The Watchman (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1870 Page: 2 of 8
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W. K. FOSTER, Editor.
Volume Fourth.
We are again before our readers in a
new dress, and hope we enter upon a new
tide of prosperity. The main object and
ambition of the editor has been to publish
one of the leading county papers of our
important State and as his efforts have
been appreciated, has made such addi-
tion to his office and improvement in the
appearance of the IVatchman as circum-
stances would permit. That which has
been accomplished, has not been done
without days of weary labor and nights
devoted to mental toil. We now feel that
our labors will be more largely rewarded
and give the renewed assurance of untir-
ing: devotion to our duties. "We will use
every facility within our power to further
advance the prosperity of our section;
but call for the co-operation of those wil-
ling to labor in the good cause, that we
may be the better enabled to perform our
part. All admit of the unprecedent pros-
perity of our county, which has been
brought about in a few short months by
the exertions of a small proportion of our
citizens. "We most earnestly call for ev-
ery one whose interests are identified with
our town and county, to come up like
men to the work before them. "WJiy let
it be necessary for them to be urged to a
duty so largely beneficial to all? It is
our hope that there is not one in our com-
munity so meanly constituted as to with-
hold his aid in this the hour of need, with
the hope of being equally benefitted in
the end with those who labored for that
advancement in wealth and prosperity
which is so sure to come. There is a
bright future for Georgetown; these
beautiful and fertile lands that are now
laying idle will soon be the happy abi-
ding places of sturdy and prosperous!
farmers. Ere many years, the whole j
length and breadth of our loved land will J
be checked with railways penetrating here j
and there; the products of our section j
will then go in exchange for luxuries of
other countries, and it will no longer be
said of Texas, " that it is an out-of-the-
way place. Already, thousands of im- j
migrants are seeking our soil, and Immi-
gration Societies are being organized in
different parts of the older States and
Europe, sufficient to populate this entire
country. They constitute a class that j
will be the bone and sinew of the land.—
Then is it not worth while for us to labor
to make our section attractive? They
bring with them wealth and habits of in-
dustry, and if we are not to have them
here, others are to be aided by their set-
tling in different quarters. "Will any true
man to public and individual interests
shrink from his duty with such prospects
in view? If not, make visible the deter-
mination of furthering our public enter-
prises.
The Hon. W. E. Hart, of Titus coun-
ty, died in this citv at the residence
of his brother, Richard Hart, on Sun-
day, the 4th instant. He left home
about three weeks ago to visit New
Orleans, and on reaching this place
died of measles. He is an old Texan
and a worthy citizen. He once rep-
resented his county in the Legislature.
His friends will be pained to hear of
his death.—Jefferson Turns.
J. II. Xing, !Xo. 5, J. H. Shumett.
Noted Desperadoes Killed-
Lawless and Fisher, two of the most
noted liorse thieves in the state were
killed by a posse of citizens in Cory-
ell county. A correspondent of the
Bel ton Journal, writes that paper as
follows:
"I have just returned from Cory-
ell county. There I was informed
that the citizens were notified, on the
16th inst., that there were two noto-
rious liorse thieves seen in the neigh-
borhood of Dr. David Huffman's. A
party of the citizens, composed of
George W. Martin, Danton Graham,
Andrew Wolfe and seven others,
whose names 1 did not learn, armed
and equipped themselves and started
in pursuit of them in the night, with
the intention of arresting them and
turning them over to the civil author-
ities, When tliey got near Dr. Huff-
man's, where the thieves had been seen,
they scattered out, intending to sur-
round his house and capture them, if
they were there. One of the citizens,
in passing through a thicket near the
house, walked up within a few steps
of the thieves, who were concealed in
the thicket and asleep on a pallet.
They awoke as the citizen approach-
ed them and commenced firing at
him with their six-shooters. He re-
turned fire with a double-barrel shot
gun and wounded both of them slight-
ly. The other barrel of his gun snap-
ped and failed to tire. He then fell
back out of the thicket, and about
that time the balance of the citizens
came up and surrounded the thieves
in the thicket. Then all parties com-
menced firing. After the firing had
continued awhile, one of the thieves
hollowed to the citizens and asked
who they were and what command.
The citizens told them who they were
and ordered them to surrender, and
told them, if they did so, that they
would not be hurt, but would be turn-
ed over to the civil authorities at
Gatesville. Tliey then laid down
their arms and came out of the thick-
et and surrendered. Their names
were Warren Lawless and John Fish-
er. They asked the citizens how ma-
ny there were of them. One of the
citizens replied," There are ten of us."
They then said, " By G—, if we had
known that was all, we never would
have surrendered to you, but would
have come out and whipped you in an
open fight, for we can whip any ten
citizens.'' The citizens then got their
horses, which were hobbled near by,
put them on them and took them to
Gatesville. There they found that
the Sheriff was absent and there was
no officer to take charge of them.
They concluded it would be best to
carry them to Waco and turn them
over to the authorities there. They
accordinglv started, and got as far as
c c
Mr. Reuben Ross' place, on the Leon
river, where they remained all night.
During the night the prisoners swore
that they would not be taken to Wa-
co, that they would die first On sun-
day morning, they took up the march
for Waco. After traveling a little
more than a mile, the prisoners at-
tempted to escape by jumping off
their horses and running into the tim-
ber. The citizens fired on them and
killed both of them instantly. Fish-
er jumped from his horse first. He
was fired at five or six times before he
was killed, and got off about fifty or
sixty yards before he fell. Lawless
was shot twice and killed before he
got ten steps. They attempted in
evcrv wav to bribe the guard to let and fell over board.
them escape, but the guard happen- A Revolution in Railroading.—A
ed to be the right kind of men and ! statement is made in some of the
would not be bribed. Lawless had j Pennsylvania papers that a citizen of
been sentenced to be hung for mur- i that State lias perfected an invention
der, and broke jail in Waco. 1 learn- j that is dectined to effect a complete
ed the above from one who was en-1 revolution in the present system of
gaged in the action. | building and running railroads. His
■ — i plan is to lay four rails instead of two
By Friday's Mail. I to a single track road ; to build the
Geo. II. Xoonan has been appointed j cars seventeen feet wide, with double
District Judge, for the 4th District, vice j sets of wheels. These lie proposes to
Capt. A an Antwerp, resigned. j have propelled bv double engines of
The following named are officially an- I sixtv tons. which lie savs can draw
* i trains containing a thousand passen-
the positions annexed their respective , Tr „ . ,*7!
names: gers each. He claims that both the
iuiixet county. j passenger and freight ears of this
II. Posey,Clerk of District Court. B.! construction will weigh five tons less
"W . Cates Sheriff, Justices of the Peace: j than any two similar cars of thepres-
Precinct Xo.L J. T.A\ otKlward, Xo.2, A. | ent make ; that there will be no OS-
M. Kamsev, ^ o. o Dan Eldridge: Jso. 4^ -11 a- j. j. • l-i
- — - -' 0 dilating motion to the trains while
lamras vs county. I running, even at a speed of sixty
Alvin P. Anderson CTk District Court,! miles an hour,and it will be almost
ShadiickT. Denson Sheriff, Justices of j impossible to overturn these cars.—
the Peace, Precinct Xo. 1 Samuel Sparks ! The inventor has applied for a patent
j Bv this system, he claims that the
4 xl.lias btanlev, JSo. o Phillip Slaughter. ± *• n " *r xr 1 a o to
willi vmsojt couxtv j trip from Jsew York to San Francis-
AV. T. Dalrvmple Clerk of the District i co can be made in sixt.v hours, inclu-
C'ourt. J. L. Peay Sheriff; Justiees of the | ding all stoppages.
Peace, Precinct Xo. 1 A. "W. Morrow,! " ' " ' ™
Xo 2, A. G. (runaway, Xo. 3, C. C. Ma- j Aid to the Cotton Planters.—The
son. | Congressional Committee of Ways and
Cuiirency.'—Buying rates of Ray- j Means have agreed to add the following
mond and "Whitis, Bankers, Austin, 88i, to the free list : Machinery manufacture
selling 90c. " ! ed expressly for spinning cotton into yarn
Flour.—Double Extra S10 (X); treble may be imported free of duty for twelve
extra $11 50; choice 813 00. ' months from the passage of this act ; pro-
Coffee.—20c. vided, that this exemption shall be limited
Corn.—90c @ SI. ! to the importation for any one manufac-
Salt.—-S5 50. j tory of 110 more machinery than is necess-
IIides.—Flint, 101—Green 4c. ! ary to operate ten thousand spindles.
A report is now going the rounds of This has been done at the urgent ap-
tlie Texas press to the effect that Hon. A. j peals of Hon. C. W. Buckley, of Alaba-
J. Hamilton is about to return from Wash- i ma, in order to aid in the test of making
ington to Texas to run for the Legislature fi e yarns for export and home eonsump-
in the Travis District, with a view to the j tion instead of sending all cotton and im-
proseeution of certain railroad interests— porting the yarn and manufactured cloth,
one of the Democratic members from that i A ,
District to resign, to open the way— j Occupational AllmeiltS.
Bosh. | Fresh pure air is a vitalizing elixir. Whoever
The Friends "of* Temperance at:is debarred by cilc,":tam"cs fro,n "nrcstric,cd ac"
Gainsville. Texas, have found it nee- •cess ,0 this invisil,Ie' but •)owerlul
essarv to adopt the following: Re-
solved, That the use of Hostetter's, Me-
needs a midicinal invigorant of some kind. The
: great object should be to choose the best. Popu-
larity is a prettv good guarantee of merit in this
; scrutinizing and intelligent age, and tried by this
Lean's, Red Jacket, Log Cabin, Plan-
kind of bitteiS 1 critorion Hostetter's Stomach Bitters stands first
tation, or any other
that Can intoxicate, is a A iolatioil of, among the invigorating and regulating medicines
Olir pledge. J of the present day. To the wants ot persons en-
llorace Greelv says : " Next in bale- I ?a=ed in indoor emplo-vments'
ful importance in the South to the K. Iv. ! ed factories where even with the best possible ven-
Ivs, are those who deserve the appella- !tilation the atmosphere is always in some degree
tion of " Carpet-baggers.'' j polluted, this salubrious vegetable tonic is pecu-
I liarly adapted. The nature of the ingredients is
oxfederate e-v1> at Gett\s- j n0 mvstcry. It consists of an absolutely pure
burg.—Ilie ladies ot the Hollywood! VIP ". .. , ... . , Al , ,
Memorial Association of Kiehmond, have 1t.maknt.t.nctnrcd-or rather surcharged
had their special attention called to the ! _,r,th the fluld cx,rac,s of sana,on8 roots and
fact that there are over three thousand i barke and l,crbs- The pharniacopeeta has its tine-
Confederate soldiers buried on and near | '"res.l,ut wliat arc they? The juice ot oniy a
the battlefield of Getteysburg, The IIol- I single root or bork or plant is present, in each,
ly wood Memorial Association has the dis- j Not one of them combines the three properties of
position to undertake the work of remov- i a tonic, an alterative and an apperient. A11 these
ing the remains of these soldiers, but does ; elements are blended in the Bitters: nor are these
not pos>t the ability to accomplish it j tjie sum mcdicinal recommendations. It is
unless generouslv aided by its friends , 1, j j j
,, i i.Ai c? ,.1 Ti , i also a blood depurent and an antispasmodic,
throughout the South. It oners ample 1 , ... „ x ... . . A [ ,
__ „ i 1 ,1 1.j J he baleful effect vrlnch air that has been par-
grounds 111 its cemeterv. and also the aid
of the association to prosecute the work, i llall>' cxl,aust«d of its ox-vBcn bJ ,re<lm!nt
should it be found practicable to remove j breathing produces on the vital organisation, is
. 1 i • . t . i i m 1. 1 1 notorious, and when to this devitalized atmosphere
the bodies to Richmond, lo accomplish j js superadded the mephitic vapor ot hot air fur-
tins purpose means must be raised by the j naces, it becomes deleterious and depressing in the
earnest efforts of the survivers of the Con- ! extreme. To enable the system to bear up, even
federate army, the mothers and sisters, and : for a few hours each day against the debilitating
fathers and brothers and friends of the j '"flueuee of a vitiated atm°spl.erc, a wholesoino
x,-". ^4.1 4. 1 i tonic and alterative is urgently required. This
slain En ery Southern State has repre- grand di?iderfttlIln is 8up/ied £ Ho^teters Bitters
sentatises at Gettysburg. Will not ac- ! which as a strengh-sustaining, health protecting
tive men and women in every city and
town and county at once volunteer to col-
lect and send contributions. (
agent has no rival.
'oinmuni- j \TGTICE!—In pursuance of Art. 2d.
cations and remittances may be sent to' ^ Constitution of
Mrs. G. W. Randolph. Richmond Ya.— ! " Georgetown College, the annual meet-
Southern papers arc respectfully request- ! mS of Stock-holders will take place
cd to copy this appeal at once, and ur^v *'le ourt lloiifsc, in Creo^getowu, on
its claims upon a generous public. the fil'st Monday in next month, (May 2d,)
, ■ 1 hi j at 1 o'clock, p. m. A Board of Trustees
Mr. J. T. Farmer, of Willsboro,' is to be elected for the ensuing year, and
Hill countr, was accidentally drown- other business of importance will comc
ed. in Galveston Bav. on the last trip before the meeting. A full attendance is
of the steamer Bagby. The Galves-; ea'1K j/o' s! MOKKOW, Pres
ton Civilian sa vs that lie was sea sick, j
M. E. Steele, Secy.
President,
Board Trastees,
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Foster, W. K. The Watchman (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1870, newspaper, April 23, 1870; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235843/m1/2/?q=hart: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.