The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-19

Int river opposite titlo Pa.'ss9ss. AAssst
risen atout six feet, and is still rIslng'
Texas, Items.
. In a letter of the I'D. ult., from Fort
10 bb,we find the following;
Il tas been,ye hot here I15o has
been the highest point that the thermem-s
Peter has reached .batd 90 has been quite
.eommon. The camp has been healthy.
haweyer.. The hot weather is about over,
now. aud we can look for pleasant days
until about the latter part OF Nove,nbef2
!. when the cold will he likely to set IN.
+ About a month ago a man came up
| here and engaged to work for person
| who, is getting hay for the post. Last
week we heard that he had committed
| murder in the Cherokee Nation and ran
away. A party came after him. and get
ting TO the Agency, in order not to give
him the alarm, sent a request privately TO
I The. Commanding Officer to have him ar
rested.
Soon after this notice arrived, the man
camern with party with a load from the
hay camp, Lieut.. ---, went out 10
where they were unloading and arrested
him. he making no resistance. He was
;, taken 10 the commanding officers hut and
!, a sergeant was sent to the guard-house
for a pair of hand cuffs. Meanwhile, the
4 prisoner stood near a small window N
I the hut, and just then note was brough
! in from one of our spy companies, Whlcf
Captain H and the Lieutenant at once
became interested in.
The prisoner at once made a Jump 10
the window and got out, followed, now
y. ever, by the Lieutenant, who was out al
most as quick as he; but he had a lltt
, the start. The officer drew pistol, bu
it snapped, and IN a few jumps the prison
y err was in the bushes, along the creek, an
:. ont of sirht. The officer, with two In
n disIr guides, followed his trail. lie mad
. directly for the hay camp, where he had
4 horse and gun. His pursners arrive
= Just as he was getting on his horse II
q was not quick enough however; one
, the Indians 'roped the, horse, and the ma
gave up. He was tied and put on n
o horse and the party started tor the pos
. about four miles off, where they arrive
a some time after dark.
: As he, was being taken OF the hors
: he mana ged to free one OF his hands, an
e got knife. with which he at once G.
6 his throats making a wide and Gee
wound. The doctor came immediate
and SeWeQ up the SasH anu a. hoAO
{ the LARGE arteries were gut, the doct
/. thouehtsthe prisoner was not much hu
70 but that night he died.
d There hasSbeen quite number OF mu
!. ,dess lately i'll. he Nation; they are thoug
! I'd have h4eR committed by NEGROES al
~ Abolitfonisss. A short time ago,a par
ef oss fnua 4sanegroes were ahouthere,
ie Col. Johnsf and some OF his men, on t
f. road FROM 4teir camp in the mouprtalIfs
ItlisplaceSfnet thisiparty, and. captured
IA wotllan and.their pack mules but the M
r made good tHeir escape, after 'shsqting
ne horse for one of Johnsopss paTtS -.4sS /.
~ Two Ays after, LisSt = 4 4 = n
= one OF tlS negroes and exchanged She
Is with hiusc. but the negro again escape
en- Tisat sand ihight, they fred on Col. Job
- san sparty, as they were going from Il
=. post TO the Agency. Col. Johnson pa
y ty2retarned the fire and, it is supposed,
ne one of.the negroes, as one Of their hors
was found, SONS days after, with marks
Nv blood on him. Nothing has since be