The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-07
Texas Items.

pers that United States soldier killed at Boston,
few days since by desperate named Cullen Baker.
Baker lives in the Sulphur swanps the Davis coun-
ty side and it is reported, on good authority that he
had been killing freedmen. This reaching the ears
Of the bureau officer at Boston, he dispatched a
squad Of soldiers arrest him, bat failing to find him,
they set out for camp. Baker hearing that they had
been in search of him. followed close in Their wake to
! Boston, where he wrote note to the bureau
officer demanding the unconditional surrender of the
garrison, consisting Of twelve men, and sent it BY
little negro. He then refreshed himself with couple
of cans of oysters and few drinks Of whisky at gro
Gerry hard by About the time he had finished his re-
past it was announced that nine soldiers and an Off
Ger were coming. Baker at once prepared himself Tor
action, and as they came within pistol-shot,
opened on them with shot gun and pistols the soldiers
returning the fire. which continued until the soldiers
withdrew leaving one of their comrades dead on the
field Baker was wounded in the arm. Thirty-odd
bullet holes were found in the side of the house where
Baker fought. After the fight Baker oitered about
town hour two and then left for his haunts in
the Sulphur swamp
NAVARRO CoUNTY.-Thc Observer of the 9th ult.
gives the following glorious description of the corn
crop:
The oldest nhabtast has no recollection Of seeing 3
! iHer crop of in any country than the one now
maturing in the county of Navarro. Even the very
| latest planted will make good corn We say to all
| immigrants, to Navarro! Provisions VIII be
abundant, and cheaper that ever before
GRAYsoS CoUSrY-Tbe Board of Registers for this
county consists of j. D. George James Dorchester ard
+. w Sumner The Sherman Courier Says all of them
are good and responsible citizens
The Courier of the goth ultinTo has the following
| in relation to crops:
A kind providence has again sniilsi on rs. The
crop of this year is out of danger, and will
be the largest general Weld ever made in The State of
| Texas. From all parts of the State comes the same
cheering news. In all the Red river counties corn
will scarcely be worth twenty-five cents per bushel.
TIE oats, rye and barley crops are also good. Wheat
came the nearest being failure, still have some
to spare Upon The whole we rich in material for
ard beast. We invite the rich and poor, saints
and sinners, Radicals, Moderates and Rebels, black
and white to come and see US, live amongst US and
help to enjoy superabundance of good things.
We have plenty of room and extend hearty welcome
to all who wish to come, be they from Massachusetts,
South Carolina.
LAMAR CouNrY.-The Paris Press of the 9th cen
tains the following items:
This has been extraordinary crop year. The sea-
sons, far, has been proptious; are having fire.
quent Showers the corn crop is safe and will be the
largest that has been gathered in this county for years
Cotton looks well, and the farmers busy.
We stated last week that large number of horses
had been recently stolen from this neighhorhood and
also predicted that the party in pursuit would be
very apt to overtake them. From gentleman belog
ing to the pursuing party who returned on Thursday
night, learn that they had followed them to Perry
vile, in the Chocaw Nation, where they lost all trace
Of them, they he thieves had overtaken couple
of travellers who had c4mpcd out for the night, and
had murdered them, robbed their bodies and took
their horses. They here abandoned five Of the stolen
horses which recovered by the party in pursuit.
The two men who murdered are supposed to be
MsSourans, who had been out in the western part of
the State collecting tour, and were known to
have money. The murderers stripped the bodies of
everything that would lead to their Identification We
will give further particulars next week.
KAUFMAN CoUSTY.-We clip the following from the
Kaufman Star:
Sal 1ccjecnt-Hcnry Rats, who lived eight miles
east from this place, most shockinglv gored to
death by an Infatuated bull on the 22d. The animal
was roped to tree in Mr.. Rats pen The rope broke,
and Rats being in front and the head of the ami
NAL, it struck him, catching him on its horns and
throwing him several feet in the air, muating both
thighs in terrible manner Mr.. Rats had not more
than struck the ground just in front of the animal,
when it struck him the second time, punging horn
through his left breast and threw him up several feet
and its head, falling several yards in the
The animal then cleared the lot, leaving Mr.. Rats
lfeiess corpse, with his lungs partly torn out The
act done in less time, probably, than half min
ute Rats never spoke from the time he wac first
struck He leaves wife and one child and many rel
atiyes to mourn bis loss
Ml1L1cAy.-Thc Newsletter, of the Goth, has the
following morceau
4 negro by the assistance of the bureau aud a7few
bayonets forced first class passage IN the cabin OF
the steamer Whiteaw, from Houston to Galveston,
and exacted the privilege of sitting at the table With
the whites This is only beginning of the trouble OF
this kind that is to follow The policy seems to be,
now to force negro social equality and confscaton
will come in its turn.
GA1vEsroS-A Galveston dispatch, of the oath uit.,
says
All the leading cotton factors agree that the worm
has already made its appearance. 1t is not the true
cotton worm, but the grass worm. It generally comes
before the destructive worm. Fifteen days of
hot dry weather will kill the eggs and all fear of the
cotton will then be The freedmen in many
places have not worked WELL and the crops grassy
These are in the most danger of the eggs developing
into worms. All accounts agree that the crop will be
at least equal to that of last year-lS000G bales.
Most estimates place it at 100000 800 900 bales.
TITUS CoUNrY.-A correspondent, who has been !
travelling through Titus and the adjoining counties,
writes to the Texas Press, of the 9th, about the
crops. He says:
Everywhere I found the cotton and corn crops pro-
missing. The yield of corn will be beyond precedent.
There has yet been appearance of the caterpillar
army worm, and if the season continues favorable
we may expect fine cotton crop The amount planted
is much larger in some neghborhoods than it last
year. The planters generally in good spirits pay
ing little attention to politics.
HARRISON CoUNTY.-Thc Flag of the lst inst, says
the corn crop exceed in that section, and
that the prospect for heavy yield of cotton is good
where the proper attention has been paid to it.
The Texas Republican of the Sd says the regular
cotton worm has appeared the cotton farms on
nearly all the low lands and threatens the destruction
of the crop.
HopK1Ss CoUS1Y.-The registrars for this county
arc Josiah Easily, " lliam Sickes and Chas. Grimes.
Fory-two whites and twelve blacks had registered up
10 l9th ut.
We clip the following items from the Sulphur
Springs Gazette of the eth ut.:
The corn crops of this county are unusually promis
ng We will have enough for all the emigrants who
ire likely to settle among during the next year. We
IAN also furnish them with productive land at Is
md 81 per acre.
Up to yesterday evening, the 26th $50 persons,
white and black, had registered in Hopkins county