Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-11-22

should not again be annoyed
by compelling them to vote
upon it.
= Dallas papers and people
are anxiously waiting for the T.
and P. railroad to be extended
to Weatherford. Fort Worth
once passed and Dallas will be
happy.
= Major Penn and Mr.. Hart
have converted over $50 sinners
at Austin during the past few
weeks. The work goes bravely
on and the stock of sinners is
not near exhausted.
= The sulking game adopted
by some Of the Democrats of
the fifth district can be played
with effect on the other side
when the time comes.-Dallas
Commercial.
A stock man in San An
tonic had his pocket picked of
S2Ioo while taking a drink in a
saloon. 1t is charged that pro-
fessional pickpockets arrived
about the same time the circus
got in.
-Denison is happy. The
Mea0s says the cotton receipts
at Sherman haye fallen off over
half in the past week. 1t seems
that Sherman's Shortcomings
always afford intense delight at
Denison.
The Pleasanton Journal
ask some of the many visitors
to San Antonio to come out to
Pleasanton and take look
around. 1t says every variety
of wild game can be had for
the hunting.
- The prairies of McCulloch
county are being rapidly filled
up with cattle. There is now
over 10000 head in the county.
But two indictments for theft
were found by the last grand
jury.
"A. H. Kerr & Cos store
at Oak Point, sixteen miles from
Rockdale was burned about two
weeks ago. The fire was caus-
ed by rats or mice setting
matches on fire. The loss heavy
with an insurance of $4,000.
= The Polk county Banne,
says the whiskey question is to
be voted upon in the Moscow
precinct. eve shall take no
part in the matter. The people
voted whiskey out and it is
their liberty to vote it back, an
der the law"
= A lively skirmish occurred
at Fort Worth. Woody, an
officer, attempted to arrest
Charley Hearn, a cotton buyer.
Hearn stabbed Woody several
times and in turn was shot. by
him. Neither of the parties
were dangerously damaged.
= In Harrison county the
Democrats have obtained pos
session of the county govern
ment and installed their officers.
The republicans claimed a ma
jority of $50, but one box con-
tain!ng more than that number
of illegal votes was thrown out.
= Trouble occurred at a
horse-race near the town of
Llano. A man named Peal was
killed by Williams, who was
killed by another Williams; a
third Williams was then shot
down. One man was arrested.
= Dallas has still another
sensation. AT the Lamar house
an attempt was made to outrage |
Mrs. Reed, the head laundress
and a respectable woman. The
scoundrel entered her room.
He was afterwards arrested and
identified.
- The Bastrop AdUertise,
says two swindlers calling them
selves Frank and Ed Richard
son, and claiming to be broth
ers, are travelling through the |
country pretending to repair
sewing machines, but in reality |
running them.
On Saturday night a fire
broke out on the north side of |
the square in Tyler, burning |
two large stores, together with
the United States court-rooms |
and all books and papers. The |
loss is over 100000, partially |
insured.
= The Paris Banner still
keeps up the war on Forepaugh's
circus for being accompanied
by pick-pockets. At BRENNAN
we did not hear SO much as a
complaint. Ifany pockets were
picked the owners of them did
not complain.
John Westerlage, a can
didate for sheriff in Galveston,
claims that an attempt was made
to bride him; a prominent al
derman and other gentlemen
are implicated. The object