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BY RANKIN & LEVIN.
a'harsdoy, : t Jame S, 188&
TENUEE OF OFFICE.
Ihal'qrt Worth Gaiolto is seem
ingly5 opposed to land Commis
Bioncr Walsh, and it says that
when Jim's country roaches a point
.whoro ono mans contmnanco in
bjSca Tan absolute, nngraiificd
jiuhlio necessity, -it nll bo timo
J'ur the country to- retire from ner
1ivo business. "While- it is true
that thcro is no absolnlo necessity
ior continuing ono man in office,
and also true that tho genoral pub
lic is dependent upon no ono man,
. and that no ono man is so impor
tant that his placo cannot bo sup
plied, it is also truo that when a
good matt, ono who is honest, com-
, Jcfcut and faithful is elected to an
offico thcro is no reason why he
should bo displaced to make room
for, an untried man. Greed for
offico is ono of tho greatest evils
that now besets our country and
ltls ono Of tho greatest causes of
corruption. Tho outs want to get
in and tho ins want to keep tho
cuts out. ana result is there is a
continuous struggle for offico and
tho public service is the sufferer.
Thcro oro coses on record in which
postmasters' have held office for as
long as tnty years ana wnere jus
tices of tho peace havo presided
-for. thirty or forty .years and it is
nblt recorded that tho public ser-
tico was tho looser. The man who
holds an offico'of any importance
is compelled, or at all events he
should devoto his cntiro attention
toil and to neglect his private ius-
xpesaif ho havo any. Good men
can rarely do this, therefore it is
seldom., that wo find men who has
a paying business" or occupation
that desires to abandon it for the
sake of holding" a minor office for
a term of two years. "While ad
milting that ono man's continuance
la office isr not an absolute neces
sity, it docs not follow that it is a
"tad'plari to continue- a man in of-fico',-?fno
has faithfully, conscicn
tlo usly,and capably filled it. If ho
Las done all these things no one
can do any .more, and were it
onco -understood that the officer
iyh.pi faithfully discharges his duty
-without, fear or favor, would be
retained in. offico wo would soon
find that our public scrvico would
he 'much bettor performed. In
this respect reference is had more
particularly to the minor offices,
s'ucfi as county officials and judges,
offices in which everybody is di
rectly interested, and with whom all
como in contact. Such offices may
truthfully be regarded as non-po
litical. Tho offico of members of
tho legislature, congressman and
and governor aro m tho "very na
ture ot our government political
"tjiscs and aro dependont upon the
dominant party for their positions,
and such being tho caso they must
change as tho supremacy of the
parties change. When a congress-man-gives
satisfaction to his con
stituents' ho is ro-clcctcd to con
gress, and members have served
continually .for, sis, eight or ten
tcrmsC -ami snch ones aro looked up
to ana respected.
TEE SANTA FE. EXTENSION.
,,
TEE NJLTIONAIHZREESBACKX
PASTY, f
Astros foroshadowcdTGcn. Ben
EDITORIAL NOTES.
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'EnMOSDs is saidlto b gainini;
idltc
o.f
'round at Chitairo.T " If
Tho Brazos PilotwBjyari, nub-.j
liflhoa i lonoilir- rimmnnicatioili
from one of tho most cntcmrisinjButler was nominated for tho prcsi-
citizens of Bryan in regard to or- doncy by tho Greenback eoncn- A crusuie against piano playing
tending tho Santa Fo road. It is tion at lndianopolis on 'JLhnrUay. lias been inaugurated in Berlin,
well knownthat thoro is serious I Tho ballot resulted in Butler re-1 Accoroino to tho Galveston Jlc-
talk ofoxtondod tho Santa Fe from cciving 823 votes, Harper 98, and cord keno isngamo which ought
DallaTtoParlsiLamar county, scattering 14, these "showing himt0 l,c suppressed.
Tho writer in tho Pilot maps out a io do nimosi ino unanimous cnoico
ot tno convention, a icnginy piai-
lorm was auojncu. .am, i.rel $50 suit of clothes,
clauso demands the issuo of money ',,,.,.
insufficient quantities to supply, l"K W Examiner appeared
the demands of trade, the substitu- on S?ndar morm" ,n ncw drcss
tion of .rrconbacks for national as tttclvo && W"-
bank notes and a prompt payment Amus county's Democratic con
routo beginning at. Somcrvillo on
tho Santa Fe, thenco to Bryan,
thence to Centcrvillc, in Leon coun
ty, crossing tho International at
Kccchij beyond this point wo
would cross tho Trinity rivor and
pass through tho westorn portion
of Anderson county on the Athens,
in Henderson county, thenco to
Canton, Van Zandt county, and
from tho latter placo to Emory,
Bains county, Sulphur Springs,
Hopkins county, and so on to
Paris, tho Eden city of North Tcxsa
Bryan is ono of tho most impor
tant cotton towns -on tho Central
railway and with tho proposed
road, tho writer thinks, would
double and trcblo her population.
Csntcrvillo would go on a boom.
Athens would become a city of no
small proportions, whilo Canton,
Emory and Sulphur Springs would
share largely in tho prosperous
boom this line would givo them,
and Paris would be second only to
Dallas. Tho management of the
Fe can bettor afford to build upon
tho lino indicated, than to build
from Dallas, because it would open
a larger cotton bolt tributary to
Galveston, whilo if tho line is only
extended from Dallas to Pans,
such an extension would servo only
to enrich Dallas, and do Galves
ton no particular good, and will be
of little benefit to tho Santa Fo
line below Dallas. If this road
was bant soventy-nvo mues, n
would bocomo self-sustaining, and
by the aid of help along tho pro
jected line, it would bo able to
moke itsjunctiou with the Missouri,
Texas and Pacific at Paris.
Tho writer of tho communica
tion to tho Pilot, ot which wo have
given tho main points in the above,
writes the Baxnib is follows:
"Since tho letter has boon pub
lished, it has occurred to mo that
possibly it, would better for tho
initial point of this suggested road
to bo at Brcnham, instead af Som
crvillo. If you think my letter
worthy of a reprint in your paper.
ana it you tmnic isrennam can do
induced to act in concert with
Bryan, the business men, and my
self, ot .Bryan, wilt bo pieasoa to
According to tho -Merchant Trav
eler a dudo is a SO cent man in a
of the public debt; it demands the
vention instructed for Tildcn and
... . I TTrnflrirl. -inil tbn mninrilv rnlo.
issuo ot lracttonai currency ana a i-i - - v j
so that tho hoards of monoy now! Viruinia has two dclogatcs at
locked up in tho United Stales Chicago, Alahono at tho head of
treasury be applied to tho pay- one and Dcsendorfat the head of
ment of tho public debt now due. the other.
Tho methods and policies of tho iTKCtf. DAN'L wanU to seotho
Democratic and Republican parties cut of tho physiognomy of the fcl
aro denounced as dangerous to our j ow th(lt wonld try to rcad him ont
institutions, they having sanction-j 0f tho party.
cd and permitted the establishment
of land, railroad and other gigan
tic corporato monopolies, and
urgo govcrment action to take
from all monopolies tho powers
so
The Wcathcrford Times man
says ho is not and docs not want
to he a candidato for the legisla
ture from his district.
Jiipqe Hancock is now in Austin
4bTr en w,-nnft,r find nmnfitlv
. . ., !, 4!, and it will soon he known whether
USUI i, ,uiu lu ita" .... .ii . ,., . r
people to whom they belong. They or not he will be a candidate for
demand that tho public lands bo,"-,ert,n to S"
held for actual settlers and not I. I' 'S stated that the Waco Day
.,, ?,-.,ri .r.nt;nn:. Tlv 's to bo enlarged. Col. Puckotto
.lorn-im! onnfrr,Binnnl control and . is to have editorial charge and Mr.
V.H.. ,.v..a.w- -,
regulation of interstate commerce
Tho tariff law should be ret iscd
with a view to raising a revenuo
from luxuries rather than from
necessities. Universal suffrage re
gardless of sex is recommended,
and lastly it is asserted that, "as
our namo indicates wo aro a na-
A. R. McCollum, tho local.
Mr. Blaine has left Washington
for Augusta, Maine, where ho will
be on the anxious scat until the
Chicago convention disposes of
him.
The recent heavy rains have
damaged tho Santa Fo railway and
- - FEE GBASS.
"Frcbgrass," as used in stato
politics to-day, says the Fort
Worth Gazette, "applies to .all un
incloscd lands, public and private,
and'mcaiis thattheso iands shall re
main rent frcp to stockmen, small
and largo stockmen and farmers. If
tho owner of land wants tho ox
clusivo uso'of land let him fence it
in, and then tho law will protect
his property."
Free grass is what tho Gazetto
advocates now and what it has
Icon advocating many months, it
is therefore only fair that its defi
nition of free grass should bo free
ly and fully accepted. It would
havo all uninclosed Iands free, and
its qualification that .tho owner of
land may fence it is soemmgly in
tended to opposo tho lease system.
or Tathcr it would havo all land
(.free, until it passes into private
'lands. Tho Icasg system is pro
ductive of revenue to tho stato and
tho land wilL not deteriorate in
value; much of tho grazing land is
gholly unfitted for agricultural
oscs and many years may
ihcloro it con be utilized for
Ihcr purpose than grazing
) assertion that tho leasing
keeps out actual settlers will
hardly"- hold good. The, grazing
lands, jjolong to the stato and the
jcoplo living in tno agricultural
usmcisaaro as mucu inicrcsicu in
as any other person ; they
kdor no obligations to furnish
lands for stockmen, any
bn aro stockmen under ob
is to furnish farming lands
lalturists. Tho agricultural
aro tho ones which pay
'k of tho taxes; tho stock-
Pwith his herds grazing on free
I pays taxes on maybo one half
tho catllo that ho owns and
which aro returned to tho assessor
st say about one-third of their
jraluo. This course is calculated to
make stockmen a specially privil-
j cdgod'class and tho appellation cat-
tie kings or bullionnircs becomes
much more appropriate than is
r
cncratly supposed.
r
Tnr Icadiuir business men ofl
have you. republish and then add
any suggestions 'you may deem of
importance to tho enterprise. Sure
ly with the combined effort of
Brcnham and Bryan the manage
ment of too Gulf, Colorado and
Santo Fa can bo induced to do
something for us. Ploaso agitato
this subject beforo your people.
Brcnham has an inborn spirit of
enterprise, that needs only devel
opment to result in much good to
your city and people. If a deter
mines euori- is dmw(j i-u uuiiu una
line of rood you will find Buyan
readywitha holpinghand monoy
and vim."
A glance at the map will show
that tho proposed road passes
through an old settled territory
and ono thatis comparatively un
occupied by any railway. Wo re
gard the scheme as a magnificent
one, and pne that can be but pro
ductive of great good to all the
placps named, and especially so to
Brcnham. Bryan is determined to
have additional railroad facilities;
her business men and capitalists,
mean business, and wo feel suro
that if the business men and capi
talists of Brenham will meet them
in a similar -spirit great good-can
be accomplished by both towns.
It is conceded on itU hands that we
are greatly in need of move rail
way facilities ; the proposed lino if
completed to Kecchi would givo
us direct commjjnication with tho
International or Gould system.
That railroads aro beneficial is
aptly Illustrated by the coming of
the Santa Fe railway. In four
years tho population of Brenham
has increased from 4100 to upwards
of 6000, or nearly fifty per cent
With another railroad, such as tho
line'propesod, WP may havo a pop
ulation of 12,000 or 15,000 within
tho next five years, and when cities
tako a boom they grow with aston
ishing rapidity. We feel certain
that in this article only the most
reasonable probabilities have been
stated; there is nothing visionary
about it, and nothing that can not
be accomplished with a little effort
on. the part of thosa most directly
interested.
tional party knowing no East, no n wns reported at Cleburne, Tues-
Wcst, no Aorth, no Soutn.- Hav
ing np sectional prejudices we can
placo in nomination for tho high
offices of tho stato, candidates
from any section of the Union.
Wo appeal to all who believe in
our principles to aid us by voico
pen and votes." Tho platform
seems to bo ono of glittering gen-
cralties, containing of course, somo
good features. It is constructed
on tho plan of tho old Virginia ne
groo's coon trap to catch tho coon
coming or going. Tho platform
wants to catch everybody regard
less of politics or principles, and it
is especially planned to catch the
poor man by promising him plen
ty of money regardless of tho fi
nancial condition of tho country
and tho crops. It is not at all
likely that tho Greenback .Nation,
al, or Kational Greenback ticket
will play any important part in the
coming contest.
who nro favorablo to Ar-
avo opcffP olaborato ncaa-
uart'ers at thaPalmer house, and
atamecting held Friday a commit
tee was" appointed to receive the
2few York business men's delega
tion and tender it tho free ue of
their rooms.
Saturday night was a livloy ono
in Chicago. Tho Logan men op
ened tho hurrah by marching
through the principal streets shout
ing for Logan. Blames suppoi tcrs
inaugurated a similar hurrah and
the hotel corridors resounded with
cheers for Jim Blame, of Maine.
Polilicains are thcro in full force.
Logan is in for tho race, though
there is talk of Blaino with Logan
as second fiddler. Lincoln, Sher
man and Grcsbam aro hardly men
tioned and there is opposition to
any dark horse. Cuney, Nelson
and half a dozen morp Texas
negroes aro on hand, but Ouney
refuses to talk. Dick Allen, of
Houston, is trying to work up a
Blaino boom with the Texas color
ed delegation. Malloy, of Galves
ton is working for Arthur. Judge
Bmcklcy has called a meeting of
tho Texas delegation, then thcro
will bo a count of noses. Dick
Nelson is working for Arthur.
Judgo Norton is prpscnt as a look
er on. Carl Schutzo of Brcnham,
is present and says he is inChicago
on buslnsti, and just dropped in to
seo tho show, t is all guess
work as to what will bo the fiual
result of the convention.
TEE XEPURMC4N CONVEX
TION.
The Republican National conven
tion tho eighth in tho history of
tho party convened nt Chicago on
Tuesday. Tho spectacle presented
at the opening was a notable quo
in many ways. Tho working body
of tho convention, tho greatest in
point of numbers of any national
political asscmblcgc, occupied on
ly a small portion of the vast au
ditorium, which was crowed to its
utmost capacity, many ladies be
ing present, tno tmnin ui mhj
proceedings occupies four or flvo
columns of small typo in' tho large
morning papers. At 12:24 tho,
convpnfjgn was opened with pray
er. Tho call for tho CQUveiiUon
was read by Hon. J." A. Martin,
secrotary of tho national conjmit
tco'and Chairman Sabin, on behalf
of the Republican committee call
ed tho convention to order. Pow
ell Clayton, of Arkansas, and
John B. Lyncl), gf Mississippi were
nominated lor temporary chair
man. Lynch was elected and his
election is considered as a triumph
for tho 4-rthnr wing of tho party.
The Texas delegation was orally
divided It for Lynch and 13 for
Clayton. Lynch' in accepting de
livered a short and moderato ad
dress. The vote was Lynch 431,
and Clayton 387. Tho Women's
Christian Temperance union was
presppf. and succeeded in present
ing a momortal. The convention
adjourned till 11 a. m. Wednesday.
Tho committeo on credentials then
went to work. It seems that tem
porary Chairman Lynch is a ne
gro, and his election to t')0 com'
paratively unimportant position,
was simply a delicious little bit of
tatty thrown out as a bait to catch
day, that the bridge at Koppcrl
was down.
TnaovaH trains on tho Central
railway between Dallas and Hous
ton, wero resumed on Saturday
after twelve days suspension on
account of the flood.
Tiie May number of the Ameri
can Journalist is a splcndcd one,
Every newspaper writer and pub
lisher n ill find something in it of
interest to tho profession.
The Republican politicians seem
to have discovered tho dircttion ot
tho wind, and it is said that an ef
fort will bo mado to introdtjeo a
reasonable tariff plank in the! Na
tional platform.
The Southern Exposition at
Louisville will opon August 16,
ISSl and oloso October 25, 1884.
The same buildings and grounds
used in tho exposition of 1883 wilt
be used again this year.
The Austin Daily Capital having
reached a business basis, proposes
to set up shop in an qffjee of iU
own. It is now having its work
dono on rented material. Wo arc
pleased to noto its success.
Judge Hancock publishes a lct
tfip jn he Austin Statesman, of
Tuesday, in hch ho liq9'lfilj'
declines to become a candidato fqr
congress at tho coming election
Mr. Hancock's decision is final.
The Austin Statesman says that
Hon. John Hancock has signified
his Intention pf makintr tl)P rgep
fof ingress again in his distriot.
Ho is ono of tho oldest men in con
gress and ho should bo re-elected.
The bili passed tbrough the
genato by Mr. Maxcy on Monday,
cstablisbps the rat f postage tor
third class matter at ono cent for
four ounces. It requires only tho
presidents signature to" bocomo a
law. -
National advantages arc a splen
did thing for a. town or city to
have, but all tho natural advan
tages in tho world will not build up
a thriving city without push and
enterprise on tho part of the citi
zens.
Tex is must t the naturo of
things havo a great interior city;
Fort WoHh is having a boom and
tho Democrat of that oity thinks
that Fort Worth is tho coming
place. Sho has cnorgy, cntcn rise
and capital.
TnsPcnn bankofritts5 .-gh is
about as badly broko as f a Marino
bank of New York. Riddle, the
president of tu was engaged with
others in oil speculations, and his
overdrafts on tho bank amount to
$1,3.00,000.
The Port Worth Gaactto strikes
tho key noto in saying that a news
TnEr Democracy ot Cameron
county, in convention assembled,
declare tho two-thirds rulo to -do
undemocratic. The Ellis county
contention also instructs for tho
majority rulo. It looks very
much as though the two-thirds rulo
was a goner.
The Dallas Herald eajs free
grass on the commons is all right,
and nobody opposes it, but freo
gra-s on thirty fivo million acres
of school land when there is a
money demand for lease, is an in
jury to tho children and lax pay
ers of Tovas.
The Waco Examiner is now pub
lished by tho Sunny South Pub
lishing company, CapL Elgin, edi
torial manager. The paper has
been enlarged to a six column
quarto and greatly improved. Il
is now a papor of which Waco
should be proud.
The philosphcr on the Laredo
Times remarks that, newspapers
that stoop to unjust criticism re
ceive but a deaf car from the pub
lic It also remarks that tho few
homo papers that so bitterly op
posed Ireland, w ithont any excep
tion, finds his administration en
dorsed.
The Austin Statesman is still
sure that the two-thirds rulo is safe.
It says that only about thirty coun
ties out of over two hundred havo
spoken out in favor of tho major
ity. Tho counties that havo spok
en in favor of tho majority rulo aro
ones andstrongly Democratic largo
at that.
Fred Dovauss arrived in Chi
cago Monday und was tho most
eagerly listened to man or any at
tho Sherman house. Fred said that
tho colored delegates being mostly
offico holders felt bound to vote
for Arthur, but when tho break
came tho bulk of them would voto
for Logan.
The Charles A. Vogoler Com
pany of Baltimore, havo sold dur
ing tho past low years over seven
million bottles of St. Jacobs Oil
and havo expended in a single year
as much as half a million dollars
in advertising, and vet thcro aro
men who do not belie vo that ad
vcrtising pays.
TnE Laredo Times is very rough
on Tom Bo crs" late of tho Lam
pasas Eaglp, It says that Bowers
finding out that ho could not turn
the current of public opinion up
stream, quit tho nowspapcr busi
ness in disgust, and also th(t he
will not bo missod from tho journ
als might rcasorfablyjfbavo bben
expected tho Adams-Burns mar-1
dcr caso at Dallas, has boon? con-
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STATENKWS.
e rzr
Moro rains aro- reported tn
tinned till OctcWtcrm of th6-!KorthcriTos5s-
court This is another ktorv for In Navarro county tho crop
Adams, as each continuance' dc- Uook i-t cry fair.
creases tho chances of his convic- 'n th0 i.imly of McGregor
tion. It would bo very safe to bet ll, M hcat trol' !s nno-
that he is finally acquitted. When Another national bank has
Burns is forgolton and the menory organized in Fort Worth.
of the witnesses fails then thcro The Stato Woolgrowors Asso-
will bo no evidence to convict, c'ation meets at Taylor on tho 5th
f i... ....ki:n i.....i. i i L. insu
.1.111' I'KUIll IIUUIll
of this lase.
a rt.. :.
ill VlllUllIV 11 IN 3Clllllll (UIU ,
. . . dam:
countcr-sciiemes that engage the
undivided nttcntion ot the politi
cians. Arthur and Blaino will bo niriu,,,i.,.
slaughtered, remarked an Ohio . T " . ..
!; r. ! i .t ... i Chas. Leo was drowned in the
politician. It is alleged that tho Brazos rivor near Wallis, by tho
Blaine and Arthur people have each j upsetting of his boat.
not loso sight
Last Monday Victoria was vis-
is schemes and V " lorn!," u'nK immonso
u in crops.
At Columbia tho Brazos is out
ot its banks and spreading rapidly
formed compacts against the other,
and the result is likely to be the
defeat of both. Logan and his
friends aro doing their best for
him, but somo think that ho has no
chance and that a dark horso will
run away with tho prize. With
all this surmising'and calculations
tho best thing to bo dono is to wait
and watch.
The Dallas Herald, an ctcccd
ingly well regulated newspaper,
was lately mado tho victim of a
cruel, dastardly and unpnrdonablo
hoax. A correspsndent nt Waxn
ahchio sont it a special to the cf-
Cotton is too grassy in most
portions of tho stato for tarmors to
dabblo much in politics.
Crops of all kinds in Wilson
county are fine; corn will avcrago
30 bushels to the acre.
Tho city council of Austin un-
nulled the contract lor city print-
nig iiiiiuu mi ii. l, .ueaucr.
Thero was heavy rains np tho
Santa Fe railway from Clebnrn to
Fort Worth on Sunday night
Tho Brazos river at Richmond
is higher than ever beforo known
and crops aro seriously damaged.
Waco is now building a now
opora house with a seating capacity
feet that a respectablo young lady . ot 900. It is to bo completed by
haa cloned with a negro. Theinoxiian
alistio arena.
Wilts newspapers commence
blowing about- tho enormous in
crease in their circulation' the peo
ple commence doubting tho truth
of the assertion, When a paper is
in a prosperous condition its gen
eral appearance and make up aro
sufficient evidence of the fact Tho
public knows a little something
about newspapers as well as pub-
iisiiprei
The Collin county Democratic
convention passed resolutions en
dorsing the action of iho Texas
delegation on the Morrison bill,
ana tor a tanll for revenue only
and far th.p n,nyqgatlQn of tho two-
thirds rule, and instructing for
Governor Hubbard, Bill Stcrrott,
TomUrown, and Houston, of San
Ahionio, as delegates to tho Na
tional nvontion,
tho colored vote. It is difficult to J paper must publish tho nows.
surmise who the nominco will
ally be.
fin-
News is what tho peoplo want and
it is what they pay for. Wo havo
Inrn itsil I ito I noviino ni1- 1ntl f
Tl.;il ,,i; -:!, r ,...,.- '" !" i-""-o uum ui
a... ,.. 0.,i"-iD "o"' "' ""J ii,.m r-.-n;-!. .-
through the Indian Territory to
the Gulf, Colorado and Simla PC cnA!,K al nleaS says that
railway has passed tho house and Phil Sheridan would get thp Irish
Senator Coko was to try to get it voto for l'resulont Tho United
through the scnato on Monday. It Slatcs wl" havo eomo to rrcttJ'
is honed tho bill will pass the Sen-! l)ass ,v hcn no bcltcr material than
ale as it is ono of vital importance , 1hil Sheridan can bo found for
to Texas. Tho Missouri, Kansas presidential timber.
and Texas road is already con-' The San Antonio Times is after
structed through the Territory and. James P. Ncwcomb and it calls
tfte St. Louis and San Francisco ! him a ghoul, a human hyena and
road has a charter for tho samc.othor endearing names. If New-
purpose. The Southern Kansas comb is guilty as charged by the
railway in the interest of the l Times he should go and havo him
Atchion, Topcka and Santa Fe I self whipped to death with cow-
has been granted a similar fran
chise to that of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fc, which makes four
Jesse Cabter, a negro, was hang
ed at Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday,
in existence. It is suro that cap!
bides.
Mr,
and a
QcnuTBEE
prominent
is in Chicago,
and influential
concessions of that character now citizen of Western Texas remark
ed in AVashington the other day
til will be forthcoming to extend tnat Mr. Oehiltrco is probably not
tho G.,".C. and S. F. road through I as anxions as he appears to be for
tho territory and thus give Texas
another trunk line outlet to tho
North and East, in a fosr more
years tho lands in tho Territory
will be allotted to tbo Indians and
it will be thrown open fqr settlement.
A okntlmman who has been
through Eastern and Central Tex
as and a portion of Arkansas in
forms tho News reporter at Crock
ett, that in bis opinion tho cotton
crop of Texas and Arkansas will
bo at least 500,000 bales short this
year, pausod by overflow, wet
weather and failure to get seed to
replant, and that the crop will bo
auout six weeks late.
San Antosio Express: And now
tho white republicans are saying
to tho colored brother: ' You are
in bad odor, and wo cannot longer
associato with you." It socms that
"Ethiopia has stretched forth its
hand" a little too far, and demand
cd too much recognition, and it has
therefore been decided the colored
man "must go." II was obliged
to come, and tho democracy pre
dicted it long ago,
The dynamiters have been get
ting in somo of their diabolical
wqrk in London. O'Donovan Rossa
ik in high gloo and says "wo have
got England at last." Tho Hous
ton Journal says that Rossa should
be induced to criminate himself
and then bo hanged on a lamp post.
Rossa is a crank and tho sooner ho
and thoso of his way of thinking
arc out of the way the better it
will be fpr Irolqnd.
The Galveston News gic, an
elaborate review of the lato firm of
Grant il Ward which shows that
concern to have been ono of the
grandest and most gorgeous swin
dles of modern times, and it ar
rives at tho conclusion that had
any other person than General
Ulysses S. Grant been connected
with tho firm in the same capacity
ho would now occupy a cell in the
Now York county jail, next door
to his friend and associate Fcrdi:
nand Ward.
Here Is tho latest calculation
made np to Monday night. Horace
White, of the New York Evening
Post. sa3-s it seems to him that
Herald published tho dispatch, not
knowing its bogus charactor, and
now the injurod party wants, to
seo tho ilerakt. The man who
sent the dispatch should bo made
to suffer; he is a graceless slanderer
and should servo a term in jail or
n the penitentiary. Tho most
careful newspapers aro liablo to
be imposed upon.
CitAhCET I. Fillet; a prominent
St. Louis Republican, savs his
idoa with regard to tho proper
course for tho southern delegates
to pursue in tho Chicago conven
tion is likely -to bo carried out
Holding tho balance of power they
should, ho thinks, hold off to
seo who dovolops tho greatest
strength in the New England and
Middlo states, and then votosolid-
ly for that man. Tho Southern
states can do nothing toward elect
ing a president aftor ho is nomi
nated, but they arc a power in the
dominating convention. It is pos-
siblo that somo of the southern
delegates can be "fixed."
MojiDur's IssuoQJ" tho Galvoston
Nows contains a full and exhaus
tive report of Capt Eads' confer
ence with the Rivor and Harbor
committee with regard to tho dcop
water problem at Galvcstpn. Up
wards of twelvo columns of small
typo are dctotcd to it, Cap.t, F,ads
gave a scientific analysis of tho
deep water problem. The Nows
says, editorially, that it is a clear,
scientific analysis of the problem,
as well as a lucid grriatlnn of its
niWlnl nJ practical Voquiro
monts, and if alter rending it tt
aronny doBbtlnir .oraascs left; it
W1.. oo because they propose to re
main doubting Thomases.
The Texas Delegation to Chica
go wero addressed on Monday
ovening by tho speakers of the
-iew iorK Dusiness mens com-J
mittce in tho interest of Arthur.
Several of tho Blaino dolcgates aro
said to havo,beon converted to tho
Arthur side. No mention is mado
ot chickcn-pic, thcro may havo
been somo handed around and then
there may not It was stated on
Monday night that tho Texas dele
gation was a mystery, and no ono
Was ablo to say how it would go.
Cuney is working hard for Blaino
with tho Texas delegation. Web
Flanagan is a prominent man in
the estimation of his Stato frionds
The Brazos rh cr was on a big
rod rise at Waco Monday ovening.
It had risen botween twolvo and
httccn feet.
Cisco was visited by a heavy
rain and wator spout on Thursday
last, tho bottoms wero overflowed
and fences wero damaged.
It is reportc I that Monard
villc, Menard county, was struck
by a wator spout last woek and
thirty houses washed away.
A dispatch from Trinity dated
on Sunday reports tho river rising
and two foct higher than it was
when it commenced to fall.
An election will be held in
Austin on tho 16th inst for mayor
.211 !.- l l - .
w mi uiu -vacancy causcu uy tnc
resignation oi .aiayor Baylor.
Gainesville now has a lino of
stroct cars. Tho assessor is tak
ing the census of thocity; tho pop
ulation win oo upwnrus oi quuu.
-Tho Santa Fo railway has al
ready curried 159 trains of cattlo
to Fort Worth this season and will
carry 6W bctoro tho season is
over.
Tho Dispatch is trying to
boom Lampasas as a winlor resort.
tt is too cany in tho summer to
Dcgin tailing about winter quar
ters
At Fort Worth tho water heat
er m tho White Elephant saloon
exploded sovcrely injuring two
men and blowing tho range to
pieces.
At Columbus On Saturdav tho
Colorado rivor roso about twenty
lect It is now said that crops aro.
not much damagod OS fjmt sup
posed.!
nil n, i . -
has hrv.l -. lnt .r 'au"?y
nod t i vOtton seed .ship-
pou m jQngvicy for tho free uso
of tho farmers who wish seed to
replant.
Judgo Col lard, of tho district
court at Franklin, Robertson coun
ty, charged tho grand jury special
ly on tho offence of carrying six
shooters. The Sherman Courier says
the men on the Transcontinental
railroad are only allowed to work
half time. Dull business is assign
ed as the cause.
Houston has somo genuine
things. Saturday night a man
was knocked senseless, robbed
and thrown from a bridge into the
bayou to drown.
Ripe peaches aro roportcd at
several places in Texas. Thcro aro
some hne peach orchards near
Brcn ham, but no peaches havo been
brought in this yoar.
Farmers in Austin county were
so busy with their crops last.Satur-
and has made a national rcputa-1 that cllvillo looked deserted.
.. . .. , , , . thcro being a total absence of tho
tion by his celebratod question. ,1 Saturday crowd.
"What are wo hero for, if it is not
the offices V Marshall is stirred up over a
casq of small pox, and a cabin in
It will be remembered the nc- tho suburbs was burned for sanita
grocs held a convention at Louis- ry purposes on account of a small
villo Inst September and appoint- pox"caso in the house,
cd a national committee. This J Tho Navosoti Tablot says
committee met at the Palmer l,armers in tno overflowed districts
house on Monday night, aboutf tn Brazo,3 bo.l,ton? sPca ofr
, , i , ." ' planting cotton if the wator sub-
eu c-my-iwo persons ocing present. , sidc3 wlthin a fcw dayg.
. ,. -.-.., . Whitnev is a curious town,
Republican ational convention to )hcr delegates to the county con
adopt a resolution recommending) vention wero instructed to vote for
an amendment to tho constitution ' free grass, Sol Ross, compulsory
placing ciil rights of American i education and majority rule,
citizens within tho province of the' The scholastic census of Gain
national legislature. About as 'csville is 973 against 672 fast year.
near as they camo to plcd"in" Terrell has a scholastic population
themselves for Arthnr wns in .. f 617 aft"?1 360 l?tycar. North
I"" IVVie rnet tn rtr i hiir Imnm
a resolution endorsing his admin-1
istration. Tho negroes evidently It seems from tho Bastrop Ad-
want a civil rights bill for their
own protection, ami by asking spc-
At Orange the Sabino river is
flea lily rising, and is higher than
known -for years. It was sovon
miles wide on Tuesday and rising
at me rate oi lour inches in twenty
fonr hours.
At tho request of tho people
of Coryell countv the district court
has concluded to try only jail cas-
os. .ino condition ot the crops is
such that farmers cannot sparo the
timo to attend court
Lampasas now has a town
clock on tho now courthouse. It
is said tho clock will not lose a
minuto in twelvo months whon it
is regulated. It is safo to bet that
it will never bo rogulated.
"For seven years or moro I suf
fered with a distressingly painful
joint trouble called by many rhcu.
malum, l used St Jacobs Oil,
and was quickly cured, says John
Carr Moody, Esq., ofVallcjo, Cal.
Tho LaGrange Journal re
ports the cotton crop of Fayctto as
being very backward and in an un
satisfactory condition, and in ad
dition, the festive cotton worm has
apperted and is doing great dam-ago-
In Navarro county there is a
very strong feeling against a coun
ty nominating convention. The
people aro gotting tired of conven
tions and and are willing to make
ont with the lowest possible num
ber.
W. C. Hunter, a sheepman liv
ing is miles north or ualorado was
found dead in his wagon on Thurs
day last with a bullet hole in his
head. It is supposed ho was killed
for his money. Ho had sold (600
worth of wool.
The Tablet regards tho crop
outlook in Grimes countv as vorv
gloomy, and it suggests that it
would De a good plan to let the
coming term ot the district court
lapse as all the available labor is
required in tho fields.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall, who
lives thirteen miles from San An
tonio, are the most sadly bereaved
couplo in the state. The other dav
their throe sons, aged nine, seven
and five, were all drowned in a
pond or tank in a pasture.
At Whitnov the other dav a
thirteen-year old boy who had been
reading Peck's Bad Boy, Ben
Thompson or somo of the choice
literature of tho day, ran away
from home. He helped himself to
a pony belonging to his dad.
John Finnegan, well and fav
orably known at Denton, was ar
rested thcro on a charge ot burg
lary committed at Eureka, Kan
sas. Ho has been tried and ac
quitted, much to tho gratification
ot his many mends in Denton,
Tho Gorslonna Courier says
the jug trade of its town is im
mense -there aro several local
option towns in tho vicinity and
the result is that from, ono to twen
ty jugs of red liquor are express
ed everyday to tho dry places.
Tho Hempstead Courier learns
that four colored families have
moved away from Hempstead
sinee the negro killing latelv. It
sheds no tears, but consoles- itsclt
with the reflection that when tho
negroes move away thev mat-.
room, (or- whito people.
'Livingston. K cnnrl w run.
tonced t ;no penitentiary for five
years for embezzlement at Cle
burne. Dock Martin killed a man
named Haley, the killing growing
out of the transaction in which
Livingston was engaged. Martin
got only four years for tho killing.
Tho mystery surrounding the
murder of Bornard Schwartz, a
wealthy citizen of San Antonio is
explained by Refugio Gomez, who
is to be hanged at San Diego on
Juno 6. Gomez says that Schwartz
was one ot his eleven victims.
He was stabbed to death in his
store just after dark and all efforts
to discover tho murderer proved
unavailing.
Austin is making a reputation
as the champion pistol carrying
town of Texas. During the five
months ending lately the fines im
posed for carrying pistols amount
ed to $1629, and tho city council
sympathising with tho pistols car
riers has rcmittod most of the
fines.
Stray (L sr Sta. .
Iwfflpr9Mtwafci-eyiBrotaUcn
that will fend tn the tocotrt ot ona doa
bom, light sin' and tail, hnnded 88
on kit thoulder, iboii til rounit, thoai
Din jtan old, 13 or 15 2-2 hand hi-11,89
Uuak hobuabbalniiiCA
ILXCiiuutK;
910 Con jrva Am, Austin. Text.
Notice to Creditors.
EaUiC of
E. P. Aau-mtoxo, v
lVoraicl.J
Ix-tten of adminutnilJita we re created
the limit ftignoil by tbo County Court of
uuninsToiicounir, omnoitu iutoi jij
A- D. 1884. All fur-ons holding claim
n-ratnt aahl clato are rpauiml In undent the
mow within tho time prescribed lr law.
My residence u at Ta lor, and my ptst
office addrett Li Taylor. Chunu left with my
attorney, C C tlam-tt, Emj., will rct-eire at
tention. Jon.T E. Asvsntoia,
Adraumtrator.
E STRAY MrriiK Tal.onpl.rW J.IIan
aah. onclMlitUiUroriljreJi, 11, aail -lrajr.1
before I II. Mower. J. I. iwctartNo.
I. ahlnxtua enuaty. on the M tl-iy or April.
1M. one dark bar mare almut II bawli hlb.
about 3raTaroh!,o braadi wltha yoanc
enll. lua odor AppraUetl br Joe lloflmaa
aail IbraraCraljralSU.
Aural : u.Ai i-awiB.t;.u u. w.u.
E8TRAT KOTICKV-Takea npby aaocb Ca-
toa.onthenh 4arorUaiTh, l&U, aa-l e-
irart.1 Dticre I. II. liowera. 4. 1- precinct Vo.
, nanoiatumuminrr
ntr. on tha llth dar nf Anril.
lsftl. one bar mare with Spanish brand frenib
Una a eretceat a ) on ten sboaltlrr. star la lore
head. ntp oa note, ftmr white feet, 10 year old.
II hand blab. Oae man hone. biotrhMt hnnd
oa len aaoaUUr. ttar in forehead, three whir
leer, u year oi. a 13 nana nun. Aonra!eil
by W. Awaltand J. M. Hints! am.
anM: ii. al. utwia, u. v. U. W J.
Old Courthouse for Sale.
By order of the Commission Court the oM
Court-hoae. will be sold on Jane 2-f ih. iSS.
Sale at public suction, on the pub!- c square,
for cash.
Porchaser to remove the same within 6a
days aiUr sale
CR.Btrrxovc,
Co. Judge W.C.
Sir Benjaiii Brit's
ASTRINGENT 60BDIAL
For the cure of Diarrhoea or Loosness of the
Bowels. Dysentery, Cholera Morbus, Grip
mr; pains lathe BowebSnmmcrC mplainr.
Flat, Colic, Pain in the Stomtch, Cramps,
Restlessness at night. Sick Momacb, Fret
ting or Infants, and a't flections of the.
Bowels.
x. x. xrz-cars.
SOU FROMinflR A HK0tSME0!i9fsr.
New Orleans.
O-aoM by WAUCES CO,
WALKEE & C0.9
DRUGGISTS.
BRENHAM, TEttAS,
i Slums a trn
PURE KEDICIMES,
J)nSSS,-GHEMKALS,e
Toilot Article,-
jperfnmcT.frs, ic.
PrescripHoM rarcfully and accurately com-
City Bestaurank.
J. BROECKER, Proprietor
EL Charles St, near Sandy.
This olj established restaurant covaEnros
to servo good squnro meats at the, old rrice.
5 cents.
J. K. W.LKIIIS8N & SIMS,,
Dealers la
FAMILY 1XD FAKCr
C3-DEe,OOEKIES
SutUoortsWra. Cohen Cb'.
Sandy Street, - j BajcnttivTlEWig.
A complete stock of Fresh Groceries icr t
t rKciTcd, which will be toil t" , '
XXBXOOK T'XXCaV i I
3for- OoBh t
And dalirared in all parts of tbocii yrxxr.
Orders by telphono promptly tJ led.
Qrre us a trial.
City Wood Y ard
H&rria & Korthaar, Pr rjp'rs,
Dealers In
FZRE
Tan! oa SaniiT etreet.
"WOOD?
. "aKnwewill wuatlheronowlnstwlee.'
I-Seorldearerea,..,.,. ZZZliu,
!3 !, 4JPll(lbVflrVpIaoeI ?
L. .. .. .. . stores.... 4
ws ' stores . S3
timer rjy man recelr prompt attention.
nedtor Santa Fe K't.
FOR SALE.
vcrtiscr that there is considerable
feeling against thoililcs boys late
ly arrostcd and brought back to
Bastrop on charges of murder.
George Cunningham, who for
cial legislation thoy acknowledge
thoir inlcriortyand their inability
to tako care of themselves as citi- tho past four years lias been sun-
I . . . T . ... - .
zens crintcnilcnt ot the bull, Colorado
I c...- 1?..
A AVasHivotov sr,cr-il to iho't'"" ."""1 f r." "u.ar "a
Times-Democrat says a personal
special to the jm has resigned his position.
-Alittloglrl,jastablo to crawl,
the nomination of Grain for con- i
grcss.
The Fort Woath Gacttc says
the statement qf the Examiner that
it, tho Qazcttc, lias purchased ai)
interest in tho AVaco Day, has no
foundation whatover. Tho Day Is
A V.,,-,.,0.., :-l l 4, ill gulling uiuiij; . cu,iiiiu uio-
Jn tLo jail in presence of fifty spec- Xews s.ivs thn Tiiirr, 'fills ,!-'Gazcttce lias no occasion to branch
I tators for murder, lly. iout.
friend of Gen. Grant, who toLS---
'"Jm iorK 'asiwccK, says tno of concentrated Icy.. Peoplo can
General's exncricncc In AVnll stroot.nat hn'tnn r-.irnfnl nhnnt. lo.ivim.
has cost him not only his fortune. ' concentrated ley within the reach
but ton years of his life. Ho seems of cnilllrcD-
broken in body and mind. Hois Tho Brazos rivor at Thomp
not allowed to rcad the newspa- son, a station, on tho Santa Fo bo
pcro, so that he probably docs not ,3,V tho Bzo. t of its banks
I-..-i..ir I.. ... i.m u and spreading all over tho bottom.
know half that tho rt-t ol tho world Kivo housanij acrcs of farm ,ands
now knows about the firm ot Grant aro overflowed.
A. Ward. But he knows cnouffh to j , . , .. .
.. , r, . I James jficholls, a convict, has
givo him a keen sense of his post- ,BtclT bcen pardon'cd b tho' !
tion. He thinks that ho has earned ernor. He provontcd a gang of
the condemnation of his friends ' convicts from cscan:nr after t hx-
Blaincnnd Arthur aro about oven-1 anj tarnished his hard won fame, knocked tho guard off a train.
ly matched at 300 to 320 tcs ; ue lakc3 no intorest jn nohtics on -mmti,,., ..
anything clso except his ruincij who Tyitlj a young lady visited an
fortunes. All his thniiflit n,.n ' co cream saloon. Bio called for
given to plans for their r-cstowtion ' ,disU f Cram and BPns
i j. t. I ,-, i That young chap was "spoonev."
in such a way that in his latter . p J'
years ho may havo pcaco with A Whitney saloon displays a
i.n. . .centipede six inches lonir. It
' customers aro being brokon in by p
ui-gii-i--., .iuu nui-ii nicy Degin to I
The Waller County Courier,
pnblished at Hempstead says tho
commissioners' court of its county
has published no financial state
ment this year. The commission
er's court ot Washington county is
in tho same fix, and if tho law is
not complied with, the grand jury
to meet at tho next term of the
district court, will be recreant to
its duty if it docs not indict every
member of tho court. The Courier
should suggest tho indictment of
its commissioners' court by tho
very noxt grand jury that conven
es in its county. If tho people of
a county have no right to know its
financial condition who has ? The
columns of tho Banker are open
to the members of tho court; it is
willing to let tbcm be heard.
that Edmunds will have abont 100,
Logan 50, Sherman 40 and Hawley
12. What tho other candidates will
got is, uncertain,. Sonatqr -Hahtina
has prepared a table. Ho says
Arthur will havo 325 votes and
Blaino 312 on tho first ballot, and
he predicts Arthur's nomination
on tho second ballot.
Tnc recent stependous failure of
Gen. Grant has proved a complete
deadener to him. During all tho
fuss and excitement at Chicago
over the convention now in pro
gress, tho namo of Gen. Grant is
not mentioned in the dispatches.
loiuicaiiy urant is as Head as a
pickled hernng.
The Corsicana Courier says Na
varro county has made application
to tho state authorities to buy
bonds of other counties, as an in
vestment for her surplus school
iqnts.
Slm. ArV
My child, cne year old, teething, bejan to
suScr from derangement of the bowels. I
commenced gmng u remedies which had no
good effect. I then succcssrrclygot prescrip
tion from six different physiciajis. She con-
anuea to pet worse, and I thnnrh w nntf
loose her. I finally told Dr. that I had
tned ererythinc but "Brodie's CordiaL." and
wonMmake alast effor. with. that. I took
bottle home, began, to. treat her with it, and u
four or-rjre, rjijs sha was cured, an I has been
Well Since. 1 consider the rnre almnst mi.
tacujoqs, and my wife would not be without
her Brodie's Cordial" for any consideration.
Durins his first administration
in tho Soudan. Gen. Gordon went
abont always unarmed. "Only
onco," ho says, "I slept with a re
volver by me, but I was sorrv for
I it afterward."
1 House and lot, 03x120, price S700.
66 acres, about GO in timber, bal,-.. 7
crdtirationitoatcd2!f mile from town, price.
$20pcracrc
233 acres, 80 acres in cultivation; steam gin
and mill on place. Situated 8 utiles, from
town; price $20 per acre.
8 Half acres lots, in quantities to suit. Situa.
ted in Wilkin's addition.
5acr,J801nculUrtkn, balance tim
bcr; good dwelling three rent bouses; rjood.
fence. Situated 13 miles from town ; 'price.
$10 peracre. .
63 Acres : farm In irood-mndttinn. bot-
3 miles from town ;.pnco $20 per acre.
150 Acres, farm in Hne condition. bntif
12 miles frnm town; all under fence, fine,
dwelling houae. Trice SiOOO.
5 Acres timber land, abont I, mtle fenm.
town ; price S16 per acrc-
2 LoU Willins addition, owned byjtrs
Hober; price S400 each-
All titles guaranted. Terms easy.
App"y to
R.G. Stbow-..
central' hotel;
J. H. DAVIDSON, Proprietor.
Coraet atarxel aad till sta.
Ktivrjrro'i - - -TKrVa.
"Littl0 TbkSt ?,moU,n ti,,,acco " see snakes they will not be alarm- Derby race in Kngland, has hpn
,cd.
P. K. DAWSON
lorrator awl BoiMtt of
COKDBtSEBS AND MMl
THEBESTINTHE IIARKET,
auoAazsTToa
Cotton Gins, Feeders and CoHiica-
strj, Steam Engines, and
Cotton Presses.
Filling Gins, Kepairint; Ura Brushes, a-mlb.
cs mado new, Feeders and CondensaDs,
rcpaueu. ivorK guanmteea l.
grre satisfaction, and all
orders most prompt-
. attended to.
BKESHAIL :::::;.::: TEXAS.
R. B. Beer & Granz.
Wholesale ."
ROCERS
AMD G0TT8H FA0T1RS,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
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, vuiuM a ibu ntnj. ux i
IGKROOERIES,! -
in all its branches, -we car- Tf
; xy a line of goods especial- i 1 .
' adapted for f
GERMAN" xsd i
BOHEMIAN TaADr I
moro complete than canr -.
; be found elsewhere in the I""- -
btate. Facilities to Tiandlo T
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t consurned to us ard UAur- 1 '
t passed. This department f - 4 ;
t is in chans of i
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I formerly of Bkexiuu. i
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