Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-11-01
STATE NEWS.

bales OF cotton THIS season.
= The screw-wor.nis doing
great damage to stock in Ma
varro county.
= A successful stock show
was held at Fairfield, Freestone
county last week.
= On Sunday morning at
Dallas the muercury dropped
to 81. Rain was accompanied
by sleet.
= W. Freghlena, peniten-
tiary convict from Wood county
obtained pardon on forged
documents.
= The Brazos Pilot has dis
covered that one Professor Wy
man a mesmerist, is fraud and
a swindler.
= The Colorado Cihren man
had something to eat last week.
He was presented with four
stalks of sugar cane.
"A Mexican and American
have been arrested at Denison,
charged with numbering a Mex
lean in the territory.
= The Freestone county
grand Jury found ~ indict-
ments; of these 3 were for muir
der and 3 for assault with intent
to murder.
The Rothschild case was
called in the district court, at
Marshall, and set for December
sd, with a fair prospect of a
trial.
= Millett's opera house Swas
opened at Austin On Monday
evening by the Wallack combi-
nation with John Dillon. "My
Awful Dad" drew a large audi
ence.
A chicken thief was shot
and killed in Bryan last week.
1t is not stated whether the
theft was a mink, a weazel, a
plain ring-tailed coon or two
legged coon.
Thos. E. Johnson has pre-
sented the Caldwell Eagle a
stalk of sugar cane seven and a
half feet in length and weighing
seven pounds and half. 1t
was raised on upland.
The Jefferson imp. is &C
cused of giving fiat money and
E. ]. Davis party a milk-and-
water support. That settles it
if water enough is put in the
milk it will kill EN-.
= The investigation of the
shortage on freights on the T.
and P. road will be pushed until
every guilty man is discovered
and punished; it is announced
that no distinction will be made
= Bolton IoM,nal: Some
body will get into trouble about
knocking signs boards off the
posts by the roadside. In
Washington county some per
son or persons takes a malicious
delight in knocking down mile
post signs.
= At Dallas a negro entered
the house of a widow and per.
petrated a heinous crime. He
afterwards robbed the premises
Tom Greek, was arrested, but
the woman was so frightened
that she fears she cannot iden-
tify him.
= A Burleson county candi-
date is accused by the Caldwell
E,eIe of having said. 81 am moi
running for this office for the
money it will bring me, nor yet
for for the honor attached to it
but simply that the people may
have one good commissi oner!'
Another stage on the For
Worth and Yuma line has beer
robbed, near the scene of the
recent Weatherford stage rob.
bing. Among the passenger:
was Maj. Chidester, chief of the
stage line. The robbers got
$50 from the passengers ane
500 from the mail sacks.
= A broken rail threw the
smoking car. ladies car, and two
sleepers from the track on the
Central on Tuesday morning
when three miles below Hemp.
stead. Several passengers were
bruised and a Mrs. Hayes. o
Liberty had a rib broken. One
or two convicts were also hurt
The colored people of Sar
Antonio held a mass meeting
| and passed resolutions that they
belong to no clique or ring ano
also endorsing the people
county ticket, which it appear.
has the support of the best mer
of the county. They also ia.
vor Schieicher and will vote
for him as class.
= Bill Coleman has at las
got his reward. He seducec
two girls in Kansas and brough
them to Denison. After variou.
ups and downs, mostly downs
he got a "sit" as waiter in {
restaurant; he was detected il
pilfering spoons and things
He will enjoy the society a
Huntsville penetentiary for thu
next two years.
- At Waco a very neat cot