Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-03-29

alr. Hall, city Marshal Of
Round Rock, who was shot by
roaghs, has had his arm ampu-
tated.
"A well-deveIoped case of
smallpox has made its appear
ance at Richmond, on the Sun
set route.
TnE Grayson county bar held
a meeting at Sherman and pas
sed resolutions favoring the cre-
alton of a new federal district.
AN inquest was held on the
bodies of the two men found
hanging on a tree in Travis
county. They were not reeog-
nized.
The Denison Nesrs con-
fesses to a weakness for tramp
printers. 1t says: 1--WE never
allow ourself to say hard things
of them, even if they do annoy
US occasionally by getting tight
and taking nap on the bank.
The San Antonio Express
says: The calendar of criminal
acts in Middle and Northern
Texas, forthe present month is
almost unprecedented in the
history of those sections. We
advise a most vigorous enforce
ment of the law-quick and de-
termined-to nip the mania in
the bud.
AT Denison, on Sunday
last, Mr.. Carson of the Presby-
terrain church, preached SER
mon on gambling He took an
extreme view of the question.
and pronounced all gamblers
thieves. The Denison Nears
gives temperate review OF the
sermon and says it regards the
expression quoted as a little too
severe.
= The San Antonio Erfyrss
says the mail from San Antonio
to Laredo, which left San Ar
tonic on Monday, is reported
gone and the mail rider killed;
the pouches were seen on creek
south of Pleasanton. The mail
from Rossyille to San Antonio
has not been heard from and
the rider is also supposed to
have been killed.
The Ga-rfe says it has
always favored free schools and
viii urge at the proper time an
election to determine whether
the people will sustain them or
rot at the Capital. The Pea
body fund for Texas, is now de-
stributed as follows: Dcnison
$4,000, Brenhau sI2o, Hous-
ton and San Antonio $1,000
each and New BraunfeIs $3.50.
Matt. Woodlief, according
to the Denison Nesos, took a seat
in a hack which one Harrison
mad hired. The later reques-
ted the driver to make WoodIief
get out. Woodlief took UNI
bragg at this and lent Harrison
several taps with heavy cane
Harrison then drew pistol and
sent a blue whistler" in close
proximity to Woodlief's head.
Both parties were arrested
"A stranger supposed to
have been a track hand or rail-
road laborer, was murdered on
the railroad, between Hemp
stead and Waller station. When
last seen he was in company
with a negro man. The body
was found in a shallow pond,
some sixty yards from the track
An inquest was held and YER
dict returned that death was
caused from a blow on the head,
inflicted with a club.
= The Bolton IorsvaI says
that four $40 acre certificates of
the International Railroad, ON
two surveys have been fled.
One of the surveys comprise a
large proportion of the town of
Salado and the other includes
valuable farms. The surveys
were patented in 1856 and it is
claimed that the certificate were
forged, and therefore the pat-
ents are void and land vacant.
The G., c. and S. F. rail-
road pr r.y have arrived at Bel
ton. An informal meeting was
held and a mass meeting called
for Saturday. Mr.. Kopperl
viii remain over to attend it. A
special to the Galveston Mczes
says. "The people of Bell
county are alive to the impor-
.ance of the early completion of
his road, and there viii be no
difficulty in responding to the
of local aid required by
,he company. Mr.. Kopperl
,ays everything is lovely"
The Dreaded Consumption.
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