North Texas Enterprise. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1874 Page: 2 of 4
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Thb Enterprise.
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TOM K. BURNETT - » - Editor.
FBI BAY,' MAY 8, 1874.
Senator llrownlu# is at homo ta-
king a month’* rest.
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Lying is now termed aa “infla-
tion of the truth.”
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Sheffield, the notoriou* murderer
of Full* county, was arrested last
Friday.
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Dr. Cummings is ‘insuring’ heads
for the Parisians, llis.lecluros are
largely attended.
llonry Ward Beecher will attend
the press convention in Alabama,
the 19lh oi tbia month.
The Governor vetoed the resolu-
tion to annex Caddo and DeSoto
parishes to this state. Right.
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The prisoners all oscapod from
the Greonvillo jail one night la»t
week, by cutting a hole in the floor.
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No material change in the situation
in Arkansas. The U. 8. govern-
ment is invostiguting the matter.
Miko Rogers was found dead on
the prairie noar Kaufman the other
day, supposed to have been killed
by his horso.
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Wheat, of this year's growth, has
already beon out, threshed and
ground Into flour in tho southern
portion of this state.
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The cremation society has organ-
ised in New York and applied for
a charter, and is building furnaces
at a cost of $10,000,
There is a school district in Maine
where tho teacher ana all his
twenty-four pupils are cousins,
brothers and sisters.
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May-day celebrations prevailed
generally throughout tho state last
Friday. At Texarkana the May-
IOUSO and Brooks’ party, waiting
'or Grant to get tho federal forces
mt of tho way.
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The proprietor of tho Bonham
Enterprise is one of tho few consist-
ent temperance men. He not only
refuses to drink himself, but will
tot advertise the critter in any form.
—Deniton News.
May Bay Celobraflun.
On Friday morning lust a large
concourse of pec pie—little folks, big
folks, and all sorts of folks, pupils
of the Sunday school and their pa-
rents and friends—gathered at the
depot at an curly hour, to be in
readiness tor the up train, that was
to take them to the picnic grounds
on the west bank of Choctaw creek,
in Grayson county. Hacks and
buggies and wheel-barrows and ve-
hicles of every description could bo
seen early in the morning going
towards tho place of rendezvous
loaded with baskets and boxes that
contained tho luscious viands for the
occasion, and long before tho train
arrived the platform at tho depot
was filled with the precious
merchandise. At length the
whistle was heard, and tho long
train came in sight,having onboard
tho Honey Grove school and others
to the number of two hundred and
fifty, and when tho excursionists
from Bonham had gone aboard there
were some six hundred or moro on
tho train, Ailing three or four pus-
senger cars and two flats in the
rear. The car in which this roport-
<*r found standing room contained
just one hundred and seventy souls,
or five to the seat. Tho train moved
off about 8 o'clock. It was fun for
tho little folks, and amusement and
recreation for all—except those
whose hats blow away on tho route,
one of whom our lemonade man
Fisher is which, six in all, that re-
turned Irom tho festivities hatlcss.
The train halted a few moments nt
Savoy, and we noticed there was a
picnic in operation there also, at the
school-house. At Choctaw tho ex-
cursionists landed, and tho train sped
onward to Sherman, eight miles dis-
tant, and soon returned with another
cargo of about six hundred of tho
denizens of that burg, with a few
scattering ones from Kentuekytown
and Denison and a bridal party
from Van Alstyne in Collin county.
•■“■v- —---- - irom v an Aisiyne iu vowm vuumy.
olo was reared and a grand dance The young lmly marrl„d was named
odulgod in, and wine flowed freely. McKinno>. and hor attendants, some
A farmer in Dallas oonnty is at-
oinpting to raise a crop.—UnenvUle
'Jerald.
That’s nothing. Two thousand
armors in this county are doing the
«uno.
The triangular fight of the State
■azette, Statesman and Galveston
<fows over tho public printing is
ierco and loud. The Fourteenth
vouldn’t “retrench,” and these vot-
rans aro “trenching” for it in toni-
jIo style.
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Joseph Brooks, who claims to bo
fovernor of Arkansas, is a native
4 Ohio, and a Methodist preacher,
,nd was during the war a chaplain
n a Fodorat regiment where ho
von the appellation “Old Brindlo,”
he “Fighting Parson."
Tho Batesville (Ark.) Times is
'oaponeibie for the report that there
s a “sarpint” in that vicinity twon-
y feet long and large enough to
iweilow a lamb whole, which it has
men seen to do on one or two ocoa-
lions. Various individuals have
aught sight of Ike monster.
— That fine 10 dollar, rock-me to-
iloep-nxother, railroad chair, n>
which we lean back and repose as
we read onr exchanges, is a present
rom the king-bee of ftirnituro deal-
irs, Maj. W. Babcock of Paris, who
ius moro furniture and finer farni-
urethan all the bnlunco of North
roxas put together.
— Tho letter received by Col.
Lyday from California, which wus
published last w-oek, should have
iad tho names stricken out—and so
the Colonel aimed it. It was pub-
lished ae a literary curiosity, and to
show to tho young pooplo of the
country what a very Important
thing it fa for persons in their youth
to acquire a correct use of the Eng-
lish language and Learn to write let-
ter* in an elegant etyle, and withal
to learn how to spall.
McKinney, and hor attendants, some
flftwin number.jverc all relatives,
(and nil named'JfcKlnneyr TTow, tt
requires p good deal of elbow-room
for twelve hundred people to enjoy
a May-day festival, especially when
the “trundlo-bod gang” want to
swing, and the larger ones to prom-
onado and court and play croquet,
and so it did on this occasion. A
dozen largo oaks ftirnished swinging
facilities, three acros of ground sup-
plied the territory tor tho croquot-
ists, and the shadows of u hundred
spreading giants of tho forest nml
the retreats of tho “tangled wild-
wood”—yes, tho tangled Wildwood—-
supplied the balance. Three or
four stands dispensed ice-water and
lemonads. At noon tho dinner bas-
kets were unloaded, and tho dovas-
ution oi the good things commenc-
ed—hams, turkeys, chickens, cakes,
pios, nuts, fruits, and so forth, ad
infinitum. Thore was enough for
all, and to spare. Aftor dinner,
Maj. Grace, superintendent of the
Bonham Sunday school, rallied the
music classes and made tho woods
resound with somo choice picnic
songs. Our city “got away” with
Sherman on that question—in fact
Bonham can beat the state in tho
music lino. We nogloctod to stato
that the Sunday school' sang some
pretty songs while abonrd the train
en-routo for the picnic grounds.
It was, on the whole, a profitable
holiday, and but for the wind and
dust, that occasioned somo unpleas-
antness and many dirty faces,- would
have been very enjoyable.
Tbo train returned in the oyoouig
and carried the Sherman folks back
to town, and a llttlo before sundown
came back again and brought the
Bonham and Honey Grove delega-
tions homeward, landing at the
depot at dark, without accident or
troublo of any kind.
The excursionists will go again
in September.
HorseThlevcs-
Last Saturday night a horse was
stolen from Thos. R. Chandler, on
Sulphur, On Tueeduy wight a horse
was stolen from J. M. Cunningham,
and on evening of same day a horse
was stolen in daylight from the res-
idence ot widow Wheeler, six miles
east of Bonham. A party of men,
six in number and heavily armed,
were seen eating their dinner at th«
roadside near the residence of Maj.
Donaldson, ten miles east of town,
on same day, having in possession
a number of good horses, supposed
to have been stolen. Near the same
place they halted a lad and tried to
rob him of tho fine horse he was
riding, by drawing their pistols and
ordering him to dismount, but he
escaped. They also shot a hog and
left it dead at tho roadside..
Sheriff Reynolds, who was paai
tried to arrest them, but could not.
In the afternoon they stoppod at
Calvin Van Noy’saml insulted Mrs.
Van Noy, and two of thorn fell off
their horses ns they rode away, pre-
tending to be drunk. It is supposed
they aro a part of the same band
that has been doing the stealing in
the county. Vigilant measures are
being used to have them arrested.
Col. Bob Taylor’s two gray ponies
wore stolon last niglit.
District Court,
EXECUTION OF SOL. BRAGS.
Tho Town crowded with People.
The death sentenes passed upon
Sol. Brag., i*y iho Judge of the Dis-
hog and crowd
SSSc:
Court commenced here on Monday
morning, and has been moving on
very smoothly since, the time being
occupied principally upon tho old
Alexander case, which has been on
the docket a long while. Tho crim-
inal docket will bo taken up the
third week of the court. Judge
Easton, tho new Judge, seems to bo
at homo on the bench, and is very
popular with all, as is also the now
District Attorney, Capt. Sims. The
weather is so favorable for farm la-
bor, and labor in the soil is? so very
necessary tit this time, but few pco
pie from the country aro in attend
ance upon tho court, except those
huving business and such os
been summoned as jurors or wi
os. In addition to to the lot
w8 otnierVe, on~duly In the
Gen. Mnxey, Maj. Wright, anl
Hale, of Paris, and Bledsoe
Brown, of Sherman. The following
is a list of tho Grand Jurors:
S. J. Spotts, foreman,
E. II Adams, W. T. Bell,
H. J. McRae, Jno. W. Jones,
G. W. Squires, J. W. Groves,
T. N. Lattn, Hardy Hulsey,
AY. P. Fitzgerald, J. W. Doty,
T'Tf. Lawrence, J. I). R. Miller,
Geo. A. Preston, E. W. Minter,
Joshua Fuqua, R. J. Gray.
— Tho Enterprise is out in its
new clothes to day. How do you
liko itf
— Tho residence of Mr. Ilonson,
four or five miles south of town, to-
gether with all the furniture, otc.,
was consumed by fire last Tuesday
night.
)t those diffleul
, , but ha
as h^ljhe sc
n<1
800 IW1(T (rood
— Wo have s communication ft*om
Kentuekytown, in regard to the old
quarrel betwoou Elds. Mitchell and
Connelly, ot the Baptist church at
that place, in which it w stated that
the church turned Bro. Mitchell out,
and exonerated Bro. Connelly from
all blame in the matter. We would
publish the communication, but tor
tho late hour at which it is received.
The Flood.
Tbo following dispatch from Mon*
roe, to N. O. Picayune, tells a tale
of the suffering in Monroo :
Monrok, La., April 24.—To V. C.
D#ntzel,»Pioayiine: Country entire-
ly under water from Monroe down ;
not two hundred acres out. Stock
on rafts; familios likewise and on
fops of houses. Water still rising;
two inches in twenty-four hours.
J. W. Barnes.
A dispatch from Memphis stales:
The Lillie Rock railroad is wash-
ed away nonr Riceville. stopping nil
communication. Tho extent of
damage is hot known, but it will be
impossible to repair tho road until
the flood subsides.
From Cairo the following is telo-
graphod:
The Minneola, from Memphis
hither, picked up seven families
from skiffs, rafts and dugouts, flee-
ing from their flooded homos. The
overflow from hence to Memphis is
chiefly on the west Bide of tho river.
The d fflcultie* of locomotion are
best explained by a paragraph from
the Timas:
Tho floods throughout tho South
havo serio isly interfered with rail-
way travel Passengers find it ex-
tremely difficult to pass ftora point
to point, and schedule time is utterly
unknown. A gentleman just re-
turned from a trip to Virginia says
tnat ho had boon more than a week
en route, and that ho had wed all
sorts of conveyances-wagons, rail-
road ears, hand cars, skiffs and
steamboats. He got here by "ray of
Vicksbutg and the river, and re-
ports that the Groat Republic, with
the mails, will be here within tweo-
ty-four hours.
trict Court at its last term was exe-
cuted yosterday. Our readers are
fami iar with the history of this re-
markable negro for the last two
years. Ills innrdcr of Mathew
Green in 1878, his trial, escape, re-
capture, and sentence are all fresh
in the minds of the people of this
county. Tho heinousness of the of-
ionse, the reports of other acts of
blood connected with his name have
mado it familiar in every household
iu the county, and drew to this place
on yesterday persons from this and
adjoining counties to witness the
final act in the terrible drama of his
remarkable curee>\
At ten minutes to one the sheriff
arrived at tbe jail, and dispersed tho
crowd that had assembled around
moment later tbe sound of
ipon the stairs leading to tho
11, and tho grating of the prison
floors, ns they swung on the heavy
hingoa must havo crcaped heavily on_
tho heart of the unfortunate man.
IN TIIX cell.
The’ pris ner was lying on a pal-
let in the middle of tho room, und
turned over as tho sheriff and guards
entered with two blacksmiths to ro-
lease him from tho heavy irons with
which he was manuclod. Ho was
apparently in a very good humor,
and did not seem to appreciate that
his end was so rapidly approaching,
ne was soon relieved of Iris shack-
les and dressed in a sitit of new
clothes, over which was put his
shroud. He spoke pleasantly to
those in tbo room whom ho recog-
nized, and an occasional smilo broke
over his features.
lie yielded rcadi'y to nil that was
required of hfm while lie was oemg
prepared f t the scaffold. He was
taken out o the cell sixtoon minutes
to two and bis photograph was
taken by Prof. N. G*Fowler, after
which bo took a scat on his coffin
and was driven to tbo scaffold,
lie advised tho young to remain
at home and work for a living, as
ho bad been advised to do, and not
try to livo by gambling and borne-
racing and stealing, as be had done,
lie said lie had been in California.
Mcxic, Arkansas and oilier places,
uud bad been associated with many
ba<l men and been in a good many
difficulties, and wounded five timos,
but had escaped all to bo hung on
i scaffold. Advised tho boys to
jid bad associates and not lot ihe
band know what the right hand
— Time jrfncfnjr emilMonoc to
was what bad caused bis
That Bar. was considered a
good negro, but lmd “gono back”
on him, and should now befm bis
place, while if justieo was done him.
lie would only liuve been sentenced
to the penitentiary for life, lie ex-
pressed himself us being uilli. g to
die; that ho wus not afraid to die,
as he had made Ills peace with God,
boon forgiven of lus sms, and would
meet Him in a better land; invok-
ed ihe mercy of God and said he
was ready.
The Rev. Mr. Gough then ir.ado a
few impressive remarks nnd a brief
prayei. 'I he rope wa.i adjusted, the
tiood drawn down, and at twenty-
five minutes past two o’clock tbe
ax descended, tho drop fell, and
Sol. Bragg was ushered into eterni-
ty.
His neck wgs not broken by the
fall, and ho died with but little ap-
parent Buffering, only a low slight
convulsions were visible. After
the expiration of sevon minutes Dr.
Field applied tho stethoscope and at
the end of ten minutes pronounced
life extinct. He lcmnined hanging
thirty minutes, whon the body was
taken down and buried.—Ft. Wurth
Democrat.
WAR IN ARKANSAW
Twe«tj-*even Men Wounded I
We announced in a brief para-
graph in yesterday’s paper that the
Brooksitos had cut the. telegraph
wire between this city and Pino
Bluff. As early as 11 o’clock on
Wednesday, Gen. Newton had advi-
ces that an attempt of that kind
would be made and he prepared for
it. He sent a squad out to inter-
cept the wire-cutters, but they miss-
ed ibem. Capt Ed. Levy, of Arka-
dolpbia, with a small squad, was in
charge of the Brooks expedition.
After entfing tbe wire be returned
safely to the State-house. IIis suc-
cess was the occasion of congratula-
tion on the part of Catteraon, and
the latter concluded to send Levy
out on another raid at 12 o’clock
Wo inesday night. Gon. Newton
was duly advised of all that was
going on »ml bo instructed Capt.
Cottrell to take a squad from his
cavalry company and capture Levy
und his party if they sallied outside
of tho stato-nouso grounds. About
12, Levy with his squad came out,
and Cottrell and his men nabbed
ibem. They were yosterday con-
finod in the Baxter guard-house.
Gen. Churchill came in on the
train yesterday mo ning about two
o’clock. Ho was met at the depot
by Capt. Doyle with a squad of ten
men. On thoir return from the de-
pot thoy were suddenly surrounded
by fifty Brooksitos and captured.
Gon. Churchtl wus released in about
ten minutes utter Ins arrest, and
was yesterday with his command us
usim’.
On Wednesday Gon. King White
advised Gon. Newton that a few of
tho strikers of John M. Clayton
gathered twenty-five or thirty col
ored men at Auburn,and they being
nimble to procure transportation to
Little Rock, commenced plundering II
tho citizens of that section. Ho ask-
ed permission to move a sufficient
force to that point to disperse them,
which was g anted, with the in-
struction to protect everybody,
without regard to color or politics
His command doubtless reached
there yesterday.
About 11 o'clock lust niglit Gen.
Newton received official dispatches
from Pino Bluff that Gen. King
Whito had just returned from Now
Gascony, and reports ns follows :
He found about two hundred armed
mon at the corner store in Jefferson
county. He sent forward threo offi-
cers to order them to disperse, but
they sere fired upon without being
board, and a fight ensued, resulting
in tho death of nine men aud twen-
ty wounded to tho mob, with the
capture of tho two leaders, Murphy
nnd Vandesando, and cighty-two
mon, with a loss to him of seven
men wounded and three horses kill-
ed, and seven horses wounded. He
discharged all mon to their homes,
after having disarmed them. Fur-
ther advices stato that there is an-
other similar organization of about
two hundred mon in Lincoln nnd
Arkansas counties, nnd Gon. White
Ims been direciod to disperse ‘bom
also. Thus the war opens.
It was reported last evening that
Gen. Fagan had been commissioned
makes throe Cui fcdcrats on the side
of Brooks—Fagan, Leo 'iliompson
and John S. Duffle. On tlio other
side - Baxter - are all the old offi-
cers nad comrnd’s of these threo
gentlemen during the late war.
Heretofore Gon. Fagan lias re-
fused to take any command under
Mr. Brooks.
We aro aulhorized to say that
..on. John T. Bearden, who wus
certainly elected one of the justices
of tbe supreme court, if Mr. Brooks
was elected governor, is in favor of
a constitutional convention, as tbo
means of a permanent setllomont of
our present troubles.
NOTICE
Is hereby given, that all claims
against tho. estate ot Williams P.
Moore, not presented to mo for al-
lowance within one j-enr from this
date, will be postponed until those
presented within that timo aro paid.
A. Cate,
Adm’r Est. W. P. Moore, dec.
Paris, Te>as, May 0th, 1874.
POLAND -*m
iftU*
BY
Louis Fisher,
Bonham, . - - Texas.
Is tbo place for cold drinks; such
as Lemonades. Soda water, ico-
... cream, Ac. Three doors south of
Gen. Fagan had boon commissioned ,he Clt Uotoi in the Kntcrpriso
and accepted the appointment of Block.
placedn”00mmand oIf Hi o °Brooks A fino Bt^k oflmvana cigars
forces throughout the state. This always on hand.
IW STAR
AND
Dry Goods Store,
Main Street, 8 Doors North of tlio Post Office. *'
HAmBts i
Manufacturers of Clotbin" and Dealers in Drj Goods, boots,
shoes, etc., etc.
OUR SPRING
Havo now arrived and wo propose to sell them at lower figures than
evor offered in Bor hum.
Wo do exclusively a
And therefor our customers do not have to pay for goods purchased by
others.
*ar Country produco taken at highest rates in exchange for goods.
NEW GOODS!
J. R. Russell & Co.
Are Receiving Their
Spring Goods,
Which they are selling low, for CASH.
GALL AND EXAMINE THEIR STOCK -«*
New Goods!
AND
Lots of Them.
J. M. Nunn,
— At his old stnnd northwest corner of tho Square. —»
Has “inflated” the goods market of Bonham by opening out hi»
New Spring and Summer Goods I
Of every variety and style kruwn to the trade or needed by the people
oi this section,
MV* 60 and see him without delay.
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