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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1878
Page
2
Reports span crashes, finance, and politics with names like Wells Fargo founder HeEsry Wes and figures such as Grant, Cameron, Gould, and Sherman. Notes cover railway bills, resumption of specie, post office rules, yellow fever, and market prices in St. Louis and Vera Cruz amid broader economic and legal developments.
Bitaye succeeds in getting his resolution passed but now refuses the chairmanship of committee six on investigation. Conkling and Edmunds also decline.
The article notes a majority of the senate committee on finance favor a reduction of the tobacco tax. This position is described as good news for consumers of tobacco. The Baxxex disclaims responsibility for correspondents views, while Banna havins and others publish letters on warehouses and weighing cotton.
Secretary Sherman replies that gold or standard dollars were paid by choice of parties and any other method would discriminate against the standard silver dollar and hasten its depreciation.
Jupee Brocxer of El Paso county reports that besides local lawless elements there are many desperadoes from Lincoln New Mexico. Judge B says court cannot proceed without a State troops force to maintain order.
Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General spent Monday tallying state officer ballots. Washington county’s vote for Congress is protested. county tallies for state offices proceed. Galveston, Anderson and Travis counties have not sent returns. excluding them the results show Darden 153,072 Spencer 45,714 Siemering 22,100 and 1692 scattered votes.
In Sedalia Missouri the Democrat questions the fate of the independent voter now absent from the political scene. The piece notes a shift of support toward a group described as ignorant negroes and suggests retirement from public life for the independent voter. The Galveston Gazette praises Texas efforts to fund Galveston harbor improvements to attract larger sea-going vessels, urging congressionally approved appropriations.
At Marshall the state rests after two days of testimony in the Rothschild case. Defense evidence will be heard next. Remains of Bessie Moore lay in the woods 15 days and their condition found will figure extensively as the defense contends she could not have been dead that long.
In city newspapers the Kamkatka and North Pole railway project fuels contention. The Banner and Telegram clash over support and permission, with critics lampooning the other side and framing the issue as a local political squabble.
A prominent New York banker and Republican writes to a Boston politician urging Grant’s nomination and election as a dire necessity. He argues that if Grant is reelected, Republicans would control his administration, warning of inevitable consequences if Democrats gain treasury and other departments, and that the people know too much.
The Texas press revisits cotton factory revival, noting errors in overestimated bale values and arguing for strong profit potential. Texas climate and abundant produce favor factory labor and cheap living, with New Braunfels woolen mills established and Waco slated to open a cotton mill, seen as a boost for the state if successful.
The article reports public hangings of Smith Jackson and Burrell Jones in Bastrop drawing about 3000 spectators. It recounts a 1876 case where a boy’s disappearance led to mob vengeance against a man named Black, then a third man sentenced to life in prison, with voodoo beliefs cited as motive.
The writer argues that price cuts by Sunset and G H T el railroad to Richmond Galveston show competition reduces freight. The Santa Fe charges the same, but profits vanish when roads are at outs. If the Santa Fe reaches Brenham, farmers and merchants may save thousands on freight.
A historical note compares 1864 and present values showing a greenback worth two yards of calico in 1864 versus sixteen yards now. It also contrasts day laborers earning $150 in 1864 with about $1 today and the increased purchasing power by three to four times the old levels.
A Brenham dispatch denounces a St Louis Globe Democrat story as a fabrication claiming no special correspondent in Brenham. It cites hoaxes about armed robberies, rounds of excitement, and says mobs did not exist. It criticizes Texas correspondents and outlines ongoing state news.
A London chemist Mr Norman Lockyer is said to have used the voltaic current and hydrochloric acid to transform copper into calcium nickel into cobalt and calcium into strontium. If such changes advance further, gold could potentially be produced from baser metals raising questions about its value as a standard of exchange.
A historical note credits railroads with transforming Kansas City Missouri from a border town of about five thousand to a booming city and predicts a population of 100000 in five years as Kansas and rail linkages expand.
Dr E L Woonson writes from Mineola to the Galveston News denouncing inhuman treatment of railroad convicts. He says they are forced to work without adequate clothing or underwear and suggests the penitentiary lessees may deserve investigation. Convicts should be treated as human beings.
On Tuesday the Statewide congressional vote in the Fifth District shows Jones leading with 19 872 to 16 296 for Hancock and 64 scattering. Galveston county votes were initially not counted due to late arrival. The returning board overruled objections to Washington county results. Galveston added 221 votes to Jones and -? to Hancock, with scattering 2. Jones’ final plurality stands at 1380.
A Texas debate argues for a tax prerequisite to voting. The piece notes one third of voters pay no taxes and warns nonpaying polls may be abused in elections. It claims supporters want a constitutional amendment via public approval to enforce the measure.
Mr Carlton president of the Democratic club and Mayor Joe cHear protest against admitting Washington county vote citing law that one polling place per civil district. Report claims Bee districts had seven voting places causing potential vote exclusion. Attorneys West and Basset advise challenging the Washington vote as improper.
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