The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-19

R. 7. Davis, Of the Goliad Guard, has, or ought
to have, the sympathy of the community. His
partner has absconded, taking with him what
funds he could get including $3.50. the property OF
merchant, and this too after being but fe W
days married TO young lady of Goliad The
scsmp's name is j. X. Holiday. In the meantime
the Guard wants printer. art. t
In Rusk county, from the lst of March, 1868, to
the let of March, 1862 no less than 260 couples of
willing hearts joined 10 the " holy bonds.n
The Georgetown Watchmsn of the 18th inst
learns from private letter received by one of
the citizens of that place tnat Indians are report
ed TO have been In Burnet county, stealing horses
within one and half miles of the town, shooting
several others. They drove off some twenty head
that belonged in the neighborhood. .t
The Sherman Courier says, to its personal
knowledge, Judge Hardin Hart promensdes
around his circuit escorted by military guard.
The Times says no person is now allowed to
visit the Jefferson prisoners without the special
written permission of General Buel. No other
changes or restrictions. Persons who have visited
them report the prisoners well, and biding patient
ly the time for their deliverance. Col. Crump has
been very i'll, bnt Is now reported convalescent.
There have been no new arrests for three weeks.
The Jimplecute says the store Of Capt. Conaly.
at Linden, Davis county, was broken open and
the safe blown open and robbed Of $500 in gold
belonging to Conaiy, and $1,000 in currency be-
longing TO Reeves Black. No clue has been OBJ
tanned as TO the perpetrators Of the deed.
IL is announced that the Texas Central Railroad
win be completed to Hesrne Station by Saturday
night, and to Calvert by the first of May.
Z bout the middle OF January gentleman, DIR.
-, on the Angelina river, in the lower edge of
Cherokee, determined TO drive all the freedmen
from the neighborhood. The good citizens pro-
tested against such q course. Among others who
protested against it was Mr.. Grant, who ia
merchant in the nsighborhoOd. This doctor sue
ceeded In confederating with himself a few men
and made the attack. The negroes met them in
force and fight ensHed, in which several were
wounded, and man named Doc Tinsey was 40
badly injured that be died in few days thereaf-
ter. Before his death he made a full confession,
ard professed to have been inveigled into 1t while
drunk. At this stage the whole matter was
hushed up. and no arrests were made.
week or two later and g rap was made on Mr..
school teacher boarding with the family. As soon
as be opened the door he was shot down dead,
and the aseassins rushed In. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
rushed out Of another door, and as they passed
ont shot took effect in the leshy part of Grants
children were In The house and ran under the bed.
In going under, opo was shot through, then pulled
cut and shot again. The assassins then jumped
upon him and stamped him literally to atoms.
They then went to the store and rifed it of all
the money and such other valuables as they wish
ed. Up TO the date Of our last account no arrests
bad been made. Mr.. Grant processes to know the
parties and says the attack was instigated on ac-
count OF bis opposition to tho attack on the ne.
groes. We believe our account is strictly cor.
rect and we trust the guilty parties may be ap-
pretended and brought to justice.