The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-17
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN TEyAs

The San Antonio Herald saws that CAPTAIN Cakes
has been instructed to take command of the Wichita
expedition in the event that Major Van Dorn's
wounds prevent him from taking the field Captain
Bradfute's company from Chadbourne has been or
dered to join the expedition, that there will be
seven companies of cavalry operating in the Indian
country. The commanding general has directed
that the expedition be divided into two parts, $50
soon as Major an Dorm RECEIVERS from his wounds:0
the four original companies to continue under Major
Van Dorn's command, and the three companies Or
dered for the reinforcement to be under command
of Captain Cakes.
The Herald states that the department has infor
nation from Major Van Dorn's camp as late as the
18th of October. The major has so far recovered
from his severe wounds to sit up in his bed. The
Indians having burned the grass in the region of
the camp, the major would not be able to get his
horses in condition for another move before about
the 25th.
The same paper mentions the arrival at San An
tonic OF an express from Gov. Runnels to the COM
mander of the Military Department, with informa-
ton OF serious depreciation by the Indians in
Brown county.
A letter to the Galveston Ne,os, from Fort Ora
ham, dated Oct. Goth, says:
81 learn that the gentleman who carries the mail
from Meridian to Pecan Bayou, brought to Meridi-
an yesterday Camanche scalp that he had taken
the day before. The mail rider says there were
three families murdered by the Camanche Indians
few days ago, in Camanche or Erath county, and
one other family missing, either killed or ran away
to escape from the Indians. also learn from gen
killed the other day, few miles from Belknap.-
About 200 head of horses have been stolen the last
few days, in the vicinity of Fort Belknap by the
Indians.
From New MExIco.-The Santa Fe Gazette gives
the particulars of an attack by Indians upon an emf
grant train from Santa Fe to California These
articuars are embraced in letter signed by the
emigrants themselves and addressed to Lieut. Will
klns They had arrived in safety at the crossing of
the Rio Colorado, near the Mohave villages
Shortly a rfS alto I-ol
hundred Mohave Indians while most of the white
men were engaged in constructing RATS to cross
and in herding their stock, when bloody fight en-
sued. In this engagement the emgrants lost three
men, two women and four children killed, with six
teen wounded. The Indians took all the stock ex-
cept nineteen head of cattle and eleven horses The
emgrants then retreated on the return route in the
night, taking with them but two wagons, wherein
to haul small supply of provisions and bedding for
the women and children-the whole party at the
date OF the letter consisting of some hundred and
twenty,thr men, 80 women, old and young, and
At children, from the two-week babe up. -
Soon after the retreat, starvation already staring
the company in the face, they fortunately met an
other emigrant party, who generously shared with
| them their provisions and comforts. This party
out of 500 head of stock had but las left and these
| were in a most miserable condition. The sinners of
the letter allude to the following twenty
sons, who implore assistance, not for themselves
but for their wives and children, whose sufferings
are described as the most intense to wit E. o. and
| P. o. Smith, Jos. Ferman, John Hamilton j. Nc
Oy, J. Hobban J. Miller, Mrs. Mary Brown, f. NJ
Jones, Peter Allison, L. ]. Rose, J. H. Jordan. ].
B. Cave, R. Renkins, A. Bailey, S. DALEY, NJ
Hedgepath, ii. Hedgepath, Elizabeth Richards,
DR.. Ralsie. In response to this appeal, Major f.
Backus, in command at Albuquerque, has sent for
| ward under escort an ample supply of provisions to
| last them into the settlements
A WOMAN MAKES SHIRTS FOR HALF DIME EACH.
AND HAS TO GO TO LAW FOR HER PAY.-The misery
to which the sewing women of New York are ex-
posed, may be inferred from a case which came
before Mayor Tiemann, day or two SINCE Mrs.
Mary McManus, complained that short time ago.
she was employed by L. Stern Brother, at Sc
Warren street, to make shirts for their establish
ment; that she was to have 62 cents per dozen for
making them, Ia tfc fire cents each, and that
she took, at one time, the materials for three dozen
OF these garments, to make up, and deposited So
as security for their return. When they were
completed the Messrs Stern refused to pay her for
nine of them, on the ground that they were not
well made nor would they give her the 81 deposit
ed as security. The amount unpaid on these to-
gether with trife which she had not received for
previous work, and the deposit, was 81, which she
desired they should be compelled to pay her. The
parties concluded to settle up in order to avoid
trouble, and the woman was paid, Ia