Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-31

luuT Sudl, DeCcIuD6I OISO AOOA
IT is said that Mr.. Reagan ha
gubernatorial aspirations.
SPEAKER CRISP and Congressma
Mills are reported sick yet.
In China slips of mulberry bar
serve as money in the interio
towns.
The Paris News says Texas wi
honor Mills as he deserves to b
honored.
IT is said that the holidays hav
produced peaceful feeling at tn,
national capital towards Chill.
The Cleburne Chronicle observe
that since the death of the alien LAM
law loan agents are advertising
"plenty of money to loan"
The Henderson Times espresso
the belief that the sub-treasury gans
and the leading attorneys of ia.
o. Gould are marching on together.
The Texas exhibit cars are now il
North Carolina, and on Christmas
day at Ashville were visited by thou
sands OF prospectors and capitalists
THERE is likely to be a lively
scramble in Kansas for the seat Of
Senator Plumb, deceased, and ii
may be that the bitter Ingalls, will
get back through this means.
THE Greenville Herald thinks that
if the democratic party can do no
better than nominate Hill for presi-
dent, it is about time for it to go
into the hands of a receiver.
A FAMILY fight is worse than one
with the enemies, and over in Lou
isiana the Democrats are already
abusing each other as bad or worse
than they ever did the Republicans.
A GEORGIA man five years ago, it is
said, discovered growing in his field
a cotton plant the tint of which was
bright red. "By saving the seed
each year, he last season gathered a
bale of this curious cotton"
The treaty with the Indians for
the cession to the United States of
the Cherokee Strip is now before
the council of the Cherokee Nation
for confirmation, with good pros
poets of early and favorable action.
LIBERTY is going to stand up on
the new silver half dollars, instead
of sitting down and taking it easy
as in the past. The goddess of
Liberty, like other women, must
keep up with the demands of the
century.
A CRANK called on Cornelius Van
derbilt and said that he wanted to
get his brains and have them sub
jected to an expert analysis in order
to determine why Vanderbilt had
been able to amass a fortune while
he was practically poverty stricken.
EX-SENATOR EDAIUNDR, who is max
ing a short stay in Washington, was
asked few days ago If he did not
regret having retired from politics.
Retired !" was his answer. 'Why,
I've been promoted. 1 am private
citizen once more, and can criticise
my old senatorial colleagues if I wish
to-"
The CARA revolutionists are still
on the war path down on the Rio
Grande, and the combined forces of
the two Republics can't capture him. |
The idea of Uncle Sam talking
about holding the Mexican Govern
ment responsible seems a little alb
surd, when it is known that the
Mexican government is doing every
thing in its power to capture the
willy insurgeant.
The day for making resolves is
drawing near. Of course many a
new leaf" will be turned over on
the first day of the new year: but
how many of them will be kept clean?
Even the drunkard will resolve to
turn over new leaf, ;" but 1t is more
than probable that the second day
of January, in the year of Our Lord
1892, will find him once more in the
gutter. Such is life.
THERE was a destructive fire at
Poolville Saturday, Houser & Tur-
pin, dealers, in general merchandise.
and Beard & Young, in same class
of business and W. S. Ross, a drug
gist, were all burned out. Beard &
Young are insured with Miller &
Price of this city for S25OO, and W.
S. Ross with same firm for $1,000.
Houser & Turpin were also insured
to some extent. but narticu1ars oon- +