New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-03

ipmba Deaoerat Tie 10Th inst from the plali..ion
| Of Major Balihe and Col Hill
Gov Pease has written the sgoin,j letter In rciereac'
70 The late Indian outFages tie frontiers. II il pub
iiAheG III The Br0vnsr,ac Flas;
EsEcurrrE OFFICE. I
AUsTis Texas, March "a. 1854.
DtAR SIR: have the honor 10 acknowledge the re
ocpt, by mail the 23i inst. of the proceedings OF
public meeting Of the citizens of Webb County OF which
YOU Yves the Chairman held at the Town Of Laredo on the
llih ins on the subject of the robberes and murders
latsly committed IN that County by the Indians.
deeply sympahize with your citizens in their distress,
and disposed to all the az nv command for
their relief Immediately addressed letter to the
tay at Washington city, enclosing coIr OF the proceed
ings Of your Citizens and calling his attention TO the dep
relations therein detailed. also urgently requested 10
have force OF mounted men stationed OF such points on
the Rio Grande will enable them give adequate pro-
lection to the lives and property Of our citizens, and al
low them 10 prosecute their ordinary avOcaios IN security
also wrote to Gen. Smith requesting him. If there
any mounted men under his command that be spared
from other service to have portion Of them stationed IN
the vicinity Of yOur town.
The inquiry thai the meeting asks be made respecting
the guilt or innocence Of tn, Lpans properly belongs to
tie judicial officers of the State and this inquiry can only
be instituted by them non Information under oaih char
ing the commission Of crnse and naming the person
SUPP Osed to have committed IL.
have doubt thst the Lipan Indians as wei as any
other residents Of the State may be tried am punished by
Courts for robbery and murder and upon proper
proceedings before judicial officers warrants sha be
issued for the Of any of them and the civil power
shall prove insufficient shall most cheerfuy can OUT inc
militia 10 aid IN their arrest.
have also written 20 Mai. j.. 5. Neghbors who be-
ievc is the agent Tor the Lpans advising him that these
deIrcdaons have been charged upon that tribe and re-
uuestiDe him endeav0 ascertain the truth Of the char
- and TO take measurca to have their excursions from
their present location resiralne Tor nc iutnfe
I'd. j DAVIS ssS. ''1' Z NJ PEASE.
The following items are from The Tine Of the 10th:
We were shown dispatch which received here
Yesterday from Iunsy lie which states that the Trinity
River has risen eight fee; at Cincinnati, and was still rising
There WAS every prospect OF iull nyer
We are informed by OF the agents of the telegraph
line in this city, tina, the wires posts &C. have been all
put in good order mp the Virginia Point and that the
line viii in few Gays be operating all the way through to
Ncw-Orlcans.
The following para graphs are from TIE Iadaaoa BHi-
Ltia of the 18th ult.: . - 49,
Our Texana friends in connection with Mr. H. w.
Halves OF salura have purchased the steamboat Troy az
New Orleans aud viii place yer IN the exsna trade a
socn as she arrvos-prohGbly in the middle OF June This
boat will do much towards building up finer town and
trade 1exana and in connection with the proposed line
of stages Austin will convey large portion OF the
travel tnat way. Petersburg, liaettsvile, Lockhar
Austin &c. will naturally receive and ship their
goods and produce through Texana and the comnunca
ton with seagong vessels IN the bay VIII become as good
a. it he made by river steemers
Lieut.. W. H. Stevens as superintendent oil lighthouses
on this coast establishing his headquarters al
Galveston During his soourn here he made hosts OF good
friends as he will wherever he becomes known.
The courmartia at Austin for the trial OF Dr. Steiner
for killing Mai Arnold failed Try him, account OF his
being under civil process cennen County for the same
offence The court has adjourned Maj Blair, one OF its
members having returned here en- route to Corpus Chrs
lis station. . =.
Tie Government transport schooner q VI. d. No. =
which has been 80 long from New York, arrived al
this port yesterday, loaded for the Government