Des Arc citizen., 1860-08-22
Great News from Texas as-Abolitionists
 Shot and Hung, etc.

By cur Texas exchanges we receive further particulars in regard to the excite ment grawing out of the suspected Abol- ton conspiracy. The Nacogdoches Chronicle of the 7th inst, has the follow ing items on the subject: 4-. ELLIS CouNrY.-A young woman who had been employed in store at Waxa- hatchle was hung few days since for giving slrychnine to slaves to put in wells. i..,.s5. tl..s.. {,
 SMITH CouNrY.-The man who was shot in the attempt to set fire to Tyler has been found dead. sa .sr.
 CHEROKEE NATIoN.-The Paris Press speaks of a rumor of bloody fight which took place in the Nation, between Aboli- tionsts and pro-slavery men, in which 150 of the former were killed and of the lat ter. This story is most probably fabri- cation. 5
 WooD CouNTY.-On the 18th ut. an armed committee escorted the notorious J |. E. Lemon out of Wood county; just be- fore which he signed document binding himself under penalty of his life not to return to Wood county, nor publish or circulate Abolition documents in the State. ......l CHEROKEE CouNTy.-The citizens of Cherokee have organized for their protec. ton.
 MORE INoENDIARIsM. = Another at- tempt has been made to fire buildings near Tyler, also in Brenham and George town.
 ANOTHER GREAT FIRE.-The Houston Telegraph, of the llth, says: i've learn from gentlemen who passed through Henderson, in Rusk county, on last Mon- i day morning, that the town of Henderson was set on fire last Sunday night, the 9th inst, and was almost entirely consumed Every house on the square, except one, including all the business houses in the place, was destroyed. The people of Hen- derson, our informant says, put no faith in the reported conspiracy, and neglected to appoint a patrol or keep watch. The fire was discovered on Sunday night about 9 o'clock. No clue has been discovered to the perpetrators of the deed."
 PREACHER HuNG AT VEAL's STATION. The Fort Worth Chief, ofthe lst inst, has the following brief notice of the execution of an abolitionist conspirator: "We learn that preacher by the name of Buley was hung at Veal's Station last week for being an active Abolittonist A majority of three men condemned him." A DISCOVERY IN BRENNAN. - The Brenham Ranger of the 10th says: "A few days since several negroes were ar- rested on Mill Creek, in this county, who acknowledge to their having poison given them by white men for the purpose ofpo- soning their owners and families, and that the day of election was the time fixed for a general instruction. They also i'm plicated some negroes about town as being concerned in the murderous plot"
 ANOTHER EMIssARY.-The Houston Telegraph, of the lth inst. says: "On Monday last a white man rode up to MT. Dick Greetings near Round Top, at noon, and finding nobody but a negro girl at home, questioned her about runaway horses, etc., and finally asked her how she and the negroes were satisfied. He then went off, and fifteen minutes after returned with three negroes, demanding something to eat. The woman gave them food. After eating they broke open trunk in search of money. They then put shovel full of fire in the bed, and left. After they were gone, the negro woman extinguished the fire and then ran to the overseer's house to tell him what had hap pened. The affair caused good deal of excitement. Evidence seems to be accu- mulaiing to show some concert among a set of desperadoes, Tn deeds of outrageous villainy"
 TIE CHocrAws.-W learn from the Fort Worth Chief that the Choctaws are about to call upon the General Govern menl for assistance to procure provisions for the people of the Nation, as ther crops have almost entirely been destroyed by the drouth. We learn from good authori- ty that there will not be corn enough rais- ed in the whole Nation to last them until Christmas, and as the appropriation of the money due the Nation failed in Congress last session, they are going to appeal to the Government for assistance in some shape, to keep them from starving.
 Is JOHN BELL SouND?-The Atlanta American asks this question, and the op- |