Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-23

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intruders being dumped at Spanish
Fort, Montague county.
Cotton is opening rapidly and
picking has commenced in some
parts of Victoria county; the yield
promises to be the largest evel
known, while the corn crop will be
only an average one.
Many fruit trees in Coleman
county are so heavily laden that
they are actually breaking down, es
peclally peach trees. Corn and cot
ton never looked better New oats
are sellinng rapidly in Coleman at
so cents.
Willis Sapp, a noted horse
thief, wanted in Robertson county
for horse theft, was recently arrest
ed in Alabama and is being brought
back to Robertson county, Texas, tc
answer to several indictments in
that county.
Capt. W. Fl. Wagley, living
near Hubbard, Hill county, has had
his crop almost entirely ruined by a
cloud burst over it. Cotton that
was waste high was literally beat
into the earth, and corn was leYeled
to the ground.
The collector of customs at El
Paso, F. B. Clark, is to be removed.
There is nothing wrong with his ac-
counts, but it is alleged that he is
two fond of wine women and song.
His friends say his removal is the
work of party rivals.
"A large deposit of meerschaum
has been recently found in New
Mexico, the first ever discovered in
America. The discovery caused a
great deal of excitement and adds
to the mineral resources of our coun-
try another valuable find
The Robertson county Alliance
passed resolutions indorsing the st.
Louis and Ocala platform, and the
official organs of the alliance State
and National viz: The Southern Mer-
curry and the National Economist.
The new paper published at Dallas
called the Farmers World was SEN
sibly criticised and condemned.
Mrs. F. S. Sanders, Miss Dan
iels and the young man Lane, charged
with the burning of a bridge on the
Arizona and New Mexico railroad,
have been given a hearing at Ell
Paso. The bail of Mrs. S. was fixed
at $3.50. The bond of Miss D. at
$500, while Lanes bond was held at
$1,000. The ladies gave the bond,
but Lane languishes in jail:
Kit Esque was shot. and killed
by Robert Harper, near Edgewood,
Cd the 10th inst. Esque had been
circulating a slanderous report con
corning a certain party in the niegh-
borhood, and when approached
about the matter gave Harper as
his authority, which Harper denied
and a fight ensued with the result
above stated.
Sheriff Johnson, of Tom Green
county, in compliance with an order
of court to confine all those convict
ed of exhibiting gaming tables, pIa-
ced the entire gambling fraternity of
San Angelo in the county jail where
they are to serve their ten days con-
fnement. It is thought that this
action of the court will place an eff
fectual check on gambling in that
town in the future
s.. P. Anderson, Swede living
fifteen miles west of Clifton, Bos-
que county, lost his wife and three
by a flash of lightning
which struck his house one day re
Gently Every one of the family in
the house were killed. A can of
kerosene was set on fire and the
flames spread so rapidly that Mr..
was only able to get his
wife out of the house the bodies of
his daughters burning up.
The cattle market has taken
tumble and contracts for July de-
livery are being forfeited owing to
the low prices now prevailing. Ten
thousand head of cattle purchased
at S28 head in April for July de-
livery at Uvalde have been forfeited
by the buyer, who looses $4,000
bonus deposited to bind the sale.
Armour, Chicago, who contracted
sor $4,000, forfeited his deposit.
Many cattle there are now bringing
no more than SIS.
On last Thursday evening Jack
Good, farmer living near Roxton,
Lamar county, it is charged, went to
the house of a ueighbor, S. Scott,
and finding Mrs. Scott alone, gave
her an unmerciful beating, knocking
hez down and stamping and kicking
her about the body and in the stom-
ach to such an extent that her life is
of, and her physician has
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