Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-21
STATE NEWS.

Kansas corn is arriving at Waco
in large quantities.
Sherman is soon TO be the
Junction of three railroads.
-Bastrop county now has TWEEN
ty-tivc Farmers alliances.
- The taxable values OF Andcr-
son county decreased S3SO,OOO the
last year.
In the vicinity of Navasota
the worms have destroyed the top
crop OF cotton.
Tho Laredo people wants the
rangers kept IN their city until
after the election.
- Brownwood has received 2OO,- |
goo pounds OF wool this fall. Cot
ton Is now coming in rapidly.
Tho city council of Houston
has appropriated $500 for the bcnc-
fit of the Sabine Pass sufferers.
! - Charley Stevens is in Jail in
Johnson county charged with an
assault upon an insane woman.
A petition is in circulation at
Abilene asking tho removal OF tho
federal court from Graham to Abb
lcnc.
Shcrman's city council went
up to the rival town of Deni-
son to investigate the electric
light.
"A number of houses were
blown down at the town of Kountz
during the great storm on the 18th |
inst.
The assessment of the city OF
San Antonio shows an Increased |
valuation of 81, $4,000 over last
year.
There has only been six deaths
within the pcnitentiary walls dur
ing the past year, and ten on the
outside.
Allie Hawkins, very small !
boy, former empIoyo of the Waco
wooden mills, has been indicted for
burglary.
"A day or two since two men
boarded the Central train at Paige
and robbed two passengers in the
most approved train-robblng style.
"A. Gill, Jefferson merchant,
has been closed bv attachment.
His assets arc s6756 IN goods and
his liabilities about twice that
amount.
The citizens of Beaumont con-
trlbutod S1900,S5 IN cash and $1,000 |
in clothing, provisions, etc. to the
SABINE Pass and Johnson's bayou
sufferers.
Laredo is 200 years old and
during Its entire history it has
never been visited by q storm of
sufficient force to blow down
Mexican iacal.
"A horse, q yoke OF oxen and
two cows were struck by lightning
and killed, last week, whllo graz
ing IN an open pasture Is miles
northwest of Huntsville.
Tom Yoes, alias W1thors, in
dlcted in 1878 in Colorado county
for theft of cattle, was arrested in
Burnet county few days ago and
is now safe in the Columbus jail.
Eleven lodges of Farmers al
lance have been organized IN Col
orado county within the last month,
Tho Citizen hopes they will provo
advantageous to the farmers of its
section.
-Fifty-four bales of cotton were
burned up on Monday aftcrn"o,,
on the platform of the cc.,,on CON,
press at Paris, A careIes, smokcr
is supposed to haya started. the
fire. - WI
M. II. Hancock. of Austin,
who has already been arrested
twice on the charge of numbering
his wife, one of tho Christmas eve
victims, has again been arrested on
the Same charge.
On Sunday night Charles Kene
killed Fred Arnold in saloon in
the Fifth ward, Houston. Rene
struck Arnold who fell, his head
striking billiard table. Rene
was put under $500 bond.
Thomas Hill, colorcd man,
died recently in Austin, leaving an
estate valued at $4,000. Ho left
a will bequeathing a considerable
portion of his property to colored
churches and colleges.
- Dario Gonzales, ex-sherIff of
Webb county has been arrested
under 4 capias from Travis county
charging him with defalcation of
public money while sheriff. He is ,
the candidate ofthc Guarache party '
for sheriff. {
Item George, of the Hunts i
vile Item has celebrated his 66fh {
birthday last week, on which oc-
casiOn his friends loaded HIM down :
with gifts of elephants, Tobacco, :
etc. The BANNER wishes him many a
happy returns of the day. J
Around Sabine Pass thousands v
of head of cattle and horses were S
drowncd-over fifty per cent were s
drowned outright and it is sand V
over half the balance will probably b
die for want of fresh water. Cat F
tie are mad from the effects OF ,
thirst.
1t is reported that a young
lady teaching school near Cleburno, o
has been boycottcd because of her "
political opinions. She is proba- ?
bly, an offensive partisan and if she /
had been. discreet she would have Ct
kept her political opinions to her.
self. Ct
AN Austin special to the Ga Ct
zettc says the pardon business Is b
now sealed book; 4 large plumber II
Of convicts have been pardonod, 4,
but the governor declines to give 5;
heir names, and by reason OF Ger u
ain red tape proceedings they can I,
not be had ut all. lii
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