Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-18
From Sundays Daily.

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| slraais WAS washed away.
TINS weather yesterday was
clear aud beautiful a very
large number OF celored people
from the country were in town,
aud the streets looked quite
lively.
THE New PosrM AsTuR.-Maj
Bryan, on Saturday, received
his commission as Postmaster OF
this alace. Judge Hackworth
will turn the office over to him
as soon as the acce UNITS can be
adjusted. which will probable
take two or three days.
| ]. c. CAIN, colored, one OF
the County Commissioners,
called at the BANNER Office yes
terday and requests us TO state
that he voted against the origi-
nal proposition to purchase the
Lewis place tor county farm
On the ground that propositions
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had not been advertised.
DIsrRIcr CouRr.-Judge Tur-
ner having dispatched all the
business upon the docket set for
the first week, and having moth
ing to do until Monday, took a
run up to Austin by yesterday
afternoons train. He viii re-
turn in time for the opening OF
court at the regular hour Mon
dag morning.
To Tax PArERs.-The hall
way of the courthouse is hand
somcly papered with lists OF de-
liuqnenf Taxpayers tor the years
1873 As. These lists are posted
in accordance with law. We
understand that the names OF
some parties appear OIL the de
linen sat lists who have paid
their taxes. Such parties would
do well to hunt up their tax
receipts and thus prevent the
sale OF their property.
HAsu- FoUNpRIEs are not as
numerous in Brenham as the
grains OF sand on the sea beach,
bat still they are numerous
enough for all practical purposes.
Ole Of I'll, sm has invented a new
dish. It's nothing more or less
than hash pie, lie. pie crust
duly shaped, and in place of
fruit or cnstarJ. veritable. il not
venerable, hash is substituted
If any other hash founder can
cast a pie to beat this, be should
be entitled to the blue ribbon.
COUNTY CoURr.-This court
after vacation of several days
met yesterday for the trial of
January Ferguson. colered, the
Head center OF the Post Oak dis
turbances some weeks ago. A
jury was enpanelled; four or five
witnesses were examined and
the case ably argured by counsel.
The jury after being out about
twenty minutes returned a YER
diet OF guilty of simple assault;
fine, twenty-five dollars and
costs.
FIRE IN THE CoUNrar.-The
store of Mr.. VIM. a. Lockridge
at Gay Hill was burned on
Friday night. The building
and stock were entirely de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated
at about two thousand dollars,
upon which there is no insur-
ance. Mr.. Lockridge closed up
the store at the usual time in
the evening, and went to his
tather-in-law's. He feels conf
dent that there was no fire in
the store when he left. There
is but little doubt but that the
fire was the work of an inccn-
diary.
KANGAROO CoURr.-This tri-
bunal met on Friday evening at
the City Hall. Present, the
honorable iadge, officers OF the
court and a special jary. A
buck negro had been duly cap
tured for this occasion only.
The prisoner was brought into
court and arraigned on the
heinous charge of having stolen
two chickens, a pullet aud roos-
Ter. Witnesses were duly ex-
amined, afidavits read, and the
case ably q argued before the
jury. After being duly in
structed by the court, the jury
retired. The defendants attor-
neys advised him that they
thought it would go hard with
him, and advised him to skip.
As the Jury arose to render their
verdict of guilty and assess his