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CITIZENS MEETING.

In pursuance to a call, a meet
ing of citizens was held on FRI
day evening, August 5oth.
Thomas Dwyer was called to
the chair and c. c. Garrett re-
quested to act as secretary.
Mr.. Garrett explained the
object of the meeting to be for
the purpose of raising money
subscriptions for the yellow few
J er sufferers, and to transmit the
same to some point where it
can be disbursed to the most
advantage.
Col. Swearingen made some
pertinent remarks as to the OBJ
jects of the meeting.
On motion of Mr.. ]. T. Swear
ingen, report from the colored
people, through Houston Rob-
erts, received; who stated that
the colored people wished to
participate.
Mr.. John G. Rankin moved
that a committee of seven be
appointed by the chair to can
vass the city and solicit sub
scriptions for the benefit of the
yellow fever sufferers, and that
the chairman of said committee
be empowered to remit as fast as
the sums collected will justify,
and that said committee report
from time to time through the
city press.-Adopted.
The chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee
D. w. Bloombargh, F. A.
Engelke, E. Reichardt, c. c.
Garrett, Rev. w. B. Riggs, Matt
Parker. (col.) and A. Nicely,
(col.)
Adjourned, subject to call of
committee.
THos. DIVER, Chairman.
c. c. GARRETT, Secretary.
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SAUSAGE! SAUSAGE!t

Brennan homemade Sausage,
fresh every day, at wholesale
and retail.
Ice cold Soda water at five
cents a glass, at the Nav Or
leans Bakery and Sausage Man
ufactory; old stand.
Eg% Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention.
E. 0. JANNETT.
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CLOSING out of Summer Dress
goods, brown Linen I5c per
yard, regular price 25c; Black
Grenedine 20, 80, IS 40 and soc;
former price IS 81 40 50 and
65c; Colored Grenadines I2c
and upwards, rare bargains, at
D, w. Bloombargh's.
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FALSE REPORT On Satur-
day last some one, probably
having no business of his own
to attend to, started a report
that several travellers from the
infected cities were CHARTERED
in town, in consequence of
which nervous and scary people
became greatly agitated. The
city marshal spent about two
hours in active investigation and
ascertained that the report was
a canard manufactured from the
whole cloth. The originator OF
the "joak could not be found.
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QuIET.-Tuesday was regu-
lar field day in the mayors
court. Wednesday was as quiet
as quiet could be. There was
nothing going on, and the po-
licemen, mayor and marshal had
nothing to do except hold their
hands.
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THE business in the marriage
line is very dull; but one Ii
cense has been issued during
the entire week. The county
clerk feels very much disguised;
and, although he is a married
man himslf, is living in hopes of
better times.
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CAPTURED Officer Swain,
yesterday afternoon, captured
the notorious Willis Mcintyre,
a colorcd thief of about Is years
Of age, who has already served
one term in the penitentiary for
burglary. Willis is now charg-
ed with theft from the jcwelry
store of Mr.. Bronenkent and the
shoe shop of Mr.. Burohbiechler.
Willis was discovered, by night
police while in the jewelry store,
but made his escape through a
back window. He is now safe
ly secured in the county jail.
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WEEDs.-The rankest and
most luxurient growth of weeds
any where in town can be found
on the Crumpler Hotel lot. The
lots do not belong to the hotel,
but are owned by private par
ties. The weeds need the at
ton of a barber; they should be
shaved off at once.
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THE old oyster stand of J. w.
Stallings is being converted
into a restaurant, which is to be
engineered by Louis Browning,
a distinguished colored individ-
ual.
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CHILDRENs, Misses. and La
dies Slippers. Shoes very low ;
also Gents and Boys Boots and
Shoes, call and see them at D.
w. Bloombargs.
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CoRREcTIoN.-The gentleman
who was assisted out of town
last week by the marshal did
not live in the Post Oaks, but is
said to be denizen of the yeo-
pom thickets.
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DIFFIcULTY.-A difficulty oc-
Cured yesterday in the base
ment of Hirschberg's saloon,
between DIR. Lyd Smith and a
colored barber named Jackson,
in which DR.. Smith received a
severe blow on the left cheek
by billiard ball thrown by
Jackson.
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le eby announce myself as a candidate
for I sx Assessor of Washington county,
subjec, to the approval of the Democratic
county convention.
BLACK LoCKRIDGE.
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The square on Monday had
the appearance of Wall street.
Bidding for cotton pickers was
quite brisk,-prices ranging
from 90 cents to 81 90 and
board per hundred.
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For TAX COLLECTION.

We are authorized to announce D. c..
BOWERS, as a candidate for Tax Collec-
tor of Washington county, subject 10 the
action of the county Democratic conven-
ton.
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QUITE a number of cotton
pickers returned to town yes
terday, as, on account of con-
tinued showers, they were un-
able to pick cotton.
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DIED.-On the 3Ist ult., a S,
a. NJ, at the residence of A. E.
Galloway, Mr.. T. B. THOMPSON,
aged about so years, late OF
Mississippi.
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The members of the Knights
of Pythias, ofthis city, collected
$40 Wednesday for the benefit
of their suffering brethren in the
yellow fever districts.
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PERsosAL.-W w. S. McDon-
aid has returned to the city,
looking the perfect picture of
health.
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BY far the larger part of cot
ton now arriving is coming from
the uplands of Austin and Fay
cite counties.
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Our AGAIN.-Canda Garland
colored, the Camptown police
man, who was some weeks ago
shot by another negro named
Dave Sanders, has fully recov-
cred from the effects of his
wounds and is again on the
streets.
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Mrs. ALEXANDER, wife of
Rev. DR.. Alexander, of Chap
pell Hill, died at that place on
the 18th ult.
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WENT INTO BUsINEss.-On
Saturday last a colored gentle
man, from the rural districts,
came into town fully convinced
that the road to fortune was by
merchandising. He concluded
to try his hand; SO he purchas-
ed basketful of the greenest
of green apples, and renting
superanuated dry-goods box he
planted it in front of a store and
commenced business. After
working hard all day and stand
ing in the sun nearly seven
hours, he disposed of his stock,
except enough to make Sun
day pie; these he put into di-
lapidated pair of leather saddle
bags and retired on his laurcls,
feeling convinced that he had
mistaken his calling.
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Quite a number of Brenham-
ties viii attend the barbecue
at schuenau next Saturday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-09-06

The usual crowd of colored
citizens and citizenesses was in
town on Saturday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-09-06

Bur little Roadway is being
made by our citizens in the way
of preparations for fall gardens.
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MoRE CHARITY.-Thc mem
bers of the Brenham Schuetzen
Verein will hold a grand picnic
at Fritz Meissner's pasture,
next Sunday; the proceed to be
devoted to the benefit of the yell
low fever sufferers. The admis-
sion to the grounds will be IS
cents. Everybody and their
sweethearts, wives and children
are invited,
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GREEN apples from the North
are now abundant at all the
fruit stands.
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ONE ofour prominent deputy
sheriffs informs a BANNER re-
porter that he has captured
more than IS bales of cotton
during the past two weeks.
This is on account of old debts.
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MAYORS CoQRT.- Friday. =
A colored politi clan was up for
being down. Trimmings and
fine amounted to 50. A plain
case of drunk and down cost the
same as the first case. The two
cases netted the city 81.
Saturday.-A colored lady
named Miss Jemima Julianna
Johnsing. or something else was
tried for using unladylike Ian
guage. 81 and the trimmings
was assessed against her as an
equivalent for the bad language.
She paid up like a man and the
officers of the court were all
happy in the possession of their
respective shares of the trim
mings. The plain truth is. if it
was not for the trimmings the
Mayors court would be stale
and exceedingly Improbable.
o'clock this morning. Members
of Graham Lodge A. F. and A.
M. viii meet at their lodge
room at 7:3o, AN. Sojourning
brethren are invited to attend.
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The sanitary condition of the
city is tolerably good; but, we
fear some of our citizens have
been partaking too freely of dis
infectants the past few days,
judging from the noise made
upon the streets at night.
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PEACHES and watermellons
have about played out here
none in market.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-09-06

The city schools are all about
Strengthened out now and in
good working order.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS Monday
morning hundreds of children
could be seen vending their
way towards the public free
schools, wearing bright and
smiling faces, seemingly happy
in the thought that school is
open again.
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CoTToN, in this section is OPP
ening very rapidly; and We are
told that it is almost impossible
to procure a sufficient number
of hands to gather the staple as
fast as desired. In case of
heavy wind and rain storm, the
loss would be immense.
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FALL GooDs are now arriving
daily by the Car load, and are
being disposed of by our mer-
chants almost as rapidly as
received. Alex Simon and
Pampell g. Harrison seem TO be
doing a land office business.
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Now is the time to plant
Irish potatoes for fall crop.
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THEATIcAL-- Mr., Abe Mey-
cr informs us that letters have
been received from different
companies inquiring for dates
at the BRENNAN Opera House,
from October Ist to Feb. 18th.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-09-06

ScHoENAU BARBECUE We
had the pleasure of meeting
with our esteemed young friend,
Mr.. J. G. Comichell, of Schoe-
nau, Austin county, in the city
on Monday last, and he assured
US that extensive preparations
had been made for the barbe-
cue at that place next Saturday
and that at least fifteen hun
dsed people are expected to at
tend the same.
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Hoe CHoLERA.-We learn
from Mr.. J. T. Sanders, who
lives about six miles southeast
oftown, that number of his
hogs have died from cholera.
One or two of his neighbors
have also lost some of their
hogs.
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HEAVY RECEIPTS Twelve
hundred and eighty-three bales
of the fiecy staple were received
at this market during the week
ending on Thursday Nearly
all the money realized from it
was taken to the country.
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BURNED-On Wednesday
evening two car loads of cotton
were burned just the other side
ofthe Brazos river. One car had
on ~ bales; the other45, One
of the cars was entirely con-
sumed. The cotton was loaded
and shipped for BRENNAN. Total
loss on cotton s4s 50, besides
the cars.
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ENcouRAorNG, VERY.-A gen
tleman, who was in town in
search of cotton pickers last
Monday, offered a dollar per
hundred, board and three drinks
of whiskey a day. He got the
pickers and left town happy.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER,

We are authorized to announce Mr..
CHAs. AsBEcK as the regular Republican
nominee for the Office of county Treasurer
of Washington county
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tanGG the neighborhood, believe
,neA 81 the Democrats will support Han
cock as tn. lesser of the two evils. We
think he will also be supported at Gay
Hill. have been informed by one of the
most substantial citizens of Long Point
that there is but one Hancock man in that
neighborhood, and he only supports him
because,he is the nominee of the conven-
ton, which most Of them regard as not ex-
pressing the will of the voters in the dis
trict. We were somewhat disappointed
when our talented young friend, Harry
Haynes failed to get the nomination for
Senator. We learn that w. X. Holman, of
Caldwell, is an independent candidate for
that position. Homan is well qualified for
the place, and, we predict, will be hard to
beat
We hear of no cotton worms hereabouts,
as yet. Cotton is now too far advanced
for them to injure it, more than to
trash what is now open.
We had the pleasure, on the evening of
the 18th inst, of attending the wedding of
Mr.. N. W. Howell and Miss Anna L.
Bowers, at the residence of the brides ia
Their. near Burton. 1t was very pleasant
affair. Wish they were not so far between.
l. l.
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FRUIT stands seem to be do
ing good business.
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LUNCH. Elegant cold lunch
from II to IL every day at Kirch
& Cos.
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A PRIVATE school is being es-
tabIished in the Pennington
neighborhood. Some fifteen
scholars have already been Sc
cured. Mrs. Emma Howell,
a talented Mississippian, is
teacher.
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Newbouer Bros. are just in
receipt of their new stock,
which they are offering at re-
markable low figures. Call and
examine their stock,-and you
will find it to your interest to
trade with them.
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Local Correspondence.
FROM INDEPENDENCE.

Aug 5oth, rs.
EDITORS BANNER
For the edifcalion OF your readers, we
would wish you had more interesting cor
respondent from this part Of the vineyard.
Under the stimulus of the coming crops,
our town presents a more animated, bush
ness-like appearance, and our merchant
look happier. Our entcrprising townsman'
Geo. r. Davis, has just made his semi-an-
nual trip to New York and Philadelphia, to
buy his fall and &intcr goods, which the
firm Of Brcedlovc & Davis are now receiv-
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Mr.. HupoLPH KRuc is hereby announc-
ed as candidate for District Clerk of
Washington county, subject to the action
of the county Democratic convention
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SAM BAss.-We were little
surprised to meet an old and
respected citizen of our town, on
the streets yesterday, with a
handful of books, entitled THE
Life of Sam Bass" the train
robber and murderer, which he
seemed to be selling rapidly.
However, we could not help
thinking would he like to have a
boy of his take the place Of
Bass; yet, we cannot disabuse
our mind of the belief that in
the dissemination of such litera-
ture, seeds are sown in the minds
of boys that are calculated to
ruin their future prosperity, and
may be the cause of their ruin.
Parents, don'tpermit such books
to enter your households.
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QuITE number of the b'hoys
were on "high-lonsome" Sun
day night, and the city Golfers
will be considerably enriched
thereby. Those that "dance
must pay the fiddler is mayor
Kerr's motto"
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Parties owing us for subscrip-
ton are earnestly requested to
come forward and settle same,
as we are in need of funds with
which to defray our expenses,
We hope our patrons will re-
spond promptly to this call.
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Novelties in Ladies Ties,
Bows, Scarfs, Pockets and Belts
Just received at Newbouer Bros.
Dry-goops Palace.
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BERLIN BALL.-The ball at
Pesch's hall Saturday night was
well attended and finely enjoy
ed by all participants; splendid
band discoursed excellent mus
&c to which the merry banners
tripped merrily until 8 o'clock
in the morning, when the gay
participants HE'D themselves
homeward to-rest.
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FOR SENATOR.

w. X. HoMAS. OF Burleson county,
hereby announces himself as an Indepen-
deSt candidate for Senator from the Twen-
tieth Senafnri,l District
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Dress Goods. Pampell&Har-
rison have just received an ele-
giant assortment of the latest
styles of dress goods to which
they call the attention Of the
ladies.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES issued
by H. NJ. Lewis, county clerk,
for the week ending September
9Th.
August Schumacher and
Anna Joerg.
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Local Intelligence.

CABBAGE from Galveston are
now on sale in town.
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TOMORROW, Saturday, is the
day set apart for the Schenau
Barbecue. We hope they may
have a pleasant day,
QUITE a number of cotton
pickers returned to town yes
terday, as, on account of con-
tinued showers, they were UNI
able to pick cotton,
THE members of the Knights
of Pythias, ofthis city, collected
$40 Wednesday for the benefit
of their suffering brethren in the
yellow fever districts.
QuIET.-Tuesday was a regu-
lar field day in the mayors
court. Wednesday was as quiet
as quiet could be. There was
nothing going on, and the po-
licemen, mayor and marshal had
nothing to do except hold their
hands.
PUBLIC Schools Monday
morning hundreds of children
could be seen vending their
way towards the public free
schools, wearing bright and
smiling faces, seemingly happy
in the thought that school is
open again.
CoTToN, in this section is OPP
ening very rapidly; and We are
told that it is almost impossible
to procure sufficient number
of hands to gather the staple as
fast as desired. In case ola
heavy wind and rain storm, the
loss would be immense.
DIFFIcULTY.-A difficulty oc-
Cured yesterday in the base
ment of Hirschberg's saloon,
between DR.. Lyd Smith and a
colored barber named Jackson,
in which DR.. Smith received a
severe blow on the left cheek
by a billiard ball thrown by
Jackson.
WEEDs.-The rankest and
most luxurient growth of weeds
any wherein town can be found
on the Crumpler Hotel lot. The
lots do not belong to the hotel,
but are owned by private par.
ties. The weeds need the at
ton of a barber; they should be
shaved off at once.
BuRNED-On Wednesday
evening two car loads of cotton
were burned just the other side
ofthe Brazos river. One car had
on ~ bales; the other As, One
of the cars was entirely con-
sumed. The cotton was loaded
and shipped for BRENNAN. Total
loss on cotton S45 50, besides
the cars.
COTTON STATEMENT Mr..
w. K. Lewis furnishes the BAN
NER with the following state
ment of the cotton received at
Brennan from Sep. 1. 1877 to
Aug. 3IIS, Is.
Total receipts.... .2So3S
Total Shipments. ...........23,2S
Stock on hand. ......... ..... SAG
OF the above. 322S bales new
crop were received in August.
ArD.-Rev. w. B. Riggs,
treasurer of the Relief Commit
tee for elbow yfever sufferers, re-
ports as follows:
Amount collected by committee. Sao4 IS
+" in NJ. E. Church, AZ 90
Total. ...... ............S $3.50 IS
Which amount has been
sent to DR.. r. M. Swearingen,
for the Relief Fund of Mem
phis, Tennessee.
BERLIN BALL.-The ball at
Pesch's hall Saturday night was
well attended and finely enjoy
ed by all participants; splendid
band discoursed excellent mus
ic to which the merry banners
tripped merrily until 8 o'clock
in the morning, when the gay
participants HE'D themselves
homeward to-rest.
ScHoENAU BARBECUE We
had the pleasure of meeting
with our esteemed young friend,
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TOMORROW, Saturday, is the
day set apart for the Schenau
Barbecue. We hope they may
have pleasant day,
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COTTON STATEMENT Mr..
w. K. Lewis furnishes the BAN
NER with the following state
ment of the cotton received at
Brennan from Sep. l. 1877 to
Aug. 5IIS, Is.
Total receipts. 2se3S
Total Shipments. 49,. ..........23 2S5
Stock on hand. ......... ....... S25
Of the above. 1928 bales new
crop were received in August.