GENERAL TEXAS NEWS =========================================================== Poulson's American Daily Advertiser Philadelphia, PA February 25, 1833 TEXAS, DEATHS OF PIONEERS- James Bailey, John C. Keller, pioneers of the country. Bailey requested in his will to be buried with his gun, etc. by his side, in an erect position, with his face towards the West. =========================================================== Boston Courier July 31, 1837 SYMPATHY FOR TEXAS- an extract of a letter from New Orleans beautifully illustrated the source of sympathy for Texas - 'Should the Texan government decide that a movement towards Mexico should be made, 3 or 4000 more men from Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee, would shortly join the crusade. Indeed, from the city of New-Orleans alone, the Texans 4 or 500 volunteers. =========================================================== Daily National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. October 13, 1854 Dr. Jonathan E. Jackson- of Millwood, VA, died at Waco Village, McClellan county, Texas. [Notes Jackson graduating from Princeton College and the University of Pennsylvania his medical degree.] =========================================================== Daily National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. November 8, 1854 EXPELLING THE MEXICANS, AUSTIN, TEXAS- a public meeting was held at Austin, Texas on the subject of the evils resulting from the Mexican population associating with slaves and making them discontented and insubordinate. It was resolved to warn all transient Mexicans, or those not freeholders, to leave within 10 days. All remaining after that time would be forcibly expelled. =========================================================== Daily National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. November 9, 1854 INDIAN FIGHT IN TEXAS- Captain Walker with a party of the regiment of Mounted Rifles had a fight with the Indians, killng ten of them. Lieut. Carr received an arrow wound. The Lipans drove off animals from the camp on Live Oak creek, temporarily occupied by one company commanded by Captain Arthur. =========================================================== Daily National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. November 11, 1854 James Percival- adopted son of Capt. John Percival. Deceased at Galveston, Texas. =========================================================== Daily National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. November 21, 1854 Brevet Major George W. F. Wood- the native of Philadelphia, who entered the army in 1838, died in Texas. =========================================================== The New York Herald April 6, 1861 MOVEMENT IN THE SOUTH, PEOPLE LAUNCH REVOLUTION, GALVESTON, TEXAS- writing from Galveston, of Affairs in Texas, a [newspaper] correspondent wrote 'Never has there been a greater misapprehension of the movement that is now in process of development at the South. It has not been the politicians and the 'legislative machinists' that have launched this revolution. It has been the people, almost in mass, that have done it. The old leaders have been left far behind; they were too slow for the rapid current of popular opinion...Witness the truth of this in Louisiana, where the old whig element took up the cry of immediate secession... =========================================================== The New York Herald May 2, 1861 MEXICANS IN TEXAS, TOWNS PILLAGED AND BURNED - Mexicans were rumored to be setting up for another guerilla war against Texas citizens on the river above Brownsville. The town of Roma was pillaged and burnt and many American families murdered. Fifty some Mexicans, also residents of the State, attacked Redman's Ranch and demanded the keys the buildings containing government property and property belonging to the county. Fort Bliss was surrendered by Colonel J. D. Reeve to Colonel James W. McGoffin. =========================================================== The Press Philadelphia, PA March 20, 1868 CAPTAIN CYRUS S. ROBERTS, TEXAS- Captain Cyrus S. Roberts, of the 17th United States Infantry was assigned duty as aide-de-camp to the Brevet Major General Commanding the Department of Texas. =========================================================== The Press of Philadelphia, PA April 10, 1868 GALVESTON, TEXAS- Crank, a bonded warehouse keeper in Galveston, Texas was arrested by Special Agent Sloauker and held in $10,000, to answer for the charge of defrauding the government. =========================================================== The Press Philadelphia, PA April 18, 1868 REIGN OF TERROR IN TEXAS- rebels had almost complete and absolute control of civil offices, used to overawe white and black Unionists. A reign of terror, exceeding any atrocity during 1863 and 1864, was inaugurated at an election. Robberies, murders, etc. were the popular order of the day, the streets stained with the blood of helpless victims of criminal and ferocious brutality. For the year 1867, 172 murders were authentically reported. 1500 Union men had been murdered in cold blood since the surrender of Lee, hardly one of the assassins having been brought to trial. Bastrop was no exception, two freedmen being killed. Travel was stopped for fear of a large gang of desperadoes.... =========================================================== St. Louis Globe-Democrat of St. Louis, MO. February 4, 1878 WEST TEXAS GIRLS RIDE MEXICAN MUSTANGS - An article on the Mexican Mustang, by a Texas Tourist, describes experiences with the brute, how to buy a mustang and how girls of West Texas rode them. Though the mustangs were wild, the people of southern prairies were used to Spanish horse, sprung from ancient Andalusian stock, which were introduced after the coming of Cortes and the Spanish conquest. Girls of South Texas, brave and adventuresome as their fathers and brothers, mounted and rode mustangs with perfect grace and unconcern. These pretty riders did not faint or scream when one of these mustangs would 'pitch', but grasped the reins tighter and applied her riding whip until the animal was forced to dash across the prairie. =========================================================== St. Louis Globe-Democrat of St. Louis, MO. January 28, 1878 SAN ELIZARIO, TEXAS - Three Americans were shot to death by Mexicans, influenced by the Cura Borajo and others from the Mexican side opposite of San Elizario. An eyewitness account by a native citizen of El Paso county, Texas, states Charles E. Ellis dragged behind a horse after Eutemio Chaves threw a lasso over him and started on a run. Chaves later cut Ellis' throat and threw him to the coyotes. =========================================================== St. Louis Globe-Democrat of St. Louis, MO. January 30, 1878 GALVESTON, TEXAS - A party of fifteen Mexicans mostly from Texas, under the command of Col. Y. Salinas, adherent of Lerdo, attacked the towns of Cardelia, Savinas and Hidalgo. They seized principal men of the towns and forced them to pay $6000. Twenty of the band crossed into Texas below Laredo.