The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-20
From New Mexico,

IUf Tue appellants.
Adjourned I'LL tomorrow at II O'Clock.
From New Mexico.
The Texas State Telegraph (Austin) of the 4th
inst. gives us the following important information
from New Mexico:
By the poliieness of our fellow citizen Mr. Cock
burn, whose arrival from Ell Paso we noticed in our
last, We are placed in possession ofthe New Mex.
lean " published at Santa Fe, Of the date February
LIST, 1850.
The controversy between those who are in favor
OF forming State Government for New Mexico
and those who wish TO be organized as Territory,
or in other words the outs and the ms continues to
be carried on. The New Mexican seems to ia
Vor the former.
1t would seem that there are at least some per-
sons in Santa Fe, and they probably the best in
formed among them, who, though disposed TO pre-
vent II possible the extension Of the jurisdiction of
Texas over them, seem to acknowledge the fact
that the right of Texas is well founded in law.
In looking over the columns Of the New Mexican
we notice all the evidence of an increasing if not
prevailing adoption Of American habits and Gus
toms. We noticed advertisements about Odd Eel.
lows; assignments for the benefit of creditors :;
Restaurants Land Office, Blacksmith shops, Jewel,
sfs, TailOrs and Doctors
They have in New Mexico their personal as we'll
as political differences, will be seen by the fol-
lowing:
We have heard several reports in regard to a diff.
feuy that took place in Taos, on the 10th inst. be
tween DIR. II. K Wirtz, U. S. A., and the Priest,
(Maninez)
We believe the following to be correct state
ment:
The Priest had accused the Doctor of having at.
tempted TO administer poisonous drugs and also of
having been bribed 10 poison a woman on whom he
was attending. These accusations having come TO
the ears OF INC Doct he met the Priest in the PIa
"a, on the day above mentioned, and insued him
by knocking his hat over his eyes. We believe the
Doctor was somewhat TO blame for doing this so
publcly, but cannot but confess that the insult of
the Priest was ample cause1o such procedure
The State Of chihuahua is suffering severely
from the depredatons of the Indians. comnlaints
are loud by the people of Mexico that the limited
states does not fulfil that stipulation in the treaty in
which size agrees to restrain her Indian tribes with
in her own borders.
The Galveston News says: We learn that
Messrs George Butler 81 Brother have determined
on building two boats expressly for the Trinity
trade to be placed that river in time for the full
crop.
gentleman just from San Antonio renresents
nearly all the streams, large and small, as now
swimming. lie crossed the Brazos at Rock Island
where the river was four miles wide. The opinion
IL that many of the plantations have been over.
flowed. ""'' "0o" o'oi'
Inc galveston civilian of the 4th, SAYS that the
accounts from the interior continue very unfavora-
u's ioI 'ns growing crops. The heavy rains have
eAleho ed as far as we have accounts. The rivers
ar OVERLOOKING their banks, and we hear of some
Plantations covered with water. The Brazos at
the last accounts, was over the bottom at Rock
island ferry to the distance of four miles, and higher
than it has been for ten years.
We take from the Houston Telegraph of the 10th
inst. the following:
A negro boy who was captured by Comanches ,
has lately returned to San Patricio and stated thai
the Commences have frequently stolen horses and
murdered white men west of the Nueces within the
last lew years. The Government has military
force in Texas sufficient to coop up these cowardy
tribes like brood Of frightened chickens, and if
Gen. Brook should be ordered to march directly
INTO their country, capture their families, or drive
them TO the northern frontiers, they would soon
cease their depredations. But while the present
forces are stationed at posts and thousands ofdollars
are wasted to feed them as SO many prisoners rather
than soldiers in active service, our frontiers will
continue to be ravaged with impunity.
Large numbers of California emigrants are con-
cenrtating at Brownsville, to travel by the overland
route to Mazatan, and then take shipping for Cali
tornla. The Sentinel says that a gentleman has
travelled from San Francisco to Brownsville in
thirty days, by way of Mazatlan. The number of
emlgranls that have started from Brownsville for
California within the last eighteen months is esti-
mated at 2300.
The Western Texan (San Antonio,) of the I'd
inst, says Maj, R. S. Neighbors, in letter, dated
Dona Ana, March 24th, says: al have been sue
oesstnl in organizing this county, (El Paso) The
election went off in fpe style, on the 4th day of
MaTch, and at several of the precincts, especially
at this town, we had splendid balls in honor of the
extension of civil law. This is a fine county, and
has some five thousand Inhabitants The county
gave seven hundred and sixty votes, all of which,
except four, were for Austin, and will poll over one
thousand votes at the hext election.
find no opposition here on the part of the U. S.
authorities. Col Munroe has issued orders to all
the troops 10 sustain the laws of Texas, as soon as
they are extended"
Mr.. James was informed by Maj. Neighbors and
Mr.. Lee Vning, that they had been shown by
Major Stein some gold washed out by his troops on
the ella River, in short excursion to that stream.
Il is reported, by eye witnesses, that at the cop
per mines above Ell PasO, there is about one hun.
dred tons of pure copper lying upon the gronnd-
this had been got out by Mexicans, and abandoned
when attacked by Indians.
There are at El Paso, in the hands of different
persons, several large amounts of silver Ore taken
from the mines in the neighbOrhood- guaran-
tees of title to lands, and protection from Indians,
only a short time would elapse before all these
mines would be well worked, and we would have
large quantities of metal seeking market through
this place.
The death of David Torrey is confirmed John
ToTrey is supposed to be safe in California.
company of 100 persons left the vicinity of Ell
Paso, for California, on the 18th February, among
these the following persons, we'll known in Texas,
and many others, also from Texas, whose names
are not recolected, TO wit; Gov. Henry Smith,
James w. Robinson (the report of the death of the
latter genteman as also, that of the death of Gov.
Smith being entirely without foundation,) w. w.
Thompson, John r. Woodbridge and others from
the vicinity of this place, W. P. Huff, of San
Felipe z. P. Glasscock, VIM. S. Anderson, and
DR.. Hoxie, nephew of DR.. Hoxie of Independence.
FALLS OF ST. ANTHoNY.-A steamboat, to ply
between the Falls of St. Anthony and the Sioux
Rapids, has been launched, and is nov being com.