Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09
STATE NEWS.

finished In Iyler.
Henry Anderson of Roan's
Prairie died Monday night.
Judge G. B. Wood died very sud-
denly at Pennington Wednesday
night.
John Wichie's saloon at Auder-
son was robbed recently of $50 and
some cigars.
There are eight murder cases
set for the fall term of the court at
Richmond.
The Texan, of Taylor, will soon
occupy a two story brick on Broad
street of that city.
-Navarro's average cotton yield
in the county will be about two bales
to five acres.
There were three thousand in
attendance the first day of the fair
of San Antonio.
Jas. Gallagher, aged IS, was
run over and killed by fat cars in
Houston Thursday.
The United States district and
circuit courts convened in session at
jefferson Monday.
The gross earnings of the South
ern Pacific for August were 81, 1885,
769; for the year, S4O,1SO,0OO.
-Laboring mems day at the San
Antonio Fair Thursday was a big
day. Five thousand in attendance.
Excitement is at fever heat in
Mexia over the killing of Marshal
holland Reed. by constable Eubanks.
William Adams, wanted for
murder in Henrietta, was captured
by Heck Thomas in the Indian Ter
ritory Monday.
The grand jury in session at
Richmond found only twelve true
bills. A good record for Fort
Bend county.
r. II. Randolph a fireman on
the Cotton Belt, whose home is in
Tyler was killed in wreck at Pitts
burg Thursday.
"A cotton weigher John Pide
and agent of the Arkansas Pass at
Lexington fought over some cotton,
demolishing the Office furniture.
AT Raynor Monday, VIII L.
Sargent, an editor shot himself in
the foot. 1t is feared amputation
will be necessary.
But forty-two chattel mort
cages in Travis county, and these
aggregate less than $4,000. Is it
not an excellent showing?
The "King's Daughters" have
called a meeting at Edna for Mon
day for the purpose of improving
and beatifying the cemetery.
&c. c. Wheeler has been appoint
ed superintendent of the eastern |
lines of the Santa Fe, with head |
quarters at Galveston.
Miss Hattie Hartman, of Tay-
Tor, had her right arm torn off at the
shoulder by the betting of cotton
gin Monday. She will recover.
John Bawley turns states evil
dence and relates all the details of |
the Cotton Belt train robbery. The
trial will come up in Texarkana next
week.
AT Round Rock Tuesday night
Frank Campbell, a carpenter, was
cut in the abdomen by Chas. Morris.
He will probably recover. Morris
skipped.
Will Leak has been thrice ar
rested charged with robbing the
postofice at Daingerdeld. Twice he
was released, and the third time
held on bail
Alex Campbell, who murdered
his sweetheart at st. Augustine on
last Tuesday pleaded guilty before
the court. His case will come up
In March.
AT Pitts Monday night, Charley
Neal, negro was shot aud killed
by William Harrison and William
Elbern, also eolored. The murder
ers gave themselves up.
There is to be meeting of the
Texas alumni of the University of
the South, to be held at Dallas, on
Oct. u, 1890, for the purpose of
affecting permanent organization
of the State Alumni Association.
The habeas corpus trial of Lar
kin and Marion Hope charged with
the murder of r. E. and John Stat
ford terminted Wednesday at Col
umbus. Marion was admitted to
bail, and Larkin was committed
without bail.
According to the figures of NJ.
T. Dooley. railway apenf at San An