New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-17
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BY the ataarishiI louisiana Capt Lawless We have
dates late the 18TH, from Galveston. The officers
have thanks for their attentions.
L. UNFoRruNATE AFFRAY-The San Antonio Texan has
been shown private communication, dated bockhart
Caldwell county Texas, which states that Richard stoner
lac Sheriff of said county was shot by Thomas Hos
Ins the evening Of the 10th February last and died
| about 2o'clock the next morning, Of the wound
CRors IN THE WEsr.-The editor of the lndianola Bu
letn who recently passed through Lavaca county sys
the old farmers state that they had such good stands
Of and cotton He soue corn, last month
eight inches high The major portion Of Tho crops has
been planted
As proof of the advanced state of vegetation we
tice that week two they had green peas In Vic
toria
LEGIsAruRE-The new distrcting bill 1t is thought
will require extra session OF the Legislature
New CorNT1Es-The Austin Gazette states that at the
session of the Legislature three counties
created making the whole number of counties in the
State ninety -four. The counties Orange. taken
from Jefferson county Burnett. taken from the north
west portion of Travis county. and Hago taken from
Cameron county on the Rio Grande.
ISpANsThe San Antonio Ledger of the 26th ult says
that on the day previous the body of Mexican youth
named Navarro was brought to that city for ntermen
He with others was out on the Cbacon for the mr.
pose of hunting wild cattle and killed by the Indians
while sitting at his camp fire. the oath instant.
dark His surviving companions report that the party Of
Indians consisted of about fifteen in number The Chacon
is water-hot fifteen or twenty miles West of the Medina
river.
he Western Texan says that the last courier in from
Loredo passed three dead Mexcans on the route.
tRoM SANTA FL FL PAso--Capt Skillman. the mail
contractor had arrived in San Antonio sixteen days from
ri Paso.
The weather in New Mexico had been very fine up to
December Il Not than two three inches of snow
had fallen
The Legislature Of New Mexico in session, and had
got into pretty stiff quarrel with the Governor The
Governor and Legislature also at oggeheads with the
Secretary and each is trying to demolish the oheron
paper.
Colonel Sumner the Commander of the 9th Military De-
partment has taken active prevent Indian
dpredatons and to punish parties offending against the
laws for the protection of the Indians.
The Governor in his message to the Legislature lu1es
to attempts by certain parties instgate the Pucba In
dams to hostties and the Legislature proposed calling
on the Executive for the proofs subantate the charge
The ndianola Bulletin learns from Mr. Brauns who
came in Capt Skilmans company, that the Indians
have been troublesome since the removal Of the troops
from III Fso. They killed soldiers in the tornado
desert between Fl inso and Santa Fe-caughta party of
Mrxicans FL Paso. tied their hands behind them
and sent them into the town with their compliments to
the authorities They driving of stock continually
Business at FL PasO for the want Of projections
trly stagnaed many merchants settling at Preside
del NOre. l15 miles below and design making that the
nlin route to Chihuahua it is 300 miles has
water and grass and is safer.
The people Of the Rio Grande anxiously desire have
post of mounted men at San Ezoro, 90 miles below FL
Paso and at Preside del Norte also one at Live Oak
creek miles this side of the Pecos 800 miles above
San Antonio. and about midway the route.