Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-09-16
SEPTEMBER Ia, the anniversa-

ry of the day the citizens struck
their first blow for freedom from
radical rule, was duly celebrat-
ed in New Orleans.
Ok the 9th instant negro
juryman was drawn in Kentucky
This is the first time a negro
has ever served on a jury in that
state. We are progressing.
| BIG-NosED GEORGE, road agent
and murderer, was arraigned at
Rawlings, Wyoming, and plead
guilty to murder in the first de-
gree. He will be sentenced to
be hanged.
Tue publication of letters
abusing individuals and for the
purpose of gratifying personal
spite, is not calculated to &C
complish any good or to elevate
the sphere Of journalism.
"CREMATIoN PROGRESS" is the
title of a leader in the Flatonia
Argus. Those who arc tired OF
politics probably will enjoy
reading about having their bod
les burned after death.
Miss Helen Z. Coolidge has
become a law-partncr with her
father, who is an ex-judge, at
Niles, Michipan, and the firm
name is Coolidge x Daughter,
attorneys and counscllers at
law.
ACCORDING to the Age, tie
Telegram is the sixteenth news
paper that has been born. liv-
ed, died and had Christian
burial in Houston since the Age
was started, nine and a hall
years ago.
In the pool selling in New
York and elsewhere throughout
the country on the presidetial
race Garfield rates at twenty
to Hancock's fifty. Garfield
stock will soon experience a
further decline.
"CLoTHE me in dreams" is
the title of a new and beautiful
poem contributed to the Chica-
go Tribue by Fanny Driscoll.
Dreams may be very appropri-
ate clothing for the summer
weather, but in the winter season
they would hardly be pleasant.
THE Houston Age announces
that N. A. T. of the Telegram
is the champion BLACKBOARD of
the state of Texas. Texas is
well supplied with blackguards
and to be the champion of them
all is no slight distinction. The
Telegram is yet to be heard
from.
A WIFE murderer confined in
Jail in Connecticut was APP
preached by a reporter who be-
gan interviewing him. Someone
claiming TO be a lawyer. inter-
fered and told the murderer
not to answer, that he was era
zy, The prisoner then said. 81
shan't answer. l am crazy"
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An Austin special to the
News says it is alleged that the
state has paid 100000 for legal
services that the attorney-gener-
al and county and district attor-
neys should have performed. 1t
also said that Coils. Peeler and
Terrell have received a good
deal of it.
THx Marlin Ball says Jones
is a man of ability, a good
stump speaker and frst-class
demagogue, but with all these
fine qualifications to back him
we are inclined to the opinion
that Shepard will represent the
5th district in the next congress.
The Ball is correct.
Dixon, an Indian, was exc
cuted at Atoka, l. T, on Fri
day last for the murder of a
woman. Abram Woods a cous-
in OF the condemned was chos-
en- executioner. He took a po-
sition FIVE PAGES from Dixon
and shooting him in the breast
with a Winchester rifle his
death was instantaneous.
IT would seem that the old
San Antonio Herald is dead at
last. A new paper to be called
the Times will be issued from
the old Herald Office on Thurs
day the 10th inst. 1t will be
published daily, it is to be ed
tied by Gen. H. P. Bee with J..
c. Cochran as associate. 1t
will be strictly democratic. The
Peoples Banner, Robinson's
greenback paper will soon be
issued,
JUDGE EDWIN WALLER fur
nishes the Hampstead Courier
with the following "The vet
eran board, composed of Frank
w. johnson, Edwin Waller and