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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.
I. h. JULIAN, Editor,

Three hundred delegates from for
eipn countries attended the Literary
Congress in Paris. ,'s i
Dir. j. G.. Holland lives on a pine.
clad promontory Mt Thousand Island
Park, on the st. Lawrence River. M
-Mayne Reid, some years since a
popular writer of novels and stories for
routh and q resident of New York, is
now engaged in the more lucrative oc-
cupation Of sheep-raising in England.
Mr.. Robert T. S. Lowell, brother of
James Russell Lowell, and himself a
noet and author of no small powers,
proposes to break a silence of nearly 20
Years duration by the publication Of q
novel and q poem. ,VG &Aa4 ~ : ~
Col. Higginson describes Turge-
neiff as having the most distinguished
appearance Of any literary man he has
ever seen. To say that he has Long
fellows face upon Summers figure gives
a rough impression of him. nv h
"A copy of the Mentz Bible, printed
BY Gutenberg in 1455---being the first
book ever printed---was sold at auction
in Paris last June for $4,000. 1t is
printed on vellum, but is not quite per-
feet, several portions having been re-
stored in fac-simile. t
"A recent visitor to Westminster Alb
bey noticed two bouquets OF handsome
flowers upon Dickens's grave, and be-
side them more affecting tribute to the
dead novelist---a little posy Of dog
daisies and wild hyacinths, slightly
faded, as if it had been brought from a
distant country lane in a hot, ungloved
hand.
Rev. w. H. N1ilburn, the blind
preacher. has returned to this country
after an absence of two years in Eng
land, Scotland, ireland, and Wales. In
the course of his travels he delivered 600
lectures and sermons. Mr.. Milburn in
tends to lecture the coming season on
what he saw in England and Scotland.
In o letter to the Rev. H. Seymour
of Northampton, Mass. the late William
Cullen Bryant wrote: "In two calendar
months from. theltime of beginning with
the powers of the Greek alphabet L had
read every book in the New Testament. Z"
Such rapidity in Greek was ahead of
that recorded by Macaulay and John
Stuart Mill in regard to themselves.
The Hon. W. E. Gladstone, of Homeric
fame also, does not touch it. k&|
The lecture business is in the main
managed by two concerns-one in New
York and one in Boston. The latter
makes contracts Tor concerts and operas
as well. The manager says that only
the most attractive lecturers are now
much in demand, and that dramatic
readers find more favor than formerly. |
Last year Beecher travelled $4,000 miles
and lectured 139 times. He has already |
arranged dates for next season. Wen
dell Phillips spoke 100 times, and, next
to Beecher and Cough, made more
money than any other lecturer. Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore received $4,000,
and is travelling in Europe to recuper
ate. Helen Potter, with readings and
limitations, also did well. .Burdette, the
Burlington HaaOkeye humorist, 'lectured
l13 times. James T. Fields, Gen.
Banks, and Robert Collyer had all the
calls that they could respond to. The
Odore Tilton had his own agent, and is
said to have cleared $4,000.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-14
Hot Weather Lyrics.

I'd like to be an Esquimaux
And live on cakes of ice,
III I'd mix up cocktails all the day ID
... 80 So naughty-but so nice. .,
,,rl,aI. y. L. st. Louis Journal
There's a land that is hotter than this,
4 Where never u collar will stand:
Where you only can bubble and hiss
.. o, go to that beautiful land. .a.t.,t.
(Sing) In the sweat by and by, etc. 1stf o.
uH .u'a Cucumbers, icicles, ,a. a1Nf Ini b.
fl....' 1cicles, cucumberS, .1u ~ 'EI'' %.
Frost and snow, mountain tops, oil cloth and
Icebergs and polar bears, p'o d. .f
Hurricanes, cold thunders,
Well bottoms, ice wagons, take us all in.
.'L Courier Journal.
When all the air is hot as blazes, 'T
When perspiration damps the brow,
When meier gentle zephyr raises
The blossomy spray that tips the bow;
When earth knows no sweet rain to lave her,
When fierce above appears to linger Sol
All, then begins to wane and waver
Our firm set faith in Robert Ingersoll.
d.. fI .at.lrai .r. ..Ia =. Puck.
Backward, roll backward, o Time on your
beat; .tIs-. .a...,. ..'I
Give us chilly snap, shut off the heat;
North wind come back from the Boreal
Let loose your stiff, bracing breeze once
more; ... ,...., ..,
List to us, pity us, don't you undo us,
Keep back that hot wave post marked est.
Louis" .I..I. t...0.s ..H '
Now, while the Changers nice sickle's in
sight, .li- go. q. t'
Give us an icicle sparkling and bright;
Der our thermometer your cold vigls keep,
Temper the heat, Tempus, temper the heat!
......... '.-.. Ice. ALBANY Journal.
a, There is a happy land, ..r... 'a'
,...i Far, far away ...u,aI 'nr'...,.
Free ice on every hand ..g '.. .
. No bills to pay. ....,, .....
Oh, how the natives glow,
Driving reindeer to and fro,
Over ice and through the snow,
Three times a day.
They never do get hot, .nN.
Far, far away n.| ....I '
No thermometers they've got .i
No fans have they. I'D. H "
No linen coats they wear
While they chase the polar bear
And the walrus from his lair, .
Etcetera.
.... ..f ... ...... st. Louis Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
The District in Congress.

WORK OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Chairman Williams, Of the District of Colum-
hla Committee, to-day directed letter Of invi-
tatlon to be written TO Major Twining, OF the
District commissioners to appear before the
District committee on Wednesday next and
explain the estimates submitted for the engi-
neer'S department OF the District government
TIE District Committee is engaged in the preC-
aIatlon OF a bill TO remodel the existing license
law OF the District, and it will be re3Orted to
tie House soon after the Christmas holidays.
STREET RAILROAD BILLS.
Tie bill introduced in the House today. by
Mr.. Eenkle, OF Maryland, amendatory OF the act
10 incorporate the Capitol, North o street and
south Washington railway company, authorizes
SAID company TO lay single or double track
road from its present line on and 11th streets
northwest eastward on f street to 10th; thence
south on 10th street to ID; thence eastward on .
street to Sth: thence south on sth street to Mar
ket space; thence eastward on said Market
space to Ith street; thence across 7th street 10
Louisiana avenue and Indiana avenue to con-
meet with the tracks OF said company at 1St
street. Also to extend their road connectin@
with their track on 18th street and Ohio avenue
southwest; thence south along 14th street TO B
street south: thence east to Virginia avenue.
thence along the present line On Virginia ave-
nue. TO llth street; thence south to water street:
thence east to nj street. Also, to extend their
road. commencing with their tracks on 18th st
northwest; thence north along 11th street to
Boundary street north.
The bill introduced in the House to-day nv
MIR: HeDkle to incorporate the Mount Pleasant
and Potomac Side Railway Company is the
same Dill as was introduced in the Senate the
provisions OF which have heretofore been
printed in THE STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
The Indian Transfer Question.
VIEWS or Fy-SFS.ToP ,IoRRIIr

VIEWS OF EX-SENATOR MORRILL,.
The Indian commission to-day heard the views
OF ex-senator Lot VI. Morrill,, of Maine: on the
question Of transfer. He took the ground that
we are. in our transactions with the Indians
dealing with the remnants OF race that we are
in duty bound to respect and aid in every posi-
BILE manner. He advocated radical change in
existing laws, and considered this the only
method OF reaching the desired result. The
present management. in complying with the
law. he thought, unable to deal successfullv
with the red man. They the IndianS) should
be, in his Judgment, localized and properly edu-
Gated. in order that they might be prepared to
meet the coming emergency Of delivering up
their lands to American settlers. and that this
must eventually occur 10 meet the requirements
OF TIE FAST increasing white population. LegiS-
lat1on which would protect the Indians from
the depredatiOnS OF whites was an absolute ne
cessity. He did not think The transfer would be
beneficial in meeting his ideas upon the subject
LOcaliZation and education. he said were tha
only means to be applied 10 save the Indian race
from eXtlrctiOn. hir. morrill, went into details
upon the question at issue. submitting in evil
dence many 1acts heretofore treated by. those
1av0r1ng tie management Of the Indians by the
civil buleau OF the government. At the con
clusion OF his direct testimony, General Hooker
mdulged IN a brief cross question, which. how
ever. resulted IN elicltng nothing material
TIE INVESTIGATION DRAWING TO A CLOSE
MI. John Young. agent OF the BlaclfeeJ In
dlanS or Montana. was next sworn ard briefly
examined by Chairman Saunders. He said the
Mo Jul NcIt
ly opposed to the proposed transfer: that they
were enterpriSing and cOn;ented, and he was of
opinion that the transfer was nadviSab!e. Sen
at0r McCreery, at the close OF Mr.. YOung'S re-
marks, suggested that the evidence be now
closed. Gen. Hooker. in that connection ex-
pressed desire to hear the testimony of two
gentlemen Tomorrow with regard to the state
ment concerning beef contracts submitted by
Indian Commissioner Hayt on Saturday. The
commission thereupon. on motion OF Represen-
tative Stewart. adjourned until tomorrow at 10
o'clock, Mr. Stewart announcing that he would
at the conclusion OF tO-mOrTowS session make
motion that the commission proceed to the pre-.
naratfon OF their report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
The Markets.

baltimore, Dec 9.-Virginia SKIES, deferred
Ia; 40. consolidated, 81 do. second series SO; do
past que coupons, 1874 North Carolina skies old
T.; DO new. > bid today. Sugar quiet-A soft
baltimore, Dec 9.--Cotton dull and nominal
mddlng, Ss4as5e. Flour quiet and a fair locql
demand-Howard street and western surpr , 75a
350; do extra. i3a4 co. do family. 25a5 90: CITY
HhlIs suleT, .9a3 81; do extra, 3T5a4 70 do Rio
brands, 52%a5.5 90 Patapsco family, 625. Wheat,
ashade easiersouthern red y5al.0i: do amber, L Oj
aiU'; No PeLnsyl lyania red, LOG; No. ryyest ,rn
winter red, spot and December, O3l al O3sI Jan
uary, lG3al .05l(: February. LOG sal .063. Corn
active ana hl1n: western quiet and abort steady
southern White, 4'ia46; do yellow 42]@ai53 west
ern mixed, srot, old, 46; new, spot and December
4oita45A; January, A. zsa45zs; steamer. 39a Oats
firm and small suppiy,-southern, 27a3l: western
white, 3oa3l; do. mixed, 27a29 Pennsylvania 2Sa
-. Rye quiet and steady-southern, 55a53 Hay
dull ard prime Pennsylvania and Maryland, 10 OOa
I!Uo PROVISIONS quiet and nominally steady
Mess pork SZ2aS 80 Bulk meats-loose shoulders,
Sl; clear rib sides, new. 54a5k. Hams sugar
cured. new, 9alo Lard-refined, tierces z Bntter
auL-cholce western packed, 16alS: rolls. l5al6
PetIoeGn? qlliet.crude, ~; refined Sz. Coffee fiat
and nomiEa-Rio carcOes, II l3al6. Whisky quiet
and steady, l09a1-093a. Freiglts to Liverpool per
SID Recepts-nonr. 3,797: wheat, 70.i00; corn,
$3.50: cats. 500 Shipnlents-wheat 79 ,250
NEW YORK, Dec 9.-Stocks weak Money "a
~ Gold, lOOia. Exchange, long, 49,; short, iS6H
Governments inactive.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Flour duh Wheat quiet
LONDON, Dec. 9 1913 p m-U. S. four-and.a-
half per cent. bonds, 106ia. Erie. preferred 81
Pennsylvania Central, 3D.. New Jersey Central,
29I9. Reading. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
The..Eot Springs Omission.

SENAIOR CUSONEk 3 INVESTIGATION.
The secret Senate committee investigating
the omission OF the Hot Springs clause from
the sundry civil service appropriation bill of
last session met again this morning, and eX-
aInined Thomas \. Britt, a temporary employe
Of tie secret service division OF the Treasury
department, who is the person that made the
relCrt TO secretary sherman. which was sent
to Mr.. Atkins and by him to this committee.
THE STATEMENT OF BRITT
was very rambling. and consisted to a consider
able extent OF conversations he had with par
ties. and what might he proven b. them. He
CATION of the Hot Springs affair. and had prose-
cuted his inquiries for some time. on the 9TH
Of July net man in front of the Imperial
hotel, who asked him If he had received
letter from Nir. Brooks saying that he thought
that he had lollove ed the Hot Springs matter up
as far as II was worth while. Declined to talk
to the man until lie showed TO him that he was
Mr.. Benson. assistant chief OF The secret ser
vice division. BenSOn then showed him
memorandum by one E. \. IIill which stated
that Nh Rice stole the bill. While they were
talking Rice came up and on their expressing
surprise TO find that he was not in Florida he
said that he had received letter saying Se1a-
him on the street that day. Pursued the inveS-
LEGATION until witness received notice that
his services would be discontinued
Witness related interviews with certain parties
named BOyd. Coleman and HUT. Who had made
affidaVitS as to the matter. Had seen letter
from John T. Foster to Mr. Brooks. chief of the
seen senator COnOVer, who declared he had no
knowledge OF ;he theft but was glad it was
done.
To Senator RandOlph:-WaS in Florida in 1916
as correspondent of the savannah Nejcs. Was
assigned TO duty in this matter b. Mr. Brooks
Did not know at whose instance. but supposed
it was on the recommendation of Ex-Governor
StearnS. of Florida.
Senator Dorsey asked if Mr.. Brooks had said
any thing 10 him about himself and Mr. Atkins
having anything to do with the bill.
WftneSS-Mr. Brooks once said to me ''they
say Dorsey and Atkins had something to do
with this: you had better look them over" Had
gone far enough 10 satisfy himself they had no.
thing to 90 with the abstraction or omission.
senator Dorsey said lie had been very active
supporter OF the Hot Springs bill and he did
rot care TO be pursued by Treasury detectives
lie hoped transcript OF this statement would
be sent by the committee to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
5. i. Benson. assistant chief OF the secret ser
vice division. was next called. His first know
leGSc OF tie omission OF abstraction of the Hot
Springs bill was received from lawyer named
H. b. Cummings, who said man told him he
could lind out who did it. Communicated Hills
assertion TO Solicitor RaynOr. who conferred
with Mr.. Atkins. Mr.. Atkins subsequently, ad-
dressed a note to the secretary Of the Treasury.
asking that the Treasury detectives investigate
tie matter and learn whether the omission &C.
Cured by accident or design. Mr.. Benson was
on The stand When our reDOIt closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

\ NEW ASPECT OF THE LABOR Q1EsT.oE.-On
Il recent itsit of Geo. {. Fisk, Of Springfield, 10
his "Brightwood' paper MIL At lIlnsdale, NJ
H., he was presented with a document signed
10y every hand in his employ, saying that as ne
had never cut down their wages they proposed
voluntarily 10 make cut OF ten per centuIn
This took the proprietor completely by sunrise,
lie never having thought O. the ming Ee
thanked them for their offer, and tod them
that he knew OF no case Ike This Oh EecCrd. As
their action was prompted hy no hint oi a re-
ductlon Cl wages or cutting short OF ne amount
OF work. lie now dchnOn ledges that lie could
have hired help at - cents d d8y cheaper than
what he paid. brJ not such riTSr-,laSs hands as
those i'll his employ. II j. sale 70 say here VIII
be no strike al the Br ghtWOoG millS-f Fogc.s' e
Mass y SpE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
District Government Affairs.

The receipts from collections on account of
the current revenues Of the District during the
month OF Noxember, in the Office of Collector j.
f. COOK, were upwards OF $3.50, 900.
Since the present dog law went into effect
there have been sold at the Collectors Office
1882 dog tags.
Commissioner CaSwell, of the Washington
asylum, in note to the District Commissioners
states that there is blacksmith shop with two
fOrges erected at the workhouse, and suggests
that the tools In common belonging to the Dis
tr1ct be hereafter repaired there, credit to be
prices now paid.
This morning two Catholic priests called at
collector Cooks office, in the Columbian build
ingS, and left with him S25, which they stated
had been obtained at the confessional as be-
longing to the District on account OF taxes Mr.
COOK placed 1t to the credit Of the District con-
science fund.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSle:-Wm King re-
pair frame house, Congress, between Brfdg !,
and Washington sts., Georgetown; $40. John
+: Boyles estate, repair brick, 415 10th ST. NV;
sso VIM Fanetroy, repair frame, 17o4 Brennan
ST., between Massachusetts, avenue and ST. n
W; $2Q. Geo. =. Noyes, repair frame, 1926 Union
ST., between NJ and sw.; $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

COAL CONVERSATION PRosPECTs.-The general
opinion among coal men yesterday was that the
days Of the coal combination are ended. IL was
stated that several companies now In the asso-
citation were anxious TO have it terminated, and
that il was too late to talk OF forming a new
organization. Samuel Sloan, president OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company,
stated that he had never been I'm favor of com
bnationS, and that he went into the present
one against his WILL He believed that it would
be much better for the different coal companies
TO conduct their own affairs on strict business
principles and not to be hampered i'm produc
ton or price by combination rules.-[N. Y. TIL
LuS;e .fh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

TToUGHTS, ~ FACING DEATH.-AL Incident CT
the fatal crash OF a wall. al NatnerS7ia;6. Ct,
is noted. Mr.. Brainard. who was one OF The
injured men. was in the acJ OF picking M tool
or something in the ruins OF the NOf city Works
when he fell some pieces OF mortar Il lling, and,
looking up. saw the whole wall topping over
upon him. II was thTee-StoTy wall. Feeling
that his time had come. his chief thought. in
the supreme nolnent when thought acts ike
lightning, was 10 prevent, ii possible bis face
from being so disf1gured that his wife could not
recognize IL when the body was taken hone:
and, splfnging 10 the base OF the wal. ne stood
with his face covered with his hands and arms
lie saved his face unhanned. bgt sustained such
injury about his chest and head that be may
die-and may recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

WAR On LoTTERY.-B. Frank Moore, agent
OF the Louisiana State Lottery in New York was
arrested in that city, saturday, as was also his
clerk, j: T. Watkins. The complainant is Wm.
*. Halllck, broker, who charges that the priS-
oners have violated the state law in regard 10
lotteries. Moore and Watkins waived an exam
lnatlon and were released on the promise OF
their counsel TO produce them for trial num-
Der OF residents OF New Orleans have employed
counsel TO appeal TO the Supreme Court OF the
United States 10 stop the issue OF circulars Of
lottery schemes. This is done despite the fact
that the business has been legaliZed by the state
nj IoUiSiana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

SINKING oi lHE STEAMER MATtpA.-a teie-
gram was received early yesterday G.oILing b.
the NeGnS iranSI0lT alton Company iroIa Fred
el1cksbHlG. Va. announcing That de steamer
Maliida Ead Struck on a snag during the night
IN the RapnahannOck riVer.abOG- i've mics from
mat place and sunk Oh ~p0JJSEooG's a.f ~ four
feet OF water The Matilda had only . lew local
paSst'nEcTS on board Al the tine. dL0 further
Than the damage 10 the boat. 40 serious conss-
quenceS resulted. The point where the acci-
dent occurred was where Tie Confe1arates our
ing the war placed a number of Distractions TO
prevent The passage or Federal CUnO 1ats and is
the same place where the steamer Mary Wash
ington. also OF the Neenls line met with sim
liar miShap lasT spring. The steamer Mary
Washington LETT Baltimore al Two clock yestef-
day afternoon with appliances fos raising the
Matilda. and The steamer WenOnah i,-ft last night
10 take the place OF the Snlken o05t-f acstsrf0Te
4 RericQH. 9fh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

BFECHER UNSAvORY IN ENGLAND.-I see Ii an
nouLced that Henry Ward Beecher is coming
rate of 500 a night. l doubt the wisdom of Mr.
BeecherS agents, and his own policy. | doub.
II he will lecture five nights, or that there will
be $500 in the house On any OF them. Rightly
or wrongly, the name OF Beecher is terribly uR-
savory in this country and l fear that if he pre-
sents himself publicly here he may be subjected
to worse treatment than poor Barnum was when
lie attempted to lecture at OXford-rL London
Letter to the CEicdGG Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

RAILROADS IN CANADA.-Application will be
made during the ensuing session OF the Cana
dian parliament for al act to incorporate a com
pany to construct railway from the interna-
tfonal boundary west OF Red river thence TO
Winnipeg, and westward TO the intersection OF
the line OF the Canada Pacific railway: also a
branch railway to connect Herewith from a
point on the Red river at or below Winnipeg
with power TO construct lines OF telegraph con-
neCted herewith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

TRUE JOURNALISM continues to beat tape and
cilcumlocution in London. Lately the govern
menC agencies were all behindhand, and the
news Of the assault and capture of Ali Musjd
was received in Fleet street many hours before
ii reached Downing street. A correspondent OF
a country newspaper says: 'AS matter of fact
j happened to call AT the India Office Just after
the publication Of the news, and was actually
the first to bring word OF that event." No in
formation had then come to hand from the gov
ernment officials, and the ministers went into
council without having any tidings Of the cap
1ufe of the fort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

ENCoCRAGING.-The New York Herald has an
exhaustive report on the commercial and tinan-
cial condition OF the southern states. from which
it appears there has been vast improvement
there in recent years. Georgia is particularly
referred to as the pattern state of the south in
enterprise and improvement. because it is In
Georgia where the crops have been most diver
Sified and manuIing introduced. and this exam
pie. the Herald says. the neighboring states are
following with varying degrees Of success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

TANTALIzED INTO SUICIDE-A special cores
from Bismarck, Dec. /. Says:-Corporal Noonan,
husband OF the male laundreSS, lately deceased
at Fort A. Lincoln, and who shot himself
through the heart with his carbine Saturday
night, had been tantalZed to such an extent by
his comrades since the discovery that his re-
puted wife was man, that he was driven 10
desperation, and committed suicide 10 end his
misery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

WHO ARE THESE 'TwIDS?"-The socialists in
this city don't know anything about any New
York socialists said in a Madrid dispatch to
have been arrested on the Spanish Portuguese
frontier ''with documents emanating from an
internatlonalist center in New YORK. Ii the
dispatch is accurate the documents must be out
OF date, for there has been no internationalisl
organization in this city for some years There
was one, which died natural death. and its
members are mostly swallowed up i'm greenback-
righteousness at preSent-1N Y UnlIH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09

DEATH BEFORE Observation-Disclosures w An
deiSon. farmer, living a few miles northwest
OF davenport, was arrested on Wednesday at
his home for forging notes on several of his
neighbOrs ranging from $500 down. Before
the contents of vial OF strychnine. Immediate
efforts were made to save him, without avail,
as he died