New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

EROM JEAAS-lNDtAN 1hOUDlSEo'
The G0lVtston NeWs of the 21st inst. furnishes the
following intelligence;
Mr. L. Seeles0n of Goliad has returned TO that place
from Rio Grande City, where he went 70 get his fam
y and on his return came near falog into the hands
of tlrty-two Comanches, who passed him with three
hundred horses without seeing him. Fifty Mexicans
soon after parsed In pursuit.
Mr.. 3. Informs The Goliad Messenger that it was
currently rumored when he left the Rio Grande, that
Cortinas was raising force to make another inroad
into Texas.
Col s. Macklin, Adjutsnt and Inspector-General of
the State Of Texas late Major and Paymasttr Of the
United States Army, has paid off at San Antonio Cap
tain A. q. Brackets Company of Second Cavalry,
and will pay all the Federal troops within his late dis
tct 70 the extent Of the funds forwarded for the pur
poee by the Federal Government.
The Columbia Democrat Of the 18th says:
A man named Gardner was killed in Hamilton County
last week by party Of citizens for expressing Aboi-
ton sentiments and stealing cattle.
The BropnsviHe Sentinel says the CustomIiouse
appointments for that district stand very much "a they
did before the 4th of March, with the exception Of the
Hon. 4. X. Hord, who has resigned. on,
The Purasr Of thr Ariznns reports tnst on me xrn
instant the steamship Gen. Rusk left Brzos for Key
West with two companies Of United States troeps;
also, the steamship Daniel Webster, likewise with
troops. The Arizona herself landed at lDdanoa, on
the god Companies and G. Of the I'd Cavalry, num-
btripg la men, under the command OF Capt Stone
man and Lieut.. Kimmell
These troops left Brownsville on the GOTH and shortly
after the State troops came In end occupied the places
they had left.
bands Of wandering Indians. A letter from Roma
thus sums up their doinQs:
So far as heard ON fifteen Mexcsns and one Amer
lean have been killed by the Indians beside several
Mexican boys and women captured. Several parties
are Ia pursuit, and beginning 70 hear good re-
ports from them. wounded man came TO mier yes-
terdny and reported that Jesus Garcia Ramirez and
parry from Laredo, under command OF Benavides,
numbering in all about sixty men, atac ked party. OF
khdnns while they resting at place called the
Salado and killed four of them taking two Mexican
captive bows and all the horses, with the exception Of
few on which the Indians escaped. There were sup
posed to be about twenty.eght Indians and two
sQuaws. In the fight one Mexican was killed and
three wounded.
The Indians killed were differently dressed from any
they bad heretofore seen one had very large earrings
u HE ears beside great many small ones completely
lining bis care ali round. They form no idea as to
what tribe Of sayages they belong as their dress and
sze different from any that have heretofore been
seen
IL deachments of troops are not placed at different
points above here the whole Of the ranches wl be de-
populated in abort time and the country from here TO
the Neuces River left desert. great many are now
coming with their stock 10 the ver and some paselne
20 che Mexican aide.
The following ID COPY Of a letter fron Mr. Eyins
of Laredo to Judge Devine:
LAREDO, Texas, March 8, 1861.
Judge DEyISr, Commissioner, &c-Sr You
have doubtless received communication from Chas.
CslsSbsn, X. Martin, and myself, in relation to the
exposed condition of this frontier. When writing we
entirely ignorant OF the fact, yet there were, at
the least possible estimate forty ConGnches deproda
ing upon our neighbOrs within fifty miles Of this
town. Here give. you list Of ruthless outrsges
committed 50 far rs known with any degree Of Cor.
tainty to wit party Of Indians lat that time and
place thought to be ixty strong attacked the settle
ment the Rio Frio, about the LIST inst, and killed
an old man and a Young man, and scalped young
girl about fourteen years old after having given her
q very great number Of wounds with their anoes, and
left Der for dead. She not dead when l heard
from Tie Fro Last They then passed down, and
crossed the Nueces River and ut Water Hole, called
Il Gaia, they came upon six MexcHns who were going
TO san Antonio with caballado of fifty ponies. OF
these they killed one and wounded one and took al
their horses.
They then buried on having fresh hcrses) to Los
Ojuelas and from there they weat 10 Aberca In Ia
pata County where they killed Mexican boy, and
IRON there to Ommus, where they killed Mexican
man, thence 20 San Antonio Niejo, where they killed
smother man (Mexicanl, then they welt TO Los AS
covas near Bio Grsnde City, where rumOr says they
killed sixteen Mexicsns and an American family.
Previous arriving there they had taken two Mex
lean boys prisoners, who, having been retakea say
that while they with them, they came upon four
MeXiesns pretty woman and two little children, In
the road in buggy and that they killed all the party.
They killed the little children by forcing muscal down
their throas of course strangng them. AZ the town
ranches they took many horses. 4 small party. from
this place went out after them under the command Of
Don Santos Benevideo. Our mutual friend, Charles
Callaghan, was in the company, and overlook them
yeStei day about twenty miies above Las Aguilas,
saPPose in Eudnal county, where they had running
night OF two or three miles. Our men killed three In
dians whose scalps they brig to town, and all the
horses-sbout one hundred and thrtyas near as can
ascertain. The alarm that this terrible has
occssOned indescribable and assure You that II
70 be left 10 the mercy Of these chaps we are lost
sure. Nearly quite all Of the raneheros this side Of
the Nueces River have moved into. town, and no
can tell when they viii have courage 70 venture out
Indi hav han In flrvsa