Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-06-05
STATE NEWS.


Corn is looking well around Ell
gin, bat cotton is little sickly.
R. H. Black, a liquor dealer at
Navasota, has assigned. Liabili-
ties, $4,000.
An unknown man attempted to
assassnate J. G. Eayes at CIeburne,
but failed.
II. T. Moye was instantly killed
by lightningat Orange while engaged
i'll building a house.
There is movement on foot at
Waco looking to the establishment
OF Il wool securing plant.
The Hughes Springs School
Community company of Cass county
has been chartered.
Ed Kenney, saloon keeper at
has assigned. Liabilities,
S13.S9O; assets, S7177.20.
Capt. T. T. Ganmage, of Pales-
tine, has announced as candidate
COR congress against Col. Martin.
Frank Swandlenajs, Bohemian
is years old, residing near Dexter,
suieided by using a double-barrell-
ed shotgun.
The Hopkins county wool grow
ers association sold their spring clip
of wool at Sulphur Springs for 81!
cents. There were ten carloads.
John Vidette, a Frenchman
aged 46 years, suicided at Bonham
by shooting himself through the
head with derringer.
The nomination of Judge David
E. Bryant as federal district Judge
Of the Eastern district of Texas has
been confirmed by the senate.
The Waxahachie board of trade |
donated $4,000 toward getting up an
exhibit of Ellis county products at
the state fair and Dallas exposition.
Tom Collins, negro boy, was
accidentally shot through the bow
els by another negro at Belden.
Both boys were under ten years old.
1t is rumored that the Denison,
Bonham and New Orleans railroad
IS to be extended to Jefferson to
connect with the New Orleans Pa
,ifc.
The celebrated contested cleo
ion case for sheriff and tax collector
IF Hale county has been decided in
'avor of r. A. Ford, the present in
;umbent.
Wheat around Panhandle City
S two feet high and filing out finely.
Did Texas wheat growers estimate
he yield at from Is to 20 bushels to
he acre.
The democratic executive com-
nittee of Bell county has designated
'une IA for holding precinct conven-
ions, and June q for the county
convention.
Judge H. 0. Head, Of Sherman.
Judge of the 18th judicial district.
viii tender his resignation to the
governor at the expiration Of the
'resent term Of court
Waiter E. johnson. postmaster
t Beeville, has been arrested and
edged in jail at San Antonio for en-
postotfice funds. He is a
harrison appointee.
The parents of the two girls
Who were killed by falling timbers
lied on a sidewalk at Galveston
ecertly, h&yeinstituted damage suits
gainst the city for $4,000.
Rev. ". T. Keith, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Hampstead and
-Irs. Maggie Chambers, daughter OF
he late Capt. 7. S. McDade, were
married few days ago.
C. ". Harding, a tie contractor
If Montgomery, was drowned a few
lays ago while attempting to cross
lake creek on horseback, the stream
,eing swollen and out of banks.
The dead body of horsethief
outlaw named Lyons was found in
he brush near Batesville, Zavalla
county. He was one of gang who
lad running fight with the sheriff
II karnes county.
The Port Arqnsas Pas con. -
If Corpus Christi has cous,gu.-.i d
iredge boat and will epdeavor to Sc
.ure deep water by cutting q pas
age through Mustang island. The
people of the town are eiated over
he prospect.
An unknown man suicided near
Savoy by taking morphine. He was
ound lying on the ground by a
rang of section men. A check found
"a his person showed that his name
vas. Fred Bush.
In an encounter between Ben
Whitfield and Sam Smell at Navajoe,
Greer county, the former was dan
,aro,CTv vounGn1 with q ,,aDl-Difa