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Fraz. ooryell County
GArEsvIr.LE, Texas, /
September 18th, 70. ]

GArEsvItLE, TEXAS,
September 18th, 70.
Editors Banner:
A communications from this
county may interesting to some
of your readers. In 1854 this
county was organized, there be-
ing only fifty stock men in the
county. The first election was
held at Fort Gates 6 miles south
east of Gainesville. 1t is situa-
ted in the center of the county
on the Leon river, the river
making bend around the town
IN the shape Of 4 new moon.
The population is 1000, and
they say" she holds her own
very WE'LL" growing no larger
nor no less for the past 10 years.
There are about 5000 voters in
the county. AS the agricultu-
raj resources are developed the
stock raiscrs migrate to better
ranges. The tillable land of the
county is adapted to almost all
kinds of agricultural products.
The crops are almost an entire
failure in consequence of a hail
storm in the spring, which pass
ed through the centre of the
county, and the subsequent
drouth, which has lasted up to
the present time. With all this
there will be sufficient corn and
wheat made to supply the eoan-
ty with feed for man and beast,
while enough cotton will be
raised to supply sugar, coffee
and tea. The moral tone of
the society is excellant. We
have a Methodist and Baptist
church, and a Union Sabbath
school, all in a flourishing con-
dition. The desperadoes and
thieves that used to infest this
county have either been caught
and punished or fed the coun-
try. We have had a shooting
scrape of recent occurrence
which happened thus: There
was a gentleman possessed of a
beautiful daughter. A certain
young man, who was very OBJ
noxious to the old gentleman,
had been forbidden the privi-
lcge of visiting the young lady.
Yet the magnetism of congo
NAL spirits with but a single
though" ETC., was too great,
and the young man was found
violating the general order,
which resulted in Special order
No. fifty PAGES and Win
chester's for two" Result
doctors bill and the young
man mines a nose. District
court meets meets Sept. a2d
inst. l can with candor state
that l never presume even to
look at calico walking down the
street; for l might he taken for
another man. REDWOOD.
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THE FEVER.

MEMPHIS, Sept. ~ Nine
cases of fever-S negroes and +
whites; 9 deaths. The govern
ment will supply rations to per-
sons now in camps for a period
not to exceed 20 days.
Donations to the Towards
s46a.
Greenville, Miss, Sept. II
There are three new cases of
fever at Concordia.
There are IS whites and 90
negroes shut in Concordia by
shotgun quarantine.
Morgan City, Sept u. There
are seven cases of fever ola
mild type; three deaths have &C.
CURED since the 9th.
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A PATENT OUTSIDE.

The Hampstead CoWifi says
"the Brenham BANNER seems
to be very much interested in
the business affairs of its neigh
bofs. So far as the Courier is
concerned it proposes to attend
to its own business manage
ment, and if the publishers
wish to have a patent inside or
outside we consider it none of
the BANNER mans business. We
suggest to the BANNER man to
get some patent insides for his
head"
The BANNER at this time is
not in need of advice, and if 1t
was, it would not apply to the
publisher of a patent paper for
it. The BANNER incidentally
noted the fact that the Confer
had a patent outside, only this
and nothing more; no other ref
crence was made to the Cor
,fe,. 1t seems that these patent
chaps do not want any one to
know that they are running pat
ent papers. If its patrons are
satisfied we have no right to
complain and did not complain.
The BANNER has heard of sew
eral men getting rich by attend
ing to their own business the
publisher of 4 patent paper as
a general thing has so little bus
mess of his own that he has
time to devote to his neighbors'
business. The BANNER endeav-
ors to keep its readers posted
on current news and events,
and the receipt of three papers
published in adjoining counties
all running the same patent, in
one week was regarded as an
item of news and was SO pub
iished.
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THE Raikway Age prints a
list of the narrow-gauge rail-
roads completed and in opera
ton in the spring OF the present
year. and in editorial comments
it states that "narrow-gaugc
roads are destined to take an
important part in the railway
system of the, land" We would
state that the track of a narrow
gauge road is three feet wide;
that of the standard gauge is
is four feet eight and a half
inches. There are in the Uni
ted States I4S narrow-gaugc
roads with milagc of 4IS7
miles. Ohio has the most miles
of road having II roads and So
miles. Texas has s roads and
EOS miles. Alabama has :
miles, West Virginia 6 and
Florida s. Nearly all the states
have more or less narrow-gaugc
roads.
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IT costs but little over hall a
cent a day to take weekly pa
per that costs two dollars 4
year. There ought not to be in
the whole of the grea. state oil
Texas a man of family so poof
as not to be able to afford hall
a cent day for his county pa
per. In no country in the world
can a living be made with less
work than in Texas and every
man who works or even tries to
work can make a living. conse-
qucntly he can afford to take a
county paper. If any one has
doubt about what paper to take
in this locality, we can easily
solve the problem-thc BANNER
IS "thc" paper.
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THE BANNER has received the
initial number of the St. Louis
Weekly Post-Dfsbaheh, a very
large eight page paper hand
somely printed in clear readable
type, and brim full of the very
latest and freshest news, also
market reports anda commercial
and financial review. The Post
Dispatch is an evening paper OF
more than twenty-five years
standing, but has never before
published a weekly edition. In
politics it is thoroughly demo-
cratic. 1t is published at the
axtravagantly low price of sI.25
per year making it one the
cheapest newspapers in the
country
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\ SAN ANTONIO correspon-
dent of the Houston Telegram,
says John Willet and w. D.
Parish have returned direct from
the Sierra Mojada mines in the
state of Coahuila, Mexico, and
report that the richness of the
mines has not been eXaggera-
ted. The mines are in a desert
$40 miles from any civilization
this desert was twelve months
ago the home of the Comanche
and the depot for stock stolen
from Texas.
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THE Bonham Nesf,s says Gov.
Throckmorton's speech at that
city was the best political ad-
dress it has heard in twenty-five
years. The governor showed
plainly that the republicans are
wholly responsible for the pres
ent financial embarrassments OF
our country, and demonstrated
beyond a doubt that we needed
no new party, but only need to
work up the democratic pro-
programme to obtain the relief
VIC need.
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PARTIES AND POLITICS.

The BANNER has on more than
ono occasion endeavored to
show that the people were in
thu hands of the politicians and
frequently voted for men for Of
fee without knowing how or
why they~had been nominated.
If voter is a party man and
votes for an independent candi-
date he is very apt to elect the
candidate Of the party to which
he is opposed. Until the peo-
pie of all parties can hit upon
some plan Of abolishing the
profession politicians there is
not much hope for a change.
The following from the Phila-
delphia Mercury, sound con-
sentative democrative paper is
worthy of careful consideration :
1T is said that the 'republi-
cans here will not support a
ticket agreed upon by their lead
crs. If not, what will they sup
port7 Any other tickets will
be made in the same way. The
tickets of all parties are always
manufactured by the men who
are alone active in that business
and are willing to give their
time, and thought. and means
to it. If the tickets, wheu made,
are Objectionable, either be-
cause they are essentially bad
in respect of the persons nomi-
mated, or the manner of their
nomination, what are the voters
to do about it? They are fore
ed to choice OF evils, can only
choose the least, and in such a
situation a party-nian will vote
with his party, rather than for a
party to which he is opposed,
unless it offers him a better
ticket. In a political scramble,
where all candidates are nearly
equally good or equally bad,
and are nominated alike by pro-
fessional politicians, with pretty
much the same concern for
themselves and disregard for the
people, what are the people to
do? They must either not vote
at all, or vote a scratched tick
ct, OF vote their own party tick
ct whole.
Hence, of course. all the
blather about independent vot-
ing, where there IS no opportu-
nifty to exercise choice in ia
vor of the public welfare and
the interests of the taxpayers,
against party organization and
discipline, is simply ridiculous.
Party rule and party bigotry,
here, as elsewhere, will always
prevail, until the people can act
as unit in making nominations
for local offices, and that is a
contingency which never will
happen.
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THE nomination of Gov. Rob
inson in New York is regarded
by those papers favoring the
nomination Of Tilden for the
presidency as victory. Papers
opposed to Tilden think that
Robinson will be beat and with
him Tilden's chances for the
nomination. will also be beat.
The opponents of Tilden, how
ever, believe that New York
can be carried by the democra-
cy in 1880. All these contin-
gences being considered, things,
politically, in New York state
may be said to be very much
mixed.
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MURDERERs row is the name
given to a tier of cells in thu
St.Louis Jail and it has lately
become so crowded that addi-
tional cells have been added.
Seven Of the occupants OF the
row are murdcrcrs of women,
all Of whom were slaughtered
in the most brutal and cowardly
manner. One Of these murder
ers has been in jail four years.
The papers cry out at the law S
delay; the sooner Il murderer is
tried the more apt he is to get
justice, but generally, justice is
is the one thing that the muir
dercr does not wait and tlc
longer he can delay his trial
thu lce~ r',rrcrhc h. .f got
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of ,he9 people, who are now
compelled to stay at home for
want of means, to travel, thus
in the long run enabling the
railroads to make more money
than they do asS.Se present al
most prohititory rates of fare.
The present rate of fare from
BRENNAN to Galveston is s6.o5
with no reduction for 4 round
trip ticket. The consequence
is, only those having business il
Galveston can afford to go there;
the. passenger trains are rarely
crowded, on the contrary they
are nearly empty. Ii the fare
was reduced to say $50 or
S. for the round trip q great
many persons who are now
compelled for the want OF
means to stay at home, could
afford to make a pleasure trip
to Galveston, and many citizens
of Galveston similarly situated
could afford to make trips to
the country. The probability
is that travel on the roads would
be increased FIVE or ten fold,
but so long as the present rates
are maintained travel will be
restricted entirely to people who
are compelled to so on business.
The great mass of the people
will stay at home. We are sat
isfed that much lower rate of
fare than is now charged would
largely increase travel; the rate
of course would lave to be de-
termired by the railroads. 1t
could be tried for a month or
two or three months, and if eX-
periencc proved that it would
not pay then the old rates could
be restored.
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A coLoRED preacher at Aus
tin has just received a letter
from the governor ofkansas in
answer to an inquiry. Gov. St.
John says that neither the
state of Kansas nor the general
government extends aid to any
class of immigrants to Kansas.
All who come are expected to
make their own living" The
last sentence will no doubt be
sad news to many lazy negroes
who want to go to Kansas and
find living ready made for
them"
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= Waco talks of erecting a
building on the public plaza 10
be used as a cotton exchange
or place where farmers and cot
ton buyers can meet.
Mr.. T. ]. Young. who has
lived in Texas ssnee 1885 IS now
a citizen of Fannin county. but
intends going west. The count
tryis too crowded with people
and there are too many fcnces
to suit his idea of propfiety.
= Julius Toetiie, for the muir
der of Bcnncr. a saloonist at
Dcnison. Jan. IS. 1879, was sen
fenced by Judge Bledsoc to be
hung on Thursday. November
IS. Toettle says Benncr was
killed by one Charles Williams.
= Some living devil or devils
at Denison actually put pitch
on the saddle that was on 4
horse belonging to the accom-
plished editor Of the Herald,
who vows dire vengeance
should he discover the pcrpetra-
tor.
Sour kraut, says the Waco
Examiner, is q vegetable Of
German origin. We always
thought that sour krsat origina-
ted from cabbage heads, though
a bogus sour kraut IS sometimes
made of turnips sliced and trea-
ted the same way as cabbage.
The Dallas Times says
that city has a class Of mcn who
are not wanted in Dallas or Else
@here-they are Migrants and
make a living by begging and
stealing; there IS workin them,
but it impossible to get it out,
they won't work.
= Tom Ford, teamster sta
toned at Fort Duncan went to
the Mexican fourth of July eel
ebration at Piedras Negras and
was found murdered on the OUT
skirts of town. He was disem-
bowled and the body had eleven
knife wounds; besides the head
was battered with rock.
Warren Sheppard, a negro,
was convicted of murder in the
district court Of Montgomery
county, the jury fixing the pun
ishment at death. He murder
ed another negro. Attic same
term John Tolbert was convic-
ted of murder in the second de-
gree and sentenced to five years
in the penitentia:y. Both Ca
ses were appealed.
Dr.Sternbcrg sends the follow
ing to the National Board of
Health: Exposure of animals
two dogs. two cats, one monkey
two rabbits, three Guinea-pigs.
two geese and three chickens)
upon the infected bark, John
Welsh, Jr.. for two days was
not followed by any noticeable
symptoms except in the case of
one dog. This animal returned
from the ship in apparent good
health. but on the following day
a sharp attack of fever was de-
veloped. which continued two
days: the temperature reached
1919 and there was active de-
lirium, fallowcd by coma. The
dog recovered, and more ex-
periments must be made before
an opinion can be given as to
whether this attack of fever re-
suited from exposure to the ycl
low fever poison.
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THE Paris Moth Texan feels
satisfied that 4 cotton factory
will be established III that town.
We hope that it may be done
and that it prove a success.
One successful cotton factory in
Texas will have better effect
inducing the erection of others
than all that could be written
in favor of them in Il year. lex
aS needs factories and when it
has been practically demonstra-
ted thlt they can be made Sue
ccssfui there will bc no lack of
capital t" putthrna,in operation.
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a SAN ANTONIO sabbatariar

a SAN ANTONIO sabbatarian
wrote a letter to the Express in
favor of the Sunday law and
which appeared in the Sunday
edition Of that paper. The
Herald goes for the writer for
not living up to the doctrine he
breaches as the Sunday papers
was worked ofand delivered on
Sunday morning.
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FORTNIGHT divorce suits on
the docket AZ Dallas, which
brings that city up in line with
Chicago. Brenham is also pro-
eressive and falls in the rear OF
Dallas with upwards OF thirty
divorce suits on the docket.
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TnE San Antonio .Sxx for DC
tober shines brightly and con-
tains much information regard
ing western Texas particularly
and the state generally. 1t is
doing good work for lis section
of country.
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y GALVESTON cigar daaler
has taken a new departure in
they way of freight; hereafter
he will hrve his goods shipped
from Now York by the Morgan
line to Houston and thence to
Galveston, this roundabout way
being cheaper than he can get
his goods direct 70 Galveston
via the Mallory line. Others
have been doing TIE s5;nc thing
nnd;n-a saving in lrcirht~
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THE Round Rock Headlight
of last week comes out under
the management of Z. c. Stacy
who thinks he will be able to
make it a success. In the Ian.
guagc of the St Louis RfpnbH'
can, the Headlight has been q
vicissitudinous paper; it ha:
changed hands many times; al
efforts to sustain it so far have
been failures, financially. We
hope Mr.. Stacy may succeed.
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Col. HARPER, editor of thc
Okolona H0sclfr. appeared il
Cincinnati as a lecturer, but in
spite of al the putting and in
tcrvlcwing OF the republican pa.
pc.s he could not muster ar
audience OF a hundred persons
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BERRY RUSSELL, president OF
the Lafayette bank, New Or
leans. is under arrest charged
cnbczzling $4,000 ofthc banks
money. He is in Jail default OF
bail.
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THE HOOD BRIGADE SURVIVORS.
Stirring Address From Gen. Robertson, Prssi
dent of the Association.

The following ringing paper
has Leen issued by General ].
B. Robertson, president of the
Hood Texas brigade association
1t is send out at the suggestion
of the suggestion of the meeting
last Saturday, and should re-
ceive a warm response from the
good people of Texas:
To the Survivors ofHood's Texas Brigade and
| to the people ofTexas.
General John b. Hood,
known to you as few men are
known, and endeared to you by
a history and associations too
we'll remembered to justify reci-
tation here, is no more.
The incidents of his sickness
and the pathos of his dying hour
are familiar to you all.
Ten orphan children survive
the death oftheir father, and are
without adequate means ofsup-
port.
To take care of these little
ones is now no less your duty
than your privilege.
To accomplish this end the
association solemnly invokes
your aid.
The association, at a recent
meeting in Houston, called with
reference to this matter, appoin-
ted John D. Rogers, of Calves
ton, to receive and..receipt for all
contributions designed for the
benefit of these children, and
to invest such contributions in
some sound Understanding
security, to be safely held until
further information and advice
of the condition and circum-
stances of the benchciaries shall
indicate the most appropriate
plan of permanent investment.
Capt. Rogers is too we'll
known to require assurances of
his capacity and fitness for the
duties imposed upon him.
l am authorized and directed
to invite you to organize i'll
your respective communities at
once, and, in such form and by
such agencies as you may elect,
to procure money for the pur-
pose indicate.
The association, though its
said treasurer, will gladly re-
eeive, receipt for and apply all
funds thus contributed.
All the same time, it will re-
joice to see the object so much
at heart advanced by the use Of
any other agencies that may be
accessible to and prepared by
the people.
I, B. ROBERTSON,
President Hoods Brigade Assn.
Sept. IS, 1879.
Papers friendly to the cause,
please copy.
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The San Antonio Express
has interviewed Mcssrs. Parrish
and Willet who have just re-
turned from the Sierra Moiada
mines confirming the most eH-
aggcrated reports. Some Of
the ore will produce 5000 oun-
ccs Of silver per ton. These
two gentlemen will at once re-
turn; many persons in San An
tonic are preparing to leave the
city for the "diggins' within the
!
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Ok Sunday last at Memphis
there was but one case of fever
and four deaths. On Monday
there nineteen cases and seven
deaths. There is no new cases
at New Orleans, man sick with
yellow fever from Morgan city
has been sent to the hospital.
Fever has broken out ct Con-
cordia, Miss; there has been
Ave or six cases.
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AT Toledo, Ohio, two men
entered the residence of r. !.
Wallace and placing a revolver
at Mrs. Wallace's head persau-
ded her to give up $1,000 worth
of diamonds.
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In Harris county the consti-
tutional amendment was unahi-
mously carried. Five voting
places out of twenty-siN in the
county were opened and le3
votes were polled; all in favor
of the amendment.
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The Louisiana state board Of
health declare that no case OF
fever has occurred since Sept.
) and that New Orleans is as
healthy as any city in the uu-
ion; they ask that quarantine re-
strictions be removed.
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We have received the initia
number of the Waco Daily eve,
ming .SM is a neat and lively
six column paper. If Waco
can support three daily paper:
it will be entitled to the champ,
ionship as the very best news.
paper town in the state. We
hope the Waco .SRa may con.
tinue to shine and that its pro.
prictor may be amply rewarded
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a SPECIAL to the telegram
dated Franklin. La, Sept. IS
says thirteen cases of yellow
fever, one death one dying at
Morgan City when boat left to-
day.
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APPLICATIONS for bell punch
es have been received from all
except four counties-So8 wills
key 1892 beer punches or reg
isserS arc required, yielding a
revenue Of $4,000
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The Central railroad compa-
ny has bought land seven miles
south Of Meridian, Bosque
county, and will lay out new
town.
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\ PARAGRAPH is going the
round to the effect that six hun
bred million dollarss has been
paid Chinese iaborers in Califor-
MA. This must be an error.
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The question of abandoning
the teaching of the German
language in the St. Louis pub
lie schools is being extensively
discussed in that city.
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HENRY Z. DIBBLE, one Of
kelloggs satellites in Ls74, has
brought q libel suit against the
FeGyxaf for $4,000 damages,
Kellogg and his whole gang
would be enormously dear at
that price.
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f. PILLoT has remodcled the
old Perkins theater at Houston
and converted it into a first
class opera house-there are no
more thcaters. The season will
open with Miles Combination,
October 20 and Il.
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IL Richmond. Va, the cigar
makers had 4 strike; all the fac
tories but one acceded to the
demands OF the men and that
one imported workmen from
Buffalo, New York.
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. VloLAToRs of the Sunday
law in Houston are fined by the
recorder and then turned over
to the county authorities TO be
again fined.
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Two new papers stepped up
on the journalistic carpet on
Monday. The Waco Evening
,Sxr, ann the Houston E"cnirg
.Ncsqs.