The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-05
Ehs tHfm Grsans Gyrrafsni.
TEXAS ITEMS.

We learn from the Waco Register that three
men, well mounted and armed, called &c house
near Nariersville, on the 2I.h. and reported that
they had killed a man near the Austin road south
of MastervIe, saying 10 justification of the act
that the man bad robbed an apple wagon near
Bryan that he was in their custody as q prisoner,
ard was killed in attempting to escape, having
fred at them three times AS he was trying to get
away. The Register promises TO " throw some
light on this ugly affair"
The Sherman Courier says twenty-five Indians
stole lot of horses lately in Sivill's Bend. Six
young men followed them, and coming up with
them charged them, aud desperate fight ensued
for an hour and half Finally both parties drew
of and the Indians retired in silence. One of the
six was killed and two wounded. and some Of
their horses killed and wounded. Zen of the
Indians were killed.
The Rusk Observer of the 2sth reports heavy,
killing frosts for the previous two weeks. The
cotton had been mostly picked however, and the
quality will exceed the most sanguine expecta-
uons-maDy upland farms reaching near bale to
the acre.
A travelling correspondent of the Galveston
Civilian thus writes:
Recently spent q few days on the frontier in
Denton county. The condition of affairs on the
frontier is truly deplorabe. The newspaper ac
counts you have seen of recent Indian raids are
no exaggeratioDs. The frontier people are NOV.
ing into the interior. have seen quite q number
OF families. with the remnant Of stock left them
By the Indians. flying in haste and fear to places
of safety. There are few settlements left near
Fort Richardson in Jack county ; a few fami s
remain at Decatur, in Wise county, and in a settle
ment in the south part of the county. Wise
county is almost depopulated. But few persons
remain in Montague. and those mostly at the
county site. The western part of Cook and Den-
ton, where, recently, there was plenty and pros
perity, is now almost uninhabited. The Indians
have not ionly penetrated into neighborhoods in
Cook and Denton lately, where they have not
been for twenty years past, but they have even
haa srfn fba hfrA nfxrf fror
what was the frontier until very late period
During the last raid one Indian was killed that
had on his person papers that were evidently
taken from the mail, or some train, passing be-
tween Kansas and New Mexico. One of the
papers contained proceedings Of a court martial
held at one of the Kansas posts. This indicates
that the lnkians had been depredstng In that
region. The Indians were well commanded, and
during the fights had with the settlers who pur-
sued them, they moved in line of battle and
charged at the sound Of the bugle. They were
well armed, and most of them wore clothing that
had evidently been captured by them from gov
erDmeDt troops or trains. This is further evil
dence that they OF the tribes that have been en-
gagged ia depIedati0ns upon Kansas and the north.
west frontier. A short time since two Mexicsns
made thtir way into the settlements in Wise
county. They represent that some months since
they were captured by the Indians with other
MexcaDs who were in charge OF government
trein-that their lives were spared through the
intercession of two Chiefs but the fstes Of their
companions are unknown to then--that six days
before they reached the settlements the chiefs
told them they were in three days. journey of the
white settlements and for them to make their
escape, and they did so. Such is the story heard
from gentleman who saw and heard the Mex-
cans talk. They furthermore said large party
of Indians were on the war.Dsth coming in.
Without further explanations | should be very
much inclined TO doubt this story. 1t has seldom
If ever, occurred in the history of Texas Indians
that they spared an adult male prisoner. and never
have heard OF one being voluntarily released by
the generosity of a chief.