Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-06-15
VOL. XIX..--NO' %.
More Indian Outrages in Texas.
THE PEOPLE on THE RIO GRANDE ARoUSED-wL
ON THEIR OWN HOOK ETC

THE PEOPLE on THE RIO GRANDE ARoUsED-wAR
ON THEIR OWN HOOK, ETC.
The Brownsville Flag of the 2Olh Ut COM
plains very loudly of the outrages being COM
milted by the Indians in various parts of the
State Besides those which We have already
recorded, it says:
"The proceedings of public meeting, held
short distance above this. will recount another.
At La Bobcda men have been killed, and at
Santa Gertrudes,' and five more at rancho be-
tween Rio Grande City and Corpus Christi and
every day but brings additional accounts"
The following correspondence gives more par
ticulars. 1t is dated Neavie, May 18th:
Yesterday MAN from Baston saw some In
| dams in the act of cutting up COW which they
had killed near the rancho. He gave notice to
the people of the ranch, and five men went out
to sec about the matter. They camc upon the
Indians unperceived, and one of the party fired
upon an indian, who fell, but subsequently
crawed off into the chanparel; the rest of the
Indians fled and the Mexicans began to collect
the spoil, when the Indians rallied and the Mexi-
cans ran, leaving one man badly wounded, and
with an empty gun. Another was wounded in
the hip by an arrow, but not so badly but that
he could run. The other wounded man not
making his appearance, u larger party sailed out
to search for him, but owing TO the darkness
could not find him. This morning the search
was resumed, and the man was found dead,
having three wounds, two with arrows and one
inflicted with his own knife; and by this time,
the Indians must have recrossed the river as
there could not be found any traces of them on
this side. We are here determined to declare
war on our own hook, if we cannot induce
Uncle SAM 10 do something for US soon, as
We are being continually pundered by these In
dlans and halt-bloods, who one day rank as Mexi-
cans and the next as Indians"
A public meeting had been held on the SUBJ
ject at which series of resolutions calling on
the Mexican authorities and citizens 10 remove
the Indians, and effectually protect the citizens
from their depredations The following is ono
Of the resolutions passed -
ReSolre4, That We desire to live in peace
and harmony with our good neighbors on the
opposite side Of the river but, that, if they con-
tlnue to let these Indians remain among them,
and to come among us TO murder and rob, with
their implied consent, We shall, in selfdefence,
be compelled 10 place all on the same footing,
and to hold them, rs we now hold the Indians,
without the pale Of law, and worthy of death
whenever or wherever they may be found"
HoERID MURDERS on Long IsLAND.-A triple
murder of most diaboIical character was per-
petrated at Cutchogue, in the town of South
hold, Suffolk County, Long Island, last Friday
oirs. .n"aty dn-,r"kas--, -----.,-.~.
lime previously left the employ of Mr. Wickham,
is suspected of being the perpetrator OF the hor-
rid deed There is no doubt but that he nten-
dcd to murder the whole family, and then fire
the dwelling. ProvidentiaIly the servant girls
awoke, and effected their escape from the premi-
ses, thus saving their own lives, and to some
extent frustrating the designs of the william. The
excitement in the neighborhood of the catas-
throphe is intense. 1t is some thirty years since
murder was committed there, and the people
very naturally are in great alarm. The whole
region is up in arms, and vigorous measures
have been adopted to capture the murderer, who
had, up to Sunday, succeeded in excluding his
pursuers, though known to be lurking in the
vicinity. A reward Of one thousand dollars has
been offered for his apprehension.