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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE Neaps says Galveston
was crowded with visitors to the
Mardi Gras celebration. The
day and night was devoted to
merry making and fun. The
pageant is represented to have
been a gorgeous affair. Eighteen
cars were in the procession.
The colored people also had a
colored Mardi Gras ball Of their
own. The scene at the IRE
mont opera house is described
as having been supremacy grand.
Mardis Gras was a complete
success.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE Headlight says an cleo
ton is ordered in Round Rock
on March 18th on the local OPP
ton question. The Headlight
says the people of'Williamson
county are too well acquainted
with the workings of the law to
require any calculation. In the
three principal towns in the
county there are not less than
twenty saloons selling whiskey
in defiance of the local option
law and without paying the state
or county a cent of license.
This is the experience in most
counties.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE San Antonio Herald
says "the school lands should
never be sold while grass grows
and water runs and children are
born" 1t also pertinently adds.
But why render prices of land
the lowest possible by flooding
the market when we propose to
build a capitol by the sale of
land2
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE Republican press is try
ing hard to make capital out
of the items charged against
members of congress in the
stationery accocut, but it is
safe to say there is not a Re
publican paper in the country
that will tell its readers that
there is nothing new in the
practice, but that the same in
teresting inventory can be found
in the clerks books for every
Republican congress that sat in
Washington. Where ignorance
makes capital it would bepolit-
ical folly to tell the treth.-Sk.
Lonfs Rebu6EeaH.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

II has become notorious that
forfeited bonds ale rarely col
lected. The Austin GaseHe
says the report of the attorney
general tor the year ending Sep
TENDER Ist, 1873 shows SIS,375
as the aggregate sum collected
by all the sheriffs of the state
under criminal process, or an
average of sI3o for each coun-
ty. The question arises what
becomes of all the fines impos-
ed and collected. The showing
of fines collected is simply ride
ulous. Bonds are forfeited al
most every day and that ends it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The Grissom case went to
trial at Houston on Tuesday
morning. Grissom is indicted
for the murder of Mr.. Jas. w.
Brown in May 1877 and has
BEN once tried and convicted,
with sentence of death, but had
a new trial granted him by the
appellate court.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
Blowing OF at the Dock.
washington Post.1

L " Ostl
One of Mr.. Edmund's journ-
alistic admirers proclaims that
the distinguished senator is
dealing out destruction to the
democracy" This is a very
natural mistake. tits true that
Mr.. Edmunds is making a deal
of noise, but as he is nearing
the end of his voyage it is nee
essary that he should blow off
steam preparatory to tying up
to the minority dock for a long
rest. As in the case of steam
ship, under similar circumstan-
ces, the blowing off is apt to as
tonish country people and scare
children, but there is no de
struction" in it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE Courier says it believes
that Freeman was the legally
elected representative to the leg
islature and that while seating
him virtually debars Waller
county from any representation,
it respectfully bows to the will
of the majority and commends
the legislature for giving Free
man his seat.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

nine with joint resolution asking
congressional action.
The bill providing for the is
sue of 6 per cent bonds by the
state, in denominations of 500
$500, not transferable, in which
funds of counties derived from
sale of school lands may be in
vested was taken up and after
amending rate of interest to 5
per cent was adopted. Amend
ment that the amount issued
shall never exceed S., 900, 1000
adopted.
Senate. Feb. a6.-Petition of
Texarkana against bell punch.
Bill amending code so that
the state may provide for luna
tics in any county.
Bill providing for special terms
ofdisrrict court, where necessa-
ry. passed.
The proposition to make dis
trict judges elective was carried
by a vote of I6 to s.
Amendments to the judiciary
article were quite numerous.
Committee reported favorably
on amendment limiting home
stead to $1,000.
Bill to establish a state nor
NAL school.
Bill for company of 40 men
to protect Rio Grande frontier.
House.-Bill authorizing the
issue Of state bonds to fund
money arising from sale of coun-
| ty school lands passed to en-
grossment.
Bill to provide prepayment
before deeds, ETC., are recorded.
Favorably on requirement that
clerks in the state department
be required to work nine hours
a day,
Favorably on bill to complete
East Texas penitentiary.
Favorably on bill that sales
| under execution and deeds of
trust be published in newspa-
per in the county, and if it is
not published, that it be adver-
tised as at present, the charge
to be 50 cents per ten lines, first
insertion and IS cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Finlay's bill providing for sur
render of city and town charters
passed to engrossment.
Williamson county was takeh
from the 10th judicial district
and added to the 18TH.
The senate bill fixing terms
Of court in same. district. passed.
The speaker signed the bill
making appropriations for jan
uary and February.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The Bellville Beaeonsays "the
Houston papers gloat over the
Texas and New Orleans rail-
road. We, here, are Texans
enough to support and help
build the Santa Fe and have
our seaport in Texas"
Amen, say we.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The Bellvilie Beacon wants
the Gull, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway badly, but is willing
to bet a ten-dollar hat that the
narrow gauge railroad gets to
Bellville first.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The people of Texarkana pc
tition against the bell-punch, be-
cause it would drive the liquor
traffic over into the free state of
Arkansas. They, the Texas
portion Of the population, prefer
drinking their liquor on Texas
soil.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

AT Austin on Monday the
election of line officers for the
first ard third regiments result
cd as follows for the third: J..
E. Kirby, of Brennan, colonel;
A. T. Bedell, of Hampstead,
lieutenant colonel; Tom Green,
of Austin, major.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Please give me space in yo5
columns to declare that the Gus
tom of using check-reins on
horses and mules should be
done away with. It is both use
less and cruel. Much Of a
horses strength hes in his neck,
but the check-rein prevents him
from making proper use of it
and fortunes him. 10 no purpose,
unless il is to crafty the pride
of his master. The custom Of
using check-reins might be ex-
cusable if used only on high
spirited carriage horses that
have little work TO do, but the
cruel restraint that bows the
neck into a tireSomc and I'M
natural position. and against
which the poor animal rebels by
restless tossings 81 the head, IS
used as well on the h7rd-Nork-
ing dray mule and the poor
hacks that stagger between the
shafts of heavily loaded ''furni-
ture carts" Nor is the check
rein unhitched when the poor
beast stands, hours at i time,
waiting for the day or cart to
be unloaded.
Masters and divers, we speak
for those who cannot speak for
themselves. Listen to us and
be pitiful toward the poor AMI
mails who serve you SO cheer
| fully and SO well. Take of the
check rein. if IS more cruel than
the thumb screw or the straight
jacket, and We give you our
word that your horse or your
mule viii live longer aud do bet
ter work. WooD HAuIER-
Sedalia, Jan. Il, 1879.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

There is something peculiarly
satisfying in the reflection that
the minis are hereafter to be in
charge of an intelligent and sim
cere friend of the silver dollar.
Mr.. Burchard, the newly nom
mated director, can do a great
deal to help along the good
cause even though he is neces-
sarily subject himself to the
control Of that Machiavelian
politician, John Sherman
81. Lonts Republican,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
Too Much Buneombs.

The Mexia Ledge, says ofthe
defeat Of the whipping post bill,
"the action indicates a feeble
sense ofwhat the country needs,
or else very great fear that
the measure would not rebound
to their popularity among vo-
ters."
1t may with truth be remark
ed that the average legislator
need have but little fear of Of
Tending his constituencies hard
ly two out of ten members are
reelected to a second term. The
glory of one term is usually suf-
fcient for the legislator himself,
or his constituents sre so well
satisfied or diSsatiSfled-it IS I'M
material which-they do not
want to return him. If the av-
erage legislator went to the
capitol with the single view of
subscribing the interests of his
state and people alone, and with
out making any calculations
upon, or laying any plans for re-
election, business would be
much sooner and better dispos-
ed of. If any members display
marked ability the people will
find it out. In so large an as
semblage it is an utter impossi-
bility that all should be leaders.
There is entirely to much done
for Buncombe.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE territory of Alaska is
suggested as a penal colony for
the whole CT the United States.
The idea is feasible and the
probability is, such 3 colony
would cost the several states
less than the present system of
penitentiaries does.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

When Charlie Lee, a China
man, was sentenced to be ham
ged, the other day, by. Judge
Bellinger of Portland, Oregon,
he thanked the judge, and with
a bright smile that only the
dignity OF the court prevented
from becoming merry peal OF
laughter, said: "You have got
the wrong man." That's so. /"
gravely assented the judge, ''but
l have passed the right SEN
tence."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

A LIVELY time was had at a ne
gro ball at Rockville, Fort Bend
county a few days ago. A diff
hculty arose between couple
of negroes when one of them
was elected. The elected dar-
key got mad and soon returned
with a shot gun and fired into
the ball room, killing one negro
and wounding two others.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

A BILL has been introduced
in the Missouri legislature pro-
viding for branding on the fore
heads of seducers and bigamists.
The Denison Herald says:
We appeal to those in Texas
who love and sympathize with
rapists and bigamists to go to
the relief of poor benighted Mis-
souri,.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Gov. ROBERTS on Monday is
sued an order for election of a
Congressman from the sixth dis
trict. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Schleicher,
and designating April IS as the
time for holding the election.
The canvass will open at once.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

In Gonzales two negroes have
been sent to jail for stealing a
few lean hogs. They viii stay
there six months at the expense
of the county. Tenicents worth
Of prepared raw-hide would
probably cure them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Coz. GIpDINes hassucceeded
in getting bill through the
house and which will probably
pass the senate, by which Gal
weston Artillery company will
get four guns.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The Mexia Ledger opposes
the sale of the public domain
under the plan proposed. The
bill provides that the lands be
surveyed ~ contract, and this
the Lid pr regards as the ''ker-
nel'' of the bill, or the bug un-
der the chip"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Mr.. SAUNDERS bill, establish
ing state daily paper is ex-
tremely Munchausen, and Mr..
Saunders should be voted a
large leather medalby the legis-
lature; the said medal might be
orramented with copper rivets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The house commerce COM
mittee has agreed to recon-
mend the passage of the SEN
ate bill for the relief of Capt.
Eads, of jetty fame.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Carboline, a deodorized ex-
tract of Petroleum, is now pre-
sented to the public as the
best Restorative and Beautifier
of the hair the world has ever
produced. 1t performs what
Others only claim for their pre-
partitions
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28


The largest price ever paid
for leaf tobacco in the United
States. says the Hart County
(Ky.l Democrat, was paid for a
hogshead of 600 pounds. raised
in that country by Carpenter
& Sturgeon This hogshead
brought theunprecedented price
of s3,5oo-s5-5o per pound
was exhibited A singular IA
tality followed the houses that
handled it. The one in each of
the cities of Louisville. Cincin-
natl, New York and Liverpool
failed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Carr. BoYNToN has underta-
ken TO float from Pittsburg to
New Orleans in his life-saving
suit. having started on Monday
morning.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

JACK EVANS and Ex-Govern-
or Davis are both said to be in
the race for the new federal
iudgeship in Texas. Every
scalIawag radical lawyer in the
state is of the private opinion
that he is-the right man for the
place.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The local department of the
Galveston Mrsos, of Tuesday,
was full Of Mardi Gras items
pertaining to the celebration on
that day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The Hampstead Con,1er pub
lished on Saturday last, reach
ed the BANNER office on Tues
day. The Cowlf, is wide
awake paper.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

ToBAcco TO BE RAISED IN
Texas.-The Western Tobacco
Journal says: Eve have re-
ceived and filed an order from
Jefferson county, Texas, for
several ounces Of White Tobac-
co seed. which are to be plan
ted in that State From the
number Of orders for seed from
sections heretofore not accus-
toned to raising White Tobac-
co, or, intact, any kind, the
cutting districts Of Kentucky
and Ohio will have to look to
their laurels."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

A farmer was in the city to-
day with a load of sweet pota-
toes SO large that he was ped
ding them out for fence posts,
Those sweet potatoes were rails
ed in Grayson county! If there
is one thing we pride ourselves
on, it is telling the truth.-Sher-
man Register.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

PARsoN VEAL has been ex-
PEELED from the Masonic lodge
at Waxallachie. His troubles
are Just commencing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
The Paupers.

AS will be seen by reference
to the proceedings of the COM
missioners' court, a contract
has been made with Mr.. Sam
Stone to take care of nS6ain-
tain all the paupers of =
ty, at his plantation,
south of town, al
sISS so per mopI
He is to q
i: ! 4 s: :: !:
go to the farm if they so
elect, otherwise their Deepen
dence upon the county
ceases. There are now on the
rolls some sixty names draw
ing from the county a grand to-
tai of s244 pefmonth. This ar
rangement has been made as an
experiment and we predict that
Mr.. Stone will never have any
cause to regret his contract, as
out of the entire sixty paupers
now on the roll hardly twenty
will avail themselves of the
benefits of the poor farm.
In the course of a few month
we think the wisdom of a poor
farm will be fully demonstrated
by the vast reduction in the
number ofthose who will avail
themselves of the charity of the
county. A colored whitewash-
er of this city who has been on
the pauper rolls for years de-
clares, dat l kin make a libbin
myself, l isn't a'gwine to emmy
po' farm l isn't and so it will
be with many more who have
found it very handy to pocket
from 81 to IS of the county's
money every month.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

An American has been enga-
ged in drilling for oil in China
during the past year, and he re-
ports that the oil territory there
is not to be compared with that
of the Pennsylvania oil regions.
While it is likely that the Chi
nese government will develop
the property. there is no danger
of any competition between Chi
ma and the United States in the
oil trade.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
Comment is unnecessary.
The Sherman Ree1strr sa

The Sherman Register says:
The whipping post has been
whipped in the House, and so
discussion of the matter will
end until another Legislature
meets. 1t will then be revived
until finally, in a moment of dis
pair, we will fall back a few cen
turtles and begin lashing Grimm
, Ic
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
FRIDAY, FEnRuARY IS, 10

HousToN is to have a volks-
fest this spring The time has
not yet been decided upon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
STATE NEWS.

~ are luliy aS ilSh dS SNSi'
- Bastrop is to have fine
stock show early in April.
- Farmers complain of
drought in Gonzales county.
- Tyler like most other Tex
as towns is improving rapidly.
- Round Rock has received
1900 bales of cotton this sea-
son.
- A stranger in Bastrop was
robbed on the streets by a ne
gro.
Real estate sales have been
quite brisk in Navasota for the
past few weeks.
= The public school at Flat
onia has an average attendance
of sixty pupils.
"Mitchell's star dramatic
combination" played three
nights at Gonzales.
- The contract for building
the new jail at Bellville has been
let to Mr.. J. T. Colleton.
Martin Froibel, an old
and respected German citizen
of San Antonio is dead.
= The colored school teach
ers Of Smith county are about
organizing teachers institute.
-Adjutant General John B.
Johns was married at Austin on
the 18th inst, to Mrs. A. Hen
derson.
= Horse thieves have been
operating in the White Rock
neighborhood in McLennan
county.
= Business in Hallettsville,
Lavaca county, is very dull.
Three failures have recently TAX
nplace.
The Waller county COM
missioners have allowed their
county judge a salary of $500
per year.
= Efforts are being made to
organize a joint stock company
for the erection of a flour mill
at Round Rock.
4
= Heinrich Gustav Koch, a
German citizen of Austin coun-
ty since IS4o died at his resi-
dence in Bellville on the 10th
inst.
= Marrying fever has reach
ed an epidemic form in Bastrop
county. Over forty persons
have been married during the
past month.
| = Corpus Christi has an in
cendiary or several of them in
her midst. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made to burn one OF
her business houses.
-Navasota's mayor is absent;
he was arrested some two weeks
ago and taken to Austin on a
charge of selling liquor without
license. He is away yet.
The notorious John and
Jim Hanks, convicted at the
last term of the district court of
Waller county. have been put
to work on the county farm.
Navasota contemplates the
erection of two story city hall
and market. and as there is no
"brown stone" in that vicinity,
it has been concluded to build
it of rock.
Near GAINESVILLE, James
Vandyke was burning off a
hedge field of grass, when his
son, a boy six years old, was
overtaken by the fire and fatally
burned.
John Johnson, a convict,
working on the construction
train near Waverly, attempted
on the 24th inst. to escape. He
was shot and instantly killed by
the guard.
= Hearne has a city govern
ment but dosen't want to pay
any city taxes. The city col
lector went out among the tax
payers and soon created quite
an excitement.
- Gonzales had three nights
of theatre and on. night of
prayer meeting last week. The
theatre was well attended every
night. The prayer meeting did
not have corporars guard.
= A car load of boilers and
other machinery for the Santa
Gertrudes mining company, To-
Gated near Santa Rosa, Mexico,
arrived in San Antonio on Sum
day morning.
= The groves in the neigh
borhood of Austin are the
nightly roosts of wild pigeons.
The sportsmen are Shooting them
|
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

SAN ANTONIO 5 greatest need
-enterprise.-ExPrrss.
In spite of this, the Esp,ess
chronicles considerable activity
in building and in the general
business of this place. In many
other towns in Texas there is
also a lack of enterprise, but in
kpite Of this there is a general
RlpIa;nt OF a want of dwell
euses ia the towns. Enter
Nh t.o,f, Il, due fime ~
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

Ifyou have ever been pester-
ed by book peddlers you viii
be pleased with the following /:
The editor of the Hasukeys
was asked If he was the editor
of the New American Ency-
clop9dia :" His pithy reply
was, "No. not exactly the edit
or, but we killed the canvasser
if that is what you mean
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

THE Commercial says the rea-
son why Dallas has so many
sensations to fill the local col
umns of her papers is because
Dallas has the best local repor-
tiers in the state. People up
there commit suicide and shoot
one another just to give the best
local reporters in Texas an OPP
portunity to write up sensa-
tional local.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

There ought to be no opposi-
ton to the repeal of the test
oath law. While ex-Confeder
ates can be elected to con-
gress, it is absurd to maintain
against them a disqualification
for jury duty in the United
States courts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

The New Orleans mint will
coin about $4,000 nrs
silver 4 week
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate. Feb. 24.-Petition of
citizens OF Waller county ask
ing that business of county
court be restricted to probate
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

AS will be seen by reference
to the proceedings of the com
missioners' court, a contract
has been made with Mt Sam
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-28

morning
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-04

The demand from the South for
dry goods and general merchandise is
unusually large
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-04

NEVER before were there so many
orders for locomotives az are report
ed now at all tie locomotive works
in the NJ dale and Eastern States.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-04

The caterpillar IS doing great dam
age to the late cotton in Southern
Georgia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-04
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A new furnace in Reading, Pa, is
welding 900 tubes per day.