The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-22
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cox. The circumstances, VIC are len
20 infer, were Of an sggravating ma
turc. Mr.. Wilcox wan arrested,
shacklcd, snd placed under military
gard. lie Is said to be poor but
honest nan, with large family de-
pendent upon him.
The Intelligencer announces the
Death Of Mr.. Glenn, livisg nssv
Rogers mill, in Travis county who
accidentally and unwittingly rode
against the projecting limb Of tree,
hrsakiss his neck.
There have been .abundant rains
in the West, and large crops OF cot
ton aud corn are looked for.
The Banner of the 30th announ-
ces another Are in Brennan, another
block of that once. hourishing city
now lying in ashes. This is the
fourth visitation Of Gre in that place
within che las, eight months.
We clip the following from the
Banner:
On Saturday last Mr. Zion Barton
residing IN the Gsy Hill neighborhccd,
just after eating breakfast and while go
ing from she.dining room, fell dead on
Aoor Mrs. Barton had been but re-
Gently married when she was thus so
suddenly called on by the angel Of
death
A man by the name Of John Nc
Clcnnsn, who was a captive among
the Indians from 1884 to 1917, fell
from the door Of the Court House in
Waco, recently, thereby losing his
life instantly,
TALL JuMriNo.-Thc Houston
Telegraph, of the 9Th says;
Sam Patch, jr, made another
terrific leap from the Galveston Rail
road Bridge yesterday afternoon
On this occasion the drawbridge was
opened, and the daring fellow sprang
into the bayou from height of not
less than eighty feet A large nun
bev of ladies and gentlemen were in
attendance.
We find the following happy mar
ration of pleasing facts in the Hous-
ton Telegraph Of the 9Th:
The weather just now is about as
beautiful Ms il can he. Nature seems
to be lifting up her hands in praise TO
God her countrnance seems ovcUprrnd
with the smile Of pence and rapt devo
ton, and her songs Of rejoicing I'll the
air md the ear The prospects for the
growing crops are exceedingly cheering,
and the hearts of the farmers ore glad
The corn crop is very large, and is al
ready safe, and the cotton crop is mex
pectedly promising Immigrants may
be casy about the question OF bread and
meat, for nm immense corn crop will be
raised IN Texas, and plenty of corn
makes plenty Of meat The whea&orop,
also, Is going to be larger tina n Mas
hoped for little time back.
NEoRoEs.-The Galveston Local
of the Houston Telegraph, writes Oh
the Bird A. follows
Tho negroes have had quite jubilee
the past few day in anticipation of the
commencement Of the Registration this
morning Last night they held politl-
cal meetings and were addressed by
Taxy smith, Railroad Phmely and II.
lustrious Hnmackcr The DEPRIVED
whites appeal largely to the depraveJ
feelings Of the blacks, who after all are
whittier in heart than the hypocriticnl
thieves who now control them.
DR. X. X smith, Of direct tax no,ori
ETY., was acquitted Of the charge Of al
tcring the records on his recent trial in
the U. = District Court at Galveston.
The verdict OF acquital takes the public
by surprise
! The Tyler Reporter of the 18th
publishes the following.
About 200 additional troops ar.
rived at this post last week. Quite
a number Of the "boyx in blue Z"
have bssn enjoying a short furlough
aftcr their long march, and have Gre
sted fun for many BY sundry exhibi-
TORS Of pugilism, principally among
themselves, but in ~hich an occa-
SIGNAL " darkey" has been assigned
a part.
The weather for the last week has
been as good as could be desired for
the growing crops. Offers to deliver
new corn At 80 cents per bushcl have
been made in this place. Lot immi.
grants come forward.
| The Jimplccute says that Mr. Ste
phcns, n gentleman well known in
Jefferson, was killed few days ago
at Mt. Pleasant, by Mr. c. l. Trippe
Of that place.
Bryapt's Transcript Of the 25th is
responsibEs for the following.
"An honest negroeAas discovered and
revealed a plot by the freedmen Of Rich
murder ,Rs rbi,s ;ns oJan ,"s P'IgS a"a
in hi. s..,emsn. yesterday, in s s
court, under oath, Muck apprehension
and excitement prevails, Ms Il is believed
by many that the uegpe. will make an
EFFORT 10 carry out the plot"
Ths Trinity Aavcc.,, oc III. h,h
says 'nat bnf one man could be found
10 that county, At the recent term Of
The cou,,v ccu,, Via xo,,,a al. a.
w ' .'"' ""' "o"'" 'aNe inc
oath prescribed BY circular No. !.
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