Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-14
Frontier News

We learn fssla the stage driver fTen Fort Nersh.,
that the mail oder between sisPhsnssilis aud Jacks
boro was kllsiby indians. lat Wednesday fFen
the interesting communication given below ~ re-
liable aud intelligent gsn,lsnan, il sill Re seen mat
the Ialans are tsoolans very daring In ihsis ioFays
upon tue settlements. yen.uFiag wishia "a miles CT
the ,own Of wsalherieFi. and g'ps towards Jehnsea
eounly,
We are pleased 20 learn that Capt Preston designs
raising company u volunteers in this county for
The purpose Il aiding the people ON the ffon'ier'-
Such movement will meet the appreciation aud en-
oouragement u our citizens The people OF Dallas
will not fail to answer the calls Of their exposed and
unprotected citizens cattle western border, As re-
CARDS the o. l., NJ. lsllsr, i, is all gsmmon gotten up
TO iniAmse certain men in the west Such Is the be-
lief
wfAfHIRNrD, TnAs, !
March 9Th, 1860.
Da. {, II. PRYtRi
Enron lERALni Dear Sir have
lust read letter fm Capt, baylor, Nlleh On YES
ierday al MldIeon's Rancho. IN the northwest cor
ner of Rrath county, ani ssnt by express TO gentle
man Of tins ulaee ia which he states that Ia fFath
and the adjoining csunirs there is al least one hun.
lrel Indians; aud that on Monday last. they killed
and seaped a man near Capt oaflahis- lie also
stated that the settlers were leaving their homes on
Paroxy, and that there were strong symptoms 81 o
general stampede. Only thirty miles from this place
The peope have fored up almost without provision,
aud are hourly expecting an attack from the red ras'
Gals,
From n reliable gentleman just from Eraih, learn
that on the 9th inst, near the road leading IRON
Weatherfbrl 20 stephensyille, about twenty three
miles from here, party Of sixteen Indians were AIS
cred travelling in the direction OF Comanehe Peak
which Is situated IN johnson county, "a miles sonlh.
west Of WeatheriuId, They were well mounted, AMI
armed with rides. Their oesigns eau only he eonJee'
turci. =,
! The citizens Of Erath aud Palo Pinto are calling
90 Parker county for aid, which we are poorly pre-
pared TO furnish At present; not that single man Is
unwilling 10 go, hut from the fact that II Is most
impossible io procure horses here that are IN eohdl-
ton To stand even short scouts aud To 80 on ioo'
would be worse than folly,
If there are any chiyalrous spirits in or about
Dallas, who are anxious 10 engage IN n little light
with the indians, Is chance Tor them TO do So
! Send them along, am sure their presence just al
this time would be hailed with joy by the almost en-
trely dclenceess border settlers unless "id Is iur-
nshed from some source, and that too, within very
short time the border counties will be depopulated
and Parker and johnson left upon the frontier.
The Legislature made liberal appropriation Tor
the protection OF the frontier but Governor Houston
will not order out troops although authorized ny law
aud strongly petitCned by the people OF TINS section
of the State where he received almost u unanimous
vote in the last cccon) to do Whether he IS ac-
tuated in thus refusing, from his long cherished owe
for the Internal red.deys, whether he is willing
that whole community should suffer in order t.
ayenge himself upon the toip upon the frontier whC
voted against him last August by lea ing them tC
the mercies of their savage foe, time alone will de-
termiue Since appending to his circulpr addressed
to the citizens Of the frontier the letter from D. Ia NJ
purportng to have been written at "Caddo Greek
Arkansas think him capable of doing almost any
thing no matter how gro'elng No man OF sense
,nn doubt for moment that the letter is humbug
and the !nsinuations contained therein against Capt
Hammer, q. a., malicpnsy false aud upfounded,
will write you again in u few days.
! Yours tray,