New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-02
NUMBER 232.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
NJ 0 E TNDIAN MUR D T r s.
Six Persons Killed and ScaIped.


hat she remained in the river till Friday morning
She then put to sea. but encountered almost a gale
md found the gulf rough with every indication of
squalls, that she returned and remained in the river
ill ( Z. NJ. Thence she made Galveston bar by u |
IN Saturday night, and was be-fogged II hours.
She was heavily laden and had $50 passengers. We
pretend not to be judges, but consider the Atlantic,
fairly tested, a pleasant boat.
The Indians continue their murders and depreda-
ons upon the settlers. On the 9Th inst six persons
were killed and scalped in Kerr county, about 40
miles north of San Antonio. The Texan says:
1t seems that seven persons had encamped for the
night and the Indians came upon them while asleep.
killed and scalped four and left two mortay wound.
ed one only can survive Of the seven.
Our citizens, we fear will be under the necessity Of
taking the defence Of our frontier into their own
hands.
The Austin Times, Of the 22d, corroborates the
above by the following extract from letter written
to one OF the editors from Currys Greek, under date
Of November 18th
MORE INDIAN News. -" The Indians are down
again. The regulars and seven citizens started out
after them-When they found Indian signs the regtl-
lars turned back but the citizens pursued the Indians
On the morning of the 9TH, while they were at break
fast about thirty Indians rushed them and killed
three mcn-Mr. Gross and Mr.. Williams, the name
of the other man not recolected-also wounded three
young McAdams was shot through the throat, but
not mortal. The names Of the other two not remem-
bcred. On the Sth, DR.. Runge's son was killed at
and scaped, besides other depredations
such as killing and stealing horses. This information
was received here by Rev. Mr. ,awls, who came down
from kerrsyille yesterday. The seven men were de-
ieated seven miles above kerrsville."
There is some discrepancy, says the Times, as to
date between this letter and the statement in the
Texan but the facts are substantially the same
The Times has the following further details of these
events:
The condition of the frontier is truly distressing
and dangerous. Nothing but prompt measures can
prevent the loss of many lives, and the complete
abandonment of exposed points. The Governor is at
present absent from the city. We believe, were he
here, he would use the means placed in his hands by
the Constitution to give security and protection TO
border settlers. Something must be done, and that
soon to check the ncu!sons of the Indians, and to
save the further etIusion Of blood In default of the
institution of other measures Of defense the citizens
Of the interior settlements will be bound in duty to
shoulder their rifles and defend the lives and pro-
pertv of their neighbora.
The annexed letter has the latest news from the
Upper Blanco:
TWIN SISTERS, Nov. IA, 1856.
Hon. ". E. Jones-Sr: By particular request of
Capt. John SAMSON. hereby make you the communi-
cation that his father {old man Sansom) yesterday
morning six miles northeast Of your place on Curry
Creek. found two heeves killed also moccasn tracks
close by and the signs Of one mule and one horse,
both shod. Such a quantity of beef was taken away
tnat MI SAMSON preSuneS more Indians must have
been in the neighborhoOd.
The killing Of four men near kerrsyille, Of young
Runge near Sisterdale. the attack on Miller father
and and the above statements, all show us that
Indians are here and it is in fact, a pity and a
shame that the Governor will not do anything for ou1
protection.
Very respectfully,
OTTO WUPPERMAN.
letter of the 18th inst, from w. G. Sasom to the
editor of the Times, gives the above details, anl
speaks more fully Of the attack on the Millers
They attacked two three days after the three
men were killed in Kerr county, and both wounded
with arrows. ,+A
Mr. Sansom says the seven citizens who were il
pursuit of the Indians were attacked about daylight
three killed and four wounded. The wounded me1
were endeavoring to make their way home and were
found by Mr.. Miller and carried into the settlements
They still under the Of physician. One is
supposed to be mortaly wounded. The other three
are likely to recover.
From San Antonio letter of the 10th to the Gal
weston Gazette we extract still further mention of In
dian murders
In addition to the murdered settlers recorded in oul
city papers of last week, additional information has
been received, narrating the death of several of q
hunting party on the Medina river. As the Indians
had not notified the heavy cavalry force in Bandera
and Uvalde of the demonstration intended to be made
the military did not act particularly as preventive
force these children OF Mars being more frequently
out Of than in the saddle BY the bye, many of the
cavalry drawn this frontier, never backed horse
until lately, judging from the celebrity with which they
suffer themselves to disappear from the backs OF the
corn-tcd stceds.
The recurrence of Indian dcpredatons renders still
more uncertain the prospect of material benefit II
western Texas from actual settlers the very e.bloot
of all new countries, and the source from whence al
our national prosperity has arisen. The frontier:
men are doubly unfortunate: now they are paying
taxes for the support of two governments and derive
protection for person or property from neither.
The Galveston and Houston papers are sparrin!
sharply over the monopoly Of business by the tw'
towns respectively. The receipts of cotton in Hous
ton had fallen of during the previous week, but th
Telegraph says:
| We have again to report lively week Of trade
By the Neptune three trips, San Antonio and Jen
kns each two trips, and other occasional boats th
receipts have been large. Considerable as the re
cepts are, however the stocks do not appear to in
crease Goods are passed through the merchants
hands as fast as they arrive. interior merchants ant
planters continue to appear in numbers, laying il
their winter supplies. Trade is increasing, and boat
from Galveston come crowded. We notice the arri
val OF numbers OF cmigrants who are preparing tt
make our State their home.
Mai. J. W. Scott, L. 5. Mail Agent for Texas, in
forms the Houston Telegraph that contract has beer
finally entered into between the Opclousas Railroad
Company, and Mr.. Vanderbilt of X, by which tn
latter binds himself to put in and keep Il sticien
number of boats between BerWicks Bay, connectin
with the railroad and Galveston, to answer all dc
1nlnds of trade and travel. The contract to he i
force for the term Of five years and if not furthe
extended, then in that case the Railroad Company
to take the boats as per valuation.
tea. Houston addressed the citizens of Wake
county in Huntsville on the l4th.
The Federal Court commenced its session in Austi
on the 10Th The docket was heavy, but up to IL
list not a single case had been disposed Of
\ young lady, named Narcissa Burnham, was toun
dead i'll bed on the evening of the 18TH in Austin
She was residing in Col. SubcttS family, and ha
been in the habit Of using chorotorm to put heEse
to sleep. The dose she had taken caused her deatl
The Dallas Herald states that quite number {
immigrants had passed through that town recently
most of them going farther West. 1t is said tha
large numbers are tn route, and may be expected i
Il short time.
We are pleased to learn that Col. Y. X. Stevenson
Of NaShvr-.tle Railway King Of TenneSSee-ha