The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-23
TEXAS NEWS.
Gleanings from all the Texas Papers

The Texas Nindieator, a radical
sheet. says
We understand upon good author
i'y. that five persons have been ar
rested by the Fedcral- in Hopkir-
county. implicated in the late rebel
lion there
LAW AND ORpER-A Huntsville
correspondent of the Galveston News,
reporting the facts connected with
the late disturbance, and the incen-
diary document issued by the Bureau
Editor of that place, says
What are the facts of the ease ?
Woo,en had u fair and imparti.i ex-
animation before a Justice of the
Peace, aided in The investigation by
the Mayor Of Huntsville. They de-
cideI tho case not to be bailable, and
issued their mittimus TO the Sheriff
TO put Wooton in Jail, and securely
keep him there to await his trial be.
fore the District Judge At the Fall
Term of 1868. The Sheriff took
Wooton into custody, but in place of
obcying the order he took his pris.
oner to tho town, and procured =
room and summoned . guard, and
there he took tho bond Of Wooton
in the sum of $500, with security,
in order to allow him the privilege
of visiting his family, twelve miles
distant from town, doing an act the
examining court could not do) aud
return next day, which he did, 10 his
comfortable room At the tavern. We
ask, did the Sheriff do his dutyp and
echo asks, did he do his dutyr In
the meantime, a runner was sent 70
Montgomery, where the District
Judge resides, to obtain q writ of
habeas corpus to bring Wooton be-
fore the Judge at Montgomery, in
hopes he would admit him to bail.
Tho case was inyes'ra, d by the
Judge and hc refuse i,ni, Woo.
ton 10 bail but ord,- ~ Sheriff
to bring him back t. III ,ssille and
obey the order Of the mtlimus.
Our Sheriff brough, Wooton back,
but again disobeyed orders Took
his prisoner to The tavern and aqain
took room. posting gnarI Wit
Wooton. If our memory is cor,.ct
the second night sitter his return
Wootop, while guarded there, gave
\ the guard the slip and has no, been
heard from since. This Outrage va
the act Of a radical Sheriff who re-
ceived his appointment from our rad
ical Governor and is good Iowa.
Lacquer, hail fellow we'll met with
ih5 freedmen of that miserable in.ri
tuition holding its secret poii,irn'
conclascs in midnight darkness
Now -ir. this editor would hsy,
hir ioyal radical brethren Noith, be
lieyc that this is Texas morality. aud
Texas law, and order. when =, IL the
act OF loyal league Sheriff, and the
good people of Texas eau but lament
that such Sheriff is palmed upon
them, by Bureau recon me n dation. A,
the point of the bayonet, under mill.
tary misrule. The only astopi.b
ment is that the people of Texa, arc
as quiet and orderly as they are un.
der such calling chains.
A fight took place in the vicinity
Of Fort Dennis, on the l2,h of Sent.
between the detachment of sixty u.
$. Cavalry and a band of Indians
200 s.vo"s. in which the latter yer.
routed, with the loss of some 90 off
their number killed. A large lot of |
Indian property was captured, to.
gcther with some 200 head of horses
and mules.
MORE INDIASs.-The San Anto.
MIA Express of the 26th ult., says;
A band of naked Indians, SUP
posed to be from Sherman's reserve.
appeared in tho vicinity of the gov
ernment hay camp, about 40 miles
from Fort Concho, who chased and |
drove in ono or two hay cutters who
we're some distance from the main
camp.
+ Schaficr, "a San Antonian) who
commanded the hay camp, mounted
bis available men and gave chase in
return. The pursuit continued to |
the fosd, where the savages halted
and showed fight. Tho hay cutters
charged down on their foe, scatter. |
ing them in every direction, wound.
ing three and capturing twelve |
horses and mules. The Indian, |
wore nothing hut hreech cloths. aaa /!
seemed to be stranger "a Texas
Duids Hrraid
On Tuesday last, the .l.i annua,
lair of the Dallas Coorf, Asricul. |
'ural and Mechanical i.soc,a,iou.
was to have commenced
The Dallas Herald Of the 10th |
says; 1
On Tuesday last grsssboppers l.,
great numbers we're seen in the ait
above this city. They were moving |
from Southwest TO Northeast A
strong nor'her prevailed throughout
the following day; and until Thurs.
day We saw nothing of the scsla~ass
and then we saw them going Sou,h
4 correspondent of the Herald
writing from Belsnap, on the 10Th
ul',, thus describes the march of these
destructive insects
be- On yesterday, tho 18th, Az
sight which hope no mortal man
will ever see again A bout 3 % clock
p NJ. went to the door, and obsery.
ine that the sun shone but dimly.
looked for the cause. saw in the
distant West what | took to be the
smoke Of an immense fire, but on
lo.k;n,, clnsar I ror,a,vaJ a.. :.