Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-17
STATE NEWS.

military company.
= Shingles from Little Rock,
Ark, are sold at Mason, Texas.
"A Mexican lion freed a
small boy in the woods, near
Burnett a few days age.
Bolton has received 1928
bales of cotton since the open
ing Of the Santa Fe railway.
The Austin Statesman
speaks in the highest terms of
Kate Claxton and her compa-
ny.
The Dallas board of trade
has passed resolutions protest
ing against the passage of the
railroad bill.
- All the prisoners in the
Grimes county jail, at Anderson,
were released by outsiders the
other day.
Citizens of San Antonio,
big and little, black and white,
are having fine sport fishing in
the San Antonio river.
= Giddings is talking about
surrendering her city charter.
1t is stated that half the voters
have signed the petition.
- The Goldens were the first
theatrical company to visit Bel
ton by railroad. This week they
have the Templetons, also by
rail.
= Citizens of Bellville, to
the number of seventy-fve,
have been summoned to work
the streets and roads of that
town.
"A Waco man is the happy
possessor of two Missouri
mules that weigh 800 pounds.
These mules are the finest ever
IN Waco.
= Gainesville is in a fever of
excitement over the prospect of
getting the Texas and St. Louis
narrow gauge railway. The
town is full of prospectors.
Ben. Harmed, who lived
six miles from Burnet, accident
ly shot and killed himself with
his shot gun, as he was exam
lining it in the presence of his
wife.
The Statesman says that |
the other day, an evidently re-
spectacle lady, was seen on the
streets of Austin, so drunk that
she was obliged to lean against
a fence for support.
"A number of negroes at
Houston met and organized
society, having for its object the
emigration of colored people to
Liberia. They propose going
here to establish a mighty en-
,ire. a 9ds bc
"A crazy Michigan man,
famed Ena Johnson, is at Dali
as. preaching on the street cor
lers. He says he is a reform
ID saloonist, and his faith is a
:onglomeration of all religious
ects.
-Woodhouse Brothers, of
Mckinney county have Just
hipped from San Antonio,
wo thousand and eight hundred
lead of muttons, destined for
he St. Louis market. The
heep were on special train of
ourteen cars.
- In the justices court at
CALDWELL last week several wo-
nen of improper character were
med for vagrancy. The Regis
er says it believes in enforcing
he law against such characters
ut it does not believe that the 4
aw can make them moral or
irtuous.
Valuable marble beds have
cen discovered near San Saba.
he strata is from four to ten !
.et in thickness and there is
reat variety in color and tex {
IRE. The San Saba News says /
piece OF marble larger than
lie obelisk lately imported from {
Egypt, could be quarried.
- Bar meetings have been
ED at Bellville and LAGRANGE {
nd the bars of both places are
in recommending ]. !
|. Bethany, esqr., of Bellvill, l
nd at present county attorney !
,r Austin county, for district !
ttorney for the district COM
osed of Austin and Fayette 2
- At negro dance near !
jacksonville a negro was shot h
I'd killed by accident. AT
lch gatherings disorderly con- @
lct is the rule and some white e
en- went and ordered them to d
eep quiet, they refused and a
lot was fired away from the |
ouse, negro happened to be d
range and was killed. f,