Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-29
STATE NEWS.
Bolton precinct instructed
against the two-thirds rule.

On Tuesday there was more
rain at Temple, Bolton and Lam
pasas.
AT Eagle Lake, Colorado
county, the Sunday law is rigidly
enforced.
Several burglaries was CON-
mitted IN Dallas during the past
few days.
"A firm IN Seguin advertises for
10000 bushels of oats to be deliv-
cred in June.
In Falls county large quanti-
ties of cotton seed have lately been
sold for planting.
On Wednesday night storm
passed over Colorado, causing
more than $4,000.
Senator Holman is booked for
a temperance lecture at Cleburne
on Saturday next.
More rains are reported on
Monday and farmers faces are re-
ported as elongated.
DR.. Moody, of Palestine, has
shipped the first box of peaches to
Houston this season.
Bolton now rejoices in two
base ball clubs, but no mention is
made of brass band.
I'm Cass county the county con-
vention passed a resolution favor
ing the majority rule.
AT Paris the weather has been
bright and clear for a week. Farm
ers Whereabouts are happy.
Eleven convicts were recently
sent from Richmond, Fort Bend
county, to the pcnitcntiary.
"A Chlnaman is in Jail at San
Antonio for burglary. He wss
caught coming out of store.
The Austin Capital is only ten
weeks old and it already claims to
have the largest circulation in its
city.
AT Bryan, on Tuesday, the
Brazos river had fallen twelve or
fifteen feet. The worst is now
over.
"A San Antonio man has been
dupcd by the Common Sense In
cubator." Those handling it are
frauds.
Efforts are being made to have
Major Penn come to Gatcsville
this summer and hold protracted
meeting.
The bridge of the Texas and
st. Louis railroad over the Sabine
river will be materially damaged
by the food.
The Arabs that were in Bren-
ham last week also took in the town
of Caldwell, selling beads and 9TH
er curiosities.
"A dead beat calling himself A.
Redwood appeared in Navasota
last week and victimized a num-
Der of people.
On Wednesday last the vicin-
ity of Marlboro station was visited
by a cyclone and a number Of
houses were blown down.
The wheat harvest in the vi
eimty OF Waco has been common
ced the crop generally is fine, but
the weather is unfavorable.
The San Antonio gas company
have reduced the price of gas from
$3.50 to $500 per 1000 feet. Coal
is used to make gas in that city.
The San Antonio brewery is
turning out $50 kegs of beer daily
and the Light writes Uncle Dan'l
of the Houston Age to come over.
"A number of residences in
Bastrop county were "struck" by
lightning during the recent stormes
and more are spotted says the Ad-
vertiser.
About 8 o'clock on Friday
morning keg of powder exploded
in S. G.. Walkers store at McDade.
Store and goods a total loss. In
cendiarism is suspected.
The Dewitt county conven-
ton endorsed Ireland L Gibbs, set
down on the two-thirds rule, and
instructed its delegation to vote
for Grain for congress.
Tho situation IN Brazos bottom
east of Chappell Hill, in this coun-
ty, is appalling. The plantions
are overlooked and a good deal OF
stock has been drowned.
IS. H. Niceswanger is in trou-
bic at Fort Worth. He already
has three wives and got himself
into trouble by trying to marry a
, foalthi he has been arrested.
-On Saturday train arrived
at Palestine from Galveston the
first in four days. Wrecklng trains
and a large force are busy trying
to render the road passable,
The Fort BEND county Demo
cratic convention unanimously re.
solved to retain the two-thirds
rule. Colorado county also resolv.
ed to retain the two-thirds rule.
Bolton has two papers that
have for a long time got along
peaceably, but at last they are
quarreling, and about politics al
thai. both papers are Democrat
lc.
Major Penn is busIly engaged
in converting sinners at Longview
He is drawing such crowds that
seats have to be provided for them
out of doors, the church being toe
small.
Last Friday the residence of G.
A. Broaddus, in the Cooks Point
settlement, Burleson county was
struck by lightning and slightly
damaged. The inmates escaped
/ injury.
The preliminary examination
7. L. Wren, at Austin, on the
charge of killing Colonel Edwards,
at Austin, was closed on Saturday.
| Wren was admitted to bond in the
sum of $4,000.