New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-28
Texas Intelligence.
From the Dallas Herald of the 18th we extract

From the Dallas Herald of the 18th we extract
the following paragraphs:
We regret to say that an unfortunate difficulty
occurred last week near Lancaster, between two
young men belonging to a company of K: y. u,
en- route for some point farther South in which one
of them was shot and killed. His name was Scott
and lived in Arkansas. The young man who killed
him was resident we believe, of Bowie county,
in this State. He was tried before Esquire Laven-
der, and held to bail in bond of $500. We are
not informed Of the particulars, and therefore can
not give them.
Last week there passed through Dallas in one day
two companies of emgrants from the State OF Ar
kansas, consisting in all of six families, having six
OK wagons and some live stock. These two COM
panies travelled separately, the first having seven
teen children, and the other twenty five, all under
the age of IT, 1t was singular spectacle, and
one that attracted universal attention. Texas bids
fair to become populous State, with such people
to add to her numerical strength.
A fine rain fell on Saturday night, attended with
thunder and lightning. 1t proves very beneficial
to the growing crops, and proportionably raises
the expectations of the farmers We learn that the
corn crop is looking well, not having been ma
terially injured by the late frosts We are pleased
to say that the wheat is not damaged by the cold,
as was feared soon after the three cold nights two
weeks ago.
Our exchanges from various parts of the State
announce refreshing rains which have greatly
identified the suffering crops and other vegetation.
count of fatal accident resulting from partial
joke:
We regret to learn that young Mr.. Davis was
killed in this county on Sunday night last. The
circumstances, as we learned them are these: An
old gentleman, Mr.. Lawson, went out after night
fall to bring in horse that was staked near the
house, and young Davis thinking to brighten the
old man, disguised himself and repaired to a
thicket near where the horse was tied, and awaited
his approach, when he rushed out yelling as an
Indian, when the old man stabbed him, intiicting a
wound of which he died in few hours.
The Bolton Independent Of the 18th says:
The latest accounts from the New Indian Re-
serve states that l60 warriors and squaws had left
| it, and no one knew where they were. This con
firms our long-entertained opinion, that they are
| the Indians who depredate on the frontier. We
| believed they were numbering and stealing WheI
| Mr.. Runnes was Governor. We are convinced
| they are Ng it now, and as the frontiersmeI
were not lifted then to avenge themselves OF
the savage rascals, we will hail with Joy the ear
liest intelligence showing that the last Reserve In
4 dian has ceased to exist
The Independent publishes letter from Co
manche county, from which we extract the fol
lowing
On the night of the Doth ut. some twenty head G
horses were stolen from Mr.. Mansco, in Eastlan
| county. Mr.. Mansco, younger gentleman by tn
same name, and Mr.. Gross pursued them on tn
30th down the country, and overlook them abor
npe5 miles east OF JamlSOnS Peak, WHeH Tie
charged upon the Indians, who, as soon as the
discovered the number of white men, wheele
about for a fight. The white men retreated f.
some distance, still shooting ut the Indians OF
portunity permitted until Mr.. Cross was killed
At this time they discovered they had retreate
down between two precipitous ravines, over Whic
their horses could not pass. They left their horse
and escaped, leaving The Indians victorious ofsth
ground. 1t is supposed that two Indians wer
killed. The Indians had three guns and fired then
Lieutenant Walker is in pursuit of the Indians, ant
it is prayed, will overtake them.
The Minute Company Of Eastland county will
mustered into service to-day by our Chief Justice
Eastland county not being organized. From I'll
statement Of those gentlemen, there is q great ne
! cessity for it, as Indians are plenty.