Brenham Weekly Banner from Brenham, Texas • Page 2

r. li THE WEEKLY mm. BY RANKIN LEVIN. FMBAT, AiTK.f. 19K annual reunion at Seguin July 14th.

At San Antonio the people turned out en masse 'to hear Moody and Sankey. Frederick Cecil was hanged at Newton, N. last Saturday for the murder of his daughter. Ik Georgia the white republicans are for Blaine or Sherman and the negroes arc solid for Grant The sixty-first anniversary of Odd-fellowship was gener ally celebrated throughout the Garfield, of Ohio, is a high tariff man and mainly to his action, is due the retention of the duty on paper, salt and iron. President Hayes has pardoned M.

M. Maxwell, aa ex-officer now serving a two years sentence in the Texas penitentiary. The university lands have all been surveyed and soon as the surveys have been mapped the lands will again be opened for location. The gold fever is spreading in White county, Georgia; the most extravagant stories are told regarding the richness of the diggings. The governor Jias refused to pardon or commute Noftsmgcr, condemned to be hanged Cook county on Friday, the 30th.

He -will hang. America has already for-urded the magnifiaent sum of 51200,000 for the reKefrof Ireland. It is estimated that 52,000,600 have been subscribed. The Tyler Dtmoa'at advises the democracy of Smith County that they will have to throw aside personal prejudice 'and unitc.in order to be successful. i Cor, Bartow late editor of the Houston Post has received many notices from his brother butvery little sympathy.

He never stays in a place for any extended "period of time." Rev. Johnson Hensely died at Hempstead on the 26th Mst. aged 73. He came to Texas ia 1830 and was in the battle of San Jacinto. On Saturday evening he had Just returned from the, reunion at San Antonio.

A Cvclo.se struck the north line of Adams county, last Friday evening, doing considerable damage, and going rom Tvestto east Twenty houses and barns are demolished and several persons killed and wounded. The gigantic work of tunneling under the North river is progressing rapidly, The ob-Ject is to obviate the interruption to railroad communication between Jersey dry and New York. The tunnel will cost 510,000,000. The republican papers appear to be. much rejoiced over result of ihe two democratic conventions at Syracuse, New York.

They imagine that they sec a iplit in the democratic party that betokens success for the third term movement The storm of last Sunday night extended from Macon, to Nashville, Tennnessee and Dalton, In Illinois considerable damage was done; near Taylorsvillc houses were demolished and their inmates cripplee killed or carried away. According to tax statistics, Texas has 135,133 wagons. Of all these wagons it is very doubtful if as many as 152 of them were made in the state. Nearly all the wagons and oth er wheelbarrows, in use in the state arc the product of northern factories. The St Republican of its cotemporary, the GIobc-Danoctatv "There are more lies to the square inch in the G-D.

than in any other publication except Munchansen." These two metropolitan journals do not set a good example for rural journalists to follow. The vote on the two-thirds rule in the Galveston convention was 240 for, iqS against total vote 438, two-thirds of which is, 303 1-2, it will thus be seen that the hvo-thirds men carried the twoHhirds rule by a majority as they lacked 1-2 votes of having two-thirds of the convention in their favor. Is'-St Louis the republican politicians have a neat and easy way of getting together the colored people. They simply send a note to every colored preacher in town and request Turn to" announce the political meeting from his pulpit on Sunday and the business is done. The negroes all go to church as a sacred duty, it makes no difference whether they arc religiously inclined or not Col.

Lang nude a speech at Mexia a few days ago. The Lcdgei says the speech showed that the colonel was a candidate for governor, and though objectionable in some points advocating schools was, taken altogether, a more liberal and progressive one than many thought the honorable gentleman would make. Be it re membered that the Ledgei is a red-hot Roberts organ. Senator Thurman arrived at Columbus, Ohio, on the 24th and in'response to a serenade at his hotel said: "Of one thing I think we may be absolutely certain, and that is the presidential election of i88o- will be regarded as long as the history of this country snail be read and studied as a. crisis in the republic.

The election this year will go far to determine whether substantial liberty and substantial free institutions shall longer continue in America." He is in favor of a free government as opposed to the republican idea of a strong government. The governor has commuted Preston and Krebs, sentenced to be hanged at Gainsvillc on the 30th to the penitentiary for life. They were convicted of the murder of the England family, but some doubt seems to exist as to their guilt The commutation will deprive the people of much amusement, as a hanging is universally regarded as a better show than a circus. A hanging can lie seen for nothing, a circus costs money. An Austin special to the says the governor expects a great clamor to be made over this commutation, but he has determined to exercise his judgment.

The two men recently hanged at Moberly, were negroes and it appears from all the circumstances that the lynching was wanton, and with out pretext or necessity. They would certainly have been hanged by legal process. A paper remarks: "how ever at fault our law and jurors are, sometimes, when a well-befriended white murderer is to be dealt with, they are always equal to the task of dispensing retributive justice to a negro." To some extent it is the same in Texas, but occasionally a negro that needs hanging escapes with a term in the penitentiary and instances are not unknown ia which they have been allowed to go scot free. White men with money are seldom convic ted and never lynched. i The St Louts Republican reports the death and burial of Mme.

Jeanne Charlotte Billon who had attained her ninety-ninth year. Mme. Billon was an old settler of St Louis. Let us endeavor to obtain some idea of what is embraced in the span of this single life. The Republican says, when Mme, Billon was born Napoleon and Wellington were playing with tops.

Burns was only twenty- one, ueorge was nine teen, Walter Scott was a boy of ten. She was five years old when John Fitch used a steam skiff on the Deleware river, and twenty-six when Robert Ful- ton's steamboat stemmed the current of the Hudson river, and so on through the entire list of modern inventions and achievements down to the present day of electric lights. The Austin Statesman expresses surprise that the Banner should have published the statement of Dr. Chesshcr, of Williamson county, to the effect that governor Roberts was the choice of the people where he the doctor had been travelling. The Banner is a newspaper and proposes publishing the news.

Dr. Chesshcr is a well known and observing citizen and it simply repeated what he had said as a matter of news. It gives all sides of a question and all news items whether they may be in consonance with its views or not Persons travelling with an idea that this or that man is the favorite for a certain position arc never at a loss to find men of their peculiar way ol thinking. Such a course is Irequently resorted to, manufacture public opinion. The politicians understand all the tricks of the trade.

The Bohemian club of Houston are busy perfecting arrangements for the press re-union at that city during the coming volksfeit. roUtlcal Apxthjr. One of the principal reasons, if not thcprincipal reason, that radicalism maintains its unbridled sway in this country, is the apathy now prevading the democratic people, and the discord in the ranks of the democratic party. There is a want of a leader a popular man, who is not afraid to take responsibilities, and whose influence and eloquence are sufficient to consolidate the strength of the party, and not fritter away its usefulness by useless discussions and personal dis-sentions. There arc many such men in the ranks of the party, and they should be brought forward, a leader selected and placed in a positon to render bis influence useful and, practicable.

The people must be aroused radicalism must be exposed in all its enormity and democratic principles must be kept constantly before the people, if we want to rescue the country from the hands of ex-tnivigant political vultures. We must arouse ourselves. Both democracy must unite and put forth all the energy and strength they pos sess, iney must be united in one more, grand effort upon pure principles; there must be a common platform ol broad and liberal views, yet firm and patriotic in construction; personal bickerings must cease, and we must have a common unity, as we have a common cause. We imperatively, because it is our belief that unless something is done and that speedily, we will not only suffer party defeat, but jeopardise our liberties at the same time. Let us all, therefore, unite and go to work earnestly for the common good.

Assaslnt'onorl)eYounj. The particulars of the killing of Chas. DeYoung, one of the proprietors of the San Francisco Chronicle are about as follows: A little before eight o'clockin the evening DeYoung entered the business office of the paper and was standing at the counter talking to severa gentlemen, when the younger Kalloch opened the door and walking in, pistol in hand, opened fire on DeYoung, who retreated behind the counter and was in the act of taking a revolver from a desk when the fatal shot was fired, and he fell to the floor dead with his pistol in his hand. Kalloch fired four shots at DeYoung, only one of which took effect Kalloch was as cool as an iceberg when arrested and declined making any statement whatever regarding the affair. It appears that C.

DeYoung had recently been east and it was believed he had during his absence collected a mass of information concerning the elder Kalloch. A pamplet of sixty pages recounting the details of the Kalloch scandal and other matters of a scandalous nature had lately been issued by an anonymous party. Young Kalloch considered De-Young to be responsible for the publication and in revenge killed him. DeYoung had on one occassion attempted to slay Kalloch's father and hence the bad blood existed. The PrcsK and the Pulpit.

The Wilmington, Every Evening has this to say regard ing the press and the pulpit. It is the duty of ministers to look after the spiritual and moral welfare of their flock; by the very nature of their calling they should be better than the average sinner, but being human are liable to err, and some arc so exceedingly -human that they use their sacred calling to cloak their villainy. It is such who arc censured by the press. We cordially endorse the following: Every now and then some minister complains that the press is hostile to their cloth, and makes the most of their failings. There is no real ground for this, but the press knows Uiey are human, and expects them to live up Co their professions just as it expects other men to live up theirs, and it is not disposed to accept the conclusions they reach concerning each other in secret caucus.

Every decent newspaper in America desires to sec the. Church a bulwark a-jainst the lowering tendencies in society and the state, and hopes ministers of the gospel will so live that they may allow the freest inspection of their lives with no other effect than to serve as an incitement to good on the part of all men. Instead of gloating over the too numerous falls of clergymen not only from the higher standard of their own professions, but below the standard of honest and honorable men making no profession to peculiar sanctity, the press prefers to eulogize those who have lived noble lives and freely docs so, but it does not propose to help anybody by shutting its eyes to the truth. fidim; a level. Prices of all things in daily use arc still tending downward.

The upward start that set in last fall and increased the prices of all merchantable commodities as ell as bankand railroad stocks beyond all reasonable bounds, and without any apparent cause other than speculation has at last culminated and prices arc settling down to a reasonable basis. The advance had one effect upon which that numerous class, the producers, have every reason to be congratulated. In the general advance, all farm products and live stock were included and producers were thus enabled to sell at a greater price than such articles had commanded for several years previous. In the "south the high prices realized for cottoii.cnabl:d thousands of farmers to pay debts that had been pressing uporithcnvbr years; in the west the effect was much the same. This ad vantage was in a great measure counterbalanced by the arrest of the very enterprise that had been inaugurated by the boom and defeated the enlargement of industries which, but for the unreasonable advances in prices, would have been witnessed.

The idea that prices could not be made too high for consumers was speedly exploded for the reason that employ-, crs in manufactories and on railroads did not advance wages in proportion to the advance in the necessaries of life. Again those who desired to build houses, railroads and steamboats, or to improve and embellish their farms, were ready to pay any price for iron, lumber and labor; and the result as previously stated was a general strike for higher wages. This let the gas out of the inflated balloon and as a natural consequence a collapse followed. Those contemplating improvements found they could not afford to carry them out at such excessive cost, and, therefore, they abandoned them until such time as the reduced prices 01 material would warrant in resuming them. The country is now full of grain, with another enormous crop coming forward; the mills have more lumber and the furnaces more iron tlian the demand calls for; and it is clear that the speculation and artificial high prices which attended it, do not make the stable prosperity which some persons fancied.

Now that moderate prices have again been reached, let us hope that the speculators have learned a lesson which will be beneficial to them. A moderate price for labor and produce is much more conducive to general and lasting prosperity than extremely high prices or extremely low Commerce may be compared to a stream; in high water, there is a general boom, when the stream Is at a medium stage commerce moves Steadily along like a ell regulated piece of machinery, and when extreme low water is reached everything is at a dead lock a standstill. Fonr Contentions. Four session conventions were in on Wednesday, viz: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connect! cut and South Carolina. The South Carolina convention was composed of So negroes and 40 whites and almost unanimously instructed lor Grant, though Blaine was supposed to have an equal chance.

The Connecticut convention call for a man who can unite the democratic party, they don't think Tilden is the man to do that thing. The Ohio republicans have enthusiastically declared and instructed for John Sherman. Ohio is bound to have anOhio man whenever any office in in sight. The Pennsylvania convention is divided into two factions, Tilden and Hancock, the former faction is under the manag-ment of speaker Randall, while senator Wallac of the same state is doing a like service for Gen. Hancock.

It is difficult to forsee the result, but the chances are in favor of Tilden, as his man Randall is decidedly the shrewdest politician ol the two and may be able to manipulate the convention his own way. In the south the nomination of Tilden would create no enthusism whatever and in some states would have a demoralizing effect upon the democracy in the state elections. It is to be hoped that wise counsels will prevail in the Cincinnati convention and that the entire democratic party of the United States will not be sacrificed to the politicians. The nomination of Tilden means defeat for the democracy and victory for the republicans. FEABLESSMS.

FcarlessncssUn thc assertion and stainenanccof principle and mffie'dcvdlion 15 right, though sometimes powerless, is often the cause ofjsucccss in the battles of and determination v.will accomplish much, when guided by prudence and wisdom. bold fearless man may save a ship from sinking at sea, or a Nation from pcrishinjr in the phrenzy ol a politiSjlTcvalut! msioiy as inn. erate lent statlVat P' tl every in tne 1 dutv it is to sit about designingways and means 'for the purification of te political atmosphere of the country. Fearlessness in the discharge of this important duty is the one thing needful. Delegates to the democratic national convention should be guided in their deliberation by wisdom and forbearance; but, in no instance should the nomination of any man, not a tine blue democrat be consummated.

We have se6n enough of the sacrifice of principle for the sake of expedience in such matters, and it is to be hoped that such repetitions may never again occur in the democratic fold. What is the use of platforms, tenets and principles of party, if they be'not adhered to? Fearlessness in the discharge of every political duty imposed is what is wanted in the democrat- ic party. We have had a super abundance truckling and sacrifice, of principle in our ranks during the past ten years, resulting only in defeat and disaster, and we are now for its total abolition. The democracy want no more temporizing, no compromising of principle for the sake of so-call expediency, but a bold, fearless opposition to tyranny and Wrong. This is what will prove successful and save the country from the impending danger of imperialism.

Impersonal The Marshall JJciahl copies an article from the Bnner on impersonal journalism and takes exactly the oppisite view, and in support of its theory cites the journals of twenty-five or thirty years ago. If seems to ignore the iact that the newspapers in those days were conducted an entirely different plan from those of the present day. Times have changed and newspapers have changed with them. A metropolitan journal of the present day contains in many instances more orignal matter than a rapid, penman could write in a week. While the managing editor has the general supervision of the paper he does but comparatively little writing upon it.

Men who write for such paper are employed to do sq because of their known ability and they are paid for it accordingly. A newspaper makes its own name and character according to the ability displayed in its management The Haald complains that the impersonal journals are not reliable politically, may be not, but in a political way it is impossible to please everybody, this is particularly the' case when the views presented differ from those of the reader. In respect theindependent im personal paper differs entirely from the strict party or political new-spaper. While a large majority of newspaper readers want the general and local news, a considerable portion of them want to keep posted on political events, they can only do this by reading all sides of a question. There is in Texas a number of impersonal newspapers and also a large number which give the names of the "editor and in "caps" at the masthead.

Our friend of the Haald is as familiar with them as any one, and we respectfully submit that the impersonal papers referred to have much the largest circulation and make their proprietors much money than the strictly personal papers. This may seem a mercenary view to take; but, after all, new papers are conducted hke any other business for the purpose of making money. that are run for glory are short lived and wield no influence, or at all events very little. A New Albany dispatch sv.ys Henry Long who was undergoing an examination for murder before a justice in Harris county, Indiana, was attacked by a mob of about 100 masked lynchers. He shot the head center of the lynchers, but was himself killed in the attempt to IUE-n llAHKb liMT Ml 1 oHuF SHB an-HKDs nminii iraraaanm EDITORIAL DOTES.

TiiESpofibrd-Kcllogg case was reopened in the senate on Monday. A Mat mokas merchant advertises in the Brownville Democrat. He has English ducks and drills for sale. The Gonzales Inquirci wants a printer who can put every man'vlocatjjoticc at the head of column. Tiie dailprcss of the state disposed of the 15-puz-weckly papers are hav- big bonanza of it.

The Arkansas republican con vention met at Little Rock on thc2Sthand consumed the afternoon in organizing. Tun Deleware state democratic convention meets at TJovcr May 25, to elect delegates tothe Cincinnati. The Marlin Ball published at the home of CoLJLang, is using all the ability it possesses in the interest of Gov. Roberts. In the senate, house bill to-authorize and equip a scientific expedition to the Arctic sea was taken up and passed.

The Waco Examiner says two lines for the C. and S. F. railway were run into Belton by the engineer corps last week. The Belton foutnal reports that the Santa Fe-rcad has been surveyed to that town and that a practicable route has been found.

The Frontier Telegraph company expect to have their line completed from Lampasas to Buffalo Gap and Coleman City bMay 31. International railway engineers have completed the survey from San Antonio to Laredo, and will return to San Antonio next Friday. The committee on public buildings and grounds, on the 28th, reported the bills making appropriations for buildings at Jefferson, Tyler and Dallas. In the house on Monday the appropriation bill for the District of Columbia was taken up but not disposcd'of. The amount appropriated 1553423,690.

The petition asking the commutation of the sentences of Preston and Kerbs was signed by the. judge of the. district court and all the prominent lawyers of Gainsvillc. The Rock Island, 111., conven- htion elected Blaine delegates to the republican state convention. Rock Island is not a gfeat dis tance from the home of Gen.

Grant, at Galena. The Mason Ncivs Item thinks the clerical force in the departments at Austin who are engaged in getting up itemized reports to boost certain parties into office, might be given the grand bounce. Navarro county seems bent on having an open field and a free race for county officers. The Obseivei -Index contains the announcements of twenty-one patriots, and yet there is six months to go on. The Hockdale Messenger earnestly protests against geographical divisions in Texas politics.

It should make no difference what part of the state officers come from, so that they be honest and capable. On last Sunday night a heavy storm passed over Macon, blowing away 22 houses including the M. and O. maci.ine shops, round house, telegraph office, etc. Seventeen persons were killed and twenty-two wounded- At Hartford, a big negro named Bazy, who had been recommended by prominent citizens fur appointment on the police force, was rejected by the board.

He is highly indignent and says the reason for his rejection was avcrson to his race. The Austin Statesman thinks the Galveston convention settled the question of who will be nominated for governor, and Roberts is the man; a lieutenant governor will, it says, be elected from western Texas. It i very handy to have a slate and pencil in the house. Lst Thursday the surveying party of the C. M.

railway headed by chief engineer Walker, commenced a survey of the extension of the line to the International. It is supposed the line will intcsect the International at or near New Waverly in Walker county. "Jim Crow snake juice" is the name they give bug juice or benzine of a certain quality at Dallas. It contains more devil-ishment and fighting qualities to the fluid ounce than anything of the kind ever invented and judging by the way the Dallas Tunes refers to it, it is "built" expressely for consumption in the Dalhs dpg'rcric'i. The Missouri colored republicans want recognition.

They would be satisfied if senator Bruce, Fred. Douglas or some other prominent negro was nominated for the vice presidency. Their demand, at least, has the appearance of being reasonable. The Houston Posthas started up a personal intelligence column, just like the New York Ho aid. It will be some days before a Texas newspaper can issue an edition with 144 columns of matter like that issued by the Haald a few days ago.

The Oregon republicans lately held a state convention at Portland, passed resolutions-condemning the democratic party and accusing them of undertaking to revive sectional animosity. They declared Blaine to be their first choice and elected delegates to the Chicago convention. The Whitney Expiess having fully supplied the want that existed for a second paper has suspended. The want did not last more than three months. Some men never know when they have supplied the want existing for paper, time Tiow-everhas its effect on them as well as on everything else.

The recent falling of a girl from a trapeze in Philadelphia has raised the question of whether such performances should not be prevented bylaw. The only merit of a flying trapeze act is the great danger to life and limb attending it, and the belief that such performances should be forbidden is growing very great A disgraceful scene occurred in the Kentucky legislature a day or two ago, the speaker calling a member, Mr. White, a liar. Immediately alter adjournment there was a rough and tumble-fight, which, though not exactly the thing, was perhaps better than resorting to festive pistols and deadly shot guns. The Houston Post says from the 1st to the 23d of April, tons of grain were shipped over the H.

and T. C. railway, and an increase of the shipment during the same time last year of tons. The quanty of corn represented in 14,748 tons is nearly 530,000 bushels, and every bushel of this corn has taken cash out of the state. The Gainesville Register counted its chickens before they were hatched.

Last week it advertised that ic publish a full account of the triple execution which was to have taken place on the 30th inst. Two of the men have been commuted and the Regislei will have to content itself with a single execution that of Noftsin-ger. An amendment was offered in the senate authorizing the president to appoint each year two colored cadets at large to West Point acadmy. A long discussion followed on the rights of colored men to participate in the benefits of West Point the relations of the two races when compelled to associate in the institu tion. No action taken.

It is charged that the Tilden state convention at Syracuse, N. was run on the strictest machine methods. The machine was put in operation to elect machine delegates and the convention was run on strict machine principles. Had it not been for the machine politicians in New York, that state would to-day have a democratic instead of a republican governor. The Bonham News proposes catechising every man who runs for office.

It says ask him il he is in favor of approprating one-fourth cf the state revenue for the support of public free schools, and insist upon a direct explicitand unequivocal answer. The future of Texas depends upon an crhcient system ol public free schools; an enlightened population and prosperous people can not be where there is no education. Ignorance and want of thrift are twin sisters. The secretary of the navy is reported as saying that he will be obliged to abandon the idea of recruiting on the western rivers. He -has no difficulty in enlisting all the boys he wants, but finds that western apprentices do not take to salt water as freely as was expected, and he is now constantly besieged by their friends to procure their discharge, pricipally on the ground of home-sickness.

It was, sometime ago, charged by I a St. Louis paper that the duties required of the bovs arc too severe and the diet allowed by the regulations is too rough to agree with a western stomach. The secretary thinks he wilLhave to rely upon the Atlantic seaboard cities to furnish the young recruits who shall man our future narics. STATE SEWS. The wheat Coleman eounty isfumisuaJiy nromisW Kf Bfa promising.

The farmers oT Uvalde county are in need of cotton seed to plant. The wheat crop in Erath county prescnts'a promisingap4 MW fir The crops of all sorts arc in a prosperous condition in Hays county. Robertson county has paid over 536,000 for Kansas com this season. The price stock cattle and wool in San Saba county is on the increase. The chinch bug has made its appearance in the wheat Tn northern Texas.

Nolan spring near Belton is said to possess valuable medicinal qualities. It is estimated that 000,000 haT been sent out of Texas this spring for corn. City convicts In Georgetown arc put to work breaking rocks on the courthouse square. Keno is correct in "Austin when Ben Thompson is out of town. So reports the btates-man.

Wheat in Mason county has been seriously injured, if not wholly destroyed, by the drouth. Small grain in Williamson county needs rain and in some localities the Hessian fly has attacked wheat. Mechanics looking- for work are advised to stay away from Austin; there are too many hands there J. A. postmaster at Belton has been released, he having paid the amount he was "short" The grand jury of Menard county have found, it is said, over two hundred indictments for cow crookedness.

Rockdale has received 175 car loads of corn or bushels, all of which has been consumed in the vicinity. The Henderson Times hrs a corrcspodent who it endearingly calls the "Bull of the Woods." The Bui discourses on economy. Aecordingito the Austin Statesman Ben Thompson has a charter right to take the town at will. The, officers will not arrest him. The steamer Wren, was sunk on Saturday last at Sud-deth's bluff on the Sabine river, by striking a snag.

Boat and cargo a total loss. The onion crop is being gathered at Victoria; they are large and offajr quality. Farmers who planted largely have struck a bonanza this year. Adam Thompson is on trial at Dallas, charged with the murder of Adam Schumaker, a storekeeeer, in 1876. The evidence is said to be direct The law prohibiting the "toting" of deadly weapons goes into effect in Mason county, and the, sheriff notifies the boys to leave their pets at home.

The Statesman says there is very little building going on in Austin; and from present indications there 'will notbe much of a revival for some time to come. A great many wild bees, mad dogs and rattlesnakes are being found in San Augustine, and the editor of the local paper is a candidate for the legislature. Denison had a fire last Saturday night, destroying almost an entire block of frame buildings, ten in number. Loss estimated at" no insurance. In Waco the boys have thrown away kites, topsf marbles and nigger shooters and taken to firing rocks and breaking window glass in vacant houses.

Grissom, who nearly three years ago murdered Dr. Brown, at Houston, has at last gone to the penitentiary for life. His case has been in court all the time. It is said thatD. W.

Heard, convicted of land crookedness at Austin, was not gnilty ofany intentional crjme, An effort will no doubt be made to secure his pardon. Corn in Cameron county, is now shoulder lu'gh to a man. Mr. Jos. Hynes has a field of 300 acres of com on the Rio Grande river, which will average sixty bushels to the acre.

Hon. B.J. Chambers has bought the Cleburne Avalanche, heretofore a democratic paper, and will in all probability run it as a greenback paper. Chambers is'thfrgreenback candidate for vice president -The editor of the Rusk Observer is a candidate for justice of the peace and the Marshall Herald man is astonished at him, calls him a mercenary wretch and says he should run for congress. The Mexia Ledger relates how an abandoned woman appeared in that town dressed in male attire and hired out to a farmer as a hand.

Her voice and feet revealed her sex and she didn't go to the country. She was induced to take a walk. Deputy sheriff Swan and a man named West went into the country from Gonzales to arrest two escaped convicts. The convicts escaped; while the officer and West were at supper the convicts attacked them. A night or two afterwards the convicts were captured as well as the man who had given them shelter.

A big black negro escap-W, convict was captured at abcklcy white disguised as a. His name was Wrigkt ifc was taken to Houston. Mr, vf4.ni ivc Ktfa utImIp mmar I Belton by a bifet wd ejjWf (j a(ji pedeon theJnnoV Jriis.awu5. swolIefTaBd' -diseowwr' Thirty-four candidates have already announced i the Greenville Herald and all tlte newspapers over in 'that 'eriU Texas arc beside themselves with jealousy of the Greenville man. O.

W. Sweet, a school teacher, from Vcrmonfiwhohas been teaching school ia county took a dose of opium with suicidal Intent He tdokT the dose in Dallas on Wcdncs- day. It seems from the Tykr Courier that the spot cotton being about exhausted the cotten men and others have tafc to speculating in futures aad. farther that futures have considerable the best of them. Near Tyler a few daysao a negro was drowned jwhde seining.

The- DeatbcraT ps-marks that inasmuch as is against the law at this season of the year people who follow it may get into trouble, besides drowning negroes. Jefferson Jimp: Jno. Bru-ner, a well-to-do farmer Kviae in Marion county, comstktea suicide by shooting Wweetf is the head with a shot gun. Twe mad dogs were killed in Jefferson the other day after bitia a number of dogs and hogs. For some time a number of burglaries have been cowmitW in Houston.

Henry WitKaMs, a negro, was-arrested aadjiiliJ. He "squaled" and two nefwjcfc keepers of a saloon, wag.aenc-ted and some of the stofe property recovered Frank Hunter, ag ed I i and Walter Jones aged 14, went hunting near FaS county. Jones, it seems earned: thelfgunaa4 'Hunter' reeefred its entire contents ktBing him instantly. The shooting was accidental and goes to the danger of allowing swatt boys'toTUse fire armST" Lucian Nottsiager writcsa somewhat teftgtfty so-municattonr to 'the GaiaeavUht Register, in which Ive eowfWetf' of an article published ia the Galveston News relative to certain favors shown him 'ad the other two men who were, tmder sentence ot death, seemslolKmtneJfewslJpSP ter should'bV hungaVtheJsaie time he is. i r.2 M' ti A wild Mexican Bon is loose in the woods about ten miles from Dallas committing depredations on stock and fighting citizens.

It attacked aed severely wounded a young lady in the arm ond shoulder, who had strayed away from a pleasure- party? ''Her ifieiJfe appeared in time to save her life. A farmer was, also attacked ad; would'have-beenlciHed bnf tk his bull-dog, which wasjkilled in the fight Saturday morning a Mrs. Kellum, living near the city cemetery, Austk, died fyom the effects of an overdce awf-phine. A'tfourdacVsbe'wM takeiyiut for burial, the cower was! temeved fram cofltt and signs of life -she waf hardly deadeaougfcfe bury. The coffin and come was stored in an oM wooden tool house at the cemetery until Sunday morning, when 'the woman was pronounced to be thoroughly dead and was fowled.

A Webb county out Ueolkc-tionof theyear's taxes there w81 be a. cash. balance in. the Thetcity'ofLWecWAJes not tax its inbabitaBts and the office, of assessor and cetteetor of taxes has not 'existed Mce. its incorporation years ago, the revenue derived faonr other sources being sufficient carry on the government 'The local paper says that they had a well be without 'pouee as row dies taEirthe 'town at "wS, a tembfe trieed ixxAt- ed a few'miles below Austin oa Tuesday, Mrs.

Houston, wife of a prosperous farmer; has shown symptoms ot insanity for some months. X)n Monday evening she attempted to poa-on her entire fam8y of children by putting stryclwine. in the. milk, sugar andteffee It tasted bitter and none of them used it During the night she got up and murdered her two year old son by strangling him. She then tried to drive a knitting needle into the ears of the other children; she, also made an unsuccessful attempt to murder her five carold daughter.

She exhibited? some method in her madness. Her husband has sent her to the lunatic asylum at tAustijUj The San Antonia Express gives the details of the kiHing of two horse thrives in Wilson county. It seems that two Mexicans and a negro sold a lot of stolen horses atJFaitview, subsequently they drove another lot to Mitchell Pressnall'a rancb, and offered them for sale. Aeputy sheriff was sent for and a bargain 'was struck, the trio was coaxed away from their guns and horses, andwhen a demand was. made for them to surrender, theMexican drew a revolver but was shot dead, the second Mexican jumped at Mitchell and snatched his revolver when the sheriff shot the Mexican.

-As the Mexican fell he shot Mitchell In thebreast, wounding him dangerously. Pressnall was shot in-the leg. The" negro escaped when the matinee commenced. AUorthis occurred in Mitchell's honse..