The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-25
TEXAS NEWS.
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0leanings from all tho Texas Papan.
A JuDoE WITH A BoDY GUARD.
The Dallas Herald Of the 9th
says
A squad of fifteen men, Of the 6th
U, $. Cavalry, under the cammand of
Lieut. Campbell, arrived here On
Saturday last They have been in
attendance on Judge Norton as
guard in the frontier counties, aud
will probably remain here during the
session Of the District Court.
The followingi'cm from the Hunts
Vile Times shows, that tho inimita.
tsbie aud versatile Joe kirgan has
abandoned newspapers, and betaken
himself ,os ne@ field Of labor.
DO. Kiygan will give nigh, lessons
in Penmanship, during the winter,
to limited number of pupils, Also
Dancing lessons to those who desire
it. Satisfaction guaranteed,
The Houston Union, radical
sheet, contains the following
The editors of this paper still find
il necessary to sell the UNION on the
streets, little news boys refusing to
pollate their their hands by touching
a copy. We intend to keep hammer.
ing nwny till We break the ice, or
break ourselves.
The same paper says
Bayland Orphan Asylum is the
only institution Of the kind in the
State, and yet it is feebly supported.
II seems to be mainly dependent on
the children Of few Sunday schools
many Of them Union Sunday
schools, though If We are not mis-.
taken, the Aforesaid asylum was in.
augurated with especial view to the
welfare Of the children of Conf; Ter.
a,cs.
We learn from the Rusk Observer
that Charles Prim, was convicted OF
horse stealing before the District
Court at Tyler last week, and
sentenced to Is years hard labor in
the Penitentiary. The penalty in
this instance, in our opinion, is too
grea. for the nature Of the crime, I'M
less the criminal was n noted and in.
corrigible thief. The pcnitentiary
system was instituted not alone to
punish crime, but to bring about rcior-
nation. We are inclined to believe
that more men aro thus reformed than
is generally supposed, How else can
wc account for the numbers that Gu.
ter pcnitcntiarics, and suddenly dis
appear and arc never heard of again.
II is the great misfortune Of our poo.
pie, and Of people in all new coun-
tries 10 regard theft as the greatest
and amos, the only crime in the
decalogue A man may Kill another
in cold blood, and the bereaved and
impoverished wife and children plead
in vain for justice, particularly if the
! criminal has money or influential
friends There is no Gympathy, or
very little for them it is az lavishod
upon the murderer. Blu. woe to the
man who steals pony, worth, per-
haps, no' over City or sixty dollars.
There is mob ready to hang him on
short notice. And what is remark
able, and most singularly incourru
Gus to us, is, that We have observed,
that many most prominent in thus
Furnishing theft, have no scruples in
cheating their neighbors Whenever
an opportunity is offered which gives
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law.
Tny ANDREWS RopnEny-All Of
the parties arrested in this case have
been released except three partio.
who are now undergoing an exami.
nation before Justice Edgar. Thai,
names arc Joseph aims .Ia,rcs John.
son, alias "Cock eyed Jack II
johnson alias A. Reed alias Fuller
and Sullivan. We are told tina,
the trial has drawn out some very
strong circumstantial evidence against
them, ana 'nas 'hey VIII undoubtedly
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