New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-08
TEXAS Intelligence.

I The Galveston News Of Saturday last has the
following:
The business of the past week was again charac
terized by fair degree of activity although bad
weather, for some days, has interfered with outof
door transactions. The thermometer fell on the
LIST INST TO the freezing point, on our Island, and
we have adyices of cold weather in the interior.
The adyiees from Upper Trinity give no hope fol
early opening of the rverfor navigation and goods
of that vicinity are being ordered to be forwarded
BY land
On the LIST inst. the first locomotive passed from
the main land over the bridge to this Island, com
pleting the annexation SO long desired. The bust
ness OF the road for transportation Of passengers
will be opened TO morrow--cars leaving Galveston
every day at 3 A. NJ, except Sundays and Thurs
days, when they leave at II Ne. At Houston cars
leave after the arrival of the trains Of the Central
Road.
We learn from the LaGrange True Issue of Fri
day last that Col. j. Burns had murdered young
man named Cola Bruin, while the latter was plow-
ing in field, and then fled. He was captured
about a week afterwards and lodged in jail.
The San Antonio Herald says:
We understand that there is quite an emigration
of Mexican families into this place from Mexico,
One day this week dozen families arrived in one
company. They say there is no peace for them in
that country.
The Corpus Christi Ranchero has the following
intelligence from the neighborhood of Laredo:
The Indians, on losing one of their number in
their late attack ON the Albercos Rancho, threat
enea to come back the next full moon and have
revenge; and the people placed so much reliance
on their menaces as to remove their women and
children to Guerrero. At Los Oujelos Ranch the
women and children have been sent into Laredo
for protection.
There are three companies United States infantry
at Laredo, and we are happy to learn that a com
pany Of cavalry is shortly expected to arrive there
Cavalry is the only real effective force to free the
frontier from DEMONSTRATING Indians.
The San Antonio Herald publishes the following
interesting reports of operations against the lnd
ans of the northwestern frontier:
CAMP LAWSON Texas
February lst ls69.
Sir: have the honor to submit report of a
scout from this camp.
A citizen residing on the Frio river came to my
camp on Friday, the 18th OF last month about
o'clock and informed me that band of Indians
the night previous had killed beef and stolen
some horses belonging to q Mr. Berry living on the
Leona, some twenty miles above this camp. Ii
half an hour after receiving the intelligence dis
patched Sergt. Craig, LIST Corporal, ID privates Of
company G, End Cavalry, mounted my best hor-
ses to pursue and chastise the Indians if possible.
The party found the trail and were Joined by
seven citizens the first evening the next day, Sat
urday, they followed the trail which led in south
west direction, travelling forty or fifty miles On
Sunday, the 10Th of January. after crossing the
Nueces, and about four miles from it, they came
upon eight Indians-supposed to be Comanches--
in q thick chapparal. a charge was ordered and
running fight ensued for four OF five miles; four
of the Indians were killed outright, two were
deadly wounded, but got off; the remaining two
escaped unhurt. Two men Of the detachment
we're wounded VIZ private Blythe, shot with an
arrow through the ARM private Finn, with an ar-
row in the leg-neither Of them dangerously.
All the animals were TAKEN consisting Of 81
head except those that We're mounted by the In
dians.
Great credit il due the Sergeant and the whole
party for the energy displayed in the pursuit, and
the bravery in the conflict.
am, sr, very respectfully, your obedent Sc, vspt
~. ~, It Lieut. q Company '. Campaigning Camp
CAar Co1oHApo, Tex Jan %, 1890
Sr.-I have the honor TO report, that in COM
pliance with your order, | left this post at II
o'clock on the morning Of the 18th of this month,
with one noncommissioned officer, one bugler,
and twenty men of company B, I'd Cavalry to pur-
and attack party of Indians, seen by privates
Alexander and Chrisman driving animals up Pecan
Bayou, about fifteen OF sixteen miles from this
camp, and reported by them to you about tattoo
on the evening Of the 18th At daybreak was at
the place, and finding their trail rapidly followed
it. They started first in southerly direction, and
then gradually making q circuit, passed from five
or six miles north Of tile Post their direction being
little north Of west, going between the waters Of
Jim Ned Creek and Pecan Bayou About two
hours before sunset | came across colt, which
had been killed by them for its meat, / judged
some six OF seven hours previous Continuing
upon their trail until it became too dark to follow
it any longer, | encamped for the night, having
been seventeen hours in the saddle, with the ex-
ception of one halt Of an hour and half.
The next morning at an early hour / was again
upon the trail and taking brisk trot, passed. after
travelling twelve or fourteen miles another colt,
which had evidently been killed but little while
before, and about III o'clock, A. NJ, espied two
Gomanche Indians, driving a herd of animals ra-
pidiy before them.
halted my men, and ordered themt to disencum.
Der themselves Of any extra weight, and rode at
a swift rate towards them--gettng within three or
four hundred yards before was seen. gave the
command charge, and was soon upon them. One
threw himself instantly from his pony and ran for
some neighberng post-oak, but was quickly killed.
the other bestriding a swift animal, urged him at
his topmost speed across the prairie for an adj
Joining woods, which he reached, unframed by
the numerous bullets that whistled after him los
ing sight of him in the woods, obliged to fol
low the trail Of his pony, which led me amongst
number of hills divided by deep and steep ravines
covered with thick underground of cedar, some
six seven miles from his starting point. He con
eealed his pony in one of the densest covered Of
these, and attempted to make his escape on foot.
Dividing my party q had four men with meg,
and finally, after a search Of between
three and four hours, came suddenly upon him,
hidden behind ledge of rocks, and after a short
struggle killed him.
| am particularly indebted to- and would call
to your special notice, the good conduct fearless
ness and energy Of bugler Edward N. Hayes and
priyates Benjamin Jones, Robert W. Turner and
William MCLEAN, who for nearly three hours as
sisted me in trailing single moccasn track,
over and through rayines fringed with the densest
dangerous and by no means easy
task.
Iwould also commend for their soidiery conduct
Corporal John N. Smith and private Francis NJ.
Alexander.
It is with pleasure that report that none of my
received the slightest injury.
/ recovered all their animals twentyfour in
number, the majority Of which were stolen from
Mr.. Mercer, living forty or fifty miles from this post
Very respectfully, your cbedent servant
"a. Lieut., ID Cavalry, Commanding.
MYSTERIOUS MuRDER.-The Memphis Bulletin Of
the Sd has the following:
At an early hour on Wednesday night two mem
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