Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24


soon as one dies another is
started. The latest venture is
the Montague county Progress.
AT Thompson's station, Ten
nessee, Frederick Barnett blew
the top of Timothy Dodson's
head off. 1t was about a debt
$40 contacted two years ago.
GEN. GARFIELD, as far back
as 1864, issued pamphlet in
answer to charges againt him.
1t will take many pamphlets to
answer the charges against him
from 1864 to 1880.
AT the present time there is
famine in Asiatic Turkey,
Two thousand persons have al
ready persisted from starvation,
and the victems will be num-
bered by thousands.
Mr.. H. NJ. HOME has resign
ed his position as vice president
and manager of the G. H. and
H. railroad company and Mr..
w. H. Harding has been unan-
imously elected to succeed him,
THE Bastrop Advertiser gives
a very full and complete account
of the hanging of Farmer at
that town on Friday last. The
account is gotten up in the
highest style of the reportorial
art.
"Darkies of all sccts, all sizes
and ages" The above occurs
in Il Brenham special to the
Houston Post. Darkies of all
"sects" is good, whether it is a
typographical or rcportorial cr-
ror.
J. d. Galloway, Il notorious
character in northern Texas,
died suddenly at Dallas. He
had been married IS times and
leaves four living wives. He
had Il sons in the confederate
army.
The News publishes in full
the charge Of Judge Booty in the
Currie caes, and says it is an im-
partial and able exposition Of
the different phrases and legal
bearings Of a case involving nice
distinctions.
Ar New Orleans the grand
jury visited the Chinse dens
where white people, both male
and female, assemble to smoke
opium. The attention of the
city authorities will be called
to this nuisance.
The citizens of Silver City
and vicinity are almost starving
for want of provisions; not a
pound Of bacon, flour or staple
necessaries of life are to be had
for love or money. Victora's
raid is the cause.
The construction Of the Tex
as and New Orleans railway is
progressing at a snairs space.
The Houston Telegram thinks
trains will be running through
to New Orleans before the op-
ening of the fall trade.
The members of the St. Lou
| is cotton exchange have taken
a positive step towards the erec-
ton of a building for their own
special uses. The cotton bus
mess in St. Louis is rapidly as
Stunning vast proportions.
\ SPECIAL to the News from
Cincinnati, ed inst, says the
situation is unchanged, except
the spirit of Cancellation and of
mutual concession has deepened
the desire Of the democracy to
nominate the strongest man.
IT has been sometime since
the insanity dodge has been
successfully played. Since it
worked SO successfully at Mar
shall the other day its revival
as Il means of defense in muir
der cases may be certainly look
cd for.
An associated press dispatch
from Washington says if Sey-
mcur is not put in nomination,
it seems that Bayard will be the
next strongest candidate; it is
stated that many of the Sey-
mour delegates will vote for
Bayard.
LAST week all the lower por
ton of the city of Prairie du
Chem, Wis, Was submerged by
high water i'll the Mississippi
river. The track of the Chica-
90, milwaukee, and ST. Paul
railroad WAS under water for
twenty-five miles.
SENATOR MAxEY reached his
home at Paris on Saturday and
was received with a heartfelt
welcome by the citizens. Coun-
ty attorney Hodges delivered
ths address Of ,vaIcou,a Mr.