The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Can't JOSIAH Taylor Of Galveston, IS dead.
The Indians we're never more annoying on the
Texas fIentier than during the present year. They
seem to murder and rob people continually.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Walker, on the Gray
son Place, near Monroe, was burned on Thursday
week.
ON last Saturday. the 18th inst. there was an
sf1ray at Rayvle, Morehouse parish, which re
suited in the killing of Mr.. Henry Kelley, we'll
known citizen of the vicinity.
peacbee' piums, etc, are plentiful and cheap.
Sweet potatoes at COO. currency, per bushel Fat
beet from 3 to 8 cents per pound in the msrkets,
with other Decessaries and Injuries at moderate
prices. There should be no grumbng about hard
tunes"
The Indanola Bulletin says: " Our town is i'm
proving with astonishing rspldity. Buildings OF
every description are going up. Carpenters and
mechanics are all busy. Everybody has comb
dence that nothing can retard the growing pros
pects OF the place, and that Indianola is destined
10 become the commercial center Of the vast and
increasing trade of Western Texas and portion
of MeXicO.n
there have been nearly every night meetings OF
armed negroes back of town. Ii appears TO be
thoroughly organized military organization. They
drill carry muskets and rifles; post Eentlnes, aud
these sentinels are in the habit OF halung people
essng. A prominent negro, an emplOye on the
railroad within forty EIGHT hours, has boldly said
that il is time for The negroes 70 rise, and that
be will shoot the first white man who crooks his
| finger at him "
The Monroe Integencer says that on Thurs
| day week Mr. Jesse Mattox, keeping store at Gil
| rard was awakened about twelve o'clock by two
| colOred men for the purpose OF making some pur-
l. Cbates. After trading some time and while Mr..
| NJ. was measuring fishing line for them, one OF
| the men drew a pistol without moments warn
ing and fired at Mr.. NJ, hitting him on the head,
| but not WOunding him seriously. Mr.. h. IN
| medistey rushed for his gun aud the negroes for
| the door; he fired after them but does not know
| ~ cit NJ was M.
thinks he will be able to recognize one of them.
The Brazos Signal states that the work on the
| iron railroad bridge over the Br8zOs at Ri0hm md
is progressing finely. The piles for the pier on
the east side Of the river have all been driven,
| and those on the west side are now being sunk.
| The banks have been graded. The length OF the
| bridge will be about five hundred feet between
the abutments, divided into three spans-the cen.
| trial. over the stream, being about one hundred
| and fifty feet the other two, one hundred and
| twenty five feet each. Il is expected that the
work will be completed about the end OF OctO
Der next.
A correspondent of the Clarksville (Texas,
| Standard gives an account of hard fight between
a man named Hit and a seven foot alligator
| HIT was at work in a lanyard. he went u Worl
IN the morning as usual but during the night al
alligator had taken possession, aud was IN the va
where Hit left of work the evening before. u
arriving at the yard the next morning, hlt. en-
tered the vat without discovering the intruder tool
hold Of side of leather, aud pulled and tugged
but could not raise the hide, and called to his sol
| 20 come and assist him in raising it, He had no
vet discovered the monster lying on the hide
| nearly covered with tan Ooze. He heard splss
behind him and thought il was his son Jumping 10
| Not So however; the alligator had made lung'
az him but only caught the seat Of his breeches
Thinking his son had missed his grab, he baWie
out to him. "What the devil are you pulling at m
| for; why don't you take hold OF the hide! His so
| answered, Pap, | amt there" AppOiodorus re
| laies that Theseus sat so long on rock that a
| length be grew 10 it, so that when Hercules tor
| him forcibly away, he left all the neither part o
| the man behind him. Our hero had narrow es
| cape from a similar tate. He screwed hmse
around-minus the seat Of his breeches-to sc
| the monster in battle array, face TO face, conhne
within the limits Of the tan vat. The alligator a
| is known by those acquainted With the brute, Il
| "ike bin who bath his quarrel just" dou0l
armed being able to knock down man or larg
animal with a blow of his pOnderous tail as We
as TO break bones with its jaws; but in this As
the sides OF the vat interpOsed aud kept the beAs
| from bringing its rear into the fight. HIT hit ou
With bis fists, but finding the coat OF mail OF bl
| adversary too much for such assaults, leapet up0
| his back, and played Kentuck with his thumbs
bringing something more than the tabled tear
from the eyes of the crocodile. In the meantime
the boy had run 10 the house after Mr. u. and n
gun. In the great hurry and excitement, Ar.
| presented his gun cooked at some huge mas
Hit as it turned out, was on top, his body an
head elevated about twelve degrees. Mr.. q. wi
standing nearly over them in q shooting position
! Hit saw the danger, but too much exhauted
| speak disebgaged bis hands and elevated then
when Mr. G.. fired killing the alligator. Hit r
, covered little from his exhaustion add sang on
What did you shoot for ? had him whipped a
, to putting the strings on him"