Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-07-22

! Gil IOulC " bdlNGSlOu. TIC i
much encouraged by his visit
to north Texas and says if his
friends in the south part Of the
state do their duty all will be
well.
THE Brazos county democra,
cy did not endorse Wash Jones
but passed a resolution tender
ing thanks to all those members
who have laborcd so earnestly
in securing an appropriation fol-
the mouth Of the BrazoS.
The merchants of Bonham
have raised 500 to be awarded
| as premiums for the first and
second bales Of cotton from
Fannin and Hunt counties,
Cannot BRENNAN merchants and
cotton buyers make up PREM
ium for the first bale.
THE Houston daily Post is
now the same size as the Gal
weston News and is very hand
some and attractive paper with
an abundance threading matter
to suit all tastes. Ifcapital and
enegy will make i success the
Post is bound to succeed.
COLOR blindness is more
prevalent than is generally sup
posed. vt New Orleans, DR..
Austin, United States marine
hospital surgeon, examined du-
ring the months of March, april
May and June 272 applicants,
of whom nine were rejected
on account Of color blindness.
CAPT. NEyLAND informs the
Galveston Journal that he has
thoroughly tested the expert
ment of killing cotton worms
with salt water and that it fail
ed entirely. He advises that
no one lose time fooling with it.
Paris green he says will do the
business.
THE Galveston Journal of
Commerce says the Santa Fe
railroad now has $500 tons of
rails afloat. By the Ist of
August the track will have
reached Temple, the junction
with the International road, I73
rifles from Galveston. Cameron
and Bolton will be next in order.
Iris reported at Austin, says
a special to the News that the
republicans, especially the col
ored ones, have soured on Wash
Jones since he declared he
would not support Garfield or
Hancock. Jones is out for
Jones and he don't care to take
any political chances. He may
be classed as an independent
Jones candidate.
DENNIS KEARNEY, like all
other demagouges, is an arrant
coward and poltroon, despite
his buster and braggadocio
which has all along passed for
bravery. And now that the
sturdy workmen of the Pacific
slope have discovered the true
character of the metal Of which
he is made, the power he exert
ed over them has vanished like
mist before a summer sun.
THE Weatherford Review is
opposed to Roberts, Saycrs and
Lang and strongly in favor Of
Hubbard for governor. If the
BANNER were to choose Il can-
didate for governor it would
name Col. Giddings, ofBrenham
as first choice, and Hubbard as
second choice. Conventions
are very uncertain and it is diff
icult to guess who will be the
winning man.
The San Antonio Express
believes that political CONVEX
sions should be encouraged.
1t says If all those who voted
with the republicans in 1872
had remained and should con-
tinue to remain with the party,
the democrats would have but
little hope of securing the con-
troll of the government. Every
man who desires to Join the
democratic party should be re-
ceived.
MAJ. MANSFIELD, OF the Unit
ed States Engineer corps, now
in charge ofthe harbor improve
ments at Galveston, has revised
his estimates and now thinks
the needed improvements in
the harbor can be had at cost
OF sI,5oo,ooo instead of $780,
600 as he supposed before max
ing critical examination. Al
though Maj. Mansfield has made
no public announcement CT his
estimate, it has leaked out
and Galveston is elated.
A News reporter interviewed
colonel Thomas NJ. Jack, call
inG his attention fo tbe teIecrrop,