The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-31
Texas Items.

SAYS the registration III Titus county mas commenced
with the following board Of registrars I. shu!er, W
Bolia, and Thomas Wilmington, the bitter coiored
Registration was proceeding quietly.
RED RIVER GousTY-The GAINESVILLE Standard Of
tie 10Th inst says registration goes 81 quietly ard
regularly in that county Up the l9ts S97 whites
and 500 blacks had registered.
The Standard gives the following account of shoot
| ing serape in that place:
John D. Henderson was shot on Tuesday evening
\ by w. III Cooper, who received one shot from Hen
derson in return passing through his left thigh. Coo
per eudeayored get his horse and get away, but
the horse frghed by his hasty approach broke away
aud Gooper was arrested by sheriff Goodoe, assisted
\ b7 squad of i. s soldiers. Henderson received
several bueEshot in the region Of the right hip bone
the shot discharged from small shot gun. Cooper
received one six shooter ball through the eftthigh
Both parties, we believe, are doing well. The shoot
ing was the result of previous difficulty.
The Standard notices the passage through ClaFks-
vile every few days large herds Of ponies bound North
or East FOR a market.
FANSIs CoUxrY-The B5nham News Of the 18th
says the books for registration Of Fanuin county are
opened with the following board: I. D. Piner J. &.
/ Horton and David Locke--tle LITTER eolored The
News speaks highly Of the former character ef the
eolosed registrar, and predicts that he viii give uni
versal satisfaction. The registration is proceeding
quietly and orderly.
\ The editor Of the News has just returned from a
trip to Jefferson and gives glowing description Of
the and grain crops, and predicts that there will
be larger yield this year than in any previous one
The farmers generally in good spirits
! The News has the following:
/ HoREBLE.-We learn from the Paris Press that on
the night Of the 81 inst, Mr. Elisha Estes lis wife
and child were brutaly murdered and their house
burned over their heads. The family resided about
eleven miles southeast Of Paris, and learn were
/ peaceable, quietand inoffeisre people.
II coroner's inquest was held the clarred re-
mains Of the bodies soon they were discovered
the next day. and the verdict vas that they came
suddenly to their death by the hand of some person
or persons unknown. We have heard of no one to
whom suspicion has attached but hope the guilty will
be detected and brought to justice.
IaMlGRArlos--Thas early in the season, the move
ment has commenced. From Missouri, Tennessee,
and Arkansas, they already the road We bid
them welcome. They probably to better their
condition, including their fraternity of feeling. They
Will find communities nearly ali of Southern ailia-
tons. and they will find fertile lands, destined ere
long to be valuable. There have been several trains
passed through Bonham this week and a goodIy num-
Der Of immigrants settling in Faanip.
TIE wheat is now harvested, and it is said to be
about average half crop in this portion of the
State We learned from gentleman on Yesterday
that plenty of wheat could nov be bought in Collin
county ior toc. per onshes.
sN1TH CoUsrY.-The Tyler Reporter If the 18th
says that flour has been sold outhe streets of that
place during the past week at - per eWt ana bacon
al ioe. per 10
n Reporter OF the z4th INST. says cotton worms
nave mace their appearance u many portions OF the
state we learn that portions CT this county are
threatened WITH tfein-
the following item.
We reeret 10 hear That the o-owine cotton in many
parts Of this county has been attacked BY the cater
pillar, and large fields OF it totally DESTROYED There
SAL; , y. "lac'
ise even more than an AVERAGE Weld The amonnt
planted this year. is less by one-balf than usua--our
farmers generally having areeted theF energies to
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% congratulate themselves. lhey WI make the heav
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been disastrous. The most fertile lands have been
oyeffowed or drowned out by continued wet weather