Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-10-13

REQ out tWenty-sWo car loads oil
German Immigrants last Tues
day, this IS said to be the Iarg-
est passenger train that ever
left Galveston. -.
The Brazos riveris booming
from rains up the country and
many dead fish are floating
down; they are supposed to
have been killed by the water
from Salt Fork.
The San Antonio Light says
the colored people were slight
ed at the funeral of Garfield and
it adds by way of parcnthcsis.
"ln the south we have no such
prejudice as this"
In the Iowa election on Tues
day only about two'thirds of a
vote was polled. The republi-
cans are victorious of course.
Iowa being one of the strong
est republican states in the I'M
ion. ..r .-r....
TRxARKANA is steadily and
gradually improving frame
houses are being torn down
and brick ones erected in their
stead. There is also a steady
advance in the price of real es-
tate. H1''
THE Denison Herald-News
man confesses to a weakness
for Office and says if he can't
be elected to the United States
senate, why, the office OF con- /.
stable is better than no office
at all.
The Laredo Times acts wise
ly in printing separate editions
of its paper in English and
Spanish. Its English reading
patrons have no use for the
Spanish part of it and vice
versa. tai m i.. Hus w"T
The Cuero Bulletin it seems
committed an error in referring
to a citizen as NeMr." 1t is
now anxious, to ascertain what
title the man goes by that in
the future he may be. properly |
addressed. ''1 .-'
A PRISONER in, the Meridian
jail writes a letter for the bene-
fit Of the boys who are not in
jail giving them a little advice
how to keep out. If he had be-
haved himself he would not
have been in.
The contracts for convey
ing prisoners to the penitetniary
have thrown up the contract
made between themselves and
the state. 1t is rumored that
the contract will be given to
Cunningham & Ellis.
DURING the year ending
August so, the state treasurer
has disbursed s3,o46,6I3, Of
which SI,4I5,963 was the actu-
al expenses of the state govern
ment, the remainder was ex-
pended in the purchase OF
bonds, etc.3'i.oHu ~ ina 4
A.! ATKINSON, aged IS and
his son James c. aged 2S, both
sentenced to be hanged October
goth for the murder of the wife
and the child of the latter, es-
capped from the Jail at Gayoso,
in Southeastern Missouri.
ScovILLE, Guiteau's counsel
has been endeavoring to secure
the services of R. T. Merrick to |
help in the defense. Merrick |
says he has no inclination to de |
fend Guiteau and even did his |
business permit Of. his doing so |
he would not. ~
The Houston Age attempts
to tell all the devilment that the |
republican party has committed |
Since 1859 in less, than half a
column. Several years would
hardly suffice to give synop-
sis Of the misdeeds of the re-
publican party.
The Christiancy divorce case
is on trial at Washington. Mrs
Chrstiancy was on the witness
stand for three hours and testi-
fed to acts OF personal violence
on the part Of her husband. A
severe cross-examination did
not shake her testimony.
F. J.. Moses. ex-governor of
South Cardinals a native ofthe
south and not a carpet-bagger;
he was a confederate soldier,
but deserted his people at the
close of the war and became a
spoil-seeker.a He ends his car
Ger in New York prison.
The Board of Education is
sending out questions to super
intendents of schools in towns
and cities that have assumed
control and assessed special
tax for their support, asking
full particulars as regards at
tendance and cost of tuition.
IT appears that Gov. Critten-
don, of Missouri, was present
with an armed guard during the
trial of Bill Ryan, the alleged
Glendale stage robber, at indie
Pendence, and also that he took
a part in the prosecution. The
defendant asks for a new trial.
Houston has a city ordi-
nance requiring all saloons to
close at IL p. m. and remain
closed till 4 a. m. A saloonist
was arrested for violating the !
law; he proved that it was a
bsrkeeper and not himself who
sold the contraband and was