Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-22
From he Nor OrItdns PiedyuNe, Aug II
IMPORTANT From TEXAS.

By our Texas Exchanges we receive further partcu-
lars in regard the excitement growing Of the
pected abolition conspiracy.
ANOTHER GRFAr FIRE-The Houston Telegraph of
the llth, says
We learn from gentleman who passed through Hen
dcrson in Rusk county, on last Monday morning. that
the town oi Henderson set fire, Sunday night
the 9TH iust and almost entirely consumed. Every
house the square, except one including all the bust
ness houses in the place, was destroyed.
The people Of Henderson, our informant says, put no
faith in the reported conspiracy, and neglected TO ap
point patrol keep watch The fire discovered
on Sunday night about nine o'clock No clue had been
discovered to the perpetrators OF the deed.
PREACHER HUNG AT walls SrArIoN.-The Fort Worth
Chief of the lst nst has the following brief notice OF
the execution Of an abolition conspirator
We learn that preacher, by the name Of Burley
hung at veals Staten, last week. for being an active
aboltonist majority OF three hundred men condemn
ed him.
A DISCOVERY IN BRESHAN.-The Brennan Ranger Of
the 10th inst, says:
A few days since several negroes were arrested on
Mil Creek, in this county, who acknowledge to their
having poison given them by white for the purpose
of poisoning their owners and families and that the day
of election the time fixed for general usurrecon
They also implicated scme negroes ABOUT town being
concerned 10 the murderous plot
TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE CoLoSY-The Fairfield Pio-
neer, of the 9th inst, has the following:
Mr.. league, printer in our office, has just arrived
from Tennessee colony Anderson county ana brings the
news that he witnessed the hanging OF two white in
that place on Sunday the 9th instant who were proven
70 be guilty Of melting insurrecon among the slaves Of
that neghborhood. Their names wero Anthony Wyrick
and his cousin Alfred Cable. They engaged near
tho Colony at their trades Of wagon making and black
smhing where they have been living for three four
years. Wyrck had been previously taken up for harbor
ing and selling liquor to negroes Negroes found
in the possession Of firearms and strychnine furnished
by these men.
ANOTHER ExBAssY-The Houston Telegraph Of the
llth inst,
On Monday last white man rode up to Mr.. Dirk
Breedings Round Top at noon, and finding nobody
but negro girl at hone questioned her about runaway
horses &C. and finally asked her how she and the ne
groes were satisfied He then went Off and fifteen min.
utcs after returned with three negroes demanding some
thing to eat. The gave them food. After eat.
ing 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 extnguished the fire.
and then rar to the overseers house. TO tell him what
had happened The affair caused good deal of excite
ment.
among set of desperadoes in deeds of ousra-
geous vilainy.
THE CHocrAwS-We learn from the Fort Worth
Chief
That the Choctaws are about to call upon the General
Government for assistance TO procure provisions for the
people Of the Nation their crops have almost entirely
been destroyed blythe drought. We learn from good
authority that there will not be enough raised in the
whole nation last them until Christmas and the ap-
preparation Of the money due the Nation failed in Con-
gEess last session. they going appeal the Gov
ement for assistance 10 some shape to keep them from
starving.
DRorGnr-In many quarters of Texas the long con-
tnued drought has at last been broken though il is be-
lieved too late for much benefit to the croTs.