The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-03-11
a Shocking Murder.

Nr. James GENTRY was nnrdeFeh NJ his
plantation IN pshur county, on Saturday
last, by his negroes. a man and woman
who, after having killed him. built a log
heap and consumed his body. 1t appears
that he was engaged in the evening with
the negroes ia fencing ia some new ground,
when the negro man Knocked him down
with m axe, and the negro woman com
pleted the murder.
Mr. Gentry being missed, the boy, to
elude sns picion, vent over the ncighbof.
hood on sunday, inquirng fer han. The
citizens made search, Aud no, finding him,
they went to the field he bad been euclo
sing. and seeing tho remains ct large
fire, scraped up the ashes, and the fcsall
was, they found few bones, a pocket
knife, and some brass buttons. The me-
groes we're Immediately charged With the
murder, aud upon being closely intefroga
ted confessed the deed.
What head to this shocking murder, We
are not advised We were not acquainted
with Nr. Gentry, mud do not know wheih>
or be wa. kiud or cruel to hi. slaves. III"
negroes have ,etJ bad t,nanee-. then
appearance l. brutal and revolving.
Tnr Pica,uur states that Mons LrpefN
ouse. of 81 Martin parish. VITA a force ol
five hands, including himself and two sous,
planted. cultivated, took off and put up.
90 500 pounds ol sugar, or 1880 pound.
to the hanj besides bniding within the
same wear. with the same lotce, the sugar
house ia winch he took eli the .ad crop
Of % 500 pounds oi Sugar Besides thu,
the molas.es must he included The truth
of this statement Il. verified by New Or
lean. merchants What say our planters
Of Caddo aud Eastern Iekas to the above :
Can It be beat
The above, from the South Western,
shows one of the errors oi aiming IN the
south. Instead OF gathering around them
the comfort. aud conyenicnces of life, each
one Is cudeaynung to excel the Other N ma
king a large crop Of cotton or sugar, ~ u
they did not expect to live on the land
longer than year The consequence il.
the soil il soon exhausted, the hands over
ta,ked VITA the labprs of the field, are reu
dered disconiented, or worked down, while
it takes nearly the proceeds of the whole
crop to buy the indispensable articles re,
CURED to keep business going. We hope
oar Texas planters Ill not attemptio fral
.ni- extraordinary labor, but will adopt an
cn,ire different policy. LIST 70 buy moth.
ing which lhey can raise themselves. 2ud.
10 have as few debts to pay at the cnd OF
the ear as possible II such planter Is
not rich 10 ten years be viii at lrast be
comfortable aud will have the satisfaction II
knowing that he has health and content
ment around him
N,LgNrINrs DAh.-\ alentlnes Day VT,
formerly observed rs a great day among
the sexes. OF late wears It has rather sunk
below par We observe from our exchanges
however, tina; it is getting into favor again.
Occasional instances ct ill>ieehng have
been engandered by the valentines sent and
received. The New Orleans True Delta
gives the following account Of a valentine,
received by young gentleman OF that city
a 81 gt.4It
The True Delta saya.
4 gentleman received valentine which
he considered a studied insult, and, after
some investigation he concluded that It
came from a certain clerk OF n store oG
Canal street lie therefore resolved To
punish the supposed offender, aud Yesterday
armed with a cav hide. he sought the CLERK
,ud attempted to nilict summary vengeance
on his person The meeting took place on
the sidewalk. ut or near the corner oi Camp
aud Common streets, and for n few minutes
the raw leather weapon was most vlgnr
ousl, applied Eventually, however the
casiigator TIL into the gutter. and then came
the triumph of the clerk He, being upper
most, obtained possession OF the weapon,
tore Inc coat lthftl me itfh ~ Hl- Ai'Ahe'N
mist, and belabored him with n fury which
his friends considered to be extremely re-
ireshiug. Indeed. the party who commeuc
ed the attack got by iar the worst OF it IN
the cud.
At the national capitol Valentines have
been in great demand The Washington
Sent,nel SAYS:
alt is estimated that at least six thou
sand valentines have been purchased and
distributed IN this city during the past week
4 dealer in the article informed Us yester-
day tina, fewer Genie valentines have been
circulated this year than last, aud he con
cudes from this that the people are becom
ing more sentimental
OF Are we to understand that Dung
America" has anything to do with the JET
ferson Herald Is there 4" fast Young
man abou, the establishment The last
number OF that paper gravely informs It's
readers tina, 1t has now been "fWo years
since Franklin Pierce took the oath OF OF
fee, as Chief Magistrate of this coniede'
racy." We have heard of Rip Van Win
klc's sleep of half a century, in which be
woke a stranger to progr,ss--We have