New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-14
eAew ORLEANS Aailp Grestent.
Texas IntelIIgenoe.

The editor Of the Jefferson Jimpecute has late),
been travelling over Soda lake in Texas. He sav,
he has nobody to complain of on the steamboa
which bore Caesar and his fortunes. except the ba,
keeper, who had formed so high anlopinion of the
morals of the passengers, that he had provided
nothing for them to drink on the passage. Otbeo,,
occupation as far as regards that bar keeper wal
certainly gone. ILL., .59&JNSit z
The editor met ia Samaritan friend however who
never travelled without a pocket pistol and CON
soed himself with drafts upon the celebrated Ben,
der's Bitters.n t,s5 ..g... H.. . l..
Col Epperson said in his speech on Friday NIGH
last tiat while in Washington he had frequent con.
versaons with tile Secretary of the Treasury, who
sad to Col. d. that he had instructed his agents
INA tnat when there was any doubts as to whether cot
ton belonged by capture to the United States, that
ssthat doubt was to work in favor of the owner oil
the cotton. When tithe cotton had been delivered
or was held subject to the agent Of the Confederate
states, then it belonged to the United States by
Inc right OF captnre.--[J [Jimplecute
INDIAN OuTRAGEs ON THE FRoNTrER.--A party
OF eight Indians made raid through Medina
county on Saturday and Sunday. They killed q
young man named George Miller on Saturday
morning. Young Miller and two others were hunt
ing stock on the Hondo, above the Ranch of Judge
Harper; Miller was unarmed and was left in camp,
and while there the Indians caught and tied him
and then killed him in the most shocking manner,
and other crueties too horrible to mention. These
acts were Witnessed by Rothe and Winants, Wi
nants being also unarrned, endeavored to make his
escape, and perhaps is safe, but he has not yet
been heard Of. Rothe having a pistol threa tened
to shoot when approached by them, and prevent
ed an attack, thereby saving his life. The sava-
ges then came to Quihi, and stole the horses Of
eled towards Castroville, and when within four
miles of that place returned, or at least portion
OF the party did so, having, as is supposed, suff
eieiH number Of horses to drive off. 1t is surmised
that part of the raiders are still in the vicinity Of
Castroville 1t is surmised also, from accounts of
Indians in the place, that a general raid is now
being made upon the whole of the Western
frontier.
There is no utility or safety in the present mode
OF defending the frontier: thorough and radical
change is imperiously demanded. To permit the
people of the country to be constantly robbed and
Killed most inhumaniy, by monthly instalments, is
a reproach to us as a people, as well as to those
who claim to exercise control over these mat
ters.--[San Antonio HeraId &--'3
q. Horse SToLEE=-Negro Hi{led-About IL O'Clock
r M a citizen from the western portion of the
Gown reported at the police station that horse
had been stolen from his stable few minutes be-
fore. A policeman was Immediately dispatched
to the place from where his horse had been stolen
who followed and soon come upon the thief at
negro shanty in the town. The thief was ordered
to surrender, but instead of doing SO, dismounted
and started off. Chase was given, and the thief,
who proved to be negro called Wilson, said to be
q cook in some of the military camps, turned and
hred at the policeman, striking him on the belt
plate, the ball giancing and cntting the skin just
below the navel Policeman Wilkie returned the
shot, striking the thief in the back of the head the
ball passing through. producing instan death. A
coroner's jury returned verdict came to bis
death by pistol shot from the hands of policeman
Wilke, while said policeman acting in the line
ofhis daty."--[Tbd. t&9 s ],
STOLEN GooDs--Three persons dressed in soil
diers' garb were seen with arms full of merchant
1t.ypT - M Jxlt
sell whole bolt of calico to negro woman ft
one dollar; they have not been apprehended
yet, and no complaint has been made Of COOS
lost. Merchants will have to keep strict wata.
REBEIs-=A man told us yesterday that he v,s
shot at few nights since by three Germas,
simply because he had been a rebel" We an
hardly believe that this i wholly true, and bpe
such disgraceful scenes viii not be inaugursed
for there j. no telling when Or where they pnd
end -IIbid. 1 DS'
ANOTHER MAN KLLED.--A very unfornate
occurrence took place yesterday in the sfe of
accidental discharge Of pistol in the ha1s Of
Mr.. Matt Weodleff. The latter gentleman com
pany with the deceased, stepped into MI. brrie 5
store and asked 70 look at q certain reyohg pis-
were examining it, not knowing the piol, was
loaded, (nor did any. one think it was loasd,) Mr..
W. cooked itand pulled the trigger the bs passing
near, if not into the pit Of the stomsh of the
\
Madison was called upon Immediately tdo every
thing in his power in the line Of his pfession to
effect change from the heavy stuporito which !
the party was thrown, by the wound in order to
give an opportunity to him to say tht the shot
was accidental and nnintentiona; buthe wound
was too sevefe-achange waseffectedrbut it only I
awoke consciousness in the patient an inteIse p
internal suffering, and in about ten minutes life IS
was extnct-[Ibid. - hi
ENcouRAGiSG.-The morals of our city are d. +
cidedly improving. For twenty fot hours He Il
have heard Of no case Of murder, garroting n
house breaking within our 'corpTate limi q
Drunkenness, disorder and other insignificant cass
yet prevail. ave have much to be slankful foi' in
tGaleston Civilian Ii
SiXty-sx of the camels tnat were purchasedy
the government during Bunhanan's administrator
for the purpose Of transporting goods and supps
over the great Western plains, are now at Cse
Verde, near San Antonio, Texas, and are offei
for sale by the Quartermaster of the Departmt
OF the Gulf. Bids for one or more of the anins W
will be received until the st of March 1866, VIII fir
the proposals will be opened at New Orleans in
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