The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-05
TEXAS ITEMS.


The Tyler Reporter says that tAe cotton fsctory
of g. II. HanbTick i Co., Of that place, viii be in
molten very soon. In Smith county the people
have made fair crops and receive good price Tor
their cotton, and are just now full handed.
The Banner states that on Monday last Dr.. Z.
w. Cade, well known physician, was shot in
rencounteT with Mr.. Jerome Campbell, in Brenham.
The shooting was done with double barrel shot
gun, loaded with buckshot, only one load being
discharged which took effect In the doctors thigh.
breaking the bone. and few Of the shot entered
the body, passing just below the kidneys. He died
next day. Mr.. Campbell acted purely in sef.de-
fense. he was admitted to bail in the sum Of
$500.
The San Antonio Herald, of the 10Th, saws the
survey of the railroad from Columbus to that city
was completed on the 18th ult., and that Mr.. Con-
verse, chief engineer, pronounces the country
very favorable for cheap construction. The dis
tance by Gonzales is 1l94 miles. The Herald looks
upon this as the most important road for the COM
mercial prosperity Of that city.
The following sales Of land are reported In Ma
clenan county: Jas. Darden deeds 2lI acres for
$l23. b. o. W. Weatley 10 7. X. and P. W. Sea-
ga $50 acres out of l2S0 acre survey, on White
Rock, for $500.
Within the past fifteen days near one thousand
bales of cotton, by actual count, have been ia
Tyler and either sold here or have passed on to
Marshall, Jefferson or Shreveport. This, at the
average price Of s65 per bale, will make the snug
little sum of s65 900. We think the past two
weeks are not any better than an average OF the
the next two months. At the same rate, for three
ard a half months, the citizens would send of
some GOO bales of cotton, worth at present pri-
ces four hundred and fifty or sixty thousand dol
lars. When 1t is considered that our back freights
or importations nearly as large as our exports
who will say that we do not need railroad very
much ?-[Tyler Index, 10.
A train of ten mules, laden with golden doub-
looms Mexican silver dollars, arrived in our city
yesterday from Mier, Mexico.-IS. A. Herald.
Dec. 10.
II is stated by the waxahsche Argus that at
recent meeting held in that place, by the mem
bers of the NJ. E. Church South, the Waxahachie
District, sl2 000 in gold was subscribed for the
erection of first class institution of learning, the
list being headed by Major E. w. Roger with
81 eco in specie, and an elegant building site worth
81 500. On the promise Of the Location Commit
tee that $50 000 In specie would be subscribed, all
opposition was withdrawn, and the resolution To-
eating The institute at Waxahachie was unani-
mousy adopted.
W. i. Kemp, of Clifton, Bosque county, repre-
sents times as very good about Clifton, the wheat
looks well in most places, and people are prepar-
ing TO spread themselves on cotton next year.
The Lsvaca and Navidad rivers, in anticipation
of Christmas doines, have got outrageously high.
and are Jointly on a general bender hlibustering
over the country at large-in some instances food
ing plantations with ten feet of water. lniqui-
,ous bars, in the meantime, have been established
near the mouths las is customary, at which the
most temperate boatmen can only get small
drought OF water.-I Lavacca Commercial, Dec. %.
Goat skins cut at the second joint. properly
trimmed, stretched and dried, will command in
this market from 20 to 20 cents per pound in gold.
Lerge numbers of these pelts have heretofore
been destroyed for the want of a proper market.
Now that they can be sold in Lavaca for twice
The amount of other skins we shall expect to see
Thousands OF them Jught here for sale.-l Layaca
Commercial, Dec. %.
A few days since Mr. s. U. Smith, living three
miles from town, was foully murdered near hIs
own house, while walking in the road on his wsy
g. x-es al hhnr ua UQo ah0 m h
the whole load of nine slugs, each weighing over
an ounce, entering his stomach, causing fright
ful wound, from the effects Of which he died the
next day. From the dying declaration OF MI.
Smith, suspicion attached to his son.in-lsw, w. HI.
Norris, Who was promptly arrested by Deputy
Sheriff j. B. Long, and brought before Judge
Jay, who required bail in the sum OF $4,000 for tie
appearance of the prisoner at the next term q
committed to jsil.-IRusk Observer.
The Seguin Journal says there lives near that
place German lady who cultivated, with the
assistance Of two little girls, one acre in cotton,
from which she has already picked $500 pounds Of
cotton, with fair prospect OF gathering 500
pounds more. The Journal thinks the above
facts prove that the practice Of planting such
large area 10 cotton is an erroneous one that o9
farmers would make more il they would plalt
less land and till IL better. i
The iron rails, the best we have ever seens
brought out by Messrs. Warner Fryer. FROM
England have been purchased by the lndianola
Railroad Company. In spite of the rainy weather
foI the past ten days. which has almost flooded
the parishes, the work on the railroad has been
progressing finely. Messrs. Warner Fryer have
exerIed themselves to the utmost, and will have
completed by the middle of January two miles Of
the road. The work that is already done cannot
be surpassed in the United States, and when o0ui
pleted will be one of the best IN North America
The ties laid very close and grooved, the rail
fitted and fixed In the usual way with chains anb
spikes, which will render the road perfectly safh
at the greatest rate of speed. This road, wheh
completed, will DO more towards the develop
ment of Western Texas than any other enterprise
that could be brought forward.-[ Indianola Bald
tin.
The jefferson Times of the 25th ult. says owinf
to the stringent rules and regulations adopted bt
the military, the friends of the persoQs under ar
rest have been unable to pay them visit. Only
the families and attorneys OF the prisoners are al
lowed 10 see them, and they only for very shodt
time.