The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-12
Texas Itenls.i
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| McLENNAN CoUNTY.-We copy as follows from the
Waco Register of the 22d ut:
| CHanqe of Offcers.-Lieut. Sands informs us that
he is ordered Shreveport for duty, and will leave in
a few days Col J. B. johnson, for some time COM
mandant of this post expects leave of absence soon
| for an indefinite length Of time. 1t is not yet an
nouneed who will succeed in command In parting
with these officers we can but wish them pleasant
journey and prosperity in future. Their bearing TO-
wards citizens has been courteous, and we believe
they have been actuated by sincere desire to pro-
mote order in the community, and with as little exer-
else of arbitrary military rule they deemed consist
ent with the orders under which they were acting
The Cazyert Packer5es-We have had call this
| week from Mr. E. B. Keith, who lives near Dublin, in
Erath county, and who has just filled contract for
beef with the packeries near Calvert These estab'
shments paid Mr. Keith hreegcents, currency, net
for beeves weighing from 500 t6 800 pounds, and
three and half cents for those weighing upwards OF
$50 pounds
The Dallas Herald learns that w. H. H. Pettit who
justly or unustly got the of being derperado,
shot and killed near Jordan'S Saline Van Zandt
| county, not long since.
| RUsK CouNTY.-On the 3lst ult., negro man named
Ben Thompson was hung by the sheriff of Rusk county,
| at Henderson, for the murder of Mr. Thomas Milton.
He confessed his guilt The crowd in attendance was
small, so says the Henderson Times of the 5th.
HARRISON CoUNTY.-We clip the following items
| from the Harrison Flag Of the 9Th:
Serious Accident-We regret to learn that as Gen,
Boughton and Col II. F. Carter of this place,
turning from Jefferson, yesterday evening, their
| horses away and threw them out of the buggy,
severely inurng Col Carter-breakng of his legs.
| Gen. Boughton was also severely Injured.
| Fire.-The dwelling house, kitchen, etc, on DR., E.
7. NJ. Johnson's farm and ahalf miles west OF
Marshall, were burned down this morning. Mr. Dick
Price was occupying the place and lost thing.
We learn from the Jefferson Times that Mr. George
| Towers young man of % or % years of age, was
called out of the Baptist Church, in that place on
last Sabbath morning. and marched off the stockade
! by Buelps soldiers. No one is of any charge
against him.
THE JEFFERSON SUIcDE.-The Daily Times and Re
publican, of the 1st inst, has the following additional
account of the suicide Of Lieut. Z. P. Colby:
The causes which led to this most unfortunate and
rash act involved in mystery and only be at
ribued to the fact that for sometime past Lieutenant
Cobys Indebtedness had been greater than he able
| to pay. He had been addicted recently gambling
and drunkenness and had lost heavily On the mantle
| piece in his room, found, small Sunday -schoo
book on the subject Of the rGinous results of gam
bling, said to have been sent 70 the deceased by his
brother Written on this was" Follow the teaching;
of this and you will be saved" Whether this was
| written by him not unnlormed. He had
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life for some days previous to the commission of the
deed but the manner in which he did so always left
the impression that he not in earnest On the
morning on which the deed was committed, and jus.
prior the commission of the act he sent his room
mate to the telegraph Office with dispatch to lady
friend Scarcely had his friend reached the pavement
before the fatal shot fred and the soul of the un
fortunate had winged its way to the spirit land
Lieut.. Colby was native of Vermont and son of
Hon S. B. Colby, Register, at time, of the Treas
ury.
COLLIN COUNTY, TExAsThe following items are
from the Mckinney Enquirer Of the 18th ult:
Cotton picking in this county is about over and yet
notice in some fields cotton left to rot than
is raised in many places in the older States. AS yet
we have idea to the number Of bales raised in
the county.
We have never known such a demand for lumber in
Mckinney as now. 1t seems as though all wish to
build repair Five dollars per hundred being offered
but little, if any, for sale.
Beef Cattle.-Many persons in this county now
stafeedng beeves. This is the only way in which
the large surplus of corn be disposed of posaby
The same journal, of The 25th, has the following ac
ceptable apology:
Bod Luch.-On Friday morning, while COL Allison
trying to conquer balky horse, the animal fell
against the side of office and "pied" all the type
we had set on Thursday. THIS is apology for the
delay in issuing our paper.