New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-10
Later Texas Items.

Advocate, of the 29th ult,, says:
On last Sunday morning Mr.. Henry Mobiles,
a citizen of this county, living on the towntract,
on the west side of the river was found dead in
path near the field of DR.. John A. Oats. His
horse also lay dead but a few feet from the body
of the rider Both had been instantly killed by
q charge or charges of buckshot, which took eff
feet in the head Of the horse, and the left breast
the shoulder and the abdomen of the deceased.
DR.. Oats Immediately delivered himself up to
the sheriff for safety in consequence, as he sta
ted, of the occurrence being so near his resi-
dence, that he was likely to be suspected, and
asked for an examination.
In the mean time the Coroner held an inquest
over the body of the deceased, which resulted in
verdict that he came to his death by a shot
discharged from gun, by some person to the
jury unknown; but that, from the evidence be-
fore them, they strongly suspected that DR.. John
A. Oats caused the death of the deceased by
discharging shot gun at him.
The examination before Justice Moody occu-
pied nearly two days, and resulted in the recog-
nisance of DR.. Oats to the District Court under
bond of three thousand dollars.
The same paper says
On the 9th inst, Edward Mitchell killed
Conrad Hecheiser, on the Aranoso, in this coun-
ty, by stabbing him with a dirk in the back of
Hecheiser died instantly; and Mitchell made
his escape.
The Waco (Tex.) Era, of the 22d ult, says:
A negro man belonging to Mark Prewitt, Esq,
Of this place, died on Wednesday last from the
effects of a bite from some poisonous reptile or
insect He was bitten after night on the foot,
and could not tell by what All the usual anti
dotes were resorted to without effect.
LATE FROM Ell P4so.-We learn from gentle
men just arrived from Ell Paso, that Mr.. Oliver,
of this place, who was driving four hundred head
Of cattle to California, had two hundred stolen
from him by the Muscalero Indians, near Eagle
Springs One hundred and twenty-five were
lost out of the drove of McRea & Rankin, and
twelve head out of Mr.. Grayson's Mr. Erskine
of the Guadalupe, near Seguin, was more sue
| cessful. After the Indians had committed their
depredations upon him, his party gave them
chase, recovered the property, and captured a
lot of fine mules by way of retaliation. Messrs.
Franklin s. Dean, of Bastrop, had lost none Of
their cattle; such was the fortune also of John
James, of San Antonio.
The season for driving is rather unpropitious.
There is great want of pasture and scarcity of
water. Mr.. Dunlap is represented to have lost
700 head from this cause alone And Fairchild
McClure's loss is put down at 100.
Our informants say that the trip from Ell
Paso to this city was performed in the unprece-
dented time oftwenty- two days. [Austin (Tex }
Gazette, 29th ult
A young man by the name of Thos j. Walker,
living some eight miles east of this place, was
killed on Tuesday last by the accidental dis
charge of q gun in the hands of his brother
They were about starting hunting, when the
gun, by some means or other, was discharged,
and young Walker was killed instantly [Rush
Sentinel.
A LARGE EAR OF CoRN.-The Western Cla-
rion, Of the 10Th ult., gives the following de-
scription of an ear of corn, which, we think, is
the largest that We have ever heard of, in
Texas:
We received the other day from the farm Of
Doctor Maulding, of this county, an ear of corn
measuring ten inches in length, ten and quar-
ter in circumference, and weighing, after being
denuded of. the shuek, two pounds. There
were on it twenty-five rows of grains, which
when shelled off, measured one quart and one
gill. The corn was not entirely dry, but suf-
fciently SO as to be easily shelled from the cob
IMPORTANT INDIAN NEws.-The San Antonio
Ledger of the 9th ult., says:
The militia who were ordered out short time
since by acting Gov. Messeryey of New Mexico
haye.suceeeded in capturing and hangningtwo OF
the Jicarilla chiefs; another Of their chiefs
has been killed by Pueblo Indian. Forty of
the same tribe have been captured.
Major Carleton attacked the Indians at the
Ration mountains They succeeded in escaping
with the loss of all their stock and their effects
Lieut. Ransom of the Dragons, chased
another party seventy miles in one day, and
succeeded in retaking three thousand head Of
sheep, and concluded the chase near Fort Fill
more, in the direction in which Col Chandler
with his command are now making scout.
Mr.. J. ]. Thibault, former Sutler at Fort
| Phantom Hill, has just arrived, and we are
panied to learn, his serious misfortunes en- route
to this place, where he designs becoming per-
manent resident
In the neighborhood of the Guadalupe Peak,
Mr.. Thibault's oxen were stampeded and driven
off, together with several head of horses and
twenty-five mich cows, by the Indians The
number Of oxen lost were eighty yoke Mr.
| Thibault had barely animals sufficient left him
to get into the settlements with his family, and
small supply of family effects.
| His train, Consisting of eleven wagons
heavily laden with valuable goods and gro
ceries) have been left at the Cottonwood Springs
| and the Guadalupe Springs. Give at the former
and six at the latter) under the guard of five
men at each place.
| Mr.. Ronquillo, Jr., left on yesterday with
mules for the purpose Of bringing his wagons
in.
ureat 1earS are entertained that the Indians
| ere this, have taken and destroyed the whole
train We sincerely sympathise with cur friend
Ihibault IN his very unfortunate condition.
We are informed by gentleman from the
Attascosa that nearly all the horses in the
Ranches on that Greek and the San Antonis
River, have been stolen by the Indians.
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RAPE.-A young woman entered complaint
at the'polioe office this morning, against a mar
named Patrick j. Mckinney, employed in {
barber shop in Beaver street, near Broadway
for violating her person last evening. 1t up
pears that she was walking out with him, as hat
been her custom recently, when he led her tt
the suburbs of the city. He then seized her By
the throat, and, under threats, effected his dia
bolical purpose. Unknown to the girl, McKin
ney is married man. and has family. HI
has escaped. ALBANY Evening Journal July 81
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A music teacher, 60 years of age, has beer
arrested in Williamsburg for attempting t,
commit gross outrage upon one of his pupils
| girl IL years of age,
A flash of lightning entered a house in Ney
| York rpennt1v nd zat q bod nv, Era