New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-07
Texas lmsel.tseuce.
PREPARATIONS 70 DEFEND TIE FRONTIER

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The Weatherford News says that the panic on
the Indian frontier of Texas still continues. The
public square and streets Of Weatherford are al
most continually crowded with the wagons and
stocks Of people leaving The frontier and going
East. Some have left within two miles Of town
The News says that unless something is soon done
to restore confidence that section will be denopn
lated. The News says "that the present panic is
caused by the manner in which those friendly In
dams were treated who were captured by Captain
Curtis and company; the people think the Indians
will take revenge" 1tgeems that party of friend
y Indians, arrested by Capt. Curtis under GUS
picion of having been engaged in the late murders,
were maltreated by excited white men without
cause. The News also says:
Some persons from the frontier vest say that all
appears quiet. No sign OF Indians and the buff
1alo, which have been down in such vast numbers,
are leaving This will be some advantage to u.s.
as the Indians will follow the buffalo. If We can
get force on the frontier we hope quiet and con-
hdence Will soon be restored, and our farming
population may 60 TO work.
The Brazos Times notices the passage through
Medina of Capt. ". Hammet, on his way to Young
county, with commissions from Gov. Houston to
Captains Barry and Stockton to raise companies
for frontier protection. Capt. DaIrymple has also
received and accepted a Captains commission
from the Governor for the same purpose, and was
on the ed ult. raising his company. The rations
and ordnance stores for the three companies are
on the road. Capt. Barry has been on the frontier
for sometime, with volunteer company. In Me-
ridian, number Of men are getting ready to join
him. Capt. Burlcson, we understand, has also re-
ceived commission from the Governor.
In Bosque county, a committee of five, appoint
ed at public meeting, are engaged in raising
horses, ammunition, provisions, pack mules, etc,
for the frontier.
In Hamilton county, at Hyco, on the 18th ult.,
the citizens organized company of Rangers to
scout against Indians and Abolitionists Fl. Fuller
is the Captain.
In Comanche county, the people have taken
measures to raise company of men, for selfpro-
lection against Indians and Abolitionists.
The Corpus Christi Ranchero says:
Heavy rains have fallen during the week, and we
near they have been quite general throughout the
upper country.
AS We go to press, the first genuine norther of
the season is coursing its windy way south.
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"MURDER WILL OrT"-Under date of the 2stb
ult, correspondent of the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin writes from Reading, Pa:
1t will be remembered that two years ago--or
somewhere ABOUT October, 1864 most brutal
murder was committed in the vicinity of Mohrs.
vile, Berks county, Pennsylvania. The victim
was young, handsome woman, about 10 years
old-and, although the authorities of Berks county
instituted the most searching scrutiny into the
affair, they failed to fix the crime uron any one
several persons were arrested at the time, but such
was the mystery hanging over the murder that no
clue could be obtained to point out the perpetrator
OF the deed Among other persons arrested at the
time was man named Heincr residing in Schuyl
kill county, and, though suspicious circumstances
pointed to him as the guilty person, yet the author
hold him for trial.
But it is now ascertained by the dying confes.
sion OF an accomplice, that Heilner was the MUIR
1erer OF MISS BaVor:: He was accordingly arrested
and confined in the PottsyiiIe prison To
await the authorities of Berks county. We did not
learn the name Of the person who confessed the
crime, but we learn that he died in SGhuylkill
county yesterday, and shortly before his death
revealed the fact that he and Hener were the per
petrators of the horrd murder of Miss Bavor.