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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08

HART county has organized society
for the apprehension and punishment of
horse thieves, with a president, secre-
tary, aud board of directors. A reward
of 500 will be paid for the capture of
any thief who steals horse from any
member of the society.-Erchdnge.
Let every county in the State infested
or troubled with horse thieves follow
this example and the country will soon
be rid of these pests.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
REPUBLICAN BULL-DoMNG.

Not all the votes which were east for
Davis We're secured from love of the
Republican cause q. admiration of an
honest dollar, or party prejudice or fear
of democratic asccndenco. Ii is "A
shame to bc obliged To record that there
was much BULl-DOZlNG of "A "civil-
lived sort" resorted Ia by wealthy firms
and rich corporations and manufacture
ing establishments upon their poor en-
plyes. Many worknen are DIS
CHARGED for avowing the purpose 10
vote the greenbhck ticket. Many
eases of this nature can be named TO
the shame of the State and our New
England civilization. Then the vote of
many army and navy pensioners were
influenced by THREATS of the eXami-
ming surgeons and others that if they
did not vote the REPUBLICAN ticket
their pensions should be withdrawn.
This disgraceful appliance is thought To
have added materially TO the vote for
Davis. The search of Congressional
COMMITTEES for eases of bull-doZing and
intimidating voters would be promptly
rewarded 10y a visit 10 Moline. Ii would
seem that Congress should take some
notice of the threats made to the dis
abled defenders af the union, and il j.
understood tae case of one pensioner in
Oxford county, who was CUT OFF on
account of JOINING the Greenback
party, will he presented before Con-
gress next session.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
Judge Hargis nj Grayson.
GRAYsoN. Ky. Sent. .

Judge Hargis and IL. q. Burns, his
attorney, are here taking dispositions.
He has proved clearly that he was here
in April 1866 to have his license signed.
Burns has not abandoned the ease, but
has done good work to-day.-iSpecial to
the C0urier-.Jou
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08

Realizing the fact that there are hum
dreds of parents who would be glad to
give their children a musical education,
could they afford to purchase for them a
good instrument at a reasonable price,
we have decided tosell five hundred fine
Cabinet Organs ON the following terms:
We will put the price of the Organs
down to $50, and purchashers can pay
SO cash, and the remainder we will di-
vide up into small monthly payments of
81 each, which gives the purchaser one
year and six months to pay the remain
der. Please think what a saving of
thirteen cents per day will do for your
children. The above Organs are made
i'm first class style and of first class ma
terial. The cases are of solid black wal
nut. They have two full sets of reeds
and seven stops, three of which run all
the way through, making them equal
to ten-stop organs of other makes. The
keys are of pure ivory. A guarantee
for five years goes with each organ.
Persons outside of the city who find it
inconvenient to call at our warerooms
can have circular containing cuts and
full description sent them on applica-
ton. Persons desiring Pianos can
obtain them from us at prices and ON
terms equally as good as ON Organs.
81 of the purchase money ON organs
and 81 on pianos saved by saying you
saw this offer i'm the Hartford HERALD.
D. =. BALDWIN & CO.,
so Fourth Ave., Louisville, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
Takes cncct Monday, Sept. Isl, ~.

Trains Daily except sunday.
4. CULNERHOlrSE, Supt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

the contest Of r. j. Kennedy, Esq, Of the
parish OF Jefferson, OF the sent of the Hon.
Leonard Roach, Representative Delegate
elect from the said parish OF Jefferson
8. On transmitting documents relative TO
the contest OF Hon. J. w. Montgomery, Of the
parish Of East Carroll. of the seat OF tho
Hon. Geo. @. Benham, Representative Dele
gate elect from the parish of Carroll
Mr.. McG]oin submitted To the Convention
the petition Of pr. q. Hsfrcbault and James
Nugent, ESQ. Of the city Of New Orleans,
claiming the seats Of the Hon. John Phelps
and James Mcconnell. Representative Dele
gates elect from the Tenth Representative
District OF the city Of New Orleans, accom-
panied by petitions frousthe qualified electors
Of said district, which were ordered to lie
over under the rules.
On motion of Mr. Lyons, the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow al II o'clock q. m I.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

Continued ON sixth Page.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30
Wesley locals.
MAY Is. 1870.

May 20, 1879
Editors Banner
Warm day here; had a good
shower in the neighborhood a
few days ago, though very light
here. Corn and cotton crops
look well where they have been
properly worked, but the heavy
rain some time ago washed up
the crops and has retarded far
mers very much. The cotton
crop generally does not look
as promising as might be de-
sired.
A German lady, who lived
near Industry, a few days ago
was literally frightened to death.
1t is reported that her husband
was handling or trying 70 ride a
very vicious horse in her pres
ence, and she became SO fright
ened that she tainted, falling
PROSTATE upon the spot. In
two hours she was a corpse. She
is said to have been in perfect
health. This is the first case |
have ever had to chronicle in
which a severe fright resulted
absolutelyin death.
DIR. MeGregor and wife, Of
Waco, have been IN this nei ih-
borhood visiting friends and rel
atives. They returned home
yesterday.
There will be a social enter
tainment given at the Messrs.
McLeans' on Friday evening
next, two miles from this place.
A Sunday school has been or
gained at Galatia church, near
here. Will meettwice a month
at 10 A. NJ. x
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30
From Greenvine.
May 2sd, 70.

May 23d, 70.
Editors Banner.
VIII you do me the favor to
inform the citizens of this vi
cinty that the above named new
postoffice will be opened for
the reception of mail matter on
the Ist Monday in June. The
mail will be received from the
Burton postofice. Mail will
leave this office at o'clock
and return at S P. NJ. every
Wednesday and Saturday. I
hope to see the BANNER well
represented at our new Office.
All is quiet along and be-
tween east and west Mill creek.
No local news worthy of no.
tice. Farmers are very busy
working out their crops; will
soon have them clean. Corn
has commenced silking, and
will soon want some rain.
a considerable quantity of
the cotton crop is rather late
and also small grain caused by
the excessive drought and un-
dulating rains. The Dat crop
is short-short in length of
Istraw-cause, dry weather.
. Health of the country good.
! c. G. CAMPBELL.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

A GHoST.-A few evenings
ago a well known young gen.
tleman visited the Hotel dc Jug
for the purpose of seeing 4 pris-
oner. He was furnished with a
lighted taper and went up stairs
to the cages. A devilish fellow
il one near the "stair-steps" con-
Guided to play ghost. and as the
young man appeared before the
CRATES the ghost arose arrayed in
a CHASTITY white sheet. The y. g.
was scared and making one step
and a jump landed at the foot
of the stairway all in a heap and
out of breath. He says the
ghost he saw would have scared
the devil.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

Wi'S l "a up against lobe.
Tuesdsy.- Paul Barnett, a
Louisiana >Arcadian, :pronoun-
ced "Cagein" by the soldiers
during the campaign III that
state durin 6 the recent unpleas-
antnesss was charged with being
drunk and disorderly. The
evidence was all against Paul
and s2.5o and the trimmings
was entered up against him,
Not having the funds convin-
lent Paul was conducted to the
bastile.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

WHENEVER newspaper has
to double its advertisements,
that is put the same advertise
ments inside and outside, run
deadhead advertisements, and
keeps advertisements in for
a month or two after they are
dead; also continues the publi-
cation of bell punch laws, quar-
antine proclamations, etc, etc,
merely to "fill up and, at the
same time boasts of its immense
circulation and advantages as
an advertising medium, it may
be taken for granted that that
newspaper is an empty sausage,
a bag of wind, and is on its last
legs, or words to that effect.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

THEY'VE Cor ia gentle
man from ChappelI Hill says
they've got the Kansas fever
bad in that neighborhood. The
other day two gentlemen ofthat
town, got hold of about hun
dred card advertisements pur-
porting to be free railway passes
to Omaha, and reading that the
purchaser OF a fve-cent cigar at
a certain place would be entitled
to free passage in a balloon or
on foot over the railway to Kan
sas, or words to that effect. The
gentleman made use of these
tickets as "feelers" distributing
all they had. They would ap-
proach a darkey and say Buck
do you want to go to Kansas; if
you do l will give you a free
ticket as | have been appointed
an agent by the government to
distribute them" Buck almost
invariably replied-we call
them all Buck for short: mo
boss | doesn't keer nuthin' bout
goin' myself, but I'll take de
ticket home and show it to de
folks" No one wanted to go,
but not one refused to take a
ticket.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

PAMPELL & HARRISON are now
ir receipt oftheir stock offspring
and summer goods, complete in
all departments. The goods
was bought for spot cash" thus
enabling them to offer bargains.
Country merchants and farmers
are respectfully invited to call
and examine their stock.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

AIR LINE.-Mr. Albert Haynes
and another gentleman were
high up" on Saturday. They
assembled the beautiful dome on
our beautiful courthouse and
had a beautiful view of the
country. The object of this
Icoruscation of beauty was a
survey for an air line to indie
pendence. They had a sur
veyors compass, etc, up with
them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

FINE HoNEY.-Mr. Van Horn,
proprietor of the Excelsior"
bee hive, left at the BANNER Of
Ace a specimen of the honey
taken from one of his hives.
The comb is perfectly white
and the honey as clear as crys-
tai; the flavor is exquisite.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

/. CAUGHT For some time
sundry small articles have been
in the habit of disappearing
from the Mcintyre house. Sus-
picion rested on a young negro
boy lately from Austin and a
trap was set for him. Two
half dollars were marked and
placed within his reuch, he
reached for them; was ares
ted and searched and the money
was found in his possession as
well as several other stolen ar
ticles, like cuff and collar but
tons and studs. He now has
furnished apartments at the
county jail and does not have
any work to do and as there is
nothing to steal he is out of the
temptation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

Ho! FOR KANsAs.-It is said
that a secret meeting was held
somewhere on Thursday night
by the colored people afflicted
with the Kansas fever. but dill
igent inquiry failed to find AIRY"
a colored Individual who knew
anything about it. Quite a
number of the negroes have
the fever in an acute form while
some of the old and steady
ones say they don't want any
Kansas in their'n-are doing
very well right here and propose
to remain. If any believe they
can get 40 acres and a mule in
Kansas, no one here will object
to their going.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

FARM hands are in active de-
mand in several portions ofthis
county-six bits a day and
board is freely offered. There
is no excuse for idleness or cor
ner loafers if they are inclined
to work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

RUlNArIoN.-A well known
colored gentleman, whose inn
agination is evidently distorted
by an attack of Kansas fever,
speaking of the probable effects
of an African exodus, gave it as
his deliberate, opinion that if
"all de cullud folks leaves here
BRENNAN is boun' ter go down. "
That settles it.
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Railroad Meeting.

Alta meeting of the citizens Of
Brenham held al the courthouse
on the 29th inst. on motion Col.
d. c. Giddings was elected
president and a. G. Haynes,
secretary. Maj. B. H. Bassett,
D. c. Giddings and c. r. Breed
love submitted the following
report:
LIST, a petition to the city
council signed as numerousiy
as possible for the passage of
the following ordinances I'd,
An ordinance providing for the
opening of a street on the most
practicable route through the
city limits for the passage of
the G.. c. & S. F. railway, and
an ordinance providing for the
establishing of public grounds
embracing not less than
acres. sd, An ordinance per-
hitting the G.. c. & S. F. rail-
way to carry and construct its
tract, turnouts and switches on
the street so laid out under such
limitations and conditions as
may be deemed necessary and
to occupy the same as a right
of way, and also to use for du-
pot purposes the public grounds
of the city during the
continuance of the charter
of said road, 9TH Ordinance 10
provide for the Issuance and sale
of bonds of the city bearing
such sale of interest, and re-
deemable within such time as
shall be deemed best by the city
council. The bonds to be
sold and proceeds devoted to
paying for the highway or street
as herein contemplated. 5th if
it be deemed necessary, there
should also be passed an ordi-
nance providing for the more
correct assessment of property
subject to taxation inaccordance
with its just and actual value.
Report adopted.
1t is understood that the city
will not be allowed to levy and
collect over .one-fourth of one
per cent. in order to pay the said
bonds and interest.
A resolution to issue bonds
in payment of the fire engine
was also adopted.
Col. John D. Rogers, one of
the directors of the Santa Fe
railway, was present at the
meeting and being called upon
for information said, that the
company had the money on
hand to build the road to Bren-
ham, that surveyors were now
in the field laying out the route
from Bellville to Brennan; that
the company was willing and
to come here and would
certainly do so if the city would
let it; all that it asks is the right
of way and depot grounds. He
said that the road would un-
doubtedly be here by the mid
die of October.
: The meeting at the court-s
house was largely attended and
quite enthusiastic, nearly all our
prominent citizens, property
owners and business men being
present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

BUSINESS as usual at this seas
on of the year is rather dull.
Cotton is about the only thing
handled here and as a matter of
coureswhen the crop is marketed
the bottom falls out of trade. In
northern Texas the wheat har-
vest has begun and fair trade
will be done until cotton again
gets "ripc-"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

REDUCTION IN RATES. Sup
erintendent Campbell, of the
Texas Express company was in
the city on Tuesday. Special
rates have been made on green
house plants as follows: per
100 pounds to Austin 50 cents.
Houston IS, Galveston sI.oo,
San Antonio s2.os Sherman
$3.50 and other points in pro-
portion. Reduced rates are
promised in the fall to all the
nurseries.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

CoLoRED MEETING Satur-
day afternoon there was a col
ored mass meeting at the court
house, the object was to deter
mine whether or not emancipa-
ton day should be celebrated.
Emancipation day in Texas
comes on the 10TH of June, that
being the day on which Gov.
Granger issued his proclama-
ton declaring freedom to the
colored people in 1865. On
this, as on other occasions of a
similar character, much parli-
mentary skirmishing was indul-
ged in. 1t was agreed that the
celebration be held.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

You can find at the zone price
cash store nice line of Tor
chon collars-also the Torchon
lace; handsome eorsets; splcn-.
did assortment Of hats.
AT C.G. CoUcHs.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

Coon CROP A veteran of
the Texas revolution called on
the BANNER day or two ago,
and in the course Of converse
ton on craps" remarked that
he had been a farmer all his life.
He said his crop of corn, in
this county, had for years avera-
ged from 40 to IS bushels to
the acre and that one year he
had raised S. bushels. The in
ference, is, that attentive and
proper cultivation always max
es large crops. The average
yield of corn in this county may
be put at IS to 80 bushels to
the acre.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

Dobbia's Elsetris Soap.

Having opsained the agency Of this ceie-.
bTated Soap for Brenham and vic nifty. l
append the opiion Of some of OR best
people Is to Us merits
We hereby certify that we have used
Dobbias' E.eetric Soap, made by l. l.
Cragin & Co, Philadelphia, Pa. and state
that its use has given general satisfaciion.
That ii IS . pure soap, and although = DIS
higher priczd than other common rosa
soaps, il is worth more than the difference
in price. We therela-s recommends il 10 al,
who dssire stricily first-class soap
Mas. +. A. ENGElKE,
Mrs l. A. WILKINS
MIS- J. R SIMON.
desire I'll my ffier.Js and customers
give this Soap one trial. so they may know
Just how goed the best Soap IN the Unileo
States is c. W. kI.EDEN.
Brcnhaln. Texas. Sole Agent
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

PROGRESSING Work on the
foundation of the new Metho-
odist church is progressing rap
IDLY. The stone work is nearly
completed and brick laying viii
soon begin.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

WooL.-This article is COM
ing in in very small quantities
and we add it in our mar
ket report. 1t is quoted at IS
to 20 cents. Wool is always a
cash article in the market and
sells as readily as cotton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

The Express company has
made large reductions in its
charges upon all kinds of per
ishable goods AS an instance
we state that ice is now brought
to Brenham from Austin or
Houston at SO cents 100
pounds and beer at so cents a
key.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30
To the Citizens of Washington
County.

Your commissioners beg leave
to state that in making up the
report of your county's fnan-
ces, it is impossible to make a
strictly correct report, because
scrip was issued, for a time, by
various county officials and no
correct record of the same kept
by them. But we believe. that
by the order of this court, re-
curing all scrip, not issued by
the county clerk, to be register
ed before it was receivable for
taxes. and the high market val
ne of scrip; all parties who held
scrip presented it for registra-
ton, and hence the following
report is sufficiently correct for
all practical purposes:
We find that there has been scrip issued by
Co. Clerk since April lst, iSId, to
u1tt -So.ehe %
Scrip issued by others thantierk and
registered. -. ................... slel 80
Total 6s0s4 y
By scrip cancelled tn date. 1854 or
Present Indebtedness. ...-..,.....-.. $3.50 20
To meet this indebtness there
is due the county in back taxes
for the years 1874 Is, II, and
70, sI.4oI2 IS of this sum. we
believe enough will be collected
to pay the entire indebtedness.
THOMAS PHEARs.
]. F. WINKLEMANN,
May 26, '7o, Commissioners.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

FINE rains fell last Sunday in
the vicinity of Travis and Mel
sonviIle, Austin county. Crops
are looking splendid.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

STAKED.- Several sections
of the plank culvert on Market
street that took advantage of
the high water and eloped
down one of the small tributa-
.ries of Hog river, have been re-
captured by mayor Kerr,
brought back placed in posi-
toned and staked.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

OK Saturday there was a
much larger crowd of colored
people in town than usual.
Money being scarce among
them they spent their time in
talking.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

STREET SpRINkLING.-An en-
terprising individual proposes
to sprinkle the business streets
Of the city alta moderate rate
and is in fair way to secure
subscribers enough to make it
pay. Brenham puts on true
city airs.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

New SIGN.-The DAILY BAN
NER has just had a new sign Sc
carely put up. 1t was painted
by the artist, Mr.. w. H. Murphy
and put in position by Mr.. Ben
jamin Estes, the accomplished
carpenter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

FINED Herr Johannes
Fletcher, of Roeder's mill, Fay
cite county, came to Brennan
to see what he could see, and
he saw. On Wednesday after
noon he took he took umbrage
at a small and black, bad negro
boy and drawing his trusty "re-
solver" fired a shot. The S. and
b. b. n. b. was scared nearly to
death and procuring a warrant
had Herr ]. F. taken in and ia
ken before Capt. H. L. McClung,
justice of the peace. Herr J.
F. was speedy convicted of
carrying a pistol and fined SIS
and trimmings, total SAG. He
is not pleased with the sights in
Brennan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

A GENTLEMAN from the neigh
borhood of Jacksonville reports
that last Sundays rain missed
that locality. He says crops
are needing rain badly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

Five thousand dollars worth
of goods must and will be sold
in the next sixty days, even if
they have to go at New York
cost and these wonderful bar
gains are at c. A. PorTER's.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

REsIeNED.-MarshalI H. VII
Hams. for a long time deputy
sheriff ofthis county has resign
ed. He was a faithful and eff
cient officer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

SALE The county colIeo-
tor on Monday sold the stock
of Mr. Zeits, which had been
seized for non-payment of Ii
cense. The prices realized
were good.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

THANKS for an invitation to
the annual joint sociable of the
Erosophian and Philomathean
societies at Houston hall, indie
pendence, on Friday the 3oth
inst. The BANNER will have a
representative present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-30

PARADs.-"The Brothers and
Sisters of friendship" a char
table society of the colored
people of this city had a grand
street parade Saturday after
noon, headed by the colored
brass band. They marched
through several of the principal
streets.