San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-01

Iper. nucI Iho ~
'repre ntation in the- flpdse in
creas just so rRembs from ~ to-
292, "a since then GAoD6fadolhg padded
one more to the number. As the Hall
of Representatives is already seated to
It's utmost capacity, its enlargement be-
fore the new apportionment takes effect
seems to be matter of imperative ne
cessity. 1,,,u1
! TiIE official rethfns Of the PefhsN-
,yania election show that for Supreme
Judge the Democratic candidste receiv-
i cd 25l,OOO; Republican, IA, 4sO; Green
back, 5l,5S2i Prohibition, 1922. Dem
ocratie plurality, $500, ,o,rno1 juan
I,i AT Belmont, Warren County, Iowa,
Ion the night Of the 18th, three masked
men attempted to rob the houset Of
farmer named Cadigan.ta sOne"of the
robbers effected an entrance, when he
encountered Miss Cadigan, the farmers
daughter, who had BEEN awakened by
his proceedings. The, robber5 withoutIa
word drew q revolver and pointedfit at
her, The brave girl instantly sprang
towards him., caught the pistol, and
pushed it down, when it was discharged,
the ball entering her right breast. She
tore Off the man 3 mask and found his
face blackened,' So she did not recognize
Him She then pushed him out Of doors,
When he fred again, the ball entering
her hand lAs7he went out of the door
another. man outside said "How
do you like thatpn- The speaker
she instantly Recognized as Altman nam
ed Proctor, who had several times visit
ed their house and made inquiries as to
whether her father had sold his crops, etc.
Proctor was arrested the next day and
fully identified by the dying girl, after
which he was taken from the hands of
the officers by a crowd Of several hum
bred men and summarilyJ hanged. His
two accomplices had not been taken. fr'
10 The Committee on the Mississippi
Levees Have practically decided to IA
vorably report d bill for the constitute
tion'of levees on the Mississippi River,
in the States Of Illinois, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Mississippia and Louis
lana, for which purpose $45, 100000 will
be guaranteed by the Government. A
sinking and interest fund is lobe pro-
vided by land tax in the States bene-
flied by the work and by tolls. l,a 4.a
THE annual report of Gen. Sherman
shows that up to October - the regular
army was composed of 24,5O1 officers
and men, of which 20,601 were availa-
BILE for war, besides $40 Indian scouts
The General thinks that the army ought
to be raised to $4,000, but, despairing of
that, urges such legislation as will give
us $4,000 men for regiments of the line.
THE cotton returns of the Depart
ment of Agriculture made the first week
in November compare the product in
bales with the crop of last year, as fol-
lows: North Carolina, 81; South Caro-
lima, go; Georgia, go; Florida, 81; Ala
bama, 1906; Mississippi, 80; Louisiana,
81; Texas, 49,; Arkansas, ITO; Tennes-
see, 115. This indicates about per
cent. reduction Of the aggregate of last
year, if the future of picking should be
as favorable as that of 1876. .or q,
A FINANCIAL crash was experienced
at Reading, Pa, on the 10th. The
Reading Savings Bank, with deposits ag-
gregating 100000, closed its doors,
and this was followed by the suspen-
sion of the banking house of
Bushong & Brother and the
Dime Savings Bank. Other failures
are inevitable. The Reading Savings
Bank had been carrying two large iron
manufactures which were unable to
meet their obligations. The managers
say depositors will ultimately be paid
in full, but much suffering to the poorer
class is inevitable.
AT Republican Senatorial caucus,
held on the 18th, the relations between
the President and the Republican party
leaders were again discussed, several
Senator's who had conversed with the
President giving an expression of his
views and policy. The President is re-
ported as feeling assured that his South
ern policy will promote the coalition of
the old Wings and various other ele-
ments opposed to the Democratic
party in the South, and event !