The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-20

VIC learn from j. IL. Duprce that
near the town Of Montgomery, Mont
Eomcry county, a man named Wal
Ger T. Brennan, few days ago, shot
and killed man named Gins, aud
three days afterwards the nsurdsrcd
mans wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Cline, was
married To her husbands slayer,
when they both fed. They were
pursued BY Mr.. Dupree and three
and were caught up with
and captured near Travis, in this
county and brought to Hampstead
yesterday, and will be taken back to
Montgomery county to-day, We are
promised the full particulars Of this
horrid crime in few days.-H,mp-
sicad Combyman.
DR. Il. c. Watson adyer,ises in the
Coentryman that he has found a
largo sum of money.
The same paper contains the fol-
lowing
ALMOST KILiYp.--On the 23rd
inst, while case was being tried bc-
fore Capt Corgcshall, Bureau Agent,
at this place, Mr.. JAS, Loggins, the
Judgment having been given against
him. expressed some dissatisfaction
at it, when his nephew, thinking
something was going wrong, drew his
six shooter Mr.. Reuben Lorgins
tried TO take IL from him, and grasp
cd the musxle of the pistol in his
hand whom il went Of, INJECTING a
severe wound in his groin. The lat
tor lays no blame on his nephew as
it wa, purely residential.
The News at Galveston records a
number of daring burglaries and rob-
bcrics
The same paper contains the fol-
lowing interesting article on beef
packing
We notice by the Enquirer that
beef packing establishment is about
to be put in operation in Gonzales
county, a, Big Hill. We believe
there cannot be less than thirty or
forty such establishments now in
different parts Of our State. We
have one in operation some three
miles to the westward Of this city on
the railroad, where, we understand,
forty or fifty head Of cattle are
slaughtered daily. We intend soon
to make it a visit and report more
definitely as to its operations, pro-
pricsors and prospects,. We believe
scarcely any two Of all the beef
packcrics in the State are pcrsuing
the same process for curing and
packing beef, and yet our present
information ~ so unsatisfactory that
VIC are unable to say whether any of
them have yet proved entirely sue
cessful. We, however, have great
confidence ;a.: complc." success will
ultimately be achieved by some of
them, and when once by any process
the fine beef Of this State can be
packed and shipped in good condi-
ton to foreign markets, VIC have no
hesitation in saying that the beef Of
the State will constitute one Of our
principal sources Of wealth and row
enuc. This will readily appear from
IA few facts and figures. The mum
Der Of cattle in Texas is estimated
ut Ave millions. and the annual in
crease Is probably not less than 20
or 90 ger cent, NAich would DO at
least one million. If we suppose
that enc half Of this number will be
1T for beef annually, they will make
about 100000 barrels, which, Mt
s2o per barrel "a low price, We be-
lieve, in the foreign markets will
amount to thirty millions Of dollars,
or about double the prcsent value of
cotton shipped from this port. But,
admitting that We cannot expect to
realize any such results, yet sven If
the figures are only approximately
true, they show beyond doubt that
this State will have an immense ad-
dition made TO its annual wealth the
moment any process Of beef packing
shall prove entirely successful. We
shall be thankful for all reliable in.
formation in regard to the operations
of any and al these enterprises, and
shall take pleasure in presenting it
to our readers.
A letter in the Waco Register,
from Bolton, dated the 3lst ult.,
say:
regret that necessity compels me
to chronicle sad rencontre, which
occurred here on yesterday between
two citizens and squad Of U. $.
soldiers. The soldiers hailed the
citizens and demanded halt, which
they refusing to make, they (the
soldiers) ared voley upon them
and missing their aim, some one in
return fred and mortslly wounded a
soldier. The soldier lived but a
short time, as a main artery was
severed aud hc bled to death. II
was done in the heart of our town,
aud the wonder is that no citizen was
hurt, ~ two balls passed through our
academy, the room being full Of
children and teachers.
The Bastrop Advertiser says:
The statement in our last issue
that difficulty between two brothers
at Evergreen las. week, Dr. and Gas
Stockton, and the killing Of the lat
ter, and wounding Of the former,
proves to be unruc. They repaired
to the grounds appointed for the
difficulty, armed with shot gum, but
were interfered with by the author
tiles, and tho affair stopped The
DR.. who II was stated to us, was tho
origin of the difficulty, has loft the
country.