New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-02
From the Texnn Frontier.

From the Texan Frontier.
private letter from Foit Belknap Texas relates the fol
lowing:
party Of Witchitaw Indians recently stole number Of
horses from Fort Crogan and made good their escape
They puTsued by Major Sibey who went into the
Indian agency, situated about thirty FIVE miles from Fort
Beknap where be found party Of Camanches and Wtchi
flaws holding talk with the agent With the apprOba
ton of the Camanches Major Sbley made prisoners Of
eight Of the principal warriors Of the Nichaws, who were
immediately dsarmed He then made arrangements to
send of the prisoners back to their village for the
stolen horses ADD with this understanding in which the
Nchtaws apparently acquiesccd- the whole party went
10 sleep
About twelve o'clock at night the principal chief of the
accused Indians sprung up drew pistol which he had
concealed and shot of the sentnels through the heart
and himself Immediately shot by another sentinel As
the chief fell he repeatedly stabbed the man he had shot
and then buried the knife in bis breast During the
confusion which ensued the other Witchit3w prisoners
made their escape Upon examining the tent occupied by
the chief who had thus put an end 10 his own existence,
found that previous 70 killing the sentinel he had with
his hand death his wife and child. boy about
eight years of age evidently expecting that he would be
killed prterring 20 be the murderer Of bis wife and
child rather than let them fall into the hands the whites
II thought by the officers, that he made the self
sacrifice in order to aid the escape Of his companions
FRox THE DouyIcAS REruBuc-Advicesfro from the Do
mnican Republic TO the last OF February state that The
installation of the President elect Gen santa Ana,
took place with great sOemniy and rejoicing On leaving
the Presidential Chair Senior Baez read to Congress long
in which he drew vivid picture OF the prosper
OF the country, and incucaed tue most healthy
doctrine advising that the support Of European Govern
ments should be sought for the support Of the young
country"
y A Hanover Co (Va) correspondent of The Rich
mont DTot under date of 9Th inst writes: see from
The Savannah Mars that tn rga girls Telling trees
and getting shingles We ha in this County two girls
following the same occupat ! send you sample OF
their workmanship They get six thousand per week by
their own hands AZ 81 80 per thousand They suppythe
whole demand that region Of country and many sold
in the Richmond market Thew have, by dnt OF industry,
pure based excellent piano They most excellent per
formers Their task is thousand per week. They short
en- their tak by working night in the fishing season,
thereby gaining Saturday which they devote to pleasure
They 90 the Pamunky River and haul the seine regard
lossoi II depth water They dive deeper stay
der longer and dryer than any other girls in the
United States Now let the Georgia girls cut and come
again.
IL Mr. Cist the well known Editor of Cisfs Adrertser
has we regret TO announce, left the editorial chair He
takes with him in his departure the good wishes Of all his
ootemporaries by whom he has always been highly
teemed The followngis his farewell: The publication
of Csfs idrg User will close with the present MONTH and
with my editorial abors Il has been TO a great extent
the vehicle by which for the past ten years my statistical
labor have been made public and having presented 20 the
community from time to time my views almost every to
pic in which We have common interest feetha my mis-
Sion has been fulfilled and my field of usefulness in great
degree exhausted Ny weekly visits the Cincinnati read
ing public have been pleasant and perhaps profitable to all
parties and part with all who have been thus asocilted
in sympathy With me during the existence OF this print with
unfeigned regret'
- Daishrs Journal Of Musn says. The City of MI.
waukfe in Wisconsin,, is in possession Of a musical
privilege enjoyed at present by other city in the
Union namely G,rHGH OJer0 with full orchestra, chO
rus and principal singers And what is likely 10
be domcscaed there since the performers are all resident
Mlwaukians.
u The discharge of So many officers from the Rev
euue Service the Lakes has produced great indignation
i'm that quarter The pretext given the reduction OF cur
expenses but some Of the Detroit papers assert that
these discharges have been made political grounds alone
particularly in the case of Capt. Gilbert Knapp and 81
Lieut. Edwin JAS Hubert OF The Revenue Gutter lngham
- At Bowling Green. O.. Valentine Sage in fit Of in
sanity caused by the excitement OF ten days protracted
meeting killed OF his children and attempted 70 destroy
his wife he is rdyng maniac in Perrysburg jan,
but has perfect knowledye Of what he has lone and jus
tfes the act the ground that the child now happy IN
Heaven.
r. Alexander CampbeI the founder ofthe Campbellite
Baptist Cburch ay. in his Hrrbiqger that he made Rev.
Or Rice, Editor Of TIE lyes.ytyiaa q tie Nest Doctor
of Divinity and that Bishop Purcell Of Cncnnati-Roman
CafhoiC-is indebted 70 him for his Papal Arct prefix
These mer-Rice and Pucel-had each debate with
Campbell.
- Detroit numbers. SAYS The THINE, 10000 souls
Cleveland numbers on both sides OF the Flats $4,000
Buffalo and Chcaeo only exceed the Forest City in p0pu
laon says Tie Ferest CITY, OF all the cities on the Lakes
In beauty prosperity she has no superior on these
northern inland seas
t. The LqDorts Comfy Ind Wing says the vote on
tie Iguor question AT South Bend 202 majority against
licenses Goshen went no Gcense-lndanapoli' went no
lcense-and guess majority Of the voters in the state
went no license.
Az OWN roE $4,000 w,yrzD.-Mr Robert Hlsson
has had legacy of $4,000 left him which IS in the
hands Of the Ordinary Of Jackson Parish La His rea-
tives and friends unable 10 find out his present res
idence.
"a A correspondent Of Fred Douglass's paper says
that Rev Josiah Henson, colored preacher and ltiys
slave who resides Dawn, Canada W est J. the real Incs
Tom represented in NJ. St0we's book.
II Allen A Hell, Esq, las returned 20 the editorial
charge of The Nashrile Banner ami lFig which ne LETT
few years since to accept the post OF Register Of tne Treas
my under the Administration Of President Taylor.
~ In the Supreme Court al Lowell lad named Ash
worth has obtained verdict for 1873 against DR. Joseph
Kttredge of Andover for malpractice in the treatment OF
an injured arm whereby the boy lost it.
~ John saxton one Of the pioneer editors of the
West issued the first number OF volume g. OF Inc Canton
P,posorv on the 18th inst He established That paper IN
Isi5. and has published ever since.
n The Boston Atlas learns that Hon Zeno Scudder,
.be able and faithful Representative in Congress from the
Bsrnstabe District has recovered from his late in
disposition as to leave Washington in few days
- Messrs Hubbard s. Clarke are soon TO commence
he publication of weekly newspaper at WInsed Conn.,
10 be called The Mountain County Herald
OBERIN-aThere are eight hundred aud thutyfour
tudents in the several departments OF Ooern College
says The TIMES, Of April u.