The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-18
TEXAS NEWS.
CLEANING, from sll the Texas Papsn'

A letter from the correspondent Oh
the Houston Times, dated at Bryan,
on the Bird, give. the subjoined ac'
count of the robbery at that place.
The sensation in this city to-day
has been the robbery of the safe OF
Z. l.. Andrews, last night, OF so,ooo
in gold A fine gold watch was also
taken, the giit of the mother Of MI
Andrews, who is now dead. 1t was
more valuable in his eyes than the
gold which was stolen. This rob
berry has opened the eyes Of the cit.
zens to the fact that the town is full
of thieves, among them some OF the
TRAINED and expert burglars Of the
Northern cities. They drove chls-
cl into the safe in two places, one
striking the upper, and the lower
Dol, OF the lock. Five men were ar.
rested to>day aud lodged in Jail, and
FIVE more we're brought up on the
train tonight, having been arrested
below on telcgraphic intelligence.
There is strong talk of vigilance
committee, and nothing else will ever
straigh,cn this town.
The Times states that Charles
Brown, a former school. teacher, near
Post Oak Island, was arrested at
Georgetown for horse stealing.
Judge A. b. Norton was holding
court at Dallas on the 4th Of Decem>
Der. The Herald speaks kindly OF
the Judge. There were over 300
cases on the docket.
We heard good deal of abuse
hurled a. Sherman and Sheridan be-
cause they we're driving Indians to
Texas, that Northern settlers might
escape their dcpradations. We do
not know how it is, but we have not
kncwn the frontier so quiet for three
years as j, has been during the past
three months. Can anybody give a
reason ?-Flake's Bulletin.
Is this statement made through
ignorance or willful misreprcsenta-
ton ? The facts are, that Indian
raids have been more frequent, and
the frontier is in more perilous
condition than at any other period
within twenty years. Wise and
Denton coupties have been nearly
depopulated, and the prospect is that
unless relief is afforded these coun.
ties will have to be abandoned to the
savages.
HORRIBLE DEArH.-The Bastrop
Advertiser contains an account OF
the death of freedman, who while
digging we'll, was suddenly over
whelmcd by the earth caving in
around him. He remained for hours
conscious Of his terrible condition
Every effcrt was made to save him
but in vain, and the persons who a,
length rescued him, came near meet.
ing with = similar fate. They had
scarcely reached the top of the we'll
when it caved ia second time. The
Advertiser says the earth is still
caving in, carrying large beds O
sand with each break 1t is an awfu
thought for q man to contcmplat.
his sad situation, possessing all O
his reasoning faculties, thus buried
in the earth, with the light Of Heav.
en- shu, out from his vision, and
though strong in mind and body
with willing aad anxious spirit, We,
unable to rescue himself from hi.
impending fate-fully realizing the
horrors Of death by sudocation or by
the burden Of tons of earth falling
upon him"
The Mckinney Messenger has
been recently enlarged and improved.
We trust the editors will also enlarge
and improve their politics, abandon
their radicalism, and come out dem
ocratic. 1t don't look well to see
old Texans and Southern men occu-
plying the position they do.
Our friend of the Denton Nor itor
lives in the region Of Indians and
varmints." Hear him
We notice improvements going on
in town quite briskly, just like there
had been no Indians in n thousand
miles of the place. Success to every
body,
A large cougar, or Mexican lion,
AS it is sometimes called, visited tho
premises of Thomas Fry, Asd drove
his five dogs into the house, on the
night Of Sunday, the 9th inst.
Mr.. Lane, who lives in the same
neighborhood, says his dogs and the
cougar ere perfectly friendly, and al.
most nightly play together.
There is to be "grand calico
ball, at the Burnett House, at
Crockett, on Christmas night.
The Wa1ahachie Argus gives an
account Of dithcul.y that occurred
At the Wren House. in Cleburnc, be.
tween Capt. Harris, of Bryan, and
Capt. Cole of Louisville, Ky, in
which the former, through mistake
shot Mr.. Tandy W. Rogers, of Wax.
ahaehie, decorating HIS arm in a ter
riblc manner.
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