Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-06-02
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DdDly " ASdIH lilS ISSult vi lllC
Ohio election.
DR.. Woods alleges that me-
diocity has squatted upon a
considerable part of Kentucky's
political field. -
Chang Lee, Chinese resi-
dent of Cleveland, O., has APP
piled for a divorce from the
r Irish girl ne married.
The Delaware peach crop
will be such failure this year
that not more than one car load
a day will be shipped. "a
Blight has destroyed thous-
ands of acres of wheat in Rou-
mania, aud the yield viii not be
over 50 per cent. of the aver
age. -
Bradlaugh, with his arm ina
sling, addressed a gathering of
$1,000 Saturday at North
hampton, and was loudly cheer
ed. $50
BOSS" Shepherd, late of the
Washington ring,is in the noun
tains of Mexico, where he is
making fortune prospecting in
mines.
A Persian named Mohammed
Bagairati has Just been natura-
lized at New York. He IS the
first Persian TO become an Am
erican citizen.
The Mayor of Quincy, Ill,
has vetoed the ordinance cut
ting his own salary down to
$3.50. He didn't want to see
injustice done.
In the nve-cent restaurants
of New York IAN effort is made
- er to crafty the aggressive
Ee than to satisfy the .ias-
Ioae."
COW is a thoughtful ami
q. Day after day she stands
N the shade, meditating deeply.
Perhaps she is thinking of
oleomargarine.
AT the suggestion of Gov.
Seymour the Stubens, whose an
cestors fought with Washington
have been invited to participate
in the Yorktown centennial.
Recording to the returns
from The old star state, the gov
einor of South Carolina may
continue his suggestions to the
governor of South Carolina.
OldgentISnen of the marry
ing kind should remember that
Mr.. Christiancy's divorce pro-
ceedings have cost him $4,000,
and that more MONEY is want
ed.
Mr.. Birdsall and his FIVE
wives will spend the rest of the
heated term at Mt. Desert, Me.
Mr.. BirdsalPs address is Salt
Lake City, in the too utterly
Utah.
Boston is indignant over the
discovery in one other jails Of a
boy 8 years old, who had been
held three weeks in default of
bail that his mother could not
obtain.
When a man expires in Pc
ORA from having delirium ire
mems, they say he died a natur-
al death. 1t need hardly be
said that Peoria is in the state
of Illinois.
"A genuine case OF Asl2tlc
cholera is reported to have &C.
CURED at Fennimore, Grant
county, Wis. The patient died
and the physicians called. it
Asiatic cholera.
Bokhara cotton is said. to
closely resemble American in
quality. The Russian govern
ment has tried the experiment
of growing cotton there from
American seed, but without
success.
Advices from Pernambuco,
Brazil, to the 18th ult., state
the new cotton crop shows an
increase of 5 per cent in acre
age over last year, and that the
condition is better than at this
time year ago.
Columbus, Miss, beautiful,
wealthy city, will raise $4,000
any time to cooperate with the
wisdom and experience of the
North, and she offered bonus
OF 10 per cent on capital in
vested there in cotton factory
for the first year.
It is said the Chinese are pou- |
ring into California by the thou
sands, one thousand arriving in
one day last week. Their dread
ful presence will not be felt until
about next general election time
or when San Francisco wants a
new mayor, and then the idle
population will use them as an
excuse to loaf about the streets
and howl. I
Mr.. James Stokes, one of
the richest men in New York,
died last week. He began bust
ness in life as a clotllier and
tailor. When "a years old he
married daughter of Arson G. |
Phelps, and soon thereafter was
made a partner IN the mental |
importing house Of Phelps, !
Dodge & Co. He leaves an es- !
tate estimated at from $1,000
900 to 100000. |