New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-08
Later from Texas,
INDIAN DEPREDaTIogs asrS M + 4 I'M \

By5the steamship Charles Morgan, which arrived On
Saturday we have later dates from Galveston and in
terror Texas. The election of municipal officers for
the city Of Galveston took place on the Cd inst.
J. Fl. BROWN the Democratic candidate for Mayor
was eIactedhy nine majority over u ETaviIand, The
nominee Of the American party ghe. Democrats
elected eight out 81 nine Aldermen the Treasurer
yeyor and other officersr The American paftg's nom
inees for Marshall, Clerk and Hatbor Master, were
elected. h. ~ 5sa9f Ill sfss5x 55rj9#sisfg3sss
The Indians have commenced operations for the
spring in d very energetic manner the Upper Qua
5daupe and in the valley Of the Cbolo stealing and
killing Horses and cattle, and committing murder
when opportunity offers. letter Of the z2d from
CboIo, complains bitterI itch and well settled
locality within few nifeso large towns, (san
Antanio and New BEaanfes,) one the headquarters
Of MI troop should be in continual peril frora
rnaraE1, ding bands II savages
Aaletter from the same vicinity says t5T@
The Indians seem to be in q state of madness and
at the same times From some young and
toleraby fat colts they cut out the best pieces Of ea
while they had Killed other animals far more suitable
tor sod and then them entire thinking perhaps
they too much on tfeIealI order OF ifack at
tistin,e loo had "a account Of Tie severe
weather and bad pasture The loss we sustain from
Is BIZ a 81 Tie Il ts t
been attened on corn and often take from
! near the houses. II 3355
II The Texan fasthe following u siE@s
On Yesterday wednesday, the 27f INST. fles glad
/ tidinrs came to cur city, that the citizens e M ii
D6fo who LETT pursuit Of the Indians that appeared
/ there on killing cattle and driving horses
Iatl overtikefr four Of them in the vicinity III the
Bandera Pass and had ceInbatkWth them killing
three andseyerely woundng the other, and took from
them some fifty horses. Weregret also to Learn that
three of our citizens, engaged in the combat were
| wounded, and one, probably dangerously.
! Two companies Of solders,sWhd startedin pursuit.
a little later were una to follow the trail in eose
queuce Of a heavy fall Of rain, and returned.
The Texan, Of the 18th, has the following inteI
/ gence of a later occurrence: " -ss@s y 80
We st op the press 80 announce that two persons
were murdered yesterday near the Cedar Brake, on
the Cihoo, and only eighteen miles from San Antonio
Mr.. Hill at whose house these murders were com
rnitted il now in sffice, and fr6inShim we have
the particulars. IT seems that Mr. HILL Mfr. Brown
and two Others left the honse of Hill about O'Clock
yesterday visit the spot, short distance from the
house where German boy killed an IndfaI q few
daysa ago, an account OF which We have given in an
other article. The Indians, It seems, were watching
them and as soon as they LETT came to the house Of
| Hill, and shot negro boy. some eight Years old
aud the mother of the boy, who the only other
person. save her life BIZ crawling under the house
Mr. Robinson and brother of Mr.. Hill were at work
in the garden about LOO yards from the house They
surrounded them and pierced Robinson with lance.
Hill barely escaped by running to alfeek by and
swimming across The Indians then plundered the
house. taking away all jt yauahes; andadestroying
what they could not carry; hen taking four mules
and two American horses. they as apaFted.
AS soon as Mr. e. brought the ne vs. 2 4onf eltyy
Gen. Smith in one hour had company 'r pursuit OF
the saEages, who were six in number = oI the
arrows, that were cut and pulled out from RaL'
and the bey5sare now on ON desk before us as
write. Two Of them we believe to be Camancbe
arrows, and the other Of the Tonquways. We expect
every moment to hear Of more rdepred atoms and
murders. ~ 5a@z5 81
Citizens; to the rescue, your families are in danger!