Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tue Fort Worth Gazette still

marry opposcu W w"
when times do not demand one.
IRELAND and Gibbs is the ticket
all over the state, says the Dallas
Herald, and we think the Herald
is correct.
Col. Tom Bowers has sold his
Lampasas Eagle to Judge J. A.
A bney; Col Stelllngs will take ed
torial control.
A STATE convention of Colorcd
people is to DO held in Houston,
August 5. The colored people
want more offices.
The Colorado Clipper defends
Senator Gibbs from what it terms
the .unwarrantcd attacks of the
Fort Worth Gazette.
THE fact that there is nothing in
a name is illustrated by Hon. Geo.
W. Filabuster of Wyoming, who is
candidate for governor
The nomination of Sam Randall
by the national convention would
be one of the grandcst mistakes
ever made by the Democratic par
ty.
The late Mr.. Benjamin destroy
ed. his private papers some time
before his death, and thus the coun-
try loses much valuable historical
matter.
The disgraceful state of affairs at
Hampstead has the attention ofthe
state authorities, an agent having
been sent there 10 pacify the con-
testants.
The broken bankers, Donnell,
Lawson & Simpson, had about one
hundred correspondents each In
Missouri and Kansas and about
forty in Texas.
BUFFALO BILLS combination
showed at tho Chicago driving
park on Friday last to an audience
of Al AS, that being the number
of tickets sold.
THE Mexican chamber of dcpu-
tics have authorized the president
to contract for loan of $50, 0OO,-
900. 1t is thought the loan will be
effected in Paris.
AT Groenville, S. c., on Friday
Riley Anderson, and James and
Fred Mccullough, all colored, were
hanged, One of them protested
that he was innocent.
The latest pattern Springfield
rifle issued by the government is
for 1900 yards, and will kill a man
at a distance of $500 yard or near
ly mile and quarter.
THE Gatesville Advance wants
to read Nat Henderson out of the
Press Association on the ground
that he is nuisance. Natand the
Advance may fight it out.
THE privilege of selling goob-
crs at the Now Orleans Exposition
grounds was sold for 5000, and the
purchaser was offered $4,000 for
it the day following, and refused.
THE old alcade has again been
introduced, this time by the. Fort
Worth Gazette. The old alcade
says there are many better men
for governor than Governor Ire
land.
The Gazette keeps standing the
following paragraph. "Another
day has passed and still no move
ment has been inaugurated to sup
ply Fort Worth with adequate no.
tel room.
The Grant failure is spoken of
as the "colassai swindlo of the
century," Nobody believes that
Grant is personally dishonest, but
his cupidity made him the victim
of a sharper.
THE Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows is now in session at Harris
burg, Pa. Nine hundred delegates
are in attendance. There is a to-
tai membership of S0,5O4 and SO4
working lodges,
The Fort Worth Democrat want
the people to speak out in the pri-
maries, on the tariff question.
Shall tariff be for revenue only is
the question that the people them
selves should answer.
THE Houston Bost accuses the
Galveston News with trying to
give Houston a stab in the back
during the-late interstate drill. If
any good can come cut IF this &C
cusation it is not apparent at this
time.
The Kansas City Times advo-
Gates tho nomination of r. P.
Flower for president. lfhe Aew
York Sun says that it docs not en-
dorso Mr.. Flower, but says that he
is very proper man and a true
blue Presbyterian.
A MINE that yields diamonds and
other precious stones has been dis
near Wankesha, Wiscon-
sin, and thousands of people are
fiocking to the vicinity. Such
thing as Sailing" . diamond field I
has been successfully practieed in
the past.
IT is now figured out that unless
the Republicans can carry the
electoral vote of New York they
cannot win the next presidency.