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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1878-06-01

The Justice Court Prct. No. for civil
business, meets the second Monday in
every month; for criminal business the
third Monday IN every month.
j. W. THOMAS, j. l.. Prct. No, |,
GUS. ". I.OtrlN. Constable
VIM. POTTER, J, Z. Prct. No. >.
The Justices Court Prct. No. 3, for civil
business, meets the third saturday in every
month"; aud for criminal business the fourth
Monday IN every month.
u. 5. HANNA, J. +. Prct. No, =.
W, X. ALEXANDER, J. p. Prct. No. l..
W. H. SlGULTI. j. p. Prct. 8.
- HARDIN, Constable,
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Mail leaves San Saba Tuesday Thursday and
SUNDAY tor Iampasas at \. NJ. and returns
"Wednesday, Friday and Monday, at 7r.M
Mail FROM Llano, arrives at San saba evory
Monday mG T.. 81. leaves san Saba, every Tnes'
day at6AN
Mail leNycs San Saba for Brownwood eycry
Thursday morning, and returns saturdays at
~ o'clock NJ.
The Comanche mail arrives every Tuesday at
~ NJ, and departs at =. NJ the sam" day,
The Brady city mail leaves Sau Saba every Mon.
day and returns on Thursday.
Registered mail closes at =. NJ, prv'ous to
tho mail going out on the following morning
j. W. BAKER. y. NJ
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j. G.. OATMAN, District Clerk,
e. W. NELSON, County Judge,
T.. H. LANE. County Atiornuy
!. !. ROZARrH, sheriff
T.. Il. iEESON, County Clerk,
JOHN RUIrFRN, County Treasurer
4 r. R0WNfRHE, Cauniy surveyor
J. D. PANkEN, Assessor
}. w. KELLY, Hide a Cattle Inspector
:, f. MAY, e. NJ COGGlN, q. l. HlCk-
MAN \, y. OWEN, CountY Commissioners
:. e. MAY, J.. l.. Precinct No. I
g. NJ. COn0lN, D. l., Precinct No, g
q. l.. HICKMAN, D. = Prdnct No. o,
D. NJ HOvRIANp = r. Pgccinc, M. 4
4. J, JOHNSON, >, H. Precinct M. 3,
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The County Court, for Criminal causes,
meets the first Monday in each month"; for
civilruuscs the first Monday in each alter
nate month, commencing with January.
JNO. |. GtION, County Judge,
$. :. BROOKS. County Attorney,
j. n. GAUNEi, Comfy Clerk,
". *. DORIAN. Sheriff,
JAS. DOFFLE MYRE, Treasurer,
j. H. SNELLINGS, County surveyor.
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ATLANTA. MAY 3,-'Ihc general con
ference tn-d day adopted several reports,
the most important IN education, de
claring it the duty aud desire of the
NJ. h. church south to do all in its
power to cherish the educational inter
ests OF the colored people IN the suuth,
aud plelging the church 81 to do. The
resolution MAS passed unanimously.
An election If general conference OH
GERS was held in the afternoon with
the following result; General agent
oi the Publishing house, j, u. Meier
rim. ID. D., of Tennessee; Rev. 4. T.
Fitzgerald, ID. D., of san Francisco,
was elected editor OF the Nashville
Adpocate Rev. A. w. Wilson, d. d.,
of Baltimore, was elected secretary OF
the board of missions; T. o. Summers
was unanimously reelected book edi.
tor; w G.. Cunningham wns unani-
muusly reelected sunday School edi-
tor. All the old officers of the mis-
sionary board, and nearly all the old
members were reelected.
Iowa Republican Convention.
BuRLtNGroN, Iowa. May % The
NcnuhncNn convention nOinlnntCu
Rcdfeld Proctor, of Rutland, for gov
crnOr
Death sentence COMMITTED.
ATLANTA, May %. GOV. Colquitt to.
day committed the death sentence of
MIS-. Kate Souihrou, of Pickcns conn
~, to imprisonment IN the penitentia.
~ for ten years, Mrs. Southron killed
Narcissa Cowat, her rival, at u daato
in pickens county, about u year aud a
half ago, An immense pressure for
communication was brought TO bear on
the governor. aud his decision gives
the liveliest satisfaction,
Rrcnrh Eircusns AaaaIIcd,
VERSAILLES, MAY 2j.--The chamber
ofdeputios annulled the elections OF NJ,
NJ Barngon aud DE Saint Paul.
over the RRpid.'
ToRoNro, May 23.---rhe pleasure
steamer Empress of Indie, with a party
Of eighteen ahnard, went ever dam ou
Grad river az Gal', pntario, One body
has been recovered d.ligcnt search Is
being made hrlow for others.
pennsg Yanta Democrats state Cou.
sention and riatNru'
prrrsnpUe, "a, Man 20 .'he Dem,
ocrat,c State Convention /, sasssnhl@d
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some Gays many MrNlr"h strangers
may" pfei ~ town. fi"m lhrlr dress
ana nh,ln' u 'hoy are vNiurh'lN' nl
lhe pe''e' so''i o't mourning rNc,p
the't eT'uF9' i3'nlliaii'l, WIN the
hhoWh D''"'S'N mere Hultnlt7 any
reNplu'iuntNm "Iehleht' lhey us
appeared on utsu"y '"s'; a"u NeSter-
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glel''y Heih"l''l"'u 'o-u"l ny Tue vote
W une house !" 'li''lht"in lne army NJ
@',ooo men, II turns ont that ne had
some ASSURANCE from ms party lilrhds'
n"seu on some SorV oi caucus agree,
meht ''lat ne srou'u DE sustained ana
ne nav therefore pushed forward with
,he TgFdtest confidence though every
oou.% csc knew IN advance he was
sure "poe dele"'eu'
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GENERAL NEWS.
isperiil 10 the Galvcsten News
Murder oG u sister, Hvoiher.in-i,nw
and self,

McnAne, MAY - VIM Springer
living with his father on pnck pond
prairie, tive miles wcst OF tals place,
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THAT NICE ARRANGEMENT. !"

Our special from Washington yesterday in
relation to the CalCasieu business, and Mr..
Acklen's resolution calling for a congress
sional com mittoe Of investigation in connec-
ton herewith, only confirmed suspicion
we had already expressed, that the mission
of Adams had no other object in view than
the rescue of Schun and Carter from the
Consequences Of their lawleseneSs The dis
patch we publish this morning from Gen,
Sewell gives us the gratifying assurance that
there are enough Of the people of Cacasieu who
are determined to fight the matter out to
the bitter end TO prevent the Secretary
of the Interior escaping from the grave
responsibility he has incurred in the high
hand ID course be has taken in this State.
Mr.. Acklen cannot be too highly commended
for the course he has taken and the energy
and resolution he has displayed in this mat
ter. 1t ia very certain that the truth of it all
will not be ventilated by Mr.. Adams or any
body else acting under the directions OF Sec
| Rotary Schurz, who is himself the greatest
criminal in the whole affair. Great outrages
| have been perpetra'ed beyond question, and
| with Schutzs knowledge and by his special
direction, and it would be absurd to expect
him. through his own agents, to make these
offenses manifest. We are astonished that
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DIED.

BIENVENU-On Saturday, Nav 4. 1879, at 4: 80
O. .locK a. M, Mrs. Alexandra Bienvenu born
Amelie laZzaretti.
Her friends and acdnaintances and those OF
her husband and sisters. Widows III. Messy and
A. Oliver. are respectfully invited to attend her
funeral which will take place This Sunday
Afternoon. at 4:3O o'clock. from her late resi-
dence, No $50 Dauphine street.
DIETRICH-On Saturday, May 4, 1873. Michel
Dietrich aged so years.
His friends and those of the families OF John
Gauche and ", ingartner are respectfully in
vited to attend his funeral. which will take
tlace This Sunday Evening. at o'clock. from
his late residence. on Claiborne street. corner
of New st. Bernard.
yILLERE- Saturday evening. April q. 1873
on the Magnolia Ulantati"n, PlaQuemtnnS par
ish, at $3.50 .. m. Mrs. Widow jules Fillero,
aged seventy-eight years.
MCCORD Sunday, April %. 1873. ut As o. M.
James A. McCord a native Of New Orleans.
aged twenty five years.
GERARD-On Sunday evening April %. 1878.
at ten m lnut-s past O'Clock. Jo-eph W. Ger.
ard. aged 81 years and months. a native Of
L. ,ng Island Nav York. and resident Of Al
gi-rs for the past forty years.
TURRO-On Wednesday morning. May l. 1913
a naive Of the town OF Malgrat. province Of
Barcelona, and a resilient Of New Olleans for
the last hi ty years.
FORsTALL-On Friday. May 3 1873 at II D.
m. l.. + Fors al. aged IS years aud months. a
native OF this c y.
.JONEs-1n Med noghvila, Fifth District
New Orleans, Fri,ry morning. May ). at $3.50
O'Clock. Nathaniel son of Pulaski ami Emny
blanchard Jones, aged three mouths aud ten
days.
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Gen. Sewell evidently mistook the tone OF
our article Of the thirtietb ultiMo, when he
interpreted il "a tileCting on himself IN con
nection with the Calcasieu investigation. We
frankly confess that we allowed ourselves TO
be betrayed into a little harmless pleasantly,
but who would not hebctrayedby the thought
ofGen. Scwel wrestling With the manly tear?
We acknowledge our weakness, and now, in
token of our restored confidence. We freely
drop tear Of reconciliation, after The man
ncr Of tho truly pious Micawbcr, in the gen
erals larhoard eye.
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my such thing should ever have been pro.


posed.
But there is any amount of vi'lainy in con
nection with these log s,fits that 1T requires
no congressional committee to find out and
expose. There is any abundance of 1t on the
face of the papers on file in the United States
Court, from the original affidavits made to
secure the seizure Of undescribed property In
the hands of unknown parties, on to the
government sale" at which the marshal re-
leased to Carter, on a nominal bid, the greater
portion of the "sequestered'' logs without his
paying In a cent to represent them as the OBJ
ject Of litigation These are the logs, OBJ
tanned In this way which have never been
paid for and which the Department Of the
Interior has never had cent to pay for with
which it has got possession Of in violation
of the terms of sale rs ordered by the court
these are the logs Mr. Adams has been offer
ing to sell ut "far prices" to the people from
whom they were taken by sheer force, and
in direct and open violation of law. Granting
that the original seizures We're properly
made under the law, yet the government g
possession of these logs Is Illegal and fraudu-
lent, These logs We're seized by the ordinary
civil process of sequestratiOn. "Sequestra-
tion,' says the Code Of Practice, sis
mandate Of the court, ordering the
sheriff lmarshah. In certain eases. to take
into his possession aud to keep a thing
of which another person has the possession
until after the decision Of suit, an order
that 1t be delivered to him whceshal be ad-
judged entitled to have the property or pos
session of that thing" It was the duty of
the marshal to keep these logs in his posses
sion until final judgment, and then deliver
them to the government Or the defendants, as
the court might direct. 1t was, however,
agreed by all parties that the logs should he
sold and the proceeds SO held subject to final
Judgment in lieu of the logs The terms of
this sale were for cash, and the sale came
off as ordered A small portion of
the logs. perhaps fourth, were
bought Ivy the defendants in the
log suits and tho cash was OK
acted and paid in. The balance were bid in
by the government agent, Carter, and
were released to him, though he never
paid a cent into the hands of the mar
shall. Should Judgment be rendered in favor
Of the defendants the marshal has not in his
hands farthng to represent the proper V he
was obligated 10 holu anl dellvert ~ him who
shall be adiudged entitled to have the prop
erty" The Department of the Interior is not
responsible, and the result is simple robbery
of these people in any event.
These are some nf the f tcts it needs no con
gressional committee to find out OF make
manifest. Thes" are some OF the facts that
the simplest of the Calcasieu log men can sec
and understand and they are in themselves
enough to make these people resist 10 the
end the wrongs that have been put upon
them, and thus prevent the eff lts Mr..
Schurz IS making to avoid his responsibility
for thom.
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I'm MEMOMIAM.
OFFICE or H1pERN1A INSURANCE. Gov

ofF1CE OF dIHEMN1A INSURANCE JVFPANfr
No. 81 Camp sweet. J
At special meeting of directors. the follow
ing preamble and resolutions weRs unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, In the death Of Mr.. PATRICK
IRWIN, late vice president Of this company
this board has lost an efficient officer and the
directors have been deprived of an esteemed
associate; be 1t
Resolved. That the board cannot but lament
the loss Of a member distinguished as one Of
the most iudicious and discerning business
men Of this city. and particularly fitted. through
his great experience and widespread influence,
to I'll the Office which he held among US.
Resolved, That as friend and associate we
honor the memory of our deceased colleague
as Of one whose intercourse with US was
marked by unassuming courtesy and uniform
kindIiness.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with
his widow and relatives in their bereavement
Resolved further, That the building OF this
company be draped In mourning for the space
Of thirty days. and that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes and published
JOHN HENDERSON, President.
THos F. BRAGG Secretary.
New Orleans. May /, 1878. my51t
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The real estate owners al New Orleans will
be somewhat surprised 10 learn that real
estate is showing much more lamentable
falling off in value in Northern cities than
here The sale of the Dimmock Hill property
In New Jersey, only few miles distant from
New York city, shows. perhaps. the most
remarkable fall in real estate ever known
Dimmock Hall, which had cost s150,Wo TO
build. sold for the ridiculous sum Of $4,000 :;
and other residences In the village, on which
there were mortgages Of over 100000 for
building alone, brought only $4,000 towards
paying off these mortgages
The New York San was shocked ut the
showing, and devoted several columns TO the
contemplation Of this melancholy picture OF
fine country estates. well adapted for sum
mer residences for New Workers. selling for
SO apiece Some other late heavy sales of real
Nestate tell stories just rs melancholy as
these The Connolly estate in New York,
which was valued at $500 900. was finally sold.
the other day, at $4,000; while in Chicago
the State Savings Bank property, worth
$50o,o0 before the fire and $500 .0M after 1t.
brought only $4,000 Real estaG in the North
seems to be still on the decline.
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The death Of Coles Bashford, in Arizona,
last week, calls attention TO a celebrated case
Of contest for Office very opposite Just now
To the oft-repeated assertions that when once
a fraudulent President or Governor gets
we'll seated in office. 1t is impossible to I'M
seat or get rid OF him. the case of Bashford
VS.. Barstow is sufficient and conclusive an
swer. In 1856 these two men were candidates
for the governorship OF Wisconsin, Bashford
as a Republican, Barstow as Democrat 1t
was close election, but Barstow was finally
declared elected by the Legislature. and took
possession of the Office.
After he had been in Office some months
the whole trickery by which he had been
elected was lait bare Instead. however, of
allowing the fraudulently elected Governor to
remain in Office on the ground that there was
no way of getting him out Of 1t, the people
began vigorous campaign against Bsrstow'
which culminat d in a QUO tcdrrGnto before the
Supreme Court. The case was q peculiar one
and attracted great interest among all classes
of citizens, particularly among the lawyers.
Barstow had the Office, WAS III command of
the militia and prepared and determined to
resist. 1t was thought at ono time that the
difficulty would breed civil war. Instead of
listening 10 these appeals for peace, the peo-
pie persisted in their fight and the Supreme
Court finally decided in favor OF Bashford
and ordered the fraudulent incumbent OF the
subernatorial chair 10 step down and out and
surrender the Office to the legally elected Gov
ernor, And such was the popular feeling and
determination that Barstow did leave the
o,bernatorial Office quietly aud peacefully.
and what everybody predicted would result
in war and revolution ended in the most or
derlv manner and in the triumph of justice
and right.
The new Governor. however. proved mueh
more Ohm 5xious tan the ffanouiehe one, ana
when his term Of Office expired Thought 1t
wise to leave the st ate altogether ana take
I'D his residence on the Pacific slope where
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-05

The nc displays novel feature this mors,
ing II appears with All illustrated court col
umn. in which train of cars is represented
as speeding its way 10 Texas, over d road
mentioned In a suit brought by Charles Nor
gan for the appropriation of The land IT is to
run over We congratulate the "oid creature"
Of Camp street on her enterprise Pictorial
papers are said TO pay better than any other
kind. Nobody has suggested Mysteries, but
If they had we should not listen to the insin-
r,nfinra
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-05

Lord 4 Taylor the wealthy dry goods
merchants of New York, are firm believers
in the value of newspaper advertising. This
ID what they say Of the agency through
which they built up their large and prosper
Gus business:
"Of all the methods open tn the merchant
for advertising his business, an experience of
nearly half century enables us TO unhesita-
tingly declare in favor OF the newspaper. 1t
is without exception, the most economical,
persistent. paipstaking and successful can
yasser any business firm can secure for the
purpose of bringing their goods to the atten
Lion OF the consumer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-05
MARRIED.

BARK ER-ROU YEI,-On Thursday, May 2
1873. at the St Louis Cathedral. bv Rev. athel
Milet, Mr.. Frank Barker. Of Lockport. La tC
Miss Antoinete Nj. Rouyer. of New Orleans.
No cards.
Lafourehe papers please copy.
ARK-THOMSON- On Tuesday. April 50
1878, Mt the residence of the brides parents. by
the Rev. DIR. Hugh Miller Thompson. Grace V
Thomson, of this city. to Thomas B. Clark. of
Halifax county, Virginia.
BALLARD -BREAUX-On Wednesday. the
twenty fourth day Of April. at the residence OF
the brides father, by the Rt Rev. Archbishop
Perche. Charles T. Ballard Of Louisville. KY.
and Nina Breaux. daughter of Col. G. A. Breaux
No cards.
Louisville papers please cory.
FERRIER- GARLICK-At Trinity Church
Galveston. Texas, by Rev. s. NJ. Bird. Wednes-
day. April "a. 1878. Mr.. A. Fer'ier to Miss Salie
r. Garlick. both of Galveston. No cards.
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HAIL LOUISIANA DIVISION BENEVOLENT !
Association Army of Northern Virginia. !
New Orleans. April 30 1878 J
Whereas, 1t has pleased M ali wise provi-
dence to remove from our midst our late com
rades, Capt. WILMER IT. HiMM ERNAN Co. b
Fourteenth Louisiana Regiment and HENRY
=, BAYi El, First Company, Washington Ar
tiliery: be 1t
Resolved That in their death this association
has sus afued the loss of worthy membeas and
brave soldiers ard the community good titi
zens. Be 1t further
Resolved That we sincerely sympafhize with
their families In the irreparable loss they have
sust ined. Be II further
Resolved That these resolutions he spread
upon the minutes, and n g by hereof presented
to their re-pe tive families as n token II the
high esteem In which they were held by their
brother soldiers.
J. W. r. LEIGH
X.INRAU,
JOHN a RUSSFLI
u. III. XII PATRICK
L. A. ADAM
FRED. A. 0BER.
nlyF II Committee.
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he resided for many years, a living proof Of
the virtue OF quo Wa'ranto.
His death last week has recalled his cele-
brated contest for the governorship of Wis
consn, well nigh forgotten. The Western
papers are investigating the matter over
again, and promise us a full history of this
celebrated campaign against fraud, which
resulted in placing the legally elected Gov
ernor of Wisconsin in office. The story would
be most interesting and entertaining Just now.
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TO SUMNER TOURISTS.

Tho great Jackson Route offers tho greatest
Inducements to Eastern and European tray
elers this season. 1t should be known ~ all
that this line has been Immensely improved
during the past year. 1t has in fact been al
most entirely rebuilt. 1t now has - fine steel
rail track laid upon new ties and an excellent
road-bed This enables it to make as fast
time as any line to New York with entire
safety and without the appearance Of rapid
running, its connections from Cincinnati and
Chicago being among the finest roads in the
world. Attention Is especially called to the fact
that the Jackson Route runs two daily trains
to New York and all the principal Eastern and
Northern cities. The train leaving ut 6 r. m,
one hour later than any other line, makes ex-
actly the same time to New York as its
quickest rival, and the o. m, train makes
one and half hour quicker time to New
York than any other train from New Orleans.
There ue no through cars TO Ner YORK. bv onu
line. The Jackson Route has but one change
Of cars, which is made in Union depot Gin
cinnati, at a. m.
Passengers direct to New York by the Jack
son Route pass through the splendid scenery
and cool air If the Alleghany Mountains. Those
going by Chicago pass by daylight in full
view of Niagara Falls, and also have but one
change of cars from New Orleans to New
York.
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my3 1m2dp
NOTICE TO TEACHERS, ETC.

OFFICE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS. J
City of New Orleans.
80 Burgundy street. May 3 1873.
The roll OF teachers. portresses, rents. etc. Of
the publ" schools Of his city for the month Of
April. 1873. wi 4 be paid at the Office Of the Ad
min strator OF FlnAnce City Hall. rs follows;
Teach. RS in .hools in the First. s cond and
Third Districts. sn SATURDAY. the fourth in
STINT from a. m. till - N.
Teachers In schools In the Fourth. Fifth,
Sixth and S.yef tn Distri ts. on SATURDAY
the fourth instant, IRON 1890 till $3.50 o'clock
o. m.
The balance Of the roll will be paid on MON
DAY, the sixth instant
N B-Trarhsrs are respectfully requested to
note the al, I'VE hours Of payment.
m,s I'd JOHN J. OBRIEN. Secretary.
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NEW ORLEANS. MAY Il. 1873
TRIPLE SHEET

Secretary Thompson, the FOLD tor Of The
Wabash" saws that Hayes is one OF the best
and noblest men he ever saw. and that he will
stand by him as long as be is permitted TO do
So In the light Of this announcement how
delicate appears the consideration OF the
Philadelphians, who gave the presidential
party claret punch for dinner