The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-17


Nv an arrival from Galveston have received hes OF
Texas papers 10 the 4th inst .
We are glad to learn that the health OF Houston mas
greatly improved The opinion 10 general tha the cpl
demo is at an end The deaths do not average more man
three or four per day, and few cases are reported
letter 10 the Houston lien says The base Inc o. ne
Falls county The citizens OF Robertson county nave
voted change the county seat to point near me pro
posed road Property is rising rapidly N value N anu
cpaloH Of the road being butt Land 10 saa ~ NC "oi'
from ~ to 500 per acre near Wheeloek. ,, ,.u
Gen Houston has moved his stock and chat.els IRON
Huntsville 10 his new residence at Independence.
We take the following from The Galsest views
BOGUS mosEr.-We have been cIedibly informed ina,
there gang OF men, whose establishment Is supposed
10 be located IN Oregon county, somewhere near Maui
son, engaged IN Manufacturing counterfeit money Their
coinage is limited 10 ten and twenty dollar gold pieces
which, however, are not all gold. but well executed
Large quantities. OF this money have been Carried to The
northern and western countless and rascal robbed
widow in Tyler county OF negro which he bought aud
paid Tor with TINS spurious money we nave heard the
names OF of those supposed TO be engaged in
featuring this money, add we trust The next session OF the
district court in Orange county will brow some light on
The dark deeds said 10 be done there.
ANOTHER INDIAN MURDER, ETC We learn by letter
from Fort Belknap, that a wagon with i've animals,
accompanied by Mexican ieamser, Mrs Wilson,
from eastern Texas, and boys, whilst the road
from FL Paso Texas, and when near the head
waters Of the Colorado river, and eighty miles on the
of Phantom Hill, was attacked about the 9th OF
September by four Indians, and Mrs. Wilson and The TWO
boys taken prisoners, carried OIL The Mexican shot.
lanced scalped and left for dead the animals soen and
the wagon ,plundered; that German who was some
distance behind, up after the deed done found
the Mexican badly wounded and tried TO bring him along
but could his horse tired out. He then left him
by the roadside to die, and himself wandered Tor several
days. living mesquite BEANS till finally found hid away
! in hole about fifty miles west OF Fort Beknap by
party OF dragons sent out TO seek him by Major Merrill
that the Mexican being still able TO walk, wandered Tor
several days without any food in the direction OF Phan-
tom Hill, till finally coming into friendly Cumanche
camp. runner sent by them 10 Major Silby al
Phantom Hill, where he brought in and is doing well
He saved his life by iegning death after being shot, The
tribe who committed this not known BY the Mexi-
can Three who accompanied this wagon till the
day before il was attacked had left il and gone on 10
Phantom Hill. command of Dragons had gone out TO
search for the prisoners and obtain information on the
subject
The yellow fever is still raging 10 Richmond with
bated malIgnity About twenty-sx persons have died
of the disease, and many were still SICK Only forty or
| fifty persons remained in the town.
/ The Houston Telegraph has the following
! GOLD HuNTEKs--We have received letter from M
X. Snell, OF Caldwell, in which be mentions that one OF
the gold hunters who has jast returned from the Guada
lupe mountains reports that the party lie was with found
abundance OF gold at the place designated by Mr.
Stewart before he taken sick. He says The gold is
not found quartz, but in soil the dry diggings
of California They found abundance OF water about
half mile from the nine; that the gold NAV be OBJ
tanned with lille difficulty with cradles and other
| chimes Tor washing IT,
/ The San Antonio Ledger has the folio wing
| On Thursday evening last no little interest
oasoned by the that express had arrived from
III Psso, by General Garland, with dispatches from
the Var Department and Tor General Smuh NE pre-
tended reported that previous TO his aepar
nre from Fl Paso five thousand Mexican troops. by or
der Of Santa Anna had crossed the Rio Gfande for the
purpose OF taking possession Of the Mesla valley This
express rder went 10 Major Beger with the same story
adding that he had Left The dispatches the Leon, III
charge OF civil officer. who had the keys TO the bags
His Tor bringing the dispatches TO the city
was that mis- hoee had given out and he wished MAJOR
Belger TO unish HIM with fresh one, so that he could
return TO Leon and bring in the mai bag The Major
did not altogether like the fellows appearance the
story he ,od still he furnished him horse, but took the
precauon TO send an escort along The fellow went TO
the house where he said the mail was left. he demount
ed for the purpose OF getting The mall lodged around the
house. and that The last OF him heard Of the
dispatches His waited hour so Tor his
turn and then came back 10 the city The Major was
little too smart Tor the fellow, whose evident object was
to make horse by the operation Ii is generally be-
ev ed that he either dessrter renegade from
justice, and wanted horse 10 assist him in his fight.
But when he found tina, be suspected, he il
too late 10 back out without giving stronger grounds
OF suspicion. The shooter carried by his escort de-
tered him from attempting TO escape with the horse
furnished by Major Beger. And thus ended the great
1 excitement
| Major Steward informs the San Antonio Ledger that
in the distribution OF The Indians oil Texas among The
three agents, the Lipaos, Mascseros, and Tonkawas
have been consigned TO his district They to be To-
Gated on the headwaiers oil the general government IN
| reference TO their permanent settlement
The Tonkawas, in removing from Major Neighbours
district TO that OF Major Howards 10 have passed
direct 10 the headwaiers OF the Nueces, where the
Major had beeves 10 waiting for them bet instead oil do
ing they lower down. and at last accounts
on the Guadalupe, where they had caused considerable
alarm by asking for something 10 eat Seeing them in
such numbers, the settlers became somewhat alarmed,
and supposed that in consequence OF the withdrawal OF
the troops from the upper posts the Indians had become
cmboldened, and commenced their old tricks Tins cause
OF alarm will coon be removed, Major Howard has
sent out arunner TO take charge OF them.
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