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MEDiOIKE
thoy are Incomparable. Thay tUamlata
tha TOHTEPlSlVgfl tarteorato the
Sa5V6'&5"SYSTEM and give tono to
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foot digestion and thorough amnaijoa
of food. Ifbeyexext a powerfaTHflnenoo
on tha glgMlfiyfl and QVEand
throiaghthaoaoianaremova all imp-art
aea thus vltallging tha tiaroas of tha body
and gaoriag n healthy coiJUcn of tha
gyatem.
AS AHNTI-MAURIAL
REMEDY .
heylmvaiioeqnBJ;undejarcffaltact
aa a. preventive end cure forBillonSjBe
gaittont Intermittent Typhoid "Feygjej
and Fever and Agne Upon the healthy
iactlon qt t&qfftomach &epead tLlmomt
""wholly the heajthjof the human race.
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IS THE BANE
pT the present generation.- It i for the
Core of tola diseaso and its atten1sntg
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TUTTS PILLS
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Being composed of thejnleee of plants
e-ctractod lay powerful chemical agen-
cies and prepared to a concentrated
Aarra they are guaranteed free fromi
gay thing that can Injure tha most del-
icate person. -
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i'XZTSE IS KOBE "VXETCE IS CHE 07
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XHJIPISTCTASTOEB."
VVs tbereToreamy to tlie aKleted
Try thlsRem&dy fairly It will not
harm you you have nothing to
looe.butVvlllEuroly gain a Vigo-
rous Body Pure Blood StronK
Worveg'and a Cheerful Mind.
(JrlntSpo'l COee dsfarry & N. Y.
. . PRICE 20 CENTS
gold bytPraqig xbrooghoct the irorlj.
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Till; OLD RELIABLE!
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DEALER EJ
JUTENILK MISCELLANEOUS AND SCHOOL
fS nS
Especial Prices to Teachers!
Staple anil Ficj Stationery
Printer's Material
Wedding Goods Programmes
PAPEkS -MAGAZINES
and Periodicals
Brcnham Tesas;
Subscriptions taken at
THE PUBLISHERS PRICES
For any paper published in Europe 01
America
MUSICAL-WERCHANDISE
of every-description.
Wall Paper
Chomos
Lithographs
Mottoes &c
Frames made to ofden mould-
ing sold to .suit the purchaser.
A complete stock of CROCKEBY Gen-
uine French China in sets or by thepif-
cc GlasswarcXainps and L mp Fix-
tures. lwillaUonarein5eaoaad
endless variety of Toys and Hol-
iday goods. Come and see for
yourself and ret prices "no
trouble to show goods
TOTS
Of oery description; Tases Mugs Al-
bonis Chlldrens Hobday Books Dolls
Children's Express wagons Toilette Setts
Decorations for Christmas. Trees Torpe-
dos Fire Crad-ers Roman Candles Sky-
rockets &G which will be disposed of at
low figures trf the trade. Call examine my
goods and prices.
JSJr. GEOWsMOOBE
hason. hand and deals jn the very-icst
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Purchasers wul save money by civing him
atrial. SHEET MUSIC A SPECIAL-
TY aujnidtf
M. RUSSI
Dialers tt
JDIfY GOODSJ
Groceries and Pni-niture
B3i Goods delivered free.
Corner St. Oarles and Qulrmaa streets
Oct-J5Ji!-3m - BnxNUAjr Texas.
QEBASTIAIT VORDERKUKZ
HORSE SHOER
A2?D ESACKSBSITIZ
Shop on Quitman street in rear of
A.b:ckv HemecVe &. Bro's. .
Is prepared' to do all kinds of general
bhcksmtlhing and pays particular attention
to horse shoeing. nov2od&w3rn
CMIXKAVITZ
DEALER IS
Groceries and Provisions
'iVINES LIQUORS CIGARS
Crockery. Lamps and Glassware
Corner Ant and Quitman Streets
Sept. 23'70-3m. Brenlwm Texas.
.Dissolution.
Thettpartnerthipiore hereto existing be-
tween Gus Carlo and E. 1). Jannett in the
1trtcher business is this day dtssoh ed. L
Q. Jannett assumes all liabilities and will
xcl'cct all debts due the 1-te firm.
F O rWvTTT
1-abllsued IaIIy and Weekly.
JLUnON ft IXVIK Proprietors.
Largest Circulation of any Paper pub
listed in this Senatorial District.
Rate of Subscription!
Dallr one cojn one jear... . . .
eekjyi ono copy one ear .. . .
$000
J oo
rente or AdrcrtJHlng:
Transient and Tarsal advertisements Insert-
ed at 81 50 per wtuare Cor first insertion and
P cents per square Tor eacli subsequent inser-
tion Jlarrinrc and Obltnarv notice exreedlne;
lshtllnc halflirlce. J- illtorl-ll notices ofa
mtwr luistiea.i rhnriirler. lOefnts a line each
nscrtlon.
office of hjbucatiov :
Vanacss buili'm? St. Charles street be-
tween Sandy and Quiuman sti
Brcnham Texas.
Catered at the Postoflice at Brenham
Texas as second-class mail raalter.l
The engineers are staking off
contracts on the Dallas and
Gleburn railroad.
m a-
Edison has completed his ap-
pliances for the electrict light
so says a telegram.
La van Walker was hanged
jt Wayne courthouse West
Virginia on Saturday Jast.
Contracts for the exlention
of the Texas Pacific railroad
250 miles west have been let.
Coal-oil possesses .many vir-
tues it is now said to be a spe-
cific for diptheria when used as
a gargle.
The Houston Tclegiam talks
very plainly 'vhen it says that
the A. and M. college at Bryan
is a humbug.
Near Eufanla in the beautiful
Indian territory on Saturday
lastanother tragedy occurred.
A drunken white man shot an
Indian.
"Bell Tonic" by George; is
the latest addition to the Belton
Journal. By George seems to
be the funny man of that grow-
ing city.
Fools have always been more
or less abundant; the Belton
Journal tells of a new giade of
fools which it denominates as
first-class.
The world moves the gov-
ernor of the state of Texas is-
sued no thanksgiving procla-
mation but the mayor of the
moral city of Dallas did.
The Houston Telegiam accu-
ses cadet Crisp of breaking up
the faculty of the Bryan col-
lege. The lesson should be
Valuable to future faculties.-
The Grant boom in the South
is a new thing to the congress-
1 en who have arrived in Wash-
ington from the South. It was
evidently instigated by the re-
publicans. Ihe Bastrop Advertiser is
becoming venerable. Last
week's Issue closed its twenty-
second volume. It will soon
take its place as one of the old
papers of Texts.
The Express states that an
effort is on foot with no mean
prospect of success to induce I
Gen. Grant to spend the ap-
proaching winter in San Anto-
nio instead of Cuba. '
It would cost but little to
stock our rivers with fish; the
United States fish commission-
ers will furnish them free of
charge if the people of the
state will take and put them in
our rivers.
. a
W. A. Fields editor of the
Meridian Indepnndent Blade
has received the appointment
of assistant Librarian of the U.
S. House of Representatives
and has gone to Washington
city to enter upon his duties.
Grants eight years occupan-
cy of thepresidential chair are
more fragrant with bad oder
than any man who has occupied
the same high and honorable
position. "The smell of the
wliiskey ring hangs around him
still."
Congressman Jones of the
Fifth Texas district is suggested
by his friends as the candidate
for the vice presidency and the
St Louis Republican thinks
that it is an unfortunate thing
for a man to be in the -hands of
his friends.
" Nearly all the vacant build-
ings in Denison are occupied
bv colored neoDle. Tlpnisnri is
Ythe half-way ground between
southern Texas and the negrcX
paradise which since slaver
times has been removed
Canada to Kansa3.')
irom
The Peabody fund after the
present scholastic year will be
entirely cut off. The appor-
tionment for the current year
are as follows: Houstpn S2000
Brenham S8oo San Antonio
gi20o Sherman JSiooo; other
cities heretofore receiving the
benefit of this fund arc entirely
cut off. Hereafter the allow-
ance will be applied entirely to
th. "Norm1 rchoii'-.of thf ;tPte.
It is reported that much
crookedness exists in the Pan-
handle country in the taking up
of the public lands. Those ap-
propriated for the building of a
slate capital have been located
upon in a manner defying all
law.
The St Louis Republican says:
Another continuance in the
Curric case was granted at
Marshall Texas yesterday ;this
! time on motion of the state its
(principal witnesses being
absent.
This shows the disadvantage
of delaying trials.
t as.
Will people never learn that
newspapers do not publish
anonymous communications.
The Bastrop Advatua has
been published for twenty-two
consecutive years and still finds
it necessary to announce that
communications without the
name of the author are consign-
ed to the waste basket
A drove of oneliundred and
fifty fine mules passed through
Denison the other day bound
for southwestern Texas. With
the reputation that Texas en
joys as a stock country it is a
little singular that it should be
dependent upon Colorado for
mules.
Here is the Austin Stalcs-
man opinion of the system of
public education in the state.
It is perhaps unnecessary to
say that the Statesman has been
one of the most violent oponents
of our public school system:
If there were never a school or
church in Texas the homestead
law with the progress of years
would produce good and lawa-
bidmg citizens.
The Grand opera house at
Toronto Ontario was burned
at about three o'clock on Sat-
urday morning. The janitor
his wife and child were burned
and their remains were found
in a badly charred condition.
The. building is said to have
been one. of the best of the kind
on the continentand was valued
at 5200000.
County fairs have not as a
general tiling proved financially
successful in Texas. The Bel-
ton Journal suggests that dis-
trict ..fairs be held instead of
county fairs. The utility of
fairs cannot be questioned and
if they can be made successful
by this means a great good will
unquestionably be accomplish-
ed: -a. i
It is asserted by the religious
press and by many of the min-
isters that the newspapers of the
state are bought paid for own-
ed and controlled by the saloon
keepers. A more serious or
fatal mistake could not be made;
it is one which goes to show that
they are by no means familiar
with popular feeling. Newspa-
pers are not as easily bought as
some people imagine
Democracy still holds its own
in the North ; in the City of Bos-
ton Hon. F. O. Prince who
for years has held the high po-
sition of chairman of the Nation-
al Democratic central commit-
tee has again been- nominated
for mayor of the city and will
In all probability be re-elected.
Boston has for many years been
the great stronghold of the re-
publicans but itseems that they
appreciate good officers and do
not allow their party feelings to
have any influence when it
comes to casting votes. The
single fact of the re-nomination
of Mr. Prince in the city of
Boston ought to be proof posi-
tive that the democratic party
is not dead and is in no dying
condition. The democratic
party is co-extensive with the
country and can not be slaugh-
tered. H Still the netrroes are mov
ing away from this county and
so far as the Banner is able to
discover they are leaving with-
out any cause whatever. They
that is the great majority of
them are as ignorant as it is
possible for them to be.
We as individuals have always
felt kindly disposed towards
the negro or colored man as
he prefers to be called. So far
as the course of this people has
been concerned it has been dis
posed to treat the colored man
rTrrnf". if- line nn nunfrAl uif1i n
man or a citizen simply because
he is a negro. If one happens'
to be born of African parents
it is not to a great extent his
fault. It is a great difficulty
with many men that they arenot
authors of their own being; if
they were they would to a great
extent be more or less respon-
sible for the government of this
great world of ours. For these
little mistakes of ours we should
not as men be held responsible;
without exceeding the bounds
of a newspaper article it bc-
conts us to "clcse " A
CRIMS AND PUBLIC SENTIMENT-
The Houston Tclegiam is
charged by the Marshall Ha aid
with having said that a man
with $50000 could kill a man
with impunity ; to this the Hei-
ald excepts accusing the Jd-
epam of grossly slandering the
people of Texas. Without
making any issue with the Her-
ald we arc compelled in candor
to say mat w e think it is mis.
taken. The history of crime
in the United States goes to
show that money has an un-
due influence : w ith but few ex-
ceptions have rich men been
hung for committing murder.
The instances in which they
have been hung arc so rare as
to merit remark. In hardly
one case in a thousand has a
man of wealth and influence in
his community been punished.
The law as generally adminis-
tered has been a disgrace and a
mockery not in any particular
state of the union but through
out the entire country it is a
shame that it should be so but
the entire history of crimminal
jurisprudence is a standing re-
cord against us. We are in
the habit of referring to Eng-
land for the proof of the im-
partial administration of justice ;
in that country a man's so-
cial standing or wealth has no
influence whatever all men are
their equal before the law; there
is no distinction of caste or char-
acter justice sits enthroned
and without fear discharges her
duty impartially. If it were
so iti the United States there
would not be one half of the
lawlessness that now curses
our country. Public opinion is
in a great measure responsible
for the prevalance of crime ;
the people at large do not frown
it down but on the other hand
seem to be disposed to applaud
men of wealth and influence
who commit murder. This is
all wrong and until a more
healthy public sentiment ob-
tains but little change can be
looked for.
GTP3IEB.
The Marshall Hetald quotes
the Shereveport Times as warn-
ing the people of that commun-
ity against tramps of the Gypsy
race who at this time are infest-
ing the country in that vicinity.
This race of people are stran-
gers in the south and are only
known by readers of novels
who have stored up strange and
peculiar notions concerning
them. They possess many pe-
culiarities; lead generally a va-
grant life; have a proclivity for
horse flesh and a general capa
city for stealing; they have nev-
er been known to. acquire
any real estate; have no homes
'and want none going here anf-
there as chance and climate
may govern their movements.
They are a houseless and home-
less race without any object in
view or any especial purpose of
in living; they are here one day
and gone the next. They seem
to be a natural born enemy of
the Anglo-Saxon and Caucas-
ian races and are a curse upon
any community in which they
may happen to find themselves.
It would be a difficult matter
for any one to invent wqrds
sufficfent to express the indig-
nation in which the race of
Gypsies is held.
The Austin Statesman makes
a serious mistake when it im-
agines that Memphis will ulti-
mately become a rival of St
Louis. St Louis in to-day one
of the largest cities in the west;
it is growing day by day ; in the
memory of men now living it
has grown from an insignificant
villiage to the proportions of a
large city. This has been
brought about by her manufac-
turing industries alone. The
lesson should be valuable to ev-
ery southern city.
-Washington November 25.
Chief Justice Waite yester
day granted a writ oi error to
the supreme court of appeals of
Virginia in the case of Virginia
involving the validity and con-
stitutionality of a statute of that
state which prohibits marriage
between white and colored per-
sons. Tinsley plaintiffin error
came to the district of Columbia
about a year age and married a
white woman. Upon his return
to Virginia he was arrested
tried for an offense found guil-
ty and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary where pending this
appeal he remains. Persons in-
terested in a final settlement of.
the question of marriagcof ra-
ces have brought the case to
this court for its decision.
Tun Charleston (S. C.) News
and Courier offers a good sug
gestion." It says a better man
than Grantjto govern Afghanis-
tan could not be found. Good;
we second the move. The best
Grant boom yet started. Boom
him clear out of the country.
HEWSPAFEB PATBOH AGE. .
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It should be thoroughly' un-
derstood by the patrons of
newspapers in a town of the
size of Ikenham that a g'ven
population carsupport but so
many papers.
may bet
measure
the town
million of irhabi
a meagersuppo
hvcor si
ted in the English
How can it reason
pectcd that a-surall
Brenham with its five Tousand
inhabitants can give & reasona-
ble support to morjt than one
daily paper. The Banner
while it has no fault to find with
its advertising patronage is sor
ry to say that it has not met.
with such a support as it should
have done; had the business
men of the town been disposed
to avail themselves of its col-
umns. We fear no honest and
legitimate competition; so far
as the course of the B inner
has been concerned for the past
few years it has had no personal
animosities or personal interests
to subserve. The object of its
editors and proprietors has
been to publish a newspaper
giving the general news so far
as our limited facilities would
admit. It has been the endeav-
or of this paper to keep fully up
with the times and the town.
The kindly feeling expressed
by the press of the state at large
is we must in candor confesss
very highly appreciated; and
were we half as highly appre-
ciated at home as We are abroad
there would be little difficulty
in soon having a first-class and
an A No. 1 paper in our little
town. It is a freely expressed
opinion among the best news-
papers and best newspapermen
of the state that nearly every
town in it is overdone with
newspapers. Everyman imag
ines that he is an inspired gen-
ious in the newspaper line of
business consequently he wishes
to ventilate his personal prefer-
ence or opinions; when at the
same time he has no ideas that
are worthy of publication. The
best thing that a town can do is
to give a good support to its
livest and best daily paper the
public must of course be the
judge of the merits of the var
ious contestants for public favor
As has once been remarked by
a high-toned' gentleman "let
every tub stand ' on his own
bottom."
Hew Leaders 'Wanted.
New York HeriM.
It is going to be a good time
for moderate and sensible coun-
sels on the democratic side and
we trust for the country's sake
as well as for that of the demo
crats themselves'that the sena
tors and representatives who
last spring and summer united
good sense and timidity in about
equal proportions will tills win-
ter take the leadership of their
party as they ought to have
done last winter. There is a
good deal ofsterling good sense
on the democratic side in con-
gress; but it has hitherto sat in
in the corners of the capital
sucking its thumbs while men
like Thurmon Voorhees Beck
Randall Bla'ekburn and McMa-
hon ruled the rest. These peo-
ple have now had their turn
with the result of leaving their
party hardly a leg to stand on.
Another Totter committee or
another extra session if either
were possible would finish the
party and let the republicans
have it all their own way.
What the democratic party
now needs is a rush of brains to
the head.
-
The Mississippi senate will
consist of 33 Democrats 2
Greenbacken-and 1 Republican
the house of representatives
contains 70 Democrats 10
Greenbackers 3 Republicans
and 4 Independents. There
are two colored members of
the legislature one a Green-
backer and the other a Demo-
crat the latter from Yazoo.
Who is the coming man to
succeed Bruce in the United
States Senate?
Senator David Davis is still
ill. The Bloombgton.IH. Pan-
tagraph .says that he "mourns
with the grief of a strong man
the loss of one who for over
forty years was all that a loving
and trusting wife could be and
who brought to his home that
peace and bliss. that wealth and
honor could not give."
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Gun cotton has been prepar-
ed in the United States by treat-
ing newly prepared gun-cotton
with a saturated solution of
chlorate of potash. A pistol
loaded with one grain of this
cotton has sent a ball through a
yellow pine door one inch thick
at the distance of twenty feet.
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At the present time the Uni-
ted States arc making more than
one-third of all the piper made
in the world. The product is
about 1S30 tons daily amount-
ing to about 640500 tons per
year. There arc now 927 mills.
These mills employ 22000 persons-.
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STATE NEWS'
Heavy rains have fallen in
San Saba county.
Some talk of establishing
4 a bone-crusting mill at Waco.
V A heavy frost fell at San
on the ni"ht of the iSth
artesian well has just
Successfully completed at
last term of the dis-
pf Dallas county sent
Jits to the pemten-
1 is arriving in Sher-
rate Of 500 tO OQOTthnn Insr vMr
s
is makinjr amove
-towards theNcstablishnfent of a
public l.brary.
Our exchanges are gener-
ally complaining of wanof rain.
It is the same in thiscity.
Rev. Sam McKinney died
at Huntsville on Saturday last
at the advanced age of 72 years.
Anything for a change a
French retaurant isthc latest
thing in the old town of Bas-
trop. James Pace is on trial at
San Antonio for stage robbery
testimony against him is very
strong.
Cheap John appears 'in a
new role he manufactures
"home made candy" in Schul-
enburg. A mad dog died in Belton
the dog probably became
disgusted with himself and
committed suicide.
In Tom Green county corn
is worth Si50 per bushel flour
S600 per hundred and lumber
S55 to J560 per thousand feet.
According to the LaGrange.
Record two of the most highly
repectable citizens of that town
"fit" and "fit" whatever that
may be.
The artesian w ell at Brown-
wood has been sunk to the
depth of y6j feet and the water
therein stands within 15 feet of
the surface.
La Grange is a very moral
city yet the Record is con-
strained to acknowledge that it-
saw some intoxicated people on
the street on Sunday.
D. B. Kennedy has sold
his interest in the Waco Sun to
J. K. Street and the paper will
hereafter be conducted under
the proprietorship of Lambdin
& Street
Giddings is to be ruined;
a brass band has been organized
and property has depreciated
several hundred jer cent. The
LaGrange Record is responsible
for this item.
(- A Denison .special to the
Galveston News of Sunday last
says that over one thousand
negroes .crossed Red River
bound to Kansas. On Satur-
day 300 on trains and wagons
passed through. y
It is stated that the city
council of Dallas has abrogated
ted andannulled the state Sun-
day law havinj passed an or-
dinance allowing business to be
transacted on Sunday as under
the old law.
Dan Sparks a desperate
and notorious negro was killed
near Navasota on Saturday last
by several officers who went to
his house- to arrest him. He
opened fire on the first man that
approached and got shot for
his foolishness.
At Waxahatchie two ne-
groes have been arrested on a
charge of plotting against a
white man named Davis. These
negroes were somewhat provi-
dent and had dug the grave in
which to bury Davis without
taking the precaution to kill
him in advance the grave is
useless and the negroes in jail.
Bastrop Advertiser- The
top crop of cotton is better in
this count this year than has
ever been known; in some
places it is almost as heavy as
the first picking. Bastrop
merchants are paying from 10 to
10 1-2 cents cash for cotton.
Our town has been unusually
dull for the season of the year;
farmers are busy picking cot-
ton. The San Saba News learns
from Capt. S E. Sterrct of
Tom Green county that though
the present season has been
dry yet the range in his county
is very fine stock water is abun-
dant and horses cattle and
sheep arc fat. Unfortunately
however the range is overstock-
ed. To the Pan Handle stock
men are now looking for "fresh
fields and pastures-new." Last
summer the cow men branded
about 15000 head of calves
and he estimates the number of
cattle now in the county at
100000 head. About -2000
beeves were sold in the past
season at an average of SlS 50
per head. Next year fully
5000 beeves will be on the
market and 20000 head of
calves will be branded. Fine
bulls are used in the principal
herds and the young stock is of
high grade. Twenty-five to
thirty thousand sheep are graz-
ing in the county yielding an-
nually an average of four pounds
of wool nearly one dollars
worth per head. Very little
attention has been paid to farm-
ing. There are five irrigated
farms in cultivation; ranging in
distance from five to eighteen
milts from the fort the smallest
one numbering about seventy-
five and the largest seven hun-
dred acres. They are irrigated
by means of dams and ditches
and produce vegetables of the
finest quality and yield large
crops of wheat oats and barley
corn l.ot doing so well.
Beltr
QEHEEAL KEW3.
In Macon Georgia no child
will be allowed at a public
school unless its father has paid
poll tax.
The grand aggregate of the
army roll is 21S7 officers and
24.262 men in service and 3S8
officers retired.
Within the pastfilty years the
acreage of cereals in the United
States has increased from 74
0000000 to 95000000.
Arkansas will produce this
year IOCT.OOO more bales of cot-
tnn tlinn cli riirl lnct" ivir nnA
Ujtf receive" Si S.ooo.ooo 'more
than last year.
Barrels made of pasteboard
have been introduced for the
packing away of woolen and
furs. Iheseare seamless and
considered moth-proof.
West Tennessee has this year
produced the largest crop of
cotton since the war. The yield
is remarkably fine equal to that
of Arkansas and Mississippi
bottoms.
- The number of letters and
packages passing through the
United States Postoffice during
the past year reached the ag-
gregate of 2650000000 about
20 per cent more than last
year.
The total product from gold
and silver mines in this country
since mining began in California
is estimated at 51617000000.
The value of staple agricultural
products harvested this year
alone is $100000000 larger.
The. estimates for the Consu-
lar and Diplomatic service for
the next fiscal year will exceed
those for the current year by
about $96000. An appropria-
tion of S2;75O0O0 will be asked.
for taking the census in the
next fiscal year.
Rev. Dr. Harrison pastor of
the Mount Vernon Place church
Washington City recently took
up a collection at which five
men paid $27000 towards lift-
ing a $30000 church debt.
Three years timen is give on the
other $3000.
There are now three courts of
ultimate jurisdiction in session
at Tyler. The-Supreme Court
pioper; the Court of Appeals
having criminal jurisdiction; and
the new Commissioners' Court
of Errors provided for by the
Sixteenth Legislature.
Trotters &nd Roadsters. '
We have as yet no distfr.ctive
breeds of driving' horses or
roadsters. The horses used for
light driving fast trotting etc.
are largely a conglomeration of
all breeds and types. ''Some ap-
proximate the French Canadian
pony In form and action while
others possess most of the char-
acteristics of the thoroughbred;
but so popular has fast trotting
become in this country and so
Universal is the fancy for fast
driving horses that at almost
all our fairs the roadster class
will be found more largely re-
presented than any other and
usually more largely represen-
ted than all others combined
Indeed the roadster is more
distinctly an American feature
than any other in our equine
product; .and ie are fast ap-
proaching the time when th"e
American trotting horse will be
classed as a distinct breed. It
is the creation of an American
fancy the result of a fashion
that has demanded the fastest
and stoutest trotting horses in
the world for driving on the
road; and to this end we have
selected and bred until our
horses surpass all others in this
particular. Among these horses
we have several recognized
families of especial prominence
all more or less related but each
possessing features that are to
some extent peculiarly its own
but none of them entitled to be
called a breed. National Live-
Stock Journal.
Bellville Times: Bellville
has a reading club. Pecans
plentiful in the market. Exod-
us unknown in Austin county.
Bellville can be called almost a
town of carpenters. Commer-
cial travellers are plentiful. Wa-
ter a luxury. Every owner of
a town lot thinks he is rich.
Sweet potato crop a total fail-
ure almost. Bridges on roads
to Chappell Hill and Buckhorn
in a deplorable condition. Grad
ing finished to Brcnham. Since
July 1st Bellville has increased
fully one hundredper cent in
buildings. Work on the rail-
road in Mill creek bottom has
been completed.
A school girl of tender years
tlius writes to a bosom friend:
Dear Susan I shan't attend
school agin until I Get some
new cu ffs collars and Jewelry
Dear Mamma agrees with me
that it is my Dooty to take the
shine off that Upstart Mary
Jones and I'll do it if I never
learn nothing.
Chataqua Farmer: It is not
good luck that makes good
crops but it is good w'ork. If
other farmers would imitate
their examples they would have
better crops. Success does
not depend so much upon good
luck as it does upon work.
C)
W. T. Blackwell the celebra-
ted tobacco manufacturer of
Durham North Carolina it is
said pays more taxes to the
go eminent than any other one
man in the world to wit $320-
000 a year. $ 10000 a w cek or
over $I42S per day.
A citizen of Bell county
has just returned Irom Buffalo
Gap Taylor county and gives
the Journal a glowing diifcrip-
tion of its richness and beaut'.
J. W SAYLES j. T. j. 0RiOKrJAN'
SA.YLES & O'EIOBDA;
Insurance Land &.Collecting;Agents
OFFICE- 31 ST. CHARLES STREET4
jBJRjSiVIJA.iI TEXAS
We represent first class TIRE and LIFE Insurance companies and Issue'roUcics
on all Uindi of Property in anv part of the state. I" ".Veadvertise free of choree aay"
property placed in our hands for sale or rent. We hae the- complete AB3TK ACT of
the lands of Washington bounty and give Special mention to theinves igation otrtles
and sun eying of lands. Orders. left atouroifice'for surveying will be promptly atten-
ded to by oar x t
J. W. SAYLES COUSJT.Y SURT&XOT&fjSfe
Spedal attention given to collection of claims in thiis anil Auioinrng'counticsl
WE OFFE.R 'THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY INTHB-
. CIT.Y OF BRENHAM .FR-SALE:
House and lot fronting on Xorth slrect I
I block north of courthouse snniie.
Neat residence comer of 3d and Key
sueeis.
1 acre lot and residence in
nx:djflafe
oowiWU
part of the atv. with 6 rooms a
carnage house and servants rooau
oiHce a- good citerm and vrcliuf water;
the house new and well finished. Terms
easy. '
15 acre lot 1 mile east of courthouse
w ith a good residence containing e rooms
good out houses and a good.wellof water.
I acre lot on Academy street -with a peat
cottage well finished ha a good sttble and
LANDS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
71-3 acres timbered land 2 1'
llrenham.
miles east of
70 acre of rich land on WoodwanU creek
3 miles from Brenham. nenrlt. It briihre
1 12 acres- cm the 1-. AUouni leajrae Smiles
northof llrenham bis a Rood hue on Ir 40
acres 111 ruiuvaittin uaiance neavny linnier
ed im all under fence.
132 acre 4 12 miles northeast of Brenham.
on he J.l Cole league has a ?ooil residence
w ith moms a new cistern and sufficient out
houses; 10 acres In cnlliratiuu balance heav-
ily Umbered and 3-4th nnder fence.
115 acres 5 miles northeast of Brenham on
the Independence road gooatcnnnt houses
and ptenlv of water; VO acre. of the almve In
culiivation. 13.liinatnTeainUol!!tImlKr;nir
tinder fence. Terms. -l csh balance! and
2 years. j:
gST" Lands outsideiiWashingtaa countyforsale'chcapVorwill
exchange for property .In
liOO acres on the Coloraiid river; on. JIie-Ttiff
Head w acres of the above. is heavily tlru-
bereil wlthced-vr.
liOO acre Dn l-edcr lake In Brazoria connrr.
itn acres on Clear eeek. In t.alvegfon eo
ljnoacreon ran Jacinto rlierin HarrUco-
O.W acres i n wiioraun river m narron co.
SJO ncrcs on 3Ii(M!eAetraft.-.ce cimlitr.
lwi acres on Nails creek nnrhverpeen.
7i acres atuller rrona J-edliel'ir
20 acjeonrhe.rnift rl.erinTTvalileeo.
1G0 acres-In 31aon co 3nile-irromm. eeat.
7.3 acred In Waller co. I 1 3 mllej from
syiJEs
MUD BUSINESS
TaLcj till mrtJifMl of Informing hU oM
nlemUanl ru-tomer- that
he haj snccotileij in
ARRANGING HIS -a
?
Financial Complications
In a manner: that is f-atlaftct'.ry to his credi-
tors and not. ha the pleanre or
announcing that: he had "
RESUMED BUSINESS
At his old stand
And hereby temlfre them aronllal lnritatloa
to call and examine his ttrxlr of
FALL 1BD WINTER
0
CONSISTING OP'
STAPLE A.D FA.Cr
DEY GOODS
BOOTS & SHOES
HATS CAPS;
CLOTTING
QUEENSWARE
GROCERIES
and in' fact all articles to be
found in a general stock of mer-
chandise. In addition he has a
large and varied assortment of
FURNITURE
all of which he is offering at
"summer prices.
ALEX SIMON.
Urenham June 14 '79.
FALL GOODS!
Is now receiwng a full stock of
DRYGOODS
CLOTHING
DRESS GOODS. BOOTS AND
SHOES
HATS ETC
A Toll Slock ef Choice
GROCERIES
Queenswarc Glassware Lamps Tobacco
Cigars.
Hie public are respectfully invited to ca
and examine my stock before purchasing
ehrC-nhere. Satisfaction as to quality ot
good and prices guaranteed.
Will pay the highest price for COTTON
and all Kinds of country produce.
dciSdiy E. U FRANKEI..
j. K. EASS.
EDMOND LOCKFTT.
BASS & LOCKETT
LAW CLAIM AND
GENERAL AGEHCY OFFICE
BRENHAIH TEXAS.
fjiF Personal attention given to all mat-
ters entrusted to us. ma23wt
-tr KATTMANN
LIGHTS INC
MEWS DEALEB.
School Books Stationary Periodicals
Varieties and Notions.
Subscriptions rrccied for all Publications.
MinKwitr"
dccizdtf
lluilding
wot Mile of --.quire
llrenham. Tetis
-S.
carriage hiftsc cheap Sir cash.
ijw 1 anu 2 infix e; rieys istaa-
daio.i the best biiilujn$cues in. the ciry.
1 desirable budding lot near Methodut
parsonage cheap for cash.
I acre lot anrtresidencew has oroomsv. a.
pood tastera aedstabk This lol fronts on
Weststreet near the. Courthoase square:"
Reddexcand lot on Jlain street easC
Lots of any size to sutrpttrchasefS; in thq
Graham addition to -Brenham situated on
both. sides of the Washington road jaH
east of-Hog branch this sade of Idge
G-trrett.vco acres in the tract. TaesVcan
be selected in the lots beautiful btufctmg-
spots. - ' r
318 acres rich vralrle land 41-mltsmrU
nfnrcnhua cart of Bt!lTi!ruad wllhtt
living water Teraiacaih. ' '
3110 acre 4 mUea hoiUh of Brenham An.Hi
W 09lant league najL a gonil tenant how
on It and crib. 3X1 acrel of the above 1 In .
rich state or cultivation the balance lapaa- -
tnre antl under fence7.-'- '
COO acre-a part of the S. R.'XIHer ltagK. &
situated nlxmt lt mi!e ftnra Hreohao on Iho sF
Hock Island road and AljoIna.'Joe Jaefeio&U. W
farm "well watered and timocml. ' .
ALncrewrKtIanlrraetkuaUI2I.)fiiri.
iter nu Hog brnuchantl U a tfMrabi bttHd
northeast of the eourthotvo. The tret Jmr-
incute.
Via ii res nearIirm;?Pointafljo!ns the Hrne
tract and a tart of the J rlarleagHei wiB sell
uiinic.KKgrcat oatiin.
Washington county -i-
Ilrmir-stfart.. iTingflallalnrfti-rf CJmJMm
anil junlm.rTX.I.lAi-trivl Tbi ia.ona r&.
Mlieljeritt(rcJrriiirffl lnmVtserti'rx6t?
jwrpein iiakPtroantr-- - -J
r-fcM arrrs In Concha -mii:tw .
3IT ! acre lD-i-.wtlrnaH (Voiiy lm.l?
(Wim I-rai.ieTillejj In a ihlrklyKtrtwl swtiop.
64iacro In Elarrlj comity.
f00 aires In Burienmni.lHTldsOTi -&
TbttboTe.-n.yn rart1ali4rt-rithjllhri9
rrehate for wile; wflTcan sell a hornrfn any
l-art of .h em-my cr itufeT"Ul fftrrt.tti -
to all our Juidi9
& ojEfcroTtx:rc
L
a -
rinKKDI.0Vn.JEWErGr4TK
AttoinovB a Xjssttst
Breuhnl.Jexaa f
B
EN.S. ROGERST-'
Attorney-at-Law
0 t3
ChippellTIlkTexas:
CZKI.SCI1CTZE. ' A.'WISSlDwi
SCHUTZE &WINSI10W
Attorney at Xt-Aiw T
MUlpraoIr-In ciril hnsineas only InjJvH
sue Willi 111 4HJ.IIUMm WUUIJ un BUB
court ami fconrt of ai-peal.. dotH
W.
C BAIRD JL I.ftf - -
Phj-slcfanand Surgeoa'
mchS-tf.
WesIeyiTcns.
H -p F..MATCHLTT. if. D. i 't .
Sargcon and riiygfrfaq '--
Brenham Texas.
Besratfunr Informs his old friends of Hil
riry and vicinlv that he has resumed nrtfcctiCG
omcrsEino i eai-uy House
owrMr
1 H. BEAUMONT. M.TJ.
Practicicg fhysiciaa-
Brenham. Texas. "
Jg- Can be found atLuhn's drug store
during the day and at his residence at nigSt.
janiSwtf "
-pv G. SMITH -
SADDLE-TREE MAKER .
fa " "
Hrenham Texas.
AUroders filled promptly atlningpr'cf
Patronage solicited. r
DISSOLUTION.
Tbecc-partpershipherctoioreexisling.be-tween
the undersigned under the name
and firm of Zurcher & Russi was dissolved
on the loth inst. by mutual consent. .Sf.-
Russi assumes all h'abihtiesand wili col
lect all debts' due the late fintu '
C ZURCHER
"M.RUSSL -Brenham
Nov. nth 1879. rm
x. XAVAiircir.
JAS. V. niESUR..
. KAVANAUGH & PRESLEY
Reccivinf- Fonrardin-r and
corassioH'iERCiite
Dealers in barbed and plain fence wire"
cedarposts wagons' ploaghsfi.c Special
attention given to cotton. fy2Sd&w3ut
JOHN A RANDLE
Ileal Estate Agent
BRENHAM 1EXAS.
(Established in 1S73.)
Makes 1 specialty of selling and exchang
ing lands and town property the rendering
and payment of taxes renting and I00L
ing after dwellings and storehouses.
IS"" Olice upstairs in Graber'a Budding
ept.6'78. -
"I L. EDWARDS
Contractor and Builder
Brenham. Texas.
Is prepared to contract for building andi
general carpenter work. Estimates' and
design rurmshed at short notice. Special
atten'ioa -ven to job world Paaonag-
solicited anu -4;sfachon guaranteed. Shop
south sideof ma.n.ireeLoppositer.JcIntyrp
House. March 23.1870.
Peuuington Houser
p
t
.OaWix
Corner Main and Douglas streets;"
(Old Crnmpler House)
BSENUAM - - - TlS-AiU
The undersigncg having made additions
and refitted ibis well known house is
now prepared to accommodate regular' anit
transcient guests at the following
T R I'C JEV S : -
Singlemeal ...5 2J
Boordper day... .00
Board per week 4-5
Board per month...... ...... 1S.00
Day board per month 15x0
J"The tale is at all times suppl'e
with the best the market affords. V
F. rr-NNINGTON.
.inolS.wtf 'lTorriaor.
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