The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-30
From Texas.
From Texas.
We received yesterday our files of Texas papers,
from which we make the following extracts:

We received yesterday our files of Texas papers,
from which we make the following extracts:
EFFICIENT DRAGooNs-The Houston Tele-
graph says that the Dragons stationed between the
Brazos and Trinity, under the command of Capt.
Arnold, have proved themselves to be fully eff
cient as the Rangers that preceded them. During
the period that they have been stationed on the
Brazos, the settlers have enjoyed a complete i'm
munitv from Indian depredations. Not single
horse has been stolen, and Capt. Arnold has actu-
ally compelled the Wichas to restore about forty
horses that had been soen from the frontier settlers
a year two since. Several of the chiefs of the
Wichias lately visited the camp of the Dragons,
and assured Capt. Arnold that their warriors should
not be permitted to commit any depredations in the
frontier settlements. They expressed great anxiety
to remain at peace with the whites. THESE lreach-
erous savages have their haunts in the Wichita
mountains ia Arkansas, and have long been in the
habit of making forays into the settlements between
The Trinity and the Brazos.
o. Texas appears to be infested with gang of
laWess negro sealers. Several negroes belonging
to citizens residing Washington, have sud
denly disappeared. Mr.. III c. McIntyre, of Bren
ham, says the Texan Ranger had boy stolen
few weeks since he traced the thief and boy
far as New Orleans. They had taken a steamboat
up the river several days before Mr.. Mcintyre
rived. he therefore gave up the chase and returned
DR.. Rogers also had negro boy who was about
going off with a white man, but the design
was caught and placed in irons. The prisoner has
since made miraculous crit, which way he has
gone but few can tell After he was captured, he
stated that there were several persons in the county
engaged IN the business, who were little suspected
OF The Houston Telegraph of the 2ls, says,
several negroes stoen from the neghborhood
of Montgomery few DAYS since. They were pur-
srled and two or three of them were retaken after
desperate struggle. The others were surrounded
in moat al the last accounts Those who We're
captured stated that they had been induced to run
away by several white men, who told them they
should he AIKEN through Arkansas and Missouri 10
a free State. 1t is believed that there Is an Or
ganzed gang of negro thieves that has its stations
extended from the Colorado to the Missouri. we
are gratfed to learn that some Developments nave
been made that may furnish clue to detect these
villains in the eastern portions OF the Stale.
AFFRAY-We learn from the San Antonia pa
per that disgracefu street fight occurred IN mat
town on the 9Th inst, between T.. j. MSLahe anu
William Owen-the former is dangerously and the
latter slightly wounded. Colts revolvers were
the weapons used
NJ A company of Dragons under command OF
Lent Neal took up their line of march on the llth
from San Antonio for their station on the Nueces
They are To be posted somewhere In the neighbor-
hood of Case Blanco on the side of the Nueces
river.
DRowNED.-On Saturday, the 10Th inst. about
3 O'Clock in the evening, two boys were drowned
in the bayou, near Houston, while bathing. The
older one was the son of Mr.. Perry of the BraZos,
and aged about 10 years. The other was about
years DID, the son Of G. W. Capron. They were
school mates and cousins
SANTA FE.-The last number of the Austin
Democrat contains an interesting letter from Judge
Baird addressed to Gov. Wood, and dated at
Santa Fe, Texas, March 81, 1919. The news from
Santa Fe is decidedly encouraging. Judge Baird
saws that Texas is rising in the estimation OF the
people of Santa Fe every day. Before his arrival
demagogue politicians and abotionIs,s had
wrought up high prejudice against u.s. telling the
people that the Texans wanted TO make slaves OF
them, &c. That prejudice had in great measure
worn away, and the Judge doubted not that ne
could in short time bring about complete organi-
cation under our jurisdiction His proclamation,
claiming the jurisdiction OF Texas over that coun-
try was already printed but its ciFculati0n was de-
layed at the request Of Col Washington. the mill
tary commandment, until the action Of the last Con-
grem touching the tenitofes could Dc asceEtained.