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of coin.
W..N. Norwood, esqr., who
lives a mile or from the city
bought DR.. ]. T. Clark Slot a
few days ago-the same on
which we had a fire last June
1t was expected that Mr.. Nor
wood would put up a fine house
on the lot, but he didn't; he tore
down what Improvements were
left and hauled the material to
his plantation; thus you see how
Washington improves.
Our farmers look cheerful and
their chief anxiety is to devise
means by which they can gath
er the immense crops of corn
and cotton. But few now
dread the appearance of the
worm, as they have more cot
ton matured than they will be
able 10 gather without extra
help.
The health Of this section is
improving somewhat. Miss
Minnie Evans is still very i'll.
though her friends are hopeful
! 70 her recovery-she has been
sick nearly two months. Miss
E la Sharp. Of Gay Hill, is here
visiting Miss Nora Raudle.
The Sunday school still grows
and flourishes.
On the sd inst. the wri-
ter was in justice Wyatt's Of
fee when a freedman enter
ed and making sure no one
else was present he said,
Use canned up to git some OBJ
de bes' revice use got" | SAID
o. K. state your case. Well,
said he, Glow am it wen me
an you is a ganilin an | wins
yoar pants and you dun an gin
'em up? an den how is it, when
dun tuck 'em home an put EN-
in de bottum NV my trunk? an
den how is it. done and gone.
an you corne dar Sunda and
tole my wife you lef your keys
in de pockets Nv dem pants an
wants EN-, and my wife done an
gone an got ein1 an den how is
it, when you snatch dc pants
outer my wife's h7ns an run off
wild dems and den how is when
l canned home Sunda night, l
done rid all night Sunda, an /
'clar fore God / amt shet my
eyes all night, all done an rid
all day Monda night till mid
night, an den agin dis mornin,
an l amt fnded my wife nor,
my pants TILL yet, and den how
81 it? dats what wants to know
how is it7"
Can any deciple of Black
stone tell the darkey how it is,
that's what want to know S.
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Long Point Locals.
August, 10.

August, 10.
Editors Banner:
Long Point Democratic club met in +.
NJ. Grihin's store on the 18th inst. and un-
animously endorsed the nominees of the
Dallas convention, but would have been
better satisfied with the ticket had judge
Clark been nominated instead Of Mr..
Hurt. Harmony is the watchward of the
club.
Mr.. w. w. Craig and wife returned
from Coryell county on the 9Th Mr..
A. X. Shepasd had the doctor with him
this morning and is very sick; there is
symptoms Of congestion
There is good deal Of sickness in this
neishborhood. am informed by freed
man that a freedwoman dropped dead at
the freedfollls' church near here yesterday.
Between show ers cotton picking is in or
der, but ii rains every Gay.
Elder Lincoln is holding series Of
meeting al Bethany church, near W. d.
McClclland's. There was five additions
last night. Elder X. ID. Craig was the
preacher.
No cotton wouns yet; cuTn crop dam
aged from too much rain. 6.
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@lo0O, in Cash,

will buya nice farm, containing
80 2-3 acres of land, one mile
and aquarser east of Brenham;
entire premises under fence: a
frame residence with four rooms
with servants room attached;
gallery in front; good cistern;
also, crib and carriage house on
place. Thirty acres in cultiva-
ton, 5 2-S acres in woodland
pasture. Apply at the BANNER
Office. 10
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THERE was a fair attendance
at the Democratic club meeting
on Saturday evening. Mr.. Wal
ter Chase made a speech which
was moderate in the views cx-
pressed and creditable to the
young gentleman. One benefit
of the club is that, it gives the
young men an opportunity Of
appearing before the public and
is calculated to inspire them
with confidence that can only
come from practice.
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JUDGE LYNCH.

BURTON, August Y,

BURTON, August ",
Editors Banner:
Greenvine the capital of pre-
cinct No. 6, has been the scene
of a very deplorable action.
About three weeks ago several
farmers missed some of their
cattle, but a search proved fruit
less. Atlast some of the cat
tie, II head, were found to have
been sold by two negroes, RUDE
Carothers and Andrew Jackson,
to a butcher at New Ulm. Mr..
Chas. Limbacker, owner of said
cattle identified 9 of the hides
by the brands and also found a
COW and calf in the pasture.
RUDE Carothers was arrested
under a warrant issued by JUS
tice Campbell, of Greenvine, in
Austin county and had a pre-
liminary examination, after
which he was sent to the Bren-
ham Jail for safe keeping. He
claimed to have bought the cat
tie and proposed to prove it.
Andrew Jackson, Rube's pals
still at large. About the same
time it became known that the
negroes had sold 5 large steers
to Rutersville butcher. At
New Ulm Carothers had given
bill of sale as Williams and at
Rutersville as Geo. Peel. He
promised to take more cattle to
Rutersville next day, but was
prevented by his arrest.
On Monday he was taken
from BRENNAN to Greenvine and
had a preliminary examination
when the facts above were fully
proven. During the trial the
prisoner behaved in most out
rdgeous manner, cursing the
court and bystanders; the con-
stable was compelled to tie him,
but he continued his abuse and
court was adjourned till next
day. He was placed in the
hands OF a special constable,
who fearing violence, carried,
after the crowd had dispersed,
the prisoner to a rent house in
the vicinity for safe keeping,
during the night the prisoner
was taken by a disguised mob,
carried about three-quarters of
a mile and hung to a cotton
wood tree.
As much as such occurrences
are to be deplored they are the
natural outgrowth Of a low
standard of morals of a large
portion of our population, and
of our criminal law system
which makes the punishment of
a criminal a matter of great un-
certainty. He had been ares
ted and tried before upon a SIM
liar charge, but by having the
necessary swearing done in his
behalf escaped justice. He
boosted while a prisoner that he
would be punished by only a
few years in the penltentiary
and when out he would resume
business; he also told the Of
ficer that as soon as he got out
che would thin out those who
had brought him to grief"
Great credit is due deputy sher-
if Lyon, of Fayette county,
and constable Williams. of this
beat, for working up the case
and ARE sting RUDE Carothers.
II, r, V. B.
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BoTrLED.-Saturday a negro
section hand came to town and
getting into a colored gambling
house took a hand in the game;
he held bad hands or luck was
against him ; he lost SIS and
took a hand in a quarrel or a
quarrel was forced upon him.
The parties in the gambling
house took black bottles in their
hands and bottled the section
hand in the most approved style
the bottles were so effectively
used that he was beat nearly TO
a jelly-he was already black.
The man was then put on a hand
Car and shipped; no complaints
were made and no onG was ar
rested,
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H. W. GRADER. Matchmaker and
Jeweweler, Brenham. Texas.

CAr-CooN.- The other day
one of our we'll known sa-
loon keepers had a fine fat coon
cooked in the highest style of
the art cuisine, and invited
some three or four gentlemen in
to partake of a coon lunch
which by the way is considered
quite a delicacy. The coon was
served in style and partaken Of
with evident relish by the gen.
tlemen; after they had eaten
heartily and praised the dish,
the saloon keeper remarked
that the coon which they had
been eating was a fine large
healthy Tom cat which he had
had up fattening for several
weeks. This was all that three
Of the coon-cat eaters wanted
to know; they at once began
feeling unwell and in a few sec
onds remembered that they
wanted to see a man around
the corner. One of the gentle
men, however, knew the flavor
OF coon and finished his lunch.
The others make wry faces at
mention of either coon or cat
meat.
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Marriage Licenses.

Issued by II. NJ. Lewis county
clerk, for the week ending
August 18th:
lanes Ruchcr and Lidda Bursc.
L. Lemoyg and Sallic Ward.
Lucius LomaN and Liszy Bl1kely.
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MADAM SEYMOUR arrived by
yesterday afternoons train from
Austin and was soon afterward
arrested by deputy sheriff Baine.
She produced a bail bond signed
byparties in Austin and purport-
ing to be certified by the coun-
ty clerk af Travis county. Mr..
Baine regarded the bond as
"fshy" and required another
one,
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The KNIFE.-Sa Saturday a diff
hculty occurred on the. Bowers
plantation in the Pennington
settlement, between one Parks,
a white cropper, and Lewis Pen
nington, a negro. The knife
was used and the negro was cut
in the breast but not seriously
damaged. Cause of the trouble
not learned.
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'3Iltt |rrfuL Z. ~ lcutlou No4IiI7N -
n Y fe,,vill4 desire to give ao,ice
exaih nlofapplicants win .ale platl h
BEsniam on "Wednesday september IS
fSSoN
Nv;nstrucsions from the Department Of
Ednhsion require the appointment Of 4
board 81 Examiners, consisting Of s'ihrec
wo1fhy and competent professional teach
ers,s who are to examine applicants from
-ths'threc counties, (Ausiin, Washington
and Buricson) composing the 7cth senalor-
ial district. have appointed and resreci-
fully request Hon. |. NJ. Onions Of Chap
peii Hill and Prof. ]. T. Hand and Mss
!, My Rial of Brenham, . act as said
board. Applicants must make applica-
ton in writing to the Board, accompany
inC the application with Certificate OF
good moral character from the county
Judge Of the county Of their residence.
Candidates viii be examined in orthor-
graphy, reading, penmanship, arithmetic,
geography, English grammar, English
composition and history Of the United
states, in all Of which fair degree Of pro-
ficiency must be demonstrated, in order to
warrant an appointment. Ladies must be
eighteen and gentlemen twenty years OF
age The appointment OF two pupils will
be made upon receipt OF the board Of Tx
amiuers, and as Burleson county is already
represented by one pupil, | feel disposed
other things being equal, TO prefer one
from Washington and the other from Aus
lin county. Respectfully.
W. X. HOMAN.
I m. &. Other papers in the district please
take noiicc.
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], u, jackson Shoots And Kiils his
Brother.in.Law, J. w. green.

Information was received here
that at 7 o'clock on Monday
morning that I'M. Jackson,an old
and well known citizen OF Austin
county, living seven miles from
Brennan in the Whitley neigh
hood, had shot and killed J. w.
Green, of Rockdale, his broth
er-in-law. Green was widower
and it appears that his wife on
her death bed willed their child
to Mrs. Jackson with the re-
quest that she raise it. The
child had been in her possession
for some time. Upon a pre-
vious occasion Green by some
means obtained possession of
the child and took it to his
home in or near Rockdale.
Mr.. Jackson went there after
the child and brought it back
home with him. A few days
ago Green appeared in the
neighborhood of Jackson's
house and avowed the inten-
, ton of recovering his child at
all hazards and is said to have
made threats against Jackson's
life. Monday morning at the
time mentioned Jackson started
to go out of his house and dis
covered Green crouched behind
d hay or fodder stacl; near the
house; beng aware of the
threats made against him by
Green he stepped back and
procuring his revolver he shot
and killed him. Mr.. Jackson
then went to nearest constable
of his county and telling what
he had done surrendered. The
Banners informant, who is a
witness in the case, declined
giving any further particulars.
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~ never used such medicine. Never,
-well-hardlyevcT. ltfoames and spark
les just like glass of soda water. Oh. it
Is perfectly splendid. One swallow cures
heartburn and acid stomach. So cooling
and delightful in levers and sick headache
For hahitual constipation. use it all the
time. and prefer ii to anything else. 1t Is
sold al 50 cents per bottle Of 20 doses; and
Is known as Bailcy's SlliRssAnerient. y
Thus speaks sensible woman.
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- 4tN eSi
mandarins of the Celestial re-
publican party of the grand and
good old county Of Washing
ton, on Friday attended the
primary meeting at Chappell
Hill, when they no doubt seen
to it that the right kind of dele
gates to the county convention
were duly elected. In the Uni
ted States, as well as in China
and Japan, the tycoons, the
mikados and the mandarins ex-
ercise supreme authority over
their subjects. The high dig
nataries Of this county arranged
a regular circuit appointing the
precinct meetings on different
days in order that they, the ty-
coors, mikados aud mandarins
might attend each and every
meeting in person and see that
delegates in their own interest
were elected. In this, we think,
the dignataries display great
tact, as we'll as excellent judg-
ment they calculate on blind
ing their colored friends, or at
least, if not binding them, in
preventing them seeing too far
into the milestone. When a
tycoon, a mikado or manda-
rim starts out in search Of office
he means business and if he can
by little skilful manoevering
so handle primary meet
ing, he shows that he is
a skilled and thorough pol
itician and as such is EMIT
led to the spoils. As there are
at this time number OF digni-
taries and each dignitary is Gu
deavoring to get the spoils of
office, there is danger of them
spelling the convention. As
this is strictly a little family affair
among the BANNERS highly es-
teemed friends, the republicans,
it is taking no part in the con-
troversy; it merely cndeavors to
keep its readers posted on the
doings of the day. 1t advises
its republican friends to main
tain peace and harmony in their
camp but if they won't do it, it
is their own fault. The dove
and the olive branch have been
conspicuour for their absence at
the primary meetings, SO far.
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The machinery for the gas
works arrived from Galveston
on Thursday via. the Santa Fe
in twelve hours after its delivery
at the Santa Fe depot at that
city. Mr.. Hill will begin work
at once and before many weeks
Brennan can be seen by gas
light"
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PARTIES sending the BANNER
anonymous communications
had as well save their paper and
time-if the latter is worth any
thing to them. The communi-
cation signed Citizens and Vot-
ers" will be considered if the
author will give his name. We
can always find room for anony
nous letters-in the waste bas-
ket; its big one and neve
gets full.
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CONVENTIONS are the fairest
means of getting a full and free
expression of the views and
wishes of the-candidates. This
was beautifully illustrated by
the harmonious action Of the
republican convention yester-
day. The proceedings were
opened with a prayer and hymn
and the delegates all voted as
they had been fixed to vote
weeks ago. There is nothing
fairer in the world than a con-
vention that is prepared TO do
the business before it. The
white republicans furnish the
candidates and the Negroes
(mind the big M do the vot-
ing.
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Ar meeting of the board
ofengineers Of the fire depart
ment, held on Friday night, a
vote of thanks was rendered the
G., C. & S. F. railway for their
liberality in transporting freight
for the department from Calves
ton to this city free of charge.
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Is hereby given to all persons, that my
wife, Dora Meyers has left my bed and
board without my consent, and without
Just cause; and hereby warn all parties
not 10 give her credit on my account, as
will not pay any debts that she may con-
tract. MORRIS MEYERS.
Brcnham, Aug 1850 i'm.
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AT the last term of the coun-
ty criminal court there was a
general cleaning up ofthe dock
ct and about $50 cases against
negroes for gaming were nolle
pros'd. by the county sttorney.
Some time ago he instituted
proceedings against 500 or 400
negroes in the Chappell Hill
and Washington precincts for
gambling, taking in every negro
that played 7-up with a greasy
deck Of cards. In Brenham
about a dozen colored gamblers
were taken in, The county has
been put to an enormous cx-
pensc and 7-up is still played
with greasy cards,
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Cow THIEF Rube Caroth-
ers, a negro, was arrested last
Thursday by deputy sheriff
Liggin, of Fayette county, and
lodged in jail. On Monday Mr..
Liggon took RUDE out to Green
vine, for a preliminary examina-
ton before justice Campbell.
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PROMENADE CONCERT The
promenade concert and hop
given at Armory hall last night,
by the Brennan Greys, was
we'll attended. The Greys were
in full uniform and as they al
ways do, presented fine ap-
pearance. A good many ladies
were there and very pleasant
time was had. The Greys al
ways get up successful enter
tainments.
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TThe arms tha


Snumber of our leading farmers
arc about to open a new gro
gerry and plantation supply store
in Brsnham, on the co-opera-
tive plan. They have obtained
a charter and organized with
the following named gentlemen
as directors. S. A. NORRIS, R.
R. Lawther, ]. T. Hairston, o.
H. P. Garrett, J. E. Gray, E. L.
Pennington, Joe Mills. The
company will be known as the
Washington county co-opera-
tive association. S. a. Morriss
has been elected president and
r. r. Lawthcr general business
manager. They expect to begin
business by October Ist with a
cash capital ofsIo,ooo and have
rented the klaeden store.
The company has been for
tunate in securing the services
Of Col. Lawther; he is an old
merchant Of many years eXper-
fence, having been the senior
partner in one ofthe leading
| iobbing houses in Galveston for
ten years. We wish the new
enterprise success and trust
that it will cooperate with
the many large business
houses already established
in concentrating more trade,
and in making Brennan one of
the leading business centers Of
the interior.
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The white prostitutes who
had been confined in the coun-
ty jail for the past week, were
on Friday released upon con-
dition that they leave town; this
they readily assented to. Col
ored women of the same char
acter seem to have a eaJte
blanche to do as they please.
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Lee County.
GIpp1NGs Aug IL.

GIDDiNGS Aug II.
Editors Banne;
Rain every day; crops suffer
ing thereby; cotton picking
slow; some ginning and selling.
Merchants are making prepara-
tons for a big trade.
A Shepard club was organic
ed last Saturday.
The republican senatorial
convention for the Goth senator
ial district elected delegates on
Saturday. c.
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How TO bea { Hard Times.

BY bringing your sewing machines, cot
ton gins ahd clocks 10 &. w. Davis and
have them repaired as they ,.shouldbe, lie
will order any new machine cheap for cash
Second hand machines bought, repaired
and sold cheap for cash; guarrn iced two
years. All kinds machine needles, attach
ments, parts oils, etc, fur sale cheap.
Vanness building, ST. Charles street.
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WANTED TlME.-On Friday
night Prof. A. c. lessen was
the possessor Of a Waltham
watch in a coin silver case; be-
fore retiring he laid the time
piece upon the table in his bed
chamber; in the morning it was
non est. He made an examina-
ton of his premises and found
a plank standing against the
window, while in the ground
were plainly to be seen the
fresh barefooted tracks of two
coons. The plank and the coon
tracks explained the mysterious
disappearance of the time keep
er. This, VIC take it, was rather
a bold robbery and citizens
sleeping with open windows
should be careful how they
leave valuables exposed or turn
their faithful watch dogs loose
in the yard.
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ly that the lie direcet was pass
ed and preparations were made
for active hostilities. A num-
Der of those near the pulpit
commenced breaking off bits of
the backs ofthe benches ofcon-
venient size for "slnllalahs"
while a nickel-plated pocket
howitzer (snide make, price
So 3o) was said, by one of our
reporters. to have been drawn;
in the twinkllng of an eye all
the darkies were on their feet,
all was commotion, pints Of or
der were 100 per cent below
par, the newspaper cuss slid
down out of the back window as
easily as turtle slides off a log,
our reporter edged his way out
of the door, and an exodus from
the Athenaum soon became
general; briefly the meeting
broke up in a row.
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The two heavy pieces of the
compress, weighing twenty
eight thousand pounds each
was put in position yesterday.
A negro who was assisting IN
the work got two fingers mash
ed and came very near getting
his head mashed too.
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BARBECUE There will be a
grand democratic barbecue near
Burton, on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER Ist. Ample prepare
tons are being made, and prom
tnent speakers have been invit-
ed. An old-fashioned outpour-
ing of the people IS expected.
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Parlor sets at actual cost for
the next thirty days, to make
room for my new stock now
arriving. Z. REIcHARDT.
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Many Young girls are unfit for active life,
AID thousands ofmothers drag out mis-
erabl eNistance On accout Of a peculiar le-
male weakness which they absolutely refuse
To cure. They are full q aches and pains,
are poor, weak, irafi creatures, irregular
every n,onfh-with pale faces, glarine eyes,
shattered nerves, and almost worn out con-
stitutions. a powerful combination ,,as
been prepared By the medical profession.
FOR the cure Of these serious female com.
plants, and its action is pronounced Won
dertuL 1t is known as DR.. Dromeoosc's
ENGLISH FEMALE BrIrfRs,
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c. & M. RAILwAY.-A good
deal of interest is being mani
tested in the railway meeting
to be held in this city on the
2Ist inst. We learn that gentle
men from independence, Wash
ington, Navasota, Graball, and
Chappell Hill have signiied
their intention of being present.
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Two great evils-headache and consii-
pation-afilicting nearly every euman being,
are relieved by use Of Bailey's Saline Aper-
lent.
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LOTTERY TICKETS.-Monday
a stranger in the land who said
his name was c. F. Falkenstein
and who claimed New Orleans
as his home, offered for sale lot
terry tickets. He fell into the
hands of the county officials
and was at once introduced to
justice McClung, who proceed
ed to hear the evidence. A
clear case was made against Mr..
Falkenstein and he WAS fined
$40, which toqether with the
trimmings amounted to the
snug little sum of $3.50. Mr..
Falkenstein paid the money
and was very much disguised.
If he had taken the precaution
to examine the Revised Statutes
he could have ascertained with
out cost that it was illegal to
sell lottery tickets in Texas.
He knows it now, but it cost
him $3.50 to get the Informal
ton. The justice, the county
attorney and the constable were
all happy.