The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
The SHslu Orleans GTestsm,
FRIDAY MoRsINe, JANUARY /. 1869.
TEXAS ITEMS.

The weather has been unusually rainy 10 all the
coast region for some weeks. The Corpus Christi
Advertiser Gays " the Nueces, Agua Dulce, Pet
ronila, and other streams, are on regular benders
Not for years has the country been SO generally
inundated IL
The Texas Conference of the NJ. z. Church,
Biihop Simpson presiding will be held 10 Austia,
commencing on Thursday. January 2lst, 1860.
The San Antonio Herald says that two coored
soldiers from Fort Inge went out hunting
few weeks ago. In passing through thick bot
tom they discovered an object which they took to
be bear. They both fired. and the supposed
bear tumbed over They rushed for their game,
but on arriving at the spot where the animal fell
they found il 70 be negro by the name OF Albert
alias kickapoo, who was g. tlerlng pecans at the
moment the fatal leaden messengers struck him
behind the ear.
The Missionary Board in New York have placed
nine thousand dollars at the disposal of the Texas
Conference.
The San Antonio Herald has an able article on
the manufacture Of leather in that city. Bark
can be procured there, of suitable quality, and in
any desirable quantities. The Herald says san
Antonio furnishes about seven thousand three
hundred beef hides, five hundred calf skins, one
thousand sheep skins, and some two Thousand
goat skins. The same paper says: From Mr.. ID.
W. McAlster, of Menardsville, we learn that
terrible snow storm prevailed in the up-country,
commencing Sunday before last and continuing
through Monday and Tuesday. The particular
FS Ss Sd p ne 1Ss Sas st er e
The road was SO completely obliterated by the
snow that the stage was lost for several hours.
The Gonzales Inquirer says: " Never within the
memory OF the Oldest inhaDitant has there been
so much rain as has fallen within the past three or
four weeks. The whole country has been flooded,
and every stream swimming during the greater
portion of the time"
The Nsvasota Ranger says: About dark, on
Monday night, an lrishman was knocked down in
this place by negro fellow and robbed of $40.
The negro is said TO have made tracks for Millican
or Bryan. The same paper says: On Monday
night at Wais's Prairie, in this county, the safe
belonging TO Mrs. John Cross Jones was robbed
of 5000 specie, 5000 Of the money belonging to
q MIR. Ed. Gray. p. S.-As we go TO press we
learn Of the capture of the robber. He is one
Jos. Kaubsugh, and during the Confederacy was
private Of Captain Aston's company, Carriers
regiment. He was arrested at Hockey with
S2700 and the balance buried in Wallis's Prairie,
where Il was found.
The Weatherford Times reports another Indian
raid. On the 18th ult. band of Indians, variously
estimated from ten to twenty in number. crossed
the Clear Fork, about three miles above Weather
ford, and passed down the north prong of said
creek, stealing several horses. On Friday morn
ing they were seen on the prairie about four
miles south of the town. on the Buchanan road,
where they shot several head of horses belonging
to Mr. James Pittillo. This is the first time for q
number of years that they have been known to
pass east and south Of Weatherford.
The Sherman Courier learns from Col. Leeper,
who has just returned fl n Cherokee town, ia the
Indian Nation, that the white people in that vi
cinity have received from the Indians little white
girl, some eight or nine years old. she gives her
name as Cordell. and says abe was taken from the
neighborbooG of Fort Worth, Texas. She remem-
beIs but little Of her parents, family or friends.
The Pilot Point vidette says " A company was
organized at this place one day last week. We
understand that party of rangers will start out
on a scout in a few days"
Parties at Port Sullivan. Texas, have determin-
ed upon building branch from their TO wn to in.
terstcr me central Railroad al Hesrne Station.