The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-30

tenant Arnold. OF the Twelfth IneIs cavalry 70
have carried ON matters with high hand and when ns
LETT ike General Sax0n and Chaplain Lvefm0re, no
took all the odacal records Of his once with him.
,ro.,. -. = sUsP. .s g Ss..o.I a an, .hs...,d
freedmen IN she Stats DurnG the great numbers
o. slaves eere carried into Texas the other Southern
~: Ssss
In the negro 10 much stronger san In the white man.
win take = least fsy thousand Of them back 70 their
uYx m TEXAS uoBr YKARs AGO.
Last night met an exoncsr Of the Confederate army
that who eight years ago travelled through the Stats -
the manager OF crcus His picture Of Texas life at
that time remains WILDLY impssssed on my memory
killed. either In the circus the circus, or IN dis
puts respecting it. was walking day with gen.
ssS = We came 70 an Snisssusnisd PAT q ne road
three mon rose up from behind fence, with their
f.ces blacxened and shot guns r. their hands,
lead. They put negro bloodhounds on the track
aad captured the men among the audience a. the
asked .Oh. they were tried day and acquit-
ted The worst part OF the business 70 that this poor
fellow was killed on charge o. seduciag young LADY,
the Adys own brother-in law, was the seducer. III
tell you another thing In this same TOW Of Crock
With gun IN his hand he walked straight up
other man, who was standing near the door ana 81,
claimed Eve go, you, have you con Of ao -. ana ana
the shot struck the lock Of the door I've got yoys
have I YOU son or Q b. he replied, drew his -.
volver and shot his assaisnt dead Neither OF .nem
had ever the other before Now III S..i YOU .
story Of desperate life. There was n9p;d character
named Bill johnson, who was know 10 have kili6d
scvSnteAa men, and most people were afraid Of him
and Bill vowed 70 avense him. He heard the
man 10 wes IN RegrQb 81 had gone 70
WACO which turned out Afterwards moi :: ~ the CASE -
.,ey had purposeiy put him on q wrong scent. How
ever he went there after him. Just before he left be
had killed couple OF men to keep his hand IN, and
rapfr followed him TO Waco. When trey attempted
70 arrest him, he shot down several OF the ocers but
him In the JAIL strongly built log house. Some friend
Of Johnson's outside passed In knife and revolver
through chink. When the guard came for the night
he made for them severely wounded seven citizens and
the OF the tragedy He awoke the noise at the
jail aud saw about twenty men, with backened faces,
trying break in the with sledges Failing In this
begging for life Next morning passed by the jail and
saw Johns0ns body hanging outside cut to pieces"
f# PRESENT CONDITION.
In spite OF all the lawessness that still prevails,
must confess that this representation Of Texan
I'VE eiguL Ssss ago, a. 1 O5iovo :. ~ W2UeD pAvs
much improved since then With all their Dagghd6tid
and pugnacty. there rough sense OF justice and .
which rather like and shall leave the State with
greet During the ten or twelve days have been here
have heard pretty "tap secesh talk but though
have concealed my opinions hestated to JOIN In
the conversation have experienced neither insult MOI
vioI.nce find here In the south generally, that
those who fought the braves in the rebel the
best disposed the government and the most TO be
trusted The "bowhards' and those who talk about
opening the struggle generally mon who did no night
ing at all