New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-20

beys of mules and horses have been taken by tneui
Cen, skiman the mai contractor aso lost his horses
Las Cruces a village OF New Ne xico, has been plum
dered by the Indians. Their ropocrics nave also sN
,arded 10 the copper mines Two soldiers were killed
bv them on the tornado. The Government has lost
large amounts OF property under the eyes 0, us
troops The San Aaioao L'dg~ extends rs hst OF 10
dian massacres and roooeries IN new MeAlco anu Oi
hughua to near "A column Il.
Late aivices state that the rivers were nearly Al tae
lowest stage and navigation was oSt oil the qsoh ON
the Trinity and BraZOs. -,
CoI Job,son the engineer was still prosecuting the
survey of the San Antonio and Gulf Rsrosdby different
routes He expected 10 report very soon wnerethe
terminus on the G uf will be decided on The LedyT
saws Mi. road will be built beyond doubt The trade
ria San Antonio 10 FL Psso il said 70 be constantly IN
creasing and the pracrcabity OF kalIroai oy tils
route 10 the Pacific is becoming SUBJECT oil common
remark.
Gen Johnson Paymaster U s. A. had received orders
to pay oil the company of Rangers that were mu'tered
into the service of the United States under Capt j. '"
Johnson.
The wheat crop ia Eastern Texas is said to be in
very fourishng condition.
The second engineer o. the steamer Brazos fell over
board recently near NewWashn yton, while this stearh
or her passage TO Houston, and was drowned DE-
fore any assistance could be given him.
The steamer Nick Hill was snagged on me Irhl'y
River six miles above Liberty and sank in three and
half feet water She had on board freight estimated al
about 5000, Of which 81, 100 was insured
letter from Houston in The Garest0H Journal gives
an account of two trPgic occurrences which recently
took place al Crockett and Btstrop. Germsn pei
dlar from Alabama was murdered by felo ycountry'
man and traveller the first mentioned place uhueI
circumstances of peculiar atrocty. Inc muruerer W.
seized by the citizens rope placed about MS nee anu
swung up 10 the limb OF tree several ties' 10 euO
confession but proving unsuccessful, he was sho"e 70
remain suspended night and vas OF course ioun"
dead the following morning -
letter from Austin that Gov Bell had gone u
the Corpus Christi fair. ,,
At Bastrop the mother of young girl VINO an Oeeu
deceived from home By fend ia human shspe not sue
ceeding in shooting his accomplish the hrst Time she
saw him. met him again in the street. presented sloi
close 10 his breast and killed him instantly.
The same wri'er mentions another foul murder.-
Donald Smith, old gentleman and citizen OF bastrop'
who bad ACQUIRED some means rs a Santa Fc trader,
and once a prisoner in Mexico, started from Bitrep
with his cattle &C. for the purpose OF settng on the
frontier some forty miles above Georgetown, IN WI
Hanson County, and camped out over night near the
latter place The tent and contents were not only
found burned 10 ashes the next morning but burnt por
items of his limbs AMI body discovered with the
skull broken in.
Ii supposed that he murdered for his money by
a young man of suspicious character, who was accom-
psnying him bis place of destination, but no traces
have vet been had of his whereabouts though some 500
had been raised by the citizens in that vlcni to pay
the expenses of bringing him 10 justice.
The superintendent OF lights bunys, &C., on the coast
of Texas publishes card In The Garest0R Journal de-
wing that he refused the necessary buoys, Ac
for the Matsgorda bar