The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-17

The following letter was written by Mr.. N. T
Mix, refugee from Texts, who liv9d at this
place last winter. to our fellow citizen, G. W.
Frederick, and as it is of gan raj int rest, we
give it place. Mr., M. is quiet, good man.
and his statements may be relied upon:
HONEY Grove, FANIx COUNTY. TEXAS,
January 2Sth, 1866.
RESPECTED FRIEND: This leaves us well. sup
pose you have thought long of the time for me
to fulfill my promise to you when saw you last
We reached Texas safs after gerry tedious journ-
ey of 80 days. Our greatest trouble was high
waters. On reaching home we found all tOler-
bly, quiet, but sidce then it has been growing
worse and has reached an almost insufferable
pitch: made so by secret marauders who seek the
almighty dollar at the dead hours of night. Many
very base robberies have been conmitts1 upon
Union men who have just returned from the
north. In fact they seem te be the object of the
Ihieving party, q mean the rebel party,) for none
but them have been known to engage in any such
business. Several Union men have been found
dead while engaged at their work at home. This
is spite work of the rebels, but one knows who
they are so as to come at their particular Identity
Union flag was tom to strings q few days
| since by party Of rebels at Bonham, and all
that was done by the soldiers was to run the
man out of town that first made the attack upon
the flag. and while they were engaged some of
| the citizens came out aud cheered JEFF. Davis an d
the Southern Confederacy, aid al died away
without further tice. cannot tell it all-wish
l could. 1t would be considerable. This COIN
try Is full of refugees from Missouri and Arkan-
| sas-the worst class of men on Gods earth-whO
undoubtedly make th ir living after the manner
above mentioned. The lenity shown them by
| President johnson Is mUrdering as. How much
| longer shall we have to suffer this Is there no
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have not seen Robbins or any Of his crowd
yet, but have had direct word from them. They
had serious trouble with the Indians, and were
only saved by the flag they h I'd with them. They
are 10 Jack county. Al. Thompson killed one
OF the worst men on earth short time since.
Those men that stole horses from Emporia, / n
company with Taylor, are ia the country except
Taylor and one other. Tell those man who lost
horses if they will send me legal au thority can
collect the most Of the property, which will dc
for an equal share. If any Of them at to send
let them do it in legal form. say again tha
some Of the property can he got though the men
are very much scattered All kinds of proper ty
is low, and goods very high. Goods ruu abJut
$50 per cent above Empoiia prices. Horses and
mules are low. Work oxen are worth about f tJ
dollars stock cattle from two and half to -four
dollers; beef cattle from ten to fifteen dollars
sheep three dollars; wheat one dollar per busheI
corn fifty cents to one dollar; pine lumber tiire'
dollars per hundred feet delivered and one dol
lar and half at the mills. All gold prices
GTeenbacks are discounted
The winter has been very pleasant We have
had one snow about one inch deep and ice about
the same thickness. The farmers are preparing
their land for planting, which will commence iI
about four weeks. have built me shop and
am making wagons for q living On my return
1 found little or no proper ty LETT have insti
+ tuted suit against some men for taking my prop
erty, but success is involved IN doubt, owing 70
i fear Of false testimony. I have written to Maj
Hicks, D. A. Painter. DE-. Newton and HARDIN n
After while shall write to others Of you
Mails did not start here until the last two weeks
] will write no more now, Give my respects t
my friends and remember yours, N. I. MIX.
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