Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18
STATE NEWS.

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Walker county farmers are jubi.
liant over the crop prospect.
The street cars at Waco are all
propelled by electricity now.
Galveston is preparing for 8
grand Yacht race about July 1st.
The residence of Hardin Raglin
was burned at Paris Wednesday.
The electric street cars at Hous
ton were put in operation Thursday.
Bartlett, Bell county, has a
population OF 637, only ten of whom
are colored.
The Round Top Schuetzenver-
Elm will celebrate the 4th of July in
grand style.
Sam johnson while unloading
rails at Longview was struck on the
head with a rail and killed.
The little son of section fore
man, Fitzgerald of Cleburne seven
or eight years old, fell broke his
neck.
"A good flow of water has been
secured from an artesien we'll near
Ella, in Brazos county, at depth OF
625 feet.
Henry Hurley was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary at Sar
Antonio one day this week for steal
ing pointer dog.
The corner stone of the court
house was laid at Comanche Wed
nesday by the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons.
San Antonio is rejoicing over
the immense flow from an artesian
well which is said to equal Wacos
largest.
Twenty thousand dollars was
subscribed at Navasota Wednesday
towards building the Madisonville
railroad.
Col. Hollingsworth, ex-receiving
clerk of the land office, whose band
was forfeited Monday at Austin, has
not been heard from.
j. ". Davis, the murderer of
B. G. Evans was sentenced to be
hanged in Fl. Worth Wednesday,
his execution to take place August
10th.
Henry Scott, colored, has been
arrested and lodged in jail at Texar-
kama charged with the murder of the
man who was found party devoured
by hogs near there last Monday.
A yankee editor epigrammatically
defines the position of the great
mass of our population when he
says: Il am a capitalist at heart,
but workingman from necessity"
Samuel Barrow was knocked in
the head with scantling at Boliver
Island recently by Alfred Pillar,
from the effects of which he died at
the Galveston hospital Wednesday,.
Charlie Hall, of Fort Worth,
Fell from balcony of a hotel at
Mineral Wells while in state of
intoxication and received internal in
iuries which it is believed will prove
fatal.
Adversely too frequently bring a
moral fall. As the RAMS Horn
says: Some people can trust God
as long as they have plenty of
money, but when the bank breaks
their religion all goes with it.
1t has been discovered that DR..
Scott, of Marshal, was accidently
shot and killed by his room mate
and friend DR.. Lit Mahon Tuesday.
DR.. Mahon is confined to his bed
and almost crazed with grief,
Calamities that swell the death
rate of nation-epidemcs, for in
stance-invariably bring about an
increase in the number of marriages;
poverty anu want, however, con-
stitute exceptions to this general
rule.
American gold is merely fashion
able. It is taking a summer trip
abroad and it will return with in
terest by next winter. IL the mean
time silver is ready and willing to
supply its place, and will do it well,
oo.-Kansas City Times.
"A negro woman, the wife of
Dock Brotherton, was murdered
while in bed at Wichitaw Falls
Wednesday night. The womans
brains were beaten out with car
coupling PIN. Her divorced hus-
band was arrested on suspicion.
H. 7. McCabe, husband of
Mary Inez McCabe, who recently
escaped from Mexican prison after
being sentenced to ten years con-
fnement, made his escape from the
Jail at Hidalgo recently. He with
others was held on charge of con-
spiracy.
The royal family of England are