Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

II is thought at Austin that
Russell will be reappointed
marshal, to succeed himself.
SIXTY head of Texas beef
cattle were sold the other day
in St. Louis at $3.50 per 100
pounds.
THE Galveston Journal pre-
diets that the coming state
convention will be held in Gal
weston.
The Georgetown Sun has
been enlarged to an eight col
umn paper and shows evidence
of prosperity.
JUDGE REAGAN's little daugh-
ter sickened and died at Wash
| ingtou. Her funeral took place
last Sunday.
EX-Gov. DAVIS has gone to
Washington and the result is
said to be a decline in Russell
stock at Austin.
WHITAKER the colored cadet,
who manned himself at West
Point, has cost the government
no less than $4,000.
A PETITION for the pardon OF
sergeant Mason signed by $780,
600 persons has been sent from
Chicago to Washington.
The Houston Post has put
on a new dress and looks as
blushlng and as beautiful as a
young bride at the altar.
The Statesman says that
gambling should either be licen-
sed or more stringent laws pass
ed and enforced for its suppress
ion.
THE Houstos Age, in pursu-
ance OF its time honored custom,
HOSTS the democratic tickets for
municipal officers at its mast
head.
The president has approved
the JOINT resolution appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the benefit of
sufferers from the Mississippi
floods.
IT is thought at Washington
that several million dollars will
be appropriated for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi
river.
The comptroller decides that
commercial drummers are not
required to pay bill posters
license for posting bills adver-
Using their business.
IT is said that Gould's net
wealth, over and above all his
indebtness, is S53,ooo,ooo and
yet he is working as hard for
more as the day laborer works
for $3.50.
The San Antonio Express
says it is generally conceded
that Judge Ireland is setting his
pegs for the gubernational NOM
nation. He would make a good
governor.
THERE is no change in the
condition of representative
Black, Of Georgia, and it was
thought he would hardly live
through Tuesday. He is at
Washington.
The Dallas Herald says the
average printers morality is
strongly opposed to working on
Sunday. Readers of papers
published on Monday morning
should bear this in mind.
THE Tyler Courier thinks the
legislature, at its extra session,
has a chance, though a slim one
to make a good impression up
on the people, and we shall see
what disposition they will make
of it. t.gr
IT is thought that the cattle
drive this year will not be as
large as usual, as a great many
young cattle will be kept. Cat
tie have advanced in price
abouta2o per cent or s. per
head.
The way of the transgressor
is hard. F. A. Palmer, late
auditor of the city of Newark.
N. j., has lately been sentenced
to the state prison for twenty
years on eight charges of en-
bezzlemens.
In some OF the late local
elections in New York the DEM
ocrats have made immense
gains, SO large as to astonish
the republicans and make them
dubious of the results of the
fall election.
VIM. w. THOMSON who came
to Texas with S. F. Austin in
1921 and who was the first man
with a family to move to Aus
tin, died on the 18th ult., at
Florence, Arizona Territory.
He was 81 years of age.
The San Antonio Express
seems to be losing its temper.
The Meridian Blade asked the
question, where is San Antonio
and the Express replies snap
pishly. There is nothing like
having an even temper.
The Hampstead Review has
completed the first year of its
publication. William c. Cole |
retires and Mr.. John D. Mooney |
will continue the publication of |
his own account. Mr.. Mooney |
says the Review isn't dead.
THERE is a lack of harmony |
on the school question in the |
MeXia Ledger office. Fish