New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-17
Later from. ]. Texas j

Tie steamship Louisiana Capt LaWless, arrived on
1 Saturday, from Indanoa and 2Galveston. From the
weston News Of the 18th we extinct the following
para graphs:
| h We regret to learn from sugar planters, who are
now in this city, that from careful and thorough ex
animation there is scarce doubt but that nearly al
tile stnbble sugar cane has been destroyed by the
severe winter followed by the heavy and cold rains
oft February and thus far inAIarch The plant cant
has also suffered severely. We may, therefore, make
up our minds that the crop of next year. so far D.
Texas is concerned will be the shortest for many
years past ill not the shortest ever known. WI
expect to hear accounts from Louisiana almost a
diseouraging ts If
The persons who pursued the Indians to Bandela
Pass brought to San Antonio some fifty horses, some
one hundred and forty arrows, one shield, several
bows, many sIndian xins, and also several soaps
PANNA MARIA-This is the name Of = new new toW w
built up near the confluence Of the San Antolo a.a
Ciboo rivers in karnes
Ihe town contains one hundred alis ~ ~ NC Fast
The Texan says they are enefSetes any ii5a A'''
acquiring our language. 5Ss 81
me News publishes a letter from Laredo, that the
| outrsces of the Lipan Indians who cross IRON the
hexcap side of tie Rio efrante, have been SO fire.
anant IF lite that the wrath of the citizens of
that section can no longer be restrained. These out
a az hive hot been confined IS the American side Of
the river, but a1esofel visited upon the inhabitants
of New LAREDO, just opposite Gen. Yidaur1i has
declared that if the charges against the Lipans can
be established they will be visited with summary
punishment. We extinct the following paragraph,
from the letter.: > 5t9 t5- e.S
The Mexican born but now United States citizens
of Laredo, despairillg Of any efectual blow being
struck against the Lipans on this side Of the river
last week organized a body of sixty men each
armed with o. Colts revolver and rifle-and having
despatched spies to ascertain the exact encampment
etc. Of the savages, left Laredo on Monday the Sd
inst, and were to have crossed the Rio Grande to
attack them about thirty miles above New LAREDO,
Mexico the next day. AS the party consisted of the
principal men Of laredo, and went thoroughly pre-
pared take ample vengeance it is to be hoped they
have by this punished them severely. 1t is under
stood that only one native American citizen crossed
with the Mexican adopted citizens, and he was spe.
ciallY invited by them An ample cavalry force is
required along the Rio Glande and at some posts On
the Nueces. ~ sew 3!4+4i
The same paper publishes a letter from, Grape
Creek, Texas, givingan account of desperate fight
between German wagner and party Of Indians.
The two companions Of the German had gone in
seareho Of their oxen, leaving him in charge of the
wagons. and shortly afterwards he saw eight mounted
Indians coming. down the mountain towards him at
full speed. The letter says 20
When he-first observed them, they were aboutthree
hundred yards from him. and lie quieklyc0ncluded to
defend the wagons and himself as long as possible;
a double barrel shot gun, Qoaded one barrel with
ball, the other with buckshot IA rife well loaded,
and six shooter loaded also The Indians came up
to him within about fifty yards, dismorinted got be-
hind their horses, and shot great many arrows at
kusenberger He,; in that time had taken lip the
shot gun; which did not fire. then, het took the rifle
and shot one ofsthe enemy he fell then got up, and
ran tmbng to the creek, one Of his brothers follow
ing him. Then the Indians came closer up to the
wagons on foot and surrounded them. kusenbergerr
pulled out his six shooter and now began the close
fight. He fired three tines and receiyedtwo arrows
one through the left arm tile other went about six
inches into his back. Tile brave fighter flrovethe
enemy from the wagons, and soon wentof to hunt up
his companions, WHO were not tar from the camp.
One of them pulled the arrow out of his back, and
all three went, resting the wounded man several
times, to the first house. sy :. @>'r
After kusenberge, had left the wagons the thieves
came, cut up the Wagonsheets, taking both guns, all
the provisions, money and Blankets 1t was too late
to follow them the same day, but the next day, four
teen settlers Of Grape Greek secuted the country but
on account of having no trailer their ride was to no
purpose. -
COLLEGE DIsTURBASoE,--In consequence of the |
Hence observed by the South Carolina papers in re-
ard to the disturbances which recently occurred in
he College at Columbia, in that State, the most ex-
ggerdted reports have been circulated and published