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speaker and mil, no
die the subject with comprehen
sive ability. Ha will entertain
and instruct his hearers whether
they agree with him or not,
The Jefierson Jimp, takes peo
ple to task tor sending off for
articles winch should he pur
chased at home. It is usually
the ease that any article brought
from a distance possesses an in
describable charm that does not
attach to the home product.
"Why this is thas philosophers
may detearaine. Galvestonian.
O! fie, Major. Don't ask
philosophers to determine what
ihc-poet has long since settled :
"Tis distance lends enchantment to the
view.
And robes the mountains in the azure
hue."
Veterans gone. Judge Ivy
XT. McComu, a veteran of She
Mexican war died at Loredo,
the 8th inst.
Hon. Albert H. Latineer died
at his residence in Red River
county, of cancer, the 27th
inst. Judge Latimer filled a
large place in Texas history,
lie was one of the signers of
the declaration of Texas inde
pendence. He was a meraher
of the constitutional convention
of M5, and of a similar conven
tion in '66, and was the same
year comptroller of the State,
la '67 he was .dssociatve Jus
tice ct the Supremo Court, and
i '71-72, he was a District
Judge.
The Galvestox News, one
of the Lest newspapers in all
the great South-west, and one
of 'the the most punctual, too, in
giving credit to its cotempora
ries for information derived from
their columns. It does, howev
er, sometimes appropriate the
Baitnek's Austin county intelli
gence, -without always giving
credit, which is a mere inadver
tancc, of course,. But as we
make a specialty of gleaning in
that field, the Banner has no
objection to having its labors
acknowledged, when cotempo
raries see proper to take a sheaf
from our shock, 'which they are
welcome to do.
Many of onr cotempornries
have pronounced the iWw the
newspaper of Texas. "We will
go a little iurther than that.
We pronounce it the newspaper
of the South-west. New Orleaus
nor St. Louis, can show any
thing to equal it. True, we
have often differed from the
uYeics. and by the same token
the JVews has often differed
from ns, and we expect there
-will still be difference between
ns on occasion, for it is not right
or desirable that all men should
examine questions from the same
btand point, or arrive at the
nunc conclusion with regard to
matters ot minorimportance re
garding public policy. The
uVews has views of its own, usu
ally very good ones. It never
waits to feel the pulse of the
public, to ascertain how that
beats, before giving utterance to
its sentiments, and placing it-
ire on the record.
whcrViHPeToiurroiiTed
something to the common fund
ot information. The conversa
tion was lively and instructive,
frco from frivolity on the one
hand, and oppressive moral ex
actness on the other. If any
thing was said that excited the
risable faculties, pater familias
did uot remind the children that
it was Sunday, and that they
must be very serious- Soon af
ter candles were lighted, music
on the piano was inaugurated,
the airs ef course befitting the
sanctity of the day. Those who
could sing, joined in the hymns,
and morcthan one piece pos
sessed beauties sufficiently at
tractive to call forth a reqnest
for its repetition, which -was
complied with by the lady whose
fingere manipulated the ivory
keys, having the rare good seDse
to gratify others -without pro
longe solicitation.
In order to illustrate what we
started to do, something ot the
surroundings connected with the
management of a model farmer,
we must make a diversion,
which, we trust, will not shock
the delicate sensibilities of any
of our readers, nor offend our
excellent host, A. J. Robertson,
by the liberty we are about to
take with his style ot plantation
economy, by saj'iog that he has
not bought a pound of bacon in
half a score of years for his large
plantation, containing, we
should think, not less than from
three to five hundred acres in
cultivation. This year he has
sold a thousand dollars worth of
pork. If Mr. Robertson keeps a
bank account, we venture that
the balance connected with his
name, is on that side of the
ledger on which all men would
prefer to see theirs:
There are, without much
doubt, many such farmers as
Mr. Robertson in the country,
but if there were' still more of
them, "hard times" would only
be spoken of not felt.
--
Street's Moxitilt is a month
ly no more. It now appears as
a Weekly full of choice matter,
literary, scientific and miscella
neous. 8treet's "Weekly fills a
vacuum long felt in the news
paper field, that is, a good liter
ary family paper, and such the
Weekly certainly is. It is pubs
lished every Sunday morning,
at Memphis, Tennessee and
Paris, Texas, at the moderate
price of 2,00 per annum.
Ex-Gov. Gbatz Brown has
resumed the practice ot law in
St. Louis, atter twenty years'
retirement from the bar. If
Gratz don't look sharp, he will
find that the science of law has
not been standing still, while all
the rest of the world has been
moving. He will find himself
a little rusty on writs of "tar-ilripani."
he Greeks ! the
reeks madam, are at your
door!"
"GIVE THE DETIL HIS DUE."
The above is often quoted,
but not always practiced. We
think the columns of the Banner
will sustain us in the declara
tion that we have never "been
profuse in our encomiums on the
course and conduct of President
Grant, and now, near the close
of his administration for Feb
ruary is a short month it gives
us real pleasure to be able to
approve his course in promptly
signing the electoral bill.
There is even a little moie
that can be said "in his
favor. There is no doubt he
was sorely beset by those who
have been his flatterers and
toadies, claiming even to be his
especial friends and the faithful
custodians of his honor and
f ame,to pursue a difieren t course.
But as he had the manhood to
act for himself and to tell the
Morton-Chand'er conspirators
"get ye behind me satans," we
do not feel like withholding our
meed of praise for the act. "His
message, which is rather long
for onr columns, rises to the
dignity of a carefully considered
state paper, and is perhaps the
best thing that has emiuated
from the White House during
his occupancy ot that much cov
eted tenement.
Fanners.
Farmers, be proud of your
occupation. Here is what Soc
rates, one ot the wisest and best
men of Greece the nursery of
wise and good men ever pro
duced, thought and said of yottr
occupation : "An employment
worthy the attention of man ;
the most ancient and the
most suitable to his na
ture. It is the nurse of
all persons in every age and con
dition of life. It is the source
of health, strength and riches,.
..j l.. i-.,T' t5??;-41:
mistriss and scliool of sobriety,
temperance, "religion, and in
short, of all virtues."
What wasttriie many centu
ries ago, is equally true to-day.
The farmer carries- an open
patent of nobility in hisihonest,
bronzed face. We are glad to
believe that the efforts being
made throughout the country to
elevate and dignify agricultural
labor, will, in due season, bear
its legitimate fruits, and place
the farming interests on that
commanding elevation which
legitimately belongs to them.
Ben. Thompson, who is charg
ed with the murder of Mark
Wilson, on a writ ot habeas cor
pus before the Court of Ap
peals, sitting at Galvestou, was
allowed bail in the sum ot
?5,000, which, it is said, he can
readily give, or even double the
lllll'.MIIlt.
HTtEnnH
R, and thenHBR
Vvotcs of GjkBH9HE
Hiiana, an(9BHBHI
order, BHHH
presentioMJHHHH
whJJHBHH
succcsHHBie
fore theHHnHth.
StHSHHi
betical olHHjHich
determine taHkihc
fate thjBpes
was,Hnined yesterday. K
ELECTO
After all the count of the
electoral vote will not amount
to aa much as was once sup
posed it wonld. The frauds
perpetrated ! the Returning
Board of Louisiana, manipulated
by Wells, are being uncovered
and unearthed to such an extent
by Congress, thjt the most
brazen faced partisan can have
the cheek to contend for that
State for IIayH Unless Wells
eTades the consequences of his
crimes by flight, it is not im
probable that he will be taking
his hash inside the walls of a
State prison in a short time.
Certain it is, that nineteen
twentieths of those doing pen
nnce in these reformatory insti
tutions, are confined for less
grave offenses against society,
than those recently committed
by Wells. Among the crimes
he has committed may be men
tioned forgery, perjury and
subornation of perjury.
These are among the most
reprehensible crimes that can
be committed agaiust society.
Wells must be punished to
the full extent ot his wickedness.
He and others must be taught
that endangering the peace and
safety'of forty millions of free
men, is no holiday amusement.
It is greatly to be hoped that
the conrts, having jurisdiction of
the matter, will make such an
example of felons like Wells as
will have a wholesome influence
in deterring others from the com
mission of similar crimes.
Wells' crime is more than trea-
H. & W. Narrow Gauge.
There is now no longer any
doubt that this road will cross
the Brazos near Crump's Ferry
Thero is no doubt either that
this road will be pushed through
with great speed. It is forty
eight miles from Houston to the
Brazos river. From Houston
to La Grange is one hundred
miles. Mixed trains now run
to Wimherly, thirty miles from
Houston, consequently within
18 miles of the Brazos.
The estimated cost of the
road i3 only 10,000 a mile,
consequently 1,000,000 builds
the road to La Grange.
Piiffisix Restaurant. Fresh
Oysters received every day, and
served in all styles. Meals at
all hours.
Ffcs C.
publish
igiven bv
uncrican
! ot Lon-
ern btates
Ejpleto sys-
ools. Mr.
f was a cot-
"erchant in
and eber-
t affection
lople. He
crested in
only State
the il-
k Sears, to
5und cou-
1 ot South-
1,500,000,
me is to be
' thirtv years.
lafter which
jtcresj
fevt
2. Evert
be graded ami coil?
months in the vear.
3. 2o school will be aided nn
lsss it has an assured fund to de
fray two-thirds ot the expenses
for ten months. The trustees
never give more than one dollar
for every two raised by the peo
ple and the Stnte.
i. Two thousand dollars is
the highest sum given to any
one school or school district.
5. The trustees will aid no
school that is not vigilantly su
pervised by competent trustees
and taught and disciplined by
efficient teachers.
6. The trustees will aid both
white and colored schools.
7. The trustcee wish to aid
only such schools aud at such
places as well as models to
mould and guide all surround
ing schools.
8. Dr. Sears, who now visits
enr State in accordance with
the expressed wish ot Mr. Pea
lQdy, is one of the most emi
nent educators of this or any
ether age. His heart is as pure
as his head is clear and his
judgment sound. He has done
uore than any other living man
ta give the true men of the
Sortii a correct view of fhe
South. It was chiefly owing to
Ids influence that the uegro was
not forced into our schools by
the civil rights bill.
I heard him in Tremont Tem
ple, Boston, make a speech that
made extreme men tremble and
all good men rejoice.
He disbursed abont 9,000 in
Texas last year and would be
glud to disburse five times that
amount as soon as our people
will comply with the condition.-.
While the pecuniary aid Dr.
Sears offers to the struggling
cause ot education is important
yet his vast experience of more
than 40 years in America and
Europe.au schools aud colleges
may be rendered more valuable.
1 am glad that Deuison,
Sherman, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Corsicana, Bremond and WaetPi
have all given him u cordjal
reception.
I trust that every teacher ni
friend ot education, in Texai
mu cuiuiato me ujj(iuhu1ui.j my
hear him."
Refus C- Burleson.
Waco University, Jan. 26 '77,
A Brenham correspondent of
the Eufaula (Ala.) Times has
this to say of our county, peo
ple and conrts. After complaiu
ing of cold weather he says :
"But spring, "beautiful spring"'
will soon be upon us, and then
the most phlegmatic heart will
feel a ravishment ot delight, at
the beautiful appearance of this
lovely country whos picturesque
scenery cannot tail to inspire
the dullest imagination into
something bordering on the
poetic.
Thero arc few Alabamiiins
from your portion of the State,
in this vicinity. I sometimes
feel something like a solitary
clansman on tho wrong side of
the border. But this feeling is
brief, tor the people here, gener
ally, are the embodiment of
genuine social qualities.
Our District Court lasts about
seven weeks. What nice pick
ings for the lawyers you exclaim?
!Not so last. There arc too ma
ny birds fur the bones that arc
to be picked."'
gCECBaavwhjiTi:.s
TELEGRAPHIC
SEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington Jan. 2S The
Convention of the Fifth District
"B'nni Britlf ' today elected the
following officers : Aaron Haas,
Atlanta, Georgia, President; M.
Ilertzler, Richmond, and W, II.
Straus, Baltimore, Vice Presi
dents ; Goodman Aost, Treas
urer; Dr. S. B. Wolfe, Balti
more, Secretary ; A. Fisher,
Washington, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Hon. Charles Wesolowski, State
Senator of Georgia, is here at
tending the Convention.
Alexander H. Stephens has
been prostrated for sever il days.
His physicians say there is no
immediate danger of death. Mr.
Stephens thinks differently. He
speaks of his mother.
Washingington, Jan. 29
Senators Shermau, Morton and
Hamlin, Representatives Hale,
Jvellogg anil ritkin. visited
Kteruay, aim
le brought
and Tues-
to secure
i Packard's
(indications
policy.
publicans can-
A heated
place as to
was a Uemo-
Jind whether
; should have
md Commis
si meets again
senators will
bayard and
ied to rep-
ysicians have
morning.
Ilition ot Mr.
Iianged. His
"some hope
this his usual
Fvery bad.
ni caucus se-
Morton and
lis members ot
Fhnnssion.
pme Court adjourned
pie-19th ot February.
Mrawal of five judges
jie quorum, wlucli re-
Tho Committee on Powers
and Privileges resolved to report
Littlefield in contempt for re
fusing to answer whether he ab
stracted from the board the re
turns ot Vernon parish, whether
he had altered it, whether Wells
directed him to alter it, and a
number ot other questions
which would trace the paper
from .the time of its being taken
from the files until it appeared
before the committee.
The Democratic caucus is
still in sessiou. Wood, Payne
and II iinton will probably be
chosen.
The special committee on
the President's message, regard
ing the of troops in the South,
had a meeting and appointed
a sub-committee to inquire into
the warrant for their use in
Virginia, South Carolina, Flor
ida and Louisiana.
The Democratic caucus has
chosen Payne, Ilunton and Ab
bott as its representatives on
the Grand Commission.
Among the prominent gen
tlemen here from Alabama to
testify before the Committee
on Privileges and Elections
are: Governor Watts, Colonel
Pugh, Judge Clayton, W. n.
Barnes, Major Little, Col. Gra
ha n, Judge F. M. Wnod, Col.
Brewer, Col. Gere and a doz
en others.
Governor Brown, Yice Pres
ident ot the Texas Pacific. Rail
road, has assurance of the nec
essary two-thirds vote to fix a
day for tne consideration of
the Texas Pacfic Railroad bill.
It will come np next Monday.
John A. Woodward, clerk of
the Returning Board, testified
that he did not know of any
instructions to clerks in rela
tion to addition, tabulation or
conciliation ot returns other
than the instructions written
on the returns themselves, al
though suggestions had been
made by the members ot the
"gSaai He didn't know by
"iJV.MIllCIOttllVH ot Ultiw i iSU Ul ifc
Miiversation or otherwiso ot a
purpose on the -fart ot any
members of the BoaYcToT-luvv
iug it come out in a particular
way. voum give no expiana
. . . . .
tion as to the change m
the
record ot Vernon parish.
Washington, Jan, 30--In the
Senate Mr. "Wright, ot Iowa,
snbi lifted a resolution that the
Senate proceed in accordance
with ,f.he provisions of the elec
toral bill to appoint hy a viva
voce vote five Senators, to be
members of tho commission in
said act provided fnrVHe gave
notice that he would. -call the
resolution up for consideration
at 3:30 p. m. to-day.
Mr. Edmunds, ot Vermont,
submitted a resolution, author
izing and directing the presi
dent of the Senate to appoint
. vfwo tellers on the part ot the
Senate to perform -the duties re
quired by the electoral count
bill. Agreed to.
The Senate voted unanimous
ly for Messrs. Edmunds, Morton,
Frelinghuyscn, Thuriuan and
Bayard, except that each candi
date in voting dropped his own
name.
A concurrent resolution was
adopted appointing fifty special
policemen for duty at the capital
during the counting of the vote.
Contirtu.it ion Settle, Judire
ot the JKorthem, District of
Florida.
Nomination Jas; D. Brady,
for Collector Second Virginia
district.
The House passed the hill
aliolishtng tli3 Police Board,
President's objections norwiths
standing
The vote in the House for
repiesentatives on the grand
commission was unanimous,, ex
cept in Garfield's ease, who lost
thirty votes, mostlv from mem
bers declining to name him.
Bill for payment ot 500,000
to Eads passed.
Messrs, Payne, Hunter, Ab
bott, Garfield and Hoar were
elected members on the part ot
the House of the electoral com
mission. Washington, Jan. 30. The
Supremo Judges are in council.
They will select the fifth com
missioner at the adjourned
meeting.
Mr. Stephens rested reason
ably well last night, and $
more comfortable this morning
than for several days past.
x. leading Louisiana Repub
lican, neither West nor Casey,
understood the President to
say on Saturday that it would
be improper to change the stat
us quo in Louisiana, as it
wonld be prejudging the mat
ter of the electoral vote. If
ti-onblc occurs, he will super
sede the present status by a
military government with Au
gur at the head.
The Judges have sent to
House and Senate under seal
their appointment ot the fifth
Judge. The general impres
sion tavors Bradley.
Four batteries of artillery,
recently ordered here, have
been ordered back to Fortress
Monroe. It is thought other
troops will leave North and
West, shortly.
A. F. Britton sneceeds Mur
tagh on the police board.
There is no doubt Jugdo
Bradley has been elected as
the fifth Judge. The formal
announcement will be made
to-morrow.
Associate Justices Clifford,
Strong, Miller and Field were
in secret conference three hours
this morning, but adjourned
without arriving at a conclu
sion as to which of the asso
ciates should he selected as the
fifth member. It may be con
sidered certain, however, that
on to-mcrrow morning, soon
after they reassemble, they will
select Justice Bradley and
promptly communicate the fact
to Congress.
Mr. Stephens became worse
during the evening, and at
midnight is quite low. .His
situation is more critical than
it has ever been, but death ts
not apprehended immediately.
Washington, Jan. 31. The
Returning Board is in quite
close cenfinement. Conversa
tion of visitors is held within
hearing of officers.
Tutlge Bradley was Eelected
as the fifth Judge.
Three letters from Wells, one
each to Hewitt, Cameron and
West, will bo produced to-daj-.
A heavy cloud hangs over the
Retaining Board.
Maidox. a Treasury agen,
who was m constant commuiii
cation with Wells, declines to
answer or explain his letters.
The majority report of the
Florida committee will show
from certified copies ot eve
return made to the Board
Canvassers 91 majority for Til
den. Ihc Jrresideut ot th
Senate has received from Gov;
Drew the official proctedings
the Tilden electors, and a recan
vass ot the votes under the ne;
Returning Board, showing
majority of 915 for Tilden. T
official papers are: First, a
titled copy of the act of
Legislature authorizing the n
Ketnrning tsoara to recanv
the votes for President and Vici
President ; second a copy ot tho
returns as canvassed by tho
new Board, certified by them ;
third, the Governor's certificate
of the - appointment and due
authorization of the Tilden
electors ; fourth, the declaration
by the electors themselves duly
certified that they met and cast
rileir votes for Tilden.
Mr. Stephens' condition is
about tho same as yesterday,
though the doctors consider the
.indications less favorable.
There will be four tellers of
the electoral vote, two Demo
crats for the House and two Re
publicans for the Senate.
The proceedings of the Coi
mission will be public
cases will be presented by
sel. Wm. M. Evarts, T
Stonsrhton. Stanley Mattb
tthSvs
and S. S. Shellabarger will pre
pare the caso for the Repub
licans. Tustico Clifford will be presi
dent ot the commission. The
commission met at 11 o'clock
to-day. The Clerk of the Su
premo Court administered the
oath to Clifford, who qualified
the other cominissers. A com
mittee was appointed to frame
rules.
A sherry cobbler, a whiskey
punch, liquors, wines, or a
tempting lunch (none ot your
boarding-house hashes) every
morning at Geo. Hirschberg's.
rOB VVOr.K of all descriptions done
I v.'itk dispatch at this office.
piajcafeaat,vtwtf',niMaij'.l.LlWilAi'i fwVt i
RENJ1AM CsUiDS
iraa
mim
OF
FALL AND flHTffi GOODS
AT THE
JIaffMfoth Drj" Goods, CIo
'Boot and Shoe Estal
" - """- Ihhment
H. 3LOOIVI3A1
Everything jieio anA
nd
prices lower
Staple and Fanc
Silks, I'ongeU
"f
l.
Large stock it
t-
cas 2oc. an
A nil line in Jean
jTottnfi-
ades, a heavj Ju
h 37c.
Endless va
and
Youths clothis
fUS,&C
Bent and dnrahl
Mi's boot
and brocan; el
ETuteed;
try tht-m.
I and
Child rens
leather
loth.
ton and wool Hal
auced pricesj.
FtiKf Rob-
erts Kl Scissors,
every pa!yBaranteeduid
Gold eye needles best h: the
World. -jLjiill line
Texas roHKeans
CasyKfor
Stock, lowHand evory-
thinJHped aa
rSK0 to
GH'S
in Groceries,
to my dry
r'onsisting of
Gents' furnishing
lady made clothing.
linens, jaconets, do-
cans, doeskins, osua-
ieetings, corsets, boots,
hoisery, hats, gloves
erware, in endless va-
rhich I am now offering
the ready cash. Tho
are Donna to dc soiu.
ae a call if you are in
j of bargains.
I have a fine Assortment of
and defy competition, either in
style or prices.
.aoceme8i
cheaper than ever. We do only
a cash business. Iso trouble to
show goods. Call and see us.
Brenham. Texas. Sept. 15 th 18T6.
A DMAS TESTAKD'S
EW UVKBT,
SALE AND IEED STUB,
(Weibtiscli'e old stand) Sandy St.
Horses boarded for SIO.CO per
month. Single feed 25cts.
Buggies, Carriages and Hacks for
hire.
Transportation furnished to neigh
boring towns. noT8d&ntf
I1 lower and Vegetable: Garden
is the mest beautiful "woik of the kind
in the world. It contains nearly 150
pages, hundreds of fine illustrations,
and six Chromo Plates of Flowers,
beautifultv drawn ana colored from
nature. Price 50 cents in paper covers.
$1.00 in elecant cloth. Printed in Ger
man and English.
Tick's Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25
cents a yean
Tick's Catalocne S00 illustrations
only 2 cents. Address
James Vies, liochester. X. T.
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