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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-06

COMMISSIONER Dudley

COMMISSIONER DUDLEY.
] am, and have always
been. convinced that the
people Of the United
Stsfes. who are enjoying
the national prosperity
and content so dearly
purchased for them by
the blood of the dead
Union soldiers, and by
the suffering and hard
ships endured by those
who enthusiastically
desire that every soldier
who contracted a disa-
bility in the service and
line Of duty, and every
widow and minor or
dependent Of those
whose lives were sacri-
feed. should receive "A
lsberal pension. As their
steward / have endeav-
cred 10 distribute this
bounty graeiously and
speedily. II. 81
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-06

WE ARE indebted to Comrade w. J.. Gull
bertson, Assistant Adjutant-G General, for
detailed statement of the growth of the De-
partment Of Iowa during The past year, from
which it appears that at the close Of the last
quarter the total membership was 11,009
and number of Posts 264a gain of 1871
members NEARLY 300 per cent and 142 Posts
200 per cent. The following table shows
the gains in membership for each quarter:
LIST Or % ar. 81 Or 4t.l or.
No. members. ssls 4.89i 7,i2a 9,42s
Net gains......... $50 2.725 2.a0i 1855
Total close of qr. 4.a98 7,I2s 9.42l 1000
The following table shows the gains in
number of Posts for each quarter:
LIST ar. 2d or. Sd or 9TH or
Number OF Posts. l22 l5s I9s 286
Net gains. ;'e 40 80 %
Total close of Or. 1853 1913 23s 264
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So. - -. soIaE.e. :. -. -.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-03

THE prevailing system of need.
less taxation, filling the treasury
with nearly hundred million OF
surplus money, has given rise to
the idea that nothing is too ex-
travaga1t to attempt In this coun-
try. The Iowa Legislature asks
congress to put all surviving Union
soldiers on the pension rolls at IS
a month each. This would cost
anywhere from 100000 900 to
5000, 100000 per annum. No such
tax was ever put upon any people
on earth. 1t is hard to believe that
any intelligent body of citizens
seriously desire so remarkable a
policy. No country could prosper
and few governments could exist
which entered OH such policy of
taxation as this contemplates. 1t
has been the pride and boast of the
United States that we maintain no
great standing army, but the
1owans ask for expenditures now
twenty years after the end of the
civil war which would maintain in
the field a force equal to that of
the most oppressed nation of the
world,
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THE RIOT.

The riot, which began at Cincin-
natl on Friday night, is believed
to be one of the worst ever wit
messed IN the United States; a
large number of men have been
killed on both sides, and still the
trouble is not ended. State mill
tia and United States troops are
being hurried to the scene of the
conflict for the purpose of sup
pressing the riot, but up to Mon
day had not succeeded.
The riot had its origin in the
failure of a jury TO convict pris-
oner named Berger, of murder in
the first degree, and the rioters
seem not to be so much inclined to
destroy property as to deal out
what they conceive justice to a
criminal when the courts have
failed.
The courthouse has been burned
and strong effort has been made
to gain possession of the Jail that
the prisoners confined therein,
charged with murder, might be
summarily dealt with. United
States troops have been ordered
there to protect the Custom House,
postoffice and the United States
Sub-Treasury. Where this matter
will end is a mere matter ofspecu-
lation, but it is to be hoped that it
may be checked as early as posi-
bic, and that the needless slaughter
of human beings for no.good cause
may be discontinued.
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Prohibition Convention.

Messrs Dohoney, Wilkinson and
jackson, State Executive Commit
tee, have issued call for State
Prohibition convention TO meet at
Paris, April 81, 1884. One of the
objects of the convention will be
to take steps to secure the submits
sion by the next legislature of a
constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit, with certain exceptions, the
manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the state of Texas.
Each county is entitled to one dele
gate. All delegates will be cared
for at Paris without expense while
they remain in the city,
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PREs1pEET1AL PROSPECTS.
The Democrats National con-

The Democratic National con-
venton meets in Chicago on the sth
oFJuly. In the meantime delegates
TO the convention have to be NOM
mated and much preliminary work
is to be done-by the friends of
gentleman who aspire to the NOM
inations There Is no scarcity of
prominent candidates; there is
Tilden, Randall, of Pennsylvania,
Bayard, Hendricks and Holeman
of Indiana, and also Mcdonald,
then there is Payne, of Ohio,
Flower, fNew York, and last but
not least, old Beu Butler of Massa-
chusetts. Never before in the his
tory of the patty has there been
as many aspirants in the field, and
to tie list mentioned above should
be added Thurman, of Ohio. Each
ofthe aspirants has a respectable
following, but strangs as it may
seem not man has developed any
remarkable strength, and there ap-
pears to be no uprising in the par
ty in favor of any particular man.
There IS as much enthusiasm and
as great desire to win on the part
of the rank and file Of the Demo
crazy as there ever was in the his
tory of the party. All of the mil
lions Of Democrats in the United
States can not be leaders, though
every individual D Democrat reserve
the right to think for himself. We
want and must have harmony in
the party if we hope for success.
We must have political leaders,
but they must not be too abund-
ant, or too contrary. Too many
leaders and too great diversity of
opinion among them has hereto
fore been the stumbling block in
the way ofthe success of the party.
1t is an undeniable fact that the
present can learn nothing from the
future, but the past is in full view
and the errors made should be
carefully guarded against in the
future. The country is now devid-
ed on the tariff issue, and strange
as 1T may seem there is as much
difference in one party as in the
other, but the managers of the Re-
publican party have their forces
under much better CONTROL than
the Democrats. 1t makes but lit
tie difference whe the individual
be who is nominated as the candi-
date of the Democracy for presi-
dent; its the platform of princi-
pies and the policy formulated by
the convention upon which the
nominee must stand or fall. Har-
mony must prevail or failure will
again be the result. Mutual con-
cession should be the aim and object
ofthe hour, and in order that this
may be brought about it must be
inaugurated by the party leaders.
The people as mass are not un-
reasonable, neither are they hard
to please.
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JURY REFORM.


Tho Fort Worth Gazette says
that in connection with the quite
general and gratifying movement
against the hip-pocket and pistol,
there is also growing sentiment
that this country has had its fill Of
the professional juror. 1t may
safely be said that the professional
or cast-iron juror has had his best
day he will soon be remembered
only as a thing of the past. An
amendment is, however, required
touching the qualification of jur-
ors. Under our present law a man
who has read an account Of q kill.
ing or murder and who from such
reading has formed or expressed
an opinion is disqualified from sit.
ting as juror at the trial of the
accused. There is not a more dis.
agreeable duty to be performed by
a citizen than that of serving as a
juror in a capital case, and many
men resort to all manner of sub
terfuges to avoid the service; some
will say they are conscientiously
opposed to capital punishment,
but under certain contingencies
{ these same men would kill man
without any CONSCIENTIOUS scruples
whatever again they do not make
the law and personally are not re-
sponsible for it. The law pre-
scribes certain penalties tor GER
tain offenses and the jury simply
executes law. Hundreds of men
make it a sacred duty to read the
minutest details Of every murder
committed in which they reside,
and to express an opinion of the
merits of the case, for the express
purpose of avoiding jury duty.
AS long as the law remains in
Z force they will continue to do so.
The only thing accomplished by
the existing law is, to keep the
best men in every community from
serving as jurors in notorious muir
der cases. A juror is sworn a true
verdict to render, according to the
law and the evidence, and very
frequently evidence is adduced on
the trial that wasnot heard of at
the preliminary examination, and
of which the newspapers and the
general public had no information
A good verdict is not to be expect
cd from bad jury, and until good
juries can be obtained it is useless
to expect good verdicts, except in
occasional instances. The general
public is interested in strict impair
tlal enforcement of the law, and to
have this only the best and most
intelligent men should serve as
jurors men who are honest and
incorruptable. With the news
paper clause stricken cut of the
jury law it would be possible to
obtain better class of jurors than
at present
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Notice IN Probate.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,

THE STATE or TEXAS;
To the sheriff or snv Constable OF Washing.
ton County-Grretlng:
You are hereby commanded to cause 70 be pub
lished atleast % days in the Brenham Banner,
newspaper printed In the county OF Washington
the following notices.
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
To all persons interested Ia the estate O.
Iohn and Anna kIrtz. deceased .-yYIIlinn
hurtL. Administrator ofthe estate Of John Kurt
and Anna kurtz, deceased, has llled IN tn,
County Court OF Washington county, his ina
account with the estate Of John Kurfr and ANN
hurtL, deceased, which VIII be heard Al fhe
next term Of the County Court ufsaid county,
commencing on the LIST Mon,lav In MAY, 1854, a
the Court House Thereof, In the City ofBrenham,
Al which time all pessOns Interested In said es-
tate mayappear and contest said application, II
they see proper.
Herein fail not, under penalty of the law, aud
sfthts writ make due return. Issued the I'd,
day CT April, lSSt.
- Witness, II. NJ. Lewis, Clerk of said
( LIS Court and the seal thereof, at otiee, In
- the City Of Brenham, the I'd day Of
April, lSSi. II. NJ. LEWIS,
c.. C. W. c.
hereby certify thHt the above and foregoing
Is tue and correct copy of'he original Citation
now In my hands, and order the same publish
ed In the Brenham Baa ner for TIVE nty dayr
from this date, April lSSt.
J. L. MOORE Shid w C.
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TWO CONVENTIONS.

The Democratic Executive com.
mittee met In Waco ON the 9th OF
March and decided to hold two
conventions. First on the 18th OF
June at Forth Worth to elect dele
gates to the National convention,
and second at Houston on tn 18th
of August to nominate state tick
ct and presidential electors. The
basis of representation was fixed
at one delegate to every 300 votes
cast for Ireland in 1882, and frac-
ton of over $50 votes shall be en-
titled to one vote. A series of
rules for the government of the
party were adopted, and among
other things the county executive
committees were given the power
to decide whether or not nomina-
tions be made for county and pre-
cinct officers. A resolution was
adopted that the proposition OF
abolishing thostwo-thirds rule and
adopting the majority rule in the
next state convention be referred
to the county conventions, and
that they shall instruct their dele
gates. This action we consider a
wise one as it will bring the much
vexed question of majority-or two
thirds rule in nominating conven-
lions directly before the people.
1t is to be hoped that in the future
every Democrat interested in the
welfare Of bis county will attend
the primary meetings and see that
representative men are sent to the
county conventions, so that the
true sense ofthe party may be as
eertained.
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Jack and Stallion

Notice is hereby gwen that have bought
tho Famous Jack, formerly owned BY Thorn.
as Howard, near Berlin. This jack was sired
BY the old Matson jack, which has proved to
be the best jack inthe county.
l also have the stallion 'iBeaton Grandi-
son" of Lexington l invite those Interested
to come out and see some Of his colts, which
are decidedly the finest In the county.
The Jack and horse will make the season
at the Howard homestead, near Berlin.
Terms-Jack. to insure, $40; Horse, to in
sure, 81. FRITZ KRONER.
Refer 10 Thomas Howard, Mic. Zeiss, and
Jim Watson.
Brenham. -. 1881.
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THE LATE RIOT.

The riot in Cincinnati is nov
over and those engaged in i
| have time for a calm reflection
That there was ample cause for in
dignation on the part of the people
is evident, but unfortunately they
went to work without any organi
zation or any definite plan of &C
ton, and they sought to correct
wrong by doing wrong themselves
FOR years there had been great
laxity in. the administration of the
criminal law; the verdict in the
case of Berner, a confessed muir
derer, was the straw that broke
the camePs back. Instead of find
ing a verdict of murder in the first
degree the jury returned a verdict
of manslaughter and assessed his
punishment at twenty years in the
penitentiary. All manner of in
Gignities were heaped upon the
jury and the wonder is that some
Of the jurymen were not hanged.
The primary object ofthe mob was
TO give justice to Berner by taking
him ont of Jail and hanging him,
and ifthey could have been obtain.
ed, some twenty more murderers
confined in Jail would have been
taken out and hung. But the mob,
like all mobs in the past. made a
sad miscalculation and riot ensued,
resulting In the killing and wound
ing of not les than 200 persons,
about half of whom, were killed
Outright and among the number
several women and children. AS
usual in all such cases a number
of innocent persons who had moth
ing to do with the mob were kill
ed. Not a single murderer was
hung and beyond soaring some of
them none were hurt. During the
riot the courthouse, a building
posting about 100000 was nearly
destroyed and other property was
damaged. All of this grew out of
the failure of the law to mete out
evenhanded justice to cold blooded
murderers. The people are becom-
ing tired of the siip-shod manner
in which justice is administered
by the courts of the country and
the out break at Cincinnati shows
the drift of popular sentiment.
The people themselves make the
laws and they should insist upon
their execution. Ifthe riot should
be the cause of a better and more
thorough enforcement ofthe Grim
inal law throughout the country a
great good will have been accom-
plished, but, at great sacrifice of
life and property. The same result
might have been and will yet be
accomplished by public sentiment,
the greatest power in the world.
There Is no good reason why the
laws against crime should not be
as rigidly and as impartially ad-
ministered in the United States as
in England, where a mans wealth
and social standing have no lnfiu-
ence IN shielding him from justice.
As the matter now stands the
courts are regarded as a farce, and
justly SO in far too many instan-
ces.
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fHE question of the utility of
drummers is again being discussed.
1t is a two-sided question; the
drummer system has advantages
and disadvantages, The whole
sale dealer must choose for him.
self his manner of doing business /;
many Wholesale dealers now reach
their customers through drum
mers.
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for 1883,
UNRENDERED.
Wood, W R, abstract 70 J Lester, as.


Wood, W r, abstract 70 J Lester, %
lcres.
NKNowN-ABsTRAcr- SURVEY.
s AlicoIn, Elijah. I46 acres.
2 Allcorn, Elliot, 37S acres.
6 Austin, Henry, 40 acres.
rs, Q, Austin, s, F, zz4S-
II Bridge, VIM. 1888 acres.
IS Brown, w S, SOS acres.
70 Bryan, NJ A, 594 acres.
ia Brown, James. I6S 4 acres.
"a Chance. ] B, 7o7 acres
IS Clampitt, E 77o acres
~ Clark, lanes, gas acres.
81 Cole, John, gag acres.
SO Cox, Janes, 1898 acres.
II6 Cochran, James, an acres
liz Coleman, G H, Is acres.
I25 Carnona, c IIo acres.
81 Davis, Joe. 362 acres.
SO billiard. Abraham, 4 81 acres
40 Early, NJ A 226 acres.
a. Friar, D B 7SI Ia acres.
43 Frost, David, $50 acres.
1871 Fisher, John, 5 I-2 acres.
20 Gates, VIM. 1872 acres.
4s Gordon, E 5S7 acres.
ISs Gorasher, James, 24SS acres.
I38 Gray, S E $40 acres.
s. Hanks, B L 976 I-2 acres.
81 Harbour, Joseph, Gil acres.
81 Hawkins, J X I25 acres.
20 Hinch, Sam, " I-2 acres.
81 Hodge, John, I54 acres.
62 Hope, P and A 81 Ia acres.
50 Hensley, H 2I4 lie acres.
I42 Hardeman, ] NJ 4Ie 3-Io acres.
~ Higgins, WA III acres.
las Hunt, Jas. Jr., $50 acres,
81 Jackson, ED 1881 acres.
6S, GO Jackson, Isaac, f48i-s acres
IS Kegan, James. 400 I-a acres.
II, Iso Kuykendall, G 5o4 acres.
I5I Kornegay, D L 81 acres.
"a Lawrence A 7o7 Ia acres.
70 Lee, Hiram, 40 lie acres.
q, IS; Lester, ] 500 acres.
So Lynch, ] 1877 acres.
I54 Longstreet, Gilbert, 70 acres.
81 Miller, E r 1909 IL acres.
IS Miller, Samuel, zz6o ID acres.
81 Miller, S R 5I5 acres.
IS Miller, Simon, SI3 I'd acres.
100 Mathews, Henry, ass acres.
los Miller, B a77 Ia acres.
81 Newman, IIe9 I.zacres.
@ Peak, E sac acres
90 Perry, ] F ( Austin, E F 37I acres.
I7e Palmer, J N 100
I74 Perry, c R zI3 I-3
90 Robinson, A 7IS ID.
81 Saul, T ) $50,
90 Schier, James o34,
90 Singleton, Phi 33z4-
i76 Scholy, John, n "a.
IS3 Singleton, VIM. III
Io4 Tayler, r jr 642-
1884 Thomas, ] c 81,
Io7 Westall, NJ 456 10
los Whitehead, N I6S I-z.
1856 Ward, Thomas, 1910 SO.
PREcINcTI.
Allen, J B, abstract 69 W and 2 Ken lea
, acres,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-03

SENATOR CoKE's speech against
the educational bill, in the senate
on Tuesday, excited unqualified
admiration. The speech was chiefly
confined to constitutional ques-
tons.
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Estray Notice.

Taken up by W. l. johnson, on the 18th of
january, 1884, and estrayed before /. n.
Bowers,J P. Precinct No. 4, on the 18th of
February, 1884, one bay stallion, about 10
hands high, about years old, branded "
in half circle. Appraised by ]. n. Carmean
and D. P. Airhart at Sla.
Attest: a NJ. LEWIS, C. Cw.C.
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Notice.

l. hereby given that the regular Annual
Meeting of the Stockholders, and of the
Board of Directors of the Houston & Texas
Central Railway company will be held at the
Sompany's Office in the city of Houston, on
Monday, May 5, 1884
A. F. RICHARDSON, Sec.
Houston, March %, 1884.
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DENTISTRY.

DR.: c. 4. Moss, dentist of LaGrange, Texas,
will be in Shelby from April 9th to 10Th.
Call at II. Scharenbery's Hotel.
n B. The doctors practice is approved,
scientific and satisfactory.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-03

A CONVENTION of managers of all
the permanent expositions in the
country Is to be held in st. Louis
June 8.
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N0R-Residents.

Bostlec, w one lot in Brenhana
Davis, Elizabeth, c Est abstract Kills
Allcorn lea, 50 acres. '''7
Eastman, B abstract a6 Clampitt lea,
100 81 acres
Gary, E and wife, abstract 90 NJ B GRAY
lea, 426 acres.
Harris, F abstract 90, o4J FPeny Rem
Austin IS.I-z acres, abstract 7, s, 9, S F Austin
g acres.
Murphy, Ms. Mary, one lot in Brenham.
Schwantkowsky, VIM. three lots in Bren-
ham.
Shepard, "A K abstract ,, s, asF Austin
lea, 800 acres, abstract 90 Robert Ciokey lea.
100 acres.
Toddenham, ] W abstract IoI lanes
Stephens lea, 81 acres.
PRECINCT NOS. 4 AND6.
Anderson, B c three lots in. Brenhann.
Boesel. E c abstract "a Gail Borisn Len.
III-5.
Crenshaw. ] c Est abstract 90 H Hensley
lea 70 rs acres, abstract 81 Jamison lea,
81 I-z acres
Gaines, Mathew, abstract 4. D B Friar lea,
20 acres.
Hannah, Willie. one lot in Burton.
Hudson, Alfred, abstract 100 A R Stephens
lea, 100 acres.
Jones, H B abstract IS 7 Miller lea, 100
acees.
Leverkuhn, Heas. abserac, So Alex Nc
Coy lea.. 9 acres
Meyer. VIM. ST., abstract 81 James Nc
Cain lea, 247 Ia acres.
Mills, George, abstract 81 Jamisoa lea,
50 acres.
McGregOr, D abstract Ioe, ITO S N VII
hams lea, IS acres.
Williams, S abstract 70 ] Lestsr lea, IS
acres
wilson. Andrew, abstract 50 H Henslsy
PRECINCT AND J.
Hannah, Jerry, lot No. 10 IN Burton.
Jackson, AndTew..abstract 70 A Kuykendan
lea, 81 r-3 acres.
jenkins, Tom, abstract 20 N Clay lea rs
Levi, Dave two lots IN Independence.
Lee, Mrs. E E one lot IN Independence.
Luther, ] H abstract 81 T S 'Saul lea, 10
acres.
Styles, F abstract OF T S Saul Lea. r1z
acres, abstracts6 S Clampitt lea, IS acres, one
lot in Independence.
Thompson, VIM. distract 20 N Clay lea,
81 IL acres.
weeren, Chas. abstract !, 8, 9, S F Austin
lea, 10 acres
Waters, H W abstract 6s IS l Jackson lea
40 acres, abstract 81 Saul lea, AZ scres.
abstract 26S Clampitt lea, Ia5 acres.
In the testimony whereof, hereunto SCI
- my hand and seal of Office, his
( LIS. the 10th day of March, A. D.,
~ ISSt NJ. AMsIzR,
Collector Of Washington County.
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NOTICE

Ny wife, Ellen Darcus, having left my bed
and board, notice Is hereby given that / will
not be responsible for any debts contracted
by her ABRAM DaRcus.
Bsenham, March 81, 1884.
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List Of lands to be sold Tor Tax
Of 1851.

Blanchett, H E, abstract r45. II Holt, 400
acres,
Becker, August abstract 50 H Heasley, 50
acres. ~
Games, D B, abstract 6s W and P Kerr IS
acres.
Morgan, NJ abstract 81 Phil Coe, 20 acres.
Mitchell, Ed abstract 100 James Walker 20
acres.
wilkins. Cal, abstract sS VIM. Dever, 50
acres.
Brown, Amos, one lot in Rrenham.
Coleman, NJ A, lot No. > In Block II Bren-
ham.
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DIR. LOCOCK'S
TAX SALE.
The STATE OF TEXAS, I
Washington County, I

The STATE OF TENAs,l
Washington County,
BY virtue Of the authority vested in me by
law as Collector Of Taxes in and for said
county, /, NJ. Amsler, Collector as aforesaid,
have this day seized and levied upon the FOL
lowing described property, as belonging to the
respective parties hereinafter named. And
will, on the FIRST Tuesday in May, 1884, to-vit,
the sixth day thereofproceed to sell At public
outcry TO the highest bidder for cash, at the
courthouse door in the city of Brenham, so
the year 1889 and all costs that may be due.
(Cost prior to sale So 50 Tor each party, and
Is cts addition on each tract of land or city lot:
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Allen, J B, abstract 6a W and 2 Ken lea
80 acres,
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AT Sandersville, Ca, on Sunday
grave apprehensions were enter
tanned of an uprising among the
negroes, caused by Q communist
emissary who had caused great
excitement among the negroes by
urging a massacre of the whites
and confscation of their property
Later advices reports the excite
ment allayed and trouble averted
JOHN w. HoYT, ex-governor Of
Wyoming, who is in New York,
has sent G letter to leading mem
Der ofthe legislature of that state,
strongly recommending woman
suffrage on account of his exper-
fence OF its practical workings in
that Territory. He says that, con.
trary to many assertions and fore.
holdings, no harm, but much good,
has resulted from the onfranchiso.
mcnt ofwOmen.
The Austin Statesman learns
that the Austin narrow gauge
roads to be extended from Burnet
TO o connection with the Texas
and st. Louis narrow gauge rail,
way and also that the Austin and
Burnct road will be built to the
gulf. If this scheme is carried
out Brennan ought 10 take some
action to secure a connection with
the narrow gauge system of the
state.