Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-17

CahuiuatO iOi INV pAScANOHNy AOA
the south since the nomination o.
James X. Polk forty years ago
: 1t is about time the south was be
ing recognized:again, if it is deem
ed e1pedient by the Democratic
national convention.
| WHEN the Stockmen's conven
ton adjourned a committee Of
eleven was left at Austin to watch
the proceedings of the Legislature
and act as lobby so to speak,
They regard Senator TerrelPs bill
as hard law and there is no doubt
but that it will be defeated.
Rev. R. II. NEWTON, n distin-
guished devine of New York is to
be tried by his congregation tor
heresy. Rev. Newton in a sermon
described the story of Joseph and
his brethen as highly wrought
dramma which has no foundation
in the authentic events of history,
His congregation claim that he
ought to sever his connection with
the church at once.
A NEwPAPER writer says it is
doubtful if any congress that has
assembled within the past fifty
years in this country has witness
ed the introduction of rs many
wild schemes and measures as have
found their way into the present
session. A large number of cranks
have got into congress and it is
to be hoped that they are all on
the Republican side of the House.
CAPT. BEN THOMPSON was tried
before the recorder in Austin on
Thursday by a jury, found guilty
of disturbing the peace and fined
s25 and costs. The captain is not
and never has been q deputy
United States marshal, but he is
and has for some time been = spe-
cial deputy, one of those who are
techenically known as six-shooter
deputies. The state used to be
full of thcm, but they being I'M
popular sheriff's have latterly stop
ped appointing them.
The stone-cutters employee d in
getting out stone for tho new capt.
tai complain that they have been
imposed on by the contractors who
induced them to come from distant
straes; that they only gave them
piece work and compelled them to
board at a contractors boarding
house where the fare was of the
most miserable description, and
that as many as sixty-four men
slept in one room. The senate
committee on public buildings is
investigating the matter.
THE fight is opened in the Sem
ate in :. the debate over Senator
Jones' bill to make fence cutting a
felony; there was also a strong
disposition evineed In favor of
making law to work both ways,
and to impose the same penalty for
illegally enclosing the lands of
another. The Judiciary commit
tee of the senate win report fav-
orably on bill making the en-
closing of the state land a misde-
moanor, to be punished by. a fine
of from 500 to $500, or imprison-
ment in the county Jail not to ex-
coed one year.
THE Fort Worth Gazette speak
ing of differences between newspa-
psrs says, "all rivalry and diver
gence of views may be honorable
and absolutely free of bitterness.
This is the true journalistic view,
newspapers as such, should be
strictly impersonal and being i'm.
personal there should be no cause
for indulging in personalities, or
bitterness of expression. Argu-
ment should be met by argument
and not by.abuse. The expression
+" your another" does not carry
conviction with it, but this fact re-
mains to be learned by too many
Texas newspapers.
Fsw years show q more distin-
guished list of dead than 1888. Be-
ginning on the first day with Gam
beta, noted names como thick and
fast upon the record. Among
them are Gen. Chanzy, Gustave
Dorc, William E. Dodge, Marshall
Jewell Richard Wagner, Alexan,
der IL. Stevens, Prince Gortcha-
koff, Carl Marx, Sulelman Pasha,
Bishop Peck, VIM. Chambers, La
boulaye, Abdel Kadir, Bishop Co.
lenso, Archbishop Woods, Gen
Tom Thumb, Gen. Ord, Montgom
cry Blair, Judge Black, Comte de
Chambord, Tourgennlff, General
Stec oman, Mayne Reid, Mario and
Gen. Humphreys. |
A TERRIBLE disaster occurred
near Bradford, Pa, Tuesday, |
Bradford is In tho heart of the oil
region. A stream of waste oil |
flowing from a tank across the
Bradford, Burdett and Kinzna rail-
way caught fire. A passenger
train from Wellsville to Bradford
ran into it and was at once envel-
oped in flames. The passenger
coach, full of people and the bag
gage car were converted into a |