Brenham weekly banner. [volume], April 05, 1878, Image 2

About Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907

Image provided by: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

                
"a,-'
m
-
U'
I
If
ir
fMflfgaKfr,
V- - -TV7-y
BV RAJfKIX & tEVfiC.
"Tb&Sy, April - - -5, 1878.
TstsituatiQn in Europe ap
prs to be as badly mixed as
'-CIV. . - '
THE-fre aid water at$he-A.
andM. coQtge, Uryan, is said to
bwllrigj.
MfcK are being rapidly enlis
ted istoihe Englislx army and
aaval preparations arc still very
active.
Bks Butler speaking of
Howes' tirade said: "Well,
there Is nothing nein it'it is
only a 1atch of d-d stale facts
woll stated,"
A. tort- snail revolution
agaiast Diaz has been commen
ced in Ta'tiranlipas. " One Sali
bs has issued a pronuncia
miento in favor ofLerdo, with
40 men.
The politics of Chicago are
iaa terrible muddle. The Re
publicans elected seven alder
Men, the Democrats six, Na
tioaalstwo, Independents two
and ComiBuoists one.
A sale of trotting horses took
place in New York a few days
ago. Fifty horses were sold,
realizing 527,93a The best
horse brought 10,700. The
average "was J5 57 per head.
The San Antonio Express is
of the opinion that if the people
of eastern and northern Texas,
will treat the, west with any de
gree of fairness the question of
a division of the State will meet
with a negative in that section.
Grain is now transported from
St Louis to .New York by rail
at twenty cents a hundred
poufids. Competition has re
duced freight tariffs to a nomi
nal rate.
TRE Secret Service division
shas several specimens of the
counterfeit half dollars, the trade
dollar and tne new silver dol
lar. They are a close imitation
of the genuine coins, but are
very deficient in weight
The Texas Mute Ranger is
the title of a monthly paper or
magazine published at Austin,
under the auspices of the Deaf
and" Dumb Institute. The Ran
ger,is a model of typographical
art, aad its contents are enter
eating as well as instructive.
The Mexican recognition
question Is likely to come be
fore both houses of Congress in
lie coarse of a few days. This
question has been a long time
coming up, and it is to be hoped
tit when it does come- it will
be disposed of.
A large portion of the silver
bullion purchased for coining
new dollars is bought in Eu
rope, because it can be bought
for less there than in the United
States. Silver is not such a
drug on the market as the gold
Bwrwould have made the peo
pie believe.
Treasury experts have been
examining the affairs of the
sub-treasury at New York. The
examiner weighed $100,000,000
in gold coin, 51,400,000 in silver
coin, and 53.3670,000 in gold
bars, and counted $3,300,000 in
flotes Everything was found
o be correct
-fltAii county j? strongly in
favor of the G., C-"and Sf F.'
Railway, and her citizens will
-do everything that is required
by lh company. The Rockdale
Messenger of last -week contains
over two columns' of railroad
newsand items pertaining to
the Santa Fe road.
A corporal's guard of U. S
soldiers in charge of the milita
ry prisoners at Fort Duncan,
were fired upon at Eagle Pass
by a squad of Mexican soldjers
on the other side, The prison
ers had been taken down- to the
river to wash. The fire was not
teturwd.
The manufacture of cheap
painting? has became an estab
I'shed industry in New. York
ciry. Thousand of ddmbs are
produced daily, and are sent
overjthe conntry and sold for
what they will bring, the pur
nhaser however having to pay a
stipulated price for a co-called
tiold frame. The frame makes
the-anney. j
i
TfcaXffaet ef Ra-iloda 1
. .
The Denison Nears gives . a
short retrospective view oftSr ay
son county: Six years ago
Grayson county was iSo-' miles
interior, Jefferson being the
nearest shipping point .for pro
duce, and Abilene and Kansas
City for cattle. Sherman being
the county scat and a frontier
post, had a population of about
2000 and the county i5,"6oo.
On the 24th day of December
1 872, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway, was completed
to Denison and the revolution
inaugurated that has redeemed
the county frc-m its compara
tivelywild condition. Magnifi
cent farms, dot the length
and breadth of the entire coun
ty. Before the advent of the
railroad, the present Jocation.of
the town of Denison',' 'was a
wilderness. To-day it is a city
of 6000 inhabitants. The coun
ty has doubled its population
in six years, and the acreage of
improved 'land has increased
600 per cent
All the changes and improve
ments noted above are due sole
ly to the railroad; the town of
Sherman has grown to a city,
claiming upwards of IO.OOO pop
ulation." The railroad is the
modern civilizer. In 1850 be
fore the advent of railroads, in
the'west Iowa was a territory
occupied almost entirely byin
dians, Kansas was the same un
til 1856. The present great
city of St Louis only contained
about 50,000 iuhabitants, to-day
she. has 503,000. Iowa and
Kansas, are populous States
traversed in all directions by
railroads and teeming with pro
suctive farms. All this has been
accomplished within the last
twenty years. Texas is com
paratively a new State and her
system of railroads is yet in its
infancy. With, the present tide
of immigration flowing into the
State, her future prospects are
certainly brilliant So soon as
the G., C. and S.- ,F. road is
opened to Bclton the popula
tion along the entire line from
the Brazos northward, will rapi
dly increase; without the road,
there will be no material influx
of immigrants; farming at the
preseut day, in order to be
profitable, must be carried on
where the means of reaching a
market are close at hand and
the transportation of produce
is rapid.
Wio for'Qorarnor.
The Waco Examiner says :
"We believe that the election
of a Governor who is bona fide
farmer would not only be act
of justice to them, (the farmers),
but also of far-reaching moral
effects on their efforts to better
their social condidion." This
is all bombast; a man should be
elected not because he is" a far
mer, alawyar, a doctoror of any
other calling profession, but be
cause of his peculiar fitness for
the position. We do not think
it in consonance with sound
Democratic principles to make
any" class distinction! "The peo
ple are all equally interested in
a good government; we do not
sec that there is any occasion
to select a candidate because of
his profession be it farming or
law. Should the successful candi
date be a farmer, we should cer
tainly have no objection to him
on that' score.. Let the coming
man be nominated on account
of his peculiar fitness to fill the
gubernational chair, and then
inquire into his profession after
wards. r
' ' fc.-
The Austin Statesman says:
"Within the past eighteen
months lands have doubled in
value along the International
road, from Round Rock cast,
and for miles cither way. Men
who bought lands have made
money by it Williomson coun
ty has been greatly benefitted
by it"
Here we have illustrate'd the
value of railroads to a county,
and this very plainly. The G.,
C. and S. F. railway will do as
much for the various counties
through which it is proposed to
build it, Austin, Burleson, Bell
and part of Milam counties,
have no railroad connection
nearer than twenty or thirty
miles. A railway will bring
bring them closeto market, and
at the same time enhance the
value of their lands fully as
much if not more than it has
done in Williamson county.
x RAILROAD , MEfctlK Q. .-.
Ril"ntlon'te K&lift 4180,000.
Committee Appointed.
Addresses.
At ten o'clock on Wednesday
morning a large" and respecta
ble crowd, among them scleral
of our mos prominent',, far
mers and planters, asse'rjjKcd
at the courthouse.- mjy- nicety
in? was call4dto--9
C. R. Bi
CaptT,
dci
Ba
retary.
On mptio
love Esq. Setfi Shepard- was
called upon to explain the "Ob-'-ject
of the meeting. "iHe
said that it was - impos
sible to raise the Nmeans to
built the road without issuing
bonds, and that in order to dis
pose of the bonds capitalists,
must be satisfied that the-people
along the, proposed, Jine want
it built, and are willing fo' con
tribute towards its construction.
To show this disposition ub'-
scription sare an absolute nccesi
ty. Material and labor are both
cheap and the time is the most
favorable for building' the road.
He explained the benefit to be
derived from a competing line
.and the enhanced value of land
and town lots was fully set forth
The charter demands the right
of way through and depot
ground in Brenham. Mr. Kop
perl and other representatives
of the company are present and
want to know exactly what
Brenham and Wasshington
county will do without any mis
representation. Mr Kopperl
being called upon said substan
tionally as follows: As Presi
dent of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad and repre
sentee of the city of Galveston
I will state that Galveston has
already done all she is able to do
towards building the road, as
you all know time are stringent
Forty-five miles of the road
have been built and arrange-
'ments' arc now completed for
building -seventeen miles more
to Richmond including an iron
b ridge across the Brazos river.
Galveston has $900,000 new in
vested in the road. Galveston
has helped to carry the ntire
interior by making advances and
giving credit on goods. Rail
ways are not in favor with capi
talist: they already having made
large investments that are not
paying interest What we now
want is to place the bonds; New
York capitalists having no inter
est in this road except a cer
tainty of getting their interest
must havea guarantee of securty
This can be by local aid
so soon as this is assured the
bonds will be taken. The buil
ding of fifty or.stxty miles of
ralway without going into debt
is a fact' unknown in the history
of railroad building. At this
time the road can be built
for one-half the cost . of
Jhc Central road. Burleson
county is fully alive'1' "to
the necessity of the road and
will do all in her power to se
cure its completion, they, have
pledged to give $200,000 "right,
of way, etc. Milam and Bell
counties pledge $200,000 each".
What we want the city of
Brenham, and Washington
county to do is to guarantee a
reasonable exemption from tax
ation and $150,000 local aid,
The benefits to be derived
from a competing line were ex
plained at length. The subscrip
tion of $150,000 is not for the.
benefit of Galveston, but , for the
benefit.of the givers. Inregard
to building the road it can be',
done very rapidly. Mr. Brooks
built 500 miles of the Union Pac
ific road in fourteen months.
The directors of the' G., C and
S, F. railway will furnish $100,
000 to build the road to Rich
mond and so soon as guarantees,
of local aid are given will go to
New York and negotiate the
bonds. The road can be built
to Brenham in time to move the
next crop. No money will be
required from subscribers until
the road reaches Washington
county. If this county fails to
respond, the road cannot be
built; the present is the golden
opportuny. The amount asked
$150,000 will be saved in freight
on cotton in two reasons.
!3saaaaaaaaV wlr. i nwoujajSJ1aj'aeaeaeaeA
jaeeeevBeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeex
j. t.n r nr,-j i s nma
eafjeafmesl t OITSejeafJee.
.Mr. Breedlovc made- an able
address fullysetting -forth thb
advantages' to be derived froirVa
competing line of road'ie
stated. that'acommittcebf citi
zen's had meet in Mr.-Shepard's
office and prepared the follow
Hcolred, 1. That we regard the. speedy
romiiletlun of the 4julr. Colorado andanta
e KiUway to anil through tht County of
nanlilnjriunMOl inennnoatuufOTisocciouie
jumile oflalJ ceuntj, ai we Irel aturd It
will enh&nre the talue of our laudaud fariN
111 irrrra.e our dou-
e mraoii ami cneap-
lon orour proaucu
xeuoiuiezjui.
aiy to luiture the
we earnestly re-
itlon! and w pledire
id property owner to
than $150,000, to be
oompauy. .
Mttlie ennnrr Court
and the rily ronnrll
all the property of e(d
in ald uountrnad
ty tasaJon for a.pe-
ieara.- -
ii&tat"Uri to procure for
kltl"UallwaT the necarT
nitifElithecouutTof Watf&lOjf
r with the neceiary fround) for,
pa, ana oepoi purpose at wvciij
Lunredlhata reduction ofratri
orfrelEht wW necessarily follow, from the
comMlrrlon of the U., C. and 8, F.- H. II. thr
resolution ofaTurroerioerTrhjr;11i1nR an ao
olule rateof reduction a4 a eomlltinn frrct
dent to the payinentof ittbecrlntionH, be and
iherepyrecludl. ' ?V
C. "-That central oorairfiueeomt pMM
be appointed hi avlrt the aKrJil of theBallU'av
compaay.-in procuring iui-c.rljtlOD anto
Duperiutend the same throughout the county,,
with power to apjioitit iuib-commlriee4, and to
l-uue an addma totheiKopltupon thf anb-
ject. .- -
The obove1 resolutions were
passed without a dissenting
voice.
The following named gentle
men were appointed a commit
tee to solicit subscriptions, pre
pare an address, etc. : B. Eld
ridge, H. Hodde, C. C. Hem
ming, E. Reichardt, C. R.
Breedlove and F. A. Engelke.
Mr. Leander Cannon said we
are not asking you to give us a
single dollar; we only want you
to take that you now are giving to
another and -give it o 'your
friends. He stated that he had
been appointed agent of the
company, and would vtsit every
neighborhood in the county.
Mr. Warren explain :d that
this road will be a-Texas road,
managed by Texans andhe re
gards it as a first class enter
prise. There are hundreds ."of
milHons lying idle in New York,
awaiting employment if proper
securities are offerd.
Remarks were- made by Dr.
Morris, Mr. Hemming and also
Mr! Shepard.
On motion of Mr. Hemming,
the committee be requested to
call on" the city Council and ask
exemption from -taxation.
Mr. Hemming said it .'would
not be advisable to ask sub
scriptions at present, The mat
ter would be fully cxplatn?dt,o
the people who will doubtless
respond liberally. The meeting
than adjourned.
Tik Sedalia, Mo., Democrat
commenting on i,n item stating
that a- Jerseyman was in Falls
county, Texas, organizing the
Loyal League, under the name
of greenback clubs says:
It may not be strange, but it
is rtevertheless'true, that where
ever can be found" any cause,
clique, cabal, conspiracy, organ-
tzatio 1, or institution calculated
to do the Democratic party
hurt or harm, there is at the head
of it, or chief cook and bottle
washer in the .kitchen which
feeds it, will be found a meek,
sleek Republican, as fat as a
mole'and as seemingly uncon
scious of any sinister motive as
Guy FawTces was when they
caught him amid his powder
kegs and his combustibles. And
let the sun light but once fall
upon him, and how valuble he
becomes. Why, bless 3our
dear soul, is his self-abncgato-ry
examination, I was just help
ing the' boys Out in a little mat
ter of forming a greenback club.
You see the currency question.
is the' onejill absorbing quegtior
of the future.-nrtd there's "notli
ing iiKC-oegming in lime, you
know, tq get the issues ready.
Then he'll, dive, down again,
meek andslpekand go to bur;
rowning as soft asa mole,, and"
like a mole as' sbbn out of sight-
.ei.,- -n
Correapeildcnae.
1 , ':m r 1:.
In this issuelof the .Banner?'
1 .
appears several -letters from-
correspondents in various
parts of the county. These,
letters arc interesting and will
repay a perusal. We earnstly,
hope our friends will continue
to "favor us with their letters. J
Communications should be
wriften on our side of the paper
only, and be made brief and to
the point We will prepare all
communications for publication
the news is what is wanted.
The Moffett bell-punch liquor
law is hailed as the panacea for
the relief of debt-burdened com
munities. It has just been adop
ted by both branches of the
Louisiana Legislature. The
Pennsylvania Legislature has re
ported in.favor of it. The whis
key and beer guzzlers, where
the bell-punch punches and
rings, have have to pay the en
tire State debts. Could not the
snuff-dippers, snuffers, pipe, ci
gar and cigarette smokers and
the chewers of the weed, be
placed under contribution?
t.l A riMttir MIf Ttl -
, Chappell HlllXoeol.. '-
1 .-' ci-i March '3 1, 1878.
i -. it. !. ' ':' , r
.-Dry .-weatlrcr-makes tht; farm
ers' -gnnrvBle." The 'merchants.
npw-.j9CCi.py themselves.-, by
" winking " at each'Vother.
Sharpiknfyjisand goods, boxes
are now in demand.
Tht Greenback Club met at
the" "usual time. Nothing .of
material importance occurred.
Several .speaketjfexcoriated the
bpnBhoIdersTviry'severciy, The
bondholder, however, 'is able to
'stan''it. and.'Will "continue to
draw-his interest with character
istic promptness. . .
'Fishermen have had good
luck this week, judging from the
quantity of fish offered on ,the
streets. ..v.The average darkey
that had a dime to-invest in a
pound jof Jleshwas happy.5 . 2
Town clecjion 'Monday.: and
many 'candidates in -the, field.
KireJhe officeLseeks'the man,
'but it can'tifind .him. .Don't
ilct this get atiove a .whisper "n
'Brenham, forl would fear "the
result were it "known. ,
A. R. Hill and Levy Rogers
were arraigned before Justice
Onins on Thursday, charged
with the murder '-of Billingsly
and Anderson. After the ex
amination each party was held
to bail in a bond of $500 to an
swer before the 'District Court.
It will be remembered that some
time ago the same parties
were before Justice Hynes upon
the same charge, and they were
discharged. I understand they
have-given the required bond
and are now at liberty. '
Mr. Leroy,.thc colorless man
who was mentioned in the Ban
ner some time ago .in connec
tiou with the cremation of a
colored lady's shoes, got drunk
last '-Saturday and took the
toyn on a mule ; he was soon
discovered trespassing upon the
dignity of the State, and was
lodged for the night in the City
Hotel. I learn since then 'he
and his " angel " have winged
their flight to a land where the
pule, the negro and the " gias
cutis " dwell in sweet harmony,
and - where social - distinctions
are unknown.
! The hog cholera has pre
vailed here to an alarming ex
tent, killing fully half the hogs
in town, and this may have
been one of the inducements
that led Leroy to leave.
, If at any time Chappell Hill
should nominate a " Governor'"
I will telegraph you. 1 ,t
- - - L. E. C.
., .-- i IT-
"' 0r Kill Loaoli.
Aran., 9d 1878.
Editors Banner :
In the ncjTuofHarebSth Mr. r-ecxanU,
fills to Inform 70a that we hate not had a
good rain gince the second week of February,
and consequently many farmer hare bad to
top ploughing. A quantity of cotton land 1
etlIlunbrokeD,,.J"armpwarecompIainlng of
bad etandsof corn, and eo far as cotton Is con
cerned the eed.Qpw in Jhe ground will not
germinate unUl we bare a good rain. Gar
den are tailing rapidly. Fanners are almost
asgloomj ftAlast spring when the grasshop
pers were with us. Mr. rectemia also failed
to gire the Baptists credit for a lloursbtog Hun
day School, faileJ also to state that the Meth
odist and Cumberland Fresbyterlans have
preaching regularly, we hope Mr. Pecksniff
will look amund itmrsee wbatl going on be
fore he writes again. Wetakeit forgranted
that the Graball neighborhood has bad plen
tyofralnasMr KenoMjs nothing aboatlt.
Mr. Keno is very esrn.abte fur thinking
(without exaggeration), that be Una la the
bcttportlnn of Washington county, for we
ail think (lie same.
Mr. L. of Independence differs Tery .much
with hh neighbors in regard to crcp prospects,
line: tereral very reliable gentleman feem
that neighborhood serrral day ago, (eomeof
them ministers), and tbey all complained of
dry weather. ATerylateresUngjuidlnstrae
tire Ministers and Deacons meeting held at
the Baptist church, has Just closed. A num
ber of the rare beauties of Independence,
were In attendance. I merely state this for
fear itxscapes the observation of Mr. Pei
enlff. Mr. L. orlndependenec calls'out at
tention to Capt. J. M. Williams, asa.ullable
man forournext repreentatlve, audi heart
ily agree with him. Capt. Williams in my
humble opinion would be the man for the
Mimes, ne Is a dlgnllied gentleman. He is
honest and capable lie is energetic
and has the drtermlnaUon and pluck to
maintain and defend our Interests at the
pCapltal.I will not say as MrX does, think of
it farmers; butwlll say-think of It lawyers,
doctors, farmers, ministers, mechanics,
laborers and freedmeu.'-.
Now Mr reeky do hnfb afraid to tell m all
and especially If it rains. No-e Mr:.1!
K-nojou 8tickto(irauaH,-the bet -portion-of
Washiugtoh county without exaggeration) ,,
and1e certain to letus know whether 'tirnot
you everhnre rain at Graball. ,
Sow Mr. L'.' you mast see 'your neighbors, and
settle thatlltlle difference of opinion. In regard-to
crops prospects Attend to those little
rrattcnnnUemriLand.l will not eaya. any
-more.
. ,r rfm-'i' .ii
Oocaixo-f.x
rr nu 1 .is ,'"
,3Cin brisk IioeaJa. "
' April 3, 1878.
. The crops and gardens in this
section are needing, rain -."very;
much. We have now two schools,
established in this neighbor-
hook, both of which are in suc
cessful operation; one at the.
new school house near Wesley,
taught by Mr. J. G. Berlin, and
theothcrat Bethlehem the Acad
emy, taught by Mr. J. E. Gray.
We think that Mr. I. -1.
Swearingen of Brenham, is the
man to represent us in the next
Legislature. What we want is
a good honest, sober-minded
man ; one that will always be
at his post, and will make the
interests of his constituents a
study. We have no doubt but
that every one who is acquainted
with Mr. S. will say that he is
' the man for the place.
Rosco.
The International, and Great
Northern Railroad, is in the
hands of a receiver. It has fail
ed to pay the interest on its
first and second mortgage
bonds.
TEXAS ITEHS. :
!- .- u-.
There are forty- business
houses in lit arne. t. . "-" .
Europan dipatches indi
cates That war is inevitable.
tAtc you vaccinated,.! the
leading interrogatory in Rich
mond The grand jury of Tarrant
county has -.found icventy-sii
indictments.
Sixteen negro '(noumer's"
baptizied in the bayou at Hous
ton the other day. .'.
The Corslcana bidtx, con
tains the4nnouncemeii,df five
candidates for county offices'.
-r TJhe', people 'of Richmond
have coma down to a summer
basfsiV-'They are taking soda
wateralrrady.. , "'.
Judge Turner, at George
town, on Friday last, admitted
Nalle to bail on$3o;ocxJ rbond.
Bond wajpyen. t "
A store at"larksviJle vtia
entered, by Jxurglan and: a Halls
"burglars proof- safe' broken
open,- ana .robbed oi $140. .-
Three prisoners confined
in the jail at Brackett escaped-
-T--.---.Si.-'- ti':-L "-. '.
l lie jciuui:, uciug adiccuyHCic
relieved of their -pistols .and
locked up. v -"'
Fleaston Journal: Sheep
merl are preparing for the spring
clip. A great quantity o.f wool
will be shipped from our'county
this season. " -'""
England has called out the
reserves and is making prepara
tions for her fleet to enter-the
Black 9a, she will also, occupy
GaJlipoljon the. Bpsphorus'.j
The Murphy tempiim:e
wave has rolled into Dallas. It
is expected that hundreds of
red ribbon badges will soon be
warn in Dallas.
Hon. F. H. Sleeper'a
prominer.t -member of the Waco
bar, bos been arrested on. a
Charge of purjury. Mr. Sleeper
says the charge is malicious.
There la a super-abundance
of Mexican silver in cir
culation in Fort Worth. It is
passing at various discounts, hav
ing no established value.
Richmond has. a case of
genuine smallpox, and two hun
dred and fifty children have
been vaccinated within a week.
A good thing for?the docters.
Mr. John Forgarty, " of
Limestone county, has .100
acres'" in wheat Some of his
May wheat is alredy headed
out and will'be ready to cut in
five weeks.
Another veteran of the
Texas revolution gone. Wil
liam Gorman died at 'his resi
dence, Sunday, the 24th day of
March, 1878, aged 80 years.
LaGrange Record. . .
We often hear of cats1 get
into all ..kinds .of mischief,
ting
but here-is" an" extraordinary
case: Near rredencksburg, a
fewdays ago, a cat killed a col
ored baby only a few day, old.
Patsey Hagerty and John
Chapman quarreled over a
trivial inatter.in Marshal's' store,
at Pleasantoit. Chapman .'drew
a knife and stabbed .Hageriy in
the back,-inflicting a wound that
may prove fatal.
On the 3d inst Charley
Oliver, a negro killed another
negro named Rufe Farrel, at
Owensville, Robertson county.
Olive then lit out, but was cap
tured a few days ago at Hemp
stead. -' -
The" Houston '' TnegratfT
says'apaw nbroker put up at
auction. $2800 worth of unredeemed-pledges
and sold only
$30. -Diamonds " were offerd
without a single bidder. Hard
times. ' ""'
A young man named Jef
fers, who . lives -near -Zion
Spring is missing. As he', was
a dangerous witness against'
some parties residing on the
Dry Salado, it is suspected that:
he has been made away with."," '
Rev. Mrv Carson says the
devil is in Denison.'and'thus dt-
scribes- rijSsf4'.rhis'.' celebrated'
Ti(rnnfliy 13 frAniipnflv f ri- rcr
'dressed, ginemartTfn (he city.
wearing nnc -CwUz70U-9,r.wiui
studs in his shirt 'front as rlargc
as wainu.ts:.,r-;, r t . :
, The iShermarr Greenback-
ershave'nominated a ticjc.et4br,
icity officers.- The Ceurierzaya
they have "not only proved'their
Radical procliyitie's, but have
"nominated a-man-who is a ' dis-'
grace to the- wga.nuatioh," and
decency stanas appaiiea.
On", Thursday, at . Sandy
Point, h dead body of a negro
Ben Butler, was 'discovered with
the top of hij head blown off.
Butler was a quiet intelligent
freedman. . No particulars of
the murder. " .,.
An Austin Stalesmaujrcr
porter .went out on Walnutcreek
nine "miles from town.'-The
country wai literally swarming
with children. Inquiry Iiciteu:"
the fact that John Dillingham,
has 11 children; Tom Bacon, I2j
I. E. Carley, 13; A. A. Fulks, 13;
Wm. Custard, 15; A. B. Town
send, 18 and a button. All live
within two m le's'and a half of
the,bridge on;. Walnut creek.
They want to know if any neigh
borhood in -Texas can"-show
more y&umj ow". "-
Hall's, command has not
been paid for six months. The
Rockport Trar.saift appeals to
the people of " southwestern
Texas for funds to keep the or
ganization in' the field until the
Legislature' meets.
A conspiracy was made
arpong the convicts, at Hunts
ville, to escape by murdering the
guard. The plot was. divulged
by one of tlie conspirators and
nine out of the leaders arrested,
ironed.and placed in. close 'con
finement -
' In' January, last a man
giving his name as Geo. Wil
liams was arrested in McLen
nan countvcharged with burg
lar. He has been in jail ever
since and finding that he was
likely to be sent to' Huntsville
confessed that he was an escap
ed convict named Antonio Har
ris, sent from Vtctoria" couhty,
for five yearsibr horse stealing.
He willbe sent .back to the
Pemten'tiary. . ' -
,The . Waco Telephone
jearns .front, a gentleman just
from tjunpiisas that there have
been serteri 'gSnifentiary convic
tions' Dy'the district court. The
H jggmsHarreH " -feud -is still
raging in Lampasas count'.
In anticipation of trouble a
number oi citizens were sum
moned on trfe State "police Jorce
and all others disarmed.
The Victoria Advocate
says in April, 1876 Mr. David
son, of Mission Valley, Vic
toria, county, purchased .800
head j.oJ .one '-"year, old, graded
ewTt-Sfaying 'therefore $2060.
Last year he bought eight high
grade bucks and now has a flock
numbering 2000 head, about
600 of which arc this season's
lambs of superior grade. He
has already "realized $1000 from
wool, and thcclip to be shear
ed next month' will add at least
$600. During-the past winter
Mr. Davidson fed his flock corn
quite freely, and his sheep are
now in fine condition."
..1 m e m
Barlsa Locals:.
Spring fights have opened in
Burton; the hearts of the officers
are greatly rejoiced thereat
Merchants, law .and -medicine
are down with the tide. Farm
ers are busy and.need raih'jery
much. v-
A grand picnic will be given
on,,thc 26th inst by the Odd Fel
lows of Burton. A general in-
vitation is extended to, all. Ther
orators selected for'thc day arc
IJr.Gco. bt C Hussey, of Bren
ham and I.'.H. Bowers. Esqr.,' of
Burton. Nothing further except
''ye loke"istgo'ing'afishingon the
Brazos". " " Redwood, .-
Mr. Foster, our Minister to
Mexico, since his-departure for
Washington, has been denoun
ced by-all the newspapers of the
city of Mexico, with one excep
tion. They" declare that hc'.is"
an obstacle in-the way of -settling
difficulties between the two
nations, -and that he is actuated
by personal motives. The St
Louis Republican says; "We
fail to sec what the government
is to gain by this interminable
delay in' the Mexican matter
If Diaz is tcT.bc. recognized at
all, why-not do it at once and
get the benefit of it? If he is
not t be recognized, why not
tell him so and face the conse
quences? That recognition is
of small consequence to us, but
of very great consequence tj"
him; , and it should have been
granted just as soon as Diaz
became the de facto president."
It is noticable fact that in all
the town and city.clection held-
in lexas on luesdayiast there
.was-n6"politlcir DalUis .hao"a,
very' "exciting election, polling"
2378 votes. The race seems to
have been a free thing, no less
than six candidates running for
assessor and collector. In all
other places' there was no scarc
ity of candidates, e very man run
ning on his p'crsbnal popularity
ana good looks. 1 he people
seem to have ."tired of poetical
squabbles over little municipal
offices. So far as reports go all
seem to be well satisfied with
the result
The Austin ."Statesman says
it is stated .that Hon. Wash
Jones, of .Bastrop will be a can
didate for Congress in this dis
trict and that he will run on
the Grccnbackcr's ticket He
is said to be in full sympathy
with the most advanced green
back inflationits. It wilL be
time enough to discuss Mr.
Jones whom he makes an offi
cial announcement
A Topeka, Kas., dispatch
says the migration to Kansas
this year continues unpreccden
ted-in the history of the west
Fifty car loads of people arri-'
ved in Kansas in one day. The
season is fully a month in ad
vance of prcviciu'' years. . ..-...
rteasant Experience
Isalwaptbappyreui:cfn3a1arter"i
Gtngtt Tonic. The mother ijiuu surpris
ingly in heah&TinaTOtrigth by its aid; aA
her babe thus obVini- ha'ppymfort and
peace that shows how wonderful the
strengthened nerrous and phjsieal condition
of the mother reflects itself on her oirsing
little one. It i a" rare comfort to haeNcr-'
Tousness, headache and sleeplessness-subdued
as only this remedy can do it, while
that destroyer of our little ones Cholera1 in
fantum, and the -dreaded Cholera. Dysen
tery, cholera morbus, colic and. crampVare
shorn of their terrors and speedily cured by
this, incomnsrahle mnwHin nU !.: '
ant. Buy from your druggist, R, it Luhn
. a dollar bottle.' or a camnl lvsttl-,, cn..
cents and test its merits.
The dog question is assuming
a national importance. ,Iriger
gen, New Jersey, a band, of
masked men partially succeed
ed in exterminating the canines
of that town. On the other
hand, New York promises a dog
show in May, in" whicfilKc prizes
will aggregate over $5000 in
gold com. It seems that pub
lie opihfbh:in regard to dogs si
by no means unanimous.
tnjoy Lire.
What a truly beautiful world we lire in I
Nature gnes us grandeur of mountains,
glens and oceans, and thousands of means
of enjoyment; we can desire notHngbetter
hen in perfect health, but how often do the
majority of the people feel like giving it up
disheartened, discouraged and worried ont
with disease, when there is no occasion for
thU. feeling, as every sufferer can easily ob
tain satisfactory proof thafG real's August
Flower will male them as free from disease
as when bom. Dyspepsia and Lirer Com-'
plaint is tlie direct 'cause of 75 per cent of
such maladies. as biliousness, indigestion,
sick headache, costnreness, xttrross pros
trsOloiCIdlil'nese o"f the Bead"' palpitation of
the heart, and other, distressing symptoms.
Three does of August. Flower will prove
its wonderful effect. Sample bottles, ten
cents. Try it.
Pjienix Restaurant.' A
good square meal for twenty
five cents:
If you want a real Havana
cigar for 5 cents, call on
r A. Newmax. -
mch 22,4 m. . .- - .
New style spring and summer
goods, very lowy atD.. W.
Bloombargh's.
,25-Gents. Thisamount will
get a square meal at the Pue
nix Restaurant. . v ,
A splendid tworbutton Kid-Glove-
in all colors, only 75
cents a pair, at Newboucr Bro.'s
Dry Goods Palace.
Linen Lawns and Suitings,
in aif grides, just arrive3,wvcry
cheap at Newbouer Bro.'s Dry"""
Goods Palace. .;-'.
Just received slippers, shoes .
for ladies, Misses and children,
sold remafkabielow, at" D'W.
Bloombargh's. . "!..-
Novelties in ladies ncckwea'J-'
of every description just received
at Newbour Bro.'s Dry Goods
Palace. .--"' ,, .. ;
La State" Lottery': We call
the attention of those who are
"sportively" inclined, to the ad. .
of the Louisiana State Lottery'
in another column. This lot
tery is a legitimate enterprise
and is chartered, by the State.
VEG-ETINE
FO It CHILLS, MIAKES.FEVEtl & AGUE.
TlKBOBO. X. C, lS78i
Dit. II. R. Stetesws Dar Sir I fl
vrr) joatAilforwbxt joanaluaLlemtdldb
Vfgeiiue, tuu dour In nir family. I wl.h lo
es press my tb-tuk-t by h-urnmlng jou or lb
underfill cure ormyson; &bso. to let yon
Itniiw that Vegrtine I the be-l mrdlrine i xtr
taw for rhakM, Chill. tit and Ague. My
son wa-tidcl with xnraslft. Id 1K73. ubicb l(t
him with lUp-Joint dl-ase. My -d njflerwl
ap-pet deal of lain, allof Utalime; the i-ala
wad -mi great he did nothing but rrr, lb
doctors did not help him aj-aitlrle; Le. could:
not 1 1 rt hi foot from the flour, ht ruuM nt
raoTtr itbout crutch1. 1 irad jwur 4er
tUtmrnt in tht 1aiUxU9 tontirr-Jotitnal,
that Ptiuewa" a great Blood lurifier and
Blood food.. I trif-doDB bottle, which waa
great braeiit. IO kbj-r on w 1th the nicdlclDf ,
Kra-iaaHycatnlQ He has taken eighteen
botitein all, and he U completely rjfstnred in
health walk without crttcma or ran. Be
U twenty year of ajfe. X bare a younger rou,
flfteenyeawora-ns who b tvobjectto UMI1.
Whenever be feels one owning on, he cuiu-m
In. takeadore. of egelineand that Id Ibe
lalof the Chill. Vrettnt leares nn bad ef.
feet uvm the ytem Ilk mot of the medicines
rscommendeilfHrtbe Chill. I rbeerflillyre
Oonuuend Vegetlne for ewh ronipliisl.
think It I the greatest ntedfriue in the Wurld
ItetTpectlullr,
aiite. j. ir.LLOTD.
VKGET1XE. When tht blood become ?
ilfelc-it and etagnanr, either fmra chanr f4
weathJrorof dlniath, want of exerrbie, Ir
regular diet, or from any other eane, tt.e
Vegctlnewill renew tb blood, carry QlTtbe
i-ulrid bunion, cleans th vtomacb, regulate
be bowefls ana bui-art a Jone of rigor tnUf ..
whole body. " ?
vzsGxf-rxirx, -.
TOR DrsrMM, KKH1, 0CNES ASJ .
' GEM.AI. JEBU.Tr. "
BKJtXAKDSTON, MAPfl., 18?i. ' '
H, the Qodrljropl. haThigueil Vsyetln.
XSm iilcsure larrroluroendlufr ll to all ttturr
troubifliilillunHrsr any lind. ltT,n
la, errpaene, or General irbilily, it be-
InglticcTeatl-'oixI lliriptr. Sold by H. I..
Cruwell&rioiis.tiho rell mnre or ittban aU
oUicrl-ant kledicins pat tosretrarr.
Mie.U.FEltr.rS. -MRS.
II W". M.I-TT.
JO'aU'HCS tSLATE.
Veeetlnelthe"irreat health. reorer erra.
pofedrschtfltely tiflrk. rootsanU herbs.
It isirr) lIeiknttotaLe;every child Ukeslt.
VECr'BTXX'B
rOU MJtVOUS HEADACHE AXD
lUIhUJlATlsU.
Ci-cctxNan, Omo, Aran. 9, 1ST?.
II. n. f-rrvEtsret, Esq. 5 Dearliii I hate
nsecl yonrVesetiie for crrru lltadarhe
and al-n fhr luieuniatle-m, and have ttuod en
tire rellerrrom both, and tale prat pleaur
inirromniendiiiffltto ail tvhofiiaybe Use- .
wlstaniicted. rilLD. A. JOOD,
lCrtJUU Street, Clnn. .
Vrffrtine has restored thoiuands to health,
who liava Ion; and jaiulully sutlered.
VEGHTIITB.
URUOGISTS TESTOIOFT. , .
Mb. H E. SrrrrN-s. Dear Mr 1'e hare
been-elllug yonrtTme.ty, the VegeUre.-ftr "-
aliont three year, and tale plea.ua : In re-
cnmraendlnirlito our ettetoroers, and m "
lii-tan-erherea blood puriUer wiId rrach
Hie fce, has It ever failed to effect a cure, to "
our kiHwIrdK. It certainly is the he j ltu
ultraofrcncfTAtoTh. ;.
Ee.pectrnllT-,
K. JI. RIIEI'HtKD CO..
JftsirxiKts, Mt. Vernon, 111.
"VTOB o an "3? I "P3" 33 . .
lr PreiaredBy , .,
R. il.-STEVEXS,BO3T0X. JIASS.
r-Vfar'tdWiJtld hy CUrnjilnif tj-