Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16
STATE News
- 1t is said there are COCO
school teachers in Texas.

i'oi'dS lidS SSNS CHI -toui
lawyers engaged in the practice
of their profession.
- The Dallas CONNIE, eial
! says let Waller county be hung
, and may the Lord have mercy
etc.
- Currie has been indicted
for the murder of B. B. Porter
by the grand jury now in ses,
sion at Marshall.
- Fearing dry summer al
Orange the temperance society
has disbanded. So Says the
San Antonio Etb1css.
The Hollopan mysterious
murder, at Seguin last winter,
continues to be a subject Of
| great excitement in Guadaloupe
county.
"A man. named Horn, while
turkey hunting in Fannia coun-
ty, was shot and killed by Robt
Terry, who mistook him for a
turkey.
- The advent Of an organ
grinder and monkey caused a
general turn out of all the chill
dren in Jefferson. as well as
many Of the old folks.
Jim Gray beat Ben Frank
lin over the with a rake handle
in Houston, nearly killing him.
Both are colored, and the fuss
was about colored woman.
The Dallas Bee says festi-
walls, fairs, excursions, picnics,
and other pious gambling frol-
les are getting to be rather a
bore to the general public.
- Ben Franklin, the negro
who was SO badly beaten by
Jim Gray, another negro, in
Houston last week, has died
from his injuries. Jim is in Jail.
= Last week a boy II years
old, son of A. Walden who
lives on Bluff creek, Lee county,
fell from a tree and was instant
ly killed by breaking his neck.
- The Richmond Refeeto,
learns that the Santa Fe rail-
road bridge across the Brazos
will be repaired as soon as the
stage of the river will permit.
- The Tablet reports that
three Navasota bootblacks, col
ored, stole a ride on the cars
to Houston. One of them sue
ceeded in getting killed by be-
ing run over.
Two shots were fired into
a passenger train on the Sunset
route last week as it passed
Walkers. Several parties have
been arrested and jailed at Rich
mond.
The grand jury at Seguin
have found indictments against
John F. Baker and A. Y. Dug
gan for the murder of Holloman.
Baker is out on $4,000 bond and
Duggan on 1000.
The Brennan BANNER is a
valuable exchange. 1t is po-
verify stricken so far as dead
head advertising goes, and is
rich in news and good sense.
CasfroviHe Quill
= Miss Kate Gerald, a
sprightly and accomplished
young lady OF Waco, went out
with her gun the other day and
shot thirteen birds, most of
them on the wing.
- A Round Rock firm ad-
vertises to pay the railroad fare
of any. one home who buys
goods to the amount of ten dol
lars. This is making a heavy
bid for a. light trade.
Two horse thieves put in
an appearance at Giddings last
week, and were taken in by the
sheriff. They were subsequent
ly handed over to a Dewitt
county officer who took them
west.
Grimes county Sentinel:
Flee schools will prove the
greatest economy in suppress
ing crime. In every view we
are able to take this question
1.-THE schooD we say, let schools
go on.
- A Mrs. Fitzgerald, of San
Jaeinto county was killed a few.
days ago by the limb of a tree
falling on her. She was at work
in the potato patch when a
windstorm produced the acci-
dent.
The Dallas Bee says a prop
osition has.been made.t to reduce
the pay of the. fire department
and that thelrefornrcouncl seem
determined to render the city
government utterly powerless
for good.
- The -Tsk9g5am complains
that juries h"Fthe recorders
court at Houston. do not con-
vict keepers Of bawdy houses
tried by them. It characterizes
the prosecutions as a burlesque
of the law.
"A council of the Sons of
Texas was organized at Gid
dings on the 9TH by Senior AL
cade. l. b. Mcfarland. The
lodge is called Goatcher No. I
and consists of eleven men,
bers. .-
- Rev. johnson Reed, col
orcd, who has established a
similar to that of
brother Beecher, has been re-
leased from his charge in San
Antonio aad will go elsewhere
20 raise another row.
- Cinnamon are up to all
he various tricks. The Drni-
son Nrars tells how a Chinaman
vent into a saloon and said: