New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-21
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Later from YScrass
THE ABOLITION rbo7.
The Houston Telegraph of Thursdav 1ast =,

that county, ON election day or the dsr a1ffev-
some negroes confessed the plot, and as latest
little excitement.
Inc Telegraph has a brief letter from q ais-
tinguiahed citizen of Washington, suggesting tat
convention be called, of delegates from ali the
counties, whose conference might best elicit the
facts Of the abolition plot and recommend the
remedy.
The aboiiticrist Lemmons, whose second expul-
sion from Quitnaa we published last week, was
saved rom death only by the prayers, tears and
supplications Of his wife
The Tyler (snith county, Reporter OF the 5trl
has the following.
| Col Long, Of San Antonio. who reached this
place last night informs US that large quantities Of
ssFychnine have been discovered In the possession
~ neg groes and white men at Tennessee CoIouy, in
Aaderson county, and that two white devils {abo-
lle.2nlsIa) We're publicly hung at the latter place
sestsFoay, The proof Of their completely was in
| coh,troYerta0le, and the wretehes were irnmedf-
ately strung up on the nearest tree.
Inc mail rdey from Gilmer informs ris that he
mas authentic information that DangereId. ii Titus
night. MY y -AssJ 'uA1uAJ
We have direct news from Athens, in Bendeysop
county, that one well was poisoned 1t that place
on Sunday night, and upon investigation, over orr.
hundred bottles of strychnine were found III pos-
session OF the negroes After severe punishment
the latter related the particulars Of the plot
wells in the town Sunday night-to poison, a
far as possible, the family breakfast and the knife
and pistol with which they were well supplied1
was TO complete the fiendish work. All the old
women and young children were to be murdered,
and the young women were to be taken as wives
by the hel1hounds. So far as we have heard the
d negroes being examined separately, tell exactly
the story, the truth Of which We cannot for
mo ment doubt.
The only reason why Tyler has been spared.
thus far i the continued and unremitting vigilance
Ff ntfra aJtI ntra- a,,1 .z.-l
patrol duty every night. Every man who ia met
by one of them is hailed, and if he fails or refuses
to answer, his life would not be worth cent
For four nights, every man connected with the
" Reporter Y has been on duty, and we are all
completely worn out; and if this excitement still
continues to exist, we must stop our regular issues
and furnish the news in extras, for it is impossible
for us to watch all night and work all day.
Mr. E. i. Broughton has this moment informed
: US that stable in Athens, belonging to Mr. John
I. Carlisle, was tired on Monday evening, by an
incendiary, and burned to the ground.
A negro belonging to Mr. Barron, at Science Hill,
: Henderson county was hung last Friday for hag-
ing quantity Of strychnne in his possession. He
confessed to having had hand in the Instruction
The Marshall Republican of the IIth, publishes
a letter Of the 4th from Mfr. Fl. Bonner, at Rusk,
Cherokee county, to Mr.. o. Taylor, at Marshall.
1t says:
/ The coincidence of the fires at Dallas and other
places, caused suspicion with us, and number Of
} our citizens short time since organized watch
and vigilance committee. Many Including myself,
were disposed to consider the whole affair as q
/ needless alarm, until within a day or two, when
authenticated statements came to u.s. that ii, seye-
raj places poison had been found with negroes,
and confessions made, that on election day, this
i poison was to be administered in the feod at
breakfast and deposited in the wells and springs
and that general plot had been made for an inds-
criminate, wholesale destruction by poison and
arms on that day. This caused us to Search and
last night and this morning poison has been found
with several negroes, and they have made eonfas-
l. sions substantially the same as the above rumors
d and nave implicated several other negroes. We
~ to ferret out the whole matter News came II
this morning that in Anderson and Henderson
counties similar developments on more extended
scale have been made. We are in the midst OIL
Sc considerable excitement, and feel it my duty to
to write you, SO that your town and county may be
IL on your guard. "a
at quent alarms of this kind, and should not write il
did not believe there is serious cause Of alarm
,r Some Of the most confidential negroes impli-
II. Gated.
sd The paper has letters giving the particulars
of the burning of the town of Henderson. An ole
shop, unoccupied, was fired ats o'clock on Sunda,
night, the 9Th inst. stiff south wind was blowing
and in a few minutes the entire south side of th,
Us square was in flames. The patrol had not gone d
\ duty, the rest of the people were at church. Tel
e Stores two drug stores two family groceries, tel
g offices and other buildings were consumed. Th,
Era office was destroyed the Times office wa
~ saved, but its material all in '"pi.''
lie A letter from Rusk county to the Austin State
to Gazette says that two white were hung in the
county, on conclusive evidence of their compIcit,
~ with the incendary and iDsurrectonary movement
at The Polk county paper of the 11th says:
u As we go to press we learn from q letter Jus
ie received from intelligent citizen of Moscow tina
"a the excitement is running high there in regard +
~ insurrection, ETC.; that one sanches, Mexican
|, has been whipped and driven off, and that TIL
IL report concerning the negro movement in lyle
. has been confirmed.
er Rumors gain ground that the towns of Tyler
Smith county. and Mckinney, Collin county, hay
n been destroyed by fire. We have nothing positiv
~ u, about it.
The San Antonio Ledger says:
~ We learn from gentleman Just from Bastrol
and Caldwell countless that the negroes were foile
II in a contemplated insurreetion on Monday, Ct
lh, inst.
The negroes in Bastrop were suspected, froI
i ue their conduct on Sunday, which led to the fol
u. ~. nation of committe. Upon an examination
IN the negro cabins Walnut creek large quantitie
of arms and ammunition were discovered in on
cabin keg of powder and new six-shooters, an
in other cabins various deadly weapons were foun
secreted.
The Jasper Clarion of the llth says that on elee
ng tion day in Tyler county, few went to the poll
DtCauSe OI tIlH intGNse eAGIt6H16nl &fISlnR
arrest of ten negroes, who had confessed to hein
parties to a plot to murder, burn and rob. Tw
in white men were implicated, who left immeditel,
ys The citizens of Mantua and vicinity, Collin
- ty on the 23d ult. appointed committee to e,
W W anime into the insurrection rumors The commi
u tee reported on the 25th ult that they found n
-, indications of insurrection among the negroes.
~ st- An incendiary attempt was discovered in ii
.e; town of Jefferson, Gass county, the Sth ins
i Since that the town has been protected by patro
- of the best citizens. The same vigilance is exc
;m cised says the Jefferson Herald in the neighbour
~, towns and settlements.
Some forty negroes and two or three whit
of have been discovered when together, at or ne
lti- Paris, Lamar county, says letter from Brig
TO Star, Hopkins county, to the Jefferson Herald
,bt the llth instant. Some of the negroes were a
ld rested and confessed that it their intentio
on the day of election, while the men were at Il
polls voting, to kill the females of every houss
Tho and as the men returned from the polls, they WEI
Ter, - l.. .+tool,ad, ],
More or less abundant rains are reported in Z
following counties-falling in the week ending Sa
ere urday, the llth inst;
st., Nueces Calhoun, Matagorda, Brazoria, Gold