The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-02
TEXAS NEWS.
Glsanings from all the Texas Papers,

GAINESVILLE on the 18th, having com
mcneed on the Monday previous.
John p. Duty, charged with hog
stealing and other offences, bad
been arrested and given bail.
The Conservative of the 18Th,
states tina, revival had been going
on for ten days at Centreyille, Leon
county. Our exchanges are full OF
this new awakening in religion 1t
is among the hes, signs Of the times,
The same paper states that the
Freestouo county troubles are now
in fair way for Gnsl settlement
Gen. Reynolds having agreed to
cease making further arrests in Free
stone, provided Messrs Dayio and
Oliver would peaeeably surrender
themselves to the military authori'
ties at Austin, those gentlemen this
week were to have departed for Aus
tin, for that purpose, accompanied by
Judge +. a. McCracken, Of FREQ
stone, and John Henry, Esq, Of
Limestone
The Galveston News of the 22nd,
states that Mr.. NJ. d, Ball, editor and
proprietor of the Anderson Gladiator,
was killed Monday morning on the
streets of Anderson, by Mr.. Briggs
Goodrich, Of the same place. An
old grudgc existed, out Of which came
the fatal difficulty,
Tho Bryan News. Letter, Of the
10Th, says that a shooting affair oc-
CURED at the Brazos House, between
young gentleman Of the Texas Elk
press Co., and Mr.. VIM. Key, in
which the latter was wounded. FIX
amined before the committing magis-
tra,c and released
The same paper contains the fol-
lowing
We are pleased to learn tina. Col.
Geo. W. Carter has started on an
Eastern tour for the purpose of en-.
tcring the campaign. His object is
to make speeches wherever it may be
appropriate, for the purpose Of relc-
ting the infamous SANDERS that have
been cast upon the people Of Texas
by Radicals, and to show that Texans
have returned to their allegiance in
! good faith, and are law abiding and
loyal in every respect This is o
voluntary act of patriotism on his
part, and we hope that his motives
may be applaudcl by every one, and
his Efforts crowned with the most sat.
isiactory results,
We copy the subjoined paragraphs
from the Dallas Herald
Sam. S. Neville, well known citi.
zen OF this place, died very suddenly
on Monday night last, of congostivc
chill.
We are informed that our estimate
Oh inc y'e'a o. co ousas n hgSs nww witch we
stated would be Mt least 5,009 bales,
j. too high. We believe we erred in
our estimate. but it was on the inlor-
nation Of ono who ought to know
and as We told him we dcsiied the
information for publication, we sup.
posed it was correct. II is supposed
that the yield will not reach over
5000 bales. We erred in the amount
of land under cultivation in cotton.
The Herald gives the distances
from Galveston 10 the various land
ings, or points, on the Trinity river
to Dallas The entire distance scomi
S32 miles. Poor navigation a; best
What that country, the finest in the
United States wants, is Railroads.
The News states that the Colam
bus tFnin, on the 18th, ran off the
track and the passengers had to quar-.
ter themselves on the prairie all
night.
The Paris Press eptertains favor.
able opinion Of Gen. Reynolds. &
says;
This officer, who commands the
Fifth Military District, is giving oyi.
dcnces Of n disposition to act fairly
and impartially in the discharge OF
the great powers conferred upon him
by Congress. The sending Of Lieu.
tenan, Vernon into this part of the
State to investigate the condition OF
affairs together with his letter of in
structions to that officer, evnce an
earnest desire, not only to become
familiar with the true condition OF
affairs here, but to find out the cause
of the alleged lawlessness, snd rc.
move it, though it might decapitate
many of the "tcooy ioan Office
holders.
This is favorable indication, but
we will wait and see more Of his
movements before we can fully en-.
dorse this eulogy.
Jefferson seems to be infested with
burglars.
Tho Ku klnx gives an account of
a stranger who visited Jefferson last
week, and in order to raise money.
pretended to be dumb. Charitable
contributions not coming in MS lively
as expected, after taking few drink,
he became enraged aud commenced
carsing out the city by quarter see.
tiung the rasuit Of all - ,,,l;.i