Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-26
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BRnEHAN, WAsHINGToE Co. TExAs,
November IS Is71.
neutrality-suspicious. report which gained
circulation In Memphis and sEBewheFe
In Texas, was q mistake. About eighteen
| years ago, Captain Forrest and z mzn
named James Holt had q dispute about
some triiing matter, near BRENNAN. Be-
| fore the dispute ended, Holt secreted him
self with q rife and shot Captain Forrest
Ia the hip, causing spsinful wound, and
| not being content with tnis satisfaction,
he made several threats hat he intended
to kill Forrest on sight, or words to that
effect. This notice having reached Captain
Forests ears, he prepared himself, ex-
| pecting an attack from Holt. The7 drst
time they met sfterward, Holt ATTACKED
him, when Forrest fired and killed him.
For this, Captain Forrest was indicted 81
BRENNAN, snd arrested ABOUT three weeks
ago. The son-in-law OF Holt was the
cause of Captain Forests arrest. The trial
commenced In BRENNAN on the 18th, and
ended on the 18th. The trial was prose
cuted with great bitterness on the part Of
the Radicals. It wae clearly established
by the defense that Forrest killed Holt IN
self-detense. The jury took about nye
minutes to make mp their verdict. IL was
composed of eleven white men and one
negro. After the jury handed N their
verdict Of mot guilty" the courtroom,
which Is q large brick building, and was
filed TO excess, resounded with cheers,
and 1t took some time before order wss
restored. General Forrest WAS here during
town that he had arrived, u
was not long before dozens Of his
old soldiers gathered round him,
and remained with him until he le1.
They showed their warm appreciation Of
Tennessee's ablest general. .n
Poor Texssi ATennesseean can sym
pathize with her. Governor Davis and
mis- pack Of thieves are buttering their
bread even better than Brownlow did.
They are trying TO cheat the Democrats
members of congress out of their csrtin-
Gates, many of whom were elected by
from 1000 to l0,000 msjorities. Nearly aIl
Of the members elect are getting certid-
Gates from the officers who hello the cleo
lions at the different voting places, and
will apply at Washington for relief.
There Is no possibility of their not getting
their seats in congress, from the fact thai
the entire list of judges, clerks, etc, who
held the election were appointed by Da-
Wis, and all in the interest of the Radical
party. / have conversed withsSeYeral Of
them, who say there never VIZ 9 fsirer
election held, and boot at Davis for with
holding their certificates. Governor Davis
has asserted on several occasions that his
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that the negroes were intimidated from
voting, when in reality his W ap-
pointees say nothing Of the sort.
It would make q sick man laugh to sec
the material out of which the stats police
10 made up. Two-thirds Of the negroes
are half naked. The principal
evidence Of office about them 10
q large ~six-shooter buckled out
side their coats when they have such .
garment.
The crops all over Texas are short
on account Of the dry summer.
Corn In northwestern Texas will be very
scarce. For q man who ia forced to use
milk 1 would recommend him to keep
away from Texas. I have seen no cows
milk since l lett New Orleans. After you
pass Houston there Is not even condensed
milk to be had. The absuIdity Of such q
stock country IS this not furnishing milk
at least for the hotels II 8 miracle. It may
be that the people are too lazy to milk
their cows; but such is q fact.
At this point the citizens are somewhat
divided as to whether they would like Q
railroad from Jefferson or from Shreveport
to Memphis, but they declare that the
road must be built. All are well pleased
ct the manner in which our able delegates
represented Memphis in the convention.
Jefferson Ii anxious to shake hands with
the Bluff City.
l forgot in my last to mention that
French Roman Catholic priest from Ev-
~ansviIle, Indiana, lectured in Galveston
some days ago; his subject being Reforms
ton in the Roman Catholic Church. he
had q large audience Of every denomins-
ton. He holds that q new departure
must take place. These are his words:
1.-THE Pope must not be at the head Of the
Church, nor that bishops must not control
the clergy, and q more liberal spirit must
PREVAIL Yours truly, !
SHELBY. |