Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-31
STATE NEWS.
-Hillsboro is TO have a neu de

flower mills burned Saturday.
Two hundred mexlcans are cut
ting cord wood near Garrison.
"A petition to incorporate sal
Angelo is being numerously signed
Scott Cyphax, colored was sho
by the Marshal at Cuero Saturday
The residence of J. S. Weaver
at Dangerfeld was burned THURSDAY
last.
There was an attempt made Al
Brownsville Saturday to rob the
Ipostofice.
Two bullet holes in the public
tank at Hampstead made the citizens
indignant.
"A section foreman's outfit near
Clawson, Angelina county burned
Christmas day.
1t is reported that another
band of Insurgents are encamped
near Brownsville.
Charlie Ringo was arrested at
Vernon Saturday charged with
shooting his brother.
The threatened strike of the
telegraph operators on the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass railroad has
been deferred.
-Four of Garza's men were CAP
trred near Laredo, and one of his
picket men were killed but nothing
farther has been heard from Capt.
Hardie.
Near Overton Saturday evening
Cameron Hardwick, accidently shot
himself through the head while trif-
ling with a pistol and died imme-
diately.
Geo. Fowler was killed at Long
view Saturday. He raised fuss at
a lunch stand, drew a knife and
made at some of the boys when he
was shot.
The following fourth class post
masters have been appointed for
Texas: A. Wallhoefer, Hunter; Co
NAL county; G. L. Abamon, Oak
Forest, Gonzales county.
There is much anxiety at military
head quarters at San Antonio on &C
count of the failure to hear about
the movements of Capt Francis Il.
Hardie and his command of forty
United States troops.
1t is reported that Cara is gain
ng reinforcements and in his speech
about overthrowing the government
promised to annex part of Texas
when he has accomplished the main
object. Didn't Mexico fail at a lob
ike that once.
In searching the shanty where
he Italian woman Louisa Agatha
vas murdered Christmas eve night,
1t Lerado, $500 in ten and twenty
lollars gold pieces were found in the
I'D mattress. She slept on it and
is probable that the assassioH was
discovered before he had the time to
make search for the money and had
o flee without securing the object
# the murder.
"A young man under the infu-
nee of liquor boarded the north
pound passenger train on the Santa
Fe at Gainesville Saturday. Upon
eaching Thackerville, the first sta
ion north. he left the train and
walked up the track short distance,
where he laid down and was run
'ver by freight train, killing him
No letters were found on
lis person whereby he could be iden-
fled.
Tuesday morning at an early
lour B. J. Wallace shot and killed
Ggbert Norman at house OF i'll
anne in the northern part of Fort
Worth. From the evidence adduced
t the examining trial this evening :
he circumstances were as follows
Ioorman qusrreled with Wallace,
nd after some words had passed, !,
Ioorman made an attack on Wallace
Nth a knife, when Wallace shot
Ioorman. Moorman was formerly
resident of Madison county. Wal !
aces bond was fixed at $3.50, which !
e readily gave.
Sam Rice shot and killed Geo.
campbell at Rockdale Saturday, /
9th colored. Campbell eloped with t
tice's wife some time ago, and Rice a
ad warned Campbell that he would !
i'll him on sight, and did so to-day. I
'wo loads of buckshot were fired,
illing Campbell almost instantly. a
lice Immediately surrendered to the f
and is being gurded to- {
light at the Jail. He has lived here v
lany years and is considered one of f
ne most peaceable and useful ne :
roes in town. Z