Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-08
STATE NEWS.

The cold weather killed the
orange trees and oleandcrs in Gal
weston.
The police at Galveston have
, lately recovered n good deal of
stolen property, but they can't
catch the thieves.
AT Houston on Saturday the
county clerk was kept busy issuing
naturalization papers. The city
election came off on Monday
-On Friday night burglars got
INTO the Santa Fe depot at Rich
mond, blew open the safe and stole
1854 and other valuables.
Nearly every Knight of Labor
in Sherman who was taking the
Register stopped it, but still it is
! issued as usual.
In the county court at Austin
on Monday the Knights of the field
of the cloth of green contributed
some 800 in fines and costs.
1t is estimated that at least
500 Texas veterans will attend the
annual meeting of the Texas Vet
eren ASSOCIATION at Dallas on the
2lst OF April.
VIM. PatilIo shot and MORALLY
wounded Dan Bible, 4 young man,
at Walnut Springs on Sunday
night. According to Bibles state
ment no was assassunated.
| Columbus is q liberal patron
of the Louisiana State lottery, but
the Citizen never heard OF over
800 keing drawn in itat one time.
James A. Muer, an Austin law
yer, was found guilty of aggravat-
ed assault in that city and fined
$500 and one year in the county
jail.
AT Dallas, the other day, a.
white man, Tom Sutton, was sent
to the poor farm for twelve months
and to pay $3.50 fine for whipping
his wife.
Wade Prewitt, aged IA, was
killed at San Angelo on the 9Th
inst. by the accidental discharge OF
a pistol with which he was IN on
keying.
Before the polls closed the
Houston Herald claimed that 500
voters had been imported into |
Houston for the purpose of de-
feating Smith.
AT Alvarado the citizens were
in possession of the roundhouse on
Sunday and expressed determi-
nation to move all freight trains,
cost what it may.
"A passenger train on the Kan
sas and Gulf Snort Line was de-
rallied by a misplaced switch at
Tyler on Sunday evening. No one
knows who meddled with the
switch.
Three men robbed passenger
in a crowded passenger coach at
Fort Worth and before the aston
ished spectators thought of making
a move they escaped. This is one
OF the boldest robberies on record.
A street railway to circle the
city of Birmingham, Ala, and COW
ering over eight miles, is being :
constructed. The road will also
be extended to the Pratt iron
mines, eight miles from the city.
Ike Rector, colored, once
prominent politician and after
ward a policeman, but who has
lately been running negro vari-
ETY. show and rum-mill on Bath
avenue, Galveston, died on Sun
day last.
II. C. North, of Big Springs,
has lately been arrested by Sheriff
of Fayette county, under
an indictment in that county for a
committed in 1870. Mr..
North is confident that he will be
-ThirtY-six full grown ostriches
are now on exhibition at the Beach
hotel park, Galveston. The birds
were landed at Galveston on the
LIST inst, and are en- route to the
farm of the owner near Los Ange-
les South California
About 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning the Lone Star Salt COM I
pany's works at Colorado City
were discovered to be on fire. The t
and derrick were de- !
Loss about $1,000 or
$4,000, insurance $4,000. 8
Ned Caldwell, farmer living
near Courtney, was met in the
road on Saturday by James Beu- 7
ford, who lives In the same vicini- 6
ty, shot and killed. Bedford {
escaped. The shooting grew out
Of quarrel over yoke OF oxen.
Bill Nolan, aged 35 years, fell h
from the high trestle of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway at Fort
Worth on Saturday night. His
body was found cold and stiff in v
the morning; it is supposed that |;
be was drunk when he fell off. il
"A nest of counterfeiters with y
their tools and outfit, were captur- II
ed by United States deputy mar ID
3hals near New Boston, Texas,
twenty miles from Texarkana. .
The gang consisted OF two brothers n,
named Daniels and man named "
Riley.
Judge Henry Schulz, of Dali
as, seems to be destined to be al
ways in hot water. He hardly
gets out of one scrape before he
alls or is pushed into another. II
)n Friday he was arrested on five fu
charging him with h,
in two cases and embez- d,
lam HI ho~l