The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-29

wv ~ WV INV arts of
dupiici'y' cunning, and fnlsehood, to
make thia class the controlliny al.
ment IN the State. And why Sim
ply because the white radicals bclisv.
they can use the negroes 10 perpe.,
ate theirPoyer, aud that, having NO in.
,elIigcut or moral check, can be u.,d
to .ubsorye saIish ends
Tho post Office at Kaufman seem,
to be II ricsety and moving condi
ton. The Star says
The Post Office in Kaufman !,
would seem, has become like ,bs
grass hopper, mentioned in the Bibls
Il seems 20 be o Burden The Pos,
Master is at Austin, trying to save
the country, aud of course has M
time to attend to such n small ara,
ms the posi- office.
After being removed from one place
to another, it WAS finally closed IN
On last Monday, and We feared /. "a.
disfranohiscd for certain. Mr.. Y
l. Stirnan, however, kindly cane to
it, rescue, and carried II to his dwell.
ing, whore it will be kindly deal,
with until the post master rsturns
SAD ACCIDENT osterday sbou,
noon Mr.. +. Linksnhoger happened
in at the Planning Mil Of Nj. II. G.
Bos,wick. Observing some shaving.
near the machinery he made motion
with his whip to brush them away
when the lash was caught and in an
instant, before he conld let 10, hi,
hand was drawn under the swim
going knifs. The hand stopped the
machine, aud wss manglod in q mos,
shocking manner. Mr.. Liakenhoe.r
went at once to DR.. Drury's, where
the hand was dressed BY Dn. Drury
Wallace, and Sears. Tho two for.
fingers Of the right hand were aupu.
lated near the second joint. The
thumb and third finger, though they
hung nearly in tattcrs, the physician.
will try and save Waco Register.
The Nuecss, Aqua Dulcs, Petron.
lila, and other streams, are on regular
Blenders. Not for Year, has til.
country been so generally inundated
So says the Corpus Christie Adver.
tiser
A NEGRO KILLED AND OTHERS
WovNpEp.-Last Monday night, a
week, as We learn from Sheriff Nor.
r,s, George Lee, John Brown, and
one Foyle, went to tho shieks plan.
tation, about IL or 20 miles above
here on the Brsxos, and shot a negro
man four times, bo. not kill him.
"Wednesday pdkht rs, .saiis, the ssme
party wen, hsek, shot tho wounded
negros brains ont, and shot wound.
Ing tgo or three other negroes, rob
bed them Of their money and burned
some Of their bedding and clothing
On Friday Capt Smith, tho com
mandant az this Post, with five sol.
dicrs and Sheriff Morris, with Eve
citizens, reached Shciks place sbou
midnight and heard that tho partie,
were in the corner Of Hill county
some siS miles iurther-went on ant
Ioand ne said John Brown and ar
rested him, the others had left 10
parts unknown. Brown war brough
to this city aud placed in Jail. N
citizens OF Mel.eaosa coaaty ar
concerned in the affair, SO far q. Sher
IN Morris is able to lcsrn. The par
ties implicated are from Brow
county aud came ostensibly after corn
The citizens in the vicinity regre
the occurrence very much and sa,
the acgros weso sinaastfious ant
peaceabie - Waco Rsg,Her.
| The Register states that the worl
on the suspension bridge 1t Wscc
continues to progress, uotwithstand,
ing the high water.
The same paper says:
Last Sunday week tbs dswn train
on the Central Road mot with = ssri-
GUS accident at Donahues Creek,
sight miles this side of Hampstead
Eleven freight ears with their freight
were pilod together . mass of ruins,
but the locomotive lodged on the
bridge. The bridge had boon taken
up for repair and no down trains were
expected on that day-hcnce the &C
cidcnt No lives wers lost, but Nil
Ter, the Engineer, had his ankle
sprained, aud two negroes were in.
jursd-onc having his log broken.
/ ANOTHER MURDER BY AN Our
LAw.--~From person who was 10
the vicinity At ths time Of the occur
romeo, We learn that sonc two days
since, the notorious Elisha Guest
murdered = confederate Of his on the
lower Gill place, 1t Jonssborc. Th.
murdered man, named Smith, had
been At Paris, and As Elisha said
after killing him, had been there for
the purpose Of bssraying him. Saith
and man named Graham were com
ing towards = shed in which Henry
johnson was fixing an ambulance
on. Of sepair, and Smith had the
bride Of his horse which was follow
ing him. on mis- left arm. As Smith
and Graham approached Guest wins
tied to them, and as they got clos.
up, Smith, smiling, extended his hana
to Guest. Guest immediately lover
ed his gun and shot Smith through
the head, the disc narge entering MS
left eye. We understand that shs
outlaw has been about Joncsboro io'
two or three weeks, These williams
who have outraged the laws, and out
raged the common feelings Of tht
community, and prevented peaceful
immigration. which would ndvsncs
/ Al III L Lodi II