New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-30
From. i. Tie Rio Graniie.

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By tIieSsteameF A fEanfies NE have received The
Brownsville FIag Of the 24th. THAT paper SAYS:
The recent settlement Of the difficulties Between
Gen. daurriard the General t5ayernmen is already
beginning to be felt to adrantageson this frontier.
Communication is agan established with the capital
and the more distant States, confidence is being re-
stored and prospects are in every way more latter
ing. We may soon hope to see our commercial iu-
tercorrse with our restored to their former
healtltulness. 48s 2sssE1
The Flag states that the Indians the Upper Rio
Grande taking advantage Of the absence Of troops,
have commenced their Old game Of robbery and raur
der Tho following account oftheir depsedatioas vas
furnished by directly from the scene Of
the outFages :t.r 5s3t4#$fa
The Indians attacked Oh Tuesday. the 18th Decem-
ber, all the ranches in the upper part Starr county.
/ They killed Tomas Ramfe and "a peou Of his, 3
short DISTANCE from his rancho About the same
time they killed man at Gonzalen, in eastern
part OF the county. They attacked the fanche Of
Juan Zernia but just before arriving tilerethey met
I him on horseback and he escaped foot. Another
man. citizen Of Rio eirande City. was killed IN the
lower part Of Webb county. AT the rancho, OF Santa
Teresa woman had her arm hgoke a fall il trying
to escape from Indians Fhe houses we're nearly ali
plundered and a general sweep made BY the Indians
of the stock Nearly all Of the ranches deserted
by the inhabitants These are all ofSthe particulars
that have come to our knowledge present Gate bit
no doubt much more has happened tlatWe have not
yet heard OF. #8S&r3
The Flag relates the mysterious death OF Mr.. 6. v.
McFadn, an old resident Of that place At late
hour of the night of the Goth he rushed into restau-
rant hatIess and covered With blood having received
a bullet through his cheek. Although able to@peak
and write he refused to give any
| ing the affair, and died soon afterwards.
/ We find the following very singular story in tie
Flag. The trafsaction is said to have occurred about
/ amontn ago:
IT seems that a young lady Of Matanorns was taken
sick, and an old lady in the neighhorheod reported TO
have somas skill ntie virtue of herbs vas solietnIto
visit and administer to the patient. From some
or other the old lady failed toattend and suspicious
reports were circulated that the lady had beTitched
the young one The authorities #era petitoned to
4 compel the attendance of the old one. Officers were
sent TO take her before her supposed victim and tese
misefably ignorant Wretches reported that they On
several occasions repaired her nmicil and could not
ind her at home, but found instead suspicious look
ing biaek.,tat After several efforts however, they
found the old woman at home instead Of her cat and
she was taken to the presence of the Invalid But her
herbs failing to restore the sick to health and the
meddesome black cat persistng in folloWin owner
and being by the neghbors found the rooR, OF the
invalid instead Of her mistress, fixed the opinion fast
in the minds Of these ignorant people tlft the Cd
woman and black cat were one and thesaIle person
that she being witch, could take the form efthe caa
and assume her own shape at WillthaH the invalid
was victim to her diaboca art. With these convc-
TONS it is said, they sought ont the unfortunate old
creatnre and actually tied her5up, and with thongs
cruelty logged her to death as q witch. {fsss5. 3ss
% In justice to the civil authorities Of Mataoros we
are happy to state that they were not party to the
tragic part of this singular transaction and that tey
! were prompt IN arrestlnS the actors. =