The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-01

Il NE assassin and would have hung
hlm had he not been pu. in jul. II"
III instance John Johnsca alias
s.sucer shot George Washington. |
fhe civil authorities refused to have
anything to do with the AFFAIR. The
case was turned over to the military,
who arrested snd placed the calprit
ID irons.
Rev. q. ". Prather, says the Reg
lister. was sending load of wheat
across the Braxos. As the tcamsser
attempted 10 drive Into the ferry boat,
the chain gave way, the mules and
wagon procipi.ated into the river,
and the mules drow ncd.
The Register says:
suxxr. NAts,xa. Seven Year, ago, u.
A. Hester, of lIosquc county, commenced
sheep raising with ono ewc and two
hnbs lie was in the service during
almost the entire wnr lie now has
seventy head Of good sheep, twenty
have been killed By wolves daring To
pas. year Mys Hester end tAe chill
arca took care Of the sheep while Mr.
II. WA In the service. Who beats
thiIY
Ths protein of the Flag has got
himsslf into business at last A
cons anicstioa appears in the Tyler
Isdex signed "Union Men. in~hieh
our fficAd 10 dcnominatcd the Rev.
Dr.; he is charged with falsehood,
persssution Of Ericn saen, and m
editor noa 10 ba tolerated. Further
more he il warned that this abusive
copy Of his paper, has been for
war,isd to Gen. Griffin, evidently
with view to have the paper sup
pressed. The article criticised is
among the most truthful the pso-
TEN ever wrote. IfGen, Grimm has
any confidence "A our judgment,
and We know he ought 10 have, he
will End that the author or authors
Of this communication about as mis-
cradle And deprayed set Of scamps
as can be bc found any where, un-
worthy Of the confidence Of respect
Of anybody. They were during
the war neither flesh, fowl, nor good
red herring" The DR.. happened
to hit them in a tender place.
'fhe Index Is Al incorporate rad
ical paper, and We are shocked TO
see tho advertise ments Of our friends
in it.
A mixed negro and white radical
meeting was held at Waco on tho
11th, about which the Register
writes a wishy -washy editorial, A.
}. Evans made an indammatory,
viudictive speech before the meeting
This man according to our rccollec,
ton, proiesscd to be very loyal to
the Confederncy during the war,
and appeared mortified that his 6del-
ity should be doubted. II is un-
necessary to publish the resolutions
They sustain full negro equality.
Jefferson Davis and family have gone
10 Canada. Who're they will reside u
not stated. Ills beloved Mississippi
10 his old home, and We presume he
will return there, Texas would receive
him with arms "A xids M her territory
and with heart ns generous As her eli
mate and soil Ho.ston Telegraph.
4 Alta meeting Of the merchants o.
Houston, on the 18th ult, the following
resolution WAS adopted
Resolved, srha. we will adopt the
currency Of the unitsd states as the
basis Of eli cur msFcsutise transactions
and recommend 10 the citizens Of ths
H.
We have no doubt tho same ruI,
adopted by every town in tho Stat,
would be peculiarly advantageous I,
Merchants, but with the present scar
city OF currsacy in the interior, il would
be IN impossibility Il IL rare thinp
70 meet with greonbacks-gold and
silver i still our nediam.- Daiia,
HerstE.
| Exactly and unless something j,
done to prevent the export Of o,ir coin
Il will sooa b. "a rare thing 10 meel
with . gold and silver We soy adop,
. currency basis, and money will be ave
titaes a. plentiful - And.r soN Record
! We hear il mootsd among tho far
,s,rs that there are great fears for the
safety Of the whsaI crop IL the vel
weather continuss, We learn tina,
some crops which were thought to be
arst rxte, viii turn out very poor. We
sAAll know mora about il Ia Q short
time --Dailss Herald
We'll, We presume the wet weather
has continued. A vast quantity Of
water has fallen u this ssstloa, with
the Indications that the rains have
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