Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-08-09
From the Houston (Texas) Gazette, July 20
The Late ConfIagratiOn.

nO iIutt NtHituS NUM-
Terrible Derelopment-Ah Addition
Conspiracy-W The Sirth day Of Au-
gust set for a general Slaughter Of
The Whtcs-Ws People of Dallas
Sleeping mith their Arms in Hand
may call on The Lover counties
for Assistance.
DALLAS, I, xas, July 18th, go.
MAJOR JoEN MARSHALL.
Dear Sir:-I will give you some
Of the facts connected with tae burn.
ing Of Dallas. and. The deep laid
scheme of viliainy to devastate the
whole Of Northern Texas. The town
OF Dallas was fred on Sunday the
9th inst. between one and two o.
clock. P. M. The day VAS very hot,
The thermometer standing at JOG
F., 10 the shade and a high south
vest wind blowing. The fire WIS
first discovered in front Of Peak 9
new drug store. on the west side OF
the square, and continued to spread
rapidly until the whole north side
was consumed, and ohe-balf the east
side, together with all the buildings
on Main street east Of the square,
and west Of the Crutchfold House.
Several other buildings were con-
sumed, with the loss of dry goods,
groceries, &c, in all efthsm.
On Monday the next day, the
house Of John j. Eakens, one mile
from town was fred. On Wednes-
day. the handsome establishment Of
z. P. Nicholson, was fred, but dis
covered in :ime to arrest the flames
On Thursday, the stables, out-housss,
grain and oats belonging Grill Miller
Esq, 8 miles from Dallas we're de-
stroyed by fire. All OF these were
so plainly the work Of an incendiary
that suspicious we're excited, and sew
eral white men and negroes we're ar
rested and underwent an examina
ton. This led TO the detection OF {
most disbolical plot. to destroy ths
country. The seheme was laid BY I
MASTER mind. and conceiveG with in
ltrnal ingenuity. 1t was determines
by certain abolition preachers VIII
were expelled from the country las
yesr, to devastate With fire aud rs
sassination the whole of Northern
Texas. and when the country va
reduced to a helpless condition.
general revolt Of the slaves aided b,
white men from the North, and man,
in our midst, was to come off On b
day Of Election in August. Th
object Of firing the town Of Dslla
vas to destroy the arms Of the Ar;ll
lery Company, ammunition and pro
vision known to be collected here
to destroy the stores throughout th
country containing powder and lea
burn the grain aud thus reduc
this portion Of the country TO a stat
Of utter belplessness.
When this WAS accomplished, as
sistance was expected from the II
dians and Abolitionists. Many ott
er places have been fired, Den tol
Pilot Point, Belknap, Gainesville
Black Jack Grove, some stores i
kaufman and Navarro, Wsxshschi
and other places, that I 10 not no
remember. Each county has
special Superintendent, white maj
and each county is laid of into di:
iricts under the supervision Of
white man, who controls the ectio
Of the negroes in that district. Tb
} negroes are not permitted to kno
what is doing outside Of their imme
date sphere Of action. Many of ou
} most prominent citizens we're to b
assassinated, when they make thei
escape from the burning houses
Arms have been discovered in tn
possession of the negroes, and tb
whole plot revealed for genera
Iinsurrection and civil war at the Au
gust election. / write 10 haste; VI
sleep upon our arms, aud the who'll
country is most deeply excited
Many are implicated, whose name
sre not yet made public. Blunt ant
Mckinney, the abolition preachers
we're expected here at the head of {
large force at that time. You haG
bstter Issue extras containing these
facts, and warn the country of the
danger that threatens it. We are
expecting the worst, and do know
what an hour may bring forth. Dc
the best you can for US. We have
no printing press and can do nothing
10 that line. We may have to call
an H. Io.r., ,o,,ot;., G., .,..ckS