The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-14
Tavas Items.

9th announces the hanging the day before, ol ooi
Thompson and Wtp. @. Blackrnan, convicted al LIE
late term of the District Court fer the murder OF Inc
STRANGER. Wilson. of Missouri An immense crowd
witnessed the execution.
The same paper speaks as follows 81 me crops
Wheat crops look remarkably line ana promising:
Corn is selling at 80 cents per ouSiei, sPeoie. mn nv
erasshoppers as yet have made their appearance. ie
season is backward. A light sleet TUESDAY morning
Farmers delayed in their planting oy oau weather
and white COW has calf the baby Is SICK, ana Inc cel
trees are in full bloom
T1rus CoUNTY.-We copy as follows from lhe
Mckinney Enquirer Of the eth ult-:
More E3Y;ug-Onc day during the past week, two
mon named Grimmet who lived i'll Titus county, were
arrested in the eastern part oil larrant co"n.' oy wv
men named Saunders and Jetlries, from titus a,So,
charged with killing Saunders brother IN l''us '"s'
winter The naries started on their return 10 Iltu7,
| hrt when near Crlme's bridge over East Fork the
nrsonrrs were fred upon by their captors, one kieu
and tile other wounded the latter, however, maue MS
! escape from hem and strange to say Wouid Apply "
no one for assistance or protection un'll ne lueu
the house of citizen living few miles rom achh-
| new. who discovering that he was wounded III the
shoulder had his suspicious aroused that all was not
right but failed to gain any particulars from all'
| next day the gentleman came TO town ana gave ih
formation to the sheriff who Immediately sent deputy
after him. but failed to catch him. The circumstances
/ stom, # as a dabolical murder, and officers should
make every excrt;on TO bring the guilty parties to
justice.
| Collin CouSrY.-Thc military authorities have Or
dered special tax Of fifth Of one per cent? to be
collected on all taxable property in this county for the
purpose of deaying the expenses Of apoice force for
the suppression OF crime
We copv as follows from lhc Mckinney Enquirer OF
the Sd:
There is at present very fatal disease prevalent
among the hogs in this vicinity, supposed to be caused
nv ,heir eating the roots Of the young cocle burr.
Heretofore the epidemic has only been seriously fel
un0n the prairirs, but Mr.. H. 7. Bradley informs Us
| that his hogs Which altogether i'll East FORK Dot,
tom, are dying rapidly from the same cause. Salt anc
water it is said will them if administered III time.
A Young man. apparently not over tweniy-o years
of age named YIN. Goodwin, from Denton county, was
lcGped in our ia last Monday under charge OF horse
stealing Our jail is now nearly full, Collin having to
accommodate such characters from the neiShoorlnG
counties Of Fannin, Denton, Cook &c.
The same paper mentions the killing OF desperate,
named Dew Witt, at the hands Of some soldiers who
were cndcavorine to arrest him. lie died game, grit
ting his teeth and cursing his capors. Although he
discharged both barrels of his gun, and empticd his
six shooter, none of the pursucrs injured. The
ENQUIRER speaking of Dew Wits death, says:
We cannot rejoice at the death of any one, but the
killing Of this bad man has removed from the minds
of our people dread that has long caused uncaSnesS;
and all have cause feel well satisfied with the energy
and untirng efforts of our sheriff in the discharge OF
this duty.
The same Journal has long account Of an attempt
Of the sheriff and detail a soldiers to arrest Penn and
HAYS, two desperadoes and companions Of Dew Witt
in which Mr. W. c. Hail. citizen and soldier were
badly wounded the desperadoes making good then
escape, without being hurt taking off with them the
horses and arms of the wounded men,
THE WARMoTH-W IcKLIFFE 1MDRoGLIo.-From what
we can learn from our New Orleans exchanges the diff
Gcutv between Warmoth and Wtklife originated in
division of the spos stolen from the State. 1t seems
they we're not willing for fair divide but vampire
like each one wanted it all to himself, hence the split
We feel very little interest in the NATTER further than
looker-on in Venice would, for we know the spolS
are gone from us and our heirs forever, no matter
which tibet comes out second best. The Bulletin il
an article on their former quarrel talks as follows:
In the controversy between these distinguished par
ties the prominent cause for the removal oil the Audi
tor has not been mentioned and yet we think 1t Is tie
II real handspring of the Governors action. The gen
8 eral appropriation BILL to detray the current expenses
of the State Government, has not yet been signed by
his Excecncy. 1t appropriates nearly a million o
dCllarS-the item Tor printing being one HuittcN ''lI
II twenty-five thousand dollars. This last sum Is not hal
L sufficient to pay the official organ of the State, o
N which, is said Gov Warmoth is part proprietor.
Now Mr. Wcklihe is not so friendly disposed to
wards the aforesaid orgaR, and might reure audit tn
:, printing claims of that establishment to the exclusion
of the thirty or forty other papers in the State haFn
s similar bat smaller claims against the State. Suc
n a conclusion on the part of the Auditor might ser
lie ousy Inconvenience the interested parties, and henc
or the necessity of removing Mr. Wicklfe and placing
his Office more plant and traetable individual
Governor Warnotll has promised to sign the genera
lie appropriation bill just soon he says Gas there
III an honest Auditor to issue warrants But ter til
mixed condition Of things twoud have been approve
ct Immediately after the appointment OF DeasIze bu
as no one recognises the authority of the new az
H. ponec and he IS poWelcss 10 act, TIC appropriate
bill remains unsigned.
n IF WickliGe defeats the Governor in the pendin
VI suit the appropriation bill will not be signed at all!
X in that event the chances to speculate in Or profit
y. the issue of warrants will be completely lost to til
al Governor and the Auditor and his friends Will monoI
elise the entire business. Rather than this I'll
he Governor will cut off the supplies and starvc out h
hungry officials of the State
r. Should this mbroso result in such way, it woul
he be source of infinite satisfaction The payment
taxes would stops State securities "oulu depfec'aee
value the wild hunt after Office would end the STAT
treasury would be empty and there would be Iotiiit
to steal: the courts would probably adjourn; and, IL
he time at least, overaxed people would erJoy
II resne from the satlae demands OF pubic function
), aries In fact it would bet species of millennium
to could enjoy the luxury of an existence unncunbere
ne bv the annovances Of government, and feel that
ne were free from all responsibility to scalawags carpe
=" baggers and darkles'
he TIE NEW TENURE OF OFFICE BILL.-The New
leans Crescent of the 9th says the tenure OF Office
y as finally signed by the President prohibits him fro
,e making removals except by the advice and consent
the Senate. 1t then provides that the President m
CIV in his discretion, suspend any officer until the end
,a the next session of the Senate and designate some
~ SON to perform the duties Of the suspended officer,
former taking the necessary oaths, giving ooh
,or and receiving the cmouments. If the Senate reiu
to advise and consent to the appointment made
place of any suspended officer the President may no
;,ota another person. This is an extraordinary act
it is in truth, only series OF subterluses aud
OF tences intended to hide the real surrender Of the
on repeating Republicans to the demands made on til
BY the Executive, and the persistent claim OF the
ate to control the appointments 1t was hard to
concie these conflicting requirements, put 1t has o
a.r done in way which seems to satisfy General Gr
~. and tue happy family of Radicals in Congress.
cot The CASTOR BEAN AGAIN.-Sometlme SINCE
No coined an article from Texas paper, stating that