The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-13
Further News from Texas.


We CLEAN the following further intelligence from he
Texas papers.
The Austin state fmes of the 22d ultno has the an
ne2ei indian news, Furnished by Mr. Jordan D. Scott
Ctsen Of Bolton.
The citizens the vicinity Fort Gates are forted up
The Indians have lately committed cepreda ions
region ard showed such strong disposition to continue
operations that the people constrained to unite
proper point for defence The country the head
waters Nolands and the ecn has been ne
by LANDS Of rowing Indians for time The in
sabitants live in Continual apprehen melon and alarm
pctonh,s been gotten up Bell and adjacent counties
asking for the calling OF volunteers BY the Govuenor
Tor theE protection. Tue party that pursued the In
since on the Bosque, overlook thenklSa two md
covered ali their horses So it Is currently reported
The court martial for the trial of Or. S,ener convened
IA Austin On the 18th alt and adjourned n the 2lst
In consequence Of the absence Of the accasd The state
Times OF the I'D, saysA military despatch for
seiner but mp TO the time of putting this paper
he had not made bis appearance We are not advised
what the court will in consequence Of his absence
correspondent OF the Galveston Aecs writing from
Austin on the 2 ult., says in reerer to the OF
Dr. Steiner j the court get him before them
he viii be tried ior disohedencc of orders aud killing lis
superior ofcerhe oi OF which H. in its ingredients
entirely different from that Of murder, viii. which he
stands CHARGED in the civil 30 different are the
two offences, that II acquitted by the Civil court he
then lie tried by martial that his trial would
be obnoxious constitutional objection of irving
him twice for the same offence, Tie Of Sde Nc
kenzie. who hung young Spencer at and indicted
Tor murder in the civil he reached the
shore after his acquitta tried by court martial is
in point learn that this court martial acting under
fun Amusement apd in.'ructons from the Secretary of
War, and the Attorney General, Cushing las been
suited in regard TO the
The state 7i,aes says that General Pe-sfor F. smith
10 be married the 18th ult al Corpus Christi
Mrs Armstrong WIDOW to son OF tie late General Rob
ert ArmstroBg.
General jones Hamilton in Austin, At last ac-
counts
The Austin state Times has the following Indian news
in letter from Major Neighbos the Indian Agent dated
| san Antonio, April L.
ON my a;e visit grea. many Indians there we're
about LOO Camanches The Clear Fork and met At
Fort Reknap large PARTY of wacoes and Tahv accsAies
I tAudCeS III Cen In
dian Agent held tall with the Wacoes, &C. and made
eraporary peace with them. They all appear DESTROYS
oi beng friendly There are as usual IN the spring large
bodies Of Comanenes going towards Chihuahua The
taaache Chiefs inform that they have made peace
- chihuahua, and quite number OF Comanches
m that STATE, irlen.N M oil the upper bands OF the
Lpans and part Of the Muskelefss have also crossed
authorities. There is no doubt but the depredatons
committed the lover Ro Graz e by these Indians
who cross ovc for that purpose As the general Govern
ment faledito keep the Indians from depredating
Mexico, under the treaty, arr cnder the impression that
Mexico viii try and get by turning the tide of
dams against ii so, may exp ect to suffer The
Indians ON our borders all friendly except the Who
hitas.
Galveston papers to The Sd Of May have been received
The citizens Of Waco had rescued Dr. Steiner from
Lieut. Anderson who taking him to Tori Graham to
\ he Tried before Court Marttl
The Austin Tunes states tina. Or. Steiner not lfav-
ing made his appearance for his trial which fixed
for the 10th ut, the Court rta alourned to the
list ult and hOdy of armed in pursuit
OF nm In aedi'ion to this gentleman just in from
the interior, states that the above BODY Of men
maLoed ny Lieut. Anderson took Dr steiner at rcrt
oFaham but The latter expressing desire be taken
through Waco, where ne wished Get LAWYER 10 defend
him Lieut. Anderson to oblige h'r, took him to Waco
appears that tho people Of Waco ha9 previously de
to rescue DR. Steiner sud that ali the
ments were made for the purpose On the arrival o
party at the river the !erryrisn pretended that he could
not safely take than at once The rarity
consisting 81 about twenty men. therefore tnken
b. four time: br rs soon rs they got into
town, .hey found nearly all the citizens in arms.
! Each party OF four taken to a grocery in
which were some hundred or two Of armed men. who
took them prisoners they in unul IL we're taken
when they released Steiner and aided him To MAKO
his escape which he accordingly did Lieutenant An
derson and mis- informant says werr hen per.
mted to return. This statement is made in lrIy the
terms gvenato This IL said have produced
\ much excitement, - well it might.
The Galveston journal of TIE LIST says - This mo-n
ing John A. Kaufman Of the Oldest citizens Of Gal
weston found ad in The alley at re er OF HIS
residence fremont Prom 'Ne position il which
he found, u is presumed that he had gat up from
hs bed curing the night ana fen from the gallery Of his
The Galveston Ne,rs Of the Cd inst has the f.lowrs
The Palestine Aaoccte cf the ed ut had learned that
N Graves was killed few do. ago in Cherokee county
hee the line OF bat and Rusk county. The assassin mad
not been beard Of pr Graves rmer!y resided In Ande
son comfy, In what is known Tennessee Colony.
hr Jordan scott ,tizen Of Eelton. furnishes the
t0te Times with the annexed items OF Indian The
citizens in he vicinity Of For Gates ere orted up The
Irdians have lately committed Geprelatious in that
zion. and showed such strong Disposition TO cont-
operations that the people constrained TO ante AZ
| sUrao proper point for defence
The co,ntry on te hsadwatcrs n Nclanis creek and
toe Leon has been invested by bands 4 rowing Indians
for some time Tie inhabitants live IN continual aprrs
hcnsi md alaru.
petition has been got M N B,ll and adjacent conr.
ues, asking for the calling out Of volun b. the GOV
for the protection The ra-ty that pursued the
Indians who committed the robbery some three weeks
covered I'll their horses SO il is currently reported
|
At whiskey manufacturer convention, held IA Gin.
cnnst, last week, twenty three establishments, mostly
in - l.gAl.