Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
STATE NEWS.

1.-Two radio dogs were killed Il
Fort Worth one day last week.
"A Catholic cathedral is to b,
built at Temple to cost $4,000.
The total amount of taxable
property in Bunet county Is $3.50,
405.
The Uvalde Fair Association has
filed charter with the secretary Of
state.
The town of Merkel, in Tyler
county, has incorporated for school
purposes.
j. D. Badgett was seriously
hurt by falling lumber in a sawmiil
at Jefferson.
y. A. Vinson, of Rusk, has been
appointed postmaster at Carthage,
Pamela county.
There hasn't been a general
rain in the southwestern portion of
the state since the 18th of June.
The campmeeting at Floresville
has been brought to close. 1t did
not result in single conversion.
Harry Noodley, timer at Gal
weston who had been on a spree for
several days, fell dead at his resi-
dence.
The census shows the popula-
ton of Bell county to be $4,000.
which is an increase of rs per cent
in ten years.
By vote of rs for to 2 against
the town of Elgin became city last
week and will elect full-fedged set
of officers. II
The steamer Alice, George W.
Afford master, went down in twenty
feet OF water on the 10Th two miles $
below Orange. =
Milton Holley, laborer in the /
Bancroft sawmill at Orange, had his L
arm mangled in rip-saw which he il
was feeding.
-Herff Buckhan, ex-hide and ami c
NAL inspector of Tom Green county. r
has been arrested on the charge of f,
highway robbery. t,
The grand lodge of the colored d
Masons of Texas met in annual ses- II
sion at Paris on the 10Th with u
delegates in attendance. n
An explosion of swinging fc
lamp IN restaurant at Big Springs, al
caused the destruction of a half b.
block of business houses. OF
Quarantine has been established !"
by State Health Officer Rutherford
against Mexico at Laredo and other DC
points on account of smallpox. no
The governor has offered re. LIE
wrad OF $3.50 for the arrest of the CO.
unknown murderers of negro wo- we
man IN Camp county recently. OF
The Santa Fe pump house and :
machinery which supplied the round the
house and machine shops at Goldth shc
waite, were destroyed by fire. Ma
john Youngmann, market gar 1oo,
iener at San Antonio, was struck nv R,07
switch engine on the Arkansas Pass
DAD and received wounds probably -
atal. nev
Jacob Killeen, German carpen. 20 70.
er at McGregor, fell from hack ga ga
7hlle returning home from a fest is ~
nd received injuries from which he Ter
led. N-- -- Lex
Billy Ross, engineer of a steam on =
novel at the gravel pit near Pitts ont
1rg' Camp county, got his leg cut bon
4 while attempting to board For
aror
Jonathan Miles, one of the ribly
ealthiest citizens of Tom Green inju
'unty, was thrown from BUGGY
Id had his arm broken near tie conr
at til
"A fatal shooting affray occurred aggr
ar the Santa Fe depot at Ell Paso of $;
which Jose MARQUEE, a Mexican this
OF his rival named Fierro. in the state
domen. to 81
McGregor, laborer on =
Santa Fe railroad, was struck bv switc
passenger train near Cameron and was
,elVed injuries supposed to have 81. 3
en- fatal. 81 was !
Franz Sbo,ho, drew
epherd The noaIt = oon u D. a. in tn
1ker has booD @ I!9 houston he d
mind became unbalanced on the S 1un =
'ject of religion. week
Col A nj poo., j
van last weot 80 oo uleo at about
IN the Black Hawk war and had i Iren v
many years been sufferer from t td'se =,
lnds received in that war. sne L
: "a new colored military company had
been organized at Houston and premi
led the Scurry Guards in honor I
apt Thos. Scurry, formerly of 1od L {.
Houston Light Guard. n iddS II II
While Alex Daunel a noo,ro T.. beatin