Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-25
STATE NEWS.

Bracketville is made tri-weekly.
There was split in the Demo
cratic convention at Goliad.
Henderson has received over
5000 bales of cotton up to date.
The Sam Houston Normal build
ing in Huntsville will be dedicated
Tuesday.
Frank Allen, of Corona Mills,
suicides at Galveston. Laudanum
route.
The Whitney murder case at
Austin still attracts considerable
attention.
Alice Marshal one of the crimson
horde of Dallas suicided Thursday.
Morphine route.
Prof. Watson, of Kyle, is being
urged as candidate for secretary OF
state under Hogg.
The Missionary Baptists will
hold a state convention in Waxa-
hachie October 10.
-Cattlemen's trust to protect
themselves against brokers is spoken
of in cattle quarters.
-Chas. Thompson, a railroad
man, was knocked down, beaten and
robbed of $40 at Hearne.
-Thos. O'Connor the man who
was run over by the swirch engine
near Dallas has since died.
Mrs. Gordon, near Paris, was
thrown from buggy on a barbed
wire fence and seriously hurt.
"A negro shot Mexican at Null
doom Wednesday,, about a game OF
cards in which he was looser.
United States senate authorizes
Eagle Pass Company to carry their
pipes across the Rio Grande.
San Antonio is to vote on the
Both inst ON whether or not the city
shall purchase the water works.
Jas. Hastings, a farmers son,
was thrown from his horse last
Wednesday evening and dragged to
death.
San Antonio is infested with
burglars. Several boys of respect
able families have been arrested on
suspicion.
MIR. Carmichael, the constable
at Muldoon dropped a Colt 45-cal-
bre and it went off, shooting him in
the right thigh.
C. ". Dodson; editor of the
Rusk County News, who died re-
Gently at San Antonio was buried at
Henderson Thursday.
Mr.. Augh receiver of the Bra
EOS Channel Dock Co. says that he
will have deep water at the mouth
of the Brazos before 1891.
Wednesday night in Dallas
Prof. Thomas OConner was run
over by switch engine and is re-
ported in a dying condition.
Architect Gordon, of San An
tonic furnished the plans for the
Miramer hotel at Corpus which is
to be commenced at once.
Chairman of Webb county dem
ocratic committee is not inclined to
call a convention to nominate coun-
ty officers, but convention will be
held.
Assistant professors having
charge of district schools in the
Texas University will hereafter vote
as adjunct professors in faculty
meetings.
The body of an unknown dead
man was found hanging in the
woods near Ell Paso. The feet were
touching the ground; it was case
OF suicide.
"A large bull stood on the rail
road track near Del Rio and charged
an approaching train. $500, damage
to train considerable delay and bull
mashed to pulp.
IS. W. Templeton's mill and gin
near Winsboro burned Wednesday
night. Loss about $500. No in
surance. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to be incendiary.
AT Thorp Springs last Saturday
during a rain storm the air became
charged with electricity, and several
severe shocks were experienced. A
valuable horse was killed.
Gov. Ross has offered reward
of $3.50 each for the capture of the
assassins of S. Frinburg, Mrs.
Francis Mcmillan and Miss Louise
Isom, all of Camp county.
The body of r. T. Mcdonald
xroa fo1nd naar tho frack IF tho DoI