New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-10
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-The steamship Perseverance, arrived uester,
day morning from Indianola and Galveston.
bringing dates from the latter place to Sarur.
day last and files Of papers from the interior.
We ind not much news. The Houston Tefe-
graph of the Sd says: 5es3.sz-,s
\ Cotton continues to come into HoYstap f,ee1z,
and much Of the article is Of excellent ouaIity,
mere is plenty Of cotton ready on the p,snta-,
tions TO be forwarded to market, and aifh.,s@h
we cannot believe that we viii have law rirs.,
| two years in succession, yet the planters wiIl
not rely upon them to the extent they did last
| year, but will avail themselves Of wagon traus
portation as soon as possible.
The Telegraph also states that Mr.. August
Senachal, young man Of about twenty zone
years of age, fell from the gallery Of his fathers
residence, on the previous Saturday night, and
was killed by the fall. His body was not dis,
covered till next morning. sS
A.. W 0.Connell, who killed John Vauzile,
at Layaea, about year ago, has been tried
and found guilty of murder in the first degree
0Connel is an Irishnan by birth, and WAS onca
pardoned ont Of the,p penitentiary, where he had
been committed for q murderous assault.
On the morning of the 18th four prisoners
escaped from the Jail at San Antonio.
The Indians continue their work Of depreda-
| ton and murder. The San Antonio Western
Texan states that q man named Voniier was
killed, few nights since, near the San Fran
cisco, in Medina county, six miles from Castro
vile, by Indians. He had gone out near his
house to attend to his horses, and was SHOT.
through the body with two arrows He fired
two shots at the Indians and fell dead The
same paper gives the following account 0fF
another tragic affair 1Yg sf9FST
Mr.. R. N. Davis, q citizen Of Medina county,
had just returned to his home from CastroviIle,.
with his team, when his three daughters, one
sixteen, another thirteen, and another eleven
years old, lett the house to 60 to the spring for
water, some three hundred yards Distant A
few moments after they had passed down ths
bluff where the spring is, Mr.; Dasis heard them
scream, ana ne and his wife seized guns aud
rushed to their assistance
Before they, reached the spring their eldest
daughter came running towards them, pursued
by four Indians. shooting arrows and guns at
her, The parents rushed between their daughter
and the Indians, who were reaching 70 get
hold OF her, and succeeded in keeping them off
They Immediately went to lind the other two
ufhottnleics Wueu 8Ont GtNiuef RUNNING LOWdFHS
them; although che was much nearer TO the
Indians. and considers 4 it aimoat jmEassible for
her to escape, being shot by them, yst aha did.
1t was the youngest daughter, who, at the frst
sight Of the savages had secreted herself under
the bank, and thus saved her life, They found
the second daughter; shehad been shot through
the body with an arrow and, after running
few yards, fell dead.
Mr. Davis fortified his family in the house to
the best advantage; but the whole family would
have been killed. had not Measrs. Davidson and
Stanford come to their assistance at this mo-
ment. The Indians that were seen lowering
around the spot during the time were thirteen
in number, and continued skulkiug about until
next day
The families in this neighhorhood have col
lected together for safety They would escape
if they could, hut the Indians have stolen all
their horses, and they dare not undertake to
leave on foot The citizens have sent petition
to General Smith and also to Gov Pease
The San Antonio Ledger of the 2ath u1imo
says
capt Wallace, (Bg Foot) Sam Lytle and a
few neighbors started after some Indians. and
yesterday, about noon, came on four about FIVE
miles from the Medina, when a tight commenced
One Indian was left dead on the field, and an
other mortally wounded left 10 die They took
the horses, rigging, etc Some of the horses
belonged on the Medina Mr. Tunltinson, one of
the party was wounded in the shoulder oy an
arrow during the confiet, but for his reward
brought in the scalp of one of the Indians Capt
Wallace believes they we're the same Indians
last Monday.