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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1878
Page
2
The column surveys varied items from the era including Oxvittz Grant’s discharge as cured from an asylum, political shout about bills for national banks, Louisiana and Texas news, court cases, and commentary on public officials, railways, and immigration trends.
The Caldwell Eagle notes the g b party may be dead by the next election. It asks if Wash Jones will return to the party he once supported or align with the Texas radicals' advocate, seeking comfort.
The report notes many intimidation incidents prior to the late congressional elections in South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas and refers to frauds and murders during the election. It mentions the Nav as sample of outrages in Texas and a Marshal case in which a Black man was thrashed for voting with whites, though not counted as an outrage.
The resolution seeks data on silver coin receipts from duties and its use for bond and note interest to pressure banks to accept silver. It accuses Treasury officials of paying gold against law. Dallas County reports 25 paupers with 9 children 5 to 10, one insane woman and a blind man, plus a jail on site.
The article notes a push in the current Congress to establish a uniform tariff for all grades of sugar. It argues existing law is unjust, causes disputes between government and importers, and tends to monopolize the sugar trade. Congress is urged to end these complications.
Reports say John Greer resisted arrest in Fort Bend County and was shot and killed by Sheriff Tom Blakely. Details remain unclear as the case unfolds in Houston desk coverage.
Sheriff Corwin of Travis County travelled to Houston on Friday to identify the men linked to several robberies. Walker died in Houston jail after a shooting, later revealed as Henry Darlington. Deputy Wood was exculpated in the inquest. John Willis and Sam Johnson face robbery charges tied to Taylorsville, Round Rock, and Austin robberies.
In Kaufman county Mrs Harper had her cousin Phillip Dunnell’s remains dug up after selling her farm to relocate the body. The corpse, buried in 1862, was discovered to be a single petrified mass, a perfect statue of the deceased.
State items report the Waco cotton exchange reorganization, Bastrop chicken sales at $1.50 a dozen, water shortages for cattle around Milam County, and various Texas events. Other items include fires at McAlpine's gin, horse and robbery incidents, political hints, and local crime updates across Waco, Bell County, and Dallas.
Grimes County Navasota December 10 1878 editors Fanner reports four days of bad weather but the county clerk keeps busy issuing marriage licenses. Central land Montgomery railroad progress stalls with two miles laid and one engine bought. Washington city visit notes business in the wet grocery line and a large olive letter on pine board given to the correspondent. City marshal John B Farris removed for not enforcing laws. Dave Greer named marshal until April election.
A clipped notice announces subscription deals for Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly. The brief text mentions multiple publications and clubs furnished with subscriptions to United States readers.
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