[Marshall] Texas Republican, August 4, 1860
Incendiaries
A committee appointed for the purpose at Paris, Texas, has reported that no “thermometer heat will ignite matches.” This proves that the late burnings in the northern portion of the State were produced by incendiaries.
Vigilance committee
In consequence of the numerous fires and other incendiary movements in the Northern portion of the State, the people of Marshall have organized a vigilance committee and a rigid patrol.