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BY RANKIX & LEVIN.
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Wk. PESCII....... .......Berlin.
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OTTO :H AWT- ,.ncant HilL
J. T. HAT.GERTY. , ...... RellvUIe.
l.fe.CARMlCHAEL, lnd,u"7-
lt BLAXCHETTE, RoundTop.
t. CRAGER-. .-..Giddinss.
J3 ' fRer.I.l-LEMONS, .CaWaelL
I. T. GRIFFIN...". Hempstead.
J.E. THOMPSON Scmprooioas.
W. B.PIER., Trans.
NOTICE.
- , Subscribers who observe an X
M.1. mft-.. Apir nimpt
,yri or truss .. ." .
are imormea tnai u usi wuoitr
tic sign, and- signifies that they
.are. Indebted to,, this paper.
.Jhose favored, with two X's will
. hb understand that no more papers
will be sent until arrears are
u paid.
- KrrriE Clvde, famous in
song; still lives.and writes a letter-to
a Waco paper.
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It is hardly likely that the
Kill to sell the public free school
., lands will pass, the legislature.
"v Tub Austin Statesman is very
'strongly in favor of the. State
purchasing and , "preserving the
Alamo.
The Glasgow, Scotland thea
r tre Royal, with a seating capac-
ityof 4000 has been burned.
. It cost 150,000.
, John SiirrH is an unfortunate
, cuss; he got in jail at Hearne;
, c-and now every paper in Texas
has something to say about him.
Business is so dull in San An
, txmio that the leadingdry goods
- .houses have a dress parade of
tJicir good looking clerks every
v ,-
fftE beK punch liquor law in
inia has proved to be a
aud and "a farce, yet an at-
iearj rs being made to intro
idaoejttR Texas.
urErmos between steam-
W Red River has
.the freight on ,cotton
m&n istereveBOrt to Kew vr-
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TSjaCis bermav has arrived at
,-. ,,JekpiR.viBe;jFlAn there was not
,ie. ifQgMzsz aemonsiranon 01
v&qfgmn. "He attracted no
yAttcntion than John Smith.
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ftec "grand lodge of Odd Fel
lows is now in session at Aus--tin.
About 200 delegates are
in attendance. Dallas is spok
en of as the place of the next
meeting.
, -
senate committee on
ges and elections' will re-
1 unseat Butler of South
The contest over
m
x one appointments is
fat an end.
TEBanner acknowledges
the riKfiiptof an invitation to a
SJWlat Unity liall, Bell
ville,'vo fee aistinst, underthe
if , auspices1 of the. Young Jlen's
Association.
? The Exfteu says the losses
a of. .sheep by the recent cold
s weaierkrWclstern TexasJiave
-, been greatly overestimated by
thcpess' in other portions of
tie. state.
-a Dr. GiEsitsviLLE Doweul, of
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vnmmh llui ueen prcsentea
wljif aai-by tlie How-
tasyftitffaeAtionVgf-MemphFs, in
f" reLUl1 liiiil 'flflltq servirp:Miir.
5ng he lte epidemic
' Mm, JiwisE 1'omerov has
f,4u&y eeowered from the. inju
ry nes ece'by the recent rail
Zf j- road accent near Shreveoorf,
t j " u -jtw; tilling Kcrengage-
-HieiresinsorBEcrn iexas. t
iw r, -.-; rr .
- jiiiii, nwrwrv .r I n tfm .
Lomsrjtgoods house, have at
Rtsuccccded in makinc a com-
hromise with their creditors on a
basisof 40 cents on the dollar,
r miuoaui iksuuic pusiness.
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. Tjm Boston rass.) Mlad.a.
5taid old newspaper, saj-shat
"the rapidly increasing popular
iy 01 me wnippmg post is a fea
Lture: if public sentiment just
bow all over the country."
Mrs. A. H. Mohl has been
oinatedjr pSstmistress at
"Houteton, by the president
This created quite a flutter at
LHpustdn as she had not been
Bjjmedih connection with the
nee. Mrs wohl is a citizen or
feston and has been for a
Lime a correspondent of
loflljatcitj'. -T'
Galveston sends a boy only
14 years old to the penitentiary.
The probability is that this same
fourteen-year old boy will grad-
uate from that institutioira har
dened criminal, if not a finished
thieY.
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The Occasional is the name
of an occasional amateur publi
cation at Columbus, Texas. It
is hardly as neatly gotten up as
the Grasshopper Times, former
ly published at San Antonio.
The Brazos Pilot has been
enlarged to a 32-column paper.
The Banner is pleased to note
this sign cf prosperity on the
part of its neighbor and wishes
it that success it so justly merits.
The river and harbor bill has
been finished by the sub com
mittee; appropriations will prob
ably amount to five millions.
The appropriations for Texas
will be as liberal as for other
sections.
The Galveston A'ews gives
the following touching obitua
ry: The Hempstead Ncsscngcr
has imitated the silkworm,
spins its task and dies." Its
work is done and it has gone to
join the innumerable "etc."
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There are 530 female doctors,
420 female dentists, 38 female
preachers, and only 5 female
lawyers in the United States.
Considering a woman's aptitude
for talking, the proportion of
preachers and lawyers is very
small.
Hon. Dan W. Voorhees,
elected to fill the unexpired
term of the late Oliver P. Mor
ton, and as senator from Indi
ana for .six years from March
4 next has taken the oath of
office under his new creden
tials. ' -Waco
is to have a "commer
cial" college. After a boy has
gone through a full course and
goes into an office he has to un
leaca all he learned in the "com-
mercal" college and take a
new -start on business princi
ples. The "Sherman Register takes
the Houston Telegram -to task
for the disl&c it manifests to
wards northern Texas. So far
as the Bakkek has noticed in
its exchanges the Telegram has
the field of complaint almost
exclusively to itself.
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The Belion Jotaxal has or
dered a power press from the
Campbell manufacturing com
pany. It, is expected by the
1st of March. The people of
Bel! county evidently know how
to appreciate a good paper and
patronize it accordingly.
The penitentiary committee
has visited the Rusk penitentia
ry building and pronounce the
structure as presenting a hand
some, appearance, secure antl
conveniently arranged. They
have not decided what recom
mendations to make.
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A Texas jury rendered a ver
dict reading: "We, the jury,
find defendant 'gilty"" and as
sess his punishment at 'too'
years." An appeal was taken
on the ground of bad spelling.
The court of appeals decided
that bad spelling docs not vi
tiate the verdict
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Col. Lang, it is well known,
owns and operates a farm in
Falls county, and works it al
most wholly by convict labor.
The colonel has been appointed
a penitentiary commissioner,
and a correspondent of the Aus
tin Statesman inquires why this
has been done.
The recent "brilliant battle"
between the escaping and half
starved Cheyennes and the Uni
ted States troops now turns oul;
to have been nothing more or
less than butchery and a shame
to the boasted civilization of
this country.
The Cumberland Presbyteri
an church at Corsicana has been
disgracing itself. Some of its
members claim to be gifted with
the power of healing, prophecy,
etc. They have published a
pamphlet consisting mainly of
nonsense. If let alone they will
probably come to their senses.
WARhas broken out in Greene
county, Kentucky. Someycars
ago the people voted to tax
themselves for the purpose of
building a railroad. No rail
road has , been built and the
lawless people arc resisting the
payment of the tax by force.
The tax collector's barn has
been burned arid he notified to
cease collecting "the tax or leave
the countrv. ..
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THE CITT CHARTER.
The Bnner learns that a pe
tition to the leuislature is now
being very quietly if not secret
ly circulated for signatures, ask
ing that the city charter of Bren
ham be rescinded and the town
turned over to the county au
thorities for government,
heard of a day or two !
petition had no signatun
The parties at the bottor
petition claim th
the city charter
with city taxe:
ject .sought b
is the destn
ham Free'S
majority of ouHfavof the
public schools ancraave for four
consecutive years voted to tax
themselves for their support
We warn every man not to
sign any such petition, no mat
ter what representations maybe
made, unless they favor the ab
olition of the schools and the
ruin of the town. At present
our population is increasing rap
idly, so rapidly in fact that there
is a scarity of dwellings there
not being a vacant house in the
city. As a matter of 'course,
population makes a town and
the larger the population the
better for all kinds of business
es and professions, the store
keeper, the professional man.the
laborer,, the mechanic, the land
lord and in fact everybody is
equally benefitted. Destroy the
public schools and at once the
reputation of the town is ruined,
people who have settled here
will move away and none will
come to take their places. In
stead of making an effort to kill
the schools we should be mak
ing an effort to build a new and
commodious school house that
would be an honor to our city.
If any means could be devis
ed by which the public schools
could be maintained and law
and order preserved in the city,
we would have no objection to
abolishing the charter and city
government. The Banner is a
disinterested, spectator in the
coming city election, so far as
to who may be elected to office;
all that it asks is, that good.hon
est, competent men 3c elected.
It has no favorite for any office,
neither does it, or will it advo
cate the claims of any individu
al for any position.
Suppose for a moment that
the city charter was abolished,
and the city turned over to the
county authorities for govern
ment, who would govern the
county officials?
Senator Coke made a very
able speech in the Senate in fa
vor of the Galveston and Ca
margo and the San Antonio an'd
Laredo railroads. He expects
to get the bill through the sen
ate the present session. Sena
tor Maxey is pressing the Brazil
mail subsidy.
Whenever they run out of
murders in northern Texas they
can always find an unlimited
supply in the Indian Territory.
The Denison News gives the de
tails of a midnight murder at
Muskogee. Bill Elliott, known
as Wild Bill and Colorado Bill
was on a big drunk and shot
and killed a Cherokee Indian
named Brown.
The question of publishing
legal advertisements is still be
ing discussed in the papers; ev
ery newspaper in the state with
one exception has favored the
passage of such a law. A bill
providing for the publication of
legal sales has already been in
troduced in the legislature and
we have no doubt it will become
a law. Everything may be said
in favor of the bill and but little
or nothing against it
Quite a stormy debate took
place in the house of represen
tatives on the amendment of
fered by Mr. Cox.of New York,
to reduce the army, in the
course of which Mr. Mills, of
Texas, charged the democrats
with being responsible for Cus
ter's death, because of their mi -
erable economy. The house
rejected the amendment, and
also another reducing it to 20,
000. The vote stood 66 to 118.
The Marshall Heiald .copies
an item about the mayor's court
mill in Brenham from the Ban
ner, and asks, "But what of the
trimmings ?"
It ii everything of the trim
mings ; the tine as stated is on
ly a dollar; that's comparative
ly nothing; the trimmings is
where the fun comes in not for
the culprit, but for the officers
of the mill. The trimmings in
each and every case amount to
$) more. Do you sec, Mr. Her-
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STARTLING FIGURES.
We call special attention to
the report of the grand jury pub
lished elsewhere. It will be
seen that there is a deficit of
S6212 in the tax collector's ac
counts foLthc years 1873 4and
have been rumors to
for some time, but it
been made
fficial or tangi-
also finds on
names of
who draw
unty S3 14 per month.
ome ofHfcsc paupers a;o com
paratively able-bodied and. .are
able to earn their own living, as
is attested by the gfind jury.
The language of tflei report is
plain and unmistakable and
calls for vigorous and prompt
action on the part of the county
commissioners. The pauper
list has grown to elephantine
proportions and has about be
come an unbearable tax upon
the honest, hard working, tax
paying people of the county,
The Banner is informed by
members of the grand jury that
there are many other things in
connection with the county's af
fairs to which attention might
with propriety be called, but
they deem the two items to
which they have called special
attention, of paramount impor
tance at this time, and think
they are quite sufficient to oc
cupy the attention of the com
missioners' court and the public
for the present. The Banner
has for several years insisted up
on the establishment of a coun
ty or poor farm, but the former
commissioners' court in their
wisdom did not see fit to do so,
but instead continued to add
pauper after pauper to the list
until it has attainSd its- present
formidable proportions.
The Denison Heiald contains
a long editorial on "officer's ex
penses." It very truthfully says
that at present there is not only
no incentive to an officer to do
his duty, but rather a discour
agement It is now made the
duty of a sheriff to follow and
capture criminals, but he re
ceives no pay for that service.
He is compelled to attend court
as a witness, but is allowed no
fees for his attendance. Offi
cers should be paid for their
services.
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Richard Henrt Dana, the
venerable poet and essayist is
dead. He was born in Cam
bridge, Mass., in 1787, and was
in his 93d year. He was admit
ted to the bar of Boston in 181.1,
but practiced law only a short
time. His inclinations led him
towards literature, and he was
for many years intimately con
nected with the North Ameri
can Review. He has been lost
sight of by the public for the.
last quarter of a century. He
was the father of Richard Hen
ry Dana, a prominent New York
editor.
The Waco Telephone says
"the Brenham jail is empty
prisoners all remanded t o
Huntsville." This is certainly
refreshing news, considering the
distance it comes. It is an old
and true saying, "If you want
to learn the news go away from
home." The Brenham jail is
not empty, has not been empty
since it was built, and stands no
show of being empty for some
time to come unless the birds
should all take wings and fly
away. The people of Washing
ton county would be glad to
have an empty county jail, but
such cannot be.
Indiana is also on the re
trenchment and reform list. A
bill has been introduced in the
legislature to regulate 'fees and
salaries. It provides that in
counties having less than 15,000
inhabitants, all officers except
recorders shall receive 5icoo
per year; from 15,000 to 20,000
they shall receive S1252 per
year; from 20,000 to 25,000 they
shall receive Si 565 peryear.and
in counties of over 25,000 inhab
itants the officers receive "S1878
annually. This bill has been fa
vorably reported on by the com
mittee to whom it was referred.
The idea that the fees of office
are too large is not confined to
Texas alone.
It has been demonstrated that
the war department has been
very successful in killing off In
dians, while the interior depart
ment has been almost equally
successful in starving them to
death. Between the two it is
onlv a nuestion of limp ltniv
I long the Indians will last
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LEGISLATIVE.
Senate. Feb. 3. Committee
reported adversely to bill pay
ing witnesses and officers fees
for attendance outside their own
counties.
Favorably on bill amending
act regulating duties of district
and county attorneys.
A motion to suspend the rules
and pass bill repealing the dog
tax was debated and several
members expressed their opin
ion on the "dog question." The
motion was lost.
Bill to secure creditors a just
division of the estates of debt
ors, passed to engrossment.
House. Terrell's bill from
the senate providing for the
erection of a state-house and
other public buildings were re
ferred. Committee reported unfavor
ably on proposition changing
constitution on homesteads.
Mr. Upton's bill regulating
freights and tariffs on railroads
is tlie same as the Quin bill of
last session with some changes.
Bill to authorize the attorney
general to bring suits and em
ploy counsel on titles to univer
sity lands in Hill and McLen
nan counties, passed.
A large number of bills and
resolutions were introduced.
Senate, Feb. 4. Message
from tlie; house reporting reso
lution providingfor a joint com
mission to investigate the land
frauds. Adopted.
Mr. Culloch. Resolution that
committee on military affairs be
requested to report what legis
lation is necessary for the pro
tection of life and property-of
citizens of the state, particular
ly ou the frontier.
Mr. Lane. Bill for relief of
Aransas Road company, relat
ing to improvement of channels
in" Aransas bay.
Senate went into executive
session on nomination of T. J.
Goree, and without confirma
tion. Bill to, provide for organiza
tion of the state penitentiary,
and to regulate the management
of convicts thereon,- was taken
up. The bill was discussed un
til adjournment.
House. By Henderson. Bill
to punish persons for enticing
laborers to abandon contracts
for labor, and harboring and se
creting them. Referred.
Bill to provide for sale of un
appropriated public domain to
pay public debts. Referred.
Mr. Bryan, for committee on
finance, reported the general ap
propriation bill as a substitute
for bill referred yesterday. It
provides for frontier defense,
omitted in other bills.
Favorable report on Terrell's
senate bill designating 3,000,000
acres of land to build state cap
itol and substituting it for house
bill same subject.
Resolution to change date
when property shall be assessed
for taxation from January 4 to.
March 1 was discussed are re
ferred to committee on taxa--
ation.
The speaker introduced peti
tion of citizens of Dallas, ask
ing reduction of fees of "various
officers to conform with the
stringency of the times.
Finlay's resolution that occu
pations involving skill, learning,
art, science, industry and trades
and . professions necessary for
prosperity be exempt from oc
cupation tax. Mr. Finlay said
he wanted the sense of the
house on the proposition. A
motion to table jthc resolution
was carried by 45"" to 39.
Senate. Feb.j!5, A substi
tute report provides for a com
mittee to examine and report on
the Bryan college. It is to find
out if it is actually an agricultu
ral and mechanical college.
Favorably on and amending
bill for disposal of public free
school lands and to secure pro
ceeds to public6chools.
Bill for increasing revenue by
tax on drinks by a-register.
Bill to regulate penitentiaries
passed.
A message from the governor
on public schools was read and
ordered printed.
Bill to change jurisdiction of
county courts and confirm dis
trict courts to such change was
taken up and discussed till ad
journment. House. The finance commit
tee's bill appropriating $1 08,659
for the support of the state gov
ernment from Jan 1st to March
irt present year and reducing
amouut for adjutant general's
office to 517,500 fortwo months
and the salary of the adjutant
general to S2000 perannum was
ordered engrossed.
Petition atrainst interfering
with the county court in Collin
county.
Bill to provide the state may
rent each alternate section of
land belonging to the school
fund; referred.
Favorable report on senate
bill providing for building Capi
tol, adopted.
Committee reported unfavor
ably on bill to repeal occupa
tion taxes.
The question of allowing
criminal"- to testify in thcirown
behalf was discussed to adjourn
ment. Tnt:San Antonio Jeralilpub
lishes an accounc of a tornado
in the vicinity of New Braunfcls
on Sunday the 26th ult. It be
gan two miles northwest of Four
Mile creek, destroying Frank
Hildcbrand's farm; the store
house of William Wetzel was
scattered to the four winds and
only a small portion of the goods
could afterwards be found. Stol
te's dwelling was entirely ruin
ed ; a blacksmith shop was com
pletely blown away and a gin
house was carried completely
off leaving the machinery stand
ing. Everything in the path of
the tornado was carried away.
An advocate of the whipping
post writes to the San Antonio
Heiald giving the the following
statement: "A Grimes county
negro stole a box of sardines
from a store; this made it a pen
itentiary offense; the little fishes
were worth twenty cents; the
negro was tried, convicted and
sent to Huntsville. It cost the
state 1000 to land him there.
So, that 'we uns,' who won't
steal, must pay for those who
do. It will strike the average
tax-payer as an awful price for
sardines." Such cases are com
mon throughout the state.
The San Antonio Erpiess
commends the state senate for
its economy in refusing' to put
the state to an expense of 40
cents a day for ice. The sub
ject was duly debated and time
enough consumed to have
bought and paid for tec for the
senate for several years. When
tlie legislature takes the re
trenchment fever it is always
in an acute form retrenchment
is a disease that never becomes
chronic.
The Paris BanAct is--quite
moderate in its views on the dog
question. It thinks "the legisla
"tute should pass a lawjjrohibit
ing any resident of a large town
or city from having more than
4 or 5 dogs on his premises. It
thinks when a man has fifteen
or forty dogs to prowl around a
house and howl, the thing is mo
notonous. It would place no
restrictions whatever on the
number of dogs kept on farms.
During November last Mr.
Goree, superintendent of the
penitentiary, issued vouchers to
the amount of $741 1.30 to sher
iffs for conveying 71. prisoners
to the penitentiary. Thus it will
be seen that it costs the state
over 100 for transporting each
convict to tlie penitentiary, or
more than tlie cost of a first-
'class passage to New York or
Boston by rail.
The Southern wat claims
question came up for debate in
congress. The discussion was
opened by Mr. Chalmers, of
Mississippi, who took strong
grounds in maintaining .the
rights of the south and urging
her claims upon the government
in the matter of appropriations
for public improvements.
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The Sherman Registei as
sumes the responsibility of mak
ing the following assertion :
A neighboring Texas editor
recently had the temerity to an
nounce that a certain young la
dy was the prettiest girl in town.
Specimens of his hair now adorn
about forty center tables. The
poor fellow now wears a wig
and takes his meals in the office.
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Some 5000 barrels of cotton
seed "oil have lately been ship
ped from New Orleans to ports
on the Mediterranean. A large
proportion of this cotton seed
oil will find its way to the Uni
ted States and northern Europe
where it will be sold and ate up
as the finest and purest olive oil.
The Round Rock Head
light man has received instruc
tions how to run his paper
mostly from men who do not
patronize it He suggests that
if they desire to experiment in
the newspaper line that they can
buy him out for cash. His
motto is, put up or shut up.
Mrs. Gnmes, whose hus
band was killed by the Bass
gang at Round Rock, is now
living in Lampasas.
STATE NEWS.
Martin's hog marshal had
35 hogs in the pound last week.
Capt. E. Baker, an old and
respected citizen of Calvert, is
dead.
Gainesville is buiftling a
new courthouse which will cost
S30,ooo.
Pneumonia is very preva
lent and fatal in Red River
county.
Orange culture is begin
ning to receive attention in Vic
toria county.
Plum trees are in bloom at
Victoria, and peach tree buds
are opening.
Two Dallas'Eucks quarreled
over a colored Venus and one
knifed the other fatally.
The local editor of the
Denison Heiald has opened a
war upon Green, of patent med
icine fame.
A very large beaver was
caught in the Colorado sriver at
the mouth of Onion creek in
Travis county.
. The Jefferson Jimp has
been presented with the boss
turnip. It weighs nine and a
half pounds.
In San Antonio many bus
iness houses are substituting
gasoline in place of gas the lat
ter costs too much.
A Dallas lawyer was caught
in McLennan connty carrying a
pistol; he was errcsted and fined
$25 which he paid.
The democracy of Galves
ton will be re-organized and
conduct a vigorous campaign
in the coming city election.
In Victoria everything is
active. Building.repairing.paint
ing, whitewashing, pruning, gar
dening, etc., is the order of the
day.
Two negroes met in the
road in Falls county and dispu
ted about who was to give the
road. One shot the other in the
jaw.
The first shipment by the
Central and Montgomery rail
road, consisting of a car load
of cotton, has been received at
Navasota.
Two most excellent gen
tleman of Bell county have re
fused to go bail for their rowdy,
brother, who is in hock for car
rying a pistol.
A number of burglaries
were attempted in Denison. on
Friday night They are all
charged to the account of the
numerous tramps that infect the
town.
A Rusk, county darkey
went :razy because a. negro wo
man with whom he was in love
gave him the mitten. He has
been sent to the lunatic asylum
at Austin.
Bryan Pilot: CoL Hig
ganson arrived a few days ago
from Mississippi with a number
of colored farm hands for Bra
zos bottom plantations.
A desperado named Wil
liam Worts, alias Jack Murray,
alias Wi'd Bill, was killed in
Denison the other day, while re
sisting arrest He was notori
ous in the Territory.
A man in Fort Worth
bought an old worn out fiddle
of pawn-broker and sent it to
Chicago for repairs. He got a
letter offering 500 forit, says
the Denison News. "Fiddie
stix," say we.
The Dallas Herald tells of
another shooting affair at Trini
ty mills. Two men, Males and
Dowden, shot at each other a
number of times ; their aim was
bad and neither was hurt
Several prominent citizens
of Hearne played a social game
of "pokaire" and were arraigned
in the justice's cburt on a charge
of gambling. The jury said
"not guilty," as the gentlemen
played in a priyate room.
The Lamar street Metho
dist'ehurch in Dallas was burg
larized and robbed of two cost
ly chairs, which were afterwards
found at a second-hand furniture
store where they had been sold
by an unknown party.
A lot of chaps who had
fines entered up against them
on the mayor's docket in Bel
ton, entered that worthy offi
cials office and removed from
tlie book the leaves containing
the charges against them.
On Saturday night last a
fire broke out in the dry goods
house of Edell & -Kincadc, in
Rockdale, which rapidly spread
to other houses, consuming a
block, often buildings, mostly
occupied by business houses.
The total loss was some $15,000
or 20,000.
The grcenbackers at Cal
vert had a reorganization on
Saturday night. There are ICO
members in the clubrGen
Hamman was elected president
and said he was a stronger
greenbacker than ever before.
Richmond, Fort Bend
county, has allowed its corpora
tion to die out. There has been
more or less rowdyism in town
and now the people begin to
clamor for a revival of the cor
poration, together with the par
aphernalia for enforcing order.
An en'gineer on the Sun
set route counted 23 tramps on
the road between Luling and
Kingsbnry, a few days ago.
Employes on the frieght trains
are compelled to wear arms to
defend themselves against this
element.
W. A. Kincaid, of the firm
of Edell & Kincaid, of Round
Rock, has been arrested on a
chargeof arson, having bpen ac
cused of setting fireto the store
of the firm on Saturday last
He was held in bond of 1000
for his appearance, before the.
district court.
John Jackson, an Indian,
served out his term in the
Sherman jail for carrying a pis
tol and was set at liberty. He
loitered around the gate forsev
cral hours, seemingly preferring
confinement and plenty to eat to
liberty and no grub. So rays
the Registei.
A man in Denison is talk
ing of buying a tract of land
midway between the towns of
Denison and Sherman and estab
lishing a resort to be called the
"Half-Way House." If -properly
run it would draw all the
"bloods" from both, towns and
also get their money.
A bloody affray, resulting
in the death of two men, occur
red at Henderson's store, Go
liad county, on the 4th inst
Two men, .Lockhart and Hen
derson, got into a quarrel when
both drew pistols. Lockhart
killed Henderson and a brother
of Henderson's in turn killed
Lockhart
A San Antonio man some
months ago lost a 250 watch.
He offered 50 reward for it;
Some "little niggers" found it,
a big policeman found the lit
tle niggers .and took it away
from them, receiving the reward
from the owner. The little nigs
didn't get a nickel.
A main of cocks was
fought in Denison on Saturday
afternoon, but the great and
good Heiald supposing .its
readers all to be of a moral and
humane turn .of mind, did not
send a commissioner to report
the said wicked and cruel pro
ceedings. In spite of all this
there was a big crowd present
who had "lots of fun," viewed
from their standpoint
Dallas county" maintains
her reputation for disorderly
conduct The last casewas atf
a ball at Perry's house near
Trinity mills. One Roberts be
came noisy and G. W. Gray put
him out In the yard Roberts
shot at Gray several times, one
ball woundingliim slightly. Du
ring the shooting a ball passed
through a panel in the door and
wounded the daughter of the
host in the calf of the leg. .The
shootists were arrested.
Sometime ago an account
was given of three young wo
men whipping another young
woman. Miss -Cole, in Dallas
county. Miss Cole is a friend
less orphan. The three went
before the grand jury and en
deavored to have Miss Cole in
dicted for threatening their lives.
The grand jury refused to find
an indictment and the' whole
affair, says the Heiald, smells
of persecution
The Waco Examiner tells
a curious story. A Hill comity
man and his son on their way
home camped by the roadside;
early in the evening a lone wo
man appeared in camp telling a
woeful story and asked to re
main during the night The
man and boy slept in the wag
on; two or three hours after
laying down the supposed wo
man arose and appeared at the
wagon dirk in hand; the man
shot her dead she was a man.
The San Antonio Express
has just interviewed parties
from the vicinity of San Deigo,
who report heavy loses of sheep,
goats and horses by the late
cold weather, bmuggling is ex
tensively carried on from Mexi
co to Texas. The people of
San Diego will not subsenbe to
the Corpus Christi railroad sand
will be left fome ten miles' porth
of it, which will pass by on its
way to Laredo.
. " A bloody battle: ocl
in a bairroom'at C'dar H
Dallas cpunry. Two4youngi
Tomlinson and McGregor wl
waiting on thesacae girL-"Tc-r
linson was engaged tolTcnivShl
danced ,vith' McGregor an
while on "the noor with Till
Tomlinson, -who was cnxyird
jealousy, got up and attack
McGregor with a' 3nifc.f he I
turn drew His knife and attack!
T.omlinson ; bottfjntirwere :
vercly cut and the.jwung fad
fainted.
Trouble has WaPim at Pa!- -
estine, growing outo&tte Gray
son murder case. .Cm Satur-
day evenint? a cofhanon took
place between CoLvAdamsantf
v-nnsKogers ana jwianajim
Quisenburry. BiiltaW "Rogers J
that he had testifieoVfcbely'os
the -stand. Jim knocked Rog
ers oownr ana some-, one 01
them stabbeSRdbeii. ia th
Twck. Rogers- then-aBoscand'
nrea several shouLi wauno-
I. .e .- ---..Ii-. I- -"-.
ing ' Bill Qui
tally. Theyfired
Rogers asJierct
Quisenbury. and
have been arrested.
The Waco
ports an exciting ju
BrownwoodjBrownJ
Tuesday of last week
that a large party
men suddenly appear
loon where Chas. All
sheriffand jaikyJTvai 1
ten-pinsVcaptured-!
others in the saloon
marched'Allcn to
forced him to'releasear8risoner
named Doctor Eaat While
these proceedings weresur prog
ress officers and citwegs armed
themselves and would Rave fired,
on the maskers, but dbuld no
do so without endangering the.
life of Allen. - -r"W -
Two hundred Heal of corn-.
fed cattle have bee& shipped
from McLennan county to Cuba
via Galveston.. This & the sec
ond lot shipped' fria Waco
during, the past t web months.
The first shipmeat ptated satis
factory in "the way of profits.
The Examiner' tiuotefc s large
and profitabls tradH in this
branch of business canTjiework'-
cu up. xi mis oeen 1
1 T1I..1 J-S ."
ted that railroad rreigB
not admit of the shipri
corn, so that tKc, oab
that can Tie done with
plus, is to turn it into beef or
pork which will beat transsr-
tnfinn
Gonzales Inquitci 7
mortality among ow"c
this winter has been, unu
severe. Each.-' week,. save'
we have told of the death of c
or more persons. Pneun
resulting from-the unusual se
verity of the weatber7seems fc
be the "worst disease prevalent
.-Wild pigeons are plentiful
in the woods near Harwooil. - --
Parties seem to be'aH the rage
among the youag folks.
Gardens are' looking fine and
prospects for 'early vegetables
good.- Ia the western part of
this and in. Wilson county the
range is good and stock has win-"
tered welL
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HKaboti at
ie& 5im"
V( (m-Tc
UK fi
MSnmuur re-
lHtHivery at
l&onty; on
C It seems
jf maslced
j&iiCasa-
fe-dffljury
&eaing"
ItmifiattBe
tacarstuard
the Ifcii and
Is H
fait of
rgbing
Salpkw tar IHpifcerla.
"A few years ago when ilip
theria was raging 'in Eng$tti$ &
gentleman accompanied the cel
ebrated Dr. Field on his rounds
to witness) the socalled'woc
derful cures" whichThe perform ,
ed, while the patients of others
were dropping on all sides. The s
remedy to be so rapid must be
simple. All he took with.him
was a powder of sulphur and a ...
quill, and with these 'he. cured "
every patient without exception, jj
He put a teaspoon-full of flour ,
of brimstone into a wine glass ;t
of water and stirred it withVnis
finger instead of a'spoonj-assuUj '
phur does not readily amalgam
ate with water. When the sul- b
phur was well mixed,Kegae-it
as a gargle, and fa ten minuted -'
the patient was out of danger:
Brimstone kills every species of :&.
fungus in man, beasrad plant
in a few minutes. Instead of
spitting out the gargle .he rec-
ommended the swallowihg'of ft
In extreme cases in which he
had been called just in the nick
of time when the fungus was too"
nearly closing to allow tbNgar
gling, he blew the sulphur
through a quill into the throat,-; -and
after the fungus had shrunk
to-allow of it, then the gasgUng. -He
never lost a. patient from J
diptheria. If the patient caa ""
not gargle take a live, coal; pat
it on a shovel and sprinkle
spoonful or two of flofer brim-
stone at a time upon it, let, the 1
sufferer inhale it, holding" the
head over it and the fungus will-
die. If plentifully used the room -
may be filled 'almost to suffoca
tion ; the patient can waHfabout
in it, inhaling -the Juraes, with
doors and windows shut. The
mode of fumigating a,room with
sulphur has oftenjeured mosty
chest; etc, auwsSafe, and is
recooSiicftdW m cases of con-
asUvma. i
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