The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-17
Texas Items.

| zDEPLoRaELE AFFAlR-SunGay evening last a
Sheriff Mason was proceeding to Tarraut with some
prisoners from Greenvie, he met with fellow al
Black Jack Grove, for whom lie had writ; aud on
attempting to it, the fellow started TO rum when
Mason ordered him to stop, and at the same time
brought his pistol to bear on him. but with no inten
ton OF shooting the fellow, unless compelled to do sc
in order stop him. 1t seems that the handspring oil
Sheriff Mason's siS-shooter had been lengtheued, max
ing it necessary to pull the hammer further back than
common in cooking it. In doing this, his tlumb
slipped of the hammer causing the pistol to fire. Al
this the fellow wllrled suddenly around anc
brought his pistol down Mr. Mason, who turned his
right side when the fellow fred his BAH taking effect
in Mr.. Masons right breast passing through the outer
part of the right lung and coming out Though the
| lower end of the right shoulder blade
After shooting, the fellow into house near by
but was pursued by our gallant friends Capt Phillips
! and John johnson ard captured but, strange it
may seem, it is currently reported that plot was
brewing to rescue the fellow from the guard and is
said great difficulty was experienced in getting men to
reinforce the guard who had charge OF lin.
A messenger was dispatched for DR.. Cooper who ar
rived Mr.. Ms bedside about twcntyfour hours af-
the shooting Dr. c. informs that he found Mr.
H. splitting blood freely; but after proper treatment
Mr.. Mason seemed much better, and though danger
ousy wounded, Dr. Cooper thinks ke Will recover.
When the news OF the shooting of Sheriff Mason
reached Greenyie, an intense anxiety was manifested
to know the extent of his wound; and the greatest
Indignation was freely expressed against those who
would plot the murder of man who goes fearlessly
forward IN the execution of his duty Il would not
be healthy for the who shot Mason to be recog-
Missed in Greenville. Should law not consgn punish
ment on him, the voice of the people here will.
[Greenville Gladiator.
TRooT5 TEXAs.-There five companies of
United States troops stationed at Galveston two com
paaies Houston, two at Hampstead. six at San An
TONIC eleven at Austin, seven at Jacksboro, at
O. TIL.
Mason, three at Camp Verde, Fort Clark one at
Fort IDge, at Tyler at Prairie Lea squad of
twenty at Round Top, nine companies at Brownsville
three at BrazoS, three at Rinegod three at Fort Nc
IntoSh, at Roma, one at Redmond's Rancho one
at Edinburg, aud one at Santa Maria. Seyenty-two
companies in all.
One at Marshall and one at Jefferson swell the num-
Der to seventy-four.
A radical organ is shortly to be established at Gal
of Congress and other radicals The publishing firm
will be Jesse Stannet Co. The Co. is supposed to
be Mr. Van Vleet who edited the San Antonio Elk
press for day, and afterwards became one of the
Southern itinerant mendicants. The leading editor
will be Judge james II. Bell
WHAT TEXAS LAND WILL Do.-The Waco Regis
ter SAYS:
Mr.. johnson, living about twenty miles above here
On the Bosque, made 40 bushels of corn and 1900
pounds of seed upon each acre cf forty-acre
fed He planted his corn between the rows of cotton
MURDER.-Re understand through private letter
from General u. d. Ector Of Henderson, to a gentle
man of this place. that Mr. ] ohm c. Tut, of Hender-
son, called cat Of the Davenport Hotel, about 0
O'clock the night OF the Sth inst and shot He
expired INSTANTLY thirteen buckshot taking effect in
his breast. No csc could be found as to who we're
the perpetrators of this foul deed
Harrison Flag.
The Houston Telegraph says General Hancock is
well on his way, with $4,000 men, towards the Texan
frontier and that other bodies of troops are NOV
ing towards the same point by different routes If!
this be the case, the depredaous of the sayages will
soon cease.
LOO.F.-W. Richardson, M.W.G.M, has appointed
S II. Terrell, of Linwood, Texas, District Deputy
Grand Master for the 27th District composed of the
counties Of Cherokee and Nacogdoches
Rusk Observer.
A correspondent of the Galveston News SAYS that
from ten to fifteen per cent of the sheep in Dewitt