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The weight of oplRiSn among
business men on Wall street is,
that the election of Blaine will kill
the party, because 1t means a for.
eign war and disastrous compiled.
tions abroad. Aspecial says "The
pail of dissatisfaction has settled
over Wall street. It is hard for
the business interest of New York
to become recopceded to the defeat
of Arthur. Jay Gould and other
magnates here are qbiiant
over Blaines nomination, and this
adds the the general depression
among other capitalists.
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FOR SALE.

l House and lot, 60xl20, price S7OC
66 acres, about so in timber, balance in.
cnltiyation,situated 2 mile from town, price
S20per acre
2SS acres, S0acres in cultivation; steam gin
and mill on place. Situated 8 miles from
town; price so per acre.
Half acres lots, in quantities TO suit. Situa'
ted in Wilkins addition.
4S5 acres, $50 in cultivation, balance tim
Der; good dwelling, three rent houses; good
fence. Situated ID miles from town price.
SO per acre.
So Acres; farm in good condition, about.
8 miles from town; price SO per acre.
loo Acres farm in fine condition, about.
Il miles frnm town; all under fence, fine
dwelling house. Price $4,000.
5 Acres timber land, about miles from.
town price Sic per acre.
2 Lots wilkins addition, owned by Mrs-
Hober; price 800 each.
All titles guaranteed Terms easy.
Apply to
RIG. Sypau
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In order to head off 4 rival the
Randera Enterprise offered to do
all the county printing for one
dollar. This sort of competition
is ruinous to the printing business
If the country. The county is
able to pay .qr its printing and the
newspaper doing the work sbqgldl
ks p&jd q fair living price for its
work.
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TIE REPUBLICAN, CONVEN
TON.


THURSDAY WIS busy day with
the convention. The platform was
presented and adopted. 1t is a
rather formidable document, max
ing a full column of solid type, but
1t advances no original ideas and
does not differ in any material
points from the former platform of
the party. 1t starts out by renew
ing allegiance to the principles
upon which the party has triumped
in six presidential elections, and
congratulates the people upon
having saved the union and done
so much to render its institutions
Just, equal and beneficial. The
tariff plank is unique piece of
of jugglery. In trying to promise
protection to the laborer and a
greater scope of commercial free
dom to the merchant it becomes
jumbled and equivocal. A plank
is put in for restoring the duty on
wool ON purpose to please the Ohio
wool-growers. After squandering
the public lands till but little re-
kains the party now declares in
Rr of reserving the public do
for actual settlers. The
ston News in a review of the
pnt says: "On the whole,
ktform covers the ground
we'll, and leaves no material
81 difference, save the tariff;
len the Republicans and the
6cracy. If the latter in It's
Rution next month fails to
he situation and declare
tor revenue only with
n or equivocation, the
EwilI made the bloody
Bf issue of the cam
. Democrats being
sue, the election may
Republican being in
ent for the ensuing
Is being order the roll
by the states, when
ut was reached, the lea
the delegation from that
Sut in nomination Gen. ]. R.
Wiley. When Maine was called
here was a roar of applause and
Judge West, IN a handsome speech,
enominated James A. Blaine, next
arthur was nominated and then In |
turn Robt. Todd Lincoln, w. 7.
Sherman, John A. Logan, Walter
@. Gresham ~ ta-Ieo. z. Hdmunds.
vv@AH the candidates Aaying been
Normally entered the cona7ention
ljourned. All sorts of wire pull
and underhanded work in the
interest of the several candidates
was no doubt practieed- There is
really but three prominent eandi-
dates before the convention, viz
! Blame, Arthur and Logan, the two
rst mentioned being decidedly in
lead. j
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-12

-Bonham has a building and
loan association organized and is
now getting ready to organize
street railway company and a cot
ton seed oil company.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-12

ACCORDING to the Fort Worth
Democrat the plan, before the
lease law went into effect, was
with cattle kings, to own a few
sections ofwatered land on which
they made headquarters, and then
by a sort of common law or rule
among them, each fellow or COM
pany claimed certain territory,
and that territory was usually
large enough for a Kingdom. 1t
was next to imppssiblp to induce a
settler to buy q section or move
inside of the aforesaid kingdom.
This is the way the matter stood
before the lease law; is it any bet
ter now? Under the lease law
the cattle king is compelled to pay
for the use ofthe land.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of
RosI. W. cLkHrfrr,
Deceased.
Letters administration were gTanled the nm
dersigne,l by the county court Of Washington
county. on the = day Of Nay. A. u. lssf. An
persons holding claims against said estate are
r-qnired C. present the same within the time
prescribed BY law.
Ny residence Is near Independence. and uy
l'ostodlce address Il Independence. Claims lett
with my attorney, Z. T.. Garrett. Esq viii ~
ceive attention. n. o. RonEHrsoN.
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Nosice % Contrartnrs.

Bids viii be recsived BY he underslrnsd uulH
- m. on the eslh Of June. lisa, foe he erection
OF q name building tox7e feet, and Il leel hlrh
eaid building Ia 10 be erected fer The LAHltia
Turn Versin. AZ their grounds mlics souik o.
Burton. Lumber and material all Furnished On
the ground. Plans can be seen Al Burton ~ calf
Ing on or applying 10 Wu- BAcKH,
TiIor ATsoN.
=. ScutLLISo.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-12

= The hest smoking tabacco is
Little Joker"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-12

THE election in Oregon last
week resulted in a Republican vic
tory.
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EsrRAY NOTICE. Taken an by ". ]. Han
Anah, on the l3fh day OF March, fssf and "a
trayed before l. u. Bowers, J. q. preclnct No.
=. Washington county. on the I'D day Of April,
about or years old, no brand; wffha young
colt, dun color. appraised by Joe Holman
and Abram Craig At as
Attest; H. n LEwIs, C. C. c. W. q.
ESTkAY N0rHCE.-Takeu up by EnoeA Ca
Azton, on the Sth Say Of March, iSst, and e.
trayed before l. II. Bowers, J. p precinct No.
=, WashinRton County, on the 18th day Of Anrff
1881, one bay MARI with Spanish bransi lrrsemb-
ling crescent ~ on len shoulder star In forr-
head, snip on nose, four white feet 10 years old
"a nalsis hlgn. One roam horse, blOtrhed brand
ieet. Is years old, - l-3 hands high. Appraised
BY W. Avail and J. u. Hines At so.
Attest: II. n. LAWS, c. q. c. VIC.
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Old Courthouse for Sale.

By order of the Commission Court the old
Courthouse will be sold on June z4th. 1884.
Sale at public auction, on the pubs c square,
forcash-
Purchaser to remove the same within 60.
days amer sale
CT .BREELovE
Co. Judge VIC
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Notice 10 Creditors.

Estate of
l.. p. ARMSTRONG,
Deceased.
Letters Of administration wcre 1nuafef
the undersigned by the County Court Of
Washington county, on the 9TH day Of MAY
~ ID. 1884. All persons holding claims
against said estate are required to present the
same within the time prescribed BY law.
Ny residence il ut TAYLOR, and my post-
Office address is Taylor. Claims left with my
attorney, c. c. Garrett, ESQ.,, viii receive at
tention- JOIN L ARMSTRONG,
Administrator
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The editor of the Bellville
Times says that sorghum seed
ground into meal, makes a nutri-
tious, healthful and palatable food.
1t makes batter cake that is equal
to buckWheat,
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The Bellville Times wants to
know whether any Austin o0Rnty
farmer has tried to raise Nieara-
qua wheat, This species of wheat
grows we'll here, but SO far moth
ing has been done towards raising
wheat in any quantity. Farmers
seem to be waiting for flour mill,
and mill men seem to be waiting
for wheat, therefore nothing is
done.
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IF the delegates to the Chicago
convention are to be believed,
Blame and Logan are two immacu-
lates. In presenting them for
nomination they were represented
to be brave, honorable, popular
and illustious beyond measure.
The record is however against
them.
ACCORDING to the Dallas Herald,
many Democrats believe that
Blaine will be more easily defeat
ed than almost any one who has
been canvassed among the Repub-
licans. 1t is also said that he can
not carry the strength of his party
IN New York and several hther
states.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
HORTICULTURAL.
Annual Session of the Mississippi Valley
Association.


KANSAS CITY Mo-. Ian. 22
The fifth annual session of the Missis.
sippi Valley Horticultural Society con.
vened here to-day and will continue for
four days. The attendance is large, COM
prising I'D delegates from all of the twenty
states embraced in the territory covered
by the society, besides large number of
prominent visitors from all parts of the
compass. The Convention assembled at
two O'Clock p. IN. and the following officers
were present: President Parker Earle, of
Golden, ILL.,; Secretary VIM. H. Ragan, of
Clayton, Ind; Treasurer j. c. Evans, of
Kansas City, and Vice-Presidents ex-Goy.
ernor X. w. Furnas, of Brownsville, Nsb..
u. ,. Grimes, of Denver, and Hon. r.. N.
Munson, OF Dennison, Tex. Many other
distinguished citizens and hurticulturists
or other States are present, including Hon
Sylvester Johnson, President of the State
horticultural Society of Indiana: Prof
Popenal of the State Agricultural College
or Kansas; Ex-Governor Morton of Nebras-
ka; Prof. Beal, of the Michigan Agricultur-
al College; Prof. Budd, of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College, and Ex-Governor Norman
J. Colman, of st. Louis.
An organization was effected and the
usual committees appointed early in the
afternoon, and the remainder of the day
devoted to hearing and discussing able and
interesting papers, as follows: "Cirsula-
ton of Sap," by Prof j. w. Robson, of
Kansas; "Trees Peculiar to Texas" by I.
v. Munson, of Texas; "Small Fruits,o by
Hon. Sylvester Johnson, of Indiana.
A letter regretting his inability to at
tend was received from Hon. NJ. p. Walden.
of Massachusetts, President of the Ameri.
can Pomological Society, and replied to by
telegraph.
The display of fruits is very fine, es-
pecially the collection of the Missouri State
Horticultural Society, numbering twenty
four plates and $50 varieties, including all
kinds of summer apples, which have been
kept in state of perfect preservation. Ne
braska exhibits a fine collection of sixty va
rieties of Fall and Winter apples. Iowa al.
so has very fine display.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



The Fort Scott Convention to nominate
candidate for Congress in the Second Dis
trict, to succeed Hon. d. c. Haskell. de
ceased, met on the 22d, pursuant to a Join
call of the Democratic and Greenback Stat.
Central Committees. Every county in tn,
district was fully represented. Hon. A.
Harris, of the Joint Committee, called tn,
Convention to order. Colonel Franz
Bacon was made temporary Chairman
and John NJ. Galloway Secretary
The following Committee on Creden
tials was appointed: DIR. G. w. Cooper
J. ID. McCleverty, w. A. House
holder, c. ID. Avery, l.. F. Green,
c. Shinn, d. c. Droyer, j. ]. McFeeley, J.
W. Blain, j. McRoberts, q. A. Walker. y.
Powell, Sanford Half. Committee ON Res.
olutions: Chas. Buch, A. A. Harris, E. H.
Benham, Benz. .Gotskill, Sidney Clarke, ]. P.
Kerr, w. H. Toothacre, j. NJ. Lands, s. III.
Allen, P. J. Sheridan, A. Ackewart, John
Dale, j. s. Hollenberg, +. NJ. Dowly. Com.
mittee on Permanent Organization: VIII.
Chick, W. c. Perry, c. ID. Nichols, ). F.
Attwell, VIM. Roe, II. F. Sheldon, w. A.
Ochiltree, I. w. Fry, W. b. Campbell, w.
ID. Johnston, j. McNevins, n. Powell, w.
c. Perry. After a recess of thirty minutes.
the Committee on Organization reported
that the temporary organization be contin.
ued. The Committee on Credentials also
reported, which reports were adopted Mr..
Clarke, from the Committee on Resolutions,
reported the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
First-That we favor an immediate adiust
men. men OF the tarin law so that no class Of citi-
tens shall be taxed for the benefit of any other
class and that no more revenue shall be
raiced than is necessary for the support of the
the payment of existing obligations
.Second-A forfeiture of all unearned rail
it1u iiUui anu trants ano reservation OF the pub
settlers. -'
Third-.A speedy payment of the bonded
ueot, anu substitution OF legal tender treas
ury notes for National Bank currency rs the
latter is retired. -
Fourth-That Congress, under the mowers
conferred by the constitution TO regulate
people the use of our railroad highways ON
reasonable terms.
Fifth-That we are opposed IN tho iyprort.
uon OF foreign labor under contract.
Nominations being in order, Mr.. Bart
lett nominated Nelson +. Acers, of Allen
County; Hon. Sidney Clarke nominated
Samuel A. Riggs, of Douglass County; Mr..
Cougher nominated r. W. Hilliker, of wy
andotte County, and Mr.. McRoberts nomi.
mated s. Nicholson, of Miami County. An
informal ballot was taken, when
Riggs received al; Acers, So; Hilliker, "a:
Nicholson, -; with II votes scattered for
Others. Mr.. Acers was withdrawn, and
the hrst formal ballot resulted: Riggs, 1O7;
Hilliker, AZ; Nicholson, 12; several scatter.
Ing. Upon motion of A. a. Harris, the
nomination of Mr.. Riggs was made unani-
nous. Mr.. Riggs was introduced to the
Convention and made a brief speech ac-
cepting the nomination.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
MUTT NOT GUILTY.
Verdict Rendered in the Celebrated Case
at Pittsburgh, Pa.-RemarkableD Demon.
stratiOn on the Announcement of the
Finding.
PITTSBURGH, PA, Jan. %.

PITTSBURGH, PA, Jan. q.
The city was on the qui rice this morn
ing to know if there had been a verdict in
The Mutt case. Court met at $3.50 O'Clock
Half an hour later it was announced that
The jury were ready with a verdict. In the
room there were as many spectators as
ever, and outside as many as ever who
could not get in. At ten O'Clock sharp the
jury filed in. When they were seated
Judge Stowe sternly warned the audience
that, no matter what the verdict might be,
there should be no demonstrations of ap-
proval or disapproval, and those disregard
ing this injunction would be arrested. The
prisoner, who was in the dock, was told tn
stand up. He did so, rigid as a statue;
his lips thinner and more colorless and his
neavy eyes more heavy.
"Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a
verdict" asked Clerk Rowand.
I'VE have" answered the jurors.
What say you, guilty or not guiltyi"
was the next Interrogation.
Not guilty." replied the foreman.
such shout as went up from the thou
sand voices in the courtroom never was
before heard in this county, at least. The
shout entered the ears of those in wal ti1sy
outside. and they proclaimed it as they ran
down stairs, yelling at the top of their
voices, Acquitted. acquittedw The crowd
m waiting upon the street took up the re-
train and yelled il out with might and main
Shop men ran to their doors and Joined in
shouting. Judge Stowe was to all appear
ances as happy as the happiest. A hearty
smile illuminated his face as he left the
bench and shook hands with a number of
those who had worked and prayed for the
deliverance of the boy. He never seemed
TO think once about enforcing the penalty
Tor disobedience of his injunction about the
order.
Mutt was removed to prison to undergo
The iormallty of having his present sanity
established. He will probably be dis
charged tomorrow. Mrs. Mutt and her
daughter heard the news as they were
allghting from the carriage in front of the
office of their counsel. They were deeply
affected. The jury called on them in a
body, and some of the jurors mingled tears
with the widows.
Everybody indorses the result When
released the prisoner will be taken to the
farm of an uncle in Fayette County, and
there kept until the excitement has passed
away.
The hearing as TO the mental condition of
Mutt will take place tomorrow. Several
experts will be examined, and his counse.
express themselves as confident that he will
be released. The hearing is necessary to
satisfy the Court that he is proper person
to be at large. The law on the subject is
very clear, and provides that when a per-
son Is acquitted of any offense by reason of
insanity the jury should so declare, and the
court shall have power to order him kept in
strict custody so long as such person shall
be of unsound mind.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
A AFRIGHTFUL LEAP.
An Express Train Leaps From a Trestle |
Twenty-Five Feet High-Miraeulous Es. |
cape From Death of All on Board.

An E-APEoss Aratn Leaps From a Trestle
Twenty-Five Feet High-Miraeulous Es.
cape From Death of All on Board.
DAYroN., o., Jan. q.
Express No. ., engine No. "a, on the Gin
cinnati Division of the Toledo, Cincinnati
& st. Louis Railroad, dashed of a long
trestle near Beayertown, five miles from
Dayton, at five O'Clock p. m. When the
train, consisting of two coaches, baggage
and mail car and engine, was in the middle
of the trestle, running at the rate of thirty
miles per hour, truck wheel of the engine
suddenly broke, hurting the engine and the
entire train from the trestle to the ground
below, distance of twenty five feet. Sew.
enty feet OF trestle was carried along and
the tram Is complete wreck, max.
ing damage of $1,000. No one had
time 10 escape, and how a terri
BILE loss of life was averted was
miracle. Engineer Henderson and Ex.
press Messenger Marsh were buried in the
ruins, and were cut out, both badly injured.
Conductor Miller sustained serious internal
injuries, W lie Morgan H. Morgan, promi:
nent citizen OF Vendacia, o., was seriouslv
nurt. rive other passengers were more or
less injured, while fourt zen others escaped
with slight cuts. Relief trains were sent
from tins city and Cincinnati, and for the
time being sufferers and passengers were
cared Tor at farmhouse near by. The
scene OF the accident is in a rough, sparse
ly populated section of country, and the
trestle was built three years ago over A
ravine. Trains are generally delayed.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
Trouble on the Wabash,

MACON, Mo-, Jan. 2I.
There was a wreck on the Wabash about
$3.50 O'Clock this morning, the cannon.ball
train due here at 4:45 being thrown from
the track. A broken rail caused the disas.
ter. The accident happened four miles
south of this city, and the first reports re-
cefved here were of the most sensational
character; but it was soon discovered that
the reports were exaggerated. The engine,
baggage car and first coach passed
safely over the broken rail, but
the coach and the sleeper left the track.
and the sleeper turned completely over.
There were about forty-five people in the
two ears, nearly all of whom were more or
less bruised, but only seven were seriously
hurt. Among the sc were:
{. w. Burns, express messenger.
Geo. Thomas, Louisville, KY; leg broken
and back hurt.
Frank Shaner, Richmond, Va; back and
head injured.
Miss Della Shaner, Philadelphia; badly
cut and bruised on face and shoulders.
Mrs. Tallman; head and face bruised.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.


.BUsHRoD A. MAHoN, a wealthy broker,
was murdered at Mount Carmel, nj, at six
O'Clock the other night within a few feet of
his own gate, on the most public thorough
fare OF the town. No clew to the murderers.
The Senate on the oath passed resolu.
tion allowing Senators clerks at a salary
OF six dollars per day during the sessions
of Congress. The bill making all public
roads post-Toads was reported favorably.
In the House standing committees reported
numerous bills. The proceedings were un-
important.
HENRIETTA CHADWICK, wife Of Frank
Chadwick, travelling man, recently COM
mitted suicide at Chicago.
The falling Of portion Of the roof of q
school-house on East broadway, N. Y,
the other day, created panic among the
children which resulted i'm the injury of a
number-none serious.
AT eight o'clock ON the morning of the
oath fearful explosion took place In the
Colorado Coal a. Iron Company's mine at
Crested Butte, thirty miles north Of Cum
nison, Colo, in which there was reported
to be a great loss Of life, as fifty-seven men
were imprisoned i'm the mine, and It was
thought perished from suffocation. They
were mostly men of families.
THE bill prepared by the late Cattle
Breeders' Convention, for the extirpation
OF diseases among domestic animals, was
recently favorably reported to the House,
the appropriation being $3.50, ,0OO
Mr.. STERRErT, q farmer, seventy wears
Oh age, left his home near Mount Pleasant,
Ia the other day, and was told by his wife
that she would spend the day with her
sons, but would leave food on the table for
him on his return, calling attention to some
strained honey Of which he was parlicu-
larly fond. The old gentleman returned
and ate some bread and butter, on which
he spread sum Of the honey, which his wife
had poisoned. He was instantly taken
with spasms, but succeeded in attracting
attentlon. Immediate antidotes saved his
lie. lt Is thought that his wife, who Is
about the same age, had become insane.
"A BILL has been introduced in the House
OF Representatives providing for a national
series Of textbooks to be printed at the
Government Printing ofice for use In the
Territories, which, II It becomes q law, the
author thinks, win result In a saving of over
nfty per cent. TO the purchasers of books TO
the country governed thereby, and probably
result in the general adoption OF suoh .
series throughout the States.
HE highwaymen who robbed the stage
carrying the United States mails, near Lam
pasas, Tex, \ few weeks ago, were arrested
at Austin recently. Some Of the stolen
property was found upon the robbers.
hAsIER ship builders at Aberdeen. gcet-
land, have notified their men that wages
would Be reduced ten per cent.