The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-29

sons, murdered aad scslpsd. The
same evening Miss Towassad vas
found murdered, scalped. ~ horss-
bly, mutilsted. Thsss I've Of tAe
seven ~ 70 al scalpsd ~ ostilsted
too horribly to he dsagFibsd. The
liz 10 Miss Cord,e add Mr. FFiss1's
son, are supposed to be still in the
hands Of the indians.
Parties have watched passes, and
tried 10. folIou Ia tail bul lbs Ia
dams have slsded al. Old Mr..
smith was killed and ssalpsd near
The Old Fort Mason crossIsg on the
san,e day Of the other dsprsdations.
A great dssl mess cosld 30 written,
hut time will not allow.
Respectfully,
u. II. BEESON.
Almos. every day 70 s.e trains Of
movers wagons passing through
town cnroutc to the west, while many
very many, are finding homes in aad
around Grsenvills. W. are glad to
see the Aood Of emigration, end
would shy to all who arc DESTROYS Of
Ending homes, and are scarce Of
funds that Hunt Couaty has more
cheap land than any county in East
Texas. Because Of our large streams
Of water and good nsge, the coun-
try was II Art settled BY stock rails
err who have never made any fsrma,
and now a. tho range il giving out,
and these poney brokers are desirous
Of going west, cmigrant farmers can
buy good farm land A. very reduced
prices Gresnriik Independent
Charles W. Gces has become as
socia,e editor Of the Greenvillc In.
dependent.
The Independent says tho Court
house is not enclosed, and Furnishes
a " shelter for horned cattle" Tho
Methodist Circuit preacher had visi-
ted tho house, and " delivered a fine
sermon to empty walls" The same
paper, in keeping, with the forcgo-
ing, says:
I've are sorry to learn that Rev,
Mr., Boyd, the preacher in charge
here, has been forced to abandon his
miuis.ration for want Of the ncccs'
saries Of life. Must everything elc-
waiting aud ennobling die such pro
mature deaths iu Hunt County? II
the people are 30 stingy and tight
that preachers can't live among them
VIC know what they cant do? They
can starvc out tho printers and law
ycrs. They're starvation proof
A debating club was about to be
opened in Greenvills.
The Galveston News is Publishing
the decisions Of the present Texa'
Supreme Court.
SySriMESrAL.-Thc F" Tcxai
Countrymnn F" commences an edito
rial on Spring is Coming, with
'The tree frogs have commenced
their crosking." If our cotempora
~ is fond Of the music, We hop'
thew will continue to croak.
The WAxahachie Argus Of th'
l4th contains a communication from
Hood county, Of which the follow
ing is an extract
Our county seat has not yet bee,
located several elections have bee,
held 70 determine the pla<s, but SOM
illegnlity, or dissatisfaction has il
every instance made them failures.
"By a gentleman just from tn
place, learn that tho iudians mad
a dcccut upon Meridian few night
since, and relieved the town Of /
number Of nosA--s.lssAsA b,~ss
! tion to our fast receding frontier
, Complaints from . suffering peopl,
fail to reach them or reaching then
arc totally a:..sssrdsd. The mos
that has been attempted in the way
Of defending the outside settlement
is the stationing Of few rsgulal
troops on the frontier Such troop,
J afford no protection. 10 the 6rs
place, they take no interest 10 III,
J safety Of tho people, as fssts sban
dainty attest; aAd added to this
they are wholly incompetent to per
form the work AS signed them
Frcntiersmen arc the only available
protection W. can hope for. Let =
sufficient force Of this class BE- en-
+ ployed to punish the maraudcrs oil
our border, and we may soon hope
for peace and safety. The press Of
Texas should speak out on this sub.
ject. II the evil Is not sbated, the
outside settlements must retire, aud
ere long your own Wsxahachis may
prove = favorable place for success.
ful Indian raid"
WEIGHING Corrox,-The follow
ing are tho places designated for
Weighing cotton:
Fourth Distriet.-Mill Creek, JEFF.
fsrson, Marshall, BETHANY, and Mag.
nolia.
Under the proviso to section 3, the
owner Of the cotton may have il
weighed and marked wherever 4, may
be in the district, provided he pays
the necessary travelling expenses Of
the oMcers who can do the work. Il
j. presumed that these expenses can
be readily agreed upon BY tho parties,
but in case Of dissgresmont an appeal
Day be taken to the Commissioners.
In no case, however, must an officer
decline or delay to do tho work be-
cause Of such disagreement
Tho Dallas Herald Of the 18th.
contains an obituary notice Of the
Rev. George Rottsnstssu, Of the Epis-
copal church, who died in Dallas on
the 9Th, Of chronic diarrhea. The
deceased was in bis 66,h year,
The Mckinney Enquirer staten
that . Mr.. Mood, a citizen Of McKiu.
asy, vas found dead in his room At
the Hotel, having died from the sf.
fscss Of an overdose Of opium, taken
the night previous, for the purpose
Of quoting his nerves which had been
utterly wrecked BY excessive drink
during tho last three mouths.