Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-09-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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ZIG.
Gov. WILTz, ofLouisiana, is
in very feeble health and is now
alarmlngly weak.
The Galveston Journal calls
its neighbor, the News, the
market street paper.
ROUND trib tickets from Gal
weston to the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton will be sold for $3.50.
The Dallas Gazette is report
cd to be deJd again. Let it be
buried out Of sight this time.
GEN. D. H. HILL, a distin-
guished eX-Confederate, is now
president Of an Arkansas uni
versity.
The city council of Dallas
has agreed to buy out the city
Waterworks company, paying
them s65,ooo.
AN Irish society, OF Houston,
has sent SIS to Cleveland as
contribution to the Garfield
monument fund.
IT is thought in some quar-
tiers that Window, James and
Lincoln will be retained in the
cabinet by Arthur. ~
FEARS are entertained that
an attempt will be made to res
cue the train robbers now on
trial at Independence, Mo.
MAJOR PENN closes his camp
meeting season with his meet
ing at Roulett's church, Dallas
county, beginning October 9th.
The Georgetown Sun and
the Record are now living as
happily together in George
town as two doves in one
cage.
II appears that there is no
longer any doubt of the re-
election of Lamar to to the
United States senate from MIS-
sissippi.
BLOCK marble, from Burnett
and San Saba counties, will be
sent to the Atlanta exposition
by the International railway
company.
THE Missouri car and Foun-
dry company, of St. Louis, are
building 400 box and fiat cars
for the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad.
THE New York Herald calls
the travelling companies that
give dramatic performances in
the country towns during the
winter Barn Stormers."
]. a. CUTHBERT died last
Thursday at his residence on
Mobile Bay. He was ninety
four years old and was mem
Der of congress in ISIe-2I.
MONDAY was observed through
out the United States by a gem
eral suspension of business and
services in solemnization OF the
funeral obsequies of President
Garfield.
The Denison Herald-News
has opened up a lively war on
the theatrical companies play
ing at Denison, and it demands
a reduction in the price of adj
mission.
Ar Manchester, England, one
of the largest manufacturing
cities in the world, numerous
complaints are made in regard
to false packing of cotton in
America.
IT is remarked that the names
OF some of the physicians who
so faithfully attended President
Garfield do not appear among
those mentioned as in attend
ance on the funeral ceremonies.
The weekly press of Texas,
with perhaps few exceptions,
is dunning delinquent subscri-
bers. They all unite in saying
that dunning is an unpleasant
business, but there is no help
for it.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN had a long
talk with President Arthur on
Thursdaylast and said toa friend:
"He will be the president of the
whole people, and not of a fac
tion." Let US hope it will be
so.
THE Isrealites of Houston
has organized a movement by
which they are making some
what extensive arrangements to
receive their prosecuted breth-
rem who are emigrating from
Russia.
THE Cuero Bulletin says that
Gov. Roberts has decided to
try a part of the cash balance
on the gentlemen who rob
stages by offering a reward of
$500 for the apprehension of
each stage robbcr.
The Pullman Palace Car
company has oflate years be-
come great corporation. Its
assets are now given as Sr6,-
5oS,oo7. Its shops and works
at Pullman, near Detroit; are
valued at S2,545,9o4.
AT Austin on Monday all
business vas suspended and
everybody engaged in the me
moral services. Addresses
were delivered by Gov. Roberts,
A. w. Terrell, John r. Rector,
E. ]. Davis aud others:
QUINCY, Ind, was visited by
a fearful tornado last Sunday
afternoon. Many buildings
we're demolished or damaged.