Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-12

among the politicians"
Sioux recently wrote up tho battle
of Galveston for the Nows, and now
he has two gentlemen after hin
making corrections.
The Central Texas Horticultu
raj society Is now IN session at For
Worth. The society makes u fine
display of various kinds offruIts.
The San Antonio Times hopes
that Breckenridge will get the
nomination for governor, but it is
prepared to support the nominee.
SWAIN is to all intents and pur.
poses out OF tho gnbernatoral race
1t is moro than likely that after
the first ballot his name will be
dropped.
IT seems that the Apache Indians
have been making another Rad in
Arizona, stealing horses and kill
ing settlers. Many ranches will
be abandoned.
The Fort Worth Gazette's spec
ial of Aug. 10th says combination
has been formed by the opponents
of Ross and that Giddings' chances
are very favorable.
The Cherokee Nation is about tc
hold . convention for the nomina
tian OF a principal chief. 1t is
thought that Bushyhead, the pres
ent chief, will be defeated.
THE Navasota Tablet thinks OF
processes to think that Stewart
candidate for congress, will be
showed under when the convention
meets. Stewart will certainly get
the nomination.
The BANNER acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to the re
union of the survivors OF Ector's
Granberry's and Ross brIgadcs
and Douglas battery, at Tyler,
August 25th and 18th, 1886.
OUT in I'll Paso tho newspapers
understand the art of solf-praise,
as witness the following! "ThC
Tribuee is q live newspaper. II
prints the nows every time and
doesn't wait to be invited either
IT is said by some of the papers
that if Cutting had been a British
subject he would not have been ar
rested by the MexIcans. # Cutting
had been a British subject he would
not have acted as our Cutting did
MARTIN, who has been nicknamed
the Swamp RoK, may not be gov
erpor of Texas. but the Galveston
News is of the opinion that he
may prevent his enemies from be
ing governors. The enemies allud
ed to are Ross and Swan.
TENNESSEE had an election last
Thursday for judges of tho Su
preme faErt and full lists of eoun
ty officers. 1t is estimated thar
the Democrrtlc ticket is elected BY
majority of $4,000, being a gair
of $4,000 OYER two years ago.
A NUMBER ofTexas papers vii
have supurb banquets OF crow at
ter the State convention. Some o
the candidates who have been 81
outrageously abused will be nomi
mated and then the abusers vii
have TO support them along witt
the remainder of the ticket.
OVER e066 Chicago socialists ha'
a picnic last Sunday at Shelhcid
Indiana, having chartered a specia
tram for tho trip. The proceed
of the picnic were for the benefi
of the anarchists now on trial il
Chicago. SaciaIistic speeches ant
beer were the main features of tn,
entertainment.
THE Temple Times says 1t is noE
for Ross for governor, not becaus,
1t believes he viii make the bes
governor, but because d majority
of the people want him. We vii
hear from the people shrough tn,
convention pretty soon. The con
vention should select the best maj
for governor.
The San Antonio Light think
the time will finally come whel
the law will have TO determine Il
what extent labor saving ma
chinery may be used in tho in
dustrIcs of this country. 1t is
sure that line will have to b,
drawn somewhere; where will i
be! The successful introduction o
cotton picking machine viii
revolutionIze labor in the south.
TIE st. Louis Railway Register
cnmmends tho Texas railway pool
1t says the Toxas lines have me-
and agreed upon all matters to be
discussed, and that they showed
the same good sense which led &c
the formation of the first pool
thus insurIng the security of rates
as we'll Us the cutting off of the
ticket commission, The pool may
be good thing for the railroads,
but 1t docs not work so well fol
the people.