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CEDAR FARM, July 70.

CEDAR FARM, july 70.
Editors -Banner:-
l have just read youd druCrc
on Very Narrow Guage
Road" with a great deal of in
tercst and but for our unfortu-
nate situation would advocate,
with some hope of success, the
building of such a road.
The Brazos river is the great
trouble, and the only difficulty
in the way. twill cost as much
to build bridge over the Braz-
os for that class of road almost,
as the usual guage, and we must
consider the advantage Of hand
ling freights.
Capt. F. A. Rice, the presi-
dent of the Central & Mont
gomery road agrees to extend
his road to Brennan, if the
people along the route will give
one hundred thousand dollars,
depot grounds, and right of
way. What the people want is
cheap lumber. This road will
give it providad we make the
donation, and in my humble
judgement we can better afford
to give this amount than to build
road and own it. Because
the difference in handling will
make lumber as dear as it is to-
day, and the country will not
be improved. The stock as an
investment would not pay I'M
less freights could be brought
through without handling; with
this narrow guage road we
would be at the mercy of the
Central & Montgomery.
1t will cost nearly one hun
bred thousand dollars to build
the bridge over the Bazos, SO l
am informed. A mass meeting
of the citizens of Washington
county will be called to discuss
the proposition made by Capt.
Rice. BRENNAN will doubtless
make up half the donation and
depot grounds; independence,
should the road take that route,
will make good most of
the remaining half. One point
your city may look after: the
independence people are will
ing to give literally; the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe could
make up the balance with the
people of Long Point, and leave
BRENNAN out in the cold, so you
had best watch and protect
your city. Washington county
must have cheap lumber.
SUBSCRIBER.
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clad ,idings 70 sussring Wonan.

\ speci6chas been discovered that pos
lively corrects all menstrual disordersiIt
miraculously relieves, and cures all that OF
troublesome maladies In woman. 1t has
long been known and used. and its specific
powers aie abundantly yonched forbJ the
experience ofthousands of women.
This magic balm is now finding its way
into almost every household in the land,
and is known by its significant and express
i've name, Bradhelds' Female Regulator.
ATLASTa, Ga, MARCH II, 1870.
Ihave examined the reciepe OF Bradford
Female Regulator, and believe it most
excellent medicine; and well suited to all
that class OF diseases designated. ] have
no hesitation in recommending it to the pub
lie.
JOEL BRAHAM, MD.
Thompson. Ga. Druggist and Physician.
DR.. ]. Bradfeld, Proprietor, Atlanta, Ga.
Price, sligo per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists, and also by X. E. LUHN and
FINKEEA & RALsToS, Brenham; Tomp-
son, Schott x Co., Galveston and Dallas,
and allleadin, dealers
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HEAVY CAslINGs.-Saturday
two fiat cars arrived with two
pieces of casting for the COM
press; the pieces weigh about
$4,000 pounds each. The COM
press company, apparently OBJ
livious of the fact that these
irons might be" stolen left
them out on the track without
a Waterman. The castings
were made at the Fulton Iron
works in St. Louis, one Of the
largest foundrics and machine
shops in the west.
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JUSTICES CoURT.-Justicc Nc
Chung on Saturday tried Geo.
Johnson, colored, for disturbing
the peace and fined him ST and
the trimmings. George might
have rustled around and paid
the fine, but the trimmings
swamped him and be is now
boarding at the expense Of the
county and enjoys the hospital
tiles of the Hotel de Jug.
Amy Johnson, colored lady,
was tried for committing an as
sault and battery on the above
mentioned Geo. Johnson, with
brick. Amy was fined S. and
she too, languishes in Jail. 1t
seems to have been a sort of
family quarrel. The parties all
live in the post oaks about five
miles from town.
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GAs.-Mr. Hill had his gas
machine in operation again last
night. A great many citizens
called and all expressed satisfac-
ton. Quite a number of our
merchants have determined to
have gas in tiieir stores and the
BANNER will be the first office
illuminated with gas.
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Is II So?-On Friday morn
ing Mr.. B. M. Temple, chief en-
gineer of the Gulf Colorado and
Santa Fe railway, publicly re-
marked on the streets that Bren-
ham was the natural enemy of
the Santa Fe railway and that
the company would erect depots
four miles from town on both
sides Of Brennan and would
keep every bale of cotton out
that they could. Does Mr..
Temple reflect the sentiment
Of the directory of the roads
There has been a good feeling
in Brennan towards the Santa
Fe and the merchants generally
have been inclined to patronize
il.
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FAILED When a
man gets into paradise it is pre-
sumed that he would stay there,
but it is not always SO. The
lower room in the county jail
proper has bars to the windows
but no cells or cages, and when
prisoner is given the liberty
of this room he is, in jail par
lance, in paradise. John Cas-
mos, the United States deputy
marshal, who is now in Jail
awaiting trial for obtaining
money from VIM. Pesch under
false pretences, was on Thurs
day in company with two ne
gro jail birds given the liberty
of paradise. John has a great
anxiety to breathe the breath
Of freedom once more. He
and his two companions got
hold of some kind of an instru-
ment or tool and succeeded in
picking a beautiful hole through
the south brick wall, but they
were discovered in time to pre-
vent their getting out. They
were sent up stairs and are now
considered as birds; they are
carefully put away in a splendid
and strong iron cage. A few
days ago mister United States
deputy marshal CASINOS made.
an unsuccessful attempt to es-
cape.
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a PETITION signed by about
two hundred and fifty citizens
asking that the bagnios now ex-
isting on the south side of the
railroad be abolished was hand
cd in to the city council yester-
day. 1t is supposed that an
ordinance will be passed pro-
hibiting such houses within Ger
tain limits, and also keeping
lewd negro women within
bounds.
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How to heat HARD TInes.

. BY bringing your sewing machines, cot
ton gins ahd clocks 10 G. W. DAVIS and
have them repaired as they should be, He
will order any new machine cheap for cash
Second hand machines bought, repaired
and sold cheap for cash; guaranteed two
years. All kinds machine needles, attach
ments, parts oils, ETC., for sals cheap.
Schwarz building, near Postofhce-
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THE MAXIMGAS MACHINE.

Mr.. George A. Hill had an ex-
hibitionMonday night in Dryers
new building on St. Charles
street between Sandy and Main
streets, one Of Hiram MdXim's
patent 100 light gas machines.
1t is claimed to be the only air
gas machine which is complete
ly independent Of the atmos-
pheric changes and which is
constructed so as to control
and regulate with absolute GER
tainty the proportions of vapor
and air and consequent quality
of the gas; it is also claimed
to be the only portable gas ma
chine which is perfectly safe,
reliable, economical, durable,
compact and simple and that it
can. be used for supplying gas
through ordinary mains and
service pipes for general con-
sumption in towns and cities
where it is impracticablewtp
construct coal-gas w9li
fact it is fully equal to-
erior in brillianey
cheaper than coal gasS
machine now on exhibition
intended only for exhibition
purposes to show the mode of
manufacture and brilliancy of
light produced. The company
propose putting up for general
distribution a machine about
twenty times the capacity Of
this one, or capable Of furnish
ing 10000 cubic feet per hour,
a quantity sufficient to light
from 1000 to $500 burners. The
gas is generated from 60 to 90
degree oil by the application
of heat and mixing with the
given quantity of oxygen which
makes a permanent and fixed
light Of from S to 50 candle
power, which can be controlled
to an absolute certainty at any
given brilliancy or candle pow
err.
The city hae exacted, in the
contract with Mr.. Hill, that the
quality Of gas must not be be-
low IS candles and to cost the
citizens not exceeding 81 per
thousand feet, both of these
conditions are said to be more
reasonable than those Of any
other city in the state with the
gas companies. Each burner
is estimated to burn from three
to five cubic feet of gas per
hour, which at above price
would cost from one and d half
to two cents per light per hour.
This as compared with the ex-
pense Of the ordinary puroline
lamps will not exceed i'll cost,
while the light is far superior
without danger, no trouble and
less cost for insurance.
It's the intention of the gas
company to begin laying pipes
between the 10th and goth of
August and they expect to
have atleast 5000 feet of pipe
laid by the Ist of September
and ii-1*'.s----~-.t;-,,A
orator will be put in position.
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Commissioners Court.

Alta special term ofthis court
held on the goth and 2Ist Of
July the following business was
disposed Of;
Thomas Jefferson allowed S.
for cutting weeds in courthouse
yard.
Polk Allen allowed $40 for
coffin and burying John Allen a
pauper.
w. 1. Mcmahon allowed s4s.-
IS for. guarding and feeding
prisoners.
J. B. Hubbard allowed SI2.44
for summoning jury of inquest
and burying Henry Cambria, a
pauper.
Ordered that the county
Judge advertise for bids for the
county convicts to be sealed
and opened August Sth.
Ordered that Flora Cambria
be allowed So from July I 1880,
so long as she is unable to be
removed to the poor farm.
Ordered that the following
proposition of George A. Hill
to the county be accepted. 81
agree to bind my company to
furnish the county with 1000
feet of gas monthly for the per-
iod of IS years, in consideration
i, of a I5-year lease of the south
front of jail lot, 50 feet square,
or so much thereof, as may be
necessary without interfering
with the building known as the
city calaboose to be used for
gas buildings of the company.
Will include in above PROPOSE
ton to run main to the metre
free of charge, to. either court
house or Jail whichever you may
elect"
Ordered that county judge
enter into contract accordingly
for county.
Jasper Crenshaw allowed $40
for burying Henry Taylor, Il
pauper. Sam Stinnett allowed
$40 for burying Barney Tullis,
a pauper.
X. d. Harris allowed 50 cents
tor candles for district court:
The Volksbote allowed S. 50
for blanks for county clerk.
Sam Schlenker allowed Is
cents for stationary.
]. H. Hutchinson allowed
s24 for repairing fence at poor
farm.
August Jahnz allowed 81 for
carrying Mrs. Michealkowsky, a
lunatic, to the courthouse.
FRANKIE, jain & Seclhorst al
lowed s7I.7o for barbed wire
for county farm.
County judge authorized to
have privy in courthouse yard
cleaned.
Ordered that S. be allowed
- to enable him to re-
move his family from county
farm to friends.
Sam Ports allowed $40 for
making railing in court room.
The court and the sheriff
were allowed the usual fees for
two days attendance.
H. w. GRADER. Matchmaker and
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BARBECUE At an early
hour on Thursday morning the
BRENNAN colored brass, band
was out on the streets making
music; the occasion was a grand
gathering of the colored people
in the Gay Hill neighborirvod.
By 10 or II o'clock in the
morning there was hardly col
ored person to be seen on the
streets. About 400 persons
gathered on the grounds, about
calf an alf" in color, or rather
half white and half black. The
gathering was gotten up by the
colored people but it turns out
to have been ola political char
acter. Talks were made by
Guy, Homan, McAdoo, r. ].
Moore, 10. Lipscomb and Ed.
Lockett. Most of the republi-
can office seekers were on hand.
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The down train on the Cen
trail was detained yesterday af-
ternoon by a wash out the road
between here and Burton. A
transfer train passed up about
six o'clock in the afternoon.
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ROBBERY Thursday night
a railroad man, whose name we
could not learn, came down on
the train from Caldwell, and be-
ing unable to obtain lodging
went back to the Santa Fe de-
pot and laid down, the night
being cool and pleasant. While
he was asleep three negro boys
began working on his pockets
and succeeded in abstracting
from his hip pocket tobacco
pouch containing s42 in green
backs; about this time he awoke
and recognized them as negro
boys, but was unable TO over
take them. Early on Friday
morning. he reported his loss to
Charley Brown, who kept a look
out; about 1880 P. NJ. Brown
discovered three negro boys in
front of Giddings & Gidding's
bank engaged in the very pleas
ant occupation of dividing
money. Charley made a charge
on them and captured Charlie
Mcqueen and recovered $500
from him and also the stolen
pouch; the other two boys es-
capped by flight. George Ran
die another one of thieves was
afterwards arrested; the officers
are after the third boy and will
probably bag him.
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II is reported that there is
no less than thirteen washouts
on the Santa Fe railway be-
tween Brcnham and New Years
creek and that the dump at the
creek is washed out. The
bridge across little Sandy two
miles from town was submerg-
ed.
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FINE CORN Mayor Viii
liam Pesch, OF Berlin, sends
the BANNER two cars of corn
weighing 8 pounds and oun-
ces, raised on land that has
been in cultivation IS years.
Mrs. Hoffman, of the same
neighborhood sends two cars
weighing 2 pounds and two
o. raised on land that
cultivation a7ycars,
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Berlin Locals.
July IS.

~ ~
Editors Banner:
Since my last local news have
been scarce. Farmers have
about saved their fodder; cotton
is opening and picking will soon
begin: no worms yet; new corn
is being taken to mill.
There is good deal of sick
ness in this neighborhood and
doctors are kept busy.
Your correspondent has good
time killing squirrels in the corn
fields and about the cotton
patches as the squirrels eat the
seed out of the cotton bolls.
G.. NJ.
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COOP NEws.-On and after
August 10th there will be Il
regular mail route established
over the G., c. and S. +. rail-
way from Galveston to bren-
ham. This will prove great
convenience to the citizens liv-
ing along the line of the Santa
Fe and will give Brennan daily
communication with Bellville
BY mail.
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CRY SCRIP is now selling at
80 to IS cents on the dollar,
Has the diminished receipts
from the bell punch anything to
dc with this.
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The city windmill is now put
in position and the work oflay-
ing the pipe to the tank to lie
put upin the courthouse yard
will soon begin.
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TIE BRENNAN Greys will, as
soon as the compress sheds are
under roof, give a promenade
sociable. They had intended
giving a lawn party, but give
way to the ladies.
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An active brain, sparkling with a cheer
full mind, bright eye, robust body, pure
rich blood and vigorous bounding circu-
lation, add many charms TO female society
yet, ali how many ladies can boast Of
all these signs of health While they re-
main victims 10 those terrible female conf
plants, they will be compelled TO be mere
feeble, delicate droncs upon society. But
awake from the dark and dismal night OF
rloouL{ that nanilcs your bow, you can be
restor4i to health and happiness by the
use ofEnciish Female htters.
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CoMPREss.-The first car load
of the machinery for the COM
press arrived from ST. Louis
yesterday, bills of 1ading for
seven more carloads haye been
received and it will be here in a
day or two. The machinery
will be put i'll position as speed
lily as possible.
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The political cauldron is be-
ginning to get quite warm, par
ticularly on the republican side
of it. On Tuesday night an
old fashioned republican meet
ing was held in the Salem
neighborhood under cover of
of the night. Several Brennan
aspirants were not there.
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The doctors report trade bet
ter in their line of business i;
there is a good deal Of sickness,
but none Of a serious character.
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The interest in the meetings
OF the BRENNAN Democratic
club remain undated. On
Saturday night quite large
number were present. DIR.
Matchett, Albert Haynes and
Seth Shepard were appointed a
committee to prepare rules for
the order of business. Judge ].
E. Shepard was then introduced
and made an able speech eulo-
CYSTIC of Gen. Hancock; during
its deliuery he was frequently
applauded.
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Greenvine Items.
JulY25.

July 20.
Editors Banner:
Since January 10, 1880 l
have held six inquests; one fire;
and FIVE on dead bodies; one
from heart disease, one murder,
one drowned and two suicides.
The last was on the body Of
Frederick Schultz. aged 50, who
shot himself. Particulars al
ready published. Ed Deccas-
ed was a German; a good and
highly esteemed citizen in easy
circumstances. The rash act is
a mystery to all who knew him.
c. G. CAMPBELL.
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Are you distressed with an overloaded
stomach! Areyou troubled with headache
dizziness or constipation? Does your head
SWIM One desc Of Bailey's Saline Aper-
ientwil give you relief. 1t is delightful to
take, acts pleasantly and when once used.
you will never be wiihoutil.
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The BANNER has just entered
on its subscription books the
names Of FIVE subscribers in as
many towns in Massachusetts.
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y PrsToL SHoT.- At 1880
on Saturday morning the loud
report of 4 pistol shot was
heard on Ant street near the
depot. 1t appears that consta-
BILE Mcmahon, of the Burton
precinct, was passing Tammany,
colored barroom, next door to
the Colorado house, when he
kicked a beer key that was on
the sidewalk on gallery; al. this,
Lucius Lomax, colored, bar
keeper in the saloon, come out
and commenced cursing McMa-
hon and using language that
was, to say the least. calculated
to provoke a breach ofthe peace
at this McMahon drew his re-
volver, a full grown and remark
ably healty one, and blazed
away at Lucius, missing him
by, it is supposed, about a cou-
pie OF inches. In less time than
it takes to read this an im-
mense crowd gathered in the
vicinity, and for some time the
excitement ran quite high. Nc
Mahon crossed over the street
to Marek's store, where he was
arrested by the police officers.
He Immediately gave bond to
appear and answer any charge
that may be preferred against
him. The foregoing are the
facts in the case as near as
could be ascertained.
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DURING the heaviest of the
rain yesterday an Irisllman and
a big negro engaged in a rough
and tumble fight near the de-
pot. Ireland was whipped by
Africa.
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Suicide.

On Wednesday about noon
a blacksmith named Schultz,
living at Bazels store, in the
Seidell neighborhood, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself
with a shot gun. On the day
in question Schultz took his
shot pouch and gun remarking
that he would go out and kill a
few squirrels twas about noon
and some one said to him it
was not a good time of day to
kill squirrels; he said he wasn't
going far. He went through
the field and into the timber,
not two hundred yards from
the house and selecting a conf
Portable place at the foot of a
post oak tree, he leaned back,
against it and placing the muz-
zle of the gun to his breast he
pulled the trigger with his foot,
killing himself instantly. Pre-
vious to shooting himself he
hung his shot pouch on a limb.
The deceased was about s.
years of age and was living
with his son. He was i'll the
habit of getting on sprees and
when drinking had frequently
made threats Of killing himself.
He had lately been on spree.
An inquest was held by c. G.
Campbell, justice of the peace
in precinct 6. We did not
learn the verdict of the jury but
presume it was in accordance
with the facts.
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EnR LEASE.

The Noel tract of land, 81 acres situated
between Brenham, and Mrs. ]. D. Cid
dings place. The land will be fencedwith
good fence. 1t will make a fine pasture,
OF farm, will lease from oneto FIVE years.
for terms apply TO
JlIsIm JNo. a. RANDLE & Son.
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More than twenty years ago we had
chiIls and fever, and the recollection of it
makes US shake even now But this dis
ease no longer terri6es US. Parsons Pur-
gatiive Pills are sure preventative.
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< Boo-RoEErse, pipe laying and
wire-working is the daily and
nightly occupation of our es-
teemed friends, the republicans.
The BANNER is kind-hearted
and were it possible it would be
pleased to see every aspirant
for office gratifed and in the
position which he covets. But
as such a proceeding would be
unconstitutional and one man is
the utmost limit to an office, it
hopes to see democrats in them.
If the republicans will just take
a back seat everything will be
lovely-no charge for the adj
vice.
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Makes old Sewing Machines as good as
new; also makes cotton gins do as good
work as when new. We have specimen
of his work which is satisfactory. Bring
your sewing machines and gins to my shop.
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THE BANNER has received
the thirty-ninth annual cata-
logue Of the officers and STU
dents of Baylor Female college,
independence, Rev J. II. Luth-
CT, D. d, president.