The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-14
Texas Items.

Texas Items.
The Austin SGte Itms, speaSing Of the Seoond regi
ment T. : Cavalry, and OF It's gallant commaade., C1.
j Inns on, sayt:-
The nfdenoe the people Of Texas have so long On.
tersnsd in he ability and energy of this accomplished
officer and genslen not m,splsced Hi, re nent
is doing effective service the from Ter. Tee officers
and have imbiosd the spirit val, anina
heir gallant commander. They Winning . name
no regular corps yet acquired this lins CON-
mar ded by officer thorouenly informed upon every
point connec ed vi his duty uainted with the To-
they must be efficient and The they
have BEEN properly trained and dsep ined for the
placed under dif.rent officers almost certain they
would not have been ~ com oetent as they are. This
regiment ineudes Of the most able and promising
The Austin Sa Gazette, Of the 10Th ult has the FL
lowing article soout the Indians on ths Reserve
Tho sols and efficient agent Msjor Neiehbors, paid
the Indians the Reserve mak,rg important and
vsluabe improvements. Some ore hundred and az y
houses have been erected and the Indians putting
In ABOUT eight hundred u they have
crop, there viii be an abundance made I, supply
OF Texas are taking LoId Of farming with determination
to depend entirely upon 1t for their support They
put ing their hands to the plough hSnds themselves;
and though II requires two to perform the operst
to lead the horses and the her to pIough- they
have made beginning and viii soon become OK oert at L.
Even the southern Capanches have taken hold OF the
hoe anc are vi ding IL patiently TIE sxcelent mora
effects of this witnessed in The ,sence Of tbe
and pisge the part If the Indiana Tbs settlers
time ago when 81 llman killed by Northern O.
marche.. the Indians the Reserve to the numoer Of
o hundred, inmedia ely volun eered their sevis@ tc
pursue the murderers and arrest them. Some d. zer
ve,e sccsp ed and they ook he hostile Indians
battle and the result that they utterly
the enemy and brought back eigh. scalps
There some tseive fifteen hundred Indians on
the Re- erve and many tribes in ober Sta would vii
ipgJ jim them they had the privilege, bat it is moi
our policy TO incr zee tbs Indians Of Texas. We dc
much in aordng those With us home and giving tnea
support.
and We sneu ixe 10 his services reAned We hnl
II in portant TO the security of the SaAte.
The Antonio 7cDdn II the 9th ult gives the par
hexcans Mr.. Simmer (the name o. the murdered man
aud friend had left San Ant ,pio In onpany With s,m
Mex can teamsiers who hauling their goods Wner
they encamped for the night and Skinner and his friend
fell aseep tns Mexicans crept upon them and mureerst
them breaking their skulls with axes The Mexicsn
ned, and had not arrested Mr.. Skinner was
mighty respt ced citizen, and connected In business
with geutsma In San Antonio.
letter 70 the Tsydn, dA' cd Castrovihe, March -
ssysTbis morning arrived that two Of our citi
zens living the side of he Medina, and som'
miles above CastrovDe had been killed By the In
daps. The OF the persons Turner and Hon
man, both retpec able and ndustr oua CT zons shor
time after part OF the occasioned this
expeec BY lsarpiog that Turner had escaped rou
the lnosns and stL alive. It that the savage
attacked tsese two three days Dore and
Ia kiLirg Hoffman In his house, that Turner
ser having Witnessed the inhuman death his
Ade his escape from the savsges la almost
Manner and had kept himself fecreted fer three day
apd pghts, and during which tims bis steathy AM
blood, hirsty rursuers passed In bis immediate vicinity
searching for him.