Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
The Galveston Print is in trou-


Office and several arrests followed.
1t will re-appear as soon as the
ownership question is settled.
THE Houston Evening Journal
appeared on Monday as an eight
page paper and will be kept up to
that size during the the encamp-
ment. 1t has a rush of advertise
ments. The Age will have to look
well to its laurels or the Journal
will have the largest circulation.
The Lampasas Dispatch believes
that no town can live and prosper
and grow that does not contain
live business men who advertise
their goods. 1t might have added
that Advising makes a newspaper,
and a newspaper does more than
any other one thing to make the
town.
The BANNER is in receipt of the
New Orleans Times-Democrat AL
MANAGE for 1884. 1t was mailed at
New Orleans about the 22d of April
and arrived in good order on Mon
day May 5th. The almanac is
beautifully illustrated and contains
a large amount of useful statistical
information.
THE Houston Journal pays the
BANNER very handsome compli-
ment, which is reproduced and
fully endorsed by the Galveston
News. The compliment is highly
appreciated, but our modesty for
bids our copying it. The BANNER
is under obligations to the press
for its many flattering notices.
HoUsToN will put on her holiday
attire this week. The interstate
drill promises TO be the biggest
thing that has taken place in Hous-
ton for a long time. The Mobile
Rifles arrived on Sunday morning
and large number of companies
90 in Monday. To-day, Tuesday,
the work ofthe drill commences.
THE Navesota Tablet says it
hopes some steps will be taken at
the Press convention IN the inter-
est of the publisher. The Press
association is powerless in this
particular. Every publisher must
take care of his own business and
look out for himself. The associa-
ton is nothing more than q social
rennIon.
ASAN ANTONIO special to the
News says the reported appoint
ment of Hardenbrook as chief
Texas commissioner makes the
North Texans there hopping mad.
The Fort Worth Gazette's San An
tonic correspondent says the SEN
timent is decidly against the ap-
pointment and the governor will
make no friends by it.
The Colorado Clipper says it
has and will tell the truth on all
matters of Importance. 1t says
that West Texas is not a farming
country, and Judging the future
from the past it never will be. 1t
has pavement farmers, Office farm
ers and land agent farmers, but
the regular farmer with horses,
plows, fields and growing crops is
conspicuous for his absence.
EFFORTS are being made, and
100000 are to be spent, says the
Bellyille Times, in getting Bud b.
hanon out of the penitentiary. He
was convicted in Austin county of
a most cowardly murder commit
cd in Fort Bend and was sentenced
for life. He should have been
hanged. Prisoners sent to the
pcnitentiary for life serve only an
average term of 10 years-many of
hem eventually get pardoned out.
The Gonzales Inquirer, referring
% the Ward-Fly murder case in
which the jury stood eleven for
murder in the first degree and one
or manslaughter, says it is a very
pertinent rebuke to the present
ury system. A majority of the
ury should find verdict on the
'ame principle that majority of
he number-of the supreme court
,ender a decision. 1t frequently
that a minority or dissent
ng opinion is rendered.
IT begins to look as though
Tom Ochiltree will not have d
valked-over in the coming con-
,ressional race. The Laredo |
Times says he has succeeded in
,etting one or two of his favoritcs
to Office, but the nom
of promises to the pub
ic is telling against HIM all over
he district. The Corpus Christi
jritic says that nothing can in
.uce it to Observation-Disclosures re-
urn to congress. In Fort Bend
ounty the Republicans of the col
red persuation have repudiated
I'M.
Col. J. G. TRACY and Mr.. III. D.
ohnson, both of Houston and both
republicans, both publish cards in
he Houston Post denying that
hey ever said anything about
The niger must go" Tracy says
he Republican party Is one of
principles, not men; that it well
ONES all who believe in its ten
is, without regard to race or ma
ionality. The great mass of ne
rocs are Republican from prinei-
lie and gratitude. They have q
light in the party, and are welcome
here. 1t seems, however, that a