Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-07

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Q. EscAMILIo, a society young
man of New Laredo, Mexico, sui
cided by shooting himself through
the heart. He was disappointed
in love.
| Mr.. J. W. GoLLEDGE has sold the
Hlllboro Mirror, established by
him four years ago, to Mr.. James
Shook formerly of the Hillsboro
Expositor.
THE Ohio legislature met on
Monday, when the Democratic
members from Hamilton county
were sworn in, Notwithstanding
the protests.
The population of the city OF
Charleston, S. c., is given as 80, $40
colored and 1906 whites. The
coIored voters barely outnumber
the white voters.
THE Southern hotel at New Or
leans wos burned on Sunday morn
ing. One man persisted in the
flames and several fremen were
hurt by falling walls.
THE Houston Post says il would
not mind seeing Judge Terrell in
the United States Senate, but it
knows of several gentlemen whom
1t would prefer for that position.
The Houston Age remarks that
the Galveston News, in trying to
drag Col. A. W. Terrell into the
ring as senatorial candidate, is
dong that gentleman more harm
than good.
ONE of the most severe snoW
storms in several years visited
Western Kansas on Sunday, ex-
tending as far west as Colorado
and Mexico, and on Monday it was
still showing.
DURING December last the terms
of about one hundred presidential
postmasters expired, and about as
as many more will expire this
month. A large number of nomi-
nation will be made as soon as con-
gress meets.
A BEAUTIFUL and fashionably at
tired young lady was arrested in
Chicago just as she was entering a
Chinese laundry to smoke OPIUM.
Upon her promise to smoke no
more she was dismissed by the
police court.
The Dallas Times has already
absorbed o number of evening pa
pers in its town, but as soon as it
absorbs one paper another one
starts. The Evening Inquirer is
the latest venture it is described
as darling.
SECRETARY WHITNEY reception
on New Years day eclipsed any
thing of the kind in Washington.
The house is described as a dream
OF artistic beauty; the main re-
treshments offered were terrapln
and champagne.
THE Dallas Times says that Dallas
now has candidate for governor.
The Fort Worth Gazette says that
Seth Shepard is the Dallas candl-
date. If Shepard had moved to
Fort Worth the Gazette would
sing a different song.
IT is stated on what is believed
to be good authority that Speaker
Carlisle will make Bland, the au-
thor of the silver bill, chairman of
the committee on coinage. This
will be a victory for the silver
advocates in congress.
IT appears that the receivers of
the Central railway have with
drawn all newspaper advertise
ments and called IN all passes to
newspaper men. The Fort Worth
Mail does not regard this as a wise
policy or the part ofthe receivers.
THE Fort Worth Evening Mail
has been enlarged and now appears
as an eight-page five column paper.
The Mail is receiving a very llber-
al patronage at the hands of the
Fort Worth merchants, who seem
TO be well up In the art of adver-
Using.
Hon. Perry BELMONT has intro
duced bill in the House AUTHOR
izlng the appointment of COM
mittee Of nine members TO enquire
INTO the execution of the civil SER
vice law and to suggest such modi-
fications and improvements as may
be necessary.
AUSTIN STATESMAN: To read in
the Lynchburg News that "the
Roanoke Machine Works, Roanoke, |
Va, have been notified that their
bid of some months ago for the
building of 500 freight cars for
New York railroad had been ac-
cepted," seems q little strange,
doubtless, te those who have not
carefully watched the enormous
growth OF manufacturing interests
in the south of late.