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A New Departure.

The Galveston News, of the
Ist inst, contains a leading edi-
totial under the caption of "An
Occasion for True Independ-
ence," in which it refers to
special from Sulphur Springs
that says that the people of
Hopkins county generally de-
sire to see Governor Roberts
become a candidate for re-elec-
ton, and further that many
think that Roberts is the great
est man since the days Of Hous-
ton. The News assumes that
the dispatch from Hopkins
county is but a reflex of the
general sentiment of the state.
How the..News arrives at this
conclusion we are at a loss 70
understand; it is certain that
the republicans and the green
hackers do not favor Governor
Roberts, and the fact is also
patent that many, and it may be
said very many democrats do
not want him reelected. OF
the press of Texas comparative
ly few papers favor his re-elec-
ton, and those that do are few
in number and are not consid-
cred as leading papers in their
respective neighborhoods. The
BANNER is fully aware that Gov
ernor Roberts has a great many
warm friends and hosts of ad-
mirers throughout the state. and
whilst it opposes his nomination
it has never impugned his mo-
tives or questioned his honesty.
The News thinks that there is
a strong probability that Hon.
George Washington Jones will
lead in the independent or Jones
movement and run as Jones
candidate for governor on his
individual merits and such
platform as he may
from time to time construct
in his harangues or stump
speeches to the soverigns. Jones.
is a very plausible speaker and
one who makes friends with
the dear people. The News
would have the Jones move
ment counteracted and it pro-
poses to use the same medium ;
it suggests that inasmuch as
Roberts already has the hearts
of the people, that he lay aside
conventionalities and also con-
ventions and become one indie
pendent candidate for governor,
simply on his record and on kis
merits, and that laying all poll
tics aside he take the field and
canvass the state in opposition
to Jones, or to use a very
homely expression-fght the
devil with fire. The object Of
the News is evidently to defeat
the politicians, or as it terms
them the machine. For our
own part we prefer Roberts to
Jones, but whether tire move
ment suggested by the News
can be successfully carried out
is a question that time alone
can settle. Again party usages
have yet a strong hold on the
hearts of the people and they
will not willingly forego the
eeremony of primary meetings,
county conventions, the election
and instruction of delegates and
the state convention, all of
which systems have been abus-
ed in the past and will be
abused in the future. However,
there is plenty of time to dis
cuss the convention system
hereafter.
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The New Orleans Times
Democrat says: 1t appears that
the preference shown for many
years by American breeders
for red cattle, is, alter all, only
a matter of sentiment. A writer
in an exchange shows that in
England the fancy has never
prevailed and that in the prize
shows in that country the roans
and the red and white have al
ways been awarded more prem
iums than the red. The large
breeders in the west, it would
seem, are beginning to realize
that this senseless preference
for red cattle has decreased the
profit of the trade very serious
" and have at last determined
to be no longer bound by the
unfortunate fashion.
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Scientific Miscellany.

The remarkable discovery
has been made by two German
chemists that the life principle
is capable of producing chemi-
cal effect upon salts of silver.
They report that living organic
cells readily reduce solutions of
silver, but the action ceases
when dead cells are substituted
for the living ones.
Insects are endowed with
much greater muscular energy,
in proportion to their size. than
othef animals. Had man of
six feet muscular power pro-
portioned to that Of a flea, he
could leap more than three hun
dred feet, and lift a weight of
ten thousand pounds. A species
of beetle supports five hundred
times its own weight; and an
other has been discovered which
is stated, on good authority, to
have gnawed hole of an inch
IN diameter in the side of an
iron canister by the powers of
its jaws.
1t has lately been noticed
that liquors kept in colorless
bottles exposed to the light
soon acquire disagreeable
taste, while those contained in
brown or green bottles remain
unchanged even if placed in
direct sunlight. The effect is
due to the chemical action of
light, ard liquids liable to SINH
lar change should be preserved
in red, orange, yellow or green
bottles-these colors excluding
the chemical rays.
Observers OF the sun believe
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THE governor has pardoned
Mcdaniel sent from Leon
county for ten years for MUIR
der. The reasons are exteme
youth, he being but IS years Of
age when convicted and on ac-
count of a general belief that
the killing was accidental.
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The Galveston News says
that the attempt to vitiate the
verdict in the Giuteau case
by trying to make it appear
that four of the jurors had read
the Critic, which contained mat
ter relating to the trial and pub
lie opinion as to the guilt of the
prisoner, has all the ear-marks
OF trick OF the shyster family.
ScovilIe may prove himself a
flrst-class SINISTER after ali.
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The Hon. Seth Sheppard,
formerly of Brennan, Texas,
who has recently become a resi-
dent of Galveston. will depart
for his Island City home to-day,
accompanied by his bride, Miss
Goree, of Alabama. Galveston
gains a talented lawyer and a
public-spirited citizen in Mr..
Shepard, and Galveston society
an accomplished addition in the
person of his wife. We wish
the happy couple every success
in their new home. IN. o.
imes-Democrat, Jan. %.
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The Houston Age, a paper
that is noted for its sacred re-
gard for the truth, says a load
of seventeen sticks ofwood was
hauled TO town by a team of
fourteen oxen. 1t points a
moral by saying: "The wood
man probably wanted by a
grand display of motive power
to exaggerate the price of his
wood"
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The District Court, March Term, 1852
FREDERICK COOK,
No. 'SOO' MARrHA r. WILKINS COOK.
To the sheriff, or any constable of WASH
ington county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded that by max
ing publication of this citation in some news
paper published in said county for four weeks
previous to the return day hereof, you sum
mon Martha wilkins Cook, whose residence
is unknown, to be and appear before the
District Court to be holden in and for the
county OfrWashington on the first Monday in
March, the same being the 9Th day of Mar.h,
A. d. 1851, at the courthouse thereof, in the
city OF BTenham, and then and there to an
swer the petition of Frederick Cook, filed in
said court against Martha Wilkins Cook, al
leging in substance as follows: That plain
tin is now and for more than six months pre-
cerding the iiling of this suit has been bona
iide inhabitant of this county. That ON the
Goth day Of December, y. ID. 1873, the plain
till and defendant were legally married and
lived together as husband and wife until
about January 18th, 1873, when defendant
voluntarily abandoned the plaintiff with the
intention of abandonment.
That plaintiff was good and afectionate
husband TO his said wife, and gave here no
cause to abandon him Wherefore he prays
for decree of divorce.
Herein fail not, but have you then and there
before said court this writ, showing how you
have executed the same
Witness, j. L. Moore, clerk of the District
Court of Washington county.
Given under my hand and the seal OF said
court at Office, in the city of Brennan,
LIS this january 25th, 1852
j. L. MOORE,
Clerk, d. C. w. Co.
A true copy of the original. and hereby
order the same to be published in the BIen-
ham Banner for four weeks.
J. H. IIUTC HINSON, Sheriff w. G.
by W. y. NORWOOD. Deputy.
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In West Deer township,
Pennsylvania, a young man
while out hunting met two
young lady acquaintance and
shot both wounding them
seriously. They managed to
reach home and a posse started
out to capture Lee, who when
he found escape impossible
blew the top of his head off
with his shot gun. No explana-
ton can be given.
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TIE Austin Statesman refer
ring to the application of special
funds for other purposes says !:
We are unalterable IN our
opinion that this disregard of
special funds is at least thought
less robbery and it is believed
that the legislature will regard
such conduct in the same light
and make proper restitution" "
The Statesman is correct in its
views.
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DIR. Ditzler, who has been
preaching sledge-hammer SER
mons at Weatherford and other
towns, enjoys a little occasional
fun and goes out hunting inno-
cent but willy foxes.
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Tag Albuquerque. ". M.,

TIE albuquerque, N. NJ,
Journal says: After watching
the proceedings ofthe Territor-
ial legislature since it has COM
menced, this paper is prepared
to state that twenty-five years
hence will be time enough for a
state government" This will
be bad news for those who want
an increrse in the number OF
states.
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The board Of directors of the
A. and NJ. college will meet at
Austin on the 9th of February.
Its stated that they will ar
range to continue the colored
normal school. The governor
has the matter under careful
consideration with a view to
holding the school intact. Of
fers to furnish the school with
supplies are already on file.
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JNo. T. BUCHANAN, state sem
ator, of Navasota. was taken
sick last Thursday, with disease
of the kidney resembling black
iaundice and died on Sunday,
aged thirty years. He was one
of the brightest and most suc-
cessful lawyers in his section of
the state, and in criminal cases
he had already established
brilliant reputation.
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The Flatonia Argus says the
present road law of Texas is a
huInbug of the first magnitude
and should be repealed at the
coming extra session of the leg
islature, and a law enacted that
will enable the people to open
and maintain system ofpublic
highways that will answer their
purpose for all time. A public
road once established should,be
as permanent as street in a
city; it should not be changed
and moved at tina whim or cas-
price of every laud owner on it.
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MARYLAND and West Virgin
ia have an unsettled dispute of
long standing, involving the
right to half a million acres of
fertile land. Charles II. made
a grant in 1863 of a large tract
Bounded on the north by the
Potomac" There are two
branches Of the river, ard the
northern one was taken as the
line. which became the boun-
dairy of the states; but EIsry-
land has never given up her
claim, and a new attempt is now
being madeto get the territory.
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ney and Marshall.
A ten-thousand dollar
smelling apparatus is being TAX
en- to the copper region 100
miles west of Henrietta, Clay
county, by a New York firm.
= Rub their noses in it, says
everybody of the city officials
who have charge of the ditch
filth, is the way the San Anton
10 Light comes at the powers
that be.
Last week Daniel Randle,
a good negro, living in the lower
portion of Austin county, was
shot by a mulatto named Schaf-
er. Sheriff Lewis arrested the
shootist.
The Times says that the
only business man in Temple
who didn't advertise was, the
photographer, and he was soon
compelled to pull up stakes and
shove out.
The Neal case is on trial at
San Antonio and is. attracting
much attention. Neal was
once prominent business man
and is under Indictment for en-
bezzlement.
= At San Antonio the jury
in Neal embezzlement case, at
ter being out from Saturday
night till 10 o'clock Monday,
brought in a verdict of guilty,
giving him two years.
James Rogers was con-
victed in the federal court at
Austin for postoffice robbery at
Round Rock. He proved a
frst-class alibi, but was given a
year in the penitentiary.
At Waco since the OPEN
ing of the bucket shops on jan
uary 10, ten thousand bales of
local futures have been sold.
The actual receipts of cotton
have been less than fifty bales.
"A gentleman named Nc
Melan, a cattle buyer of Hemp
stead, was met Monday night
week, about three miles from
Bellville, by two highwayenm
who robbed him of Sz4o in cash.
= Gabe Jackson, the negro
who was shot at Palestine not
long ago, recovered sufficiently
to go to the jail to visit the man
who shot him. Gabe was at
once arrested for murder in
Brazos county and locked up.
Last spring two brothers
named Watts, living near Pales-
tine qurreled and one stabbed
the other to death. The MUIR
derer escaped. but lately was
arrested in Hood county and !
has been brought back to Pal I
estine.
According to the LaGrani
Journal the landlords of + 4
cite county will have to ma
unusually heavy advances to i
gro tenants this year. Sh
crops and improvidence on t
part of the colored laborers
the cause.
= Albert Ford, one of
governors pardoned pets
went from Robertson
for stealing COW, has beef
about a year. He is again
jail at Franklin under inc
ment for stealing a horse.
reformation was slightE
perfect.
"A Waco policema
called up at 8 o'clock Nj
and as soon as
peared at his door the !
fired three shots at him.
policeman returned and q
his pistol reappeared am
five shots at the w.
rascal. All the Pa
wasted as nobody
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed were on the a4th day of January, A.
d. 1881, appointed assignees Of c. F.
Woehler, in certain deed of assignment,
made by him on said date, to US, for the
benefit of such Of his creditors as will con-
sent to accept their proportional share of
his estate, and discharge him from their
respective claims.
AL creditors Of said c. F. Woehler con-
senting to such assignment are requested
to prove and present their claims as requir-
ed by law.
Brenham, January Is. 1852.
ADOLPH A. WOEHLER,
PETER HIRSCHBERG.
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administrators Notice,

, All persons indebted to the estate of N.
&'M. E. Kavanaugh are hereby notified
to come and pay, and those having claims
against said estate to present the same for
settlement to ]. M. PRESLER,
M. G PRESLER,
Administrators.
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Real

500 Acres, apart of the IS
inCten county-sO0, vd
An abundance of tim tier
500 Acres, part Of the dth lei
Washington counfy-575- icres In cul
ton, with good plank fence, dwa
house, barn, and wood, water run
through the pastures every convent
desired.
7lJl-s Acres, a mart OF The Jlsnapis lei
l Washington cotinn'-5o0 Acres in (
Walton, two pastures ,.icres each, |
50 acres cedar tImbfE a good and
modiOus store hou1I4 dwelling. SER
house, barn and stables, s-or,hQrs'
gine. cotton gin, saw
mules, oxen and other
place If desired.
400 Acres, a part of the Jol
timbered land, well VI
4S6 Acres, > part of the hel
Hill, Milan county, q III
four miles from R0ckdali
"a Acres, a part of the J. Il
Busieson county, 100 acres
Braz0s bottom.
% Acres, in corporation orthd;
ham, east OF fair grounds
Under good fence, a two
kitchen, barn aud all nj
Is, good orchard, CD
A neat and comfortable
rooms, good well
street. near Baptist
lot 6QxlS0 feet on C1ilI
residence of Mai. II
Eleven lots on Market
near DR.. Il. b. Bake
warranted. A com
furnished purchaser
We also have house
the city to rent at n.
VINSON q
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Dissolution.

The co-partnership heretofore existing I'M
der the firm name of Stern & Brothers was
dissolved by mutual consent on the 5th OF
January, lSS2, and the business is to be con-
tinued by Stern & Martin, who assume all Ii
abilities of the late firm, and who alone are
authorized to receipt for money due the same.
j. r. STERN,
MRS. OTTO STERN,
Brenham, january Goth, 1852.
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The Houston Post of Tues
day devotes a lengthy leader to
the subject of internal I'm
provemeuts," in which 1t takes
strong grounds in favor of hav-
ing the streets in the cities
paved and the roads in the.
country put in a condition to be
passable at all seasons of the
year. Such improvements are
much needed, but it will be
soon time before they are ac-
complished.
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A MAN named Snyder has
been found who is willing to
swear that he saw a newspaper
in the possession of the Guiteau
jury while the trial was in pro-
gress and that he secured it.
Upon this and other counts
Scoville viii make an effort to
get a new trial. The people
generally are very well satisfied
with the result of the first one
and have no desire for another.
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STATE NEWS.
AT Temple there is not an
unoccupied dwelling house.

AT Temple there is not an
unoccupied dwelling house.
Too much rain has fallen,
is now the complaint from all
parts of the state.
Several have died of pneu-
monia in the vicinity OF La
Grange this winter.
= At Palestine the aveage
daily attendance at the public
school is two hundred.
AT Marshall all business
and improvements are at a
standstill-bad weather the
cause.
- Grass in fine in the vicini-
ity OF Bracket and hay-cutting
is going on to supply Fort
Clark.
Farmers in the neighbour
hood OF Temple are beginning
to plant extensively of Nicarau-
ga wheat.
- Since Fayette county took
charge of her paupers the cost
Of maintaing them has been
greatly reduced.
MIR. B. Gerber, formerly of
Brenhau.iS building a number
of Temple; they will
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WILLARD HOTEL LOTTERY.
18th February, 'sS.

OR MONEY REFUNDED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov, 10. 49,
Resolved that the Board Of Commission
ers consentto q poslponement OF the draw
ing Of the Willard Hotel Lottery, until the (
18th day of February. 1882, and that hey
viii not consent to any further postpone
ment of the same.
RoBr- MALLORY, Chairman.
By the above resolution this drawing must
and will be had onthe day fixed, or money
distributed hack to ticket-holders.
II enough tickets are sold before dale
fixed, the drawing ~ be had, and notice
Of same will be g, Through the papers.
LIST .PRIzRs,
Fixhirss and Fai rs e Sz5U, UuB
One residence on street. -. ST. 900
One residence on Zen street. -. 1900
Two cash prizes, each S5,ooo.. 10000
Two cash prizes, each 5000. :. 1000
Five cash prizes, each $1,000. 5,ooc
Five cash prizes, each $5oo...... a,soc
Fifty cash prizes, each SIoo.... 5,oocH
One hundred cash prizes, each $50 SOD
Five hundred easA prizes, each $50 - Co
One sci Of barffa1i;nSe ..........
One fine Piano
One handsome =. l..
400 boxes old n =
10 baskets cha]
Five hundred q
400 boxes fine
400 boxes Rd
key. $50.
400 boxes HavI ~
Five hundred q
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E.self in bed with
che-an ache that
! death--and an old
hi a well disposed
his utmost to quiet
kby filing a hand
you will wish for
ome to your bed
othe the pain
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1
~
5
- no
live
ex-
tatn
lCnad.
Nurths
mil
been
Pmewhat
pt the
tatisti-
Aroba-
mail of
earthd near
the cart 8 not
reach a ten
or fourtd aust
be product 1.-THE
increase andN Ane
of rocks UNDER of
chemical and /,
and by concussiol e
rocks.
In 1860 I'll river,
of China, emp@ yell
low sea; now dry,
and the river ha pnel
opening to the lie,
nearly 900 q is
former outls IN
turned d
bed at al n
300 miles 4 lis
is the last IS,
back and the
Chinese ds DO
years. Tl in
floods cau the
distant K sntains.
Natures 4 or late
all men mi % salts
fly a vast | : content
ed human mo has
ten the exec The stern
decree by prs " cutting
short their own existence. DIR.
Morselli, of Turin, has given
some curious and interesting
facts and statistics concerning
suicides. from which it appears
that the victims of self-des-
truction are rapidly becoming
more numerous in nearly all
civilized countries. In France,
for instance, during the quarter
from 1927 to 1882 the annual
number of suicides gradually
increased from forty-eight to
nearly eighty-three per million
of inhabitants, and the number
in latter years is stated to be
$50 per million. The causes
which lead to suicide are of
course various-climate, relig-
ion and family relations being
conditions which exist a naked
influence. DR.. Morselli finds
during the change from cold to
heat in spring suicides are more
numerous than at other seasons.
Very curiously, suicides are
more frequent everywhere dur
tne second thiId fnan IN the last;
frotestants arg ore inchned
q. :, seii-oesi pan Oatno-
iics; men; IN unmar-
ned en- the young,
than es are most
,Ts ,in-workerS'
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Citation.

The State of Texas, Washington county-In
The District Court, March Term, 1882.
FREDERICK COOK,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07
The Comet.
OBSERVATIONS TAKEN THIS MoRNING-No sEPARA
IION IN THE ErCJEUS

OBSERVATIONS TAKEN THIS MoRNING-No SEPARA-
TI0N IN THE NUCLEUS.
Another observation was taken OF the comet this
morning at the Naval Observatory, but besides
the eongation OF the nucleus and the discovery Of
an envelope no change was observed to have
taken place since the last observation on Thurs
day morning. There was no split or separation
observed in the nucleus There was. however,
noted condensation in the nucleus. which made
points much brighter than the surrounding mat
ter, but the spaces between these points were con-
nected. This same thing observed on Thurs
day by Prof. Frisbie-the same day that the re-
ported separation was observed in Nashville and
Cincinnati-but he did not then and does not now
regard it as a separation. The condensation Oh
served was point in the upper part OF the
nucleus a longer one in the center and another in
the lower end. On the north side OF the comet a
telescope observation showed bright band Of
light we'll defined, and also smaller one on the
south side. This Is known as the envelope OF the
comet, and in this instance extended beyond the
head. A bare spot was observed in the tail. Capt.
Sampson. who made the observation, reports that
the envelope on the north side is almost twice the
Width or the tail. and on the south side about the
same width as the tail The nucleus is becoming
more elongated and the condensations very notice.
able. Another observation of the position OF the
comet was taken by Prof. FriSbie this morning,
but no computation OF the orbit has yet been
made. Another observation Will be taken before
this is done, in order to secure accuracy