North Texas Enterprise. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1874 Page: 2 of 4
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Tub Ektebpiusb.
TO.Vl R HIJUNETT - - - Editor.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. 1874.
WE ARK AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
FOR rOXUBESN ID MIS-.
COI., ClIAN, PuMbllHE
WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
FAR I'DJiUJUSS ID DIRT.
COL. D B. CCLBBBSON
NORTH TEXAS ENTERPRISE, BONHAM, TEXAS, AUGUST 7,1874.
Murderer Arrested.
JF 4 , Mr
Elfvei Year* or (he Dodge.
An Iiohi’e min fell at Hhermno
Monday evening,
There wore 57 oon versions jt Hi*
Pilot Point tovivrI.
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Daniel Webster lias vacated the
tripod of the Denison Times.
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A pian named Down was aunstruck
in Sherman last Saturday.
Mad cattle are reported running
at large on the prairies about Pilot
Point. *
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Col. James Gilham, an old citizen
of Red River county, died on the
27th nit. _
A heavy rain storm visited Denison
und the Indian Nation last Monday
evening. 1
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Forty-two car loads of oattle wore
•hipped from Denison last Saturday
and Sunday.
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Gov. Coke and Culberson occupy
the same position on the Inter-
n&tinl bond question.
One hundred business houses and
fivohurdred residences were burned
up at Oshkosh, Wis., the other day.
ii ■ » I#)’ » ' " —
Thousands of acreB of corn have
been deatroyed in Nebraska by
grasshoppers, and the post contin-
ues unabated.
Hon. W. W. Lang, Master of the
State Orange, is a candidate lor
Congress in the 4th district, subject
to decision of Democratic conven-
tion.
; ft it said1 the Radicals of the
Houston district are going to run a
candidate for Congress, and are to
boM a convent ton tw September to
—"make a nomination.
The Greonvillo Herald says Cul-
berson vindicated his rocord at
that place in a two-hours’ speooh, to
the general satisfaction of a large
audience.
Hon. John Hancock, in his Bren*
ham speech, declared that hie vote
on the baek pay steal was the proud-
est act of his life. And the unter-
rifled sonvention nominated him for
ro-olection.
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Ow4ng to tho comet, or some other
unfortunate planetary disarrange-
ment, or to some other cause, the
month of July was tho most pro-
liflo of water-spouts of any month
during the present century.
The report of the Indian fight at
the three forks of the .W.chita, in
which Capt. Ieard’s company lost
twelve men and the 10th Cavalry
was badly cut to pieces by a large
foroe of savages, is confirmed. Fur-
ther trouble is anticipated.
Paris has a co'ored Beecher by
the Dims of Archie, who has been
“oeebhidiag” with some of his flock.
But when his better-half complain-
ed about it, instead of calling a
committee to Investigate the matter.
Bro. Archie made a tilt-on bis wife
with a oow-hido and lashed her until
the authorities had him arrested.
Tbe Panola Watchman is exer-
cised over a revival of religion in
Carthsge, and says:
The very air seems to be impreg-
nated with the spirit of tho Living
Sod, and men ana women, and even
children are continually crying from
almost every residence and place of
business, (soma of which have been
ctosed a portion ot the time,) Lord,
what I shall I do to be saved 1" •
There have hcen^bout seventy-
five conversions.
The State Gaselto says that it
feels ‘‘authorised to stale, trom
conversations With Sic Governor,
that he is willing to rrcnioauMid to
ilie I.egislNture, upon its icasscm-
bling.to makes final settlement with
the railroad company by compro-
mise, giving them 18,000,080 in
bonds, provided that they shall
1-nild tie road to Fan Antonio, as
docs not believe that it would he
tax the Went unless the
On Saturday evening last W. B.
Merrill, James li. Morrill and J. U.
L. Parker arrived in this place from
Denton county, ha\ ing in charge
Edward C. Vick, who in tho year
1803 shot mid killed Ben Merrill, on
the Led on ia and Cow Hill road,
four miles south-east of ihe town of
Ladonls, In tho edge of Hunt county.
This occurred during the war, and
Vick immediately fled the country
and has not boon beard ot si mo,
until tbe other day the party above-
mentioned came across him eight
miles south ot Denton, where he
had bought land and settled, and
arrested him and brought him to
Bonham. There were several con-
flicting stories about the killing of
Merrill, when it occurred, us to
whether it was a justifiable homicide
or a premeditated murdor. Merrill
was a Confederate soldier in Po-
lignac’s Brigade, and was at the time
he was killed at home on a furlough
or sick leave, and Vick was Justice
of the Peace of Ladonia precinct.
A dispute of some kind existed be-
tween the parties, in recard to some
proporty, and Merrill had a few
days prior to the killing struck Vick
a blow in tho face in his office where
he was holding court, or perhaps
when he had just adjourned»court.
Merrill was found shortly after-
ward at the roadside, shot in the
back with’twelve buckshotand dead;
and his friends charged that ho had
been waylaid by Vick and killed
from tho brush as lie rode along the
road unarmed and not conscious of
the presence oi bis enemy. Thoy
gave as proof ot this fact (lint there
were evident signs ai tho roadside
where Vick had taken his position
to prove that ho had premoditated
the deed, mid that lie wits also seen
go into the bushes near the place
and get his horse and Hide away
after tho murdor was committed.
On the other hand, Vick’s friends
claimed that Morrill was a danger-
ous man, that ho onmo to Vick’s
house and wMlo ho hold a la«gtbi'-
bowieknife over his head in one
hand ho struck Vick with tho other
and pulled his nose, that he threat-
ened his life,and Vick’s friends ndvis.
ed him that Merrill would kill him
if he did not kill Merrill, and that
Vick carried his shotgun with him
wherover he wont, not to kill Mor-
rill but to protoct himself; and that
when the killing did occur it was
induced by Merrill,- who mot Vick
in the road and raised the quarrel
.with him. These discrepancies can
only be reconciled by tho proof of
witnesses on trial, and we do not
intend to forestall public opinion by-
giving our views upon a question
aboui which wo know nothing. The
matter occurred eleven years ago,
during tho war, when the writer of
this was hundreds of mllos away in
the ranks of the rebol army.
A reporter of the North Texas
Enterprise visited Mr. Vick in the
jail, Sunday evening, and had an in-
terview with him through tho , bars
ot the cage concerning the matter,
and elicited a detail of tho story
from tho prisoner himself, which, if
it is ex-parte and unreliable, will at
least bo interesting to a largo num
ber of readers. Mr. Vick is 52
years of age, medium sine, and does
not have the appearance of being a
man of bad character. Ho spoke
readily and unhesitatingly and gavo
direct and unequivocal answers to
all the questions asked him.
Reporter—Your name is Edward
Yiclr, formerly of Ladonia, charged
with killing Benjamin H. Merrill in
tho year 18fi8f
Vick—Yes sir, Ibat >• ray name;
I am Edward V.ick.
Reporter—Mr. Vick, do you have
any objection to talking upon the
matter in question—will you give
your statement of tho killing)
and bow and why it waa done?
Vick—Yes sir, vory willingiy. It
was done in eelf-defense, to save ray
own life.
Reporter—Had yon any reason
to belisve Merrill would do you
bodily harm, if you let him. alone?
Vick—He had once or twice a*
studied me in my own house, and
had threatened my life, and my
friends advised me that he woui I
a dangerous man, and have fours lor
you/life?
‘Vick-1 did.
Reporter— The day you left. La.
donia ard rode down the Cow Hill
road, when the killing was done, did
you carry vour shotgun on pur]tose
to kill MdPrlll, or only to defend
yourself m ciisa.of an attack?
Vick -Only To defend myself.
Reporter—Did you stop at the
roadside and waif for Merrill?
Vick—1 did not. I was riding
along over the prairie and saw u
man coming, but d.dHiot know it
'was Merrill, and rode on until Iiget
him in the rond.
Reporter— Did you shoot’
diateiyJ
Vick—Whon I raised my head
and saw It ly*11 Merrill, ho instantly
checked his horse, threw his hand
til I met
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parties; but that uocs not nt all
vitiate tl o contract. But the bri-
bery must be proven betoro you can
even take any action in that direc-
tion, which has not yet been done;
for tho smelling committee of the
14th Legislature did not find any
bribery, or did not soyoport. You
can not vreeunm bribery and pro-
ceed to ropuduito the contract made
between the state and the railroad.
From the foregoing it can be sect;
why the International company
was willing to a compromise, and
why Culberson A Co. favored it.
There was no way to get out of the
payment rf the bonds but by repu-
diation. But that idea wras vory
popular, at that time. The railroad
company know repiuliatio.u would
be ruinofls to their interests, for
they hail no redress, and Culberson
'A Co. knew It would no ruinous to
back to his side as if to draw a pi* ,T
tol, and said, “I’ve got you now,' iftV*1*- , HcuC0t lh“ «”»?«>“»•■
’Squire!” At which I slid off my ™ ‘ M‘,H on °‘ th« Supreme court
’Squlro!” At which 1 slid oil my
horse on the opposite side from himi
cocking my gun as 1 did so, when
he, seeing I hod the start of him,
wheeled his horse and said, “ Ton’t
shoot—I’m sick to-day!”—and had
got off some ton or twenty stops
when tho gun fired.
Reporter—Why did you leave the
country?—why did you not give
yourself up and stand' a trial?
Vick—I had tears that Merrill’s
friends would mob me; that was dur-
ing tho war when thoro was little law
but mob law; 1 bail no fears of tho
law ; I wont to Greenville twice to
give mysolf up, but my friends said
I would not be safe. As soon ns the
laws were To-established I had no
Ruther fears and no longer conceal-
ed my whereabouts.
Reporter—Have you any settled
home, or place of abode?
Vick—Yes; I have a liqmo and
a family in Denton oounly, where I
hnvo lived a good while. I wns tax
collector in Wise county for awhile.
Vick will perhaps be tried'at the
October term of tho District court
in Hunt county, for tho murder of
Benjninln H, Merrill,
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Shall We Pay the Bonds?
lit docs t
ros^ Jluall" he complelcii to" that klM me the *rst>h*nce he got.
)>olnt-
o is a great ritenl of contro-
versy upon tho International bond
quostion, because there is a groat
deal of misapprehension and igno-
rance of tho quostion. It is
claimed that there are no repudia-
tors in the state—no party willing
to repud ato. Vory well. The 12th
Legislature, presuming it had the
constitutional right to grant a bond
subsidy, did so, and under that con-
tract a largo portion of the road lias
bean oomplolod. The Comptroller
refuses to sign tho bonds and issued
by tho oompany, and tho Supromo
court dismisses the case for want of
jurisdiction. Tho question at issue
was, whethor tho 12th Legislature
had tho right to grant a bond sub-
sidy. The court will not decide it.
und it goes back to tho Legislature,
tho only proper power to dual with
tho question. But the Legislature
has already docided, to-wit, tho 12th,
that it had that right. Then, if tho
court has no jurisdiction, and tho
only power that has jurisdiction has
docidod in favor of the road, how
is the state to get out of paying tho
bonds without repudiation ? The
act of the Legislature stands there
in frill force and effect to-day, and
no judicial body will presuroo to
eay it is unconstitutional. But,
says one, the next Legislature will
decide adversely upon llio questibn,
and repeal the net and refuse to
issue the bonds. It can not do it—
it has no authority’ to do it.* One
Legislature can not take judicial
cognizance of the constitutional
rights of another Legislature. If
one Legislature has the right to de-
cide tho raattar illegal, another haa
tho right to docjde it legal, and d!d
so. If the 14th Legislature ropoals
the act, that m proof that it was
legal, if not right, as long as it was
in force, and all that was done under
the act must stand as legal and
valid; else it would be that to
repeal a Jaw would be to repnol
every thing done under tho
law while it was tn force. How
then are we to shun paying tho
bonds? By repudiation. That is
all. There is no power to compel a
state to pay a debt, but its sense of
honor. But there was fraud and
bribery in this subsidy, you ssy,
Very well. You must smell Out the
settled nothing, only that the Legis-
lature was the body to deal with this
question. It was, in fact, nothing
more than a judicial dog-fall. It
denied having jurisdiction. It is
denied that the Legislature had jur-
isdiction. Then who bus? Here
we have an anomaly—a question that
there is no power in the state compe-
tent to sctllo. Three outof five of the
real members of the Supreme court
believed the 12th Legislature had
the right to grant this subsidy.
Three out of five of the members
of the oourt as constituted when the
case came before1"it believed that the
12th Legislature had tho right to
grant this subsidy, but throe out of
five of these ‘ members did not be.
iieve it was a question foi the court
to decide, Such is a true and sim-
ple statement of this important
matter, about which so much unin-
telligible jargon has been spoken
and written, and about which so lit-
tle seems to bo known. The state
must either pay the six million, or
repudiate it, or accept the proposi-
tion of Culberson & Co. and com-
promise tho matter by paying
83,700,000. Now, which ono of the
three horns of tho dilemma will you
take?—ta pny six million, favor
repudiatip^^^pay throe million
seven hundred thousand? If tho
first, yen aro a railroad monopolist
per w; if tho second, you are a rc-
pudiator; if the third, you nro a
Culberson man.
tVe now come to Clay Deputy, which
is novel, grand and picturesque; con-
taining far more pruino-thun any
qounty oust cr south of it, with an
abundance of valuable stone, well
shaped and arranged iq spots con-
venient for building purposes. Tho
stonos have shape anti value, and
arc to be admired. In a few "years
stone buildings will doubtless dot
and beautify mosi ot the prairies of
Clay.. Tho soil bus a peculiar rod
cast, and. us fur as I can judge, is
about ns good us that of Cook,
though, I suppose, moro drouth}’.
Water, mostly freestone, but not as
«;old as 1 fancy in August. 1 sup.
pose when wells are dug, they will
have colder water. ,1 was on Bel-
knap, Beaver, East Fork and Ltttlo
Wichita, nono of which wo-# run-
ning, but all have lasting water, and
excellent springs. Thera is an nbund
ance of musquiloas well ascommon
prairie grass, and it certainly, is one
of the best slieep countries I over
saw. Lands rale from $1,50 to $5,00
per aero. Tbe town of Ilvunotta
is handsomely situated on n beauti-
ful eminence, t.vo miles east of old
Henrietta, and contains two stores,
one grocery, saddler shop, and six
other buildings. They will soon
have a stone mill and blacksmith
shop completed. Have only had
one sermon, but expect another in
September. Tho grass, mounds,
rock, groves, valleys and water o!
Olay are well calculated to awaken
fooling* if gratitude and admir.ition
in a reflecting mind. There are so-
ber, cjvil, kind good citizens in Way,
hut there is a reckless spirit, charac-
terized by an earnest devotion to
vulgarly, profanity, whisky and a
general disregard for tilt) rights and
privileges of others, that is more to
be dreaded than tbe Comanche.
* Z. C. Rowland.
Letter from Hunt,
1 Trip to tbe Frontier*
Reporter - Did you consider him j bribery #»d deal with the giilty
Editor Enterprise;
For thp bonofit of thoso who
may fool inclined westward, I pro-
pose giving you a synopsis of facts,
relative to a trip just made to Clay
county. Kentucktown and Shor-
man, with their surroundings, are
too familiar to your readers to re-
quiro description. A few miles
west of Sherman there is a strip of
prairie sevon or eight miles wide,
medium land, very few settlements,
and but little water. * Wo next come
to a belt of land about six miles
wido, containing good wells, good
farms, a good lively sandy soil, and
good citizons, with the pleasant
flourishing town «of Whftesboro,
mills, gins, Ac. Tho land pates rath-
er high for most poor mon or
speculators. Immediately west of
this, are the Cross Timbers, ten or
twolv# miles wide, soil ver/ poor.
Two or three miles west of the
Cross Timbers, Is Gainsvllle, boau-
tifully situated on the Elm, which
runs centrally through the county
of Cook. The middle and western
portion of this county is mostly
prairie—about one-forth poor land,
one-half good medium, and one
forth choice land, oontAiniog lasting
stock wator in some of the eieeks,
none of which are running during
the present drouth; also a few line
springs. Tbero appears to bo but
little difficulty, ip getting water by
digging. Unimproved land ratos
from $8 to 85. The greatest objec-
tion is the distanoe to timber. They
wisely have a hog law, which will
save thousands of dollars in labor
and rails, and will onable many a
poor man to have a pleasant home
in Cook. The county of Montague
is poor, sandy, rough and grubby
Don't know bow tho lands rate, for
I 4*4 not think enough of them to
even price them. One goutleraan
in tho town of Montague said he
would lot me haye 640 gerps chon-c
land, in two miles of towq at $1,50
per acre. Tho easloen and western
portions of tho county are the host.
White Rock, Texas.)
August^ i It, 1874. j
Ed. Enterprise;
After a long silence, permit me
to make known to you a tew items.
The weather is dry and warm, and
business dull. Wheat made about
nine or ten bushels, on an nycrago.
Corn is about playod out. for want
of yo genist] shower; will perhaps
make as much as last season. Cot-
ton is shedding the squares, and will
bo cut short. But from information
reported by transient parties, wo
in this section aro ahoad of many of
our sister counties. Thero will be
a Sunday school celebration at Hog
Eye on the 8th, in which your city
baiui is exported. We aro highly
ploased to have tho benefit of their
generous offer. Wo liavo some
representatives from Botilmm as
citizons of this place; the firm
of Abernathy & Co„ nico gentle-
men, and also Dr. Mitchell, who
has bought a lot and lms lumber on
the ground to build. Lookout, or
we will got some more. We like to
have citizens of this kind move
among us. All any one has to do
to appreciate our section is to come
and look at it. I will write you
again in a few days, and hope to
herald the glad tidings of a fine
rain, that is now so ranch needed,
Joe Jones,
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A Man Found Dead,—We aro
informed by Mr. W, R, Harris, that
on Sunday last a man who was
hunting stock about four miles west
of Black Jack Grove, found the re-
mains of a human body about fifty
yards from the road. On the
following morning Mr. Harris, in
oompany with several other per-
sons, repaired to the spot and found
the remains. The flesh had decay-
ed and nothing was left bj)t the
bones, clothing and one foot, which
was in a boot and both buried in
the mud. From what could be as-
certained, ho wns a white man, and,
judging from the length of bonos,
he was about six feet or more high.
His teeth were alJ sound except
one ot tho upper teeth was gone
and one In tho under iaw was de-
cayed. Thoro wore also two foro
teeth missing, both above and below.
These might have fallen out. Tho
coat was a brown or black cashmere,
thick black battons, ejtlw.r gutta-
percha or horn ; dark pants, heavy
kjp boots about half worn, homo
knit socks, a black hat with broad
binding, and a handkerchief with a
red border connected by diamonds.
Theie was also a pair of blue cotton
socks in bis sido pookst. The
party is supposed to have been
murdered. There was a suspicious
person in the neighborhood some
time before, who had fold several
talcs a do ut capturing a horse thief
No. 48.
and leaving him in j»il- Any per*
son dwring, can get full particular*
from Wm. ti Harris, at Black Jud*
Grove. - Sulphur Springs Gazette.
More About the Scandal.
New York, July 27—Elizabeth
Cady Stanton’s declaration that
Mrs. Tilton had coitCvsseit her crim-
inal intimacy with Beecher to Su-
haii B. A ti' bony, and Siiwiii’h re-
ported willingness to testify to hear-
ing such ftoitfcssion, hnvo intensi-
fied tho great scandal, There i*
more exeticoieul over it this eve-
ning than since the publication of
Tilton’s explicit statement^ (in Mrs.
Stanton Miss Anthony are both
regarded as entirely credible wit-
ncsMcs.
'I lie public has expected Beech-
er's detailed reply to day. Its do.-
la}- causes much comment, and
doubt begins to be felt whether ho
will make ;i written statement. It
is asserted lie has written
SEVERAL STATEMENTS,
nod his counsel and friends have ob-
jected to their lorin, much to tho
clergyman's annoyance, Mr. Beech-
er is said to Ik; greatly worn from
nervous excitement, loss or appe-
tite, and inability to sleep, especial-
ly ns his hnhtt is to eat heartily
and sloop soundly eight to ton
hours a day.
Thoro is u great deni of lenking by
friends of both parties, though
what they say must bo taken in
allowance. It is doc In red that
Beecher will admit lie allowfe^
himself such love for Mrs, T^t.oi;
as no man ought to have for an-
other’s wife; that sudden conscious-
ness of
HIS PASSION
has (mused deep distress nnd contri-
tion, as or pressed in letters quote.)
by I i I ton, hut that he had strength
to lodst the temptation of his love;
that lie conquered himself by tho
grace of God. On )ho other bund,
Beechers friends sny lie won’t ad-
mit anything* mope than ardent
friendship, and, tinder tho circum-
stances. imprudent and dangerous
sympathy. Disinterested persons
constantly repeat that ns the case
t ow stands, u is not Tilton against
Beecher, but Beecher against. Beech-
er, that tho public can never ho
convinced of his innocence qifril ho
frilly explains away hi* own letters,
Sonic ot rilton's friends aver that
before Beecher demanded airifi-
vesligation he was made ,6ei;fuiii
that Mrs, T. would sido with him,
AtlAINST IIKit HUSBAND,
and that therefore ho felt strong
enough to ask for nn examination:
For corroboration ot this, they
point to the fact that Mrs. Tilton
had been before I lie committee of
investigation ore her husband know
of its existence. Tilton’s friends
declare |(is relations to Mrs. Wood-
hull will boar an examination quite
as woll as Beecher's to her; that for-
several months he saw Icsb of her-
than tho clergyman did.
It is moro limn ever probable to.
night that Moulton won’t testify,
and yet tho whole burthen of proof
of
J1EECNEn’s GUILT
or innocence cysts with him. Hard-
ly anybody outside of Plymouth
church can see how Beecher, even
though acquittod by flic committee,
o.n ever Stand fair before tho pub-
lic, if Moulton’s evidence be with-
held. Not to have Moulton’s testi-
mony is regarded as ratal to Beech-
er’s cause. 1 lie case will certainly
got into the courts.
It is bcliovod that General Butler
will bo Tilton’s counsel. Tilton
says thia is a matter of life and
death with him; that he must elicit
whatever evidence there is in hiq
favor-
Tho opinion gains ground that,
whatever is the result of tho inyesti-
ation, Beecher will not roturn to
Myrnouth church, it is snid ho
talks of resigning the ministry
and going abroad for a long whilo,
Tbe Bull Cut,
noT Sprinos, Arks,, Aug. 4.—Gen*,
oral Hubbard, Lieut, Governor of
Texas, arrived hero a day or two
ago, having switched off from the
Louisiana and Texas excursionists
at St. Louis, in search of a cool
spot He weighs at least 300
pounds, and could not stand tho
sultry nights of the Bridge City,
On ‘I uesday night ho was serenaded
at tb* Hot Spring# Hotel by tho
village band, and made an eloquent
and patriotic speech, which was cm
thusiasticaily received. Ho spoko
in glowing teims of tho great state
of Texas, with its 274,000 squoro
miles of territory, its varied soil,
climate and productions, its. 1,500
railbs of railroads, and invited im-
migration of all kinds—white, bjack,
native *nd foreign—to its hospita-
ble shores.
The government of t|p> state win
pow in tho hands of its own citizens;
the laud belongs to Ifce ,tate, and
the. debt is only about |2,000,000.
He had taken an ftctjve part in tbe
late unpleasantness, and .was de-
cidedly opposed to tho next war.
He was in favor of the union am)
constitution, and tho equality of the
states, wifb equal privileges to all
citizens that obey tho laws.
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Burnett, Tom R. North Texas Enterprise. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1874, newspaper, August 7, 1874; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth913467/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.