San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

san FRANCISCO, sthtihB th"1 hoi h"'"""'
who mysteriously disappeared few weeks
since, Is in that city and insane.
HIRAM WEEKS, of st. bloomsbury, VT,
former director of the Merchants National
Bank of that town, Is reported absconded
with $40, 600 trust and borrowed funds.
Rev. w. j. SHANNON, pastor OF the
Congregational Church at Emporia, Kansas,
was accidentally shot and killed on the 9th,
by one of the militiamen who were called
out by the Governor to suppress the rail-
road strikers.
THE Kentucky House of Representa-
tives has voted $4,000 to build monument
to John c. Breckenridge.
GEN. THOMAS G. DEvIN, U. 5. A.,
commandant at Fort Laramie, wyoming
Territory, died at his home in New York
City few days ago, aged so.
The Oregon Greenbackers have full
State ticket in the field, headed by NJ. Will
kins for Governor, and have nominated
Prof. j. F. Campbell for Congress.
A NEW YORK paper having made the
statement that Mr.. Hewitt is preparing
bill to reopen the Presidential controversy,
that gentleman states that he is doing moth
ing Of the kind, as he considers the Presi-
Dental question settled beyond contest.
A FAREWELL dinner was given to
Bayard Taylor by Whitelaw Reid, OF the
Tribune, at the Union League Club, New
York, on the evening of the 10th, at which
select party of guests were present. Mr..
Taylor sailed for Berlin ON the following
day.
Col. POLK, ex-Doorkeeper of the
House, has published a card in the WASH
ington Post, in which he claims that his
troubles mainly grew out Of the importunl-
ties and impositions of members of the
House, who, when entitled to name men to
be put on the soldiers roll, insisted upon
certain friends receiving the position who
had never been in the army. He charges
Carter Harrison, among others, with foisting
civilian on him, who was kept month,
and, being useless, was discharged.
THE Oregon Democratic State Con-
vention nominated W. w. Thayer for Gov
ernor and John W. Whitaker for Congress.
H. r. McIntire, President Of the First
National Bank of Lake City, and Vice
President of the First National Bank OF
Colorado Springs, COL, has absconded with
$4,000.
GEN. PHIL. SHERIDAN is defendant in
suit in the United States Circuit Court,
wherein James A. Whalen claims about
$500, 1000 damages for the seizure OF his prop
erty at the time Of the war, the property
seized being the stock and products OF Kill
Iona plantation, St. Charles Parish, La.
The President has nominated G. C..
Ford, of Virginia, to be United States Con-
sui at La Union, Salvador.
Col. RUFUS INGALLS,, Assistant
Quartermaster- General, United States Ar
my, has been transferred from the Division
of the Pacific to the Division of the Mis-
souri,.
Hon. BEVERLY B.DOUGLAs, of Virgin
ia, has written to the Fredericksburg Star,
explaining his recent conduct in the House,
which, he says, was in no wise due to intox-
ication, but to a naturally excitable temper
ament inflamed by the discourtesy OF the
Speaker. In the future Mr.. Douglas says he
will abstain from intoxicating liquor.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED, the famous ex-
Chief of the Tammany Ring, died in Lud-
low Street Jail, New York City, on the 18th,
from a complication of diseases, brought
about probably by his long confinement.
He was in his seth year. His " last Words
are said to have been" have tried to do
some good, if have not had good luck. 1
am not afraid to die. 1 believe the guardian
angels will protect me-"
FITz JOHN PoRTER's persistent APP
plication for review of the evidence taken
before the Court Martial by which he was
tried and convicted, has been finally sue
cessful, and President Hayes has ordered
Board of Officers to convene at West Point
on the Goth of June for that purpose. De-
tail for the Board: Maj. Gen. j. l.. Scho-
field; Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry; Col. G. A
Getty, Sd Artillery; Maj. Asa D. Gardner,
Recorder.
THE platform of the Oregon Demo
cratic State Convention favors remonetiza-
ton of silver, resumption repeal, and pay
ment of Government obligations in green
backs, except when otherwise provided.
DAKoTA's recently appointed Gov,
ernor, William A. Howard, Of Michigan,
was installed on the 10Th. His predecessor,
Gov. Pennington was in Office little over
four years.
GEN. GRANT dined with the King and
Queen of Italy on the 18th, prior to his de-
parture from Rome.
GEN. HENRY A. SMALLEY, a very well
known business man in New York City,
who had been appointed by the Courts as
guardian of several important fiduciary
trusts public and private, is missing, togeth-
er with several thousands of other peoples
money.
s. Angler CHACE, the defaultipg