The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-20
Texas Items.

MARION toESIf--iAc loiEoNii4S l. u Sopt Vi Nh &
ira from Norton's InteIligeneer dated the 9Th:
At an early hour this morning our publisher, Mr. v.
W Downing, soon after going to the Office discovered
fuse burning in corner Of the room near some
boots. He Immediately e1tnguished the fuse, closed
tie Office sna made the fact known 20 Us Mr.. Do3h-
ing under the circumstances refuses 10 cary on the
business of the oce feeling that it is unsafe to do 50
Consequently We are compelled to suspend. " make
comments On the eowaFdiy Outrage.
W. P CorTER editor pro tenn
ruFse1ine il unsafe to do sol" II he has reference
to his pay doubt he has cause, but so far as his lie
il concerned il is as safe from harm there it would
be in Abrshams bosom. The above Is about the cool
est piece of ef1ontery that We ever heard Of Tue
people Up that way let the dry banting staFFe to
death and the protein furnished the funeral That's
ALL
Hrxr CoUsrr-The Greenvile Independent ceased
to live on the I'd iast-died for the wan! Of patronage
The last issue contained the following sfsaF
Mr. Joseph Caldwell, of our patrons, and very
nice genteel intelligent man, 80 far as our aequan-
lance extends, while returning from GreenFie to his
home some tel miles in the country, On Monday last
met and shot and killed Mr. Graham, one OF ms
neighbers We have not learned the cause OF the df
fculty and orbear any comments until the matter mas
been investigated. -
He learn on going to press That GaId.eil. after XII
ling Graham made his escape and mas since been Eis
in the brush On Thursday young Essa by the name
/ of Tadhatrar and who was an enemy Of Caldwell,
though no connected with the other difficulty was
wavlaii and shot al bv Cadwell That looks Ike ven
geance end it is said Caldwell intends TO Kill all MS
enemies thus 81 if it lakes all summer"
! Navarro CousTr-The Corsicana Observer OF the
. - til ult- says;
Grasshoppers are as thick here fddlers are sup
posed to be in that c1catrF We are warned
: Ev-ay-a rata = g.
stoyed By them much ever. They are now mostly
eougregsse5 in the timber, suppose on account u.
the coo mornings and evenings We have been having
! lately Some think they travelling northHaTd
course but can elimination OF their numbers
McLEsSAs Couxry.-The Waco Register Of the I'd
ssvs that taking altogether the reports are unaFor
able from the wheat region The grasshoPPer and
drought did the evil work for it," The Register thinks
spectators would make good thing Of b. LAYING in
large quantity for rise. The Register consoles lis
friends with the observation that:f they have go. 10
-four sell they have plenty good fat beeres which are
in demand at fair prices.
The following items are clipped from the same
paper
! Crop prospects were never better than now. Corn
is NJ knee high and has most beautita emerald hue
Cotton is nearly all in and coming Up we'll. u heat Is
irving 10 become yssirsas and the little there e uaF
yet do we'll The recent rain maze work for the small
farmers and gardeners had good time for transplant
/ ing We will have abundance Of vegetables and
fruit.
We learn that there Eere seEea nassaEaz in all killed
in the PerFysi,e affair la: wee#- Only t~o Saoono-
vers were Killed, the father and son, George. The
other SON. Pete, escaped \ man named Jackson, not
mentioned in our last killed the Jackson reported
killed IN our last Ed jackson, OF the attacking
party and is reported as having been a man highly
respected
! 4 drove OF six hundred beeTes, crossed the Brazos
this place, Thursday last, destined for Kansas
They were from Caldwell county, and were pretty
well mIxed-some large and some small fat and TAIN
! A bad drove for that market, according to Mccoy.
4 young by the name Of Hardin, living near
/ Dr.. Pits on Tehuacana creek, drowned in that
stream bile attempting to swim his horse over.
! Pete Riddle, freedman, employed on Gen. Thos
Harrisots plantation shot and killed feoR-laborer
of his owl eaIor, on "Wednesday last Pete was ar
rested and #ill have hearing before Judge Robert
CrRdtls. Difficulty about swine
/ Wn1 Lynch, OF Limestone county, veil known IN
this section, pu. end to his earthly existence one
day last week by shooting himself with pistol lis
troubles, whatever they may hare been, we're unknown
to his friends and relations
Sxr7H CcUSrr.-The Tyler Reporter Ct the 18th
saws:
Lieut. Gregory in charge of the bureau here. was
accidentally shot last Saturday receiving severe, but
not dangerous flesh wound in the leg. Several gen.
derringer on the floor which fred and inflicted the
wound. He will probably be confined to his room for
several days.
HAsslsos CorSTT.-Tle Marshall Republican of
the 18th, in speaking of the conviction OF Poe and
Robinson for the murder OF Ward and Ely, and their
appeal 20 the Supreme Court On the ground tina. the
jury were all white men, says:
On Wednesday they were brought to this place un-
der strong guard aud placed in the county Jail for
safe keeping Poe accidentally shot on the way
GIN that was in the ambulance MAS discharged the
contents Of which entered his right arm, inhcting
flesh wound. The cases Of Col Isaac W. Johnston
and the Nelns, charged with completely in these muir
ders were continued By the State They were sd-
n,it.ed to bail johnson in the of $4,000 and the
t8o Nelms in $500 each.
Tie Flag of the same date has the following in re-
gard to the crops:
As far as We can ascertain, the crops in Harrison
COUNTY are qite promising and bid fair for sbun
dsnt yield. The freedmen working well, and We
trust the pressure al the times will soon end The
fruit crops of all kinds abundant and of the finest
quality.
I've have not received an exchange from Clarks-
vile. Paris Bonham or Sherman in month and
We are forced 10 draw on the Texas Republican for the
following items, he seems to have been in better
luck than we:
A farmer OF Kaufman informs the B0nham News
that the gr@sshoppcrs have destroyed h= whole crop
ct cora He ssvs that in places in the field they
were coertsi in banchez as large -four barrel.
There hare been heavy rains recently in Northern
Texas and all the streams bank iui Or overlooking
/ We take the following from the Sherman Courier:
hI0wA CoNAScHE Agency,
April n. ls6S. !
/ have sent 10 the care of ]. D. c. Blackburn Of
Sherman, Texas, small boy of eight ten years Of
age, who brought into this agency bv the Nocoui
band OF Comanelles. Where be was taken in Texas
or his name have been able to learn He speaks
of three sisters: Sissy Sasah, Belinda Melinda,
and Mary. Indians killed his mother his father
krkendoli.@ He also speaks of "Berta, Joshua
Simon, : and points TO himself as Johnny"
This NAV lead 10 his Identification and restoration
J lfiS friends VIVA Mars recovered from these
same Indians, and taken few days since BY her
brother to her home and friends in Texas The Seeo
mics have black boy shall get soon. Other bands
have eaptiFes hope soon 10 recover
II. L. LkAvENwoK7H, e. s Indian Agent
DesriptieH-Ligbt sandy hair, very dark eyes, face
broad xad very freckied.
HORRIBLE 0r7EAsE-7i%o Negroes AarxisEsd-An
old negro man and small boy murdered in De-
Soto parish last Saturday night week upon the public
highway under circumstances the most revolving that