22 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1879
Page
1
The piece notes a large delegation at the national cotton exchange convention in New York. It mentions Mooney being difficult but typically well behaved, the mood "tight" in New York, and various political, legal, and crime notes from Houston, Texas, and elsewhere, including forgeries, Sunday-law issues, and regional tensions.
A group of prominent German citizens in Houston held a meeting to discuss defeating the Sunday law. They agreed to call a large gathering of all citizens regardless of nationality or occupation and pursue united action to oppose the law. A committee was formed and the mass meeting is expected next week.
The Sedalia Democrat argues the tariff harms every industry except those it benefits, with publics in the west and south waking to the claim that true nationwide prosperity requires abolishing the protectionist tax. The piece contends eastern monopolies are sustained by tariffs taxing the west and south for eastern gain.
The piece denounces the 1879 congress for coarse debate and perceived corruption under a president aided by a questionable cabinet. It laments democratic decline, urges independent action to curb demagoguery, and proposes abolishing courts and juries in favor of county judges and direct appellate review.
Lang favors free schools and opposes broad exemptions from taxation. He doubts the greenback movement will last in Texas. He says the Sunday law reflected religious sentiment and condemns legislature overstepping morals regulation. He opposes tax exemptions and views Coke's administration as successful given the circumstances.
Forty cases reported today including thirty colored residents. Ten deaths occurred. The Shelby county medical society endorsed Dr Chochran's plan to depopulate the city and urged the national board of health to fund full deployment of the authorities. All houses with yellow fever are being tagged.
Readers praise Best-The Brenham Basxex as the best edited county paper in the state. The message urges all Washington county citizens to patronize the publication and support its ongoing service.
Brenham hopes to secure the Central and Montgomery road extension to Brenham by offering donations while Santa Fe delays. A Brenham to LaGrange route could cost eight thousand dollars per mile with funding from local boosters. The project would boost Brenham as a railroad hub and revive LaGrange.
Mr. Bob Taylor of Bell county shows apples measuring ten inches in circumference from six year old trees. He sold seventeen dollars worth of fruit from two trees.
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