Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-02-29

the resignation of Capt. Heriot
general manager of the Texa.
Western railway and the appoint
ment of Henry Hatch in his place
1t is stated that nothing will be
done in the way OF extending the
road at present.
The Mardi Gras celebration at
Galveston was more largely at,
tended than on any previous occa-
sion, and was in every respect a
grand success. At New Orleans
the celebration was the grandest
since the war. At Mobile they also
had a splendid celebration.
The Austin Statesman of Tues
day announces that Mr.. John l..
Barlow assumes the general man.
agement of the paper, editorial
and business. Mr.. Barlow is an
old and experienced newspaper
man and has an ample field In
which to display his ability.
ERIN a small town on the Louis
vile and Nashville railway, near
the Cumberland river is just now
having q grand boom. Gold is al
legged to have been discovered in a
cave in the vicinity. Miners and
railroad men are focking there
and already over 1000 strangers
are in town.
The Houston Ago has CON-
munication over q column in
length complaining of the Posts
bad Greek and Latin. One thing
is sure; the average reader of
newspapers nowadays does not
know bad Greek and Latin from
good, so the difference is really
immaterial.
THE citizens, committee at Hot
Springs, Ark, is intent on business
and has ordered a number of promi-
nent gamblers to vacate the city.
The excitement is running very
high. The parties under arrest
for shooting the Flynns will be
sent to the penitentiary at Little
Rock for safe keeping.
The Houston Evening Journal
is opening up lively warfare on
Mayor Baker and his administra-
ton. Maybe the Journal was
started as a municipal campaign
paper. Judging from the tone of
the Post and Age Mayor Bakers
administration of municipal affairs
has been satisfactory.
THB Austin Statesman says,
"Hon. Seth Shepard moved to
Galveston to practice law. but it
begins to look as though he is
still in pursuit of a place in eon=
gress. At least his friends begin
to talk after that fashion, and all
politicians place themselves in the
hands of their friends"
Col. J. W. BooTH, of the Decater
Tribune, is favorably mentioned
as candidate for lieutenant gov
eFRor. He is eminently fitted for
the positionj is we'll known
throughout the state and would
make splendid presiding officer
of the senate. The BANNER would
be pleased to see Col. Booth get
the nomination.
In the senate Mr.. Ransom offered
a joint resolution to appropriate
$780, 900 for relief of the sufferers
by the recent windstorm in the
Southern States. He said over
500 people had been killed, and
many thousand wounded, and the
suffering resulting from tho storm
was awful. After some discussion
the bill was referred.
The Rutledge Publishing COM
pany of Easton Pa, is again send
ing out circulars asking country
papers to publish their advertise
ments of "a $50 Biblical Prize"
There is a bug under the chip, all
competing for said prise are re-
quired to send 90 cent in silver. If
five hundred iasts respond by send
ing the required 20 cents each the
Rutlodge Publishing company
makes $50.
A MAN named Ingalls, now In
jail at Cincinnati confesses that he
and Ben johnson, who lives with
him. killed an old woman named
Taylor, his wife and his daughter,
stripped their bodies, put thcm in
sacks, had them hauled to the
Ohio medical college and received
SIS for each of the bodies. They
said that the Taylor family was
mo account no how" A moro
cold,blooded and atrocious murder
was never committed.
TRAVIS county is maintaining
seven or eight lunatics in the
county Jail, there being no room
for them in the asylum. The
county judge applied to the at
torney-general to ascertain if the
law authorized their transfer to
asylums in ..other states at the
county's expense. The fact being
established that the cost will be
less than in the state asylum, the
encouragement rules that insane
persons may be so transferred.
The San Antonio Times is in
favor of the establishment of
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