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

Alderman Joseph Nallc stab
bed Alderman L. j. Marley.
killing him instantly.
-All the telegraph poles be-
tween Bolton aud Round Rock
have been "planted". 1t now
only remains TO stretch the wire.
- The Morning Call says
high rents will kill n town IA
dead as Houston, and that Dali
las is suffering from tho dis.
ease.
= Society Vorwaerts, OF Dem
ison, have purchased a lot ,and
will Mt once proceed 20 erect the
necessary building, tor a GYM
nasium.
The Columbus Citisen says
the present grand jury is accus-
ed Of being the worst looking set
OF men which could he collected
together 10 the county.
- The Giddings Lone Star
says crops reports are very
favorable from all parts of the
county. There will I've a con-
siderable diversity of crops.
: The Chief wants to know
if there is man in the United
States who has fireor six thons-
and dollars to invest in hull
ding hotel in Colnanche.
= The Schulenburg argus
will this week be removed to
FIatonia. - miles west of its
present location the name will
be changed to tho Flatonia Argus
= The Dallas Herald says
the cutters are in most filthy
condition and demand imme-
diate attention. There ia no
donbt bnt Dallas is scented
place.
The TeA7ohone reports the
arrival in Waco of a woody
mule aud freedman The
mule is an exact counterpart OF
Fremont's celebrated "wooly
horse
A lady in Colorado conn
ty succeeded in capturing
large chicken hawk a. 1t was in
the act OF catching a young
chicken in her yard. She wrung
his hawk-hip 5 neck.
= 4 petition il in circulation
in GiGdinys asking tie Board
of Alderman to abolish the office
of mayer and marshal and u.s.
ing the salaries paid them in
building fire cisterns.
Two years ago, SAYS the
hiy, Comanclle county scrip
Was dull sale at Twenty-Five
cents on the. dollar. To-day it
is worth seventy-ffvc to eighty
cents and but little Offering.
"A Mr.. Mckee residing
near Salado. Bell county, hsd a
two year old child. 1t crawled
under the bed and finding a
box OF strychnine pills ate about
forty OF them. Physicians were
called in, but the child died.
"A neighboroood quarrel
took place in Walker county,
seven miles from Loyelady. re-
sulting in the killing of Hum
phries and Foster, and the
wounding of ono Andrews.
The Conanchc Chief has
not fully determlenod whoit is for
in the Gubernational race, but
It is certain that it is not for
''Gsssy Dick Hubbard, or Gard
euer Lang, or John Ireland.
= In the District Court of
Falls county, Judge Alexander
presiding, charged the grand
Jury, laying special stress on the
growing practice OF granting
in criminal cases.
= rbompsonis variety show
nd. has been dropped from the
columns of the Dallas CONNER
eial, aud it is preparing to re-
new the war on Thompson in
particular and variety shows in
general.
"A correspondent Of the Gal
veston Nslrs from Liberty says
he Walker and Black case was
called at WallisvilIe and con-
tinued by the State. Applica-
lion was made tor bail, but re- |
used. us
= Ed. Barsantee was brought |
@ Hampstead on Monday last |
md turned over to the jailer. |
The stolen jewelry was recov-
,red. but the stolen money had |
Ill been spent, excepting about
wenty dollars.
= Mr.. Helms of Comanche
county draws his pension regu-
srly MS a soldier OF the war OF
.S12. He was in the battle of
New Orleans. Mr. Helms. is |
lalc and hearty and can do a |
,ood days work yet.
= The Marlin BaMsays there
ire about 200 'ronkaway In
iians in Shackelfora county,