The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-15
TEXAS NEWS.


A dsspsrass ARRAY recently occur
Nd At Montgomery, in which four
nsn were killed., the town for time
presenting the appearance Of bat
lie field. II originated with dss-
perado, suspected Of passing counter
fei, money, and Of having been
horse thief. The Galveston News
lays
On the day Of the tragedy he rode
his horse into the store OF Messrs.
Smith L Peal, and on bsisg ordered
oct he drew his pistol, bat before he
could Gre il, he was fred upon BY
M Smith or Peal with doabls-b
rsl sho, gun. Although badly wound
ed he rsn oct into the street, and BY
scm. fatality me. 4 party Of ci'isens
who we're huu,ing hin for the pas'
pore Of arrsstisg him for pass.ns
cou n,srfsit money. He ran 10 asothss
direction. when soue one in tho par
ty fred upon him md he fell. a
Mr.. Oliver and two brothers named
| McGrev (who il seems wore 10 tho
bsbi, Of sssocia,ing with the despcr'
ado) ran up to his rescue, with p".
tolls drawn, whom they were fired
upon by the crowd, and all three
killed
Politics had nothing whatever ia
do with the bloody AFFAIR.
Durisg Christmas week, = fight
occurred in Brenham, between DR.
+. V. Cade and Mr.. Jerome Camp
bell. 10 which DR.. Cads was killed
Campbell acted 10 self defence, gav'
himself up, add was aIm!ttsd to bal
| 10 the sum Of $4,000.
Elections have been ordered b.
0sa. Ksynolda 70 Oh vacancies IL
the Coavsntiou, caused BY Death ane
l
resignation.
The Houston Usion says the re
port Of Gen. Reynolds 10 true. A
nan Who would thus Willy Our pso
pie would not object to beisE callst
. liar, coward, and thief.-Hossso'
Tmss.
The same paper ssys;
The idea Of Judge Caldwell oh
jsc.ing to associaling with the do
funct Saith, becsuss Of Snish's 40
cial degrs datiou,' is good joke.
In the ssnse 10 which Caldwell
used the term, he cannot he consid
cred immoral. He observes the out
ward forms Of deceucy, but cando'
truth, and honesty arc utterly disre
garded by him,
Il. W. Davis has retired from III
Goliad Guard.
a Pe''''o" "as osen '',eu'Ateu .
party Of Bustrop, those whc support
ed Morgan Hamilton ns Representa-
tive in the Convention from tha
county, to change his ultra Radios
'ao'''s' OF ''A's" '"see'a's'y
An unknown man w-s browne
; the other day by the waiting ava
. of a large culver,, on the Cen.r,
Railroad, near Navaaota.
..;, - o.. .,,.. LID. -,
MEXICAN silver dollars, arrived in s,
"-.--,., i...,y s..~ Misr, M..;.
for the house Of Fork 4 Griese,
. oset'
, Tho Texss Conference Of the n
I L. Church, Bishop Simpson pr
siding, will b held in Austin, con
msnc,"s on lnntsoay, 'as; ~, ,eo'
Inv. n,.csd ny. ,ho.... =" So,,.,s
the disposal Of the Texss Copfsrepe,
Gso,oo " p.v,o,a. ,..o,;.,. nj
itor Of the Brenham n.nner .ho
and killed a soldier named Davis, III
other night who in'ruded himsel
hm", ~" 20. ~ ,;., uou''o M ~ n,s WV
intoxicated and advanced on NJ,
keyno'ds, although he was orders
to halt, Mr.. Il. gave himself up
the authorities, and was placed uu
der bonds Of $1,000 for his appear
a"es At tho district court
| About dark, on MONDAY night, a,
Irshman was knocked down 10 thi
place BY \ negro fellow and robbie,
"I ~ .ss, v., u 'e'a 20 nav
ssd /, do,h.l... .,.s...SNX.c
Ranger, Dc. 2s.
The Bastrop Advertiser sts.sa tha
. nas wss fossd huog near the
place, with . plscard sesoss biz breast
marked, " Hasg for stealing horses. >
The nsns Of The dscs.,ed v,s Horne
About . month previously he had