The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-03

val We hsv0stiases from d Ssssson n tSa 9sS ~
our usual ex{nanges fron The interior.
,hss Gsn sS hs learn Sys the Galveston Nssl
use Of the authority siven hm By tie Presoeas. e
call for Texas troops for the purpose OF aiding IN
the prots ction Of our frontier. Indeed, We Ssve
heard 1t assersed that no such call will probably -
made.
The Ne,cs Gays that the business season has nsw
pretty well closed ia Galveston, but still improve.
mehts appear to be going forward With considerable
activity. -.s-...s.
Tue Jefferson (Cass county, Herald, Of the liza
inst. is info med that sfray occurred st SPdar-
man p Ferry, IN Biz Cy ress, IN Titus county, On
the LIST instant bet go men, uamed Lesser and
Failis, 10 which the latter was morseig wcqado6
The boct, of Fars then pursued and shot Lester.
woULd,ne hEn 70 seriously that bis I'm had +, be
sDputated After the smputatios, Lester succec ioa
in making his escape.
We SEE u.stst4d in some Of our Western ex-
changes, that aft ay urrea, short time ain o,
at Dupcsns Ferry, on the San Morcos rivor, In
viii quite number took hant. During tue mo
lee obe man (;otn Duncan) was killed, and tree
others were hadl, wounded.
u, der the head Of an awful bull fight, the West.
ern Teran Of San Antonio, of the 18th, says la
San Ant MO, the l2th inst, our Mexi an neigs-
bors had lublic OK fight before an sudiea Q Of
sevel al bupdiec persons. The Contest would nAvo
lasted longer, but the OK was old and poor, and
several were contending against him.
The Iavacca (rexas) Commercial says "A mnse
horiid murder vas committed IN thls place today
about IL o'clock, BY mAu named friedman, aPea
the person OF Wm. WiDgate, better knvw9 ~
"Shawnee Blllv The provocation foe this murdsr
WAS OF the NEST tr,6iDg character. 1t seems taAs
they were both drinking. ans got into dlsp ates
when Wingates struck Friedman on the head sith.
. water melon whereup N Friedman went tn aN
house. got pistol and sh ~ him In the head, which
kied BIN Instantly. Wngate leaves wife and
several Children.
night before last by the Houston steamer. We
learn from him that maD D OBJ ibly drowned
ia the BRACES river, some five or six days sgo. The
ci, cunstsn es as far ss known. are these: a gray
horse witt one eye, was found bite ed last Susday
morning, on this side Of the BRACES river, at tbs
Warren ferry. Tire horse had pair or saddle bags
on him. filed with fine clothing. snd near by, on she
q.oupd was found suit Of very common lothes,
and firm the clothes to ire liver were found tho
tracks of man going to the nv T, but no tracks
were seen returning The presum pton IT the peo 10
in the yictDty IL, that some person attended e
swim the river get the ferry boat and got owned
in the q tempt Col Stamps, however, inclines -
think that some person had been kiRed, and THAT
the murderer threw the body in the river and lsft
the clothes, horse ETC., IL the position descbeds
for the purpose Of preventing suspicion, and there
by the more easily effectisg his ESCAPE. No papers
ror money could be found, nor anything to indicate
the name af the owner of the horse. The whoto u
involved in mystery Galcessoa Netcs, July 81.
We find the following in tie NortAern Sensm.f Of
man county write to us &C cunts OF shameful sa4
fatal family difficulty which urred 10 that county
few days since. We copy one OF the accounts lite
rally the other being the same purport-A shook
dar Grove Post Office,l on tie night Of the 10th
ipst., at the residence Of Samuel Oxford in which
William Oxford Was killed BY shot from gun
discharged ut him by his brother, Samuel Oxford.
anay, but by what person it could not be sscers Nm
ed: but 1t was either Samuel, William or John Ok
ford. Samuel was cut IL several places, and IL was
supposed that his wounds would prove fatal. The
la lnn.. 4nn-n
for the arrest OF Samuel and John Oxford who have
left for parts unknown. Itappears to have beea II
together family anfsy. No other. persons, that
can learn, had anything to do with 1t. Our Other
John went to Samuel Oxford's house in the nigAt,
and commenced the ARRAY by clubbing and stab
bng, and that Samuel Oxford, getting Ma gum dot
bis brother and killed him, and that John Oxford
killed Sam Oxford's wife. afs
The Era has also the annexed statement Of q
murder committed Q short time since at Dresden,
Navarro county s.t n ana
Another murder was perpstnted on the 9TH Il
July. At Dresden, Sasretofore known as spAaksyJ
man named Sharp attempted to carry on tao
daughter Of 9 Mr.. William McCabe against his
whl. While making the sttempt, Mr.. McCsbe fired
upoI Sharp, and forced him to abandon the deslxn.
On the following day, Sharp, in company with his
brothers and ether persons, srmed with double
Darle!led shot guns, rode past the house OF Mr..
McCa6e, and passed through the town to the upper
gun, followed them. When he arrived at the place
where Sharp and his friends we're, scuffle ensued
during which both barrels Of McC sbes gun wcro
discharged, whether purposely or not is not kaown.
sharp then told the persons present to stand hack.
or be woulc shoot some OF them, ct the same tims
presenting his gun. The crowd gave way, wien
sharp fred both barrels at Mr.. McCabe, literally
filing him with bull OF, and killing him ipstaatIv
sharp and his comrades mounted their horses and
escaped.
BExAR CouNTy--The Western Teran, ofthe 18th
inst, informs rs that gentleman OF tue name Of
Graham, highly esteemed citizen Of Bexar county.
leans. This murder oecurs ed ON Nj. Grshsm's own
premises, on the Medina river, about fifteen mil q
from San Antonio. The Mexicans were arrested.
and committed 10 jail, in San Antonio, on the llth
Last Monday evening, the 18th instant, we had.
says the Western (Texas) Clarion Z fine shower:
II rained probably an hour; although We were noe
suffering for It as regards our crops, STILL it was worry
acceptable, aud came down In great abuudAnce
The condition Of our crops in Western Texas were
never more promising than now. Com Is stretching
iteeif TO an alarming extent, and potatoes ia some
places are ding each other out Of the hill Thus
Tar the heat has not been op pressive
The Western Isran states that Mr.. NJ. Tsrver-
with train Of nine wagons, left Preside del Norte
on the l2th OF June and arrived 10 San Antonio tho
LIST inst He states that there ia great dssatisfac-
form Of government, and the servfle avs that the
officers are trying to enforce. IL has at present.
reached such crisis that the inhabitants are usine
every opportunity to emieate 10 the United States.
Mr.. Tarver says that nearly everything is taxed.
Thetax on beeves killed is 81 81; on hog killed.
81 rs: on wagons, while in use on the road, So per
day. The humblest bahitation is taxed for eyerv
door ard window il contains.
The Advocote, published at Victoria. Texas. Of
the 10Th inst, Gays Although the present seasoo
has been unusually wet, ana many persons naye
predicted much ickuess yet the health of Victoria
remains excellent, so far as can lea RI tho same
Is tpe case in every portion OF Western Texas.
The rains last week and this 9, far have been
ute heavy end almos. Of daily occurrence. II they
ave extended any distance up the conntr, the cot
on cop. will be seriously injured -Brasos4u
Pfa"fer, July 10.
The San Antonio Ledger cor tans the Informal
tion that the San Antonio and Mexican (,nIf R,jL
road Company have closed ors, and have refused
to iefini, an examination vf the books BY thosa
SCI for Tat YllITanse by the sfnclhnId.r. -