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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17

A BILL was introduced in the
Illinois legislature to regulate
the Pullman sleeping cars.
Much valuable time was con-
sumed in debating it and great
deal of fourth of July oratory
was expended. The bill was
permitted to die an easy and
natural death.
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Last Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, as theSzEwas return
ing from the parade at the Mich.
ael gardens, in ST. Petersburg
a bomb made Of glass and losT:
ed with nitro-glycerin was
thROwh and exploded under his
carriage, which was consider
ably damaged. The Gar
alighted unhurt, but a second
bomb exploded at his feet, shat
tering both legs below the
knees, and infiicting other ter
rible injuries. He was convey
ed in an unconscious state to
the Winter Palace, and died at
Ago in the afternoon. The two
assassins of the Gar were I'M
mediately arrested. Russanoff,
who threw the first bomb, has
been a student during two years
at the Miners academy. The
second bomb thrown was also
by a young man. Altogether
twenty persons were more or
less injured, thirteen of whom
are in the hospital. Alexander
III, once succeeded the deceas-
ed emperor. During the past
few years repeated attempts
have been made to assassinate
the emperor, and every precau-
ton had been taken to prevent
a recurrance. During his reign
Alexander II did much to anne
liorate the condition of the peo-
pie of his vast empire, but he
was the unrelenting to the nj
hilists and prosecuted as well as
prosecuted them in the most
tyrannical manner. The assas-
sination was the outgrowth of
this feeling, and the men who
assassinated him did SO with
the moral certainty that they
would be captured and exc
cuted. The assassins were, it
seems, men of education, and
did the act wilfully and with a
full knowledge of the conse-
quences. When they are exc
cuted they will meet death with
out a culver, and will consider |
that they have sacrificed their !
ives as martyrs. The effect of |
his assassination may result in |
he utter extinction of royalty |
ind many a crowned head will
watch the result with intense
interest. The editor of a social
st organ in Chicago, said of
assassination: at will be hail
d with rejoicing the world
'ver. The effect will be a more
iberal measure Of reform for a
hort time and then a relapse
nto the oppression of the past,
S was the course of the dead
Ear himself" The commu-
lists and socialists of New
FORK and the other cities in
his country are wild with joy |
t the death of the car.
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julie C. Ballard OF Hampstead, lost
in the Snow, and has Doubtless
Perished.
IRWIN, COLORADO.
March 9th, 1881.


Editors Banner:
1t is with deep regret that l
chronicle the death of another
noble and true young man of
Hampstead, who has fallen a
victim to the snow. J. c. Bal
lard was at work last Summer
and fall in Silver Basin, camps
of G. R. Mining Co., and was
familiar with the roads and gen.
eral lay Of the country. On
Thursday, March end, Messrs.
Brown and Ballard and myself
left town and started for the
Basin, and when about two
miles from town, the latter's
shoes broke and he concluded
to return to town, get a new
pair and make another start the
next morning, but when he got
back to town he felt unwell;
took a dose of medicine and
started out again on Saturday,
the goth ult. Mr.. Ballard took
an early start and should have
reached camp easily before sun
down. The trail is well beaten
and the snow crusted. and the
trip is easily made now. Mr..
Ballard had told me that he ex-
pected four hundred dollars
from Leadville, and would re.
turn to Texas if he received it ;
so did not feel uneasy about
him supposing he had decided
not to go to the Basin in his an
ticipation of returning to his
former home. His comrades
in town felt that he was safe in
camp, and until my arrival in
town a half hour ago, and made
enquiries Of Mr.. Ballard, no one
ever thought of the fate Of the
true and noble young man. This
is the twelfth day since Mr..
Ballard left for camps. So
there is no question as his
fate. A party will go out at
once in search of his body, |
which will in all probability be
recovered. The papers daily |
publish accounts of like instan-
ces. J. w. SAYLEs.
P. S. l made the trip in this
morning, in six hours. and trav-
cling was as good, or better,
when Mr.. B. started. J. w. S.
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Not a few believe that if Gar
field will adopt the policy of ap-
pointing conservative Southern
men to the local federal Offices
throughout the South, it will
strengthen the Republican party
in this section of the country.
This policy was promulgated by
the Philadelphia Times, based
upon the fact that at present
the Republican party South de-
ponds for existence upon the
support given by the uneducat-
ed negro race. They are the
corner stone, as Gen. Longstreet
expressed it, consequently the
white people of the South do
not care to connect themselves
with a party which does not
contain both a respectable and
a strong clement.
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The San Antonio Evening
Light thinks that it is time the
republicans of the south were
showing that they had some
se!f-respect. In its opinion the
republicans of the south are
not treated with due considera-
ton by the northern republicans.
The northern republicans have
got all the Offices that are worth
anything, while those in the
south get nothing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17

In the very cold weather
which London lately experience
ed, the death rate rose from
2I.S and 22.6 in the two pro-
ceeding weeks, to 2S.4 per one
thousand. The loss of life d.
rectly caused by the weather
was appalling.
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Two Pictures.

Miss Blanche Murray is a
very proper young lady. Last
week she caught her little
brother smoking.
"You terrible thingl" she
Kissed, 81 am going to tell faith
er on you"
This is only cubeb berries, -
murmered the boy, penitently.
81 don't care what it is. l
am going to tell on you, and
see that you don't get into that
beastly, horiid, degrading habit.
l wouldn't have anything to do
with smokers"
II.
1t is evening. Miss Murray
is sitting in the front parlor with
Algernon. The gas is lowered
but the soft moonbeams, strug-
Cling through the half-opened
blinds, shed their pale light
upon the scene.
"Would little birdie object to
my smoking a cigarette7"
mot at ALL" replied Miss
Murray. 81 like cigarettes;
they are so fragrant and ro-
mantle. 1 think they are just
too delicious for anything"
"Then I'll light one"
He lights a cigarette, and
they talk about the weather for
two hours and a half.
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The San Antonio Express
says that Luther Benson, a tenn
perance lecturer on his way to
Austin to urge the passage Of
the prohibition law, stopped at
Hearne and got "drunker'n a
blind OWL
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MINNESOTA legislators are
considering a proposition to pay
fifty per cent. on part of the
repudiated bonds of the State.
Why don't they come up like
men and pay 100 cents on the
dollara That is what the Re
publican organs tell the south
ern people they must do or be
branded with the stigma of re-
pud;ation.n
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A Suggestion.

Hat tllC piSSSHt 4lulllIlpd
government OF Brennan mas
given entire satisfaction car
not be claimed; that there is
4 considerable dissatisfaction is
also apparent. The BANNER
has no complaint to make; the
mayor and the council have
had many difficulties to con-
tend with and have doubtless
acted as they deemed for the
best. What has been done in
the past can not be undone /;
the future must take care of it.
self. For several years the
people have not manifested that
degree of interest in city afrirs
that they should have done.
There has been no public meet
ings and no general discussion !;
candidates have come out and
run Of their own volition and
the voters have found them
selves, on election day, with a
lot of ready-made candidates
to vote for, and not one voter
in twenty could tell how or
why they were running. There
is said to be now in the field,
two prospective candidates for
the office of mayor, two for
marshal and, but one for alder
man and he is announced for
city collector and assessor no
one has been spoken of. As
the BANNER has heretofore stat
ed, it has no axe to grind and
no favorites to urge for any
office. We want, however,
good men at the head OF affairs;
the people have declared in ia
vor of free schools, and we
want none but the most pro-
nounced free school men in
office. The opponents of the
schools, while few in number
are willy and indefatigable; they
are secretly working day and
night; they act wisely and keep
their own counsel, and if by
any hook or crook it can be
accomplished, they will get
anti-school men elected. The
affairs of the city should be con-
Quoted on strict business prin-
ciples, and as it takes a bust
ness man to conduct business
successfully, SO does it take
business men to manage the
affairs of the city. The expen-
ditures should not exceed the
income.
The suggestion we would
makeis this: Let ward meet
ings be held and every voter,
white and black, be invited to
Let municipal affairs
be fairly discussed, and dele
gates be appointed to citizens
or if thought prefera-
BILE, let mass meeting of the
citizens be held and a ticket be
nominated and elected. By
this means there will at least be
anauimity and no one will have
cause to grumble and say that
ne was compelled to vote for
because he couldn't
help it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17

PUBIC opinion seems to be
undergoing a change in the
matter of railroad legislation.
More miles of railroad is now in
course Of construction in Texas
than in any other state in the
union. Texas needs railroads
and nothing should be done to
interfere with their building.
The railroads are rapidly de-
veIoping the state.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17

SENATOR HoMAN has written
a private letter to a friend in
Caldwell, part of which is pub
lished by the Register. Holman
appears to have great faith in
the efficacy of laws as he says !:
with the liquor tax bill, the
bill SURPRISING dice, dominos,
and crackloo, : : = : I look for
q great improvement in the ex-
listing state of things, whether
prohibition carries or not"
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18th LEGISLATURE.

AUSTIN, March I2th.-Ser
atc-Fayorable report on tn
house bill authorizing the us
of the surplus funds in the treas
ury for the purchase of Out
standing bonds.
Stubs substitute for til
Factors bill passed.
The House concurrent resolu
ton resembling the resolution t,
adjourn March 18th, and fxin,
April Ist as the day for adjourn
ment was adopted by vote 0
ISto II.
HoUsE.-The prohibition bill
was taken up and amended 81
as to require the legislature tt
exempt pure alcohol for medi
cine and wine for sacramento
purposes. 1t was passed to
third reading, but may yet fai
in its final passage.
The time for adjournment wa!
fixed for April Ist.
AUSTIN, March I4.-Senate-
By Terrell: Bill to authorize
the sale by the governor and
heads of departments at once o.
the entire capital lands, at moi
less than 50 cents an acre.
House bill relating to fees Of
sheriffs and constables in crimi-
nal cases passed.
The bill authorizing the gov
ernor and superintendent of the
penitentiary to contract for car
rying convicts to the pentiten-
tiary was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules.
HoUsE.-The time for elect
ing directors of the A. & M. col
lege was postponed till the 18th
inst.
A number of personal expla-
nations were made.
The appropriation bill was
taken up.
House agreed to the senate
amendment to the judiciary ar
ticle to be submitted to the
popular vote.
The resolution appropriating
$4,000 to pay the militia COM
pany called into service to sup
press the instruction at FL Pa
so, in 1877, was reported on ad-
versely.
AUSTIN, March I5.-Senate-
Joint resolution amending the
constitution so as to increase
the terms of senators to six
years and representatives to
four years, one third of the SEN
ate and one half of the house
to be chosen every two years,
to engrossment.
Herderson's substitute regu-
lating special venires in capital
cases was amended and passed.
HoUsE.-The general de6cen-
cy bill was taken up and a num-
Der of minor appropriations
made.
The senate bill to increase
the fine for carrying concealed
was amended and pass
I'd to a third reading. Mr.. Gray
favored the senate bill and be-
ieved that more crime resulted
rom carrying consealed weap-
ons than from whiskey.
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THE Houston Post takes Col.
]. w. Fishburn, president of the
Texas Press Association to
task, and in pain terms itec-
cuses him of being too drunk to
attend the banquet of the asso-
citation at the last meeting.
Fish. no doubt will come back
at the Post.
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SENATOR MARTIN, of Cooke
county, voted for the prohibition
amendment and the Denison
Herald-News says. that while it
does not impugn the motives OF
senator Martin, it is certain that
he does not express the senti-
ments of a majority of his con-
stituents.
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SEEDS THAI SURPRISE!
THE ARMERS, slRQN rrzn },

THE FARMERS "BONANzA.'
Make. 4 new vegetable from $ A. diiferfar
from anything ever grown here. delicious raw or
cooked. Seed sent BY mail 20 cts. = paper SOFA
Dean OF Japan, bali bean half pea. said By chem
fodder plant, also Seed. Is cts. n paper. Cuban
Queen Haisruelon, Just i'm ported largest vsriefv
ever grown IN " ;, firm. luSclous crisp and
sugary. best 10 Keep or ship, = cts paper of 70
seeds, papers for g. Very scarce. Log-of-w Wood
quality, early AID prolific Il cts a paper Climax
tomato: richest navor. early, prolific. solid-un-
equaied N every way. Is cts paper. White Egg D.
IN the south where other corn fails. Uneqaaled
Ior table or stock, y ctS paper. IS cts po1nd.
one plant feeds COW two days. % TO II n
: IN. broad Seed will bring fabulors orlees IS cts
paper All the above sent for a. Of each for =
Address Z. H GrLBERT = CO. Atlanta. Ca
Eeierence' Hon. ". L. Calhoun. Mayor Of
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SENATOR MAHoNE's desk in
the senate was handsomely dec
grated with a basket of flowers
placed there by republican
hands. Malone should be a
great favorite with the republi-
cans as by his vote they have a
majority.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

JAY GOULD has returned to
New York.
EVERY newspaper in the state
: not edited by a lawyer approves
of the bill simplifying indict-
ments.
The Chiacgo Times refers to
the proposed amended Sunday
. law in Illinois as the "pious
paralysis.
MAJoR-GEN. Schohld is in
route to San Antonio to assume
command of the Rio Grande
frontier.
Mr.. GARFIELD has taken three
republican senators for cabinet
positions, viz: Blaine, Window
and Kirkwood.
ACCORDING to the San Anto-
rio Evening Light, the 18TH
legislature is the rpened fruit of
the democratic press of Texas.
THERE was a sale Of lots at
Abeline on the 18th inst. The
first lot sold for S32s, in all lao
lots were sold aggregating s24-
! $50.
FIFTY-EIGHT members of the
house of representatives voted
for the prohibition amendment.
How many of them are teeto-
talers2
The senate will reorganize on
Friday, and, by Mahone's vote
will be republican. This will
leave out all democratic EN-
ployes.
ABOUT the 1st of April the
G. c. and S. F. railway will re-
ceive thirteen new passenger
coaches, three of which will be
sleepers.
Hons. HAYNES and Gray men,
bers of the legislature from this
county voted in favor of submit |
ting the prohibition amendment
to the people.
HARRY GARRET, one of the
convicted Tweed ring thieves
has been sentenced to the peni-
tertiary TOR eight months and TO
pay a fine of 1904.
A KANSAS legislator who
voted for prohibition said that
he did SO to please the women;
didn't think the darned thing
would be carried.
IT is stated that Jay Gould
has ordered a survey for a rail-
road to be made from Waco to
the mouth OF the Brazos, with a
branch to Galveston.
JOE EMMITT, the spreeing ac-
tor, has $1,000, 900 invested in
government bonds and can af-
ford to break engagements and
go on a spree at will.
GONZALES county has two
negroes on the grand jury. Here
in Washington county we never
have a grand jury without two
or three colored men.
The Flatonia Argus has dis
covered that the ''Only Lung
Pad company" is a fraud.
Wonder if any other paper has
made the same discovery 4
EMORY UPTON, Brevet Major
General U. S. Army, was found
dead in his bed at San Francis
co last Tuesday, having shot
through the head.
The Fort Worth Advance
says that Texas would have been s
much better off if the present I
legislature had never met. Rath- ..
er rough on the legislature.
A PALESTINE special to the
Galveston News says that Jay |
Gould was favorably impressed 3
With Galveston as a terminal ,,
point on the gulf for his system =
Of railroads. {
IT is rumored, says Colorado a
citizen, that Col. Pierce is ne T
yotiating for the sale of the
Sunset route" to Jay Gould,
With a likelihood of the sale be- >
ng effected. S
THERE is a man in St. Louis d
Who is professional finder. He T.
makes a living by finding things :
it theatres and public gather h
ngs and restoring them to the ii
owners for a reward.
T,,,- Eza1..z. zzAkzs r, 1H,..
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The Texas and Pacific
through mail and express trains
now run to sweetwater, two
hundred and thirty-four miles
west of Dallas. The Colorado
river will be reached next month
and the town of that name viii
be a division terminus.
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PETER Cook was murdered a
few days ago on the Klowa
reservation, Indian territory by
Toney Pine, who had been on
his trail for fifteen years. Cook
had robbed Pine in Mississippi
fifteen years ago at which time
the latter swore vengeance.
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LAST year S45,ooo,ooo were
deposited in the savings banks
of New York, and yet we are
told that the masses are tending
povertyward while the million
aires are scooping in the money
and the property of the world.
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Popular Crazes.

The Austin reporter of the
Galveston News thinks that the
prohibition bill will be defeated
in the house, and if 50, it is kill
ed for the present session at
least. If defeated the discus
sion of the question will virtual
ly cease. We. do not believe
that any considerable portion
of the people of Texas desire
such legislation. The present
seems to be regular craze, the
people have caught the temper
ance infection in Arkansas and
North Carolina, as well as in
Kansas. The people of the
United States are inclined to be
whimsical; they are never con-
tent without a hobby, and when
once started the whole country
goes crazy for the time being.
The country was once crazy
over spiritualism. 1t went wild
over Uncle Toms Cabin, over
Jenny Lind, over street preach
ing and evangelical revivals.
over walking matches, over the
fifteen puzzle, over Tom Collins
and over many other things of
as little consequence. Just now
temperance is the hobby. Temp
erance in all things is very de-
sirable and a little temperance
exhibited in the Juror that is
being raised in favor of prohib-
ition would be very timely at
just now. Prohibition is but
an experiment at best; those
who oppose it claim that it has
proven a failue in Maine, and in
support of their assertion they
produce statistics; the advocates
ofthemeasure claim that the
statistics are not true and that
the Maine law is a success.
Kansas has adopted prohibi-
ton and the part of wisdom
would dictate that it would be
well to wait an see how 1t OPP
crates in that state before trying
it in Texas. After the bell
punch had been tried and
proved a failure in Virginia, it
was tried in this state with pre-
cisely the same result. The
bell punch demonstrates the
that public opinion is su-
-
pthe law. Public opin-
demned the bell punch
kert. 1t now remains to
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An Act to Extend the Time within
Which all Persons, Whose Lands
have been sold for Taxes ard
Bought in by the State, may Re-
deem the Same.
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The BANNER is in receipt of
4 communication against the
proposed legislation on rail-
roads, Its great length pre-
eIudes publication. Communi-
cations should always be brief
and to the point. Long winded
articles have lost favor with
readers. they do not care to
read two columns. to find out
what might as well be told in
halfa column, or maybe less.
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A factory has been discover
J d at Milwaukee wis., from
khich 1900 pounds of oleo-
argaring are sent ont every
" with no marks to distin-
Som genuine butter.
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SECTION I. Be it enacted by
the Legislature of the State OF
Texas, That all lands which
have been sold for taxes and
bought in by the State shall be
restored to the owners of the
same, if, within twelve months
from the passage of this act,
said owners or their agents shall
pay to the State the original
taxes due thereon, and tax1s
due each year since said sale,
with eight per cent interest
thereon per annum from the
date of the accural of each years
taxes, and all costs which have
accrued thereon, under such
rules and regulations as shall be
prescribed by the Comptroller
of the State.
SEC. 2. Whereas, There are
persons whose lands have been
sold, and are anxious to redeem
the same, an emergency exists,
and an imperative public neces-
sity demands that the constitu-
tional rule requiring a bill to be
read on three several days be
suspended, and that this bill
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
The above is an act approved
February 5th, 1851.
Under its provisions owners
of lands sold to the State prior
to February 9Th, 1881, for taxes
due thereon, can RI saAe |
same at any time bs =
of February, 1882
to the collector Of
where the lands a
the original taxes
and for %hich s
sold, a9d of all
said lands fl
upon SAID
first day
the assess
ment, an
draw their
years of experS
walton, precidt
healthy summer
their opinion on
spring has set j
and that alths
the season, ths
quito has not
the land and fig
between. Mos
they contend,
and refer to pal
corroboratIon.-l
Among the stuff =
lounge, upon which
hoJ cIa1t for ,,,,, III.
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THE New York Sun, on the
eve of the retirement of R. B.
Hayes from the presidential
chair. gives its readers a por-
trait of him emblazened with
the word fraud in capital let
tiers on the forehead.
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WILL 1T CURE me-?

Said a man whose woebegone eountenanee
and broken down constitution plainly show
ed traces Of disease sufferer with Ner-
vous Dyspepsia, in whose stomach the
most delicate morsel lay like lead. Re-
freshing sleep and quiet nerves were stran-
gers to him, and he despaired of ever being
well. We advised him to
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17

AN extensively signed memo
rails being circulated in Tyler
and Smith county protesting
against the passage of the rail-
road bill. They regerd the bill
as unwise and detrimental to
the best interests of the state.