The true Democrat., 1854-06-13

A GOyernme nt Train Taken by the indiansy
 Six Men Killed and Scalped---Two Taken
 Prisoners!!
 By one of our citizens, John Crawford, who just arrived in our city from Fort Ewell, we learn the following painful inteligence: On Tuesday last, May the 2d a government train, consisting of fourteen wagons and about one hundred mules, horses, etc., left Fort Ewell for Fl Paso, and had proceeded about five or eight miles from the Fort, when they were attacked by about twenty Indians who were we'll mount ed and armed with bows and arrows knives lan- ces and two rifles At the time of the attack, the wagon master, Mir. Mcintosh, was a short dis tance from the tram ln pursuit of horse and unarmed, and there was only one weapon of de- fense among the whole train and that was an old rifle and unloaded. The Indians made charge upon them and killed the wagon mas ter and scalped him, and also killed five others some few escaped and two are still missing, they ars supposed to have been taken prisoners and are now with the Indians, and no doubt to un- dergo the most horrible tortures All the mules and horses connected with the train were taken. and the wagons destroyed completely with their contents, amounting in all to some twenty or thirty thousand dollars. One of the wound ed men from whom our informant gathered the particulars of this horrible outrage, arrived in camp at II o'clock A. M, two hours after the massacre. The Lieutenant in command not wlthstandmg he was at the time sick in bed, within one hour had four companies armed and equipped and in hot pursuit and it is to be hoped that they will overtake these savages, and hold an inquest over their dead bodies
 How can they possibly escape with such a number ofmules and so small distance the start.
 We now give warning to our citizens on the frontiers having families, immediately to leave their abodes, and come to our city where they may be protected, for there is no longer safety on our borders.
 How much longer will our citizens continue Tn their quiet homes and see their fellow beings slaughtered around them by these savages?- Have they no' longer any of the spirit of their forefathers.
 Has there yet been no action taken in this mat ter by our State authorities? We say, and too, fearless of contradiction, it Is disgrace to the Western Texas, who are capable of bearing arms to have the news of such horrible massa- cres by these savages around us, go forth to the world!
 Let petition be circulated immediately cal- ling upon the Governor for aid
 AFRICAN PRoDUCTs.-The editor of the Sa- vannah Republican has seen some specimens of African cotton and camwood, which he de- scnbes in the following terms:
 The cotton was of native growth and taken from a tree between 75 and 100 feet high. It has most brilliant silky appearance, far ex- ceedlng the finest American; is of delicate lawn color; feels to the touch precisely like silk; and has the same peculiar odor with ordi- nary cotton Unfortunately it has little or no staple Nevertheless, we should think it ca pable, with proper machinery, of being con- verted into cloth, and if so the fabric would be dangerous rival to silk. The seed is very small, dark colored, and, unlike the American seed IS smooth and free of lint.
 "The specimen of camwood sent is quite a handsome one The wood is very heavy. close grained, and of rich, red color. Camwood, as our readers are douptless aware is much used in dying. The tree is native of Sierra Leone We should think the wood we'll adapted also for ornamental furniture, unless the color be considered too brilliant"