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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1879
Page
1
A lengthy scan of notices and briefs from multiple Texas towns and beyond includes legal ads, railroad and business notes, and local incidents. Highlights mention Brenham lawyers Haynes and Partners, a San Antonio firemen meeting, a Fort Smith murder conviction, and railroad rate shifts. also notes on Waco opera plans, Dallas merges, and northern frost damage impacting crops and scenes from Houston and Galveston interests.
The Colorado Citizen argues against advisories for emigration of colored people, asserting they should stay where they are. It contends the negro should move to Kansas or any northern state and vote the Republican ticket there, as in Texas.
The Tue Belton Journal attacks Congressman Jones calling him lacking backbone and a would be demagogue if bolder. Excursions from Galveston to Las Ariosto and back show Galveston charging wit. James Murphy, who exposed the Bass gang, is said to die in Denton County from poison as Underwood and Jackson linger nearby.
The Missouri supreme court upheld that a St. Louis Republican paper received twenty five thousand dollars in bridge stock as payment for promotional work on an anticipated bridge project. The court ruled the stock fully paid via editorial effort, affirming the newspaper’s influence and transaction.
The piece argues owner cultivate farms reduce landlordism and boost community ties, noting large plantations falter in the South and West. It recalls Switzerland reintroducing capital punishment after a 25 year trial and reports Brownwood mining prospects within twenty miles, with ongoing excitement.
The senate finance committee with a one vote majority postpones debate on the silver bill. The west and south favor unlimited coinage while the east opposes it. Bayard of Delaware leads the anti silver faction as Democrats grapple with party unity on the issue.
The Tue LaGrange Record argues that Black people are a costly luxury in Texas. It claims colored criminals and colored schools cost at least $400,000 annually. The editorial suggests abolishing schools and using $500,000 to cover criminals, deeming schools too expensive.
Stanley the African explorer arrived at Zanzibar aboard the Albion on March 18. The purpose of his new expedition remained secret until the last mail, with Congo regarded as his likely destination.
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