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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1879
Page
2
The piece notes that the Mohammedan population totals 209 718 000 and lists varied items from rail and press news. It reports peach shipments, a railroad sale price, editor arrests tied to Sunday law, and political mentions involving Evarts and Grant. It also covers Kansas migrants near St Louis, local entertainments, and market jitters from New York.
The legislative land fraud committee at Austin releases Burns, the Davisite sergeant-at-arms. Rockdale Messenger reads religious exchanges and proposes others do the same. Cuastromoxvine in New Orleans, longtime citizen and bank cashier, has defaulted for 40000 dollars. G H and A railway moved over two thousand bales of new cotton, with 1457 to Galveston and 579 to Houston. Kentucky election features no Greenback influence amid a Democrat–Republican race.
The Texas press largely denounces the new Sunday law saying it aims to boost church attendance but fails. Reports note continued Sunday fishing and hunting parties, with clubs like the Sunday Smashers forming in towns. Baseball grows in popularity, and religious strictures appear to face broad opposition.
Grayson county sheriff Evexuant arrested Denison publisher for issuing the Sunday edition. In Sherman the county seat nothing was done with the Sunday paper. The Statesman mocks lawmakers and debates Bible instruction in schools while reporting local incidents. A shooting near Valentine leaves Sarah Ann McGowan injured and Milton McGowan dead. A Dutch pasty note on bread from Nicaraugua wheat prompts local debate. Bryan College prepares to organize a colored normal school at Prairie View. A fire wreck in St Louis prompts interfaith service partnership between Baptists and Jews in an amicable gesture.
Missouri politico Gratz Gratz Brown, linked to a watermelon buttering incident in Jefferson City, seeks Gen Cockrell's Senate seat. The Galveston News charges him with excessive whiskey intake, noting a temperance shift and a fall from grace following a prior era with Zack Chandler.
A marked copy of the Council Bluffs Weekly Bogie contains a column arguing that African Americans have no friends in the far north and would be better off staying in the south where they are raised, with climate and friends suited to their constitution and habits. The piece frames the north as having no use for them.
Advance sheets from the Railway Manual for 1879 report 1878 saw 2694 miles of new lines opened, total operated railroads at 78,960 with gross earnings of 490,103,361. Texas and Illinois lead states in mileage, while Georgia and other Southern states show strong totals.
A letter from F. A. Rice, president of the Central and Montgomery railway, explains the line as an independent project not controlled by the Houston and Texas Central. He states survey costs will not exceed 300 dollars, discusses pine timber resources between Montgomery and Plantersville, and mentions plans to fill the gap to the I. and G. N. road with possible extension toward La Grange if funds allow.
The Dallas and Wichita railroad project remains undeveloped after early reports claimed funds would be raised in Boston. Local investors face delays as Boston financiers either refused or failed to qualify, leaving the road's completion in doubt.
The governor has ordered a special election on the constitutional amendment regarding the smoke-house tax. Voting will occur on the first Tuesday in September, and farmers and others are urged to remember the date and importance of the measure.
The Brenham newspapers Banner and Sentinel trade barbs over a public official the city scavenger, a colored gentleman, and whether the press wields enough influence to secure his removal. The San Antonio Express notes the disagreement as a harsh comment on press power.
The Brownsville Democrat commends Tue Brenham Banser under Rankin and Levin as a valuable exchange and a source of county pride highlighting the Basser newspaper's influence.
A long Washington County letter attacks Brenham bonds and the Santa Fe railroad project as a misused public benefit. The piece accuses opponents of bias, notes local support for the route, and mocks the author’s ears while citing mayoral bond offers and civic sentiment.
The bulletin outlines yellow fever activity from Memphis and New Orleans with new cases and several deaths. Havana records a rise in deaths last week, while Memphis notes spreading fever and local quarantines.
In Freestone county during a recent storm a school house was razed over the heads of Mr. Brown, teacher, and twenty five pupils. Strangely all escaped without injury, save a few scratches.
Report states Kid Ridley a colored man was shot and killed while walking through his field six miles from Richmond. The assassin is unknown. A second item notes a violent clash on the Santa Fe line near Allen Creek Austin County involving a Galveston man and Black workers. A third note praises Fort Bend County for a top display at the Houston Pomological Exhibition.
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