New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-26
Later from Texas.
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP CHARLES MoEc

wharf at an early hour yesterday morning
By this arrival we have dates from Galveston
to the2Sd, and our usual exchanges from the
interior. rs# Hgsl
We cannot yet learn, (says the Galveston
News,) that Gen Smith has acted, OF is propos-
ing to make use Of the authority given him by
the President, to call for Texas troops for the
purpose Of aiding in the protection Of our from
tier. Indeed, we have heard it asserted that
no such call will probably be made.
The News says that the business season has
improvements appear to be going forward with,
considerable activity.
3 TITUS County, Jefferson (Cass county,
Herald, of the 11th inst. is informed that an
afray occurred at Spearman's Ferry, on Big
Cypress, in Titus county, on the 1st inst, be-
tween two men, named Lester and Farris, in
which the latter was mortally wounded The
brother of Farris then pursued and shot Les
ter, wounding him SO seriously that his arm had
to be amputated. After the amputation, Lester
succeeded in making his escape.
GONZALES CoUNTY.-We see it stated in some
Of our Western exchanges, that an affray oe-
CURED, short time since, at Duncan's Ferry, on
the San Marcos river, in which quite number
took a hand During the melee. one man John
Duncan4 was killed, and three others were bad
ly wounded.
AWFUL BULL FIGHT.--Under this head, the
Western Texan of San Antonio, of the 18Th,
says:
In San Antonio, on the 18th inst, our Mexi-
can neighbors had public OK fight before an
audience of several hundred persons. The con-
test would have lasted longer, but the OK was
old and poor, and severalwere contending
agains thin. ..--..f
MuRDER.-The Lavaca (Texas) Commercial
says:
A most horrid murder was committed in this
place to-day, about II o'clock, by man named
Friedman, upon the person of VIM. Wingates,
better known as ss ssShawne Bill The provo
cation for this murder was of the most triAing
character 1t seems that they were both drink
ing, and got into dispute, when Wingates
struck Friedman on the head with a water
melon whereupon Friedman went to his house,
got pistol and shot him in the head, which
killed him instantly. Wingate leaves a wife
and several children.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-Col. Stamps, our
former fellow citizen, arrived night before last
by the Houston steamer We learn from him
that a man was probably drowned in the BRACES
River, some five or six days ago. The circum-
stances, as far as known, are these: A gray
horse, with one eye, was found hitched, last
Sunday morning, on this side of the Brazos
River, at the Warren Ferry. The horse had a
pair of saddle-bags on him, filed With fine
clothing, and near by. on the ground, WAS found
suit of very common clothes, and from the
clothes to the river were found the tracks of u
man going to the river, but no tracks were seen
returning. The presumption of the people in
the vicinity is, that some person attempted to
swim the river to get the ferry boat, and got
drowned in the attempt, Col. Stamps, how
ever, inclines to think that some person had
been killed, and that the murderer threw the
body in the river, and left the clothes, horse,
ETC., in the position described, for the purpose
Of preventing suspicion, and thereby the more
easily effecting his escape. No papers nor
| money could he found, nor any thing to indicate
| the name of the owner Of the horse. The whole
is involved in mystery EGalveston News, 21st
| KAuFFMAN COUNTY. We find the following ir
| the Northern Sentinel of the 1st inst:
| Two Of our correspondents in Kaufman
county write to us accounts of shameful anG
! fatal family difficulty which occurred in tha
county few days since. We copy one of tn,
accounts literally, the other being the sam,
purport a+ a+s
| GA shocking affray occurred about foul
miles from here, Cedar Grove Post -ofice,) OF
| tlh ulgn OIL the AUtu inst, at lne reSlueQce q
| Samuel Oxford, in which William Oxford wa
killed by a shot from gun, discharged at hin
by his brother, Samuel Oxford. The wife o
Samuel Oxford was killed during the atfray
| but by what person it could not be ascertained
but it was either Samuel, William or John Ok
| ford Samuel Oxford was cut in several places
| and it was supposed that his wounds woult
prove fatal. The matter has been investigated
and warrants issued for the arrest of Samue
and John Oxford. who have left for parts un
| known. 1t appears TO have been altogether
| family affray. No other persons, that cal
learn, had any thing to do with it,
Our other account states that William Oxfor
and his son John went to Samuel 0xford's hous
in the night, and commenced the affray b.
clubbing and stabbing, and that Sam Oxfor
getting his gun, shot his brother and kille
him, and that John Oxford killed Sam Oxford
wife. 5"-*" @5
NAVARRO CouNTY-The Era has also the an
nexed statement of murder committed q shor
time since at Dresden, Navarro county:
Another murder was perpetrated on the ST
of July, at Dresden, heretofore known q
Spankey,) Navarro county On the evening
the 4tb, young man named Sharp attempte
to carry off the daughter Of Mr. WilliaI
McCabe against his will. While making th
attempt, Mr.. McCabe fired upon Sharp an
1ofcea MIN 10 aDanuon lne design. Vn the fo
lowing day, Sharp, in company with his broth
ers and other persons, armed with double bal
relied shot guns, rode past the house of Nj
McCabe, and passed through the town to th
upper end. McCabe, armed with a double
barreled shot gun, followed them. When /
arrived at the place where Sharp and his friene
were, a scuffle ensued, during which both bal
rels Of McCabe's gun were discharged, wheths
purposely SO or not is not known. Sharp the
! told the persons present to stand back or
J would shoot some of them, at the same tin
presenting his gun. The crowd gave way
when Sharp fired both barrels at Mr.. Mcgah,
literally filling him with buckshot and KILN
him instantly. Sharp and his comrades mount
ed their horses and escaped.
BExAR CouNTy-The Western Texan, of tt
18th inst, informs us that gentleman of tf
name of Graham, n highly esteemed citizen
Bexar county, was murdered on the 10th by
{ party of three Mexcans, This murder occurre
on Mr.. Graham's own premises, on the Medin
River, about fifteen miles from San Antonio
The Mexicans were arrested and committed
| Jail, in San Antonio, on the 11th inst. 81
} Some scheealier dfndastfie without II
, gard to our editorial dignity, and not havir
the fear of the law before his eyes, in the silel
| watches of the night entered our sanctum an
} appropriated our purse to his individual benei
and behoof We return him our sincere thank
, for leaving the articles in which we were wol
} to enease the forked end of our indiyidualit,
, and leave him to the punishment that cal