The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-13
TEXAS NEWS.
sleanings from all the Texas Papsn.

occurred between two brothers, DR..
nd Gus Stockton, at Evergreen,
Washington ccua.y, on the 9Th, re.
lailvc to a division of property--iu
which confic, with sho, guns oc
CURED. Gus was killed aud the DR.
MORALLY wounded.
The same paper says
On the 2ls, inst, the boiler of the
steam mill Of Mr.. Wesley Mcclure
about ton miles South Of Hasssop ex.
plcded, killing one employee, ns,.ed
Patrick Doyle. and woua1iog sever.
al othcis--ai on or near the mill
Cause, defect in the iron Of which
the boiler was made.
The Dallas Herald of the 3ist says
The Two weeks last pas, were full
Of incidents of significance, and Of |
very cheering aud hopeful nature.
The exhibitions 1t the Fair were Of
such a character as TO DO gra,cful TO
the just pride of the people Of Dallas
county aud the surrounding country,
and well calculated to increase che
fair fame our country has undoubt
cdly won abroad. Our agricul,urisss
aud mechanics have shown evidences
Of public spirit, Intelligent industry
and scientific skill that cannot fail to
meet the attention Of people at a dis.
lance, and ultimately bring to our
section valuable class Of emigrants,
The spirit Of improvement seems TO
he fully awakipg in our midst, and
all have high hopes Of = prosperous
future in domestic aud comme rcial
concerns.
The McKcnney Enquirer Of the
3lst, says that the Indians recently
made a raid IN the town Of Denton,
and stole all the horses in and around
the town. They were also prowling
through the ncighborhood beyond
Pilot Point, and on Wednesday sight
were in the Flats, within Is or 1e
miles ofMcKinncy. The prediction Of
the Enquirer that Collin will again
become frontier county, is likely to
be realized. This is protection TO
the frontier with vengeance, when
the Indians pass a military post, and
penetrate sixty miles into the settle
mcn,s and invade populou- county.
The editor of the Enquirer has
been shown sample Of -four made
from the seed of sugar cane, which.
in every respect was as pleasant and
palatablc as -four made from wheat
Il ia said that /, will yield from thir
ty to forty bushels per acre,
Our associate of the Jefferson
Times, mentioning the counties that
we're sending cotton to Jefferson, in.
adycrten,ly left GU, the county of
Titus. whereopoo the Mt. Pleasant
Press thus comes back at him: 1--WE
will wager the Times the finest hat
ia Jefferson that the coun.y OF Titus,
which he deems unworthy of notice
will ship more bales Of cotton from
Jefferson this season than any two
he has mentioned" The Times
wont bet 1t was 10 doubt simply =
typographical error on the part Of
the Times
At the late term of the District
Court for Nuecss county two negroes
were sentenced TO the Peni,entiary--
one for manslaush,er, three years,
and one for shooting with intent to
kill, three years. A white man was
sentenced to serve two years for ems
bexzlcmcnt. Tho Corpus Christi
Advertiser say it took six days to
convict the negroes, three days each,
and only one day to convict the
white man.--Ne,rs.
| CHICKEN MirEs.--Having heard
Of late frequent complaints Of these
pesiiverous mites We give mode Of
radiance. Throw few armsful Of
Jerusalem oak leaves into the fowl
house, or the place wherever they
may be, and it will kill them OF Ger.
tain, Try it Waco Registsr.
We are sorry to notice that the
editor of the Register claims to be
editing a live newspaper. We pre-.
sumo that We do not understand the
term lice alike.
Judge Hardin Hart again reported
assassiuated, this time on his way to
the court in Collin county, was hold
ing court in Denton on the 18th.
The BRENNAN Enquirer gives the
following notice of one of the mill.
'ary appointed officers Of this State
Oun DISTRICT CouRr.-Jndge
.Sabm..--On Saturday nights train
arrived the Judge, slightly fsluting. |
Ga Sunday and especially at nigh,
the Judge became bess,ly drunk.
using language to good citizens un. |
becoming his position--whch alone
saved him from sound pummeiog
On Monday morning reports were |
rife Of the departure Of the Judge.
shortly, however, it was ascertained |
'ha, be had departed for tho country |
in company with freedman, in |
search of bntiermilk. Jurors and
witnesses were mourning in town
During he evening the Judge 70.
'nrned, apd after mbibipg. a,,empt. |
ed 10 reach the conr, house in which
he finally succeeded. after cooninp
the steps Of the cour, yard and
climbing mp the stops succeeded ia
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