Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-04-26
STATE NEWS.

a delinquent tax list hills
up the Comanche ChUtt.
Denton has chain gang;
they do excellent work on the
streets. - =
-Comanche will in lulgc in
a Greenback meeting on the
e7th inst.
- The Bastrop county dis
trict court commenced on the
18th inst.
The skating rink fever has
broken out in a number of
towns in the interior.
= The situation in Europe is
characterized as being no bet
ter and no worse.
One hundred and twenty
pupils are enrolled in the Con-,
zales public schools.
"A man was committed to
Jail at Anderson, in default of
bond, for stealing a bible.
5 Gonzales county. financial
ly, is in a prosperous condition;
her scrip is selling at par.
: The Abe Rothschild muir
der case has been set for trial
at Jefferson on the 9TH Of May.
= Grub and cut worms are
injuring corn and cotton in
some portions of Gonzales eoun-
ty.
Country lard is dull sale
at cents a pound in Bastrop,
while butter is only worth 10
cents and eggs 5.
Judging from the make
up of the last number of the
Giddings Lone Star, it is sadly
in need of a printer.
The storm at Corsicana, on
Tuesday morning, about 3
O'Clock, did much damage to
houses, trees and fences.
-Oakville; Live Oak county,
has a newspaper. This time it
is the Meaos, which is published
weekly by VIM. H. Rogerson.
: "A Man named z. F. Jones
has been arrested at Calvert
charged with having murdered
a Mr.. Allen, in Collin county in
1874.
"A burglar was captured in
San Antonio while engaged in
his nefarious business. He
proved to be a United States
soldier.
= Williams, the man who
murdered deputy U. S. Marshal
Turner, in Wood county, has
been arrested. He was shot in
FIVE places. =,
- Fred. Moore, son of Col.
Moore, clerk of the court nfap-
peals at Galveston, was killed
a few days ago by raiders on
the Rio Grande. /
An interesting railroad |
was held at Planters
vile, Grimes county, in the in
terest of the Central and Mont |
gomery railroad.
Crops in Austin county |
are very forward and in fine
conditions; much of the corn be-
ing knee high and some of it:
nearly hip high.
"A military company is be-
ing organized in the town of
Gonzales. 1t now has a mem
bership of 26 and viii soon be
increased to Sc.
1T is estimated that be-
tween 10000 and 10000 oper-
atives in cotton mills are now
on a strike in and about Man
chester, England.
-Comanche county, by
of Gov. Hubbard,
S declared to be no longer a
frontier county. therefore the
carrying of six-shooters is un-
awful. .
. "A large acreage of Irish
potatoes has been planted in the
,icinity of Bellville and, al
hough fifteen miles from a rail
Dad, some shipments win be
made. -,zE <.
The Denton Monitor says
is of the opinion of the peo-
,le generally in that vicinity,
hat the train robbers are citi-
ems of Dallas and not of Dem
on county.
j.
-Sar Saba Nrsys: Mr. Terry.
# this county, had two horses
'itten by what he supposes a
attic snake, from which one of
hem died. and the other will
die.
The Pleasanton Iox,uai ssya
here seems TO be a disposition
o bring out John Ireland for
ongress. 1t says it has no ia
orite to urge but. should Ire
md be nominated, it would
upport him.
Two gentlemen, one from
Iaine and the other from Mas
achusetts, are prospecting in
ltascosa county with a view>to
urchasing 10000 or 10000
cres of land and establishing
n extensive sheep rancho there !,
n.
Two men were arrested in .
alvert while riding through the I
reefs at midnight. They had !
lot of dry goods. postage {
and notions They CON. =