Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-09-16
DURING the year rS7o-so

the south is in its infancy.
If it becomes necessary to
attack the official acts of a pub
lie officer his name should be
given and specific charges
should be made. Any other
course is unmanly, to say the
least.
a PERSON reading Texas
newspapers would naturally
suppose that this is "wormy"
state; we have cotton worms,
boil worms, screw worms and
army worms, all of which are
very destructive, yet we man
age to raise good crops.
THE Houston Post of Tues
day was of the opinion that the
republicans had carried Maine
and it thought the fusionists had
been served right. 1t now learns
that the futionists have been
victorious and has nothing more
| to say, dismissing the matter in
a very brief paragraph.
P. J. LooNIE informed a San
Antonio Express reporter that
he had been awarded three con-
tracts for building bridges for
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway on the Bolton extern
sion. He is to begin work at
once and complete the bridges
by the middle of December.
ACCORDING to the Waco Tel
ephone the total cost to the
state of the bell punch for two
years will be S62S,o and the
cities in the state have virtually
lost all their revenue from the
saloons. The city of Brennan
derives a revenue Of from S. to
$40 month from the saloons,
while under the old law she col
lected over sIoo a month. One
of the first acts of the next leg
islature will be its repeal.
We have received the initial
number of the Weekly Jefferson
Democrat, published at Jeffer-
son by R. w. Longhery. 1t is
a large and handsome eight col
umn paper filled with fresh and
interesting reading matter. If
the people of Marion and adj
joining counties appreciate a
good thing" they will extend
to the Democrat a liberal patro-
mage.
ROBINSON the candidate for
congress in the sixth district
describes his own charms in his
own paper in his own manner,
thus: HE does not drink tea
or coffee, he has never tasted
whiskey, gin or brandy; he does
not chew, snuff or smoke tobac-
CO; he has never had a quarrel,
fight or lawsuit and has never
been a politician" He is 100
good for anything and will never
be politician.
The news G.om Maine is thus
summarizedin a New York spe-
cial to the News: The Times
says the result is not hattering,
andis disgraceful to Maine. The
Herald says it is a disastrous
defeat to the republican CO.
horts. The Sun says it is Sc
we're reverse for the republicans
and a SOLDERING one. The Post
says it is disagreeable shock.
The Commercial calls it dis
couraging. Washington speci-
ais say there is sorrow in the
departments.
The election in Dallas on
Tuesday resulted in the utter
defeat of Thurmond and a VIC
tory for judge ]. ]. Good. Out
of a total vote of 1887 Good re-
ceived 10Y, thus showing that
there are only $50 men in Dali
las who were willing to sustain
Thurmond. After the result
was declared serenading was in
order; the mayor elect, Good.
and the members OF the council
who voted to dispose OF Thur
mond were serenaded. The
good people of Dallas are to to
be congratulated on their victo-
ry.
THE Post announces that
Col. ]. T. Brady has left Hous-
ton to enter upon the course of
his engagements with his COM
petitor, Hon. R. Q. Mills. Col.
Brady, says the Post, has dis
played such marked ability and
so tenacious memory, that he
has secured the respect of all
who have met him in debate,
and the appreciation of a large
portion of the people. 1t also
thinks the district might do
worse in not electing Mr.. Bra
dy. 1t need give itself no trou-
bic on this score, Col. Mills will