The south-western., 1868-10-21

The ,Jimpecute of the 10th, says that wild geese and
ducks have been passing southwark in large numbers,
for the few days previous.
DAVIS CoUNTY--Another killing and Arson Scrape.
The Jimplecute of the 10th, has the following
We regret to have to chronicle another bloody affair
which occurred on Wednesday night A body of
armed men, thought to have numbered at least fifty,
attacked the plantation of the late Willis Whitaker,
about II miles from this city, in Davis counCv and
killed some six seven freedmen, and burned the gin
and mill on the premises. @.--
The gin, we believe contained some forty bales of
cotton There seems to be doubt but that the par
ties who did this work were from distance. Some
two weeks since citizen Of Arkansas while passing
the plantation fred on without previous notice,
by negro belonging the place, and who, it seems,
had short time back worked for him in Arkansas,
and left there after having difficulty. This is the
only way we can account for the affair. When will
these troubles cease? Where the civil authorities?
Are they not responsible for the blood that is being
she'd? Great God the Radical party will have sins
enough upon them to sink them to perdition! Were
the people of this coues given their rights and allow
ed to elect their chosen officers these things would
cease, As it is the end cannot be told
Since writing the above party OF eightcitzens have
returned from the Of the Disturbance and report
seven freedmen found dead, with the gin aud mill
to,a loss. They of the same opinion as ourselves
aq to the cause and are satisfied that the parties
mitting the act have nothing against the Whitaker
family We hear later that these freedmen have re-
Gently been parong the road and greatly disturbing
the peace and quiet of society by their acts.
SMITH CouSrr.-The Tyler Reporter of the 7th re-
ports the migration that county Of at least 10000
hawks They were flying from Northeast to South
west Woe to chickendom where they establish them
selves.
HARRISON CoUNTY.-The Flag Of the 18th, has favor
obI rortiOp IF Tnyas
regard to the yield of cotton It will be much heavier
than first anticipated.
The Republican Of the 10TH publishes the following:
Wronq.-The Southwestern states that the bureau
agent Smith, who recently at this place, the
same scaawag that was killed at Jefferson This is an
error Both places had Smith, whom they have
happily lost. But don't think that this Capt T. NJ.
K Smith, alluded to, as bad as the man killed at
Jefferson.
FASNIN CoUNrY.-The Bonham News, of the 10th,
says:
On last Monday morning, party Of one hundred
Federal soldiers surrounded the house Of Capt Jack
Marshall, who lives in the southwest corner Of this
county, and captured him with two of his sons, and
carried them to Pilot Grove in irons. The charges
against him, we learn, that he fed the notorious
outlaw Bob Lee. WealSo learn that after making the
capture, they plundered the house. This latter
is getting too frequent and we hope the officers
IN command VIII prevent like OutrageSln future. We
informed that the party Of troops who killed Os
borne Lee Honey Grove, last week. also ransac-
ed the house Of young Lees father. Such the work
ngs of a radical military dospotism.
COLLIN CoUNTY-The Mckinney Enquirer Of the
Sd, speaks follows Of the wheat crop:
We had supposed that owing to the difficulty in pro-
curing seed wheat that very little would be sown in
this county this year. bat learn that there is fair pros
pcct at least half crop. We hear Of some fields
"a
ground from which the crop of last season was not
harvested, it being light not to justify cutting,
which promises well, and should no misfortune bel4
it, will doubt yield very fair crops.
The same Journal Of the 10th, speaks as follows Of
the Grasshoppcrs:
This plague Of Texas, for two years past, is again
appearing in vast numbers along the frontier. On
Wednesday last. they we're lighting in large quantities
along the ridge from Mart Winns towards Dallas for
distance of % miles. We shall be able to report
more of their progress by next week
DALLAS CoUNrY.-We clip the following items from
the Dallas Herald of the 10th:
On Tuesday last grasshoppers in great numbers were
seen in the air above this city They were moving
from southwest tO northeast. A strong norther pre-
vailed throughout the following day. and until Thurs
day, we saw nothing of the scalawags, and then we
saw them going south.
We have had no wet weather to speak of in Dallas
county this season; and unless unfavorable weather
shall set in, the cotton crop will all be saved and
the crop is large and of the best quality
DALLAS AND CHEROKEE CoUNrIEs.-The Dallas Her
aid estimates the crop of cotton in that county this
year at 5000 bales Whereupon the Rusz Observer
says Cherokee will beat those figures at least one
thousand.
HOPKINS CoYSrY.-The Trinity Advocate has the
following:
friend Of ours, just from Sulphur Springs, Hop
kins county, informs that the late troubles in that
vicinity have been quieed. Bckerstaff and his band
had left the country and the officers in command of
the troops stationed there entirely satisfied that the
citizens do sympatise with the desperafoes and
are in way responsible for the outrages committed
by them.
The Texas Vindicator says We understand upon
good authority that five persons have been arrested by
the Feaerals in Hopkins county, implicated in the late
rebellion there.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-There is no question
in the world, if do not extend the Southern Pacific
Railroad to the Sabine, will lose large amount of
trade The Texas Central road is crawling up the State
every year. causing to lose the trade of fifteen or
twenty countless each year The Tyler Index truhulIy