The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-23

III the e5tmatOn OF the people, TO prohibition, and
thut some Of the merchants having insurance eff
ftcted in S.. Louis shipments Of goods sent from
New Orleans.
Jcssup, Marsh & Wiggns II. c. Ilynson,
IIosS {! Durham, n. g. Adams,
McCutchcn / Co.,, Tanly Morton,
Gregg l. Martin, Geo Tucker Co.
Texas Items.
SMITH CoUNTY.-We clip the following items from
the Tyler Index Of the l2th:
We are panied to have to record the death of Mrs s.
E. Murrat, widow of the late Ex-Governor Murah, de-
ceased, who died at the residence Of Judge Samuel
Earle, near this place, on Tuesday evening, the 9th
inst. Mis- Murra| taken i'll on the evening Of
Saturday previous and although the best MEDICAL skill
of the city called her aid the ravages of the dis
ease rapid that it found almost impossible
to do anything to mitigate release her suferngs.
The Ida Reese, boat, learn from the .A,tvo
cate will be engaged in the Trinity trade this
WACo.-The Waco Examiner is reliably informed
that young lady captured by Indians near Wealth
erfurd the 2ath nit. She only few rods from
her fathers house when taken. The party of Indians
numbered fifteen. A number Of citizens went i'll pnr-
suit, WITHOUT much prospect of success
UsAz0s CoyHTY.-It having been stated that Miss
Mary Guest had been arrHiItd before the Di rict
Court Of Brazos unty for tie murder of Mr. Lcnorc
the Houston Times, i'll vnd;rHtOn of the young ldys
reputation gives history Il the circumstances under
which the deceased met lis death, from which tie
tragedy appears to have Occn a result OF accident.
Miss Guest examining pistol handed her by Mr..
Lenore when it went off, the ball taking n2ant and
fatal effect in the deceased. At the trial the district
attorney entered mol. pros.
JEFFERSON WELL eiAERIsoNED. We copy as follows
from the Jefferson Jimpecutc
Since our last issue, ten companies of infantry have
arrived at this post, under command of l}reret Gen.
Geo. p Buell. Lieut. Col of the 23h T. 5. Infty This
force is in addition to the two companies of the 18th
Enty under the command Of Crp ?. Brown, and also
two companies Of the 4th L. S. Cavalry, uHder the
command of Major Writ Davis The force constitu-
ting the garrison at this post, consists, now, Of tweve
companies of nlaurv and two companies of cavalry,
all under the command Of Gen. Buell. Gen DuclI as
Snmed command yesterday, and relieved Capt Brown.
1t is rumorcd that the 9th regiment OF y s. Infantry
and one battery of artillery is coming to this place,
bnt cannot voach for The correctness of the state
meut
I!oRRlD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ARKANSAS We copy
as follows from Little Roc, dispatch of the 9th, to
the Memphis Avaa'ch:
A series of horrd outragcs rerpetrated
Lcwisburg, on Saturday and Sunday. Alvin and Wash
Lewis colored, lived six miles above Lewisbprg with
white prostitutes, without being married. creating con-
slant disturbance. They had been ordered off repeat
eddy by the neig borhood. On the night of the Sd
three unknown persons broke i. to the house, killed
Wash and run Oft Alvin. On Saturday, Mathews,
tia, went to the neighborhood, and meeting Joe jack
son and Robt. Perry, cotton wagon, arrested them.
Matthews ordered four negroes to take Perry into the
cane and Intercepted him. after which they stood him
against tree and shot lis ear off. He broke from
them. They then ntcrrogatctl Jackson and shot him
in the face, wounding him Tortay. lie lived to tell
who did if, and said the force then the house
of one Thomas Hooper, aged sixty, mounted him.
passed Lewsburg in the night, took him to bottom
eight miles below town, and kept him there all night
The next morning they tied him mule, with Il rope
around his neck, fastened to the horn of Negroes sad
die, in which condition he met half way between
Portland and Springfield, by road and there
was afterward found slot dead with load of buck
shot, all of which entering at one hole in the back of
the neck. The detail of negroes went to Springfield
and reported that he had been killed in attempting to
escape The sheriff, (Radical) on seeing him, pro-
uouneea him murdered and condemned the entire
proceedings as illegal. He told the citizens if they
would organise and place themselves under his direc
ton he would arrest the Observation-Disclosures and
banda although it would involve conflict with the
militia and negroes, whom Matthews could influence
He also sent petition, signed by himself and Others
to Gov Clayton, to deband the colored militia. These
events have created great excitement The militia /
were proceeding to arrest Arthur Carroll and Carroll
Armstrong, and wpnd have arrested them in the same
way, but were prevailed on by citizens to wait until
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