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Chew Iackson's best Sweet Navy Tobacco

THE SUNDAY LAw.-The new
Sunday law which is supposed
to have taken effect on the 24th
inst, was generally observed
last Sunday and had the effect
of making the town look as dull
as a grave yard. Even the
BARRIERS kept their shaving shops
closed and were heartily cursed
by those who neglected to get
shaved on Saturday. Razors
were in demand on Monday and
a number of gentlemen will be
independent of the shavers in
the future. Saloons were clos
ed during the entire day and
the happy possessor of a private
bottle was an object of interest
to those whose Threats were
in need of irrigation. All sur
vived the day which was re-
markable for quietness and good
order. 1t is perhaps useless to
say that the law as supposed to
be amended does not meet the
distinguished appreciation Of
anything like a majority Of the
people at large.
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Sho:; crops is the cry.
The drouth continues
kerShawS are in market.
Times viii be hard another wear.
Brenhan yoaths smoke cigarettes.
New fall goods are being received.
The city WAS full OF people Saturday
Egg and butter are becoming plentiful
again.
/ Considerable "bug-juice was consumed
Saturday.
! Twelve bales of new Co ton have been
/ received.
There seems 10 be but little money in &C
tual circulation.
Call on SayleS x Robertson and have your
property insured.
Peaches, from the country. arc retailing
at IS cents a bucket.
Saturday appears To be favorite day for
horse trading with the colored people.
1t is predicted that BRENNAN will not ship
10000 bales of cotton Of the crop of 1879.
Some men seem to have money enough
TO gamble on, but none with which to pay
their honest debts.
Mr.. T. J. Pampell, OF the firm of Pampell
& Harrison. has gone TO New York TO pur-
chase his fall goods
Mr.. n. Z. Dever had seven acres Of cot
ton picked last week, gathering only 500
pounds of cotton.
Mrs. Matte Galloway. of Austin, who
has been visiting her mother in this city.
returned home Monday.
A great many citizens of this county are
being compelled to drive off their stock on
account of the great scarcity of stock water
and grass.
Mr.. r. Hoffman left on Saturday even
ing for New York and the Eastern markets
for the purpose of laying in his stock OF fall
and winter goods
1t is said the filthy practice of snuff dip F..
ping is INDUCED in by some Of the BRENNAN !
girls, while the young gentlemen smoke fine |
five cent cigars and chew cheap tobacco.
The celebration by the members of the
BRENNAN colored bible societies and Sun
day schools, will take place at the Fair
Grounds, on Monday, the 9TH day of Att
gust
Farmers from the country Saturday gave
a deplorable account OF the condition ofthe
cotton crop-many declaring that the yield
would not be greater than one bale to eight
acres, on an average throughout the coun-
ty, rain or no rain.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Hook
and Ladder company took place at their
hall on Friday evening and much general
business disposed of. There were six APP
p ications for membership, but as one-half
Of the company were not present their APP
plications were laid over until the next reg
ular meeting.
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Slsrnil's Pill, Lsh Rilltls and Mallaritugs.

THESE BITTERS will prevent con-
tracing of Chills and all Malallal Diseases,
it properly used, by invigorAting the liver.
toning the stomach and regulating the bow
els and kidneys. 1t is preparation from
such vegetable extracts, of which PricklY
Ash constitutes leading part, that enters
into the regular prescription practice of all
medical men, among whom DIR. Sherman
IS justly classed as the successful compoun-
der, after an experimental practice Of 80
years, as a complete antidote to all influ-
ences which, if not arrested in time, iermin-
ate in Chills and Fever or OF e, malignan
diseases.
Though pleasant to the taste, it is not Il
beverage las the extracts are held il. soIu-
ton in pure Holland Gin only, because OF
its cathartic properties, and is therefore an
infallible remedy for hahi.uaf constipation
THE MALARIFUGE is certain cure
for Chills when once contracted. It has
never failed to effect cure where the direc-
tons, accompanying each bottle, are fol-
lowed.
Druggists are hereby authorized to refund
the money to any party purchasing who
claim cure is not effected, providing the
directions are followed and the efnptf bot
tie returned. For sale by all druggists.
]. w. WOOD,
May 4, 1879. Kansas City, Mo.
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REVIVAL very interest
ing revival meeting is now be-
ing conducted at the Baptist
church in this city by Rev. C..
c. Chaplain, of Austin, assisted
by Mr.. Hart, one Of the finest
singers in the state. a very
large audience assembled at the
church on Sunday evening. Mr..
Chaplain delivered an excellent
and very interesting sermon.
He is a forcible and earnest
speaker and by his manner car
ries conviction to his hearers.
The rendition of the songs by
Mr.. Hart cannot be too highly
commended. The meeting will
likely continue during the week
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THE COURTS.
Cou,mfssiouers Court.

Called term begun July IS.
1879. Present J. D. McAdoo.
county judge and all the COM
missioners and officers of court.
The following proceedings were
had:
w. T. Willie allowed S. for
holding inquest on body of Phil
Ewing coroner's jury also allow
fees.
w. T. Willie, same for in
quest en- body of VIM. Sprein;
jury fees also allowed.
W.T.. Willie same for inquest
on body of Ernest Stade; jury
fees also allowed.
w. McShan allowed $3.50
for services as special constable.
Joe Hoffman, tax assessor of
Washington county, allowed
S4o.53 for the assessment of
property of non-residents.
Assessment of H. Hodde's
dwelling reduced to $4,000.
Assessment of H. c. McIn-
tyres property adjusted as fol-
lows, two hotel lots in BRENNAN
$4,000; two dwelling lots in
krenham $500. Several par |
GELS of land in the county were
variously assessed at from So to |
$40 per acre.
Assessment of H. w. Ora |
ber's store house reduced to
$500 and that of dwelling |
house to $4,000.
Wood & Low allowed 1894
for lumber for road overseer.
H. c. Brandt allowed $500
for same.
Ordered that the city of
Brenham have permission to
erect an engine house on the
west end of the jail lot fronting
on Sandy street.
Saturday, July 90 Ordered
hat the sheriff furnish Henry
oambrick. a lunatic now in jail,
l suit of plain good clothes at
he expense OF the county.
Order granting fire depart
nent of city of BRENNAN per-
mission to erect engine house on
all lot made. Adjourned till
Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 2o.-G. \.
Mayo, constable precinct No 5.
allowed $3.50 fees n inquest on
body of Phil Ewing. NJ. H.
special deputy, allow
ID $3.50 for inquest on body of
Nm. Sprein.
Ordered that regular fees be
lllowed the court and jury in
unacy case ofSaluda Fielder.
]. H. Hutchinson allowed
;257.6o for feeding prisoners in
county Jail from 18TH of June
o 29th July; $3.50 for boarding
unatics, same time; $50 for
guard at jail; s32 for commit
nents and releases, same time;
$3.50 for taking lunatic to Nc
)ade and boarding two prison
RS 9 days.
Parties occupying rooms rem
ed for use of county notified to
cave same in time for use of
district court.
The commissioners were al
owed their fees for attendance
IN court.
Time for holding justices
court in precinct No. changed
rom first to third Saturday in
Zach month, said chadge to
AXE effect in September next.
Same order made for precinct
No. ?. Adjourned till regular
:erm, second Monday in Au-
gust.
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NEWSPAPERS are printed to
be read; publishers never COM
plain at the number of readers
their paper has, but when they
know men to read their paper
day after day, and year after
year, at the expense of those
who take it and pay for it, they
are a little inclined to lose pa
tience with the free readers,
many of whom are able to take
paper and pay for it. This is
no idle fancy, but a solemn, and
for the publishers, lamentable
fact. A paper that is worth
reading is worth paying for and
a man who can afford to devote
half an hours time to hunting
up and reading another mans
paper would make money by
subrcibing for a paper of his
own.
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MORE KILLING AT HEMPsrEAp.
Hampstead has again been
the scene of another killing. On
Wednesday night, about I or ?
O'Clock, difficulty occurred i'll
saloon between ex-county at
torney Richard Booth and Rich
ard Springfield, deputy sheriff
of Waller county, in which
Booth was shot and killed by
Springfield. 1t is said there
were six shots fired. Spring
field escaped. No other partic-
ulars could be learned.
1t is also reported that David
Greer was killed by a man nam
ed Wade, in the lower edge OF
Waller county.
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AMIcABLY ADJUSTED. - Jack
Crozier, colored, awoke early
on Wednesday morning, and
rubbing his eyes discovered a
coon dropping his trousers,
which had contained the sum of
five dollars in silver coin in
shot bag. Jack at once grab
bed the coon, who proved to be
from Gay Hill and was about
Is watermelon seasons old.
The money was found in his
possession and he was hand
over to the metropolitan police
The mayors court having no
jurisdiction, Jack was advised to
get the consent of the coon and
tan his hide. Coon agreed and
Jack gave about rs good ticks.
Thus the matter was amicably
adjusted; Jack loses no time
waiting on court as witness
and the youngster will have an
other chance to steal before 90
ing to Huntsville.
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LUMBER.-A BANNER repor-
ter learns from gentleman who
came through Wren, seven
miles from BRENNAN on the
Washington road, that parties
living in that vicinity were pre-
pairing to go to Nayasota for
lumber. The reason is Obvious:
in Navasota lumber is sold at
SI2 per NJ. In Brennan the
price is from SIS to $50. From
Wren to Navasota the distance
is IS or 10 miles. Cannot our
lumber dealers do something to
keep the lumber trade in Bren-
ham. The difference in the
prices of lumber at the two pla-
ces is a palpable argument in
favor of the extension of the
Central and Montgomery rail-
road to BRENNAN.
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LUMBER AND WAGoNs.-B-en-
ham sells annually over two
million feet of lumber, besides
blinds, sash and doors. 1t is
also estimated that 500 farm
wagons are sold every year.
Taking the wagons at an aver
age of 500 each we find that
$4,000 IN hard cash goes out
of the country for wagons alone.
All the wagons are brought
from northern states. Texas is
said to have the best timber in
the world for building wagons.
A wagon shop that could make
and sell 400 wagons in a year
ought to be a paying institu-
ton, ifit be possible to compete
with the northern manufacturers
which turn out thousands of
wagons yearly.
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THE RAzoR.-The attention
of Justice McClung was occu-
pied all Thursday afternoon and
a part of Friday morning. in
hearing the case of Joe Jack
son, colored, charged with IRA
zoring" Tom. Lewis, colored,
an account of which appeared
in the BANNER the other day.
As has become customary in
colored cases an army of wit
nesses were summoned and
some responsible" swearing
was done, as the evidence was
quite conflicting. The justice
after due consideration held the
defendant in bond of SIoo to
answer before the county GRIM
inal court on a charge of ag-
gravated assault.
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From Gay Hill.
July 18th. 1870.

=
Editors Banner:
On our return home we came
the same way we went as far
as Lampasas. and from there by
way of Bolton instead of George
ton; arriving at Lampasas we
found good many more peo-
pie camped there than when we
went drought the first time; we
met with several old Washing
ton county friends that are per-
manently locating there; among
the number was DR.. Lincecum.
We made the drive from Lam
pasas to Bolton in one day; we
found the streets crowded with
wagons and vehicles of every
kind and everything was in a
hustle and stir and business
seemed to be the order of the
day with every one; l hardly
knew the place it had improved |
so much since l was there Syears
ago; handsome three story |
rock hotel was just receiving its
finishing touches large three
story Touring mill is in full blast
and is turning out a brand of
-four second to none sold in the
state; an ice factory is under
full Roadway, turning the beau
tiful blue waters of the Leon
river into ice. The people all
seem to be jubilant over the
idea of the early completion of
the G. {. and S. F. railroad.
Bolton. situated as she is, in one
of the best agricultural districts
of the state and with the aid of
a railroad to put her in daily
communication with the outside
world, she bids fair to be place
of no little importance; from
Bolton we come by way of Rock
dale, which is one of the best
towns on the l. 6, G. n. r. r.
west of Hearne. From Rock
dale on this way we travelled
poor looking. sandy
post oak country, and it was
really surprising to see what
fine crops they had al along the
road. Coming through Cald-
well we fond that little or no
had taken place
for several years, except the
building of a handsome court +
house. Arriving home we found i
everything quiet and serene and !
farmers IN much better spirits 5
han they were when we left. for
hey have been blessed with rains !
hat will insure a much larger i
yield of cotton than was expec- q
ed. There will be plenty of :
;orn made in the neighborhood a
or bread and probably some d
more. Everything in the way b
Of amusements are at a stand i
still except the Literary Socie- !
y which continues to hold
weekly meetings. w. L. +
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From Chappell Hill.
July 3Ith, 1879.

July 5Ith, 1879.
Editors Banner:
The preliminary examination
of Martin Johnson, alias Rob-
ertson, f. m. c., was disposed of
by Justice Carlisle yesterday.
Martin is charged with assault
with intent to murder Rev. H.
Garrett on the night of July 10,
1879, as reported to you here
tofore, the whole affair was a
mystery, puzzling the brain of
all conjecture. The case was
put in the hands of J. A. Tray
lor, constable, who Immediately
went to work with such scraps
of circumstantial evidence as he
could pick up and in the brief
period of one week suspicion
pointed to the negro mentioned
above. A warrant was procur-
ed aud'the party arrested on tie
Whitman place near Washing
ton. This same negro was a
tenant of father Garrett some
two years ago, and while in his
employ robbed his smokehouse.
Search was made and Martin
proved to be the guilty party;
he was indicted for theft and his
case is now pendin r.
Martin made voluntary state
ment, saying that he loaded the
gun and that Charley Guyton
did the shooting, but the testi-
mony at the trial sho we'd that
Martin did the whole thing. If
any body was with Martin it has
not yet appeared. The accused
was admitted to bail in the sum
OF. $1,000, which he was unable
to give.
Il is reported this morning
that Constable Traylor, fearing
mob violence, at a late hour last
night took the prisoner out of
the calaboose for the purpose
of conveying him to the county
Jail. ON the route the prisoner
either made his escape, or was
taken from the officer and dis
posed of in some way. The
constable has not returned yet,
and l cannot learn anything de-
finite about it. So far it is all
rumor. l will try to get the facts
to-day and send them to you.
Cotton picking is the order of
the day, Notwithstanding there
is not much to pick. Corn is
turning out better than was first
anticipated. L. E. c.
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CATTLE.-The BANNER learns
that during the past three or
four weeks over seven hundred
head of CATTLE have been sold
and driven from the northern
part of this county. The rea-
son people are selling their cat
tie is, poor range, short corn
crop and scarcity of water.
The prices paid is based on the
rate of about 81 per head for
three-year old steers. About
400 head have been driven to
Victoria county and the re-
mainder in other directions.
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PrLINe.- Messrs. John Car
Isle and Gabe Fielder have a
contract for furnishing a large
number of ceder piles for the
Santa Fe road. The piles fur
nished average about ii inches
in diameter and are cut in the
ceder brake on Ceder creek
northeast of Chappell Hill.
Some ten or fifteen teams are
engaged in hauling the piles to
a point on Mil lcreek some sew
en- miles from BellviIle.
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CHOP PROSPECTS, Two or
three weeks ago crop prospects
we're much better than at pres
ent. Each day Of the protrac-
ted drought makes the outlook
worse. Many farmers from var
ious sections of this and Austin
county report cotton turning
out very badly some estimating
the yield at a bale to FIVE acres
some at one bale to eight acres
and an occasional patch abso-
lutely not worth picking. This
is the case on some of the up
land sandy and bla.k lands. On
the bottom lands, especially in
the Brazos bottom nearly a full
cotton crop will be made. Good
rains within the next few days
would materially brighten the
prospects. On places where
the crops were planted early
and well cultivated the cotton
has withstood the drought and
will make half a crop and up
wards. Late planted and lily
lands will yield hard
ly anything. We base these
estimates of the crops on gen.
eral reports and which as gen
ell thing always make out the
prospect worse than it really is;
one thing, however, is certain,
and that is the cotton crop in
this vicinity will he very short.
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RETURN GAME.-Friday the
Athletic base ball club of Bren-
ham went to independence to
play return match game with
the club of that town who came
to BRENNAN last week and got
very handsomely defeated.
Fridays score stood Indepen-
dence, 81; Athletics, IS. Both
towns are now victorious and it
S likely a third match will be
played to decide the champion
ship.
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MAYORS COURT Monday
Eliza Campbell, colored, a
tenant or boarder at the rancho
of great Belle was arrested at
midnight on Friday on warrant
sworn out by Lucius Lomax,
charging She mild-mannered
Eliza with swearing, etc. Eliza
appeared in court with four wit
nesses and proved by them that
she was not guilty as charged.
Had the four witnesses not been
able to clear her, she had a re-
serve corps of seven more able
bodied swearers who most I'M
doubtcdly would have sworn
her out.
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Mrs. DR.. BRADFoRD.-The
item in the BANNER on Thurs
day morning, announcing the
return Of Mrs. Bradford from
Memphis has, it seems, created
quite an unnecessary stir and
much comment. Mayor Kerr
yesterday called on Mrs. Brad
ford and ascertained from her
that she left Memphis twelve
days ago and had not been with
in five miles of the yellow fever
district. She had physicians
certificates and was passed by
quarantine officers at a number
of places. Had there been the
slightest irregularity she would
have been detained. DIR. Ross
of this city also called on her
and examined her quarantine
passes; he is satisfied that there
is not the slightest danger in her
presence here. Mrs. Bradford
will leave for the country this
morning. Her husband, DIR.
Bradford, is an experienced yell
low fever physician and an old
citizen of this county and would
not send his wife among his old
friends knowing there was the
least danger in the world as
neither Mrs. Bradford or any
of her family have ever had yell
low fever.
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A "SNIDE" SHow.-A trav-
cling show, under the manage
ment of Prot. ~ Conway, haul
ed up at Washington on the
25th inst, and gave an exhibit
ton for the purpose of scoop
ing up half and quarter dollars
of subsidiary silver coin. A
good many of the boys went
in and ere long discovered that
they had been sold very cheap
for cash. During the perform
ance some of the youngsters
went to sleep and snored loud
enough to wake up a wooden
"Injun" or a marble statue. A
committee was appointed and
the return of the entrance mon
ey demanded; the money was
promptly returned. Two min
utes was given the "snide-it's' >
to get over the river; they got.
They threatened to ride tie
Snowman" on a rail, but he
begged off saying: Don't
boys, l feel bad enough about
it." and they didn't.
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CATTLE THIEVES. - During
the past day or two some prac-
teal cattle thieves have been
operating in the neighborhood
of town. Two COWS were stol-
en- from a colored man living in
Camptown and one from Mr..
H. c. Mcintyre, ST. Two of
the COWS were sold to city
butchers thus giving clew to
the operators. The county of
6cers are on the look out for
the drovers.
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n. W. GRADER. Matchmaker and
Jeweler, BRENNAN, Texas.
REAL ESTATE transfers for the

REAL ESTATE transfers for the
week ending July sIst, reported
by c. F. Herbst, of the county
clerks office:
]. H. Hutchinson, sheriff Washington
county, to Groesbeck & Rice, one lot in
Burton, $500.
J.H. Hutchinson, sheriff, to G oesbeck
& Rice, one lot in Burton, SIS.
o. Crozier, constable, to J. N. Hale, lot
in Brenham, S52.
T. S. Hood and wife to Fred Martins,
AK acres, ]. W. Cole league, S6I2.5o.
T. S. Hood and wife to E. L. Penning-
ton, IS acres, J. W. Cole league, $500.
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AssAULT.-A few days ago,
Benny Williams, a colored boy
about II years old, made an as
sault on Robert Payne, white
boy about IS years old, striking
him over the head with a stick.
Benny was captured a day or
two ago and on Saturday was
arraigned before Justice Nc
Chung, who held him in a bond
of 500 to answer before the
county criminal court on a
charge of aggravated assault.
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FALSE REPoRr.-E Early on
Sunday morning considerable
talk was occasion by a report
that Mr.. H. w. GRADER had shot
himself. The report was who'll
ly unfounded. Mr.. GRADER was
on the streets looking .-as well
as usual.
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CRY BONDS. = The mayor
will receive bids for five days af-
ter the 25th inst, for the sale of
$4,000 in coupon bonds of the
city of Brennan. The bonds
are of the denomination of $50,
500. $500 and $1,000. said
bonds bear interest at the rate
of 10 per cent. per annum. The
city reserves the right to re-
deem said bonds ten years after
date.
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A Saskatchewan claims
the champion smiler of the
United States, he can double
discount Smiler ColfaX and then
beat him two to one. Bren-
hams Smiler is of the African
pursuasion and is said to be an
African by birth. When he
smiles, he smiles audibly, so au-
dibly in fact he can be distinctly
heard for a full half mile. He
is jolly and good natuied and
is as harmless as Sucking
dove"
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BAYLOR CoLLEGE.-Elsewhere
appears the advertisement of
this old established and favora-
bly, known female college, loca-
ted at independence. The thir-
ty-fourth annual session begins
on Monday, September s, 1879.
The college is under the man
agement of Rev. ]. H. Luther,
president, assisted by an able
and experienced corps OF teach
ers.