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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

The Two Republicans is en-
desvoring to get up boom for
Mexico in the way ofemigrants.
1t says that all that Mexico
wants to make it a great coun-
try is a numerous and enlight-
ened population, bred to habits
of industry, for they bring rail-
roads, telegraphs, machinery
and all the concomitants Of civ
iIization.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

The Lampasas Dispatch says
il looks like business when a
railroad begins to set up stakes
and talk about letting out con-
tracts for gaading, etc. This is
what the branch of the Santa
Fe is doing. It's thought con-
tracts will belet in a few weeks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

CoLoRED voters in this coun-
ty should remember that the re-
publican county convention
was controlled and manipulated
by the men who were nominal
ted by it, and that the colored
mems claims for Office were al
most wholly ignored.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

THE Galveston News refers
to the privy system of Calves
ton as being an unmitigated
nuisance and one that is cal
culated to breed disease at any
time under certain conditions
ofthe atmosphere. Privy vaults
are a nuisance that should
be abolished in all towns; they
poliute the water in the wells
and produce pestilance. The
box system is by far the best,
che excrementitions material
can be deordorized and remov-
ed as often as occasion require.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

;s vet in her infancy,
railroad building 49, :.
commenced; with her fine SOIL
and delightful climate she is
destined at no distant day to be
interlaced with a net work of
railroads such as now covers
the great state of Illinois, which
has only two counties that is
not traverscd by a railroad.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

SENATOR JONES, who suffered
great depression Immediately
following the defeat of Grant at
Chicago, has written a letter
denying the story that he had
gone over to Hancock. Jones
is not as wealthy nor as dan
gerous as he use to be, but it is
comforting to know that he is
not going to infict his compa-
ny on the democratic party.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

mo FRAUD this time" wrote
Charles Francis Adams to the
big democratic meeting in New
York, "and the prospect of the
future restoration of the true
government elected by the peo-
pie may be counted on as a
blessing for many generations
to come after US. But not 9TH
erwise."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

GEE. GRANT the silent man,
presided at a republican meet
ing III Warren. Ohio. He play
ed the demagogue, waived the
bloody shirt and went for the
solid south in a written speech.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

Carl ScHuRz spoke in Ger
man to an audinance,of about
5000 at Cleveland, Ohio. He
spoke ofthe purity of the ad-
ministration, and paid Garfield
a glowing tribute as states
man and gentleman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

A GENTLEMAN connected with
Barnum's show says that the
Houston and Texas Central
railway is the worse railroad on
the American continent, the
next poorest road being in
Canada. He says it is cheerful
travelling on the main line. one
sees SO many wrecks; he passed
three wrecks in one day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

a PRIVATE dispatch from
Henrietta, Wise county, an
nounces the death Of Prof. Jacob
Boil, the personal friend and
calaborer Of Agassiz, in Will
barger county, after short i'll
ness caused by exposure. He
was on a scientific expedition
in the interest of Professor Cope
of Philadelphia.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

Ex-Governor THRocKMoRfoN
and J. p. Newcomb divided
time at San Antonio on Mon
day night. Newcomb is the re-
publican candidate for elector
on the sixth district. Good
feeling prevailed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

THE penitentiary as its name
indicates is supposed to be a
reformatory, but it does not al
ways reform its inmates John
Owens, a convict, lately dis
charged, made his way to Gal
weston and the first thing he
done to celebrate his liberty
was to knock man down and
rob him of SI4, He is in jail
again and will have another
chance to repent and mend his
ways.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
THE GREESBAcKERs.

ual candldateand Grdnd SacheH
of the greenbackers has gone
home to the north and is telling
Munchausen stories about the
south; he says;
"Why, when a man votes
down there the judges of cleo
ton, who sit behind screen SO
no one can see them, look at
his ballot, and if it suits them
they put into the box; but if it
doesn't suit, they tear it up and
| put another one that does suit
them in the box: Such is the
condition of affairs in the south
to-day"
In the north there are many
men who will believe Weaver's
story 10 be gospel truth and
in the south there are green
hackers who are so blinded and
prejudiced,as to vote for Weav-
err. When the truth comes out,
as it eventually will, it will be
shown beyond a doubt that
Weaver is working in the inter
est of the republican party. In
Maine a number of prominent
greenbackers, who were orig
inally republicans, bolted from
the fusion convention and want
ed to put out an electoral ticket
of their own, well knowing that
by SO doing, if they could in
duce any considerable number
Of their followers to vote for it,
they would inevitably succeed
in electing the republican cleo
tors and in carrying Maine for
Garfield. But, fortunately for
the good of the people, a ma
jority of the Name greenback-
ers are opposed to republican
ism in that state and it will be
lost to Garfield.
In Texas it is extremely diff
cult to tell what the greehback-
ers really expectto accomplish
they are in hopeless minority
and will not be able to elect one
state officer or one member of
congress. Jones by carrying
the negro vote in the lower
counties of this district and the
greenback vote in the upper
part of it, will perhaps come
nearer being elected than any
other greenback candidate that
is now before the people in Tex
as, and we take it that Jones
will lack about five thousand
votes of a majority. 1t may
well be doubted if any of them,
with the exception of Jones,
know exactly what they want.
Jones knows exactly what he
wants; it is Office. and it may
be that that is what ails a ma
jority of the others. The con-
stitution of the United States
and of every state in the union
guarantees to every voter the
right to hold office, but untor-
tunately for those who desire |
the honor there is not offices
enough to go round. The state
and federal constitutions are in
this respect very defective and
should bes SO amended as to give
eveay man an Office who desires,
one. There are a few men who
are successful in attending to
their own business and who
neither seek nor desire office,
but their aggregate number is
SO small that itwould not inter
fere materially with the average
office-seeker.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

The Cleburne Greenbacker
is published at Cleburne under
the auspices of the Johnson
county publishing company, I'M
der the financial management
Of B. J. Chambers greenback
candidate for vice presidency.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

THERE is big row gong on
in Pitsblrg, Pa, over the ques-
ton of mixed schools. In one
of the strongest republican
wards, after a fair trial of mixed
schools, the republican school
officials declared such schools
were contrary to good morals
and unadvisable for many rea-
sons, and provided a seperate
schools for the colored people,
who protested and raised the
biggest kind of a row, but 1T did
no good.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

past. Let the dead past bury
the dead past; but shall l be
forced to support a man who
has trodden me to the earth, in
a cause that l believed was
right. l would not bite the
dust, nor lick the boots of Han
cock, because he was my vic
tor" We quote the words from
memory, but the language used
is about what he said, word for
word. He is now getting above
the republican belt, and he de-
signs to play a different tune
for the old soldier vote. While
he pretends to "let the dead
past bury the dead past" he
is doing all he can to revive the
bitterest feelings of the dead
past
|. Yet Shepard, who in fact is
tting the dead past rsst where
Appomattox buried it, is call
ed the Bourbon and Jones the
progressive man, by such fell
lows as ANTHOLOGY Shirt" and
others. Was there ever a more
shameless exhibition of the
bloody shirt than the above.
Be itSaid to the honor of the
LeXigton people that such Bour-
bon utterances seemingly found
no responsive echo from any
present, not a foot moved, not a
hand clapped nor a mouth
was opened to echo the senti-
ments of a man who would
stoop to such things for votes.
Col. Jones will find out that
such sentiments won't win. He
will be forced by Shepard to
make the same speech in San
Saba and Coleman as in Fayette
and Austin counties. few hun
bred miles ought not to change
a mans politics.
The discussion was disaster
Gus to the interests OF the green
hackers at Lexington. 1t was
estimased by a number Of per-
sons that thirds of the
crowd was for Shepard, and
this too at a box where two
years ago only about IS demo-
cratic votes were cast out of
a total vote of about 800.
When the speaking was over
Shepard men were smiling and
pleasant and the Jones men ev-
identity disappointed and mad.
There was no huirahing about
It. The debate on both sides
was dispassionate and argumen-
i've and both speakers stuck
% the text. Lee county is sure
or Shepard. Every demo-
,rat is at work and good ticks
ire being put in every day for
democracy. LEE COUNTY"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

Coz JOKES is political acre
bat or topper. AT Lexington
Lee county he advocated fiat
money: ar Caldwell, Burleson
county, he said he eorld pay
offthe national debtin twelve
months, according to contract,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

The Houston Age says to
hang a horse thief where and
when caught it is not exactly in
accordance with the law, but that
if one is caught and hanged
is hardly worth while to make a
fuss about it. When horse
thieves are SO readily convicted
in the courts there is certainly
no excuse for hanging them,
though it is true it is hardly
worth while making a fuss over
a dead horse thief.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

I
in Texas that has been under
republican or radical rule, is a
history of corruption and ex-
travagance, all such counties
have found themselves involved
in debt and their county scrip
is hawked at ruinous figures, to
the holders and the tax payers.
| On the other hand counties that
have been controlled by demo-
Gratis are all prosperous and out
of debt; they have money in
their treasures and many of the
counties have built new court
houses and jails. In such coun-
ties the rate of county taxation
has been reduced very mater
tally, and as a general thing the
roads and bridges are in good
| order.
Washington county, as Il
tax payers know by painful e
perience, has been under repus
lican domination, that is, 4
has been under the control Of
men elected to Office by the
groes and white republi
mostly Germans, who'vS1
republican ticket under esf
misrepresentation of the facts.
When the Davis administration
went out and Coke came in, re-
publicanism in Texas died.
Since that time the republicans
have not held a single state Office
or had a republican member of
congress, with the exception of
Col, Jones, who was elected
over Hancock by combIna-
ton of circumstances that it is
unnecessary here to recapitu-
late. The republicans who have
been elected to county Off
ces by tho votes of the negroes
have misrepresented that mat
ter to them, leading them to be-
lieve that by voting for republic
can county offices they were
helping the state and national
administrations. Instead of do
ing either, they were simply
electing set of comorants to
office, who ran the county in
debt without doing anything for
the money. Two or three years
ago county scrip was not worth
over forty or fifty cents on the
dollar; the bridges were all
down or in bad repair and the
only public building erected
was a jail which cost the tax
payers about twice as much as
it should have done. The ma
jority of our readers are famil-
lar with the way in which the
affairs of the county were man
aged under republican rule.
Since the present commits
sioners court have been in of |
fee there has been a marked |
change for the better, the ex-
penses of the county have been
materially reduced, county tax
es will be reduced and the coun-
tvs debt has been nearly ex-
tinguished
The time has now arrived for
a complete revolution in the
county administration, the coun-
ty convention which met on the
18TH of September nominated
set of men for county officers
who have not been mixed up
in any rings and who, taken as
a whole, are fully up TO the Jeff
ersonian standard, they are
honest and capable. The re-
publican ticket is composed for
the most part of third-termers
who hope to get into office by
securing the negro vote, but
they have done nothing to mer-
It it; they have held the paying
offices and given the negroes
virtually nothing-only two po-
'itions-county treasury and
representative, neither ofwhom
will be elected.
VIcrnRIA annears To he one
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

FLoPPERs" is the rather eu-
peonious name applied to per-
sons of one political party who
join another.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

Those mysterious figures,
"32s," have beenrecently found
chalked on the houses and side
walks of Eastern cities. New
York is especially disturbed.
The fact that these figures rep
resent the exact amount of
money borrowed" by Mr.. Gar
field at the time that Cakes
Ames was assisting the poor
in congress leads many to sus-
pect that they have some remote
political significance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

IL January 1879 Thomas
Reed, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Galveston, abb
seconded carrying with him some
100000 belonging to the bank.
All efforts TO find Reed proved
unavailing and the matter was
dropped from the public mind.
Information has lately been re-
ceived in Galveston to the effect
that Reed committed suicide in
Paris on the 20 of January 1880.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
Millinery and Fancy Goods.
Notice to Tax Payers.

Twill be at the following named places
either in person or by deputy, on the res
pective dates, for the purpose of collecting
the taxes due for 1880:
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

The democracy of the second
congressional district of Cal
ifornia have nominated Gen.
w. S. Secrannz for congress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

A GREAT deal has been said
in favor of the German carp,
but the Dallas Times man has
something to say against them;
they wont bite at the American
angle-worm. He went fishing
for them, sang to them in Ger
man and swore atthem in grant,
NAUTICAL Endlish, but they
wouldn't take the bait.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

AINsLIE PERRY, of the firm of
Clark, Perry & Co., wholesale
shoe dealers, Baltimore, was
found drowned in lake. He
had been missed several days;
his suicide is attributed to tenn
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
WHEN RAR

WHEN BARR
You will soc a vast Menagelie fun Of specimen
including the largest hippopoiamus in Ameri
Nile. And the only LIVING GiR-AFEE ever
WHEN Ban
You will see a museum of %, 600 curtositie
Glass, Little Queen Nah, the Dwarf; Cost.
ia, and thousands Ofobiects QfWOnder, an 5
ed in an advertisement.
WHEN I
You will see az 0 O'Clock a. M the Grl
through the principal thoroJghlaTes.
WHEN B
You will see everything Advertised and Il
10, Mo. Doors spen al and G:.0p m,
RE and museum before the evening perfor
Admission ONE DOLLAR Children
exits.
The life Of Barnum, written by himself. T. -
tee tent. Price 30 cents, cloth; papcr, - .
price - cents
For the accommodation. ofladies, eliidrl
ing the ticket wagons on the show Chow r
Of the exhibition. fOrfhe sale n ffrh
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

THE agricultural and mechan-
ical college opened on Monday
with seventy-fve students.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
Election Tickets.

The BANNER is now prepared
to print election tickets at Gal
weston News prices, viz:
Dor 100 orless. containing state, county and
precinct nominees. - o.
W eq1 OF same. ..-.-.:--.....-.... W
For Sloo or over, per thousand .......... 90
Send in orders as soon as
possible.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
SHEPARD AND JONES AT LEX.
INGT0N.
GlppNes Oct. 1st 1850.

GIDDINGs Oct. Ist 1880.
Editors Banner:
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of listening to the Sec
ond lance shivering between
Col. Jones and Seth Shepard
in this county, at LeXington,on
yesterday. As that box two
years ago went almost solidly
for Col. Jones and was then the
hot bed of greenbackism in Lee
county, Shepard's friends were
apprehensive that Jones would
have the bulge on their favorite.
Col. Jones was first on the
ground, but Shepard arrived 4
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

porary insanity.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07
McFarIa

Ladies, children aud others wishinz
the afternoon exhibition. -
Excursion Trains
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

= Thorndale, Milan county,
consists of a store kept by T.
w. Carothers and an artesian
well which is being bored by
Capt. Mitchell. A correspond
ent writes that on the 18th ult.,
four men rode up and made the
proprietor and clerks throw up
their hands they then robbed
the safe of four or FIVE dollars
and departed as quietly as they
came,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
What Mothers Say.

The keen parental instinct il
sharper in its perceptions than thI
tutored brain of the philosopher
therefore. when mothers say, as they
universally do, that there is nothinG
like HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUEI
AND Tar for the Coughs, Colds
Hosrseness and croupy symptoms to
which children, from their imprud.
ence. are especially subject. no man
who understands human nature will
discredit their testimony. For sale
at all drug stores at SOC. and 81.
Great saving by buying large sizs.
Messrs. Ten EYck 4 Browne,
Cohoes, n Y, writes: I'VE are eel
ling largely OF HALE's HONEY OF
HoREaoUsD AND TAR and PIXIES
ToorHAoHE DROPS"
PIKE's TooTHGCHE DBoPs Cure in
one minute.
LADIES WHO POSSESS THE FINEST
compilations are among The patrons
of GLEKE's SULPHUR Soar.
HILL's HAIR AND WHISPER DYE,
Black or Brown, SOC. 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
Another Importation.

We have just received another inn
porIation OF fancy dress goods, in
Plaids, Side Stripes. Shawl and Hand
kerchief Patterns; also q beautiful
line of Black and Colored Cashmeres.
Our stock in Imported Dress Goods
surpasses anything that ever came to
Utah
. Ladies will find it to their advan-
tHge TO call on us befJre purchasing
their dress goods.
s25 COIN BRos.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
BRIEF KILOGRAMS

The Boys in Blue have reelected Gran
commRnder-in-chief.
italian ministers unanimously recon.
mend q reprieye for Msjor Canzio.
Fifty men were suffocatee in a minC
near Ksttowitz, Russia, on the 9th.
England has ordered her Pacific heei
to Calloa to protect British interests in
Lima.
Austria and Germany are trying to in
duce other powers to avoid hastY action
in regard to the Porte.
Park Street Spinning Company's
Mil, Haywood, England, containing
10000 spindles, hiss burned.
Galway and Mayo, Ireland, have been
officially declared in state Of disturb
ance, requiring more police
William Wilson's horse threw him on
the railroad track at Bradford, Pa, on
Friday, and s train ran over him.
The committee Of the Spanish Cortes
on the revision of Cuban customs, will
recommend a general reduction of duties
on food articles, machinery and manu-
featured goods.
The Boston shipping convention
adopted 3 resolution that the Office of
In Ted States commissioned should be
abo ished, and ship owners and captains
be allowed to officer aud man their chips
and pay of without isterterence By q
officer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09

THE REEoMINArIoE OF Hon. Geo.
Q. Cannon for Congress was ex-
pec.ed, because it wss.proper. The
gentleman has served in four Con-
crosses, and during the whole of that
time he has been found faithful to
his trust, honestly and ably represent
ing the people of this territory. and
working for the best interests OF Utah.
His services and department at Wash
iBgton have been such IS to awaken
8 feeling of pride-in the breasts of all
his Constituents. Even bis political op-
ponentshay been obliged to acknow-
ledgs bis ability. his honesty and his
eGssts in behalf Of .he people, re-
gardless OF clsss or creed. For the
Peoples convention to nominate an
other man at this time would have
been doing an injustice to one who
has served with marked integrity,
and might have prosen injurious to
Utah. II the territory ever needed a
delegate in Congress OF the IN
telligence. ability and political know
ledge and influence OF Mr.. Cannon,
it will need one during the coming
Congress-. when the new national
administration is to come in, and the
party that has been in the minority
for twenty years, will have charge Of
the government. There is no fear 81
regards Mr.. Caunon's election, al the
full vote OF the Peoples Party viii
be cast for him. We predict for the
gentleman a majority of 10000, ovel
the Liberal candidate, or q vote tina
shall be about in the proportion o
seven to one. 40 there can be nc
plausible excuse for his opponent tc
contest the seat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09

Fox YEARS the republicans and some
Disconnected democrats pretended to
be greatly worried concerning Gov.
ernor Tilden's health. They had him
blind Of one eye, paralyEsd, or sone-
thing else very serious all the time.
The purpose vas to prevent his re-
nomination. As soon as the con-
vemtion was over it Was discovered
that Mr.. Tilden was hearty, lively
gentleman, capable OF riding and
driving about the country, presiding
ct political meetings, and doing any
thing and everything that well,
preserved man OF his age could be
expected to do. Now the same old
trick is being played upon Gsneral
Hancock. 4 Ohicsgo republican
paper has found 3 letter alleged
to have been written by one
of Hancook's officers and in,
innate friends, saying that the
democratic candidate for the
presidency is failing in health, liable
to apoplexy, and certain to die before
the expiration of his term OF Office.
Ths chances are the letter was written
in the Office of the newspaper publish
ing it; and it is certain no democrat,
soldier or civilian, was guilty Of
writing the tWaddIe. Hancock is 8
good deal too healthy, morally and
physically, to please his opponents.
They wish they had a sicker man to
6yhk. l-.-