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.ResoIutious.

AT special meeting of the
"Eulexian Society" of St. Ste
phen's College, Annandale, N.
y, held on December 18th, 1873,
the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Al
mighty God to take to Himself
our beloved brother, LINDSAY P.
RucKER, Jr, therefore,
Rcs0l0cd, That we. members
of the Eulexian Society, bow in
humble submission to the will Of
/ God, believing that "He does
not willingly grieve or afflict the
children of men,
ReSokped, That we deeply
mourn the loss of cur brother
whose pure christian character
endeared him to all; and that
we extend our heartfelt sympa-
thy to his bereaved parents and
relations in their affection.
Rcsofved, That we wear mour-
ming thirty days as a mute ac-
knowledgement and token Of our
grief, and that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the Bren-
4
ham Texas BANNER and to the
eliayeliwan for publication.
WILLIAM HALL,
Gro. A. CORNELL,
DIN HALLocK,
Committee.
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Grimes county.
NAvAser Dec. %:

Editors Banner.
On the night oftlle 18th our
town had a blaze. The blaze
was discovered at the unseemly
hour of 3 o'clock A. NJ. 1t orgi-
mated on the first floor of Odd
Fellows hall from an open stove
that had been used on the pre-
vious evening by a German
school teacher. The Odd Eel
lows and the Temperance coun-
Gil lost all their regalia, furni-
ture, etc; insurance small. I.
D. Ccbbs law Office, Justice
Terrills and the mayors Office
were also burned; no insurance.
Mr.. Cobbs saved his library.
DR.. ]. P. Barnett's residence was
slightly damaged. The charm
ing amateurs, the Wear sisters
and the Lone Star dramatic
company gave performance
here last week. Weather bad;
house small; performance good.
Your excellent paper is a
weekly visitor at these head
quarters. Long may the BAN
NER waive.
LITTLE "HUB" No. 2.
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To tho People of Texas.

We, your senators and repre-
sentatives in the congress of the
United States, would respect
fully remind you that the gen
eral assembly of Virginia in 1871
incorporated the Lee Monu-
ment association with a view to
the erection, at the city If Rich
mond, of a monument in memo
ry of general Robert E. Lee.
The execution of this trust is
committed to a board of mana
gers, composed ofthe governor.
the treasurer and the auditor of
public accounts of Virginia.
The 10Th of January is the
anniversary of general Lees
birth, and we beg to propose to
you that you shall organize in
your several towns and counties
auxiliary Lee monument asso-
Citations, and through them can
vass every house in Texas, and
especially on that day we re-
commend that you have con-
certs or some similar entertain
ment.
1t is right and proper that
Texas should bear a prominent
part in this display of gratitude
and affection, and we entertain
no doubt of prompt willing
ness on your part to respond
literally to this our appeal ac-
cording to your ability.
All funds collected should be
sent to the Hon. R. M. T. Hun
ter, the treasurer of the COM
monwealth of Virginia, (who is
also the treasurer of the Lee
Monument association at Rich
mond, Virginia.
S. B. MAXEY,
RICHARD COKE,
R. Q. MILLS,
D. Is. CULBERsoN,
]. w. THRocNMoRToN,
d. c. GIDDINGs,
JouN II. REAGAN,
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STATE NEWS.

= San Antonio auctioneer
advertises canary birds at auc-
ton.
Louis Temple and Tom
Doran had a fight at Junction
City, Kimble county. Both
were killed.
A one and a-haIf story
brick dwelling was burned in
Dallas on Monday night. Loss
about $4,000.
The attempted escape of
John Wesley Hardin from the
Huntsville penitentiary is fully
confirmed, says the zficg7am.
The Bolton stage now stops
at Georgetown, where the pas
sengers take shipping" by rail
for Round Rock, Austin and
other towns.
johnny Thompson's varie-
ty show in Dallas is in full blast.
SO is the Dallas Commercial in
full blast in a vain endeaver to
squelch Johnny.
= Showers of the queer have
been quite busy in northern
Texas lately and large amounts
of counterfeit money have been
put in circulation.
-Hempstead's mayors court
has raked down SAB for fines in
the last II days. The ConrFc,
thinks this Is doing a lively
business.
= 1t has been definitely set
tied that democratic conveu-
ton will be held in San Anton
10 for the nomination of muni-
cipal officers.
ED Hunterand Bill Reader,
negro gamblers at Fort Worth,
had professional difference.
The latter was fatally shot.
Hunter was arrested.
= A nigger-shooter was shot
in the town of San Augustine
and a negroes eye was shot out.
In all incorporated towns mig
ger-shooters are tabooed.
Young Mashburn boy
of 10 who shot a o-year old boy
in Bell county was captured af
ter a race of 100 miles. He is
now safely lodged in the Bell
county jail.
- Two professionals appear
ed in Bolton last week and it
appears from some hints in the
| Journal succeeded in making a
raise from the unintiated, They
then skipped.
= The working men and the
greenbackers of Houston have
both determed to hold conven-
tons and both will doubtless
endeavor to put tickets in the
field.
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THE Missouri State grange,
at its recent meeting at Column
bia, adopted a memorial to the
legislature asking that the sal
aries ofstate and county officers
be reduced SO as to conform
more nearly to the present pur-
chasing power of money. The
schedule proposes a reduction
of from 10 to 50 Is per cent. on
salaries ranging from $500 to
$4,000 per year; the large dis
count ON the large salaries. 1t
also asks that the office of
county collector be abolished
and the county treasurer be re-
quired to collect the revenue.
AS an example of retrenchment
the grange cut down the sala-
ries of its officers about 50 per
cent.
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Rotksehild Guilty.

The jury in the celebrated
Rothschild case at Marshall af-
ter being out from 9 80 on Mon
day evening last till II: 80 on
Tuesday morning entered court
returned the following verdict:
eve the jury find the defend
ant guilty of murder in the first
degree The prisoner looked
disappointed. The universal
opinion is. that the veHdiet is
an eminently just one. On this
jury which has nobly done its
duty were eleven farmers and
one carpenter. The case will
be appealed. All the evidence
was circumstantial.
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A NEW vault has lately been
prepared in the United States
Sub Treasury in New York City
for the storage of silver dollars,
it is 4S #. in length, 80 #. in
width, and II IT. high. If every
available inch was packed solid
ly with standard dollars it would
hold not far from 100000.
Every one knows that silver is
bulky, but few persons are
aware how bulky it is. A bag
of 1000 standard dollars weighs
g pounds and 5 ounces avoir-
dupois. One hundred thousand
of these dollars weigh not far
from three tons.
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. The neoro is natprau,,

.
= The negro is naturally of
an initiative disposition, he
wants to do everything done by
his white neighbors. A Com
anche negro to be fully up with
the times forged an order on a
store keeper and obtained s2s
worth of goods. 1t beng his
first attempt in the forgery line.
was soon detected, and he was
caught and furnished with lodg-
ing in the jug.
- The Mexia Ledger, like all
the other interior papers has
some delinquent subscribers, in
order to convince that class of
IFS patrons that it isn't green it
proposes to mark all papers
going to delinquents with a
green pencil mark, and gives
them to understand that the.
green. mark signifies that the
Ledge, is not green enough to
trust them any longer.
= The Hampstead Con,ie,
complains that the city council
has reduced the marshals salary.
to SIS per month. 1t says
nothing about the trimmings or
perquisites belonging to the of
fee. but consoles itself with the
reflection that everybody is we'll
paid except the man that does
the work.
- The assessor and collec-
tors office in Hampstead is
worth about $500 and the city
attorneyship is estimated to be
worth $500, the attorney gets
S. for each conviction and this
makes trimmings" pretty high
in the mayors court.
= Sheriff Rabb, of Fayette
county, passed through Houston
on Saturday en- route to Hunts
vile with six negroes convicted
in the district court at l. Grange.
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The Dallas Herald suggests
that Texas follow the example
of Georgia and issue state bonds
of the denomination of S. and
SIo bearing a low rate of inter-
est and that the same be put in
circulation as money. Should
the plan ever be put into execu-
ton the value of such state
bonds would be regulated by
the credit of the state; some of
the states having no credit can
not issue any bonds or if they
did the bonds would be worth
less. Itmay be doubted wheth-
er the scheme of Mate bonds for
circulation has any practical
value.
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A CURIOUS case has lately
been decided in the superior
court at St. Louis. The case is
stated as follows: Robert
Schenck obtained judgment
against Louis Meier on note;
defendent made motion for a
new trial on the ground that
two of the jurors could not read
writing, and were not legally
qualified jurors, and, although
challenged were allowed to re-
tain their places in the jury-box.
Judge Gottschalk sustained the
motion for new trial, saying
that inasmuch as the law declar-
ed that the instructions of the
court shall be sent to the jury
room for the inspection of the
jury, it premises that all jurors
shall possess the ability to read
them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

The Austin Statesman is very
strongly in favor of a law res
tricting the privilege of voting
to poll-tax payers, and is in
clined to the opinion that such
a measure will be favorably en-
tertained by the legislature. A
law of this kind would of course
have to be submitted to a vote
of the people, but with the
evils that now beset US by the
election of incompetent officials,
we think there is NO doubt but
that it would meet with the APP
proval of a majority of the peo-
pie of the State.
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For Sale, EGlt and EXCHANGE

4
1907 ACRES of land, unimproved, near
head of West Bei,netts creek, Hamilton
county. On this tract there is prairie,
timber, and living water. Is fine for
small grain, and IS also good cotton
land, and viii make splendid stock
farm. There are two nice farms adj
joining this tract; viii sell on good
terms, or will exchange for good
farm in Washington county.
$40 ACRES, unimpIoved, on Waters Of
Kechi creek in Jack county, about III
miles southwest from Jacksboro;. VIII
exchange for property, in or near Bren-
ham.
1877 ACRES, s miles north of Brenham
good land, rs acres in cultivation. oie-
or two houses, two wells, and other
Improvements on the place. Thisis
fine prairie farm, and can be had at a
great bergain by applying soon; terms
count for ali cash.
ITO ACRES, 5 miles north of Brenham en-
Independence road, e5 acres in cul,i-
Walton, one or two good box houses,
and some other Improvements. This
Is the best quality of prairie land, and
lies well; 10 acrer of this place is tim
Der; viii be sold on easy terr1s.
414 ACRES TIsIBERED LAND, IL miles
north of Brenham. Good land, sud some
cellar. W i'll sell on easy terms, or Will
NechanSe for good properly in Brenham.
$40 ACRES. A farm in Lee County. Will
sell or exchange for Washington County
3iS ACRES good prairie land on head of
Woodwar's Creek, about four miles
southeast of Brenham wellwatered Win
springs This tract can be fenced by nm
ming one string OF fence, an1 will maxe
one of the best farms Orpastures in Wash
ington county.
Town Lots.
"a LOTS, comprising the Allcorn addi-
ton TO Brennan in west Part of town.
is now offered for sale on easy terms:
most of these lots are very desirable:
fronting on main and Sandy streets:
plot of the addition in my office.
20 LOTS yet unsold of the Bassett adj
dition, which be sold very low. Also
unimproved lots in other parts of the
city for sale.
/ LOT, containing II acres in northeast
part of town, well improbed; terms
moderate.
A ONE STORY RESIDENCE, very near The
square, on main street, four or tiy rooms
fine well of wafer The lot has front OF
about 10 feet. VIII be sold lew for cash :
Apply soon ifyou want a bargain.
RB-A Also Storehouses and Dwellings Tor
rent in differents darts OF the city.
Apply to JOHN A. RaNDLE.
uo stairs in the GRADER Building:
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THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.


has a negro population of 3d.
900, Ohio 1900, New York,
Illinois and Indiana have also a
considerable number of negroes.
The negroes in none of these
states have any representation
in congress, neither are they
elected to any office of trust,
honor or emolument. In the
old free states the negroes hold
no offices, not even that of con-
stable, and in the matter of ju-
ries they are also given the 60
by. In those states the negro
has no political power whatever,
he is simply used as voter and
is expected as in duty bound to
vote the radical ticket. Some
of the northern negroes are be-
ginning to discover that they
have no privileges other than
voting, and at this they are dis
satisfied and have begun asking
some very knotty questions,
such as, why are they allowed
no Offices? The question is cas-
lily answered-the white people
have no confidence in them;
they feel that are able to man
age their own affairs without ne
gro oficialsand they won't have
them. The radical party has
no earthly use for the negro
other than to use him as voter.
So far as holding office is con-
cerned he is completely and abb
solutely ostracised. Here in
Texas there will be FIVE negroes
in the next legislature, notwith-
sthanding the fact that the State
is overwhelmingly democratic.
Texas will probably have a
larger colored representation in
her legislature than any other
state. In Tennessee, Missouri
and Kentucky no negroes are
elected to any offices, except
perhaps in very rare instances.
The negro politically is un-
doubtedly a failure; should the
subject be agitated there is but
little doubt that the sentiment
of a very large majority of the
white men of the United States,
both north and south, is oppos-
ed to negro suffrage as matter
of principle. The republican
party having discovered that it
can no longer use the colored
people of the south for the pur-
pose of el-cting republican con-
gressmen, is now nearly ready
to abandon them to their fate
by DISTINGUISHING them for the
express purpose of reducing the
representation from what they
are pleased to denominate the
solid south.
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TUE assistant treasurer at
New York writes to the treasu-
ny department at Washington
that the resumption of specie
payments will be effected Jar
uary Ist without any embar-
rassment whatever in business
circles.
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The Bolton journal very
truthfnlly remarks. 1--WE have
the best Of criminal laws; if they
are properly enforced there can
be 70 need for lynch law. Let
every neighborhood take the
lead for itself and see that the
law is enforced"
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The average Texans greed
for Office is appently unsuitable.
The city election in Denison is
full six months off, yet many
aspirants for municipal honors
are already ventilating their
claims for various positions of
honor and trust.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

THERE was considerable ex-
element at Evansville, Ind, by
the discovery of the body of
Frank Murphy, a respectable
painter, in the dissecting room
of the Evansville medical col
lege. He had not been buried
a week.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

In congress there are two
hundred and twenty-three law
yers and only seventy who are
not lawyers. 1t appears from
this that the lawyers have the
matter of legislation entirely in
their own hands in spite of the
fact that the prosper
ity of the country depends
entirely upon its agricultural
and commercial pursuits. There
should by rights be a much lar
ger representation of farmes,
merchants and manufacturers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

WHILE the newspapers of the
State are busily engaged in ex-
patiaiing on the prevalence of
crime, the nurderers are busy
with knife and pistol. Crime is
epidemic, not only in Texas, but
throughout the whole county.
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A NEW greeeback paper with
Z capital of 5000 is TO be started
At Sherman soea. if not sooner.
The 5000 Will soon be used up
and the greenback paper will
then cease TO flicker.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

The Champion, Illinois, Ga
Sette says that ten years ago
Clarence Lathrop was a cub in
its Office. He left and went in
search of fortune working in
various places at his trade, that
of a printer, finally he landed in
Austin and witt, less than 500
began business. He is now one
of Austins most prosperous
merchants.
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The Austin Statesman takes
the responsibility ofmaking the
assertion that "the average Tex
as court viii Jug the thieffor ten
years for lariating the mule and
acquit thief if he garrote the
owner"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-27

EVANSVILLE, Ind, is a very
proper place; the local reporter
of a local paper was brought be-
fore the grand jury on a charge
of working on Sunday. He
had reported and written up a
local item that happened after
II o'clock on Saturday night.
The wicked comps and the pub
fishers of the paper were not
troubled"
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TO OUR PATRONS.

With this issue the the WEEK
LY BANNER closes the thirteenth
consecutive year of its publica-
ton, If having been established
As65, just after the close of
late unpleasantness. AT
iSe BIe-l.am was quite
Ne, the fowr. has since
g be thriving and live
FIVE thousand inhab-
has been the purpose
lFiefess Of tho BAN
leNER to keep fully up with the
timesAand believing that its
)patronSNsnt larger paper, it
4 will in its next issue, on the sd
of January, Nbe presented as a
Shirty-six coMmn paper, max
ing& one of then largest int
rior papers published in Texas.
The proprietors take this OPP
portunity of thanking itspatrons
for the liberal patronage hereto
bore bestowed and pledge them
selves to use their best endeav-
ors not only to retain the pres
ent patronage, but to merit a
largely increased one. They
will labor assiduously for the
interests of BRENNAN and Wash
ington county in particular, and
the State of Texas in general.
We hereby duly authorize
each and every subscriber to
constitute himself committee
of one to advise his neighbor
to subscribe for the WEEKLY
BANNER, feeling fully assured
that we will give them a paper
worth every cert of the S, per
year charged for subscription.
The BANNER makes a speciality
of the local news of the city
and county and also gives a
weekly summary of the general
news of the State. To those
who would keep posted on the
current news of the day as well
as on their local affairs, we
would say, take the BANNER.
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HERE'S the latest and most
seasonable bee Sausage bees"
are now the fashion in Ken
lucky, Young men end maidens
gathering to grind neighbors
scrap pork into sausage meat.
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TIMoN OF GAY HILL
December 2Sd, 1873.

THE Texas Legislature has
more to do than any like body
that ever assembled in the State,
and the least possible time in
which to accomplish its tasks.
The facility with which business
may be dispatched depends up
on the wisdom and quiekness of
apprehension of the Speaker.
The ablest and wisest candidate
should be chosen. 1t signifies
nothing where he lives.-AMstin
Statesman.
THE BANNER fully endorses
the above.
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"A Museum lady has made a
cloak of the feathers prairie
chickens, ducks and quails.-
She used $3.50 feathers, requir-
ing $4,000 stitches. The cloak
is valued at $500 and is said to
be a great curiosity.
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IT is all mistake about ].
6. Tracy havis,gy been appoint
-edrevenue collector at Calves
ton He has been appointe d
gauger for rectifying house at
Houston.
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The legislature of Missouri
has-been petitioned by the grand
juries of several counties to es-
tablish the whipping post in that
state. The Benton county jury
says more punishment is i'm
posed on the honest taxpayers
than is inflicted on the criminal
by fines or short terms of i'm
prisonment.
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AT ST. LOUIS, on Sunday
morning, the thermometer indi-
Gated 50; this probably ac-
counts for the cold snap down
here.
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The Texas Coileg7an is the
title of an eight page monthly
paper, edited and published by
the students of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college at Bry-
an. 1t is a very creditable pa
per.
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A GEORGIA planter writes a
letter to the New York Bulletin
in which he states that he can
make plenty of money if he can
realize s cents per pound for
cotton, when he can buy bacon
at 5 and 6 cents a pound and
corn at 50 cents a bu5hel.
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JUDGE REAGAN thinks his bill
placing restrictions on railroads
viii be generally approved and
that public sentiment will carry
it through the senate.
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The capitol and other public
buildings and Improvements at
Washington has cost the nation
grand total of s92, 1876 81.
The capitol building alone cost
.s17,I84ooI Is.
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In THE Rothschilds case at
Marshall, all day Monday was
occupied in hearing the argu-
ment of counsel. Some of the
ablest speeches ever made in a
criminal case were delivered on
this occasion; after an able
charge from the court the case
was given to the jury at o:I5
P. NJ.
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STEPHEN D. RICHARDS has
Just been captured StseubeH-
vile, o. lie confesses to hav-
ing murdered nine persons in
Nebraska
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The Caldwell Eagle has gone
to roost- He viii come down
early in January and flap his
wings under the management
of Mr.. w. K. Holman.
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E. R. Elliston, a newspaper
writer of ability and an ex-
preacher has been sent to the
Missouri penitentiary for two
years just for singing three-card
monte in Henry county, in that
state.
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THE Waco Telephone says
grave complaints have found
their way into print regarding
the management of the State
Asylums at Austin for the deaf
and dumb and insane. 1t is
charged that the insane patients
are treated with severity. The
Telephone suggests that the leg
iisifatture INVESTIGATE the charges.
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Halls company of State
troops viii be disbanded Janu-
airy I, and viii not be reorgan-
lied unless the legislature shall
so provide.
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joan KENNEDY. a citizen of
Houston since 1898, and one of
her wealthiest and most enter
prising men, died on the 24th
inst, aged 90 years.