New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-06
Later from Texas.

Later krOM 16AaS
.aRRIV.aL OF STEAMSHIP MEXICO.
The q. S. Mail steamship Mexico, Capt. Law
less, arrived yesterday from Galveston, with
dates to the I'd inst.
The Galveston Civilian Of the LIST inst. says,
Messrs. J. NJ Baldridge and ]. Winters and Capt.
King left this city yesterday for Louisville, Ky.,
for the purpose of having built light draught
steamer of the most approved description, for
permanent navigation from this city through
the canal and river.
The editor of the Houston Telegraph has been
informed that the iron for the extension Of the
Harrisburg Railroad to Richmond has been pur- /
chased, and was to have been shipped within
few days for Galveston. |
The BRENNAN Enquirer of the 18th ult., has |
the annexed announcement extraordinary:
We eara that number of persons were baptised by
immersion Sunday last az Independence AMONG mhoi
was Gen. Sam Houston.
The following account Of the recent tragedy on the
stage line between Gonzales and Victoria was published
at SAN Antonio by several gentlemen who were passen-
| gers in the coach at the time:
We left Atchson's house short distance this side OF
Victoria on Yesterday morning at about O'CLOCK ana on
/ leaving were informed by the agent McDonalo; VINO
the coach occupied that he had left the driver
at billiards., at the DreakaSt uouse IN
I Diards having INDUCED freely in his botte and de-
| ayed the stage for some time We bad Travelled some
Or miles when we we're oyertaken oy piiaro, Wno
snranR from his horse and presenting double barreled
4 gun demanded that Mcdonald should get down from
| his seat at once, threatening to blow his brains out
should he refuse to do Mcdonald complied quietly
and tried to reconcile Dlard who used the most violent
and abusive language saying that ne would blow Melon
aids brains out for dime declaring also ne nao been
| long wanting to get chance at him. billiard then took
charge of the coach Mcdonald rode on rapidly ahead
After had proceeded some few miles we came up With
4 McD at the first Post-ofice.
| when the stage arrived Mcdonald stepped out into
the road little the right in front of the of leader Of
the team and ordered billiard to quit his box saying
have rirht to the train" Mr. Il. j Mackey and j. n.
Henaes two passengers who were sitting by the side OF
1 Dilard requested Mcdonald who had double barrel
gn not to fire Mcdonald assured them that he did not
wish to fire but that billiard must give up the coach
The two passengers above named demanded fair play
and left the box when billiard dropped the reins turned
and seized his gun which lay behind him and facing
Mcdonald prepared to cock it, Mcdonald then and net
\ until then presented his gun and fred the buckshos
passing through billiards. body, who fen dead from the
| stage box. .,.
trate and hearing of the facts, was bound over in
the of $780, appear at the next term OF the District
An unfortunate and tragica took place
Thursday afternoon resulting from the prolific evil of
dram drinking The companies of Rangers ordered
to Fort Worth detained for hours in town in
passing the river and while here many Of the men were
drinking to excess in grocery One of them got into
/ drunken alteration with Mr. W E. Long In attempt
ing to prevent collision Surgeon A. j. Miller, formerly
|
supposedly by Long The bali entered the lower part of
his abdomen and passing entirely through his body came
out at the back Every attention from the medical fac
uty and from citizens has been gwen to the unfor-
tunate man. but it yet uncertain whether the wound
! will prove fatal or otherwise.-lRaco Era.
The San Antonio Ledger Of the 9th ult,
states that the Histrionic Association of that
city had volunteered benefit to the unfortu-
| nate Mrs Williams, whose husband was some
time since murdered by the Indians.
A correspondent of the Ledger, writing from
| Ell Paso, says:
These Indians by whom this whole country is infested
the most rascaly, thevng and bloodthrsty
the face Of the earth They be induced neither by
brbes entreates nor kindness as the experience of tns
United States Government will fully show forego their
numbering and robbing practices They will produce
nothing therefore contribute nothing to the comfort
| OF mankind and consequence of use to the
world but the contrary take either by force stealth
all they possibly of the honest acquisition OF Others
and not satisfied With their property but il possible
necessities their crimes admit of paation though
if white to quit work and turn out to robbng
their neghbors for living doubt whether they could
4 find excuse that would avail them But the Indians
satisfied with what they off, and If pur
sued and hard pressed will kill animals prisoners rather
than they should be recovered by their friends or right
\ owners.
An impression to prevail to extent in the
United States and with the Government that the Indians
have right to rob and kill But where they get this
right nobody TELL Perhaps it is because they have
white tender skins this right could not be allowed but
on me contrary aennneAtons ooth from the press anu
Whole costry wosS he in commotinn and nowerfnl ar
mics set on foot hunt destroy the rassss
who would dare to violate so ruthlesy the laws of society
and good neghborhood But 10 the poor Indian whose
untatored mindn These and other yagsries Of poets
ana poneans have ever Kept our S9YeTnment ana the
chsrsctar l- ''As p''pe- ~" NN''1- 'tN'''' "
1.-THE poor uuuored innocents - untutored indeed
more crafty and persevering than the wolf more ero
eoos anu lhah .as nyena or snsSe h ons