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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
An Incident of Wilson'S Raid.

We like anything noble, and es-
pecially when exhibited by an enc
my; and therefore take pleasure in
publishing the following incident
which occurred during Wilson's
raid:
On Wednesday after the fall of
Selma, some young ladies Of the
Female College in Summerfeld, in
formed the President that one of the
female teachers was running rapid
ly before Federal soldier. lie i'm
mediately went to the "front" and
met Miss S. in great terror. The
soldier had demanded her watch
which was secreted in the college,
and under a threat Of violence to
her person, she had promised to give
it to him, "you must not let him
have the watch, he is a scoundrel
and shall not have it." She said,
ooh Doctor, if you knew how he
had threatened me you would not
blame me. Ipromised it to him and
he must have it." So saying, and
eluding the attempt of the Doctor
to take it from her, she ran and de-
livered it to the. soldier robber.-
Then such a volley of indignant
abuse as hardly ever fell from the
lips of minister was poured forth
on the ruffian. He called him scoun-
drel, thief, robber, brute, villain,
and ordered him to begone. The vii
lain pointed his gun and threatened
to shoot. This did not intimidate
the preacher, who was a cripple and
unarmed, and in an ungovernable
rage he continued to use the only
weapon he had-his tongue-until
the robber beat a retreat, his ears
tingling with words Of impotentt
wrath which indicated that the blood
of the indignant Southerner had
been raised to fever heat. All tins
occurred in the presence OF the
scnool; the minister's wife falnted
and was removed insensible to her
room.
The robbery, the threat of violat-
ing the person of noble Southern
woman, and the threat, also, to kill
the gentleman at the head of the
school, were all reported to head
quarters. Captain MeBarney, Of
Gen. Wilson's staff, took interest in
the matter, had the same column
pass before the school, and the man
was identified and arrested, and the
watch was returned. But this was
not all. The Captain obtained from
Gen. Wilson protection papers foL
the college, and kept il guarded
whenever possible. He went still
further and called for Mss -
and said 70 her i have Z present
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
From the Houston Telegraph.
Gel. Wash. Jones.

Permit me through the columns
of your paper, to call the attention
of the public to the Hon. George
W. Jones who is now u candidate
for the Office Of Lieut.. Governor OF
Texas. His course during the war
is known to every officer and pri-
vate Of Walkers Division, in which
he served in the field, on the march
and in the camp; but his political
career, has not, until recently at
tracted general attention.
Though standing in the very front
rank Of his profession as a lawyer,
in Central Texas, he has never been
an aspirant for public office. Itmay
be truly said of him, that he has
filled no public place, into which he
was not thrust by the choice Of his
friends.
During the exciting period which
followed Immediately after the elec-
ton of President Lincoln, Col. Jones
took the stump, and boldly advocat-
ed submission to the decision of the
ballot box, as the least Of the evils
before the people. He voted and
worked against secession, believing
that it would result in war, and af-
forwards, in the defeat and humili-
alton Of his native South. But
when the war had begun, he felt
that the contest involved the tri-
umph or humiliation of the South,
in which lived all of his kindred
and he joined the Confederate army
as private soldier. He was soon
captain, afterwards Lit. Col. and
when the war closed, commanded
one of the veteran regiments Of
Walkers Division. At Millican's
Bend, at Mansfield, and Pleasant
Hill, he was conspicuous for his cool
and intrepid bearing.
With all the practicable common
sense of his distinguished uncle
George W. Jones, for 80 years &
Congressman from Tennessee,) he
is gifted with genius of the highest
order. As q member of the late
Convention, his antecedents enabled
him to effect, perhaps more than any
other member, in harmonizing the
extreme clements of which that
body was composed. Col. Jones il
known by all to be an uncompro'
missing advocate Of President John
sons policy of restoration, and tc
have no sympathy with the policy
which would retain the South in {
condition of territorial vassalage.
If the highest order Of intellect
with an unselfish devotion to the in
terests of the whole people, are still
regarded as requisites for high posi-
ton, then may we hope that Col.Jone'
will receive the hearty endorsement
of the whole people. L.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19

A REAL SOUTHERN ITEM.-We
saw, yesterday, a pardon, under the
great seal of the State, granted by
Gov. Humphreys to Caesar, freed
man, convicted of larceny at Attala
county. 1t was proved in court
that he had been concerned in the
stealing OF two bales Of cotton, but
citizens who had known him for
years, and who had become his bail
when he was arrested, were able
from facts which came to their
knowledge but could not be used in
court, to satisfy His Excellency that
Caesar was more sinned against
than SHINING, (that he acted under
duress,) and this pardon was the
consequence. a gentleman who
had no other interest in Caesar than
that which every Southern gentle
man feels in the old negroes whom
he has known from boyhood-an
original ''rebel, too, O1e. who took
the field when age would have ex-
empted him-undertook Caesars
cause. Cesar had no "old master
to attend to it, for he was dead, and
the faithful fellow had devoted him
self to the support Of his former
mistress and her orphan children.
Let this one fact 60 for what il
is worth against the torrent of mis-
representations that is being poured
forth respecting the relations Of the
blacks and whites in the South
and let it be remembered that on the
day when CasaT's pardon was
granted, four white convicts from
the same county arrived at the
penitentiary, but not a single sp-
plicatiOn for pardon accompanied
them.-qcls0H, Mrs Clarion.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
would be gamer, by the increase Of

would be gamer, by the increase OF
her taxable wealth.
The last dcsidcratum is cncour-
agcmcnt to manufactures. Let us
become our own manufacturers ,--
Let MS, if we do not convert all OF
il into yarn, and ship that instead OF
the cumbrous and expensive raw
material.
With the Introduction of foreign
population, tho building Of our rail
roads, the encouragement Of manu-
lactures, there is no reason to doubt
that with our moro congcnial soil
and climate, the resources of this
State may in this day, be more rap
idly developed, than were any ofthc
Northern States; and that in n few
years we may rival the proudest
State of the Union.
had intended to speak at some
length in reference to this, the wheat
region Of Texas; but find that | am
growing too proliX, and will only
say that it is n region Of vast eX-
tent, capable ofsustaining heavier
population than any othcrsection of
the Stato-that from its latitude and
altitude it is u more invigorating
climate than that of the coast, and
in the production of small grain un-
surpassed by any region of America.
Send the Central Railroad to Dallas
and you do not dream Of the flour
that can be sent to the railroad.
hGspeoly aOurs' yours ~ 'AS, T.r e. % sCTaf' 1sfG
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
Riot at Memphis.

The Jackson Standard Of the 2nd
has the following account Of a riot
at Memphis;
As we were going to press last
night, wo were favored by Il tricnd
with some particulars Of II serious
affair between the tiremcn and ne
grocs of Memphis. A private tcIc-
gram gives the following
alt seems that somo policemen on
South street, this evening about .
o'clock, got into row with some
drunken negroes, when both par
ties fired several shots, and from
that both sides reinforced, and 4
general fight was kept up between
the negroes and policemen, and such
citizens as wanted to go in
"Therc are so many contradicto-
ry reports about it, | cannot tell
how many were killed. l went
down to Beal street, and there was
some shooting between policemen
and negro hackdrivers and in
front of the Gayoso House saw n
policeman shoot a negro hackdriver.
The Captain of fire engine, located
near Gayoso House, was shot and
mortally wounded in the fight on
South street. left him n few min
utes ago at the engine house. They
said he was dying"
There are several fire companies
gathered there now, and all are
very much excited. / shouldn't Won
der if they went down tonight and
burned out negro town, as they are
swearing they will do so. [ have
Just heard that there were one hun
dred and fifty regulars down there
from Fort Pickering. They may
be able to quiet things
Later advices at 10 o'clock last
night, stated that excitement was
intense, and that many negroes and
some firemen had been killed.
We find the following additional
dispatches in the New Orleans Times
OF the 4th:
MEMPHIS, May 3.-About thirty
houses occupied byacolored people,
and all the school houses in South
Memphis, were pulled down or
burned last night.
Ten were killed during the day
and the night. Everything is quiet
this morning, and it is hoped order
has been fully restored, The ne
groes nearly ali fled to the woods
last night, but are returning this
morning.
MEMPHIS, May 3.-The city re,
mains quiet up to o'clock tonight.
The negro soldiers recently muster
ed out have been paid off at Fort
Pickering to-day. They threaten
TO burn the city tonight. Great
uncasiness is felt. They are kept
in the fort by portion of the 10th
Regulars.
Gen. Stoneman this afternoon
served a notice upon the Mayor, the
Council and the county officers, for
bidding the assembling of any bod
les of armed men, black or white,
except tho police. So far the police
are relied upon to preserve the
peace. A large number Of negroes
were arrested to-day, and found
heavily armed.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19


A CoLoRED RESERVATION IN TEX
As.-The radical correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette, writing from
Washington under date Of the 18th
inst, gets off the following insult
ing programme, which the radicals
propose to adopt for Texas:
The insolent and vindictive spirit
lately manifested in the Texas Con-
vention, eXcites much comment
here. It is suggested by many
leading mon in Congress and else
where, that the government shall
exercise the right of eminent do
main, and appropriate an era of
northern Texas fully equal to the
indian territory Immediately ada.
cent, on the north bank of the Red
river, as military reservation for
the location of homcsteads, by tho
colored soldiers who served in the
war for the Union, and to other
citizens of African descent who may
desire to secure homes under ma
tional protection. OF course ter
ritorial government, with full polit-
ical franchise, would be an essential
part of the measure.
Texas being excluded from the
peace proclamation, the President
having frequently indicated such
provision for the security and pro-
rress of the colored race it is thought
Mr.. Johnson, again assuming the
roll of Moses, might concur with
congress in designating a promised
land for that portion of the eoiored
race whose interests or feelings
would prompt them to such set
tIon,ont in northern Texas.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19

We earnestly recommend prompt
action by those who favor the pro
iect, as it is very desirable that the
removal OF the remains DO effected
ut an early day,
We beg lcavo to suggest loca! or
carnations, to get up and transmit
contributions, as the best mode OF
accomplishing the object.
Packages containing contrIbu-
tions will be forwarded by express
to l., II. Woodbridge, Treasurer, and
communications addressed to the
President. BY order of the Board.
w. II. S. IT'LL, President.
March q, 1866.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19

TuE WHEREABOUTS OF GUAM
TRELL.-The following letter, from
the Havana correspondent of the
New York News, dated March 29th,
we think settles the locality of this
renowned guerrilla:
Those who are versed in the
transit movements of parties who
were engaged in the late family dis
turbance Of the United States OF
America have been much surprised
bv the announcement of the capture
of Quantrell, who happens to be
living in perfect safety in one of
the islands of the West Indies not
a thousand miles from Cuba, we'll
known and identified by friends
who have long known him in his
late desolated homeland. He is
hard at work, and does not seem
the bloody tiger he is represented
TO be. For the ends of public JUS
tice. and that no more murder mis-
takes may be made by that elevated
BODY donominated the Holt militia
nv commission, 1 state this fact, de-
rived from sources where there can
be no error.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19

"The Convention adopted an or
dinance providing for the purchase
of a full length likeness Of Gen.
Houston, TO be placed in the Degis-
lative Hall of the Capital. We are
informed that Mr.. Behne, the ae-
complisbed artist, of Galveston, has
a likeness taken by him when the
old hero was Governor, which is
believed by the friends of Gen.
Houston to be the best in existence"
Telegraph.
We have seen this painting, and
consider it not only an excellent
likeness of Gen. Houston while he
was Governor Of the State, but
fine picinre-one that will be
credit to the State in which it wa
painted. We understand that Gov
Hamilton has already taken step;
to ascertain the merits Of this pic.
ture, which We hope soon to ses
grazing the Halls Of The Capitol
lnsfia Ga-cffe.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19

PRAYING FOR THE PREsIDENT,--
TO those who remember the un-
frockins Of Bishop Wilmer, and the
closing of the Episcopal churches OF
Alabama by military orders, the
following scrap of contemporane-
ous history will be read with gap
ing mouth and staring eyes. What
n mighty difference it makes whose
OK is gored and whose bull did the
goring. The facts Of this little
history occurred in Missouri, and it
is related by the st. Louis Missouri
Republican. Read, and wonder at
the Inconsistency Of man and the
mutability Of human opinions:
Observation-Disclosures OF TILE PRES
IDEyr.-Wc all remember how the
'disloyal clergy were regarded and
treated during the late war, and
even since, for refusing or emitting
to pray for the President of the
United States. Their churches
were promptly closed by the mill
tary authorities, and, in many in
stances, they were dragged to pris-
on, and otherwise published. But
now, what was then q crime Is
about to be established rs test OF
loyalty by the Legislature of Mis-
souri,. Among the proceedings Of
the Senate, Il short time ago, rs
published by us few days after,
wards, it may have been noticed
that Mr.. Dean called attention to
the fact that the officiating Chap
lain, while praying for Congress,
omitted any allusion to the Presl-
dent. Wishing to put an end to
this invidious discrimination, he Of
fers q resolution, requesting the
clergy Of Jefferson City who Off
ciate as Chaplains for the Senate to
remember in their prayers tho
President Of the United States; but
it was at once laid upon the table
by q vote of fourteen to six. The
pious scribles and pharisecs OF the
Radical synagogue no doubt think
they are acting upon the scriptural
injunction, that if an offender, after
refusing to hear "two or three wit
nesses,' Gas Sumner, Stevens and
Co ) shall also neglect to hear tho
church, he must then be cast out
as heathcn man and publican.
1t may be some consolation, how
ever, to the President and his
friends to remember that 'the pray
er of the wicked is an abomination
to the Lord while 'the etfectual
fervent prayer of righteous man
| (and many such are continually Of
foring in his behalf throughout the
land) availeth much. "
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-19
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
Emporium of Fashion.

Houston, Nay ls, lses.-l41y
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

A CASE OF ABDUCTION BRouHr TO LIaHr.
Seyeul wears 100, a couple were living In
Tuolumne county as man and wife ) children
were born unto them, aboy and girl; ior
some time they lived happily together, and
then grew tired Of each others society, and
separated. The husband took the children,
but the mother, with q mothers instinct, oeg-
red for her daughter ; the gentleman whose
| name is A. E. Tadloek, let her take the ehiia
with q solemn promise from her tnat ne
should be permitted to see her whenever ne
desired. As soon as she got possession OF
the child, she refused to let the father see II,
and made the acquaintance Of a man namea
Beckwith, aud went to live with him. Aoont
two wears ago, Mrs. Tadlock died, and leR
the little girl with Beckwith. As soon as
her father heard Of his wife's death, he ut
once proceeded to claim his child. On arriV-
ing at Beckwith's place, his little daughter
could not DO found, and then commenced =
search which none but q fond father coalu
institute. Several times he obtained = clue
to her whereabouts, but was ~ often panied
by the would-be kidnapper, and aoducter'
Beckwith. For over two years his search
proved fruitless. At one time no was leo 10
believe that she was in the States, ana nc
sent = man there to search for his darling,
while he kept on the lookout here. Nothing
could be heard Of her until a few days ago,
when the, father was once more encouraged BY
receiving information which led him to be-
lieye she was either in San Jose or this city.
Coming down here, and at the instance Of a
friend, he procured the services Of Detective
Officer Rose, who went to work with q will,
visited all the institutions where a child like
her would be likely to have been placed, and
from = description he had obtained nom her
father, he found her at the Catholic Orphan
Asylum, on Market street. She answered to
the name Of Beckwith, and tn only account
the Sisters could give Of her was that she was
father, and who had frequently visited her
and made her presents. When her own
father was brought in, she instinctively threw
her arms around his neck and wept as only a
child can weep at seeing a long absent parent.
On q writ Of habeas corpus, the child was de-
livered to the father, who went his way re-
ioicing. Grea. credit is due to Detective
Rose for the manner in which he brought
forth the lost one, and restored It to the
father.-S. F. FLAG.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

THIS CEMETERY Is SITUATED IN THE
l range Of mountains back Of the County Hos.
pital, overlooking the city Of Virginia. The
Sexton and Superintendent being an old pioneer
Of the city. and knowing the wants VI the commu'
nifty, has decided the Cemetery above described,
under an Act Of tho late Legislature. In trust, IN.
III such time A. the same shall be Incorporated. to
secure a resting place for the dead, and to ahord
10 the friends Of the deceased the consolation Of
knowing that under this trust this Cemetery can
never DO disturbed, sold, or used for any other
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07
A--i..l, ..a nnpartnre,.

AaRIvALs-via Piaoerville-Jas spier,
Mr. wsdleigh, Capt Kidd, R Purber. x.
Via Dutch Flat-R Mcintosh, John
Spargo. nuF'oHt
DRrARruRss-Via Placerville-J Wall,
E O'Brien. PJ McName. P Flannery, T
Brown, s James, E Cooking.
Via Dutch Flat-F Doing, c Young.
c F Bridge, friedman, A Hyer, A b
Lancaster, W Brightmore, II Wedwell,
] Johnson, g H Roberts, S Klngsley, X
flanagan, c W Perkins, A Baker, Mrs
Galdner, A NJ Comstock, A c Chapman,
J Black. E Dickinson.
Via Overland-Fred Parker. Gen A
Stein, Mai S Miner, Col G w Wilson.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

THx Virginia City Union asks: What
favors has the future in store for our
chas.ened country =" We believe she has
on hand a larger and cheaper we'll select.
ed stock Of goods than was ever offered
before in the American market.-F7ag.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

Ex- PREsIDRNr FILLMORE and wife sal
for Brest on the 9Th inst, expecting to re-
main abroad six or eight months. Dr.
John White and Miss Dobbins, Of Buffalo,
accompany them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

BULLION. - There was shipped from
Wells Fargo s Co.'S Gold Hill office. this
morning, 8 bars of bullion. weighing
222 pounds, and worth according to assay
1855 50.
BuLLloN.-Edwards s Weigand, Gold
Hill, received to-day, for melting and as
say, 3,747 ounces Of crude bullion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

The Leland Brothers. of the Union Ho.
tel. Saratoga. have made a subscription
headed by themselves for $1,000, toward
securing the next State Fair for their vii.
lage.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

PIeoIsH.-A SOW belonging to James
Pennington, of Platte county, Missouri,
recently gave birth to ssrsatsen young
porkers. What piggishness
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

A coauErrE treats a lover like a bou.
ouet-carrles him about a certain time for
amusement or show, and then quietly
picks him to pieces.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

A FRENCH bishop said lately in a ser
mon, LET women remember, while put
ting on perfume and expensive attire, how
narrow are the gates Of Paradise"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

Why are railroad companies like laun-
dresses: Because they have ironed the
whole country, and sometimes do a little
mangling.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

Col. ROBERT 4. BLAKE, an old and es-
teemed citizen Of Mobile. died recently
while engaged in a work Of benevolence
on the Eastern shore.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07

l thank my old friends and the public generally
for past patronage. and hope. BY stIiet atIent'A
10 buslness: 20 merit a continuance Of the same.
" Remember the OLD STAND, NO. "
South c street, Virginia.
nooi N 'TITi' EIg ~ 3. w. KEYE6.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-11-02

500 A Month AGENTS wanted
Tor ~ sHhrsig Hss articles. i1tt out. Address
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biyil
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-11-02

the Horli. vii bfss whtkss ~ Nasftrhs 10 frsS "a
the nno0thssi hcs o. cha .nsvsf Iaoen 10 An
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