Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

DNabSo llSuSuI
WACO is shipping corn by the
car lord to the drouth sufferers in
Coleman county.
The exposition buildings OF the
Dallas FAIR Association will cost
upwards of 100000.
THOMAS ]. SEMMEs, of Louisiana,
has been elected president Of the
American Bar Association.
ST.. LOUIS will send 4 train Of ten
cars loaded with provisions for
the drouth sufferers of northwest
Texas.
THE Age says Laborcr Vasmer
is supposed TO be the leader of the
Independent movement in Harris
county.
PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Bulgaria,
has been restored to his throne and
for the present peace will reign in
Europe.
E. B. PERKINS, of Grccnvillc, is
making a vigorous canvass against
J. H. Jones for congress in that
district.
The Galveston Tribune does
not think it would be well 10 put n
Democratic county ticket in the
field in Galveston.
REPORTS keep coming into Texas
of the massing of Mexican troops
at points near the border. Tho
reports may or may not be true.
THE Austin Call says it fails to
sec how a county Office, in the ad-
mInistration of its duties, is affect
ed by the politics of tho Office
holder.
THE American Free Traders
have published a lengthy address
in which both the great parties are
severely denounced for failing to
reform the tariff.
The Fort Worth Mail says the
Texas Republicans arc opposed to
almost everything, and at the COM
ing election they will be opposed
by 100000 Democratic majority.
THE Bryan Pilot is rapidly be-
coming an illustrated Weekly, but
We can't say that the illustrations
are peculiarly attractive, or that
they add to the looks of the paper.
HENRY GEORGE, a workingmen's
friend, declines to become the can
dldate of the workingmen for
mayor of New York, unless they
can guarantee that he will be
elected.
THE farmers alliance of Ellis
county are talking of nominating
candidates for county officers and
yet, they claim to be a non-poIiti.
cal organization. Away with such
inconsistency.
JACK EVANS thinks the ticket
put out by the republican state con-
vention at Waco is a very respecta-
BILE one. Jack has never enjoyed
any very great notorlety as "a
man of TASTE"
THE platform of the democratic
party, recently adopted in conven-
ton at Galveston, recommends the
establishment of house of correc-
ton by the state for youthful Grim
mails and female convicts.
The Navasota Tablet opposed
Col. Charles Stewart, but he was
unanimously nominated for con-
gress. The Tablet will perhaps
support him but it will hardly
shout itself hoarse IN his behalf.
THE Democrats of Grimes coun-
ty held convention at Anderson,
August 21st and nominated a full
county ticket. The Tablet COM
mends the ticket and says 1T has Q
fair probability of success.
IT seems that Col. Belo, of the
Galveston News, is now fishing in
the mountains along with Presi-
dent Cleveland, and that on Thurs
day Belo caught a fine string of
fish and Cleveland caught none.
MAXWELL has been respited un-
til October 2. He was sentenced
to be hanged August 9Th for the
murder of Preller at the Southern
hotel, in st. Louis. His case is
pending before the court of ap-
peals.
AN Austin special to the Calves
ton News says the school fund is
again exhausted, and there arc
somo $4,000 in certih Gates against
it outstanding. This time last year
the available school fund had $780,
600 to begin the scholastic year
upon.
MRS. GRAY, the New York baker
who was boycottod, has found it
profitable; the boycott gave her
notoriety and created sympathy
for her and the result has been
that her business has been largely
increased.
THE Galveston Tribune would
have pistol carrying made pcni-
Tertiary offense. We are MOI IN
favor of going quite that far but
would add an Imprisonment clause
to the law and If that did not prove
effective, then the pententiary
might be tried.
Mrs. ANARCHIST Parsons denies
that she has any negro blood in
her veins. She says she is hall
Indian and half Mexican. The
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