Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-07-15
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ty at DeniSon was a grand sue
cess, far exceeding the expec-
tations Of the most sanguine
members,
Mayor Thurmond; Of Dali
las, is up before an investigat-
ing committee of the city coun-
Gil, charged with slandering the
police force, bribery, etc. The
case will probably last a week.
= Thomas Cuecas, acting
commissary sergeant at Stock
ton, suicided on Monday
by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol. He had been
drinking commissary whis-
key.
-Sheriff Patterson Of Uvaldc
has captured an escaped con-
vict named James Mcdaniel.
Circumstances lead to the sus-
picion that Mcdaniel is the
murderer of Pew, late Of the
Pacific railroad survey.
John Bandy, was engaged
in repairing a well on Mr.. Thos..
Burns place a mile from Bell
vile, when it caved in burying
him 70 feet below the surface.
His body has not been recover
cd. The accident occurred on
the I'd inst. r.ete
= a meeting OF the citizens
of Wilson county was held to
take action in regard to the UNI
provoked and brutal murder of
DR.. Mcmahon at Lavernia, by
Neesom. 1t was resolved to
offer a reward of $500 for his
capture.
Miss Bette Bird, enumera-
tor Of the first and second wards
of Paris, has given eminent sat
isfaction. Her portfolio is the
neatest and cleanest of blots,
fewer determinations and less
blots than any of the 1872 other
enumerators.
= John Eureker, was over
taken by a highwayman on the
Cibolo, 20 miles from San An
tonic, and robbed of S.. The
thieves also snapped horses
with him getting the best of the
bargain. Eureker did not want
to trade.
"A man was found in Mata-
gerda county who said he was
opposed to railroads, public
schools, immigration and the
removal OF the county seat.
When asked who was his favor
ite for governor, he said Rob-
erts. Birds of a feather, etc.
= At Eureka Springs Viii
liam Deadly, a barkeeper. late
of Denison, shot and killed one
Gus Richards while the latter
was under arrest and in charge
of an officer. Previous to his
arrest Richards had shot at and
attempted to kill Deadly.
"A man named Hancock
died at WillsPoint, on Wednes-
day last under suspicious cir
cumstances. His wife and
DR.. Ball, ofMineola, are under
arrest for poisoning Hancock.
The wife is supposed to have
administered arsenic sent to her
by DR.. Ball.
"A william by the name of
,Casteele put in an appearance
at Desdemon, EastIand county
and occupied his sine teaching
school and preaching. He
there married a Miss Wynn and
deserted her as SOM as it was
ascertained that he had several
other wives living.
THE Sherman Chronicle
says judge Washington Galland
will give an entertainment at
the courthouse, the excersises
to consist of recitations from
the poets. Galland, not long
since, was citizen of BRENNAN
and for a time edited one Of the
many newspapers published
here.
Ike Green an ancient negro,
living in Dallas had been sick
for some time. He called in
sorceress who advised him to
open and examine his bed tick;
he did so and found a voodoo
charm; the charm was put in
tin can and dumped in the nv
er, after which Ike felt better.
= A special from Concho re-
ports the arrest by captain
Long, of the rangers, Of Sam
Horrell and Gus. Stanley, wan
ted at Lampasas for burglary
and murder, and Tom Snow an
escaped convict. These men
have been dodgng for several
years.
= In Galveston the saloons
keep open on Sunday and the
Journal of that city goes for the
saloonists and officers with a
long sharp stick. 1t should try
to educate the men not to get
dry on Sunday; if the men did
not drink the saloons would
soon freeze OUT, even in July
anu august.
: The Colorado Citizen says
that Maj. Penn, at the Eagle
Lake campmeeting, saidhe had
been hopeless drunkard ten
years ago, and that he had been
reformed by the grace of God
and the prayer of his wife. His
temperance argument is one of
his strongest points.
A precinct convention was
held at Weimar, Colorado coun-
ty, on Saturday. Roberts was
endorsed for governor; Storey,
for lieutenant governor; Nc
Leary, for attorney general;
Wells Thompson, for congress