The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-31
Texas Items.


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Texas Items
The adoption r. lection of the new constitution is
occupying the attention of the press of Texas almost
to the exclusion of everything else. Most of them in
dictate disposition to accept it, though the work Of
the late convention has not been published in full It
is however known to contain negro suffrage clause,
which has stirred up some considerable opposition.
But as general thing, the press swallow tie whole
thing as sick man woad take medicine for the good
that may follow hereafter The Mckinney Enquirer
Of the 9Th expresses sentiments in its issue Of the
9th. 1t says:
While do not believe that either the interests Of
the country that of the negro in the end will be pro-
noted by comforting suffrage upon them, yet
satisfied that the acquiescence of people in it will
be the speediest of nsuring restoration. After
what has passed in history, and the endorsement
of the reconstruction acts of congress by the northern
people, it appears to us both idle and foolish to at
tempt this evil longer. Our people are weary
with the delays that have interered to prevent thc
peace and perfect restoration of the country. The
present Indications most tattering that with the
adoption of the constitution offered, the work OF
restoration will he fully completed during tic next
December session Of congress. When this is accom-
plisled, new will dawn upon Texas. Imnirla-
ton and capital will once more flow in ard wc can
promise ourselves renewed prosperity and with kind
cr and better feeling among all classcs of our people
BY all means get control of the State and then we
will have Of such military atrocities as have
been enacted at Jefferson. The citizens of Marion
courty, to man, should be in favor of swallowing it
without word.
COLLIN CoUNrY.-Wc copy as follows from the Nc
Kinney Enquirer of the Goth:
George Cofnan sold lot of corn fed beef steers at
Shreveport for $50 specie, per head. Others from
this county sold small lots at from $50 sG5 per head
currency and all who engaged in the business last fall
made lAsge profits. Stall feeding stock will grow to
large and very profitable business in this section
Recently notorious offender against the laws, D1i.
vid Cooper, living in Hopkins county, sent certain
of his contederates in vany to the counties west Of
this to steal horses According to the confessions of
two of the gang, Cooper furnished money to pay
cessary expenses end the Others 10 gather drove
of horses aAd deliver TO him, he was to sell and the
profits 30 be divided In pursuance Of this agree
ment, IA foW weeks since Enmons and Pitts, with an
other whose name we have not learned gathered %
head of horses not far from Pilot Point and proceeded
on their way rejoicing TIE horses being missed from
their accustomed range, pnrsRis made, but before
leaving the county the place was found where the
horses were penhe4 ;&eparatory to start. A young
confederate Of the parties arrested, who gave
full statement Of the whole proceeding, and inorua-
ton as to where the parties were going
The pursuing party followed and found two Of them
trading in store SulphaE The thieves when Or
dered surrender drew their six shooters and Emmons
fired the ball from his pistol passing through the hat
OF of the party, but the contest was of short dur
ton. The two sconndres were ridtllca with ballets.
rapid nights ride carried the party to the neigh
hoFhood of Cooper, where lie and Pitts were arrested
Cooper Game to grief, but in what manner we know
not Pitts brought back, and he and others of the
N l.ct
at Pilot Point The country was being secured for the
purpose OF making other arrests. Pitts made full
confession, and had entirely corroboae tie confess
sions first made by another of the party Fifteen of
the staen horses have been recovered. Dave Cooper
old offender in Denton county and had made
Ills escape from the officers Of the law previous the
war: His father died while serving out term in the
State peltentiasy.
NAVARRO CoUSrY-Th:s fran the CorSicana Obser-
Of the 9th
The Sallie Haynes, steamboat built at Dallas, we
learn had not passed ioughlidge's Bluff last Monday.
Capt Loushridee informs that the Lost Heir for
merly the Job Boat No l, has gone down, but that
there is raft between his place and Wild CAT, abouta
gnarer Of IL mile long, and it ssupposel that is what
is keeping the Dallas. packet back. Tile river is very
low, and is still falling. The Lost Heir charged the
shippers the Bluff 81 so per bale to take cotton to
Galveston but the fiat boats hree of which have gone
DOWN were charging only SC, consequently the boat
did get any more freight. We learn that cotton
was being taken to Galveston ffom Magnolia at 81 80
per bale
RED RIVER CoUSTY.-The GAINESVILLE Standard of
l3th reports Upper Red River sery high, and all the
creeks and low places oFcfowede The roads are al,
most impassa ble and the crops backward. In this
state of affairs the editor amuses himself writing the
following paragraph:
In Houst on they have calf with three horns and
three eyes We cannot produce the counterpart OF
that monstrosity up here, but our neighbor, w. W.
Clark, who is great on game chicAenz, and chicken
stock generally brings quadruped Of that sort,
wf8f vas fqaed, Uttered, 8 borned' as Artemus
lard would have said, on his premises. The thing
aforesaid has double legs and double feet-two sets
OF leg bones ineased in integanent. There was
also slight attempt double wing-not fully demon
AIRY to live and died prenaurely in its early youth
JAIL DELIVERY AT BRYAs, Texas The News Letter
chronicles the escape Of nine prisoners from the Jail in
that place. It SAYS;
A hole was cut through the floor of the prison and
the earth es4v.ted 10 the depth Of five feet beneath
the wall, ard spiles which had been driven in tile earth
against the saIs Of tie building, the aperture of the
tunne. through which they ped being about five
feet from the wall The instrument .,sgd evident
" common case knife Three horses i'll the vicinity
were missing the night Of their escape and 1t is sup
posed stolen by of the prisoners The fol
lowing aie the escaped prisoners: Harry johnson and
Joe Johnson, charged with robbery Of T. T.. Andrews
safe Jones, sWindng Barney Francis theft; Thomp-
son, theft. The remaining four were negroes. Joe
Beckham, colored, confined. for stealing WATCH es-
capped and iecaHured on the suburbs Of the town
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