Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-16


Ayrival Of tho Steag,ship Perseverance,.
The Houston Telegraph says that an attempt
was made 10 assassinate Mr.. William Rosse on
Sunday night last. Some person unknown, but
supposed TO be negro, fired pistol at him
through his bedroom window, but the ball was ar
rested by some Stats nailed across the window.
The Galveston News, Of the 4th instant, has the
following intelligence from the interior of the
State y
A man named vouAier was killed on the Esd
ult by Indians, six miles from Castroyille. ~
The San Antonio Texan learns that three daugh-
tiers of Mr.. Davis Of Medina county, were attacked
by Indians as they were going to spring, and
one Of them killed. The others were saved by the
timely arrival Of Davis and his wife. Assistance
soon after arrived and the whole family was saved.
The Indians we're thirteen in number and lurked
round the place during the night The fam
lilies In the neghborhood had collected together
for protection They cannot leave, for the Indians
have stolen all their horsee.
The worm is in full operation upon the most of
our farms, says the Central Texan, and in few
days our cotton plantations will be entirely denu-
ded of their leaves and present the appearance Of
mid-winter. The damage must be very heavy, as
in many instances, indeed very generally our far
mers failed to procure early stands in consequence
of the weather. us
The grand jury Of Anderson county, under in
structions from the Judge Of the district court in
dicted about fifty persons for playing pool.
The Houston Telegraph learns from the phys-
eions that the yellow fever Is rapidly disappearing
The few cases under treatment are Of mild type,
and are mostly In the suburbs Of the city. No new
cases had been heard of for two days. The bus-
ness of Houston has not suffered materially in con-
sequence Of the fever. The wagOners come into
town after sunrise and leave before sunset Not q
case OF fever had occurred among the transfers
SO far as known.
Cotton is now being hauled by wagons distance
Of 800 miles to Houston.
The Dallas Herald learns that Mr.. Skidmore
was killed by the Indians in the vicinity OF Fort
Belknap. The dragons have left Fort Belknap
for Kansas, leaving only an infantry force at the
post.
The Gonzales Inquirer says some specimens Of
gold have been discovered near the Lampasas
Springs.
Gen. p. f. Smith was expected to arrive in San
Antonio on the LIST inst
The San Antonio Ledger, of the 10th ut, has
the following:
We stop the press to announce the following,
which we have received from friend just from
Medina M
Capt. Wallace, (Big Foot, Sam Lyle, and few
neighbors Started after some Indians, and yester-
day about noon came on four Indians, about five
miles from the Medina, when fight commenced
One Indian was left dead on the field, and another
MORALLY wounded, left to die. They took the
horses, rigging, &c. Some of the horses belonged
on the Medina. Mr.. Tumlinson, one of the party
was wounded in the shoulder by an arrow, during
the conflict, but for his reward brought in the
scalp of one OF the Indians. Captain Wallace be-
lieves they were the same Indians who killed the
man on the San Francisco Perez last Monday.
We learn from the Corpus Christi Valley and
Advertiser, that ]. T. Warrington has been tried
in that place for the murder of Capt G. K. Lewis,
and that the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
The Austin State Gazette announces that q
tin on the 18th of January next.
The same paper publishes the following extract
from letter from New Braunfels dated Septem-
Der %:
The Indians are still near this place. On Thurs
day and Friday night last they stole most all the
horses ON the Cibole, and in the mountains above
here.
The murder of poor Maesgen, in his own house,
you very probably have heard of; his skull Is en-
tirely broken. Ii seems to have been done with
an axe The whole family, consisting of Maesgens
wife, daughter, and son-in-law, are in jail, and
Riecke 1.-THE daughter) stated that she held the
candle while the deed was committed. The
mother bears most Of the guilt, &c.
Several persons, supposed to have been en-
gagged in the borse-thieving depredatons that have
been committed for some time past west of Austin,
have been arrested and lodged in jail
The Austin State Times, Of the 29th uldmo
says:
The Indians have been unrcmitting In their ex-
ertions to break up the settlements Of the upper
Guadalupe. Judge William E. Jones, resident
Of that region, has been spending few days in
Austin. The danger from the Indians has become
30 imminent that some families have removed tenn
porarily from the upper Guadalupe, among the
number the Judges. He has directed a letter TO
Gov. Pease, detailing the Indian depredstions, and
the operations against them for some weeks back.
The San Antonio Texan says the Indians on the
frontier are now seen with their bodies painted,
denoting declaration Of war. The object has
been, heretofore, plumber; now Ii is plumber and
death without mercy.