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THE WEEKLY BANNER.
BY RANKIN & LEVIN.
imJRSDAT, JULY
1, 1888.
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Ex-Governor Davis calls
Uie republican state executive
committee to" meet at Austin
July 24. He will have a love
feast, and in all probability will
call a republican state conven
tion. Judging from expressions of
opinion in different newspaper
in this state it seems that a "good
many men, heretofore pronoun
ced republicans, will vote for
Hancock and English. "A bet:
ter ticket could not have ' been
nominated.
The New York Herald says
ofthe last session of congress:
"Like every session since the
democrats'returned to the con
trol of the house, this one is
notable for the-absence of job
bery. It cannot be charged with
extravagance or a useless waste
of public money.
The Rockdale Messenger
thinks that Lang and Sayers
both went into the field too
early, they will both work like
beavers, maybe make a good
many unreasonable promises
and then see some dark horse
walk quietly along the road and
over into the coveted position.
In certain towns in Germany
the police have orders to for
bid all lads under sixteen years
of age to smoke on the streets,
and to punish the offense by fine
and imprisonment. It is a
good thing for the boys in
this state that Texas is not in
Germany.
Galveston and Georgetown
are now the competing-points
for the congressional conven
tion for the 5th district. Mr.
F. Carleton, chairman of the
democratic executive commit
tee of the district, thinks the
convention shouid be held about
two weeks before the state con
vention. The Banker is in receipt of
a marked "copy of the National
Police Gazette, containing a
lengthy and well written editor
ial, defending Texas from the
unjust' criticism that is heaped
upon her by the northern press.
Itcontends, that, all things con
sidered, Texas is not worse than
other states.
1 1
The St Louis Republican
says Hancock and English will
get such a majority ofthe elec
torial yote-that there .will be no
margin this time for a contest
about the result. It gives an
analysis of the probable result:
Democratic clectoria! votes, 203
republican, 47; doubtful 119,
with a fair prospect of carrying
several of the doubtful states.
The Rockdale Messenger re
prints the Banner's account of
the arrest of John Casmos, and
remarks that he has done noth
ing more than has been done
time and again by men styled
United States marshals, who
make it a business to nose
about the back yards' of mer
chants and bar rooms, usually
seeking whom they may rob or
black mail.
It
is rumored amonrr
the
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'"uu'u' urennam, mat ex
governor, Edmund J. Davis will
be a candidate for congress in
this district. It is not staled
whether he will make the race
as an independent and thus en
deavor to "seduce" the grcen
. backers, or whether he will
make the race as a simon-pure,
t true-hearted unadulterated re
publican. Texas now oivns 35,000,000
acres of school lands. The
Houston Post says these lands,
at a low estimate, are worth fif
ty cents an acre, or in round
numbers over $ 17,000,000. It
favors the sale of these lands,
but how the sale is to be effect
ed is a problem that has not
yet been definitely settled. At
the present time the school lands
are being disposed of very slow.
Hanco
Cock was nominate.1 nn
the second ballot, that is, be
fore the official announcement
ofthe result, motion was made
and carried for a new call ofthe
roll of states. AH voted solid
till Indiana was called, which
state voted for Hendricks solid.
Iowa voted 21 for Hancock, 1
for Tilden. Maryland, Han
cock 14, Bayard, 2. Total 738;
Hancock, 705; Henericks, 30;
Bayard, 2; Tilden, 1. On mo
tion of Mack, of Indiana the nom
ination of Hancock was made
unanimous. Speaker Randall
said the nomination would
bring Pennsylvania to the dem
ocratic roll. Mr, Randall also
congratulated the convention
on the harmony which had
marked the proceedings.
A FAIXACT.
The greenback platform de
mands a reduction in'.tlie rate
of taxation from 50 to 33 1-3"
cents-on the $ 1 00, and the abo
lition of the occupation and
poll taxes. They want the pay
of county officers limited to
1500. In calling for a reduc
tion oftaxes the greenbackers
show themselves to be consum
mate demagogues. Whenever
men set out to seek office they
always appeal to the pocket of
the voter taking it, for granted
that the direct road to the vo
ters mind is through his pocket.
They imagine they can hood
wink the people by telling them
that they propose an enormous
reduction in taxes. Every man of
common sense wants an efficient
state government; to run a state
government costs money, and
money on not be had with
out taxes. While it is true that
taxes should not be heavy
enough to be burdonsom o r
oppressive, they should be am-
ply to pay the expenses of main-
taining the state government
without stinting to such an ex
tent as to mar its efficiency. The
experience ol the past fe.v years
has amply demonstrated that a
state tax of 50 cents on the hun
dred dollars is not more than
sufficient to pay the expenses
ofthe state and the interest on
her bonded debt. It is high
time the people were finding
out that it is the demagogues
alone who resort to the battle
cry of economy. State and
county affairs must be run on
strictly business principles, no
business'man will, in the man
agement of his private affairs, in
cur any expense that are
unnecessary to the success
ful management of his bus
iness. The same rule applies
with equal force to the manage
ment of state and county affairs.
The way to have economical
administration in state and
county matters, is to elect com
petent men to office, men who
have a proper appreciation of
their duties and men who will
faithfully and honestly perform
their work. The men who go
before the people and advocate
a reduction of taxes and who
prate about economy do not
mean what they say, and they
have no idea of carrying out
the doctrines they promulgate.
They seek office for the pur
pose of making money by any
means that may present itself,
and instead of practicing the
economy about which they haye
so much to say they will puzzle
their brains to invent means of
increasing their perquisites, wall
knowing that the money must
come out of the pockets of the
tax payers. The low salary
dodge is a subterfuge; the labor
er is worthy of his hire, and if it
is expected that the state or the
county will secure first-class
talent to conduct and manage
the government they must ex
pect to give first-class pay.
This is the rule in private busi
ness and it applies with equal
force in public business.
The Banner is emphatically
in favor of economy in the ex
penditure of public money, but
it is opposed to that species of
economy that takes money out
of the pubh'c treasury to trans
fer it to the pockets of coormor
ants. The Marshall correspondent
of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
says the prosecution in the
Currie case expressed the belief
that money was used with the
jury. The correspondent states
that immediately after the trial,
several of the iurvmen were
seen with large rolls of green
backs. If there is any truth in
these charges the jury should
be investigated and if it is prov
ed that they were bribed they
should be made an example of,
such as will deter others from
doing likewise. Stocked juries
arc by no means uncommon.
Another convention soon to
be held; is that of the United
Labor League of America,
which is to meet in New York
on the twenty-fifth of this month
The League expects to have
delegates present from twenty-
six States. It will frame a plat
form, and will indorse the can
didates of that political party
most in accord with this plat
form. If none of the nominees
already in the field are favora
bly considered, the convention
will itself nominate candidates
for President and Vice Presi
dent.
The Waco Telephone, referr
ing to Lang's speech in that
city on Friday evening, says
that as far as the Roberts ad
ministration and its manage
ment is concerned he, I-antr. has
shown the executive to be igno
rant as regards the revenue of
the state, or that he undertook
to impose upon the people ol
the state.
The State Sheriffs Association
will meet in Dallas on the 3d
day of August next.
DEMOCRATIC 0RGA5IZATI0X.
. -The nomination of Haucock
fan'd English- at Cincinnati last
week may be said to be the op
ening or the campaign. The
democracy of the entire coun
try is thoroughly enthused over
Hancock's nomination and it
is generally conceded in dem
democratic circles that his
election is as certain as any
thing in the future can be. In
order, however, to make assur
ance doubly sure, it is absolute
ly necessary that there be a
thorough complete and effective
organization of the democracy
from Maine to California and
from Minnesota to Texas. The
newspapers in various sections
ofthe United States report the
organiaation of democratic
clubs.
In the town of Brenham the
democrats, on Monday rvcnii
perfected the organization of"
club under the most auspicioi!
circumstances. Although bi
limited notice had been givei
1 about thirty unterrified
crats assembled, among then
gootTmanyoung men
sixty names were-enrolWl dur
ing the afternoon and evening.
It is the intention ofthe club to
hold weekly meetings; on each
occassion a speaker will be pro
vided and the political situation
will be discussed. The demo
cracy always hold their meet
ings with open doors and every
body is invited to come and
hear and learn what is going on;
the democracy never do any
thing of which they are asham
ed or which it is necessary to
hide from public view or scruti
ny. Before the close of the
campaign it is confidently ex
pected that the club will num
ber between three and four hun
dred members and that every
one of them will vote the
straight democratic ticket.
A call will soon be made for
a county convention to elect
delegates to the State conven
tion which meets at Dallas, Au
gust 10th, to nominate a state
ticket. The usual precint meet
ings will be held, and as at this
season of the year farmers will
have about completed the work
on their crops, they will have
leisure time and no excuse
whatever for a failure to be
present when the meetings are
held. One or more democratic
clubs should be organized in
every voting precinct in the
county. Every man likely to
vote the democratic ticket
should be invited to join the
clubs.
Experience has long since
proved that it is next to imposs
ible to do any effective party
work without the most thorough
and effective organization. In
this county a republican majori
ty is to be combatted and won
over. The cause of the democra
cy is a just oneand it can be made
plain to reasonable republicans
that their interests are the same
as those of the democrats of
the county. Office-seeking re
publicans can hardly be classed
as among the reasonable ones
and they had as well be aban
doned at once or classed among
the hopeless.
It is generally believed that
Hon. Seth Shepard, of Brcn
ham, will be the democratic
nominee for congress in this
district ; if he is, a good many
republicans, white and colored,
have expressed determination
to vote for him. If a conserva
tive and canciliatory course be
pursued by the democracy many
more of them may be won ovc r,
and if they vote for Shepard
they may be induced to vote
for memben, of the legislature
and, perchance, for county offi
cers. This county, of late years,
has been most shamefully mis
represented in the legislature,
and none know this better than
the republican leaders of the
county, who were instrumental
in electing colored men to rep
resent the county at the capitol,
while they secured the paying
and fat county offices for them
selves. .
Kirk Bundv, a farmer who
lives near Mt. Vernon, Ind.,had
a comely daughter, aged 17,
named Izetta Ann. Wm. Pen
icks was employed by Bundy
as a laborer. Pcnicks fell des
perately in love with Izetta; she
had an aversion to Penicks and
so informed him and her father.
The man was discharged and
paid off, but remained at Bun
dy's until Sunday evening.
The girl went to see her grand
mother who lived in the neigh
borhood. Penicks borrowed
Bundy's gun to go squirrel hunt
ing, lie secreted him self near
the road and as Izetta Ann was
returning home he fired at her,
the ball taking effect in her
breast and killing her instantly.
I Ic then reloaded the gun and
walking to the corpse shot him
self through the heart falling
dead by her side.
"Let us draw a veil over the
farce," says the Dallas Times,
referring to the greenback nom
inations for state officers.
demo-iPWrtd.
THE ISSASITY DODUE.
The verdict in the Curric case
and his immediate release dem
onstrates the necessity for an
immediate and radical change
in our criminal law, so far as it
relates to insane murderers.
Men of Curric's disposition, who
arc subject to attacks of temp
orary or emotional insanity, are
not fit subjects to be at large.
The legislature should, when it
assembles, take immediate steps
to amqnd the criminal code so
as to provide for the confine
ment of every man who is ac
quitted of murder on the ground
of insanity. If it was under
stood that every manJ&who
pleads insanity
njur,der, and wl
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was resdrted to?hi al
most every murder case-,rhere
the murderer had eiYJbe money
or friends. The plea of insani
ty became so common that pub
lie sentiment stamped it out,
and latterly it has only been
relied upon in extreme cases.
Currie's case seems to have been
one of that kind. He is acquit
ted and at liberty ; no amount
of fault-finding will alter the re
sult; the only thing now to be
done is to prevent a repitition
oTsuch a farce in the future.
Had Currie been a friendless
or a poor man, the court would
have assigned him counsel and
one hundred chances lu one he
would have been convicted.
The influence of money in con
trolling juries is painfully appa
rent. It is now, and for years
has been, a common saying
when a man who has money or
wealthy friends commits a mur
der, "They'll do nothing with
him, he has money." This state
of affairs exists throughout the
union and brings the law into
disrepute, by making it evident
to even the most obtuse obser
ver that there is two kinds of
law one for the rich man and
another for the poor man, thus
showing that the everyday say
ing, "It is no crime to be poor,"
has no foundation in fact, and
that there is caste in law as
there is in society. In a mur
der case the poor man can not
afford to plead insanity as he
lacks the money to make his
plea hold good before a sympa
thizing jury.
The St. Louis Republican
says : Lieutenant-General Phil
Sheridan seems to be in per
fect harmony with Grant and
Sherman about the nomination
of Hancock. He was met by
a Chicago reporter Thursday,
and in response to a question
as to his opinion about the
nomination of Hancock, he an
swered : ' "I am not in politics,
but General Hancock is a good
and great man. The democrats
have not made any mistake this
time. They have nominated an
excellent and strong ticket."
On the day that General Han
cock was nominated for presi
dent an associated press agent
at Washington called on Gen
eral W. T. Sherman for his
opinion. General Sherman re
plied: "I an: not a politician.
and express no opinions on
politics, but if you will sit down
and write the best thing about
General Hancock, as a soldier
and a gentleman, that can be
put in language, I will write my
endorsement to it."
Tut New York Herald has
tendered its columns to Gen.
Garfield to disprove the allega
tions of corrupt official conduct
which have been made against
him. He declines to say or
have anything said in vindica
tion of himself, relying upon his
denial in 1873. The denial is
of a very flimsy texture. Gar
field's compatriots in the credit
mobilier also denied complicity
in it, but the weight of evidence
was against them and they were
convicted before the country of
perjury.
Hon. G. Wash Jo.nls passed
through Austin on his way home
and was interviewed by a News
reporter. The honorable gen
tleman was very confident that
Col. Shepard would be his op
ponent and he was equally con
fident that he could beat him.
He does not regard the nomin
ation of Hancock, a good selec
tion as regards availabiilty, but
thinks the greenbackers and
democrats w ill carry the elec
tion to the house. The repor
ter further says the democrats
at Austin think the republicans
will nominate a full state and
congressional ticket and thus
defeat colonel Geo. Wash Jones.
liLUMONr D. Buck, the Tex
as boy who shot Thompson, at
Highland Falls a few weeks ago
has been indicted by the Orange
county, N. Y., grand jury.
FROM HOT SFBIM'S.
Arlington Hotel, 1
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Editors Banner:
Leaving Brenham Monday,
we arrived at the celebrated
springs Wednesday evening.
From Houston to Malvern we
came in one of those comforta
ble palace coaches, which made
the trip more pleasant; passed
through much unsettled coun
try; for miles there would not be
a farm to be seen, only dense,
dark woods, which we scarce
believe the wild beasts could in
habit. We guess the only at
traction in this part of the state
is these springs. This is a
busy place; every thing seems
to be in a state of commotion
all day and half the night; many
visitors here seeking health and
recreation, which we hope they
ill find. This is quite a ro
mantic looking place, mountains
on each side ol the town, cov
ered with trees of rich foliage ;
in the distance can be seen an
observatory, far above every
thing else. We have been told
that this is one of the worst
.places for snakes, centipedes
to-b.eple.ity of fruit and melons.
The water of these springs is
very hot, almost 'like boiling
water. Rain every day since
our arrival; have seen but little
of the place on that account ;
will remain here a while, from
here we will visit St. Louis, and
other place;. We receive the
daily Banner, which gives us
all the news from good old
Washington county. Texas.
The Galveston News has an
editorial on the "Multiplicity
of Elections." It thinks that
elections are held entirely too
often, a change in county offi
cers every two years is entirely
too often; the man who holds
office has no assurance that he
can hold it beyond his term. It
is with the people to remedy
the evil, if evil it be, of short of
ficial terms for county officers.
In a young and growing state
like Texas it is necessary that
the legislature meet as often as
once in two years. The Amer
ican people are fond of excite
ment consequently they indulge
in frequent elections. In Texas
we have three festive days, elec
tion day, circus day, and the
day on which there happens to
be a public hanging.
The Wilmington, Del., Every
Evening, published at the home
of senator Bayard, and one of
his most ardent supporters, says
ofthe nomination of Hancock
that it was the result of the de
liberate choice of the conven
tion and he will undoubtedly
make a strong candidate before
the people. It says that al
though he was not its first
choice, "still we have no hesta
tion in expressing the belief
that with him as its standard
bearer the democracy ought
to have no apprehensions for
the result of the election next
November."
There is now in St. Lous a
fully organized cremation socie
ty composed of sixteen mem
bers, many of whom are old
and highly respected citizens.
The society holds monthly
meetings and from time to time
publishes documents favoring
cremation, in the papers of the
city. It is claimed by the so
ciety that cremation is gradually
growing h favor, and that be
fore a great while one or more
crematories will be established.
The Henderson Times pub
lishes communications urging
the claims of Col. John M. Clai
bcrnc for the office of comp
troller. Col. Claiberrie is a gen
tleman of ability and is cmi
nentlyfitted to fill the position,
but as the Banner already has a
candidate, Capt. J. M. Williams,
in the field, it can not at this
time, advocate the claim of its
friend, Col. Claiberne.
Hon. W. W. Lng spoke to
a large audience at Waco on
Friday night on the financial
and political condition of Texas.
A special to the News says the
speech made Mr. Lang very
few friends, if any. His allus
ion to the democratic nominees,
Hancock and English was en
thusiastically received.
The St. Louis Republican
says: "Gen. Grant, it seems,
did not say he would not vote
for Garfield, but that he thought
"jcneral Hancock would be
elected." Grant is not in love
with Garfield.
TiiETexas Teachers conven
tion met at Mexia, June 29.
Dr. Burleson addressed the
meeting. Governor Roberts
was on hand and made an ad
dress in which he defended his
administration.
Scnvtor Bayard sent the fol
low ing dispatch to Gen Hancock
"Your nomination is an honor
alike to you and the democratic
party. Xo one congratulates
you more sincerely, and no one
will strive more heartily to elect
you, than 1."
The Bonham News is oppos
ed to Maxey, but it docs not
say who it is in favor of.
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EDITORIAL "OTES.
Fort Wokiii now has a pop
ulation of Sooo, as revised by
the enumerators.
The Saint Louis and Texas
narrow guage railway will be
completed to Tyler by July 4th.
At Bellville, Austin county
the nomination of Hancock and
English was received with great
satisfaction.
The Bclton Journal says, Tex
as is again disgraced by the ac
tion of one of her juries. It re
fers to the Currie case.
Newspapers throughout the
state seem to be unanimous in
calling up the people to attend
the primary meetings.
It is another case of the office
seeking the man, says the St.
Louis Republican, referring to
the nomination of Hancock.
New Orleans is indignant
over the census instead of
having a population of 225,000
it is reduced to a paltry 190,000.
It took the democracy just
eight hours to make a president
and vice president and build a
platform for them to stand on.
Tiik Bonham News insists
that the weekly papers of Tex
as ought to have a separate
press organization of their own.
The San Antonio Express is
well pleased with the presiden
tial ticket and says, the demo
crats should have an easy vic
tory. The Dallas Herald contains a
lengthy editorial complimentary
to Mr. Tilden and eulogizing
his faithfulness to the democrat
ic party.
Hancock, sayj the San An
tonio Express, rends the bloody
shirt. It may still flap a feeble
fiap or two, but it will not fright
en any one.
A private letter from Austin,
seen by the Waco Examiner,
says "in the State convention
Roberts will have 246 votes and
the opposition 302."
At Eufaula, Ala., Ed. Stev
ens lost both his arms by the
premature explosion of a can
non fired in honor of the nomi
nation of Hancock and English.
Belton has fully complied
with the demands of the Santa
Fc railway, and the company is
now pledged to run cars into
Bclton by the 1st of December.
Near Chicago the parents of
Willie Meyer, a young boy,
drowned him in a cisternj'liter
ally sacrificed him. . The case
is similar to the Pocasset hor
ror.
The press and the people of
Texas universally condemn the
verdict in the Curric case, and
it is unjust to censure the state
at large for the shortcomings of
a jury.
The verdict against the Gal
veston News for S7500 damages
awarded to Wren, by a jury in
the district court, at Austin, is
universally and justly condemn
ed by the press.
The independent press ap
pears to have a very good opin
ion ofthe Cincinnati nominees,
and even several Republican
journals admit that the nomina
tion is a good one.
The Dallas Times is anxious
to know if there is one indepen
dent paper in Texas that will
cry from its perch on top of the
political fence, "I believe I'll
drop over on the Garfiield side."
Waco's narrow gauge railroad
scheme has no charms for Bel
ton. Her citizens have sub
scribed the $75,000 subsidy and
will have the Santa Fe road and
direct communication with the
sea.
The Waco Examiner thinks
the nomination of a dark horse
can be avoided if the people in
their primary meetings would
instruct for their first, second or
even their third choice, for gov
ernor. The Marshall Herald says the
assertion that, two years ago
Maj. Pcnn was a hopeless drunk
ard, is all bosh. The Herald
man has known him for ten
years and never discovered that
he was drunk.
The Flatonio Argus contains
an editorial on "Yankee Imper
tinence," in which the live and
enterprising Yank is absolutely
flayed alive. A Yank can stand
skinning alive as well as any one
else, and if any money is to be
made by the the transaction he
will make it.
Dr. Burleson, of Waco hav
ing written a very foolish letter
on "the nude in art," the Austin
Statesman takes him to task
and shows him up in a most
ridiculous light. The learned
doctor had notadded to his rep
utation by the letter in question.
The Navasota Tablet says
the republicans of Grimes coun
ty arc as busy as bees while the
democrats and greenbackers
arc as still as death. It urges the
while men democrats, green
backers and grangers to join
hands and get up a joint ticket
of honest and competent men.
The Marshall Herald says it
was only a rumor that, the jury
men in the Currie case were
seen with rolls of greenbacks
after they were discharged.
The rumor was traced to no au
thentic source.
Time and space are too prec
ious to devote to the considera
tion of the greenback nominees.
The Austin Statesman says they
arc really a cypher in the can
vass and after November will
sink into utter oblivion.
The Gonzales inquirer says
it is not in favor of dragging
politics into the. race for district
judge, but in its district the par
tics are neatly equally divided.
If the republicans make a
nomination and two or three
democrats run independently
forjudge the republicans will
elect their man, one who would
be a disgrace to the community
and to the bench.
Houston, the great seaport
of Texas has, all along, been
claiming a population of 25,000
or 30,000 and an much more as
the imaigination ofthe claimant
desired. The census has made
sad havoc; it has run people
away from Houston by whole
sale. It is generally understood
that the census will give Hous
ton a population of about
17,000.
The Houston Post hoists and
nails to its mast head the dem
ocratic and republican tickets.
It being an independent paper
it says its readers can take their
choice. We do not like to in
terfere with the Post, but with
all due deference, we would
suggest that it only displays one
half of the presidential tickets.
How about ruling out the green
backers and the prohibitionists.
Austin county democrats will
hold their convention at Bell
ville, July 17th. The chairman,
in the call, says: "It is earn
estly desired that the primary
meeting be full. The demo
cracy do not want any stocked
meetings. We desire the voice
of the people, and such can not
be secured unless there, be a
general turn out to the precinct
meetings." The importance of
attending the primary meetings
can not uc overestimated.
Amended census returns give
Dallas a population of 10,402,
but it is claimed that the popu
lation doing business in Dallas
and residing in the suburbs num
bers 6000. Dallas should have
extended her city limits before
the census men came around.
If Brenham could extend her
limits so as to include those liv
ing in the "suburbs" she might
muster a population of 35,000
and thus completely eclipse ev
ery city in Texas.
TirtRC is nothing equivocal
in the New York Sun's way of
stating its objections to a can
date. It says in reference to
the republican candidate for the
presidency: "We should be
glad to think that Mr. Garfield
had not been concerned in im
proper and fraudulent transac
tions; we should be glad to
think he had not taken bribes
and committed perjury. But
the evidence, we are sorry to
say, is so strong against him as
to make belief in his innocece
an impossibility, So against
our will, we have to believe him
guilty."
The population cf Brenham
is 4200. The very lowest here
tofore claimed by the capitalof
Washington county was 6000.
Houston Telegram.
The Banner a few days ago
published the statement that the
population of Brenham was
4200 and that the highest pop
ulation ever claimed by the
Banner was 5000. The Tele
gram raises the claim an even
1000 in order to make it appear
that Brenham had exaggerated
her population the same as the
rival seaports, Houston and
Galveston. The Houston Age
a fe-.v months ago was kind
enough to give Brenham a pop
ulation of 10,000.
Now that Garfield is retired
from the republican leadership
in the house of representatives,
quite a fight has begun among
the smaller republican for his
place. There are said to be no
less than five candidates for the
vacancy Keifer, of Ohio; Con
ger, of Michigan; Hawley, of
Connecticut; White, of Pennsyl
vania, and Frye of Maine, with
the chances favoring the latter.
Whichever of these secures the
position he will scarcely be
equal in parliamentary tactics,
to Garfield, who has had a long
er congressional experience
than any rep jblican in the house
and the democrats, under good
leadership, will be able to win
any parliamentary or political
fight they may engage in. N.
O. Democrats.
Jim Blake a Waco carpenter
who in the past has always voted
the republican ticket will now
bolt that party to cast his bollot
for Hancock and English.
Jim served under Hancock dur
ing the war, and had the pleas
ure at onetime, when provisions
were painfully scarce, of clan
destinely appropriating the
general's dinner; hence his de
votion to him. Waco Examiner.
STATF SETTS.
A mad dog was killed at
Bellville, last week. ? -
Bellville received the first
telegram on the 24th.
Bellville will soon have an
organized military company.
Hay sells at 50 cents a
hundred in Navasota.
In Dimmilt thievesflrc
slealingall descriptions of stock.
New oats are now selling
in Austin at 30 cents per bush
el. In the vicinity of Weimar
there has been no rain for two
weeks.
The cotton seed oil factory
at Columbus is not yet a suc
cess.
Eighty-three sinners have
been converted by Maj. Penn
at Luling.
Candidates are coming out
slowly by jerks, says the Tyler
Democrat.
Genuine army worms are
playing havoc with the cotton
near Bonham.
The national fishery question
Have you got a bite Mr.
Vice-President?
Nelsonville boasts of the
best regulated whittling club
in or out of the state.
Lee county has a scholastic
population of 12.J9, of these 304
arc colored.
At Waco Mr. Comibe had
his face badly scorched while
firing an anvil.
Tyler boasts of a popula
tion of 2500 and is in a fine
growing condition.
Navasota, according to
the Tablet, is a river town. The
warehouses have "wharves."
In Fayette county candi
dates arc coming to the front
and announcing themselves.
Clias. Gay, who is walking
from St. Louis to Fort Worth,
reached Dcnison on Monday.
Judge Reagan was received
at Palestine the other day with
music and firing of cannon an
vils. Congresswan Jones arrived
home at Bastrop on Saturday.
He was welcomed by admiring
friends.
At Waco a thirty-five
pound catfish is called amon
ster; an inland whale, so to
speak.
The Tablet has a vague
report that a horse thief was
hanged near Courtney a few
days ago.
J. C. Wells, in charge of
the stage stables at Marion, died
from the effects of a bite of a
rattlesnake.
The oldest couple in San
Antonio is Alex. Turner and
wife, colored, he is 88 ; she is 84
years of age.
The San Antonio papers
give glowing description of the
closing exercises of the graded
schools of mat city.
The commissioners of Gon
zales county have reduced the
rate of taxation and raised the
valuation of property.
On Saturday night ward
meeting, were held in Waco
and delegates were elected to
the county convention.
The Georgetown Sun con
tains an elaborate accout ofthe
commencment exercises at the
Soutwestern -university.
Brenham boys are not
alone in the deletrious habit
of smoking cigarettes. In Lam
passes they do likewise.
The census enumerators
estimate ths population of Col
umbus at 2500, an increase of
500 since the last census.
Tom Chase, a Dallass liv
ery stable keeper, attempted
suicide by cutting a vein in his
arm with a piece of glass.
Mat Gray, one of the Bass
gang of railroad robbers, was
captured near Dallas by a Unit
ed States marshal, last Sunday.
Monroe Jones, a hitherto
respectable white man of Ter
rell, has been arrested foran at
tempt to rape on a small negro
girl.
W. B. Forman, sheriff of
Brazos county, resigned on
Monday; D. -D. Dawson, was
appointed to fill the unexpired
term.
Nelsonville boasts of the
champion deer hunter of North
America. He, on a recent
hunt, killed eight deer at one
shot.
During a thunder storm
at Chappell Hill, on Monday, J.
W. Thompson's horse was
struck by lightning and instant
ly killed.
A young man named Wer
nette, whose parents live at Cas
troviile, was shot and mortally
wounded, in- Baylor county,
some weeks ago.
Contractors are establish
ing their camps at Corsicana
preparatory to going to work
on the St. Louis and Texas nar
row gauge railroad.
The Hempstead Courier
hears that the cotton worm has
made its appearance in some
few places in the county, but it
does not believe it.
The Lone Star office at
at Giddings has been bothered
by loafers ; it informs them that
their room is more valuable
than their company.
Bastrop county has a scho
lastic population of 2387, as fol
lows white males, 707; white
females, 656; colored males,
538; colored females, 4S6.
West Pollard, a negro, died
in jail at Dallas on Sunday last.
He was arrested several years
ago for complicity in the mur
der of old man Schumaker.
In the Buckhorn neighbor
hood, Austin county, corn and
cotton are magnificent; thecbrn
crop has nearly matured; cot
ton will average waist high and
is litterally loaded with blooms
and squares.
Last Sunday night, at
Austin, Ellen Moore, colored,
on her way home from church,
laid down on the sidewalk and
gave birth to a fine baby.
A couple of negroes went
to the "store of Mr. Bruns on
the road between Flatonia and
LaGrangeand literally -bulldozed
him out of a suit of clothes.
The school teacher, Hun
ter, of Denton county fame, de
nies that he received the special
bodily injuries reported. Hun
ter is entitled to the benefit of
his denial
It is reported-in San An
?onio that gcncralTrcvino, the
Mexican commander, will be
married to Miss Ord, daughter
of general Ord. on the h of.
July.
Lumber business is brisk
at Bellville. Twenty wagon
loads were sold one day last
week. A good demand for
lumber is indicative of prosper
ous times in the country.
Martin Locke of San An
tonio killed the boss rattlesnake
He measured it with a survey
or's chain, and found it to be
two varas, or 66 2-3 inches long;
it was sixteen years old.
The San Antonio ice com
pany has a steam gong or whis
tle, which, when a full head of
steam is let on, can be heard
for a distance of thirty miles.
It is pronounced to be A No. I
nuisance.
Miss French, a young
lady residing in Houston, was
making a personal examination
of a pistol when it was accident
ally discharged, making a pain
ful though not serious wotrtfd in
her leg.
The San Antonio Express
tells 01 a discovery 01 an under
ground river by
county to the so
Antonio, ihci
under The bed
Its location is J
A blaclj
was held at 4
Hempstead 1
Courier :
Wyattand J. W.
made speeches.
oration was fell of oaths and the
former's oration was full of
"Mr. charman I'se gotde floah."
Charles Koch- was "killed
on the Central railroad recently.
An inquest was held at Dallas,
the jury returning a verdicttthat
the .deceased came to death
from injuries received through
carelessness in thfc part of em
ployees of the Texas Central
railway.
Charlie Gay, of Fort
Wottb.istaklngawalk. A few
days ago he left St, Louis and is
to walk by way of the line "of
the railroad to Fort W.orth, a
distance of nearly 725 miles in
side of fifteen days. He has a
wager of S300 with a fair pros
pect ol winning.
Mr. E. S. Powell, an old
farmer, of McLennan county,
exhibited at the Examiner office
samples of corn raised by him
self and which is two years old.
Mr. Powell says- he1 can, save
corn for several years. During
his 30 years career as jarmer
in Texas he has never bec"n
without corn.
J. D. Stephens died in Fan
nin county last Monday. The
attending- physicians pronounc
ed it a case of genuine Asiatic
cholera. W.S. Clinton, Sged
24, of the. same county, suicid
ed by morphine, Heiad.been
on a protracted spree.
On Monday at Dunrunan's
settlement, Harris" county,
Frank Pierce shot and killed a
man named iiarKsaaie, with a
shot gun loaded with buckshot
Barksdale fired at Pierce with
a revolver wounding- him in the
arm. Pierce, drew drew his gun
first. The men were enemies;
the murderer escaped.
AfChinn's chapel, Denton
county, John Malone and Fred
Ballinger quarreled about es
corting a .young lady from
church. They fought a. fist
fight; Fallinger was whipped;
he didn't like.it. Malone went
into a house and as he came out
Ballinger knifed him, from the
effects of which he died in ten
minutes. The murderer es
caped. The News publishes a let
ter from Waverly, San Jacinto
county, June 21, giving the de
tails of the death of George
Washington, a negro man, of
hydrophobia. On the 24th of
March a- rabid dog bit a num
ber cf dogs in the; nighborhood,
among them the. dog owned by
the deceased. On the 13th. of
April the deceased's dog bit him.
On the 16th of June thdeceas
ed complained of headache, the
next day he had'a'cEnT and. on
the evening ofthe 19th fid" -died
in a spasm.
They have got a. pewpartyih
Alabama which styles itself the
Opposition party. 'Its members
consists of old soreheads, dis
contented with the Democratic
party because they cannot1 se
cure office under it They ire
afraid to style themselves Re
publicans, and, under the- name
of independents and Green
backers, they seek- refuge in
that meaningless title, the' 'Op
position party, and place a. full
opposition State ticket in the
field. N. O. Democrat.
Nebraska's population so the
census shows will run up to
fully 500,000, an increase of 300
per cent, over the census of 1870
Unthe apportionment ot enc
Congressman to every 175000'
people this will give. NebrasEa'
three members, a gain of two
Kansas is likely to gain UVo
also, and Texas four. Of the,
Eastern States, Pennsylvania is
the only one that has any charicq
of increasing its representation,
in Congresss. Ohio and In-,
diana will both lose Congress
men, and Illinois is not certain
of keeping its present represen
tation. N. O. Democrat
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