The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-22

The Sulphur Springs Gazeuc OF
the s,b, says the farmers arc hsrvas-
ing their whest crops, whi<h are vsry
light in that locality.
The editor Of the Brssoe signal
was toasted on roasting ears ffon .
noighbor's garden fully = moash
ago.
The South Eas, Texan says thsa
the Sheriff falling to find bat three
white men in the county who could
qualify as jurors a: : ..cen, term OF
the court in that county, finished up
the "pannei' with negroes. The
negroes had on their " Sunday
clothes" and dcpor,ed themselves in
a ercdi,ablc manner.
In old Nacogdoches, the Sheriff
not being enabled to obtain a white
jury for term Of the County Court,
the parties litigant agreed to dis-
peusc with a jury, and submitted
their cases directly to the Judge.
This was more to Ger fancy than =
dozen negroes, even In their "sun-
day rigging.
The Ranger says Navasota is put
ting on city style, AID growing to
large proportions, as an evidence Of
the fact announcing that fire com
pany has been organized, and ice
cream and soda founts established,
otc. As to soda founs Marshall il
all right a. no one can fail to be
convinced, who will call on our
young friend Nclms, at Wood Drug
Store but we are disircssingly be-
hind hand on the fire company qucs-
ton, and We fear win continue so,
until we III Il wake up some fine
morning and find osr little city =
heap of smouldcring ruins lncen-
diaries are abroad in the land, fires
are occurring around us, aud we can.
not be too well prepared to withstand
the ravages Of this destroying ele-
ment
The Mayor Of Navasota has been
pc,i,ioncd to resign, we presume from
causes which may be surmised from
the following paragraph taken from
the Ranger Of the LIST inst.
The Mayor Of this place hid sum
mpned negro jury to try respectable
citizen The seen, and color not suit
ing citizen, he protested, and the trial Is
postponed until next week
The following is copied from the
Navasota Ranger
The Bas,rop Advertiser, as well as
the Sentinel ard Ranger, believes that a
Judge or Justice Of the Peace, that
would sit on the bench with negro
jury is no better than niger himself
AL honor to Judge Gould of this dis
,rict Judge Holt Of the Lavacca dis.
,rict, Judge Walters Of the Federal
court and all other Texas Judges who
have rcpudiated Niger jaries, md ad-
journcd their courts rather than dis
grace themselves by impannelng y jury
Of black ignorsmuscs--the scrapings oil
HI to try men who arc ~ far shove
them as heaven is above earth.
The LsGranec New Fra says that
butter can be bought in that town for
fifteen cents, eggs for bit a dozen,
hams at BIT per pound, and other
things proportion, Wish We had
a LaGrange market in Marshall
The New Era publishes Jackson,
Cornish, q Co., 1875 Broadway, New
York, as firm Of swindlers, News
paper men will take notice.
The New Era Of the eth contains
the following
On Tuesday there was brought into
town negro man, who had committed
most brutal assault with nendieh de-
sign upon bohemian womnm In tho
seah's the woman was badly bitten and
hruised by the 6end in his horrible Mt.
tempt IF we remember Alright this 10
the third OF fourth offence ol the kind
in this county during the past year
Surely these crimes d maud an adequate
punishment in order b prevent rene
tition; aud the negroes should hc taught
that the poor ohcn.ian women are moi
to b. sacrificed to their savage lusts.
Since writing the above. the eulprit
has had his trial and received the full
extent OF the law which il seven Year,
confinement in the Pcnitcntiary. Nevcr
have we known justice to be swiftcr
than in this case
Mr.. N. c. Rivcs, proprietor Of tho
New Era, was married in LaGrange
on the 9TH inst, TO Miss Seymoura
Shaw.
"A great deal of corn Is in cultivs.
ton in the neighborhood Of faGrange
and abundant haryssts anticipated.
The Quitman Clipper Of the Sth,
says that the recent rains we're the
heaviest that ever visited that county.
Fences were washed away, lands
inundated, and esrn and cotton de-
stroyedi. but fair crop Is neverthe-
less expected.
The Clipper says that jury oil
(" loyal whites fer tho cosnty court,
was picked up in that county in one
drive, in Stout's bAAt. and that there
was fully dozen moro of tho same
sort lcfa.
hD Qss.. District Of Tcxaa, I
! Galveston, May %, 1867.
CIRCULAR,
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Tho collection Of all taxes In this
> tate levied during the rebellion 10
hereby forbidden Circular No. Is,
current series, from these Headquastsrs
refers exclusively 10 current taxes
by command of BFevst Major Geu.
Gsiihn.
A. II, TAYLOR.
ID It. i7th U. y, Inrty A. A. A.
We copy the following items from
the State Gazette Of the LIST;
We understand the wheat Of this vi.
cinity 10 good, what there 10 Of il, bu:
the yield per acre is small, not = half
crop Much of i was killed by The
cold IN March. The crop Aboc. Dallsa,
the great wheat sgioa, will " snail.
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