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Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08
AROUND THE WORLD,

A Good Word for Colonel MOsby, Our Consul at Hong konE-A PrOclamatt0n A New Cable-Warlike MOvements- s.Ielanthe'' i'm Hong Kong.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08

Congressman John s. Wise has declined to fight a duel with an editor because he (Wise) has Ca sweet home filled with merry children, with enough to live comfortably, with pay ing profession" and therefore desires to live. Wise man.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08

The correspondent of the London Stan. dard thus describes the new Queen of Mada- gasear as she appeared at her coronation:
 'Her Majesty is quite young, of a most pleasing expression of eountensnce singular ly dign1hed and lady-like. The com. mand of her features was perfect; they might have been of ble. Not SO her hands, which trembled like an aspen leaf, and it was easy to see the strain she was inn posing upon herself. See wore 8 dress of ivory satin, with much gold embroidery. She had train, two or three yards in length, of handsome dark crimson velvet, spangled with gold, borne by six officers of state. The gold crown was already on her head, and thus she stood upon the stone"
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08

An Austrian lieutenant refused to fight a duel for the following reasons, which ap- peared to him good: Duelling is forbidden by both the civil and military laws of Austria and aside from this, was against his religion, his reason and his conscience. He was dis missed from the army in disgrace.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08
EDITORIAL NUIES.

Five hundred thou and pansy roots will soon be sst out in the Boston public garden. "Only pansy blsssom."
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08

Mrs. Ellen E. Barnett, who was very we'll known here years ago as the wife of Dr. James G Barnett, died Thursday morning at the Hartford hospital where she has been for some time, suffering froman incurabls malady. The funeral will be from the hospital at II o'clock this morning Courant, March T.
 Mir. E. B. Watkinson, president of the Connecticut Trust company, Hartford, is more seriously sick with pneumonis than was supposed, and his friends are doubtful of his recovery.
 Professor H. c. Bolton, of Trinity college, lectures before the New York Academy of Science next Monday evening on Recent Visits to Musical Lands in Scotland and AmariCa
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08

The woman's suffrage national convention has been in session in Washington, and about
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:. Z " gets into higher court
the BANNER viii not make anv
mention Of it. -
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From independence.

INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 3l.-I don't
want to make you feel bad, but l
must tell you that you made sew
eral plumbers in my last. Your
compositor or proof reader could
not have been quite over Christ
mas. One only will 1 tell you.
Your types say that DIR. Crane got
the new suit. Bless your soul it
was enough for him TO get the
buggy. lfyou give a preacher too
much he gets besides himself, loses
his humility, trades horses, and
there's no telling what he will or
won't do. We people in these
parts don't believe in robbing a
preacher of his good character.
! meant TO say that DIR. Luther
got the suit and was sorry to find
out that was false report. /
think he is glad of it, for he is
fond of preaching for nothing-or
glory-lt is hard to tell which.
We are getting over Xmas very
bravely. We heard of several
journeys down to William Penn,
but we think the jewellers got
home and got to bed before the
liquor got fairly TO work. We un-
derstand that VIM. Penn has be-
come very orderly place. The
freedmen have 10 go to Brennan
to get their liquor, and the white
folks have to present a certificate
of good moral character and some
chronic all before they can procure
the remedy for the blues.
The young folks tell me studying
has begun with a vengeance. Al
most everybody is back.
We hear of two marriages soon
to come off.
The walk from the college TO
the church is not finished. but the
sleepers are in tho woods and the
planks are at Wood & Lows.
Brennan will soon be a remote
village, for Clay station is loom
ing up. The bridge and a plank
road are moral certainties. ! see
by the News that Mr.. Levi has
made an assignment. We thought
that in return for his enterprise
and public spirit he was making a
fortune. We are sorry for him.
Here's chance for a man ofpluck
who knows how to sell goods, but
he must not trust his grandmother.
..- ..t. -... NANCY.
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superintendent Association.

The city superintendent ass9-
citation adjourned at Austin Fri
day after q three days's session, to
meet at Fort Worth, December 90,
1884.
Seventeen members of the asso-
citation were present, and Gov.
John Ireland, Secretary B, NJ. Ba-
ker and Regent Ashbel Smith,
honorary members, were present
and took part in the discussions.
How to iWRpqYs the Summer
Normal schools, and the schools
law, occupied most of the time of
the association.
Prot; W. C. Rotc presented a
eourseof heAe study iar te4eLefs
leading to third, second and first
grade certificates, and intended to
prepare teachers for the reception
and assimilation of Summer Nor
NAL school Instruction.
1t was modified plan or the
Chatauqua course. A syllabus
of Teach months work to be pub
lished In the Fexss School Jour
nal. The plan was approved by
Secretary B. NJ. Baker and the as
sociation.
Secretary Bakers plan for a
school system was discussed, slight.
" amended and approved. II
provides for from one to twelve
school precincts in each county !;
each precinct to elect trustees
with power similar 10 city boards
of education, for county supervis-
ion in thickly settled sections, and
joint county supervision in thinly
settled parts of of the state. also
for a state superintendent.
Superintendent McGuire's plan
was to make each COUNTY . schuol
district for the purpose Of taxa
ton.
The commissioners court n
county board Of education. who
would levy taxes voted by the
people, locate schq4lhuuse sites
and school communities. Each
community electing trustees who
would hire teachers, visit the
schools. etc.
Superintendent for each sena-
torial district who would appoint
examining hoards in each COUNTY,
from amang teachers whom they
had examined, receive reports
from teachers, trustees and comfy
boards, organize teachers assac;a-
hqHs; ett, iFhirty-pne of those sn
perintendents at $500 each wonId.
cost less than there is NOW paid to
county Judges. a state s1 an
tendeRt was ut the head of The 50
lem.
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From GrcenVinc.


GREENvISE, December, 26.-NcS-
tcrday was Christmas and Il merry
Christmas il was. One long to he
remembered by many persons in
this vicinity. Two couple were
made happy by being united in
the sacred bonds of matrimony.
The German Missionary Baptist
had church here in the morning
and the Luthcrans in the afternoon.
Speeches were made by Rev. A.
Haucslcr and MessrS. NJ. I. Harris,
l.. F. Harris and 4. d. Airheart.
of Burton in the evening at the
German church, after which very
beautiful and richly decorated
Christmas tree, (bcing a species of
the cedar of Lebanon,) was mvcil-
ed to the view of a crowded house
of spectators. The tree was laden
with valuable and less valuable
articles placed there rs mark OF
respect and good will one toward
another, irrespective of age or size,
the small, the tall, the wise and
reverend head, from one year up
to sixty, shared in the distribution
of presents, but, your correspon-
dent being little over age, was
left out in the cold, did not receive
so much as an ear of Indian corn
or a cob-pipe. Well, we are not
so selfish as the old lady who, dur
ing n drouth, thanked her God if
she did not make any corn, no one
else would, so We are rs well pleas
ed with the distribution of pres
ents as if we had been presented
with gQld-headed walking cane
or gold pen.
Holy writ tells us that there is
no rest for the wicked; but our
good parson, A. Hauesler, did not
get much on Christmas day. am
informed that he preached in the
morning, and united two couple in
the bonds of matrimony, and de-
| livered n short lecture at night on
the origin OF the christmas tree,
etc. -...,..f ......- ....... ..
ohio 80 ;nforn, tbo roaJe,s If tho
RlSxEp thai Good order and oniet
reigned supreme in the vicinity of
the churches and the new Grange
store. and the writer can testify to
the fact that he has passed one
| Christmas day in Greenvine with
ont seeino any person who was in
ltoxicated.
The family grocery store, which
opened in the new Grange store
house about the goth inst, under
the cooperative plan. with a small
capital seems ia 'be doing n lively
business if is a chartered corpor-
alton and NAV continue under said
charter fnr n period of fifty wears,
and increase lis eap,tal to ten thou,
sand dollars. It is perhaps one OF
the best auxiliaries known to
unite the foreign and native born
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Independence Locals.

INDEPENDENoE, Dec. 2S.-We
have been looking for items from
sister Barbara for days and days,
Suppose I help her . hit, indepen:
dente is signing for 4 newspaper
notice,
We are having q gay time-sn=
ciables every night-dances every
other night.
The college girls are at their
homes-all except the prettiest.
These baYe been in demand, and
in spite of the Presidents tnOus-
and eyes some love making has
been g9igg In. I'm satuFday tbs
hateful bell will ring and then the
jig will be up. a
The boys have behaved like
men. They have given us one
serenade with, the remains of the
brass band ..re
We understand that some of the
sub-juniors have been studying all
through the holidays With the de:
sign of graduating in June.
Mr.. Ponce and DR.. Shepard
have gone into the wagon bust
ness,
Why DON'T yen tell the world
that DIR. Crane has present of a
fine buggy and double harness
the gift of the citizens and the
"boys," and that DR.. Crane re-
ijaiess In . He@ suit ST siissFFieall
The bridge win soon span the
Yegua and then goodbye to the
bottomless pit that separates Bren-
ham from these classic shades.
We had n fright the other night
through the telephone. We heard
that McDaae hpq peeh t4ksn IL
the Africans and that Indepen-
dence would be the next point of
attack. Yyhy they should leave
out Bralhani We could mol guess.
By the way can II be true that
some of the Greys showed the
white faatha~' - ;noo, ell ~
from the ranks and take charge of
the ball hrq9nl brigades: Adieu:
NANCY.
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"SKEERKD."-Friday evening
drummer who had been'out in the
residehce portion of the city came
into one of our "only grst-class
hotels" in the city, covered with
perspirationY and blowing like a
porpoise in Galveston bay at low
tide in July. He said he had been
followed by a robber and evinc ed
great anxiety to borrow a "gun."
Brenham is very law'abiding
town and no one about the first.
class tavern had anything
more dangerous in, the way
Of firearms than an empty beer
bottle; if times had been good
and money plenty a champagne
bottle might have been found. As
neither bottles, guns, pistols bowie
knives, slng-shots, sand-bags or
bFasssknucks we're forthcoming,
tho scared drummer took . Aast,
drew his imitation. silk polka dot
ted pocket handkerchief, wiped
his ,PersPiriag and intellectual
brow. and proceeded 10 read a
newspaper BY the uaeertain light
TCf q scoasfats lamp. Is aneensesR-
sdly = though he had recently re-
turned from snipe hunt
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TN cotton statement published
elsewhere shows the receipts have
been nsarly as large as at the same
time hst year, and it is the opinion
Of sosse 81 the best judges in this
county that only about tws.thiTds
of the cotton crop has. been mar
keted Tie other ene-third is in
the hands of the plsRters, who are
boiaing . hislser price, and il
i the fear of the BANNER that they
wih = sadly disappointed. A
great nans ID ser cotton planters,
or in oilR s, our cott4sa raiS-
ers, have, an idea that upon the
Aerop IF theF immediate vicinity
tie prfcs a cotton depends. No
idea can be more fsiselaRg, The
cotton crop of the country does
not depend upon the production Of
any one county, and the idea that
a failure in Washington or adjoin-
ing COMMITTEES would, or will, bsye
any effect upon the cotton market
of the world has proven to be a
total failure, and will SO continue
until the end of the world, or the
absolute neglect of negroes to DO
their work as field hands.
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80. Iconnr u Thursday.

MAYoa's Court = fnursday-
Christmas frolics are about over,
and the work ofthe court has been
devoted TO adjusting the differen-
Ses that arose during the festive
season. The penitents were all Of
the coIored persuasion, and most
of them from the give points" of
Brennan, which, of course, is a
colored settlement.
John Moore, for assaulting and
fighting, was fnrds5 and trim
mings., tuig
Hester BuriesoA. for diSturbing
the peace, in mid sort ofEe way
was assessed 81 AID the ''fixias'
Patience Bynun, Of Camptown,
was arraigned on the complicated
charge of using abusive language
She is somewhat promineE' cot
ored citizen, and when the case
came on for hearing there was a
beautiful array Of witnesses all
ready off-hand swearers, and there
was on about as many of thcm on
one side as there was on the other.
The witnesses swear at random, one
irving TO outswear toe other. The
court has to sit and hear both sides
fairly and impartially and judge
of the merits of the testimony,
extraordinarily has no merit,
Whatever. It is the usual custom
to estimate the valne of the testi-
mony by the number of witnesses
that swear one way and render q
decision accordingly. Patience
(, was eisnnssec {. appearing to the
court from the mas Of evidence
that She was worse sinned against
/ than SHINING. -
Tom Morgan, disOrderly conduct,
dismissed.
Sally olney, disorderly conduct,
dismissed. III
Ei.a Bouldin, disturbing the
naana continued. EatFEAE
The officers are still busy and a
few DAYS more will have all the hol-
day troubles carefully settled. So
far there has been very little
money paid into the city treasury
land the court is very nearly starv-
ed to death for want of trimmings.
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just Received,

At the o. X. Saloon, genuine Nord-
hauser Whiskey, imported Gin,
White and Red California wine-a
article at low prices.
Also large variety of cheese, fine
French mustard, in quantities to
suit; imported herrings and pickles.
The best cent cigar in the city.
SAM MUEEY.
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Hnbitual constipation Is not only one oi
the most unpleasant, but at the same time one
of the most injurious conditions uf the hui
man system, and is but furerunner of di-
>eil>c, unless removed This is usually al-
complished by the use of puraatiSit;ss, which
for the tlu,e atiurd relief, but after their i'm
mediate effects have passed they leave the
system in worse state than before. To ef-
feet a cure It is necessary that the remedy
used should be one that not only by its cath
nrtic effect relieves the bowels, but at the
same time acts rs u tonic u a. IN sesiuSe The
organs 70 & gQblld, h,althY condition. This
"PTtcklN Ash Blters" win do. 1t removes
the cause and restores health.
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Merchant Tailor.

]. L. Ammons has on hand the
the largest and most completes stock
of cloths, cassimeres and other
goods for mems wear ever brought
to this city. He has full line of
fine imported goods and is prepar-
ed to make garments or full suits
at short notice and guarantee a fit.
Store on north side of public
square.
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ELECTRIC
Ant Extermiinator.

Warranted 70 do just what the name in
dicates when the directions are followed.
This compound is one Of the cheapest and
most effective modes cf cOmplesely annihi-
iating the Ant pNAloAies u Texas that has
ever ypt (eon discovered, The n,anl.sP af
AlaplyhS and actual labor expended las W.
be seen by the directionsl Ia 81, shDr' =,
light, that every owe who Is t-,,Ii. u AM, anu
these rayjtgg~ VAN. ~ u WI,
est b. vi Of them, t.ery Sar;n, ,,,,,. S,,nl
hundreds If 65riurs IN msnT 1 f.n,',nl
sarueiists, and florists, to saw nothing Of The
ST. rrll.,ii and comfort it would bring 10 the
MY mothers to know that their little dar-
llnss were free from the poisonous effect of
those inhabitants Of the sandhillI
For Red or Singing Ants aae q ounce
5ettle Is sufficient to destrsy half a dozen CO..
onies. From one os:art TO one gallon will Ia
stroy any primary bed of cutting snIS,
.le undersigned has bought Tia exclus-
i've right TO sell the eS;psJpinaief in the eoun-
ties ofWashipetan, RuFseson, Austin, Brazos
and Waller The fluid can be obtained At the
following placesi
Breahan, Tristrams drug store.
Hampstead, James Armstrong, druggist.
Bellville.
Bryan, W. II. Webb, druggist.
Caldwell, T. B. Stene, druggist.
Lyons Station, VI. A. Meyers.
Gay Hill, Wallace's store.
Burton, ID. p. Airbart.
Chappeli Hill, q. L. WastssAs. ar.A also Of
X ). Nehlett1 In tAis civ, have thorough
ly tesie4s the eytetIniaaior and know that il
wei do exactly what Is e.simed for IT,
X. :. NEBLETT,
~ Rn.nhaut w.
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Business Chance,

For Sale-The furniture, TX.
lures and good will of a restaurant
In Temple, now doing a good bus
iness. Sickness of preprietor's
family sole cause for wanting to
sell. Apply to or address,
g. A. LEHMAN,
Temple, Texas.
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Patent medicines of any kind
can be found Mt L. +. LUHN'S.
PIANOS-

Persons wishing to buy Piano
CHEAP FOR CASH, or on easy month
ly payments, will do well to write
for price list to
THOMAS GOGGAN & BRO. Galveston.
They have agents for Steinway and
the favorite Emerson Pianos, and
the Mason K Hamlin Organs.
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A Good Friend to the Chinese.

SAN ER44NGIsee:-Gsnsal A. +.
Bee, Of the Chinese Consulate of
fee, Expresses himself clearly in
saying that he, as well Us his en- :.;o.
ny haYe sntttccred severely from
rheumatism and neuralgia, and
that medicines were Used IN vain.
At last At: lacehs Oil was tried,
which effected immediate cure in
every case: The Consul regards
the Oil as the greatest pain,Ouring
remedy in existence.
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To the Merchants of Brenham.

We have lust rsceived notice OF
ARRIVAL ~ sailing vessel, Williams,
from New York to Galveston,
whereon We have 1000 barrels of
seed potatoes. HAVING made ex-
eeetionally ,sW treighis we are in
aP"s'naD I9 sell you same lower
than you can purchase elsewhere
Get eur prices before placing
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Frae Luncn.

Eha Undersigned will. give a
!" free lunch" at Germania Hall at
10 o'clock a. M, New Years day.
All members ofthe club and their
riends are hereby invited.
Gus. LINNENRERaBR,
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TIE KNIFE.-At Chappell Hill
about Z o'clock on Monday evening
Q aAgFe named John GIBSON or
Gibson, had 3 qaassel With Mr..
John Carlisle, one of the leading
merchants of the town, at the
depot, and cut him under the short
ribs. Ut would seem that the negro
and Mr.. Carlisle had a difference
about a business transaction and
the negro being somewhat drunk
Hsed his knife on Carlisle, who was
at the ams perfectly sober. Glib
son is bad negro and has been
before the courts of this county on
several occasions.
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1000 barrels Landreths new crop
seed potatoes just received, includ-
ing Gartield's New, Peerless, Early
Goodrich, Snow Flake, Early Rose,
Extra Early Vermont, at
F. KRENTZLIN's.
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Merchants Exchange.

This old and favorites saloon, on
the east side of the public square,
keeps only the best wines, liquors,
cigars and beer. Ny billiard and
pool tables are of the best make
and in good order. l
W. H. MURPHY.
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Heavy Robbers.I


One of the heaviest and most
successful robberies that has been
perpetrated in this section of coun-
try was done at the town of Led
better, a station on the Central
railway twenty-five miles above
here. On Thursday night between
l2 and l o'clock the store of W. K.
Mcclellan was entered by burglars
who made their way through two
doors by boring holes in them and
prying off the hasps. In the back
room of the store the safe was
found and il was prize for them.
II was an ordinary fre-proof safe,
such as are commonly found
throughout the country; the bur-
lars bored or rather drilled u hole
in the safe directly over the tumb-
.lers Of the combination lock /; the
hole having been drilled the next
steps4as an easy one; apunch was
inserted and few slight blows
from 3 hammer sufficed TO displace
the tumblers of the combination
lock; all that was then necessary
was simply to turn the handle on
the safe door and it was opened.
A rich reward awaited them as the
safe contained $4,000 in cash, mostly
In currency, and every. cent of
which was carried away. The
losers were as follows: Mr.. Nc
Clellan lost 500, Mr.. o. Morris
81 800 and Mr.. S. w. Willard $500.
The two latter gentlemen were
Woodworking farmers who had
sold out all their property in Lee
county and were preparing to move
to Coryell county, where they had
been prospecting and had negoti-
ated for the purchase of property.
The loss to Mr.. Morris is particu-
larry severe as it wipes away his
all-the accumulation Of several
years hard work, and leaves him
and his family destitute. Mr.. Will
lard is nearly in as bad fix. The
robbery was certainly neatly plan
ned and executed, and when our
informant came down on Friday,
no one was suspected, though it is
surmised that home talent at Led
better had something to do with it.
The neatness with which the
doors and the safe were burglarizcd
would seem to indicate that ex-
perts had hand in it. 1t is said
that no strangers were seen to get
off or on the trains. which passed
both ways within couple of hours
and further, no strangers or sus-
picious characters had been noticed
about the town. About all the
certainty connected with this very
neatly executed burglary Is, that
$4,000 is gone and no body except
those who stole it know where it
is. If the burglars are captrged ii
will be q wonder. 30
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MASQUERADE BALL The grand
masquerade ball at the Fr9hsinn
hall on Monday evening was
largely attended and. proved
to be very pleasing and enjeya-
BILE entertainment. Thar~
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MARRIED.-At the residence OF
the brides father, in this city, on
Sunday evening, Dec. 80, 1888, by
Rev. Mr.. Pfeaier, Mr.. W. E. SEEL-
HORST. Of Caldwell, no Miss Lucy
MIsKwrrz, of this city. iItf 81
A large crowd of friends of the
family were present to witness the
marriatfe and offer congratulations.
After tho ceremony the company
we're invited to the tahlp, where
they did ample justice to the
tempting Enthusiastically spread
before them. There was aa aban-
dance of fine wine on hand and
many toasts were offered and
drank to the newly married cou-
pie. The bride was raised in this
city and is a most excellent young
lady-fhaaaame accomplished ana
industrious. The groom is q Pros
porous merchant of Caldwell and
4 worthy young man.
The bride was the recipient of a
large number of handsome and
valuable presents from her many
admiring friends. We wish them
a long and harry life.