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CONE AGAIN. GENTLE RAIN,

Come again, .4a
Gentle rain,
Bringing blessings in thy train;
Smiling flowers,
Rosy bowers,
Natures bridal dowers.
Leaf of tree,
Hum of bee, r.it
song-biri's gushing melody,
Butterfly, r#
Zcrhyr's sigh,
Meath the tender azure sky
Days of hope,
Mor1is that ope
Like the soft, blue lelinirupc;
Ewes lihe this
Full of bliss, ~
Tender as Maiden's kiss.
Far away
Shadows play
0'er the mountain, stern and gray;
Sunset kissed
Through the mist,
Like the purple amethyst.
fs- Thick amass,
Tender grass,
Springs TO greet YOU "a you pass,
Come again, y
Gentle rain, f..
With thy fairy, fowery. tlzlin.
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Notice 10 Holders of Claims.

Estate of Vina Hackuorth, deceased.
TINE undersigned has been appoint
Il ed administrator of the Estate OF
Vina Hack worth. deceased, and notice
is hereby given to all per-ons holding
claims against said estate to present the
same for approval within 12 months
from January 3lst, 1878
W. ". SEARCY, Admir-.
BRENNAN, Feb. 8, 1S7o-4w.
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II AND SCRIP No. 21-253, for $40
IL acres, issued to the San Antonio
and Mexican Gulf r. R. by s. Crosby,
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, dated March 26th 1853. Unless
intelligence of it be received at the
General Land Office within months
from this date, will apply to the pro-
Fer officers for duplicate
VIM. 7. CAMPBELL.
January 1lth. 1S7S-wSw.
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Notice.

A LII persons are notified not to pur-
IA chase a promissory note signed by
J.. A. wilkins, payable one day after
date to the order of Josh Hall Davis,
datei January I'd, 1878, ard given as
purchase money for land, which note
is lost and has been paid on in full
Amount of said note was fifteen hun
dred dollars. J. II. DAVIS.
BRENNAN. Feb. 8. 1873 sod.
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Straved AWAY.

A sway-back paint mara, old and thin in
order; a yrarling colt, with a white face; q
bay mare and 4 dark bay, or brown mule,
strayed away from Brenham SUNDAY plight
liberal reward will lie aid for their re-
oONery. Apply III the Banner Office
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WIN. B. AsroR made his maid
en- speech in the New York leg
islaeure Tuesday, and spoke a
good word Tor lager beer.
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A SCIENTIST ON THE BIBLE
Prot. Dana, the eminent Amer
lean biologists, is quoted as say
ing of the first chapter OF Gene
sis: Examining it as a geolog-
list, I find it to be in perfect ac-
cord with known science; there
fore, as christian; l assert that
the Bible narrative must be in
spired."
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HOW TO TELL
GENUINE
Simmons Liver Regulator,
or Medicine.

or Medicine. g1.z
Look for clean, neat WHITE WRAPPER
| with the red symbolic letter stamped upon it
| IN the form of ribbon gracefully curved
! in TO the letter Y embracing the emblem of
| our trade, Spatlla, Mortar and Graduate with
| the words A, Q. SIMMONS. LIVER RECJ-
| LATOR or MEDICINE thereon, also oh
serve the signature Of j, H. ZELLIN & CO.,
in red ink on the side. :
TAKE NO OTHER.
Beware of those who know nothing of
Medical Compounds, who put out nostruns
known to sour, and being analysed prove
worthless and only made to fleece the public,
and to pirate on the well earned reputation
OF Zeilin & Co.'S medicine These frauds
have no reputation to sustain, and will cheat
You for a few pennys every way they can
Look careful to the medicine you are in
duced to take, for much suffering permanent
INJURY and oven death has resulted from i'm
proper treatment and from taking unskillfully
prepared medicine.
SEE WHO ENDORSES THE GENUINE.
Hon. Alex. Ii. Stephens
Rt: Rev. Jpo. W. Beckwith, Bishop of Ga.
Gen. Jno. u. Gordon, U. ). Senator
RI. Rev. Bishop Pierce.
Hon: John Gill Shorter.
j Edgar Thompson
Hon. ID. H. Hill.
Hon. j. T.. Breckenridge
Prof. David Wills, ID. ID.
Chief Justice Hiram Warner, Georgia
Lewis Wunder, Asst. r. NJ Phila. Pa.
And thousands of others from whom we
have letters Of commendotion and recommen-
darion.
Testimonials are received every dav from
persons of education and prominence from ali
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Tits eminenflya Family Medicine; and by
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save many an hour of suffering and many
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Send for an Almanac aud convince yourself
that simmons Regulator is one of The few
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and eiiicacious family medicine; but beware,
he careful, be on your guard for frauds Im-
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upon the Greatest Liver Medicine in the world.
DR.. Simmons Liver Regulator,
NASUFAcTURED ONLY BY
J. H. ZEiLIN & co,
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Sold by all respectable druggists.
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Takes pleasure in announcing that he
is now prepared to apply to gins his
new Patent, Gin-Dress at reasonable
rates. My mode of dress is superior to
the briar-point, or any other in use; in
asmuch as it does not nap, cleans the
reeds. makes bette, sample and gins
faster. '7
have also procured, at heavy e1.
pense, a new patent cumming ma.
chine" with which l am enabled to
repair WORN OUT eIN-sAws, providing
new teeth and making them do as good
work as a new gin. Satisfaction guar
anteed in every instance. l am now
ready for business. h"t''
All orders sent to nc at Hampstead
or lett at the Erenham BANNER cfIic.
will receive prompt attention. 30,
sept31y 7. 3. OGLESBY.
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CENTRAL HOUSE.
Store for Rent.

A FINE BRICK STORE HOUSE
N on Main street, known as the
Alicorn building. room 80 by 100 feet
Also two rooms in the second story.
Terms liberal to goo tenant Apply
up stairs to Il. +. WILLIAMS.
Febl6.d&w1m --,
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NEW FIRM.

TTAVING Associated ourselves
LII together for the purpose of con-
tlnuing the me, cantilr business, i.
viii hereafter be conducted in the
name and style of Pampell & Harrison,
ut the old stand of #. J. Pampell, Main
street, BRENNAN, Texas.
All liabilities pertaining to the FORM
er. business OF T. j. Pamp.ll will be
settlad by him, aud the liabilities per.
timing to the late business of II X.
Harrison, OF Gay Hill. will be SETTLED
by said II K Harrison. And all in.
debtedness and amosnts due to said T.
J. Pampll and H. K. Harrison to this
date Is pay able to each RESPECTIVELY as
heretofore. And, all those whose
amounts are due are earnestly request
ed to make immediate payment.
Thanking our friends for past pat
ronage, we respectfully ask coutiu.
uance of the same.
~ 4. J. PAMPELT.,
II. K HAIR son.
Feb. 81, 1878 I'm,
7. ]. Pampell. H. K. Harrison
:. PAMPELL 4 HARRISON,
The New York herald., 1878-02-24
PROTECT THE PARKS.

meeting Of the ASSOCIATION recently organized Tor
the protection OF the pubic parks aud ior resisting
legislation designed powers for the erection
Of au armory IN Washington square park, was held
last night ut the house OF DR.. Egiston NO. 80 West
Washington square, Alderman van oonaiok IN tha
char After a ort discussion the following resolu-
tons were adoptcd:--
Rssoivsd That the bill reported favcraby 10 the
Assem- Nv by the Committee oities ana known as the
DAILY Uii oiatn TO tue use oil the parks o the city as
parade gsouns IL from It's very enerht ansuage oojec
ion.LIe ns under places can be diverted from
tner purposes psrH aud tna the standing committed
requcsteu 10 70 10 Albany ana represent
the views OF this association:
Resolved, ana, in our opinion wa.,ever permission.
places should be distinctly ccupled with restriction
nunnst the erection OF any beding whatsoever la such
parxs or places the destruction OF the
thereon imp ring Of the illness OF such
naces for their legitimate purposes aud to which they
now devoted as places OF rccreauon
During the present week petitions have bcon sent
round to the residents Of tho neighborhood aud have
already received about four thousand signatures Tho
meeting adjourned SUBJECT 70 the Cali Of tho Cha,r
The New York herald., 1878-02-24

me- Your faults were nober than some mems virtues.
or GerrIt smiths cnmpiicity with John Browrs
mstured scheme there can be no question. All the
evidence there Is To prove H. Part OF this evil
dencs IS In the form of sfhdavts taken tor special
purpose, IN law, which the possessor, Mr. Horace
White, cannot without gross improperly, voluntarily
produce the general PURPOSES of STORY; aud part
of II rs locked the private treaty OF kindred and
connexions where mercy suggests that u be left
disturbed. The trends OF this essentially noble and
charming person will do wisely TO dwell on the
grandr aspects OF hrs character, copfning his weak
nesses within the nrrrowest hmt extenuang, as Tar
as they can, his faults and accepting gratefully any
sincere atlenpt 10 clear MS reputation from perma'
pen STAIN ii 10 exceedingly unbeco omipg in them
bring into disrepule those two substantial qualities OF
ali manhood courage ana truth. They should rather
second the efforts OF his biographer both
Yours respectfully, U. b. FROlHlNGHAM.
NEW York. February 81, 1873
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Sheriffs Sale.

State of Louisiana Fourth judicial District
Court--PaFish OF Ascension.
State of Louisiana, ex rel. IF. DufYel, Dis
trict Attorney pro tenn, ct ais,
VS.. No. 1905,
Morris Marks.
10y VIRTUE of and in obedience to u
Id writ of ie,'i fdcidS issued by the Hon.
the Fourth Judicial District Court, parish
of Ascension, under date of the 9th day of
August. 1873, and to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered cause, have
seized and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, at the Court-H House door. in the town
of Donaldsonvillc, parish of Ascension, on
Saturday, the 21st day of September,
A. ID. 1878,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, the hereinafter described
property, to-wit
4 certain LOT OF GROUND situated in
the town of Donal1sonville, in the parish OF
Ascension, designated ON the plan of said
town as lot number tliirty-nine t39l, front
ing on Chetimaches street. between Clai-
borne and 0pelousas streets, measuring six
ty 1901 feet front, by depth ofone hundred
and twenty t120j feet.
Terms and C0nditioHs-Ca in United
States currency.
Seized IN the above suit
Parish Ut Ascension, August H. 1873.
7. A. JONES, Sheriff.
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After making a number of promises
and several feints, Mr.. John H. Ilsley,
Jr., has at last brought his family and
household effects to Donaldsonville
and proceeded to make a home
among us, occupying the handsome
residence corner of Railroad Avenue
and Claiborne street, lately vacated
by Judge Marks. A warm welcome
win be extended the new corners,
and it will not be the welcome of
strangers, for the Ilsleys hare some
relatives and many old friends in
this community. They have lived
here before in years gone by, and we
are glad they have concluded to do
so again. x. KS.
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SheriT's Sale.
State of Louisiana Fourth Judicial District
Court-Parisl OF Ascension.
Celina Braud ct ais, 49,
vs.. No. 1882,

State OF IJ0HISlana--F0uftll JUDICIAL District
Court-Parish of Ascension.
Celima Braud ct ais,
VS.. No. 1882,
''s Felix Reynsud.
DY VIRTUE of and in obedience to a
ID writ of deli faciaS issued by the Hon.
Fourth Judicial District Court in and for
the parish of Ascension under date the Doth
day of July, 1873, aIL to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered cause, l have
seized and will offer for sale at public aue-
ton at the Court House door, in the Town of
Donaldsonyille, in the parish of Ascension,
on
Saturday. the 21st day of September,
A. D., 1873, at IL o'clock A. NJ, the herein
after described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land lying and being
situated in the parish of Ascension, on the
left bank of the Mississippi river, i'll the
place called New River, and at about five
miles back from said Mississippi river,
measuring seven arpents front ON New River,
by a depth of fourteen acres, bounded in
front by New River, in the rear by lands of
Hypolite Brand, above by lands of Charles
Aqnestrahem, and below by the Catholic
grave yard, together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon and thereto be-
longing, including the growing crop on said
plantatiOn-consisting of twenty acres of
cane and twenty-seyen acres of corn-one
lot Of bricks, one cart, one wagon, two mules
and one lot of agricultural implements.
Terms aud conditions:
Cash, in United States currency, With
benefit of appraisenent.
PA. JONES, Sheriff.
Parish Of Ascension, August 10, 1878.
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Died.

UTILSON-NearD onaldsonyille, on Mon
w day, Aug. 70, 1873, at o'clock A. NJ.
Miss IRENE G. WILSON, aged Is years, a ma
tive of New Orleans.
She left New Orleans scarcely two weeks
ago to escape the scourge prevailing there,
only to be ruthlessly cut down by the I'M
relenting hand of death. The care of fond
hearts could not stay the effects of the
foarfnI u.alady, and as one passing off into
a quiet slumber. she left us for world
where sorrow and sickness are unknown.
The void caused in the hearts of relatives
and friends will never be filled; yet, when
we think of the glorious crown now on her
brow, We can only bow our heads and say,
Rest thou in peace. JUNIOR.
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No QUARANTINE Last Saturdays
session of the Police jury was attend
ed by large number of leading citi-
zens, aud a general discussion upon
the subject of quarantine was had,
which proved both entertaining and
instructive. DIS. w. NJ. McGalliard
and J. E. Duffel, and Messrs. E. N.
Pugh, Pierre Klopman and others ia
vored quarantining town and parish,
while the negative of the proposition
was vigorously maintained by Mayor
Duffel, Messrs. James P. Stewart, j..
H. Ilsley, Jr., Felix Reynaud, Joseph
Terrier, DR.. VANDERBILT and Henry
Heyman. Finding the general senti-
ment of the community, as represent
ed in the meeting, opposed to quaran-
tine, the Police Jury decided to defer
further consideration of the matter
until such time as the DonaldsonEille
authorities might request action in
the premises.
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about the size of the contest. The
sentiment of the convention as or
ganized was unanimously favorable
to Landry, and there is no doubt
that in this respect it represented the
great body of Republican voters in
Ascension. The delegates chosen to
the Senatorial convention will all
vote for Landry's denomination, and
We believe that in doing this they
will insure the selection of candi-
date against whom the Democratic
Conservative party of the district will
make no organized opposition. The
interest felt in the approaching State
convention was next to none at all,
and our observations tend to i'm
press us with the belief that the
Republicans of this parish view with
Indifference the attempted reorgani-
cation of their party under the old
leaders who brought it into disrepute
and fastened its downfall. They
might feel more concern in the move
ment if it was being engineered by
men with clean hands and honorable
= =
repntatiohsl;@ but IL tile same old
crowd of cofraptienists and brainless
demagoguesg are to rule the roost in
the heralded new dispensation, they
must not expect the Cooperation of
the honest Republican masses of this
section. A spirit of discriminating in
dependence begins to assert itself
among the eolored voters that bodies
the overthrow of would be political
leaders who have nothing to recon-
mend them save their own loud
mouthed declarations of fealty to the
party principles and organization.
6 By their fruits .ye shall know
them,n is becoming. the popular text.
The parish convention of the
Democratic Conservative party will
assemble to-day to decide important
matters in connection with the con-
duet of the pending campaign. We
have heard it intimated that the fac
tions which contended for supremacy
at the first meeting of the convention
still maintain their lines intact, and
that there is prospect of clash to-
day that may possibly result in the
withdrawal of minority of the dele-
gates. We scarcely thilk, however,
that the party leaders will permit diff
ferences of opinion upon questions of
local policy sto7pludnce an open rup-
ture of this nature ; and if such differ
ences are developed, doubtless til ey
will he harmonized by the adoption
of some plan acceptable to both sides.
We hear, that Gloster Hill-or
" GLOUCESTER" as he now spells itz-
has cooked up a bogus. delegation to
the Senatorial convention which
meets in st. James to- day, but how
he did it is ono OF those tricks in the
trade of the political wirepuller which
present an air of mystery to disin-
igenuous people.
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/ The following letter is selected from bun
dreds on file in the Office of Messrs. Ferslew
& Co., Proprietors JURGIELEwIcz's. ANTI
RHEUMATIC MIXTURE, P. o. Box HOG, New
Orleans:
Mr. Frank Draxler, Clerk Circuit Court,
Mobile Co., Ala, says:
Please send me three bottles of your
q Anti-Rheuinatic Mixture for some
friends. had bottle last spring which
had splendid effect. 5 HH
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Sherin's Sale.
State of Louisiana, Fourth judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Ascension. :,
Lise Gaudin, ct ais,


State of Louisiana, Fourth judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Ascension. :,
Lise Gaudin, ct ais,
VS.. No. 1881, 5..,s.
Olphida Leblanc, wife of Hubert Treble.
10Y virture of writ of seizure and sale to
ID me directed by the honorable the
Fourth Judicial District Court, in and for
the parish of Ascension, in the matter OF
Lise Gautliu, ct als,5 as. No. 1881, Olphida
Leblanc, wife of Hubert Treble, dated the
22nd day of July, ADD, 1878, l have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction, at
the Courthouse in the town of Donaldson
Vile, on 4a at,t
Saturday, the 9th day of October, 1878,
at IL O'Clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit /: - t-ss
certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension, about four miles below
the town of Donaldsonville, measuring one
arpent front on Bayou Lafeurche, with the
depth appertaining thereto. bounded above
by lands Of John Armand Ayraud, and be-
low by lands of Dotlridge Smith 81 Co., to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon and thereto belonging.
Terms aud eoasditi0aS--C i'll u. S. cur
rency, and subject to a lease in favor of
Jacob Lemann and son, as per act passed
before John +. Ayraud. notary public, on the
18th day of April, 1876.
Seized in the above suit.
Parish of Ascension, August 81 1873,
PETER A. JONES, Sheriff.
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The corresponding secretary of the
Republican parish committee having
addressed communication to Gov.
Nichols, informing him of theaction
of the parish convention Recommend
ing Mr.. j. B. Hebert for appointment
as clerk to the Supervisor of Regis
tration, the Governor has replied,
through his private secretary, that
this is not matter of consent, the law linn
iting the Governors power to selection from
the Republican party. Unless Mr.. HebeFt
says he is Republican, he can not be APP
pointed.
If this construction of tho law is
correct, the law is very peculiar
one: it provides that the Republicans
shall have representation and yet pre-
cludcs them from designating a fair
and honorable representative unless
he be a political partisan. We accord
to Governor Nichols, however, full
honor for his determination to execute
the law as he finds it. 1t now -re-s
mains for Mr.. Hebert to decide
whether he shall be registration clerk
or not.
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Messrs. Adrien Tongue aud Henry
Stewart of the Waterloo plantation
called on us Tuesday to. deny the re-
port that a laborer died of black vom-
it on that place last week. Mr..
Louque states that 1I8 hands did
come from New Orleans to cut rice at
Waterloo, and one of them died dur
ing the first night after arrival, but
not from vomit of any color nor from
any disease resembling yellow fever.
He was full blooded, very black ne
gro, and his companions stated that
he had been i'll long time-in fact,
that he had been discharged from the
hospital in New Orleans only few
days previously. Mr.. LOuque says
that out of the lI8 hands about forty
went down the river, and, he under
stood, were employed by Gen. Brent,
but this, we believe, is a mistake, as
the General is said to have stationed
pickets on the Ashland and Bowden
places to keep the strangers away,
and advised his neighbors to take
similar precautions. The Waterloo
place was also quarantined by the
neighbors, guards being stationed at
every turn-row, who would not per-
nit strangers to pass either way
through the fields.
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Centenary College

Will resume the exercises on the first
Monday in October, with competent corps of
commercial schools and first class colleges,
successfully taught Tuition to preparatory
school $45, and in college classes SOS per
session of forty weeks: Boarding in Stew
ards Hall, $40 per month, and in private
families at eorrespondingly low rates. For
particulars and catalogue, address
G. g. ANDREWS, Pres't,
aug3-2m jackson, La.
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Observe the advertisement of Mr..
r. S. Smiths lumber yard. Those
who need any thing in the lumber
line will find Mr.. Smith q pleasant
gentleman to deal with, and his stock
and prices are bound to afford oppor
tunities for satisfactory bargains.
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LOCAL PoLITICs.-The Republican
parish convention which met last
Saturday in accordance with the call
of the executive committee was a
very harmonious b"dy-in fact, what
would be called in the free and easy
parlance of the Western politician,
" one of those id unanimous
things" Contrary to usual expeeta-
ton DO disturbing element was intro
duced in the shape of contesting dele
cations from the fifth and sixth
wards, and the explanation thereof is
simple. After reviewing the field aud
sounding number of the delegates,
and finding that there was no posi-
BILE prospect of controlling the con-
vention in the interest of the Hill
family, Representative G. H. Hill,
aspirant for Senator, Sheriff Aaron
Hill, candidate for reelection to his
old Office, and Abner Hill, general
utility man for his more astute broth
ers, laid their melancholy heads to-
gether in consultation and concluded
to make no effort to participate in
the organization and deliberations of
the convention. Therefore, about the
time that body assembled in the
Court House after adjoarning from
the st. Peter Church, the Hills and
their half dozen adherents might
have been seen vending their way
silently and solemnly towards the
river ferry landing, homeward bound.
Arthur Burnett, who claims to have
been chosen to represent the handful
of Republican voters of the seventh
ward, was the only delegate with un-
questioned credentials who followed
the Hill lead the other of the
morose little conclave we're one of the
two sets of delegates elected in the
fifth and sixth wards. Thus, pre-
missing that if the Hill men had par
ticipated in the convention and the
contestants had been accorded a half
vote each, it will appear that the Hill
strength was one full vote and ten
half votes, and the opposition or Ian
dry strength seventeen full and ten
half votes. And that indicates just