Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-07-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

nor.
SEVERAL new bills were introduc-
cd in the House on Monday and
referred.
The Houston Age says that Gid
dings would make n good govern
or. 1t is correct.
HUGH THOMPSON, of South Caro-
lima, has qualified as acting secro-
tary of the treasury.
The Austin Statesman is opposed
to dark horses. 1t docs not regard
Giddings as dark horse.
CONGRESS- has been in session
seven months and have done moth
ing out of the regular routine
work.
A GAZETTE special says that
Corycll county is solid for Martin.
The Examiner claims that it is
solid for Ross.
PROHIBITION does not prohibit in
Atlanta. Liquors and beer arc
sold BY the quart at the Kimball
house and in other places.
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THE Laredo Times thinks that
Judge Hancock is man of ideas,
but it wants to have Ireland elect
cd to the United States senate.
ANOTHER raid is TO be made into
Oklahoma. The government will
GUST the raiders in much less time
than it takes them to get there.
THE pricinct convention held al
Hubbard City, Hill county, voted
solidly for Swan for governor,
D. c. Giddings as second choice.
For the information ofthe Hous
ton Age and any others interested
the BANNER states that Col. D. c.
Glddings is candidate for Cover
nor.
The Laredo Times is after Swan
with long sharp-pointed prod and
it insists in poking him under The
ribs every opportunity that is of
fcred.
A PRECINCT meeting was held al
Nacogdoches the choice for Cover
nor was, first, o. NJ. Roberts,
second, dark horse; third Ross
and last Swain.
As was generally supposed treas
urer Lubbock will be a candidate
for reelection. He has made 9
good treasurer and there is no oc
casion for change.
THERE was prize fight at q
park in Cincinnati last week; the
battle was for the gate money and
it is claimed that the law of the
state was not violated.
THE two Cinnamon convicted al
St. Louis of the murder of Lou
johnson, Chinese Interpreter and
detective, have been sentenced IL
be hanged August 81, next.
A FOOL named C. d. Graham
passed safely through the Niagara
whirlpool on Sunday last. Tho
vessel used was constructed some
what in the shape ola barrel.
THE precinct meetings at Rock
dale instructed for Mills for con,
gress. The meeting decided not to
instruct for governor, though
SwaIns's friends are confident.
Tho indications are that Judge
Moore of Fayette county, will de,
feat Hon. Wells Thompson, OF
Columbus, for the nomination for
congress IRON the eighth district.
TERRELL Is n fine and plausible
talker, but the drift of his argu.
ments will only catch the unwary;
the theories he advances arc made
to capture tho supposed popular
current.
SEVEN hundred carpet weavers
in Philadelphia went out on a
strike because the firm refused to
discharge non-union learners. The
mill will stop work and about 1900
people will be idle.
PAUL Fl. HAYNE, the distinguish
ed Southern poet, was buried at
Atlanta, Ga, on Sunday last. The
church where the ceremonies were
conducted was crowded with the
best people in the city.
The Columbus Citizpn says there
is no OCCASION for turning out able
experienced and faithful congress
men for new and 4ntTied hands.
Hence the Citizen favors Maxey
over all competitors.
LULp, beautiful woman only
10 years of age, wife of George
Smith, q shoemaker, of Dover, n.
H., suicided the other day by TAX
ing oil of tansy. She had been
married about four months.
New ZEALAND has been shaken
| Up by severe earth quakes and vol
canic cruptions. Tbo country for
miles in the vicinity of the vol
canoes is covered to depth of
several feet with blue clay mud.
gr at Fexark apa, Ark, the con-
gressional convention had pen
chant Tor ballottipg. They came
to deadlock and after ballotIng
one thousand times without any
change in the result they conclud-
ed to adjourn fQf p few days.
THE Austin Call very trnthfully
remarks that the man who is "agin
the railroad" when candidate tHr