New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-28
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ST, LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The overland mail has arrived,
bringing the Santa Fe mail of the 9Th inst. The
snow was three feet deep over the mountains.
The Legislature convened at Fort Defiance on the
DIST ult
Col Miles had pursued the Indians into the noun
tain Businesses.
Major Bachus returned to Fort Defiance on the 18th
ut. from an expedition in which he had engaged in
several skrmishes with the Indians.
Capt Valdes, of the company of spies, was badly
wounded
Col Bonneville and Superintendent Collins are on
the way to Fort Defiance to offer terms of peace or
push on the war; as the may be- with the Nevaio
Indians.
The Overland mail officer at Fort Buchanan re.
ports that there are rich deposits of gold for hun
bred and sixty miles along both sides the ella river
He also reports that there at present some $50
men at work in these mines and at least 500 more on
the way thither from Californian.
There have also been discovered several silver
mines of greater richness than any in the vicinity.
Some very rich specimens have been exhibited
The prices OF Mexican titles to lands in Sonora
have considerably advanced.
Private parties have anticipated our Government
aud obtained the right to construct a railway from
Guaymas in Sonora, to the line of Texas through
Chihuahua
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-Thc Cheyalier Bavard,
Charge d'Afaires OF the French Government at ST.
Domingo has received his passports from the Domini-
can Government
The reason assigned for this step on the part of ST.
Domingo is that the Chevalier Bayard had officially
informed the Dominican Government of the wishes of
che Emperor Napoleon that the Dominicans should
surrender their present form of government and sub.
init to that of Hayti.
ST. Louis, Dec. 27,-The overland mail reports that
Lieut.. Mowry had petitioned our government for the
establishment of military post at the Peinos village
for the purpose OF protecting emigrants.
Judge Born had assumed the duties OF the district
vacated by Judge Benedict,
| CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 27.-Gen. James Gadsden
OF the Gadsden Purchase notoriety, died on Sunday
dfriued-Brg Lzabel, from New Orleans.
| ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-rhe Jefferson City Examiner
says that on the night of the 18th inst. Fort Scott
was attacked by the notorious Montgomery, at the
head of two hundred men, who took possession of the
town, killing five or six of the inhabitants.
lt is presumed the object Of the attack to re-
lease one of Montgomery's men from the hands OF
4 justice.
It is feared the town will be entirely destroyed
| ST. LOUIS, Dec 27,-The Harrisonville Democrat
says that the Goth inst band Of thieves and rob
hers from the Territory of Kansas, entered Vernon
county, in this State and after killing David Cruz,
stole lot Of cattle, twenty horses and eleven negroes,
belonging to him.
Simultaneously two parties of the same character,
headed respectively by Montgomery and Brown, en-.
tered Missouri on the Little Usage, stole number OF
negroes, and took man named Larne, whom they
! afterwards released.
An express was Immediately sent off to the Govern
or Of Missouri for assistance in protecting the lives