New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-28
TEXAS.
F-,ur1.No g.e.tsss. March D.

..-slcf tis stesu,- hip Perssvo vorarce. We hsys
dses f.rrn Galvcstoa % The l7h inst = VS.
Of hat date hss the folo-ing items:
We hive here the welcome aiVlee OF hcaNy r'se m
Breros River The three steamers iet ashing on rtn
fu csrvocs aud have s-Tivoi al Tie moath with Aooat
$50 bilts Of cotton.
Ylr as.H SAT- Gazette saws hs; since the snow storm
of the seth n tho weather thai region has been re-
markedly dog h;ful. sgocng fDe season Tor farmers
ard gardeners The crops in the country eir uaa
cent 10 Austin have been general, planted snd the vness
in the usr counties locks unUsusly vigorous and hoar-
i.bi,.y The raqsr sdds;
S6orlS The season continue favorable we may
sAl xect early and boungl crops Of every des pdou
Tb nres a.o already quite green, af1rdias good graz
'nA De- E, Pl,s,r of ,he 18th inst Acknowledges the
reee; Of sample cf and eotton raised IN Srasos
Conrtv cn he p,sniaiion Of VI Dasant IA ftGar
saws ,hst from hclf 81 acre q 4'nu AA'- DS' '''H
'ls - issoso HetTa Ttrga, of the 9th inst has
h oloirc accoal, Of f. sht W.h the lnlan nee' thas
pWe la.r, that party Of Indians have li,ey been
rroUlirV about the Medina River, IN the ne "a ="
Randers Pass about forty N es nOrta west OF me W
San Antonio A few dsys since 1r MonteL wac uss .
s N m - the prss msde 40 party ard pursued me Dep
r,Jstnc rcd men They succeeded in overtsking mem.
killed four ard wounded seveTa more; -, -, Nc 49,
fore. Of the Indians not in"ruied eir NN"'ss
party suffered no less in either Shled oI WognIeu -
ibe presence of these L. lisns tn Medina 80 n.S
the se ment is again attributed '' me vino ,Sss ,es
the troor rom the upper posts u to De hopel ,ns 'uo
General Government viii make note OF THIS - wen as
of many other unpleasant occurrences since the oeaAu
usmed ami that Texas ma! one uof teA
ize hst she forms part OF the unon oy the extension 81
such protection the general mother should tarn-o 10 Az
her chi!drCn. -.. ~, -,
The rain belonging 10 the United States Government,
sed for the trans taton Tor Col AeNa andof
ccmmsrd. arrived yesterday rom ii tS'0' having 's'
that place On the 5h vi Febrnuy
MIR w T. Smith 5 train q; fourteen wagons arrived
here In company with Mr. Edward ails wagons m1&as
In all about twenty days previous thus proving 10
our friends abroad that we have ~ae aau p,t'o'o'o
wintor route 10 III Paso NV Mex " IN IA we may
ssv the only one MesTs. Smith, lullis aud others were
IN lseXe nn the ltth February The train Of hr Ds
guero Ochoya and Narelo wero % leave soon aiG mo
OK ira in conveying Government stores ntIed o. ~ '
Sweet Il Co OF this city. beyond Leon >Pins asa
progressing satisfactorily, having met with 10 accident
Water ard grGss sbundaut =, =,
@N Nr George HAYWOOD Lieut.. Morris AID ID: AcManas
came down ~h tie Government train and LEFT for Ne"
Orleans Yesterday. About siouOO IA specie came GOV"
A ro,reSpopden, Of T1e Western TeIan gives The FOL
lowing OF the two brothers OF Ms "ilson "H '-'
PosT CgtppouRxf. Texas. Thursday Fob. %. 1854.
An express arrived here from Phantom h stated INST
Jim Ned crossed fresh tra OF about twenty inlans on
foot Jim Ned thinks them a stealing party OF Nichtas
he followed the trail half of tho day the lsth aud le
Jim Ned was sent out by Major S6ley wi'h STOCK oi
ood 10 trade with the northern Camauches end Try 20
oct the woman and two boys taken last ial He's emot
entirely unsuccessful lie reports that the womsn s
killed that of the boys was purchased TOT Two uoSes
ard taken 10 Wichita by half breed named brown mo
other hoy he could hnd, although ne TaVelea mo,o
than one thousand miles from here lie says ths nO,u-
rp Indians are very untendly TO these posts and ID
Texas The great chief Villa chaco pe sent Worn 10 no
Msor that he would come here a. soon as the g sows
ard take our scslps and burn our houses lhey Wona
uo allow Jim ID trade with them saying that no ana
all Of the Indians about here wese Ike the "hes A"'
liars aud mean , ,...
Surgeon Nolium aud fly le BelkDap ON mo morn
ing OF the 10Th tor the Wichita Mountains with nteen
dsys provisions Tree had just returned having oigwed
miles leaving IL the mouth o. int
Little Wichita From the articles found Oy iree anu
other sgBs tue guides think the murderers OF Coi o.e"
10 be party of seven Wichitas who had been on tne
look ont for Col Stem for some tune II seems thN me
attack commenced by shot nreG from behind pissnS
through the back of the carriage, but NOT hsg eher OF
the gentlemen. They jumped from the carriage ne oee,
10 defend themselves when they were beaten down ani
/ killed with the butts of rifles .
The Indians did not scalp them but seemed t. leave IN
haste three gold watches and about $50 In money wero
4 VIIIarv OF rHE FIRST w,rER-7He HaatsriNs
H of the 18th instant gives the following account OF thu
debp and m OF one OF the kind OF sooundes that
; read about =
, "Aman named John NJ Downg cane here a iew
weeks ago TO work tailor with h NJ. Clopton OF oir
town He is a native Of Brooklyn. New York, and went
10 Mur esborOugh Tennessee some years ago. where ms
married young lady wealthy connections named nss
Mary Smith The lady acquired some property from her
relations in the way groes aud the two concluded
T. come TO Texas the slaves sold and Downg re
tanned the money They have had child since dead.
and the wife is eaeiente. A. few weeks ago Downing
gathered all the money and other vauabes OF his vile ana
sloped leaving her perfectly destitute He went to New
Orleans and ii thought viii 90 back TO New York He
is about five feet nine inches high salow complexion and
the point of his proboscs looks toward the heavens a. III
connection with his mouth How the lady came
TO marry him mystery for she Is very handsome
but there accounting for tastes What effects he had
left here were sold few days ago and fund was raised
by Mess Bnlord and Clopton enough to send her back
10 her friends She left in the stage on Wednesday,
broken hearted deserted, plundered woman. We trust
some OF our New York cotemporares will notice this mat
fer We know they will not tolerate such crime