San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
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CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THE Paris Exposition bill, as passed
by the House, authorizes the President
to appoint Commissioner-General, to'
gether with 90 additional Commission
ers, no two Of whom shall be from the
same State, of whom three shall beprac-
teal artisan experts, three shall be
skilled representatives Of commerce and
manufactures, four shall be practical
agriculturalists, and the, rest shall DC
scientific experts. The, allowance for
salary and expenses OF the Commits
sioner-G General shall mot exceed 3d.
900, and that of the other Com
missioners $1,000 each. BE- A number
of Honorary Commissioners are to be
appointed, to serve without pay two
from each State, to be nominated by
the Governor thereof, and "a to. be ap-i
pointed directly by the President. The
President is further authorized to as
sign one or more of the public vessels s.'
to transport to and from France, free OF
cost, articles which may be offered for
exhibition" BY citizens Of the United
States. The Several Departments Of
the Government which have contributed
to the Centennial Exhibition in Phila-
delphiaafe directed to place under the
control 0f the Commissioner General,
forexhibition, such articles as shall be
deemed desirable to make a proper col
lective exhibit on the part of the Gov
ernment of the United States, and the
Commissioner Of Agriculture is also d.
rected, to collect and prepare suitable
specimens Of the agricultural products
of the several States and Territories for
exhibition, The sum appropriated; is
$4,000, to be- expended under the di-
rection Of the Secretary Of State. f '
law T9dmI LA.4--lL4IU f|f' hiThpu
THEbSenatea Committee on Foreign
Relations have indefinitely postponed
action upon thu, nominations Of Sanford
as Minister to Belgium and Hilliar'di as as,
Minister to Brazil, The nomination
of Charles G. Allen as United States
Marshal for the Western District Of
Misssourihas Been confirmed by the SEN
ate. The President on the Goth sent in
a number Of additional nominations for
minor offices, and it is said no more
nominations will besent tothe Senate
during the special session. 10" 10 1Ha'
ngult -<-I hC. .-u.J|.
THE resignation of the French Cab
met was officially announced on the
goth. President MacMahon mas signi-
fed his acceptance of the same, but re-
quested the Ministers to serve until their
successors are appointed, The reason
assigned by the Ministers for their &C
ton is that the Chamber would proba-
bly, not vote the necessary supplies I'M
less a new Ministry was appointed. go
MAYOR LINDE, of Hot Springs, Ark,
the other day encountered in the public
street Mr.. Charles Matthews, city editor
of the Sentinel, which paper had pub
lished some criticisms upon his Hoaor's
administration of public affairs, and
drawing his revolver. opened fire upon
the newspaper man. Four shots were
quickly fired, one of which struck the
editor in the chin, another in the thigh,
the third in the shoulder, and the fourth
in the arm. The editor meanwhile
grappled with the Mayor, and notwith-
standing his arm had been broken by
one of the shots, he succeeded in wrest-
ing the pistol from his assailant, which
fell to the ground. The Mayor then
drew another pistol and recon-
menced firing somewhat at ran
dom, one shot striking colored
man in the thigh and another wound
ing cane-peddler in the shoulder. The
valiant Mayor, after exhausting his am
muntion probably, ceased firing. The
City Marshal went through the formali-
ty of arresting the head of the City
Government, who was Immediately re-
leased upon giving bonds for his APP
pearauce. The Mayor has voluntarily
suspended the exercise of the functions
of his. office until after his trial takes
place.
The Third National Bank of Chica-
90 suspended on the 2lst. For some
time previous il was known that its re-
sources had become impaired from va
rious causes reaching back to the panic
of 1873, at which time it suffered heavi-
IL. and recently il has been still further