The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-27
Texas Items.

Texas Items.
! MARION CouNrY.-The Jefferson Daily Times Of the
18th says Notwithstanding the vast quantity Of corn
made in that vicinity still holds its in regard to
price, selling from 80 cents to 81 co in specie per
4 bushel.
The same paper has the following in regard to cot
! ton: There about twenty-five hundred baies
on storage in Jefferson-but owing to lack OF trans
portation or navigation, but little is thrown upon the
market We heard of few bales sold yesterday, a.
nine cents, specie.
! HARRISON CouSTY.-The Republican of the 10th says,
the telegraph line from Marshall to Tyler will be compile
ted by the Is. of December, through the energetic
movements of Mr.. Wherry, the experienced superln-
tendent
RISK CoUxTY.-The Henderson Times of the 10th,
speaking of the potato crop says:
The harvesting of the sweet potato crop in this sec
ton is about completed. The yield, though album
dant is not SO large as have known, but the falling
off in quantity IS more than fully made up in the
quality The fall has been dry that the usual sec
ond growth did not take place. Sales vary from 20
to so cents per bushel.
The Times, in commenting on the removals made by
Gov. Peose of this State says:
It is announced that two hundred duly elected and
qualified officials of the State Of Texas have recently
been removed. We have not seen the order but sup
pose the removals made on the grounds OF known
hostiIitv' to the general government A cean sweep
has been made in Cherokee county from constable up
The same paper in speaking of the manufacture of wbs-
Ky in that country states that from the time of the sur
render to the gathering of the present abundant corn
crop the business langushed but that now it is -four
ishing like green bay tree. The editor adds:
We hear of about dozen establishments either al
ready in operation or soon be, the largest OF which
it is said will run three hundred gallons proof per
day and some of the others much as one hundred
and fifty. Ii is not e1ravagant calculation to say
that in one month from this time, the daily yield OF
whisky in Rusk county will be one thousand gallons
The daily consumption of corn by diseries will be
not less than 400 bushels per day-l2, 900 per month
So 900 during the winter. It will be readily
perceived from this, that abundant as corn Is III this
county it is not probable much of it will be eaten by
weeyis, some predict.
According to the above estimate 90 900 gallons will
be manufactured during the winter yielding to the
government under the present tax law l6O,OU0-pro-
vided payment is made.
The usual price at which whisky is sold at the dstil
cries is - so to 50 90 in specie per gallon, by the
barrel At the first estimate the aggregate sales
would Weld 1925 900 specie-upwards Of 100000 in
currency at present rates.
Viewing the question in financial light the distle-
ry business will put money i'll circulation People will
drink whsky-f it is not made at home 1t will
be imported and money be carried of the country
to pay for it. When made at home better article IS
obtained money kept in the country and drawn from
| other parts.
COLLIN CouSrY.-According to the Mckinney pa
pers, Collin county must be good place for emf
grants The cotton crop was not troubled by the
worms consequently the largest crop ever known there
has been raised The Enquirer Of the I'd saya one
Mr. Scott raised this year 100 bushels of sweet pota
toes per acre. Corn is selling at 40 cents per bushe
The same journal has the following in regard to the
grasshoppers:
The grasShoppers have at length struck tents and
resumed their flight. Farmers. are busy again SOW
ing wheat and preparing their ground. heat sown
before their arrival and eaten by them as it made its
appearance above ground, is uninjured. Wheat puts
out branches and surface roots from the main Sprout
and the bud lies in the center If the sprou IS npped
before it reaches this stage no INJURY follows, unless 1t
| is repeated to exhaustion
We don't suppose have been damaged by the
presence of the grasshoppcrs beyond the loss of winter
pasturage and with the superabundance of corn and
hay in the country, that is no serious matter
The Enquirer Of the Cd has the following:
This morning Friday) about early breakfast time,
three men, representing themsevesas Federal soldiers
but not wearing any clothes to indicate themselves
SUCH went to Robert Fitzhu8h5 Mill and arrested him
Austin. They said they were coming to Mckinney with
their prisoner and left. But have nothing OF
Them A neighbor of Mr.. Fltzhugh'5 was present at
the time of the arrest, and after breakfast came to
town. expecting to find the party here. Mr.. Fltzhugh
has Just gotten home from Eastern Texas.
This mysterious and strategetic way of grabbing
man sayors of the Spanish lnquisition.
LAMAR CorxrY.-The Paris vindcaor of the 9th,
pves the following account of the advent of the grass
hoppers in that county:
These insects are amongst us in great numbers, On
Friday last they formed perfect cloud overhead and
seemed to be travelling Since then they have
become squatter soyeregns, and committing great raw
ages If one credit what he hears. We have heard
they have dcvoured all up Notwithstanding it clean
as a boys chin, eating the wheat itself as it is
sown. In Ladonia, about thrtyfve miles from here,
asserted that they have pitched into the corncrbs
and demolished shuck, corn logs and door fasenings
We shall withhold belief until further details come
to hand
FASS1S CoUSrY.-The Donham News of the 9Th
says
The grasshoppers are still waging Of cxtormn-
alton against all vegetable productions and the SWINE
and poultry equally as destructive on them 1t was
thought by many that they would Immediately dsap-
pear after the first frost but we have already had
cral very heavy ones, and they still as thick to
use common phrase, Gas idlcrs in the lower world.
Our farmers however, have as YET but little wheat up
it will be up sufficient to be totally destroyed.
BELL CoUSrY-The Bolton Journal of the 18th
has the following account of the wounding of citizen
bya .. S. soldier:
On last Wednesday evening citizen Of this county
was shot by soldier The soldier, informed,
was attempting to arrest him, and met with some re-
sistance whether of serious nature not pre-
pared in the absence Of any knowledge of the results
of investigation by proper authority, to determine.
The wound we believe is not now considered danger
PROGRESS OF THE CALIFORNIA END OF THE Pa
clFIC RALRoAD-A writer in the Grass Valley (Cal.
Union speaking of the progress of the work on the
Central Pacific, says:
GA gentleman who had occasion to travel along the
line of the Pacific railroad beyond the summit, re-
Gently, informs that vast amount of work has |
been and is being done the present season. He esti
the working force at not less than ten thousand
men, Between Cisco and Coburn's Station, distance
of twenty-one miles, is embraced the heaviest work
yet encountered including the long tunnel at the sum-
nit besides seven eight Of shorter length. The |
summit tunnel is far advanced toward completion |
some $50 feet of bottom only remaining to be taken
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