The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-02
Texas Items.

SAD AND FATAL OccURRENcE.-On Sunday last MI
Andrew Gibson, worthy citizen of this county, wa
thrown from his horse, striking against tree, and in
santly killed. We condoe with the young wife AMI
! family of the deceased 10 this sad bereavement
I Henderson Times
Texas PoL1rIcs.-We clip the following items from
the Tyler Reporter of the 18th
The Galveston News and many other papers oppose
the adoption of the 18th amendment by the Legisla
ture. The Houston Telegraph favors it.
The Calvert Enterprise says the Radicals will have
majority of four in the Senate and ten in the House
We suppose that the estimate is about correct.
To the astonishment of ALL and after seeing his elec
ton announced in the papers, it turns out that Arm
strong beaten in the I'd Congressional District by
Whmore, Radical. Jimpecute.
Found HUNe.-Last Wednesday man, whose name
is said to have been Daugherty was followed by two
or three men from Parker county, learn and ar.
rested in Waco, having in his possession stolen horses
On Friday the body of man, supposed to be that of
Daugherty found hanging to tree between Meri-
dian and Clifton, Bosque county.
Waco Register, Sth inst.
INFORMATION WANTED.-Any person having infor-
nation of W. E. R. Morgan Confederate soldier. who
enlisted in Arkansas, and captured by the Federal
army at Arkansas Post, and carried to Chicago pris
of war in the year 1863 will confer favor by
addressing bis mother Mrs. E. B Morgan Hearn's Sta
ton, Texas.
The San Antonio Express of the oath SAYS. Mart
Taylor and Bill Morris, two of the desperate muir
derers and thieves the frontier who had fed from
the eastern part of the State ard settled on the San
Miguel, south of this city, in Atascosa county, were
killed on the 10th of November 1869, by party of
men said to have been headed by c. s. Bell the cee-
brated scout and detective. They resisted arrest.
The whole frontier rejoice at this radiance of two des
peradoes.
The Mckinney Enquirer of the 18th has the follow
ing items:
So far, we have had quite mild winter. Cattle
and out-stock are keeping fat the prairie grasses
Several large droves Of corn-fed cattle have been
driven through town for the markets East and South
They are all rolling fat.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mr Robert Ramsay, well known
in this place, Marshall and Shreveport died in effer
son on Saturday night, very suddenly from an afec-
ton OF the heart. He was young man of generous
impulses Peace to his remains
Jefferson Times, 25th
SMITH CouSTY.-The principal part of the troops
heretofore stationed at this place have been ordered
20 Corslcana, for which point they took up the line of
march few days ago. Tyler Reporter, 22d.
COLLIN CoUNrY.-The Mckinney Enquirer of the |
I'D has the following in regard to labor and crops:
Many of our farmers are entering into con-
racs with freedmen for the present year, and even
low the of adequate labor is seriously felt The
experience of the past year will close the argument in
avor of the importation Of reliable class of aborers
Dur of production only limited by the sup
Wy of labor. We have no means of ascertaning the
xact number of bales of cotton that has been raised
Collin county the past year, but it will 20 up into
be thousands; and yet, unacquanted would be
mazed to see how little of the ground is cultivated
hat vast area Of land capable Of producing bale
0 the acre has never been touched by pillow or hoe
MILITARY CHANaEs--It is reported that General
seynolds has been appointed to the Coonecy made
aeant by the death of General Mower. 1t is said he
Ill be relieved Of his present command at an early
ay, to enable him to assume the new. {
[Austin Republican +