The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-03
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up as H. B. Frazers ten miles from this city. How
far it extended east we have not yet learned.
The Sherman Courier, of the 23d ult, says:
On Monday NIGHT last heavy and destructive hall
storm passed over Sherman literally running gardens
and beating the fruit off the On Tuesday morn
ing we were shown lump OF hal. stones frozen TO-
gether which was as large the crown OF a hat II
was taken from drift in the branch, where we are
told were wagon loads. The storm passed from north
ast to southwest East of town the storm was more
destructive even than in Sherman, beating the leaves
off the trees the bark off the bushes and even killing
the grass on the prairie leaving the ground bare The
Storm fortunately, not extensive, but where IL
passed left desolation in its track. We also learn
that on the Friday night previous a similar storm
passed over the vicinity of Georgetown in this county
doing serious damage to the crops. With storms OF
rain and hail this portion of the State has been
scourged to an extent unprecedented. What, with
storms of gras>hoppers storms of hail and rain, I'M
usually cold winters and backward springs, our far
are becoming dissatisfied, and We cannot help
but say, with good cause It's long lane that has no
turning" ,~:.
The wheat crop in this county is almost an entire
failure we know of but few crops in the county and
they very indifferent If our farmers do not fall
upon other plan either in the mode OF planting
or in change of seed, by next year no wheat will be
raised, and will have to whet up our grinders pre-
paratory to eating corn dodgers.
Heavy rains continue throughout the country. Far
almost swamped i'll weeds.
We ard sorry to see that more movers pass through
Sherman going out of the State than coming in. I Ell
such is the case.
The Clarksviile Standard. of the 23d ut., reports
heavy rains for the week previous and says all the far
are hard at work.
We copy the following from the Mckinney Enqui
rer, of the 23d ult
During the ten days past We have been visited By
flashes of lightning, which for minutes at times illu
minated the entire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with heavy and
fearful rolls of thunder, leading US to believe very OF
ten that We were the Of being visited by Of
those terrible hurricanes, which last year did much
damage in parts of the country.
The heaviest rain of the season fell here on Wed
nesday last. 49,.
Millions Of grasshoppers have been flying to the
north west during the week, passing from southern
direction 1t great satisfaction indeed these
destroyers Of our crops taking their departure.
The Dallas Herald Of the 2ad ult, states that very
severe bail storm passed over portion of this county
Friday night of last week. which seriously damaged
it did not entirely ruin the crop where it passed
We learp that it very severe Five Mile creek,
in the neghborhood of Mr.. A. Moss, Mr.. Broherton,
&C. We have not yet heard the extent of the damage.
The season continues wet and dsagreeable Heavy
rains have fallen several days this week. On Wcdnes-
day evening very violent wind and rain storm passed
tanned from it.
The Rusk (Texas) Observer of May 3Oth, says that
the wheat harvest of this county is completed and our
information warrants US in saying, that the yield will
be far below an average crop. home supply is all
our farmers generally raise but there is to mind,
no good reason Why larger breadth of land should
not be sown, and considerable quantities produced for
sale and expectation. The good prices obtained for
wheat in this county, makes it profitable crop-more
SO than cotton or corn and with close attention to
the selection Of seed sowing but the best varie
disappearing the ground with care, manuring we'll
and blowing deep-the quantity per acre would be
greatly increased.
The Vidette, Pilot Point, Denton county, says:
Corn is somewhat in the grass, there having been 20
much rain that farmers have not been able to work
their crops.
The grasshoppers have all about gone in this section
we hear but little no complaints by the farmers of
these little pests.
There has been great number of cattle passing
through our town during the present week. than
we have seen this year so several hundred sheep
The Chronicle Ceburne, johnson county, states that
during the past week there were several large droves
OF cattle driven through this county destined for CAL
iforna, and the northern markets. Very few are now
driven to New Orleans.
The Brownsville Courier reports crops on the lower
RioG aide looking very we'll. From the Cuevas Ranch
to Laredo they were suffering from drought
The Advocate, Palestine, Anderson county, says:
negro woman was killed at the house of w. j. Ham
blett, Jr ten miles from Palestine, by man named
Castleberry. Castleberry made bis, escape aud is still
at large.
$1,000 in gold was stolen by two negroes from Mr.
VIM Duke, living five miles west of Palestine. The
negroes were arrested by Duke but afterwards made
heir escape
We copy the following items from the Mckinney
Enquirer of the Esd ut:
A beautiful little girl, daughter of our esteemed
elbow citizen, Mr. Samuel Berry, was drowned on Mon
lay last by falling in we'll in Ed. J. S. MUSES. yard
The little darling was buried Tuesday. Mr. Berry
md lady have the sympathy of the entire community
n their very sad bereavement.
One of the most painful and heart-rendng occur.
ences that it has been our misfortune to chronicle
happened in Coaeevle on Sunday last involving the
ieath OF very interesting little girl, child Of Mr.
juntharp His little daughter nine years old was in
he kitchen with of his neghbors children about
he same age and on the same premises was little
'egro boy about the same age the children. The
hlldren it seems, said something the negro boy that
nsuted him, whereupon he threatened to shoot Mr..
rs little daughter, at the time taking up load
d gun, which WAS in the kitchen, pointed it at the
ead of the child, and discharged the contents in her
orehead. The load passed through the head and out
t the back, killing the child instantly. The fend has
zen arrested to await trial before the criminal court
A Mr.. Peacock living Pilot Grove, Grayson
ounty, was shot at several times on FRIDAY last and |
erously wounded, by some one, while at work in his
ed We sincerely wish that the people of that vcin-
y could live together more peaceably Affairs of
his sort, occurring often give that rich section
our country such a bad name that new comer
ould be foolish, indeed to locate there; and the old
ettler when he retree night is SO certain bn
hat he will be disturbed before morning by six
1ooter ball crushing through his BRAIN All the IN
'rtunae difficulties occurring there had their origin
urng the bloody years of the late war and with re-
I'm OF peace, they ought to have been forgotten We
ope that little reflection will vet induce this
suit
The Houston Telegraph, of the 9th ult saws: We
'derstand that Mr.. Gray, well known citizen of
obertson county, killed on Friday last, by a ne.
% on his farm. Our informant states that Mr. GRAY
buked the negro for some reason, while at work in
e field, whereupon the latter struck him with a hoe.
using his DEATH The negro fed and was followed,
a number of citizens to Bryan, where he was cap
red on Saturday morning, and executed, We also
ar rumor that two other persons have been killed
or near Bryan during the past week, but can learn
particulars.
FEssENDEN's SPEEcH.-The extract published below
part of the peroration of the speech of Mr. Fessen
n, against the conviction of the President. The SEN
nents are SO noble in themselves, and so nobly ex-
essed, that we feels sort of WONDER that the author
them ever could have acted, even for mere party
rposes, with his political associates in the Senate
mesh exactly the thirty -fve members voting guilty
wv there could ever be any sympathy of views be.
cen him and vulgar Ben Wade and Chandler and I
we are at loss tn eon;pntnro W. hove NJ |