New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-20
Texas Intelligence.
The Galveston News has the following:


Jefferson county has been the sceIe Of another
fearful tragedy Of most mysterious character.
Lima II, Snapp was assassinated on Monday night
at his mothers house, on the Bardstown turnpike,
Is miles from this city. The unfortunate man was
near the fire playing with his child, and in CONVEX
sation with his wife, who was standing close by
him. when gun was fired through thewindow. Mr..
S. received load of buckshot in bis breast and
was instantly killed. and the child received two
shots in the body, causing serious but not mortal
wounds. Mrs. Snapp was not hurt.
The cowardy assassin made his escape unde.
tected The murdered man has been embroiled
in various difficulties in years past, partly arising
from his domestic affairs and his reckless conduct.
He rode on rail short time since, with the aid of
a score of men, who ended their exploit by ducking
him in horse pond. Subsequently, he was threat
ened with coat of tar and feathers, hut we believe
the threat was not executed.
The San Antonio Texan of the Nth says:
We hear it stated that Col. Lee, commander of
this department. leaves town tomorrow for the
Rio Grande, and it is said that his object in going
is to decide upon proper places for the position
and concentration of troops.
The driver of the San Diego stage reports Indian
depradations on the Hondo. Horses have been
stolen, and party of nine Indians seen The citi-
zens are said to be in hot pursuit.
The Gonzales Inquirer says:
An intelligent gentleman informed us the other
day that in the event of full crop Of cotton being
made in the country this year, would be impossi
Bile to get it to market under twelve months, the
large number of wagons engaged in hauling to the
contrary notwithstanding. Twelve months from
the time the next crop ID ready for shipment will
bring it about the fall of 1861. Before that time
rolls round, however, the Columbus Railroad will
have approached some distance in this direction,
and much of the crop will find transportion over
rail- This we verify believe. Men Of capital are
quitting their shoulders to the wheels'
A letter of the 1st inst. from Jacksboro says:
This morning the Indians stole five horses at Mr..
Robt. Beams, on the West Fork, and killed some
cattle they travelled up the river, coming across
three men and some boys at work about ten miles
north of this place. they shot Mr. Tooly, killing nm
instantly. Preparations are being made to go out
| and bury the dead man, Mr. Bean and three
| others are trailing the Indians. Eleven Indians
were seen we cannot pursue them for the want o.
Great anxiety is felt for the sparse settlements
on North creek and in Lost Valley What shall
/ we do?' 'What can we do2
The Bolton Democrat furnishes the following re
eapitulation of murders committed by Indians:
| Tn to this date March Gth9 we can remembe
the following murders and persons wounded on on
frontier by the Indians since the first day of Jan
uary besides an immense number of horses an
cattle killed and stolen.
! KILLED.-Messrs. Skaggs and Van Hook, (head
of families) in Burnet county; 9, and !. M9nr s
! Lemy in Palo Pinto; Elder Jesse Gritfitt
(preacher and head of a family } in Hamilton
- in Llano 7. S. Milligan, (eXTSherif and hea
of family in Mason; two brothers McKenz,
Mr.. Gideon Foreman, (head of a family little Ma
ter and Miss Baggot, in Gomanche; MIR. Wood,
San Saba county in all, Is souls.
WoUNDED.-Rey. Mr.. Tackett and SON, in foun
county: Rev. Mr.. White. in Hamilton; two men
Jack; Thomas B. Ives, in Concho county.
EscApED.-Two Misses Lemly, who were cal
tured in Palo Pinto; Mr.. Fore and negro maj
who were chased in Coryell two men by hldln
in cedar brake in Burnet; Messrs. L0Wder an
Martin, who were surrounded in 'alo Pinto, ana
family of women and children who were attacke
neighbors two young Jackets in Young.
These are such of the occurrences IN Januaf
and February as we now remember. Ihere al
others we have forgotten, and doubtless many
which we have not heard. The lumber OF hofs.
3 stolen and cattle wantonly Killed Will never
I known.
: The Austin Intelligencer of the l4th furnishes u
following details of Indian news
ERATH CoUNTY.-The citizens of Erath coun
write that Capt. Hall found the body OF the Jacl
boro mail rider in the road, six miles from Sephel
e Vile, stripped, scalped and pierced with sevel
arrows, also shot through the head with rifle ba
The rider had left few hours in advance of Ca
: Hall. He took the body on to the next house q
y had it buried. .5z
= They also report that one man and two child
a. were killed and sealped, the night previous,
9. GREEN'S creek, about ten miles from Stephensvi
% From trail found it is supposed woman and l
10 have been carried off.
Capt. Hall reports body of Indians, suppo
: to be about thirty or forty strong, in cave, alb
{ twenty-five miles from Stephansyille. 1t is
proachable by only one pass, which will admit
one man at a time. Two attempts have b
n made to rout them. The settlers are in ds
be tute condition, and in Erath there is not more
I'd three bushels of corn to the man, and no flour
80 in one instance while six Indians were tryihia
, break in the door, woman showed the muzzie