Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-26


j. g. RANKIN, Proprietor.
Official journal Of Green's Brigade Association
Thursday, March &c, 1891.
LAWRENCE BARRETT, the tragedian,
died in New York last Friday. OF
the three greatest actor. this leaves
only Boothe.
IT Is notable and significant that
the leading newspapers of London
approve the action of the New Or
leans mob.
LA GRIPPE is prevailing at Chicago
to a great extent. It strikes all
classes of society and is felt in every
line of business.
The state convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association
of Texas will be held at Waco from
April 16 to 10 inclusive.
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Ex-SENAToR Ingalls, says CleYe-
land will be the next nominee of the
Democratic party whatever may be
his views on the silver question.
THE New York Herald, in a column
on investments in Western mort
cages, shows that the people of the
State of New York have over So, $780,
600 in them.
The National Hat company is the
name of trust formed to control
the hat trade of the United States.
1t is Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey.
TIE Groveton Beacon, published
at Grovetown by J. W. II. Dixon, is
a new venture in the journalistic
field. 1t is six-column folio with
patent outside.
THE funeral of Gen. Joseph E.
johnson was held at st. Johns
Episcopal church, Baltimore Tues
day. He will be inferred in Green
Mountain cemetery at Baltimore.
1t is stated in the recent dis
patches that 1000 Italians have Just
landed at Castle Garden. If they
are of the Malta class, the best thing
the government could do would be
to return them at once.
THE st. Louis Glob-Democrat,
one of the leading Republican pa
pers of the West, says the late
Congress has done more harm to
the party controlling it than almost |
any other Congress in the nations
history |
SENATOR GoRMAN, accompanied by
Representative Compton and Lien
den Kent, asreal estate lawyer, of
Washington, have started on tour
of the South to speak against Mills
for Speaker and in favor of Crisp, of
Georgia.
GREAT Indignation is felt iii Lon
don over the report current as to
the treatment Of Grand Duchess
Elizabeth, Grand daughter of Queen
Victoria, by her husband, Grand
Duke Sergins of Russia, brother of
the Gar.
SECRETARY PROCTOR has been down
to New Orleans inspecting the Forts
and says that there is not a modern
vessel nearer than Hampton roads
and that he could not concentrate
more than 10000 men there in case
of an emergency. This being the
case an emergency better be avoided
LIZ the State senate last Saturday
night Lieutenant Governor Pendle-
ton in an eloquent speech received
the portrait of the veteran Texas Pi
oneer, r. Ii. Williamson, one OF the
most prominent and gallant actors
in the struggles and conflicts which
eliminated in the decisive battle of !
San Jacinto.
WHEN Chinaman desires to re-
turn to his old native land from
this country, he cunningly takes adj
vantage of the exclusion act. He !;
quietly makes his way to the Mex /
can border, and boldly crosses back
to the Territory of Uncle Sam, as if =
be were a recently arrived immi- i
grant. The q. S. authorities arrest .
him, and after q trial, he is sent :
back to China at the expense of this +
!;
You will do very foolish thing I
# you throw off your friend because G
you have found him wanting at a
single point. Friends are not SO
plentiful that you can afford to deal
With them in that way. More than
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