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EIDAT SEMEitBEK 27tll.
. The Massachusetts uemocra-
! .cy now eat crow with a spoon
Wild turkeys can be bought
in Lampassas county at ten
Cents each on foot.
Gov. Hubbard offers a reward
of 500 each for the murderers
of the Lynch family near Hock-
ley. The -San Antonio Herald at-
tributes its collapse to its sup-
port of Ireland and opposition
.to Schleicher.
Judge Ireland made atwo
hours speech at Victoria which
according the News' special
had a telling effect
The San Antouio Jiirxiiz' was
sold at trustees sale for S500.
It may possible be revived1 bya
joint stock company.
Kinloch Falconer who was
adjutant-general of Bragg's and
Hood's armies died at Holly
Springs of yellow fever.
The "patent jacket" 'news-
papers will come tO grief in a
weekor two if the quarantine
blockade is not raised.
John Ireland made a speech
at Morales in which he took oc-
casion to denounce all the news-
papers east of Gonzales.
The Surgeon-General reports
the total number of deaths from
fever in the Mississippi valley
to September 13th as 2929.
The Texas press universally
speaks with regret of the death
of Dr. Manning who sacrificed
his life in Ihe cause of humanity
Dr. Rutherford chief of
quarantine physicians has star-
ted on a tour of inspections to
Orange Jefferson Texarkana
and Denison.
The Radical-Greenback-Pseu-do
Workingmen's party is what
-the Houston Telegram callsj the
3atest greenback conglomeration
in that city.
A locomotive exploded at
"Vaughan's Station Miss. on
the 23d killing the fireman and
wounding the engineer and'j
-conductor.
The Greenbackers propose
Holding a convention at Calvert
onOctober 7th to nominate a
candidate for Congress against
IL Q. Mills.
The New York Sate Democratic-
convention meet at Syr-
acuse on the. 25th and at once
proceeded to quarrel over the
Tammany delegation.
Hon. R. Q. Mills made a
powerful speech at Hempstead
on Tuesday. He was followed
in a somewhat lengthy address
by HoiuSeth Shepard.
Houston and Galveston are
waging a warfare on each other
-about quarantine matters. The
motto of each seems to be cri-
mination and re-crimination.
A woman was hanged in
England last month for the mur-
der of her child. The execu-
tion was strictly private even
the newspaper reporters being
excluded.
The Jefferson Jimp is now
running- theJStateJDemocrat and
the State Greenback tickets
one under the other. "You
pays your money and you takes
your choice."
-The- Massachusetts Demo
crats that bolted at the Worces-
ter convention assembled at
Faneuil hall Boston on the 25th
and nominated Josiah G. Ab-
bott for governor.
The authorities at Sherman
decline to change their quaran-
tine regulations at the sugges-
tion of Dr. Rutherford. They
are. satisfied with them as they
are
The Waco papers regard the
Santa Fe railroad as an accom-
plished fact The completion of
"this road will deprive Waco of a
very large trade that now has
no other market
Murder and killing appears
to be epidemic. On Monday
two men were killed at Worth-
am and one at Cypress besides
these several attempts at mur-
der were 'made last week.
Col. Desha Bunton says the
Austin Statesman is a strong
supporter of Hancock. He
' heard H. speak and was satis-
fied. He used to lean towards
his .friend Jones...
Bullhide is the name of a
creek in McLennan county and
near the Austin crossing of said
creek the names of Sam Bass
and John Wesley Hardin are
deeply carved on the rock.
Dr. Heady of Sherman who
went to Memphis to attend on
the fever patients was stricken
with the disease and died. Col.
C. T. Bass also of Sherman who
accompanied Dr Heady is dead.
The Fleasanton Journal says
the congressional contest be-
tween Schleicher and Ireland is
a free fight and it proposes
standing off at a respectful dis-
tance and modestly looking on.
Many people naturally have
a morbid taste for the horrible.
The Waco Examiner says that
it published a large extra edition
containing an account of the
execution of Speer which was
epeedily exhaustsd.
The Republicans propose
holding a State convention at
Dallas on the 1st of October
Marshal Russell is working very
hard to make it a success. He
delivered a powerful address
at Marshall on Monda.y
The Marshall Herald charges
that Benjamin Franklin Butler
succeeded in stocking the Mas
sachusetts convention and secur-
ing his own nomination. Thus
is the milk in the cocoanut satis-
factorily accounted for.
The Capital State Fair is ad-
vertised to take place at Austin
October 29 30 31 and No-
vember I and 2. Premiums
amounting to S6000 will be dis-
tributed. The policy of hold-
ing fairs this season is doubtful.
The burning of that car-load
of mail matter by the Dallas
quarantine physicians is creat
ing quite a stir. Several U. S.
special mail agents are investi-
gating. Itis by nomeans likely
that any more "mail will be burn-
ed. The nomination of Sutler by
the Massachusetts Democrats
seems to bother a great many
southern newspaper men. The
probability is that the Massa-
chusetts Democrats are abun-
dantly able to take care of them-
selves and Butler too.
McGrady Montgomery a
Texas veteran died at his home
in Sempronius on the 19th inst.
He had been an invalid for the
last sixteen years and was con
fined to his room most of the
time. He was a soldier in the
Texas army of 1836.
The Houston lelegram com-
menting upon the remarks of
the Banner and the Sherman
Register that all men are equal
before the law says it is not so
and that such an idea is a de-
lusion and a snare. If the Tele-
gram be right it is the fault of
the people themselves and the
sooner they set about righting
the evil the better it will be for
all concerned.
Mexican news is again of a
threatening nature. San An-
tonio specials to the News' say
that information has been re-
ceived at headquarters from a
party living in the interior of
Mexico that the Mexican gov-
ment has ordered 12000 troops
to the border. The Mexicans
boast that with reinforcements
they will be able to deteat Mac-
Kenzie who is to be attacked
m case he follows any more raid-
ers across the river.
Advices from the City of
Mexico to the 18th announce
the opening of Congress. Diaz
in his message says the Mexi-
can government has performed
ts duties to the United States
in good faith and to the extent
of its power. Mexico desires
peace with all nations especial-
ly the United States. She is
however determined to main-
tain her independence and
honor.
At the execution of Speers in
Waco a big negro seated on a
house top remarked to a white
man just as the trap was sprung:
"Bully for dat! de law bars eben
all around dats sho' for dars a
white man gone to de debble."
Whereupon the white man who
was sitting close to the negro
let drive with is fist and nig
tumbled off the roof to the
ground. He had the white man
arrested and fined thus proving
that the "law bars eben all
around."
Col. Geo. G. Vest candidate
for United States Senator in
Missouri having indiscretely
said that a negro is no.Tnore fit
to vote than an ourantj- outai
Mr. J. Milton Turnerjj.li
negro has challenj
joint discussioni
Gov. Rh
has refi
H.Kim
ton gX-Kro'ch
. as a fumtrHfustice. Gov.
Hampton wnHs a letter to tjie
Massachusetts '. governor in
which he rebukes him severely
and properly. V
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This quarantine- business has
put an effectual quttus on all
newspaper mails beyond the
State. We have not received a
newspaper printed outside of
Texas for the last ten days. It
is quite a deprivation to be in a
measure cut off from the out-
side world.
Henry Parr who was arres-
ted some weeks ago for being
engaged in the capture of the
steamer Chesapeake in the
name of the Confederate gov-
ernment during the war had
a hearing before a United States
commissioner at Boston and
was discharged.
Dr. Blocker health officer at
Texarkana had a consultation
with Dr. Rutherford but refuses
to recognize his authority.
Blocker says his board five in
number feel able to protect
their town and county and have
no right to delegate the powers
intruetedto them to any one
man.
There is genearal dissatisfac-
tion expressed by the press of
the State at the action of the
quarantine authorities at Tex-
arkana Dallas and Denison in
excluding newspapers from non-
infected cities. Their certainly
can be no infection in StLouis
New York Chicago and other
papers published out of the in-
fected States.
Negroes broke up a Demo-
cratic meeting at Natchitoches
La. making incendiary speeches
and causing its adjournment.
Armed bodies of negroes flock-
ed into town. Assistance was
called for. Coushatta respond-
ed promptly. Firing has com-
menced and one negro is re-
ported killed. Serious trouble
is not apprehended.
.
Col. Russell United States
Marshal is a straight Republi
can but he is guilty of cruelty
to negroes. It happened in this
way: In his Austin speech he
told the colored people that 'if
they voted with the greenback-
ers they were voting to repudi-
ate the bonds which were given
as the cost of their freedom.
The negroes became .scared
each particular hair on their
heads unkinked itself and stood
as straight as a knitting needle
while their eyes popped out like
saucers. This settled the green-
back business with them.
The Denison Heaid remarks :
"Gold has suddenly and myster-
iously hopped up to 100 1-2 in
New York. No cause is given
for this rise." An effect cannot
be produced without a cause.
The cause of the rise in gold is
no doubt the effect of political
complications. The nomination
of Butler and the so-called
Greenback victory in Maine. If
the ultra Greenbackers evecsuc-
ceed in getting into power and
issuing that fiat money about
which they make so much talk
gold will commence "hopping"
up then running up and finally
will take to jumping until it gets
so high that a fiat dollar wont
reach It at all.
The newspapers and the pul-
pit is discussing the question of
Providence and the yellow fever.
A revolutionary hero once said
to his soldiers : "Trust in Provi-
dence and keep your powder
dry." The fever plague can be
traced to natural causes without
the interposition of Providence.
In the case of the patriot it
would seem that while he put
great faith in Providence he
knew that no reliance was to be
placed on wet powder. Hence
the deduction : However much
fajth a people may have sanitaiy
precautions can not be neglect-
ed with impunity.
Round Rock has shipped
165 1 bales of cotton from Sept.
1st to 20th inclusive.
COUNTY AFrAIRS-THKCAN-VASS.
The county canvass has been
regularly bpened by the Repub-
ins-oth wings. Meetings
jiijg held in various por-
rtthe county and the "owl
isgain Being inaugu-
are informed by a
itleman who lives in
opd. of Chappell
lKsm mianifrnr. meetings arc
- . " "
requent occurrence ana tnat
iJ'Brenham Republican friends
areconstant attendants. These
meetings are attended almost
wholljf-by the colored people
upon whom the Republican can-
didates place their sold reliance
for success ; outside of the Ger-
man vote there is no white Re-
publicans of any consequence.
Although many of the Germans
have heretofore acted with the
Republicans they are beginning
to discuss what Republicanism
means in county elections. The
leading candidates of one wing
of the 'Republicans have been
fattening at the public crib ifor
many years. Personally we
entertain nothing but kind feel-
ings towards them but they
having been so long identified
with the Republican administra-
tion of county affairs that we
can not do otherwise than wish
their defeat. The Banner has
from time to time kept its read-
ers posted on the management
of county affairs and-if anything
has been done that is deserving
of commendation we have utter-
ly failed to discover it. Tha
last term of the District Court
cost the county over 52oooand
resulted in three convictions.
The grand jury was a very ex-
travagant institution ; there was
no less than five bailiffs waiting
on that august body. Well in-
formed men say that two bailiffs
would have been an ample suffi-
ciency. Three of the bailiffs
were employed for political pur-
poses or pensioned on the coun-
ty for past fealty to the prevail-
ing party. By the neglect of
the Commissioners' Court to
provide a county farm the pau
per rolls have been allowed to
grow until there are now nearly
fifty names and about 4000
per year is required for their
support. This sum is more than
sufficient to buy a good farm.
Notwithstanding the fact that
taxes are promptly paid county
scrip is hawked on the streets
at from 70 to 80 cents on the
dollar. The tax-payers have to
pay dollar for dollar for all the
scrip issued. The general ad-
ministration of county affairs
has been about on a par with
the cases cited above.
The future can only be judged
by the past and the question is
now fairly before the people in
the present canvass for county
officers. If the people desire
an administration of county af-
fairs similar to that which has
disgraced our county for the
past twelve years it is only
necessary to re-elect the old Re-
publican office-holders and the
thing is accomplished "just as
easy as rolling off a log." In
the coming election there will
be a good many independent
voters such men cannot do bet-
ter than vote for the Democratic
nominees not simply because
they are Democrats but because
they are good and true men
men who have not been con-
nected with court-house rings
but straight-forward honest
men who have not made poli-.
tics a trade and who will be
satisfied to fairly and impartially
discharge their duties without
fear or favor. All the straight
Democrats in the county will
vote the ticket without question.
The race can not be won with-
out an effort and it will be the
duty of the Democratic candi-
dates to make a thorough and
vigorous canvass of the county
The Republicans as already
stated are hard at work and
will leave no stone unturned to
retain theirpresentpositions. It
is very hard for a man to give
up a fat office and if the Demo-
cracy expect to win they must
be up and doing. The Green-
back element seems to be grow-
ing in this county and it is very
necessary that they be inriuced
to vote our county ticket. In
regard to the State ticket it
makes but little! difference as it
is now for the Democracy any
way.
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The theatrical season
opens at Dallas October 24th
with John Dillon and Wallack's
New York company.
STATE NEWS.
Burnet county has a town
called Backbone.
The total assessment of
Burnet county for 187S is $12-
07.378-
The Bastrop Cosino band
raised $233.50 for the fever suf-
ferers. The grand jury of Lime
stone county found 30 bills of
indictments.
Mexia now rejoices in a
cornet band. Serenading is the
order of the night.
Hoppers have made their
appearance in Denison and are
devastating the gardens.
The pole-catters in Free-
stone county have nominated a
negro for justice of the peace.
Pilot Point raises $60 for
the fever sufferers and also had
a light frost on Saturday morn-
ing. A number of Comanche
merchants publish a card agree-
ing to take Mexican dollars at
par.
The Georgetown Sun pub-
lishes.a two column report of
Hancock and Jones speeches at
thatplacq. s
The Republicans of Col-
orado county were to have held
a county convention on Satur-
day last.
Three cotton gins running
day and night in Marlin are
unable to keep up with the cot-
ton brought in.
Hon. A. J. Carothers has
been nominated for floater by
the greenbackers of Lee and
"Fayette counties.
According to the Examia-
ct a young chap traveled all
the way from Baltimore to Waco
and then got sniped.
The passenger depot at
Mexia is only 14x15 feet and
has no chairs no benches no
.stove and no anything.
A negro five days out from
Memphis appeared in Dallas.
His baggage was burned and
he ordered ontof town.
Falls county greenbackers
tell ignorant people that Grant
is to be the Democratic candi-
date for president in 1880.
The police report less
drunkenness in Dallas at pres-
ent than ever before. Times
must be dull up in that moral
town.
J. M. Barnes was murder-
ed by William Reynolds on the
main plaza in Frio. They had
had a dispute about catfle pas-
turage. The Colorado C1tizens.7s.ys
the Democrats of that county
are in the majority but they al-
ways manage to split and allow
the Rads to win.
Dallas hackmen report
business dull at nights. There's
somathing wrong with the boys.
Money must be tight If money
was loose the boys would be
tight
Galveston had a policeman
on the force who was known as
the sleeping beauty. He was
permanently relieved froni duty
in order to give him time to re-
cuperate. The people of Mexia have
been scandalized by the sight
of the blackest kind of a black
buck negro walking the streets
with a woman of lilly white
complexion whom he claims as
his wife.
The Denison Heiald goes
for the quarantine officers who
refuse to pass a few pails of
Kansas butter and oysters pack-
ed in ice while they allow pas-
sengers promiscuous baggage
and mail matter to pass unmol-
ested. Garner and Hardin raised
five bales of cotton on shares.
They started to Dallas with it
but quarreled near Cedar Hill.
Harden cut Garner with a knife;
he then took one of the horses
and fled. The cotton is not
likely to do Garner any good as
he is in a critical condition.
His teeth began to chatter
over the ice cream. He but-
toned up his jacket and took
another mouthful. That settled
it He jumped up from the
table and started to where the
sun could shine on him exclaim-
ed. "Whoopee! Plenty damn
cold grub! No cookee miff!
Freeze belly same like ice wa-
gon." The Colorado Citizen
chronicles the returns ot Mr. b.
P. Conway from the west and
relates how Mr. C. caught a long
string of fish on the Llano;
about that time he discovered a
couple of Indians crossiug the
stream a little below him. He
suddenly recollected that he
had business elsewhere and left
without taking along his fish.
He never had time to return
for them.
A desperado named Polk
was arrested and fined at Worth-
am. He remained in town and
endeavered to get a shot at
Mayor Seely. Marshal Powers
walked up to him with drawn
revolver and endeavered to get
Polk to go home. Polk fired at
Powers who in turn fired at him.
Seely appeared upon the scene
and fired at Polk. The result
was Polk and Powers wefe both
killed. Seely escaped unhurt
The sale of privileges for
the Belton fair netted only S 1 30.
Dallas repletes her city
treaury by arresting and fining
prostitutes.
An attempt will be made
to start a circulating library in
Dallas.
The Marshall Herald com-
pares the voice of Gen. Ham-
man to that'of a saw mill.
Mrs. Nash of Paris died
from an overdose of morphine
taken for quinine by mistake.
Cardwell of the Statesman
is said to be very puny. His
present weight is only about
300 pounds.
The Headlight says Han-
cock will carry all the northern
counties of this district except
Lampasas.
A county newspaper ad-
vertises for an even thousand
paying subscribers. It will get
'em over the left.
The population of Pleas-
anton is rapidly increasing
Two girls and a boy were ad-
ded last week.
Fifty cents and board is
the price paid cotton pickers in
Marion county There is plen-
ty of them at that rate.
The Round Rock Head-
light has abandoned its patent
jacket and reduced its size
Home papers are best in Texas.
The Georgetown Record
says any man who is guilty of
starting a false report about yel-
low fever should be thoroughly
punished.
An exchange says that
the quickest way to reform is for
all to run for office and each
man vote for himself. Texas is
rapidity approaching that point
A few days ago near
Pleasanton a negro named
Thomas Young stabbed Mr. C.
O. McClure. Wages" has some-
thing to do with it. Thomas is
in jail.
The Belton Journal says
'thesa Shanghai fences are
making much trouble in some
parts of the county." A Shan-
hai fence is cattle butnot hog
proff.
At least twenty men sam-
ple every bale of cotton brought
to Round Rock. Each sampler
extracts about half .a pound
which after examination is
dumped on the street
Miss Mittie Caldwell a
Dallas school teacher was ar-
rested on a charge of unmerci-
fully whipping a pupil. A legal
investigation proved that the
charge was unfounded.
Dr. Cole he late of the
Sturges House in Waco who
was accused of "skipping out"
publishes a card in the Dallas
Heiald denying the soft im-
peachment Hon. J. D.. Sayfirs spoke
to a large audience at Belton
on the 12th inst. A reporfcthat
yellow fever was raging in Bel-
ton prevented many from at-
tending. It is said that the offer of
a dollar per hundred and board
is insufficient to induce some
of the Houston negroes to take
to the cotton fields. Politics is
the business that keeps them
at home.
A horrible affair occurred
a few miles from Rusk on
Thursday last Horace Mosely
determined to kill Jasper Piyor.
He borrowed a shot gun osten-
sibly to hunt squirrels but
Pryor was the game he was
after. Finding Tryor sitting on
the door of a ginhouse and tak-
ing deliberate aim he fired on
him. Pryor fell struck by one
shot Mosely then shot and kil
led himself.
Hugo Mueller who lives
near Cypress went to the house
of a Mr. Viger Viger's dog at-
tacked Mueller and he shoe it.
A war of words ending in a fight
was next in order. Viger was
so badly beaten that he died n
an hour. Mueller was ar-
rested and put under guard at
his own house. At supper time
Mueller managed to give the
guards the slip. He is still at
large.
Comanch has six dry-goods
stores two groceries two sa
loons two mills one steam cot-
ton gin one furniture factory
one saddle shop one furniture
store four blacksmith shops
two hardware and stove stores.
three drug stores three
hotels seven lawyers and four
doctors one newspaper the
Chief also tailors milliners
barbers and shoemakers. Thir-
ty seven business houses adorn
the square seven of these are
two- story brick and stone the
the remainder are frame. The
Fort Worth and Fort Yama
stage company has its head-
quarters in Comanche with large
stables blacksmith and har-
ness shops.
Washington county held a
Democratic convention recently
and among other names we see
that Capt. J. M. Williams of In-
dependence was nominated for
the Legislature and Hugh Lewis
re-nominated for County Clerk.
Both of these gentlemen are
among the best men in the
county and we have no doubt
that their Democracy coupled
with ther gentlemanly bearing
as well as their known integrity
and capacity will cause them to
be elected by a handsome ma-
ority. Georgetoivn Record.
Miiwiiirtaam
TeverNotety
Memphis. On Sunday but
33 deaths were reported. On
Monday there was 64 inter-
ments. The weather is beauti-
ful and bright. A number of
prominent citizens have died
during the past two days. The
fever has appeared amongthe
children at the Leath Orphan
asylum one mile north of town.
Of 40 inmates 7 children were
attacked.
Louisville. Sept 23. Fever
patients from points this side of
Memphis continue to arrive.
Nine deaths occurred during the
week; forty remain all refugees.
New Orleans Sept. 23.
Deaths 44; cases reported 134.
Total cases to date 7972; deaths
2514. There were 603 deaths
for the week ending Sunday at
6. p. m. At Plaquemine there
has been 177 cases and 65
deaths. At New Orleans on
Sunday there were 40 deaths
and 19; new cases.
At Canton on Sunday the
number of new cases was in-
creasing. On Monday 23 new
cases and 1 death. Baton
Rouge reports 86 new cases in
48 hours. Holly Springs re-
sports 41 new. cases and five
deaths on Monday. Vicksburg
reports only 5 deaths ind 20
new cases on Sunday. The
fever has decreased so much
that visiting physicians and
nurses are going to other points.
At Grand Junction Tenn. only
three white men are on their
feet.
New Orleans Sept 24.
Deaths 58; new cases reported
139. The fever is spreading
in the direction of Carrollton.
Dr. Kibbee is dead. He came
here on a mission of 1 mercy
having full faith in his fever cot
and hydropathic treatment
In his own case they have been
tested but though successfuil
in other instances they failed
in his.
The fever is spreading
through the country and has
appeared on numerous planta-
tions. lb is stated that the Howards
have on hand $200000 but only
to supply the sick with docters
nurses and medicines.
Baton Rouge reports 1 death
and 41 new cases. Morgan
City total cases 134; deaths 25;
under treatment 38. Seventy-
one discharged. At Greenville
Miss. there has been ovenfjoo
cases and 210 deaths. At Osy-
ka 80 cases and 8 deaths.
Holly Springs reports 20 new
cases. At Chattanooga there
has been 4 deaths and 3 new
cases in the past 24 hours.
Canton reports 23 new cases
and 1 death
Memphis Sept23. The
hope that the fever was abat-
ing has -been dispelled by the
continuos calls on the Howards
for nurses. The Board of health
reports 64 deaths in the past
twenty-four hours; 156 new
cases are reported.
Vicksburg Sept 23. Many
relapses are reported the weath-
er seeming to have a bad effect
on convalescents. Only- 3
deaths the smallest number in
several weeks. .New cases not
reported.
New Orleans Sept 25.
Deaths 36; new cases Jeported
180. Thibadoux every availa-
ble nurse is at work and more
are needed. Holly Springs tel-
egraphs for one more doctor
and ten nurses;"fever spreading.
Grenada reports one new case;
no deaths.
Memphis Sept 23 From
noon yesterday to noon to-day
45 deaths are reported: 1 19 new
cases.
Canton Sept. 25. No ap-
parent abatement of fever.
Twenty-one new cases in last
24 hours mostly negroes.
Two deaths are reported.
Vicksburg reports 12 deaths
7 white and 5 colored. Whites
were all children under 8 years.
The fever continues to increase
throughout Warren county.
Holly Springs reports 20
cases and 10 deaths in past 24
hours Affairs are fearful; fully
500 are down with fever. Baton
Rouge reports 2 deaths- and 38
new cases between 50 and 60
deaths have occurred.
Policeman Sellers of Dal-
las shot Wm. Thompson who
resisted arrest. Caroline Zeiger
a fourteen-year old girl attemp-
ted suicide. The trouble was
about bringing water from the
spring about 100 yards from
the housev
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Election Tlrst Tnciulajr In XoTember.
FOR SENATOR.
W. K. Ilouw.of Burleson county
hereby announces himself as an Indepen-
dent candidate for benator from the Twen-
tieth Senatorial Dutntt.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
J- M. Williams of Independence is
hereby announced as the Democratic nom-
inee for the Legislature from Washington
county.
FOR FLOATER.
A. H. ArjAMs of Burleson county is
hereby announced as the Democratic nomi-
nee for Floater from Washington and Bur-
leson counties.
FOR SHERIFF.
J. II. Grabow is hereby announced as
the Democratic nominee for Shenfl of
Washington county.
We are authorized to announce J. H.
Hutch Lsov as the Republican .nominee
for re-election to the office of Sheriff" of
Washington County.
The undersigned hereby announces him-
self as the only regular Republican nominee
for Sheriff of Washington Co. If elected
I will discharge the duties of the onice im-
partially and energetically in the interest of
the people of the Court)-.
PAUL FRICKE.
FOR DISTRICT CLERK.
Mr- Rudolph Kruc is hereby announc-
ed as the Democratic nominee for District
Clerk of Washington county.
EJ. L. Moore is announced us the Re
ubhean nominee for re-election to the of-
ce of Clerk of the District Court of Wash-
ington County.
FOR COUNTY fcXERK.-
We are authorized to announce HUGH
M. Lewis the present encumbent. a the
Democratic nominee for County Clerk-of
Washington comity..
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Mr. R. L. BASSETTis hereby announced
u the Democratic nominee for County
Treasurer.
We are authorized to announce .Mr.
CltAS. Asbeck as the regular Republican
nominee for the office of county Treasurer
of Washington county
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce R. Hoff-
mann as the Democratic nominee for Tax .
Collector of Washington county.
R. A. Harviv is hereby annotmccd as
the Republican nociines ibr Tax Collector.
I hereby announce myself as ihe only
regular Republican nominee for the office
ofColIcctor of Taxes of Washington Co
and if elected I pledge myself to assume
the control and management of the office
and to discharge the dunes in compliance
with law faithfully efficiently and with ab-
solute impartiality. Having two opponents
I propose to run the canvass through and
thus gh e the voters an opportunity to select
their choice from the candidates now before
them for the office of Collector.
a Wm. KLAEDEN.
FOR CONSTABLE.
We are authorized to announce B. Leh-
man as an independent candidate lor Con-
stable in this the Brenham bent.
FOR. COUNTY SURVEYOR.
James W. Dallas is hereby announced
as the Democratic nominee for re-election
to the office of County Surveyor.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNET.
Mr. C C. LocKETTis hereby announced
as the regular Democratic nominee for
County Attorney.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of County-Attorney of Wash-
ington county. W- II. BILLINGSLEA.
Or Chappell HUL
Brenham; SepL 25th 187S.
FOR TAX ASSESSOR.
II. O. Robertson the present incum-
bent is hereby announced as the Demo-
cratic nominee for Tax Assessor.
feto &dbeHi5eh)effs.
Strayed
FROMMY PLANTATION at Graball
Washington county three MULES-
One a sorrel mare mule branded S7 on hip;
the other two are sorrel horse mules bran-
ded 87 on hip. A liberal reward will be
paid for their return. J. R. Balokidce
Sept 27th 1878. Graball Texas.
Fashionable Millinery-
AS THE BUSINESS SEASONS
roll around it is pleasant at each suc-
ceeding change to chronicle our progress-
ing success. We are pleased to do this as
it affords us an opportunity of expressing
gieatful thanks to the many friends for the
very liberal patronage extended to us the
past season While thanking them for this
evidence of their good-will we hope to-
conbnue to merit the sameby renewed ef- '
forts to please and by endeavoring to min-
ister faithfully to the varied tastes of our
large and intelligent body of customers.
Ihe stock is unusually fuIL and attrac-
tive Silks Satins Plushes Plumes Vel-
vets Two-toned Ribbons Feathers flow-
ers Ostrich Tips Felt and Straw Hats
and all the latest styles; Pallan Jlats and
Bonnets. Zephyrs in all colors. Knitted.
Goods Elegant Novelties of various des-
cription. We are also agent for M'meT Demorest
Reliable Tattems full assortment just re-
cieved. Illustrated catalogues given iree.
MR!J. J. T.NORTON
Sept. 17 W3m. 0
NOTICE TO TA2E-PAYERS-
IWILL BEAT THE FOLLOWING
named places either in person or by
deputy on the respective dates for the
purpose of collecting the State and. County
taxes' due fortheyear 1S78:
Chappell Hill Oct. 7and 8
Baldndges' Store. Oct. 9 and 10
Washington Oct 11 and 12
William Penn Post. OSee.Oct. 14 and" 15
Independence Oct. 16 and 17
Cales' Store Oct. 18 and 19
Long Point Oct. 21 and 22
Burton Oct. 23 and 24
Setdel's Store Oct. 25 and 26
Wesley ...Oct. 2Sand 29
-Amthor"s Store Oct. 30 and 31
After which time the office will be kept
open legularly from day to day in the City
of Brenham. R. A. HARVIN
Collector of Taxes
Washincton County.
"Brenham Sept. lo 187S. 37W4W
Estray Notice.
rjTAKEN UP BYMARYT. JACKSON
1 on the 20th April 1878 and estrayed
before Branch A. Watson J. P. Preanct
No. 4 on the 16th of May a gray mare 9
or 10 years old unbroke. about 14$ hands
high with a Spanish brand on left shoul-
der with a colt about two months old; and
a dappled grey horse about 14K hands
high about three years old vnbranded.
Appraised at $60.00. '
rpAKEN UP BY R. F. HALBERT
1 on the 10th. August 187S and es-
trayed before Chas. Zurcher J. P. Freer.
No."t on the 31st August 187S one four
year old brown-black mane and tad stal-
lion branded E on led side and one three
year old bay gelding one hind foot partly
white branded E on left side. Appraised
at$isepiece.
H. Jf . LEWIS C a C W. Co
By C F. Herbst Deputy.
1 EORGE A. FOX
Dealer in all kinds of
XjbUL 3TO."fc 27
Shingles Sasli Doors and Blinds
Ant street Brenham Texas.
I offer lumber at the following prices :
Rouh lumber all ttode perM.. ..$-3)03
Dressed andmatcheil flooring I inch.. 22 5Q--
SMnrlea.O. K.ktM 2S
b. " . ....: is
T)oor3 smallest 8lie2-6xGJl. each . 173.
a'he glazed smallest size 8x10 ... J 40
Blinds mlllnsr -dats tmsllKt site 8x10 1.49
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