The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-14
Texas Items.

I FASSIS CoUsTT.-The Bonham News OF the Sd inst
gives the following account Of an Indian raid init
! Cook and adjacent cMnties:
I We learn from Mr. Dumas who is Just from gu
west that the Indians have recently made raid OIL
the counties of Cook, Montague, Jack and Wise, ant
have driven off nearly all of the horses in thahsecton
/ They also captured thirty-nine head of Uncle Sam
mules and attacked the United States troops stationed
| at Buffalo Station. The depredators numbered 25t
well armed and well mounted men; the soldiers oni,
45 In addition to this number, there were few ctl
liens who had fed from home and given the alarm
Just in time to enable the troops to prepare for de
fence by which MEANS the troops were saved from dc
struction, and the military stores from capture 1t Il
to be regretted that the main body Of the troops vert
away on other duty at the tme for had they all beer
present. stop might have been put, perhaps to
large portion of these raiders who, we believe, are no
Indians in toto, but principally desperate white men
We learn that ore killed in the fort and i
is thought one of the raiders was killed. We do hope
that sufficient force may be placed the frontier tt
protect the citizens and their property and we thint
that the troops stationed at the interior posts could b
better employed the frontier in protecting those
who need protection.
The News man brags hugely over thirtythre
pound muskmelon presented to him by one of hi
friends. We should say it was hard to beat.
GRArsos CoUNrY-The Sherman Courier of lht
9th ult says that registration in that county is pro
crossing very quietly Up the 26th 246 whites and
$50 blacks had registered.
The Courier says horse thief named Aat:oc1 wa:
arrested at Pilot Point few days ago. He was ap
pretended by parties from Arkansas who had fol
lowed him from where be stole the horses. He was
taken back to Arkansas
Dallas CorSry-The following item is from the
Dallas Herald of the 2Sth ut:
Flour is selling in this market at S. specie} per hun
dred, and it will be big her before it is any lower The
crop Of wheat threshed out does not yield near sc
much as expected at harvest. In many instances
five or six bushels is the YIELD and do not believe
that the average crop of the county will go much
eight bushels to the acre. if it does that We do not
| remember to have seen so poor crop OF wheat in
this county since our residence here.
Corn is abundant, but shower two now would
increase it. We have heard ue quotations for corn
lately.
+ The Herald believes that the failure of the wheat
crop is owing the repIanng of the stock of
seed III other words it has out, aud suggest in
the following paragraph that seed be procured from
distance:
There is evidently necessity for change Of seed
wheat in this section of country Many Of our farmers
nform that the yield is gradually diminishing and
they universally attribute the fact to the seed, which
has been replanted often to produce this result
Believing that this is the fact, should be pleased
to hear Of the farmers procuring seed from the
Western Or South Eastern States st. Louis, should
Judge, would be good market to send to. We would
suggest that the mllers, who much interested
IN this matter as any one, should lnaugurae it.
CHEROKEE CoUNTl.-The Rusk Observer of the 10th
gives very deporable of the destruction of
the cotton crop by the caterpillar According its
account Cherokee will not make seed.
UARRasoN CoUNTY-The Harrison Flag of the Sth
has the following:
Amidst all the other disasters that are upon us, in
the way of hard times scarcity Of money, political
gloom and uncertainty, the cotton worm is making its
appearance in every portion of the county. Some
fields, we learn are at this time stripped OF all the
leaves and FORMS leaving nothing but the dry stalk
standing. When we remember that cotton is at least
one month behind, and the have made their
appearance least month earlier than usual we can
have but little hope of making any cotton worth the
trouble of gathering. Corn, however, we thank
ful is abundant.
The Republican of the 10th fully endorses the
above.
HEADS You LOSE TAILS WHAT the request
of military Mayor Heath of New Orleans Gen. Sheri-
dan has removed chief of police Thos. E. Adams and
appointed in his stead Mr.. J. J. Williamson. We
have radical authority for stating that the new APP
pointee served with distinction throughout the late
war in the United States Army.
Gen. Sheridan has also removed Edward Dougherty
Judge of the 10Th judicial district court of Texas, for
denouncing the United States Government in the
presence the commanding officer Of the subdistict
of the Rio Grandc
The General has also removed Joseph Hernandez,
city treasurer of New Orleans, and appointed in his
place Stoddad Howell.
DEATH OF Coz. E. W. HODGES, OF BosslER PARISH
The Banner of the Sd announced the death of Col
Z. w Hodges of Bossier parish, old and influential
citizen. The Banner pays him well merited obituary.
IOPpING DEE TILE LIMRS.=Wn learn from the Now