Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-01-05
STATE NEWS.


in single day.
The Masonic lodge at San An
tonic contemplates the erection of a
handsome building.
Malone, Waller & Co., large
business firm at Fort Worth, have
failed for over 100000
-Lige Taylor was fatally stabbed
in Paschals saloon at Breckenridge
ON Christmas eve by John Bryant.
The charter of the Houston
Ice company, capital stock 100000,
has been filed with the secretary of
state.
Seven hundred and fifty bales
of cotton caught fire and were des-
troyed at Mckinney in the early part
of the week.
A rumor that the Illinois Cen
trail road has taken charge of the
Cotton Belt is creating some little
excitement at Sherman.
The citizens of Austin are tax
ing a lively interest in the state i'm
migration movement and have sub
scribed $4,000 towards it.
-Newsome & Landers' store and
the entire contents were destroyed
by fire at Mineola on the 2Sth.
Loss $4,000, and insurance $4,000.
"A call has been issued at Sui
phur Springs for a mass-meeting on
the 18th of January for the purpose
of organizing a county immigration
bureau.
Fire broke out simultaneously
on Tuesday night in the store of c.
Roos and H. Rhein, in San Antonio,
and destroyed the contents. Small
insurance.
"A blaze at Sherman on Thurs
day night destroyed Baxter & Big
gerstatf's dry goods store and Hare,
Edmundson and Hare's law office.
Total loss $1,000. Partly insured.
John Alexander and George
Sanders hada fight at a dance near
Bloomfield, Red River county, dur
ing which the latter was seriously
cut in the neck. Alexander is in jail
Charles Briggs, a railroad
brakeman, committed suicide at Al
lens saloon, Houston, by shooting
himself through the head with a
pistol. Cause, grief at the loss of
his wife.
The large dry goods store of J.
W. Campbell & Co, at Abilene has
been closed under attachment by
Cincinnati creditors and others to
satisfy claims amounting to about
$4,000.
The capitol board held meet
ing and approved the contract con-
tanning the changes in the con-
struction OF the dome, and other
work recommended by the examin-
ing architects.
Articles have been signed for a
prize fight at Ell Paso between Jim |
who claims the light
weight championship Of the south
west, and j. st. Clair, of Arizona,
on Sunday, January LIST.
w. E. Wake, drygoods mer
chant at Gainesville, has assigned |
for the benefit of creditors. Liza
bilities S21,943.76; assets $1O,35O. |
The principal creditors reside in
New York and Philadelphia.
"A gentleman Just arrived from
Llano county reports that the syndi- |
cate who bought the iron mountains
in the vicinity of the town, have
drilled to the depth of forty feet |
without the feruginous vein.
At Cherokee, San Saba county,
while a Mr.. Montgomery and
another party were playfully strug-
CLING for the possession of q gun,
during which time it was discharged
and killed Mrs. Montgomery.
The watchman at the Texas
Pacific depot in Dallas had fight
with two thieves, who were trying to
steal coal, and fired a number of
shots. The thieves made their es-
cape, but left trail of blood.
"A freat Mexia destroyed two
story brick building occupied by
Joe Lipari as a saloon and residence,
and smaller building occupied by
E. V. Shipman as saloon. Loss on
former $4,000 to $4,000, and on
latter $4,000.
H. P. Jones grocery and feed
store at Greenville was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday 2Sth. The fire
rapidly communicated to other build
ings, destroying more or less injur-
ing them. The total loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
The city council Of Corsicana
has passed an ordinance requiring all
householders to number their
houses, and adopted the Philadel-
phia plan. The starting point will
be at the intersection of Bowie and
Collins streets.
Information has been received