The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-11

FRIDAY MORNING, DEcExBER II, 1868.



The Texas Ranger says: F" Texas can easily
maintain twenty thousand bee-hives to the square
mile and agreeablJ to the census stsustlcs escn
hive will weld thirteen and quarter pouoos soo
eel at bit pound: the income would Dc LOT tne
whole State about seven billions OF oohs,s; Msuy
ladies' in other countries are directing tnelr ens.
ejes 10 bee culture, and make money at H. so wny
nav not the ladies OF Texas do the same bees
seem to be more 6ocile and manageable unoer the
csre of women than men. Young ladies, mere ss
The Geor1etown watcbmsn says the weather
for the past week has been cold and rainy. Win
scarcely any sunshine. which has had the eject Oh
making everything appear gloomy; .bo, rssr
Charles Brown, former school.teacner neer
Post Oak Island, was arrested at Georgetown Tor
The Waco Register says traveller named James
Miller was overhauled oy party OF nvs y, -; na
men and lypcbed to death. The murderers IN ume
were pursued toward Bryan, arrested AMI tasen
back to Marlin where investigation into tne anait
| was being had The Register reports the sale OF
1900 pounds Of wool free from o9rs 10 ,s0s IN
| Notwithstanding they have had heavy rams IN
| McLennsn county, the cotton crop sustained no
damage. IA,
| The San Antonio Herald has been favored with
some most delicious wine made rom tns ny Val,
ern Texss would pay more attention to the cui,
tivaton of grapes, and every now and then prins
US in a demijohn as sample" a. ..uh
/ fey days ago regro travelling tnrougn
Robertson county was met by three men, who
| robbed him of s75, his saddebsgs. saddle, etc,
| turning his horse loose. The freedman came 10
BRYAN, made complaint before the military au-
| thorities, and obtained squad OF soldiers 70 ar
rest the robbers. They proceeded to Robertson
| county, and, as fortune would have IL, came uPon
| the identical men who were pointed out as tne
perpetrators of the crime by the negro: one OF
| Them attempted 10 escape and was kllied. Inc
| other two. after being arrested, confessed the
robbery and produced part OF the money. Iney
are now lodged in jan at this place.-lBryan
| News Letter, Dec. 9TH:
large cougar, or Mexican lion, as 1t is some
times called, VISITED the premises OF Mr.. Thomas
FRY and drove his FIVE dogs into the house on tns
night of Sunday, the 22d. Mr.. Lane, who lives II
the same Deghoorhood, says ms Iogs aua .1'
cougar are perfectly friendly, and almost nignti!
play togeiher.-[Denton Monitor, Nov. 18TH:
From DIR. Womack, who has just returned iron
Bosaue county we learn that the range Is excei
| lent for this season OF the year ana una. al NV
stock are in good condition.-lWaco Register
We are informed that eight or ten men hav
. | been arrested on the charge of being concerne
in the robbery Of the safe Of = L; Andrews an
are now lodged In jail in this place. We trus
: | that the real culprits may be spprehended an
dealt with to the limits OF the law.-lBryan New
Letter, Dec. 9Th. 60 O..
The macarrier, just from Decasur, says ~ Ssp'
Picket's men fred on some forty Indians on Thnrt
day last. He says they were afoot, and near De
GENERALIZATION Monitor, Nov: Is.
Yesterday morning freedman named MOI
| McGatny met VIII tciiipto iceot
cling in A well on the premises Of Judge VIM.
, Allen, in this place. The freedman was diggn
at a depth of about twenty feet, when tremeI
dous bulk of earth gave way, perfectly SUI
merging the freedman, covering him some eisi
or ten feet with sand and grave
Two Germans. employed for the purpose. e.
n cayated the dead body of the freedman Monrt
!. fr.m his condition, after dusk on Thursday ev
ming, digging constantly three days, the ear
81 caving in rapidly at intervals during the tim
a His posture was erect, and the sand ana gray J,
knees before IT could be extracted. The Germa
had reached the top of the well only long enoal
TO draw the dead body half the distance; wnen
tremendous bulk of earth fell in, which Won
have caused them to meet the same sad tate
'r' thew remained in the well few nomen
de ioneer.-[ Bsstrop Advertiser, 5th.,
M Dick Mathews well known freedman, and 10
A shoemaker in this city, was shot and killed
"" unknown parties about two miles this side OF u
Yer den on Sunday last. He was member OF
he Conservative Club of this city. His watch 3
N, some money were left untouched. which shows
robbery was not the cause of his murder.-lJ
plecute, LIST.