Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-29
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sesses many advantages over all
other towns in West Texas,
and she is far ahead of all other
towns west of Fort Worth as live
stock and wool market, and is the
trade center of a vast territory.
EX-SENATOR EATON, of Connccti-
cut is a violent Democrat, but he
is one of President Arthur's warm
est personal friends. He says that
Arthurs strength has greatly in
creased in the last week. A very
few days more will settle the ques-
ton.
JAMES Il. KEENE, the broken spe,
culatOr. says that if he is given
time he expects to be able to pay
all his debts in full. He proposes
giving his notes from May l, 1884
for the full sum due his creditors,
payable in twelve and eighteen
months.
LAST Week the Dallas Herld
published a lengthy list ofthe new
buildings in course of construction
In Dallas. It appears that 81, 1928, ;,
900 were spent in Improvement
last year and it is expected that q
much larger sum will be invested
this year.
The Decatur Tribune says tho
idea Of sending Sterrett, of the
Dallas Times to the Chicago con
vention was first started as a joke
and it seems to have been so re
garded at first, but some of the
press are actually in earnest about
sending him.
JAMES d. FISH, ex-presldent Of
the Marine Bank of New York, has
been arrested on n charge of mis-.
appropriating the funds of the bank
to the amount of 81, 141, 900. This
was done between March l, and
May 6, 1884. Fish was released on
a bond of $4,000.
1t is stated that the Arthur
men are in Chicago pIpe-laying
and wire-pulling preparatory to
making a vigorous fight against
Blaine and in favor of Arthur.
The Blaine men are on hand in
force and in common parlance
they are up to snuff.
FRED WARD, of Grant & Ward
fame, now takes his meals in the
Ludlow street Jail, New York he
is charged with aiding and abetting
President Fish. of the Marine bank
IN appropriating the funds of that
institution. Grant & Ward got on
ly 1915, 900 out of the bank.
LAST Friday night lightning
struch a large tank containing
crude oil, near Philadelphia, set.
tinfi it on fire. The flames com.
municated to large tank and sew
eral small ones. At l o'clock Sat,
urday the loss was estimated al
$500, 900 and the fire was still rag.
ing.
The American Journal of Edu.
cation thinks that all the states
get back vastly more than they ex.
pend in educating its people. In
telligent people understand the
rights of others, and our schools
teach the recognition of their
rights and the duty of observing
them.
IT seems to be conceded that har.
moly is now the great want of the
great Democratic party, There
are so many leaders and would be
leaders that is difficult to see how
harmony can be had. When the
National convention meets perhaps
some plan to harmonic will be
agreed upon.
WHEN the press of the Galveston
News broke down, the Houston
Age rendered 1t the use ofits press,
but the letter fell into the hands Of
Graves, the Bohemian, who wrote
back that "our offer was a good
deal like the offer OF Ned Poins to
let Sir John Falstaff put on a pair
of his brooches"
THE first meeting of the presi'
DENTAL campaign in New York was
held at Tammany hall last satur
day. The house was crowded tc
Its utmost capacity. Congressmer
Blackburn and Hurd were the
principal speakers. Tilden's nam.
evoked long continued cheers
whenever mentioned.
IT appears that the Fort Worth
Gazette is eoEertly working agains'
Ireland, but it has not yet brought
out its man. 1t probably has ;
dark horse IN the stable, but if thu
action of the county conventions
that have already met be taken a
guido there will be no occasion
for it to introduce its racer.
THE Decatur Tribune says tina
Gen, Claiborne, of the State Exec
utive Committee will find it hare
to control the action of the Demo
cratic county conventions. The,
kp9w when the state eonxention
meet and will elect delegates l.
them at such times as may sui
their convenience, without any re
gard to Chairman Claiborne;
The Galveston News of a recen
date says that the old alcalde car
not be kept out of politics, that h
has we'll defined opinions and vii
express them, and that he does no
ondorso tho administration of EOy