Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 5, 1880 Page: 3 of 4
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-Local Intelligence.
"Watermiltjoxs" no longer
comc in be the million.
".Cotton buyers arc getting
ready to handle the new crop.
213000 "pounds of freight
- wereTeceived by the Santa Fc
"road on Thursday.
pjusr'at this time we hear no
complaint' about rain; farmers
fjvant dry weather.
. The first bale of new cotton
was" brought in on Saturday
evening by a colored man.
Two bales of new cotton
have been received rone on
.Saturday and on
C A great de
open on the un
dry spell cod
begin in good 1
THEjrairie di
sonville has alld
portion of ha
prairl
are i
'hi?
.
that a portion ot 11
date having expired by limita
tion so to speak.
An Addition. The foun-
dation of an addition to the
store occupied by Mr. C A. Pot-
ter is now being laid. The store
will be extended through from
Main to Vulcan street giving it
a depth of 130 feet
Robberv. On Friday night
the residence of Rev. C. C.
Chaplin was visited by robbers
and about one huudred dollars
.wortlfof choice family grocer-
iesjearried away. There is no
clewothc perpetrators of the
theft.
PAssEiffcER Trains. On and
after Monday the Gulf Colora-
do and' Santa Fe railway will
run regular passenger trains be-
tween Bfcnham and Galveston.
The trains from Galveston will
arrive here at 12:15 r- JI- and
leaving at 2 p. a. arrive in Gal-
veston at 8:15 r. Jr.
Many tcpublicans in this city
hail the nomination of Hon.
Seth Shcpard with joy and as-
sert their determination of sup-
porting him on account of per-
sonal 'regard and friendship
coupled with a conviction of
his ability to ably discharge the
duties of the office to which he
aspires.
Specimens. Col. Abe Mey-
ers has received from Mr. John
Sayles specimens of gold bear-
ing stone from the Gen. Sayles
mine owned by the Brcnham
& Galveston mining company
of Leadvillc. Mr. Sayles says:
"We have struck it big rich."
He will be home about August
ISth.
Farms on the lowlands on
Mill creek were submerged by
the recent rains. A gentleman
who lives in the neighborhood
of Wesley reports having had
forty acres of cotton out of sight
at onetime the water had cov-
ered it; strange .to say the cot-
ton was but slightly injured by
its bath.
Rah! Brenham leads the
establishment of a new and
original industry raising prai-
rie dogs. A prairie doff town
has been successfully started
with two pairs of dogs and as
they are nearly as prolific as
rabbits the dog fancier expects
soon to have a considetable in-
crease in the population of his
town.
Tub Artuaerv.- A number
of persons in town yesterday
from distances varying from
five to ten miles were enquiring
what the "cannon shootin'" was
about on Thursday night when
the "guns" were fired at the
Shcpard ratification meeting.
The artillery was in charge of
Capt. F. W. Schucrcnburg and
an able corps of assistants.
S2292 is the amount of the
statc school apportionment to
the-Brcnham public free schools
for the scholastic year ending
August 31 1881. The mayor
on Monday received orders on
the county collector for the
amount. We will receive no
more aid from the Peabody fund
it having been diverted to the
state normal schools.
Amber Svrup. Mr. W. P.
Dover of the Independence
neighborhood presented the
Banner with a sample of syrup
made from Amber cane. The
quality or' it is good and Mr.
Dcver expresses himself as de-
lighted with his experiment.
He thinks the Amber cane a
success and is of the opinion
that by next season sugar mills
will be put up and the cane
made into sugar.
Local Joltings.
Kill the dogs.
Sore eyes prevalent.
A light norther Tuesday.
Pleasant August weather.
Vegetables getting scarce.
Forage plentiful and cheap.
Bright sunshine yesterday.
Fine watermelons in market
Street work is again in order.
Hancock cigars at A. Meyers.
Cotton compress going up ra-
pidly. The fire cisterns arc full of
water.
Brick arc scarce and in de-
mand. Fall goods will soon begin to
arrive.
Ball at Pleasant Hill next Sat-
urday night
Try the Lieb Brothers' home
made cigars.
New corn in market at forty
cents per bushel.
Cotton pickers will soon be
active 'demand.
rganize Democrats organ-
nd do your duty.
:nty of cotton worms in the
outh of the city.
ugust Schwciss has re-
home from New York.
veston by day-light
nta Fc railway.
ef cattle command the
ih in this market
ic bull-dozing business in
litics won't win with demo-
rats.
Farmers are buying baling
and ties and getting ready for
business.
Too much moisture a little
dry weather is what is needed
just now.
The lumber business is pretty
brisk large quantities of it go-
ing to the country.
The Santa Fe passenger train
arrives about five minutes in ad-
vance of the Central.
The constitution and by-laws
of the Hook and Ladder com-
pany are to be revised.
Seth Shepard's nomination is
received with great enthusiasm
in all parts of the district.
Considerable old cotton com-
ing into market owners deem-
ing it unwise to hold it longer.
Why not erect a handsome
school building on the school
grounds ? It is badly needed.
All of our printers arc in love
and they describe their sweet-
hearts as being "perfect little
angels."
The West Mill Creek Turn-
verein will hold their annual fest
on the 10th of September near
Seidel's store.
Work has been commenced
on the new brick building of
Mr. I. G. Randle corner main
and market streets.
The Harry Brothers are put-
ting a handsome galvanized iron
cornice on the Pampell building.
Mr. Klukan of Wesley paid
us a pleasant visit Monday. He
is a jovial warm-hearted gentle-
man one we are always glad to
meet
The board of school trustees
were appointed by the city coun-
cil under advice of Judge J. E.
Shepard city attorney and will
continue to exercise the func-
tions of their office during the
present scholastic year the
board being perfectly 'satisfac-
tory to the tax-payers of the
city.
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COSCKESSIO.tL S0M1XA.
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.Selli
Ijilhusiaslic I'cccpllon uf Hun.
Sliqiard the nominee.
Anvils booming Music and Speech.
niaUug.
Died. A man named Ken-
nedy who was foreman of the
tracklayers on the Santa Fe
road was brought to town on
Friday evening very sick a
room was procured for him in
Fisher's new building and Drs.
Norn's and Ross summoned to
attend him; everything that
medical skill conld do was done
but at 7 o'clock on Saturday
evening Kennedy died of con-
gestion. He was taken sick up
the road about a week ago.
The deceased was highly es-
teemed by the officers of the
road and had every care and
attention that money could pro-
cure. Clue Meeting. The meet
ing of the Brenham Democratic
club was not very largely at-
tended on Saturday evening.
The committee on rules and
regulations was granted further
time in which to report. Mr.
W. W. Searcy the speaker of
the evening delivered a well
prepared address in which he
urged the necessity of thorough
organizations. Mr. R. S. Tar-
ver was called upon and made
a few remarks. Mr. R. S.Tar-
vcr was appointed speaker for
next Saturday night.
Mr. Geo. A. Hill left on the
Santa Fc road yesterday for
Galveston to make arrange-
ments for bringing the gas ma-
chinery and pipe to Brenham.
He will return in three or four
days when pipe lay in j etc. will
begin.
If the drouth continues for a
few days there will be a regular
exodus from Brenham to the
cotton fields and darkies will be
so independent that they will '
demand two-bits for blacking I
hoot's 1
There was a large concouisc
of citizens assembled at the de-
pot at 4:30 r. si. Thursday even-
ing.to tcndcrasuitablc reception
to the Hon. ScthShcpard and
the delegates to the congress-
ional convention among whom
were a large number of colored
men who appeared to be as en-
thusiastic over the nomination
as his democratic white friends.
The speech of welcome was
made by our talented young
friend R. S. Tarvcr Esq. in a
brief feeling and eloquent man-
ner congratulating Mr. Shepard
on his nomination and assuring
him of an enthusiastic and
cheerful support at the hands
of the people of Washington
county who were always
proud to honor him.
Mr. Shepard was somewhat
surprised at the reception as
well as the spontaneous out-
pouring of the people irrespec-
tive of party to offer their con-
gratulations and tender their
kindest wishes for his success
but he finally got off well and
made an elegant address brief
but expressive tendering his
greatest acknowledgement to
the people of this city and coun-
ty who had always been his
friends and well-wishers; hoped
that he would ever be found
worthy of their confidence and
esteem and that if elected to
congress which he expected
to be would always be found
working for that cause which he
truly and conscientiously
believed to be right arid
.to- the best interest' of
his district and state; esteemed
his friends who had honored
him in times past atid assured
them that they would never
have cause to be ashamed of
any act of his. After thanking
his friends for. their kindness
the crowd dispersed to meet
again at S o'clock r. jr. at the
courthouse. At 7 o'clock the
colored brass band was upon
the ground and bon-fircs were
lighted on the square.
In response to loud calls
HON. SETH SHEPARD r
took the stand and after thank-
iug the audience for their. at-
tendence he briefly alluded to
the presidential nominees giv-
ing a passing notice to Garfield
and reviewing the history and
record of Gen. Hancock- par-
ticularly while in command of
the military district of Louisiana
and Texas extolling his action
in maintaining the civil law as
superior to the military. He
said Gen. Hancock had never
an official act of which the
strongest republican could
disapprove or which should
prevent his casting his bal-
lot for him. He referred to
the coming canvass in this con-
gressional district and paid his
respects to Col. Geo. Washing-
ton Jones- giving a somewhat
scotching review of that gentle-
man's action in congress in con-
nection with some of the votes
cast by him. C0I..G. W. J. was
described as hardly being a
George Washington; G. W. J. is
a utility man; when in a demo-
cratic crowd he professes to be
a democrat in a republican
crowd he was a republican and
in a greenback crowd he was a
greenbacker; in congress he had
voted with all these parties on
different questions; in fact he
was a man without a party and
without party principles. The
speaker said he was a democrat
and stood fairly and squarely
upon the democratic platform
and adhered to democratic prin-
ciples; upon that issue he pro-
posed conducting the canvass
and hoped to meet the people
of every county in the district
and his opponent too at every
place; hoped that the canvats
would be conducted without
any bad feeling and suggested
that the same course be pur-
sued in the "county canvass;'
men and measures should be
discussed calmly and dispas-
sionately. During the delivery
of his address which was illus-
trated by several appropriate
anecdotes he was loudly ap-
plauded. Judge McAdoo was called
upon and congratulated the
people upon the nomination of
Mr. Shepard Washington coun-
ty's honored son saying that
they ought to be proud of an op-
portunity to support him in the
congressional race.
Mr. George A. Hill of Gal-
veston was next called upon
and said he was not much of a
speaker but pledged himself to
support Mr. Shcpard; said he
would return to Galveston and
exercise what influence and
ability he had in behalf ol Mr.
S.; that he believed Galveston
would give Shepard a majority
of 3000.
Col. D. C. Giddings look the
stand and lampooned Hon.
Ororte Washington Jones' fin
ancial vagaries denominating
him as a repudialionist. Said
Wash was not in favor of pay-
ing the national debt according
to the contract pulling himself
upon record as being opposed
to honest money for noncst la-
bor; said the national debt was
contracted in subduing the
south that the south is now
a part and parcel of the union
and as such is as much respon-
sible for the payment of the
debt as any other portion of the
Union and it should be paid ac-
cordingly to contract. He
said the greenback party
was a political hash-house
at which deserters from both
parties obtained succor and
shelter. Said that Mr. Shepard
had assisted him in flogging
Jones and that he now proposed
to assist Mr. Shepard in doing
the same thing by canvassing
the district.
All the speakers were enthu-
siastically cheered and the
croud went home happy and
contented.
n. W. Qraber. Watchmaker and
Jeweweler Srenham. Texas.
Lightning. On Wednesday
during the rain storm the chim-
ney of a house occupied by
Mr. Muskc on Hueske's plan-
tation S miles south of town
was struck by lightning and
knocked down. The family
were in the house but escaped
injury.
The residence of W. Hodde
in Use neighborhood of Hueske's
was struck by lightning taking
off some shingles and striking a
tree near by under which there
was a cane mill at work; a wo-
man and a mule that were there
were both knocked down and
stunned but not hurt.
Schultz's house in the Pen-
nington settlement was struck
in one corner by lightning which
passed to the ground without
doing any injury. Schultz had
a lightning rod put up the next
day.
CAKHY THE SENS!
M.isliinliin cfiuulr lias a uiiijui.
itjuT CSS while men!
The fcllo-ving table carefully
compiled (rom the census re-
turns on file in the county clerks
office shows the number of
white and colored men oircr 21
years ot age in this county.
Hereafter Washington county
should be counted out ot the
Sencgambian district:
IYccinct
I.
3 in aty...
oulofaty
4
White
JI4
..317
..630
...4J
..672
..4S
..306
Col
6S2
45S
m
37'
Tola!.
996
773
1744
91
S19
410
5150
S6S;
Good Joke. P. J. w rites from
Washington that about .1 cou-
ple of weeks ago a couple of
young men went four miles in
the country to call on a young
lady. Her father has a fine
watermelon patch near the
house. The young men ate
melon and enjoyed themselves
till 10 or 1 1 o'clock when they
left for home singing and whist-
ling. Shortly after their de-
parture the young lady imag-
ined she heard a thumping in
the melon patch; she and her
little sister took the old relia-
ble shot gun and going in the
yard they heard a veritable
thumping in the melon patch.
Both barrels of the gun were
discharged. For several days a
young man ate his meals from
the mantle piece.
How to beat Hard Times.
By bringing oar sew ing machines cot-
ton ginsahd clods to G. W. Dais and
ha e them repaired as Ihey should be lie
will order any new machine cheap for cash.
Secondhand machines bought repaired
and sold cheap for cash; guarrnteed two
) ears. All linds machine needle:. attach-
ments part oils etc for sale cheap.
Schwarz budding near TostofScc.
Caucusing. Although this
word is mentioned in the dic-
tionary a careful search of all
this year's a'manacs that were
within reach failed to disclose
any particular season for cau-
cusing. Whether in season or
out of season our highly esteem-
ed republican fricndsboth white
and colored were on Saturday
busily engaged. The coming
republican convention is the
cause of their solicitude and
here there and everywhere in
the saloons out of the saloons
on the streets off the strcots
in the alley out of the alley in
the stores out of the stores on
the dry goods boxes on the
beer kegs on the curbstones
under the awnings in the court-
house tnd on the Bermuda
grass in the courthouse lot
and in other public and private
places could be seen white re-
publican office-seekers holding
secret and close communion
with their colored friends and fel
low citizens. It is really surpris
ing to see what interest is man-
ifested in the colored man's
welfare ; his pulse is felt meta-
phorically and his inner man is
carefully cared for; every once
in a while the while offke-scck-administcis
a dose of vote-procurer
an article that is care-
fully prepared in Cincinnati and
is brooght here in barrels label-
ed -'Pikes Magnolia" "Dexter"
"Old Bourbon" Stonewall"
(for evening use) "Old Valley"
and such like. The vote-procurer
sometimes has the desir-
ed effect and sometimes it docs
not.
lireultnm Has Company.
Organized on Monday by
electing as their officers E.
Rcichardt president ; D. C. Gid-
dings treasurer; Thomas Dwy-
er secretary. Geo. A. Hill will
remain and superintend the lay-
ing of pipes and otherwise ar-
range the works of the company.
We arc informed that Mr. H.
will leave to-morrow for the
needful machinery which to-
gether with all the appurtenan-
ces nny be expected within the
next thirty days. In the mean-
time applications will be receiv-
ed by the company's secretary
for the introduction ol gas into
the various business houses and
they will be furnished in the
order of Ihcir application. As
we applied some days since
and have recorded our applica
tion formally the Banner will
be the first lighted. The opera
house and many others arc fol-
lowing our example and judg-
ing from 'the various expres-
sions we hear our city will be
ablaze with gas (a much needed
thing) before October 1st.
THE SIX-MIOOTXI!.
AV. I AUcu shoots W. V. Canclt
three limes Mllin? Mm iusl.iullr.
On Wednesday morning our
citizens were shocked at hear-.
ing that Will F. Garrett deputy
sheriff had been shot and killed
during the night by Willie P.
Allen. Both were young men
well known here and through-
out the county. The circum-
stances of this sad affair arc
as follows: Some days ago a
petition was signed and present-
ed to the city council asking
that the bagnios on the south
side of the Central railway be
abolished; the petition was pre-
sented at the last meeting of the
council but owing to defective
ordinances or no ordinances at
all no action was taken by the
city authorities. On Monday
or Tuesday warrants were sworn
out in the county court for the
acting landlady and a number
of femaleinmates of the houses.
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o ciocnui
ri mv.
U 1 1 U AHBL
SontunKrt
city marshJSBPusjffiSQIHL
cu somco! tliem. takin'r.collat-
Tiie Majority. The fiigures
published in Tuesday's Banner
showing the county to have a
majority of 61S white men
caused considerable comment
and was a general source of as-
tonishment to a great many.
It took the wind completely
out of the saiis of some of our
republican friends who had all
along calculated that the races
were about equally divided
more leaning to the opinion
that the colored clement was
in the majority. A classified
report was fixed up at short no-
tice giving the number of blacks.
Americans and Germans and
fixing the total number of men
in the county at upwards of
6000 the Banner's figures be
ing 56S2. The report referred
to also gives a greater number
of negroes than the Banner ac-
counts for. Our figures were
obtained direct from the cen-
sus books and arc approximate-
ly correct. How and when the
other figures were made is a
mystery as the census books
have not been out of the coun-
ty clerk's possession. We are
of the opinion that the Gooo re-
port is circulated by and in the
interest of the republicans tor
the purpose of strengthening
their spinal column. At the
general election in 1S7S the to-
tal vote polled for governor
was only 4506. and allowing
for the increase in population
and those who staid away
from the polls the present
estimate of 56S2 men In the
county is very near right. Al-
lowirgthat 75 or ico railroad-
ers and transent persons were
listed the young men coming
of age between June last and
election day will be amply suffi-
cient to counterbalance the
railroaders. That there arc
6000 men in the county is a
Munchausen story and our re-
publican friends and report cir-
culators w ill have to try their
hands again.
Torchlight. About ten
o'clock last night the Brenham
Blues a colored military com-
pany Cy Coleman captain
Hiram Williams 1st lieutenant'
were out on a parade accom-
panied by the Brenham colored
brass band. They marched to
colored school house at Camp
Political. Our esteemed
friends the -republicans on
Tuesday night late say be
tween ten and twelve o'clock
held a dark lantern love feast at
Harris' springs about seven
miles fiom town. The Ban-
ner's "loves feast" reporter was
"thar." It was difficult to tell
the object of the meeting as
every one seemed to be anxious
to abuse the other. One young
man got up and advocated the
claims of Bedford Guy for re
election to the legislature say-
ing that even the democrats
were compelled to acknowledge
that he had done no good or
narm eitner ana tiicrclore lie
heartily endorsed him" as the
very man "we" want. The
speaker was applauded and af-
ter indulging in numerous
'pints of order" the meeting
psjourned.
Precinct Meetinc. A re-
publican precinct meeting was
held at Gay Hill on Tuesday
and nearly all pf Brpnhani's rcr
publican office seekers were out
there each intent in getting
delegates favorable to himself
elected.
cral security for their appear-
ance. When the women were
released they in company with
their male friends went to their
houses. Garrett who was un-
dcrthc influence ofliquor about
12 o'clock in company with
Willie Walker also a deputy
sheriff went to the bawdy
house of Mollic Seymour for the
purpose of re-arresting one or
more of the women who had
been released. It appears from
the testimony before the coron-
or that upon arriving at the
house Walker went round to
the back door and Garrett en-
tered by the front door. Willie
Allen was in the back room of
the house; one of the women
went into the room where Allen
was and told him to "look out'
that Bill Garrett was there and
would get the drop on him."
Walker now entered the house
and Allen said to him: "You
don't intend to see me murdcr-
cd" or words to that effect.
Walker replied "there's no
danger." At this juncture Gar-
rett pushed open the door of
the room pistol in hand. Allen
at once made towards him and
a brief scuffle ensued during
which Allen drew his pistol and
fired three or four shots very
rapidly his pistol being a self-
cocker. During Ilia progress of the
scuttle marshal bwain attempted
to separate them and Garrett
fell to the floor Swain asked
him if he was hurt he replied
"The. I'm dead" expiring im-
mediately. One of the shots
took effect in the centre of the
breast another about four inch-
es below the nipple and the
third In the right shoulder. Al-
len surrendered to marshal
Swain and gave him Garrett's
pistol which he had obtained
possession of during the scuffle
and also his own pistol. Allen
was taken to jail and locked up.
At an early hour in the morn-
ing justice McCIung empaneled
a jury of inquest who viewed
the body and adjourned till
2 o'clock in the afternoon when
the inquest was held. But two
witnesses W. C. Walker and
The. Swain were examined the
jury returning the following ver-
dict; The State of Texas
County of Washington.
We the undersigned jurors
empanelled and duly sworn to
inquire into the cause of death
of one William F. Garrett do
upon oath after hearing the ev-
idence declare that he came
to his death in the city of Bren-
ham Washington county on
the night of August 3 1SS0
from pistol shot wounds in the
breast inflicted by the hands of
tv. r. mien
E. Pennington
Fred Walters
J. B. Wilkin Jr.
Wm. E. Dwyer
Jas L. Wilkin
Wallace McInisi:
H. L. McClung
J P. and Ex-offlcio Coroner-
Mr. Garrett was about 30
years of age unmarried and was
the son of Mrs. Hope who lives
about 4 miles from Washington
where lie was born and raised.
The deceased was a member of
Cartmell lodge I. O. O. Ft of
this city. He was buried by the
lodge onTuesday evening.
The preliminary examination
will take place to-day when the
causes leading to tlie difficulty
will probably come to the surface.
til j School Trustees.
The new board composed of
Messrs John Sayles M. W.
Mann and C. C. Garrett met
and organized by the election
of C. C. Garrett president
Deficit in school fund for
past year was discussed and it
appearing that the same arose
from the taking of general war-
rants for school tax by the col-
lector the president was in-
structed to take necessary steps
to have same made up.
Teachers of last year re-elected
as follows : white schools
Prof. J. T. Hand superintend-
ent A. C. Jcssen Mrs. W. A.
Lockett Miss Mary Rial Mr.
Robert Tarver MissM. B. Mc-
Intyrc Mrs L. B. Wilkins Miss
Eliza Baker and Miss R. Frickc.
Colored schools J. W. John-
son Miss M. Graves and C P.
Hicks. A German department
was organized.
The city council was memo-
rialized as to building of a suit-
blc house.
n Old Dodge. The Ion-
r a man lives the more lie
ds out; persons livins in
small cities are frequently de-
ceived by dodges that won't
work in larger ones. In the
larger cities the publishers of
snide newspapers do not try
to operate. They usually take
to smaller places and by mak-
ing professions of all kinds en-
deavor to ingratiate thcrfiselves
into the good graces of mer-
chants hotel-keepers and res-
taurants and after running bills
which they never intend to pay;
and know at the time they are
contracting them that they can
not pay Uiey try to ellct a
compromise by paying in ad-
vertising which is virtually
worthless and which the credi-
tor accepts with such grace as
may be well knowing that he
has been beat An advertise-
ment once in such a paper it is
almost next to an utter impos-
sibility to get it out People
have a natural desire to be de-
ceived and humbugged but af-
ter it is done they dislike to be
told about it Directories and
various other advertising dodg-
es are practiced. The best and
most available way to advertise
is in an established newspaper.
At the Gay Hill republican
meeting on Tuesday several
delegates were elected to the
Brenham convention August
iSth all arc staunch republicans
and have not been known to
make any declarations of hos-
tility to the powers that be.
Each candidate ia confident that
he will he elected and none lost
an opportunity of manifesting
his anxiety to sacrifice his per-
sonal intetests to serve the dear
people.
Marriage licences.
Issued by H. M. Lewis county
clerk for the week ending
August 4th:
J. 1'. Slaughter to Maria E. Vann.
Charley Headier to Lugcnia Nailer.
March Allcom to Louisa QaKs.
Charles Kichtcrto WilhckmnaNcimcrcr
Mr. Schnieder is now en-
gaged in grading near the Santa
Fc passenger depot. The frame
work of the passenger depot is
up ant it is about ready for the
roff.
(rahall locals.
Editor Banner:
Dr. Young the temperance
lecturer was here some two
weeks ago and ortpnized a
council ofS members.
The democratic club at Grab-
all is in excellent workmg order
and will leave nothing undone
to beat the radicals at the next
election. There was a nice so
cial party and dance at the res
idence of Mrs. Crawford on last
Friday evening at which was
all the wit and beauty of this
section. Music for the occasion
was furnished by Messrs Evans
and Alexander both of whom
are fine musicians. A great
deal ct sickness in this vicinity.
Crops arc excellent No worms
have appeared. Mr. R. T.
Flewellen is erecting a new
store house and will open soon
with r large stock of groceries
dry goods and a general assort-
ment of those articles necessary
to one's spiritual and bodily
comfort and convenience. Mr.
F. G. Roberts is bnilding a gin-
house and press and with his
new engine proposes to gin as
much cotton as will be brought
to his establishment Strange
indeed that this progress should
be made during the administra-
tion of "Yarb Tea" ?
Tehoti
l'rom Gaj Hill.
Editors Banner:
Having paid a visit to your
city yesterday I took the op-
portunity of conversing with a
great many prominent citizens
both black and white. I am
impressed with the idea that a
great many ol the colored peo-
ple seem to think that there is a
movement on foot to pack the
county convention which meets
on the iSth of August and the
feeling in that direction is grow-
ing stronger each day. Some
01 me wntte repuDiican aspir-
ants for place seem to think
that the offices belong to a cer-
tain favored class and that it is
a presumption on the part of a
colored man to aspire to any
position witnout consulting the
wishes of the whippers-in of the
republican party in this county.
It seems to be a settled fact
that there will be an attempt
made to exclude from the con-
vention any colored delegates
who may have made any de-
clarations ofhostility towards
the powers that be and unless
there is a change in the tactics
of the republicans moguls their
dark lantern meetings and over
turns of everlasting Iriendship
to the dear colored voters will
burst like an air bubble.
July 31- F.G.S..
Grcenilnc Loea
August 3d. 1880.
Editor. tinner:
Frnm the quantity of rain
that has fallen during the past
eight days I think general Rig-
glei must have been trying his
oew machine (or making it ram
hereabouts.
I called upon my old friend
Naigley of the Seidell neigh-
borhood who is engaged in ma-
king syrup from sorghum ; he is
making a fine article and is well
prepared for the business his
machinery being under shelter
he keeps on work night and
day rain or shine. It costs
fifteen cents a gallon to have
cane made into syrup. Naigley
does not speak favorably of the
Amber cane Yankee cane he
calls it but says that the seed
ribbon cine is the best For syr
up kescrgam.
.MARKET REPORT.
Banner Om
Aag.5iSSo.
a COTTON
Good Middling .. ....lo
Middling
Low Middling. gjf
Good Ordinary
Ordinary. ..... ...... .... ...... ..
HIDES.
Dry Hint.... loI2
Kips; l3$llS
Damaged half pnec.
Butcher's Green 4ffie
Wool rS
COUNTRY TKODUCE
nutter ir
Eggs i0dh
V0 70(275
isweet iotatoes per lu
Chickens per doj $1.50 52
Torkcys each -
LSCULENTS.
Potatoes northern .
Onions
GKOCLRIES. AT WllOJASAl.K.
Bacon clcarsidcs.... t-u
breaUast j.gj
Hams choice IJ
zr ; joii
Coffee per sack 17 &o
bngar.purewhlfcperll u (514
11 choice
Uice choice
Dncd apples
Molacs choice
' Moll&ft. linmw
Syrep Golden..........
Commeal per bu.... .-..
Floor fancy per 100 ro .!"
Long; l'olnt Locals.
Kcal Estate Iransrcrs
Recorded by H. 1J. Lcwu coun-
ty clerk for the week ending
August 4th:
Daniel & Swcaringen
by R. A. Harvin to H.
Knittle 52 acrps Alex.
McCoy league 7.10
A. M. White to J. W.
Webb 2 lots in Brenham 325.00
B. H. Bassett to Jeff.
Bassett 35 4-10 acres
Washington county 44200
C. ri. Carlisle and wile
to Mira Miller city lot 76.45
J. W. Burton by R.A.
Harvin to J. A. Burton
et. als. 2 lots jn. Barton J942
Fanny Kloppman to
J. A. Traylor 2 lots in
LhappcII Hill
Plead Guilty. In the coun-
125.00
The colored politicians held
a love-feast at Harris' Spring
on Tuesday nieht. Several
prominent aspirants for official
preferment were on hand and
indulged in speech-making in-
terlarding their remarks with
Editors Banner:
At a meeting of the demo
cratic citizens of Long Point
held at the store of F. M. Grif-
fin the following proceedings
were had:
On motion of Mr. Griffin the
democrats present proceeded to
organise a campaign club with
the follqwing result:
Dr. J. L. Stanfield was elected
president; Fritz Feller vice
president; John Lauderdale
secretary.
The following resolution was
introduced and unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved by this club
That we the democratic club
of Long Point the old home of
the Hon. Seth Shepard having
known him since his earliest
boyhood and knowing him to
be honest and capable a true
democrat and the friend of the
people's cause do heartily en-
dorse his nomination for con-
gress and pledge to him our
undivided support.
On motion the Hon. J. E.
Shepard was invited to address
the club at this place on next
Saturday at 3 o'clock P. M.
Our club numbers Co mem-
bers. There arc no cotton worms
here; cotton is opening and
picking will be commenced
next week weather permitting.
Too much rain dry weather
is what is needed now.
A little boy of Mr. Andrew
Craig was bitten by a snake
Tuesday eyenhig but is not se-
riously injured and will recov-
er. G.
flub Jloetiue;.
Independence July 3 1 .
Editors Banner:
The Hancock and English
Democrat Cluh met this day
pursuant to adjournment Pres-
loent ueo. it. reward in the
chair. Quite a number df new
names were enrolled and the
club bids fair to be one of the
largest and most active in the
county. Capt T. C. Clay made
a report of his trip to the con-
gressioal convention.
A resolution was adopted
heartily endorsing Col. Shep-
ard's nomination and pledging
the active co-operation of the
club in his support.
After quite a free discussion
it was decided to have a bar-
becue at the camp ground one
mjle from Independence Sat-
urday August 2Sth to which
the public generally and the
ladies especially arc invitpd.
a committee en spanners and
rnusip for the occasion was ap-
poimca viz.: vv L.. Williams
tf. uorman ai. U. and T. C.
Clay. Committee on general
arrangements c-onsists of T. C.
Ciay"K. G. Clampitt G. R.
Seward Jt. i. ishepard Wm.
Young O. A. Seward and Wm.
P. Devcr
It was resolved that the Ban-
ner be requested to publish the
proceedings of this meeting.
Adjourned to meet Saturday
Aug. 14th 4 p. M.
G R. Seward A. F. Clarke
Pres't Sec'y.
ZIoustMc Locals.
XXX
Salt coarse per sack..
one........ .... .
II
IJ
10 ty
7S
75 feSs
3 50&tcx
753
'6J
UP 2$
BAGGING ANDTIES
Bjggiag .double ancbor.heary i2X(3:ia
Ties all kmd per bdl.:...": - )(P 4
LUMBER. "u
TeiSr'.."!!51" ??"
ASXOrraCEHEXTS.
Tor SilERirr. -At
the suggestion of many friends. I
hereby announce myself as ciilidatefer
the o&iceolshenirof Washington county
subject to the nomination of Se democrat
c wnveation. auw D m
For District Todcr.
WSSSli:
01 me 3M JmBeial District composed or
the counties of WH.. i .. JH "'
leson. Election Erst Tuesday in Norem-
To the vutcrsof the al In. !.-;! n:.i-..
composed of the counties of Washington.
Lee and Buriesonr b
I have been of lateollen called upon
Wvetsoru in the district both lawyer
- -"";. iv Mowwneuier I intended to
be 1 candidate for the office of District
Judge intha district at the faU election.
I have also been tnM 1w . r .
pohsical parties that there wisno intention
n;5JVI!iey-Lnew' to. "S""1 " o"5" of
Uistnctjndgeasa political office at the
coming eUcuon. Jit this determination I
leS pleaded as I would not be wpline to
enter into a heated contest for the office.
I r the people or the District should see
proper to elect me I shall feel gratified at
tfco confidence in me thus i-raressed
A. S. Broabdus-
Dy.pepsu is disarmed ot its terrors bv
thtuse of Binuft Suiu "."'
Torpid Iher biliousness constipation etcJ
are cured by its use. All persWrercr'
it to nauseating Pnis.its artinn i ...
prompt and pleasant
Sotlce.
board without mi ennui .J. VT. "...
justcause; and I fiereby warn 5 rT
ZSft$???mSr ; Ml
tract ' "acinar sne may
tract.
Brcuhai
3ORBrs Mcvnc
AugziSSoim.
Do you Wait Htalti
WIT a edie: Defdi or uhat
worse is the inevitable teoTii rTT u.
suspenuWthe SSjta"5l
condmon which should nciuSfld a
Immedttt.rehefis the only sS "S
H 1CS s.HPFio. susSSionor
olher irregularities of the "comsBrad-
field'sJemaic Regulator! fteSlr
Ires. imoraYinf rtw kini - i i. "'u
directly to the organTof" iSSEKH
DtiV"" UjC 1U
Lee ConqtJt
Giddings July 30.
Editors Banner.
Mr. A. P. Collum of Win-
chester Fayette county brought
in the "first bale" to-day. It
weighed 525 pounds sold at
1 1 1-2 cents to B. L. Zander &
Co. and was shipped to Follc
& Wilkins Houston. Mr. Col-
lum has brouflht in three con-
secutive first bales.
LMitors Banner :
It has bee.n 90 long since
Zionsv;lla nas been heard from.
that some of your readers may
think I'm dead but I aint.
Cotton is looking fine but the
continued rains have caused it
to shed very much; the worm
has not made its appearance
and in the language of your
Berlin correspondent "I hope
he don't soop" Farmers are
prepared to. doctor them if they
do come.
Corn is made and plenty of
it: Kansas corn ripened from 3
to 4 weeks earlier than our
nome corn; una nas Been a
great advantage to those who
had to buy meal. But little
ioaaer nas oeen savea on ac
count of rain.
I am informed that a protract-
ed meeting will be held at
Spring Hill by Rev. J. W Bow
ers commencing 1-nday the
6th inst.
There is a good deal of sick-
ness in this settlement at pres-
ent. Dr. Young has been rid-
ing day and night and hag been
unable to answer all the calls
madeIpon him.
Berlin wants a railroad and
there is talk of building a tap
from Brenham. If Long Point
don't look out Berlin will get
ahead of her. Robin Hood.
rOTsvt.cA Ala-. IuIt 0-.
BradfielJs mi. p ' S.."'. l37.7'
thovougWy tested bv ?.. f?n
rictrof cases and I am fn ' "
that it U unriValedfo S&T
eases wUch it claims to cure. f dK
J.C.HUSS.M.D.
- oy k. E. jjmj
Tlompn.Ga.DruggiSiIdHavi
14Rra?J.W Ga.
Sbts. id'ali by R. E? VL0
' Save "Wash BUb
By.buying the celebrated cel-
luloid cuffs and collars. For
fejy J. McFarland.
Store for Rem
The brick storni j . .
Hi?-. - - "n uoor 10
. .fishers: nmt.. .
August j.st. add1v "
frankeat.Kranlrs. tup. o."
horst's.
C11QIC3 iilliinfxcrr.iffi 1-M f
town where .1 supper had been I ty criminal court on Tuesday ' :ni-nTvv w.t rnnflrVnt n- '..-
pr-pai-T.1 1. a committee for ' John Collins colored plcau ia;nV! werc stron-'est. A- Iinmcnsc pins; dryt weathe.
thfP'v- of ranincr funds to cuilv to iicttv theft and wnJim:lr i 11 C. "tt.u:".q ?3 'i2in SO
purchase .ionns
fined S5 and cost"!.
strongest.
expected harm
Quite atrore exists in regard to the use.
of carbonated dnnLs. Thev are Ivmm.
ing exceedingly popular especially through
the summer season. WTulctttey are ex-
ceedingly plisasant crink you can use
them a; peine brio your business ofiice.
They coo) the stomach stimulate the hvei
and unload theboels. They instantly
enreheartbom soursomach. anasn&head.
ach. They are erryVhearya bottle of so
w -vyt.i-w'mj i'J eyes anecseriow
... 45 lui'jugnoui i'e oounti
a knows- tre niAiu.y
Her droopintr eves. naT. t. .. .
woman wiiy don't some one act the rood
ch aiw- '! : rrs pv r
:er ul to cor.
Pt. rw "
Pal rcr. iiiJ . iT n'"llf
C DLAJK.
Book Slort
SSSA'S';J?K. iv:
Get out ot bed woman andgo on about
long! That peculiar hngerinj female com-
plaint has worried you long enough.
Throwoffthe fetters that biSdyou S
again assert yourireedom. You can find
permanent relief and rapid cure by the use
Of that renowned female Ionic known as
L.-JCLISII FEMAIxEiTTRRi.
FOa LEASE.
The Noel Iraetnflfim? -. .. . .
between Briu T?l? "
dingsnlacc The land wWfencdwfth.
a rood fence Jt mU sE
or farm win lease from one to fire reaS'
for terms apply t0 re Jcm
J'l5m JN-0.A. RAXDU&Sn-.
For Rent.
A 'neat residence s roam
convenient to business.
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