Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-11

TORY III tnlS SeCtiOH vi lne STATE,
though Hancock has a vast
number of admirers.
SINCE May I. IS47, there have
been landed at the port of New
York 5,Ss7,o25 immigrants; of
whom 5,Io5,39S were Germans
and 2,o42, o46 Irish. The total
arrivals at Castle Garden last
month were 55,oS5 the largest
number in any one month.
GEN. GRANT now says that
he has never bsen a candidate,
though he allowed his friends
to use his name, and was salts
fed, as the friends who started
with him all stood firm. We
have a vivid recollection Of
reading the story of the fox and
the grapes.
A CHICAGO special to the
Meas says the republicans are
generally sore over, and disap-
pointed at Garheld's nominal
ton. The Texas republican
delegates failed even to- name
their member OF the national
committee, and are virtually
left out of the republican
party.
THE Sunday law squabble has
been settled by a compromise
all around. Prior to 9 4. NJ,
and after 4'P. NJ, there are to be
no restrictions on business Of
any kind. So the matter stands
at Dallas, San Antonio, Calves
ton, Austin and Houston (; also
at Fort Worth, Sherman, Deni-
son and other places.
THE Dallas Herald is doing
noble work for its section Of the
state and at the same time it is
a steadfast friend Of Galveston,
contending that Texas should
have a seaport and that the Is
land city is the exact place
where that seaport should be
located. In this respect the
BANNER agrees with the Herald.
The Waco Examiner edito-
rally endorses Rev. Briggs and
enters into 4 lengthy argument
to show Ingersoll's weak points,
but finally concludes the article
with an advertisement. If it
had simply expressed its opiri-
ion on the matter in controver-
sy and inserted the advertise
ment elsewhere no one could
complain: 7.
The Houston Post after Civ
ing a short and complimentary
sketch of Garfield concludes, as
follows: "The democrats will
receive the tidings of Geneaal
Gar6eld's nomination seriously
and will feel that they will be
required to place good man
against him and strain every
nerve in the support Of their
candidate"
The San Augustine Sat0H
has been shown a letter from
Hon. John H. Reagan, in which
that gentleman states that un-
der no circumstances will he
permit his name to go before
the convention for governor.
He desires to remain in con-
gress until his interstate COM
merce bill is passed. The SAT-
on pays a high compliment to
Mr.. Reagan's ability.
The New York Void says,
it is true, George Washington
never told a lie, but then he
hadn't the strongly organized
opposition to his candidature
for the presidency that troubles
his successors. In these degen-
crate and unanimous days the
candidate has to lie like a pir-
ate to straighten up his record,
and then he has to lie like
smoke to keep it straight.
The San Antonio Express
says, a story is now being told
that at a Chicago spiritual
scance an editor was told that
a departed friend desired to
speak to him. The connection
was made, and the friend prov
ed to be a former editor who
wished to say a few words. He
desired to inform his delinquent
subscribers who had promised
to bring wood for their subscrip-
ton, that they didn't need it, as
the manager where he was fur
nished the fuel. He said they
might send ice, however.
THE drouth still continues in
New York, New Jersey and Vir-
ginia. There has been some
rain in the neighborhood of
New York city, and the crops
in that vicinity have been saw
ed; but elsewhere in that sec
ton they are failures. Grain,
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