a serious difficulty
occurred at FeTgus0n5, IN this county, on last
Monday, between William Austin, Esq, and MT.
Hampden Turner, in which pistols were freely
used, and both parties wounded. The former was
seriously wounded in the head and the latter re-
Ceived two Wounds, OlC IN the arm aud the other
IN the shoulder. We 40 not know the cause OF
the difficulty Greensboro (Aliss.) Democrat.
The Mckinney (TeXas) Enquirer OF the 4lh
records the murder of two brothers, Tom and
Dol. Waters. on the GGh ut, in the eastern part
of Collin county. They were waylaid and shot
Ore Of them had returned that day from long
tTip in Kansas, and was on his way to see his
mother when killed. No clue as to the murder
eTs beyond suspicion, has yet been obtained.
The body of q dead man, name unknown, was
found Oh the GTeenvillo road, some twenty miles
from Mckinney, a few days since. Tae same
paper mentions painful r1moT that Major Frank
DUueheTty, Of Collin county, was killed by l0dianS
recently, while on his way 10 Kansas with cattle.
Several droVes were attacked beyond Fort Cobb
by q large body of Indians. In the fight Ma Or
DoueheTty and four or five men are reported 10
have been killed.
The -NeatheflOfd ieAasl 1lAAeS gives enS pAt-
! ticulars of the murder OF fOotmaa travelling
| within o mile and half Of that town, who was
| fred upon from the brush, and whose name Is
! supposed to have been Thomas Bird, (trom papers
| found on his person. Of DAkotah Territory, direct
! from Austin. Suspicion resting upon negro
! boy BY the name OF Joe Williams, he was al once
! arrested, though made good his escape, noiWIlh
| standing he was fred upon repeatedly. The mex
day evidence was almost conclusive again5t the
! boy. and the citizens Of that section turned on
] az rnasss The negro was successful in eluIins
! the VIGILANCE Of that whole section, and is now
! large. having stolen q fue mare there belonging
| 10 Mr. Blackwell, though ne is supposed to 81
! wounded.