New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-25
Later from Texas,

The steamship Louisiana, Capt. Talbot, arrived yes
terday from 1ndianoia, ria Galveston. Her list of
consignees and passengers will be found in another
column. From the Galveston News of Saturday last
we extract the following; '..'
/ CrNCINNATI, Feb. l6, 1S57.-I write to inform
you that the Trinity is III fine boating order. 1t has
risen almost twenty feet since Saturday night, and is
rising very rapidly: now, If it has rained up the
country as it has here, l look for an overflow.
We also learn from Capt. Frank johnson, who
crossed the Brazos near Wheelock, about week
since that the Brazos then rising and that it was
believed to be head rise and likely to continue up
There had been heavy rains in all that country, and
all the small streams and creeks were overflowed.
We learn that the Magnolia has been down to tbf
math of the Trinity and discharged 500 bales of cot
ton to be ightered the bar and has returned up
to Cedar Lending again for another load. y =. :,
In the Civilian we find the following paragraphs:
The fcamels were landed at Tndianola, from the
steamship Suwanne, few days since, in goqd order
Three died On the yeyage. .-and one oyasaats
Killed after landing.
Judge Bell, of the First District is candidate fol
reelection, on the first Monday in May. So grea,
has been the satisfaction given by him, that it is sup
posed there will be no opposition.
A recent number of the San Antonio Texan con-
tains the following intelligence:
Capt. johnson, Lieut. Porter and 81 privates lately
visited the COncha, where, on the 22d ult they sur.
prsed party of Camanches belonging to Sarinco's
band killing three and wounding several Others He
also captured Mexican who was with the Indians
Capt. johnson brought into camp Colorado 81 head
of captured animals. The skirmish was severe. The
soldiers, Bugler Campien and private Lamb of com.
pany were killed by Indian arrows. Capt. johnson
speaks highly of the bravery of Lieut. Porter I'd cav
airy, and also the men under his command.
The Jefferson Herald of the 10th inst. relates the
following;
While Mr.. Coyey, of this county was attempting
to chastisea negro man. in the early part of last week
the negro drew an axe and struck him in the back
below the shoulder blade, intlicting wound which
it is feared will prove fatal. The of Mr.. Covey
then shot the negro with load of buck-shot. He
was not dead at our last accounts.
The Texan, of the 18th, has also the following par
| agraph:
A captive Mexican arrived last week in Castrove
he had, a few days before, escaped from the Indian
| in the upper country, by whom he had been take
when small hoy, and has lived with them ever since
being now Is years old. He has become quite es
pert in the use of Indian weapons and says the In
dans would never allow him to come down the coun
| try with them on their marauding excursions. Fl
remembers his former place Of residence in Mexico
and has left with some MeXicans. who are gonl
directly to his native town.
The San Antonio Ledger of the l4th says:
A letter to the postmaster of this city dated tn
10Th inst) from Fort Clark mentions that the mai
party from Fort Davis seven in number had been at
tackled on the lst inst at Howards Springs by bod
| of seventy Indians. Four out Of the seven wer
killed, the others got away but only succeeded il
reaching Fort Clark. A detachment was imme
diately dispatched under Lieutenant McIIaske, VIII,
found the two left behind and the bodies of the fou
men killed, which were tearfully mangled. The mai
box was broken open and the contents taken ava,
with the exception of two letters. 1t is thought tina
many of the letters taken were of much Importance
The Victoria Advocate of the l4th, says:
Washington Bowring was recently killed upon til,
Navdad, by man by the name of Osgood A let
ter states that the killing was entirely justifabe
being in selfdeence. Several men were painted
black, pretending to be negroes belonging to a MAJ
y whom they said was sick and camped near Osgood
The better to deceive him they built a camp fire
When near the fire, Osgood was surrounded by fou
men, one of whom threw club at him, which h
| lodged. He then shot one Of the assaants, kin
him instantly, when the rest ran off.