New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-03
Texas Intelligence.


extract the following:
Cumberland Polk, a citizen of Walker county,
was thrown from his horse, at Prairie Plains, few
days since, and so seriously injured that he died in
few hours afterwards
From report of Capt. Bracket, I'd Cavalry, dated
May 10th, it appears that on recent expedition Of
his company, I'd Cavalry, on the Great. Comanche
Trail, when near the Rio Grande, opposite the old
| and deserted Preside de San Vicente, on the I'd
May, discovered a considerable party of Indians
| about ten miles below camp, who were Immediately
attacked and routed. Two Indians were killed, and
one was wounded.
was accompanied by Lieut.. Owens, I'd Cavalry. The
Indians attacked are supposed TO have been Co
manches. Their number is not stated.
The Dallas Herald, of the 18th ut says:
We have had abundant rains during the last few
weeks. They have not only been abundant but
heavy; and every thing in the shape OF vegetation
looks furnishing and luxurant. On Friday heavy
rain fell, accompanied with intense lightning, and
with loud thunder and strong wind. 1t was feared
that the standing wheat was injured; but persons
from the country have informed us that little damage
has been done.
The Richmond Reporter gives an account of
severe hail storm on the Bernard, the 23d ult:
" Judge Calder, who is of the sufferers by the
Storm states that several plantations complete
was the destruction of corn, cotton and garden
dictate that any thing had ever been planted. For
tunately its extent quite limited and some plan
tations lying apparently in its immediate track,
escaped entirely. Where the hail fell heaviest fowls
were killed in great numbers, windows were de-
molished, and crops entirely ruined.
The San Antonio Herald of the 26th ult. says in
regard to Captain Brackets engagement with
party of Indians:
Information reached our city yesterday that the
Indians had been making themselves rather too
familiar on the Pecos, in the vicinity of the Horse
se Capt Braehe IN pusu and c oVertoof
them in the vicinity OF the Rio Grande, which side
we did not inquire, probably was on the other side,
as they always commit their depredations and then
flee to the other side of the Rio Grande and had
combat with them, killing four of their number
FATAL AFFRAY ON THE PLAINs-St. Joseph Threat
ened-From the St. Joseph Gazette of the 26th ult.
we extract the following:
| From Mr. James J. Taliaferro, of Gentry county
who reached this city yesterday, from the Blue, at
| which point he turned back from his gold hunting
expedition, learn that bloody ARRAY occurred at
the Marysville ferry, on Wednesday the 18th inst,
between the ferrymen there and returning emil
grants, in which VIM. hurry, Of Hardin county, Iowa,
and G. G. Stanly, of Kanawha, Va, were killed. and
j. S. Bsrnum of Hardin county, Iowa, was severely
wounded 1t seems that difficulty originated be-
tween the ferrymen and the emgrants about the pay
ment of fifty cents ferriage; hard words passed and
several shots fired by the ferrymen whose names
are H. D. Williams, of Ray county, Mo Peter yaili-
ton formerly of the Empire Saloon Of this city, and
a MIR. Thompson The fatal shots were fired by Viii
liams The emgrants did not fire at ALL and the kill
ing is represented to great outrage. The fer.
rymen said to have fed to save themselves from
the rage of the indignant emigrants, who immedi-
atey collected in numbers at the scene of the tragedy
This is the report of those who were on the ground
OF Mr. Talliaterro, who gave the particulars, we
can only say he is Of the highest responsibility
We day before yesterday met couple of young
gentlemen of this city who had been within hundred
miles of the Cherry Creek mines. They became sat
isfed that the dggings would not pay from the re-
ports which reached them hourly, and therefore
turned their heads eastward. They report the re.
turner's quite enraged at the border towns and were
asked to subscribe to paper which was signed by
some three hundred, by which they pledged them
selves to destroy st. Joseph. We presume there
was some mistake about this We doubt not the pa
per represented to contain the number of names
mentioned, but we apprehend very few had the temer
ty TO put their true names to an ncendiary document
of such character. Certain it is, it woud be very
silly proceeding the part of any one, and if moi
abandoned may involve those who are duped into il
in utter ruin. We have none of these enraget
men, nor do we believe there are many such on the
Plains; at all events of the crowds who have passed
through st. Joseph, all have behaved decently.
The boats down the river from Omaha bring large
numbers from each of the points above. Probably
one half of the emigration which has turned back
has already reached the Missouri river and has passed
on to their homes.