Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

sue.
The up train yesterday after
noon was only two bours behind
time.
TUE mud on the streets is dry
ing up a little, but they are yet
in bad condition.
Tue roads in the country are
reported to he in a fearful state
they are almost impossible for
wagons, and as a consequence
trade was exceedingly dull yes
.ter'lay.
A DEED was recorded by the
County Clerk the other day, in
which the consideration was
stipulated TO be paid in Gull
I weight gold coin." 1t seems
that the seller was not satisfied
with gold, but wanted it TO DC
tull weight.
Work on the streets is being
vigorously prosecuted. At one
time Yesterday IA coloredsgentle-
man, with a shovel, worked for
fifteen minutes on Sandy street,
opposite the BANNER office. He
was as busy as hen with one
chicken during the time the
work lasted.
County CouRT.-This tribunal
met on Monday, the 7th inst.
Present, H, E. Williams, County
Judge, aud the officers Of the
court. 1t was ordered that nj.
P. Kerr, Frank Giesecke and
Aigea Hunt be appointed Jury
Commissioners For this term.
State vs. Willis Robinson, for
fe'ture OF bond set aside and
caase continued.
A number Of cases were con-
tinued.
DISTRICT CoURT.-The atten-
ton OF the Court was occupied
during Tuesday in hearing the
arguments in the case of the city
OF Brenl,am VS.. various parties
tor taxes accrued under the old
constitution. These suits were
filed before it required decree
OF the District Court to sell pro-
perty for taxes. The parties de-
INJURED, claiming that the Court
had no jurisdiction under the
new Constitution. The Court,
after taking the matter under
Amusement, yesterday morning
overruled the demurrer.
From Fridays Daily.
BRENNAN Is TO HAVE A NEW
DENTIST.
The weather yesterday was fair
and warm, .under thes genial in
tluence OF the Sun the streets are
drying mp.
MARRIAGE LICENSES issued by
q. NJ. Lewis. County Clerk, for
the week ending January 10.
Harrison johnson and Fanny
Thompson, Lewis Coleman and
Mary Lockett, John Janocik
and Franciska Miceska, Hugh
Carmack and FINELY Brown,
Ben Jones and Lucy .Gilbert,
August Drager and Auguste
Wagner, William Lesche and
Henrietta Winkclman, Freder-
ick Volrenkam and Sophie
Wedeking, Washington HINT
aud Mandy St. Clair, Juber
Burnett and Laura Holmes.
FARM HANDS, We learn from
a highly respectable and reliable
farmer who resides in the neigh-
borhood Of Independence, one OF
the richest farming districts in the |
county, that planters are expert |
encing much difficulty in procur-
ing crop hands for the coming
There are a great many |
,olored gentlemen and ladies in
The neighborhood, but with few
exceptions, they evince no dis |
position to go to work TO make |
4 crop. The majority of them
are holding off with the expec-
sation OF catching planters in
and then working for
United time by the day. They
;hen expect to wait until next
,ottonpicking time, when all
he negroes make an I" African
ortune and become perfectly
Independent. To some extent
he demand tor labor is being
by white hands,
hongh much is still wanted.
There are doubtless hundreds Of
die men about the cities who
.ould, were they so disposed,
Utilize their time as fam labor
rs. 1t is true they cannot
make a competency at it in one