The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-11
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Our Disiric, Court is aill ia ses-
sion, this being the third week.
which has been devoted to the State
Docket The most important case
tried vas that Of the State IS. Aman.
Ia Irnsiless, charecl with the killing
Of her husband. The trial Of this
case consumed two days, and was
submitted 70 the Jury on Thursday
evening. who after some two hours
consultation, returned a verdict Of
guilty Of murder 10 the second dc.
gree, and assessed the punishment at
10 years hard labor in the State
pcuittatiary The Stale vas rep.
resented BY the District Attorney, II
w. Moore, and Hon. 5. j. Donley
the defence was conducted by Nessrs.
Priest, Wilson & Priest
Tnr RAILROAD sALg.-from re.
cent adyices VIC infer that the llous.
ton Tap railroad has been taken
from the list Of railroads to be sold,
and that the Southern Pacific and
Texas and New Orleans roads arc
the only ones which the Governor Is
authorized, BY the declaration Of the
Convention, to expose for sale --Gai
Neicf
ORGANIZATION or THE MILITARY
CoURr.-Thc Military Commission
heretofore ordered to convene in this
city was organized yesterday aud
sill. az once proceed to .ao tria! Of
offenders. We presume the court
viii be kept busy as long as the Mil
itary Government exists in Texas
The Indications are tba, there will
be no lack Of prisoners fer some
time .-.iusi.a Rpnbiioaa.
Our radical contemporary should
bear in mind that trials by military
courts are very rapid Hall tie
people q Texas can be tried placed
in the penitentiary, or hung, without
overtaxing the court, Happy state
Of affairs fgr once free people
THE NGRa.-The Btazos SIGNAL
says the cotton worm has appeared
in Fort Bend, and seem to " spread
ing over the entire county. L; learns
from a gentleman Of Washington
county that the worm is prevalent
there and To tho counties Of Austin
and Bnrleson.
The Galveston News pilhHy re-
marks
No court n kaufman. no court in
Chambers, no court IN Liberty, no
court anywhere, Is the cry all over
the State The radical appoiniees
arc loaGng about, nns arc utterly
without excuse for this neglect
The people everywhere arc calling
Cor the execution Of the laws. and
the military government seems dc.
termined. II possible. to produce n
state of anarchy No doubt all
these military appointees are safe on
tho salary question, and are not Al
all slack IN getting up certificates to
prove that lawlessnoss aud crime
abound and that criminals are not
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The ht Pleasant Press says
The greatest revival that has taken
place e. thls, reiFt %, Iex}Ps i9r n,rn tpoli
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The State Gazette thus concludes
an article on the peoples hundred
.,h,,..,a lila a,,,ay unoo Tho
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The Republican announces that a
Constitution Will be- eomp'e'ed before
the Convention adJourns \ iaw
days age, we heard Jack Hamilton
say that they had got about halt way
with one
We copv the G,llowinp from tbe
p.,l.., u,
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REV IvALs'- thefe mas o'en quite
revival OF rei's'on gong on IN our
town ioF the past week ne meet
ing y conducted oy hiaers 'iafk
since The commencement ON last
saturday night up to this Thursday
morning, there has been 40 access
!. sion ,.r 20 Tue oeurcn' nc meeting
"" NJ - L.. ,l,oso 3. mite
revival at shiloh near Joel Faller's
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professions. and tho meeting .,ill
continues with much interest felt
Meeting conducted by Rev Il. L.
Dunlap, Of the Cumberland Presby-