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NOTICE.

The partnership heretofore existing be
sxeen Sloan & Oi,o. IN the City Of brsu<
ham. Washiagsoe County, Teas is heretY
dissolved
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25 CENFs.-This amo-E will
get d square meal at the PHI-
MN RESTAURANT.
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TAX CoLLECToR.-Elsewhere
appears the announcements of d.
G. Bowers for tax collector. Mr..
Bowers has resided in this coun-
ty since 1852 and is well known,
especially to cur older citizens.
He is now one Of our county
commissioners and the only
one elected on the Democratic
ticket. Should Mr.. Bowers be
elected We have no doubt he
would make an able and eff
Gent officer.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES issued by
H. NJ. Lewis, county clerk, for
the''weck ending July nd
John Brown. and Margret
Williams.
Tom Carter, and Francis
Goodcn.
Julius Hill and Emiline Fritz.
Daniel Z. Nelson, and Ellen
Sayles.
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WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.
Mr.. w. K. Lewis, furnishes
the BANNER with the following
statement for the week ending
Thursday, July 4th, 1873.
Net receipts, bales. ...-. IS
Shipments. ........ ..........-.... s.
Stock on hand.... g.. .. IS6
Total receipts this season.. 49,. 2o,6S5
Freight to New York, GOO.
per 100 lbs, rail and water.
Weather report by DIR. Wood:
Total rainfa!l in inches. ........I 2-Io
Highest temperature. ........... OF
Lowest temperature. .......... 70
Average temperature. .......... S5K
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DIED, at Luiing June 18th,
1873, Mrs. Fannie L. wife of
DR.. L. g. Lincecum.
Mrs. Lincecum was the
daughter of Mr.. a. F. Rainwa-
ter, formerly Of this county.
She died of heart disease while
sitting at the supper table. Her
remains were taken to Tampa
sas for burial.
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Square meals for = cents at
the PuENIx RESTAURANT
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Cotton picking time will soon
be here and the everage city
colored gentleman will then be
happy.
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WHIsKEY 10 cents a drink for
ne best at Iiirschbcrg's.
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TUE festive mosquito has ar
rived and persists in presenting
its little bill for allowance.
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NEGRO SHoT.-At the barbe-
cue near the McAdoo planta-
ton on Wednesday, difficulty
occurred between Henry White
and Alex Wilkins. The latter
shot the former with a revolver,
the ball entering the front part
of the head just above the eye,
and passing round the skull.
Wilkins was arrested brought
to town and jailed. The trouble
is supposed to have commenced
about keeping people back
from the table. Both parties
are negroes.
Since the above was put in
type, we learn that another ne
gro named Ike Jackson is sup
posed to have done the shoot
ing. The officers have gone to
arrest him.
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PERsoSAL.-Col. J. T, Griffin,
of Hampstead, was in town
yesterday.
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INsTALLATIoN.-IIubertL Lodge
No. 81. A. F. & a. NJ, ofChap-
pell Hill, had an installation of
officers on Tuesday evening.
The following are the officers
for the ensuing Masonic year:
w. w. Nichols, w. NJ; c. UNI
land, S. w; H. c. Brandt, J.
w; H. Hudgins, Treas. 4; II.
l.. Goode, Sec'y.; ]. c. Justice,
S. D.; w. W. Jackson, J. D.;
J. Finland, Tyler. The cere-
monies were conducted by DR..
J. 7. Norris, of Brcnham. Prof.
J. c. Wiley delivered an adj
dress that was highly commend
ed A fine supper was after
wards partaken Of.
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Planters have begun to buy
bagging and ties.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

population, have for nigh upon three
months been shut out from the rest of
the world, 50 far as active business in
tercourse was concerned, and the pc
cuniary loss has been enormous. The
railroad transportation has been inter-
fered with, the movement of cotton has
been delayed, and enterprise has been
seriously checked or utterly killed.
What vast total of loss this is! And
it has been due to the negligence of the
New Orleans authorities in permitting
the pestilence to gain foothold there.
Yellow Fever Commission is now at
work studying the causes of the epi-
demic, and perhaps it may add some
thing to our knowledge of them, though
such commissions are not very often of
great practical use. The history of
these epidemics, however, shows that
they are preventable; and it will be a
great crime If New Orleans does not
from this time forward use all means
within reach to save itself from longer
being yellow fever hot-bed.-N Y.
Sun
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
Report of the National Fever Commission
RICHMOND. Va. Nov.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 70.
The American Public Health Association
was called to order this morning by President
Harris.
After some routine business Dr. Bems read
the regular report of the Yellow Fever Com
mission, which says that yellow fever was inl-
ported into New Orleans by the steamship
Emily Souder, in the month of May. The
Commission visited various infected points in
the Mississippi Valley, and found as aresult of
their investigation sad neglect and violation
of the laws of health in regard to drainage,
inattention to deposits of fetid matter and
refuse animal and vegetable matter, and mat
tentiOn to purity OF drinking matter. The
conclusions reached are as follows;
First We have not in a solitary instance
found a case of yellow feverwhich we can jus
tifably consider as of denoyo origin or indig-
enous to its locality.
Second. In respect to most of the various
towns which we visited, and which were points
of epidemic prevalence, testimony showing the
Importation was direct and convincing in its
character.
Third. The transmission of yellow fever be-
tween points separated by any considerable
distances appeared to be wholly due to human
intercourse. In some instances the poison
was carried in clothing or about the persons OF
people going from the infected districts. In
| other instances 1t was conveyed in such arti-
cles as cotton, bagging, or other goods Of the
same description.
Fourth. The weight of testimony is very
pronounced against the further use of dis
lnfectants. Physicians in the infected towns
almost without exception, state that they are
useless agents to arrest the spread of the vel
low fever, while some of them affirm that theil
vapors are seriously preiudicial TO the sick.
Fifth. Personal prophylaxis, by means o
drugs or other therapeutic means, has proved
a constant failure. respectable number o.
physicians think the use of small doses Of
quinine of some use In prevention.
| SfNth Quarantine established with suPk 1
degree Of surveillance and rigor that absOlut,
non-intercourse is the result have effectuall
and without exception protected its subject
from yellow fever.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

The London Times says the military opera
tions against Afghanistan will probably close
for the winter with the occupation OF Dakha,
Kurum and the Peshln Valley. The reports
from the front on the oath we're that the
greater part of the garrison Of Ali Musiid
have been taken prisoners; that the hill tribes
intercepted 500 Afghan soldiers and deprived
them Of their arms and clothing, and that the
Ameer's Master OF Horse, who is said to be
the chief instigator of hostility to England,
has been captured.
Berlin paper claims that Russia, being
satisfied that the Afghan war must result in
British victory does not contemplate inter
vention or interference while hostilities last,
but intends TO claim voice in the settlement
Of the terms Of peace. This claim is based
upon proposed rectihcation of the Indo-Af-
CHAN frontier. Russia will not consent to the
annexation or destruction of Afghanistan nor
permanent acquisition by England of positions
commanding the passes of Balkh.
It is reported that some Turkish Redifs
massacreed 800 inhabitants of the Bulgarian
village of Chresnitra, in Macedonia
A Berlin dispatch says according to semi
official intelligence about 10000 Russian
troops will be sent into Bulgaria before the
end Of the year.
It is rumored in Paris that the Chamber of
Deputies will be asked to prosecute Gambetta
for engaging in a duel with De Fortou.
The steamer Sarmatian, with the Marquis
of Lorne and his wife, Princess Louise, ar
rived at Halifax on the 23d.
Three hundred arrests have been made in
Naples. 1t is stated that the Government has
proofs of the existence of a vast association,
the object of which is to kill King Humbert.
1t is also reported that the Internationalists
hold 2, 900 lire, the proceeds Of recent
bank robbery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
Gas Explosion.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Nov. a.
The following is a correct account of
the explosion in the coal mine of the
landlord Bros, at Sullivan, twenty-five
miles south of this city, at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t was the gas
only which exploded. A dozen kegs of
powder had been stored in the maya
zine in the upper vein, but it was not
ignited. The depth to the upper vein
is POI feet, and the other vein
is sixty-fve feet lower. Two entries,
or rooms, were being excavated toward
each other. The gas had accumulated
in the roof of one. The miners in the
other had been warned that they were
nearly through, and that any more
blasting might go through and fire the
gas in the other entry. They were di-
rected TO fan the gas out of it before
connecting the two openings. One of
the men, however, took the risk and
fired one more blast. 1t broke through
the thin wall of coal, and the accumu-
lated gas exploded with a tremendous
conclusion. Eight men were killed by
the shock, or soon died of suffocation.
There were at the time twenty-seven
miners at work, of whom fifteen were
in the lower vein. Seven of these were
saved after a lapse of over an hour, but
how they managed to survive in the
dense fumes and damp is a mystery.
The twelve men on the upper vein were
badly stunned but unhurt.
The eight killed are Iom landlord,
Samuel landlord, Jack Leeden, Albert
Smith, John Bulger, William Wales
and Patrick Dunn. There were about
four or five men courageous enough to 90
into the lower vein after the explosion,
but after they had saved the seven who
were living they worked on till three
o'clock this morning, recovering the
bodies of the dead. Then work
was resumed after rest of three hours,
and by twelve o'clock to day the last
corpse was taken out. Ingress to the
vein was obtained through very
small hole in the debris. The first two
in the list above were among the pro-
prietors, of whom there were four.
Four of the bodies were shock.
ingly burned and bruised. Har.
per and Croutch, two young mer
who were among the seven saved from
the lower vein, are badly burned, anC
the former has leg broken and arm
burned to a crisp, besides other injurie;
which may prove fatal. The bodies
were taken to the homes of the mer
and will be buried tomorrow without
an inquest. The timbers of the mine
are badly shattered, and one of the
surviving proprietors estimates the
damage at $4,000.
The citizens of Sullivan are subscrib
ing literally toward the relief of the
bereft families. Joseph landlord
Tom Irwin and Jack Smith distinguish
ed themselves by their bravery in peril
! ling their lives to save the living anC
recover the dead. The last named es
pecially won the commendation of tn,
whole community.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

"A lady was the mother of bright
little boy about three years old. The
whooping-cough prevailed in their
neighborhood, and the mother became
very much alarmed lest her boy would
take it. She had talked so much about
it, and worried over it, that she had in
fccted the child with her fears to such
an extent that he would scarcely leave
her side. One night, after the little
fellow had been put to bed and to sleep,
jackass was driven past the house,
and when just opposite set up his he
haw, he-haw, he-haw. With a shrek
the little fellow was out of bed, scream
ing at the top of his voice: 1.-The
whooping-eough is coming, mamma;
the whooping-cough is coming" He
didn' tcatch it that time Cincinnati
Commercial.
Lyman Potter, who has for seven
months been pushing a wheelbarrow
across the continent, has arrived in San
Francisco. He declares that he walked
all the way, and man who professedly
watched him throughout the journey,
seeing him once every day or ofteueri
says that there was no fraud. Potter
walked nearly, if not the entire dis
tance of about 5000 miles in 215 days,
and showed much pluck and endurance.
The wheelbarrow was covered with ad'
vertisements, for which pay was re.
ceived, and photographs were sold in
great numbers. He tells entertaining
stories of being shot at and poisoned
| by men who had bet against him, of be.
| ing chased by bears and of narrow es
capes from Indians, and there is no
body to contradict him. His evidence
of honest walking consists of large
book of certificates by persons on the
way, including all the station agents
and section men on the Pacific Rail
| roads
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
Stealing a House.

Stealing red-hot stove has hereto
fore been considered the ne pIaIS ultra
of thievery, but Dan Harris is willing to
swear that he is the victim of robbery
that discounts this famed peculation.
He had just finished neat and cosy
cabin, north of the old jackson furnace
and intended to move into it to-day;
but on visiting the place this morning
he was astonished to find that it had
disappeared--vanished-and no trace of
it could be discovered. Some party or
parties had removed it during the
night, and it's present Whereabouts is
mystery. Dan has spent the day in an
unavailing and fruitless search for his
property, but as yet without any satis-
factory results. He is the maddest
man in town, and his only consolation
is that he did not dig well on his lot
as he expected to, for he asserts that if
he had the thieves would have stolen
it along with the house. Eureka (NeU.J J
Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
A Gas Clock.

1t is said that there is clock in the
Guildhall Museum, London, of which
the motive power is hydrogen gas, gen
Grated by the action of diluted sulphuric
acid on ball of zinc. The clock itself
resembles large colored glass cylinder
without any cover, and about half full
of sulphuric acid. Floating on the top
of this acid is glass bell, and the gas
generated forces forward this concave
receiver until it nearly reaches the top
of the cylinder, when, by the action of
q delicate lever, two valves become
simultaneously opened. One of these
allows the gas to escape, thereby caus-
ing the receiver to descend, and the
other permits fresh ball of zinc to fall
into the acid. The same operation is
repeated as long as the materials for
making the gas are supplied. and this
is effected without winding or manipu-
lation of any kind. The dial plate is
fixed to the front of the cylinder, and
communicates by wheels, ETC., with
small glass perpendicular shaft, which
rises with the receiver and sets the
wheels in motion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

The people of st. Louis, Cairo and Little
Rock were startled by earthquake shocks on
the night of the 10Th. No damage was done.
The official vote of Minnesota shows that
the Republican candidate for Auditor received
1904 majority.
The Georgia Legislature, OH the 18th, re-
elected Gen. Gordon to the United States Sen
ate by an almost unanimous vote.
The "cut' in passenger rates by railroad
companies from Cincinnati eastward termi-
mated on the 10Th.
The Grand Jury at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has
found indictments against the grave robbers,
Lyman Eastman, Capt. Hilliard and DIR. Heyl
The Howard Association of New Orleans
have telegraphed to the Mayor of Philadel-
phia that 5000 will be required to pay the
debts of the association.
A notorious confidence man under arrest at
Terre Haute, Ind, proves to be Chas. Harmon,
of Darwin, ILL., He is married to wives in
Texas California and Missouri, has two wives
in Illinois and two in Indiana, all living, whom
he married under various names.
DIR. Taylor, Secretary of the New Orleans
Board Of Health stated on the Goth that he
consi Tered 1t perfectly safe for strangers to
visit that city, no danger need be apprehend-
ee from the fever which has almost entirely
died out.
In order to ascertain the truth without fur.
ther delay, of the reports of violence In Ten,
sas COncordia, Morehouse and Caddo parish
es, Louisiana, Gov. Nichols has decided tC
visit each of the parishes named, personally
investigate the facts, and consult with the
local authorities and law abiding citizens with
view of vindicating the people where accu
sations are false, and of insuring faithful
and impartial execution of justice, If the Law
has been violated.
The Executive Committee Of the Society O
Friends on Indian Affairs, held secret session
at Cincinnati on the 21ss. The Committee re
port some $4,000 Indians under their care a
the seven agencies at the beginning of tn
year, since which time three agencies haY
been taken from them, and placed in eharg
of agents nominated by politicians, The oil
ject OF the meeting was TO protest against tn
action of the Secretary Of the Interior in tai
ing the agencies from the care OF the Friend
and giving them to politicians.
The Supreme Court of Florida has decide
that the three precincts returned rejected b
the Aluehua County Csnysssing Board Al
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

up and down, cursing and threatening
while the planters meanwhile were sit
ting inside playing cards and drinking
choice wines. What will become of all
the central factories nOwp | fear the
money spent on them has been thrown
away. Our poor little Garden of the
West Indies lived and bloomed on
through earthquakes and hurricanes,
but l fear it has now received its death
stroke.
"When the Government sent for
help English and French men-of-war
came to the rescue, and the wretched
negroes were hunted among the hills
like deer. You may blame me, but
cannot help some pity for them. As
write the sun is setting, and the sea
around our island is like a sheet of
pearl and gold. Where waving fields
of sugar cane used to catch the CLEAN
of the setting sun when he gave them
his last kiss for the night, there is moth
ing but vast expanse of ashes. The
corn is all burned, and even the negro
villages you used so greatly to admire
are desolate.
"These villages used to be very pref
ty, for the negroes had a beautiful
fashion, handed down from old, old
times, and, believe, originally brought
by them from Africa. Whenever q
child was born, on that day they plant
ed tree as near the house as possible.
They had a superstition that, if
the tree grew and fourished, the
| child would live and thrive; but
if the tree faded and died the
| little one should also perish.
One could see the anxious mothers at
sunset pouring water on the ground,
and watching with eyes sharpened by
affection the small green shoots begin
ming to spring up. Every one had a
different taste. Some chose one sort of
tree, some another, and, as the custom
is such an old and general one, our ne
gro villages were cluster of tall spread
ing tamarind, mango, or sapodilla trees,
with here and there lofty palm. Most
of them have perished, so, after all,
there does seem some truth in the old SUI
perstition. The palms that still remain
seem to wave their heads mournfully
over the blackened ruins of our once
lovely isle. At times feel as if it was
only fearful dream, but, alas! it is a
dream from which one cannot awaken.
"Do you remember Mount Stuart,
with its garden, where flowers from all
parts of the world fourishedP 1t is all
destroyed. A few estates near Chris
tiansted still remain to tell the tale of
former splendor Golden Rock The
Hope and some others.
1--WE are all lost in doubt as to what
will become of us. 1 suppose those
who have means to do so will leave the
island, and Santa Cruz will soon be
like San Domingo--given up to be a
wilderness. ~. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29
THE EAST.

Two parties named Whalen and Burke, who
were arrested by Capt. Byrnes, of the New
York Police force, for alleged completely in
the Stewart grave robbery, were arraigned be-
fore Justice Morgan on the 10Th. Capt
Byrnes made formal complaint against the
men, but as he refused to give the name of
the party or parties who gave him informa-
tion against the accused the counsel for the
prisoners refused to proceed further The
prisoners were held in S., 600 bail to answer.
The Manchester Paper Mills, Dutchess Coun-
ty, n. Y, were burned on the night of the
10Th. Two hands were badly burned. Loss
about S75,OO0
A fire damp explosion occurred at Mes
quehaning, Pa, on the Goth, in the shaft of a
coal mine. Two men were killed and two
others badly injured.
The twelfth annual session of the National
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, met at Balti-
more on the Goth. Twenty-Five States were
represented.
Eleven buildings in the business part of
Mayville, n. Y, were burned on the 22d.
Loss about $4,000, on which there is an in
surance of $4,000.
The New York canals will be closed Dec. Z.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

OUR youngest child seemed to have a
vague, indefinite fear of rogues, and
very imperfect idea of what a rogue
might be, and was always asking ques-
tions on the subject One morning.
while his nurse was dressing him, l
heard him inquire: :" How big is q
rogue, BettyP Can he hear mileP'
Before she could reply, his brother, a
very little older, rose to explain: why,
Bob, you've seen many rogue. A
rogue is thes' a man. Papa an Uncle
Bob looks exactly like other rogues.' -
"Is papa an Tinker Bob roguesg'
asked the Youngest, with innocent Won
der. "No, chile-dat dey amt" said
Betty, as she filed his eyes with soap.
"Yo' papa an yo' Uncle Bob is jes' as
ornes' as anybody, eos rogues is folks
what steals an gifts cotch~-Ltpptn-
c0trS s Magazine
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

The broken Glasgow Bank had a
branch In medium-sized town in the
north of Scotland, and to this branch
orders were telegraphed on the morn
ing of the failure to at once close the
doors. But in this town the post and
telegraph office was presided over by a
canny old lady, who was assisted in the
latter duties by her daughter. Accord
ingly, when the astounding missive ar
rived and was being duly transferred
to writing, the old lady quickly put on
her bonnet, went across to the Hank-a
few doors off-and drew out the whole
of her deposit. Five minutes later she
was with the rest of the little commu-
ominous words, Bank closed.n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

An appreciative mind can throw
world of pathos into a very ordinary
statement. Eyes" said she, leaning
over the fence, in communion with
neighbor, 'she is dead. She died just
as She had got torn up TO clean house.
IL is terrible.n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

1t takes the man who wants office
to see the corruption there is in official
circles. The more he sees of it, the
more anxious he seems to be to get
into it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-29

There are ten shades of red this
season in women's toggery, and 54I
shades of blue about the husband aud
father who foets the dry-goods and mil-
linery bills