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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-02

The Baker county case is shown up
quite as completely. 1t will be remem-
bered that this county, reliably demo-
cratic and near to the capital, was held
back until the very last. The official re-
turns gave the democrats 95 majority.
By strange coincidence the State was
just evenly balanced on the prima facie
returns without this county, so that as it
stood Tilden would have had the State by
95 majority or just his majority in Baker
county. 1t was, of course, important that
Hayes should have the prima facie victory
so that there would be no appearance Of
changing the verdict of the people. Ac-
cordingly new justice of the peace was
appointed, and q new return made by
dropping out two precincts, so that it
gave Hayes an apparent majority of 49,.
The Democratic managers were astoun-
ded at this disclosure, made only on the
day of the count. A dramatic scene
occurred when the false return was read.
McLin was forced toproduce the original
return, but the false return was adhered
to, and it was adopted in the final count.
The whole story is now made plain
through the confession of the partici-
pants at least, two of the three have
made written affidavits, and, / think, the
third one also. The law in Florida re.
quired that the returns of the various
precincts in county should be canvassed
and certified by the clerk of the court, q
justice of the peace and either the county
judge or sheriff as third party. In
Baker county local politician, so the
confession runs, agreed to hold the re-
turns back until it was decided what was
needed to carry the State, and then to so
canvass the returns as to meet the emer-
gency. 1t appears he had perfect control
Of the judge and sheriff, so that when
the clerk and justice, who had superin-
tended the election, applied to each of
them to assist in the canvass and certify
to its correctness. they declined. The
canvass was then made and forwarded by
the clerk and justice. When it was dis
covered what was needed new justice
was appointed just for the occasion, and
false canvass was made and forwarded.
EVEN THE BOGUS JUSTICE CoyFEssES.
The new Justice now writes 4 confess
sion and says that he was approached by
q politician, who asked him if he didn't
want to be a justice. He agreeing, the
man pulled out his commission ready
Iaade and handed it to him. He then
told him that unless the returns from
Baker were properly doctored the Demo-
Gratis would beat them. After some per-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
A Drill which EBores Square
Holes.

One of the novelties Of the Psria
Exposition is drill which borsa
square holes, the invention of Mr..
julius Hall. Of Lopdon. The work is
done, too. says correspondent Of the
Scientific Ne,os, 10 . way so simple add
50 easy that any one may prove the
fact for himself. The invention has
excited genuine sstonishmept among
the mechanics gathered at the Expo
sition. There is constant crowd sur
rounding the investor. Watching him
bore hole after hole square. and pug
cling over the provokingly simph
solution of the problem. All that Is
required is an ordinary haud drill
stock. A stationary one with chuck
below for holding the work is used BY
the inventor; but be says common
brace will snswer-"snytbi-g. in fact.
will do that will hold the drill" Tho
tool itself is the usual form Of three
square drills-so that no special ap-
paratus is required: Clamp or chuck
this drill in its holder 80 that "it viii
wobble," that j. tho whole secret.
Instead of making a round hole. N il
will If tightly erasped. when loosely
held il produces o squsre one; and &C
cordinr TO the inventor. it is inmate
rial vkotber the drill xobblcs in the
work a. the work under the drill.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
CHURCH Es.

Notwithstanding at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. J. 8. Gillett, Pastor.
CHRISTI STfAN.-Presching at the Christian
Church on the second and fourth Sabbathsi In each
month by Elder J. J. Williamson.
Observation-Disclosures at the Presoyte.
rian Church on the second and fourth sab.
bAthin each month by the Rev. W. L. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT Services every
sourth Sunday In each month at lOts O'Clock, A.
NJ, and -. NJ, at st. Marks Church.) 3't
BAPTIsT-Preachiug at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday iu each month, by Rev. xr.
Wright.
CUMBERLAND Observation-Disclosures o g
at the Presbyterian Church third Sundae in each
month by Rev. Mr.. Jarvis. Do. ....
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
THE BRoAl, ClaURCn.

4 walk one IudIan Summer day.
Amid The woods, ssress the dshs.
To hear what Nature haste ssy,
TO eount the gina her bounty Yields,
To note the forsss's changing huss,
The leaves In geld end erimssn dressed,
70 watch the chspsiny. landscape Views
% This 10 the Church ! lsvs The best.
The silence stealing over I'll.
Uabroksp save By sess Of bird.
Or timid phssssn,'s plsissive eal,
The only music v y hsasa. ~ Z.
A vishsrsd plant, . hasl aowsr.. w.
.o TO tell Of Summer psst ssa ssss:
This u the issson Of The hsurs
af TAs text love 70 dvsllupsu.
Te know that life. like sSis Spring.
v IL full Of promise TO the youHs,
To learn that later ysars will brias
A tear for many "a early seus;
To issl that true and noble thought.
% Matursd, i,s hsvssts full may see. x
That iifs's battle nebly fought, mul'
... This ID the sermon preached to ne.
That Imsy love my nsishbor we'll.
In time Of need. give helping hand;
That peace within my home may dwell.
Nor covst others house and land.
And when my winters sleep shs II. .asms,
f And in that narrow bed stay.
Obi let me bring such harvest home,
'u' This 10 th . prayer try 70 say. "a
And 10 my Temple. wide and vast
Extends ABOVE. beneath, around.
f Takes sll mankind within IS grasp,
ION heather or on Christian ground"
And ne'er soul Of rich or poor.
sf Need wait for invitation given;
Wide - the earth, the open door,
And free ~ air. the road to Heaven.
-TAoa. Csrtis.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D, O.,
Nov. Ii. '7S.

rIf -
Probably the Democratic :majority
in the House of Represen tatives will
not be more than ten to twelve. 1t
will be enough for all practical pur-
poses, and will make great deal Of
care necessary to keep the party har-
monious. 1t will almost make the
re. nomination Of Mr.. Randall for
Speaker, necessity. With a majority
of 60 or 20 there would have been
several candidates among the Demo
Gratis, and one of them might have had
some chance against even so capable
and acceptable an officer as Mr.. Ran
dali. But. as the next House will
stand, no experiments will be tried.
Mr.. Randall is jut the man for the
place. ..aA41 rruo 'i,
1t is stated upon good authority
that the Administration is now defu'
itely committed to the "stalwart',
policy of treatment for the South.
The Administration was of so little
account in politics that this is of no
importance politically But it may
mean much of mischief and disaster to
the South. Mr.. Hayes, though with
out influence in his party, is actually,
at the head of the Government, and
could have saved that section from in
Vulnerable undesarved hardships.
What form his Interference with its
affairs will take is not known. He is
said to use considerable violence in his
language when speaking on the sub
ject. Zach Chandler and Don Cam
eron were closetsd with him for two
hours the other day, and his CONVEX
sion was announced Immediately there.
after.
The Radicals are making
great noise about what they call the
reclamation of New York" The
claim is delusive and will have but
short run as an inspirer Of the rural
Radicals. 1t is true that the Repub-
licans carried the State in what they
call sweeping" manner, and that
Senator Conkling viii doubtless be re.
elected as the result. But it is not
Republican victory; it is Conkling
victory-that, and nothing more-and
no Democrat will detract one iota
from the honor that belongs to Mr..
Conkling as a party leader, however
radical and uudomecratic he may be.
1t is just as true that no Democrat
with judgment looks upou the result
there as 10 the least dishesrtening in
a party sense. Mr.. Conkliug will not
be a part of the issue next year, nor
for some time to come. and they have
nothing to fear against any other Radi-
cal, for nobody except be could carry
the State against the well-knovn
Democratic majority. New York
rxn be counted Democratic 10 the next
Electoral College, beyond question.
REX.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23

We HmirO tS0ruy ~ A0UVs
All the calculations and speeulG-
tions in regard to the choice Of Presi-
dent dsvolviug upon the next House
of Representatives are vain and uss-
less. II is . remote possibility. Of
course, and therefore may be taken
into the general account, like any
other contingency. But il can, row.
be confidently assumed. from Ne
result of the recent elections, that there
will Be no third party worthy Of ths
name, in serious sense. in 1880.
A faction OF Greonbackers aud
other extremists. whose notions about
finance and government are wild and
visionary, may exist; but il will be
utterly powsrless - political factor.
OF the eight and ! half millions Of
votes cast in 1876, the Gresnbaoksrs
polled less than eighty-two thousand.
and the Prohlbitiooists less than ten j.
thousand, or, together, little. over
ninety thousand votes. Itis true, the
Greenbsck craze had not 80 fully de- 4
veloped ut that time % it has recently.
But all its capacity snd Ill it, strsaGthe q
were put forth in nthe late elections, I'd:
the surprise not only Of the leaders Of
that movement, but Of both Republi-
cans and Democrats, who. in Pennsyls
vania aud in other States, had conced-
ed them numbers which the event.
showed they did not possess. bike
the grasshoppers in the field. they
made COOP deal Of noise, but when
the votes oame to be counted, there
was very beggarly reckoning
The inevitable tendency now, for
the disafected elements Of the two
old parties, which crystalized under
these new names, chiefly on, account
Of the prevailing distress, and frsm h
vague idea that cheap money to be pro- (,
duced in some mysterious way would
relieve it, is to unite, with ono or the
other. aud thus produce material
result. When the official figures in
all the States are obtained. it will be
found, as was seen in the Ohio cleo
ton. that very large reserve vote
exists which Democratic and Repub-
lican managers will do we'll to regard
as the controlling force in the Presi.
Dental election. e;"o -5'@ s..e....s
The contest in 1880 will be Q square.
front to 'front.' up and down struggle
between the two old parties for ascen-
dapcy. One side has the Offices, the
patronage, the Treasury, and the army,
which will all be freely used for the
Republican candidate, no matter who,
he may be. The other side has the
Senate and the House Of Repre- sebta-
tives by q narrow majority. There
will be no third party, except as il
may be set up by designing politicians
in particular localities. to draw Of
votes from their adversaries. Both
sides are on their good behavior, and
the country will watch with interest
their actions in the next two years.--'.
N. Y. Sun. IL ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23

Bill Longley was outdone by the
fellow in Indiana who. as be was
about to drop into eternity, made no
remarks about heaven, but who sim
ply sodded to the preacher and; "I'll
seo you later"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
American and Foreign Pat
ents. .r ia

GILMORE b CO.. Successors to Chapman, Hos.
mer b Co., solicitors. Patents procured in all
countries. No Fees In advance. No
charge unless the patent is granted. No fees for
making preliminary examinations. No addition.
al fees Tor Obtaining and conducting 4 rehearing.
By recent decision Of the Commissioner ALL re-.
jected applications may be revived. Special at.
tention given to interference Cases before the
Patent Office Extensions before Oongreas. In
frngement Suits In different states. and all litga
tion appertaining to Inventions or Patents. Send
stamp to Gilmore 4 Co.. for pamphlet Of sixty
Deges.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
LAND CASES, LAND WAR
RANTS, AND SCRIP.

8. General Land Office and Department Of the In.
terror. Private Lapd Claims, Mining and
Pre- -emptiOn Claims, and u omesteed d
Cases attended to. Land Scrip In 40. w, and l80
acre pieces for sale This Scrip is assignable, and
can be located In the name Of the purchaser upon
any Government land subject to private entry. at
alas per acre. 1t is Of eqnal value with Bounty
Laud Warrants. Send stamp to Gilmore Co.,
or pamphlet Of Instruction.
Officers, Soldiers, and SatlOrs OF The
ate war, or their heirs, are IA many cases enti'
led to money from the Government Of Which they
have no knowledge. Write full history OF service
aud state amount Of pay and bounty received. En-
close stamp to GILMORE CO., and full reply
after examination, will be given you free.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
MAILS.

Austin Stage arrives 1t IL O'Clock ~; sar
Antonio Stage arrives at IL O'Clock n. Both
Daily arrivals. Nails close st ia ~;
Gonzales. arrives Tuesdays and Fridays ats =. H..
leaves at A. N. next morning.
A. Won Srkix, P. n.
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Free. e. !. 2. Press. Pr. e. IS;

RATES or Apv.RrvslNa. q
ono square. ore iassss'oa u 90; each 'da'"0n'
:, ,r..r,lou under one month. 50 cents per
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RTSINESS DIRECTORY.

Newspaper.
WEST TKxAs FREE PRESS, !. h. ~. .oMMS. .an,S
w, Garner Main Plaza, next door TO tho post
oifice. -'t ''
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23

One inch inspace cousstsstss saesA. -,
Legal and trsnsient ADVERTISING ps'y'ss0e p'y's ''''''
II advance.
Announcing candidates for sase' county, , e'Oo
Nor District or state Offices, ........','' wv
obi,usry notices Of over ten lines ensrssa ~
dvertising rates.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL"
ooSaasssnAn- DlssMcr:
Hon. eus,sve sehleiehsr. Of Dewitt Go.
ssHAses -SIsr DISTRICT:
Hon. I. J. Storey, Of Csidwsli Co.
asYsssssrArivxs-str pissRicr;
non.J.v v. Hutchins. Of Hays Co.
Hon. " u. kust, sf GssdsiupeCo.
sisrs,os csuxs-isrn pisrsior.
Hon. l.. ". Moore, Prssidias Judge. La0rangs.
rinss ~ SoLpIsa ceuaf.
aAYs.-2d Mondays In March and september.
csssrv osviosns. i'i n
Sterling Fisher, Judge County Court. q '.t.f
F.j. Aaaiove, cssssy A'tvrssy. ,. .a4. \
Ed. ). u. Green, Clerk. - ...s. Ie
CIV: Grooms. Justice o. the Peace Pre-. No. !
!. N. Brsedlevs, :" :. :
II. q. Little.
L. Smith.
H.A. Hexssns. County Treasurer.
A. Hsst0f, Assessor. Loo. ..tt tr- .,
Ben. e., Hardin, Surveyor.
D.P. Hopkins, coI'r Precinct No. !.
J.R. Burleson, 3.
Geo, u. Ward, Constable. anil ..y
T,ass o. notasxo csuny AID Pnscixcf CouRrs-
Criminal County court-lst Monday in sssh
month. H-a. hg lalf 'gur
County Court for Civil and Probate business
LIST Monday In February April, June, August, DC.
tober and Deesnbsr. ~ ff-f
Commissioasrs' Cesrt-1d Nondsysin February,
Nay, AuguHt and November.
Justice Court Yreeines No. list Friday 10 sssh
month. San Marcos. ..rl .t,f
Precinct No. sd Friday In sseh month NtCity.
SD % Wimbersy's Mill
(" :. k-Ath :" Dripping Springs.
,ows ovvrcrRs i..t ...
Nayor--A. b. r. Kerr .e.....
Councii-w. o. Hutchison, w.B. Fry, L. W. Mitch
ell, D. P. Hopkins, =. Il. Turner.
Marshal-H. o. James.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-19

WAsHlSorox. Feb. II - Serious an
prehsnsions are entertained by the
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-19

and the La Conner House up to Its
prestige standard, and q new hotel-the
MARYLAND House-tull of good rooms
for single men or families, and table
thst is excelled BY no hotel on the nor
west coast Mr.. McGlinn. the urbane
proprietor. has recognized the INTELLI-
GENcER as an advertising medium, as
will be seen by your readers upon re
ferring to your columns. While
here Nc have had the pleasure Of meet
ing Mr. ". Z. Andrews. who has trans
planted his popularity from Seattle to
this place, as well as his future scene OF
operations. The Western Union Tels-
graph Company Is re-adiusting its lines
heresbouts 80 as to facilitate their re-
pairing when necessary; they also pro-
pose extending their line up to Skagit
City the coming Spring
On the 22d inst. there will be given
at this place a grand masquerade ball,
under the auspices of Messrs. Dwelley
and Deeveer. when quite happy time
may be expected.
Between La Conner and Seattle two
steamers are plying, which make semi
weekly trips. thus sffording to Seattle
every opportunity to maintain their
old time prestige. We have no doubt
but what the merchants of Seattle will
hold their own.
BEN Bolt.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-19

French Minister 10 Washington that
the Paris Expositicn will be postponed.
This fear amounts almost if lot quite
tosn expectation, and is based upon
the apparent probabilities that England
will be involved in the European
troubles, and that . more or less gene
raj war may speedily result The ex-
position i. not likely to be inaugura.ed
this year unless existing complications
are smoothed over, and in any event it
now seems probable that the sailing of
all our government vessels to France
will be postponed beyond the dates
heretofore promulgated.
NLw YORK, Feb. l..-This evening =
FIRE broke out in a six story iron front
building known as Excelsior Block.
Twenty-,hird street. near Second ave-
nue.. Twenty third street Presbyterian
Church on the east, and Scotch Coven-
anter's Presbyterian Church on the west
side we're entirely destroyed. The total
loss is variously estimated from half .
million TO a million dollars. The third
and fourth floors of the Excelsior build
ing were occupied as an arniory and
drlll-rooms by the Eighth Regiment Of
the National Guard Tue fifth and
sixth floors we're used for manufsctur-
ing furniture. by Theodore French x
Co. The second floor was unoccupied.
The first floor was used for salssroom.
The building was built in 1860 by Jas.
H. Ingersoll, during the days of the
Tweed ring. and is said to have cost
100000. A roller skating rink WAS
being fitted up in it. and workmen were
busy to day using hot air in the prepa-
ration of the floor. 1t is thought the
fire originated through the carelessness
of workmen in handling it.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. IA fire this
morning in four story building at No.
4lO North Third street damaged it
$4,000. The occupants were Halls
Safe Company and Lathrop s. McKil-
ops agency.
EUFAULA, Ala, Feb. l7.-Fourteen
stores at Midway, Bullock county, Ala
bsma, burned tonight. Loss, $50, GOO.
Kerosene lamp.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-19
Tuesday, Febr'y 10. 1878
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The business conditions Of oregon
and Eastern Washington, and OF Puget
Sound, are now polar N each other.
As the former produce grain ana the
latter consumes it. a high price of taat
article, caused by dry season in Cali
fornia. makes good times among the
farming CONTINGENCY. but bard times
On the Sound. Thcse are two reasons
for this. Puget Sound buys oil Its
broad sbroad. AID 70 high price opsr-
ates usisvorsbly. Secondly. - our
business conditions respond intimately
to those of San Francisco, which is our
chief customer for coal. lumber. oats,
potatoes and fish. dry year which
makes hard times there produces the
same effect here. The building Of the
railroad across the Cascades will recon-
struct all this. and produce reci-
procity Of interest, and render the Ter
ritory more independent OF outside
vicissitudes. Then the Sound will buy
all its agricultural supplies within the
Territory, and furnish home market
for Wslla Walla and Yakima, while
those districts would in turn furnish q
home custom for our coal, lumber. etc.
IN accordance with the law men-
toned. Oregon has bad season of un.
usual prosperity the pas: year. while
with Us il has been hard. But now the
prospects begin 70 brighten. For the
past six weeks, California has enjoyed
throughout its length end breadth the
most bounteous rains. There has bssn
widespread destruction Of property by
the storms and heavy individual losses.
But this will only give employment to
the more industry to repair them. In
the aggregate, the benefits will vastly
ovsrbalance the damages. The mining
operations will be greatly extended,
oNo kEOSo AuoAO bCusuoOI8ttVo III COu1os
qusnce of the abundant water supply,
and the grain crop will Be unusually
heavy. Az . natural result, greater
quantities of lumber and coal and of
everything else ws have to cell will Be
purchased. and besides tho tendency
will b toward better prices.
Another favorable indication is .he
decay Of tho mining stocks speculation
mania. which has its center in San
Francisco. but has extended oil through
out the Coast. II has been the ruin of
Legitimate business. and the destruction
of popular credit. But gradually peo-
pie are beginning to realize the mad.
ness Of this folly. and to discover the
fact that not nine out of ten but
ninety-nine cut of one hundred of those
who dabbls in stocks. lose. A return
to common sense on this subject will
result in great improvement in bust
ness as we'll % morals.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-19

THE silver bill passed the United
States Senate after an all nights ses-
sion. last Saturday morning. by vote
Of Is to 81. II is considerably amend.
cd in the Senate. aud will have TO 70
back to the House for concurrence.
One Of these stipulates that al pay.
msnts must b made in gold. where
gold i stipulated in writing. which ID
virtually the specific contract law Of
California. Oregon and California
were divided upon it. and Jones cast
the only vote for Nevada. Sharon being
absent. Booth and Grover voted for
the bill. and Mitchell and Sargent
against it. Silver will now 70 up to
par without reference to gold. but had
this bill been defeated, gold would have
touched los before the end of this
week.