The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-02


We had by telegraph some fe'
days ago brief mention of the wash
ing away of the bridge in course d
construction across the Chattahco
choe River, at Fort Gaines, Ga. Thu
following particulars arc from The
Chattahoocheo Mirror;
This morning, 9TH inst, abou,
o'clock, the new bridge being built
across the Chattahoochcc Rive, 10
conseq ucnco Of the rising water
which drifted RATS Of timber agains
the porary structures, WASHED
them away, and the whole came dcHi
with tremendous ss~eh and fa~
results, taking nearly the entire So
ond span, which reached the bnct
pier, n distance from the wooden ont
Of about three hundred feet. The
cries aud groans of tho sufferers, lti
a panic shock, we're sooa eomnunt
Gated to tho inhabitants, and our ciiII
was ia general commotiop, rushing
TO the river to save the pcrishin:
ones. Skiifs aud fat. boats were prsi
cured, and the dead aud woundei
along on the banks of the river wtr
rescued from the ruins Of the fall'i
bridge, as they driticd down a
stream.
( About thirty hands were omployai
on the bridge; many were working
underneath, and large number Z
spectators were also on the bridge !.
I the time it fell. All went down N
gother, from an altitude Of about +
| feet
Among the killed and wounlSB
wc could only learn the names of tn
following; Killed-Jchn G. Hill
sheriff Of Clay; Hooker Steven, me
sing and supposed killed, JaHa
Middleton, eolored, aud Jerry Saliei :;
wounded mor,ally-Wm. A. Jss.
sou, r, D. Peters, and Robert Brow
Wounded slightly--William Waldor
W. II. Jernigan, W. G. Jernigls
William Mount and Andrew Nes /
son, (colored. J MORALLY.
We did not learn tho names Of a
the colorcd Wounded; some that ives
down with the bridge have not up
this time been heard OF.
GEN. Tnos. c. HINpMAN ASA
sINATrD.-Wc learn by telegnF
that Gen. T. c, Hindman, of Arka'
sas, was as.assinatcd at his rcsldenc
in Helena, on Monday. A man \ q
tho name of Rollins, formerly
Springfield, Missouri, and who serc
under him in the late war, has besisa
arrested, but he denies having cos q
mitted the crime.-,Souih- Western
SuRRArr FREg.-Thc telegraP'
informs US that aoite proaqa', %
tered in the case Of john II. Surra''
has resulted in his freedom. Jo'lS
II, Snrratt is again free mas
Thus terminates case which IS r.
plc,e with the plantations Of ini.s'E
for all who instigated il. What dc
this bring to our minds? Thnt
that had he been tried BY milli.,lf
commission in 1865, no would, ~
his mother, have been murdered
military commission. Taken
this light, was not Mrs. Surrati m1
dered in cold blood? May ever
person who had any thisg to
with her murder, from the COMM
sion who found her guilty to ~
party who signed her death wsrrn''
meet with their just punis ..nen'
South Western.
Trn.hsa|ly and manfully $"
MIS-. Surrat.'s murder will stand g.
in history as ono Of the horror
military commissions, and will ~
indelibly the brand Of infamy up'
each and every one connected WV
1t, Let those who are cndea'0H''
to inaugurate such despotic rue
Texas take warming.
We take down the name Of Y.
Bell as our general agent, ana
longer recognize him as such. --M
man Courier.
What has become of c. 5. h'
? Has he been stral''
stolen, or run away? He has ~
tainly remained silent longer 'h
VIC ever supposed it possible.