Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-12-16
The Austin Capital, green

back paper, IS SO well pledseu
with the race made by Weaver
that it hoists his name as its
candidate for the presidency in
1884.
The reunion of the Terry
rangers takes place at Hous7
ton to-day, Thursday. RESI-
dent rangers have made ample
arrangements for the proper
care and entertainment of their
old comrades. Their stay will
be made pleasant.
THE prisoners in the Bolton
Jail made a break for liberty
last Saturday. When the jailor
went in to feed them they took
his pistol and escaped taking
the pistol with them. All were
recapturcd in less an hour eX-
ccpt one, named Fulcher.
BELTon merchants are now
receiving and shipping freight
from Rodgers, the name Of a
new station at the knobs. The
grading force is working in the
neighborhood Of the depot in
Bolton and in the course of a
few weeks Bolton will be a rail-
road town.
HAVING lost her proud posi-
ton as 4 hog slaughtering city,
Cincinnati is now setting up a
claim as the chief horse and
mule market of tho Union. Gin
cinnati is very convenient
place for Ketuckians to go when
they want to swap mules, no
doubt.
IT appears that the editor of
the Guadalupe Times has serv-
ed for two years as district at
torney, and he wants the GRIM
inal law amended SO as to Sc
cure the more speedy trial of
murder cases. He would make
radical changes in the matter of
continuances.
THE New Orleans Times
complains of the delay in re-
ceiving cotton by rail from
Texas. 1t locates the trouble
at Houston and says the rail-
roads are badly managed at
that point. 1t demands that
the snarl at Houston be I'M
tangled without delay.
SENATOR HAMPTON now ex-
plains that he did not mean to
challenge John Sherman when
he gave his address in the cele-
brated letter that he wrote to
him during the late canvass.
He simply gave his proper ad-
dress as he was travelling when
the letter was written.
THE Houston Age does a
very handsome, thing by its
neighbors the Telegram and the
Post. 1t praises them and says
truly that they are a credit to
Texas journalistic enterprise.
The Age has age; being the
oldest paper in Houston; it can
afford to be just and generous.
THE Jackson county Clarion
thinks that in criminal cases the
jurymen are too smart instead
of two ignorant, and that a jury
which..is too smart is equally as
dangerous TO the state as one
that is too ignorant 10 under
stand the charge of the court.
In either case the state suffers
and the criminal gets the benefit.
ACCORDING to the Austin
Statesman the average school
boy carries, under his jacket,
sensational novel or a five
shooter-price SI.5o-or copy
of the Police Gazette. 1t would
seem that the only object in
learning to read is to devour
the contents of the Police Ga
zette or the dime novels of the
day.
THE Flatonia Argus referring
to the case of RussellKingsbury,
at Waco, says he "was respect
ably connected, ETC., hence his
acquittal. Had he been bank
rupt in this respect, he would
have been in Huntsville long
ago." Responsibility and wealth
frequently procure acquittals,
while the poor and friendless
wrong-doer is sent up without
any question.
Gen. Ord certainly finds good
cause for congratulating him
self in the comments the press
generally upon his retirement.
Full honor is being done to his
distinguished services, and his
retirement is denounced in I'M
measured terms.-S. A. EX-
press.
THE BRENNAN BANNER is to
L Al