The south-western., 1869-09-01
Texas Items.

wilson and Williams have 200 acres OF cotton on
heu rVer bottom land, which is said to look remarka-
Oily hne ana promising We were shown by Judge
Wilson boil fully opened, the first we have seen this
, season. The fibre was oHg and fine The crop will
average at low calculation bale peracre Two hun
dred bales at 300 pounds per bale is loo 600 pounds
which at 20 cents per pound is s25 600 If their ex
penses are $4,000, they will realise the neat little
profit OF $4,000 If no misfortune befalls the crop
they will make it.
i Grayson Ahead-Mr. l. n Bivins has laid ON our
table SIX sCraWlords late peaches, weighing four
pounds. His load was picked be sure but the real
truth Is that they but little above tue Average of
his load. We have probably peaches of superior
havor, but never in any country, have we seen them
that would compare with these in size Grayson county
claims precedence in fruit growing over any county in
the State We claim it for her, and can establish It .
| we defy competition.
/ MARION copSTY.-We clip the following items from
the Jimpeeutc of the Esd
Tie Jefferson Prisoaers-The Military Commission
IN the Patilo academy, for the trial of Coils Afford
trump and others, their secret session to.
day for the determination of the verdict in the eases
now pending before them tisindeed gratifying that
the unfortunate citizens who have been so long i'm.
prisoned and held in such doubt aud suspense, have
adduced such overwhelming evidence in fvar of their
innocence, as almost moral certainty
Mrs Oscar Gray, the wife of one of the prisoners in
the stockade died on Saturday alters lingering Illness
lie was allowed to visit her during her last hnnrs
70 witness the final sad Offices of hdral We deeply
sympaise with the unfortunate and bereaved husband
SMITH CoUNTY.-We copy as follows from the TYLER
| Reporter OF the 2lst:
| The Cottoa.Portions of this section are experienc
ing sharp and injurious drouth which is causing the
| cotton to throw Oft large portion of its squares
Some neighborhoods have already suffered severely
The boil worm is at work with Injurious effect in other
neghborhoods and we hear of the caterpillar in some
helds 1t is impossible to estimate the crop as vet
There will not in our opinion be than an average
| yield however.
| The Tintage.-The last ten days has been busy
season with our yineyardists and wnemakers Messrs
| Lawrence keyser, of Chapel Hill, in this county
| have splendid yield of humber of the finer yarie
ties this season, aud making large quantity of
wine The Post Oak grape crop is large and hundreds
OF gallons OF :" must is being pressed and will be
| made into wine. Mr.. j. G. Woldert also Mr. Batey
of this place, manufacturing extensively Dr.
Lawrence believes the Clinton to be the best wine
grape for this country.
MORE HANGING IN TExAs.-We learn from an ex-
ira issued from the Waco Register office, dated the
18th, that Clarke Jones and Dennis Nelson were hung
by the sheriff at Marlin, Texas on the 18TH We copy
as follows: s.-..--1~5 -
Jones was about twenty-five years of age, OF stout
build and possessing countenance indicative of great
resolution and daring. Most of his relatives reside in
Wood county, and married sister in Falls He was
convicted at the spring term of the District Court in
Falls county, of the murder of the Howard brothers
on the 9th of June, 1868 An appeal taken to
the Supreme Court, but the verdict in the lower court
was not disturbed Sentence of death pronounced
at the late July session of the District Court in Falls
by Judge A. j. Evans.
Nelson was about thirtyiye years of age of rather
slight figure and countenanee not unprepossessing
Had been for some time resident of Falls county,
and until comparatively late date an exemplary mem
Der of the Methodist Church. HI was convicted of the
murder of Wallace, in Falls county in February 1869
The circumstances OF the murder of aggravat-
ing character-the murdered man being in buggy
with his wife at the time.
All the proceedings attending the solemn event of
to-day have been uninterrupted and orderly. Not
withstanding the oppressive heat Of the day vast
number were present, coming from all directions.
Lieutenant Sands is deserving of all praise for the
GOODNESS and judgment with which be performed his
delicate and important duties. The conduct of the
citizen guard and soldiers efficient, quiet and or
derlY The character Of Sheriff Mnnnia eaieist
officer is too well established 10 require further
ton.
SHAMEFUL TRAFFIC IN CHINA.-The Hong Kong
Press, of June l. says: Young girls kidnapped up the
country form large proportion of the women who are
sent over to San francisco to be consigned to life of
prostitution Such power Of coercion is brought to
bear upon them, that in majority of they fear
to take any steps free themselves from their miser
able lot though many times while awaiting their de-
parture in Hong Kong, they resolved to escape from
life of degradation and crime by sefinficted and
early death. These luckiess girls are enticed away
from the country by the wles of wretched hags who
contrve to smuggle them of. The favorte plan ap-
pears to be to get them away from the temples to
which, for the most part they go protected only by
of the in the house to which they belong
This individual is bribed and the heartess capture eff
fected Arrived in Hong Kong, the unlucky girls
discover after short time, how they have been en-
trapped; but they have not any idea of how to free
themselves. They are intimidated from complaining
to their neghbors, and do not know that they can
claim protection by complaining to the police or to the
magistrates Thus, after short tme they are shipped
Oft and seems that is able to prevent the per-
petration, in British colony of one Of the most aw-
full crimes that is possible conceive 1t is surely
time that some steps taken to investigate this
matter to the bottom So far as it is known, it ap-t
pears that the emigrants board the Pacific steamers
always say that they leave OF their free will But
it is beyond DOUBT that in many instances this is
not the 1t is Clear therefore, that this statement
can only be made under much coercion and that there
must be some kind OF organised system work among
the Chinese which assists the intimidation of the vic
Tins.
AvENaING WOUNDED HoNoR.-In recent discus
sion between the Russian Czarowitz and his chief of
staff, Col Hunnius, German by BIRTH the Prince re-
marked that C when one deals with Germans one il
sure to be cheated" The choloric German retorted
if your Highness that observation to apply to
me, must beg you to understand it is both offensive
and unjust" Whereupon the Prince made answer BY
coolly sappng the Coones face As this insult could
not De aVenpeu upon the nelf Oh the Throne, and
it which chivalry could not endure to live un
der, the chivalrc German deliberately blew his own
brains out with pistol rather than survive such black
disgrace.
Before committing the rash deed lie penned a note
to the Prince, in which he said Your Imperial High
ness has offered me mortal insult When you read
this letter shall have ceased to liven
1t is somewhat consong to know that the Emperor
was greatly dspleased this affair and gave orders
that the Colonel should be buried with great pomp and
the prince having attempted to prevent these orders
from being carried ordered by the Emperor to
attend in person the funeral of the poor victim.
Many sharp, and many very just criticisms have
been indulged in by public against what they
have been pleased to call the "chpalry Of the South
but we venture to say that with all our hot blood and
excitabe nature nothing has occurred here which
approximate in the remotest degree the snperor con-
tempt for life under nsulted innocence as was dis
nlayed by this cholerie German
''TRuE AS GosPEL."-These words deserve to be
chlseied in marble and to be mmovably fixed al every
street corner ofevery town and village of the country
'One OF the means by which we may build up a
town, and bring prosperity to business generally,
IS for every to palronse home Institutions espe
caiiy III articles that manufactured here. Keep
the money in is The way to make il rich and
every man that sends away for work he can Just as
easily get done here deprTes the town of Just that
much wealth, as well as discourages enterprise"