The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-22

dian fight on the S,n saba;
On Thursday, say. our isformsnt
Mr. J. n Gsuny, uho j. Just down
FROM San Saba county. Mr.. J. N.
flemminc discovered a party Of In.
,iisH- driving some p or 80 head Of
horses in the direction of Brady $
Greek. On their roaic they came
up with VIM. Miller aud a msa by
the name Of Morrow. They were
driving four horse wagon going to
Roses mill The Indians attacked
and running fight If some three
miles ensned Miller succeeded in
getting the horses loose aud made
their way to n thictct Miller re.
ceivoi - wcunds Morrow 4. In
the 6ght one Of the Indians was
Knocked down with y rock by Mil.
Ter TO prevent him from spearipg
him with lance. The Indians cap
,ured all Of the horses but the one
upon which they made thcir escape.
Three Of the Indians we're killed
dead upon the grouad. Mr.. 7. II.
Montgomery informs us that Richard
Barton was sho, the next day They
drove large number Of horses from
Cherokee Creek. "Ney gave chase
to Bill Williams, freedmen, we'll
known here lie saved himself by
taking the bushes He was forced
to abandon his two sons who were in
wagon The Indians passed GU,
through Comanchc county with up.
wards Of 200 head Of horses. They
are reported to have come down 10 a
larger body than ever known before
scattering in bands from to 10
An unusual thing is that they came
in dariag the dark of the moon, un.
expected They are certain to at
tack whcn discovered. 1t j. said
there is no hopes Of Morrcw's re
covery.
The Galveston Civilian says Ton
Corwins welcome is given to Texan
in Mexico" with bloody hands {,
hospi,abc graves Two Of the em
igran,s from Waco to Tuspan, nance
) Pillow aud Cook, near the city o
; Victoria, foil in with couple o
Mcxicans, who, after the usual polit'
,saluta,ions, said that they were trav
cling the same road, and after gain
ing the confidence Of the cmigrants
treacherously sho, them in the back
% Neither was killed outright, an
drawing their reyolycrs, the assas
sins fed. The wounded men wer
/ discovered aud conveyed TO Victoria
r where MIR. Cook died, and Mr., Pillo'
e was no, expected to survive.
5 The Huntsville Loyal league, |
f. the number of sixty or seventy, pa
!, raded the streets Of that town j
= broad day light, both on Christina
u and New Years day The Tim,
e says the mos, serutinixing spcciatc
d could not discover plain leagu,
n among them 49, Waco Register
Parties were here a few days sine
~ buying Bois'd Arc seed They pal
four dollars in specie per bushel.-
Mckinney Messenger.
/. The Houston journal of the ! It
:, says; Yesterday morning the NJ
groes vera assembled a. the churc
IN and there properly instructed in Il
a ways of voting, and probably in Il
Ia manual Of arms also, NJ we saw man
of them bearing arms Of all sor
and sizes,
A letter from DE " lit count
10 speak, cncouragingly Of the entc
"A prise among the farmers there. III
inc Pcop,u afc ueginning 10 Il
y" versiiy the crops in this sectio
d, Castor beans, broom corn and so
m ghum are taken the place Of cottol
.. An oil press would do fine businei
hero mex, fall There will probabl
" be 1000 acres planted in the Cast,
y bean in Victoria, De Witt and Coz
is zales counties We lack barrel
T. other vessels TO hold the oil.
would he necessary to bring in Ii
plate and make it up into cans
~ Eve, ten, or fifteen gallons oac
&c This requires little money, an
Sc that is scarce here except in II
nc hands of old Texans. -Galvcstc
; News.
An on,crprising young treedma
attempted to vote for bis daddy
d the other day at Houston, and woul
have been allowed TO do so II som
one had no, challenged him. Ga
'e restoa Ncrs.
- Voting in Houston on Moada
llth is thus spoken Of by the Tra'
:, script:
d Various disgraceful scenes occu
+ red at the polls yesterday, betwee
v white black men and Liack- viii.
!. men. Some of the colorcd peopl
!, It seems, have correct appreciation
T" Of the republican element in or
y government which used to protc,
;. Americans in the FREQ and untran
y meled exercise of the elective frar
. chise, had the boldness TO prcser
themselves a, the polls armed wi,
'e ballots of their own choice, ant
boarding the lions in their very der
10 a,masd that their votes should !
'e placed ia tho bog. Tn some ipstar
ccs these i.aapcndent neg,oes wer
threatened with violence - the 10y
u al Leaeuers who surround them
y and the Telegraph of this mornin
relates tho case of one George Nool
|, who had to leave the polls on aocouu
4 of threats Of violence, which woul
"a have been carried out had he RI
NAMED The military were calle
u out to proven, the riot. Eyerythin
il is quiet at the polls to-day.
y About 800 votes were pole
y yesterday, mostly by colored votcr'
= The bad weather to day vii oaus
a election stock to be dull an
" dropping.
TBE ELECTION IN MoBIax.--Th
Montgomery Advertiser comments a
= follows upon the vote in Mobile, an,
the frauds in the election lately hel,
! in Alabama: