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

The Rusk Observer Cherokee county speaks
of the experiment of raising sugar IN tnsl county
from ribbon cane, as perfect success. Inc sugar
and molssses are Of an excellent qusnty.
The Nc Kinney Messenger says that IN Northern
Texas the people are feeding corn to their beeves
tended for other markets. IL pays. Last winter
one drover from Collin county sold corn fed
beeyes in New Orleans at from sll2 per head
down to Sos, and realized handsome sum upon
the amount he invested. One gentleman is now
feeding ITO head in Collin.
The Liberty Gazette says that 100 bales OF cotton,
the property Of one freedman, passed down the
Trinity on a boat the other day. A white man and
freedman went into copartnership upon equal
terms. After paying all expenses, 200 bales re-
manned to be divided, 100 Of which the freedman
received as his share.
The Western Union Telegraph Company have
commenced extending their line from this city TO
Victoria and should the weather become settled
the work will soon be completed. We congratulate
Victoria and pleased to receive her In the cata-
logue of cities possessing telegrsphic communi
cation with all the principal cities of the world
columbus Times, 23d.
The City Mills cotton factory Is rapidly going
ahead. Six experienced factory girls from Mas
sachusetts arrived this morning on the Whitelaw,
and will 60 TO work Immediately. These will soon
impart their knowledge to Others and in short
time the City Mills will have full supply of ex-
perienced operatives Houston Telegraph, 18th.
On Friday week the Rev. Mr.. Bryant, represen-
tative from Harris county, committed q rape on
delegates basd him oaR s04s 2! the seI2sssa
among the colored population.
Arrests were made yesterday, by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Garfield, Of A. A. Dial, ]. B. johnson and
j. S. Terrebery, charged with destroying by fire
the public records of the United States in the
office Of the assessor and collector of internal
revenue, on the 5ih of December, 1868. The aft.
dsvit on which these parties were arrested was
made by Col. Belger, supervisor Of United States
revenue, berore U. s. Commissioner johnson. The
parties arrested were released on bonds of $4,000
each, to appear on the Sth of February next
Galveston Civilian.
The Indians in their last raid, il is estimated,
took out hundred and fifty head of good horses
from Bosque county. The wheat crop looks ex.
cellent. The farmers are pasturing upon it in
many neighborhoods. There is not half the usual
breadth OF land En. Cotton Is nov all the rage
in the farming line in Bosaue. Cotton. so far as
tried, grows well on the Bosque, and the worm
has not harmed il.
A correspondent of the Waco Register states
that in Erath county. o small number of horses
were stolen during the last full moon by Indians
number of broken down Indian ponies have
been found in different parts of the country. II is
thought that the Indians left as many of their
horses as they stole of others. This may be exact.
ly fair exchange; bnt il is better than the saw
ages generally make, as no other damage was done
by them in this case.
In Erath county many citizens who have here.
tofore been engaged III stock raising discouraged
by the low prices. have sold their cattle, horses,
etc., and turned their attention to farming Many
Of them will raise cotton.
petition from the freedmen of Waco is pub.
sbeo in very elegant style for circulation in that
city and the county Of Mcclellan, appealing to the
merchants, planters and philanthropic Americans
of that place to aid them in their efforts to raise
the fallen, instruct the ignorant, illuminate the
darkness, yea, the gross darkness, which pervades
the minds Of the great majority of our people, by
the light OF the everlasting gospel, preached By
an educated ministry, instead of las now ignorant
men.
We learn that young man named NJ. d. Risor
was most beautifully taken in on Tuesday last by
two of the lieht.fDgered gentry. He was sent to
Bryan by his father in charge Of some cotton to
sell it. After having procured his money and in
vested all but about sl75 gold, In groceries aud
other supplies, be was wandering about the
Streets when be was beckoned by a man stand
ing at the door of a house on Railroad street;
answering the call, he STEPPED into the door, when
it was closed, the key turned, and the unsuspect.
ing youth beheld another man walking toward
him the two taking him by the shoulders, with
pistol presented al his breast, told him that be
had some money that they were much in need of,
and that he must fork. The young man tried to
demonstrate, bnt was finally robbed of all his
money. This piece Of highway robbery occurred
in broad daylight, between the hours Of IL and
O'Clock. The young man. intimidsted by threats
of the. thieves, could not be persuaded TO tell the
house in which the outrage was committed, but
mounted his horse and left to the disgust of his
comrades, who were willing and anxious to aid in
aveDgIng Of his wrong.-tBryan News Letter, 29d.
We learn that on Tuesday last an old gentleman
from Northern Texas was iuveigled into q den on
Main street by two pretended acquaintance, and
robbed of over $500 in gold, the proceeds of some
seven or eight bales of cotton.-tIbid.