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SPECIAL NOTICE.

TIME STEAMER RUTH. CAPT. ~.
l. Milt X. Harry, regular White lnhrt
river mail packet. will arrive Fri. mSAAA8@A
day evening and leave promptly on her regu-
re light received at Glenn's wbarfboat.
j. T. WASHINGTON. Ag't, 80 Front At.
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In Supreme Court al JncksOn.

JNO. II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
l.. d. Mokissick. solicitor. I5s-2;
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6EMPHIs AED ruJIsYuLB RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
A AI City, A; J. White~.~-~.~-.-~.5 pm
New Orleans, Carondelet nm
st. Louis, City Of Chester. ............'.'. p m
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OF HONOR.

NAT0NA TEMPLE or II. AND T.
80. 1-meets egory Friday even
ing at 3 o'clock at Temperance
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By W. d. CANNON, ID. s..
: F. Walker, 9. w Frazer and G.. @. Dent
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

! "a
very low rent, say three dollars per
acre, or for one fourth of the wheat
raised. Now, here is a chance for some
Of your enterprising young men, who
have the wheat and the animals to
pillow it 10. One crop, such us was
raised this year, would pay the rent and
and buy the land upon which it was
raised. ~..,t Nrtft
San Marcos has contributed further
toward our advancement in furnishing
us Berkshire pigs. There is growing
demand for that best Of all breeds, and
the striugency Of the times only, pre-
vents US from taking all your surplus
at once. II the desire becomes much
greater cases of kleptomania may crop
out. Asa public benefactor, then, Mr..
Editor, you should warn the fortunate
p0ssessors to keep one eye on the sty.
p" Yours, ETC., G. WILLoUaH.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
Renovation, Not l'rOsirnllOn

Did any enfeeblei human being ever become
strong under the operation OF powerful cathartcs
or stiivAntss 1t 4 sometimes necessary to regu.
late the bowels, but that cannot be done by act.
i've pNfSstion, which rxhausts tho vital forces
and serves no good purpose whatever. The only
true way to promote heath aud vigor, which are
essentia! TO regularity Of the org.nic functions, IL
to invgofAte, discipline aud purify the system at
the same time.f The extraordinary efficacy OF
hosteite5s stSmscn b.els y Gases ., oeo ,n, OF
tion, secretion and discharge, is universally adj
mitled. Appetite, good digestion, regular hab
It Of body, active circulation OF the blsod, and
purity Of all the animal fluids are induced BY this
superb tonic aud corrective. u has no equals:
moreover, as preventive Of chills and fever, and
other types Of malarial disease. To emigrants
and travellers It is particularly seryiceable as a
medicinal safeguard, i.I,If. gIiI
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

Council PRoCEEDlNGs.-At the last
meeting the tollo%ing proceedings were
had:
Petition from citizens to open and
extend Mountain street to corporate
limits. Referred.
Permission granted to DR.. Pendleton
to cut down certain timbers in front oil
his house. u
The Board concurred in and consent.
ed to the following appointments:
Health Physician, A. N. Denton.
Board of Health, Doctors Woods
and Daley.
Policemen, H.B Frazer, S. L. Pc.
CUES, j. Fl. Horn, Don Breeding.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
From Sutherland Springs
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEX.
November 2, 1877.

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEX.
November 2, 1877. J
ED. FREE PRESS Immigrants ar
irving in this section, who have passed
through Hays county and have viewed
the unapproachable San Marcos coun,
try, all concur in pronouncing among
the most enchanting lands their eyes
ever beheld.
The reasons given for not making it
their permanent home. are the high
prices asked for the land and the scar
city of timb,r-two unsurmountable
objections to those of small means. |
have heard more than one express their
determination, when fortune smiled
and sufficiency of this worlds goods
had been secured. to return and secure
some of that goodly land.
The soil, timber and general lay of
the country here is different enough
from yours to be Thousand miles dis
tant.
The resinous, fragrant smell Of your
cedar is never known here. There is
no burr-oak or black walnut, excepting
where the latter has been planted,
elm, pecan and blackberry are the prin-
ciple kinds of timber on the uplands.
The latter furnishes the bulk of the
fencing timber, and bears heavy crops
of acorns. IL travelling. one is struck
with the sudden changes of the soil.
Often. in the dists nee of few PAGES,
it changes from black waxy to deep
sand.
You are much in advance of this
country in respect to that important
cereal, wheat; but since trying it here
for two years, and making good crops,
the people are preparing to plant more
largely of it. There is very little seed
here, and so, Mr.. Editor, you need not
be surprised if we go to Egypt 1.-THE San
Marcos country for it. Those who
have a good, sound article could readi-
v convert it into the root Of all evil"
by bringing it down, or even by letting
it be generally known through some
good medium like the FREE Press, or
some other live paper.
Farmers here have lost heavily on
cotton and are sick of it. Many Of
them have followed that old king"
so long that they are not able now to
purchase seed wheat--as consequence,
fiue farns, well fenced, can be had at
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
CONSISTENT The executive depart

CONsIsTENT.-The executive depart.
mert of cur city government-in let
ting one offender off because ignorant
Of the ordinances. and disregarding the
same fact in another casei letting THE
niuety.and nine" escape, and pouncipg
on TIE hundredth, at the instance of
fellows Of the baser sort, who spend
their valuable (?) time in attending to
other peoples business.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

aa Mr.. Leavell, ST., has returned home
from Kentucky, and is looking very
we'll. l.d wAf BED
Our friend Capt. johnson and fami-
ly are about removing either to- the
Perdinales or to Llano.
Mr.. Gramm. ST.. of New Braunfels,
was in town oa Thursday. tu
Prof. Edgar called on us this week
He is stopping in the Dripping Springs
neighborhood. "'s 't'
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

Nor disapreeable; hardly more bitter
than lager beer, and much more salts
factory and pleasant. Simmons Liver
Regulator can be taken at any time
without interfering with business OF
pleasure. 1t is so gentle. safe and such
a good digester. that it is often used
after hearty meal to settle the food
and relieve any apprehension that the
meal may disagree with you. '
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

THE CAsTAwAYs, by Jules Verne,
constitutes Nos. Ill and 112 of the
Lakeside Library. The popularity of
the Lakeside has started numerous
imitators, but they ave inferior in type,
illustrations, &C., to the original. The
The Lakeside leads them all. New and
back numbers for sale .. the FREE
PRESS Office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

TAKE care how you approach the
headquarters" of our secret police"
unless your ears are long enough to
find favor with the asinine inmates,
else they will send a messenger post
haste for the Marshal, and you may
expect arrest. and to pay q fine and
costs. Five Ia hrmbHg.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

IT may not be generally known that
we have self appointed secret pc.
lice in league with the executive
department" Of oar city government
at least they sometimes work to-
gether. One Of their principal sta
tions, we learn, is the sentry box" on
che southwest coruer of the plaza.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

DuaeER & CRUNK, the new proprie
tors at Jennings store stand, few
miles down the river, have now receiv.
ed their complete stock, and are pre-.
pared to suit all tastes. and at prices
''as cheap as the cheapest. We ad'
wise all to give them call.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

THE two gallant young gentlemen of
this place, who started to see their lady
loves one evening this week, and got
Debated and lost, and had to spend the
night in the San Marcos bottctn, are
certainly entitled to sympathy, at least
from the ladies'.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

What a smell you have in your nose,
it is all stopped up; get some of DIR. J
IL. McLean's Catarrah Snuff. 1t
soothes, heals aud will cure any dis.
ease 10. your nose or throat. Trial
boxes Scots, by mail. DR.. j. Ii. Nc
Lean, 314 Chestnut, st. Louis.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

WE shall wait upon our town sub
scribers during the coming week with
bills for subscriptions due, and mean
time shall be pleased to welcome all
who call on us at our Office to settle
such bills.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

The advertisement of Coleman 8 Ru
raj World, St. Louis, deservedlY ia
vorite journal with the farming class,
appears in our advertising columns.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

Mrs HoTHEINZ has new line of
millinery goods in all departments of
the trade. Everything fresh ard of
the latest styles. Ladies of the town
and country would do well to call and
examine her stock before purchasing.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

1sIT necessary that puolic officials
should forget that they are gentlemen?
We Inquire merely for information.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

SEE advertisement of Auction Sale
OF valuable real and personal property
IN another column.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

LAKESIDE edition Of Jules Verne's
stories are favorite reading with boys,
and beat Robinson Crusoe. For sale
ut the FREE Press office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

: SEE prospectus of that great news
paper, the New York Sun, in our ad
vertising columns. $3.50
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

SOMETHING to read, good hooks. pa
pers, etc, always to be had at the FREE
PRESS Office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
We Need, and Must Have Mon

Those who know themselves to be
indebted to US, will please call on
Messrs. Kone Il Coffield. and settle at
once. if they wish to save cost.
DEVINEY & MARKLEY.
Nov. 3 I'm.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

The weather is again dry, &C oil and
bracing. ,H u
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

SINGLE copies Ct the FREE PRESS,
with or without wrappers, for sale at
the Office, five cents each, a''i g.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

Go to o. q. Shane for lard cans and
heating stoves, which he sells at cost.
He has now first class workman in
his employ. l,aa a'. B.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

CALL on II. b. Frazer for good
Wheeler Il Wilson machine at $35.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

BALLoU's MONTHLY FIR November
for sale ut this oiAce.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
THE STATE oF 'r.i ~

THE STATE 0E TEXAs.
To ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE AD.
MINIsTRATIoN OF TIE ESTATE OF w. Z.
WINTERS, DECD; 4.aar-
j. NJ. Guide, Administrator of the Es-
tate Of W. G. Winters. decd has filed
his final account in the County Court of
Hays County. and asks to he discharged,
which will be acted on at the next term
OF said Court. commencing on the first
Monday in December, 1877, at the Court
House thereof In tho town OF San Marcos,
at which time all persons interested in
said Estate may appear and make Ooec-
lions thereto if they STE proper to do 80.
Given under my hand and the seal oil
SAID Court Oct Is, 1877,
ED. j. L. GREEN,
Oct. 2O>3w &C. &. Il. Co.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

LATE leading newspapers for sale AT
this office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10

The finest chromos and steel engrav.
Jugs at the FREE Press Office. y"
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Lands lor Sale.

Improved and unilnproved. Apply
to or address 's
G. L. McGHEE,
Sept. LIST If. San Marcos,
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win TAX. fussersptious for ell The leading Gess-
papers nd naes1fnes. eertk o. Eortk. at rsss
lisken' prices. free % cbsres. o. eisb hen vtts
The FREE PRESS OF re11ee1 rsies.
IA. An, beck 'l'' f'r'''A's' Tern; =. Ca n o.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
RIOTS OF THE PAST.
Some of the Notable Ones in thI. Count,

Some of the Notable Ones in this Country.
Under our popular system of govern
ment, there ought to be no such thing as
a riot to enforce popular claim of any
kind; but the people of free country
are not unlike those who live under des-
potism; there is always an element ready
to break out into furious demonstrations
to right what is regarded as a grievance.
A list of some of the most notable riots
since the revolution will be found to in
clude the following:
In July, 1872, at Baltimore, news
paper, opposed to the war with England,
was demolished.
September "a, 1881, four persons were
killed by the militia in riot at Provi-
dence.
August fS, 1886, several men killed
and wounded in riot at Baltimore, about
the Bank of Maryland.
July 1912, 1884, riot occurred in
New York city, about the supposed aims
and objects of the Abolitionists, who were
accused of promoting amalgamation.
August 81, 1884, Catholic seminary
or nunnery was burned at Charlestown,
Mass.
August 70, 1884, forty houses were
destroyed in an "Abolition 4" riot IN
Philadelphia.
February 13, 1897, riot was caused
by the "hard times " and high price of
flour, and -four warehouses were sacked
and the flour destroyed in New York.
May II, 1888, Pennsylvania Hall and
other buildings were destroyed by an
"Abolition riot.
December s, 1888, the Pennsylvania
Legislature was broken up by mob, and
after several days of riot the militia were
called out to suppress the rioters.
May 6-8, 1874, in riot between native
Americans and Irishmen, thirty houses
and three churches were burned, fourteen
persons killed and forty wounded. The
military was called out to suppress the
mob. This riot was renewed July 7,
1874, when five thousand troops were
called out and forty to fifty persons kill.
ed before the mob was quelled in Phila.
delphia.
The anti-rent riots in Albany, Rensse
laer, Delaware and Columbia counties,
New York, from 1874 to 1847, were put
down by the State militia, after much
disturbance and destruction of property.
The Astor place riot, between the
friends of Forrest and Macready, took
place May 10, 1S49, when several persons,
among them many innocent spectators,
were killed.
By the great anti-draft riot in New
York, July 1916, 1868, many persons were
killed and wounded and number Of
buildings were destroyed.
July 12, 1871, an Orange procession
which was guarded by the military, was
attacked by mob, and the soldiers fired
into the crowd, killing several, the major
ity of those who met their deaths being
spectators. Several of the military were
also killed,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
The Canary's Lnst Song.

About year ago, says o contributor
to Applet0n's Journal, canary which
dearly priced, and which, in reality,
was one of the most intelligent birds
that / have ever owned, flew upon case
where some light and few heavy vol
umes had been piled rather carelessly.
While hopping about he accidentally
overturned one of the smaller volumes,
his feet became entangled in some way
or other, and the whole pile fell over
upon him. I heard the chirp of alarm,
the crash, and hurried to the rescue,
but only to find that both of Goldy's
legs were broken. Tenderly lifted him,
examined the injury, and splintered the
fracture as best could. For three days
/ nursed the little unfortunate, but with
out much satisfaction as to the results. 1
began to think that the bird had received
some internal injury, but what it was no
one could say. On the fifth day the bird,
lying in cotton, was placed on my table
his old favorite spot, and he knew it
well. Presently there was slight rust
ling of his wings, he seemed eager to get
again upon his feet, but, too wise not to
see the foolishness of such an attempt,
he contented himself by warbling the
saddest and the most touching, if not the
loudest, song that he ever sung. Natur-
alists will tell you that the story of the
swans dying song is only an invention
of the poets. No naturalist shall dispute
with me that the last song of that dying
canary was not his sweetest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
Mountains in the Moon.

It is an ascertained fact that there are
three classes of lunar mountains. The
first of these consists of isolated, sepa-
rate, distinct mountains of a very curious
character. The distinguishing character
istic of these mountains is this-they start
up from plain quite suddenly. On the
earth it is well known that mountains
generally go in ranges of groups; but
we find these isolated lunar mountains
standing up entirely apart, never having
been connected with any range. The
one named Pico is 5000 feet high; this
mountain has the form of an immense
sugar-loaf; and if our readers can i'm
imagine fairly proportioned sugar-loaf
5000 feet in height, and themselves
situated upon it, so as to be able to look
down upon its apex, they will have an
approximate idea of the appearance of
Pico. There are many other mountains
of a similar description scattered over the
moons surface, and these mountains not
only stand apart from each other, but
what is still more remarkable, the plains
on which they stand are but slightly dis
turbed. How singular, then, the infu-
ence which shot the mountain up 5000
feet, and yet scarcely disturbed the plain
in the immediate neighborhood. The
second class of lunar elevations consists
of mountain ranges. Now, this is the
principal features of the mountains ON
earth. This phenomenon is also found
in the moon, but there is exception;
only two principal ranges are found, and
these appear to have been originally
only one range. One is called the Ap-
pennies. It is SO we'll seen that, Just as
the line of light is passing through the
moon, you will think it is, generally
speaking, crack in it's surface, but a
telescope of ordinary power will at once
manifest il to be range of mountains.
The lunar Apprentices may be compared
with the loftiest range of mountains upon
earth. 1t is $4,000 feet high, and there
is another still higher, rising $4,000 feet
above it's base. In this feature, then,
the moon corresponds with the earth,
but with this difference what is the rule
on the earth is the exception in the
moon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
Turkish Daiutjes,

A collection of sweet temptations much
carried about in Pera is of the "stick-
jaw " description; the black, brown, red,
white and yellow substances are disposed
on a fiat metal dish, divided into COM
partments 'radiating from the center,
where there is revolving stick with
the appreciative twirl round, and the
dealer, with an iron skewer. that serves
for all, scoops out halfpenny or farthing
lick from the sweet at which the point
may stop. But these dealers are gen.
orally Persians; our Osmanli is of su-
perior order, and he gravely waits the
approach of customers; they quickly
gather round, among them two little
Turkish girls under the charge of an old
man in a cotton dressing gown and large
white turban. The little maidens are
on their way to the day school of the
quarter, for their goldembroidered
schoolbags are slung over their shoul-
ders, but they stop soberly at sight of
the " scheker" and enter upon a serious
bargain ON the subject of candy, exacting,
with much show of experience, the largest
Jumps obtainable for ten paras; they
are, however, slightly distracted during
the negotiations by the rival charms of
the mohalibe" which an Albanian is
dispensing at neighboring house door.
"Mohalibe " is sort of cold jelly COM
posed of ground rice and milk; it is
served in saucers, powdered with sugar
and sprinkled with rosewater; in the
proper season lump of clotted cream,
called caimak, is added. There is moth
ing prettier and more tempting than the
mohalibe trays, when the white jelly is
covered with clean wet cloth and sur
rounded with gayly-colored and gilded
saucers, while richer display of orna-
mental porcelain rises in tiers at the
back. Then there are the slim metal
arrow-shaped spoons, and the Oriental
looking flask of rosewater with it's slen-
der neck. The costume of the "moha-
libedii" " completes the picture; he wears
the broad Albanian fez, with ponderous
dark blue tassel, and large striped
cloth is bound round him like an apron.
-Ienlp[e Bar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
A Slight Mistake,

A reputable merchant of Paris found
himself lately walking in the street with
out his pocket handkerchief, when its
services were particularly necessary,
and, as he was cursing his i'll luck, saw,
just ahead of him, the familiar figure of
a friend who displayed the corner of a
most tempting looking handkerchief lap
ping over his coat tail pocket. The
merchant made a gentle dive for it, but,
as he drew it out, heavy hand
was laid on his shoulder, and, turning
round, he confronted policeman. No
sooner had he turned his head back
than the horrid fact revealed itself that
the owner of the handkerchief was an
utter stranger. So the unhappy wretch
was led off to the police station, but
what was his relief to find that the chief
officer on duty was an old friend, who,
after hearty laugh, begged him to ac-
cept the loan of what he needed, and
sent him on his way rejoicing.