New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-27
NUMBER l23.
Texas Intelligence.


From the Galveston News of Thursday last we
extract the following:
Two alarms Of fire took place in Jefferson, Cass
county, on the sth, the same day 80 many destruc-
tive confagrations occurred in other parts of the
State. The drug store of Campbell & Co., and the
Jefferson, Hotel were in danger, but the flames
extiDguished promptly
On the night Of the lGth the town Of Tyler,
Smith county, was thrown into great excitement
by the detection Of an individual stranger to the
place, in the act of setting Gre to building. He
was shot at by the patrol, but succeeded in escap
ing.
ON the Sd of July, as we learn from a letter in
the Brennan Enquirer, three men, Clock, ST., his
son, and Perkins, his son-in-law, were arrested in
Chapel Hill, and brought before public meeting
on charge of being Abolitionists. committee
of twelve of the most respectable citizens was ap
pointed to investigate the affair. 1t was proven by
several gentlemen that the accused had repeatedly
said that there were three thousand Aboiitionists
in the State; and that in three years the Black Re-
publcaas would rule this State and that they sym
pathized with the negroes.
The accused were ordered to leave the State as
soon as they could arrange their business. They
have complied with tue order.
Clock, sr. is about49 years old and hump backed,
young Clock is abont u , and Perkins about rs.
The Austin Gazette of the 2lst has the follow
ing:
AT last dates from Fort Cobb f22d Jane) we
learn that the Rangers were still in camp at the
dians, and the belief was entertained that they
would find none. .
The army costs the State about $500 per day.
On yesterday We believe Goth july the three
months rations would be consumed. Every dol.
lar of this money has been wastefully-nay, 50 far
as Houstons vindictive feelings are concerned
malicouay spent.
We are informed that on the 18th June, the
Indians were in PalO Pinto county, and took fonf
horses from MI. Daily. On the 18th. they took ten
head from Mr.. Cockrane. On the 18th they took
forty head belonging to several parties. On the
10th they took twenty-one head from Mr.. Garter.
We learn from information derived from the
camp Of the Rangers, under date lsi July, that
Eol NJ. r. johnson had not yet arrived; that the
Rangers were sadly complaining ot thels being
| forced to stay in camp: and that Gov Houston
| was charged by them with the shameful delay
| which had taken place in giving them no chance
| TO fight the Indians.
| The Bolton Independent Of the 18th says:
| From John 7. Flint, Esq, we learn that Indians
were in Lampasas county few days since, and
! stole eighteen head of horses. We have not time
| for particulars.
! J. B. Barry writes to the Navarro Express from
Navarro county, enclosing bit of the scalp of az
Indian which, with two others, was taken in iats
| fight. Mr.. Barry, who is supposed TO have beer
..sloshin' around when that hair was < raised,
says that they can keep even with their red breth
rem in Bosque so far as killing is concerned, bu
are badly beaten in the matter of stealing,
The San Antonio Herald of the goth, has the fol
lowing:
/ a passenger who came by tile last s. A. s. D
stage and whose statement is entirely reliable. in
forms us that about tendays ago, as the trains o
| Mr. Tamborel and Hart, merchants of FL Paso
| on their way to this city, were eneamped at thu
Pecos spring, above Fort Lancaster, party OF slz
Indians stampeded the mules and ran OIL som'
fifty.six or tifty-seven. The men belonging to tn
| train pursued them on foot few hundred yards
| when they encountered twenty-six Indians, arme
with guns, and were compelled to retreat.
Our informant says Indians are frequently see
in the vicinity of Howard's Spring. and steal mule
{ and horses very adroitly.
Mr. A. D. Cooper, in coming into town yeste
day morning, upon the Fredericksburg road, abot
six miles and half from town, found a man dea
by the road side, with bullet hole in his forehea
and blood upon his side. His pockets were turne
wrong side out The man who was with Mf.
thinks the deceased was soldier No furtht
particulars.
Since the above was in type, we have learne
that the deceased was soldier and belonged
Capt Brackets company /, I'd Cavalry. He cam
into the city as an express and was returning. II
had a watch and some money with nm, which wa
! probably the inducements for killing him.
In the Navarro Express we find the following
We learn that coal bed between Wild Cat Blnf
ell the Trinity and Mound Prairie, has been burr
ing slowly for number of years, and has, durin
the present dry season, made wonderful progress
and that ten or twenty acres have been burnt oil
and the fire still progressing rapidly. gentlema
and lady, on riding near it, the horses oroR
through the crust Of earth, which covers the III
near the edge, and were severely burned befol
they could get out.