Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Cherokee Argonaut fully
endorses Senator Coke and
wants him reelected to the SEN
ate.
A MOVEMENT is on foot among
the telegraph operators in the
leading cities to organize local
! unions.
ARRANGEMENTS are being
made at Fort Worth to publish
a daily evening paper with re-
publican politics.
THE wholesale dry goods
house of Menken & Bro, at
Memphis, Tenn. has failed, LA
bilities half a million.
THERE has been a heavy ad-
vance in grain and feed at ST.
Louis, foreign and southern or
ders are unprecedented.
The Waco Examiner thinks
the number OF members of the
legislature might be reduced
without any detriment to the
public service.
THE widow of Daniel Web
ster, the American statesman,
died at New Rochester, New
York, last Monday. She was
his second wife.
A HIGH rate of tariff benefits
few rich manufactures only,
while consumers and factory
operatives in reality reap no
benefit whatever.
FORT WORTH does not like it
because the Dallas Herald
speaks in a patronizing way of
the little towns of Terrell, Fort
Worth and Cleburne.
GEN. GRANT has been placed
on the retired list, and it is sug-
gested that now that he is re-
tired that he stay in retirement
the remainder of his days.
II appears that gubernatorial
candidates are keeping in the
background as yet. 1t may
be that the fate of Marion Mar
tin has made them cautious.
A PAPER published in central
Texas has determined to cease
using all Titles as Mr.. Capt.
COL, etc. 1t is very difficult to
give a man his correct title.
The Galveston Journal insists
that the state shall be fairly re-
districted, no matter who is
hurt nor how many congress
sional aspirants be left out in the
cold.
SOME of the papers think
that by abusing men who do
not advertise that they will make
them do so. This is great
mistake, abuse only makes men
more "bull-headed."
TRACK on the Santa Fe rail-
way has been laid twelve miles
beyond Bolton and isSbeing put
down at the rate of mile a
day. Lampasas will be reach
ed in the near future.
The Fort Worth Democrat
Advance says that the republic
can convention lately held in
Fort Worth was a total failure
in every respect. They accom-
plished nothing at all.
THE capital board has ap
pointed E. A. Duhamet, of
Houston, state architect to
superintend the erection of the
new capitol. He is to have a
salary of $1,000 per year.
IT is expected that on &C
count of the overflow of the
Mississippi and the consequent
generalization of labor, the cot
ton crop in the Mississippi Val
ley will be greatly reduced.
SEVERAL of our exchanges
have noted that the Gonzales
Enquirer is offered for sale.
The Enquirer itself says moth
ing about being for sale. 1t is
as lively as ever and appears to
be doing well.
THE San Antonio Light, a
high or protective tariff paper,
insists that no matter how the
state may be redistricted, that
section will send a republican
or high tariff man to congress.
We shall see.
CONSTRUCTION trains on the
Austin and Northwestern rail-
way are now running out twen-
ty-two miles from Austin. This
road seems to be progressing
rapidly as it is not long since
work was begun.
THE coast country wants har-
Dor Improvements and the wool
interest wants protection, is Civ
en- as a reason why western
Texas should send republicans
to congress. There is no dam
ger of west Texas doing SO.
AN attempt was made to
wreck the New Orleans train
near New Iberia last Sunday |
night. A tic had been spiked
across the rails and only its |
timely discovery by the en-
gineer prevented a serious
smash up.
AT Genoa, Gotha, MILAN and
other places all dead bodies
may be legally burned instead
of buried. The crematories are
in full working order and a fun
eral may be accomplished for
sum equalling SIG Of our