New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-15

| tnat all that they require to punish the enemy,
is fair chance by having reasonable notice Of
their aggressions.
| The ORE I'VE have seen specimen of ore in
the hands of Mr.. Robert j. Walker said to be
| tin ore. 1t was found near Ell Paso, about the
latitude so deg. and it is said the ore exists in
abundance. If such is the case, that it is real
~ tin ore, the acquisition is extremely valuable
No other mine of tin exists in the whole Union,
| and for all our immense consumption of the ma
terial, we are indebted to England. This mine
alone, were it worked by capitalists, would en-
ploy several thousand laborers, and consequent
ly give support to a large agricultural popula-
ton. State Gazette
| FoRT MoKEvETT. We learn that Indian de-
predictions have been made near this fort, that
a lot Of horses were lately run off from an in
closure, and the sentinels on duty were ignorant
OF the fact until after some time had elapsed
One of the horses which had got off from the
Indians returned. Since then most Of the
horses had been recaptured.
| A NEW TELEGRAPH LINE The Nacogdoches
| Chronicle says that telegraph line from Hunts
| vile to Austin and San Antonio is being talked
| of.
ANOTHER NEwsPAPER.-We see it stated, in
some of our exchanges from the interior of the
State, that q new paper, called the Corsicana
| Organizer, has lately been started at Corsicana,
| Navarro county.
melancholy instance of the effects of liquor,
occurred lately at Lavaca, where young man,
who had been drinking for some time, Jumped
out of the third story window of the warehouse
| OF Messrs. Fulton, Hensly & Co., and was SO
injured by the fall that he soon afterwards died
HIS name is George lie Jeune, o native of Har-
lem, New York.
PACIFIC RAILRoAD.--Major Blanch is EXTEND
ing his survey from Lake Caddo at Benton,
through Caddo to the Trinity He is now west
| of Tyler, we expect, and will examine the route
by way of Porter's Bluff and also by Taos
There are two points on the Sabine. we learn, to
be examined for the best crossing of that stream,
Camp 8 Hagan's ferry. Estate Gazette.
Fort CHADBoURNE.-Th troops at this point
are likely to experience little inconvenience
for the want of meat rations. The contractors,
Messrs. Gooch s. Mckay, recently lost the whole
OF their cattle by the depredations of the Canaan
ches, who suddenly made descent upon the
rancho and drove the cattle Off
DEATH FROM ACCIDENT. Cherokee Senti-
mel of the I'D ult. has the following melancholy
intelligence:
"a young man by the name of Thomas j.
Walker, living some eight miles east of this
place, was killed on Tuesday last by the acct
dental discharge Of gun in the hands of his
brother. They were about starting hunting,
when the gun by some means or other was dis
charged and young Walker was killed instantly
We sympathize with the bereayed parents for
the loss of their son."
TOOTH OF A MAsToDoN The State Gazette
| informs us that tooth of Mastodon, said to
be between four and five feet long, was lately
exhumed from bed of gravel near seguin.
The Austin Gazette says:
Wa how ,Lo q
ore, coal and lead, that are very superior They
were found by General johnson, of this city,
while travelling near latitude of 80 deg's The
coal is equally as fine specimen of camel
doal as is now in the Governors office, and
taken from the mine at Parkersburg, Virginia
| The coal bed is quite extensive. This is most
| valuable acquisition. The iron ore appears to
! be very pure, and abounds in large quantities,
in our north and north western portions of
the State. There is is in the Governors office
a fine specimen of lead embedded in quartz
| rock. 1t was found, we believe, near Ell Paso
ARROYO CoLRADo.--This valley, we learn, is
much exposed at present to Indian depredations
A regular attack by the Indians is supposed
to be meditated, and the inhabitants are pre-
pairing themselves for it. Owing to the sparse
population fears are we'll entertained of the
result.
FALLS COUNTY We learn from gentleman
| from the Upper Brazos that Munroe Black was
killed recently, near the Falls of the Brazos
by persons who attempted his capture. He first
killed one of the party. He is the same man
who murdered Barnes, near Fort Graham, and
subsequently robbed Thos Harrison, ESQ, of
his horse, &c. Houston Star, I'd inst.
UPsHuR CoUNTY.--The Tyler Telegraph of
the 22d ult., has the following account of most
bloody ARRAY that lately occurred in Upshur
county:
Some days since, Mr.. Harris killed Mr.. Nc
Mutt at the residence of the former, mid way
between Pine Tree and Earpville. The circum-
stances as detailed to us, were as follows:
McNutt wished to marry Mr. Harris daugh-
ter. Harris forbade McNutt his house The
latter came to Harris house with o party of
friends, armed; whether to take vengeance on
Harris, or to take his daughter by force, we
have not learned When McNutt rode up to the
gate, Harris warned him not to dismount; Nc
Mutt, however, got down from his horse. Har-
risthen warned him not to come in his gate; the
latter, however, advanced into the yard, with
double barreled gun in his hand. Harris then
stepped back into his house for his gun, and met
McNutt at the entrance. Both fired simultane-
ously. Harris was slightly wounded in his
hand and arm, and MoNutt fell dead. Harris
was examined before o magistrate and acquit-
ted; but bound in bond Of $500 to keep the
peace
MADISON CouNTY.--The Central Texan of the
29th ult. says:
"We learn from Col. Wade, who is just down
from Madisonville, that Nash, the man who
killed young Wiseman, was shot again on
Wednesday night, and instantly killed, by some
one in the dark
The Victoria Advocate says:
"On the 9th July, Edward Mitchell killed
Conrad Hecheiser, on the Aranosa, in Victoria
county. by stabbing him with dirk in the back
of the neck. Hecheiser died instantly, and
Mitchell made his escape
HUNT CoUNTY.-The State Gazette, of the
9th inst, has the following:
AT GreenVille, Hunt county, difficulty is
said to have taken place lately, in which man
was killed by the magistrate.
BExAR COUNTY.-We see it stated that an
other attempt to murder was recently made in
San Antonio. In the course of quarrel be-
tween two Mexicans, in the streets, at night,
another person, who was present, drew knife
and inflicted dangerous wound on one of them.
The villain escaped.
We learn from the Central Texian of the 10Th
that singular abduction occurred on the pre-
vious day near the town of Anderson, Grimes
county. A man named Copeland, who had
recently emigrated to that section, was called
upon by number of men whom he had never
seen, and forcibly taken away from his home
and family. Nothing had been heard from him