Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-11-18

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formidable character. is brewing in Texas.
They are committing depreda,ions, and
numbering ci'izens all along the frontier.
A letter to Gov WooD, from Gonzales.
says:
You are respectfully informed that there
is body Of hostile Indians down upon US.
who have killed one of our ci,izsns, 10
wit: our Chief Justice. G. w. Barnett $
and have killed four citizens Of De VIII
county, TO wit John York and his sons.
and wounded several others. York.
at the head OF tweniy-seven meE. was
whipped by one hundred ard fifty indians,
on or near the Coleto. in De Witt coun-
ty. Two Indians were seen this evening
within two and half or three miles Of our
county seat. supposed to be spies. Thlr-
iy-seven men LEI. here day before yester-
dav to go to Barneu's. no, having learned
of York's fight. but wen, in pursuit Of the
Indians who killed Barnett. on the San
dys. in this county. We know not pre-
ciselv how great body Of Indians are
ives, of the Guadalupe, but from circum-
stances we are of the belief that in addI'
ton to the above mentioned number, there
i still much larger body. We have
sent courers TO Lagrange. Lavacca. Sc
gum and Austin, TO give the information
and place the citizens on the lookout.
and thus perhaps spare the lives of some
who might ventH6e .nnarmed on the from
tiers. We ask Il ero"gh 70" the War
Department, may babe acquainted with
the exposed si,na of the Texas from
Tier. and provid h,iona ranging COM
pan'es along aboS Ne settlements.
The Civilian ol~he 2Oth says that Capt.
lpin, formerly of Texas who arrived
there by the Star, from the Brazos, and
came through from Zaca.ecas to Brazos
Sauligo. by land, reports that. few days
ago. band of robbers, organized on the
Rio Grande for The purpose, as was sup
posed of intercepung the merchants re-
turning from the fair at Sal,illo. vas dis
covered by the citizens Of Starr county,
Texas, and their leader shot, while re-
sis ting the attempt of the authorities to
arrest him Seven others had been cap
lured and were awaiting their trial a, the
county sea,-Cay Davis's. Two
turned States evidence. Some Of VIE
robbers are represented to be vicous char
aciers who we're " known about
Houston.
Hoes great Printing Presses.-The
Philadelphia Ledger. reerrlngto the ship
men, from New York, las, week, of one
of " Hoes las, fast" or lightning four
cylinder revolving presses. to be used on
La Pare, says:
Eight. if not Ten of these presses are
demanded IN Paris for the several papers
of large circulation. As The French laws
prohibit The Introduction into France Of
machinery OF foreign manufacture. all but
his one will necessarily have 10 be man
ufaciured in that country. For liberty 10
build in this country. and introduce into
France this one, as scorking model,
Col Hoe obtained special permission Of
the French Government. under the MON
archy. las. winter willis, in Paris and he
has now gone on, again. having started
ia the Cambria on the 6lh, 10 put this
press in operation, and arrange tor the
building of the others in Paris, under the
superintendent of one of The young men
brough. up in his establishment, by whom
he is accompanied. The price of these
| presses are twelve thousand dollars each.
Success to the American invention and
the inventors.
Scientific Prophecy.--Abou. nineteen
years ago Mr.. Hale, of Wilton, Conn,
then remarkable good SUDDEN. in his
Collegiate course, was suddenly deprived
of his reason and memory. In those cir.
cumslances. his father, Rev. Mr.. Halt,
sent him 10 Hartford bu. finding no re-
lief, he sent him TO DR.. Chaplin, of Cam
bridge, Mass. The Doctor said there
was no relief for him at that time, but a.
the age of thirty six or Sc ven there would
be change that the brain was too much
expanded for the Uranium, and there would
a. tina, age be contraction, which would
enable it to act beautifully.
His anxious father and family saw their
hopes peremp.oriy deferred for nineteen
years. Tha. time has recently expired,
and to their grea. JOY the prophecy is ful>
filled. The man began to enquire for his
books, as if he had just laid them down,
and resumed his mathematical studies
| where he left them.
There was no trace in his mind of this
long blank in his life, or of any thing which
has occurred in il, and he did not know
tina, he was amos. forty years Of age.
The circumstance of creates! interest is.
that whereas he wen, into this state Of de-
rapgement in deep religious anxiety, he