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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05
THE RRPDRIICAN C0NVEN
TON.

The Republican National eonvon
tion-the eighth in the history o.
the party-convened at Chicago or
Tuesday: The spectacle presented
at the opening was a notable one
in many ways. The working body
of the convention, the greatest in
point of numbers of any national
political assemblege, occupied on
ly small portion of the vast au-
ditorium, which was crowed to its
utmost capacity, many ladies be-
ing present The report Of tha
proceedings occupies four or FIVE
columns of small type in the large
morning papers. At 1924 the
convention was opened with pray
er. The call for the convention
was read by Hon. J. A. Martin,
secretary of the national commit
tee and Chairman Sabin, on behalf
of the Republican committee call
ed the convention to order. Pow
ell Clayton, of Arkansas, and
john L. Lynch, Of Mississippi were
nominated for temporary chair
man. Lynch was elected and his
election is considered as triumph
for the Arthur wing of the party.
The Texas delegation was equally
divided -ls for Lynch and Is for
Clayton. Lynch in accepting de-
livered a short and moderate adj
dress. The vote was Lynch 451,
and Clayton 3s7. The Women's
Christian Temperance union was
present and succeeded in present
ing memorial. The convention
till IL a. m. Wednesday.
The committee on credentials then
went to work. 1t seems that tenn
porafy Chairman Lynch is a ne
gro, and his election to the COM
paratively unimportant position.
was simply delicious little bit of
tarfy thrown out as bait to catch
the colored vote. 1t is difficult to
surmise who the nominee will fin
ally be.
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=, Selma, ARK.
My child, enc year old, teething, began to
suffer from arrangement Of the bowels. !
commenced giving L remedies which had no
good effect. then successfully got prescrip-
uon from SIX different physicians. She con-
tnued to get worse, and l thought we must
loose her. l finally told Dr.-that had
tined everything but "Brodie's Cordial" and
would make a last effor. with that. took a
bottle home, began to treat her with it, and In
Tour or FIVE days she was cured, an has been
well since. | consider the cure almost mi
Facqlous, and my wife would not be without
her "Brodie's Cordial" for any consideration.
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FREE GRASS.

"Free grass" as used in state
politics to-day, says the Fort
Worth Gazette, aapplies to all un-
Enclosed lands, public and private,
and means that these lands shall re.
main rent free 10 stockmen, small
and largo stockmen and farmers. If
The owner of land wants the ex-
elusive use of land let him fence it
in, and then the law will protect
his property"
Free grass is what the Gazette
advocates now and what it has
been advocating many months, it
is therefore only fair that its def
nitIon of free grass should be free
Iy and fully accepted. 1t would
have all uninclosed lands free, and
its qualification that the owner of
land may fence it is seemingly in
tended TO oppose the lease system.
or rather it would have all land
free until it passes into private
, hands. The lease system is pro-
ductive of revenue to the state and
the land will not deteriorate in
value much of the grazing land is
EboIly untitled for agricultural
Roses and many years may
before it can be utilized for
her purpose than grazing
assertion that the leasing
ofiahd keeps out actual settlers will
hardly hold good. The grazing
lands bclong to the state and the
people living in the agricultural
,list17ets..are as much interested in
'sgln as any other person; they
lder no obligations to furnish
lands for stockmen, any
IN are stockmen under OBJ
s to furnish farming lands
ulturists. The agricultural
are the ones which pay
TX OF the taxes the stock
with his herds grazing on free
S pays taxes on maybe one half
5f the cattle that he owns and
which are returned to the assessor
1t say about one-third of their
value. This course is calculated to
make stockmen a specially privil-
edged:class and the appellation cat
tie kings or bullionaires becomes
much more appropriate than is
Tcnerally supposed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

THE recent stependous failure Of
Gen. Grant has proved complete
deadener to him. During all the
fuss and excitement at Chicago
over the convention now in pro-
gress, the name of Gen. Grant is
not mentioned in the dispatches.
Politically Grant is as dead as. a
picked herring.
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-rRNIrRE % 0RRLcR.

Tho Fort Worth Gazette is SEEM
ineiy opposed to Land Commas
sioner Walsh, and it says that
when this country reaches point
where ono mans continuance in
Office is an absolute, ungratified
public necessity, it will be time
for the country to retire from ac-
tive business. While it is true
that there is no absolute necessity
for continuing one man in Office,
and also true that the general pub
lie is dependent upon no one man,
and that no one man is so impor-
tant that his place cannot be sup
piled, it is also true that when a
good man, one who is honest, COM
petent and faithful is elected to an
Office there is no reason why he
should be displaced to make room
for an untried man. Greed for
Office is one of the greatest evils
that now besets our country, and
tits one Of the greatest causes of
corruption. The outs want to get
in and the ms want to keep the
outs out. The result is there is a
continuous struggle for Office and
the public service is the Sufferer.
There arc cases on record in which
postmasters have held Office for as
long as fifty years and where jus
tees of the peace have presided
for thirty or forty years and it is
not recorded that the public ser
vice was the looser. The man who
holds an office of any importance
IS compelled, or at sll events he
should devote his entire attention
to it and to neglect his private bus
mess if he have any. Good men.
can rarely do this, therefore it is
seldom that we find men who has
a paying business or occupation
that desires to abandon it for the
sake of holding a minor Office for
a term of two years. While ad-
hitting that one mans continuance
in Office is not an absolute neces-I
sity, it does not follow that it is a
bad plan to continue man in of
fec, who has faithfully, .conscien-
tiously and capably filed it If he
has done all these things no one
can do any more, and were it
once understood that the officer
who faithfully discharges his duty
without. fear or favor, would be
retained in Office we would soon
find that our pHblie service would
be much better performed. In
this respect reference Is had more
particularly to the minor Offices,
such as county officials and judges,
Offices in which everybody is d.
rectly interested and with whom all
come in contact. Such offices may
truthfully be regarded as non-po-
litical. The Office of members of
the legislature, congressman and
and governor are in the very ma
ture Of our government political
ones and are dependent upon the
dominant party for their positions,
and such being the case they must
as the supremacy of the
parties change. When a congress
man gives satisfaction to his con-
stituents he is reelected to con-
gross, and members have served
continually for six, eight or ten
terms, and such ones are looked up |
10 and respected.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

The Corslcana Courier says Ma
varro county has made application
to the state authorities to buy
bonds of other counties, as an in.
vestment for her surplus school
funds,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

AUSTIN is making a reputation
as the champion pistol carrying
town of Texas. During the five
months ending lately the fines inn
posed for carrying pistols amount
ed to sl629, and the city council
sympathlsing with the pistols car
riers has RENTED most of the
fines.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

During his first administration
in the Soudan, Gen. Gordon went
about always unarmed. "Only
once" he says, ~ slept with re-
volver by me, but l was sorry for
1t afterward."
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Twin pay sIersward Eor any information
that will lead to tho recovery Of one dun
horse, light main and taIi, branded 80
on len shoulder, shod all around. about -
nine years old, 10 o. 10 70 hands high, 50
think he has blazein face.
b J. CARLIstg,
qfO Cons-rpss Ave. Austin. TcxaS.
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TuE Ieading business men G

TuE leading business men o.
Co.. who are favorable to Ar
- nave ope 4 elaborate head
quarters at the Palmer house, and
alta meeting held Friday a commit
tee was appointed to receive the
New York business mems deiega-
ton and tender it the free use of
their rooms.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

JESSE CARTER, a negro, was hang,
ed at Pittsburgh, Pa, on Tuesday,
in the iail in presence of fifty spec.
tators for murder,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

AT orange the SABINE river IL
steadily rising, and is higher than
known for years. 1t was seven
miles wide on Tuesday and rising
at the rate offour inches in twenty.
four hours.
AT the request of the people
ofCoryell county the district court
has concluded to try only Jail cas-
es. The condition OF the crops is
such that farmers cannot spare the
time TO attend court.
-Lampasas now has a town
clock on the new courthouse. It
is said the clock will not lose a
minute in twelve months when it
is regulated. 1t is safe to bet that
it will never be regulated.
"For seven years or more suf-
fered with a distressingly painful
JOINT trouble--called by many rheu.
matism. l used st. Jacobs Oil,
and was quickly cured, says John
Carr Moody, Esq, of Vallejo, Cal.
The LaGrange Journal re-
ports the cotton crop of Fayette as
being very backward and in an I'M
satisfactory condition, and in ad-
dition, the festive cotton worm has
apperted ana Is DONG great dam
ago.
In Navarro county there is n
very strong feeling against o coun-
ty nominating convention. The
people are getting tired of conven-
lions and and are willing to make
b bor WIN 'n' 'e"eS' P0SSiO'e NUM-
W. e. Hunter, sheepman liv-
ing is miles north of Colorado was
found dead In his wagon on Thurs
day last with a bullet hole IN his
head. 1t is supposed he was killed
,Uo .tS ~ Money i me- hAu Soiu you"
" '" VI "00'
The Tablet regards the crop
outlook in Grimes county as very
gloomy, and it suggests that it
would be good plan to let the
coming term of the district court
ra PSG 90 al = . INC s sJI,"Oio iaoor Is
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Hall, who
lives thirteen miles from San An
tonic, are the most sadly bereaved
couple IN the state. The other day
their three sons, aged nine, seven
nond or t.nt IN = n. SUm"'u 'n "
At Whitney the other day a
old boy who had been
reading Pecks Bad Boy, Ben
thompson or some OF the choice
literature OF the day, ran away
from home. he helped himself to
I.hn r;saas. = r.o,, -.
o-.bIv Lno,rn n.n me, anu nav
ros,o3 ,haoo - ohan "I - 81
-. ae 80: ~" ~
sas H. has hssn tr,ad "a n. ~
on;,.od - .. o'. ~ '.ou auu ac-
1 1 b,s Ianu $50, ~ tnS Has.S
-' ~ Aon'oN'
-!he Oorsieana Courier says
me Jug Iraoe OF It's town Is I'M
hense. Ihere are several local
1p'ion towns IN the vicinity and
me resuit IS thst IRON one to twen-
y Jugs Oh req liquor, are express
'u every DAY to the dry places.
The Hampstead Courier learns |
hat four colored families have |
moved away nom Hempstead
inee the negro killing lately. I'll
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

Doncaster, the winner of the
Derby race in England, has been
sold for $4,000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

"A Navasota special to the
News says the Brazos falls slow
ly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

The best smoking tabaeco is
"Little JOKER"
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Old Courthouse FOR Sale.

By order Of the Commission Court the old
Court-houSe will be sold on June z4th. 1854.
Sale at public auction, on the publ; C square,
forcash.
Purchaser to remove the same within 30
days nter sale
c.R. BREELovs,
Co. Judge W. c.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hall, who
lives thirteen miles from San An.
tonic, are the most sadly bereaved
couple IN the state. The other day
their three sons, aged nine, seven
and five, were all drowned IN q
pond or tank in a pasture.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

ESTRAY NOTICE. Taken M by ". J. Han
Anah, on the isil, day OF March, isst, and cs-
tray ell before II. bowers. J.. 4. precinct No.
Z, Washington county, ON the 22d lay OF Aprit,
1855, one dark hay mari about II hands high,
about or years old, no brand; With young
colt, dun cDlor. appraised by Zoe Holman
and Abram Craig At SIS.
Attest: H. NJ LEWIS. C. c. c. VIC.
EsrRAY N0rICE.-Taksn mp by Enoch Ca
EtOn, on the 9TH Day Of March. lisa, and es-
trayed before I. n. BOwers, J. p. precinct No.
ling crescent ~ on len Shoulder star In fore
head. snip on nose four white feet, 10 years DID,
u hands high One roam horse, blotched brand
feet. Is years old, Is IL handle hlgh. Appraised
By W. Await and J. N. Hines II eG0.
Attest: IL. NJ. LRwIs, q. Z. c. W. G.
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At Whitney the other day a
thirteen-year old boy who had been
reading Peck's Bad Boy, Ben
Thompson or some of the choice
literature of the day, ran away
from home. He helped himself to
a pony belonging to his dad.
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The Tablet regards the crop
outlook in Grimes county as very
gloomy, and it suggests that il
would be good plan to let the
coming term of the district court
lapse as all the available labor is
required in the fields.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

John Finnegan, well and fav-
orably known at Denton, was ar
rested there on a charge Of burg
larry committed at Eureka, Kan
sas. He has been tried and ac-
quilted, much to the qualification
of his many friends in Denton,
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The Corsioana Courier says
the jug trade of its town is i'm
mense. There are several local
option towns in the vicinity and
the result is that from one to twen-
ty jugs of red liquor are express
ed every day to the dry places.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

Gainesville now has a line of
street cars. The assessor is TAX
ing the census of the city the pop
ulation will be upwards of 5000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

The Laredo Times is very rough
on Tom Bowers, late of the Lam
pasas Eagle. 1t says that Bowers
finding out that he could not turn
the current of public opinion up
stream, quit the newspaper bust
ness IN disgust, and also that he
will not be missed from the journ-
alistic arena.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

The Santa Fe railway has al
ready carried 159 trains of cattle
to Fort Worth this season and will
carry 800 before the season is
over.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

The Dispatch is trying to
boom Lampasas as a winter resort.
1t is too early in the summer to
begin talking about winter quar-
tiers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05

AN election will be held in
Austin on the 10th inst. for mayor
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mayor Sayfor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
MIS- LEo URUsaED.
Freight Conductor Hugn NJ. Boyd Loses y
Limb In Accident.

Freight Conductor Hugn NJ BOYD Loses ~
Limb In Accident.
At Lesmau Place this morning at an
early hour, Hugh NJ. Boyd, freight con-
ductor of the Columbia crew No. s, and in
charge of engines ASS aud 1923, coupled to-
gether but without cars attached, had his
right leg so fearfuliy crushed from the
knee to tho ankle as to make il necessary
to amputate. 1t appears that in jumping
off the front of the caboose for the pur-
pose of unlocking the switches SO as to
back upon the siding and get out of the
way of the news express train, which was
almost due, he slipped and fell, and the
wheels passed over his leg, crushing it as
above stated. He was carried into the
passenger room at Leaman Place and DIR.
Leaman was summoned to attend him. DR..
Craig, of Columbia, was telegraphed for to
assist at the amputation of Mr. Boyd's
leg and was taken from Columbia
to Leaman Place in a caboose. His right
leg was taken off above the knee. He
was brought to Lancaster on the fast line
this morning, and taken hence TO Column
bia on the Hanover accommodation. His
son, who was fiagman on the train when
the accident happened accompanied him.
Mr.. Boyd is a married man, aged about
so years, and has wife and several grown
children. He has been on the railroad
many years, and has always heen regarded
as faithful and efficient officer. lie was
the first man placed 10 charge at the
interlocking switches at Dillerville.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12

At Thursday mornings session of the
State Grange. Patrons of Hushsndry, in
Harrisburg, the committee on agriculture
recommended the study of agriculture in
the common schools. Colonel Victor E.
Piollet, Of Bradford county. is recon-.
mended for commissioner of agriculture.
II 10 also recommended that Congress do
something for Abraham Fultz, the dis.
ooverer OF the Fultz wheat. The commit.
tee on education recommended that the
minimum school term be not less than six
months, and also that the state sppropria-
tior for schools be increased. They also
suggest law compelling children from z
to IA years of age to attend school at least
four months In the year, and that the
number Of school directors be reduced and
compensation allowed them.
The afternoon session was occupied in
hearing the report of the committee on
transportation. and federal relations. The
report maintained that there should be the
Same fealty and obedience to the constitu-
tion of the commonwealth on the part of
corporations a. il exscted from individuals.
The treasurer reported a balance in the
treasury Of t5, 600, which the grand master
was authorized to eXpend, If necessary, in
building up subordinate oranges through
on. the state. The newly elected officers
were installed in the evening, and the
grange then adjourned sine die.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
" Dams TriouistIons" at the opera HOUSE

Last evening NJ. W. Hanley's comedy
company made their second appearances
here this season and was greeted by full
house. They again gave Dams Tribu-
lations," one of Harrigan's best comedies,
and from the manner in which It was re-,
ceived last evening, no one can doubt It's
popularity. 1t contains lots of fun and,
like all of Harrigan's pieces, the scenes and
incidents are such as occur every day in
real life, although they are somewhat
overdrawn. There are number of very
funny Irish scenes, interspersed with
which are darkey performances that keep
the audience In q good humor continually.
Joe Sparks, formerly of the Sparks
Brothers, Irish comedians, represented Dan
Au!ligan, the hero of the piece to perfeo
ton, while Quilter and Goldrich assumed
the two principal negro characters. The
remainder of the company includes mum.
Der of favorites, most of whom have been
playing with Mr.. Hanley, or at Hsrrigan
II Hart's theatre for years. A feature of
last nights entertainment was the singing
of number of good songs to the music of
the orchestra led by George Braham.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
Objscting to Oolorea Jurors.

FROM ths Lynchburg (Va,) News.
On Friday last Sophronia Walker, col-
ored, was put on trial in tho Hustings
court charged with larceny. When the
first four Jurors had been sworn the usual
question was asked the prisoner as to
whereupon she replied. Fling out them
two colored men," The judge told her
that her objection was not valid one, and
the sixteen jurymen were impannelled.
The prisoner was then given the right to
strike off four of the jurors, and she struck
of four colored men, exolaiming In q very
decided tone 81 don't want no niggers
on my jury no, l don't want none of
'em." Judge Latham says negroes are
much severer on one another than white
jurors are on negroes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
STEPPED OFF A TRAIN.
Tho Fatal accident Ihst BofeI MRS. Mary
l.. King rear Mount joy.


l.. King rear Mount Joy.
Last night about half.past II o'clock, a
probably fatal accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Bender's, one
and a half miles east of Mount JOY.
Among the passengers on the Western
express train were Mr.. and Mrs. King, of
Camden, N. j. Mrs. King, in going to the
water closet, mistook the door, and stepped
out of the car upon the platform and fell
of. She was not missed for some time
and when the accident was discovered it
was too dark to make a successful search
for her. The train went on, but the en-
ployes of the Mount Joy section were no.
titled of the accident and searching
party was sent out. Between G and z
O'Clock this morning, the body of Mrs.
King was found lying In field at the
foot of rather high embankment. In
falling from the car, she had rolled down
the embankment and passed through or
over wire fence at the bottom. When
found, she was alive but unconscious. She
was taken to Mount Joy and attended by
DR.. j. L. Ziegler. He found that her
head had been badly cut and her skull
fractured, and that she had besides
suffered other serious bodily injuries. It
is thought she will die. She is German,
aged 80 years. In company Of her hus.
band, she was on her way TO visit friends
in Canton, Ohio. Mr.. King got of the
train on reaching Harrisburg, aud re.
turned to Mount Joy this morning.
"A dispatch. from Mt. Joy says that
Mrs. King died alb out II o'clock this fore
noon.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
PERSONAL

STANLEY, the explorer, has received
seven titles, twenty. four decorations,
ninety five resolutions Of thanks and $50
complimentary dinners.
BISHOP RANDOLPH s. FOSTER. now in
attendance at the Baltimore conference. is
looked upon as the most eloquent pulpit
orator in the Methodist church In the
United States.
Ex PRESIDENT GowEN, Of the Phila.
delphIa 81 Reading railroad company,
states that he will not again be candidate
for the presidency OF that property unless
there is no one else to take the place.
Mr.. CHARLES Fl. BRIcxENsrEIs,
formerly Of this city, who went West
few years ago to seek his fortune in the
field of the cloth of silver, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Alamosa, Colorado.
G. P. HUNTINGDON, Leland Stanford,
Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker arc
said TO have invested fifteen hundred dol
lars apiece in Central Pacific stock and
came out of it with fifteen millions Of
dollars each.
REUBEN r. SPRINGKR's will leaves large
sums to the eleven children of his three
sisters and liberal bequests to Roman
Catholic benevolent institutions in Gin
cinnati. A large endowment is given for
the maintenance of Music hall. After re-
tanning three or four religious pictures for
the cathedral, the remainder OF his picture
gallery, 100 pieces, is given TO the Cincin-
natl museum.
Verona HULsKAMP, nee Morosini,
has commenced q suit in the New
York city courts against the Ham
over National bank to recover $1,-
100. The money she AYERS in her complaint,
was deposited by her father to her credit,
and after she married Hulskamp Mr..
Morosini stopped payment. She claims
that the money was an absolute gift and
that the bank is bound to pay it to her.