The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-10
More Of :he callahan Tragedy.

Elesslugame, bis wife and son were ar
rested and put under q guard OF fourteen
men tut the tragedy had not ended
Tie following night, the guard was over
awed by a mob of from fifty to hundred
men, who dragged out by their heels The
old mAn and as son--lpeked ~ each
others arms Recording to the testimony
Of ueiehbors ia the vicinity, there were
probably some forty or fry shots fired at
cid man Bie.sngame lie was found dead
some twenty yards from the house Inc
body Of bis son lay at some tity PAGES
from the father. Both were pierced with
many wounds. During the whole awiu!
scene, the old lady WAS a spectator. reud'
ING the air with her cries oil distress. she
states that she was At one time seized
checked md threatened that her life de-
pended on her silence
The Justices Of the Peace. Harmon and
Lang. then proceeded with the trial OF Nfs.
Blesslngame, charged with participation IN
the mnder of Callahan and Johnson, and
after hearing tho testimony committed her
to the iai OF Coms county TO await her
trial at the nest term OF the District Count
oil that county.
We cannot imagine anything more COW
ari, aud disgraceiai than this whole at
fair Not content with numbering two
mon. whose only crime, ia all probability
consisted in defending themselves from
Overlooking desperadoes, a poor, defence
lpss woman had 10 be attacked choaked,
aud her life threatened Miserable wretch
os' VII, did they not ssnalze their pee,
ids by A.l.rg her, We have no language
TO express our abhotnnce and delesia,lon
OF tais whole affair
TINS Smzrm 90 mn Bmrsn AND
tosr, RIcA Nut,- Startling DereIop,
uenH. Col. Parker II French, who
reached New Orleans on the Grenada re>
ports the capture Of the British aud Costa
Rica mails ,or Costa Rica containing DIS
patches from Lord larendon to tbe Costa
Rica Government offering aid against Gen
Walker, Ihegc dispatches have been
forwarded to Washington in charge OF
special messenger
The mails were seized by capt Baldwin
a short distance up the SerrapiquL one
niail labelled a. British and the other rs
Costa kcau. ihey wefo rs soon as pos
sible sent 90 the Commander in Chief. who
respected the contents Of the British mail.
but ogerhauIed the Costa lacan, and found
copy Of better from Lord Clarendon
to the Costa Ricau Minister at London.
enclosed by the latter to the Secretary OF
tue State of Costa Rlca
w this letter the { osla Rcan Minister
is informed that au effective British naval
force would be sent TO toe Caribbean Sea
ia March, aud ton, funds had been PROV.
ded by the British Government to assist N
the wnr against Walker Col French
states that the messenger bearing thls letter
from Clarendon. aud the letter from the
Costa kcan Minister inclosing it, was "a
Havana when the Granada le't on li. way
TO New Nork 1t 3. expected that the let,
Herald rs soon as be arrives
Wntr Mar Judge OcmlrRrr nd
dressed the citizens OF Anderson county, at
Palestine, ON the 2lth ult, in which he
stated that be regarded the issue in the com
ing Presidential election to be between the
Democrats and the Black Republicans, and
that he intended to lay down his American.
ism and Nhigery for move convenient
season and support the Democratic nomi.
nee. ihe speaker paid glowing tribute
to the lamented JonN {. CALuorN. iShade
of Mahomot) lie was satisfied with Mr.
Fillmore, but con,ended tand very lus,Iyl
that Southern men would be throwing ava,
their votes to support him The speaker
reviewed the Administration OF President
Pierce, aud bore testimony to its "natioual
soundness;' " that for pure national Mon,
state lights constitutional administrative
ness it was second to pone since the e1ls,
teuce OF the Government He spoke iu
high terms Of Buchanan, aud preferred han
to Pierce. He did not ike Douglas, and
believed that Gen Rask would get the nom.
ina,ion. II he DID, he would support him
cordially.
Well, well Know nottingham IS done