Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

by the late storm Mt Denver.
THE trade dollar bill passed tn
house by vote of 1913 to Sc.
Two-rH1RDs of the press ofTcxa
are opposed to the two-thirds rule
Gov. HoADLEY's action during
! the Cincinnati riot is highly com
, mended.
UNUSUALLY high freshets in thu
New England rivers are causing
extensive damage.
The defeat of the Morrison bill
is regarded as within the range Q
easy probabilities.
THE Dallas Herald thinks thu
forthcoming state canvass will b'
rather tame affair.
But little opposition is being
made to ex-senator Tabor for tn,
governorship of Colorado.
TIE special train from the City
of Mexico made the run to Chicago
in five days. Quick time that.
Hon. B. F. EDWARDS is mention
ed as a probable candidate agains
Hon. John H. Reagan for congress
The Roman Catholic clergy NJ
longer oppose cremation, which il
becomming very common in Italy
The Tyler Reporter thinks there
Is little doubt that Arthur will be
the nominee of the Republican par
ty.
THE house committee on pen,
sions have agreed on a pension OF
$50 per month to the widow Of
Gen. Ord.
IT is believed in some quarters
that the Republican nomination
for president lies between Arthur
and Blaine.
i The Fort Worth Democrat, un.
der the management of Mr.. W. p.
Wilson, presents very neat and
newsy appearance.
WHEN the territory of the Uni
ted States is as densely settled as
that of France, there will be $780,
100000 people here.
MAJOR B. WALTON has been paid
$500 to push the prosecution OF
Simms and Coy for the murder OF
Thompson and Fisher.
The Fort Worth Gazette says
'the Galveston News is still in
search of a Moses to lead it out OF
the ireland wilderness"
CHINA having sought to protect
herself against the aggresslons of
France, that power now demands
an indemnity of 100, 1000, 900 francs.
The two-thirds rnle is still both
ering the Austin Statesman. The
Question will soon be definitely
settled by the people themselves.
The Southern Railway and
Steamship association declares a
ten per cent reduction in rates be-
tween eastern and southern points
THERE are SAID to be only log
Modoc Indians left, and the ques-
ton naturally arises, what use
has this government for that small
number?
THE whole number of persons
employed in the civil service of
the United States is about ITO, 900,
of which there are more than 49,
900 postmasters.
Now the Herald says that Dali
las is bound to be the Chicago OF
the southwest. 1t is not long
since Fort Worth claimed to be the
Chicago of Texas.
IT is asserted that tho railroad
corporations of New Jersey own
one-fourth ofthe assessed property
in the state, while they pay only
one-tweIfth of the taxes.
THE Gainesville Register thinks
that Governor Ireland has done so
well that the best thing is to let
him succeed himself. Such seems
to be the prevailing opinion.
A BILL will be reported to con-
gress by the house labor commit
tee to prohibit the employment of
United States prisoners under the
prison contract labor system.
The Fort Worth Live Stock
Journal thinks that fully l25,600
head of cattle are now on the
wing, and that within ten days the
number will como up to 100000.
A TRAVELLING man suggests that
it would be a good idea for the
state to establish a college for the
education of cooks. Bad cooking
is the cause Of dyspepsia and pro-
family.
The Bellville Times says that it
is believed that justices of the
peace in Austin county have tried
men for simple assault when an
aggravated assault has been COM
united.
ACCORDING to the Houston Age
opposition to the two-thirds rule
is absurd and hetrodOx. Next
thing it Will state that to oppose
the two-thirds rule is to oppose
Democracy.
CIDER when first made in Eng
land, about 1924, was called wine.
As now made in New Jersey it is
no longer called wine. 1t is put
in bottles, charged with gas, and
called Imported champagne"