The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-22

The Western Texan, tSan AntoHio,) dated the
81, contains the following account Of Indian mur-
deIs in that country:
On the night Of Thnraday. tIie 9th uIt, the fol-
lowing named petsons.wese killed hy Indians, sup
posed 10 be Camaneles seven miles above Castro
vile, near The former camping place Of Capt. Me-
Cowan's company: Xavier CaIIaf a niddle.agsd
man, who leaves aswife and severa chiIdren
Vincent Tsehaen, agsd 81 years, and his brother
Joseph TschaeH, aged l6 years, and Benedict We
ber boy of about ii years Of age. These persons
were engaged in opening farm about one mile
above the last settlement the Medina.
Immediately on the receipt Of the news by Gen.
Brooke, express was started TO the Seco, order
ing company of Dragons to follow on the trail Of
the Indians another express was sent to Freder-
| icksburg, with orders that a company from that
post should be dispatched, and endeavor 10 inter
| cept the savages al the Bandera Psss. Capt. Nc
| Cowans company has been ordered 10 scour the
country the Medina above CssHoyille, and
| Capt. Grumble's company to extend the range Of
its scouts over the ground heretofore assigned TO
| Capt. MCGOWAN.
| On the night Of the 26th ult horse, tied near
| his door, was stolen from Mr.. FOrst, living about
TWO miles above viiIe and three horses were
taken from his neighboT, Mr.. Bader, and another
| was killed.
A few davs previous the Indians had made an
| attack near Quihi, on the campof Mrs. Rhea, who
after The death Of her husband was returning to
the settlements. They killed some cattle near the
Calups anu iIteu iIltu il, HONtNET
| 1t is stated good authority, that The Indians
4 have of late killed many cattle, and committed nu-
| merous other depredatiOns on COw-hOuse Bayou.
,GsnBrooke, it is said, has AIKEN active measures,
and will use every exerion possible, with the in
sufficient force under his command, to bring these
| marauders to punishment.
1t appears from a publication in the State Ga
zette that twenty-eight persons have been killed,
many others wounded, and SIS, 600 worth of pro-
perry destroyed Corpus Christi since April
| last. This shows whether frontier needs pro-
lection or not.--Iioustou Gazette.
The election in this city on Monday last resulted
rs follows Francis Moore, Jr, Mayor; w. B.
| Reeves, Recorder; John Kennedy and John w.
/ BeTgin, Aldermen First Ward L. B. Nichols
and Peter Bellows, Aldermen, Second Ward A.
I 5. Ruthven and W. A. Van Alstyne, Aldermen,
| Third Ward E. w. Taylor and b. A. Shepherd,
Aldermen Fourth Ward,-I5id.
An order has been received from Washington by
Col Johnson, Chief Of the Engineer Corps in this
department. to make surveys and examinations o
the rivers Colorado and Rio Grande throughout
their extent with view to their improvement for
the purposes Of CATION Western Isrta2.
James Webb has received the appointment OF
Secretary of State. His predecessor, w. d. Mil
er arrived in this city the other day on his way
Washington City.-GatVest01 Netcs.
Galveston, in the most prosperous days of the
past, afforded more substantial evidences oil
ultimate success and prosperity than at present
The arrivals OF sail and steam vessels is large be-
yond precedent, and the cargoes, both of imports
and exports, are unusually large and valuable.-Ci-
ytitaR
There are now in Galveston sixty-iive establish.
for the sale Of merchandiSe exclusive of those
for the sale of liquors. There are also thirteen
taverns for the accommodation of boarders and
dodgers, besides great number of private boarding
houses.-Ldid.
The sth of January ball in this city was bril-
liant affair. 1t was given at the fremont, and the
spacious saloon of thai building was pretty wei
filled, large as it is. Between two and three bun
dred ladies' and gentlemen were in attendance, ou
sister city of Houston. and the Brazos and Frinit
regions being adequately represented among them
The music and decorations were good the suppe
both luxurious and amDle and the display of tasie
beauty and enjoyment Of the most gratifying des
crpion.-I6id. -
U- The Houston Telegraph tells the followin,
strange story:
= Wizd Voalo1l of tie Navilad.-About yea
since an account was published in the Victoria Ad
vocate respecting strange creature, whose track
had been discovered on the banks OF the Navidad
near Iexana. The footmarks uI this creature re
sembled those of woman, and a report was cir
culated to the effect that wild woman had mad,
her retreat in the forests Of the Navidad. Within
few weeks several attempts have been made Il
capture this singular being. Mr.. Glaseock pur
sued II IoF several days with dogs, and at one tlIut
approached so near IT as to cast lasso open tt
shoulders. 1t, however, with great adrOltnes,
eluded the snare, and fled to dense thicket whert
it could not be traced. Mr.. Glascock states tha
I he small prairie enclosed by the borde
forests OF the river when the emerged from
e the woods and the prairie in full view
1t was about five feet high, resembling a human
: being, but covered with hair of reddish brow
color. In its hand it held a stick about six fee
long, which it ilourished from side to side, if t
P regulate its motions, and aid it when running a
It full speed Its head and neck are covered with YER
: long hair, which streamed backwards in the wind
e 1t ran with the speed OF deer, and was soon ou
e ! of sight The dogs pursued ii, and came so clos
'e upon itat small creek, that il was compelled t
l. drop its stick which taken by its pursuers.
l. This stick is about six feet long, straight an
e smooth rs if polished with glass. Several oshe
persons have repeatedly seen The creature, and the
all concur in representing it as a human being, b.
N so covered with shaggy hair 10 resemble an o.
e rang Ouang. 1t has frequently approached I'll
N houses of the settlers in that neighborhQod durr
the night and stole various articles among oth
things 1t carried of quantity Of towels, ene
two books, and has also taken several pigs,- Or
- Of its nests was found in the forest, in which We
n several napkins folded up just they were take
ri from the house, and Bible marked ]. j. Wrigl
Is bill for washing was also enclosed in the Biol
II | The foot marks of this strange being lave O6e
At been traced in the bottom Of the Navidad but
y has eluded all attempts TO capture IT, The old Sc
say lllat these 1901 MARKS nav
e been noticed for ten twelve years. and thai sew
. raj years ago there were other foot marks ndicatr
that three of these creatures were in compan
Within the last year The foot marks of only OIL
have bsen noticed. Mr.. Glascock intends to co
ect pack of good hounds and resume the pursui
and he is confident that he Will succeed in caplu
= Ing it, He has incurred considerable expense an
= has exposed himselfiO great hardships and dangt
! to secure it, thus evincing his full belief in III
: identity OF this mysterious being. Il is not improhg
BILE that during the war of The revolution when III
o people of that section were driven from their home
. by the victorious army of Urea, some childrs
If might have been secreted in the woods or lie
r, there, and their relations never returning, have bt
come like wild beasts, clothed with hair, and feeC
y, ing upon herbs and such small animals as they ca
| capture or piller from the settlers.
v ANOTHER RtCH CoFIER MINE IN CONNECT
d CURVE have just some exceedingly riC
3 specimens OF copper ore, which have been dug (o
ly sir feet below the surface Of the earth) from
II extensive copper mine which is Just being open,
e at Litchield, South Farms, Professor Hubbard,
o Yale College, has examined the mine, and made
n highly favorable report of its value and location
is I. Barnum, Philo F. Barnum and others, have pu
5, chased largely in this mine, and tomorrow con
l. mence opening it with three sets of miners each
n to work eight hours and thus keep the thing Co
:. StantlY in operation daV and nioht We understal