New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-08
TEXAS.
From he 20. Piearsns, June l.

There no news from the gold diggings to justify any
one going thiher he GG!retOa Journal OF the 7oth
says mercantile firm OF that city addressed letter.
short tune since, to sgeneman at Fort Croghao. making
inquiries regarding the gold dggings and have received
the following reply, dated Austin May H. which may
be considered entirely reliable. The writer had just
arrived at Austin from Fort Croghan;
In reply your questions have to say that believe
there gold in the region Of the State that report speaks
Of but that il in such small quantities might
dig until the Internal regions frozen sufficiently tor
good 81 aiDg and still be without enough to get drink
The mines will not pay for working. | have seen men
from the dggDgs perfectly reliable, who do not speak
favorsbly of the prospects have spec mems, bat
twas through glass not darkly,' but mtgn6er The
comp arson with California gold is it the papers give
correct account of imports in quantity about to 100
oOOC0O We have bad no opportunity 20 test the gold
you have any friends who speak OF coming this way
tell them TO stay at home My residence Is - miles from
The editor of The SouA Western AmeIcaa gives the fol-
lowing the report of gentleman who had just come in
from the gold region and who had much experience IN the
mines Of California
"Stratfed formation three miles wide and about sixty in
length running south east and north west containing non
colo bearing quartz. PrOspected, found gold. but not
enough to pay-say tun Of earth would not average
v enty cents Should there have been twenty dollars per
uD the scarcity of water or rather the difficulty OF bring
ing into would preve Mt the desyng OF expenses in
working The beds of the creek sand The particles
of gold are very minute and could be gathered without
amagamauOn with mercury say by the Jenny Lind or
Centrifugal Anal amatOr."
The GaIrestOn Ae~s in noticing the arrival of number
Of adveniur, rcm this port ON their way to the gold dig
ne Richmond Fort Bend County, Recorder of the 18TH
has sn article detailing all the circumstances which finally
led TO the discovery OF the Murderer OF Mr. Lewis Lum
some months sgo;
1T is now sscertained that he was shot by one Of his
owl servants yellow boy, about twenythree years of
sge named Hector who instgated by negro preach
er named Danit and another of Mr. Lums negroes named
Jim Munroe The authors Of the murder were detected
by If powder horn that was found concealed ~
pile Of cotton seed and the ownership was finally traced
10 the negro preacher Al fret the negroes were exam
ned separately and afeward conf nted snd their
Predictions led mutual accusations and 6nay esab
shed the guilt Of Hector acting the agent OF Daniel
and Munroe Hector and Dani. we're taken charge OF by
the Sheriff and securely irontd and put under guard
but during the first night they rescued by party Of
fifty sixty in disguise, aud hung to tree TIL
they were dead The day which Sunday the 18th,
some three hundred assembled to witness the dead
bodies they hanging but in the afternoon they
were taken down and buried by Mrs Lums servants by
her direction While in custody they confessed their guilt
Hector stated that he had been stgated TO the acs by
Daniel and MuDroe, who had given him ten dollars. 1t
seems that both Daniel and Munroe had been deemed
rusty servants The former had never been whipped at
all nor the latter since the age OF fifteen years The mo
tive this hOrd murder Of their master does not appear
at satisfactory 1t merely said that their design
TO get deceased ont of the way back Mississippi
where they thought that the preacher could soon obtain
control their young masters IL does not appear
that any steps taken 10 punish Munroe though from
all that Is SAID he equally guilty with Daniel"
The Galveston News of the 2Oh has account Of two
murders committed at Bolivar Point, about ten miles from
hat city on The 10th, by man named Solomon OBrysn
The News says
mir Reynolds who has been stopping At the light house.
had been out hunting excursion for three days with
Solomon BRYAN, during which time he rode Of Bry
ans horses Yestrdy their return they stopped stthe
house Of Mr. Ak wh0 Informed them that the PARIS had
tied one Of OBryans and kept her so tied Till she
died They thtn proceeded on towards Bryan Parrs
esdence being the route) aud q Bren complained to
REYNOLDS thai the PARIS had nearly ruined him that they
had stolen and killed his cattle tor their hides and that
mue Parr the head OF the family had tied 10 run nun
When they came to PARIS house Levi Parr young
seed about twenty years at tn gate and spoke to them
OBryan asked Reynolds II he would stop but Reynolds
declined and remarked that his horse was slow and
tired be would ride on eisurely while o Bryan stopped
AFTER proceeding short distance, Reynolds heard the
words YOU lie, pronounced by some other voice than
Bryaus and directly afterwards the report OF gun, fol
lowed Immediately by second report. He also heard
person Reynolds then started back toward
the house and Bryan, who demanded of him where he
was goingl And authontatyey ordered Reynolds TO go
with him Bryan down loading his gum and as Rey
Mods was still toward the house. he noticed that
Bryan bad barre loaded and had put cap the nip
pie therefore he thought best TO obey Bryan Iney
rode to Brysns house when Reynolds requested the use of
Brysns horse ride to the Dght house he was very
much iagued but told by Bryan that he must walk
Heheard Bryan direct bis negro boy to take the horse Rey
olds hid rode and bring up his best horse and
after be Rey nods had started off distance, on look
ing around he Bryan take his wife by the hand and
lead her round the OF the house. Mr. Reynolds pro-
eeeded 10 the light house. out with fatigue. This
MIR Reynod Information about the matter.
Mr. Hill learned that Mrs Parr died Immediately after
being shOt the top of the skull having been torn OIL Her
son Levi Parr lived till last night and presume gave
information to Symptom or others Bryan had len for
paris unknown when the officers went in search Of him
last ni,ht He stout, able bodied man. sA feet high or
over.
"The murdered woman Mrs Psn is the mother Of
large family Of and daughters some OF whom are
married. Her husband was absent at the time OF the
murder
The Aews Of the 24h has the following statement re-
specting the dreadful tragedy.
mir Reynolds was arrested and investigation had
yesterday as his participation in the murder Of Mrs
PaTr and her Levi al Bolivar, on Thursday last The
resut wss Dir Reynolds acquttal by Justice RumP.
Although Mr. Reynolds and had been ia the com
psnv Of Bryan who committed the hOrd murder there
pre- OF that he was prY to the act or IN any way
aided OF abetted.
This cold booded and base killing was perpetrated as
the proof shows within few yards Of Reynolds, while
there were twOmen in PARIS hOuse, only few yards OIL
b. the to arrest the murderer who rode leurey of 10
ccmpsLy with Reynolds. Nor did any Of the neghbors
seem TO think Of such thing:
The testimony Yesterday different somewhat from eur
previous account the effect that Bryan rode up TO
Parrs gate where Levi Psrr and accosted him IN
friendly manner Then Bryan Ssked Why Lew had taken
bis usnk (which picked up the beach, Lew snd
the plank was BIZ. bat rather than have any trouble about
4, BRYAN might have it, Bryan then called Lew mar
BRYAN rssed his gun and Levi called OUT or Uod stAs
con shoot and turned away when Bryan nrsa os 80. ~
large shottskng effect Mrs. Par running OUT o.
the house saving she would drive Bryan on one sd
her hand on the gate aud spoke Bryan When ne hayng
rode few steps along the fence, deliberately RAISED ms
Mrs PAR fel on the spot and expired in afew minutes
Ur IN who had stood wounded during the Orief interval
was eudesvorng TO proceed inside ths gate ana As ms
mother ie he fill al her ieet II -,
The fend who thus deliberately snVt en u"@iieu yVuh
~ a. aeto. Ctrias d the GOTH has the following
paragraphs ..o.r, - ,,.....,..
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