Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-23
TEXAS.


Twenty-seven car loads of cattle left
Fort Worth in one day.
Senator Ed. T. RandIe died at Austin
a few days ago.
There are seven public schools in
Brownsville.
Lieut.. Gov. Hubbard will not take the
Gubernatorial chair until January next.
VIII. Sims was taken from his ranch
last Thursday, in Burnet county, and
hung. The mob consisted of seven men
who were painted. 1t is not known who
they were.
Three Mexican lions have been prowl-
ing around Whitville, in Conianche
county, for some time. The largest track
measures nearly seven inches.
Grape culture is attracting some atten-
tion in the neishbSrhood of San Antonio.
The worms have literally cleaned up
the cotton in the lower portion of Con
zales county.
Eastland, the county site of Eastland
county, is thriving little town with BOO
population.
Coleman county is improving very rap
idly. Five business houses have been
erected at the county site.
j. p. Olive, of Williamson county, and
his brother, Robert Olive. and man by
the name of Samuel Carr. have all been
arrested for killing negroes. and bound
over for their appearance at the next
term of the District Court.
A cotton seed oil factory is now being
constructed at Calvert. 1t is to have six
presses, and 4 powerful engine.
The two Brooking brothers are said to
have resisted McNelly's men, in GOliad
county, recently, and were killed on the
spot
Col Tom Scott and his railroad par "
have reached Sherman Gen. Walker
and Gov John G. Brown, of Tennessee,
were of the party.
A lady in Wise county dreamed she
saw new grave in the yard; near the
grave was a woman laid out in burial ap-
parel, whom she recognized as herself
She related the dream TO her husband,
describing everything minutely, and soon
afterwards a rat ran into the house, the
husband snatched up an old pistol, and
snapped it at the rat. While examining
the treacherous fire-arm, it was aceiden-
tally discharged, the ball lodging i'm his
wife's brain, killing her instantly.
Some of the citizens of Waco who had
been up at Kimball, Bosque county, have
given the Examiner the following partic-
ulars of deed which took place on the
morning of the lst September, on the
bank of the Brazos, opposite and near
the town of kimbali: A party composed
of Walter Turner, Ed. Brown and
Thompson, from Kaufman county, had
been In that locality for several days
with race horses. On Thursday last
I,-,,t- ,,d I oc,- u li,,s 80, r,,x-fc- Ta,t,,,
bell and Wiley Norman, all of Hill cOun-
ty, went TO the camp of the Kaufman
county men and got into dispute with
them about pony race, which resulted
in a fist fight. The parties agreed to
meet the next day and settle the thing in
a more satisfactory manner. So, at ten
o'clock Friday morning, the Hill county
men took a stand at the place agreed up
on, in readiness for action. They had
not waited long till the other party rode
toward them. The men were all armed
with six-shOOters, except Turner. who
carried a needle carbine. When the par
ties had approached within twenty yards
of each other, Taylor Campbell fired al
Turner and the battle commenced. Tur-
ner leaped from his horse and fired three
shots with his terrible carbine. The first
shot went crashing through Campbell's
brain, the second caused the instant death
OF frank hODlAsOn, anu Lne last snOl
mortally wounded Lacy Robinson. By
this time ball from ThOmpsOn's reyOlY.
er had passed through poor NOrman's
breast, boy aged seventeen years; and
all Of the Hill county party lay Welter-
ing in their blood. Some twenty shot:
were fred altogether. More than hal
the shots were by the Hill county party
but. strange to say, none of the Kaufman
county men we're in the least hurt
Campbell and Frank Robinson each fret
five shots. Norman and Lacy Robinson
also fired, but the only damage they diC
was to kill Turner's horse. The surViT,
ing party mounted horses and fed tn,
country. a hundred men started in pur
suit. Both the RObinsOns leave families
Campbell and Norman are unmarried
The Kaufman county party are all boys
none of them being more than uinetceI
or twenty years OF age.