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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

Tag Mexia LA4gzs aeems to
have but little OF no confidence
in the politicians.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

The agricultural department
estimates the cotton crop for
the present year 4,o3o, 2S5 bales.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

The Houston telegram gives
a FIVE column summary of the
presidents message.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

TIE Marlin Ball is one of
the strongest supporters of Gov.
Roberts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

= AT Houston the bell punch
register for November show
one-tcnth as many drinks sold
as for October. The result
makes their ringing a complete
farce.
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Friday. Dec. 8. 1879

The Gainesville SIM wants
Judge Flemming for governor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

YaKooB KAHN has left Cabul;
this means a place in Afghan
istan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

v THE Mexia Ledger reports
long lines of wagons with color
ed immigrants passing on to
Kansas and seems to regret
their going. There is only one
way to convince negro; that's
to let him go there and freeze
to death. y
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. The Denver News of recent
date says at must be borne IN
mind that Colorado demands
the removal of the Utes from a
higher and better motive than
to possess their lands. They
are an Independent armed and
hostile power on the border of
our settlements, and their pre-
sence is a standing danger to
the peace oil the state. In Eu-
rope every few years one civili-
zed nation makes war upon an
other because it is a menace
and a dangerous neighbor.
Over people are not going to
sleep on their arms forever.
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PRESIDENT HAYES is accuse

PRESIDENT HAYES is accused
ofliving on $4,000 year and it
is thought he will, should he
live, go out of Office with about
$4,000 clear profit. Not so
bad a thing to be counted in
after all.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

TaE Galveston Neaos of Tues
day publishes the presidents
message in full, maklnga little
over six columns ofof solid non
Pariel. the whole received by
telegraph. This is enterprise.
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IT seems to be apparent that
the A. and NJ. college has here
tofcte been so ohly1 in nane and
not in fact. lit is to be hoped
thatgnder HE new management
ain entire change win take place.
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america 8 Europe !!

COMPANY nf Hartford N only ea,n,,e.,~
,ini ~ an acei lem business in sfeiihanI ~
lcie against accidents issued linnn he Ff....-
any person nj - crnts a LAY for S.ioGl. or 5,
P'' '"''hH- sti.-shi5 "
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

The Louisville Courier Jour-
nal thinks it sees a democrat
"break-up' in the south. The
Lexington press thinks the idea
preposterous, and blazes away
at all in the south holding the
views of the Courier Journal in
a manner by no means compli-
mentary to sunset Cox. 1t
says:
The late elections at the north
have demoralized them, and like
Sunset Cox when he left Bull
Run and started for Washing
ton, they think "all--has broke
loose"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

COMMITTEE adjourned, and
the hundred liars turned loose.
The Spofford- Kellogg investi-
CATION committe at New Or
leans having examined ~ wit
nesses and discovered two thirds
of them to be professional liars.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

A gentleman travelling on a
train of cars recently said to the
conductor: Suppose the
brakes should give way, where
would we go?" The conduc-
tor remarked that it was impos-
sible for them to give way.
But the gentlemen again asked
the same question, when the
conductor replied; tits all ow-
ing to what your past life has
been"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-12-05

The weather has been so ia
vorable in Oglethorpe county,
Georgia, that the third crop of
figs for 1870 is nearly ripe.
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STATE NEWS

= District court is in session
IN Grimes county.
- Marlin still boasts Of a
greenback meeting.
- Horse thieves are opera
ting in Brazos county.
Fredes4ckSbNrg has lately
INDUCED in a saengesfest.
- A Presbyterian church has
just been dedicated at San An
tonic.
- There are now no stu
dents ar the Huntsville normal
institute.
> Paris - has a foundry
thasis u pun excellent
- Establishing
kchange at San
lfyis daN ssttifig scar
scarcer.
q the month of No
vens khere~was twenty-five
deathSR Dallas.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04

has been exceedingly conscientious IN his at.
tention TO his Senatorial work, aud the labor
aud the change in his habits have told upon
his constitution. With q growing conviction
of the inadequacy of his strength, he remained
ut his post for many months, steadily refusing
10 consider the alternative of resignation.
Last summer, when his sympathes were thor
oughly enlisted in the sound currency fight in
this State, aud he had arranged to share therein,
he found himself hors do cOmJd, by his precarious
health.
On the strength of medical advice, that n
change Of climate was the surest restorative,
be then seriously considered the matter of
resignation, but, recovering vigor, finally
abandoned that remedy. But during the pres.
ent session of Congress returning ill-health has
kept him from the Senate Chamber for days at
time, when the political situation was deli
cate and the public business important. Under
these circumstances he again found the ques-
tion Of resignation forced upon him, and at last
accepted the Presidents tender of the choice Of
three important diplomatic appointments now
to be filed, and is at home arranging his per-
sonal affairs prior to a final decision as TO his
future course. The "bargain" " charge is the
pure coinage of Democratic wrath without
foundation in fact, proposterous in theory, and
rs thorough lie rs party rage ever created.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
PERSONAL.

B. b. HoTcHKIss, of Paris, is sojourning at VII
lards
Hon. W. WARD, of Chester, is guest at the Riggs
House.
HoN. J. G. CARLISLE, of Kentucky, is at tile Riggs
House.
Hon. MARTIN J.. CLARDY, of Missouri, is booked
at Wizards.
HoN. CHARLES oNEiLL of Philadelphia, is booked
at the Riggs House
Hon. JONI C. SHERwIN, Of Geneva, ILL.,, Is guest
at the Ebbitt House.
Hon. MARCUS l.. WARD, of Newark N. j., is regis.
tered at the Riggs House
GENERAL J. d. sToNEHousE, of Albany, is quar-.
tered at the Ebbltt House,
REV. =. RICHARDSON, of North Caroline arrived
atthe Ebbitt House yesterday.
Hon. u. G. CHEVY and wife, of New Hampshire,
are stopping at the Riggs House.
GOVERNOR HESRY HOWARD, of Rhode Island, has
taken rooms at the Riggs House.
Hon. HUGH HASTINGS editor of the New York
COamcTcidl advertiser, is at Wizards.
| Miss CARY is to have benefit in Boston, and
Will make her first appearance as MigROn
Miss THtl.SRY has been engaged for the coming
season by the Philharmonic Society of London.
THE London papers speak very highly of Marie
| Krebs, the pianiSe well known In this country.
MARIE BONIFACE, the actress, niece Of George @.
Boniace died In Detroit last week of heart disease.
| Hos. +. W. NJ. MACKEY of Charleston, S. c., is
spending several days in the city, the guest of his
father, DIR. Albert g. Mackey.
SIMON STEVENS, of New York; W. B: Duman, New
| York; Felix Agnus. Maryland, and II. Smyth New
| hampshire, are at Wormleys.
NJ. p, o'CoNSoR, the kiss joke Congressman elect
from The Charleston Is. c. district, was nosug
around the Teller committeeman yesterday.
| REV. ]. YAUGHN LEWIS, d. D., rector of st. Johns
lEpiscopa) Church, of this city, has gone to the
West Indies on the Powhatan, as the guest of Ad.
miral WymNn,
| HoN. +. d. CALLAS, Pennsylvania; Hon. J. A.
tCampbell, New Orleans, and Hon. 7. NJ Norwood
savannah, Ga, were among the arrivals at the
National Hotel last night.
j: W. BosLER, of Carlisle, Pa. w. Is. Kerr and
William Topping, New York; L. X. Hanlon and
wife, Brooklyn; Henry Ilavemeyer and II. G. Have
meyer, New York. are guests at Wizards.
| COLONEL r. NJ. WALLACE, the popular and Ell.
Client United States MARSHAL of South Carolina, and
his accomplished wife have parlors at the National
where they received numerous calls from admirinl
friends in this city.
| Mr.. WILLIAM WuHERs, the well.known musi
cian is In the city leading the orchestra for Col
yilles Burlesque Opera Company. Mr.. Witller
was n! one time resident here, exceedingly popu
lar, and his former companions aud friends, who
are legion, extend him sincere and cordial wei
como on returning TO his old home.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
THE MATTER ENDED.

We desire to congratulate the Republican
party on the removal of that bone of con-
tenton, the New York appointments, from
The partisan arena, that question being
definitely settled We have never been
able to discover the necessity or wisdom Of
removing Messrs. ARTHUR and CORNELL /;
but the President removed them, and the
Senate, under singular combination of
forces, has confirmed their successors. This
ends it, aud because il Is ended we congrat-
ulate the party most interested in the
event. The Democrats have taken advan-
tage Of this question to throw their votes
where they would do the most mischief,
and they now rejoice over the result. Our
rejoicing is only over the fact that an un-
fortunate struggle is ended, and now the
Republican party must close ranks and
move on.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04

racy as THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. As Southern
native Republican desire to say word in sfense
of Southern Union men. ! have read the recent
ISLANDERS made In The House Of Representatives by
Messrs Ellis, Mills and others, and like many 9th
ers, ] am amazed that Southern Republican mem
bers should quietly listen to this Wholesale abuse,
slandcr, and yillhcation without utcring one word
in defense Of that class Of citizens In the South who
entertained views that the Federal Government
was superior TO the state, who were MS loyal and
patriotic in their devotion 10 the Constitution es
the people Of any section Of the country.
Let us hope, not in vain, that the discussion on
Southern war claims will not close before some
Representative Of Southern Republicans viii have
statements made by Messrs. Ellis, Mills " Co.
Southern Democrats or rebels, since their sur
render 0t AppomattoN, have contendod that under
II republican form of government they could en-
kind Of opinions but during the past few days
they have had the great boldness, as well as un-
known impudencc TO slGnder and misropresent IN
Congress. before the whole country the Union men
Of the South.
When these gentlemen class the Federal soldiers
North Alabama and the 5000 patriots Fast Ten.
nessee sent IN the rescue of the nation as suffers
and dead.bcats aud skulkcrs behind the Federal
armies, men IN whose bosoms supreme. selilshnoss
rcigued and in whose hearts the fire of patriotism
had never kinded. They were speculntors-
men who had no country they knew the charges
were rs false and as foul rs the political orgdniza-
ton of which they are members. no people gave
better more sincere evidences ofloyalty thuu the
Union men of the South, and especially those OF
East Tennessee. They not only sacrificed all their
property, but their lives in defending what was
right and proper--the preservation of the Govern
ment and the continued life Of the stars and stripes.
II is more than enough TO make Southern Union
men burn with Indignation when they see their
actions so uniustly censured by the rebel element
of the South Tennessee Union mon-Qnd may
Justly include those of the entire South-will not
feel the least uneasy when the Fortysxth Congress
convenes for they recognize in Judge l.. c. Houk a
genuine "stalwsrt" who viii stand up MS wall OF
fire. Dptwpnn their honorable record nnu The
assaults of rebel Democracy. DRAHClR.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. l, 1879.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
Columbia Melcomes Thee.

DEDICATED TO HON. MATT II. CARPENTER.
Thy country calls thee back to tread these hollsl
again;
oh, honored statesman ofthe proud majestic mein
Thy eloquence shall wait its music DER the land
While meath the nations dome trumphantly you
stand.
Wisconsin sends thee back with stately honors
crowned
Columbia answers her--and all The air around
Is llled with greetings for Wsconsin's noble son.
Her cannons answer back, Great victry we have
won"
Oh, battle for the right with an undying zeal,
The nations arm needs strength. Nerve IL once
more to feel
Thy thrilling eloquence, and grandest deeds of
thine
Within the temple Of the nations heart enshrine.
The nation calls thee backa sacred trust to keep,
Oh battle for the right, for justice will not sleep
Columbia calls thee back-here honors wait for
thee.
Our Senate's won star--Columbia welcomes thee.
DAISY DELL.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04

THE time has come when Congress must
put its foot down in regard to the hundred
and one plumber schemes that now beset it
for the purpose of depicting the National
Treasury for private benefit To longer
daily with these besettiug sins is waste of
time and an unprofitable encouragement to
schemes Of public plunder. Among the first
things for Congress to step on is the flank
commission movement for improving the
alluvial bottoms of the Mississippi valley
by levees and jetties-a scheme so purely
sinister and so dangerously capacious in
scope and dimension that to trifie with or
encourage il for moment brings peril to
the public Treasury. Let that commission
be authorized and the door be
once opened to this brood of plum
dering schemes, and there will
be no means Of closing it against them un-
til millions 60 TO waste 10 encourage the
cOvetousness of the selfish plunderers and
drain the Treasury Of the nation without
public benefit. Encourage no general
scheme Of depreciation under the guise of q
commission. Let every scheme stand upon
its own individual merit. Then, when
there is a meritorious measure presented
answer il according to its individual merits
and such as are not meritorious will find
merited defeat. To appropriate moneys tC
be expended by commission which is to
consider this whole brood of schemes will
view to success in any direction, exposes
the Treasury to certain depreciation, for th'
schemers will lay siege to and capture ol
mislead any commission that may be ell
trusted with this dangerous business.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
A o,EsTJoNADLE MEASURE,

A proposition has been incorporated by
the House Committee on Appropriations in
the legislative, executive, and judicial ap-
preparation bill, which is generally supposed
to have for its object nothing more than the
consolidation of the different scientific sur
veys.
1t appears, however, on closer inspection,
that the provision goes great deal further,
and that it changes the system of public
land surveys, abolishes the offices of sur
veyors-general, and in their stead substi-
tutes irresponsible employees.
1t is true that in the matter Of surveys II
leaves nearly everything to the discretion of
the Secretary of the Interior, and if that
officer could attend to the matter himself IL
would not be so Objectionable; but he acts
only through subordinates, and, practically,
some unknown, irresponsible employee
would be intrusted with that" discretion"
All our present public land laws are based
upon the rectangular system Of surveys.
There is no law for the disposition of lands
in any other way. Would it not be well,
therefore, TO defer changing the system of
surveys until laws authorizing the dispo-
sition of lands in different manner are
passed? Ii looks TO us very much like put
ting the cart before the horse to do other
wise.
There may be, aud no doubt is, need Of
changes in our public land system, but so
| far it has worked well. Under 1t our West
ern States have rapidly developed. We
have heard no serious complaints against
the present system, and we believe that the
subject is Of too serious q nature TO be dealt
with in an appropriation bill. A law TO
accomplish the changes which are really
necessary should be prepared by unbiased
experts and for this purpose it may be well
TO enact the fifth section of the bill. Some
certain and tangible system complete in it,
self should first be provided before doing
away with or changing the present system.
We do not deem it good policy upon the
part of the appropriation committee TO at
tempt such general legislation, and espe-
cally in matter of this kind requiring in
innate technical and legal knowledge of The
subject; and such action is certainly ques'
tonable in this instance for the reason that
a similar proposition during last session was
considered by the Public Land Committed
and rejected by them.
The reduction in expenditures claimed
for this measure is problematical. Experts
differ widely upon that point, and if the
measure be adopted it may result not only
in diminished efficiency but in largely in
creased cost.
We hope that Congress will CAREFUL,
weigh and examine the full scope of th
proposition in all its bearings before actin!
upon it, and as there will probably not bt
sufficient time for that purpose during thi
session the subject had better be deferred
There should be no hasty Or ill-considere'
legislation upon so important subject.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
SENATOR CHRIsTIANcy-

The Democrats hold grudge against
Senator CHRIsTIANCY, and now that he has
been selected rs United States Minister at
Peru they take occasion to throw dirt at
him in the hope of sending him abroad with
q smirched reputation. The trouble with
the Democrats is that they have not sue
ceeded well with him during his Senator
ship. They assumed when lie was elected
that he would not act in concert with the
Republican party, thus aliording them some
advantage in his election. Those hopes
were not realized in his Senatorial career.
On all material issues he has proved faithful
to Republican principles, Now, smart
ing under disappointment, the Demo
cratic press are either charging OF insinuat-
ing, or both, that he leaves his SenatOria
position under a bargain, which is as far
from the truth as il would be to say that
the Democratic party is honorable and
manly in its utterances and purposes. SEN
ator CHRIsTIANCY is no trickster or bar
gamer He has pursued straightforward
and digni6ed course in and out of the Sem
ate. If he has differed with his party, IL
has been for reasons given, without conceal
ment or evasion, and which have brought
no dishonor or discredit to his official door
We end in the Detroit Post and Tribune nc
doubt the true reason for Senator CHRIS
TIANoYs retirement from the Senate, II
says;
without any pretenso Of speaking "by au'
thority," the Post and Tribune knows that these
general facts are true. For two years Senator
CHRisTIANCY has found Congressional cares
and duties too eXactng for his health lie
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
The Grant Movement.
Isl Louis Globo-Demooratl

The Grant movement received nice boom
In Washington on Thursday night on the oc-
casion of Matt, Carpenters return to Wash
ingtOn after his election TO the Senate. He
was welcomed back by n large crowd the
spokesman of which was Mr. Clapp, editor of
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The Chicago
Times says;
sion. He said that he welcomed Mr. Carpenter on
behalf of the people of Washington on his return
10 public seTylce--an honor, he said, which Mr..
Carpenter richly deserved. In the course Of his
speech Mr. Clapp alluded to an interview had with
Mr., Carpenter by the Tines correspondent, Ia which
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
ROYALTY IN CANADA.

The Princess LOUISE is undoubtedly
most excellent sort Of person, and that may
be accounted for when we consider that she
is the daughter of her mother, and that that
mother is none other than Queen VICTORIA,
the most excellent, worthy, and model mon
arch of Great Britain. LOUISE very grace
fully steps down from the plane of royalty
to the utilities, practicablities, and charities
of common life, and identifies herself with
the welfare of the average and perhaps the
lower strata of human society This pre-
sents a most commendable example for
American women.
Princess LOUISE is represented rs much
interested in church work, in Sunday
schools, and in schemes for the relief and
comfort of the poor She recently enter
tanned at Rideau Hall all the teachers and
pupils Of the Sunday school connected with
the church which she attends. The SER
wants were dismissed and the hungry chill
dren were served by the Princess, the Mar
auis, and their suite. Addressing pretty
little girl, the Princess asked her if she
would not take more cake. The little guest
declined with ave. and her hostess, fearing
that bashfulness was standing in the way,
pressed her again. Again she declined. Her
Highness, struck by the sweet modesty and
childlike simplicity of the pretty creature,
cut large slice from the cake, and said,
Well, my dear, you must, at least, take
this home as present from me. Let me
put it in your pocket" The child hesi-
tated, blushed, and exhibited a decided un-
willingness to accept the pronered gift
and the more unwilling she seemed the
more charmed the Princess became with
her innocent look and blushing diflidence.
Using gentle force, she found the pocket
of her young visitor, when 10 TO her infinite
astonshment, she discovered that it was
already filed to overlooking with cake
which. this bland little Heather Chinee
had stealthily abstracted from the table,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
A QUEER PERFORMANCE.

To the average mind it seems very pecu-
liar that Mr.. POTTER should have left alb
ruptly for New York, when he knew that
his committee was to visit that city at an
early day, and thus leave it without CHAIR
man, OF the ability readily to secure a
proper one. Mr.. MCMAHON declined the
honor assigned him so strangely by Mr. PoT-
TER, when that gentleman was to visit the
city and could have remained there until
his committee should arrive. That would
give him ample time to coach TILDEN
and have him ready for answering the de-
mands of investigation yesterday or to-day (;
but for some reason, better known, no doubt,
to Mr.. POTTER than to anyone else, this
performance leaves the committee here q
headless trunk, without direction or pur-
pose.
IT now looks as if the Democratic portion
of the committee had become sick of this
cipher telegram business. The spirit of zeal
manifested last week was engendered by
the hope that some Republican might be
smirched but having utterly failed in that
direction-nothing of the slightest conse-
quence having been made to stick upon
Mr. TYNER, General BRADY, Mr.. CHAND-
LER, or anyone else on that side--the zest
of the performance has evaporated, and the
Democrats now regard the cipher telegram
investigation as stale, fat, and unprofit-
able They are not confident that PELToN,
MARBLE & Co. can escape so easy, and
hence they have ceased to be in a hurry
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
.POLITICIL NOTES.

TILDES club has Just been organized In Pitts.
burg to whoop him up for 1880.
If General Sherman Is called "Tecump" why
shouldn't his brother John be called "Resump?'
IL would not be Inappropriate just now TO speak
Of the Potter investigators the nrtful dodgers.
WHAT with the thirteenth fourteenth and If
teenth amendments, the rebel war claims, the iron
clad oath, the ciphers, General Bragg Ben IIilland
1t is Il sadly torn up Democracy.-Ci CiaciRdH GagCte
REM