The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-17
TEXAS ITEMS.


On Thursday evening of last week q tornado
passed over the section Of country lying between
Douglass and Linn Flat, in Nacogdoches county,
and extending into the southern part Of this
county, sweeping everything in its course. Sev-
eral buildings were blown down, and several per-
sons wounded-one or two severely. No one was
killed as far as we have heard Henderson
Times, Sd.
We have inquiries every week whether white
men can stand the climate South. Certainly they
can. They are not more likely to be sick ths
others, and can come at any season of the year.
There will never be 80 favorable en- opportunity
to secure homes in the South Is at present. Lands
are advancing in price, ana should the contem.
plated railroads s-cceed land will soon be % high
as IN the Northwestern States. The climate and
productions OF the South will soon cause 1t to TEEN
with an immense population. One white man In
this neighborhood, with his two little boys, has
this season raised an abundance of corn, wheat,
rye, potatoes, etc., for home supply, In addition
to five bales OF cotton, which he has just sold for
$3.50 In gold.-[Ibid.
Our exchanges from Northern Texas report the
prospect of the wheat crop as highly promising
In that region.
The Mckinney Enquirer gives an account Of the
murder and robbery Of a stranger In the southern
portion Of Grsyson county, few miles north of
Msntus. The murdered man passed through
Mckinney a few weeks since, having In charge
one four.mule and two twohorse wagons loaded
with apples. he returned to that place, riding
dark iron-gray horse, and leading another, light
gray, having sold his wagons, teams, etc. He
came alone and remained in town for two or three
hours, exchanging gold for currency. At the
drug store Of Foote and Herndon, he bought 5000
in currency, and as it was being counted and
received by him, several parties were present
and it Is generally believed that the fends who
murdered him were tempted to follow on his
track by the sight Of the money. bis body was
found, with seven bullets in it, at the place first
indicsted, his money and papers gone. The
people turned out en- masse to hunt the mlrderers,
and inquiry made as to the Whereabouts OF every
cities and sojourner on the fatal day. The result
is that two young men, named William Black.
more, formerly of Carroll county, Mo-, and John
Thompson, formerly of Barry county, Mo-, were ar
rested They were in the drug store at the time the
stranger received his money; they left town with
HIM, and Col. Wilmeth asked him to go on and
stay over night with them. Next morning they
left home early, and didnot return until about s
O'Clock that night, and were during the day seen
in the neighborhood of the murder. These. and
other facts, fixed suspicion upon them, and they
were promptly arrested and lodged in Jail. Inc
rnuI Iderru mai Is supposed ~ nave nad with him
between $500 and $500 In gold and currency.
North Missouri. He was 6 feet 2 inches high (;
raw boned, not feshy, but heavy hair jet black,
rather curly, some few gray whiskers light on
chin, and moustache. nose slightly Roman eyes,
gray.blue between 80 or IS years OF age; had on
black cloth overcoat sack dress coat, cloth ;
dark pants shirt bosom plated cross- ways; five
double-lined calf boots, with copper head taps,
three screws in each tap black plush hat, haf
worn black vest, with pearl buttons; neck. tie
had picture of Seymour on one end and Blair
on the other.
The mayor of Austin has fixed the tariff at the
low price of IS, currency, for knocking the col.
ored delegate from Galveston into the gutter.
The chief functionsry Of the city of the hills seems
to estimate the value of o Ruby in q manure bed
no higher than did the barn.yard fowl the diamond
in the fable. Well il is some consolation to think
that level Is still jewel, no matter how 1t ID
placed. No wonder Ruby resigned. man who
wears good clothes cannot afford to be knocked
into such places at s5.-[ [Galveston Civilian.
Pete Riddle, alias Holbert, (. m. c., was SEN
fenced to be hung at Waco on Friday, 5th March,
between the hours prescribed by law, for the
murder of Hampton Ferris. (. m. c.. in the spring
| of 1867. C. G. Holmes, alias j. W. Dufie, who
| has been residing for the past two years at Mar
| shall, Texas, was arrested on Saturday upon q
| requisition from the governor Of Georgia Holmes
| was at one time an kemploye OF the express com
| pany, and went by the name of Duffie. He "wen'
through them for the Of slsOo and = was asss ar
| dent of the company. He will be taken back to
| stand his trisl.-[Ibid.
The Houston Telegraph announces its prefer
| ence for Hon. A. j. Hamilton as the next gov
| ernor of Texas; says he deserves the gratitude
| Of the people for his conservative course; and
| calls upon him to head a committee OF conserva
| tives to meet the commissioners before Congress
appointed by the convention, 10 ueIeat uiVIsiol
of the State, etc. We cordially join in the Tele
| graphs tribute to Gov. Hamilton, and agree with
il in hoping that he will use his influence at Wash
ington to defeat the schemes against which he ha:
lsbored SO ably in the Observation-Disclosures
| News, IL.
| From the local column of the Galveston News
| we CLEAN the following account OF a serious
| trouble between Galveston editor and lawyer
1 Mr.. Shaw Is one of the proprietors OF the Star
and In that paper there was an article rather SO.
verely commenting upon Mr.. Crank, lawyer oi
Galveston. MIR. Crank called at the Star office Il
| request discontinuance of the offensive remarks
and to demand an apology for what had beer
said. The amende was promised In the mex
| issue but instead Of an apology, the explanation
was worse than the original provocation, where
upon Mr. Crank repaired to the printing office
| Mr.. Shaw, and commenced upon him the yigor
ous application Of q COW hide, to which Mr.. Shsv
| promptly responded with six.shooter. One bal
passed through Mr.. Crank's hat in close proximit,
| to his head and another shot was fired, however
without effect, and hostilities were suspended
| without any interference, as it seems other tina
that " rascally virtue" 4" discretion. Both partie
were required to appear before the recorder
| where we suppose " the late unpleasantness
| between them as settled.