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BRENHAM WEEKLY BANNER.
VOLUME XIV.
BRENHAM WASHINGTON COUNTY TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 19 1879
NUMBER "51
4&1r-
T. J. nODURSO.V.
I.T.J.O'KIORnAN
J10BERS0N O'RIORDAN & CO.
Insurancs Land & Collecting Agonts
OFFICE: NO. 33 ST. CHARLES STREET
BRENHAM TEXAS.
We represent firt class TIKE ami l.IPUInsurcnce companies and Lisue Pouae
on all kind of Propertr in anv part of the state. BaS We ach ertiie free of charce any
property placed in our hands for sale or rent We havethe complete AUSTKACT of
the lands of Washinon county an! ji e special attention to the inres igation of titles
andunreyins of lands. Orders left at our office for surveying ill be promptly attm
dedtobyoar
J. W. SAYLES COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Special attention given to collection of claims in this and adjoining counties.
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY IN THE
CITY OF BRENHAM FOR SALE:
LoUofsnrilMto lt parch&-rn. In the
EwiuffAiliUilon to Brenham ritiutetl thrrr
fourth nillM nortbwwt of th courthoue. M
acre In the tract and will bUth whole or
any pnrtx Urpe Nxur ami ottet tmpro.e-
lnrnU on a portion uf the laiul.
House &nd lot fronting on North street
I block north of courthouse squat c.
Neat resUence comer of 3d and Key
streets.
I acre lot and residence in a desirable
part of the city with 6 rooms a large stable
carriage house and servants roon; a good
office a good citerm and well of water;
the house new und well Brushed. Terras
easy.:
15 acre lot t mile eas; of courthouse
with a good residence containing 5 rooms
good out houses and a good well of water.
I acre lot on Academy street with a nea(
cottage well finished has a good stable and
LANDS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
150 acre tract situated two nn4 One-half!
miles vi uren&aiu ou tne uay iiiu ruau wen
timbered. "
7 12 acres timbered land 1 1-2 mllea eat of
Ilreuham. .
70 acrea of rich land on Toou wanu creek
3 miles from Brvnhaiu near It. U. bridge. .
112 urn on the Alleurn leagnt. Smiles
north of lirenhani ha a pxxlboue on It W
acres In etilUration balanc heavily limber
d and all tinder fence.
132 acres 4 1-2 miles northeast of Brenham
on he J.l'.Cole league has a pood reldenc
with 3 rooms a new cistern and sufficient out
jMHiseajWacrea lncultlration. balance hear-
ilv timber! and 3-4th under fence.
115 acres 5 miles northeast of Itrenham on
the Independence road xvott tenant houite
and plenty of water; auaerwof thealwTe In
cultlratton 15 In iriuture and 10 In timber; alt
under fence. Terms 12 cash balance X and
Lands outside of Washington county for sale cheap or will
exchange for property in
1700 acres ou the Colorado rlrer on the Big
Bend; GOOaeresofthe abeve U heavily tim-
bered with cedar.
2200 acres on Cedvr lale In Brazoria county.
900 acres on Clear ceek. In iialrestnn on.
1200 acress on Sin Jacinto river I n Ilarrl 00.
iflO acres on Colorado river in Wharton co.
3J0 acres on Middle Yesua.Lee county-
1G0 acres on Nails creek near Evergreen
72 acres 3 mllef from Ledbefer.
230 acrea on the Aransas river in Uvalde 00.
100 acres In Mason co. Srntlea franco seat.
722 acres In Waller 00. 4 1-2 miles from
PROFMONiL JHD MISS HIRE
BBEEDI.OVE & EWIXG
ja.tora3LOVTa-t-XT7i7-
Brenbun. Teia'
"rEN. S. ROGERS
Attorney-at-Iiaw
ChappcH H II Texu.
CLBLficntrnz.
A. VtXMjQW.
SCHUTZE & WINSLOW
Attortteyi at XtAw
Will pnclln in civil ImslneM only In all
the cotnu In WablDgton ooantj and snprem.
cuort and court of appeal. norl6d&w
Xjrr C BAIRD M. 1)
Physician and Ssrj;con
inch S-tE. V.'n.lrrTas.
F. MATCHETT. M. D.
Sargeon and rhysirlan
Brenham Texas.
1
nesptctfullr informs his old friends of this
city and vicinity that he has resumed practice
office at the I'eabrdy Honue marSO.
t L. EDWARDS
Contractor and Builder
Brenham Texas.
Is-prepared to contract for bufldtng an
peneral carpenter work. Estimates and
design furnished at snort notice. Special
attention vea to job work. Pattonag.
solicited ana sasfacnon guaranteed. Shop
south side of maji&treetoppositeHcIntjrr
House. March 23.1870.
M.
KATTMANN
UCIITKIXC
NEWS DEALER
School Books Stationary Periodicals
Varieties and Notions.
Subscriptions received for all Publications.
Minfaritz' BnildinE west side of sqnare
decI2dtf Brenham. Texas
c-xirxKAVvrz
DEAIXK IN
Groceries and Provisions
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
Crockery Lamps and Glassware
Comer Ant and Qaitman Streets
Sept. 3J '79--n Brcnhsm Texas.
TTn a wrek. $12 a day at home easily
wm made. Coetlr onmt tttr. Aildmu
TncxftCo. Angnsta Ualnr. dreLMlwly
w
ILIJAM ZEISS
COUFECTIOUB X-i.
Main Street Brenham Texas.
DEALER in Suple and Fancy Groce-
ries Wines Liquors Lager Beer &c
Hot Bread Fresh dies and Pies on hand
all times. jan 178-r.
EDllOXD LOCKF.TT.
BASS & LOCKETT
LAW CLAIM AND
GENERAL AGENCY OFFICE
SRENHAVX TEXAS.
t Personal attention given to all mat-
ters entrusted to us. may2jwt
2GS wrtk I" your own town. Temw and
UU aouintfrfe Address 11.Uau.ctt
Co. 1'orUtml Maine. dfdMAwlr
c. x. cavrsEu .. a. idiinc.
CAMPBELL & GIDDINGS
OE.UXKS IV
Staple and Fancy
GKOCERIES
Sandy Street et of the Opera House
BREKHAM. TEXAS.
CSX Goods delivered free to any pan
cf Ui. r. "" st- t0j 'to-1X ly.
J. W. SAYLES
carriage house cheap for cash.
Lotdofftnriilzp to uit iiupcliCsrr In the
Erwln ffub-dliilvn of lot So. 1. Thr-c lots
arcthemoetiIetraUe building stir in the
ciir. ami front uiorth ami Afitetrrrt't on
one (tftheni li included the Urge uak In front
of the new Method Ut church.
Lots I and a in block Key's 1st ad-
dition the best builJing cites in the city.
I desirable building lot near Methodist
parsonage chea j for cash.
I acre lot and residence has 6 rooms a
good cistern andstable This lot fronts on
Wen street near the courthouse square.
KeMderre and lot on Main street east.
Lots of any size to suit purchasers in the
Graham addition to Brenham situated on
both sides of the Washington road just
east of J log branch this side of judge
Garrctts 50 aero in the tract. There can
Deselected in the lots 'beautiful building
spots.
2 years.
31 d acres rich prairie land i 1-2 ml lea wmth
ofltrenluun ea-t of ltellrille road with a
living; ivater Tentiscanh.
3t acre I miles eoiith uf Brenham on the
Woodward league has 5 cood tenant hoiine
on it and cribs ax acre! of the above in in a
rich state of cultivation the balance In pas-
ture and uader fence.
a acres a jart of the R. It. Millet league
situated about Wmlles from Ilreuluira on the
Iturk Island road and adjoins Joe Jackson's
farm well watered and timbered.
A tt acre wiMMlland tract lmaied 1 1-2 miles
wirtheaAtof the murthou-e. The tract bor-
ders on Hog branch and Is a desirable build-
Itiptltet 7U acre near Long Polnt.adjoln the Ilynes
tract and a partof the Frlarleague; will Hell
this tract at a great barpiln.
Washington county: &
Ilemwdead lying on Main road to the Grimes
and atontgomery pineries. Thl ! one ot
ine uest viotk ranges id oiitnern icsas.
320 acres In UaVlkel conntv.
Am acres In Concho county.
317 12 acres in KantTman oonnty 1 mite
from Pralrievllle In a thickly settled teUion.
CIO acres In Ilanii county.
cno acres In Burleson co on Davidion creek
The above Is only a partial list of tbe lands
we have for sale; we ran sell a home in any
part of the county or slats. Titles warranted
ROBERSON O'RIORDAN & CO
IO Mil OUT UUI(1
AIjEX SIMON
TaLe thl method of InforrB.np hU oM
Iriendn and customers that
he has ftuoceetled In
JB-ARRANGING HIS-
Jinancial Complications
In a manner that Is satisfactory to hU creJI
ton and now has the pleasure or
announcing that be has
RESUMED BUSINESS
At his old stand
And hereby tenders them a cordial InTltatlon
to call and examine hi etock uf
FALL AD WINTER "
GOODS!
COXSISTKG OF
STAPLE ASD FASCT
DEY GOODS
BOOTS & SHOES
HATS CAPS
CLOTHING
QUEENSWARE
GROCERIES
and in fact all articles to be
found in a general stock of mer-
chandise. In addition he has a
large and varied assortment of
FUENITUKE
all of which he is offering at
"summer prices.
ALEX SIMON.
Brenham Jane 14 '79.
A.. J. TtJVDFOII
DEALER IN
DKY-GOODS
Clothing Boots Shoes
HATS. CAPS NOTION'S &L
Comer Sandy and St. Charles streets
Brenham Texas.
I haie on hand and am daily recciwng
full lines of all the aboe named goods in-
cluding everything usually kept in a first
class store and most respectfully invite
MY FRIENDS ASH THE PUBLIC
to call and examine my goods and prices
feeling confident I can give satisfaction.
Brenham August 21 lS79-d&wtf.
fOHN A. RANDLE
Real Estate Agent
BRENHAM lEXAS.
(Established in 1S73.)
ing lands ana town property the rendering
and payment of taxes rennng and look
ing after dwellings and storehouses.
sept6'7S.
JNO. M. KEY
Fire Insurance Agent
.Brenham Texas.
I wish to thank the friends of Key &
Roberson for their patronage and solicit a
continuance of the same.
JNO. M. KEY.
Brenham Texas Nov. 17 '79. d(L
OEBASTIAN VOUDERKUNZ
HORSE SHOER
AND BLACKSMITH
Shop on Quitman street in rctr of
1CL IIcineckc& Bru.
Is prepared to do all kinds of general
blacksmithing and pa) 5 particular attention
tn ho-se slncinc. novod&wrjm
Dr.TUTT'S
Expectorant I
IN 2BCTS.ANPSI BOTTLES.
IU properties are Demtdcentt Nutri-
tlTo IUlamlc SootMng and Healing.
"Combining all these qualities j tistha
most cffectiTS LTJNQ BALSAM ever
offered to sufferers lrom pulmonary
diseases.
DR. J. F.HAYWOOD
of New York TOlontftrilj iudorw it.
. -READ WHAT HE SAYS:-
Jr TUTT : Xw Y-k. Sept I liCT.
Dmt Jir Dttrinn thl re' I Tuiil n & btdrwl
caAMuflanxd . lntb ljwr w.nlj ui thm
rtt7lbc.Mr ot a rrj serere trt It u
tbrmjLttn ion Was e&Iled toTattB Kxpcforsnt
umI I ooalM wjr sariri aX it wumlertul power.
LhmtK s pnetic of twentj jan. 1 bar nrrrt
known nedtctn to mti. at premptlrtaai with ach
bappraUrctk It ioUjiUy a Wod uutmcrtTNthnt
St M cootuDS "d UTanftbly cord tbu diwh m
Irwdar. lcbMrfmUruidorMUuUts twrt lung
mmlicUM X rr umI
JRANCISHAYWOOD M. D.
A NEWSPAPER PUB. WRITES.
Otfice Erfninr Nws. AunuU C.
Dr TUTT: Dmt Kit Mj lotto on. mi aiUcksa
wita Mtnmaati Ust wtntvr which ltt him with
wttoafc coach tht 1mU1 tU wtihu s month hum
for tho cnr el which I ra indebted toyoar nlatbto
KipKtannt. 1 bad tnd motl r7. thing rveom-
BMndod. bat noao did nj rood anUl I ad roar Hx
prtruLffl boUto ot which rwnorwl th coach
ntirl7. With may tbcakx I n yoari Jro Jr.
- JOHN M W E.1GLT-
Had terrible NIGHT SWEATS.
McnphU. FeK II. 19TL
Dr. TUTT; SuIbTbMauaantisloriuirtwo
rMnwithKMTMtoooch. V bm 1 commenced U-
kinc roar Ktpoctonnt 1 was red need to one hundred
AdeutMBpoandaiawMrbt. 1 bd tnd eimort
rerrthiac: hd temhto nkbt sweata. I have taken
ball dosea bottlM. The ahtiwU hare left me.
the conch haa dappeared. and I bare earned fin een
tmaada ui fleh. I recommend it to all bt frwoda.
Wtta crwatreapect. OUVKB KICK
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Header hare yon caught a cold ? Are yon un
able tu rmiae the pbiegm I lltve yon an irrits
Uon in the throat T A scnae ot opprcMJon on
.the Ittncii with tbort breat hT Po yon hare a
flt ot cooghtng on lylny; down T A sharp pain
now and then in the region of the heart ahoal-
dcra and barter If o ssr Adricela Uk.e at
ODCeadoaeotTntt'atjpcctonmt; yoqwillaoon
be able to raise the phlegm. In an hoar repeat
the .Expectorant place a hot iron to the lcet.takc
two o Tuttn lllla. Yon wiU noon tall into a
pleaaant tJeep and wake up in the mornlog.
coagh gopey tonga working treelyj taay brcath-
ing and the bowcla morlng In a natnral manner.
To prerent a return of these symptoms nae the
Expectorant aereral daya
Offlce 35 Murray Street N. Y.
TUTPS PILLS
CURETOUl'ID E.IVCU.
TUTT'S PILLS
CURE DISPEPSIA.
TUTT'S PILLS
cum; covnvr.riEis. m
TUTT'S PILLS
CUBE FEVlill AMD XtiUJC-
TUTT'S PILLS
CUBK SICK HEADACHE.
TUTT'S PILLS
COKE UILIOUS COLIC
TUTT'S PILLS
O I V K APFrrlTfc.
TUTT'S PILLS
VDB1FV XltE BLOOD.
TUTT'S PILLS
TUTT'S HAIftVE
Gbat UaXS OK "WHIliLlBS chanced U a GLOSST
ItiCKbTaainctoapphcatMaof tnisDrc It ln-
pnttaallataralOalacncta laataatanecrastr and to
a Hanntoea a sprinc water. Sold by Drnccuta or
sent by znveaa no receipt of L
Office 35 Murray St New York.
jjr.K. riaiivx
Till OLD RELIABLI!
3. ZScrAXtXAlXTD
DEALER IN
JUYENILE. MSLllNEOUSiND SCHOOL
C K
LTviy ty
Especial Prices to Teachers!
Staple ant fancy Stationery
Printer's material
Wedding Goods Programmes
PAPERS. MAGAZINES
and Periodicals
Brenham Texas.
Subscriptions taLen at
THE PUBLISHERS PRICES
For any paper published in Europe ot
America.
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
of every description.
Wall Paper
Chomos
Lithographs
Mottoes &c.
Frames made to order; mould-
ing sold to suit the purchaser.
A complete stock oTCROCKEISY Gen-
uine r rench China in sets or by the pie-
ce Glassware Iimps and Lamp Fix-
ture;. 1 will also have in season an
endless variety of Toys and Hol-
iday goods. Come and see for
yourself and get prices no
trouble to show goods.
TOYS .
Of every description; Vases Mugs Al-
bums Chtldrens Holiday Books Dolls
Children's Express wagons Toilette Setts
Decorations for Christmas Trees Torpe-
dos Fire Crackers Roman Candles Sky-
rockets &c which will be disposed of at
low figures to the trade. Call examine my
goods and prices.
Mr. &E0. W. MOORE
has on hand and deals in the very best
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Purchaser will sae money by ciwnir him
atrial. SHEET MUSIC A SPECIAL-
TY augiidtf
Pennington House
Corner Main and Douglas streets
(Old Crumpler House)
U ten 1 1 am - - - Texas.
The undersigneg having made additions
and refitted this well known house is
now prepared to accommodate regular and
transcient guests at the following
PRICES:
Single meal $ 25
Boord per day co
Board per week 4.5c
Board per. month iS.cc
Day board per month 15.0c
fiSTThe tabic is at all times supplic
with the best the market affords.
E. PENNINGTON
anc)d&.wtf Proprietor.
"XT A. IIEALY
DEAIfRIN
General Hardware
CUTLERY Edge Tools CASTINGS
laming Implement: Hoe? Chains Plows
Iron Steel Cooking and Heating Sun es
Stoe Trimmings and Tinware of all kinds
Pamts Oik Varniihes and window Ghus
Buggy and Wagon material Rubber Belting
from IU to iS inches wide. Packing ot
all kinds and all articles appertaining to the
Hardware business. Mam street
Jan. 1 7$. Brenham. Texas-
jTM!iEgijL
hcwuliamtow.cr
rullUhrl Dillr and TTcrklj.
RA3CKIX i I.EV1.M. rroprlctor.
Largest Circulation ofany Paper pub-
lished In this Senatorial District.
ltte oT riali'crlptlon:
Pnilr nnr cop; iinrrear 99M
Wet'Llr une cttpy tne jesr . 2 00
Rates of AilTertlslnc
Transient ntnl Iral aiHrrtliemen! lnert-
f t at$l.iOier.vuare fur fint inirrtin. ami
73 eontn ht Kiiuarr fur each subsequent iner
linn.
Marriaire an'l OliHuan notlreii ereeiltns
lchtllne4. halftirirs t-Iillrnrlnl notireofa
pure lr lxtelncss chararter. 10-ent aline earjj
n-ieniuu
offict or ronuano-:
Vanne builiUn. St. Charles street be-
tween Sanily anil Quittman sK
IJrenham Texas.
Entereil at the Po.tolrice at Ilrenham.
Texas a secondla mailTnatier.l
Ikflucntiai. Bostonians are
petitioning congress for the re-
peal of the legal tender act. -
Tun senate committee to in-
vestigate the SpofTord-Kellogg
case will probably report in Jan-
uary. The Fayette county Rccoid
has an idea that a new paper in
Brenham will have rough sail-
ing. Engineers take the field next
Monday to make a preliminary
survey for a railroad from Dal-
to Palestine.
A Methodist newspaper to
be published monthly is to be
started at Corsicana on the 1st
of January next.
No earthly power can in-
duce Horatio Seymour to run
forjthe presidency. So says the
New York Sun.
Revised estimates of this sea-
son's cotton crop place it at
about 200000 bales more than
the crop of last season.
John Smith is in luck; he has
been appointed revenue store-
keeper and gaugcr for the sec
ond district of Georgia.
At Petersburg Va. the pub-
lic schools will be closed for
one month cause want of
funds to pay the teachers.
The weather is very cold in
France; at Paris the Seine has
not been completely frozen
over since 1861 until the pres-
ent time.
Dispatches from Berlin re-
port intense cold weather. In
upper Silesia; where famine
prevails the thermometer was
12& below zero.
.
A petition was circulated in
Galveston asking Gen. Grant to
visit that city.on his way to or re-
turn from Mexico. It received
about 150 signatures.
. .
Senator Coke's Mexican
border railroad bills have been
referred to a sub-committee
consisting of Messrs. Jonas
Windom and Grover.
A deficit of 290.000 bales
of 450 pounds each is this year's
crop of cotton compared with
1878 is figured out by the de-
partment of agriculture.In the house Mr. Shelley of
Alabama offered a resolution
for .the appointment of a com-
mittee to investigate the negro
exodus from the south.
Austin is said to be gloomy
over the proposed extension of
the International railroad to San
Antonio which will make Aus-
tin simply a way station.
At Austin the jury in the
case of Heard of San Antonio
have fousd him guilty of land
crookedness and given him two
years in the penitentiary.
Gen. Hardeman and Col.
Moody used uncomplimentary
language towards each other
during the progress of the cot-
ton weighing investigation.
The house appropriation com-
mittee have reported a bill ap-
propriating 62400000 for pen-
sions an increase of about $3-
000000 over last year's appro-
priation. Mexico has enjoyed quite a
long season of quiet but now
rumors are prevalent at Mon-
terey that president Diazintends
placing several states under
martial law.
Senator Maxey has succeed-
ed in passing his bill through
the senate appropriating $200-
000 for Rio Grande defense.
Mr. Upson will see to its pas-
sage in the house.
At Lovelocks Nevada five
Chinamen made themselves
drunk by smoking opium and
setting fire to their shanty were
burned to death. Tlrcre are
plenty of them left yet.
The federal grand jury at
Dallas failed to find indictments
against the eleven Panhandle
prisoners and they have been
discharged. Their expenses
are about $200 each.
The demand for Kentucky
whiskeys during the past sea-
son has been unprecedented.
One of the largest distilleries in
the state has already sold its en-
tire product up to July 1SS0.
The house committee on.
commerce on Friday heard ex-
tended arguments by Messrs.
Fraley of Philadelphia and
Thurbcr of New York mem-
bers of a committee of the na-
tional board of trade concern-
ing national legislation and inter-state
commerce. The gen-
tlemen both look strong grounds
in favor of congress attempting
to regulate railway tarifts.
The Sunset railway has just
received 1 500 tous of steel rails
from England; the duty was
$4213 an amount grcaterthan
the original lost. The rails were
received at Galvcstdn.
A RESOLUTios'has passed the
senate that the Ute Indians be
removed from Colorado to some
suitible place in the Ihilian tcr
ritow. A similar resolution
was ofered- in the house but
'JKr-
inst vlpa.chrl
numbensMrtn
hualiuK
niTIlI VlllsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssW
r-.in
The S- Louis
German democt'c
quoted as saying that in
event of the nomination of Grant
by the republicans and Bayard
by the democrats that secretary
Schurz would vdte for Bayard.
s
Exodus fever seems to have
just assumed an epidemic form
in North Carolina lhc otner
day a large number of exodus-
ters from Goldsboro- N. C
passed through Petersburg VA.
en route to the Hoosier state.
The countv judge of Galves-
ton county has lately rendered
a decision virtually declaring
the bell punch law unconstitu-
tional. The decision however
docs not amount to a row of
pins until the court of appeals
has decided the same way.
'
The New York state board
of canvassers has finished can-
vassing the result of the late
election. Horatio Seymour.jr.
is the only democrat elected on
the state ticket. This is the
last of the New York election
until the next time.
It appears fromthe dispatch-
es that the fluctuations in the
cotton market during the past
few days have been of a purely
speculative character. The
bulls and bears on the New
York cotton exchange have
been engaged in a very lively
scrimmage.
The Masonic grand lodge
and grand chapter is now in ses-
sion at Houston. Of the five
hundred lodges including a
membership of over twenty
thousand within the bounds of
the 'state a large proportion
answered roll call and were
duly represented.
Gen. Hatch who is conduct-
ing the negotiations with the
Ute Indians says he don't be-
lieve the Indians will allow
themselves to beutried in Colo-
rado and does not think they
can be tried elsewhere. He
concludes by saying: "we might
as well end this business and
fight them -now."
Leading citizens of Freder-
icksburg Va. and vicinity have
petitioned Judge Jones to in-
clude in the jury list": such col-
ored citizens of the county as
the court shall think qualified
to serve as jurors. This is a
democratic county and the re-
quest of democratic citizens.
Will the super-loyal or stalwart
papers make a note of it? We
think not.
Red Rock a town in the oil
region in Pennsylvania was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the
12th inst. A tank of coal oil
containing 20000 barrels caught
fire aud -exploded and the
flames spread with fearful rap-
idity. In an incredibly brief
time the entire village consist-
ing 200 houses and more than
that number of families was in
ruins. The people arc now
homeless and utterly destitute.
ss 1
The Galveston News has had
its reporters in the various
towns interviewing merchants
and cotton shippers on the Gal-
veston cotton weighing imbro-
glio. The summing up is some
are satisfied and others are not.
But little cotton is shipped from
Brenham to Galveston; some of
the shippers are satisfied but it
seems the majority arc not. At
Columbus there is no complaint
whatever of Galveston weights.
At a meeting of the national
bord of trade held in Wash-
ington D. C a resolution was
adopted favoring national leg-
islation on the subject of inter-
state commerce by railroads.
The board holds that much leg-
islation would secure uniformi-
ty and publicity of railroad
accounts and contracts and
transactions to enforce uniform-
ity of rates to prevent sudden
and arbitrary changes extor-
tionate charges and personal
and local favoritism. One thing
may be taken for granted and
that is the railroads need to be
legislated upon cither by the
states or the general govern-
ment. Rev. De La Matyr green-
back congressman from Indiana
has been interviewed by a cor-
respondent of the St. Paul Pio-neci-Piess.
The reverend con-
gressman says his party wants
no fiat money; they want na-
tional bank notes; want the un-
limited coinage of silver and
want it placed on an equality
with gold; want the national
debt paid in silver and a new
intcrcbt-bcaring debt if we arc
to have any debt at all ; want
the circulating medium fixed at
a sum equal to the demands of
our commerce. The reverend
gentlemen says that politically
lie is a republican ; ie voted for
Hayes and would do so again.
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nniiers
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XILLIH0 AT C0LUHBU8.
Columbus has just been the
scene of another murder. On
Friday afternoon about 4
o'clock J. J. Harrison town
marshal shot and killed judge
Jno. K. Gilmore a peaceable
and highly respected citizen.
Harrison was lying on a table
in Sandmeycr 5: Kcr.non's of-
fice drunk; Mr. Kennon left the
half a minute before the shoot-
ing because Harrison was fool-
ing with a pistol Gilmore was
Ielt sitting about ten feet from
arnson reading. There was
o third person in the office at
le time of the ihooting. Gil-
ore lived only about ten min-
les but said several times.
'Jess Harrison has .shot me."
Harrison has bee.nrarrestcd; he
w denies any knowledge of
thevshooting; Nothing is said
abouMhCre having been any
bad feeling existing between
the parties. It may have only
been a drunken freak upon the
part of Harrison but be that as
it may a good man and useful cit
izen'has lost hislifc through the
drunkenness of Harrison and
the fact of his having in his
possession at the time a six-
shooter. At this distance it is
impossible even to surmise what
the line of defense will be but
it certainly looks as if a murder
had been committed. Accord-
ing to law drunkenness is no
excuse for murder and it is well
that it is so otherwise men
would get drunk purposely to
slay their enemies. Harrison
should have a speedy full fair
and impartial trial and if found
guilty should be punished to
the extent of the law
C0NOEESSI0NAL.
Washington Dec. 12.
House. Gibson of Louisiana
introduced- a bill for the ap-
pointment of a commission to
determine the best means of
communication across the isth-
mus of Darien.
Mr. Gillette of Iowa bill in
opposition to the retirement of
greenbacks and for free coinage
of stiver.
Mr. Upsorr of Texas from
committee on military affairs re-
ported bill for relief of Dod-
dridge & Davis of Texas. Pass-
ed. The committee on appropri-
ations reported back the forti-
fication appropriation bill but
rejected an amendment making
an apprbpiation for Galveston.
The bill then passed.
m m
The Banner is indebted to
Miss Kate Efnor assistant edi-
tor for the last number of the
American Sketch Book pub-
lished at Austin by Mrs. B. F.
Swisher. The present number
contains a number of interest-
ing papers among them an his-
torical sketch of Smith county
and a sketch of Falls county by
the fair assistant editor. Miss
Efnor is a graceful and fluent
writer and she has the happy
facility of combining dry facts
in such a manner as to make in-
teresting reading.
.
In view of the fact that a state
democratic convention must
necessarily be held in the state
during the coming spring or
early in the coming summer to
elect delegates to the national
convention and also to nomin-
ate a. state ticket the Houston
Age makes a strong argument
in favor of Houston as the place.
Houston's many advantages are
fully set forth and explained.
The Banner some time ago
suggested Houston as the pro-
per place for the next state con-
vention and it approves what
the Age says in this behalf.
Since the democracy regain-
ed the ascendency in South Car-
olina there has been a wonder-
ful change for the better. Crime
has diminished at least one-third
in the past three years and the
expenses of the government
have been reduced nearly to the
standard they were before the
war. The finances of the state
are in a prosperous condition
and the attendance at the pub-
lic schools is larger by 122463
than it ever was before. There
is a wonderful contrast between
this showing and the condition
of the state under carpet-bag
regime.
The first session of the Forty-sixth
congress has a demo-
cratic majority in both houses.
There are seventy-six senators
of whom including David Dav-
is forty-two arc democrats and
thirty-four republicans. In the
house six new members have
taken seats sthree republicans
and one democrat from Cali-
fornia Hutchins democrat of
New York and Thompson re-
publican of Iowa. Of the 29S
members of the house 150 are
democrats 131 republicans
1 1 greenbackers and oneinde-
pendent. The straight demo-
crats have a clear majority of
seven in the house and the same
number in the senate exclusive
of Davis.
4..
Senator Lamar has lately
been in Georgia and while there
he said that Bayard was the
chance for Democratic success
and that he even believed he
could carry Massachusetts
against Grant. The Austin
Statesman says a Pennsylvan-
ian lately in that city express-
ed the opinion that the demo-
crats could defeat Grant easier
than any other man.
St. Petersburg this year re-
ceived 5130000 in taxes on 65-
000 dogs.
STATKNEWS
Hempstead is as dull as a
meat axe so far as local items
are concerned.
Col. S. O. Hollingsworth
well known throughout Texas
died at Cleburne recently.
There are 4500 bales of
cotton at Bayou City compress
Houston waiting to be squeez-
ed. According to the reckoning
of Villaipandus the cost of Sol-
omon's Temple was 77521-
965.535-
John Parker a negro was
arrested at Columbus for dump-
ing a bale of cotton from a train
between Eagle Lake and Alley-
ton. Joe Wilson a notorious
horse thief was arrested near
Benton city a day or two ago
and is now in the San Antonio
jail.
At Dallas Mrs. D. G. Op-
penheim nee Miss Jennings
made a formal revocation of
Christianity and was confirmed
in Judaism.
John Lawson cut Bill
Crabtrce at a dance in Rock-
wall. The wounds are fatal ;
cuttist escaped; parties both
colored.
J. M. Agnes & Co.'s store
at Sour Lake was the other
evening robbed of a small quan-
tity of goods; the robbers were
interrupted.
One hundred and thirty
immigrants from Tennessee
Virginia and Kentucky passed
through Dallas on Friday en
route to western Texas.
A Dcnison firm advertises
to pay the highest cash price
for half-a-dozen house cats.
"Fhat they want with them is
best known to themselves.
The Texas -and St. Louis
railroad company have just paid
their hands at Texarkana $55-
000 mostly in gold. Twenty-
dollar pieces are no longer a
rarity.
A masquerade ball is to
come off at Giddings on the
26th inst. If the ball is big a
thing as the advertisement in
the Star it will be a big thing
sure enough.
The Panola Watchman
says the man who goes to the
legislature from this district
next year will be expected to
favor a whipping post law for
all petty thefts.
The Hempstead Courier is
opposed to the adoption of the
hog law in the country saying
it will work a great hardship on
poor people especially as corn
is very scarce this season.
The government has es-
tablished six life saving stations
on the Texas coast Sabine
Pass east and west ends of
Galveston island Indianola
Corpus Cristi and Brazos San-
tiugo. (V The exodus still contigues:
about fifty Burleson county ne-
groes passed through Dallas
the other day bound Jfor the
happy land of Kansas where
the 'grasshoppers are as big as
sucking" pigs.
In Dallas the city ordi"
nance allows saloons to keep
open on Sunday till 9 a. m. and
after 4 p. m. As this is a direct
violation of the state law the
saloonists get fined in the coun-
ty court.
The news of Heard's con-
viction for land crookedness
was a surprise to his many
friends in San- Antonio; they
have implicit faith in his inno-
cense and thinks he has been
made the victim of an adven-
turer. In Houston a keen darkey"
entered a third ward store and
asked change for a 25-bill. Af-
ter S4.50 had been placed in
sight he laid violent hands on
it and the original 55 and made
tracks. When last seen he was
moving rapidiy.
A law stands on the stat-
utes against using profane lan-
guage in public places but it is
seldom enforced. In Dallas
county a man used profane lan-
guage in the country; he was
jailed; this is the first arrest in
the country that has been re-
ported. In the matter of Russell
Kingsbury charged with selling
cotton not his own at Waco
the jury lound him guilty and
fixed his punishment at two
years in the penitentiary. The
prisoner felt his disgrace so
keenly that he attempted sui-
cide by taking morphine but'
was prcventec by relatives.
The accused has heretofore
stood well and has relatives of
the highest repute. His dis-
grace was brought about by
leading a "fast" life.
The Giddings Lone Star
gives the names of the parties
arrested by sheriff Brown on
suspicion of being the pcrpe-
traters of the recent store rob-
beries as follows: Ed. Bowls
Bud Roberson Bill Roberson
James Skipwith and Joseph
Campbell. The first two were
arrested at Ilearne and had in
their possession 5593- The
other three were arrested near
Rockdale" and had but little
money. All were armed. They
had not been identified when
the Lone Star went to press on
Thursday.
-
The Chicago Times remarks
that Gen. Burnside's term as
Senator will expire in 1SS1 and
the great commonwealth of
Rhode Island will be called up-
on to determine whether his
whiskers shall stand against th-5
marvelous rhetoric of Gov. Van
Zandt. AH of mighty Rhode
Island will be excited by the
momentous Question.
A Silver Res.rre for Banks
M. Imui tlrpuMlean.
The house committee on bank-
ing and currency have done a
wise thing in adoptirig the Buck-
ner bill requiring national banks
to keep one-half their reserve
in coin. -At present they rhay
have this reserve either in coin
or greenbacks or both. They
do have it chiefly in greenbacks.
But there arc good reasons why
it should be at least one-half in
coin. It would draw from the
treasuiy vaults a part of the
large and increasing hoard of
com accumulated there and
distribute it among the 2000
national banks in the country.
The Buckncr bill docs not say
what sort of coin the banks shall
keep as reserve ; it leaves them
to choose either gold or silver
but as silver is the cheaper it is
probable they will prefer it and
this would contribute in some
measure to destroy the superi-
ority of gold and to answer
Secretary Sherman's complaint
that he cannot get the treasury
silver into circulation. Accord-
ing to the treasury report the
banks keep constantly on hand
as reserve nearly one-third of
the'entire amount of legal-tender
notes outstanding. This is $100-
000000 greenbacks which is
stowed away in the bank vaults.
If one-half the amount were
changed into coin all the silver
in the treasury at this time (S45-
000000) would be apportioned
among the banks and an equal
amount of greenbacks be releas-
ed from captivity to circulate in
the channels of business.
Pillage has Ceased.
Snlalla (Mo.) Democrat.
Since the accession of the
Democratic party to power in
both houses of Congress the
lobby has entirely disappeared.
This speaks louder than plat-
forms or speeches. The people
know that it means smaller ap-
propriations and lighter taxes.
The ruthless application of the
knife to the excessive estimates
and the large reductions made
by the Lower House in the 44th
Congress had much to do with
the election of Tilden and Hen-
dricks in 1876. This with the
economical administration of
Governor.Tildcn in New York
and his bitter warfare upon all
the rings in that State undoubt-
edly produced the great major-
ity against Hayes and Wheeler
which was given and was falsi-
fied in the interest of further cor-
ruption and extravagance.
The Congress now in session
muit bear steadi'y in mind the
one vital omnipotent all-powerful
all-absorbing fact that the
people require at its hands an
honest and economical govern-
ment. The Democrats are' in
power now in both the House
and Senate. There must be
none of the squandering and
plundering of Grantism. Every
ring or semblance of a ring
which lifts up its head has to be
stricken down. No subsidies
must be granted for any pur-
pose whatever. Extravagance
is the parent of every other evil
and those who permit their rul-
ers to do as they please with
their earnings or revenues are
but little better than slaves.
We are one of those who believe
that a Democratic party could
not be dishonest if it were to
try; but it is not enough to be
barely honest it must be rigidly
economical.
HarriodWitn Bifig ia Hind.
Oortland (Oregon) nee.
The news of the curious se-
quel of a love affair has just
reached us from Port Town-
send. A certain young man
fell in love with a beautiful
young lady residing near Port
Townsend. His passion being
reeiprocated marriage was pro
posed but the young Indy s pa-
rents would have none of it.
The father and a belligerent un-
cle threatened to do the young
Romeo serious personal injury
in case hts-attcntions were were
continued and forbade him ev-
er again entering the premises
and the young lady is represen-
ted as having been bitterly per-
secuted on account of her refu-
sal to discountenance the dis-
carded suitor. Tbeyoungman
becoming aware of this fact
determined to marry at once.
Accordingly procurring a li-
cense and the services of the
necessarily constituted authori-
ty and withal a good Winches-
ter rifle he repaired to the
abode of the young woman's
parents. Encountering the
father and the irate uncle in the
yard he bade them "hands off"
declaring that they had threat-
ened to do him personal injury
and that in the eyes of the law
he would be justified in doing
serious execution with his rifle
in case they attempted to exe-
cute it and right there before
the gaze of the two astonished
belligerents with one eye fixed
on them the other on the fair
one by his side and with one
hand clutching his rifle and the
other grasping that of his affi-
anced the nuptual knot was
tied and the happy couple de-
parted. It appears says the Phila-
delphia Chronicle-Herald that
when Mr. Hayes suggested the
retirement of the legal tenders
he. drove a wedge into his party
which gives fair promise of split-
ting that organization on the
financial question. If John Sher-
man hadn't been so busy with
his little boom he would have
foreseen this and he would have
blunted the edge of the presi-
dential wedge.
The Sllrar Hoard--t.
Iillli Republican.
There arc now 35000000
silver dollars in the treasury
the product of the coinage act
of 1S7S and the coining is still
going on at the rate of about
$3600000 a month. A year
ffom now there will be $75000-
odfijtnd the accumulation will
go on at the rate of 530000000
a year since Mr. Sherman re-
fuses to pay the coins out to
public creditors and then sol-
emnly tells the country that he
cannot get them into circulation.
But it is evident that the accu-
mulation cannot go on forever;
there must be a limit to it some-
where. The country will see
the folly of hoardingso large an
amount of good hard lawful
money in the vaults of "the
treasury where it does no good-
and will demand that it be put
to some use. Mr. Shcrma 1
foresees this and therefore he
advises that no more silver be
coined. But the advice is met
with a loud and emphatic no
from the people and from con-
gress both insisting that the
coining shall continue. Sooner
or later the treasury vail have
to pay out the 5 ilvcr to public
creditors and then it will be-
seen how much the country can"
absorb. If the coin shall be
found too bulky for convenient
carriage and handling it will be
easy enough to issue silver cer-
tificates to represent it. Any-
way it seems certain that the
time must come when the peo-
ple will have to be allowed to
pay their debts in silver instead
of gold which is the medium of
payment now and which makes
every debt 10 to 13 per cent
mere than it ought to be.
Handy to Knotr
PliUailtlpliia Insuiaace Kcportrr.
Fire insurance policies do not
include in their jndemntty
among other things the follow-
ing: Fences and otheryard fix-
tures ; also store furniture and
fixtures and plate-glass doors
and windows when the plates
are of dimensions of three feet
or more." It is important that
this fact be mentioned in the
wording of the policy if such"
articles ire to be included un-
der the policy. Careless igno-
rant or unsophistoc?ted brok-
eis and agents very frequently
make mistakes in this respect.
The following articles also
are not included in the security
of a fire insurance poliey unless
mentioned viz.: Jewelry plate
watches musical instruments
ornaments medals curiosities
patterns printed music printed
books engravings paintings
picture frames sculptures casts
and models money or bullion
bills notes acconuts deeds
evidences of debr or securities.
These should always be speci-
fied. If a. building falls no insur-
ance will attach or cover its
loss unless it is caused by fire;
Stolen property is not to be paid
by the insurance company
Losses from explosions are not
to be paid unless fire ensues
and then only the actual fire
loss is to be settled for. Proper-
ty standing on leased ground
must be so represented to the
company and expressed In the
policy. Goods on storage must
be represented as such.
The assured in case of afire;
must invariably do his best to
save it and carelessness in this
respect will vitiate his claim.
In no instance shall he abandon
his premises to firemen or
thieves. here a party has a
trustworthy and intelligent re-
presentative agent or broker
whose business it is to study
these points and consult his own
and the assured's interests by
so doing it is sometimes safer
than to risk it by attending to
the insurance himself.
Joseph S. Sayexs
Taris North Texan.
Several papers in North Tex-
as have promulgated their edict
that this section must have the
next Governor. We wanted
Throckmorton last year and
when we plead the- cause of
North Texas some of our home
people opposed us and a num-
ber of the papers or North
Texas did their level b'st
against the man of their own
section. Since there could be
unanimity amongst us then
there is no likelihood of there
being any when the next can-
vass rolls arcund. So far c we
are concerned we have a warm
friendship for and an abiding
fath in the Hon. Joseph D. Say-
ers the present efficient Lieutenant-Governor
of the State
and think he would grace the
position of governor about as
much as any one we could find -in
any section of the State. We
like what the Brenham Banner
says in the following :
The Banner in common with
other papers of southern Texas
has no special favorite for the
governorship; we do not think
that any sectional issue should
be made. Wehaveagreatand
glorious state one of which ev-
ery citizen of Texas should
justly feel proud; the sfmple
matter of a man's local habita-
tion should have no effect in
the selection of the chief exec-
utive. In Wisconsin the greenback-
ers talk of abandoning their
fiat lunancy and seeking other
political affiliations. The last
election made them sick.
The greatest ornament of an
illustrious life Is modesty and
humility which go- a great way
in the character evertof the most
exalted princes.
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