From the clarksville Texa. Sta ndard. !.
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: Two men, named Flynt and MulIens were ar.
rested in Town on the first day of Court week, up
on suspicion of negro stealing and dealing in
counterfeit coin. The two men are residents of
Harrison county, and were on their way home,
from Arkansas, having negro man with them,
when they passed through here. The crcum-
stances connected with the transaction are of a
most suspicious character. The negro had made
an appointment with negro of Mr. VIM. Dono-
hos, TO meet him the night of the day upon which
they left town, and take hin, off. Donoho's ne.
gro assented, and at night, at the appointed time,
the negro of Mullens came for him-was arrest
ed and confined and, on being searched, was
found in possession of $500 of counterfeit Amer.
lean gold. ;. ~.


The negro stated several things against the men.
flynt and Mullens, and among others said he had
been several times sold (giving the names of tho
purchasers) and then run off again by FIynt.


In the morning, Mullens came in looking for
hrs negro, and was arrested. At night, a party
OF citizens pursued Flynt. who was found on the
other side of Sulphur. When Fynt and Mullens
left here, they said they going thirty miles.
but stopped about miles from here, in cans
brake, and camped. There they remained all
ed.


Since that, messenger despatched to Arkansas
by our citizens for evdnce has returned with some
coins said to have beon passed by them, and a wit
ness who is ready to testify to it Accounts from
the river, where they crossed and in that neigh
bornood, say that the negro passed off some of the
gold there and when purs ued, the counterfeit was
redeemed by the white with good money.
Mullens and Flvnt are under bond to appear at
the next term Of the Disitict Court. The negro
has escaped.