Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-10-11
STATE NEWS,

are now paying Is cents a hun
dred for picking cotton.
= An Ireland meeting in
San Antonio on Tuesday even
ing only drew out about Is per-
sons.
- Austin has a useless scare
owe a malicious report Of yell
low fever at Galveston on Mon
day.
They have young hoodlums
in Galveston. They should be
'hoodled" out to the cotton
fields.
- The San Antonio Herald
has taken down Judge Ircland's
name from the head of its col
umns.
: Schleicher's majority, says
the San Antonio Express, will
be from four to five thousand in
the district.
The woman who was shot at
Austin, by Dave Melasky, at the
same time he shot Graham, died
ON Monday evening,
The Dallas Heraldhas dis
covered that the present warm
weather has its use = the beer
guzzlers like it.
All the lemon trees in Gal
weston have borne this season a
most plentiful crop. The lemons
are larger then those imported.
- The N. G. L. party, better
known as the pole-cats are said
by the Dallas Herald, to be on
the ragged edge of despair in
that city.
= John Carlson was senten-
ced to 9 years in the penitentia-
ry by the Williamson county
district court for a murder COM
mitted IL years ago.
= The material of the old
Fort Worth Standard has been
sold for $1,000. 1t will be divi-
ded between the Meridian BLADE
and the Comanche.. Chief.
"A fire broke out on Tues
day morning at I o'clock in
Marlin, in a negro stand. A
number of business houses were
destroyed; loss about 5000.
= Bell county has only goo
taxable dogs. That's all the dogs
the assessor found although the
Journal thinks there is at least
5000 or 5000 in the county.
lola, Grimes county, claims
the champion rattle snake. 1t
was killed by Frank CLANCY and
was eight feet three inches in
length and ten inches in circum-
ferance.
: The San Antonio Express
says politics are lively and that
large quantity Of party spirit
is put down much to the de-
light of the spiritualistic dis
pensers.
- San Antonio opened her
new jail for the inspection of
the public. The Express an
nounced that any one who wan
ted to go to Jail was at liberty
to do so.
I'm the district court of Will
hanson county Drew Hunt was
found guilty of murder in the
first degree. He killed Carter
near Round Rock some twelve
months ago.
The Dallas Herald calls
the greenbackers madzcaps and
financial idiots, lunatics of the
hrst-water. 1t says that the
party has not corporaps guard
in its following.
= Grayson county is on the
high road to prosperity, she
raises all the COOLERS needed
for home consumption. They
are sold in Dcnison at 3 IL
cents pound.
The Flatonia 4Argus has for
some time wanted an intelligent
youth to learn the printing bust
mes. Intelligent youths must be
scarce down about its town as
it still wants one.
= The Comanche Chief of
the I'd inst. says there can be no
doubt that the per cent. of
crime is geatly on the decrease.
1t certainly had not seen any
late daily papers.
= The corner stone of a new
public school building was laid
at Bryan on Tuesday last by
the Masonic order, assisted by
the Odd Fellows, Fire Depart
ment and Military company.
Bob and Dock Thornto n
and Elijah Estep are charged
with killing one Lipsey at San
Saba. Bob Thornton and Estep
are under arrest, Dock Thorn
ton is dangerously wounded.
= A travelling prestidigelateur
named Prof. Wyman performed
to crowded house in Waco !;
he afterwards induced a I3-year
old girl to run away with him,
leaving his wife unprovided for.
"A Dallas restaurant man
has received the boss turtle"
from Galveston. 1t weighed 400
pounds and turtle soup and steak
will be served up from that same
turtle for the next six months.
The three Democratic can
didates for county judge in
Cr,,,con county, have made an