The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02
Texas Items.
We ain the following from DE Jmpeeute Of

| We clip the following from the Jmpleeute OF last
/ Friday:
| Mr. Editor Sir l was in Shreveport two or three
| Weeks ago and Saw in Ct your Papers that
vas Charged with Drilling the Freedmen and Reglsteril
them at fore bits head well as Recolect those
are tue Charges Was accused Of the above Charges
deny end Pronounce the auther OF the above charges
an Infamous Liar if the auther of the above charges
Wishes to have me tried for them VIII meet HIM at
the Court house in the City of Shreveport at any time
he wishes cheerfuly for to have the case Iryed as
nothing would please me better yours Respectfully
David Reid.
IF Won See Proper to Pablis the above Statements
YOU will oblge me BY doing so and also Demand
YOU to Reracb your Publication in Regard to the
above statements that am accused OF and to give
your auther as hold him Responsible
Yours Respectfully David Reid
The above document reached us yesterday, post
marked nowhere We shall have to change our OPINION
vastly before take back any part OF "ha5 we
have said because the laws and gospels have declared
negros evidence good, and at least SIX freedmen III
the trial of the CAGE before Lieutenant Aanson, com
handing this post, swore positively to the following
facts:
1st. That David Reid WAS the Secretary Of the
Club.
ID That he did all their correspondence and writ
ing.
Sd That he regularly drilled them and that they
were to murder the whites without mercy.
4th. That he told them that the ''Rebs were no
better than dogs and that there no more harm IN
killing them than in killing so many dogs.
5th. That he received from each membec OF the
club, for his services, fifty cents at each meeting.
These with many other facts duplicating Reid, and
branding him as most atrocous william, were sworn
to by the negroes examined. Now, Reld knows VINO
the authors are and he can call on them, and de-
nouncc them liars, if he is not afraid 1t he does
not call on them the negroes in justice to Themselves
uho ul6 call arfd
attempt to lead them into crime that would nave
caused the hanging of the last one of them
As Reid offers to appear at Shreveport we refer
him to Lieut. Latchford, commanding that post, to
whom the evidence has all been forwarded: In that
he will find the correct names of all the teedmen who
made the atdavits.
The jefferson Clarion, of the Dist ult, says:
During the fore part of the present week, Jefferson
visited with frequent and heavy showers but the
latter part turned off fair with cool, pleasant morn
ings the air seeming to be purer and less tainted with
unhealthy etiluvia than mt any period since warm
weather began. Let US manage to escape only te"
weeks and frost will relieve of all anxiety on the
subject Of health. All of approaches from the
direction of yellow fever strictly quaranncd,
so our country friends need have no fears on that
point and to the general health of the city, 1t is
much better than could have been expected under the
circumstances. All things considered jefferson has
made the most lucky escape on record this summer
Let be duly thankful to Him who holds the destiny
Of the universe the palm of His hand.
From the Rusk (Cher okee county, Observer of the
list ult., we clip the following:
There has been, besides the yellow fever on the
coast an unusual amount Of sickness the present year.
II all parts of Texas. While section and
county have suffered great mortality, this town has
,cen remarkably healthy-only three deaths from all
diseases having occurred here since the first of Janu
~ last. Such exemption from disease and death,
While it uttess the peculiar saubrty of our location,
hould also be accepted with grateful hearts, rendering
hanks, that have been spared from ordinary i'll
ess and the terrible pcscncc viii oh is abroad in the
and
From the Houston Journal of the 18Th ut, We copy
he following: t
The fever in Navasota is dreadful. There hay been
pHards of hundred deaths there in the last if
cen days, and there not enough well ones to bury
ne dead. The fremep's association sent up more
urscs this morning and more are needed. The vel q
DIV fever is raging at Hampstead, and some fifteen
ersons have died there already. The little city made
1anly cxertons to keep off the disease but the rush
the country was so spontaneous and her opportuni
cs so good that her efforts overpowered.
We regret to announce the death of Colonel J D.
'Connell, commander Of the post Of Houston. He
as courteous in his bearing and just to all in the ad
Illustration CT his duties. Ills wife and child are sick
18th the fever. They have the sympathy Of our en-
re community