Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-10
STATE NEWS.

Jasper has a military company
known as the JEFF Davis Rifles.
-Esteban Medegino fatally stab
bed Tomas Castanado in cutting
afray at San Angelo.
Josie Hall, a young colored
woman, committed suicide at Austin
by taking an overdose of morphine
The comptroller has purchased
$4,000 worth of Caldwell county
bonds for the permanent school fund.
Frank Gardener, about 20 years
old. was accidentally shot in sa-
loon at San Angelo by John John
son. The wound was pronounced
fatal,
An Italian woman while crazy
drunk at Corpus Christi tried to
commit suicide by tying her hands
and legs and rolling off the wharf
into the bay.
The Ford Publishing company
of Dallas with capital of $4,000
and the Cleburne Cemetery associa-
ton with capital of $4,000 have
been chartered.
Work is to commence on the
new federal building at Texarkana
at once. 1t will cost 100000, and
$4,000 more has been added to fur
nish the building.
The city elevator at Decatur was
destroyed by fire on Thursday morn
ing. Loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The origin OF the fire is thought to
have been incendiary.
in the wreck of a freight train
on the Fort Worth and Denver road
near Wichita Falls, a negro who
was riding in car loaded with lum-
Der was instantly killed.
&C. W. Birdsong, who was run
over and badly mangled by an Inter.
national railway train at San An.
tonic week or two ago, died IRON
the effect of his injuries.
The city council of Sulphur
Springs has contracted for system
of waterworks and sewerage. There
are to be furnished three miles Of
mains, 35 hydrants and three miles
of sewerage.
Mrs. Elder, wife of j: A. Elder
was found dead in her smokehoust
at Pilot Point. Her husband left
her in the morning in good health
and when he returned from work tt
dinner found her dead.
The Texas Building company O.
Fort Worth with a capital of $50,
600, the Parker Institute of Whittle
Parker county, the Houston Saenger
bund and the Schulenberg Publish
ing company have been chartered.
The following cash balance
were reported in the state treasur.
on July l: General revenue, 1888,
274; available school fund, S106,
S22; permanent, S477,652; othe
funds, 1881, $3.50; total 81, 699, los.
Fine rains fell on Thursday be
tween Texarkana and Marshall an,
along the line of the TRANSFORMERS
tai road and as far west as Abilene
The rain came in the nick of tim
and insures an abundant corn Gro
In that section.
"A man giving his name as HUFF
man and hailing from Iowa, attemT
ted suicide at Dallas by takin
poison. He was found in an uncor
scious condition in the Central raj
road depot with an empty chlor;
bottle by his side.
"A thunderstorm of unusual 81
verify visited Waco on Thursday a
ternoon. Several houses we're III
rooted and Mrs. Holmes, employe
in Miss Mamie Clark's millinery e
tablishment, was severely injure
by falling brick.
Rosa Taylor, the 12-year-ol
daughter of Mrs. R. Taylor, Twin
at Marshall, was bitten by larg
dog in neighbours yard. Her elotl
ing was torn to shreds and her groi
badly lascerated.
The following recent paten
have been issued to Texans JOB
W. Greer, Austin, machine gu
John H. Latellier, Sherman, swee
ing machine; John G. Smith, We
mar, machine for sharpening g
saws: Abner Snow, Round Roc
gate; John L. Wilkerson, San Ma
cos, hay rake.
On June 30 at coaling cam
sixteen miles from Rusk, gang
penitentiary couvicts overpower'
the guard, a man named Williamso
and killed him. After this th,
went to three other camps and libe
ated the men there. In all abo
twenty conyiets escaped, taking wi