The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-24
Texas Items.
The Marshall Republican of the I9l

inst, states:
Within the last three weeks nine ten storehonses
have been broken open in Marshall. The burglars
have grown bold that scarcely light has passed
recently that some store has not been entered Among
the houses that have suffered by these depredatons,
we remember the following: Mr.. T. WOLF, where the
thief concealed himself in the building; the office OF
the Express company Keene's cigar store MIR. j. =.
Womacks; John j. Horan's, saddlery establish
ment King & Nesbitt's grocery store BaerWoids $,
which was entered on Tuesday night Several weeks
ago an attempt made to enter Mr. Merchbergers,
but failed There were perhaps other burglaries that
we do not now remember The object of the thieves
seems in every instance, to have been money as they
carried off very little, if any goods. At the same time
we happy state that far, they have been but
poorly paid for their pains good detective and a
night police is needed in Marshall.
The following we clip from the Jefferson Times, of
last Saturday -.....
The crop prospect in this immediate vicinity, and
for twenty miles around good az could be wished
excepting only the need, just at present, OF good
seasonabe rain Fruit, vegetables, milk butter eggs,
fish, and in fact everything eatabe and palatable are
plentiful and cheap.
Dallas street is pretty well lined with wagons this
morning-more than we have seen any day during the
week
Trade during the week has been very dull, and we
do not pect to it improve until fall, at least
until the farmers are less busy.
The Quman Clarion, of the 18th, says that rain was
much needed in that locality, and without it, within
one week the crop would be greatly damaged.
4 train of five hundred emigrants passed through
Hampstead, on the 7th inst.
railroad has been surveyed from Brennan, to
Austin under the direction of the Texas Central which
company proposes to build it,
MELANCHOLY DRowN1NG.-The Austin Gazette of
the 18th instant, says:
On last Wednesday, two young girls, Miss Griffin
and Miss Costley, about and 12 years Of age,
bathing in the Colorado river, some six miles
below Austin, when, becoming alarmed by approaching
footsteps, they hastily got into deep water and most
sad to relate, both were drowned. The body Of Miss
Griffin was found, but up to yesterday, discovery
had been made of Miss Costley.
The Gladiator, (Anderson,) Grimes county, OF the
l3th has the following items
The weather continues dry and hot and the growing
corn suffers for r,in-cotton is doing we'll, Unless
rain falls in six eight days, the crop Of this
county will be reduced fully one half.
Alter the consumption of two days of valuable time
in the investigation of the of the State Frank
Taylor, freedman, for the murder of A. Atkinson and
after an examination of all the witnesses, and argu-
ment by attorneys, the indictment found to be de-
fectve and the case of course goes to term
1t certainly would have been saving time valuable
at this uncture if this defect could have been pointed
out in the commencement of the trial.
The stage from Bryan to Waco, we learn was fired
into again day two since few miles above Bryan
There were two passengers only, the stage at the
time are told, a Mr.. Mende and Levy, both of
Navasoto. The first named gentleman jumped off the
stgae-so the story goes-when the firing commenced
and off into the woods since when he has not been
heard from. BY liberal application of the whip the
driver was enabled to get out of harms way with the
mail.
The Pilot Point, Denton county vidette, of the 9th,
contains the following:
just as going to press learn that the In
dams have been within six miles of Elizabethtow in
this county, and stolen several horses frou COW hunters
IN that vicinity This only day before yesterday,
and lots of soldiers all along the frontier This is pro-
lection with vengeance.
The cattle still keep passing through city on their
way north, not day hardly missing but what hundreds
are seen winding their way towards Missouri.
We have beautiful prospect for fruit so far. The
peach and plum trees seem to be overaden with fruit
which will soon be ready for gathering.
CRoPs.-The Paris Press, of the l3th thus speaks of
the crops:
1t is indeed cheering to hear our farming friends
speak OF their fine prospects of good crops The cot
ton Is splendid and expect in next issue to
chronicle the advent OF the first bloom. Should moth
ing inteere with the prospect this county will produce
over 5000 bales. The prospect is even better
than the cotton, and have doubt but that it will
be cheaper than farmer offered on the streets
yesterday to engag" pork at three cents per pound
and he has two hundred head of pork hogs at that
We learn that there is also good prospect for mast
this year. Altogether this seems destined to be the
Of plenty and those in the old States who design
moving this section could pick better time than
this summer or fall.
The GAINESVILLE Standard of the 9Th, SAYS:
Corn is doing well-cotton is little backward, but
in tolerabe condon garden vegetation luxurious. /
Specimens continue to come to
tween shutdown and dark the the yening of the ID
by shooting himself just below the left nipple with an
army six shooter. He left the following note:
q Dear BlackJurn-Please have me buried without
change of apparel Causes too numerous to mention
tor this act. GRIMES. p"
The Mckinney Messenger, of the 10Th, says:
Wheat harvesting has commenced with some of our
farmers The freezes in the wuter and the grasshop-
pers in the spring have almost ruined the wheat crop
Corn on the upands looks WELL The oat crop is prom
Using There is cotton planted this county this
year than has been since the war; It looks well and
some of our farmers calculating on a bale to the
acre. The apple, cherry and peach trees, are heavy
laden with fruit. Collin county is of the health
lest in the State, and the richness of its SOIL it
be surpassed. 1t has an intelligent population
There several good schools in the county We do
not have to leave here of epidemics like
those do who live near the sea coast.
To immigrants who not afraid to work, come to
Collin, the garden spot of Texas. All we like is a rail
road to carry produce to market, and from the
get will not be long before the iron horse will
be here.