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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22
JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS,
iy3-M NEW YORK.
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY.
An UnrIvaIIod Illustrated Magazine.

When SCRIuNRR Issued It's famous Midsummer
Holiday Number In July friendly critic said Of IT,:
W. are not sure but that SCRIBNRR has touched high
Tdier mark We DO not see Irhdi IrOTLiI are In TO Il
10 oon9Ger." But the publishers do not consider
that they have reached tho ultima thule OF excel
lencG-they believe "therc arc other worlds to con.
qucr, and they propose 10 conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume give the titles
Of more than iiity papers (mostly iluStrntOd), by
writer's OF the highest merit. Under the head Of
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22

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change, 10 Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis nd
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The pleasure seeker or those seeking Homer IN hs
Wet should call on or address the undersigned for
through time tables, mNps land circulars and inr.
Their Information.
W. l.. O'BRIEN
GCnl Passenger and Ticket Agent, No. 2l9 High
street. Columbus Ohio. jn25
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from circular issued by y. li6rkhclmrr
x Co.. Mink, lOc a$i %: muSkrat, 3aISc:
raccoOn, JaS0c; skunk, l0ASOc; grey ioI,
u @5ni co. red fox, zoe atl 20; otter, g. %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22

Ny,' ana 10 make clos connection ut COlnmbu,
lnt all points South and Southwest, m CLIc1,n Ir
nll points West and Northwest w.
EMt.bound trains make connections at RaltImbr.
for Philadelphia, New York and Boston Al WASH,
lnSiOu City Tor al points South. "''
.Wcst.bounl traina make direct connection, i,,
all principal points West and Northwest
Pullman Paacc cnrs on all night trains
WHEELING, PITTS. A BALTIMORE NV
'LeAycs daily 'AuIves daily nj
Wheeling T:b5 T. M Washington IN IN an ia
Except sunday. Except Sunday
Tickets to all principal points on Salo at pepo,,
Once open a, all hours during the day.
TliOS Il. SHARP,
, ,,,.,,,,,,. Master Of Transportation.
Is IL UNI MIS-, uen'I Agent. jal5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22

Ny mail, IN adtaHds, pottc7' pfrdid
One ytar...,... .""S3 90 Six monlhs.""""si D.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22
GROCERIES.
vROErlnLEs AND OAHDEN sArCK,

Potatoes, peck .....55OA2i Clhh1gcS, cach..aICaIj
Sweet" peck ....4OLU Turnips, per pecE..."2O
Onions. Celery, bunCh.......iIlO
Onions new, pr bunch d liects,Pcr " pecE...".S
lettuce per =" InrSniPs, pr " peek
hfeehs-Eale pr PIX l6l lArrots........ .........5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-22
TRANSPORTATION.

EtN lulA'sss'''',,..,,.,l hsIhl
"Daily except sunday.
No. ! stops At all Stations between W6rsT,,.-----,
Cumberland; No, @ stOps at all stations i",I slu
wheeling and Graiton; No. 5 makes direct conbso.
tons for all points South. >'"'''e'
wEnBouND. No $ / No 2.pJ Main
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20
Something New.

Every day produces some
thing new, something to con-
tribute to mans comfort and
happiness. A new and impor-
tant discovery has recently been
made by Dr.. j. W. Davenport
of Dallas, and by him patented,
for preserving meats, vegetables
and fruits.
The papers OF Dallas, where
the patentee resides, are loud in
their praises OF this new process
for preserving the articles nam
ed. The beauty of the inven-
ton is that it requires no extra
cost to utilize it. The process
is simple. and the cost may be
set down at nothing, as one
dime will cover the cost OF cIar-
flying a barrel of water for
the preservation of fruits and
vegetables.
Mr.. A. c. Johns, special
agent, is now stopping at the
Central Hotel in this city, where
he will remain three or four
days. Family rights are offered
cheap, and we predict that Mr..
Johns will dispose of a great
many OF these. unless he dispos-
es of the right of the county at
once. The agent is fortified by
the certificates OF we'll known
gentleman, whose names could
not be obtained indorsing any
thing that was not genuine.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20
sLASDEg0uS.

The Cornanche Chief, in re-
ferring TO the Texas Congress
men, makes use of the following
slanderous, ill-iinied and un-
called-for assertions concerning
these honorable gentlemen:
"Culberson has not sufficient
calibre of intellect TO represent :.
State like this; Giddings is not a
man of sufficient integrity to be
relied upon; Hancock-well we
may pass him by without com
nient; Reagan is a thorough dem
aeogne, OF which class the people
are anxious to become rid; and
Throckmorton is ditto, and also
a tool of railroad mouopolies."
The editor of the CHIEF is the
first and on1y man we have ever
known to question the honesty
and integrity of the Hon. D. G.
GIDpINGs. He certainty has not
the pleasure of his acquaintance
or he could not be induced to
make such unwarranted state
ments concerning Col. Giddings,
whose honesty, integrity and pa
triotism is unquestionable. We
are fearful that in this instance
bro. Fields has allowed prjiaaics
TO usurp the power OF reason,
hence his severe criticism, which
are unsustainable is this case by
FACTS.
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NOTICES.
U. s. Internal Revenue
S P EcTAx Tax e s,
May 1, 1877, to April 80, 1873.

The Revised Statutes of the United
States, Sections 3233. 3237, 1898, anc
3339, require every person engaged i.
any business, arocation. or employment,
which ,enters him Liable to n Specia
Tax, 10 Pro ure and Place Conspicu
ously in his Establishment or Place
Bu-iness Stamp d-uotiug the pay
ment nf said SPECIAL FAX for the Sm
cial Tax Year brginning May /, ST.,
bcfore commencing Of continuing bust
ness after April 81 1871.
A return. as prescribed on Form II.
is also required BY law of every person
liable To Special Tax, as above.
Tie Taxes embraced within the pro.
visions OF the law above quoted are
the following, viz:
Reuters 5000 on
Dealers, retail liquor % 90
Dealers. wholesale liquor 100 %
Dealers in malt liquors, Wholesale so 90
Dealers in malt liquors, retail 90, 90
Dealers in Leaf tobacco 25 90
Retail dealers in Leaf tobacco 500 90
And on sales OF over 81 COG.
FIFTY cents for every dollar
in excrss of $1,000.
Dealers III manufactured tobacco 90
Manufacturers of stills % 90
And for each still manufacture
ed 20 %
And for each worm manufac-
tuied 20 o.
Manufacturers of tobacco 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars 10 90
PcCidlers of tobacco, first class
iInore than two horses or other
animals) so 90
Peddlers Of tobacco, second Glars
two horses or other animalsl 25 90
Peddlers of tobac.o, third class
zone horse or other animal) 10 90
Peddlers OF tobacco. fourth cass
ION foot or public cnnveysnce) 10 co
Brewers of less than 500 barrels 50 90
Brewers of 500 barrels or more 100 90
ANY person 30 liable, who shall fail
to comply with the foregoing require
ments will be subject to severe penal
lies.
Persons or firms liable to pay any OF
the Special Taxes named above must
apply to w. Il. Sinclair, Collector of
Internal Revenue at Galveston and
pay for and pro ure the Special Tx
Stamp or amps they heed, prior to-
May l, 1877, and Without Further no.
tice.
Special Tax Stamps will he transmit
ted by mail only ON receipt from the
person or firm orJering the same Of
specifi: directions SO to d., together
with the necessary postage stamps or
til Amount required to pay the pos
tage. The postage on one rtampis
three Cents aud on two stamps six
cents. If it is desired that they be.
transmitted by registered mail, ten
cents additional should accompany the
application.
Remit by draft. P. o order o. through
your commission merchant to VIM. II.
Sinclair, Collector, Galveston Texas.
GREEN B. RAOM,
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
OFFICE OF INTERVAL REVENUE.
Washington, d. c, January %, 1877.
mar23w4w
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The Situation.

That able, fearless and out
spoken journal, the New York
Sun, trulhfully sums up the po-
litical situat:oI in the following
brief style:
/" There is a Democratic ma
jority in the House. The Sen
ate is nearly equally divided,
and in two wears will be controll-
ed by the Democrats. There is
q white majority OF more than q
million Democrats in the Unit
ed States, and an absolute ma
jority of a quarter of a million.
\ Republican who was not elect
eG President, holds the office
through fraud. A hundred thou-
sand Republicans hold the mi
nor Federal offices through the
same fraud. This is the politi-
cal situation in a nutshell, and
it is well to remember the lead
ing facts"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

The President, Vice Presi-
dent, and every member of the
Cabinet is a lawyer.
Tennessee has had three post
master generals-Cave Johnson,
Aaron V. Brown, and David NJ.
Key.
Gen. Joseph E. johnson has
declined the Richmond, Virgin
ia, postotficc, rendered by Pres
ident Hayes.
Hon. w. c. P. Breckenridge
and Gen. VIM. Preston are
spoken OF for the United States
Senate from Kentucky.
1t is announced that the next
meeting of the National Grange
will be held at Cincinnati, on
Wednesday, November Dist.
During the last eight years,
under Republican domination.
property iii South Carolina has
decreased in valu 5000, 900.
The Missouri Legislature is
about to prohibit by law. under
fines and penalties, the granting
OF free passes or ",lcad head"
tickets to any persons whomso-
ever by transportation compa-
MES. within the limits OF the
State.
A Ficksburg negro kindling
a fire, observed the paper to be
a little unusual in appearance.
He had it examined. when it
proved to be u bundle of bonds
amounting to ODD,
The Vermont Legislature ap
propriated $4,000 for the pur-
pose of properly celebrating the
establishment of an independent
government III the State, one
hundred years ago. The bat
tie OF Bennington was fought
in August. III. The celehra-
ton will take place the coming
August.
A gentleman fully in the CON
fidence of Mr.. Tilden and fresh
from conference with him,
says the Kansas CITY Times,
authorizes the statement that
Mr.. Tilden has steadily discoun
tenanced the idea OF testing
Hayes title by gao aoarranto or
other proceedings in the courts.
BE says in so many words that
any attempt to question Mr..
Hayes right, in view of the pres
ent situation would be an assault
upon the tranquility OF the coun-
/ try.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20
INDEPENDENCE LOCALS.
April Eth 1871.

April titn 1876.
Editors Banner:-
Onr talented young friend,
Albert q. Haynes, OF Independ-
ence is now a resident of Cald-
well and we learn connected
with the Ca1daoeW Eag,e. We
wish him a pleasant journey
through lite.
The numerous friends OF Mr.
Jno. Duncan, will be pleased to
know that he is fast recovering
from a severe attack of sore
eyes.
The Baptist Sunday School
has secured a new organ, which
is quite an improvement to the
music department.
Bishop Gregg of The Episco-
pal church is expected to preach
here tomorrow.
Everybody with his sweet
heart viii be at the San Jacinto
picnic next Saturday-hope to
see Brenham largely represents
ed. and will vcuch that they
will be higniy pleased.
Rev. VIM. Carey Crane
preached very learned sermon
last Sunday night on dancing.
The house was crowded and no
doubt his sermon will have a
good influence.
Raylor University campus
will be inclosed by a plank
tencs in u few days. Most of
the posts are on the ground and
plank being hauled.
l am informed by good
friend, that my statement OF the
dead man is not exactly correct
The man was found dead end
all testimony goes to prove that
it was Mr.. Carter. I will be
able in my next to make the
correction.
The Baptist Sunday school
at this place selected Miss Kate
Haynes, Mrs. Fannie Davis, Mr..
Thos. Hairston and Rev. +. S.
Ronntree to represents them in
the Sunday school convention
which met at Brennan on tue
16 II and Is.
Our accomplished lady friend
Miss Sallie johnson of this
place, has..secured a school .pt 80
students in DIR. Curry's neigh
borhood, near Gay Hill. She
has been teaching tor six weeks
and during that time she has
been instrumental in organizing
quite an interesting Sunday
school. She graduated at Bay
lcr Female College with honors,
in the close of Is. She goes
forth as specimen coin of the
College and does honor to her
dina Mater.
The Temperance Council will
have a public Bible reading on
Tuesday evening 9th lead by
the Rev. j. NJ. Carroll.
DIo RIVERS
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

The proprietor of the Rock
dale Messenger, which paper
was recently consumed by fire,
announces that its publication
will be resumed about the 1st
of May. MIR. Breeding, its
proprietor, ought to be sustain-
ed for the pluck he exhibits.
The Messenger was a good
weekly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

Social BALL. There is to be
a social Bali at Burton on the
18th instant. Good music and
a fine hall viii be provided; and
good time il guaranteed to all
who attend. Thanks for an in
yitation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

When will Texas farmers rca-
lie the ruin they are last bring
ing upon themselves and every
other class by cultivatirg large
fields Of cotton to the neglect
Of other products.-Es.
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TIE Williamsport [Pa.l Sun

LEE "liiiatIlSport a. OtIt
says: champions words ring
ont upon the air like silver bells.
OF course they are unpleasing
to the knock-kneed, bow-Ieg-
ged, bandy-shanled Radical
press, which, like Wendell Phil
lips, want the South to be hui
Initiated, and will be content
with nothing but bowed limbs.
sackrfoth and ashes. But to
honest Northern men, Hampton
speaks language which becomes
a free American citizen, who
knews his rights, and knowing,
dares maintain them. The time
viii come when such mock-loy-
alists and sham moralists as now
lead the Republican party will
be held in prop .r disrepute. The
age of hypocrisy will not last
forever.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

A married man up town had
blue glass put in his wife's sit.
ing-room-to match her eyes, 10
said. She returned the compli-
ment by having red glass put
in her husbands iibrary-to APP.
preciate the compliment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

TINS is the way the Lexing-
ton (Va-,) Gazette puts it: "If
only 100000 gallons, less than
half that is drunk in the State,
pass through the punch under
Mofet's bill, two cents and a
half a drink. the revenue deriv-
ed would be over 81, 100000"
And yet there are those who
are opposed to the use of the
ardent Why this is more than
the tax on land, and if our states
men should take it in their
heads to tax whiskey by the
drink, one would think that
the revenues OF our State would
be largely increased.
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S. A. DoRAN charged with
the murder of a policeman nam
ed Charles Patman. at Denison,
some two years ago, was tried
before the District Court OF
Grayson county last week and
acquitted.
Doran, is a tall, fine-looking
man, of much culture, and is
said to have been a gallaR Off
Ger in the Confederate service.
His hair, that was as black as
ravens wing when first contin-
ed, has turned to silvery gray,
but his ine eye has lost none oil
its brilliancy. He was eontir ed
in a small iron cage, crowded
full of prisoners, for SEVEN HUN
DRIED AND TWELVE DAYS, and al
last walks forth a free man.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

The grand army of Russia
now being organized and ar
ranged for the invasion of Tnr-
key, aggregate 100000 men.
The war bids fair to be long
and bloody one, as the Turks
viii call out their full strength
to resist the invasion.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

IT is stated that the United
States detectives have seized
Illicit distilleries in Brown,
Erath and Lampasas counties,
and are after others reported to
be located in that section OF the
State.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

Georgia is setting her sails for
a direct trade with Europe. A
line Of steamers is to be estab-
lisked between Savannah and
Liverpool. and an effort is be-
ing made TO have it subsidized
by the State.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

THE remains Of Capt. John
Dnienbury were buried in
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston,
the afternoon of'the 18th inst.
Capt. D. was an old Texan, and
was distinguished for many
deeds of noble daring.
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COMMUNICATED.
INDEPENDENCE,
April II, 1877.
Editors Banner

We, the young ladies of Bay
lor Female College, wish to de-
fend ourselves against the state
ments made in the Ban YER of
the 9th inst, by Die Rivers,
with reference to occurrences At
Indepence on the LIST of April.
In the first place, as TO the young
ladies ''charging down upon the
poor tlmid creatures" of Bay
lor University, with vengence
giaring from their eyes, swollen
with rage"-terms OF course ell
tirely inzpplicabIe to young la
dies-there is evidently some
mistake on the part OF Die
Rivers. While quietly enjoy
ing our pleasant aud appret,iat-
ed holiday. we were suddenly
awakened to the alarming fact
that, the "timid' boys were
hastily preparing for an attack.
OF course retreat WAS inevita-
BILE. History a.cribes to the
bravest generals a similar course,
when thus attacked, unawares.
As to their glaring SO insoIently
OF bearing away the "colors,"
San Jacinto's brave hero might
have been thus robbed of his
standard, had the Opportunity
ever been given the Mexic war
riors, to surprise his slanbering
guard. The reply might here
he made, '.you should have been
acatching," We admit this; but
because by the death OF Lincoln
we were delivered from a .ivil
tyrant, do we sound the nams
of Boothe from pole to polea
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

We have received the first
number Of the Telegram a neat
six column daily, published at
Houston, by the Telegram
Publishing Company" The
new candidate for popular fav-
or is neat sheet and we cords
ally extend to it our best wish
es for permanent success.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

Iqrs generally believed that
elevators will be discontinued
at hotels The passages for the
elevators, serve as gigantic fues
for the flames. Il is certainly
better to strain the muscles go
ing up interminable lengths Of
stairs, than to be elevated with
out any exertion, leaving tick
lish dead i;lll in the rear,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

Ar Omaha, Nebraska the
grasshoppers, or locusts, have
made their appearance in great
numbers, and are threatening
the total destruction OF the
growing crops.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

THERB were $4,000 insur-
anc. on the Southern Hotel and
furniture, which was consumed
by fire in st. Louis last week.
The building was valued at
$500 600.
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II is becoming more and more
apparent, SAYS the Williams
port Suas, that the Southern
policy OF Hayes is a blanket
rot big enough to cover the
whole country. If he pulls the
blanket off from the South, the
North gets cold, and ii he pulls
it off from the North, the South
gets cold. This is the defect OF
Il limited policy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

Six girl babies were born in one
house in Emanuel county, Geor-
gin, in one night recently, and
one poor man had TO own that
b. was grandfather Of the lot.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

E. v. HOLDER. who was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for
five years from Grayson comfy
for the killing of a horse tibet,
has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

To THE Texas PEEss.- Those
OF our Texas contemporaries,
who are running the ads. of
Holloway's Pills and consump-
tion and fits cured by Ash &
Robbins, are hereby notified
that these parties are first class
llumbugs, and that they will
neyer get one cent for their work.
). 7. Droomgoole is but little
better Ohio PROPOSES to pay in
nedi;iises only.
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GAY HILL LOCALS.
April 18th. III.


Editors Banner =
A heavy rain visited our
neighborhood on last Wednes-
pay night, which stops blowing
for several days; consequently.
farmers are idling about, talk
ing aud condemning the poor
little hoppers tor eating up lit
tie fields OF corn and cotton and
4 few vegetables.
Miss Mary MiIler's singing
class is improving very fast,
which adds a great deal to the
choir at the Presbyterian church.
Road working is the order of
the day out here. for this week,
which will improve them very
much.
E.ery body anticipates good
time in attending the Volksfest
that comes ctf at the Fair
Grounds, in your city, tie 9th
and 2Sth of this month.
Miss Mary Rivers, of Ala
Dama, who has been OH a visit
to her brother of this neighbor-
hood, Mr.. Blount Rivers, left
for home a few evening ago.
A safe and pleasant trip home,
says your CT rrespondent.
AS lokcs arc scarce, will close.
More next week. Cook.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

WAess in the Black Hills are
said to from four to five dollars
per day, while -four is worth
twelve dollars per hundred
poanas
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

GEoReE W. Curtis Lee las
served notice Of ejecsment up
on the cnstodians of the Airing
ton estdc.
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All Rrcnr.-We rarely open

All RIcHr.-We rarely open
paper without being confront
cd BY the anxious inquiry, show
is your liver2," This organ we
believe is all right with us.
But then we are not SO sure
about the condition of its neigh
boring organ, supposed to be a
vital one. A panacea tor this
would be acceptable enough.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-04-20

THERE is some talk OF an early
extension OF the International
Railroad from Austin to San
Antonio.