Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-24

, providence, Dat AT inc SANS ttuo
he advised his soldiers To keep
their powder dry.
The cashier of the bank at Effing-
ham, Illinois, says that when he clos
cd the bank on Saturday,,night there
was over 100000 in it, and when
he opened it on Monday there was
not dollar left. The president,
Van Gossy, had eloped with the
money and bank books.
| WILLIS ADAMS, the slayer of Mike
Burns, at Dallas, has been admit
ted to bail in the sum of $40, 900,
which was promptly given. This
is the preliminary step TO the &C,
quittal of Adams. If the published
accounts are true Adams is guilty
of murder in the first degree.
A COURT of inquiry has been or.
dered to investigate Gen. Swain,
Secretary Lincoln does not regard
Swaim's letter denying the charges
made against him by Bateman as
being sufficiently explicit to vendi.
cate an officer of his high rank,
The court will meet in Washington,
May 5 and make full examination
of the case.
THE Gainesville Register says
that Hon. Marion Martin has been
notifying his few friends by the
ridiculous manner in which he has
been disporting his ignorance and
demagoguery before the public. 1t
says also that the talk about max
ing Ex-Governor Roberts governor
of Texas again appears to be .ex-
! tremely silly.
HENRY WArTERsoN declares that
under no circumstance does he
want to be delegate TO the Chi.
cago convention. He has already
served the Democracy of Kentucky
in the capacity of delegate and
now he wants to be only private
citizen. Henry thinks he forsees
trouble ahead and wants to be
counted out.
The North American Review for
May is at hand. Judge William
Strong treats at length of our nat
uralization laws showing their de-
fects. Gerrit L. Lansing essays to
prove that the multiplication and
extension of railroad lines, and
the establishment of low rates of
transportation, are hindered rather
than helped by government inter-
ference. ~ -..-
Hon. L. W. MOORE in his charge
to the grand jury of Bastrop coun-
ty dwelt at some length on mob
law and the crime of fence.cutting.
1t is safe to say that hardly once
in hundred times is anybody con-
victed of aiding a mob to hang o
criminal. There is bond of. un-
ion existing between the people
and the mob that prevents the law
from furnishing mobs.
BASE ball is an attractive game
after all. At st. Louis last Sum-
day between 10000 and IL, 900 peo-
pie sat throughout a cold drizzling
rain for two hours to see match
game between the Chicago and st.
Louis club. The weather was so
bad it was only possible to play
six innings, the rain soaking the
ball through and making the field
too slippery to play on.
The Colorado Citizen nominates
Hon. James F. Miller for congress
from the Sth district. He seems to
be the favorite in his district and
will, we have no doubt, be re-elect-
ed. When q district has a good
congressman the best policy is to
retaiushim; the longer man is in.
congress the more influence he
has. In this, the Ninth district,
there will be no opposition to
Mills, or if there is any it will be
very light.
The Galveston News has q re-
port from San Antonio that there
is talk among the white radicals of
organizing republican party in
Texas of white men and getting
along without the negro. Well,
the fact is the republican party is
in the minority so tar as state Of
fees. are concerned, land as the white
Republicans want only the Federal
Offices the enlnred republicans are
not in a position to help them TO
any extent.
The Richmond Nation refers to
the late Republican meeting as the
"Radical Convention" Ex-sena-
tor Burton made a speech in which
he declared himself as being in
favor of the coiored man asserting
his rights and ignoring their white
brethren. He arraigned the Re
publican state committee for call
ing the convention at Fort Worth
so that the poor darkie could not
go-that all the Federal Office hold
ers were white and that the color
ed man did not get any of the
chicken-pic.
An Albany, y. Y, dispatch says
a party of leading Democrats and
friends of Tildep who have inter:
viewed him lately say that under
no circumstances will he be can
didate for the presidency, and I'M
der no circumstances will he ac-
cept if nominated. They regard
this, his last refusal, as final, and