Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-17

MA NV M bOh . DoiioS
Intellinger will severely "yamp"
for Garfield.
Ar Titusyille, Pa, a 5000
barrel tank of coal oil exploded
and caught fire causing a terri
BILE conflagration.
GEN. BURNSIDE. has been re-
turned to the senate by the leg
islature of Rhode Island, side
whiskers and all.
A CowHIDING affair occurred
in New Orleans the other day.
The would-be cowhider had to
be helped up stairs and put to
bed.
DoN CAMERON took John
Logan to his Harrisburg home
after the Chicago convention
adjourned and gave him some
soothing syrup.
The greenback nominations
at Chicago fell perfectly fiat,
politicians do not even mention
it and the newspapers throw
cold water on them.
THE Texas and st. Louis rail-
road will reach Corsicana by
November Ist, says the E.ram-
iner. Waco will then be the
next point ofinterest.
PETERsBERe, Va, and vicini-
ty, was on the 18th inst. visited
by terrific cyclone. Houses
were unroofed, residences des-
troyed and crops damaged.
NEXT Tuesday the Cincinnati
convention meets. The crowd
will be immense. The conven-
ton will be the most important
ever held in the United States.
A SPECIAL from Fort Davis
to the News reports an Indian
fight at Ysleta. Lieutenant
Mills and a detachment of Pueb-
la scouts routed the redskins.
The Cleburne weekly Ava
lanche is the biggest and best
newspaper on the face of the
earth. The Avalanche says so
itself and its own word should
be good.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of
the 18th says reports are re-
ceived here of heavy storms in
the west, doing great damage
to property, and involving some
loss of life.
The Spanish war ship Cuba
Espanola exploded her boiler
when entering the harbor of
Santiago dc Cuba the other
day. Twenty persons were
killed and I3I wounded.
"OUR next president" is the
title of a leader in the Austin
Capitol, announcing the nomi-
nation of John B Weaver, by
the greenback convention. "Our
next president" is good.
MAJORS PLUMBY and Tom
Ochiltree arrived in Washing
ton Gin good order and condi-
tion," to use the language of
bill OF lading, but sadly disap-
pointed at the defeat of their
favorite Grant.
The governor has committed
the sentence of J. w. Williams,
Of Bastrop county from death
to imprisonment for life. The
reasons for.the Communication are
given in full. In this instance
the Communication was perhaps
just.
On the 18th inst. another dis
aster occurred at sea. The
steamer Narragansett and the
steamer Stormington colIidcd
offthe Connecticut river. The
former took fire and sunk in
four fathoms of water. Alarge
number of lives were lost.
OK the application for a COM
mutation of Sam Howard, to
be hung in Bastrop on Friday
the 18th the governor endorsed.
I'm the absence of facts on the
trial. ! am not disposed on that
account to Interfere with the
verdict of the jury" Bastrop
will have hanging.
THE best newspapers some
times get things mixed as APP |
pears from the following state
news item in the San Antonio |
Express. 1t is useless to say
that it has Chappell Hill and
independence mixed: "Lieuten-
ant Governor Savers will dcliv-
er the address at the closing ex-
ercises of Chappcll Hill college,
independence, on the 10th Of
June"