Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-03-15

TEXAS has sent 613 conricts
TO the penitentiary during the
last ten months, and they are
yet going every day. The
penal cole needs amendment.
The San Saba Ne1ts says
several local option cases which
had beet pending in the Dis
trict Court. were transferred to a
Justices court and the justice de-
Gliding that he had no jurisdic-
tion dismissed them.
= A geRtleman residing in
Weimar bought two cows OF
high grade Attorney for 500.
The cows give from three to
foEr gallons of milk each per
day. Fine COWS are evidently
the cheapest in the long run.
Horse thieves have been
raiding in the neigliborhood OF
Schulenburg. The 4ryus sug-
gests the organization in each
neighborhood of societies for the
detection, arrest and pro.ecu-
ton VI horse and cattle .'hook--
ers."
TnE Bazos Pilot (Bryan)
endorses the suggestion of the
grand jury of that codnty favor
ing the wbipping-poss. The
Pilot says: Anything would be
preferable to the present uncer-
tain, dilatory and disastrously ex-
pcnsIve mode Of Furnishing small
offenders
The trial of W. l.. Hawpe,
for the murder OF A. &. Miller,
was commenced at Dallas, on
Friday last. The ca.e excites
| much interest and will proba-
bly, require a full weeks trial as
a large number Of witnesses are
to be examined.
The Schulenbmg Argus says
Mr.. Tom Srott and bis syco-
plants seem. determined to farce
Throckmorton to be candidate
for Governor st all hazards. Mr.
J'hrockmortop has si1nified Lis
willingness 10 be sacrificed.
Two Mechanism county
preachers bad . difficulty, aud
meeting IN tie roa,I iDdulged
in "cus-in" bee. They were ar
rested and taken before JUS
ticc; one was taxe,l $50 for
trimmings and things; the other
was honorably discharged.
. = Keno ia no longer correct
in the flouralling city OF Dcni-
son. A rand was made by the
county authorities on the bank;
the banker and his assistants
az well AZ u number Of kenoists
were captured. Keno is a very
fine game-cspecisily tor the
bank.
IT. j. Davis, is now in the
San Saba county Jail charged OF
assaulting a nan with a
deadly weapon. Some time ago
he was tried ter lunacy before
the county Court, and declared
by the jury to be sane. He will
now I've tried again the Issue
being whether he is a criminal
or lunatic.
-Fayttte Coleman, adepntv
sheriff OF Brazos comfy left
Bryan five days ago OH horse
back for the purpose Of serving
process in the county. lie has
not been heard from since. His
horse was found with his over
coat tied to the saddle, having
six buckshot holds through it.
Foul play is suspected.
- Beaumont Lam6eyman.
Judge Pedigo hollis conrt in
Chambers county this week:
He reports the district rernarka-
bly, quiet. So tar as criminal
business is concerned there are
probably less than dozen CASES
year in his district.
TIE Dallas Commercial is
opposed to the two-thirds rule
aud favors a majority nominal
ton. 1t says that SO tar as rhe
canvass has progressed but two
candidates are prominently be- |
fore the people. VIZ: Throck-
morton and Honest Dick Hubs |
bard.
- The San Saba Meas says: |
"One year will soon hare passed
since local option WAS carried |
in this county. and in all this
time the authorities have been
pegging away TO got convic-
lions by reason of a violation |
of the law, but not a single case |
has yet been gained."
: Georgetown Sun: Yacci- |
nation is now in style Fish |
ing tackle and "wurrums" are
in demand. Garden pants
are coming up and chickens are
eating them down =. Four or
five new families have located |
here during the past two months
Tho heel flies are after the
cattle. ). Some miscreant enter
ed the Easley school and tore
up the estament and other books