The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-09
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9. 1855.
TEXAS ITEMS.

The Titus county Express says Farmers are
not done picking cotton. But very little over
half has been sold. The yield will be very good,
aud from the indications We presume the same
may be said of the counties west of this. We had
a conversation with some citizens who have been
watching the amount Of cotton passing through
our town from the west, aud they supposed that
there passed on an average, daily, one hundred
bales Of cotton. This, with the number OF beef
cattle that are daily passing through, will GER
tainly bring some money into the country"
John J. Boyer, post master at Dallas, was ar
rested on Tuesday, the Gath uIt, says the Herald,
by the city marshal, on the charge of robbing the
mail of certain drafts, amounting TO about five
hundred dollars.
Texas is be ginuing to turn her millions Of beeves
to fine account. That State now has fifty beef
packing establishments. The Galveston News
Gays: Victoria, Texas, ia favored both with a
factory for the making of glue, soap and heats
foot OIL and a beef packing establishment. Ii Is
one Of the best signs Of the times that similar
establishments. or new factories of the same kind,
are so rapidly springing into operation all over
the State. The Victoria Advocate says the toilet
soap there manufactured is of the very best goal.
iiy, and is offered at greatly reduced prices. The
oil is as good as the editor has ever SEEM
The Dallas Herald says that Henry X. Brother
ton, Esq, left in that Office sample of III Paso
white wheat. brought there lately, and of which
he has this fall sown some sixty or seventy BUSH
els. II is large and beautiful grain and has the
peculiarly of being near all -four any grain
could be, with but little husk. If successful in
the cultivation Of this grain, Mr.. B. will next year
have large quantity Of it for sale as seed. The
Herald, with Mr.. B., believes it to be the seed
best adapted TO this climate.
The editor of the Waco Examiner says that the
business in Waco continues very active, and Is
rapidly increasing, and the city is increasing in
wealth and population at rate that will ere long
make it one Of the largest inland towns in the
South, especially il it should have the advantages
OF the railroad now projected, and which it is be-
lieved will speedily be built. The whole county
of McLepnsn is prosperous. the crops all having
turned out well, the proceeds of which must soon
make money plenty. The neighboring counties
are in like condition of prosperity.
The Galveston News says: The jury in the
case of the State against Col G. W. Baylor, of
this city for the killing of Gen. John A. Wharton,
some three years ago, which has been on trial for
some time past in the district court at Houston,
delivered verdict of not guilty on the 4th."
The Austin Republican learns by friend just
from Kansas that Gen. Sheridan is driving the
Indians before him towards our northern frontier,
and it is feared our frontier people will suffer un.
LEES very prompt measures are taken for their
relief. Such measures can be instituted, and il
will be an everlasting disgrace to the government
if IT should not be done"
The Brennan Banner says the population of
Washington county is being largely increased by
immigration from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia,
Florida Louisiana and the Caroinas
The Waco Examiner is reliably informed that a
young lsoy was captured oy ihulans near Meatu-
erfOrd, on the 10Th. She was only few rods from
her fathers house when taken. The party of
Indians numbered fifteen. A number of citizens
went in pursuit, without much prospect of sue
cess. There was, naturally enough, much excite
ment in NeatherfOrd on the subject.
meeting of stock-raisers held at Refugio on
the l4th ult. formed an association for mutual
protection of interest, and for the protection of
the interests Of all poor and honest stock raisers
in the counties Of Refugio, Goad, San Patriotic,
Live Oak Bell and Karnes. The following from
the Goliad Guard. shows that protection is
needed Many complaints are being made about
TIE killing of cattle for their hides. We were told
the other day that the boys about town go out and
Kill calves and bring the hides in and sell them,
even in broad daylight-sometimes bringing in
the hind quarters of the animals and sell them at
two to four bits per quarter"