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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

A LARGE number of immigrants from
England are expected in Caldwell
county, Texas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

A communication to tie Lime Kiln
Club from Elias TITLE Spencer, ol
Academy Corners, Pa, disclosed the
fact that young colored man of that
locality, answering to the name of l.,
u Gardner, was making pretty good
thing of it by claiming to be Brother
Gardner's oldest son. After the secre-
tary had flashed reading the commu-
nication, the president rose and said
"Gem'len, il any member oh dis c,ob
had an idee dat he'd son i'll Penn
sylveany, | might remark dat my oldest
son was gal, an dat she balanced an
eight-pound punkin de day she was
BON. OATS all de son | cher had, an
de poor fling was tooken wild fever an
died befo' she was TO Vars ole. We
has got some ob de little dresses up
home in de chest, an sometimes wen
20 in softly by de back way | fin de ole
woman kissin dem relics an weepin'
like her ole heart meant nehber to for
get dat she had been mudder. Dis
chap down dar am fraud OBJ de fifth
water, an | hereby offer reward of so
for his arrest. Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

II is reported that colony of five III
six hundred northern families IS to be
established in Worth county, Georgia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

a sword swallower in Vienna show
swallowed one svc d too many, and
died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
A Mnrderess' Onarlers.

The report that Mrs. Cobb, the Nor,
wich Conn, murderer, is leading life
ofluxurious retirement in the Connecii-
cut state prison has led to an invest-
cation by reporter, who found her in
double cell, which is carpeted with q
heavy Brussels carpet. The gloom of
the cell is destroyed by heavy lace cur
tains of fine texture, which arc festooned
gracefully over the arched entrance.
The walls are handsomely decorated
with notices, a we'll filled bookcase,
stylish wall-pockets and elegant brackets
and the thousand and one tasteful and
inexpensive tribes SO infinitely dear to
the heart Of a lovely woman. An at
tractive camp-chair glistening with fresh
varnish aud glowing with warm colors,
stood near a dainty black walnut stand
upon which was a dish Of fruit com
posed of peaches and bananas adorned
with green leaves. Wesley Bishop, her
copartner in crime, is one Of the most
industrious convicts in the prison, and
shows great aptitude for the work at
which lie is put
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A PETITION to the Governor
asking the pardon of Abncr Wal
ker, now under sentence of death
has been extensively circulated
in Falls and other counties and
numerously signed. Since Wal
ker's conviction strenuous efforts
have been made to show that he
is not guilty of the murder of
which he is convicted. One
thing, however, may be taken
for granted, and that is, there
will be no difficulty in procuring
signatures to the petition for
pardon. Documents of this
character should be very closely
scrutinizcd and by their very
nature should carry but little
weight. Many persons sign all
petitions presented to them that
do not require anoutlay ofmon-
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jacksonville Locals.
NELsoNvILLE, Austin County, I
Sentcnnher onth IS-n Z
Editors Banner: H-

September a9th, 1879. !
Editors Banner:
Ye local has but little to say
this week, and probably that
little had better be left unsaid.
But as the fellow said who stole
the mule, "here goes any how"
For disturbing the peace Of
some colored gentlemen near
Post Oak Point, Sack..Brewder
has mulcted in the sum of SIS
before esquire Meisner.
Court being in session at Bell
vile, some OF our citizens go
down each day on business, and
come back full of Budweiser or
some other sort of liquid COM
fort.
This county will take 10 bell
punches for whiskey and 20 for
beer one whiskey and two beer
will ring out in our village.
The irrspressible George c.
Bell has left on a trip for the
upper counties. Ye liquor deal
ers on his route had better get
in fresh supply.
Last Saturday being Septua-
gesima Sunday among the He
brews, two of our prominent
places of business were closed.
A calaboose is strongly talk
ed of in our town, and there is
but little doubt that it would
prove highly beneficial to GER
tain ones who imagine they are
owners of all they survey when
too much jig-water is taken on
board.
In Shakespeare's time a man
could smile and smile and still
be villain =; in our time a man
can shoot and shoot and still
kill a calf in place of deer; at
least Ills so with one of our
Oldest and most experienced
hunters, whose name begins
with the cabalistic letters J. w.
L.
Mr.. P. L. Gendreau who was
formerly citizen of this place,
but left about a year ago on a
visit to friends and relatives in
Canada has returned and will
resume his business of black
smithing and carriage making.
Paul is a good workman, and
we are glad to see him in his old
shop again. BRIx.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A STEAM OvEN.-A Lock-
port man has invented steam
oven which is intended to strike
a heavy blow at the stove bust
ness. Here is its cooking re-
cord. Beefsteak Iroasted), forty
/ five minutes; chicken (roasted),
forty nine minutes; potatoes,
twenty-seven minutes; onions,
one hour; eggs fried on both
sides), three mintts; ham (broil-
ed) three minutes; chops, six
and one-halfminutes; steak, nine
minutes; bread baked, one
hour; apples, twenty-five min
utes. The articles mentioned
were all put into the different
receptacles at the same time,
and required the time as stated
to cook them. The bread was
beautifully baked, being as
nicely Drowned as it is possible
to do by a wood or coal stove,
as were all the other articles,
and at an average pressure Of
Of twenty-three pounds Of
steam, The points of superiority
claimed for this invention over
the old method of cooking are
that it is less expensive, there is
no dirt or dust carried into the
house, and that it cooks all ami
NAL and aegetablc food in a
more thorough manner.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

Miss Emma A. hutchings,
who was married in Williams
burg on Tuesdad to John T.
Owen, wore at the ceremony
the wedding dress other grand
mother, made in the fashion of
seventy years ago-and of to-
day. No one would have sus-
pected the dress Of an earlier
date than the fall OF 1879. In
the first fen years of his century
it appears wedding dress was
likely 10 be of India muslin, on
train, trimmed with white satin
bows and cut after the fashion
of the year of grace.-ErchaRge,
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General News.
Butler has an income of $4,000.

1
Butler has an income Of $4,000.
The population of Kansas is S4o,67S.
One farm in Virginia shipped 1900 bar
rels ofpotatoes.
Ex-Gov. Hoffman of N. Y, has with.
drawn from Tammany.
Gen. Hood is said to have left manu-.
script history of the war.
American beef is taking the place of all
other kinds in Germany.
American plate glass is driving the French
article out Of our market.
The railroads of the United States arc
valued at $1,000, ooo. 900.
AtSaginaw, Michigan, last month ,32,o77
barrels of salt were made.
The legislature of Georgia has impeach-
ed comptroller Goldsmith.
The ST. Louis jail contains seven men
held for the murder of women.
A fatal fever is raging in Polk, Paulding
and Harrison counties Georgia.
The banking firm of Jas. Adgcr & Co.,
Charleston, S. C., has suspended.
A negro has been licensed to practice
medicine in Madison county, Ala.
The debt of California has been reduced
$3.50, eI4 within the past four years.
There are 10 lawyers and only ) printers
in the New York Penitentiary at Auburn.
The result of the election in California
and Maine is not assuring to patriotism.
Considerable excitement prevails at Croz-
zySprings, S. C., over the discovery of gold.
Girls are said to be the most expert tele-
graphers along the line Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The mammoth cave of Kentucky has been
sold to company of northern capitalists fer
S2oo, 900.
The wheat crop has declined in the New
England States and advanced in the South
Atlantic States.
Nebraska is filling up with great rapidity.
A late census shows population Of $780,
400; being an increase of 265,4I7 since 1870
The drought in Roumania continues. A
partial famine is likely to ensue in many
districts unless the government assists the
Since the reduction in the tobacco tax the
loss to the internal revenue department has
been over three-quarters of million Of dol
lars per month.
Forty. one Of the candidates on the Work
ticket in San Francisco were for
eigners. and of that number twenty-four
came from ireland.
New Hampshire has law against qaaci;
doctors. No person can practice medicine
in the State without bona hde diploma
from medical college in good standing.
There arc six counts against the default
ng treasurer Of the Massachusetts Home
Society. In each case he had
counted the money Of the society as his own.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

The yellow fever appears to
be decreasing. Wednesdays re-
port isas follows: Morgan City,
one new case and two deaths.
Berwick City, four new cases,
no deaths. Conccrdia, two
new cases, no deaths. Mem
phis, only two new cases repor-
ted.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

CAPT. MOORE, Of Grab Orch
ard Kentucky, shot Col. Lewis
Clark, jr, president of the
Louisville Jockey Club, at the
Gait house in that city. The
attempt to murder grew, out of
a real or fancied wrong in re-
gard to a horse that Moore, had
entered for Il race. ~
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WASH JONES, the. apostle of
the greenbackers and congress
man from Texas made his lit
tie talk at Brownwood few
days ago. The Bame' handles
the apostle without gloves say
ing of the speech: Gas asound
political argument it was a dis
gushing failure; it lacked origin
atty; it lacked common sense;
it pleased the greenbackers and
disguised the democrats"
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Two dollars and nine cents is
the pro rata for each pupil In
the public schools for this schol-
astic year. Gov. Roberts is en-
titled to considerable credit for
the smallness of the appropria-
ton
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

a GooD-NlGHr CLocK.-A
father on Monroe street has
purchased lovers alarm clock
that works like z charm. At ten
o'clock it strikes loudly, two lit
lie doors open, and a man with
4 dressing gown and cap on
glideS out holding in his banda
card inscribed good night"
AS be bows and smilingly re-
tires back into the clock, the
young man takes the hint, says
good night to the fair daught-
or and dcparts.-jafhson2iNc
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.Inhn Snntts,rnnlI

John Spottswood and los
eph Davis have been arrested
and jailed at Denton by United
States officers on charge of
circulating counterfeit money.
They are charged with flooding
that section Of country with the
queer.
The Holt murder case is
now on trial at Denton. Holt
murdered a man at Pilot Point
under aggravated circumstan-
ces and there is much feeling
against him. He is also under
Indictment for numbering a man
in 1868.
Madam Whitney, of soup
aad bully fame in Galveston,
was banished to San Antonio ;
in that city she was no better
appreciated than in Galveston
and now she has shaken the
dust of San Antonio from her
feet and left for Galveston.
Mrs. Halsell, of Dallas,
while gathering tomatoes in her
garden heard the rattle of a
poisonous reptile. She seized a
hoe and killed his snakeship as
he was coilednpready to strike.
Her husband skinned and stuff
edithe snake which was over FIVE
feet long and had eleven rattles.
- Victoria seems to have
some privileged characters at
least the officers are accused of
discriminating. All men should
be equal before the law and the
heightened gentleman who gets
drunk makes a yahoo of himself
should be taken in just the same
as genesine yahoo.
e. T. Cook, a Wacoite, was
hunting deer m the Tehaucana
bottom; discovering one of the
coveted animals coming towards
him he dismounted and wrap
ping the reins around his arm
discharged his blunderbuss at
the deer. The horse not being
used to such a noise SHE'D, drag
ging Mr.. Cook around among
the bushes, bruising him con-
siderably.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

SENATOR MAxEY spoke at
Houston on Tuesday night He
had quite a large audience. His
theme was harbor improve
ments, national matters and the
coming campaign. The green
hackers. came in for a fair share
of attention.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

Ir seems as if next years po-
litical canvass was already open.
Maxcy, Reagan, Culberson,
Jones and Wellbornc have al
ready been on the stump and
now Senator Coke is billed for
eastern Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

MAJ. DANIEL L. McGARY is
now sole proprietor of the
Houston Agf, having purchased
Col Westcott's interest. The
BANNER wishes Maj. McGary
abundant success in his sunder-
taking.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

UNDER acts of the last legis-
lature the following is list Of
the public lands that are offer
cd for sale:
1. Common school lands
I2,8oo,ooo acres.
2. University lands-2Io,oo6
acres.
3. Asylum lands-4o7,oI5
acres.
4. State Capital lands-4,-
100000 acres.
5. Public debt reserve-Un-
der this head is included the
panhandle territory and all I'M
appropriated land within the
Pacific reservation.
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A FEDERAL official in Texas
informs the New York Ti6MNe'S
Washington correspondent that
the Texas democracy is about
to be broken up and two anti
democratic congressman cleo
ted. His opinion is not very
valuable.
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Lee County.
GlDD1NGs, TEXAS,
Oct. Ist, 10.

The bell punch" commenc-
ed its merry ring early this
morning, and continued brisk
until the order TO "close bars I"
on account Of the election for
mayor and marshal was given !;
it was a fearful blow to the
ringers" as they were. anxious
to see how much one day would
ring" forth; one saloon died
yesterday.
1t has been very dry, but is
showering every day with pros
poets for plenty rain soon.
Cotton comes in very slowly;
the second crop is short, the
worms eating it UP.
Business moderate. =.
G.. R. ANGER. .
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NEW ORLEANS has cotton
factory in the center of the city
that gives employment to one
hundred and ten persons and is
making money fer its owners.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A BoNHAM merchant is haul
ing two car loads of salt from
Baiiy Junction by wagons.
cheaper than the Transconti-
mental will bring the two cars
over their line. The distance is
1 3 miles and the railroad char
gcs $50 d CAT or at the rate of
I5c a hundred pounds. The
last legislature was expected by
the people to pass a law pre-
venting unjust determinations
in railroad freights, but instead
ofdoing this they only lent their
aid in Strengthening the rail,
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The San Antonio Express
thinks the dissatisfied English
man who left New Philadelphia
after a stay of twenty-foHr hours
and a few insignificant musqui-
to bites was hard to please and
that he would not make a de-
sirable citizen anywhere in
Texas.
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: The Waco Telephone t

=: The Waco Telephone tells
a tale of illicit love and deser-
ton: Andrew Clark, a pros
porous farmer with a wife and
three children, had in his en-
ploy a young man named King.
He discovered that an improper
intimacy existed between his
wife and King. The injured
husband prepared his trusty
shotgun to take dire vengeance;
his friends advised him to do
nothing rash. His wife told
him she was to blame and would
go with King she ironed up
her own and Kings clothes and
the two departed, she leaving
her children with their father.
MIR. Clark will apply for a di-
vorce and thus the little family
trouble will be settled in an
and business-li like man
ner. 1t may be set down for a
moral certainty that the faith
less woman will come to grief.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A PARTY of soldiers from Fort
Sill encountered a band of
twelve dcspcradoes near the
Sac agency, Indian territory,
and killed Jim Barker, the lead
er, and eight ofhis men.
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CHINAMEN are proverbial for
the ease with which they learn
the crooked tricks practiced by
the whites. Lee Allen, Chi
naman residing in BRACES bot
tom near Hearne, has been ar
rested for selling condensed
corn without license.
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u
based on the quantity produced,
1T has for some time been an
established fact that the cotton
crop Of the country will be
short and the wheat harvest has
been over for three months.
Specializing in futures is what
brings about the fluctuations in
the price of cotton and grain.
At the cotton exchange in New
York more cotton is sold in a
week than arrives at all the ports
in the south. Cotton is bought
and sold for future delivery, and
to a considerable extent the
price of spot cotton in south
ern markets depends upon
transactions that were made for
months in advance. For the
benefit of the uninitiated it may
be we'll enough to explain that
by spot cotton is meant actual
cotton that is ready for delivery
in the place where sold. For
instance the price of spot mid
ding cotton in New York to-
day is 10 ga cents, this by the
ordinary rules regulating trade
should be the basis for prices
paid in the south to-day, but
not so; the price here is based
upon the price of contracts for
October delivery as understood
in the New York future" mar
ket. Nov the price for Octo-
Der delivery in New York is on
ly 10 3-S cents, making an ac-
tual difference of three-eights
of a cent pound actual loss to
the producer. Future cotton
has no actual existence. Mid
ding is the standard, the opera
tor. goes on change and sells,
say 1000 bales, for delivery on
a given day in January at 10
cents a pound for middling; the
purchaser buys it on specula-
ton; the seller has no cotton
and the buyer wants none. jan
uary and the day of delivery
comes, spot cotton is worth
10 I-2 cents, but instead of the
seller delivering to the buyer
the 1000 bales of cotton, he
simply settles the difference by
paying $4,000; had cotton de-
clined half a cent the seller
would have received $4,000.
Hundreds of such transactions
are made every day in the year,
not only in cotton, but in grain,
flour, pork, bacon and lard. 1t
is this species of speculation
that causes the markets to go
up and down with such aston
ishing rapidity The market is
not governed by the laws of
supply and demand but is ma
by the spectators or
as they are technically known
the bulls and the bears; while
the bulls want the market to
advance, the bears are engaged
in an effort to cause decline.
These transactions are nothing
more or less than commercial
gambling and are gambling
transactions fully as much so as
betting on a horse race or poker.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

The most distinguished, as
well as the latest accession to
Journalism is the announcement
that His Holiness, Leo XIII, is
to start a religious daily, to be
conducted under his own edito-
rial supervision, and to be pub
lished in seven different Ian
guageS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

FIGHTING, editors are not an
exclusive American institution.
In London two rival editors
met and had a set-to on the
street, Just like they do in this
country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

THE Tarcomans and Rus
slams are having quite a lively
time in Central Asia. So far
victory has perched on the
banners of the Turcamans.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

The Weekly Reuie7v is the
title of new venture in journa-
lism at Austin. It is 4 very
neat eight page paper-patent
insidc-devotcd to general and
state news in Il condensed form
and is independent in politics.
Lathrop & Smith, proprietors.
The price of the paper is 81
year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

MADAM WALKER, the oelebra-
ted negro loctrtFess, charged
with stealing a horse and car
rage was captured near Caddo,
1T.
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THERE seems to be an unpre-
cedented activity in the New
York stock market. On Tues
day the value of the stocks sold
on Wall street was nearly $780,
600. 900.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

GIVE us more hemp! shouts
the Houston telegram. The
Marshall Re,ald with character
istic liberality says, well send
him a coil by express"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

In Maine the official figures
give Davis, republican, $3.50;
Smith, greenbacker, 47,o5o and
Garcelon, democrat, 2I.1SI.
This shows the republican mi
nority to be sol votes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

THE republicans of Cincinnati
nominated one Williams, a ne
gro. for the legislature in order
to catch the negro vote. Since
then they have been busy in
trying to induce Williems to
come down, but he won't come.
The leaders are satisfied that
having negro on their ticket
will lose them thousands of
white votes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A PARTY Of Galveston capital
lists will send an agent to the
Sierra Mojada mines on a pros
pecting tour and upon his re-
port their future action will be
governed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

The viceroy of India telc-
graphs that cholera is prevalent
only on the route from Rowul
Pindu to Tanrood.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

DALLAS expects to have the
free delivery or letter carrier
system in force there by the Ist
of November. The carriers
have already been picked out.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

PRESIDENT HAYES and party
have been travelling through
Missouri, receiving the usual
ovatlons along the route; the
president made nice little
speeches as occasion required.
He attributes the flow of specie
from Europe to this country to
resumption instead of to excess
Of exports over imports.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

Orders have been issued to
close the naval recruiting render
vous at St. Louis, established
some weeks since. There were
rs recruits in all enlisted at
St. Louis, out Of over 500 APP
pications. About 200 were re-
jected by Capt. Potter as being
too young or to old, not having
their parents or guardians,
consent, etc, and near 200 were
fOuud not qualified by the ex-
aiming surgeon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

A HoUsToN livery stable man
advertises car load OF St.Louis
horses and mules. Texas should
be able to raise horses and mules
enough for draught purposes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

AMONG others of the presi-
Dental party is a Sergeant in
attendance upon Master Burch-
ard Hayes" This is. utilizing
the army with vengeance
sergeant as lackey to the presi-
dents son.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-03

For young paper the Hous-
ton E0eRiRg Meas is quite live
ly and it criticises and gives adj
vice to its contemporaries with a
recklesness that is cool and re-
frcshing, considering the warmth
of the weather.