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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-02-03
News Items.

Gath thinks that peace be-
tween Garfield, Blaine and
Conkling will be patched up by
making Morton secretary ofthe
navy.
Rents are advancing in New
York. An increase of 10 per
cent was required from all the
tenants of the Astor property
last week.
Prof. Nordenakjold intends to
start on new Arctic expedition
in the summer ofISS2. He is
now having ship built for this
purpose,
The Cincinnati Commercial
thinks that Garfield intends to
have second term if he can
win it by a correct administra-
ton of his first.
The New York Legislature
proposes to investigate the tele-
graph combination. The Leg
islatures of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania will also take some action
in the matter
The smallpox is very bad in
Philadelphia. There have been
ninety-fve deaths already this
month. Last week 200 new
cases were reported, eighty in
two days.
A shower of blood fell in
Nickelsville, Va, last week.
The colored people were fright
ened to death by the phenome-
non, believing that the world
was coming to an end.
San Francisco, Cal, has had
four elections within fifteen
mouths, andIthey have cost the
city $751;, 1926. OF this amount
SI2o,S44 was for salaries of
clerks, election officers, etc.
A tunnel is to be constructed
under the Hudson river from
Weehawllen to New Durham
N. J., for the New York, Onta-
rio and Western railroad. Its
estimated cost is 100000.
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Two Organs.

Regulate first the stomach,
second the liver; especially the
first, SO as to perform their func-
tons perfectly and you will re-
move at least nineteen-twen-
tieths of all the ills that man
kind is heir to, in this or any
other climate. Hop Bitters is
the only thing that viii give per-
fectly healthy, natural action to
these two organs.
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The Galveston News says
that with the practice of carry
ing concealed weapons stamp
ed out and those avenues of es-
cape from the halter-drunken-
ness and temporary insanity,
the latter most convinient of
all excuses-closed up, life will
viii be as safe in Texas as in
the most favored state in the
Union. It is to be hoped that
these desirable thing may be ac-
complished, and that an men
acquitted of murder on the
ground of insanity viii be con-
fined in the lunatic asylum the
remainder of their days.
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The Galveston News says that
Major Penn, instead of hunting
up stray sinners over the state,
might go to Austin and convert
the entire legislature; thus saw
ing himselfa vast amount of
trouble in the future. because all
the right bad sinners are thar,
or tharabouts." If there be
even SO much as the shadow of
a grain of truth in the above
the legislature is composed of
an ungodly set of men. How
ever, after they have finished
their labors, the public will be
better able to judge of their
merits.
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A POLL TAX.

The state having the right,
under the constitution of the
United States, to prescribe the
qualifications oil its voters, should
in the opinion of good many
thoughtful men, those who have
at heart the interest and welfare
of the people, place some re-
striction on the indiscriminate
system of voting now in vogue
throughout the state. At pres
ent the only essential to voting
is, that man be twenty-one
years of age and a citizen. To
establish a property qualifca-
ton is not in consonance with
the spirit of our republican
system of government nor is it
democratic in principle. To do
SO it would be difficult to estab-
lish starting point, and if a
man with a hundred dollars
worth of property is entitled to
a vote it might be argued that he
who is worth a thousand should
be entitled to ten votes and so
on in proportion. A poll tax
should be exacted Of every man
who offers to vote and its pre-
payment should be a pre-requis-
lite to voting. The man who
pays no taxes whatever towards
the support of the county and
state government should take
no part in the selection of off
GERS. Unfortunately a large
proportion of the voters own
no property to be taxed and
have in reality no pecuniary in
terest in the government, not
caring whether it be good or
bad. This class of voters are
easily influenced and usually
fall into the hands of men who
are working more for their own
aggrandizement than for the
general good. 1t is through
the influence of such men that
bad officers are elected and the
purity of the ballot box is vir-
tually destroyed. The purifca-
ton of the ballot box is one of
the most important matters now
before the public and is a sub
ject that should come before
the legislature. We believe that
a bill has been introduced max
ing the payment of a poll tax
a prerequisite to voting, if SO
it should become a law.
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HOUSTON l. COTTON

Those who have shipped
me the past season will ties
tify that l have saved them
money and given general
satisfaction, both in CLASH
fication and prices. By
referring to the official quo
tations of the different mar
kets during three of the
best cotton months of last
winter it will be seen that
Houston quotations gere
equal to, and frequent. Y
higher, than New Orleans
or Galveston. Greater fa-
cilities this season for stor-
ing and shipping Cotton,
will enable me to serve my
customers with better re-
suits.
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The total taxable property
of New York state is s2,637,-
S6o.235, of which s322, 46S, 722
is in personal property. The
total taxable property OF Texas
is only s3IS,ooo,ooo, hardly as
much as the personality of
New York.
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GROCERIES.

Thevery rapid increase of my
sales for the past two years
doubling in amount each year)
IS the best evidence that this IS
really the foremost distributing
market for Groceries in Texas.
Such a satisfactory result, in the
face ofthe sharpest competition,
from strong and influential rlva.
markets, is certainly a guatan-
tee that l am able to offer very
positive advantages.
VIVA. D. CLEVELAND.
COTTON FACTOR & WHOLESALE GROCER,
Aug. 10, 'sO-dwew. HOUSTON.
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A WASHINGTON special to the
Galveston News says that Col.
Wash Jones made an effective
speech in the contested case of
Martinvs. Yates, the speech was
complimented by many of the
members. This is the first we
have heard of Jones in some
time.
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The following, from a letter
written by Gen. Longstreet, puts
a large truth in small compass j:
"The only reason why the re-
publican party at the South has
been put down and kept down
is that no effort has been made
to build it up except on the col
ored man as a cornerstone, and
he in the hands of strangers who
have not understood him or his
characteristics"
No party, in the South or
anywhere else. of which an in
ferior race is the cornerstone,
can ever obtain, or ought ever
to obtain, permanent success.
The superior race always has
been and always will be domin-
ant in politics.
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]. S. NORTON 4 G. w. DAYS.

Having gone into the Sewing Machinebus-
ness together will sell the following named
machines-all new and first class-at the
prices given below, viz:
New Wilson, $40; White, S35 New
Howe, SIS; Singer (Eng-) $50; St. John,
S35; New American, SIS; Wheeler &
Wilson, SIS. Davis repairs all kinds Of
Sewing Machines and Cotton Gins. Work
guaranteed. Parts, attachments, oil, nee
dies, etc, at ]. S. Norton's store. ianI s.sm
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The Caldwell Register is now
under the management ofMessrs
Lemons & Banks, who have
abandoned the patent and now
print their paper entirely at
home. Il is a neat seven COL
umn paper and should be liber-
ally patronized.
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EStray Notice,

Taken up by S. R. Kenada at his resi-
dence in Washington county, on the 18th
of January, 1881, an Iron Grey horse about
AK hands high, branded LC on left Shout
der, and c on right Shout = der, valued
at $25. Estrayed before LC B. A. Wat
son, ]. P. w. c. P. 4.
Taken up by w. ]. McMahan, at his res
idence. in Washington county, on the 24th
of Dec, 1880, a Black horse, about 10
years old, about Il hands high, branded
on left shoulder, Black mare about
c years old, "a hands high, no brand,
DIX valued at SIS. EstraYed before B.
DIX A->Watson, P. w. c. P. 4.
Attest II. NJ LEWIS, c. C. c. ". {
BY c. i. IIEEBsT. ID. q. ~,
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AMONG the many inducements
offered by McLennan county to
settlers enumerated by the Ex-
aminer is this one: "Waco, the
county seat, is the coming me
tropolis of the state" Bren-
ham, Houston, Galveston, Dali
las and San Antonio had as well
take down their signs, Waco is
the future great"
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TRAINS on the Texas and
Pacific road are now running to
Abeline and large force of
hands are now engaged in gra-
ding on the Staked Plains. A
hotel, round house and machine
shops will soon be established
at Abeliue.
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The Bohemian Club, OF
Houston, at a recent meeting
resolved that the state press re-
union be held in Houston in
on the second Tuesday in
May. The time, we think,
will meet with the general ap-
proval of the fraternity of the
state.
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The Galveston News thinks
there are two many lawyers in
the legislature to look for any
decided improvement in the
criminal code of the state. The
attorneys live and grow fat up
on the intricacies of the law.
The present criminal code suits
the lawyers, as it gives them
plenty of profitable employ
ment, consequently they do
not desire its simplifcation, on
the other hand the ease with
which criminals escape the pen
atty of the law is a source of
complaint among the people.
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GEN. MAxEY arrived at his
home in Paris on Friday, and a
large concourse ofcitizens.hea
ed by the band, called on him
at his house. An address was
delivered on the part of the citi-
zens and responded to by Gen.
Maxey, who, in his reply, spoke
highly Of his competitor, Hon.
J. w. Throckmorton, saying
that he was one of the most dis
tinguished and honored sons of
Texas; that they were now and
had for years been warm, per-
sonal friends.
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The Meridian Blade thinks the
present mode of obtaining jur-
les in criminal cases is need OF
reform. Juries in murder cases,
under existing laws, are gener-
ally far below the average intel
ligence. An ignorant jury Is
easily handled by skilled law
yers.
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A Bargain Tor Some ONE |

Come and see my thoroughbred JACK
from Tennessee, four years old last June,
a beautiful color, about "a hands high, well
developed, good condition, in fact an Al
proof Jack l will sell at low figures
Come soon and get bargain.
A. STRATTON,
Graball, Washington Co., Texas.
Tanu9rv II IS2J-ru
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THE Brennan BANNER says
that Madam Rumor" reports
that an evening newspaper is
soon to be started in that city;
then says there is not a better
town in Texas to start a news
paper in than BRENNAN. 1t may
be good place to start news
paper in, but like Giddings,
may it not be found better
place to stop a newspaper. Not
long since paper was started
in Lee county. but its propric-
tor soon found out that he had
cotton in the wrong field; and
we would not be surprised if
he who starts in opposition to
the RsaVer should
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The Houston Telegram has
again suspended. The paper
has not been making any
money. The Age learns that
the proprietors of the Post
have rented the room in which
the Telegram has heretofore
been published.
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ACCORDING to the comptroll-
ers report, the entire taxable
property of the state is only
s3IS,ooo,ooo, Of this the rail-
road property amounts to
SII2, 100000, or more than one
third of the whole. All railroad
interests are identical and when
ever any legislation antagonis-
Ato railroad interests is threat
the railroads always pre-
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THE Fort Dodge Iowa. Times
says: "We say so-calIed Chris
tan era, for it must be a fact
patent to the most careless OBJ
server that although the doc
trines of Christ have been
preached between the years
and 1881, they have not been
practiced, but rather the doc
trines of Moses, an eye for an
eye, a tooth for a tooth. Such
is the basis of all human law"
Unless there is a wonderful
change in human natlTe it will
-
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AAf@ANo a. AhS idCNOAJ AC
yarn is worth from twenty-four
to twenty-eight cents per pound.
The profits are estimated at IF
ty dollars a day.
Mr.. Cornelson is satisfied that
the factory viii pay handsome
ly, and if the profits warrants he
will increase the capacity of
the mill. He estimates that he
will have to buy $4,000 worth
of cotton a year, and if the
capacity of the mill is increased
there will of course be a cores
pondingly increased consump-
ton.
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting OF the Stockholders
of the HOUSTON AND TEXAS CEN
TRIAL RAILWAY COMPANY Will be
held at the General Office of the Company
in the city Of Houston, on Monday, March
2Ist, 1881, for the purpose of considering
and taking such action as may be necessary
to enable said Company 10 issue its Bonds
for TIE purpose of paying off and retiring
all former issues Of bonds of the Company
and of paying all other outstanding indebt-
edness Of the company, and for the further
purpose of improving and lettering said
Companys line of railroad, and 10 secure
the payment of said bonds by mortgage
upon the property and franchises Of the
company. A. S. RICHARDSON,
ian. 6, ISSI-ow. Secretary.
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The Journal says that Bolton
deserves praise for the plucky
manner in which she met the
proposition of the Santa Fe
managers and raised the $4,000
to secure the railroad. Without
a railroad Bolton would soon
have become a dead town.
The Dallas Times cannot re-
cover from the defeat OF
Throckmorton and it says to
the Galveston News "that sec
tion of country may want deep
water at the mouth of the Bra
EOS or at Sabine Pass. 1t wants
revenge for Galyeston'svote for
Maxey, and to that end would
leave that sea-girt city high and
dry, ifit were possible to do so.
A SPECIAL. to the Galveston
News says the committee on
educational affairs are unani-
nous in the opinion that the
present and prospective condi-
ton of orr state finances will
justify the appropriation in the
proper way, of one-fourth of
the general revenue for the use
Of the free schools and that
such an appropriation should
be made.
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ACCORDING to the San Anto-
MO Evening Light, a paper that
views everything from a repub-
lican standpoint and in a repub-
lean light, Gov. Davis has de-
clined the appointment tender
ed him of the Office of collector
OF customs of the port of Gal
weston. @The governor is de-
termined to preserve his self
respect, and in doing so reflects
honor upon the party whose
recognized leader he isl
ABILL has been introduced
in the Missouri legislature to
meet the case of emotional in
sanity man-slayers. 1t pro-
vides that where insanity IS
pleaded and the prisoner is ac-
quilted on this plea, the jury
shall 50 state in their verdict,
and the court shall make an or
DER equiring the acquitted pris-
oner to be confined for life in
suitable place to be provided.
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More Element Attachment Facts.


N. y. Cotton, Jan. 1 s..
Mr.. George NJ. Cornelson,
the proprietor of the cotton
factory at Ogdensburg, which
is now in active operation upon
Clement attachment plan, and
which cost about $50, 600, sends
US a letter this week, giving
some good particular points on
this subject, which has occupied
SO much of our attention of
late. This factory is the sole
property of Mr.. Cornelson, who
has displayed wonderful energy
and perseverance in placing the
enterprise firmly upon its legs,
in the face of many discourage
ments.
The factory has four attach
ments and one thousand two
hundred and twenty-four spin
dies. all of which are running
every day. 1t is operated by
thirty hands, under the super
vision of Mr.. Hicks, who had
charge of the first factory of
this kind started in the state by
Mr.. Stribbling at Westminster.
Mr.. Hicks has also had exper-
fence at the Camperdown mills
IN Greenville and is thoroughly
competent to manage this enter
prise.
The hands under him were
chosen with a view to their ca
pacity, and have experience in
spinning at the Langley and
Greenville mills. The spinners
are paid fifteen cents a side Of
one hundred and two spindles,
and can earn about sixty cents
a day; the spoilers, reelers and
carders earn from twenty-five to
seventy-hve cents a day.
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The machinery
by a sixty-horse
the George9ege 8
The factory consun
or about two thous
of seed cotton a
hundred bales dug
Mr.. Cornelson PAD
to three and one
pound for the seq
livered at fha "a,
, 1881-02-20

Special Dis0atch to The Chicago Tribune
GENEVA, ILL.,, Feb. 19.-The trial of William
Crawford, for burg1ary, ended yesterday in the
Circuit Court, and the prisoner was sem
fenced to imprisonment in the State Pen1-
tentsary for q term Of five years. When
arraigncd for trial Crawford pleaded not
guilty, but, us the case proceeded, hc discovered
thnt conviction was inevitable, and asked leave
to change his plea, thereby reducing his Sou
tence. which would probably have been for ten
or fifteen years. The circumstances Of
the crime. these: Last Sep
tembcr Crawford and one Mccoy were
confined In the De kab County Jail Mt Syca-
more, and the former was released on writ OF
habeas corpus. He ut once went to Chicago,
and there met an accomplice III crime, Peter
O'Brien, with whom he, laid plan for tho liberia
ton of Mccoy. Returning with O'Brien
to Sycamore, ne revealed his plan to Mccoy
told bis pals no. to bother with him, as be and
his fellow prisoners had perfected plan for tho
wholesale delivery Of the jul and would soon
be prepared to put it in execution. He advised
crawford ana ORrien to make raid OH the
town that night. The next morning seven bur-
Elnries we're reported to the police Of Sycamore.
AS the appearance Of the two Villains had been
noticed. suspicion was Immediately centered on
them, and the two were soon captured III Chi
had been ltbcrally provided with whisky,
becamo exceedingly communicative. and
after some pumping every particular
was revealed. He since consented to
leased. Crawford Is q severe looking customer.
aid his numerous facial cuts give evidence Of
many dark experiences. During the trial ser-
cral members OF CrAwfordS family living in
Chicago attempted to prove an nlibi they test-
of tue burglarles. They We're much chu2rinea
al tho prisoners resolve to nmeud his plea.
, 1881-02-20
THE COUNTY-BUILDING.

TIE trial of Prince Albert Jones for the muir
der of bis brother is set for to- morrow but, ow-
ing to the absence of IN important witness for
the peon,o tha caso viii no nossad for . 1o.- ~.
..,s ~0'Ae' sA1 ~o'e Wal w pa''so ~ u o"s "
1"o'
HENRY GLACIER, who was sent to iail for con-
TEMPT some ,yeeks aco. yos ves,er,1ov re,oascd
,,,,,, ~ ar,,as - 49, .eeaseu
upun tnl tne oIuer oI 1uuge niot1n: Giacler was
JuIuf ~ tue earnlstrone tilnsaale sult IN tue Clr-
Gill;; cu.a sourG ; aIa 1qT nt!egea lrfeKnlaritles was
tc-mofFo~.
The officials OF the lake Shore 4 MICHIGAN
Southern Railroad had an extended c1nfrreuce
with the States Attorney yesterdnV. in whirh If
was settled that the evidence against the Ticket
scuipers Implicated in roLbtnQ their ISompunv
reccu1ly should be presen1ed 70 the Grand .Tnry
tie coming week Thrrt. is scNrcei.- fin,ht nit
the offenders viii be- Indicted. 0''
, 1881-02-20
SEtF-0FSTRIIcTI0N

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feh. 19.-F. I. Ogden was found
dead in bed with pistol wound in his head, at
the European Hotel, 214 Market street, this
morning. The suicide was committed some
time last night, and was the result Of long sick
ness and despondency. From papers and pho
tosraRhs on his person it is supposed he came
from Fort jefferson, o. lie had been sick ever
since ne came to the city, yeur ago. and was
.C1sc1sSAT1, O., Feb. 1s.-August Zobet mar
f1c1, aged i, years. safe-maker, having wife
ana three children. hanged himself last night in
an open cellnr-way in front OF to East Fourth
street: intemperancc anu no work the causes.
Special Disndteh to I2s cAtcaoo Tribune
. ISD1ANArOLIs, Ind. Feb. 19.-Mss. Dayfd
Cooper On returning to her home on Christian
avenue, ~ 'n thts city, about suppcrtimc found
hRsrself' RSs ,n,s a5inS small pistol. Her name WIS
State. She wis 20 years old. aud Ind been de-
spending for several days past
ST LOUIS Feb 19-John Herbert, Il youny
man living wi1h his uncle, q wealthy farmcr'
near near iurkey Hill not fur from BeIleyillc, ill.,,
assigned for the act. ~'A"@o
, 1881-02-20
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Special Dispatch to The Ch{eu0o T,rih,,nx

CoLUADUs, O., Feb. 19-At Lontlou in Mnl-
sou County, about two years ago, Samuel ARM
strong was found murdered in bed, while lying
by his side was his wife, the victim having been
Shot In the head. Mrs Armstrong was arrested
on suspicion of the murder, but at the preiim-
mary examination. there being no evidence
AGAINST her. she WIS discharged On the day the
murder took place one james Adums from Lon
don, was arrested in this city, but being under
the influence Of liquor the officers paid no at.
tention to bis statements regarding tho murder.
they not having been advised that one hud been
committed. Adams wns discharged, and hus
never been seen in this city since. Soon after
the murder Mrs. Armstrong and her mother,
Mrs. Darety, came to this city, where they huyc
since resided. Two weeks since, Mrs Armstrong
was married Nr- Herman Corz[Iius, but to-day
before the honeymoon WAS over, officers from
Madison Comfy, assisted by the police, arrested
the bride and her mother. + the former On the
charge Of murder. The father of the murdered
man husb been collecting evidence for two years
ngninst his sons wife, and, after q
long search, hus found Adams Uytnr
III Missouri, and who Is now in the
custody Of IN officer, who will arrive with him
Tomorrow. Mrs. Corziius Is In good circuu-
stances. having inherited considerable properly
from her murdered husband. The officers say
they nave clear case against the parties nr-
rested.