Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, June 13, 1879 Page: 3 of 4
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Local -Intelligence.
The summer fights have
opcnea.
Everybody agrees that rain
is wanted.
The thermomoter indicated
95 in the shade at noon yes-
terday. Hotel de Jug. This insti-
tution now entertains nineteen
guests.
Brenham among hi.r numer-
ous industries has a licensed ci-
gar factory.
The Athletic base ball club
have just received a installment
of new ash bats.
The ten months session of
the city public free schools ter-
minates on the 15th inst.
Factory. A well known cit-
izen has started a walking
cane manufactory in this city.
There will be a social party
at the residence of Mr. 13. G.
Sayles in GayuNill on Friday
evening.
The attention of those inter-
ested is called to the card of
Louis Goldsbll assignee of A.
Jacobs.
Engine House. The erec-
tion of a first class engine house
is one of the most important ne-
cessities of the city just now.
In consequence of the drought
or indiscretion in roosting too
low the crop of spring chick-
ens is very short this season.
We heir of no cotton worms
in tilts county though they are
said to be in the lower edge
of Austin and in Colorado
county.
Wind. Two or three gentle-
men well" nigh exhausted them-
selves while the fire bell was
being rep? ircd they were doing
the wind work.
Watermelons. The first
watermelons of the season were
on sale at a fruit stand on Fri
day. Seventy-five cents 'each
was asked for them.
The Banner learns that crops
in the vicinity of Welcome 'are
in fine condition corn and cot-
ton are looking well. They
had rain about two weeks ago.
Eisher. The F. Fisher who
was tried and dismissed by the
county criminal court on Thurs-
day was- not Fritz Fisher the
butcher but a resident of the
Gay Hill neighborhood.
Crops. Between Brenham
and Chappell Hill the corn is
generally fired; cotton small
but clean and in good condition-
A good rain would save
the cotton but-com is gener-
ally ruined.
Marriage Licenses issued
by H. M. Lewis county clerk
foAhe week ending June 12th :
; Joseph Harck and Amelia Krall.
James Turner and Addle Shaw.
.Eubeit Stewart and Mary F. Moore.
Lawrence II. Cowart and Bessie Porter.
Jasper Cade and Eliza bm Lyons.
Eudholr Scliuster and Emllie Schrank.
Barrels. MuSftng grapes
are ripening consequently the
demand for empty barrels is
immense. Large quantities of
wine will be made from them
during the summer in this coun-
ty and of superior quality at
that
Colored School Examina-
tion. On the 3d and 4th of
July there will be a public ex-
amination of the colored schools
under the management of J. R.
Handle and J. L. Locket t about
4 miles south of town in the
Stone neighborhood. The pub-
lic are invited.
County Criminal Court.
Thursday N A. McPhaul wil-
fully wounding a horse. Guil-
ty fined 50 and cost.
Friday Harry Boone color-
ed theft plead guilty fined $$'
and cost and five days impris-
onment in county jail.
The engineers of the Santa
Fe road are making a survey
from Bellville to Brenham and
are said to be about eight miles
south of town. Everything re-
garding right of way depot
grounds etc. at Bellville is said
to be satisfactorily arranged.
School Examination. The
final exercises of the Brenham
High School will take place at
the opera house on Tuesday
evening the 17th and not on
Monday as heretofore announ-
ced. On the Wednesday eve-
ning following the final exercis-
es there will be a reunion at the
school buildings. The buildings
and grounds will be illuminated
patrons and friends are re-
spectfully invited.
A favorite amusement is
selling horses at auction on Sat-
urday. All auction horses have
a strange faculty of being young
none are over six years old
no matter if they are thirteen
ortwenty-onc. Tlicy bring fab-
ulous prices ranging from $2. I 5
to gio and $12
Bolls. On Saturday Mr.
Nick Socia who lives on Wals-
ton's farm on Mill creek seven
miles from town brought the
Banner specimens of cotton
bolls about the size of English
walnuts. He has eight acres of
forward cotton and some that is
not so far advanced.
Council Meeting. A meet-
ing of the city council yesterday
evening an ordinance was pass
ed providing for the just and
equal valuation of property for
the assessment of taxes and
also an ordinance for the issue
and sale of Sic000 coupon
bonds of the city for gcncrcl
purpose?.
Wagon-makers-material.
Messrs. Koch & Linderman arc
now receiving and will soon
have a full stock of wagon ma-
kers material. This is a new
branch of business fn Brenham
and will supply a long felt want
Their store is on Sandy street
opposite' the Banner office.
A Prodigy. A gentleman
who lives in the country brought
his little daughter aged five to
town to see the printing offices.
She is a wonder in the way of
reading. She reads from a
newspaper without any hesita-
tion and what is still stranger
pronounces all the words as she
comes to" them without any hes-
itation even names of places.
Accident. Tuesday morn
ing Mr. B. Lehman was exam
ining a small pistol of the revolv
er species to see it it was all
right preparatory to lending it
to a colored gentleman who
was going out to arrest a "nig
ger. . ihc revolver was U. K.
but one of Mr. Leh.nan's fingers
is a little singed.
Immigrants. Another party
of Bohemian immigrants arrived
on the up train on Tuesday.
There was several families num-
bering thirty-nine persons in all
"big and little. The entire party
seemed to be in robust health.
They went to the Wesley and
Nelsonville neighborhood.wherc
they have friends and relatives.
A number of new business
houses will be opened in Bren-
ham before the fall trade begins.
Already locations have been se-
cured for a large furniture store
one for a large dry goods estab-
lishment or emporium and an-
other for a stock of general
merchandise. There is plenty
of room for stores and the Ban-
ner will find room for their ad-
vertisements. Discharged. The examina-
tion of John Dashiell charged
with robbing S. S. Hoseo was
concluded Tuesday before Jus-
tice McClung and resulted in
the discharge of the accused.
The many fricnd3 of Mr. Da-
shiell will be happy to learn that
there was not so much as a shad-
of evidence to cast suspicion on
him. He is completely vindi-
cated. For Safe Keeping. Dan
Morris charged with murder of
Thomas Loggins and who was
refused bail by the examining
court at Hempstead was brought
to Brenham by Saturday morn-
ing's train and at once sent to
jail for safe keeping. His at-
torneys will make application
to Judge Burkhart lor a writ of
habeas corpus.
Negro Boy Killed. Friday
last about three miics from
Welcome Austin county as a
German boy aged about 12
years named Qtto Roldwink
was out hunting squirrels with a
negro boy aged 11 years his
gun was accidently discharged
the load taking effect in the
body of the negro and causing
his death in about two hours.
Guns arc dangerous implements
in the hands of small boys.
Barlow Practice. On Sat-
urday night in Camptown. two
small negro boys aged about 12
years had a disagreement about
a marble or a pecan or a peach
and proceeded to settle it by
one carving the other in the
back with a five-cent barlow
knife. The Banner's inform-
ant came in with tears in his
eyes because the stabbed dar-
key wasn't hurt He is an en-
terprising reporter and is not
satisfied with anything short of
a dead darkey.
Moot Court. Brenham in
addition to a multiplicity- of
rcgjlar courts and occasional
kangaroo courts also has a
moot court. The last named
held a session at the court house
on Friday evening. Judge Mc
Adoo occupying the bench.
I lalf a dozen law students par-
ticipated in the cause on trial
and thejudgc says they acquit-
ted themselves very handsome-
iy.
A colored meeting was held
in Camptown last Monday and
Charley Chiles and Aaron Neely
were elected delegates to the
Houston convention. A col-
ored man who was" present at
the Camptown meeting says all
the leading darkies there favor-
ed the Kansas movement. The
sooner they move the better it
will be for those who remain.
A Fight. Bill Norris and
John Collins both colored ex-
convicts had a grand "set-to"
yesterday afternoon on the
street Both were full of "bug
juice" and little damage was
done. Both of these chaps have
given the police much trouble in
former days and they will have
a chance to do the city some
good service in repairing the
streets providing they don't
pay the damage to the dignity
of the good city.
A Bonanza. Hon. Richard
Mackcy colored ex-deputy
sheriff complains to the Ban-
ner that the managers of the
eclored public school at Camp-
town arc now carrying on the
closing examinations and at
the same time making a specu-
lation by charging from ten to
twenty-five cents admission at
night. Mr. Mackcy thinks that
if the examinations last a little
longer the price of admission
will be further advanced.
Innocent. . Monday after-
noon about three o'clock the
neighborhoood of Sandy and
St Charles streets was astonish-
ed at the report of a pistol shot
not over half a mile from the
vicinity. The noise made was
nearly as loud as that made by
shooting a bomb out of a mor-
tar. The "beaks" were at once
on the alert and visited the
house where the pistol was sup-
posed to have been fired. The
inmates all looked wise and in-
nocent and averred that they
knew nothing about the firing
although the beaks could smell
the burned powder. That's all.
Mayor's Court. Wednes-
day. Frank Smith a German
was charged by Bill Jackson
colored with using abusive lan-
gauge towards him. Several
witnesses were examined; fined
Si and costs.
Bill Norris colored ex-convict
walked up tohe mourners
bench and plead guilty to fight-
ing. He paid 5io for his fun.
John Collins colored also an
ex-convict was charged with
fighting Bill Norris. John de-
nied the allegation. The "alli-
gator" proved the allegation
and John was assessed $7.50
and the trimmings total $15.60.
he paid up.
Coal Oil Explosion. On
Friday night Hcrr John Schus-
ter living in a tenant house on
the Gentry plantation near
Long Point was sitting by the
table reading by the light of a
coil oil lamp when it suddenly
exploded throwing the oil over
his person and at the same
time igniting it burning him so
badly that he will be confined
to bed for some months. The
house was set on fire and totally
destroyed; tnc wife of Ilerr
Schuster succeeded in saving
but a.small portion of their ef-
fects. Schuster had only arriv-
rived from Germany a few
months ago and was recently
married.
New House. Mr. Louis Mel-
zer late of Denison has bought
of the assignee the entire stock
of goods formerly owned by A.
Jacobs. Mr. Melzer comes to
Brenham for the purpose of per-
manently engaging in business
being satisfied that it is a good
point and has a brilliant future.
In the course of a few days
he will go east to buy a new and
large stock of goods. He oc-
cupies the old stand of Mr.
Jacobs and has been particu
larly fortunate in retaining the
services of that gcutlcman as
business manager while Mr.
Willie Halbert has been retain-
tained us clerk. Both these)
gentlemen are prepared to offer
their old customers great bar-
gains. For full particulars see
the double column advertise-
ment elsew here
Weekly Cotton Statement
Mr. W. K. Lewis furnUl.es
the Banner with the follow mg
statement for the week ending
Thursday June 6 1S79.
Net receipts bale-. 106
Shipment. 1S2
Stock on hand 913
Total rccuptslhis season 37Ico
Freight to New York all rail
S1.3S per 100; freight to New-
York rail and water fpcts per
100.
Weather report by Dr. Wood:
Total rainfall tn inches 1-20
Highest temperature Sa
I.ow est temperature 67' i
Aeraetcnipcrature.... .. 72 4
Urango Notioc-
Notice is hereby given to the
Grangers and farmers of Austin
county that the undersigned
the Grange lecturer for the
20th Senatorial district will de-
liver a public lecture at the fol-
lowing places and times viz .
Nelsonville Sat Junei4th 2 p. m.
Travis Mon. " 16 ' "
Bellville Tues." 17 " "
Buckhorn Wed" IS " "
Every body is invited to at-
tend and especially all those
who have once joined the order
as reorganization of the Grange
will be attempted.
Respectfully
J. E. Gray.
Married At the residence
of the bride's mother in this
city on Wednesday evening
Mr. Heber Stone of Galveston
to Miss Louise Giddings of this
city. Rev. F. T. Mitchell offi-
ciating. We wish the happy couple
whom we have kno.vn from
childhood the fullest measure
of happiness and matrimonial
felicity. May their future be as
bright and joyous as the past
has been with not a single cloud
to dim the purity of their love.
Oil! uho:heeniil-iteMUThtraii tell.
The joy wlilrli miitn-il continence im;.aiH?
Or ulm can ualnt tlieclinmt iin-iieakab'e
Wlilch linked in lender Imid tw o faithful
marts)
A Horse. On Tuesday sev-
eral frecdman reported to depu-
ty sheriff Will F. Garrett that a
negro who was acting in a sus-
picious manner had been prowl-
ing about thesurburbs for a day
or two. Mr. Garrett accompan-
ied by Col(?) Tom Day colored
started out to interview the sus-
picious character. They dis-
covered him taking his rest un-
der a friendly shade tree near
town. The suspicious charac-
ter was himself a little suspicious
and discovered the discoverers
about the same time that they
discovered him. Being a rn'an
of action he made up his mind
in a second and took "leg bail"
across a friendly corn-field fol-
lowed by a blue pill from Mr.
Garrett's trusty revolver. The
negro having considerably the
start the bullet failed to over-
take him but he was no doubt
"skeered" out of a year's
growth. He left his boots
horse saddle and bridle and
his saddle-bags filled with cloth-
ing. The horse is dun colored
and is branded D. F. The sad-
dle is Mexican double rigged.
The property awaits an owner.
For a pamphlet op Electric Treatment
or chronic disease with Electricity which
will be sent free address the Mcintosh
Electric licit and Cattery Co.. 102 and 104
Jackson street Chicago 111.
School Examination. A
representative of the Banner
visited the public schools on
Thursday for the purpose of
witnessing the examination.
The first room visited was that
of Prof. Estell being the high-
est classes in the schools. The
exercises were problems in
geometry and algebra which
were worked on the blackboard
with the greatest facility and at
the same time fully explained
by the pupils giving the rules
and an analysis of the working.
A number of prominent citizens
.vere present who spoke in the
highest terms cf the proficiency
of the pupils. The next room
visited was that of Miss Eliza
Baker who has charge of the
primary department The lit-
tle children were recitirg les
sons in the second reader. The
proficiency exhibited was qtffie
marked as some of the scholars
only commenced their A B C's
last September and who now
read in the second reader. Miss
Baker is a painstaking young
lady and deserving of great
praise. Mrs. Louise Wilkins
has charge of the next room to
Miss Baker she was examining
classes in elementary arithme
tic reading spelling etc. The
pupils appeared to be well up in
their lessons and acquitted
themselves . very creditably.
Samples of writing on slates
were also exhibited which show
ed remarkable progress. We
learn from persons who have
witnessed the examination in the
other rooms that the pupils
have all 'made highly sitisfac-
tory progress
tions are very
answers given
prompt.
The cxamina-
rigid and the
by the pupils
Corarnoncf.iicnt of f "lappdl Hill
Tccnl? ('olli'Sf.
The commencement exercises
of Chappell Hill Female college
which for the part seven or
eight years has been under the
able management of Rev. E. D.
Pitts D. D. were besrttn on
Friday evening the 6th inst. by
a juvanile entertainment ; on
Sunday morning the Sth inst.
Rev. L. M. Lewis D D. of the
A. and M. college preached the
annual sermon and in the even-
ing Rev. F.T.Mitchell of Bren-
ham delivered a very able spec-
ial sermon. On Monday there
was a meeting of the beard of
directors and in the evening a
rehcarscal .
On Tuesday evening the
nual concert took place at fr
Female college bu.lding.
available space was full- o
pied by interested and admirii
spectators. The composition
by the yonng ladies arc said
have been the finest productions
ever read at the college. In the
music department great profic-
iency was observable. Mrs.
Pitts the music teacher is de-
serving of great praise for the
able manner in which the con-
cert was gotten up and man-
aged. On Wednesday Rev. G.
W. Briggs. of Galveston deliv-
ered an elegant address upon
the award of diplomas which is
spoken of in the highest terms
by those who were so fortunate
as to hear him. The annual
literary address was to have
been delivered by Mr. Dudley
Wooten of Austin but he failed
to arrive the address was deliv-
ered by Rev. G. W. Briggs. In
the evening there was a social
reunion held at the male college
building some two hundred per-
sons being present. All enjoy-
ed themselves in social conver-
sation. A Cock and Ball Story.
Madame Rumor is responsi
ble for the assertion that the
once notorious William P. Long-
ley known as Bill Longley is
yet present in the flesh on this
mundane sphere and that al-
though he was duly and appro
priately hanged by legal pro-
cess at Giddings something
over a year ago the hanging
was only a seeming .one and
that although actually hanged
he was not killed. The. story
goes that some of Longley's
wealthy relatives from Califor-
nia were in the vicinty of Gid-
dings about the time the hang-
ing frolic was to come off. It
is related that Longley was fur-
nished with a suit of steel har-
ness or armor extending from
his heels to his neck the latter
being furnished with a steel col-
lar so as to prevent the un-
pleasant sensation of strangula-
tion. That when the attempt
was first made to hang Long-
ley he fell to the ground alight-
ing on his feet and that when
taken up for the second hang-
ing the drop or fall was very
short and that he was not in
the least injured. The cere-
mony of the hanging having
been gone through with L -ng-ley's
body was delivered to his
friends for burial and it was to
have been buried secretly to
prevent the doctors obtaining it
for a subject. Dame Rumor
has it that Bill Longley is now
in California alive and well and
doing well. This rumor has
been talked of in a confidential
sort of a way for the past week
or two and coming to the knowl-
edge of a Banner reporter the
story is repeated as told. The
Banner is of the opinion that
the story is manufactured out
of the whole cloth hence it is
related under the caption of a
'Cock and Bull Story."
Great aje carries with It a certain re.--pecta-bliiti
whether it attaches to a person or thing.
TI1I3 is seen iarticularly ii the eae of John-
son's Anodyne Liniment which is the most
marvelous internal and eMernal remedy ever
dUco r red . It ought to be Kept in el ery house.
Iflanners and others continue to buydiut
and ashes Jiut up in big packs and told fir
conduior. powders It won't be our fault. We
haveepoel the swindle time aud agaln.v
Sheridan's Powders are tho only kind we
know of worth cany ins home.
The Brenham Gun Club's
grounds are in a very convin-
ient location and arc beautifully
situated on the sandy beach of
the rippling water course known
locally by the high suonding
and matteJ-of fact name of Hog
river. The "river" at this season
is of very modest proportions'
and can be crossed in a pair of
low quarter shoes without wet-
ting the feet. Just to to the
north of the shooting grounds
is a high bank w hich receives
the surplus shots that do not
strike the glass balls. Some of
the members of the club are
very expert in the use of the
gun while others are not so
good.
-UUJ3UtiI-3;lH!l1KaJ'S&
KEW CHURCH
Laylnc; of the Corner Stone of
the New Methodist Church.
Tuesday will long be a day
memorable in the history of
Brenham it being the occasion
of the laying of thj corner
stone of the first brick church
edifice in this city. Brenham
has for years been noted for the
inferior character of her church-
es yesterday was the dawning
of a new era in tin's respect.
Promptly at three o'clock the
procession formed at Giddings'
bank in the following order:
1 Urenham Ore) s.
2. Bucket C onipTny.
j. Hook and 1-ldder (. ompany
4. iJechanics Engine t ompany.
A-cr.rnlep iy.
Mechanic
trect to
.j r
-11C OI
corner
Gilder street. The
ations having already been
completed and some joist laid
planks were put down and seats
prepared for invited guests and
spectators. The organ belong-
ing to the church had been tak-
en to the new church for this
occasion. The cornerstone for
the reception of the box had al-
ready been placed in position
on the north west corner of the
building near the main entrance.
The ceremonies were opened
by singing a Masonic open-
ing ode by the choir of
the Methodist church.
The ode having been sung
Mr. J. L. Moore W M. of Gra-
ham Lodge No. 20. A. F. and
A. M. read the dispensation ap-
pointing him as W. G. M. for
this occasion. The box to be
placed in the corner sttjne was
then produced when Rev. F. T.
Mitchell pastor of the church
announced the contents as fol-
lows :
Copy of lite Holy Scriptures.
Methodist Hymn Hook.
Methodist Church Discipline.
Texas Chnstain Advocate.
Galveston Daily News.
Urenham Daily Banner.
Texas Sentinel Brenham.
Texas Volksbote Brenham.
History of the M.E-Church in Brenham.
History of Washington county.
Charter of Brenham Bucket Co. No. I.
Confederate bonds to be seen by coming
generations.
The Sweet bye and bye with notes and
words.
The box having been sealed
up the officers of the lodge
took the positions assigned to
them when the Worshipful
Grand Master distributed the
working tools to the proper of-
ficers. Mr. J. E. Gray placed
the box in position after which
the solemn ceremonies of the
mystic order were appropriate-
ly gone through with. The W.
G. M. having pronounced the
work perfect Col. P. H. Swear-
ingen introduced the orator of
the occasion Gen. L. M. Lewis
of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college at Bryan who
delivered a short but very elo-
quent and appropriate address
in which he took occasion to
congratulate the members of
the Methodist church and the
citizens of Brenham on this hap-
py and auspicious occasion. At
the conclusion of Gen.Lewis.ad-
dress Rev. W. B. Riggs of the
Presbyterian church offered an
appropriate prayer. The choir
then sung the closing Masonic
ode which concluded the
ceremonies. The various socie-
ties then reformed in procession
as they had came and return-
ed to the city. About eight
hundred persons many of whom
were ladies were present. Ev-
erything passed off pleasantly
and the occasion will long be
remembered.
Mother when your dear baby suffers in
teething use Dr. WinchelTs Teething Syr-
up it soothes the pain regulates the bow-
els quickly cures colic brines natural sleep
and is so charming in all its effects that if
jou aseit once you will use it always bold
by J. Trisiram at only 25 cents a bottle
Chew- Jackson's best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Kansas. Saturday as usual
there was a greacmany negroes
in town. As they are not
wealthy at this season of the
year they could not indulge to
anj great extent in their appe-
tite for "big juice" but instead
smused themselves by talking.
One colored gentleman became
quite enthusiastic in his opposi-
tion to the Kansas boom and
was head to remark to a small
crowd : "Ef you gotch headed
niggahs goes to Kansas you'll
starve to deff suah ! you hears
me." Another orator insisted
that Kansas was in Missouri and
very knowingly propounded
theconnundrum "Did you ever
hear of any corn or cotton bein'
raised in Missouri if you goes
dar you'll starve sure." Those
who favor the movement keep
very quiet and work earnestly;
those who talk against it do so
because they think it is popular
with the white folks.
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June 7th 1S79.
Editors Banner :
l'cu-.c u hut we are grancjer- and 1
must or should be short practicau and to
the point. Hat with such a at theme be
fore lis don't see how we can. When in
attendance to the fanners convention at the
opera house. Urenham May 17th. we wit
nessed strange things. Before that conven-
tion we took decided reasonable grounds
agamst the erection ot a cotton compress.
and in a few bnef remarks f torcd the
tablishmcnt of a cotton spinning factory.
11c were 101 1 11131 me meaui a tuiiuii spin
ninr factory was immature and w e arc sor
ry to say that these remarks came alone
from grangers and proud to know that no
middle man no merchant no Iaw)cr no
banker ea. not e en a cotton luj er in one
wont decry tne cotton lactory.
We assure ou and your readers that
we are in cool dead earnest in opposing the
compress it bcingwrongin principle worse
tn practice and against the best interest of
the whole people ot the great so'itli men.
women and children both white and
black landlord and tenant mechanic
merchant and banker and lastly opposed
to the grange principles (a cop v-' which
we send )ou marked).
There was one man in that assembly
whom upon three occasions we i.ae assis-
ted to honor and can say that in the posi-
tion to which he was called that when the
issue came between monopolies and the
' people he nobly contended for the right
I an.l lInn(.rul the nosition he held more than
it honored him (and if he could be induced
to step over from that compress to the fac-
tory in five years from to-day lie would be
the foremost man in the Lone Star State)
for him here is money position and fame
There are many reasons against the com-
press and in favor of the factory:
1st. It is premature to erect a compress
until the Gulf Colorado and Santa Ke rail-
road reaches Brenham. If erected it should
be so located as to be accessible to both
reads : not place it in such a predicament
that the cotton will have to be pledged to
the Central railroad excluding the G. C
& S. F. tnereliy creating a monopoly in
shipping which will be more derog
atory iv uic protiuccrs man ine nine gain
they so hope to rcceiv e.
2d. Ginning hauling and compressing
cotton is injunous to tue same napping
crimping and injuring the fiber and it is
money thrown avva) simply to get the
privilege of exporting to some foreign man
ufactory to spin weave and fill with Chi
nese clay starca ana otner tnings ana sent
back to where it should Iiav c been manu
factured to be consumed.
3d. We have lost money enough already
by that modus operandi as the worn out
land halt starved mutes rotten tences di-
lapidated plantations ragged laborers con
stitutional grumblers and whining farmers
abundantly attest anil above all the incen-
tive to labor and profits having fled the
fields are disorganized distraction and de
moralization reigns supreme.
ath. Since 1S20 this country has raised
100000000 bales of cotton (most of which
she has shipped to foreign parts for manu-
facturing). To gin bale and compress this
has no: cost less than live dollars a bale
making v3000000 thrown away and
lost to the sunny south; what has she to-
day to show for the millions upon millions
of heart aches among hard laborers a
prostrate bankrupt and dispirited people
crying hard times" all of which we
should partly attribute to ourselves not ac-
cuse the Yankees for it all ; for they unlike
us did not think to erect manutaduries
like Old and New England Georgia and
New Braunsfels Texas was premature.
5th. Having robbedoursunnysouthern
soil of its virgin productiveness and can
not get a few thousand dollars to erect a
cotton spinning factory (which might spin
the fleecy staple into cotton yarns thereby
doubling the price to us by our cotton fur-
nishing at the same time employment to
hundre ds of homeless w omen and children).
Tell me "Mr. Premature" when you think
the poverty stricken peop'e af Dixie's land
will be able to invest in manufacturing es-
pecially when the compress costs only $50-
000 and a No. 1 spinning factory that
would yield annual income of $20000
would only cost $30000. This we will
demonstrate by mathematics : For $34-
417 machinery can be set up near Bren-
ham which will bring the following results:
Daily expenses $18540 gross daily earn-
ings' $34S. Net daily earnings $162.60.
This run to its full capacity 300 days makes
$4S76o or if it can only run one half time
$243So. This calculation is made for the
spinning of 1000 bales of cotton Let
Brenham start this spinning factory and
small ones would spring up' in the country
until Washington Burleson anil Austin
counties would bud and blossom as the
rose. Property in two years would ad
vance beycjld all comprehension in Bren-
ham and fanners wotdd cease to growl and
grumble at the middleman capital would
then come here to hnd protilable invest
ment. Ev en the Col. s Englishman might
raise another onion crop for this would
create a home market and stop the impor-
tation of onions potatoes etc by the hun-
dreds and thousands of dollars worth. Lest
we should weary you and encroach upon
space vve will close with the following: A
first class fire proof cotton yard and 40
horse power engine to compress forty thou-
sand bales of cotton would cost $50000
the expenses wruld necessarily be $10000
only leaving $10000 to be distributed
among the stock holders; while a new pro-
cess cotton spinning factory would cost
$34417 daily expenses $18540 gross
daily earnings $4S. Net daily product
$l62.6c. But we are told in the face of rea-
son light and mathematics (demonstrated)
Uiat this is immature When will it ever
mature? Echo answ ers when ? A people
gnttcd of $40000 to build a oompiess will
cry w hen t We answ er w hen the southern
cotton planter awakes from his Rip Van
Winkle sleep and grangers have their dis-
eased near sighted eyes opened to true
principles of the order which he claims to
oe laoonngior anu .0 me nueres.oi povcr
ty stricken humanity.
W. G. Wood
C H. WlLUNGHAM.
From Long Foist.
June Sth 1879.
Editors Banner:
The fierce norther has abated
and the gentle south wind re-
turned. Last Friday we had a
nice shower and also on the
Sunday previous. The crops
were vastly benefitted. In this
immediate neighborhood all the
farms promise splendid crops.
On account of the drought the
fruit crop here will be short.
The grape it is said will suc-
ceed here and those of our Ger-
man citizens who are cultivating
the vine are making splendid
wine.
Last Saturday our village was
quite buisiness-like; the occa-
sion was an arbitration. Justice
Watson of Burton presided with
his usual dignity.
We are anxiously waiting to
hear the snort of the iron-horse.
It is rumored that the Santa Fe
road will pass through or near
Long Point; if so there will be
no difficulty in procuring right
of way and depot grounds.
The health of this community
is excellent and the doctors are
distressed.
The negro Babb who was
shot near here a few weeks ago
is recovering. Valentine.
E. W. Graber. Watchmaker and
Jeweler. Brenham Texas.
If the fool is knoun by Ills folly uhat is
he who trifles w ilh a cold ? A cough is na-
tures warning of peril prophetic of dis-
ease consumption and death jet how miny
ntplect to practically recognize this plain
truth till their health is impaired and
strength ated. Have you a cold ; Ellert's
Extract of Tar anil Wild Cherry is imalu-
able as a safe and reliable remedy fur
coughs colds croup catarrh and consump- (
tion ana 11 )ouare wi'.e )ou win at once1 or ucasi unacftam sweneami uoncun-
try it. boldand v.airanted by J. Ttutram. t lmcnt is the Balm. Soldby J. Tristram.
Gay Hill Lc .all.
June 9th.
Editors Banner
The picnic at "Campbell's
Lake" took place on last Friday
evening. The company arrived
about o o'clock but as tlic
moon did not rise till about ten
an hour was pleasantly spent at
Mr.Campbell's rcsuleice. The
moon having risen in all her
splendor the company repaired
to the "Bcai'tiful lake." We
amused ourselves id boat-riding
and talking. Miss Jessie Carter
and Mrs. Bledsoe favored the
company with delightful music
on the guitar. Mrs. Rutherford
gave us a sentimental song and
Mr. A. G. Carter an instrumen-
tal piece. Dr. H.B.I li.l proved
himself the most expert oarsman
and blistered his hands. The
ladies bestowed many compli-
ments on the doctor and sym-
pathised with him on the blis-
ters ; some having had a Minilar
experience gained in shelling
corn for mill. Some of us were
from the backwoods and had
never seen a boat before. Sev-
eral fell in the mud but none
fell in the water which spoiled
the fun. For all this pleasure
we arc indebted to Messrs. W.
T. Hunt and J. L. Jones. We
hope we will again have the
honor of attending another
moonliflit" on the lake. The
company dispersed at 12
o'clock ; ail enjoyed themselves.
We arrived at our destination
in the backwoods at daylight
and spent the next day in
sleep. Wildcats
Of the Backwoods.
Barron Iiooals-
Crops look moderately well;
a gentle rain would double the
yield of corn; cotton crop fair.
The Santa Fe railway has no
effect on Burton. Mr. H. Knit-
tie has just finished a fine steam
mill and gin which will compare
favorably with any in the coun-
ty. Brenham cannot boast of a
more enterprising citizen.
Dr. Neely and daughters of
Plantersville are visiting rela-
tives in town. Dr. J. M. Hons
has been appointed surgeon of
the H. & T. C. railway at Bur-
ton. The company made a
good selection. Town dull but
I think another customer has
been in since my last.
Redwood.
Oefice oe the Germania 1
Brenham Tex. June Sth '79 J
Mr. G. W. Moore
City :
Your favor of the 2d inst was
received and read at the meet-
ing of the Germania Club on the
4th inst
We take pleasure in assuring
you that the piano purchased of
you some time since has been
thoroughly examined and tried
by the music committee of our
club and that it gives entire sat-
isfaction both in tone and con-
struction. We take much pleasure in
recommending your instruments
to every one who wants a good
piano and trust you will suc
ceed in selling many others in
our community.
Respectfully
Germania Club.
C. Minkwitz Pres'd't
C. F. Woehler Sec'y.
Uncle Sam's Harness Oil Dut on to vour
harness will make the leather look new
and keep it soft and pliable. Give it atriaL
Real Estate transfer for the
week ending June 12th reported
by C. F. Herbst of the county
clerks office.
J. D. Giddings estate to C. H.
Cooper et als lot 1 and 3 block
22 Keys 1st add. Brenham
$200.
Ada Stockbridge and hus-
band to J. T. Swearingen 1-8
interest lot in Brenham 50.
B. Eldridge & Co. to Boiling
Eldridge I lot in Brenham
S2340.
Jno. B. Wilkin to T. K.
Thompson 14 acres land (E.
AUcorn 1-2 lea) $325.
James Scott to C. R. Breed-
love his interest in 434 2-10
acres Washington county home-
stead of N. C. J. Scott his moth-
er $200.
Sam Schlenker to Henry
Qutbe & Win. Schlottman 41
1-2 acres (E. Allcorn 1-2 lea)
S420.
C. R. Breedlovc to Richmond
Knapp 87 I-2 acres (Isaac Jam-
eson lea) 5875.
llooiX's Texas Brigade.
The annual rennion of the wvrvirors of
IIoiKl's Texas brlTa'le win iw m-ui ai rai-
tlne Texas on the yrh day of-Iulv- uxtf and
the lullowtn rMuced ratea roa le by all rail-
wav companies U. :
Oae ami oue-llflb fare lor Hie round trip
o er the Houston anil Texas CVntial railway.
J. Waldo 0. 1'. A.
lhe same over the International una ureal
Northern railway. J II. I'ajre. IS. I". A.
The same over the Texas l"ac!iiis railway
n. W.lhmsonjr.lS P-A.
TT-e same over tho bunst Kuute. T. "Vi .
Tierce U. l.-.
The same o7er Galve-tnn Houston an'l
Henderson railway. O. GJUurray. G. V. A.
The samomerlheTexa.aiid New Oolcaas
railway. W. II. 3I.v.ters G. I". A.
Kxeurdon ncs.ru w ill be on sale at all deiiots
on all the alio e ma Is on the 7th and 3!h .Inly
and good till Ihelllh. All members will 1
required to imirha-e return tlckts before tak-
linr ihnrars. Ths x rteraus ofthe Texas rev-
olutnu and allMildlers whoservetl in de-
tached cummaods m-tof IheMlssK-iin 1 river
are cordially luvited to meet with in.
I. our i.iic-s-..
Seo'y Howl's Texas llnsade Ass'n.
Texas Sunday Itw.
There are provision aj fellows in the new
jieuaieodc Hluia went Into eject on the ii.li
nltiPMi:
Any person wboslnll rtini)rbeeiieas"Cdln.
rilunin any hone nure pr who shall jenrit
or alljw lhe use of any id.ie or ten j in a'ley
or w ho thall be er.jrajred In ma cli Martin-
or any sjierles of Laming for in ne of oilier
cotistdeialion. v.l:Mn lhe limits of at rity or
town on Mmtlay. shall l.c hint not less man
twenty nor mofe Ih in liny dollars
Anv merchant pnxerorde-vlet In waienr
merchandise ortraderiuaii la fid l4i-Iness
whaleier. who shall barter or. 'ell on Mtiidij.
shall be lined not less than twenty uorinorr
than filly dollar: iimriileil. ihK ar.Icle shall
uotapIi to nnrk-u or dealers i'l pro.i!ous
lis to sales made bv them before a 'c!.irfc a.
m. The preceduvr article shall not apply to
the sale ot drills anil mediciues on Sunday.
Tor every ache pa.n and bruise on man
3IAHKET REPORT.
B.s.rit Orncr 1
June 12 iSto.
COTTON.
Good Midilur-.
Middling
Low- Middling...
Good Ordinary..
Ordinary
....u;
...n;'
...tr
... 10"
HIDES.
Dry Flint
Kips
XuxactI
Hnlchcis Green....
Woo
COUNTRY
10
9.
.. nan incc
3
3'3
PRODUCT.
"Ji0$
Butter .
Ej
Corn in bhuck
Sweet potatoes rrrbu.
mckcns per uoz ....
$2 00
iurkcys cacii.
ESCULENTS.
Totatocs new pcbus....$? Go 0 75
Onions
GROCERIES. AT WHOLESALE.
Iacont ciearsu.es
hrcaUaot
Hams choice
Lanl
Coffee per sack ;
Suar pure w hite per lb
prime
" choice
Rice choice
Dricil apples
Molasbcs choice
MoUsse home ... .
Syrnp Golden
Cormncal per bu
Hour fancy per ico lb
' choice...' ..
XXX
Salt coarse per sack
line
BAGGING AND TIES.
Bagging double anchorhcavy 14
Tics all kind per bdL 2 75TO
LUMBER.
Rongh lumber all kintU pe. M. 5 00
Dressed and matched flooring 1 in. 22 50
Shingles O.K. peril c 25
" B. " " 4 25
Doors smallest sixe 2-6x6-6 each.. I 75
Sashes glaied.smallest size Sxio... 1 40
Blinds roIh'ngslatssmalIestsize. Sxio 1 40
Thousands of dollars arc saved every
year by progressive farmers who use Uncle
Sam's Condition Towder in feeding their
stock. It restores the sick adds to thense-
fulness increases the beaut)- and promotes
the growth. Sold by J. Tnstram.
53 To tlioe of our subscribers w ho are In
arrears to Tub Wuxlt Bjunra notice Is
herebyBiren that remittances will 1 thul
fully recived.t5
Sterne's Prictl) B Etlai aid MiMngt
THESE BITTERS will prevent con-
tracting of Chills and all Malarial Diseases
ifproperiyused by invigorating the liver
toning the stomach and regulating the bow -cU
and kidneys. It is a preparation from
such egetable extracts of ..which Prickly
Ash constitutes j leading part that enters -into.the
regular prescription practice ofall
medical men among whom Dr. Sherman
is justly classed as the successful compoun-
der after an expciimcntal practice of to
years as a complete antidote (o all inllu-
coi.es mom 11 iiui iurcsicu in uoic icrmiu-
ate in Chills and Fever or ot" er malignan
diseases.
Though pleasant to the taste it is not a
beverage (as' the extracts are held ir. solu-
tion in pure Holland Gin only' because oL
its cathartic properties andis therefore an;
infallible remedy for habitual constipation.
THE MALARIFUGE is a certain cure
for Chills when once contracted. It has
never failed to effect a cure where th; direc-
tions accompanying each bottle are fol-
lowed. Druggists are hereby 3 tthorized to refund
the monev to anv nartv nurehasin nhn
claim a cure is not eflccted providing the
directions are followed and the empty bot-
tle returned. For sale by all di uggisls.
J. W. WOOD
May 4 1S79. Kansas City Ifo.
To Ubtaln Comfort
Speedily and at little cost end roar dyspep-
6 7
12
7 W 9
15 folS
II
10
9fc' o
7 On S
50 yrCo
40 645
uo
UCo
3O0g4 50
3 504 00
2 75(fa 00
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tic sufferings it once by using Parker's Gin-Jb"
ger tonic Thousands who have forVcars
sought relief in vain from Headache Ner- '
vousness Low Spirits Sleeplessness. Liv-
er Disorders Costivcncss Acid stomach.
Heartburn Palpitation of the Heart
Cramps Distress in the ttomacb Coaled
Tongue eta have found a most comforting
and complete cure in the use of.uirs ster-
Iinginvigorant. Keep it always at hand:
and while itwill save yoamcch misery and
smTcing it will aLo enable you to defy
the dangers of little ones from Cholero In-
fantum. Buy a. $1x0 bottle Irum your
druggist R. E. Luhnor a sample bottle at
I cents and test its merits.
reevish childrer.have worms. Dr. Jaque's
German AVorm Cakes wu destroy the
worms and make the children happy.
Soooin's Electric Soap.
I laving ODtaincd the agency of this ctje- .-j-brated
Soap for Brenham and vidnitytl Jf""""!!?
append the opinion of some
Ol OlUUCSbT i
people as to its merits. r -1- -. -
We hereby certify that we' have used.
Dobbins' Electric Soap madeby I. L.
Cragin & Cow Philadelphia Pa. and .state
that its use has given general satisfaction.
That it is a pare soap and although a little
higher priced than other common rosin
soaps it is worth more than the difference
in price. We therefore recommend it to all
who dssire a strictly first-class soap.
Mrs. F. A. Engeike
MKS.T.A.WILKVNS
Mrs. J. R-Siitos.
I desire all my friends and customers
give this Soap one tnJ so they may knott
lust how good the best Soap in the Unitca
States is. C.W.KLEDEN
Brenham Texas. Sole AccnL
When you are oppressed wilh despon-
dent thoughts don't worry your associates
with gloomy grumblings but use Ellert'a
Daylight Liver Pilhi They stimulate lhe
liver into healthy action tone the stomach
and bring happiness. Sold by J. Tristram.
TVriateTer Xam
Or eesnau'on is given to cause of Fever
and Ague or other intermittent disease it
is always nnlaria. Eliminate that front the -system
and a sure care is the immediate
result. The safest surest most effectual
and at the same time perfectly harmless
prccaration for producing this happy effect
ts Clifford's Febrifuge Itrepresentsia their
utmost purity and free from all irritating
properties the remedial principles of the
East India Cinchona bark as grown on the
Neilgherry hills. It is the most powerful
antidote to malaria known and yet as
harmless as water.
J. C. HiciiAxxfeOrt Proprietor
St. Loum.
Korsalebrn. A. WOOD. Tirenham Tex.
Crofts Gloucestershire sauce
a superior article; call for sam-
ple bottle. C. W. Klaeden
Sole Agent-
Flour. A fresh invoice ot
flour just received alsojGraham
flour by E. L. Sallew
Dobbin's Electric Soap best
in the world for sale by C. W.
Klaeden Sole Agent.
ggf White vests at 90 cents
and upwards at D. W. Bloom-
bargh & Co.
All goods bought of 32. L.
Salley will be delivered free at
any hour during the day. iw.
Strange but true; my entire
stock of spring and summer
clothing must be sold within the
next 30 days at purchasers own
price at C. A. Potter's.
Plant's Extra and Favorite
FLOUR in barrels and half
barrels; also a let of fresh oat
meal and Graham Flour forsale
by E. JL. SALLEY.
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