The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-22

this narrow measure, in an ~,
and.lor tcp consecutive hours ~n
averass 1900 - perAoG. r, y
L., Jr., Is a dsA and oslg dot, BE-
l3ad him. Aad then ~ proof is
sscsllss. " haze kss~n Nc -
set three gallies, with not over three
animporian, errors. II the juniors
DO 80 well. What do. ast.--caieupo-
rarie- suppose the Senior could ac'
compli.hf 5 a : a.
Mrs. Burnett, wife of Mr., 7. X.
Burnett, senior editor ~ the benton
Monitor, died on tho 18th ult. She
was only "a years Of age We deep
ly sympa,hizc with our contemporary
in his sad bereavement
The Bonhsm News OF the 10Th
ult., states that John Brasier, stage
driver from Bonham to Paris, was
arrested on Wednesday previous by
Deputy sheriff Cooper, ona wrt from
Grnyson county, charged with mar
der A posscc in charge started vita
him to Sherman.
We copy the following items from
tho Bonham News
Coal on ExrLoslos.-On Mon
day night of the past week, Mr., Yves
10y Newman, of this place, wa pour
ing some oil from n cup into bottle
while standing near the fire, and
spilliug some OF the oil on the hearth
ii caugh. on fire, and the flames were
communicated tc his hands, burning
them very severely. The burning
fluid was also communicated TO tho
can near by, but Mr.. N. made bis OF
IL from tho room before II exploded
which il done in = moment after he
leit the room. The timely arrival u
Mr.. Hendricks, with bucket oI
water, prevented tho burning Of the
house. Similar accidents have been
Of freq ucnt occurrence lately IN THU
portion Of this State, and should
teach persons using petroleum to b.
very careful,
RxLlolous.-A very interesting
meeting has been is progress at THU
place for the past week, conducted
By Elder Chas. Carlton, Of the Chris
tian Church. Some twenty three ad
ditions have been added TO thu
Church, and up to Friday, the meet
ing still continues, with much mucl
interest manifest. We are informed
that is the intention to contin 10 thu
meeting through the holidays, or n
long as interest is manifested.
The Convention had adopted
" declaration" authorizingthe Couu
ties Of Falls and McLennan to levy
tax Of three per cent. ad snicrep, il
aid of the Waco Tap Railroad.
Mr.. W. T. Gass has become tn
local editor Of the Bonham News
Tho name 10 good one for a A" local.
Our Texas contemporaries speak O
him CON mendably, as gentleman
and a writer,
An OuTRAGE.-Fiys men drcsse'
in Yankee suits and armed with bow
and arrows about the 10th inst
charged upon the little son of NJ
johnson in the cDssern portion of thi
county, and lie. fly several arrow
which passed over his head. Tn
youngster suppoeing they were saw
ages, was 40 cxtremely terrified tina
he run himself down and lay unit
the next morning in the brush, whc'
he was found wandering abou, com
pictely dcranged. The parents mr.
using all necessary means to restor
the son S reason, and it is though
they will probably succeed.
The perpetrators Of this outrag
will be ierretcd out and punished
Denton Monitor 9th nh.
The Bonham Era gives an accoun
Of fatal difficulty on Bots dc ARD
10 or y miles west of Bonham, grow
ing out of bet, in which a maj
named Order claimed to have VOL
a pistol from mother named Werner
On tho day following, Werner ncci
dcn.ally dropped the pistol, whe,
Order picked it up and claimed b
have won IT, Werner borrowed
shotgun from neighbor, came bacl
to camps and demanded his pistol
when, on Orders refusal to give i
up, fred and killed him. A f.ien'
Of Orders present, named Tumal.
drew his pistol to avenge his death
whereupon, Werner cooked the o,he
barrel of the gun, and both fired a
the zane moment, resulting in Tu
Cats death. Werner escaped-al
our informant thinks-unhurt.
ThA Austin Con vanfinn