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handled to make it bring the
highest price in market. The
great secret in tobacco is not so
much in the mere growing of the
weed as in curing it properly
after it is taken from the field.
This art can only be learned
from actual experiment. We
know exactly how to manage
cotton; in fact many know it too
well; they know nothing else,
or it would seem do not want
to know anything else. 1t may
be taken for granted that from
the very nature of things, in this
part Of the country, cotton must
for some years to come be the
main dependence of our agri-
culturists. Its the only article
that can be readily marketed
and that will stand the expense
of wagon transportation for dis
tances of twenty or twenty-five
miles and upwards. 1t is a we'll
established fact that it will not
pay to wagon corn twenty miles
to market, and the same rule
applies to small grain, but as the
country becomes more densely
populated, railroad facilities
greater and railroad freights low
er, the cultivation of grain, par
ticularly corn, for market will
become an object of importance,
second only to thai of cotton.
1t is well known that with the
existing railroad freights if corn
is worth 90 cents bushel in
Galveston it would net the ship
per at a railroad station about
Is cents a bushel scant, leaving
farmer and shipper to make their
profit out of that sum. This
season, however, the order will be
reversed and instead of shipping
corn we will be receiving it, and
in large quantities at that.
In the old states, notably in
Georgia, the farmers have dis
covered the necessity of raising
something besides cotton; they
are turning their attention to
small grain, not forgetting goo
beers, the great staple of the state,
field peas, fruits, etc. Stock is
also receiving a liberal share of
attention. 1t will soon be the
same thing in Texas; as towns
and cities grow up and become
wealthy the people become more
luxurious in their manner of liv-
ing, thus creating a demand for
the products of the field, orch
ard. garden, and even of the
dollhouse in the winter season.
All of this means a diversity of
farm products let cotton be the
main crop, hut do not neglect
the minor articles. The farmer
who, in the spring of the year,
is able to sell fifty, a hundred or
more dollars worth of stock,
truck, fruit or produce from his
place is a condition to be easy
until his main crop is harvested
and in addition to the ordinary
corn bread, bacon and coffee,
can afford a few luxuries for him.
self and family.
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FEVER REPoRT-Sunday and
Monday-Morgan city, no new
cases under treatment, no deaths
since Friday. Berwick City,
three new cases and one death.
Bayou Boeuf, over thirty cases
and ten deaths. No sickness in
New Orleans. Memphis, six
cases, five white and one color
ed. Monday, sixteen new cas-
es. There are three cases at
Buntyn station, near Memphis.
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The Castroville Quill says it
is said the state pays S. for the
bell punch and sells it for $40,
and remarks: "Big percentage,
but picayunish business.
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Witt has been nominated
fer governor of Louisiana by
the democrats, the nomination
being made by the primary
election system.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-10

Two hundred and fifty Ger
man Immigrants. bound for
Texas, arrived in New York on
the 18th inst.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-10

THE Sam Houston normal
institute at Huntsville opened
on Monday last with 50 stu
dents and more coming.
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Barnes House,

C.Der Name Street and Texas. Aycnn:
Houston, Texas.
The Old Capitol Hotel rebuilt and u5-
nishcd with eniire new furni,are. Fine
sample rooms and especial attention to
travelling commercial gentlemen.
J. l. BARNES, Proprietor
PETER LOISELLE, StewaI
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WHAT has become of the
East Line railroad, asks the Nc
Kinney Ad0oeate. Perhaps it
has got lost in the woods.
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COMPLAINT is already being
made that some of the bell
punches are getting out of or
der. The San Antonio Express
says the registers received in
that city are poor specimens OF
workmanship and that a local
mechanic says he would be
glad to fill an order for them at
$3.50 each.
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THE Sedalia Democrat says
the bell punch is a great labor
saving machine-it saves hold
ing up the finger.
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THE Austin Statesman ap-
proves the Communication of the
sentence of Abner Walker.
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PERSONS knowing themselves
indebted to the WEEKLY BAN
NER are requested to come for
ward and make payment.
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SAN ANTONIO is to have anoth-
cr daily paper some time next
month. 1t is to be of the re-
publican faith.
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INDIANoLA has raised quaran-
tine against New Orleans, pro-
vided vessels bring no passen-
gers and..come via the Mississip-
ri river.
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Gov. ROBERTS made an hours
speech at the opening of the
Georgetown fair. He defended
the principal measures of the
10th Legislature.
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TIE SANTA FE RAILWAY.

On Monday last Messrs. Da-
Wis and Wallis of the directory;
Messrs. Dyer and Robinson
stockholders, and others made
tour of inspection of the G.,
c. and S. F. RAILWAY, going as
far as the Brazos bridge. The
run was made from Galveston
to the bridge in an hour and a
half. We learn the following
particulars from the Galveston
Meas: At the bridge workmen
were engaged in swinging tn =
central span. Should no his
water interfere the connect
will be complete on Frid
the present week; three .
days will be required to r
the false work and in air!
the trackway and that by
nesday of next week trainsean
cross the bridge and go into
Richmond. ,Fhe>Spsw central
span reaches from bank to bank,
265 feet, and will be 43 feet
above low water mark. Should
another freshet come, drift will
pass under it without obstruc-
ton. The bridge was made by
the Baltimore bridge company
who are erecting 1t and will not
turn it over to the company UNI
til they are satisfied that it is
fully up to their contract. On
the completion of the bridge
construction trains will start
forward with ties, timber and
iron, and the track will be laid to
BRENNAN at the rate Of a mile a
day, unless the supplies give out.
Ties are now piled along the
track for twenty-threc miles,
and iron and bridge timbers.The
road bed is ready to Brennan
and engineers are laying off the
line beyond that point.
The rolling stock of the compa-
nyconsists of seven locomotives,
two first and two second-class
coaches, one baggage and mail
car, sixty-four box and one
hundred and twelve fiat cars.
Two blocks of ground on Me-
chanic between 3Ist and sgd
streets in Galveston have been
purchased for freight depot
grounds and general offices of
the company. The track be-
tween Galveston anh Richmond
has been overhauled and in two
weeks will be equal to that of
any road in the south. On to
Bolton is the watchword of the
company.
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sI- The Early Bird, manufactured a,
Lynchburg, Va, by Mr.. Carroll is now su-
perccding all other brands Of smoking to-
bacco, is sold at same price as Durham's
and is three grades better. When is re-
membered that Mr.. Carroll holds the med
ais for manufacturing the best smoking to-
bacco in the world, You will be eager to
Early Bird, the best in the market.
Address,
CARxoLL's EARLY BIRD ToBaccoWoRKs
Lynchburg, Va.
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JOSEPH A. BLAIR is now on
trial at Newark, N. J., for the
murder of his coachman, John
Armstrong.
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SAN ANTONIO has now only
four daily papers and new one
is about to be started. The
Express remarks. "Where a
'pinching' necessity for a new
newspaper exists, the man to
start it does not long remain In
the background"
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TIE United States treasury
is now paying out gold freely
on current obligations.
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MEXICO has greenbackcrs
too. A workingmen's paper
has been started in Vera Cruz.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-10

The Marshall Herald is now
engaged in discussing the Sun
day law question with Rev. DR..
Marshall.
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HANNIBAL, Mo-, has a lot of
blackguards. The presidential
party, on arriving in that city
last Wednesday night, was
rudcly a;sailed by few ire
sensible persons with jcers and
abusive shouts.
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JoaN Quincy ADAMS, who
has been nominated for govern
or of Massachusetts,, by the
democratic convention, is son
Of Charles Francis Adams and
is better known in literary than
in political circles.
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Short Cropi

Our prices this fall are as close
as the crop.
PlsirELI & HAIRISoN'S
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COTTON AED TOBACCO.

A writer in the Montgomery
Journal takes over a column in
which he attempts to show that
the cultivation of cotton is a
losing business and that tobacco
is the crop that should he rails
ed. 1t is perhaps true that a
planter cannot make money by
raising all cotton and buying all
supplies. Meat and bread, as
well as forage, sh3s6 be pro-
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION:
vanness building, ST. Charles street, be-
tween Sandy and Quittman sis.,
Brenhahi, Texas.
rEntered at the Postof;cc al Brenham,
Texas, as second-class mail ma,,er.l
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Friday, = Oct. 10 1879
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-10

Tarrant county has obtain
ed a verdict in the district court
against R. f. Berkeley, ex-coun-
ty treasurer, for nearly $1,000.
Barkely was a defaulter and his
securities will have to suffer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND INSTITUTION
The meeting OF the Board Of Regents
OF this Institution should have been
held at Romney on the 4th, but n quo
run OF the members failed 10 assemble.
All the members OF the Executive Com.
mttee were on hand, however. and the
management Of the Institution was
carefully looked into by them. The
Committee is composed Of DR.. Lupton.
Of Romney, the Resident Physician G.
w. Craig, Esq, of Mason county, and
Hon. John T. Peerce, OF Mineral. The
attention OF the Committee was called
20 articles recently printed in the Int, OF
this city. seriously rejecting upoa the
character OF Prof. covell, Superinteu-
dent Of the Institution, and they gave
the charges q careful and exhaustive ex.
animation. After the transaction OF
all further business before them they
adjourned until Thursday the 10Th,
when full meeting or tue Board OF Re
gents is 20 be held. The results or tho
investigation Of the Executive Commit
tee will then be laid before the Board
and report made TO the public. II is
sufficient % say at present that every
charge made By the correspondent oil
the In'sHigeHceT was shown TO he utter.
ly without foundation Wheeling Reg.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

a LAEoL MrlfprIr rorSD.-A-
bou. o'clock iu Che afternoon Of Nav
10, large meteor was e,en TO fall at
tic edge Of ravine near Esthervile, I'm.
lactt county Iowa, making q hole "
Get JOB diameter and abou. Sis feet deep.
g T. Bcmis writes to Che Chicago Iri.
tune that search parties bod found uu-
t--r0u' pieces, varying jn size from ! 90
b ounces also four pieces abou, H.. and
one weighing 81 ID and 2 ounces but
Tie ,ar1ess size was found bc1dcd 8 feet
.u blue clay, aud fully u feet from Orc
zee. IT, weight 39l lJ. anI i',
size feet long 5y vide au3 one or
80 foot tuIcA with raggej or uneven sur.
face. j. .s composed apparently OF
neatly pure metal apiece Of which has
been me@c Iu.o atug makes vo-
pfe... r,He resembling silver some.
. Org '.'. l.rsr-ir r.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

A terrible riot took place on the AZ
ternoon OF the 9th inst, at Mcintosh.
Liberty county Georgia, a station on the
Atlantic and Gulf railroad between n
party OF negro excursionists from Bryan
county and negroes belonging in McIn-
tn7h. The trouble began in a fight be.
tween two negroes, whereupon John
Randall, tho captain or a negro militia
company from Bryan county. which
company formed . part Of the excursion
party. ordered n charge. The company
obeyed The order. bayoncting everybody
within roach, the captain himself killing
one man by running him through with
his sword. There was intense excite
meut at This outrage, and tho Mcintosh
negroes rallied and drove the military
company into the cars. opened fire on
them, killed four. wounded a large mum.
Dor OF others, and only stopped shooting
when the train vas drawn ont or range.
They tried TO prevent the train from
leaving by tearinaup the railroad track.
but failed. All the parties engaged were
negroes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from tho err
rors and indiscretions OF youth. ner-
vous weakness, early decay, loss OF
manhood. &C., | will send recipe that
will cnrc you. FREE OF CHARGE
This great remedy was discovered bv a
missionary in South America. Send p
self-addressed envelope to tlie REV. 10.
sEPn L. lNMAS, Station D. New York
City. April IL, 1879.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

y DIEa4 FuLFlL.A- a singular
instance oi the ycracati,n Of 4 dream
occurred 10 Polk county. Fla, some days
20. 4 young daughter Of Mr Hill
dreamed one light tia. She Lad been
burned to death. Mes. morning She
wen. With her brother into the corn Geld
20 keep The birds from tic planted corn.
A. il Was cold they bull. Gre and
while they were warming themselves
the clothes Of Tic GIRL caught Ere Her
little brother tret % distinguish The
flames. Da. could hg. Sue died the
next day
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

THE NATIONAL -Dys>
pepsia is the national complaint. Al
most every other man or woman YOU
meet has it. and tho result is th.t the
number OF pseudo-remedics for it is rs
numerous as Pharoah's host. They GRE
for the most part worthless. There is
however, searching .eralicant OF this
distressing anil obdurate maladv. one
whose genuine merits long since raised
it to foremost place among the staple
medicines Of America. iIostetLer's SO
mach Bitters extirpate dyspepsia with
greater certainty and prompti.uie than
any known remedy, and is mos, genial
invigorant, appetizer AMI aid 70 score
ton. These are not empty assertions.
as thousands OF our country men and
woman who have experienced It's effects
are aware. bnt arc backed up by irrefra-
gable proofs repeatedly laid before the
public. The Bitters also promote re
gular habit of body and give health
full stimulus to the urinary organs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

IL Philadelphia, Edward Parr. recent.
lv convicted Of murder IN the FIRST de-
gree in having taken The life Of his
daughter, Mrs. Susan Irwin. was brought
MP for sentence on the OBJ inst. While
tie judge was delivering the sentence
Of death tie prisoner trcmbled violently
and upon It's conclusion be fell TO the
floor in commissions II was believed at
Grst that lie bad broken down from ner.
yous cxcitemement. but his SYMPTOMS
soon showed the presence OF n deadly
poison, probably strychnine, ia his sys-
tenn Every available means OF resus.
tanning him failed, nnl az four O'Clock
'rinr in Comatysc condition.
% Yr rerpverV.-
a.. o
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13

ARREST FOR FoRGEuY.-Tao Wash
inglon Correspondent Of tL1 Richmond
Dspa'eh says that, on tic o.J inst, tle
Capitol police arrested man named
scott, 10 claims 20 no from PrruI~-
town, " Va. Tor obtaining money OH
4 forged check from N-. ''a.-. Cook.
a0n-.a.iaw OF Senator Wlacra. aa5 9th.
crs. Tie check was 'r- 80, and W.
drawn Oh Petersburg bank. Uc 'ricl
.Ac same game on DR. Bullock chaplain
. tac senate, bat failed 90 get auy NO.
acy. Tie rascal claimed 20 know sen
ator NltLers. When arrested he bad .
large number Of other forged checks or
his person ana was prepared FOR estcu
s.vc swiniiing.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13
Letter from Washington.

Mr.. HARPER: The desire among
Congressmen 20 get away from Wash
ington for tne season is very great
Senators and Representatives. are lcay-
ing every day. The vote today on i'm
portant questions connected with the
appropriation bills and the Warner coin
age bill will therefore be small. L. is
impossible 10 form any accurate idea or
the course legislation on these subjects
will take, but the probability is that
both the appropriation bills will spec
Oily pass lie House. and, on some day
OF tue present week will pass the Senate
There IL Of course no valid reason for q
veto, no bills ever introduced being less
sUbjec. TO criticism except as 10 the un-
necessarily large amounts appropriated,
but il is not likely thai Mr. Hayes viii
veto them. The radicals, and among
them ne must now count Mr.. Hayes,
have, however. a habi. Of fighting any
thing tina. is Democratic, and veto OF
the ten commandments, il presented by
Democrat and endorsed by . Demo
cratic committee and passed, as o.
course they would be, by solid Demo.
/ cratic vote over factious radical opposi-
ton, would be promptly vetoed by the
man who got Office through violation oil
most Of the ten. Tie idea Of :. Tree ballot,
fair jury, or any restrictions upor the
use OF the Army in time of peace, is
| equally dis,aste(u! TO them.
The united and enthusiastic support
, Generals Ewing and Rice receive as
/ candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
! Governor Of O-io IS gratifying 20 every
. Democrat whether lie holds the Quo OF
the New York idea upon money matters
! To carry Ohio, IS il now seems certain
we shall do, is to make Democratic sue.
cess certain in 1900, and in the keeping
/ OF Democrats the Governments credit
and tho peoples, rights will be equally
safe. The nominations were admirable
! That OF General Rice ought TO be WORTH
thousands Of votes among those soldiers
OF the late war for whose interests he
has done more in the past four years
/ than any half-dozen other congressman.
One effect ofthe nominations made in
! Ohio, both Republican and Democratic
is to dCaw attention to the Residential!
| contest OF next year, and the probable
candidates OF the two parties. VIVA,
Ohio has done does not. OF course, def
/ nitely settle the matter for either party
but the nomination OF Foster is looked
upon by many radicals as the hardest
/ blow yet given 70 the Grant movement
/ and as reducing the contest on tina! side
I 10 Sherman, Blame and few other 20
| llticians prominence; perhaps, as some
! profess 20 believe, TO Sherman and
| Blaine alone On the Democratic side
the candidates are 50 many AMI 80 good
that tie question Of availability will be
/ the ole having greatest weight. |. is
noticeable tina. Mr.. Tilden'5 friends now
| claim tha: neither Thurman nor Ewing
can get the necessary votes, added TO
the 1873 conceded from the South. to
carry the election, and that I.lien viii.
| perhaps Randall for Vice President. or
at any rate with his active support,
could carry New York, Connecticut aud
New Jersey, which would be enough.
and probably Pennsylvania. MEMO
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SOUTH 9ranth 9ntellisenter.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. JUNE 10. 1879

1t appears that the price Of Bread Is
lower in London than it has been for 70
years. The best Of bread is sold for 8
cents a pound, the average for % years
past having been about 4 cents.
The treaty Of peace between Great
Britain and Afghanistan was ratified on
the Both ult. A salute Of thirty-one
guns was fred at Simla in honor of the
event.
President Hayes has referred the Fitz
John Porter matter TO Congress. as he
does not feel competent 10 tackle the
question with its two GO0-page volumes
Of testimony. Chairman Sparks, or the
House military committee, says it is not
the Intention OF his committee 10 take
any action on the Fitz John Porter pa.
pers, recently referred 70 Congress by
TIE President, until the regular session.
TIE r-cci Is Of -four ct Chicago dur.
ing the year 1878 amounted TO 3, l20, 600
barrels. This is unprecedented in her
history The same may be said Of wheat
and corn. OF the former 10000, 600
bushels were received, and of the latter
63OO0.00O.
One million three hundred thousand
standard silver dollars were manufac.
tured during the month of May.
a destructive hail storm occurred in
the ncighborhood Of Frederick, Md, on
Friday afternoon last. The wheat crop.
in belt ct least half a mile in width
and extending four to five miles in
length, is nearly all destroyed. Beside.
the destruction to wheat, the fruit crop.
which was very promising. is also de-
sLroye1. The damage al this time can.
no. be estimated, but the loss in wheat
alone will probably not fall short of 10. :
600 bushels.
Gen. EwING's ACCEPTANCE &C en-
Thomas Ewing sent the following dis
patch upon being notified OF his nomina
tion for Governor of Ohio by the demo
Gratis: / accept and thank the democra
cy of Ohio for the distinguished and un-
sought honor conferred upon me. Vic
tory will crown our struggle for the SUI
premacy OF freemen over Tie dollar and
the bayonet'
In the Baltimore superior cour, on
Tuesday OF last week, il. Bodenstein
was awarded $3.50 damages against Au.
gust Comrades for defamatory word 5
spoken OF Bolenstein's wife. Judge
Dobbin decided that q SANDER affecting
vOman's good name before her mar
rage could be sued for after marriage
The British steamer "Devonshire, "
which arrived AZ Liverpool on the 4th
instant, from Philadelphia May 20, lost
10 head OF cattle during gale at sea.