Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-08-26

eral times; he is now out again
as a candidate and is likely to
be defeated again.
JUDGEMENT was rendered in
the United States court at Gal
weston against the Houston and
Texas Central railway company
for $50, 22o Is for internal rev.
enue taxes. The case goes to
the United States supreme
court on writ Of error.
DAN RICE entered the relig-
ious field, but failing to make
success in that line Of business
soon retired and has gone back
to his first love-Ic is fitting
up a floating circus for the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries.
IT has been definitely decid-
ed that the first passenger train
will run through from Houston
ton New Orleans, a distance Of
362 miles, on next Monday. An
excursion over the road will
probably be given at an early
day.
WHEN a newspaper reporter
uses the wires in making special
reports he should not give vent
to his personal spleen by inuen-
does. 1t is unbccoming and
not calculated TO inspire conf
dencc III his future reports.
The Poughkeepsre peace So
ciety had a large meeting last
Sunday, about three thousand
person attended. Resolutions
against war at any time or I'M
der any circumstances, were
adopted. Resolutions will not
prevent war.
The Bolton Journal asks what
will be the make up of the next
legislature? Will it be prepar-
ed to endorse the old alcalde's
methods, or will it antagonize
HIM? 1t is with the people to
say what kind ola legislature
they want.
TEXAS has twenty-eight daily,
one tri-weekly, four semiweek-
ly, and one hundred and ninety
nine weekly papers, some of the
latter are very light weight,
though taken as a whole the
press of Texas is fully equal to
that of any other in the union,
population considered.
THE city Of Austin assumes
control ofthe public free schools
under the direction of a board
of trustees. The proposition
to do SO was submitted to a vote
and carried by a large majority,
notwithstanding the opposition
of the Statesman. The citizens
Of Austin are waking up to their
own interests.
THE Bolton Journal thinks an
independent ticket composed of
fusion Of the greenbackers
and republicans and reinforced
by the sore-headed democrats,
would be quite formidable, and
at the same time would rid the
democramitic party OF many
chronic grumblers. 1t is GER
tain, however of, a democratic
triumph.
The Montgomery county
greenbackers held a county con-
vention at Willis last Saturday
and had a jovial time; it was
found that the old radical party
had a majority in the conven-
ton and wanted to nominate ali
the old county officers. A COM
promise was finally made and
ticket put in the field, composed
almost wholly of the old radical
officials. Such is greeubackism
in Montgomery county.
LAST Friday riot occurred
at Coffeyville, Miss. a special
election was soon to come off
and ratification meetings were
in progress by the democrats
and greenbackers. \ process
sion was going on when diff
Guilty occurred between a negro
named Sherman, who was in the
democratic procession and Pear
son, greenback candidate for
sheriff. Pearson shot Sherman
killing him instantly. A gener-
al melee ensued, Pearson was
shot three times and killed.
Two ofPearson's friends were
wounded.
RICHMOND, Va, has had
small sensation. 1t seems that
DIR, Geo. Ben. Johnston, son of
United States senator Johnston
and nephew of Gen. Jos. E.
Johnston, and Capt. Jno. S.
Wise, son Of the late Henry A.
Wise, had agreed to fight a
duel. The affair originated over
Jos. E. Johnston's race for con-