New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
TEXAS.
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Some Eoxicans arrived al San Antonio on the 27.h u
from the rancho Of San gnHcio, forty miles below Laredo
They report tla the Indians have laely crossed the Rio
OranGe at the Passo do la Mugeres, thirty miles
below Laredo took down the river taking all the horses
ard killing people for some forty miles in that direction
They then turned out to the ranch OF San Antonio VejO
passed up by the Cato where they killed citizens
and drove Oh all their animals.
Stock il remarkably high aud scarce. None to be hal
the frontier The frequent irupOns Of the Indians,
the selling 10 Americans, and the late demand for animals
from Santa Anna, the causes producing the scarcity
Good mules held slO and other stock proportion
Upon the arrival Of General Wool il il said the port Of
CamtrgO will be reopened which viii make the trade at
tbs point quite ss profitable as heretofore.
The fall crops the lower Rio Grande have turned Od
good 1hessppy Of corn will answer all demands
There are three companies OF T. 8 troops at RnSgold
Barracks, one company of Artillery and two Of Infantry
There seven pieces OF cannon Of different calbers
These toops not being mounted. cannot operate against
Indians consequently this portion of the Rio Grande has
no prott ctiOn against their ncursons.
The GefUe'oH Ne~s Of the 9th inst, has the following
paragraph
We learn by gentleman who came passenger By the
steamship Perseverance, from lDdanola yesterday that
the evening Of the Cd inst, Mr. y. u. Egan sa0, Pc
ter CunaD aud VIM Grant, about nine miles below Veto
ra. One dice Immediately the other during the evening
After the deed done, Mr. Egan went and delivered
hmst into the hands of she authorities An inquest
held, and lie bound under 81 600 bonds 10 make his
appearance AT the next court for trial.
IL appears from our niormants account that his wife
had sued for divorce which the Court wosd not graut
but vested The property in him She then got Grant, her
driving her husband from his house Mr. EgaA having
heard Of the intention 10 expel him from his premises
prepared himself for resistance with two guns lie stood
at bis door the two men came up in company with
his wife and Grant attempted to up the steps he
puzzled him back and after SEINE struggle between them,
he shot Grant In the side with 20 buck sho killing
him mediatey and then with the other barrel he shot
Cnuan in the breast and shoulder from which wound he
died in the evening Of the day. We learn that Mr.
Egsn 10 universally justified by the public.
The San AEt0A,O Western Team Of the Goth ult has
The following paragraphs;
Col Gray left this place with efficient train and
eort on Monday last on his way toward El Paso. We
believe Col Gray comes the agent of the New York
Pacific Railroad Company, and viii explore the country
towards III Paso With view to its adaptation railroad
purposes
The bridge across the San AstOnio river to con.
meet this with the newly laid of Alamo City, is nearing lie
completion. The pillars now being spanned with the
sleepers for the superstucture. Ths will be bridge
worthy Of imitation at other points of the river.
In the Senate the following joint resolution intro
duced;
WAoes extremely desirsbe both Of justice the
creditors Of Texas and s.pedDt tbs Of tho State that e
Iesertd i've millions In tbs Treasury OF the United should
In appropriated to the and dchsee
liabilities Of Texas therere BY the as.ufe Of State Of
Tex1
Re,oired and Repre.entadves
the United States be requested and authorized make
creditors Of Texas touching the said five mons which
deem consistent with the honor and interest of the State
In the House the bill donating eight sections per mile
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad passed
without dissenting voice motion to reconsider the
vote, was laid over