Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-05-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

a DENlsoN special to the
Galveston Meas gives the par
ticulars of three or four murders
in the Indian territory, within
the past few days.
The Victoria AdgOcate warns
its correspondents that it will
not pSuiit the in sertion of ar
ticles under the guise Of cores
pondence, laudatory ofthe mer-
its ofany one for any position,
state, county or congressional,
unless paid for. 1t is exactly
right.
A GOOD many Texas papers
are publishing a selection from
a New York paper on, "The
Injurious -Pract;ce Of Eating
Snow" As there is seldom
any snow in Texas and none at
this season of the year the snow
article may have a cooling in
fluence.
GEO. HUBBARD telegraphs to
Mr.. Gerald, at Waco that he
will be in that city on the 2Ist
inst. He says, you need have
no doubts or fears as to the re-
suit That the Texas and St.
Louis Narrow guage railway
will be built to Waco may be
put down as an established fact.
1t is reported that the celc-
brated Mrs. Hubby Is now at
work in Milan county getting
up petitions and statements in
behalf of young Hubby, who is
condemned to death in that
county. Mrs. Hubby has had
some experience in getting up
pardon documents.
AT DeYoung's funeral in San
Francisco an admiring friend
had floral offering prepared
bearing the inscription Died
for his mother" Now other
parties are engaged in the en-
terprise of getting up another
floral offering to be used at
young Kalloch's funeral, it will
be inscribed, Hanged for his
father"
HENRY WATrERsoN of the
Louisville Comic Journal has,
it is said, gone to New York
with a view to ascertaining Mr..
Tllden's physical condition. An
enemy of Watterson's cynically
says, that if he gets a smell at
the bunghole ofthe barl there
is no telling to- what extremes
he may go writing Tilden mp.
The subject of a judicial con-
vention is being discussed in
in the 10TH judicial district. 1t
appears from the Gonzales IN
qm,e, that one judge Nancy,
a radical, if nominated and vo-
ted for by his party could be
elected if half a dozen or more
democratic lawyers run for the
office. The democrats had bet
ter agree on a candidate.
HoN. JOHN HANCOCK, of Tex
as, delegate to the Cincinnati
convention writes to friend in
Washington that what infiu-
ence may have will be direc-
ted to the nomination Of Bay
ard as our best chance to beat
Grant. The Washington SFNti-
mel hopes that it is all wrong to
put down Texas for Gen. Han
cock.
II seems that the Chinese
also raise cotton this crop does
not enter into the calculation Of
cotton men. None is expected,
but when the Chinese crop is
short they buy in India thus
reducing the amount of cotton
shipped from India to England.
The annual average coasump-
ton of cotton in the United
States is ten pounds per capita.
a MOVEMENT is now on foot
TO erect a crematory in st.
Louis, ard it is more than prob
able that within the next twelve
months it will be constructed.
The first person cremated in the
United States was Col. Henry
Laurens, of South Carolina, in
1896. Cremation does not seem
to gain in popularity to any
alarming extent. When popu-
lar prejudice is overcome crema-
ton will take the place of ceme-
teries, ..
WHERE arethe gambling laws.
A Denison paper says "a new
keno room opens this evening.
As an inducement to players a
$40 sewing maceine will be CIV
en- away as a prize" In Denis
on, Sherman, Dallas, Houston
Galveston, Austin and San An