New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-22
Later from Texas.
ARRIVAL OF THE sTEAMsuIp MRx1co

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The steamship Mexico, John Y Lawless,
commander, arrived yesterday morning, from
lndianola cia Galveston, bringing dates from
the latter place to the 10th. Her lists of pas
sengers and consignees will be found under their
appropriate heads.
The Galveston News Of Saturday last says The
schooner Venice, Capt Fish from Mystic Conn, came
into port Thursday in leaking condition bound from
BRACES Santiago to New Orleans. The leak was occa-
stoned by striking against the wreck Of the steamship
Globe she came the bar Of Brazos Santiago in
charge Of the pilot We understand she nearly in bal
last having only few bags Of on board and $4,000
$4,000 in specie Capt spading endeavoring to stop
the leak by going under the with his pubmarine
armor.
The same paper states that on Thursday evening on
ARRAY occurred the gulf beach, about seven miles from
the city, between two oystermen named Behrens and
Behler in which the former shot the latter dead Nothing
known of the circumstances apart from the state
ment Of Behrens, who had delivered himself into the
hands of the authorities.
McLees confined in the county jail at Brenha for the
murder Of Hendricks, had made his escape by using
anger and saw
The Flag of the Union of the 9Th inst gives secount
Of an ARRAY which took place the previous Monday
the neghborhood Of Minden in Rusk county in which
man Of the name of " Crook shot by another man
named Httson with shotgun heavily loaded with large
shotseyeral of which penetrated through the lungs
producing death in few hours The difficulty Is stated
to have arisen from trhing difference of opIion
settlement between the parties. Hittson made his
escape
The Dallas Herald gives the following account of the
condition in which dead body recently found in the
river at that place The body had lodged against log
which lay the river His hands were tied
together and rocks suspended from his feet and neck
coroners inquest held and the jury returned
dict that it the body Of Matheny, who died in jail on
Sunday last and who had been dsnterred by some an
known persons As the body had not been dssscted the
act presumed to have been wanton and Malicious In
connection with this may state that according TO the
Herald his disease of which he died in prison) is sup
posed to have been contracted from the unwholesoms
atmosphere Of the jail.
LYNcH LAW NAVARRO CousTY-.a Man Hung and
Baibnotsy Mutiiaed-By former arrival we had &C
of tremendous excitement in Navarro county
by the arrest Of number Of respectable citizens
on charge of having murdered named Wells who
supposed to have entced away couple of muatto
boys belonging to Col Elliott Of that county In the
Leon picnser, of the sth find full statement of the
circumstances attending this shocking tragedy far
known
1t that after the negroes were missing cir
cumstances transpred which induced Elliott some of
his neghbors to suspect two who Were in his employ
Of being in the theft The circumstances that
led to the suspicion of these transpred
through cook of Rotts the mother of the negro boys
who told that the boys had been persuaded off by
with the understanding that they be sold and
restolen for two three times and finally to be
carried to Mexico where they should he free third
party who is at large with the negroes it seems
do the running and selling and afterwards to return
and divide proceeds with the other The plan to pre-
vent detection was to black the negroes they being
bright mulattoes.
On the strength this one Of the men in the employ
Of Elliott arrested by posse of the citizens
induced to make confession corroboratng in every
cular the facts just related He stated further that he
and the other man Wells had become uneasy about the
matter and had resolved to murder Col Elliott The plan
for him decoy Elliott into the bottom where they
where the lines for fear that they would trespass on
land that did not belong to him. and that Wells was to
shoot him from ambush Elliott corroborates this state
men and says he refused to go account suspicion
of foul play knowing the time that the men knew the
lines Of his land better than he did.
After getting this confessions search Immediately
made by various parties for Wells but without it was
said succeeding in arrestipg him. On Friday the 27h
ut his body found in Chamberss Creek. by some
persons who were engaged in building bridge and who
hunting at the time and attracted to the
spot by gang Of buzzards When found he was floating
near the surface of the water, between forked limb
which had to all appearances been placed over him for
the purpose of holding the body to the bottom Around
his neck was the print Of rope His abdomen had been
ripped open and his bowels torn out thus leaving little
doubt that he was hanged and afterwards his body thrown
in the creek for conesament The body from
had been in the creek but short time probably fourteen
or twenty hours.
The parties of them engaged in the search for
Wells are suspected and their lives threatened One
or two Of them have to Oorsicana and demanded
trial alleging their innocence
When informant left the greatest excitement pre
vailed and it was feared that boodshed would ensue
Still. LATER FROM NAyARRo eousTr-Hol,fb Disclo-
s,ars.--By the hand Of Dr. Carter have received
copy Of the report Of the Coroners Jury that held inquest
on the 10Th nlt over the body of H. Wells found in
ohamberss Greek, as related in another place.
The jury say that the deceased came to his death on
or about the 18th of this month (october by violent
hands, there being mark around his neck as though he
had been hanged with cord by the neckwound under
his left arm evidently inflicted with municipalities on
his arms as though he had been edhs priyates cut en-
trey ohis abdomen split open the whole length with
KNIFE and his bowels taken out, together with his liver
heart and lungs His pants were drawn up around his
waist and buttoned He found afoat in Ghambers's
put had evidently bsen placed there nnder log
From the evidence detailed before inquest and from
other the jury say that the deceased
TO his death BY the act and counsel nine
PERSONS by the jury named and others unknown Among
the nine accused of this deed are some of the
most respectable and prominent the county of Ma
ana as our informant stated that they all stood
tner tra Defore an examining Court and honorably
acquitted shall omit their names considering that IL
innocent it will be doing them injustice and if guilty it
Will not forward the ends of Justice
Dr. Carter informs that Morgan was the prucipal
witness against the accused before the magistrate and
that upon being asked If his confession duplicating him
self and ellis in the abduction of Col Eotts was
true, ne answered. that it not but was made as an
e1pedient to save his life which ne supposed was in dan
ger ne being surrounded by party of men, who placed
rope round his neck and told him to say what he had
TO say as he had but five minutes 45',z
The Austin Gazette contains the letter of
Pease in relation to the deposit by the Pacific
Railroad Company Of stock of doubtful char
aoter in lieu Of the 100000. The terms of re-
lection are decisive and final.
MORE INDIAN MuRDERs.-The St. Louis Repub-
loan Of the 18th publishes the following letter
CAMP on THE BANks OF the PLATTE RIVER.
October %, 1854
MR. EprroR; seat myself to inform yon of another
massacre which occurred night before last Our party
composed OF eight camped the evening of the 2ls
Instant at an old camping place of the egrants about
two hundred miles above Fort Kearny South side of
Platte During the day of the 2s instant three Indians
to the camp and seemed anxious to trade but
informed by young man by the of Wolfe that it
was not our object to trade at that time but he would
give them some tobacco which he did tbey then left
and seemed contented
We were eongratuatng ourselves on the success of this
plan Of making the Indians leave without giving them
something more valuable having trouble with them
We seated ourselves to partake Of our evening renas
and considered ourselves perfectly at home; laughing
and joking was the order Of the night. But
Mirtha joy and joyous hours
Bloom but to fadei'
For while were seated the crack of A rise soon
changed our Joy into sadness The report of that rifle
told Too true tale for by my side fell as fine and as pro
missing a young man as ever walked this earth We
grabbed our rifles and soon reached the wagon wa hpre
nau time to ascertain the strength our enemy fifteen
composed their company. Half naked half starved and
lafmed, they seemed ready for any kind of heish
work. ordered every man to pick his man and when
gave the word every rife told for fell to the ground
the rest retired for time in the woods We thoughf
that they had left but Wofe said that he would 20 and