Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
STATE NEWS.


-Ex-Gov. Hubbard will be one
of the speakers at university exer-
cises in June at Austin.
"A new postofice has been es-
tablished at Fulshear, Fort Bend
county, with Vim. N. Ford postmas-
ter.
The officers and students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
subscribed S51.G5 to the confeder-
ate home.
Mike Corligan, of DuvaI coun-
ty, shipped several carloads OF cattle
to Chicago which netted him SIG
per head.
The count of funds in the state
treasury shows just three cents
more in the treasury vaults than the
statement called for.
The first electric street car that
ever entered the republic of Mexico
rolled over the Rio Grande bridge
at Laredo the other day.
President Lott emphatically de-
MES that the Arkansas Pass road has
been sold to the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe system.
The comptroller as an invest
ment of the school fund has pur-
chased $1,000 worth of Starr
county funding bonds.
The contract for constructing
the new Southwestern lunatic asy-
lum at Austin has been awarded to
Waterston, Wellington & Co., of
Austin.
Francisco Diaz, druggist at
San Diego, Duval county, is making
a success in raising silkworms,
which produce him good supply of
fine silk.
Sam Wilson, a single edger,
had three fingers cut off his right
hand by coming in contact with
buzz saw at Russell's mill, at
Orange.
Gov. Ross has issued procla-
nation offering $3.50 for the arrest
of the murderers, at present I'LL
known, of Cal Thompson in Bastrop
county.
-Avergne D. Parnell, a 13-year-
old youth, was thrown from g horse
at Houston and died two days after
ward from the effects of fractured
skull.
Wholesale horse-stealing has
been going on since January in Viii
son county and some OF the princi-
pal men accused of completely in the
1--we in the country.
Several families at the mouth of
Pine creek on the line of the Red
river in Lamar county have not been
heard from since the overflow, and
it is feared they may be lost.
j. H. McLeary, of San Antonio,
will deliver the University address
at Austin next commencement. The
seating capacity of the University
assembly hall will be two thousand.
The bridging from Rockdale
south on the Arkansas Pass railway is
completed nearly to Lexington, and
work on the piling of Little River
trestle is being vigorously prosecu-
ted.
The Wichita Valley Mill and
Elevator company of Wichita county
with capital stock of 100000, and
the Fort Worth Packing company
with a capital of $20O,0OU, have lied
charters.
The Arkansas Pass company is
all inspection of the country
with a view OF running Il road from
Waco to Paris. Canton, the county
seat of Van Zandt county, viii prob
ably secure the road.
The floods in the bayou at JEFF
ferson overlooked the entire sur
country. All bridges in
the county were rendered inaccessi-
BILE and the only entrance to town
was by boats or railroad.
The Houston Commercial, club,
with a capital stock of $4,000, the
Arlington Building and Loau associ-
alton of Tarrant county w.IA i - j.,
tai of 100000, and the iIyn.
Land Improvement compaur, o.,M-
tai 100000, have been charte.o,..
"A. Foster and W. Jarnagin
fought duel at Decatur last week
on horseback. Foster fell dead and
Jarnagin was MORALLY wounded.
The duel was the result of Foster
assisting Jarnagin's sister to elope.
j. L. Harris, representing the
Wabash railroad, was arrested at San
Antonio by deputy United States
marshal charged with opening the
mail of jerome Harris, representing
the Chicago & Alton. He was re-
leased on bond.