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,lntcatcd-l7a IT, 1ts,,-tho minority. hc,ns CON,
1losc nt oi9hty- -t1rec ,ncntcrs Of tho Right aud
VNrioith EcctlOns ut tho Loft. ~"e
Tho pr,vislonal cxercsu OF tho budget for Na,
wis tlipn nRrcctl TO. 3'
aro rem,,estc tho Cnn'cr to Vpn; s',:,. r,onst
a!itinBs until tho Ministry hail takcn origrs a. ~
tho King,
Wilt nEHI1N.
rONnnN, Arrti z.-A dtspntoh frpm finn,
anya: THO Cabinet ChIncil, nktrr n prolonwas.
sitting. taulinti that the Ministers hhn,ld n1sos
THAR rrsIg;,Htuns In tho hands nf tho tinae
Premier Cairoll has gonu to the Qutr!nai fur iii
purpose.
, 1880-04-30

The Harrisburg Convention
Finally Finishes Up Its
/ Business.
Randall and Wa1lnce Both
., Claim II Glorious
:, Victory.
South Carolina Republicans for Grant
:: First, and for Blaine
Second Choice
California for Blaine "First,
Last, aud AL the
Time"
Full Text Of tho Platform
Adopted by the Arkan'
-. -. sas. Republicans.
Wind-Up Of the Greenback
State Convention In
'.. Indiana.
Sherman's Desperate Effort to
Secure the undivid ed Ohio
Delegation.
Joint Rule Proposed by Demo-
cratie Senators on the
Electoral Count,
Making Concurrent Objection Neces
''''' sary to Throw Out the
Voto of State.
Sherman's Desperate Effort to
Secure the Undivided Ohio
Delegation.
Joint Rule Proposed by Demo"
cratic Senators on the
Electoral Count,
Making Concurrent Objection Neces-
''''' sary to Throw Out the
Voto Of State.

y tho pr"eecIns" m @ Of tho Denocratio conven-
Won today: sosera times to;e was ', a'spo ',,,
ss aa twics vi s', tic s os y wose drawn Detween Inc
~ an,a ,nau ans ,vna ""ctol rouvorary Chair
nIau y. ua,r1x ,s, mnanimo"s mn vote md Wallace
man pormnnont Chairman, Without dlssont:
Tho philadelphia troubles wcra adj adjusted
Of Ranaall ans those o. "a''aua: is,:, ,,are nne
divided in tho sul1la way, Rtli ouch district thoao
nrbt was :mndo over tha unit r,.lo, and this
lrqught botA Handful aud Wallace on tho noor
In debato. Wn!lnee favOrlns ana nandsli oppos-
as Tho 5esS: Tas s;. 1n ys,Gfy o a, t s
1sle was In sone acErso however, oomaosso
iGirildSf' gat any votes from Pennsylvania
ii tclaeianatl, far
TINT majority Ct ,hs !strots Sse itd fer ,I"n r.
him.',As il la lssndall wli eontroi :cjxl.tccn or
Of them 3 nGGa1sS tn9T xss II N ,s 9ow
n!s sae T. Dploso .o Gmmv"nom ,,,t:,, " u n" III
WaaGC pTs OF nn f,s f aaoak has
o. r'n[r ,'Rcs'13 nt3oeiiY. enaS' nn w@aaco viii thlnhs
argS MaoSy S';yy p IN no9 %, !, seoh n s
as ssssa:s II }naaaiis SHn GSqFssssiS%%l $strs
+ the EiHstocs
a<E!ku ~ a ,h" -" " ~, nrr.srtnnt fnr NJ,
as ~ M.a EosH ~ nrt ~ ~ +hS }on,,ntiot, il
@ In 9 otons unis Gsu u e 3 fur sstato OIL
G9ss a1a ,1b hnp ~ Ecys r IT, nonrnto frts
nat1,nf ~ HGyg X, a. tnS Hco1,G
5enks, tho asnd3Iaata Tor Supreme ludES. w4s
case Oat0rq tho ',, Etso.9fa, oo"!s''0:
HAni1sauRa. ApTl :92The peu,SSt1t!e State
e?ssAsa TSs spscisi t Gn'ntteo it " oi Grecnas re-
purteA, lhrouYh Dill, that It's dects!ohA sia beer
estio sita II tSat Mp @ cesstr,
ss1y ,ss ry sssts y III Ss aks of s'sae Sssns
ui,stsa party In FtalsinhIas: lmth sides wors
kxSz. q sSert, iSrl1,aoS 1a oonsorted ast1oa s
far pS pthe orga'ixat!on r. ] II @ th ijoacrcy IN rhiia
.seats % In ths Gonyoatan ai,tl eacii deicgntuis i
tho roll Of the i,slogatos called. w.
S aS""sSs & @arn Il a,ossnAH S %as a. Fl ~
prelin,tnsry work of tho Convention was dis
rnssi ar, stoneEuun was ci.ossn Furmnuen
cmeinaatt aun III from from tho Tweuty.sxta District
ns ~ tS &c sSSon fn" strs
sRsa nsIS oa ni I %sps appsas
III liz an,S assoi'!tohs III sStss1; atc as roowa
Resolved, Ttat w. the Demoerate purity
pies rrnola!med mid pr1,et!ce,l hs sho instriM
, 1880-04-30

unutve,l ha,t three yo.es icss than Manlen. Tho
irt9ds q salol lioas a. if'spss,R ,Ro esna ~'1,,
N mn1t1r1tY,
, 1880-04-30

H. gten1nsc e. sco{e s sss e fsSsat
assa 81! sf s1 s:' ';$sx sS, sS ,ss
'1sy II 9Sas * S se rese"t atemp er personal
SMsb sse5'G" S E fnH SpsSfssss IS e S1ssry
a' e "fe 9m TIE hs n2ar seea
shouid o reeeivo tho signal condemnation of the
'T ii. Thnt 's ia arcat fraud Of ,s7e7. y whloh
upln n false oo,lnt, nf tho Eloot,'ral votes @ =!
,n5es ~as sests IL 's he
frat tiM1e In american history tue Will nf Tug
nfSnpo W.. III H. @ nsa eay Tsy o sor q oS
nur system t,t rcprescrtativo government. ,I 70
preserve tho enntry 5r"n ta h1rfS nq;x 81 ha
mittcti lar tine, III tho firm mid rnsrot!e inlsh
TINT thu prop.e wnnisl peaeofnl!y redstes . mo
Sl,H' S3,1sI, wSS t|ey sSht I'LL "i" Il vofs il is That H.
sic ,recodcs and dwarfs tvery other: II ~. "
%re e;af y pSs s S Se Il ~
Hsarfa, That ii conformity WITH the tine ~.
wealth shHI MT b !leprlve q her lsEttS1e 0vSa
aa''sf ton arc nssr,!ced Str 10 vote q. Hnt po u
slilcsttons, and thoy are further instsctG5a :t5 70
",su The ,'.,ment tilt port!on Of tho Inst rgsoiu-
linn referring to tho unit rule WINS rcni Snuw-
ion, OF IchlKh, moved to substitute the follow
delegates s t. sr sS Ysteus' u srSss
Waee opposed this amsmsnt ,,s "na ss
b. aDS sS1st5 t5s ps9'F'Sa ss saia coo$f1,' fG'
ssss for u tho nsss,y o
raio has bsea VIZ rio 1hS as rqa HG 2,;S Sei1a I'D
staness sxS of Ills GTa kaa wv wben III asat
orssey aeS " wG5e Ho,y y19F ~ 9nsinnad ant
r sh.a sno%s he s sa 'a'tS IL Fl standing
to .p prnsl IT. II, e ssseEpsss sepy 70 sa Fs s
By testing tho ecntiulsnt Of this body th9 4a thG
ui,,nt. We miiat Hlitl viii AvH!d tho IRON oouna
l!clnuon Of tho INIT rule Ihht
WILL no roll T1IH oAAEftoNs,
hut not for ncmocrntto Convention, Fof Inc Inc
no moro ,,trcbrands will be thrown into TINS COLI
'!SGi. &r. Gibson sald tho Domocrntic muses. will
wenr NJ, ais caMs' @ 10 at1Ef wna n,rty w not
sSnt s191s es u III sina u seSlsd. I'VE viii s!pport
tho .is,.nInro 1T tho Cncinnntf Convention. lt;il
S'Se Ix ,,,,s " Sanss Snass'' ~a'' ''' s' ''
slr at'csr VIVA in tayqr 0. tho unit rtles ~. "lf
wS a %f''s ~. a as sp ivlie delegation. Arc w
si,ncd M state tospcnk ior 9r gn,,a,,t nno NJ
brave son. ucn. f'ancocks MOI dfA' KNOWS W.
III sir. randall: No man will n,ako mnre .aeri :;
han wl to ~ sooe2 n'eee5 e H.ds Tm
viii bn /, unit In their actnn without nt'y 9. the
xonces r. bs % IT. M ii1 ',t taFeS FSruya WpIG t
viii pri,lE tronho and dcfcat Ere"t de"'ofto''0s
@ | tiltt viOtury,'' .s.,ov
whefhor sl E'Ift It w strike oi,t tint put q ~
RESOLUTIONS referring tn the unit rule nna
g tMto y Its place ts1o r'solnt''' onerco W S'f
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RUSSIA.

ANNrvERsAttY or .TttE CzAn'a NInTn,
sr. PErEltsnuNd April a0.-To-lay ts ths
slxty-sccGnl anniversary, Of tho birth Of ths
Cur, at,d 1000 PERSONS with DO released from ia,
prtsonment or delivered from pottco super-
vision.
, 1880-04-30

WAR rItEpAt,ATtoHH.
ST. PErgnsnuttu, April ca.-According 10 40,
counts from ShanghAt, war preparations on I
lRrgo scale aro making IN Chinn.
, 1880-04-30

A dcItxhtful shavo Is posu!b!o only with tho
Gut!uurl ShnSlu9 HuI14.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02
WHEAT.

We notice that some ofour
exchanges are advising farmers
to plant wheat; the advice is
good and should be followed.
In Washington county there is
no wheat raised at all and so far
as we are advised there is not
a mill in the county that is pre-
pared to grind it. Farmers say
that it is no use to raise wheat,
because there are no mills to
grind it, and mill men say it is
no use to put in machinery to
grind wheat for the very good
and sufficient reason that there
is no wheat to grind. How long
this condition of affairs will last
we are not prepared to say.
Every family in the countyuses
more or less -four and the ag-
gregate consumption Of that ar
ticle in the county is immense;
it amounts to many thousands
of dollars, and every dollar is
sent away, some to northern
Texas, but by far the larger
portion of it to the mills in Mis-
souri,. Some time ago the
BANNER mentioned the fact that
Brennan offered an excellent
location for a Touring mill. We
see no reason to change the OPP
inion. Long before the next
crop of wheat is harvested the
Santa Fe railroad will be OPEN
ed to Bolton and beyond, thus
placing us in direct communi-
cation with the wheat produc-
ing region of Texas. With a
merchant mill at BRENNAN farm
ers who raise wheat here viii al
always find a market for
it. 1t is not believed that |
the cultivation of wheat, on an |
extensive scale, can be made |
profitable here, but the raising |
Of sufficient wheat to supply |
the home demand for flour
would be a long step in the
right direction and would be the
means ofkeeping a great deal
Of cotton money at home, thus
very materially to our
The subject of raising
wheat is one worthy of the ser
Gus consideration Of our farm
RS. Many who have expert
nented with Nicaragua wheat
pronounce it a success, notably
S this the case in McLennan
county. This variety of wheat
$ said to be well adapted to
his portion of the state.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02
(o u. X. PONCE
L S Notary public Wash
49, ington county Texas.

The revolution in the iron
and steel industries caused by
the success of the experiments
made with the new Thomas
Gilchrist, or dephosphorization
process, whereby any ordinary
iron is rapidly and cheaply con-
verted into the finest steel, it is
believed will be greater than
that caused by the discovery of
Bessemer. Bessemer's process
was to blow a strong blast of air
through fused iron, thereby
burning out the excess of car
bon and converting common
iron into fine steel. 1t was
found, however, to be only ap-
plicable to certain kinds of iron
ore, while the new process,
which we have only heard de-
scribed as an improvement on
Bessemer's, can be applied to
any iron ore. Steel railways,
steel ships, steel boilers, will
soon become as common as iron
ones are now. The world is
moving, and science in these
latter days is making giant
strides.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02
Low RATES FOR RAILROADS.

From time to time the BAN
NER has advocated a reduction
in railroad tariffs, both passenger
and freight. The recent rail-
road war that has been waged
between the opposition railway
lines between St. Louis and Chi
cago, and ST. Louis and Kan
City has been valuable. 1t has
proved that instead oflow rates
being ruinous to the railroads it
has increased their business and
receipts. We see by the St
Louis papers that it has been
determined by the several lines
Of railroad from st. Louis to
Chicago to reduce the fare be-
tween the two cities to S. and
also to reduce the fare between
St. Louis and Kansas City to
S.. The prevailing rate has
heretofore been SIS or 50.
The roads expect to and doubt
less will increase their receipts
from passenger traffic by the
reduction. The New Orleans
Times referring to the subject
says: Those who believe that
the competitive cutting Of rates
by the various railroads has had
the effect of decreasing their
receipts, never harbored a more
erroneous idea. All the lines
which have been participating
in the recent cheap fare fight
agree in reporting increased
earnings as regards both freight
and passage. The Chicago and
Alton road reports its earnings
for the week ending November
10 to be $4,000 greater than
for the same week last year,
and of this increase S643I was
from passenger business alone.
1t goes to prove among other
things, that low rates on freight
mean an increase of shipping,
and that a corresponding reduc-
ton of passenger fares leads
naturally to increased travel. If
cutting proves SO reruunerative
to both the corporations and the
public when practiced on so
small a scale and during such
limited periods, why should it
not be followed by permanent
and unanimous reduction.
We can see no good reason
why Texas roads should not re-
duce both freight and passen-
ger tariff in Texas;no one travels
on the railroads unless compell- |
ed to do so on business and |
then as rarely as possible. The |
present rates were established |
when all prices were inflated |
and they should be reduced to |
prices more in consonance with |
the prices of other things.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

TALK about retiring the dem
ocratic party, when a change of
10000 votes would have given
Hancock New York. Indiana,
Connecticut, New Hampshire
and Oregon. This would have
given him ZIG electoral votes,
thirty-fOur more than enough to
elect.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02


THERE will be twenty-nine
farmers in the next legislature.
but a very large majority will
be lawyers, and the Express
thinks the latter should so re-
wise the civil and criminal codes
as to make them tolerable.
They will also, most assuredly,
see the necessity of amending
the Judiciary system ofthe state,
and provide a means for the
people to pronounce in favor of
desired change.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The total debt of the United
States is now sI,ooS,5oo,ooo
AT the end of August, 1865,
when the debtw its maximum,
it amounted to s3,ooo,ooo,ooo,
so that within the past fifteen
years We have paid off no less
than SI,ooI,5oo,ooo of the liza
bilities incurred during the late
war. In the debt of England
during the same period the re-
duction has been only sos ,ooo.-
600.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The presidential electors Of
Texas meet at Austin the first
Wednesday in December to
cast the vote of the state. A
messenger must then be elect
ed to convey the vote to Wash
ington, Itpays $3.50, and there
are about a dozen applicants
for the honor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

IT is said that the republicans
propose raising $4,000 for the
purpose of establishing republic
can papers in the south. A
quarter of a million dollars will
not last a great,,while in running
papers and the money will be
acceptable.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

Ina conversation at Washing
ton, on Monday, senator Beck,
of Kentucky said the democrats
should work, and work hard,
from the 9th Of December to the
4th of March; pass all appropri-
alton bills; attend to the bust
ness interests of the country:
take but a short Christmas holi-
day, and having done all that is
required at this session if an ex-
ira session is called il will not
be the fault Of the nasxats
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02


THE Bellville Times COM
plains that there is a want of
enterprise at Bellville; that the
town is not getting the cotton
it should; that a banking house
is needed, ETC., and that several
store houses are for rent. The
fact is that Bellville has not
the means to compete with
Brennan, either in money facil-
tiles or stocks of goods. Farm
ers having cotton to sell will
always take it to the best mar
ket, and the best market is
where there is competition and
cash buyers. Brennan has at
least a dozen cotton buyers
who make a business oft.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The trial of the Rothschild
case came to a sudden termina-
ton on Monday, byjudge Booty
maintaining the defendants mo-
ton to set aside the indictment.
Informalities in the grand jury
room was the cause of setting
aside the indictment. Unless
new proceedings are instituted
within two days, defendant will
be discharged. 1t begins to
look as though Rothschild was
in a fair way to escape the
meshes of the law. There is
no doubt in the minds of those
who have watched this case
that Rothschild is the murderer
of Bessie Moore.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

A MEETING of the solid citi-
zens of Gonzales was held last
Monday evening and resulted
in the appointment of a COM
mittee of three to visit New Or
leans and confer with Whitney,
to see what is necessary on the
part of the county to secure the
building of the Morgan road to
that point.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
a live wide-awake newspaper, is
not at all discouraged by the
defeat of Gen. Hancock. 1t
buckles on the armor of the
democracy and goes into the
battle for 1884. The weekly
edition of the Post-Dispatch is
a large eight-page paper filled
with matter carefully prepared
for the people of the West and
South. Its editorials, agricul-
tural essays, stories and mar
ket reports to make it a desire
able family newspaper. Sub
scription only ST per year. Ad-
dress Post-Dispatch, III North
Fifth street, St. Louis Mo.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02
For Elect.

Miss Eva Lloyd, who is said
to be very good looking, is soon
to be tried, at Chicago, for the
murder ofDora Clarence. Her
attorney, Mr.. Van Buren,, has
announced his intention OF
dressing her with extreme care
when she appears at the bar
for trial. She will be dressed
SO as to display her charms to
the greatest advantage and at
the same time appeal to the
sympathy of the jury, who it is
expected will nothave the NOR
al courage to send one so young
beautiful and innocent q to the
penitentiary or the gallows, no
matter how guilty the evidence
may prove her to be. Modern
murder trials have been made
to partake largely of a dramatic
performance. The murderer is
made to look palled and inno-
cent, he is arrayed-if he has
the means-fautlessly and with
a view to attracting the sympa-
thy of the jury. If he mas any
female relatives they are pro-
perry tutored and when the case
comes on for trial they appear
in court and by their presence
effect the finding of the Jurors.
Jurors too frequently go upon
the principle that the punish
ment of the guilty will not re-
store the murdered man to life.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The Houston Age says that
Maxey and Throckmorton are
already recognized as opposing
candidates for the United States
senate. That both are excel
lent gentlemen and that the
choice between them is only a
matter Of personal preference.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

ARTHUR the vice president
elect is an active politician, and
having the support of Conkling
will probably disappoint those
of his own party who expect
that he will be a cipher in the
administration.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The presidential vote of Tex
as for 1880 stands Hancock
f46,S4S, Garfield 53,2oS. Weav-
er 26,234 making total of
226,5oo, against I4o,s55 in
1876.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

The Bolton Journal says that
if Bell county had had a voice
in the congressional election in
the fifth district, Jones would
have been elected to stay at
home.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

IT is proposed to receive the
democratic electors, who meet
at Austin to-day, the Ist, to
cast the vote of the state for
president, with a salute and
speech making.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02
ROADS.

We know Of no subject Of
more local interest at this time
than that ofroads-not railroads
but country roads. The roads in
this county are now as near i'm
passable as they can be, and in
addition the bridges are in bad
repair in more places than one.
For the past week or ten days
travel has been well nigh sus-
pended, because of the bad
condition of the roads. Every
man who lives in the country
knows exactly how the roads
are. One reason the roads are
in such bad order is, that they
! were not properly worked and
put in order when the weather
was good. The intention of
the present road law is good
and we have no doubt but that
the county commissioners ha1
done everything in their POI
in the way of the appointn,
of overseers. There are sd
thirty or forty road precinc
or districts in the county, per.
haps more, now every road dis
trict has an overseer, and out of
SO many it is reasonable to sup
pose that some will neglect
their duties; the consequence IS
very bad pieces of road; again
there Is no specific time set for
road working and each over
seer orders out his hands and
works his road at such time and
in such manner as may seem to
him best; if the overseer thinks
the road will look better if it is
dished, i. G., made lower in the
middle than on the sides, it is
so done, and every road over
seer has plan or project of his
own by which to repair the
highway. There is no uniform
ity in the manner or time that
the work is done. In the mat
ter of bridges it is much the
same and they are frequently
put up to wash away the first
freshet.
The present road law which
requires every man between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five
years to work on the roads ten
days in each year is one which
is approved by some and dis
approved by many-especially
those who own no proper
ty and who are subject to road
duty. We do not propose to
discuss the wisdom of this law
at present. 1t has been in force
for the past two years and most
of our citizens, both in town
and country are familiar with
its working. We believe that
no one will claim that it has CIV
en- US good roads. Both of our
representatives in the legisla-
ture reside in the country and
are familiar with the road law
and its workings and we would
respectfully suggest that they,
in connection with other men,
bers who are equally interested
in having good county roads,
will use their utmost endeavors
to have the road law amended
in such a manner as will insure
uniform good roads and good
bridges without burdensome |
taxation. Ifupon investigation
and a comparison of notes it is
found that the roads can not be |
maintained without a road tax |
ct US have one. Better roads
are an imperative necessity and
so far as our observation eX-
ends, bad roads is the univer-
al complaint throughout the
tate.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-02

II We subjoh<>a statement from
! Mr.. Breedlove-anul an affidavit
from Mr.. Clampitt. Ny. Breed
love is a very wealthy MERCHANT,
and a brother of the Hon. {. R.
Breedlove, of Brennan. Mr..
ClsmpItt is a native of Wash
ington county, and no man will
question either his honor or
veracity. We use mild term
when we say that they prove
the Posts correspondent guilty
of falsehood.
STATEMENT OF G. W. BREEDLovE.
INDEPENDENCE, Nov. %, 80.
There having been shown ME
a copy of the Houston Post,
of November 18Th, in which
there appears a statement from
its BRENNAN correspondent to
the effect that l, as presiding
officer of the election, threaten
ed to close the polls because of
a disturbance raised by Capt.
T. c. Clay at the voting place,
or rather the house where the
ballots were being had. l here
by state that in the first place
there was no disturbance raised
in the house and hence no rea-
son for making such a threat,
consequently no such language
as imputed to me on that oc-
casion was used by me, either
during the holding of the cleo
ton or since, with reference to
that matter. G. w. BREEDLovE.
Presiding officer of Election Pre-
cinct No. 4, Washington
county.
AFFIDAVIT OF F. G cLAMPITT.
The State of Texas,
County of Washington.
Before me D. r. Ponce a no.
tary public ofthe aforesaid state
and county personally appear
ed F. G. Cldmpitt also of the
aforesaid state and county to
me well known, who being duly
sworn according to law, says on
oath that he did not arrive at
independence of the day of the
election Nov. End so until
about II o'clock and then he
found everything perfectly quiet
and to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief Capt. T. C.
Clay was not under the in
fluence of liquor, and that he
did not threaten to arrest him
nor did he think OF such thing
and he furthermore says that he
saw Romulus Graves and Con-
zales Smith around the polls the |
most of the evening. And he |
furthermore states that he was |
a deputy sheriff before and on |
the day of election.
+. G. CLAMPITT.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this the goth day of |
November A D 1880.
~, D. R. PONCE
( L S Notary public Wash
49, ington county Texas.
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JUICE BRoADDUs, Of this, the
thirty-second judicial district,
has resigned, the resignation to
take effect December Ist. The
judge elect. !. B. Mcfarland
will be appointed to fill the va
cancv-