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circulation )verTO7roui
largest ever attained by any
v - daily newspaper in the world.
Tiiu Conunrssioners Court of
Lea county have voted an addi
tional salary of 50 dollars per
month to their county judge, R.
Y. King.
Downs says that the Galves
ton JTeia made a hid fur the
organship ot the State Grange,
which was rejected by a unani
mous vote.
Local option has been defeat
ed in Lamar, .Anderson, Lime
stone, Milam, - Bnrleson, Ellis,
Red River, Smith and-Goman--
clie counties.
The financial exhibit of Fay
ette county, recently rendered"
by its Treasurer, lor 1S7B, shows
a cash balance in- the Trearurv
of $14,527,91.
Local option was -earned in
Jbwctt ; Singletary has sobered
up and. the Cabinet appears un
lKuallyrsprigEtly in consequence.
Jash fs a brick any way..
The Galoestonion prophecies
that Gov.. Hubbard will issue a
cill for an extra session of the
Legislature about the fifteenth
of February, but fails to give a
reason tor this phophecy.
A colored woman of Bell
town, Virginia, left her nine-teen-months-old
child alone in
the cabin, and an old sow entered
und ate it up, all except an arm
and the head.
A. 15. XoRTONr the great Rad
ical mogul of Xorth Texas, and
lost master at Dallas has been
suspended trom office, and spec
ial postal agents are engaged in
investigating the ''crookedness'
charged to that office.
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During a heavy rain storm at
Cincinnati on the 12th instant,
n shower of small live snakes
fell, varying from a foot to a
lbotand-a-half in length. Thous
ands of them could be seen the
next da.
REsoLtTioxs endorsing the
Electoral Count Bill have been
passed by the Merchants' Ex
change, of St. Louis. Board of
Trade, of Kansas, city, and by
. the Chambers of Commerce of
.St. Paul and Pittsburjr.
The Dallas Herald printing
establishment was sold under
deed of truss lost Monday, W.
C. Holland becoming the pur-has-er,
paying S2.525 therefor.
Its publication will continue
under the present management.
The Savannah JVeics is not an
admirer of Ben Hill, and there
fore opposes his election to the
Senate. It condemns his course
as "tortuous and inconsistant,''
sfnd saya : '"The trouble with
. Hill U that in matter-! of
v. ami political policy
a! war fin.l him."
them to justice
and inoli but by due process of
law, it there be anything of the
kind in that part of the country.
While we are in favor of the
strict enforcement ot the laws;
the arraignment and puuish
mciit of criminals according to
the crimes committed, we can
not and will not sanction the
right of any body of men to put
to-death a human being without
judge, jury or trial. It is the
worst form of cold-blooded mur
der and nothing less can be
made of it.
THE ELECTORAL COTOT.
The- country has cause to feel
thankful that the muddle over
the electoral count Es in a lair
way lor amicable settlement.
The committees appointed by
Congress to suggest aud propose
some method' of examining and.
counting the votes cast by the
Presidential electors, have dis
charged their duties in a more
satisfactory manner that was to
have bean expected. The proposition-
agreed upon is as good as
could well be devised'under exist
ing circumstances, aud seems to
meet the approval of a large
majority of the people who fa
vor an "honest count."
The principal opposition to
the proposal comes from the
Republican side of the honsc,
which is ot itself sufficient to
commend the basis of settlement
to the warm approval of every
patriot and lover of a nations
prosperity.
The Democracy recoguize in
the biH a sacrifice of certain
rights, but they are not thought
to be of sufficient importance to
justify any opposition to the
proposed compromise lor it is
nothing less than a compromise.
It will therefore receive the
hearty support ot the great bodv
of Democratic Senators and
Representatives, backed by the
opproval of four million Dem
ocratic voters.
The strongest opposition to
the bill is said to come from the
Morton-Chandler cliqne of con
spirators, whose policy, from
the very beginning of their plot,
has been to concede nothing
that did not promise success to
their Revolutionary purposes.
Whatever may be the out
come of such a compromise,
honest Democrats and honext
Republicans may mutually re
joice that the means of its de
termination will bo such that
either may accept defeat with
out a dishonorable abandonment
ol rights.
I.v the case of tho State vs.
Peter Robertson charged with
the murder of Lou. Morgan, the
jury returned a verdiet of guilty
of murder in the second degeec,
and give him five yours in the
IYllirti:U-.
usiness men here complain
that trade is dull. The talljand
winter business, they say, is over
pretty much, and the spring
trade has not yet opened. Sev
eral business houses here de
sign telling the public through
the medium of the Baxn-eu,
what they can do for customers,
as soon as their spring stock
arrive.
There is an immense amount
of travel done through this city.
The number of people passing
up and down tho entrance to
the Ilutchins House, strongly
reminds one of bees leaving and
returning to their hives.
The ''Arnold Combination."
is billed here for the 20 and 27.
I suppose they- will visit Breu
ham. I am under obligations to both
the Telegraph and the Age for
courteous .treatment, and kind
invitation to make myself quite
at home in their offices.
There will be a new candidate
for popular favor in the news
paper field iii this city before
long. In my next, perhaps 1
will let the secret ont, so far as
to. tell the name ol the new
candidate.
A party are to leave here on
the evening to train to attend
the Odd Fellows Ball at Hemp
stead to-night.
HniirsTEAn, Jan. 25, '77.
The ball and s ipper given
here last night, by the Odd
Fellows, was what the French
would term recherche. The as
sembly was large enough to en
able one to realize all the en
joyment that could be desired
for a single evening, and j-et
not so large as to be "a crash,"
which is not unfrequently the
case at balls given by societies
whose origin dates long centu
ries back.
I have attended main public
balls at this place, and do not
exagerate when I say that I
never saw a more fascinating
array of beauty than was assem
bled in the new Hall, dedicated
last night.
The ladies evinced their tra
ditional good taste in the stvle
of their toilets, and some ot
them were elaborate and grand.
Those with full trains knew how
to manage them gracefully, and
that is more than can ahr:ys
be said of those who undertake
the task.
Bellvillc had some beautiful
and intelligent representatives.
Dr. Morris and his wife, and
the Misses Manning added their
full share to the attractions of
the occasion.
There were several gentlemen
and ladies from Houston pres
ent, and some lew from Court
ney. I). McC.
Gregg county has produced a
'f0 pound hog. of the black
Canadian l!erk-hirc breed.
nroffrtv, whd
England had
at this governn
The Ran
months scrvie
company of fr
pircs to-day. an
the Captains ill-i
tires from the fiel
military service. C;
who has been a Liei
his cumpany, has pcrmissi
raise a company, ot twenty.
men to serve in the same c3
ity, for a period of ninety tl
Capt. Hall will prove a gr
benefit to the officers in
Western counties, as well as1he
State at large, in the way ofj
keeping order and arresting
criminals.
The following is a liW of
officers elected by the State
Grange, in session at Tvler, for
the ensuing year: W. W. Lanjjj.
Worthy Master; A. J. Rose?
Overseer; C. B. Hosier, Lectur
er ; A. B. Casey, Steward fV.
W. Hollingsworth, Assistant
Steward ; S. T. Harrison, Chap
lain ; .T. R. Henry, Treasurer;
R. T. Kennedy, Secretary; J.
A. Wilbnsb. Gatekeeper; Mr?.
"W. W. Lang, Ceres : Miss Ellen
Johnson, Flora; Mrs. A. R.
Canfield, Pomona ; Miss Helen
Rose, Lady Assistant Steward.
The Austin Statesman learns
that Frank Lancaster, charged
with highway robbery of the
mail, and now under indictment
of the United States grand jury,
has been arrested near San An
tonio by Deputy Marshal Henry
Purnell. It will be remembered
that Lancaster was arraigned on
this offense a year ago, when
positively no evidence could be
adduced againsthiin. Develop
ments since that time have led
to his indictment, and the case
will at once undergo a thorough
investigation in the Federal
Court.
IjiiiiOkatios. Our Xorth
Texas exchanges report that the
iuflux of immigration into that
portion ot the State during the
past five montns is without pre
cedent. Should they continue
to arrive at the present rate,
twelve months hence the Lone
Star State can boast of a popu
lation ol at least two million
souls.
TheXew Orleans Times says
the swamps in Louisiana are
dryer than they have been for
thirty -five years. A man may
ride on horso-b.ick or a wagon
may be driven through tracts o
counties heretofore impassable
within the memory of man.
San Antonio is getting in an
ice machine capable ot manufac
turing twenty thousand pounds
of ice per day, which amount
ought to be sufficient to enable
the Alamo cityitcs to keep pcr
frntl jovI during next summer.
oi st -"Bei'
:id or liabititH
publish a notice for
uec-ssive weeks calling
1 persons having claims
nt them within one rear.
125, Sec. 5. Upon re-
tax rolls bv collector.
advertise for four suc-
weeks that tho rolls tor
ion ot taxes on unrend-
lamls and real estate has
placed in His hands and
hiii less taxes are paid with-
hirtv davs after last publiea-
;n ot said notice, he will pro
ceed to collect same as provided
by law tor collection ot delin
quent taxes.
Chap. 151, Sec. 6. The col
lector of taxas is required to
publish ui the comity newspa
per a' description of all lands
which' have not paid taxes since
1S70, &c, that lie will proceed
to sell such lands at court house
door on first Tuesday ot the
month, and Chap. 152, Sec, 11!
provides for same publication of
lands each rear after March 1st.
Olmp. ltil; Sec. 27 says in all
case where citation or otlua
process shall be served by publi
cation in a newspaper, the offi
cer shall be furnished the money
lor such service.
And all publications in Dis
trict and Justices 'courts as re
quired by previous laws.
.
TnUic School.
The Belton Journal referring
to the school tax and public
free schools in this State as at
present conducted, hits the nail
square on the head, in the fol
lowing paragraph:
"This is a matter about which
there seems to be some misun
derstanding and a go-d deal of
dissatisfaction. At this we are
not surprised, for to say the
Public Free School system in
the State has not been a
success, is to put it in its mild
est form, and in our judgment
lh educational interests of the
State would have bun better
subserved by having no system
than the one we have had. A
heavy burden has been imposed
npor the people, and yet they
have derived little or no bene
fit, further than this, by the
practical workings of this sys
tem our schools have been de
moralized, and a positive injury
has been sustained."
-
A colored man brought into
our office yesterday a curiosity
in the porcine line or a pair of
Siamese twins of the pig order.
It possesses two tails, eight feet,
two bodies, joined together with
.one breast bone, has four ears,
two heads, lour eyes, two root
ers, one tongue, one month, one
niidor-j:w, the two heads being
joined together. Both of them
are females, and are a perfect
monstrosity. Martin Ball.
The amount ot silver disburse
ments from the Treasury at the
close of the year 1ST0 aggrega
ted 2t'.511,509.3S, of which
15.305,512.02 was for the re
demption of fractional currency,
and 10.115,99t.7C was silver
paid in lieu ot checks and notes.
Of this sum St. Louis received
H.17.Y'?::.
TErlilGMXAJPrilC.
XEAVS OF THE WEEK.
Washington, Jan. 22--The
President is reported as speak-
Uing strongly in lavor oi tiiu
fcfclectorol 'bill, and as having
expressed a determination to
sign it should it pass.
Before the Privileges and Pow
ers Committee Gen. Judsou Kil
pati'ickthat he took with testified
him to North Carolina a letter
from Chandler that he had the
confidence of the National Re
publican Committee and was
worth consideration, with one
hundred dollars lor expenses.
He had no instructions to use
money or improper means to in
! llueuce the result ot .the election.
' Mr. Patterson testified that
he had collected 25,000, from
government employees tor elec
tion purposes.
The Democratic caucus of the
House did notion"- definite.
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tom-
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was
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rare,
fates
Pirse.
inied
office.
ont the
il deputies
was aw.
sSaxr ()r-
itTHHBn pay tor
vj3iie.d'av. except 75 of them
who received pay for ten days.
About 1500 special deputies
acted in othir parts of the State,
but received no pay.
The Committee on Commerce
commenced preparation of a
new river and harbor bill. The
amount appropriated will not
exceed $3,000,000.
Colonel Burke, of 2scw Or
leans, called on the President
to-day and presented a brief ot
the law and ficts concerning the
Supaame Court of Louisiana.
There i- no .change in the
President's views with regard to
the situation.
Mr. il-ixay, of Texas, present
ed petition ot citizens of Texas
in favor of the government as
suming control of the telegraph.
Referred to the Committee on
PoJtiiffices and Post road".
New York, Jan. 22 Suit
has been commenced on capias
in the V. S. District Court
against cx-Gov. S. J. Tilden, to
reover $150,000 alleged balance
dm of income tax. This after
noon the capias was issued and
served on Mr. Tilden, returna
ble on the (ith of Fein nary.
U. S. District Attorney Bliss
says lie was directed some time
ago by the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue to commence
suits against all parties who
had failed to pay income tax,
but delayed bringing this suit
on account ot the position ot
Mr. Tilden before the public.
. London, Jan. 22 A cable
special from Vienna says semi
official letters have been received
in that city from Berlin which
state that the German govern
ment posse;ses ample proof of
the existence of a large monastic
conspiracy in France to endeavor
to gain power in that country
for purposes hostile to Germany.
Washington, Jan. 23. In
the Senate Mr. Wallace pre
sented a petition from A. E.
Borie, John Velch and other
leading citizens Tn" Philadelphia,
without distinction of pany, iii
favor ot ttic passage of the bill
in regard to counting the elec
toral vote. He presented, a
similar petition, from citizens
of PittsburgA ." -.jV-1
Quito a nuniber- of ..resolu
tions from mereintileorganiza
tions and otherT' bodies were
presented in favor ot the bill.
Mr. Sherman sarrJt was
painful for him to dissent from
gentlemen lie esteemed so high
ly, r.nd proceeded to argue
against the bill. ,.
Mr. Conkling followed in r.
speech favoring the bill, lie
ridiculed the idea that the
President pro ten), had power
to count the vote.
Communication from Secre
tary of Treasury, calling atten
tion to claims of James B. Fads
for five million dollar.? for the
construction of jetties at South
pass of Mississippi river. The
chim was asked lor. as there
was money in the Treasury to
pay the claim.
The discussion in the House
upon the bill providing for the
counting of the electoral vote
was pirticipatcd in by Messrs.
Seel ye, "Williams, Tucker and
Pave.
Mr. Tucker in closing his
speech advocated the passage
nt the Electoral Compromise
bill aat m cjumrj up to his
own ideal of a tribunal for
counting the electoral vote, but
as a measuri' of peace, which
would gic satisfaction and
seenritv.
Washington. Jan. 23.-N. B.
Nash, colored . Republican Sen
ator aud Presidential Elector,
testified that Col. Child:, ot the
Carolina National Bank, had
attempted to bribe him to vote
for Tilden. Colonel Childs has
been subpoened.
Tho Judiciary Committee ot
the House agreed to report a
bill prohibiting troops within
polling places ten days before
or on election days. The com
mittee also Teport that articles
of impeachment ought not to
be reported against Secretary
Robinson.
Gen. Eckert, President At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company, before the Commit
tee on Privileges and Powers,
said he would produce dis
patches called lor. None had
been destroyed to his knowl
edge. The Elections CotnniMcc ot
the House adopted resolutions
that Butts had the prima facie
title to the seat from a certifi
cate of the Supreme Court of
South Carolina; that he had
received a majority of the
votes in the Second Congres
sional District. Southern com
mittees sit with closed doors.
The President has vetoed the
bill abolishing the Police Board
of the District ot Columbia.
Sioux City, Jan. 23. It is
reported at Fort Randall that
a train of fifteen wagons, with
twenty men, coming trom the
Black Hills, was captured by
Crazy Horse's band, aud nore
escaped being scalped.
Washington, Jan. 2t. The
Te'as Pacific Road bill is at
the bottom of the callendar ot
the Committee ot the Wholb.
Thirty-tour bills proceed it.
It will require a two-thirds
vote to reach it this session.
On 10,000,000 dollar bonds,
5 20's of March and November,
1S'J5, interest ceases on the
21th of Apr!'.
The Sub-Comm'ttee on Priv
ileges and Elections commence
investigation ot. the Alabama
election to-morrow. It will not
visit Alabama.
The suit of IlallcttKilbourne
vs Michael C. Kerr and others
for 150,000 dollars damages for
false imprisonment by Congress
was commenced.
Austin, Jan. 24. Twenty
days have been given the Ohio
contractors in which to prepare
their bonds preparatory to the
bidding of the East Texas
Penitentiary.
From present indications re
sumption sojms impossible.
Ward, Dewey and Patton arc
all here and will fight the re
sumption question in the courts.
They propose to build the
eastern prison if permitted to
retain the convicts. Burnett
and Kilpatrick also propose to
build, provided in the event ot
resumption they are placed in
charge, each party promising
that the State shall not pay
moiiev for its construction.
Miili'.-an, Jan. 24. John S.
Moore, a citizen of this place,
was shot to-day by A. J. Lea
gue ot Navasota. League is
said to have been justifiable.
Moore is not dead. Leage sur
rendered. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 21.
McPherson (Deni.) was elected
Senator to succeed Frelinghuy
sen. Dead wood, Jan. 21. The
massacre ot fifteen men, with a
train coming from the Black
Hills, is continued.
London, Jan. 51. There have
been 70 small-pox deaths this
week, against 100 last week.
St. Louis, Jan. 24. Carl
Schurz pronounces editorially
in favor of the bill lor counting
the presidential vote.
Cincinnati, Jan. 24. Miles
Ogle, arrested for manufactur
ing counterfeit money, made
disclosures leading to the dis
covery ol over one hundred
finely executed plates; also $100,
000 in fifty bills buried near
thiscity.
New Orleans, Jan. The Re
"prrbliean House passed a reso
lution expressing lull faith and
confidence in the President of
the Senate, and requesting Sen
ators and Representatives ot
Louisiana to oppose the passage
of the Electoral bill.
Wheeling, W. ra. Jan. 24.
Faulkner for the long and Kin
gord for the short term in the
Senate, in very scattered ballot.
Memphis, Jan. 24. Jack
Williams, who shot detective
Pride yesterday, was arrested
by the conductor on a train af
ter attempting to shoot him.
Pride is not expected to recov
er. "Williams has S2000, some
diamonds aud jewelry, all stolen.
-JMakixo Pock. The time al
lotted to feedieg is usually too
limited; good firm heavy pork
cannot be made, no matter what
may be the feed used, short ot
three or four mouths. Hogs
may be puffed out, and made to
look pretty frir, but their meat
will not be hard and firm and
be alfe'eted with the complaint
called shrinking in the pot. Af
ter the process ot teedino- ber-ins.
see that the hogs have enough; i
to suppose mat a squealing, rav
ening hog will be fat, is a mis
take, but unfortunately a com
mon one.- - .1 'ill "ltd Fi'rmir
BBE2U1AM CARDS
tend peaiD
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FALL Alfl) WINTER MS
AT THE
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JIammota Dry Goods, Clothing "
Boot and Shoe Estab
lishment of
h. Bx.oomaAB.Gm
.Everything new and novel
prices lower than ever
Staple and Fancy Dry
oilks, 1 on gees,
Large stock in Black
cas 2oc.
and
A fall line in Jrn9. Cnsjime
ades, a htrnrv JVans at 25
i
Endlrm vari'tv in Mnc,
Youths clothing, overcu&j
Bf?t and dnrablo, Blnomli
and bniraii;evpnr pair kui
try t1t-m. Ladirs, ilis.-?
ChiUlrens Miors in cly
leather and kid,
own nink alwnf
on hand. Cot
ton and wool flannels at redq
Sole
agent I
Brenhi
Domestic
Fashion Patf
ens lutzor steei ocisors,
every pair guarantees and
Gold eye needles best iiVtlie
World. A full
Texas made .
Cassimcrs;
best seIec-
ted
Stock lowest price
thing gnaraiu
represented J
BLOOMB
A complete It
connected nexti
goods departing
.oo
Ladies
nniishing
goods, r
clothing.
Alpacas,
nets, do-
mestics,
kins, osua-
bergs,
shoes
ets, boots,
, gloves
and mi
endless va-
riety,
cheap
goods
now offering
V cash. The
to be sold.
Give me
if you are in
search of
"We have a fine assortment ol
FURNITURE
and defy competition, either in
style or prices.
1 Groceries,
cheaper than ever. "We do only
a cash business. Ko trouble to
show goods. Call and see ns.
a. siraow.
Brenham. Trxaa. Sept. 1 Jtli 1876.
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TTAS!ttm's hotel.
JOIIA SUJLUEKS, rrop.,
Cor.Trrmont & Mechanic Stu.GalventBn,
This House is centrally located, con
venient to business, and but two.
squares from Morcn's lane of
Steamers, and ine block frura
Union Depot.
Table unsurpassed by anr House la
the City. sepUdiwtf
J. M.Oo"B. Bates McFailaad.
(10SS & McFAKLAND.
Lttornoys"at"IiaTr,
Brenhain, Texas.
Olfiee Upstairs in Allrorn building
Near Breedlove i!fc Chadicks Bank. m.
J. T. Korris.M.D. I.. B. Creiilh M. t.
DRS. MORRIS & CREATIL
Physicians and Surgeons.
Offer their Professional services to
the citizens of Krenhnm and rieimtc,
UrtiC" H uoil Co. Pniir Store.
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