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A MISTAKE.

!
The papers throughout the
state say, without any reason
whatever, that the city of Bren-
hamthrough her city council has
agreed to issue SIS, 900 in bonds
for the benefit of the Santa Fe
railway. This is a mistake
which we ask them to correct.
Facts are facts: The city coun-
Gil of Brcnham passed an ordi-
nance to issue ST., 1000 in bonds
for general purposes; not a dol
dallar was devoted to the Santa
Fe railway. This railroad, now
in course of construction, has
through its officers asked the
right of way through the town
OF BRENNAN, together with the
requisite depot grounds. Of
the $4,000 in bonds authorized
to be issued the board of alder
men are expected to appropri-
ate SO much as may be neces-
sary to secure the right of way,
but nota dollar as direct do
nation. There seems to be a
great prejudice against subsidies
to railroads; unjustly so as a
general thing; railroads are the
great modern civilizers and de-
velopers of new counties. Take,
for instance our own state of
Texas, nearly all her commerce
carried on over railroads. With
out railroads the country would |
be a barren waste.
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SUNDAYS Waco Eramine,
takes nearly a column to prove
that Mr.. Bill Arp. of the goober
state, is the greatest national
humorist and. that Mr.. Mark
Twain is a northern man, while
it is well known fact that Sam
Clemens, now known as Mark
Twain, is a native OF Missouri.
Missouri is, to all intents and
purposes. as much of a southern
state as Virginia. As a humor-
ist Mr.. Arp has made some de-
cided hits, but for genuine hui
NOR til our candid opinion that
Mark Twain cannot be excell-
ed. He has mad but one equal
and that was the late lamented
John Phoenix, whose real name
was Lieutenant Derby, of the
United States Typographical
engineers. DERBY died before
the war and long before Mark
Twain was known to the pub
lie.
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A SPECIAL term of the coun-
ty commissioners court of
Washington county is hereby
called for the 23d, day of June
1879, to meet at the court house
as an equalization board, and
for such other public business
as may come before the court.
All persons appealing from
the assessment of their taxes
for the year 1879, are requested
to appear at said meeting Of
the court and present their
complaints. J.D. McADoo,
County Judge w. c.
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IT has long been a question
ton whether the state IS JUST
fed in taxing the holders of
notes given for land sold. A
real estate notc in reality repre-
sents no value; it being only an
evidence or memoranda that
one man owes another, the land
itself always being come at-able
by the assessor of taxes. If d
man holds anothcr's note for
money loaned, and he is receiv-
ing interest on the same it is
nothing more than right and
Just that the holder of the said
note should pay taxes on the
investment which is earning
money for him. In the case of
a land note the land itself pays
the taxes, and until the land it
self is made to yield the money
for which to pay for itself there
is no money in eXistance and
no taxable value.
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PERSONAL journalism is some
times very refreshing. Here is
a sample. The Austii States
man charges long-legged Mar
tin of the Sherman Register
with drinking two car loads of
beer each week. Martin does
not make a specific denial of
the charge, but come back at
the StatssmanS' man, Du Pre-,
by saying that he, Du Pre-, has
become SO demoralized that he
can now only drink a quart of
whiskey a day, when in his
palmy days gallon would not
suffice to allay his thirst.
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The Brownwood Mines.

The Brentwood Banne, de-
sires that it be distinctly under
stood that it does not wish to
make an unceremonious blow
about the mining prospects of
that section for the purpose of
attracting or inducing immigra-
ton; or for the purpose of Gre
ating a sensation or false i'm
preston abroad. 1t processes
to be honest in its convictions
as to the existence of minerals,
such as gold and silver, but is
not prepared to say whether in
sufficient quantity to justify
the working ofthe mines or not;
company has been organized
however for the purpose of
prospecting, and if it should
transpire that there is any con-
siderable deposits of the pre-
cious metal, it will then be time
enough to proclaim it to the
world and prepare for a Lead
vile rush. So far the stock
company are not inviting the
cooperation of any other sec
ton, but comedies to all the
right to come and prospect for
themselves, or wait upon them.
If it pans out well, timely no
tice will be given that all may
have a chance for a fortune.
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,

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Editors Banner: t i'7-e ii
The board of managers will
be under obligations to you and
your contemporaries if you will
notice to your people that Col.
VIM. P. Chiffon of Washington,
will shortly visit Texas for the
purpose of eliciting donations
to the monument to Gen. r. E.
Lee, to be erected in this city
as the tribute of the south to
him and his followers. Col.
Chiffon is gentleman of high
character, and is earnestly COM
mended to the confidence of
the people of Texas and the
Gulf States.
l am most respectfully,
S. BAssETT FRENCH.
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Notice in Probate.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IhE SfAIE Ot TEXAS.
To all persons Interested in the welfare
of Thomas. Mane,,e, Elizabeth and Hosea
Garrett minors: Hosea Garrett IT.. guar
dian of said minors, has fled in the county
court OF Washington county, an applica-
lion for an order OF court TO sell Ave hum
dred aces Of land in Erath county. be-
long ing to the es'at. OF said minors. which
will be heard at the next term of the coun-
ty court of said county. commencing on the
Third Monday in July, 1879,
AZ the courthouse thereof. in the city of
Brenham, al which time all persons inter-
ested IL said minors welfare may appear
and contest said application. it they see
proper
Herein fail not, under penalty Of the law.
and of this writ make DIE return.
Issued the 18th day Of June. 1879.
Witness. H. NJ. Lewis, clerk of said
cont and the seal thereof. at Of
L. S. fice, in the city Of Brennan, the
18th day Of June. 1879
II. NJ. LEWIS,
jue2ow4t c.c.c- VIC.
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Brutal Murder.

The Columbus Plainacalr,
gives the account of brutal
murder, which was committed
by a mob on Skull creek, eight
miles from Columbus on Thurs
day night, the 18th inst. The
mob went to the house of Oil
yer Horace, inviting him out;
the negro fearing danger refus-
ed to obey, when the mob pour
ed a murderous volley of rifle
and pisto, balls into the cabin,
which frightened his wife, caus-
ing her 10 rush out with
her children and plead for
mercy. Tlev were ordered
! to sit down oa some loGS
about a hundred UaS
and keep their md
Horace remaining
the firing was renew
sound of a heavy thu
cry my lord came liz e
cabin. Their murderous work
now being accomplished, they
set fire to the cabin and burned
the body up, nothing being re-
covered from the ruins save the
mans backbone. *
Horrace's wife recognized
several of the parties but stub
bornly refuses to tell who they
are, lest she be treated
in a similar manner. The
parties engaged in this di-
abolical outrage are thought to
be colored men. who looked
upon Horace as being anything
but an honest man.
An indignation meeting was
held at Columbus on Saturday
night for the purpose of devils
ing some means by which the
perpetrators could be brought
to justice.
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The San Antonio Express
says the personalities and black
guardism INDUCED in by the
Denison and Sherman papers
should condemn them TO utter
oblivion.
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Tbs editor OF the George
town Record discourses eloquent
ly upon graveyards, tt ats
the last official act of a mans
life-tfe graveyard is his por-
ton.
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m Black and colored silks,
poplins, silver, grey, black and
colored grenadines, lace and
plain bunting, brown linens,
linen lawns, Italian dress goods,
Of latest styles and at astonish-
ingly low figures at
d. w. BLooMBARGH & Co.'S.
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Citation.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, i,
County Of Washington
To H.. Sh.r,fT ,..-.-1rr

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Washington
To the sheriff. or any constable of WASH
ington county, greeting:
Whereas oath has this day been made he
fore me by j. NJ Harris, that VIM u. Ora
ham Is transient person, 50 that the or,iina-
ry process Of law cannot be served slpou him
You are hereby commanded that Won nv MAX
ing publication Of this writ. In some newspa-
per printed in Washington county II fhere he
one, bat II there be No newspaper printsti in
said county, then by publication in some
newspaper printed In the nearest county
where there Is one, for three successive weeks
before the return day thereof, to SUMMONS The
said VIM. b. Graham to be and appear be-
fore me as NV Office, In Gray's school house,
in the county OF Washington Precinct M, &
on the 9Th day OF July, A. d. ls7g, 10 answer
the complaint Of the said J. NJ Harris fer
the sum Of tSlo0t Que huntlretl dollars line
upon promisSosy note executed by the said
VIM. ID. Graham 10 said y. NJ Harris or or
der, and dated November l4th, A. ID. Is57.
and payable one day after date, witt, Interest
thureon from said date ut the rate of 10 DER
cent. per annum; the amount due including
interest ut this date being SIGH. with lien
As security Tor the payment Of said note. on a
bay mare about two years old lat the time
said lien was gfven) three white feet and
blaze in her face, and signed by the said VIM.
ID. Graham.
Herein fail no., anil Of This writ make dine
return rs the law directs
Given under my hand at Office this the IN
day Of June, A. d. iss9.
c. q. { AafPBELL, J.r.w.c.
certify the above to be a true copy OF the
original writ now In my possession, and or
der the same 10 be published In the Brenhan
BANNER four successive weeks nrior IN return
nay. J. H. HUTCHINSON.
jueEwfs sheriff W. c.
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Proclamation by the Governor Of r..a.

Whereas. a Joint resolution was uaSss,l n,
the l6sh Legislature and apyruved April ssfh,
ls79, requirinS a gens1al election b IN hell
throughout the STATE OF Texas forfhe atiopfio,,
or rejection OF an amendment TO the Consfif,,
ton of the State e.f Texas, as hereinaffer -,
forth;
Now, therefore J. ORaS NJ Rorxrrs Cow
ernor of the STATE 1t Texas. 10 ,sr,ipr Than m
Election be held throughout Inc state fTexsS
10 be conducted IN the msuner resrr;hs,i M,
the general laws OF the STATE an,, said rrs.sl,-
ton, On TIE FIRST TUE DAY N SEP
TENDER, A. D. 1873, Sr fhc adoption or re-
lection Of the following proposed, amendment
To the Constitution Of the Stair n Texas r.,
wit: =
% ro,..,p...
ofthe new asele elFni ~
~ .dr; : -. of .hs State o. iexas,
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THIRTY new craters have
opened in Mount Etna, cover
ing several square miles, all of
which are said to pour fourth
lava. A considerable portion
of the bed of the Alcantora
river is covered with lava. The
damage TO agriculture, as well
as life and property is immense.
The inhabitants have been fore
ed to abandon the village of
Maio.
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Gov. ROBERTS is severely
censured by the Galveston
Mesps and the Houston Telt-
gam for his c urse liz c 'mmut-
ing the sentence of Coward and
Fields, who were to have been
hanged in Houston to-day. The
Telegram closes a lengthy edi-
torial upon the subject as fol-
lows:
whatever may have been
his motives or the grounds of
his action, we feel quite sure
that nothing he has done du-
ring his five months occupancy
of the executive chair will tend
more to weaken public faith in,
dependence upon, and rever-
ence for the law"
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The new steamship Arizona,
the largest vessel afloat next to
the Great Eastern. has arrived
at New York from Liverpool on
her first trip. She made the
run from Queenstown in seven
days.
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The Boston .c,aM sums up
the business situation as follows:
Scarcely day passes without
IS instances of old Industries
res med or new ones initia ted.
There is an abundance of capt.
tai seeking investment, and all
it asks is a reasonable assur-
ance that it will be sec ere and
return moderatc croft. Ev-
cry year adds a hundred thous-
and few farms to the real prop
erty OF the c''ntrF, and the
readjustment Of industry is go
ing O. as rapidly as possible.
There ar still cases of individ-.
ual hardship here and there, but
the general tendency of things
is highly encouraging, and a
comparison of our conditions
with those of other countries
shows that we possess advan-
tages the value of which it is
almost impossible to calculate"
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The trial of Miss Duer, at
Snow Hi, Md, is one of the
most remarkable in the criminal
annals of the United States.
Miss Duer has been on trial for
the past two weeks for the muir
der of young lady who was
her companion and friend. Miss
Duer shot and killed the young
woman with pistol. Jealousy
is assigned as the cause, but the
defense are trying to prove in
sanity, or if that fails, that the
shooting was accidental.
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q fy'mcnt OF
elest o4kthe public debt
1.-The state was d sad mistake,
at least all the newspapers in
/ the state favor its prompt pay
ment as measure to maintain
the public credit. The action
of the special session of the
legislature, so far, is favorable
to the this view of the question.
And that no mistake may he
made we now charge that the
veto was i'll opposition to the
| public free schools. If we are
not much mistaken the majority
in the legislature will make an
appropriation for the mainten-
ance of the free schools of the
state. 1t may be that the comp
trollers report will not justify
an appropriation of one-Guar-
ter of the states revenue, but
we are inclined to the opinion
that it will If it does not, then
a liberal allowance will be made,
not less than one-siXth at any
event. We are firmly convinc-
ed that upon the success of the
public free school system of
Texas depends the ultimate
outcome of the state. The
present generation of people,
with whom we have to deal, are
of a migratory disposition ev-
cry man and every family, tax
en- in the aggregate is, disposed
to be on the move, and not at
all singular TO relate is disposed
to move where the biggest out
come presents itself. To a
man seeking home for HIM
self aud family, the state offer
ing the best inducements in the
way of giving children an edu-
cation is certainly the one that
an average man would select.
The question of education is so
plain and SO simple that it must
make itself plain to the mind of
the most obtuse. No man of
any intelligence would, or wish
es to bring his growing family
up in ignorance, and taking the
average farmer - those who
themselves till the soil for live
lyhood-not one in twenty is
able to give his children the
benefit of a finished education,
if any education whatever. If
the present system of country
schools is not all that can be
desired. and we are firmly con-
vinced that they are not, they
should not be abolished, but
remedied.
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Tile areenback platform in

The grcenback platform in
Ohio contains the following:
1--WE denouncc all references
to our late civi! war of i mali
cious and insulting nature as
revolutionary and wholly incon-
sistent with the principles of
free government and antagonis-
tic to the restoration of the old
motto, United we stand, divi-
ded We fall"
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usually goes to sleep.


The farmers near Minneapolis
Mimi, met on May 22d and
agreed in favor of combining to
hold their wool, and selling it at
the highest market price. A
committee was appointed to
make all necessary arrange
ments Tor sampling and mark
eting their wool to the best adj
vantage of the growers, and a
contract was made by the wool
men present to this effect.
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JUST RECEIVED

JUST RECEIVED
$50 Cases Pratt's Oil.
100 bbls. Sugar.
900 sacks Salt. 1
$50 Bags Coffee.
100 coils Rope.
200 bbls. Choice family Flour.
10 bb's. Rock and Rye"
Liquors. tobaccos, cigars &c.,
sold at Galveston wholesale
prices.
d. w. BLooMBARGH & Co.
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TREMENDOUS ATTRACTION
If you want to know all about
it, read Newbouer Brothers new
ad. They offer bargains in all
kinds of goods.
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PLANTS Extra and Favorite
FLOUR, in barrels and half
barrels; also a let of fresh oat
meal and Graham Flour, for sale
by E. L. SALLEY.
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The southern democratic news
papers are almost unit in op-
posing the nomination of Sam
uel J. Tilden as the Democratic
candidate for the presidency.
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The total debt of St. Louis is
s22,ooo.ooo. The interest per
annum 81. 100000. 1t takes an
additional sI,sooooo to pay the
salaries of office holders.
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HoN. w. K. HoMAN, of Cald-
well, has BEEN oongrmed as
United States district attorney
for the eastern district of Texas.
He viii make a good officer.
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STATE NEWS.

: Good rains have fallen in
the vicinity of Flatonia.
- Waco claims the "honor"
Of having twcnty-one saloons.
= AT Galveston the supply
of eggs is fully equal to the de-
mand.
- Herds of cattle continue to
pass through BIownwood bound
east.
= The Richmond RcfeetO,
has been presented with SAM
Piles of cotton worms.
- Wheat i'll Mason county is
averaging from eight to twelve
bushels to the acre.
= Local option was defeated
in Liberty county last Saturday
by a large majority.
= AT Graham, Young coun-
ty, they had flour made of new
wheat on the 24th of May.
= Thirty-one saloon keepers
of Bexar county have failed to
pay their state occupation tax.
- Thirty-fve car loads of
cattle have been shipped from
Taylorsville the presen month.
= Bell county was blessed
with good rains last Sunday,
materially benehting the crops.
- There are, it is said, half a
million negroes in Texas, who
do not pay exceeding 100000
taxes.
: All of our Texas en-
changes are announcing the ap-
pearance of watermelons in
market.
- Young county people are
law abiding-but FIVE indict-
ments were found by the last
grand jury.
= Bonham is putin =. on city
airs the Meas says they have
some of the demi-monde
in the town.
= A Galveston man has plac-
ed a $4,000 monument over the
grave Of his wife. He will soon
be married again.
-Arm6eld's store, near Tay-
louisville, was consumed by fire
Monday night; loss $4,000; some
insurance; incerdiarism.
= The Houston Telegram of
the 18TH has a very able edito-
rial in which it takes strong
grounds in favor of the aboli-
ton of the pistol.
- Greenbackism is on the |
boom in Fannin county. Sew
eral greenback clubs are in sue
cessful operation in that far-off |
portion Of the state.
- Dallas is to have a new
daily paper, the evening Argxs,
by J.. A. Adams, late of the
Commercial, and ]. B. Roberts,
late of the Call.
A stranger, supposed to
have been a detective of Pin
kertons Chicago agency, was
waylaid and killed by unknown
parties in Clay county.
= A St. Petersburg dispatch
says the receivers Office in
Cherson. Southern Russia. has
been undermined and robbed of
one and a-half million roubles.
= Tom Williamson, who kill
ed b. X. Wilkerson several
months ago near Bedias, in
Grimes county, has been ares
ted and lodged in jail at Ander-
son.
= Waco must be sickly
place as it supports half a hun
dred doctors, while forty law
yers and Twelve preachers man.
age to keep the people morally
correct.
= The publisher of the Cam
eron Sentinel is happy man
ne has two handsome daughters
who are excellent typos, and
who, according to his own show
ng, set up the major" portion
IF his paper.
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Il GEORGE R. REYNOLDS was
eonvicted Of bigany at Salt
Lake city and sentenced to two
years imprisonment and $500
fine. This is the first conviction
for polygamy nee the passage
of the act of 1862.
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b~ Parasols and umbrellas
of silk, serge and Italian cloth,
glnghams, ETC., very large col
lection and atvery low prices, at
D. w. BIcoMBARGH & Co.'S.
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Gov. ROBERTS has enterposed
executive clemeney in behalf of
Coward. convicted of murder and
the negro Fields. convicted of
rapeboth of whom were 10 have
been hanged in Houston to-day,
and their sentence committed
to confinement in the penitentia-
airy for life.
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PREMuM.-W. D. Cleveland,
of Houston. offers a premium
of $500. over and above the
net proceeds, for the first bale
of the new crop of cotton.
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The Georgetown SIN call for
a more vigorous enforcement of
the.law. 1t complains that there
are entirely too many men
abroad in the land who live with
out work and whose chief main
tcnance is Winchester and
six-shooter. Such as these are
Threatened with the law and if
that is not found ample they
are threatened with justice from
outraged citizens.
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LATE reports from southeast
ern and northeastern Arkansas,
along the line Of the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern
road, and country adjacent
thereto, say harvesting is well
under way Throughout that re-
gion. The wheat crop is very
fine, and will yield from IS to25
bushels per acre. Corn and
cotton are looking unusually
well, The acreage Of wheat
and corn is much greater than
any preceding year.
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A NEw ORLEANS jury, in the
case of Mrs, Vradenburg VS.. the
Crescent City Rifle Club, gave a
verdict Saturday for $4,000 for
plaintiff, whose husband was
killed by a pet bear kept on The
club grounds.
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MEx,co.-War has actually
broken out in Mexico and Gov
ernor Diaz Gutierrez, of San
Louis Potosi, has been killed
by the revolutionists; all mails
have been stopped, and all pa
pers in Monterey, except the
official journal, have been fore
ed to suspendpublication. Ire
vino is expected TO pronounce
at once. Narano is in Lam
pasas organizing against Diaz.
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TaE BANNER is under obiiga-
tons to P. ]. Moss, secretary,
for a copy of the constitution
and bylaws of the Western
Texas Wool Growers Associa-
ton of San Antonio.
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A SPECIAL Dispatch TO the
Galveston Mesus, from Relton,
reports a large and enthusiastic
meeting at that place on Satur-
day last in favor of the Santa Fe
railway. The people of Bolton
are red-hot for the road.
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n@ A few desirable suits OF
spring and summer clothing at
reduced figures can be found at
c. A. POTTER's.
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eSA It's astonishing how low
clothing for men, youths and
boys is selling at
ID. w. BLooMBARGH & Co.'S.