Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-01-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THERE is now 2o7 chartered
railroads in Texas.
The Narrow Gauge road is
now graded as far west as
Gainesville.
SOME one bent on fun sent
Guiteau a miniature coffin
through the mails as a New
Years gift.
The estimated cost of the
Mexican Trunk railway from
Laredo to the City Of Mexico
is SIS 100000.
IF it wasn't for Uncle Danl
and the Age many of the Tex
as papers would suffer for a
subject to squib.
The Fiatonia Argus processes
to be amused at what it calls
the antics of the independent
papers in Texas.
The proprietorship of the
Austin Statesman has been
changed from John Cardwell to
Cardwell & Grimes,
The San Antonio Express
and Light of San Antonio do
not harmonize-on the contrary
they are always at outs.
JACK Wharton, of Louisiana,
whose term as United States
marshal has expired, will be re-
nominated by the president.
IT is now said that the new
attorney general, Brewster, is
preparing to make it red-hot for
the star-route gentlemen. So
mote it be.
The Georgetown Record of
the 9TH inst, does not say
word about Nat Q. Henderson's
appointment as postmaster at
Georgetown,
THE Pamela Waterman calls
Wash Jones the Chow Chow"
candidate for governor, because
he hopes to be supported by so
many mixed elements.
Now, let US be done with in
tolerance, says the San Antonio
Light. 1t is eminently correct
and it is to be hoped that it
will live up to what it says.
MARSHAL Russell is at Aus
tin and regards all reports of
his removal as sensational. Says
he has been hearing such re-
ports for the last four years.
Col. w, w. LANG, of Marlin,
who has been in Europe for
some time in the interest of the
Southwestern immigration
company, has returned home.
The Dallas Times is anxious
to know what Tyler is doing
about resisting the location of
the state university. Tyler
passed resolutions and then
rested the case.
The Fort Worth Evening
Star after three successful is
sues handed in its checks, had
them cashed and ceased IFS ex-
istence. 1t was another case
oflong-felt want.
THERE seems to be quite
scramble for Texas postoffices
at Washington, not less than
half a dozen postmasters from
this state have been there look
ing after their official positions.
The Marlin Ball calls atten-
ton to the fact that there is
stringent law against cruelty to
animals; the man who beats
and abuses a dumb brute is LA
bic to indictment by the grand
jury.
The Missouri Pacific railway
is being built toward Temple
at the rate of two miles day
and is expected there by the
rst of February. 1t is expect
they will build their depot near
the Santa Fe crossing.
The Fort Worth Democrat
Advance thinks that the issuing
of special editions of newspa-
pers upon all imaginary occa-
oions is becoming rather mo-
notonous. As general rule
there is more glory than money
in a special edition.
TEXAS SIFTtNGs still contin-
mes to twist Governor Roberts
tail. In its last issue it prints
an illustration of the Roberts
policy in the shape OF a dis
torted ring-tailed monkey with
its tail in its mouth, and calls it
making both ends meet.
Honor among thieves"
seems to be played out, at least
in the vicinity of Chicago where
two highwaymen robbed a burg
lar. The victim informed them
who and what he was, but they
either disbelieved him or were
utterly destitute of honor.
THE first fruits of the COM
pletion OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad to Waco has been a
reduction on all freights from
points north of Waco, about
ten per cent. Competition
among railroads is always
good thing for the people.
TIE Bolton Journal again re-
fers to the fact that state re-
form school for youthful GRIM
inals is one of the urgent neces-
sites of the times. If the gov
ernor is so disposed it can be
made a subject for legislation
at the extra session of the legis-
lature.