08 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1878
Page
1
The Weekly Banner notes Washington county farmers diversify from cotton to hogs and potatoes with promising yields and home consumption rising. It mentions a St Louis buyer for produce, Galveston convention ideas, Mardi Gras tickets, and Major Sayers circular urging timing for the next Democratic state convention.
Telegraphic dispatches report the Sultan pressing Czar for an armistice while Russia nears Constantinople. Greeks declare war as Italy signals alliance against Russian dominance. Adrianople siege figures 15000 wagons and 50000 Musselmen. Peace plenipotentiaries silent. England wary of a European peace accord. In the U.S. Returning Board trials show mounting crookedness with Republicans calling four witnesses against Democrats one, promising exposure and infamy.
A Chicago man in bankruptcy faced a bizarre claim as officials allegedly melted six hundred dollars worth of ice by pouring water over it. The case reflects the comic excess of bureaucratic procedures and the fees attached to them.
The San Antonio Express reports a northern Texas push to nominate Throckmorton for governor. It warns the state convention must be secured or his prospects remain limited, and notes talk that John Ireland may run for lieutenant governor, with a harsh view of his chances.
The piece notes a new theory by Tier that telegraph lines across deserts could alter climate and soil. It mocks the Brenham Daily Snort and the Houston Telegram for overreacting. It ends with a humorous marriage note about wedding stationery arriving.
General Jor Jouxstox consents to run for Congress in the Richmond Virginia district amid national and local political chatter. The report lists varied items from treasury vaults to weather, business notes, and city notices, reflecting a bustling Atlantic coast political and social page.
Petitions from interior New York favor the silver bill and repeal of resumption. A resolution thanking Stanley the African explorer passes. Maxey introduces a 200000 dollar bill for frontier posts on the Rio Grande. amendments to the silver bill ordered printed. House bills on postmaster pay referred. West Point Academy appropriation bill discussed.
A Galveston News excerpt dated January 1 1878 shows Joeura D Savers as Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee asking the Democratic State Executive Committee to advise the time and place of the next state convention. The letter requests earliest covenience by letter.
The Fort Worth Standard reports a fatal ambush in Cleburne where a bricklayer named Stone was attacked on the street with a knife in the neck. The killer fled on a fast horse, and the provocation is described as nonexistent. Citizens are greatly alarmed by the incident.
Sloand and Otto have opened a bakery and confectionery on Main Street. Mr Otto is an experienced baker and confectioner who has won several premiums at the State Fair for superior work in his line.
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