New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-31

derer, were arragned The remainder have escaped fed
or cannot be identified Among those who escaped arc
Major Pratt the principal debtor OF Capt Smith, whom
he aided 20 murder Judge Maybry, formerly Judge "
the Court Of Jefferson COL sauy, prominent man. anu
There are stil 20 prisoners In the court. i9Clud-
ing men Of station ana men OF wide experle1ee'
There are plenty OF colonies, two olergymen uoG-
tors, lawyers and forth In front sits Col; Al,
ford a prominent citizen who wayaid and murdered
a man. tried for the murder, and as the prosecuhg
attorney told me, had to eXpend teOO 10 Ret OuI V o
H. Magill-a very energetic actor as wei as preaSner
sits large man with sweeping Dearu. NiiunP
colonel by the Texan brevet Tor dstlneulsneu Tes
He has murdered three beside the account he has
now TO settle He killed one man at 1enGrsoh, anu oue
Hart of the United States Volunteers brother OF Judge
Hart now Judge Of the district court In Northern Texas,
after he had surrendered prisoner OF The Chief
OF Police SandfOrd would DO In the box for aiding to
murder the man II was his duty to detehd Dnt 10. tnS
sits Weaver nephew Of WoaverO of BastrOp County whose
sentence OF death for wanton murder has lately
been approved by the President upon the opinion Of the
Attorne OF United States act Of the Pres
dent which has done much already to strengthen tne
among them has had his difficulty" large amount OF
testimony has been taken by the prosecution when was
occupy months and when 1t is understood now immense
is the influence Of the criminals and their
one will nroye an ali by cloud Of witnesses and that
they will attempt to impeach and oyerWhem ~ S
portant Testimony for the prosecution Gen buel anu
Col MaOy been particular objects ot %
again and again been sent TO Col Maoy who military
mayor of the town. Gen. Bne is cOmmahuer 9I te pOs
and fares scaroey better Even the Denoeato snee OI
the North have picked up the lie about his putting prison
er in sweating boxes and tortrng them 10 get evuehee
and his military tyranny over the prisoners generally.
They are confined In building which Is incosed WITHIN
stoekade. was prisoner Oh Wr IN te1 S au Sr
the comfort Of prisoners as has been shown by Cen bae
the state of affairs that State, but win refer to some
more agreeable things and close The coored people are
tse a1 lesson which was 50 hard to tbeno be
sef-dependent. All over the country they are farming
for themselves where they get the land the great
djfBoulty with them as white will not sell land TO
coored people knew one negro TO make last season.
hired hands the central part OF the State the best
plantations IN the Colorado bottoms are managed by
SeY are doing we'll for they work hard and the soil Is
rch producing bale OF cotton to the acre almost every
inclined to work and In time the negroes will own the
country, unless the white people become moro indus
month But as general rule they work for share OF
the cFopusually Onequarter II they are boarded ana
clothed and onehalf II they "hnd" themselves. During
the years after the tho planters seldom paid
the negroes their share They were ignorant OF thgr
my district last year, II was only AFTER severe
struggle with the planters that secured 70 e
for the planter to take the entire CROP send or get the
money Tor IT, ana tnSh sete % or ae oys Srn9gbt
them in debt Last year at the opening OF the sehg
season upon complaint ron te oq he Uf e old
game induced him to give up their portion, as their own
effect upon the others excellent and the negroes gen.
orally got their portion and sold 1t on good terms
There Is considerable immigration from North Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama into the northeastern portion OF
the State especially about Dallas Few Northern people
60 there In Southern Texas from Fayette County to
up around San Antonio, there is valuable German I'M
migration They are the followers Of the New Braunfes
Germans and oil prosperous and Industrious and are
growing rich Land is very cheap The work OF ednca'
tOn especially among the coored people, Is going stead
lily on and constantly increasing. There are many
schools and they dong excellent work. The CHER
want is good teachers Many Of those employed are
Of very moderate capacity better could be found
in such country No other class so much needed as
good teachers They get from $40 70 SIS per month IN
gold The Bureau win pay the teacher $40 10 SIS per
MONTH and III addition the coored people will pay 81 SO
or q per month for each scholar The negroes eager
for education and respectful and obedent There is OF
course opposition sometimes from the whites but many
places teachers perfectly safe the military protection
being ample In few localities there Is portion OF the
people who themselves favorable 70 the educa
ton Of the colored people, for example, in Red RveT
County found the whites this Spring building school
houses and writing to me for teachers This is in che
northern part Of the State, near the Arkansas line
There "a similar feeling among many around Dallas
Occasionally white could be found around Jeer.
son who wanted teacher his plantation. In his
neighborhood but general rule down In Southern
Texas where teachers would be tolerated and perhaps
assisted by white people.