Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-03-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ASSD AOASo DAi5aNS "Ah AOAN
Its 10th annual meeting at Nava-
sofa on Juno 18th.
SAM JONES opened up his war
fare on Chicago sinners Sunday
morning to an audience of 5000.
TIE general sentiment of the
House is in faver OF speedy
settlement of the silver question.
SERvIA refuses to accept the
treaty OF peace drawn by the Bull
garians. The treaty has not been
signed.
AN unknown man sulcided at
Niagara Falls the other day by
falling orjumping into the rushing
waters.
THE London banking house of
Rothschild has issued Brazilian
loan of 100000, interest per
Cehl., price DO
On the 18th inst. that staunch
and reliable paper, the Columbus
Citizen, will complete It's twenty
third volume.
Ar Bath, Maine, on Sunday last,
snow drifts were ten feet deep on
the railroad tracks and travel was
much impeded.
THE Louisiana board of pardons
have again decided against COM
muting the sentence of Ford and
Murphy. At last they will have
TO be hanged.
The attempt to SANDER Col.
Swan, presumably by his enemies,
has proved complete failure and
is apt to recoil on their own Shout
ders.
GOVERNOR McENERY, of Loulsl-
ana, has decided that John Muir
ply and Pat Ford shall be execut-
ed on Friday, the 18th inst, but he
has not yet made any official an
nouneement.
a MAN named Gottlieb Lentz,
living in Philadelphia, cut his
wite's throat with a razor and then
killed himself with a revolver.
They had been married thirty
years. He was jealous.
Hon. W. R. BAKER, mayor of
Houston, announces as a candidate
for reelection, irrespective of par
ty and nomination. Mr.. Baker
probably expects a vindication at
the bands OF the citizens of Hous-
ton.
The entire stable of race horses
belonging to Pierre Lorillard, at
Johnstown, N. j., were sold the
other day. Twenty-seven thor
oughbreds were sold for an aggre-
gate of $40, $50. One three-year-
old bay FLY brought $4,000.
THos. P. Rich of New York,
went to St. Paul, Minnesota,
where he found his wife living
with another fellow. He sought
an interview with her which re-
suited in his shooting her dead on
the spot and then killing himself
with the same revolver.
TIE Austin statesman asserts Its
belief that the SANDER concerning
the personal character OF Col.
Swan was circulated by his enc
mics for the purpose of defeating
him before the people. The SLAM
der was foul one that made no
heauWay WnaIeVef.
HOWEVER much the Chinese
laborers may be dIsliked, no one
having any regard for the truth
can say that they have been treat
ed fairly. In many instances they
have been wontonly murdered and
no one ought to be surprised if the
Chinese government asks indemni-
ty.
THE Texas and st. Louis narrow
gauge railway was sold at ST.
Louis on Saturday by the recelv-
ers. The company will be reor-
ganized under scheme recently
adopted by the stockholders, and
the road put in frst-eIass working
order as speedily as possible.
The Mccormick reaper works
announced on Saturday that they
would resume work at 7 a. m.
Monday. The trade unions also
announced that they would not
permit the resumption OF work.
Two hundred policemen were
ordered to the works for duty on
Monday. Tao result Will be
watched with interest.
THE New York Mail and Elk
press prints some queer stories
about Ex-Governor Hubbard, of
Texas, appointed by President
Cleveland as Minister TO Japan. 1t
is stated that Hubbard ordered
wine freely on the trip from San
Francisco to Yokohama and that
he refused TO pay for 1t. This
story will hardly gain credence :"
Texas.
AT the German Lutheran church
at Detroit, Mich, on Saturday,
President Cleveland, by his prop
erIy appointed proxy, Congress
man Mayberry, OF Michigan, stood
sponsor to one of the humbIest
and poorest children in the con-
gregation. The parson addressing
the proxy said: "Grover Clevo-
land do you renounee the devil
and all his works? " "Yah !" an
swered the proxy.
a DIFFERENCE of opinion pre-
walls through the South as to
whether the Blair educational bill