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CoTTOSi The market is very
firm at. quotations.
EtUJUnd peach tree buds
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Wood continues in active de
mand, at almost fabulous prices.
Country bacon is being sold
at 6 cents per pound from wag
ons. Silent Contempt is the best
medicine for some people c
wot of.
Podltrv is plentiful and com
mands very fair prices Jn this
market.
Pxeumokia.is prcvailing,.wth
fatal results, in the . Gay Hill
neighborhood.
' "Brenham has eight churches
and the i ninth one is now in
course or construction.
DiEDbh theSoth ulLjYif-
WAaged 2 years7 daughterof
xr. and Mis. C W. Kiaedcn.
Rain every night and a blue
norther every morning has been
the weather programme for tfits
week. .
Oats, rye; 'barley and millet
is now being extensively' sown
by planters of this and Austin
--county.
"The market is now well sup
s pSedwith country butter and
' prices tire 'declining in conse
quence. , The demand for fruit trees
and shubbeiy at our nurseries
has been largely in excess of the
supply. ' '
Norther. On Saturday
ineveng we had a slight n&rther
which lasted during Sunday and
Ttfonday.
Mayor's Court. Tuesday
M. Allcorn, drunk and disorder
ly? plead guiltyk "fined $1 and
trimmings.
The weather on Tuesday was
cloudy and cold, with a norther.
The mercury stood at 40 most
of the day."
Mayor's Court. Thursday.
F. W. Becker, violating mar
ket ordinance. Continued un
til Saturday.
The. ball at Palm's hall, in
Pleasant HilltonSaturday night
was well attended and passed
Iqtfjjfeasantly.;
sJ learn from Mr. M. M.
rBawelftat&Zfthaaissingeffects
- oHthdlate Mrs. Sellers have not
been recovered.. A
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There was-a pleasant party
at the residence of Mn Nicho
las Zeiss, near Berlin, on last
Saturday evening.
Lorenze Zeiss, the boss
' brewer, is prepared to fill orders
for beer, of superior quality in
quantities to suit." 4, ?
MuxiNERY.T-Go-and inspect
-Mrs. Schwarz's jew' styles in
Millinery goods. They are per
fect beauties, to be sure.
There are two things that
everybody knows exactly how
to do, viz: how to run a hotel
and how to run a newspaper.
A cooo many wagon loads of
cotton were brought to town on
"Tuesday. The supply in the
country is not near exhausted.
Make horrie pleasant by or
namenting your yards with
choice .shrubbery and shade
trees. Now fs the time to plant
Greer Case. We learn that
the jury in the John Greer case
" at Hempstead failed to agree
ad were discharged on Satur
day. ' Night drinking is becoming
rather common in town now,
and some of the Vhoys go on a
spree almost every night Sad,
but trne.
Plows, cultivators and agri
cultural implements generally
are In active demand, and large
quantities are seen to leave town
daily.
Three droves of mules are in
the city, but are .meeting Avitn
rather slow sale, owing to the
high prices at which they are
held.
Country Produce, such as
turkeys, chickens, eggs, butter
and lard have undergone a con
siderable decline within the past
weekv
From the quantity of lumber
that leaves this city daily wc
sire led to infer that extensive
improvements are being made
In the country.
Cotton. In spite of the al
most impassable 'condition of
Jhtrcsffls, a.-considerabIefliian
rof,cotton
kis"mari
Loaflrs upon street corners
have been rather .scarce during
the past three weeks, on ac
count of the extreme inclem
ency of the weather.
Corn cbmmands from 40 to
45 ccnts-per bushel in this mar
ket; fodder, from 80 cents to one
dollar per hundred, according
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to quality or condition.
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Planters from the Labadie
prairie report farming opera'
tions satisfactory, considering
the continued unfavorable
weather for out-door work.
Windy. On Tuesday there
was a brisk and whistling wind
all day; loose signs, shingles
and other light articles were
blown -around promiscuously.
Masqurade. A grand mas
qurade ball is to take place at
Round Top, Fayette, count',
on the 15th inst Brenhamwill
be represented we are told.
'1he continued cold, rainy
weather is having a telling ef
fect upon stock on the range
and without shelter, and quite
a number are dying in conse
quence. Our free schools continue to
grow and prosper under the
able management of Prof. Es
till, who seems untiring in his
labors in behalf of these insti
tutions. Auctions. Saturday was
quite a brisk day for auctions
there being a numbsr of bug
gies, spring wagons, horses and
miscellanous articles sold . on
file streets.
Several Brenhamites speak
of attending the Mardi Gras
festivities at Galveston on the
25th inst One and one-fifth
fair for the round trip has been
granted bjrthe various railroads.
Mayor's Court. Monday
F. Barnhill, drunk and disorder
ly; plead guilty; fined J5l and
trimmings. Paid.
M. Allcorn, same, continued
until Tuesday.
The old Knapp homestead,
on Main street, having passed
into the hands of Mr. C. C
Hemming, is now being thor
oughly over-hauled and repair
ed, and will soon be ready for
occupancy again.
Brenham is putting on met
ropolian airs; she has an organ
grinder, a balloon peddler, a
man without legs selling pen
cils and a chap selling empty
pocket books, besides a paper
peddler.
It is suggested that young
ladies who persist in wearing
outside pockets have their pur
ses made to resemble prayer
books, as they are a species of
property for which thieves have
little use.
Marriage Licenses issued
by H. M. Lewis,- county clerk,
for the week ending February
the 6th: -
Ben Montgomery and Annie Ouster.
Mose Sander and Kachel Webber.
Wash Coleman and Laury Yarber.
Willis McIntyre, who on
Thursday last plead guilty to
burglary and took two years in
the penitentiary, is a grand ras
cal, considering his age. He
has already been to the peni
tentiary, though he is only
about 19 or 20 years old.
A prize candy man was in
town on Saturday and scooped
up quarters just about as easy
as shot runs out of a shoveL
It seems as though a great
many people take a delight and
pride in being humbugged.
Died, in Coryell co., Texas,
on the 23d of Jan. 1870 Mrs E.
J. Manny, in the 25th year of
age; daughter ol J. L and M.
J. Matchett She leavs a de
voted husband and three chil
dren, with many friends to
mourn her untimely death.
Still They Come. The
Weekly Banner in its enlarged
form is the most popular paper
ever published in Washington
county. As an evidence, of this
the Banner has added no less
than thirteen new subscribers to
its list in the last three days.
We have plenty of room on our
new subscription book for more.
Circumcision. On Tuesday
last, the right of circumcision
was performed on the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cohn,
at their residence in this city.
Rabbi Heidingsfeldcr, of Hous
ton, officiated. The son is nam
ed Gabe S. Cohn. There was
quite a- large attendance of
friends of the family, Hebrews
and Christians. After the cere
mony a sumptuous repast was
n was
Goon tevants arc in active
demand in this county just now;
there is considerable productive
land, under good fences, togeth- an entrance into Wm. New
er with comfortable tenant man's saloon on Ant street op
houses, for rent at very low posite the Central house. An
prices to early applicants. 1 entrance was effected by prizing
Ma Zapp. who was shot bv
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. few days ago, is said to be in a
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tlmr irav fnr rrrnvprv His
wound is reported as very pain
ful, but not thought by his phy
sicians to be at all dangerous
now.
Roads. The county roads
are in a fearful condition and
in need of work, but owing to
the continued inclement w eath
er, the necessary work cannot
be done, hence oversees have
but to abide their time until a
more propitious season.
Land. We are informed
that there are considerable
quantities of first-class lands
with good tenant houses, in the
neighborhoods of Buckhornand
Sempronious in Austin county,
for rent on very1 reasonable
terms, but good tenants are
scarce.
Mayor's Court. Wednesday
Carl Schutze, obtruding him
self on private premises where
he had no right, in the night
time. Mr. Breedlovc; his attor
ney, presented a "surgeon's cer
tificate" that Col. Schutze was
sick abed, and the case was con
tinued until Friday morning at
9 o clock.
The Hop. Don't forget the
hop by the Brenham Greys at
Armory hall to-night The
company has bought a number
of fine pictures for the hall, and
have otherwise fitted it up in
fine style. The Italian string
band will discourse sweet music
for the dancers.
. Captured, Warner Lock
ett and squire Brown, both col
ored gentlemen, charged with
assault with intent to murder,
were captured near Navasota,
on Wednesday, by deputy sher
iffs Garrett and Williams, of
this county. They were brought
into town yesterday and lodged
in jail.
H. W. Orsber. Watchnaker and
Jeweler, Brenham. Teaas.
Lecture. On Tuesday eve
ning Rev. F. T. Mitchell de
livered a lecture at the Metho
dist church to the firemen and
military of this city. Consider
ing the inclemency of the weath
er the lecture was well attended,
especially by the two organiza
tions for whom it was intended.
Those who were present speak
in the highest terms of it
Hardware. In this issue ap
pears the card of Capt Robert
aenmerbeck, dealer in wagon
material, carpenters and me
chanics tools of all descriptions,
all kinds of cutlery as well as a
full line of hardware. Capt
Schmerbeck has been in Bren
ham for many years and is well
and favorable known for fair and
honest dealing.
Volksfest. For the benefit
of inquirers as to when our next
volksfest would take place, we
will state that the committee of
the association have taken no
steps in the matter as yet; but,
from the best information we
can obtain, we think we are safe
in saying that the Fest will take
place between the 1st and 15th
of May, weather permitting.
However, ample notice of the
time will be given by the asso
ciation of the day and date.
Prosmuehler, or the rights
of circumcision, were conferred
upon Harris, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Bloombargh, at
their residence, Thursday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, by Rabbi
Heidingsfeldcr, of Houston. A
number of the friends of the
family were present, and par
took of a sumptuous repast af
ter the conclusion of the cere
mony. Appropriate toasts were
offered the father and son, and
were drank in flowing bumpers
of sparkling wine.
Weekly Cotton Statement.
Mr. W. K. Lewis, furnishes
the Banner with the following
statement for the week ending
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1 879.
Net receipts, bales 1021
Shipments 1185
Stock on hand.... .... 3054
Total rcceiptsthi5 season..... 27,779
Freight to New York $1 05
per IOO lbs rail and water.
Freight to New York, $1 50
per 100 lbs., all rail.
Weather report by Dr. Wood:
Total rainfall in inches 1 2-10
Highest temperature 79
Lou est temperature 6of
Acragetcnincraturc 6S1-3
C A. Totter can and will sell
the cheapest brogan boots in
Brenham.
Burgluiv. On Saturday District. Court. Friday
morning between one o'clock State s. Adam Sanders, color
and daylight burglars effected ed, assault with intent to mur
Pen a -dow on tnc alley.
t
uncc insiae me ourgiars pro
ceeded to make thcmsels com-
fortablc by helping themselves
to w ine and cigars. Being pro
vided with an ax they prized off
the till and took out the loose
change a dollar or two. They
carried off a few bottles of wine,
several boxes of cigars and a
silver watch belonging to the
barkeeper. From the looks of
things in the siloon on Satur
day morning the burglars must
have spent a least half an hour
inside. They made their exit
by the door opening on the al
ley. To accomplish all the
work they must have had a
light and also made consider
able noise. On the same night
an attempt was made to enter
the new saloon in the Cotton
exchange building, but a man
sleeping inside was aroused and
getting up to investigate, the
burglars took leg bail. The
question arises where were the
night policemen.
Rat
Exterminator. A
young Yankee inclined to obe
sity came to this moral city on
Thursday last and announced
himself as a rat exterminator.
He proceeded to business by
calling at several residences in
the suburbs, and after being
well fed, as a preliminary to ex
terminating the rats on the prem
ises, he would provide himself
with a stout stick and take a
convenient seat in the yard and
order that the rats to be exter
minated be brought forward for
extermination. He was quite
successful in exterminating all
the food set before htm, but not
a rat did he kill. On Saturday
he fell into the hands of the city
marshal and was furnished free
lodgings and rations at the bas
tile till Monday morning, when
he was released. He was the
happy possessor of a "tie-pass"
and took the railroad westward,
where he expects to settle and
grow up with the country.
A Just Complaint. Peace
able, quiet, law abiding citizens
are daily complaining at the os
tentatious display made of for
midable pistols by the numer
ous deputy sheriffs of this coun
ty. During the present term of
the district court, there has been
ever so many, no one knows ex
actly how many, deputy sheriffs
airing themselves about town
bearing very large revolvers.
Many persons cay it is a dis
grace to the community to have
peace officers going about the
streets thus armed. It is even
hinted that some of these depu
ties are made deputies only for
the purpose of carrying arms.
The law expressly forbids the
carrying of arms by officers un
less in the discharge of their of
ficial duty.
Public Schools. Prof. Es
till reports the following attend
ance at the free schools : For
September; white, 243 ; colored
38 ; October, white, 374 ; color
ed, 91 : November, white 289;
colored, 142 : December, white,
294 'colored, 195 : January,
white 318; colored, 270; mak
ing the total attendance 588,
which is the largest in the histo
ry of the public schools in this
city. The progress of the
schools is eminently satisfacto
ry, but with the largely increas
ed attendance the present build
ings'are entirely too small, and
are illy adapte'd for the purpose.
The school property will soon
be paid for and Brenham should
have a school building of suffi
cient size to accommodate the
pupils and at the same time be
an ornament to the city,
Real Estate transfers for
the week ending Feb. 6, repor
ted by C. F. Herbst, of the
county clerk's office.
I. D. Affleck to I renry Stern
berg, 65 1-2 acres on Wolf creek
Washington county S393.
Seth Shepard, Trustee, to D.
Phears, lot on Market street,
Brenham, 20.
S. R. Hard & wife to P. H.
Vanpelt and G. .L. Hill, house
and lot in Chappell Hill, S300.
J. C. Tom and wife to Joe
Ralston and P. R. Dawson, lot
in Brenham, 950.
Joe Ralston to P. R. Dawson,
his interest.lot in Brenham, $500.
J. H. Hutchinson, S. W. C, to
R. Hoffmann, 247 acres, Miller
Ige., S309
H. H. Daily, to Christ Meier,
64 79-100 acres, S. F. Austin
Ige., !8o9.
Peter Bradford ctal., to Ma
hale Bradford, lot in Brenham,
on Sandy street, Sioo.
der, Mistrial.
Sanders is the- negro who
shot colored policeman Canda
Garland, at Camptown, last sum
mer. Full particulars w-cre pub
lished at the time.
State vs. Elijah Jp;
charged with
derson Helm,-
man, Continm
Court adjourn
day morning,
District Coukt. J
State vs. Chal": Lighttoot
ed, burglary at
near isurton ; guticyv tour years
in penitentiary.
State V3. Jordan Garrett, col
ored, assault with intent to kill;
guilt', four years in penitentia
ry. Garrett is the negro who
raised such a rumpus on Mrs.
Vinson's premises last summer
and who attempted to burn an
outhouse by piling clothmg.bed
ding, etc., on the floor and sit
ting fire to it
State vs. Chas. Hawkins,
charged with the murder of
Thomas R. Power, continued to
next uext term of court on affi
davit of defendant
District Court. Baker vs.
Finney et al. Motion for ne.w
trial argued ; motion overruled
and notice ofappeal given.
State vs. John Baptiste, col
ored, burglary; plead guilty
and took two years in peniten
tial. This is a case of speedy jus
tice. John burglarized New
man's saloon on last Friday
nicrht : was arrested and iailed
on Saturday. On Monday the I
grand jury found a true bill
against him and on Tuesday he
was brought into court and
plead guilty.
State vs. Peter Spears, color
ed, charged with rape. Hear
ing, on habeas corpus for bail,
progressing.
The grand jury after a five
week's session was discharged.
District Court. Wednes
day State vs. Peter Spears,
colored, charged -with rape.
Cause heard on habeas corpus
on Tuesday. Defendant dis
charged. State vs. Joshua Hall Davii,
charged with the murder of
Mahlman in May 1877, contin
ued untiljiext term of court on
affidavit of defendant.
State vs. John Ward, charged
with the murder of Mahlman,
in May 1 877. Jury empannel
ed (all white men) and exami
nation of witnesses progressing.
District Court. Thursday.
State vs. John Ward, murder.
The evidence for the state was
concluded about three o'clock
in the afternoon when the de
fense began their testimony.
The grand jury during their
session found 33 indictments
classified as follows : murder, 3;
selling liquor in less quantities
than one quart, 1; rape, I ; theft
of hogs, 2 ; burglary, 5 ; unlaw
fully using an estray, 1; assault
with intent to murder, 10 ; per
jury, 1; petty theft, 5; theft of
I horse, I; and embezzlement, 3.
Chew Jackson's best Sweet Naty Tobacco.
Bio Thiep Caught. At an
early hour on Saturday morn
ing the city marshal was notified
of the burglary of Newman's sa
loon. Suspicion was attached
to a certain big, mahogany col
ored negro. Special deputy
sheriff Bill Jackson, colored.was
engaged and a plan of campaign
agreed upon. Jackson went to
the house of the big mahogany
colored party, John Baptistc, in
the extreme west end of the city,
and decoyed him to town. The
marshal propounded a few in
terrogatories to Baptiste, whose
answers being unsatistactory,
was placed under arrest and ta
ken to the bastile. On search
ing him a cigar was found and
on comparing it with Newman's
cigars it was just like them. A
search warrant was obtained and
the marshal and Jackson w cnt to
Baptiste's house and found 97 ci
gars and several bottles of "mois
ture." As Jackson was com
ing to town with his game Mr.
Chas. Zurcher saw Baptiste
throw a watch into a yard. It
was the one stolen from the
saloon. The grand jury will
investigate the case on Monday
and the chances are that the
big mahogany colored darkey
will go to Huntsville in a short
time. He is now in jail. He
has already served a term in
the penitentiary and is a welL
known characterin Houston and
Galveston. Jackson worked
up his part of the business very
neatly. , v
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Grand Jury Ropcrt-
111 closing the labors devolv
ing upon us as grand jurors for
the pressnt term of the district
court, w c feel it to be our duty
to call attention to the deficit in
the collection of tixcs for the
years 1S73, '74, and '75, amount
ing in round numbers to six
jiousana t. o hundred and
dollars. A great many
of the county w ere pub-
s delinquents for the
named, and came
1 their tax receipts
lusiycly thatuietr
years uau oecn
e informed the
statute, v irs any action being
taken againsc the collector
criminally, but his bondsmen
arc undoubtedly responsible
financially to the county, and it
is the duty of the commission
ers' court to cause suit to be in
stituted at once in this matter,
in order that the county may
not sustain this heavy loss. We
also find on the pauper list sixty-
one names at a cost to the coun
ty of three hundred and four
teen dollars per month, or three
thousand seven hundred and
sixty-eight dollars per annum.
We think it the imperative duty
of the commissioners' court to
to lose no time in securing a
poor farm to utilize the labor of
these paupers, as a great many
of them are comparatively able
bodied men. Some of them
have been before us during our
proceedings, and we can testify
to their ability to earn their liv
ing. All of which is respect
fully submitted.
C. M. CAMPBELL,
W. G. Wilkins,
J. T. Mills,
A. S Whitener,
J. H. Grabow,
Henry Emmerson,
Jas. Johnson,
Gee; Alexander,
Stephen Handle,
Allen Graves.
A CARD
A certain weeklv sheet pub
lished in the moral city of Bren
ham has attacked me malicious
ly; and repeats certain false
charges which the writer knows
to be false. I shall not act the
part of a bully and commit a
breach 01 the peace, unless
forced to do so in physical self
defence, on account of mv offi
cial station.
The charge made by him, "I
can put my hand on over one
dozen men who have been
knocked by the club etc.," are
utterly untrue. I defy him to
name any one, much less a doz
en, who were struck by my club,
except one or two negroes who
resisted arrest I shall always
endeavor to maintain law and
order.
I will reply in circular form
at the proper time, as soon as
certain documents come to hand
concerning the history of my
traducer from Mississippi and
Alabama.
I have done my duty as an
officer, even if I had to cala
boose my defamerand put ''nip
pers" on him to conquer him
in so doing. This is the place
where the shoe pinches.
Feb. S, '79- W. P. Doran.
Mayor's Court. Friday
A Tolex, a French shoemaker,
got "as drunk as a shoemaker"
on Thursday and cursed out a
merchant For this he was ar
rested. He plead guilty and
was fined $1 and trimmings, not
having any money he was un
able to pay. He was put in the
bastile but soon tired of solita
ry confinement and asked to be
put to work on the streets.. He
was set to work as assistant en
gineer of the city cart. He
soon succeeded in giving the
head engineer the slip and walk
de eastward on the railroad.
Captured. On Saturday
two young gentlemen from the
rural districts came to town
and indulged in two much"mois
ture." Feeling exuberant at the
dryness of the atmosphere, they
proceeded to make their happi
ness apparent "by yelling on the
public streets, contrary to the
peace and dignity of the city of
Brenham. Officer Buster burst
upon them and landed them
in the bastile where in due time
the "moisture" imbibed evapor
ated. At a meeting of the Wash
ington County Bar Association,
held in this city Saturday, the
following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That we favor an
amendment to the constitution
returning as near as possible to
the constitution of 1845, in this,
that the civil and criminal ju
risdiction of the county courts
be taken away and conferred
upon the district courts, and
that the number of judicial dis
tricts be so increased as to give
as many as three terms per year.
All dry goods marked down
25 per cent at C A. Potter's.
For Rent. 200 acres of fine
farming land on Kentucky
Ridge, .six miles south of Bren
ham. Terms 4 per acre, or
better terms for part cash. Ap
ply at Bvnn'er office.
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Thread 5 cnts per spool at'
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Gt A. Potter's cheap cash stBfen 1 ,a vsT C W. Klaedc.Y, - r I any tcoi
don't orget the place, &Z3&!s3i&' & -i "Sc Ageil-dgSt
L::al Corrsspsnfencs.
OU HILL, LOCALS.
Feb. 4, 1879.
Editors Uanren
Your reporter has been un
der the weather for several days,
consequently has not been on
the qui vive for items of news.
Our streets here are in a fearful
condition, notwithstanding the
able manner in which our road
overseer has performed his duty;
the roads in many places arc
bottomless, at least I did'nt find
any the other night when my
horse fell with me; but perhaps
I did'nt go deep enough.
Several of our neighbors have
hogs to kill yet and are anxious
ly awaiting a norther.
"Coming events cast their
shadows before" in the way of
fruit, at least we have buds
which is suggestive of some
thing good for us poor-mortals
in the "sweet by-and-by;" may
no rude wind blast this budding
promise.
Lockridge; Rivers et. aL, are
on a big hunt in Burleson coun
ty. I prophecy that venison
will be dirt cheap when they re
turn. Live Oak Seminar. This
time honored Alma mater has
opened its portals to the juven
iles of this country under favor
able circumstances for school
and patrons. The little lady
who presides over it has our
best wishes for success.
The greenbackers speak of
holding a convention here short
ly to elect delegates to a county
convention, for the purpose of
electing a delegate to the na
tional convention at St Louis.
I find it my sad duty to chron
icle two deaths in our midst re
cently; one a lady, recently here
from Georgia, a sister of R. F.
Tamplin; the other a son of
our old friend Ship Veazey. Wc
can only bow our heads in hum
ble submission to these visitata
tions ofDivine providence. So
mote it be. Amen.
Autocrat of Gay Hill.
From Harloson County.
Caldwell Feby 3. 1S79.
Editors Banner:
On Saturday the 1st inst Mr.
Josiah Hudson, living a mile
north of this place, committed
suicide by shooting himself.
He had for a number of years
beervlaboring under a painful
chronic disease which rendered
life almost a burden. On the
day he committed the rash act
he and his wife were at his
brother's house on a visit. He
walked out from the room
where he had been sitting in
conversation with the family
and picking up a gun stepped
outside the door; plaeing the
muzzle of the gun to his face
he fired, literally tearing his face
and head to atoms. He leaves
a wife, but no children.
L.L. J.
An Honest Boy. Louis
Weiner, a lad for several months
past in the employ of Mr. Wm.
Newman of this city, while
walking in the vicinity of the
cotton exchange last Wednes
day picked up a roll of green
backs, containing 250; for
which he endeavored to find
an owner; failing to do so, he
left the money with Mr. Brown
bartender at the Cotton Ex
change saloon to await the de
mands of an owner. A few
hours after a gentleman, Mr. N.
B. Bois, having discovered his
loss, retraced his steps, in the
direction cf the warehouses,
making inquiries for his
money, which he had carelessly
dropped out of his vest pock
et. He was informed that a" cer
tain sum of money had been
found and left there subject to
identification. Mr. Bois describ
ed the bills ; the money was re
stored to him and Weiner, the
finder, suitably rewarded. Lou
is's action in the premises is
worthy of all praise and stamps
him as an honest boy.
The
cheapest sugar, flour,
coffee, tobacco, crockery and
wooden ware in Brenham at
C. A. Potter's.
C. A. Potter's place of busi
ness is hard to find if you don't
look for it But it will pay you
to do that, as all goods are bran
Lnew in dry goods and groceries
and cheap.
When you price clothing at
C. A. Potter's you will diink he
is getting ready to break, it is
so very cheap.
Crofts Gloucestcrshiie sauce,
a superior article; call for sam
ple bottle. C. W. Klaeden,
Sole Agent
A carload of Plants Extra,
,andj Favorite Flour in barrels'
.IMHKCT KKrOKT.
IlANNFROFFTCr, 1
rcb.fiti!7o.f
COTTON.
Good MMUIirg $H
MuMhng 3
Low .Middling Jii
Good Onlinarj ....... 7
Ordinary .......... Ola
HIDES.
Dn rtint 105-,'Piit
K:p 9i($ii
Damaged .... .... .t......hali price,
Itatchir Green. ........... 3 4
COUNTRY I'KODUClI
Ruttcr 530
I'sss feiaji
Com in shuck 4C45
hneet potatoes per bu...... 23S"3
Chickens. m.rdoi Sa co
Turkeys, each.
1CULENTS.
Potatoes per bbl $450
Onions " "
GROCERIES. AT WHOLESALE.
Lacon, clearsido
" breaktasl
Hams, choice .... .... ....
Uml
CoiTee, rsick
buipr, pure white, per lb...
" prime ., ,
" choice.....
Rice, choice
Dried apples.... .........
Molasses, choice. .........
- Molasses, home.
Srup Golden. ...........
Curnrneat. per be... .... ..
Hour, fancy, per loo lb
' choice
, -v.v ...... ...... ...
Salt, coan.e, per sack.. ......
"fine
BAGGINGAND TIES.
'llaqgtnrr, double inchor,heary, I4(j
Tics,all kind,perbdl. 2 75 1
LUMBER.
Hough lumber, all kinds, pel M,. $20 vo
Dressed and matched flooring, 1 in. 23 5a
bhingles. O.K., peril '2;
i ...... ...... 4 2
Doors, smallest sixe, 2-6x6-6 each., t 75
Sashe, glazed, smallest sue, Silo... j 40
Blinds, rolUnslats; smallest sue. Sxio x 40
SS3u Cotton bEED Wanted.
Highest cash price paid orsame
delivered at my warehouse.
div3m. y- A. Wilkins.
B. ELDRIDGE & coT
Keeps on hand a full line of
'Avery's Improved black- and
sandy land plows, cultivators
&c, at prices to suit the hard
time.
Fresh garden seeds, seed" po
tatoes, onion sets &c. at
E. L. Salley's.
, (
Try the Honest Baking Pow
der, it stands unequaled; sam
ple boxes furnished on applica
tion. C W. Klaeden,
Sole Agent u
Oat meal, Pearl grits, rice
&c at E. L. Salley's.
Pickles of all kinds at
JE. L. Salley's.
Fresh Buckwheat flour and
Maplesyrup at E. L. Salley's.
Call at E L. Salley's for choice
coffee, teajmd chocolate.
Mackerel, pickle salmon and
white fish at E. L. SaiAeyJs.
Oatmeal and Buckwheatfiour
for sale at
H. MOLDENHAUER'S.
Dobbin's Electric Soap, best
jn the world, lor sale by O. W.
Klaeden, bole Agent.
Just received a new and com
plete stock of staple and fancy
groceries. I sell at bottom pri
ces and deliver in any part of
the city free E. J. FrankelJj
North side square. c
Apples, potatoes, onions and
sour krout A car load just re
ceived by H. Fisher, and for
sale to tte public at low prices.
If you want to buy, exchange
or rent land, or Brenham town
property, apply to John A
Randle, Land Agent. Read
his column of advertisements.
A carload of choice sugar
house molasses for sale low to
the trade at C. W. Klaedes's.
A Bemarkable Seanlt.
It, makes no diflerence how many rhy
siaans,orhow much medicine you hare
tried, it is now an established fact that Ger
man Syrup is the only remedy which has
given complete satisfaction In severe cases
of Lung Diseases. It is true there areye
thousands of persons who arc predisposed
to Throat and Lung Aflections, Consump
tion, Hemorrhages Asthma, Severe Colds
settled on the Breast, FneWHoma. "Whoop,
ing Cough, &ri, uho hate no persona
knowledge of Boschee'a German Svrrrp
To such we would say that over 50.OC0
dozen were sold last year without onecoro
plainL. Consumptives try just oae boltfe.
Regular sue 75 cents. Soul by all Drug
gsts m America.
Palatable, rowerful, Antlpcrtodle
una Tonic.
All the necessaries of a great popular
remedy are combined in Clifford's Febri
fuge. As a tonic; in debiLtated states of
system, this Temedy stands pre-emmendy
at the head. Yet it i more than b usually
understood by that term, for no other prep
aration known exercises an eradicating
poner over intermittent diseases, at ail
comparable with it. As it i probable that,
in the intervals of the. paroxysms of these
diseases a train of Morbid actions u coinrr
out of our sight, so- it is equally probable
that this remedy produces m the same sys
tem an action equad mysterious, which su
persedes that of the malady and thus ac
complishes the restoration of the patient.
J. C KiciiAUUf ox, rruptleror,
bt Umu.
I'ortaieurll.A. WOOD, lireutuun, Tex
Dobbin' Elootrlo Soap.
Having ootained the agency of this cele
brated Soap for Brenham and vicinity, I
append the opinion of some of our best
people as to its merits.
We hereby certify that we have used
Dobbin' Electric boap, made br I. L.
Cragin &. Co, Philadelphia, Pa., and state
that its use has given general satisfaction
That it 14 a pure soap, and although a hltle.
higher priced than otlftr common rosin
soaps, it i worth more- than the difference
inpilcc. Wethcreforcrecommendittoa'l
ho dssirea stricty;Erst-cIass warw.
SlKS. K A. EGELICB,
Mrs.J.A.'Wilkins,
Mrs. J. R. Simon.
I desire-all my friends and customers to
en e this Soap o'm trial, so they may know "
mst how cood the best Soap in the. United.
StatesT. CW.KLrCDEX,
BrenhanvTexas. -ScfeAgeaL.
No enjoyment, howeyer-'in.-
considernble is.confinddtcv,the
present moment, A&rnans the?
happierfbrSie. fromhavrng
madejonce an -agreeable tour,
or Hvedra-fefeiKtlrof time
Ait!ipleasant peooiej qrettj.gyerj,. ;
any cotwiaeratMe rmsrvsn of in
Ii- 5
6 7
Hfajl'tf
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7 to 9
16 (0,19,
ir
9- W
10
9!i&
7 8
50 (6ci
to (gAS
OO (at
4 CO
J So
27s
$2 2J
TJic BrcnkaJBrfBAXj
criticised mMCjremoid
told us to have patience and bide
a wee We? I? tilmkhave aS
ajong shoWn'- lots, of patioOCe,
but now.and tlW'patienee ceas
es to be a virtua-jar as our
bulldozing Was- 'CfQdi ihc
railroads have iDJjej&jJbr
the last seven yeXnd t seem
to uajo have ptifcj'UsYcican oj
me cnuge, vanua9 oiyr
nave departed: torever.'Vexcus
us for having our little saV. We
want the joadbadly, bi&ifcc
next time it makes a breaHh. m.
this direction, we would like "
have some assurances that it 1
reach usv BellvtlU'SMKcilt.
Not being a p-ttB&e
many things Uanipwe '18 pa&
nalism that escane'wfr obstfrvi-
tion. Frequently wfien too kti
ve discover1 that we'have omife
ted to notice Ihe-lenlarce
new dress or something else 1
it is usual for editors to tna&iM
note, ofr Hence' w hone SkT
contemporaricsjfwiH MafrSS-
ute our3eemingJnfiffccnce4&
envy, malice, or sany o toe Ssi
dred vices. With tfes&0fc&c . "-
we will nroceedta eatMaii2a "'-i
tne urennamiBAi
enla icemenF trivia
., v- . ..c-
fournaL ISelBKNKKK&oac.of
our mosfvalucd exchapge---
fiaionta Argu$-,
,' --fii
uur esteemed jtaabaaa-,rs
. -i -- - 2- - . . --Tl
me jjrennam hanker,
ViiiUiU IVal Jff-WOUl'-l ,.S;it-!
1,.J t -iiC l . .t
and continues: to exhib
qualities 01 newspaper C
nessand abihtjraf
have long admired k. j
rttot. z
lilt's berysinetiW.MKraar1ted"
Uncle Joejohnjon, as 8e laid
down the morning paper and
reflectively surveyed the toes of
his list slippers as they Deposed
on the guard-bar' of ttwcsrtt-J
dec stove. 'li'slxxy UaQgfrz-?
datefajRan lives to $ dSflftr
uiwvufMir auuvu.wt
ted: dat one-half bbbJasue
friends is a'most sartra to nip
in de courts dat he: was'ofittis-
soun' min), an"dat hewa&tfit
in his latter years to plait Out a
v'yage for a -mud-scow..-. But
you'll fin de papers fuBtflitstov
ties ob ole fellers dal
a bundled -ears tMjfcfc
house, andey is Mart
but to delas'," anil'
shook his head solesi
tliere'werevsorne'thia
"world which JLmodem
hadnot yet investigated.
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IROCSTFJ?LANBOAkC
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Corner St. Charles lad Qttroan streets,
Fen.I.cw - aROvIlAM.'EKAS.
"? f vm lift r
a. m. tzmmukm
JPATCBMAKEm' ";
and ' &. r v-
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(Mmkiti'sJr3dfaE.r- , y
West Side Public Sonare, -Rwitlnm.Tex.
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Keepsfull stoc'lfc of WaaeSies, 'pock. '
Jewelry;1 and., also -makes a peagkj. u
SCDOOl stationary.
SSJ- Watches and Clocks repttirtrt as
warranted.--" '' ucilf&
TOHN A. RANDl
BRESHA&." lEXAS.
(EttabBshal'in 187J.)
Makes a specialty of seffiog and exehan:;.? r"-' "'J
intr lands and town OTOBeHT. the reodenae s-s,'?- il
and payment of taxes, resuae and look- , - fi
esept.6'7& .-- a --i?
S-0ce upstairs in Graber'i BttiMuijr. -JJfc'
For Sate,-M
-. , -v
.40 ACRES, Timberta land, 3 miles west
of Brenham. Price, $15 per acre.
50 ACRES, " ithin city fimrtst 40 acres W
cultivation, balance js timber; !betei4
is of fine- onahtn mt 1
on the plccc;-teraj low 1
141 ACRES. A fine-rami and uaaatelWr
raZes south of Bvesaaai or Ac Travis J:
" road. Jsnd is. rood, will ord"i"i.'
TjroTementsr location MMl mil healthy; M
wnlMIonlkfrrerraiJ---" 51
640 ACRES, Tmpif)iw?ro2 Waters of1?
Kcctu creeKin jactccecntyr.aooat 11 "
9 miles south-westiVomJacksJoxo; Hi
exchange for property, in or scar BrcB
ham. " ,"
197 ACRES, S milesnorSit)Qtotaam
good land, 175 acres fa eahrration, one
or two houses, Iwowettv and otner
improvements on the. placed Tins a a
line prairie fanaansl car bated at a
great brrgaui by appfyrng soon; twrsot
half cash, balance on .limeor a tifc?
count for all cash. .,
1 10 ACRES, 5 miles north of Bttnkaa 00
Independence road," 95' acres la qdaV
vauon, one or. two g6ot.baxs4wca,
and some other improvetae&ts. TKa
is the best quality of pnirir Etad, and
heswell; 10 acrcr of uris place js tis? J
ber; nillbe.scldon casy-ma
411 ACI.ES TWEKliEB I1Sd7 tt t&Sat
north ornrrntom Good laud, and aata
cedar. Will MIL ooVaoy uiUk, or a-dt
xedian&e far jroolfertaertv ivJlreuBaca
318 ACRES nl prairie la? r aaatt of
Uuudwaru'd wA, afeoat br Tartu
snutheaei vt nrenliam.. rtral water!
Miring. Tn14.tractraB.be !cttok7tita.
nlngtintttfrlnirul fence, aa4 wtanas
one or the b,t rkrnu orjiartunu tn asfc.
lagtorfcormfr;- r - ,-
qgowJtx Tifa
3t LOTS, comprising Hjc3kxnTia3iK-
tiou to Urehn-ta irat tati' at 4oo,
!snow"offerife-fcr sa!e-oriray terr;
most of aasek are -very desira&l'.
framing-on-mam and iandy streets;
plctof aeatBtuottia-ny 6"icc
.33 LOtSjCiiooldof the Be" .
- Bnorv-ieh bJ'ifcVi vert lew AW
. OiUuroverf bus iaotbe' u-n. u! the
c for -tale;
I GT. rTHiHr?ntrfff n acres in rnirl!-a t
gV-patt wB feiprofae , oj
A Osa Srowr Ttemexcs, iirr nm ' c
qaieaBiatabtteet,t-araruep.u!.. .
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PJly wn iryou m il a !&fV-!
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