Here's another article from the Missouri Cash-book of Jackson.

 Editor Cask-Book: You may be somewhat surprised to again see My hand writing after so long a silence.  However, My apology must be made in person at some future day.

The good people of our town seem to be doing as well, if not better than some of their neighbors in towns more remote from a great line of transfer and navigation. There seems to be greenbacks enough to run things along very smoothly here. Generally speaking, a man can always get plenty of money, if he works for it.

Some of our best citizens have been taken suddenly ill with the Texas fever, and are rapidly completing their arrangements to leave us.  We are sorry to learn that our mutual friend, Mr. T. J. Rodney, is among the number who propose making their home in the Lone Star State.  God bless, and go with him, and we trust fortune will shower down upon him her golden bounties.  His great sale of horses, cattle, farming implements, and machinery came off Saturday last at his Riverside farm, about one-half mile below town, the net proseeds of which were near three thousand dollars.  We did not interrogate him with the usual question as to when he would leave us, but took it for granted that Tom "meant business".

Between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock in the evening when the people  were coming from the sale, and the road full of a live moving mass, a difficulty occured near or in front of Mr. R. Masterson's Saloon and the toll gate between two men named respectively, Wm. Loyd and Shain Ross. From those who saw the fracas we learn that Loyd came up behind Ross and hit him a blow that brought Ross to the ground, and then jumped on him and commenced to beating him severely about the head and face. Ross is a small statue, and Loyd just the reverse. Ross got from under him some way, being most too small a handful for such a giant to grasp.  Loyd then drew his pistol, but was promptly met and his attempt foild and he started to walk off.  In the meantime, Ross borrowed a pistol from George Meyer and as he came out of the Saloon, it went off accidently.  Loyd supposing the shot was intended for him, wheeled and fired, but missed his aim.  Whereupon Ross took delibrate aim at his antagonistand and fired, the ball lodged in Loyd's heart causing almost instant death.  The constable was soon on the spot and promptly arrested Ross and Meyer.  Loyd by this time being beyond all hope of recovery.  The Muderous affair caused intense excitement throughout our town and cummunity, and all feel much chagrined that our little place should again be the scene of such a tragedy.  Comments upon the charactar of both parties are unnecesary ;  but rumor says they are (here's a missing word).  The preliminary examination will be held today at the office of W. H. Lovelace Esq. after which we shall be able to give you particulars.

We learned that Mr. Tichenor is about to surrender Brown's Hotel to Mrs. Sandy Ross of Cape Girardeau, also that Mr. Geo. H. Lewis is about to sell his livery Stable.  Mr. Wm. Pond after settling up the business of Franklin & Co. and his own, is off tomorrow on a pleasure trip to New Orleans, and we wish him a pleasant journey.  If they take a few more of our old reliables out of Allenville we think it will be a dead goose.  Mr. Milan C. Axe, and family have removed to Marble Hill, and Mr. Axe is going to the crescent City.

Among the Hotel arrivals we noticed Farmer L. Hale with several other of our Bloomfield friends.       Truly Yours,

                                                              Dunleath.

I hope to have more stories for you in the future.

CRH