The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-05
TEXAS ITEMS.

Government freight is all shipped, under late
orders. via Brennan to Austin. General Porter,
chief quartermaster, has appointed Capt. Jules A..
Randall, receiver at Brennan. Mr.. John A. Wal
len is general transportation agent.
The Indisnols Bulletin of the 3sth says the
railroad now building from that point is being
pushed forward with great dispatch. That paper
thiaks, that with the completion OF this road,
property in Western Texas will become immense
ly valuable. and city property in lndianola will be
ia demand al fabulous prices.r
In Seguin, q. +. Woodward was killed by his
sonin-aw, l.. p. Spain. He was unarmed and
shot five times with six shooter and killed 10.
stantly. The Journal says il was family affair.
The farmers on the Guadalupe are highly
elated with the prospect for good crops. The
journal says they never fail to make abundant
crops after wet season like the present. Sew.
eral families from Virginia and other States have
recently arrived and intend making Guadalupe
their future homes.
The Navasota Ranger OF the 28th ult., gives the
following account of assault with intent TO kill
Psrson Lancaster: i" Last Saturday, while on the
sire etc, were ruffianly and cOwardly attacked
by man mot q citizen of this county, who, with
pistol in band, threatened to put a hole through
Us, and had it not been for some friends standing
near by, he would perhaps have executed his
nuTderous threat Notwithstanding we might
have bee justified in shooting him down. we did
not modest him in word or deed. 1t is true we
were armed, not through choice, but in self de-
Tense. IS we had received an anonymous letter
Threatening assassination"
The best crop of cotton raised in Collin last
year. so far as we have heard, is that raised by
James Naylor, near FarmeTsville. IL we have
been correctly informed, be gathered eight 500
lbs. bales, after being toled for ginning, from
seven acres. The next best is that of l.. w.
0glelby at Plano, who gathered Is bales from q
acIes.-I Mckinney Messenger, Jan. %.
james Alexander, well known cattle dealer,
has left Troy, New York for Corpus Christi, Texas.
where be is to engage extensively in the slaughter
OF cattle. Mr.. A. brings with him the apparatus
for packing 200 head per day. He has already
purchased &c 900 head in Texas at the price of 81
per head. which be will kill for their hides and
Isllow.-l Houston Telegraph, Jan. 20.
We are informed by sheriff Plat that one Nix.
on. desperate thief and assassin, was arrested
last Sunday night. by special deputy and two
attendants, on charge of COW stealing. While
on their way to Austin, crowd Of men, duly
BACKED and disguised, took the prisoner from the
deputy, and yesterday morning he was found dead,
suspended from limb. Toe sheriff also has an
Indefinite account of the killing of Charles High, q
colored desperate who recently broke jail. BY
free display of weapons he bluffed one party sent
to arrest him but on the second attempt he did
not succeed quite so we'll the arresting party be-
ing compelled to shoot him. Austin Republican,
Jan. 26.
The Gonzales Inquirer, of the 23d ult, says that
Henry Law, freedman, entered the dwelling house
OF Col. Turner, sometime during the afternoon
when the family were all absent, and took from
the iron safe s672, of which amount $40 was in
twenty dollar gold pieces, and the balance in
Mexican silver dollars.