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THE BRENHAM WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
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ESTABLISHED 1818.
BRENHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY APRIL 20, 1882.
NEW SERIES, VOLUME I, NUMBER 16
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editorial paragraphs.
A boiler exploded at the corn
Shop Mill, Baltimore, Md, on
Thursday, killing twelve per-
sons.
James H. Jones, of Henderson,
has been appointed Regent of
the University, by the Governor.
Texas cnnnot afford to have
her railroad interests blocked by
unwise legislation.
An elephant recently sold at
auction in Hoboken, N. J.
brought $0,600 and was purchas-
ed by Mr. Colo, the circus mana-
ger.
F. R Judd, son of N. B. Judd,
ex-minister t<S Russia, luis gone
insane from lead poisoning,
caused by working in a Colorado
load mine.
The steamer Planter exploded
her boiyr, at Charleston, S. C.,
on Thiwday, scalding several
men scyprely, one of whom died
fri#o liiJ injuries.
The prohibition question is
being agitated in the states of
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Ohio
and bids fair to become an issue
in the coming elections this
fall.
The Ford brothers who killed
Jessie James, pleaded guilty to
munTer in the first degree, and
were sentenced to be hanged on
May 19tli. Gov. Crittenden will
doubtless pardon them and thus
will end the farce.
Nothing but railroads can de-
velop Texas. This fact should
not be overlooked by our legis-
lators. The eyes of the people
are on you, and they will con-
demn any act that has a tenden-
cy to check our present advan-
tages in this respect.
"Down brakes!" No more
Msty legislation upon railroad
is desired by the people.
The railroads are developing
ITexas, and doing an inestimable
nhitfunt of good. * The people
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work, and desire no legislation
that will clog the wheels of pro
gress.
The First Infantry and How-
itzer association of Richmond,
Va., visited Trenton, N. J., on
Wednesday, as the guests of
Post No. 23, Grand Array of the
Republic. The Blue and the
Gray intermingled together, and
allusions to burying old animos-
ities, and the reunion of the
North and South under ono flag
one constitution and oue com-
mon brotherhood, was received
with repeated demonstrations of
applause. It was a pleasant oc-
casion and lieartily enjoj'ed by
the participants.
The Houston Post says a human
monstrosity has been discovered
iu that city, in the shape of an
idiotic, deformed negro woman,
whose existence was carefully
concealed by its mother tTntil
her death, and whoso dying
charge to her husband was to
conceal and care for this wretch-
ed being, which he has faithfully
done until of late, when his neg-
lect of the crenturo led to its dis-
covery. It will doubtless be
turned over to the care of the
county authorities.
Parties having rare Confeder-
/
ate fifty cent pieces may discov-
er that some of them aro well
done by perusing the following:
• "Although only four of these
coins were struck off in the Con-
federate mint, the dies remained
in the possession of one Dr. B.
F. Taylor, chief coiner, and the
latter, according to the story of
A. H. Peterson, who cut the dibs
in New Orleans, and who lives
in Denver, tried to strike off a
large number after the war, sole-
ly to sell to numismatists at
high prices. It is likely he suc-
ceeded in his effort, in which
case 870 cents apiece would be
dear for them." .
inoepkxdiilvt flashes.
A Boston nine—beanlgn.—
Newton Republican.
A bitter nine—quinine.
Six hundred Irish girls arrived
in New York Saturday. America
has plenty of room for Great
Britain's Erin daughters.
A photographer lias bucceedwl
in taking pictures by moonlight.
He will- doubtless call them
lunargraphs.
Barnum's African elephant,
Jumbo, drinks whiskey. Bar-
num i3 a temperance man. An-
other chance for a local option
discussion.
Cupi tal punishment—being
required to sit still and hear
the average legiatator at Austin
make a speech.
"An Anxious mother" inquir-
es of us what fatigues children
most. Speaking from experience,
the most fatiguing thing to us
when a child was when our moth-
er would pull U3 acros3 her knee
and half-sole us with her slipper.
This was. very fatiguing.
JIuijt h woman wondrous fuir
Into tliu church thin morning goes;
Shedocsuot hoar the sermon there,
But loo> ii to see the ladies' clothes ;
At least u good ninny do.
—Williamsport Breakfast Table.
With prayerful Intent to Church they go,
With pious minds, depend on it;
But are distracted by Fashions show,
By such a "love of a bonnet."
That some other woman wears.
'•A Picture of Memory."
A l'lcture memory brings to mo;
] look beyond the' years to sec
Myself upon my mother's knee.
—Whittier.
Dear friotid, I'm glad that you can feel
iluc-h ecstaey o'er your soul steal;
Whacked she vou with toe or heal f
—North American Manufacture r.
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Perchance lit was a lively cliap.
Who minded Ma more tlian l'ap,
Because she lreely used tlje strap.
Subscriptions received to all j a
(•era and magazine* at C. C. Lieb's
Houston is going for the State
Democratic convention with a
mass meeting and resolutions.
Galveston relies upon her pavil-
ion and electric lights. Austin
depends upon the gas manufac-
tured by the special'
session of the Legis-
lature, as she has no other
aa-t-J illuminalfag. Tin; —,ThonrrlUmiijjii^teen years
cotfipanvsaysuntfTsno pays/up age, he is 'six fe^Tour,~aiA).
it will "metre by moonlig'Ac."
Other competing points depend
upon not getting it.
Thoreau: I would rathe): sit
on a pumpkin and have it all to
myself, than to be crowded on a
velvet cushion.
Well, Mr. Thoreau, you can
just take that pumpkin and sit
on it until you hatch out a brood
of young pumpkins.* As for us
we will take the velvet cushion
and let a pretty girl crowd us
from a space of 100x110 down to
lxl, and never murmur if she
keeps on crowding. Oh, we Jove
luxury; just bring on your velvet
cushions and we will swap pump-
kins with you all day.
Governor John C. Brown, ad-
dressed the joint Committee of
the Senate and House on Inter-
nal Improvements, on Monday
flight, at length. He presented
an array of facts that should re-
ceive fair consideration at the
hands of our legislators. His
manner was respectful and tem-
perate, and lie counseled judici-
ous action upon the part of our
law makers in behalf of the best
intoresls of the State. His re-
marks were no creations of fan-
cy but were plain, sensible and
logical, and were backed by
facts and figures that conclu-
sively showed he was familiar
with the subject he was hand-
ling. He made an appeal in be-
half of the railroad interests of
the state, and drew comparisons
that conclusively showed the
justice of the positiou he assum*
ed. The argument of Gov. Brown
will certainly have its weight
with the joint committee and
causethem to pause and care-
fully consider before recommen-
ding any legislation that will
cripple the great railroad inter-
est now being projected into
Texas.
If your child ueeds new school
books, purchase them of C. C. Lieb.
tug sTa re.
A negro boot black stabbed an
Italian cook at the Dissen House,
Houston, on Monday, inflicting a
dangerous wound. He escaped
and has this far eluded capture.
Marshall had a heavy hail
storm on the 10th, doing much
damago to crops and fruit trees.
Some of the hail stonoa measured
from two- and a half to three
inches in diameter.
A man named Jesus Maria
Martinez, was horribly murdered
last week at Laredo. His dead
body was found in amesquite
thicket in the suburbs of the cifcyi
with throe pistol ball holes in
his " head, and t^o cuts, which
penetrated tiie skull. A Mexi-
can named Francisco llodrigroz
has been arrested for committing
the deed.
Galveston is endeavoring to do
away with the car-ticket nui-
sance as a circulating medium
for small change. The News
opened the ball, and has given
an open door to correspondents
on the subject throngh its col-
umns. There is no reason why
Galveston should not have nick-
les and dimes, the same as other
cities. The car-ticket should have
the grand bounce.
We have received a copy of
the Giddings Plaindealer, No. 1
Vol. 1, published at Giddings,
Tevnq, by A. D. Rust. The
Plain tealer is a six column pa-
per and presents a good appear-
ance and deserves the hearty
and substantial support of
the citizens ofLee county. The
material for the Plaindealer was
unloaded at the depot at Gid-
dings, on Monday of last week.
It was set up in the office and
the first issue of the paper
appeared on Saturday, 3:30 p. in.
Quick work.
While in Austin, last weok,
we had the pleo^uro of meeting
D. C. Gidding, Jr., of Brenham,
son of Hon. I). C.
"of
nearly as heavy as his father. He
is the "young giant" of Texas
Clint is a good young man, and
will make his mark in the world.
He is very popular with all who
are 6o fortunato as to be ac-
quainted with him. Ho was on
his way to San Antonio, for a lit-
tle recreation, as he has been at-
tending to business pretty close
of late iu his father's bank.—
Georgetown Record.
Mr. S. Mima, Jr., commercial
agent for A. T. Stewart & Co.,
who is now in Brenham, states
that the special dispatch to the
Galveston News together with
the associated press dispatches
announcing that the above firm
would suspend business are evi-
dently erroneous and started by
some person for the purpose oi
injuring the business of the firm.
Mr. Mitns says he has received
instructions to take out licenses
for a year and advance and has
just been supplied^witJi anew
line of samples. The statement
that Mr. Libbay left the firm pri-
vately a year ago, he also states
as false, as he has been almost in
daily communication with Mr.
Libbay for some time past. He
desires newspapers publishing
the report to correct the same, as
it is calculated to injure him in
his line of business.
A committee of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, at
Dallas, waited on the pastors of
the Various churches and re-
quested the discontinuance of
fermented wines at the commun-
ion table stating that they could
hope to accomplish nothing in
the way of prohibition until the
churches took tho lead. The
pastors of most of the churches
have refused to take further part
in the temperance movement, in
consequence thereof.
A fiood stock of cloth I lip, and to he sotd
cheap at the lowest easb uric**, and when
1 say low I stick to it. C. A. I'OTTEU.
HARTY LEGISLATION*
The action of the Legislature
in using such lmste in reduoiag
the rate of passenger fare on the
railroad lines throughout the
State, has caused considerable
comment. That there was a de-
sire upon the part of tho people
to have legislation upon this sub-
ject cannot be denied. Had a
committee been appointed, how-
ever, to consult with the.railroad
companies, to adjust the matter
on a satiifactofv basis, there is
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no doubt the railroad compauies
would will|ngly liaveinadq Con-
cessions tl&t would have, 'been
equitable ind just to all. The
tatement ftf General Jordan, in
hisadd'V^£l'> tho joint railroad
cGP'.iml'tees, that no railroad
could operate it£i trains at throe
centf *-? passengers,
shouifK j consideration.
His eompav a of the rato be-
tween New York and Philadel-
phia (which is three cents) where
there is a local population on the
lino of ninety persons to the
square mile, while in Texas the
local population was but six
persons to the square mile, was
a point that was exceedingly
well taken and will have its
weight with every fair-minded
person. The people of Texas do
not desire that the companies
shall be compelled to run their
trains at a loss. While there
was a unanimous desire for the
reduction of fare, wo believe the
railroads would have readily
conceded it if they had been ap-
proached iu a proper manner,
without the hasty legislation of
last week, forcing them to it
The bill has passed both House*
and awaits the Governor's signa-
ture only, in order to becorao a
law. Should he veto it, it would
open til3 door to an amicable ad-
justment that would be just to
the railroads and to tho peopj'e.
Tox&s is in^no condition to
hWsJ (£, ;. vvUwqn j ilestS[ ham-
pered c*r crippled at the present
time,find any further legislation
upourraiiroad matters, regula-
ting height tariffs and tother viz.
tal iiTifrests of the companies,
withal't a fair and proper hear
ing frpm those whom such legis-
lates^ directly affects, will uot
be received by tho people with-
out protest. Texas owes her
present prosperity to rail-
roads. A glorious future awaits
her by railroad developments
and the state cannot afford to
have these bright prospects
checked by unwise legislation.
Millions of capital are now being
directed to Texas by vast railroad
enterprises, that will bo stopped
until the result of this reckless
toying with such monicd inter-
ests can be seen. Injudicious
legislation at the present time on
tho railroad interests of Texas,
will work incalculable harm, and
injury that it will take many
long years to repair. The peo-
ple want railroads, and they
want no legislation that will dis-
courge enterprising capitalists
from feeling jthat their invest-
ments will bo perfectly secure in
developing tho internal improve-
ments of Texas by the building
of new railroads. Tho onward
march "of Texas to pros-
perity, wealth and future great-
ness must not now bo crippled by
unwise legislation. We must
have railroads, and they must be
fostered «nd encouraged in their
undertakings, instead of having
stumbling-blocks thrown in their
way. The people will be satis-
fied with nothing less.
PATRIOTISM.
Dr, Lamson has again been
respited until April 28th,Sir Wil-
liam Ilarcourt, home secretary,
of England, announces that no
further respite will be granted.
A man named J C. Corley su-
icided at the Hutchins House,
Houston, on Monday, by taking
morphine. Ho was a mill man
and lived on the line of tho East
and West Texas Narrow Guage
Railroad.
For the Independent:
It is well for nations—it is w<
for individuals, to retros
the past to gather lesons of wis-
dom and of patriotism from its
teaching. We turn to Greece,
"tho land on which learning and
genius shod a lustre that has
grown brighter amid-the gloom
of ages; whose achievements in
arts and literature and arms,
adorn incomparably tho most
brilliant page in the annals of
unchristianized in man."
Here we see a Solon showing
his love of country in time of
peace, by suggesting many sal-
utary laws; a Lycurgus becoming
an exile and eventually suffer-
ing death, that the laws of
Sparta might be perpetually ob-
served; a Thrasybulus expelling
the tyrants of Athens, and a
Leonidas with his chosen band,
preparing forjvictory or death.
Many interesting stories are
told of the patriotism of the
Spartan mothers. It is revolted
of one,that in time of a battle ehe
stationed herself at tho gate of a
city in which she lived and ask-
ed tho news of a passenger who
came from the battle-ground,and
wlion he told her that all her
sons were slain, she said, "Vile
slave, I ask you not how it fares
with my 'sons, but how
fares it with my country."
Though in this there seems to
be a forgetfulness of that feeling
which a mother should exercise
towards a child, yet we cannot
but adiuiro her willingness to
make a sacrifice for tho good of
her country.
In modern Greece, we see Boz-
zaris, who with his last breath,
encourages his comrades on tho
field of battle.
"Strike—till the last armed foo expire*,
Strike—lor your nltara and your flros,
Strike—for the groen graves of j our sirei,
Ood and your native land I"
n Poland we Bee Kosciusko and
ftolaski, whose names are dear to
ew#ry American heart. Justly
mx>ht we lir^e expected that
th-fu own ljdBd would' share
laitll/ in thei^ilections, since,
vviui such untiring zeal, the/ la-
bored for the good of suffering
strangers.
In Switzerland, we see a Tell,
who will not yield to the demand
of the German bailiffs. Provi-
dence smiles on his efforts in be-
half of his country. The Aus-
trian Governors are expelled,
and Switzerland is free.
Among the patriots of France,
we see a Lafayette, whom Amer-
ica can almost claim as her own.
In all the perils by which he was
surrounded in his native land, in
the cause of liberty. America
felt for him the solicitude of a
parent for a child. A grateful
nation records his worth and dis-
tant generations will dwell with
rapture on liis name.
In Ireland we see an Emmet.
How soul-thrilling his language,
'though memorized by many a
school boy in our land, it has
lost none of its interest by its
frequent repetition, and tho Son
of Erin and every lover of his
country will always read it with
delight. Grander words than
these nevor fell from lips of pat-
riot, philosopher or sage. "I
have," he says, "but ono request
to make at my departure from
this world; it is the charity of
silence. Let no man write my
epitaph; for as no man who
knows my motives dares now
vindicate them, let tio prejudice
or ignorance asperse them. Let
them and myself remain unin-
scribed until other times and
other men can do justice to ray
character; when my country
takes hec place among the na
tious of the earth, then and not
till then, let my epitaph be writ-
ten.
Iu Scotland we see a Bruce, a
Douglas a Randolph. We see
a Wallace, who refuses to ac-
knowledge the usurper Edward
and lay down his arms. And
when at last-he is taken, 'tils not
in fair and open fight, bat by
treachery.
Accused of having been a trai-
tor to the English orown, with
calm resolution he answered,. HI
could not be a traitor to Edward
for I was never his subject."
Accused of having killed many
men, he replied, "It is true I kill-
ed many Englishmen who came
to subdue my native country
Scotland." "Tell it not in Gath
nor let the sound reach Ash-,
kelon," he Is dragged on a sledge
to tho place of execution, and
then beheaded. O, England!
Among the pages of thy history,
which thou shonldst desire
erased 'ta/jpage deserves a place
Mm t refcords a deetFlttso.this !
We turn to America, wan
are the instances of patriotism,
which adorn our history, in revo>
lutionary days. On the 30th of
October, 1782, four thousand,
English fell upon New London
with firo and sword. Seven hun-,
dred Americans defended the
fort for a whole day, but iu the
evening the commander of the
besieged surrendered. His com-
panions and himself were put to
the sword. A line of powder was
then laid from the magazino of
the fort to the sea shore, that the
fort might be blown to atoms. A
private soldier, William Hot-
man, who lay not far distant be-
hind it, with three strokes of the
bayonet in his body said to ono
of his wonnded friends, "we will
endeavor to crawl to the line,
and will completely wet the
powder with blood; thus will we
with the life that still remains to
us, save the fort and the maga-
zine and perhaps a few of our
friends who are only wounded."
He alone had strength enough to
accomplish this noble design.
He died upon the powder which
he had saturated with his own
blood.
His in one of the
"Immortal name*,
That were not bom to dU.".
William.
7* A Fcollik nhlak*.
Don't uiake the lmsli
founding a remedy of merit with
quack medicines. We speak from
experience when we say tbat Par.
ker's Ginger Tonio is a sterling
healthy restorative which do all
that is claimed for it. Wo bave
used it ourselves with the happiest
results for Rheumatism and when-
worn out by overwork. See adV.-
-Tiines. x
tb« Hlasmmi Brewster.
Mr. Arthur is not the exquis
ite of his administration. His
Attorney General surpasses him.
"It is as good as a play," savs
an ox-Senator, "to go up into the
Attorney General's office arid see
Brewster. He has taken out the
desk that used to be there and
put a table in tho middle of the
room, on which are a largo num-
ber of wax candles—blue, red,
white and all tho colors—and the
lloor is covered with Persian
rugs; and there Brewster re-
ceives yon with the magnificcnce
of a grand vizier, his shirt bosom
full if ruffies, ruiUeH at his
sleeves, his sack and vest of vel-
vet, and his trousers of white
cloth or ilanncl, and low-qnar-
tered shoes. Ilia lingers are full
of rings—I think there is a ring
on almost every finger. The old
fellow is either trytng to estab-
lish the fact that he Is the last
remnant of the aristocracy, or
he is in his second childhood. He'
writes a good many letters tell-
ing what the Government is go*
ing to do, and nobody seems tv
have anything against him; but
it is a terrific caricature of tb#
young widower's administration*
Arthur has been a good deal
praised for his gentle, dainty
habits and address* but Brewtler
outshines him as mnehas1 the
circus knight outshines the ring-
master."—Chicago Times.
DmuialMlaniMi,
Floreston Cologne is grateful to
invalids, because His refreshing
without the sickening elect of
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