Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-02-14
THE Chicago Herald still insists

didate. If the West and South
can be made to believe this New
York man will be nominated.
Heretofore the Democratic party
has had very bad luck with candi,
dates from New York.
Mr.. STEWART, representative in
Congress from the Houston dis
trict, has presented a resolution
from the cotton exchange and
board of trade of Houston, asking
for n continuation of work on the
Galveston bay ship channel. Mr..
Stewart is also in receipt of nu-
merous communications from diff
ferent counties, asking for the i'm
provement of Sabine Pass.
The locomotive engineers on the
Mexican National railway be-
tween Laredo and Saltillo, Mexico,
have organized in a body and will
resign in body unless some pro-
lection it guaranteed them against
arrest and indefinite Imprisonment
by the Mexican authorizes, when
in the discharge of the duties they
accidently run over some Mexican,
who carelessly gets on the track
THE evil effects of the credit
system is a theme that is now be-
ing harped on by some of the coun-
try press. The credit system is as
old as the old commercial world,
and tho evil effects of it arise from
the abuse of the system. Credit
properly used is beneficial to all
concerned, and it is Il wonderful
help TO a poor but honest man
striving to make his way in the
world.
THE San Antonio Express says if
there is any better or more pleas
ant place than its city, where the
Democratic state convention
should moot, It would like to be in.
formed of the fact. As it is an es=
tablished fact that tho convention
will not be held in Brennan the
BANNER has no suggestions to
make; if it expressed Il preference
for one place a rival place would
take exception.
THE flood IN the Ohio valley is
increasing instead of ahating, AT
Cincinnati the river is higher than
was ever before; a considerable
portion of the city is submerged.
At Newport, KY, there is great
distress, thousands of people are
thrown out Of employment and
many are homeless and destitute.
The details of the flood, the dam
age to property and the sufferings
of the people would fill a large
volume.
Hot SPRlNas, Ark, had, lively
time last Saturday morning. Three,
brothers named Flynns, gamblers,
led by one S. Alex, Qaran, q des-
psrado and gambler, who opened
fire on the Flynns with Winches-
tiers. Two of the Flynns were kill
ed; the third one and a hackdriver
were wounded; a bystander was
also wounded. The attacking party
were uninjured. Doran and several
others We're arrested and jailed.
IT is estimated in the congress
sional printing room that fully
$4,000 bills will be introduced in
this congress. In the last con-
gress the number was 10000. A
vast majority of these bills are OF
a private nature and will never
see daylight. The introduction OF
private bills may well be designa-
ted as a public nuisance and con-
gress would probably act wisely
in sitting down on the practice.
HQpsTQN is to have another pa,
per, the Evening Journal, which
was 10 have made its appearance
on Monday. 1t is in the hands OF
three experienced typos, says the
Post, and will make things lively
for while at least. The Houston
Age has had undisputed possession
of the field of. evening journalism
for years, is now on firm basis
and will hold its own, making il
lively for a while at least for its
competitor.
THE Aberdeen, Miss, Examiner
reports the death on the 10Th ult.,
of Col. Edward Fontain, who at
the time of his death was an Epis-
copal minister. Col. Fontain was
military secretary TO President
Lamar. of the Republic of Texas.
He was noted scientist and his
work upon hydraulic engineering
was published by congress in 1880.
He claimed to have originated the
theory of the jetties at the mouth OF
the Mississippi. He was quite an
hlod man and died poor.
In the case of Frank James and
Chas. Ford, charged with the Blue
Cut robbery in 1881 at Kansas
City, the state attorney dismissed
the case, stating that Gov. Critten,
den had refused to pardon Dick
Liddell, and the state was depriv-
ed of his testimony as also valua-
bic corroborative evidence. The
case against James for bank rob-
berry at Gallatin was also dismiss,
ed. James will now be taken to
Alabama to be tried for the Mus
sci Shoals robbery. 1t looks as