Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-09-13
Waller County.
HEMrsrEAD. Sept. IIth, 1873.


such tides can be carried in this wayside
town of oars. The City Council meet, the
health officers, the real estate officers. the
Churches, Masons, Odd Fellows, Fire
men and Military companies, Google and
Ophelian clubs, Democrats, Radicals,
Greenbackers, and last but not least we did
have High School meetings which are FOR
a while subsided. About three weeks ago
the Health Board met and issued quite 4
string Of regulations, and during the night
nAsr every gate in town had one Of these
rown over it, so that the owners
might be made aware that their premises
had to be Cleared of all slums and sink
holes, Nd well pliel with disinfectants by
the Third day, al half past nine in the morn
ing. OF course, everybody opened their
eyes and acknowledged the wisdom and
necessity of such an order, but, of course,
everybody expected everyone else to begin
the labor of purifcation first, and so they
al waited till nearly the last half hour Of
the last day prescribed, then ''fell to- with
will and cleaned three fest square of their
back yards in harry, but having nobody
to oversees the job, quit, and it lays there
still. The officers are efficient to the last
man, but their appo;ntors made no more
than neutrality-suspicious. to aid them in
the enforcement; of their regulations, and
there they all are. On two lots adjacent,
and three across The way from us. grow
weeds, not quite SO high as your Office, but
they do look over a six foot fence, and
shake their graceful heads at the health
officers passing in very defiant manner.
From beneath these, after showers Of rain,
when the sun CLEANS hot. there steams an
offensive muckincss that needs but the
germ applied to ignite 4 swarm Of levers
sufficient to PROSTATE half Texas, and it will
take Ave scavenger carts at least three weeks
to clear the streets and alleys OF their garb-
age, the Courier notwithstanding. Wehave
a quarantine at all events, and that is one
satisfaction, because it is comfort to know
that somebody in the town is paid to do
something besides holding meetings and
passing resolutions. Yes, and We have also
live, sympathetic, energetic girls who are
stirring thsir own dear little brains, and the
brains of other people in behalf of yellow
fever sufferers. One, bless her sunny face,
has collected, and already forwarded over
SOL to the Howard Fund in New Orleans,
and the name of this brave young lady is
Miss Annie Blassingame. Our "Moyeno''
poet composed most beautiful appeal to
the public in poesy; dong all the printing
himself, and struck of about, or quite one
hundred copies, for the same benevolent
purpose, and Miss Annie Pointer has taken
up between twenty and twenty-five dollars
in their sale, and there are other young
ladies beginning to work, whose names are
mentioned with pride and pleasure by us
all, while their willing hands and cheerful
influence is given to this. noble movement.
Our hremen arc making efforts for a ball,
whose proceeds will also so to the relief
fund, but the military seem to be very well
satisfied with the efforts of their neighbors
in this cause, if all that is said of them be
true. AT one of their recent meetings sonic
of them proposed the postponement oftheir
contemplated purchase of uniforms, and
the means required for those to be given TO
aid the fever districts. The motion was
lost by two votes, much TO the regret and
modification Of the more generous men,
bers, and it is pity that those two, and all
those who voted with them, cannot be fur
nished with a striped uniform, and be
made to wear it half their lifetime, if Trey
live to an even hundred years. Much hap
piness may an approving conscience, be-
meath their new pluines, bring the posses
sors of hearts like these.
Mr.. Hannah, Greenback nominee for
Governor, was employed in the Duer will
case during last Court term here, and killed
two birds with one shot while he was about
it. He made speeches that built fine traps
to catch voters for his party; then made
other speeches to catch dimes for his own
pockets, and succeeded very well in both.
II he can succeed equally well in convincing
everybody in the Lone Star State that the
declaration of principles, made by the
Democratic Convention at Austin in July
last, is unconstitutional, and will beruinous
if adopted, perhaps may catch everybody
in the same trap. When that happens, the
United States debt of two and half BILL
lions, and its consequent tax of two and
half millions, will doubtless soon be liqui-
dated, and we, prosperous, happy people
Better see that he is elected before the con-
vincing process begins, in order TO make
sure of him, because all who have heard
him speak acknowledge that he is a talented
and far-seeing gentleman.
a party of us including Mr.. S. a. Oliver,
the agent for the King Bridge Company,
went out to look at the one opened for
travel yesterday, across the Brazos at Hits
Ferry, three miles from town. Il is grace
ful structure, though containing 100000
pounds Of iron, and so constructed that
the Lockwood floating the stream at three
fourths high water mark will pass its great
iron piers, and their FIVE columns each will
receive scarcely jar from its pressure. The
first span, from this side, is one hundred,
the other two hundred and sixteen feet, the
entire length OF the bridge being $50 feet.
With twenty hands it might have been
in six weeks, but unavoidable
delays have held it a, a slow progress since
last November. The piling is OF wood,
and all new. as the old, belonging to that
which left is moorings there two years ago,
was removed, and So submerged that it
will last for all time 10 come. 1t has a
roadway Of ten feet in width, and the entire
work has been done at a cost of $4,000.
Capt. L. Springfield, President; VIM. All
Vice-President; and L. p. As
bury, Secretary and Treasurer, are officers
of the Company, 10 whose energy we are
indebted for this great convenience and in
terest to the whole town, and will manage
its affairs well.
LoTTIE c. EFAoR.
Earth's Population.