New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-17

within twelve miles of San Antonio; in dayiignt
they have passed through Medina county W it
three miles of Castroville. They numoer aYolu'
fifteen hundred. They derive Their e9tlre SUP
sisence from stealing horses ana norReu easiT ; n,
Texas, which they sell IN Mexico loL ~ Ing
price. Two droves OF oaEue u apous ~. Jn 70
dred head each have been reeehty 0rigen 70
noints hgb mn on the Rio Grande, TO the umted
| States morris and into Chihuahua anu New Mexico
| In tbese places cattle are high, as there is no
| stack owned and reared there, Positive nforma-
Hon has also been received that large droves have
| been driven away from the upper waters OF Red |
1 River and the Brazos, and, is supposed, into Kan
| sas and New Mexico. The depredations along the |
whole line of our frontier, from the Red RIVER TO
the Rio Grande, are more than they have been at
any time previous within the last twenty years.
Within the last three months number of white
| children have been stolen. These are carried
away and sold.
The governor will lay the facts before the U. S,
government, with request for protection. He
will also present them to the State legislature,
and asks for the means of defending our frontier,
in protection shall not, for any cause be fur
nished by the federal government.
Mr.. Rinaldo Allen who left Brownsville on the
18th, furnishes the Corpus Christi Advertiser with
the following items of interest from the Mexican
border:
| Caravojal, Escobedo, CARA, Cortina, Canales,
| Anijosa and Trevino all very liberal generals of
the Liberal army are in Matamoros. Caravajal is
| the governor, but is closely watched by all the
plumber and increased power; but is restrained
4 from taking step just yet. Cortna has his old
gang with him, and is feared by all the rest Plaza
de Capilla has been assigned to him, with charge
of the adjacent forts. 1t was reported he had
gone quietly into camp and turned the guns of
his forts upon the city. Inasmuch as Cortina can
notread perhaps this little Righteousness on his
part may tend to enlighten the reader Cortna is
l brave, ambitious and untamable. We predict he
kicks mp mHss at an early date.
The health of both cities generally good. Streets
of Matamoros leading to the river clean as wax.
| Supposed to be q result of the late stampede.
1 The river was very high and threatened to over
flow the streets OF Brownsville From there to
the Arroyo Colorado the country is under water.
A Galveston correspondent of the Biographies
the following notes:
Lieutenant Colonel Mason, inspector general on
the staff of Major General Wright, has been ae-
, eused of kidnapping little negro girl belonging
to Houston. We were at first supposed to be
severe upon the colonel, but since we have
learned the facts in the case, do not think him to
is | blame-on the contrary to be commended. 1t ap-
pears that Mrs Mason, the wife of the colonel,
: took into her service negro child, an orphan
when she first found her she was destitute OF
clothing and friends. After caring for her the
family Of Colonel Mason engaged passage on
the steamship Lodona for New York.
Before the vessel sailed-whilst she was still al
the wharf-a negro woman came aboard of the
ship, asked for Mrs Mason, and claimed to be the
aunt of the negro child, and, as her relative, de
: possession Mrs. Mason refused to do 80, and the
steamer left for New York, but had not proceeded
further than the point of the island when she
&c grounded. The negro aunt of the child mme
Z dately repaired to the bureau and requested thai
d a boat be dispatched after the steamer, and re-
questng the officer thatwent in charge of the boat
to bring the child back.
Col. Sinclair of the freedmen's bureau, was the
officer, and, we believe, returned to the city with
out the child, Mrs. Mason refusing to deliver her
j up, and, SO far as we are aware, the little negro
!, remains In possession Of the above named lady
f 1t was stated that charges would be preferred
It against Col. Mason, and VIE were told on Saturday
that Col NJ. had returned on shore from the ship
S to answer whatever charges were to be made
. against him, but none were, and he returned to
. the Lodona.
n Our mayor has issued proclamation which
5 would be well if his honor, of Houston, would i'm
e itate, if he has not already done so, forbiddinG
a the sale Of oyeTipe watermelons and unripe frui
G within the city limits.
Is A BRAN DASoE.-A correspondence the Rich
n mond Enquirer, writing from Montgomery county
II Tennessee, thus describes bran dance:
u Having heard something about Bran-Dances'
u in this country fetsome curiosity to witness one
and about week ago was gratitied with an CD
portunity to do SO. a picnic and bran-dance wa
announced to take place at point on the Edge
n field and Henderson railroad named Fort Station
. At an early hour trains freighted with the beauty
and fashion of this section of Tennessee hurried
Il to the scene. The grounds being very near M
4 own abode, II brushed up my beaver and set gu
! for the spot. Lines of carriages, buggies saddle
horses etc, frnged the long lane leading to thu
grounds. Soon [ heard strains of music from
4 Ethiopian performers, minstrels elevated on
d stage of empty boxes-and mingled with it were
= the shouts of swing corners" ladies change,
= Z" balance partners etc, which proclaimed tina
e merry feet were keeping time to the Baske
e Cotillion'
Entering the Enclosure and passing into the coo
!, shade of the gr,ve of remarkable oaks, the nu
u meTous groups Of beauteous maidens charmingl
arrayed in all the culOrs of the rainbow caused
us a strange flutteHng in the region of the heart
(but which my faithful vest concealed.} Drawing
myself up a Ia nsilitaire, and with the tread of
grenadier, nervousy passed the gauntlet of
= cr0ssflre of bright eyes-thanks to my friend, Mr.
E Gill for his opportune convoy. Elbowing through
y the throng to the center of excitement, and 10
! the bran-dance over which had puzzled m,
u head. Temporary shelter lad been erected owe
: the spot selected Next it was swept nice am
= clean, and was then thiekly strewn with bran o
= sawdust; and on this coarse grained ~ carpet th
y beauty and gallantry of Tennessee waded throug
\ the giddy maze Of the dance" 1t was an en-
chanting picture of bfight-hashing eyes, graceful
forms fitting hther and thither to the captivating
strains of the q Bonnie Blue Flag Impresse
with my danger, / beat a retreat from the en-
chanted ground and at an early hour retraced m
steps homeward, no longer wondering what
brandance meant
a TIYNUHBURGER ABRoAD.-W We have receive
Z a copy of the Mexican Railway Era, published a