Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-27

Inc SchOOl chlldrcd at BarlS
gave a large concert IN the opera
house last week.
- Five prisoners confined in the
Jail at San Diego, Duval county,
made their escape on Monday-the
jaIlor had neglected to lock the
doors.
- Three men, supposed to be
the ones wanted for robblng the
mails in Runnclls county were ar
rested near Abilene by deputy
United States marshal on Sunday.
- BrazorIa county Is now suffer
ing from the most severe drouth
experienced in years-therc is
neither grass nor water for stock,
and vegetation generally is burnt
up.
Travis county has purchased
the IRON bridge across the Colorado
river at the foot OF the avenue in
Austin; the price paid to the bridge
company is $4,000.
The Bastrop Advertiser says:
While we are devoting our entire
attention to the great railroad
scheme let us not forget smaller
matters. Without good wagon
roads railroads are ofno value.
The Dallas city council has
purchased Professor Jones' Female
college for public school build
ing. The price paid was $4,000
and the building is said to be large
enough to accommodate 1000 chill
dren.
Capt. Ashe assures the Hous-
ton correspondent of the News
thot Mr.. Oates of the San Jacinto
region whilo bathing in lake
encountered q six-foot alligator,
hauled it ashore and cut its head
off. Next.
Tho preliminary examination
of james Ravell fer the killing of
George MetcaIf in Houston last
Saturday night, took place on
Tuesday. A strong case of self
defense was made and RavelI was
put under $500 bond.
An important SUIT is now IN
progress at CorsIcana, the case be-
ing that of ]. W. Crawford vas. r.
G. Dun & Co., for alleged libel,
the damages are laid at 5000.
Crawford is or was a merchant.
Dun & Co., are the proprietors of
a commercial agency.
On Sunday last year old
daughter of J. II. Banta died from
the effect OF drinking fly poison
which had been left within her
reach. Parents can not be too care
full in leaving poisonous substances
within the reach of children. Such
accidents are of common occur
rance.
The Fort Worth Grzette pub
fishes q somewhat romantic story,
as a special from San Antonio to
the effect that Mrs. Francis Gould,
who for some time has held mental
positions in San Antonio families,
has fallen him to S150,OOO. The
story while apparently true has a
fshy odor.
"A citizen of Brennan writes
to a citizen of Waco that the sur
vey of the Brazos Valley railway
will be commenced at once and
the enterprise pushed through
without delay. The citizen of
Brenham is right. The work of
making arrangements for the road
road is going steadily on.
"A telegraph operator named
Merrell Tell off the trestle of the
Fort Worth and Denver road at
Fort Worth, o distance of fifty feet
and escaped with q dislocated |
shoulder and some slight bruises,
His escape from instant death was
miraculous; but not a miracle,
On Monday 4 apeeIal train on
the Central road left left Dallas at
sac a. m, and pulled up at the
Houston depot at 3 p. m. The dis
lance is 266 miles and the time was
I hours and 20 minutes. The
Houston Ago claims that this 10 .
the quickest tune ever made on a 1
Texas railway, the length of the
run being considered.