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The Opelousas courier., 1882-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS
I r INSURANCE.
r. p. HODGE &c BRO,
General Agents,
At Judge Moore's Office,
OPELOUSAS, LA.

DOLICIES on good property written direct
and recorded at this office, and losses J Rala
without delay. Sugar Houses, Tins Mills,
Dwellings, Stores and merchandise insured at
reasonable rates; and special Inducements of
fered on dwellings and farm property, against
loss by fire and lightning, for one, three, or
five years, on easy terms.
COMPANIES REPRESENTED
Liverpool e. London & Globo..... $33, 30O,0 900
London Assurance Corporation.... 1921 ,OOO
Home Insurance Co., New York.. 100000
Fire Association, Philadelphia. ~4,5OO,OO0
Niagara Insurance Co., New York. l,76O,OW
Glenn's Falls :. 1,1l6,00e
Home Insurance Co., New Orleans. 100000
Total Assets represented. ... 1854, O97. 600
Correspondence with responsible property
! owners solicited, and thoir risks will be in
spected and rates fixed when desired.
j. P. HODGE g. BRO,
General Agents, Opelousas, La.
Nov. 10, 1881. mrlS
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III is said that Thomas Al. Ed
isan has had issued To him no
fewer han 396patents,s including
IA Of last week.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

THERE seems to be a DISPOSE
ton to heap odium upon any
man who comes out as an indie
pendent candidate for office.
The Flatonia Argus, a paper
that is usually very fair and lib
eral in its ideas, thinks that Geo.
?. Finlay's desire to go to con-
gress savors very much of rad
icalism. Finlay has heretofore
been a democrat, but if he is
disposed to make a race for con-
gress as an independent, he
alone is responsible; no demo-
crat is under any obligations to
vote for him, and ifthe congress
sional convention dominates a
better man, the members of the
democratic party will vote for
the nominee in preference to
Finlay, and he alone will be the
sufferer; his motives should not
be impugned.
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Judge Henry Declines.

Judge John L. Henry, of Dali
las. publishes a card in the Dal-
las Herald Of Sunday, in which
he states that he will decline a
nomination, and under no cir
cumstances will he be a candi-
date for governor. He also de-
fines his position in regard to
railways. He is opposed to
monopolies, but would encour-
age competing routes, and the
general building Of railroads.
We have large territory that
nothing but the building of rail-
roads will, or can develop, and
the railroads should be permit
ted to earn a fair income on the
bona hde investment; it should
be understood that not only the
representatives of the people,
but the people themselves, are
not unfavorable to such a result.
Judge Henry pays a high COM
pliment to Judge Ireland and
also to the editors of his home
paper, the Seguin Times, for the
favorable manner in which it has
mentioned his name. The re-
tirement Of Judge Henry from
the gubernatorial race virtually
leaves Judge Ireland in posses
sion ofthe field. The favorable
mention of Ireland by the press
of northern Texas is also a iav-
orable sign; heretofore that sec
ton of the state has always had
a number ofcandidates for every
state office.
While the BANNER does not
advocate the claims of Judge
Ireland, or any other man for
the governorship, it would be
we'll satisfied with him, but as
the state convention is to meet
for the special purpose of nom-
mating a governor, it prefers
trusting to the wisdom of that
body, but at the same time re-
serves the right to approve or
disapprove ofthe nominee, much
more depending upon the, plat
form adopted than upon the in
dividuals nominated. With a
proper platform almost any man
of good executive ability would
make good governor. We do
not think that the particular
portion Of the state in which
the nominee may chance to have
his local habitation should have
anything to do in the selection
of a nominee. The governor Of
Texas is governor of the entire
state and not of any particular
section.
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County Convention.

At a meeting Of the demo-
cratic executive committee Of
Washington county, held in
Brennan on last Tuesday, it
was decided that Mr.. r. R.
Lawther, chairman Of the said
committee, be requested to call
a county convention Of the DEM
ocracy of Washington county,
at BRENNAN, on the 24th OF
June, 1882, for the purpose OF
selecting delegates to the state
convention, which convenes at
Galveston on the 18th Of July
next. 1t seems to US that it is
scarcely necessary to impress
upon our democratic friends the
importance Of prompt action in
this matter. The democracy OF
each precinct should see to it
that meetings are held and the
requisite number of delegates
appointed to the county conven-
ton. In the selection of dele
gates the very best men in the
precinct should be sent to the
convention; men who are capa-
bic of comprehending and dis
cussing the different issues that
present themselves for consid-
Grafton; men of advanced and
progressive ideas, embodying
sound democratic doctrine; men
possessing liberal views upon all
questions pertaining to the pub
lie welfare, and all will be well.
However, should a similar course
be pursued to that which char
acterized the county convention
that elected delegates to the
Dallas convention, there will be
cause for universal complaint,
and the people will not be slow
to show it. No proscriptive
measures should be tolerated; a
full and free discussion should
be accorded to all delegates
upon all questions coming be-
fore that body; and when it
comes to selecting delegates
they should not be required to
announce their allegiance to any
special candidate. 1t is much
easier to avoid mistakes than to
correct them.
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A PAPER that is by no means
friendly to Wash Jones says
that Wash will endorse anything
and everything in order to be
governor OF Texas. A strait
greenback ticket is entirely too
thin to stand the wear and tear
of a state canvass and the fiat
money theory seems to have
been virtually squeezed out of
existence by the weight Of the
andard silver dollars that are
now SO popular, and scarce in
the pockets OF the dear people;
they, like Oliver Twist, want
more dollars.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

WHAT has become Of the fish
commissioner in Texas, asks the
Dallas Herald. The appropria-
ton for the fish commissioner is
so viggardly as to come very
near nipping his usefulness in
the bud. Fish can be raised in
the water which will produce
nothing else, and the numerous
streams of the state should
abound with a supply of fine
fish. while a majority of them in
the populous counties are nearly
denuded. In China, the most
populous country in the world,
fish forms one of the most I'M
portent articles ofdiet. 1t does
not cost a single cent to raise
fish in the streams after they are
once planted, but creeks cannot
be seined every day and fish
raised at the same time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

1t is said by lumbermen that
three-fourths of the good black
walnut in this country has been
consumed within the last ten
years. The price for some
kinds is $3.50 per 1000 feet. As
100 years are required to grow
black walnut tree large enough
for lumber, not many of this
age will have any knowledge of
the next crop. Forestry as a
popular science may well claim
the attention of the people.
The longest single line
of the fence in the world will be
the wire fence extending from
the Indian Territory west across
the entire Pan Handle of Texas
and thirty-five miles into New
Mexico. We are informed that
eighty-five miles ofthe fence is
already under contract. Its
course will be in the direction of
the Canadian river, and its pur-
pose is to stop the drift of
northern cattle.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Georgetown Sun man
has no legislative aspirations,
therefore his deliberate opinion
is that the newspaper men in
this state who want to go to
the legislature could do the
country more good by staying
at home and getting out a good
reliable paper. A Georgetown
newspaper man wants to go to
the legislature. There is just
remotest possibility that there
is a case of sour grapes with
our friend of the Sun, though
we do not think there is a par
ticle of jealousy in his makeup.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Tyler Democrat is con-
sidering of becoming a morn
ing daily. The Democrat prob
ably understands its business,
but Tyler is hardly large enough
to support one daily. If two
are started there. one of them
must inevitably fail. The news
paper business is overdone, not
only in Texas but elsewhere.
One good paper in a county is
far better than two or three
poor papers that are, at best,
but lily supported. Every man
has a right to start'a newspaper
Or keep a hotel.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

As an unanswerable argu-
ment in behalf of the anti-to5ac-
CO and anti-rum crusade, we
generously give space to the
following: flames Watson
Webb, of New York. is 81, and
smokesincessantly and has done
SO for the last sixty years; Thur
low Weed, who drinks enor-
nous quantities of Santa Cruz
rum, has managed to reach 81.
Peter Cooper, however, is OIL,
and lives on an oatmeal diet.
Mr.. Cooper, it viii be seen, takes
the oatmeal cake.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Houston Post processes
to see breakers ahead in the
Houston or Ist congressional
district. Under certain contin-
genius Judge Crosby will be-
come a candidate. II a certain
gentleman is nominated it is not
his intention to run, but in the
event of another man receiving
the nomination he would enter
the race. There is a feeling OF
jealosy existing between Hous-
tou and Sabine Pass and the
eastern or Sabine Pass part Of
the district is opposed to a
Houston man.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

THE Philadelphi Times says
with good sense and to the
point: americans are a patient
people, but monotony is a wear
ing malady. The frequent an
nouncement that Gen. Brady or
Dorsey or some other plumber
er of the star route gang
has entered bail was
cheerful and inspiring at first,
but has lost much favor by
warming over. Amy further
announcement on the star route
prosecutions ought to be fresh
and have the spice variety"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Houston Post speculates
on the action of the coming
state convention. 1t thinks the
nomination of a moderate and
progressive man would cement
the party and effectually quash
the opposition, while the NOM
nation of an old time democrat
would force the opposition to
unite. At present Ireland seems
to have the field, and if he is
nominated he will certainly be
elected, put on any sort OF a
tangible platform.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Texas Western Narrow
gauge road will soon be COM
pleted to Sealey, but the failure
of the company to raise funds
will prevent the building Of it
beyond that point in the near
future. This state OF affairs,
says a Houston special to the
Galveston News, is attributed,
first, to the stringency of the
money market, and, secondly,
to the unfortunate connection
of Col. Fred D. Grant, the pres
ident of the Texas Western,
with the Boston Electric Light
company.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

A FIGHT took place at Ingos
Ranch, on the line of the Ara
iona and New Mexico railroad
near the Sonora border, be-
tween a party of American la
borers and MeNcans. Mescal
and women were at the bottom
Of the difficulty. The Ameri-
cans were drunk. Seven Next
cans were killed and three
Americans were MORALLY
wounded.
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The Democrat-Advance says

The Observation-Disclosures says
if the Galveston convention is
conducted and managed as pre-.
vious ones have been, in the in
terest of the politician, and is
productive ofthe scenes enacted
at the Dallas convention, it will
be a sad day for the democracy
and in that event an indepen-
dent movement would prove
formidable. The action of the
Galveston convention will be
anxiously awaited; upon it de-
pends to a very great extent the
future of the party in Texas.
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The Boston Journal ventures
the opinion that Wash Jones
will be a very popular candi-
date for governor of Texas. The
Galveston Evening Call retorts
by saying that Wash Jones may
be a very popular candidate for
governor of Texas in Boston,
but here in Texas it is very diff
ferent and he lacks a great deal
OF being as popular as the Bos-
ton Journal supposes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

JNo. F. CRISP. of Missouri,
who has for years had a desire
to go to congress. and who has
never missed an opportunity to
try to make dissentions in the
democratic ranks of his district
the St. Joe-is now out as a
greenback candidate for con-
gress. If his greenback pro-
clivities had been known when
tired for murder in Texas, not
long since, his acquittal would
not have been so easy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

IMMIGRATION is pouring into
the country at an unprecedented
rate; week before last $4,000
immigrants arrived at Castle
Garden, New York. As long
as the United States offers ad-
vantages to immigrants in the
way of cheap lands and higher
wages than can be obtained in
Europe immigrants viii continue
coming to this country. There
is room for ten times the popu-
lation we now have and there is
no danger ofthe country becom-
ing -over-populated during the
natural life time of any now liv-
ing.
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ASSIGNMENT for Benefit Of Creditors,


On the 22th day of May, 1882, NJ. L.
Jacob, doing business under the firm name
of D. w. Bloombargh & Co., made an as
s;gnment to ]. W. Switzer, assignee, 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 re-
spective claims, under the provisions Oft the
act of the legislature of the state Of Texas,
entitled An Act IN relation to assignments
for the benefit Of creditors, and 10 REGULATE
the same and fhe proceedings Hereunder,
approved March, IS, 1879. The undersigned
has accepted said appointment and quail
flied as required by law. and creditors Of
said NJ. J. Jacobs, are notified to file their
claims within the time and in the manner di-
rected by said act.
Brennan, May, ~ 1881.
J. W. SWITZER, Assignee.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

JuRYMEN are sometimes very
touchy when their verdicts are
unfavorably commented upon
by the public or press. In most
cases the public and the press
are fully as competent to judge
the merits of a case as the jury
men themselves. Cases have
occurred in which the jury as
richly deserved hanging as the
man whom they acquitted.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

Is falQ Is OSuIS ihoN
1911 Antonio on the gam.
bling fraternity, and a number
have been arrested.
= Palestine has another SEN
sation; faithless wife has had
her husband jailed for making
an assault on her lover.
= Considerable Nicaragua
wheat is being raised in Milan
county and one or two mills are
being erected with machinery to
grind it.
- The Saxon says there will
be an abundance of fruit in
San Augustine county this
year, for the first time in several
years.
Last Saturday there was a
regular deluge at Navasota. 1t
did not rain, but the water de-
scended in sluices, OVERLOOKING
the streets.
Bell county candidates
should be happy-they have
only four newspapers to an
nounce in three at Bolton and
one at Temple,
i'm portions of Falls county
Nicaragua wheat is yielding
thirty-five bushels to the acre.
This variety of wheat promises
to be great thing for Texas.
"A Sherman paper reports
the killing, at Denison, oftwen-
ty-three dogs in one day and
regrets that the dog killer can
not be removed to Sherman,
where there is large surplus of
dogs.
Last fall at McKavett, a
Mexican woman shot and killed
a white woman; she was acquit-
ted. She went to Concho to
revenge herself on some of the
witnesses, and finding Mollie
Williams cut her severely with a
knife.
The force of graders OF
the Santa Fe railway has been
moved from Navasota to the
Snyder's camp end of the line.
The Tablet has but little to say
regarding the extension, but is
doubt happy that it did not
come to Brennan.
Sectional jealousy will crop
out; it can't be helped. Bolton
wants a new courthouse, and
the Temple Times rises in meet
ing to remark that the people
of Bell county propose to deny
themselves the luxury of a $751;
600 courthouse, for awhile.
"A pitching pony furnishes
the base for a local item in the
Giddings paper. Mack Twain
once had something to Dc with
a "huckinp" Donv In -
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The Galveston Evening Call
ventures the opinion that Bren-
ham will not have a Touring
mill in the near future, because
the demand for wheat at Calves
ton will absorb the supply.
Well, if BRENNAN can not have
a mill OF her own the BANNER
hopes that the farmers of this
county will at least raise a fair
proportion Of the wheat that
will be required to supply the
demand at Galveston. If our
farmers can get in a good crop
of wheat in June and July it will
put plentyof ready money in,
their pockets, thus contributing
largely TO the happiness OF our
merchants and also indirectly
helping the newspapers. As it
l1ow is, when the cotton crop
YES out the supply OF ready
is completely exhausted;
suuse themselves by
III hard and dull
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

WHILE the prohibitionists con-
fine their warfare to the product
of the still, they seem to lose
sight OF the opium habit entire
ly. The importation of this
deadly drug is increasing with
fearful rapidity. 1t is estimated
that from 3 to 6 per cent. of the
population OF the United States
are habitual users of opium in
its various forms. The opium
habit bids fair to outstrip whis-
key in its evils.
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A Vermont girl correspondent

A Vermont girl correspondent
with a stranger in California,
made a marriage engagement
and went across the continent
to get, as she supposed young
and wealthy husband. She in
stead found a gray and ugly
crank, whose sole property was
a leaky hut in a lonely canon.
His neighbors offered to pay her
fare back home, but she declin-
ed it, and has married him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

The appropriations OF the
British government for scientific
| purposes this year include Sd
900 to the Meteorological
Council for furnishing weather
forecasts to newspapers without
cost. The same liberal patron
OF science will be called upon to
contribute SIS, 900 to defray the
expenses OF observing the tran
sit Of Venus in December.
The micro-telephone has been
has been applied by Count Won
Engenberg, in the Tyrol, to the
discovery of underground
streams of water. He buries
several micro-phones in the
soil, connecting each with a tel
ephone. With this arrange
ment he is enabled, in the quiet
of night, to distinguish the CUR
gle OF flowing water at con-
siderable depth in the earth.
M. Arthur Moren, of Paris, |
states that experiments contin- |
ued for a number of years by |
garrisoned cavalry regiments in |
various parts of France have
proved that horses are healthier
and stronger when kept in
stables with doors and windows
open night and day in all sea-
sons than where they are kept
shut. Similar observations have
been made in stables containing
large numbers of cattle, which
are by good ventilation relieved
rom epidemic affections of the
respiratory organs.
A curious burial place was
ately revealed in New Zealand.
ssnse tree, supposed to
aaStSries old, was
3 large guam
--.kM
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

Bltuminous and black coal is
found in eighteen states, and is
produced in 2,7I4 mines and s.
900 diggings operated by farm
ers. The total amount of capital
invested is $50, 800, wages
paid, $50, 7o7,o5o to 96,475 mi
ners; value of coal mined, S49,-
z33,6o2.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

Bishop Paine is 90. In asking
the Methodist conference at
Nashville to relieve him from
further active service, he declar-
ed that sixty-ive years of min
istry had not shaken his perfect
belief in the truthfulness of the
Christian doctrine of salvation.
The modern forms Of scientific
skepticism have not raised a
shadow of a doubt in his mind.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-06-01

Measles are raging with fatal
effect among the Usage Indians
in the Territory. The Indian
doctors do not understand the
treatment of the disease, hence
many of the cases prove fatal.
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BRENNAN FOUNDRY
AND
MACHINE SHOT.

The foundry and machine shops are now in
full blast. Repairing of all kinds Of machln
cry, boilers, ETC., q specially.
Cash paid for cid iron, copper, brass and
$50 per ton for old Iron.
g. S. PATTON, Proprietor.
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Nervous Debility.

we warrant six boxes of DR.. E. c. Vests
Nerve and Brain Treatment TO cure any
Nervous Diseases, either male or female, oft
whatever nature, such as Nervous Head-1
ache, mental depression, loss of memory,
spermatonhea and involuntary emissions,
caused by overwork of the brain, self-abuse,
ETC., and will give written guarantee withy
each S. order, agreeing to refund the mon
ey-ff the treatmspt dnes-net- effect cure
six months. Price, ST. per box, six boxes,
SIS. Sent prepaid by mail on receipt Of
price. Guarantees issued by F. FREDER-
fCKSON, Wholesale and Retail Druggists
New Orleans, La. Orders by mail at reg
ular price. X
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Notice to Stockholders.

The Stockholders ofthe Brennan Com
press Company are hereby notified to at
tend the Annual Meeting OF said company,
on the first Monday IN June next, at 2
O'Clock p. IN, at the Office Of the Company
al the Compress, for the purpose Of electing
seven directors 10 serve for the ensuing
year. By order E. REIcHARDT. Pres't.
Attest F. II. TAltPIET, Sec'y.
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One cubic foot of pure water,
at 81 deg. F. weighs 62,s5s
pounds; at 2I2 deg. F, only
5000 rounds. A cylindrical
foot of water at OF deg. F.,
weighs 4S,S73 pounds. A ton
Of water is $500 cubic feet.
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r.: SDe more Cai
7 hn is usually sup
known that brain
B a rise Of cranial
L, and, reciprocally,
kdAay finds that an in
of heat in the head slim
S the action of the brain
ns are generally illogical
bsurd, but by covering his
lad with a layer of wad-
ding1M. Delaunay gets sane,
intelligent dreams. He has also
eSperimented on modes of ly-
ing in bed which favor the flow
of blood to certain parts, in
creasing the activity of those
portions of the brain. He has
observed that dreams while ly-
ing on the back are sensorial,
variegated, luxurious; those ex-
perienced when on the right
side are mobile, exaggerated,
absurd, and refer to old matters,
while those which occur when
on the left side are reasonable
and intelligent, and pertain to
recent matters--in which dreams
one often speaks. It's claimed
that these observations confirm
the accepted ideas of the func-
tons of the different parts of the
brain.
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o7oA WEEK. sls day at home easily
Of made. Costly ontfit free. Address
True & Co., Augusta, Maine,