Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
STATE NEWS.

-Ile November leases OF ScuOOl
lands include 1GS.O00 acres.
There are eighty veterans in the
Confederate Home at Austin.
There is some talk of establish
ing National Bank at Crockett.
-Twenty-six bales of cotton be-
longing to Hill county burned Tues
day.
Sid Elliot, on a charge of horse
theft at Weatherford, went up for
five years.
"A five year old child of Billy
Houston burned to death near Sher-
man monday evening.
The business house of ". b.
Denny, was ourglarized at Crockett
Wednesday night of $4,000.
Twenty families passed through
Georgetown from McLennan county
Tuesday en- route to Southern Tex.
General Hernandez was one of
the best known and most popular
officers of the Mexican army in the
Rio Grande country.
-Nacogdoches has received up to
date 10000 bales of cotton, 1000
bales more than was received up to
the same time last year.
-Wm. Burch at Marshal was
jailed Tuesday on a charge of at
tempt to rape the fve-year-old
daughter of S. o. Carlin.
There is some talk says the
Hampstead News, of the Central
railroad sinking an srtesian well on
the public square at that place.
The examining trial of Ben
Rich at Vernon charged with the
murder of Miss. Ionic Porter has
resulted in Rich being bound over
in the sum of $4,000 to await the
action of the grand jury. 1t will be
remembered that the young lady was
killed while out riding with Rich,
he says by the horse running away.
-Brownwood, Brown comfy
The Western Union telegraph com
pany is in town Ill full force, fitting
up downtown Office. The wire is
to run down Central avenue to West |
Broad and then to the Office. The
poles are to be forty feet high; and /.
they are trying to extend their COM
nercial wire from Goldthwaite to
his city.
Some days ago General Garcia
at or near Comargo, Mex,
Lieutenant Munoz of the Mexican
army, as being in sympathy with the
revolutionists, and was going to the
City of Mexico, at which stage Gen
sral Hernandez stepped in and took
lin to Matamoros and said he would
see that he had fair trial and if
guilty he should be dealt with as
he law directed.
News reached Matador Monday
# a difficulty which took place
bout fourteen miles northwest of
hat place. Reports are meager.
t is said that Mr.. Hamilton, stock
nan of Motley county, shot and pos
IDLY MORALLY wounded man by
he name of Petty. The facts are
hese: Petty, it seems, was trying
o jump a claim owned by Mr.. Ham
ton, in consequence a row took
lace and the shooting resulted.
"A few days ago an order came
rom the City of Mexico causing the
rrest of General Hernandez and or
ering that he should at once be
ent to the City of Mexico. He j
assed through the city of Guerrero,
Iexico, on Thursday and under I
uard of fifty cavalrymen. He was
led by ropes to his horse on his
-ay to Nuevo Laredo. 1t is now
eported that he was killed between
Iuerrero and Nuevo Leredo, under
ne LEY de fuga."
"A tie up on the entire San An
onio and Arkansas Pass railroad sys-
am is threatened. The cause of the
,ouble is the discharge about
eek ago at Yoakum of Conductor
IBrien by Superintendent Geo.
ands for leaving his train unpro-
,cted. Mr.. O'Brien was at first or
cred on the extra force for the Of :
,nse, but refused to comply with 5
lie order, demanding that he be
After several days par
.ying Superintendent Sands agreed
} put him on his old run, but would
OF allow pay for the time lost pend
lg the investigation. The order of
lilway Conductors has taken the
after up but Sands refused their :
emand for the pay for the lost :.
me.
Mr.. E. Grew. of Hampstead, is
enerallY successful in everything he
whether watermelons or