The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-24
Texas Items.

The desperadoes Penn and Witt, who shot the freed
men here the night Of the 9th ut, appeared On th
day following between Kentuckytown and Pilot Grove
| where, meeting up with small squad OF Fedora
soldiers, brisk skrmish of several minutes ensued
4 The engagement resulted in drawn battle Penn an
Witt carrying away with them soldiers horse which
during the fight made its escape to their lines The
/ have not been heard of since.
i Fat Hogs-Mr Able Hall, Of this county, fe,
days since, killed six hogs IA months old, weishin!
i 1900 pounds net. Two weighed $50 each These ar
specimens Of the pork killed in Collin this year.
Many fat porker went up during the cold days o
this week. For; is dull sale five cents, large sur
plus having been slaughtered.
MeLESNAs CotSTY.-Thc Waco Register pubishe
a lengthy confession of member ot an extensive
organisation Of horse thieves whose depredatons lav
extended nearly every county il this State, Arkan
sas and Louisiana.
I LAMAR corNrr.-Tlie Paris Press Of the soth uit,
learns that the wheat crop in that county is very prom
isifg present, and without some untoward accdes
bids fair to make good Weld.
! IMPORTATION WaxrgD-Lost Boy Charley White
was living with WIN. Scoggins, at Qlitman Texas, ant
was carrying the mail between Qtrtnan aud Paris a.
the close of the war, and i'll the month OF August fol
lowing went to Shreveport La, and went to work al
the cotton press the leFee Since that time
we have heard nothing from him. His parents re
specially ask any person knowing what has become OF
him, to write to them.
Address H. ?. WHITE, Mt Pleasant, Texas
VAN ZANDr CoUSrY-Wc copy as follows from the
Tyler Reporter, of the 18Th
We learn that several parties, including DR.. II Lind
sey j. j. Hill, Esq, Prof fowls, Mr. Ashton and per
haps others were arrested at Canton Van Z.udt eoun-
~, few Us ago by the military They charged,
we understand with various and sundry crimes and
mSdemcanors, supposed to have been committed some
time Or other which cannot ROW enumerate. All
the gentlemen named above Of tie Democratic
persuasion, and, perhaps that's how the milk in
the coconut.'
HARRIS CoUNTy.-Wc copy as follows from the
Galveston News of the 9Th:
1t is widely known that difference sprung up be
tween Gov. J. R. Baylor and Maj. Tom Ochiltree dur
ing the war, and that these gentlemen although well
calculated to bo friends, have really been since the
time referred to, at serious ennitr. Their MANY
quaintances i'll this State, and elsewhere, will therefore
be grasiiied to learn that the difficulty between them
was honorably settled through the influence of mutual
friends, a few days since, in that city,
TIE last Waco Examiner says the prisoners made an
attempt to burn the Jail in that place; bn; the guard
discovered the fire and it was extingushed.
The Register says little of Theodore Reinecke
fell into cistcrn and was drowned.
Mr. Hcriot is progressing with the survey of the
Tap road. He reports far number one line twenty
miles in length.
We copy as follows from the Register:
Calvin Anderson white was sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for the term Of six years. for the killing of
Napoleon Earne, at Patterns MILL McIennan county,
in the year S67.
Pete Riddle, alias llolbert negro, sentenced to
be hung at Waco, Friday the 9th day of March for
the murder Of Hampton Ferrn, negro, in the spring
of 1867.
Last Saturday Mr.. G. McD,nel swooncd away and
died suddenly, sitting in chair in Rvieres Drug
Store Mr.. Mcdaniel was late Of Crockett, Texas, aud
Was quite weak and emaciated from consumption.
There is report on the streets that young Robert
Workman, son Of w. D e. Workman, living fifteen Or
twenty miles above here, on the Brazos, was killed day
before ycsterlay-no particulars.
MeszrS. Renck 4 Frazier inform us that thew sold
tract of land five miles above Kimba the other day
to responsible parties, shereon erect cotton and
yolen factory.
The last Corpus Christi Advertiser says:
Allen plnkerton, Jr., from Chicago Ill., arrived here
" ednesday evening, at 10 o'clock. lie had requisi-
ion from the Governor OF Illinois, and upon witch he
lad procured warrant from Governor Pease of cur
State and therenpon he arrested with force aud arms
onc of oEr quasi citizens Mr.. Trelow and started at
o"ce with him for the North. 1t is said grave charges
ire preferred against the said Trelow.
The Houston TEX Times Of the 9TH, contains the
ollo~ine:
We learn from DR.. Hill, who has just returned from
he Cut OFF,, Old river, that there are three des-
'cradoes in that part of the country, respectively
AIMED Bill Duncan, Albert Lawrence, and Dave |
Vcher. These outlaws range from their place of |
bode to Cedar Bayou in Chambers county They
nave killed eight or Ten negroes and terror to
he nciglborhood They do not hesitate to ride up to
mans door-yard and kill lis hogs and cattle before
lis face Not long since they drove school tcacler
rom his room and afterwards penned up lis goats and
nut off their feet.
These scoundrels were captured short time ago and
'hced in the county Jail by the sheriff. and Heavily
roned. They succeeded in escaping, however and are
low at large, and doubtless committing other ourases
SPEEDY RETRlBuros.-W copy as follows from tho
galveston News of the 18th:
We published few DAYS since the details of most
trocious murder, committed apparently without cause
II reason, on the person of Mrs. Roach one of the
most estmabe ladies in the State while quietly seated
II her own house in the county of Austin Such an
nprovoked and unparalleled outrage aroused the
hole people of the section in which was committed
very exertion made 10 detect tile perpetrator A
umor rechcd here TO day that TIE nunlan nons er had
cen discovered, in the person Of Young gentleman re-
pectably connected, who had been paying his aten-
ions to the daughter of the murdered woman, who
ouii not give her consent to the visits of the accused
he report goes on To say that the person Of this
o'iS SehSeiLdit, HLci tihcu III CUSTODY was fOUnu
copy OF the Bulletin Of this city. which had been
olded down and the correr torn Off so that when the
apcr was opened hole of considerable size was
1uitd IN the corner where the paper turned over
IN the floor of the room in which Mrs Roach was shot
piece OF paper was picked up, schorchcd and dscol-
red by POWDER which precisely fitted the torn place
the paper found on the person Of the prisoner so
ccurateiy did this piece adjust itself 70 tie opening
lat when both pieces were pasted DOWN onto a thild
lat you could read right as il they had never been
'parated. On this confirmation, which must be adj
lifted was strong proofs of holy writ the ncen-
ID and indignant neighbors of the murdered woman
'ok the rnScreant out and summary disposed of him
y hanging him by the neck. We have heard the
lme of the unhappy man. but the details are mere
ALTERS OF rnmof, We suppress it until further parcu-
rs come to llard
GEATsoN County The Sherman Courier of tic 9th
ys the wheat crops are very promising and The
Gather unusually favorable to its growth.
The same paper says corn is rising in price and is
Nv worth % cents in specie per bushel. A short
me since it could hardly be disposed of at any price
LAaAR CoUNTY.-We copy as follows from the Paris
rcss Of the 18th -:
fearful hail storm occurred west of this Monday
st. On its line, no favor was shown to man or
.ast On 1uesday evening, in the western part of
s county, large drifts Of hale measuring six inches
depth we're fonnd. AT the residence of Mr. brennan
re panes OF glass were broken from the windows Par
c!es O Ice lais ger than hens egg were picked up
ne southern part OF this county also visited by
ind and hail.
CoITJy CorNTy W. l,ar, rron, H. NJ J-;,. +