Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-03-29
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pounds of copper has been re-
ceived at San Antonio from Las
Crusas, N. NJ 1t will be ship
ped TO Baltimore via Gall eston.
Three men, one earring
shot gun, passed through Law
renee last week. A description
received by mail after tho men
had gone, leads to the conclu-
sion that they were the Hutch
ins express robbers.
- The Houston telegram
! says it is estimated that this
years assessment of city prop
erty will show a shrinkage ofone
third, resulting not from de-
probation, but from general
shrinkage of values.
Local option was carried in
Williamson county, by a major
ity of II votes. The vote pol.
led was very light. The Head
light, though opposed to the law.
calls for its vigorous enforce
ment.
--Llano county is gradually
settling up with Il good class of
immigrants. Miners are busy
at wolk and seem hopeful. a
new mine of copper and lead
will soon he opened.
| The owners of the Knick-
erhocker rancho, near Rentick-
lin, Tom Green county, have
recently brought from Mexico
5000 head of breeding ewes.
The sheep in the vicinity are all
doing reasonably well.
THE Galveston Independent
says having fulfilled its mission
"A reform III the municipal
government OF Galveston-it
will rest fora time from its la
| bors. 1t proposes to resurrcct
itself in time for the State can
vass.
The Hearne Courier says
that for the past two or three
years, freight cars lving III the
yards at Hearne have been sys-
tematically robbed. Two o.
the thieves have been captured
and the gang will be broken up.
= The Henrstead Messenger
man is the best grammarian IN
the State-at least he thinks
he is. Then, again, he s
witty. The laughter he has
caused has busted millions OF
buttons of OF badly made waist
coats.
A Brady City correspon-
dent OF the Mason Neacs-Item
says i speaks well Tor our town
where every body goes armed,
and where ehiskey is plenty.
to say that during the term Of
the District Court not q single
| row occurred.
"A shooting scrape occurred
at White Rock, McLennan
county, between l.. J. Matlock
and b. j. Sanders. 1t seems
that Sanders had abused Mat
lock, in scandelous manner
and at the time was riding
around Matlock's house armed
with o shot gun. Matloek shot
at Sanders from his house,
wounding him in the leg and
arm. Sanders then retired. and
Matlork surrendered to the an-
thorities.
-IIearne Gt.atrier: No wrecks
on the Central, no nothingl
Great Heaven, whittier are we
dri1ting?. LESS sympathy is
ielt for the Central railway in
its losses than is probably in the
nature OF men to feel tor any
thing else i'll trouble
The Texas Express Com
pany has presented Henry A.
Thomas, the messenger in
charge at the time the attack
was made at Allen Station, with
two hundred dollars in recogni-
ton of his fidelity.
A meeting was held at
Cameron, Milan county, in the
interest of the G., c. and S. F.
railroad. Mr.. Kopperl and
party were present. The peo-
pie manifested a willingness to
furnish the aid asked.
= Mr.. John Sauls, cattle
raiser on Brushy creek, reports
that on Sunday last while hunt
ing cattle on Willow creek, in
Travis county, nine miles south
of Taylorsville, he discovered two
dead men hanging to tree
horse thieves.
= Two wild and woody fell
lows went to Round Rock and
filled themselves full of whisky.
They shot Mr.. Hall, city mar
shall, breaking his arm, and also
a man who was holding some
horses. The latter had his
his thigh broken.
= Marshall Herald; We have
lived in this latitude for forty
wears and have never known A