Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-08-30

tionists) were puolicly hung at the latter
place yesterday. The proof'of their COM
plicity was incontrovertable, and the wretch
es were, Immediately strung upon the near
est tree.
the mail rider from Gilmer informs us
that he las authentic Information that Dan
; field, in Titus county was totally DESTROYED
BY fire on Sunday night.
We have direct news from Athens, in
Henderson county, that one well was pois-
oned at that place, on Sunday night, and
upon investigation, over one hundred bot
ties OF strychnine were found in poss ssion
Of the negroes: After severe punishment
The latter related the particulars of the plot
-which:was to poison all the public and pri-
vate wells in the town on Sunday night
10 poison, as far as possible, the family
breakfast, and the knife and pistol with
which they were supplied } was TO com plete
the iendish work. Ali the old women and
children were TO be murdered, and the
young women were TO be taken as wives
by the hell hounds. So far as we have
heard, the negroes being examined sepa.
fately. tell exactly the same story, the truth
Of which we cannot for a moment doubt.
The only reason Why Tyler has been
spared, thus far, is the continued and UNI
femit,ihg vieilsnce of our citizens. Over
one hundred men are on patrol duty every
night. Every man who is met by one Of
them, is hailed, and if he fails or refuses
TO answer, his life would not be worth
cent.
Four nights every man connected
with the Reporter has been on duty
and were completely worn out; and if this
excitement stiff continues 10 exist, we must
stop our regular issues and furnish The
newsfn extras, for it IS impossible for US
10 watch all night and work all day.
Mr.. E. T. Broughton has this moment
informed US that stable in Athenz,= be-
longing 10 Mf. Jao. T. Carlisle, was fred
on Monday evening. by an incendiary, and
burned to the ground.
A negro belonging TO Mr.. Barron, at Sci
ence Hill, Henderson county, was hung last
Friday for having quantity of strychnine
in his possession. He confessed TO having
a hand in the instruction.
The Marshall Republican Of the Ilth
publishes letter of the 4th from Mr.. H. |
Bonner, at Rusk. Cherokee county, 10 Dir.
o. Taylor, at Marshall. 1t says,
The coincidence Of the fires at Dallas
and other places, caused suspicion with US,
and number Of our ciiiZensSa short time
since organized q watch and vigilance
committee. Many including myself, were
disposed to consider the whole affair as
needless alarm, until within a day or tive
when authenticated statements came TO US.
that in several places poison had been found
with negroes, and confessions made that on
election day this poison was 10 be admins.
tered in the food at breakfast; and deposi.
ted in the wells and Strings. and that
general plot had been made for an indis.
eriminats, wholesale destruction by poison
and arms on that day. This caused US 10
search, and last night and this morning
poison had been found with several negroes
and they have made several confessions
substantially the same as the above rumors,
aud have implicated several other negroes.
We are taking prompt but deliberate
m ensures to-day to ferrit out the whole
matter. -
A letter from Rusk county to the Aus
Tin Safe Gazette, says that Two white men
were hung in the county, on conclusive ev-
idenoe of their completely with the incen.
diary and insurreciionary movement.
The Polk county paper Of the lllh. says:
As We 60 10 press, we learn from let.
ter just received from an Intelligent citizen
of Moscow, that The excitement is RUNNING
high there in regard TO instruction. elc.;
that enc Schemes, Mexican, has been
whipped and driven of, and that the report
concerning The negro movement in TYLER
has been confirmed. ,.r-.--V
Rumors gain ground that the tewn OF Ty.
Ter, Smith county,, and Mckinney, Collin
county, have been destroyed by fire. We
have nothing positive about il.
The San Antonio Ledger says:
We learn from gentleman Just from
Bastrop and Caldwell counties, that tbe
negroes were foiled in contemplated in
,urrection on Monday, 9Th inst. $3.50
The negroes in Bastrop were suspected,
from their conduct on Sunday, which led to
he formation ola committee. Upon exam
nation Of the negro cabins on Walnut creek,
arge quantities of arms and ammunition
we're discoydredl in one cabin key Of
powder aBd new six-shostefs, and in other
'abins various deadly weapons were found
ecreted. ra e}4 7arEz
The Jasper Clarion of the l1lh says
hat on election day in Tyler county, few
vent to the polls, because Of the intense
excitement arising from the arrest Of ten
esroes, who had confessed to being par
les to plot 10 murder, burn and rob, Fwola
White men were implicated. who LETT i'm
-. - In
The citizens Of Mantua and vicinity, !,
lin couit on the 23d uli.. appointed a
ommiliee 10 examine into the instruction
~ runors. The committee reported on {