The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-22

IMPORTANT RuMoR-Under this head the San Antonio
Texan that II is reported that courers have passed
through that CRY with intelligence that the Mexcan'
had bred into another steamboat the Rio Gfande, kill
ing the captain and wouadng several others; and thai
Roma and Rio Grande city had been attacked by abou
se sSndlsa s lex. and Indians and az The house
in the latter place. and that several Americans had beer
killed.
FRoM THE FRONTIER I'VE copy the following from
the correspondence OF the San Antonio Ledger written
from Laredo June 10, which that paper says altogether
reliable. On Friday. the 4ih instant, Mexican citizen
OF this town, named Refuglo Huete was attacked and
killed by three Indians, within less than league from
this town, and about two miles above the military post
have here called Fort Mcintosh. The Indians
escaped harmless, without being followed down the
country and on Sunday morning The 7th instant, about
belonging TO PARTY OF men from this town, encamped
twenty miles from here on the Juana- The mal-rider
from Corpus Christi the 7th instant, passed by camp
just abandoned BY large party Of Indians, Che counted
len fires, and calculated about eighty in the party
place called the Realtas, about midway between this
and Corpus Some Americans met the mai. rider just
before he arrived at the Rea,as and advised him Of the
presence OF the Indians BY the latest arrival from be-
low we learn that very large body OF Indians had
passed close Mr. Redmopds house. this side OF the
Rio Grande. in front OF Guerrero
MuRprR.-On Friday evening last, two men, named
Hemfay and Lege, brought man named Houragen be.
fore Justice Wheeler on charge OF having killed
ined, was discharged for want Of testimony. Subse-
queny. officer OF the army, seeing the dead body,
took up the family whose house the crime had been
committed and the fact disclosed that having some
difficulty with several men, deceased went into the house
TO get gun. and upon his coming OF several OF his
opponents uhed upon him, took the gun, and beat him
10 death. Under theee circumstances. Judge Devine
issued bench warrant Tor the arrest OF Hemiay and
Legett, and upon examination Hemfay discharged.
and Legett committed to JAIL There is yet mystery
hanging the matter which may hereafter be cleared
up.-San dnfonio Ledger.
The cholera has made its appearance in Victoria and
number Of deathe have occurred from II.
III. PAso-Accounts from III Psso TO the Sth OF June
have been received at San Antonio by mail They are
not important letter to The editor OF the Ledger says
1.-THE agricultural interest 10 prosperous could be
expectsd amid the inrosds OF the Apsches Mercantile
business is somewhat depressed but this supposed,
will be temporary and the merchants are looking forward
10 favorable change.
The United State. boundary commission, perhaps,
supern,sndence Of Cot ENJOY have extended their line
foperauons so far down the Rio Grsndc that becomes
venient point and in days the colonel will proceed
with the entire parry to the Preside del Norte There
may, perhaps be an astronomer left the observatory at
Some change in The military In this quarter Is looked
for Several OF the officers who first to hi,
the Atlantic coast which l.. by the by no more than TN, ~
due three years residence in the Interior just after
their active service in the Mexican war would become
irksome IL is believed that they will permit Iieniepsn
Wilkins remain with stbough hi, command is limit
ed twenty with which he has y protect the whole
line from New Mexico to Eagle Pass"
The Brazos Delta saws that Mr.. James A. Burton OF
Independence crossed the Brazos river at Richmond,
the 81 instant with about three hundred bead OF beef
caiiie for the New Orleans market MIR y intends TO
drive ihe entire distance passing through the Aakapas
country, aud will strike the MississpP at Donaldson
vile This is experiment, the result OF which Will be
looked for with much interest in Texas.
The mail-rdef between San Paricio and RefuRo, and
companion, was recently met BY about dozen Gu
msncbe Indians at wslef-boe about eight mles rom