Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-02-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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now in session at Fort Worth and
quite largely attended.
THE same penalty for fence-cut.
ting and illegal fencing of land is
what the Bolton Journal demands,
and it is right.
THE Bolton Journal, usually a
dignifed paper, departs from its
usual course and refers to the Gal.
weston News as the cold lady"
ACCORDING to the Fort Worth
Gazette fence cutting literature
will not be complete without a
contribution from the old alcalde.
IT is worthy of observation, says
the Dallas Times, that the trespas-
ser on lands has more friends in
the legislature than the fence cut
ter.
The members of the legislature
held two csucusing meetings on
Saturday night to map out plan
or plans for the coming state can
vass.
GEN. SHERMAN says he would not
take the presidency if it was given
to him. This is only another case
of the malady known as "sour
grapes"
The Wichita Herald is now an
all home print paper. 1t is pub
lished in growing portion of the
state and will no doubt prove a
success.
ACCORDING to the Galveston
News orders have been issued to
the administration organs to treat
the old alcalde boom with silent
contempt.
THE business men of st. Louis
have already subscribed large
amount of money to have the Ma
tional Democratic convention held
in that city.
NEARLY all the business portion
of the town of Lonoke, near Little
Rock, Ark, was destroyed by fire
on the 9th inst, involving a loss
of about $50, 900.
THE Bellville Times is honest.
1t says it does not care how soon
candidates begin announcing; that
terms for announcements can be
had on application. ,-,..a
DURING the month of January
sI9, 100000 worth of property was
destroyed by fires, which number
ed 2s4. No such fire waste has
occurred since 1879.
THAT excellent evening paper,
the Galveston Print, is very irreg-
ular in its visits to this Office. If
it is mailed promptly it does not
arrive here promptly.
THK press is beginning to dis.
cover that public sentiment is su-
perior to the written law. When
public sentiment condemns an act
or acts they are not repeated.
THE New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat and the Picayune both speak
out very plainly in condemnation
ofthe verdict of not guilty in the
Sykes.Townsend murder case.
THE Houston Age says 1t is very
doubtful if ex-Gov. Roberts would
accept the executive chair for an
other term, but if he was nomlnat-
ed he would have walk-over.
SENATOR JOHNSON, old Rutabaga,
is quoted as saying that twenty
seven senator's are candidates for
governor, and tbs figured out that
he himself is one of the number.
THE Mckinney Black Waxy is
very severe, it says: "The poor
est reading in the world is the
longwinded speeches of the mud
headed demagogues in the legisla-
ture." 'a .'-.11
ACCORDING to the calculations of
the Waco Examiner the money the
fence cutters have already cost
Texas would pay the expenses of
the state government for twenty
years.
THE Kentucky legislature is still
balloting for a United States SEN
tor, with Carlisle in the lead.
There are three prominent candi-
dates, viz; Williams, Blackburn
and Carlisle.
THE Posts Austin special claims
that all the stuff telegraphed from
Austin about slate making is bosh.
There has been no states made and
every candidate, SO far, claims to
stand on his own merits.
The Ohio river is full from
Pittsburg to Caro- and fears are
entertained of another food, like
that of the last winter, which is
still fresh in the memories of the
inhabitants along that stream.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS, who never
had much love for the public
schools of Texas, is quoted as say
ing he would like TO be governor
of Texas for about ten minutes in |
order to veto the school bill.
THE Houston Age announces
that it has got new mailing
clerk. Fridays Age cached this
Office on Monday morning. Some
thing is wrong yet with either the
mails or the mailing clerk. Which?