Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 17, 1896 Page: 3 of 8
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THE COTTON MARKET.
Naw Yobk, October, 16, 1896.—
Mclntyre & Wardell say: The
fluctuations in prices to-day were
Another Victim of Jumping Train*.
George Monroe, colored, the 16-
year-old son of John Monroe, who
lives in the southern part of town
go
through life with one leg iu the
grave, as tbe result of jumping
freight trains. Friday morning
George was sent to town for a
bucket of lard and on his return,
thought to save walking a few blocks
by stealing a ride on Wes-tbound
local freight, number 25, that was
just leaving the Central yards. The
lard bucket interfered with the use
of one of his hands in grappling the
ladder, and he fell beneath the
trucks, two of which passed over his
left leg between the knee and ankle.
His screams for help attracted the
attention of a negro living near the
track, who sent for tbe boys parents
and Dr. J. B. Williamson. The
Brenham transfer was utilized as ap
ambulance in conveying George to
the Monroe residence where the
surgeon completed the work of the
wheels by amputating the wounded
member just below the knee. The
freight train was in charge of (Jons
ductor Neal and Engineer Gresham,
but none of the crew were aware of
the accident.
confined within a narrosv range, i near the Central railroad, will
Liverpool was somewhat easier and through life with one leer iu
prices here declined two or four
points at the opening in sympathy.
After the first transactions the
market rallied and advanced 5 points
on a small local demand, but subse-
quently prices weakened again and
the close was one to two lower for
the day, Liverpool was a moderate
seller. The trading to-day was dull
and featureless, total sales only
124,900. The receipts for the week
are somewhat smaller than had been
expeoted though they are still large.
The Texas movement showed a
considerable falling off, Brenham
received 1266 to 2400 and 3999 last
year. Dallas 1744, 1719, 2164.
Liverpool declined 1-32 on the spot
with sales of 10,000, futures there
were unchanged to 1-2 lower. Port
receipts 44,757 against 55,408, last
week, 43,418 last year. Total for
the week 331,561, 329,464, 272,497.
Spot cotton here was unchanged
with sales of 78 for spinning and
3600 delivered on contracts. Mid-
dling 7 15-16 against 9 1-4 a year
ago. Savannah declined 1-8, Char-
leston 1-16, Augusta advanced 1-16,
Liverpool sales for the week were
66,000 against 65,000 last week and
88,000 last year. Stocks 403,000
against 382,000 last week and 903,000
last year.
New Obleans, La., Oct. 16.—
Fairchild & Hobson eay: "On a
lower Liverpool this morning our
market opened 5 to 6 points down
but rapidly advanced until 7.52 for
Deoember was reached. This early
rise was caused by the posting of
weekly receipts at a few of the in*
terior towns which showed less than
expected but it soon became known
that spot cotton was being pressed
upon the market with very little de-
mand; even at concessions New York
wired the weekly movement was ex-
pected to be 460,000, but we think
the amount most generally expeoted
was nearer 420,000 and the break to
739 for Deoember as soon as there
"cams into sight" 437,865 was post
ed, rather confirmed this theory.
Liverpool again records a lower
closing both on spots and futures.
Port receipts 44,457 against 39,187
last year and 64,206 in 1894. Our
spot market is quoted easy at un-
changed prices, sales 6,700 bales.
The market tomorrow depends on
how Liverpool will take our weekly
movement, but being a short day
and the end of a bear week it will
be a very easy matter to advance the
market on shorts covering, but we
do not yet feel that any substantial
advance is in order.
The moon looked down from
silver bars of clouds Friday night,
and the balmy breath of evening
contained just enough elements of
frost to muke it spicy and bracing.
Grand Old Texas.
From all accounts the voters of
the city and county have seldom
heard an abler speaker than the
one who will confront them to-night
in the person of Hon. J. H. Robert-
son.
Do
Not
Be
Troubled
By wearing Glasses or Spec-
tacles not properly fitted to the
Eyes, thereby endangering
the Sight forever when yon can
have your Eyes scientifically
tested and fitted properly fof
only the price of the Glasses.
Good Work
Shows for itself.) [Repairing
of FINE WATCHES and JEW-
ELRY given special attention
by thoroughly competent work-
men . Satisfaction guaranteed.
When others fail, call on
W. J. GRABER,
The leading Jeweler.
Go down to Chappell Hill to day
and have a big time politically, but
come back at night to have a big
political time here.
Quatl on toast is now in reach
every man who owns a gun.
of
Following the Election
The famous "Sunseh Limited" ser-
vice between New Orleans ar.d San
Francisco will bo resumed, making
the fastest time and according tbe
most luxurious service across the
continent. Two trains a week in
each direction. No extra fare.
The change of time card on Sep-
tember 2^h, 1896, for daily trains,
shortens the time to all Northern
and Easterd points and places the
Southern Pacific ia a position to
control the passenger traffic east
and west bound.
PERSONALS.
Mr. Wm. Aven left for Llano yes-
terday.
Mr. Cal Botts spent yesterday at
Caldwell.
Miss Annie Johnson is visiting at
Fort Worth, r
Mr. C. B. Shepard went to Bell-
ville yesterday.
Mr. Fritz Lange is spending a few
days at Houston.
Mr. Sam Bolton of Graball spent
Friday iu the hub.
Mr. R. A. Schuerenberg went to
Carmine yesterday.
Mr. F. M. Teague returned to
Caldwell yesterday.
Mr. I. N. Welch was in the city
yesterday from Independence.
Mr. Albert Cohn left for Dallas
Thursday night to attend the Fair.
Dr. Bartens went up to Burton
Friday to see Dr. Graul, who is very
sick.
Miss Stella Connell returned Fri-
day from a three months sojourn at
Denver.
Mrs. H. J. Smith and children
havo returned from a visit to Somf r-
ville relatives.
Rev. A. Judd Benson, who l as
been assisting Rev. A. Becker in a
protracted meeting, returned to bis
homo at Ivyle yesterday.
Where there's beauty Holland
takes it. Where there's none Hoi-
land makes it.
FOR SALh.
A good gentle pony, suitable for
a child to ride. Price, $12. Apply
at this office. t
Mosqottos and flies, twin pro-
ducers of insomonia and profanity,
will soon have to emigrate to a
warmer and more congenial climate.
i'Wll
'1WIIPWI liBISIHI \
WHICH WAY ARE YOU HEADING
No - in politics ! But where are you going
to do your FALL BUYING?
Yu Can Gel It!
We Give It!
Hats,
We are headquarters in Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes,
Gaps,Furnishing Goods and Notions.
In Gbocebies, we have the largest, nicest and most complete stock
in the city. All departments complete and well-stocked with the nicest
styles, the finest grades and the best values for the money. These are
Hard Times and our Prices demonstrate how bad we want business.
We have a complete assortment of Splendid Goods. They are yours at
Prices that will make our Competitors speak of the Sale as the "Crime
ot '96."
— — — — " W w w w
It will be Turning Down Good
Bargains if you don't come.
Respectfully,
.
BROCKSCHMIDT & HOHLT
MUhMtfilAi
Absent Minded.
A canard was in circulation in the
city Friday to«the effect that Mr. J.
E. Routt of Chappell Hill had been
robbed the night before of a fine
gold watch and $150.00 in cold cash.
The remarkable feature of the ru-
mor is that it was put in circulation
in good faith by Mr. Routt himself,
who telephoned to Sheriff Teague
for the county blood hounds to trace
the supposed thief. Later in the
day Mr. Routt found his money and
other valuables in exactly the spot
where he had placed them for safe-
keeping the night before and forgot-
ten all about the matter. This is one
of the most remarkable cases of ab-
sentmindedness on record and the
joke will probably cost Mr. Routt
the treats when he next visits Bren-
ham.
A car load of cotton en route
from Ardmore to Galveston via the
Santa Fe was discovered on fire
when the train reached Brenham
Friday morning. The fire was ex-
tinguished by applying a hose frou
the Brenham campress, and very
little damage resulted.
Up
To
Date
Books
and
Stationery
—A Paris dispatch of the 13th
instant says: "There is a great deal
of excitement over the discovery of
gold in the Sumner neighborhood,
ten miles northwest of this city. A
shaft was sunk some time ago on the
farm of Sam Wynn and a sample of
the ore sent to New York. The
assay showed it to be one ounce of
gold to six ounces of silver. A min-
ing company with a capital of $100,*
000 has been organized and will be-
ein operations in about two weeks.
The lar^e' supply bouses will be
erected at once and the place is tak-
ing on the appearance of live mining
camp. Excitement is running high
and land can not be purchased at
any price. A number of shafts are
being sunk and nearly every man in
the county is engaged in digging
for the precious metals.
I Can Sell You Books, Either
Single or in Sets, Cheaper
than any Peddler, Agent or
Dollar a Month Cnncern. Just
as a Sample,;I offer
fliiwer Ljtti's Complete Worisi
13 Volumes,'Handsome Cloth
Binding, Price $6.00. A fine
Line of Holiday Books and
* Novelties Coming.
Arthur Knolle
Hear Xxch*n|e Hoto_"
HOG KILLING TIME.
The man who composed the "Old
Oaken Bucket must have had hog
killing time flitting through his
muse when he wrote, "How dear to
this heart are the scenes of my child-
hood." On this festive occasion the
average boy can turn a grind-stone
long enough to sharpen all the
butcherknives on the place without
feeling the least fatigue, at least
they could in days agone, when the
scribe stayed home from school on
the first frosty morning in October
to engage in that muscular exertion
—an exhilirating joy on a hog kill-
ing day, but "grinding" toil on any
other occasion. The necessary pre-
limmaries in the nature of sharp Mr Tom HoU(ma
knives, hoc water, a dressing plat- ' Houston yesterday
form, gambrel sticks, etc., are soon
arranged. Then comes the work of
slaughter. In the pen are a dozen
or so porkers, heavy and lazy and
fat, and the man who can shoot with
sufficient precision to kill one "too
dead to squeal" is considered a
"crackerjack" rifle shot who is en-
titled to the ("set-'em-ups" of the
crowd on their next visit to town.
A big 400-pounder is selected as the
first victim, and as he faces toward
the foe, the trusty rifle cracks, ;md
he goes down without a groan with
a bullet between his eyes. He is
subjected to a "warm bath" iu a cald
ron of boiling water to make the
hair slip, and then strung on a pole
ready for the butcher's knife. It is
claimed that the farmer has no
trouble in "making both ends meet,"
because, he
"Slays the pensive pig,
Cuts off his head and feet,
And grinds them into sausage pig—
Thus miking both ends meat."
The time for back bones, spare-
ribs, sausago and «!.>■..-e will soon be
around again, and every genti'o in
the country and those in towu who
can build pig-pons to harmonize
with the laws and ordinances will
live in clover for a time.
returned from
Sour
Stomach, sometimes called waterbrash,
and burning pain, distress, nausea,
dyspepsia, are cured by Hood's Sarsa-
parilla. This it accomplishes because
with its wonderful power as a blood
purifier, Hood's Sarsaparilla gently
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite,' gives refreshing
sleep, and raises the health tone. In
cases of dyspepsia and indigestion it
seems to have "a magic touch."
"For over 12 years I suffered from sour
Stomach
with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. I had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
epells came oftener and more Bevere. I
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effect?
from a trial of Hood's Sarsaparilla, that I
took several bottles and mean to always
, keep it in the house. I am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
I have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fited by Hood's Sarsaparilla —for paina in
the back, and after the grip. I gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine."
Mas. Petes Bubby, Leominster. Mass.
Eleven members of Gos Hopkins
band went to Carmine Friday to fur-
nish music for a Fayette county po-
litical rally and barbecue.
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists, fl.
I_i__ j. r»sn~ cure ail Ills and
flOOd S PlllS Sick Headache, ascent*
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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 17, 1896, newspaper, October 17, 1896; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth483774/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.