The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-15
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| "oie uenhlte shape Colonel Wards remains will ha
III hefe lot lnterment MIR Ely is at F. E,tprDrise
~ ~ musk county, IN the hands of his s,n-n-aw Nr p
~ na'"S al od citizen OF this place. and has excel
lent medical attention. His wounds II is Ga.rad ;i,
prove tatal having as We understand bao,, ett .;
through the lungs Several of onr citizens Iaft bo
y" ontutu"N III search OF the murderers whose names
are Willis Poe and Harris Robinson both von, ,re,
| ""o nave been almost raised in Henderson, The fo1
o"ns u'Spatch from Col. Marsh received by Gen
| '' va saturday after We went to press
n D r TYLER TEXAS April L.
| H""7-l ne murderers were last heard from
at jamestown. Col. Ward aud Mr. Fv laft Haa4on
son 1ay oe,ore yesterday They were followed ont on
the Nacogdoches road ten miles The ,,,rI.D ~ J,i
up behind the ambulance Mr. Elv lnol,n5 a, t0uo
ne was shot In the shoulders and back Mr. Flv fl1
out o' the mack The murderers demanded his money
ne 'olu them the money was in the hack They then
| 'o'o"eo the back and killed Col Ward and rot the
hotey apo lHey then returned to where Mr. Ely was
Snot lie IN the meantime had crawled into tha
nlShcs, and could not be found by the nnr9a~ors
Inc pursuers, Messrs. Boggs and Miller are hero
- eHCFI Is beihg made to arrest the murderers
Mr.. Ely identified Poe. The murder was committed
between one and two O'clock BRYAN MARSH
10uaJ (ouhudyJ we received the following:
To the Daily Flag: p" . 1000
The aSsassins of Col. Ward and Mr. Ely crossed nj
camps Ferry yesterday morning The pursuers were
Wilson Curln, who left here on Saturday to ~ -
pursuit OF the murderers, writes to Gen Lame from
"'lmeF, at O'Clock on Sunday morning that thew
were on hot track We believe that the parties viii
De arrested within few days at the farthcst
we learn by telegraph that Mr.. Ely has since died
oNlrH CoCNTY-A special dispatch from TYLER
dated the 5th inst to the Harrison Daily FLAG saws
serious difficulty occurred that evening in that nlaca
between DR.. Jeff. Warren and James Bates, in which
SIX shots were exchanged between them resulting in
the killing of the latter
HOPKINS CoUNTY-The Gmer Sentinel of the 29th
ul' speaking OF the prospects of crops in that neigh
borhood, remarks:
There are millions of grasshoppers hatcbino ont in
every rood OF ground. Great fears are entertained hv
ou' clIZens that these winged pests will DESTROY the
crops IN this section entirely this spring II seems that
we poor white trash of the South are doomed to
plaques, political, national and other-wavical
Should these grasshoppers remain here, and live and
uouTish' we may expect famine in the land as far
ID Inc products OF this section are concerned
LAMAR CoUNTT.-The Paris Press, of the 4th inst.
'ays;
Inc present high price Of cotton has stimulated our
afneTs to plant again. and it is the general opinion
hat more of the staple will be planted this wear than
a'' aS'' Corn IS abundant, enough having been raised
N '' o0'o'i lo 40 Two years. Should this prove
aForabe season for the culture of cotton we NAV ex
)ect revival OF business this summer and fall which
cohSuhn'tlon deVoutly to be hoped for
RED RIVER CoUNTY.-The Clarksvile Standard of
he 1th, has the following account of an unfortunate
flair:
Most of our citizens have heard of a serious difficulty
'hlch occurred Standcfur's seventeen miles this
Ide OF Jefferson on Saturday night last between Jas
l. o"eaIHahl, son OF Capt. Green K. Cheatham and
Nr Go""try'n"n, alat Duke. 1t is mentioned in the
'st Jlmpecute received here but without any salts
lctofy explanation. As it is best for all concerned
no only Just that the particulars should be correctly
,uefS'ooo ana misrepresentation oresaIled we pub
Sh portion Of a letter from Mr. Cheaham to his
srehts, which 1t will be fully acquits Mr. Duke
any blame:
"hothcr-I don't want YOU, pa. VIII or anv Of the
i!m1y to think the least hard Of Mr. Duke for shootno
'e tor he could do nothing else and when | see YOU
GU will say the same.
gu son. JAMES H. CHEATHAM"
NAco-The Examiner, of the 24th ult has the fol-
wing, The trouble occurred on the 23d:
MT wright, a countryman, having become engaged
street night with soldier, was immediately at
ck'd by another soldier Seeing the foul plav Mr..
ucnahaI a cItlzen came up, aud showing one of the
'diers OFT, was endeavOrng to Separate the other
o c0mbatans, when still another soldier coming up
melee elIsued, IN which of the soldiers received
"ouhd IN the head by brckbat, thrown by either
right Or Buchanan, inHicling a dangerous if not
,a wound At this juncture, seeing a number of
her soldiers coming TO the rescue Buchanan and
right, deenllng discretion the better part of vlor
'd and endcaHored to make their escape across the
YER In tins endeavor Wright succeeded but Bu-
anan 3 horse refusing to take water the rider was
eFtak ken, knocked from his horse with club and
Terety beaten By the soldiers Subsequently, Mr. Bu-
snan was taken by force from the office of Drs Shaw
Merrill in disregard of their protest. and escorted by
so!uler with a large club in his hand, was led down
e OF the main streets to the military enca1npment a
mbcr OF soldiers with glittcring rnlskets being in
tendance, as also large number of idle negroes and
gresSes, 1t was indeed humiliatng spectacle to
tness, but we torbear comment.
The Waco Register, of the same date has the fol.
wing on the grasshoppers:
The grasshoppers, in ten thousand myriads have
'de their appearance in this section and we see they
We become again a newspaper topic in nearly all
rts of the State. They barely large enough to be
cernable singy, but collectively they cover the
ound as with shadow. Wise people differ to the
sson they will be able work out. Some think they
Il devour every green thing in short tme while
leFs are OF opinion that a. they have wings
y Will be blown away, or migrate We learn they
We already commenced operations on tender garden
getabes.
GRAYsoN CoUNTY-The Sherman Courier prints the
lswing or the hogs in that vicinity:
The hogs in various parts of this county are dying
considerable numbers, but from what is not
own Some suppose it is hog cholera, while others
intain that it is caused by the hogs eating young
ckle-bur weeds No two persons can agree on the
lject. As far our knowledge extends no remedy
yet been applied.
Of the crops, the Courier Of the same date says:
The late rain and warm weather has had the effect
bring out vegetation. Wheat, which was supposed
be killed. nearly So by the cold is beginning to
1ibt favorable symptoms, and will yet make a fair
p, Notwithstanding the damages occasoucd by
shoppers and cold weather.
MARION CoUNTY.--The Jefferson Jmplecute, of the
inst, has the following account Of the body of a
rdered man found in the bayou at that place:
Dan. Sanford energetic city marshal, was in
med late Sunday evening that the body of
discovered in the bayou, few hundred yards
I'VE Maberry's bridge. Sanford went to the place
recovered the body Of the murdered man and
ugh it into town. and placed it in the sheriff office
identification, if possible. Marshal Sanford is
opinion that the man murdered somewhere else,
taken to this spot aud thrown in the bayou. He
that the wagon which took the to the place,
r where be was found drawn by two mules
one of the mules bad shoes on the fore feet. Had
cen DAYLIGHT or if the rain had rot obliterated the
,on and mule tracks, some better clue might have
n bad to this foul aud mysterious murder The
nearly six feet high, seems have been a
king man, wore a badly brOadcOlh coat,
Is dark colored home-spun, hickory undershirt,