03 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1879
Page
1
Various dispatches detail Mexican troops near San Antonio, alleged captures of Indians and a call for testimony before the Potter committee. Reports mention telegrams from Trevino in San Antonio, a fatal shooting in Dallas, and financial irregularities linked to banks and firms across several cities.
James A. Dicksey, former preacher from New Albany Indiana, attempted suicide in Memphis by taking strychnine. Letters in his possession suggest he was guilty of Beecherism. A Galveston ex-alderman declared he would not run for mayor, saying no man could be a successful mayor of Galveston given its financial condition.
The treasurer directs all assistant treasurers to discontinue special coin accounts on and after January 1. After that date no distinction will be made between coin and legal tenders.
Former representative Owen Jones from Pennsylvania's fifth district set out from his suburban home to visit a neighbor and was found dead before midnight in a frozen state. The tragedy marks the passing of a long-serving public official.
London dispatch notes Yakoon Kans arrives at jellialabad seen as submission to Britain. Houston appoints Col. J. G. Tracy as U S Ranger. bank messenger loses over 200000 in New York with 42900 in gold. Cotton at 5–6 cents deemed unprofitable. San Antonio editors marry. red headed servant girls out of fashion. Ham the forger seeks appeal after five year offer. Mexican troops arrest Indians near Presidio De Norte. City of Mexico excursion for Chicago merchants with bull fight listed. Russia negotiates peace with Turkey with indemnity. Alaska business quirky with Dec 13 hanging after self-appointed jury finds Boyd guilty at Fort Wrangle. Waco Examiner publishes holiday 9-column edition. Houston Telegram notes papers attack outgoing administration amid cormorants out of office.
James Kibbée of the Mason Vers Stein family married Miss Ada Hurst on the 25th. He is the third newspaper man to wed during the holidays as the season of weddings continues. The Potter committee will investigate cipher dispatches as part of ongoing inquiries. Governor Tilden is ready to testify and is said to be prepared to clear himself of all accusations with a full statement.
A Texas newspaper criticizes the publication of legal real estate sales, arguing the stance is biased since another city paper with greater circulation supports the practice and the opposing paper appears sour.
The Dallas Herald attacks its Denison namesake as a dull newspaper and is answered in kind, sparking a friendly feud. The year’s trade balance shows exports over imports by 257000 dollars, driven by tariffs that benefit eastern manufacturers.
Burlington Hawkeye explains that printing mistakes come from the ink and that using the right kink of ink would prevent errors in the newspaper.
A blast at a Paterson New Jersey dynamite factory on the 28th killed three men in the mixing house and scattered their remains across nearby ground. The shock was compared to an earthquake and no survivors were found among the workers.
The piece argues Galveston must be Texas’s seaport and will grow with harbor deepening and better ship channels. It endorses Elliott’s view that Dallas and Houston won’t outpace Galveston, and calls for government aid to improve waterways, rail access, and avoid costly legal adverting abuses. It notes widespread violence, crime reports, and various regional happenings in Texas towns.
Government and banks resume specie payment tomorrow with gold and silver backing for all notes. Public opinion favors government stance on parity though doubts remain about maintaining equal values. Local farmers prefer greenbacks due to convenience while gold remains scarce in circulation.
Western Texas farmers are expanding wheat cultivation following a successful past season. In Washington county many planters conducted experiments with wheat last year and, based on available reports, the crop was a complete success. This season little news has emerged on planting, and the county lacks flour mills, suggesting a future dependence on local wheat production for prosperity alongside cotton.
A list notes a January 29 1879 meeting in Austin of the Teachers Association of Texas. It calls for reduced railway fares to ensure full representation and urges the legislature to consider reforms to improve the inefficient and costly public school system outside cities.
A public print states W. C. Ralston, former Bank of California president, is alive on a southern European island. It claims the supposed drowning scene and coroner inquest were a staged deception, nearly ready to unfold two days earlier if the price of the corpse had been agreed.
Fort Davis dispatch reports Mexican troops near Presidio Del Norte picketed San Carlos. Indians were invited to return and 35 came in but were captured. Col. Ortez fought nearby, killing seven, wounding eight, and taking fourteen prisoners. Fort Griffin notes about 400 Indians from Fort Sill on a Pease River hunt. Settlers in Bentley County fear losses of livestock.
Bratxe announced he would depart for New England but named several witnesses from South Carolina Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas. The comment implies election frauds are confined to the South.
An Austin special to the Vers says the newly elected governor will implement a radical change in public business methods in some departments. He proposes expense reductions and asks the legislature to remodel the school law to match the outlay with efficiency.
A southeast and west general passenger agents convention in Houston aims to conference on rates and push for substantial tariff reductions amid hard money times. The piece notes a New York brokerage scam involving Fiero James and a curbstone broker who vanished after promising a certified check worth thirty thousand dollars.
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