San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-30
TEXAS TOPICS.

reversed nls cHSc'
--Twcnty-one divorce suits are ON the
docket Of Harris county district court
for the present term.
A young lady by the name of Morse,
residing in Jasper county, committed
suicide last week by taking strychnine.
The H. & 7. G. X. X. have appoint
Cd four travelling agents for the north
and east, t. look after their increased
emigration interests.
-Dallas is developing new line OF
sensations. During the past week two
children. have been kidnapped from that
city.
The family of the Rev. Knowles
Shaw, the evangelist, who was killed IN
q rail road wreck near Mckinney last
spring, have located Mt Dallas.
Destructive fires have been sweep
ing over tile prairies of Texas during
the past, week, doing great damage to
corn, cotton, hay, fences, buildings, NC.
"A fight occurred between two col
-nrcd soyereigns ut Castrovillc on cleo
aion day. One committed hari-kai1 on
the other, and the wounded man died
IN two hours.
-Tliomas l.. Culbreth. who killed
farmer in Milan county in 1873, was
arrested in Fort Worth on Friday OF
last week. There was reward OF 800
offered for his arrest.
Tile circuit rider for Palo Pinto
circuit of the NJ. f.. church south has
rcceived for his years labor among his
pcople the past year little less than
hundred dollars.
Dick Coward, the murderer OF Mr..
Schachtrupp, the German, near Hous,
ION. has been captured and is in Jail ut
that place. The Jail is strongly guard
ed to prevent his being lynched.
Texas has IS, S34OO acres of pub
sic domain unappropriated. There are
slready located and set aside for the
school fund 20,O0O,00O of acres Of land,
valued ut SlOO00,OO0.
The sugar crop of Texas promises
to De the best this season that has been
produced for years. The cane is fully
gnatured, and sugar making has begun
In many of the lower counties.
On Thursday of last week George
Nealy. colored, shot and instantly killed
g. man ut Brennan, known us African
Cummings. Domestic difficulties were
the cause of the shooting. Ncaly was
arrested and placed in jail.
VIM. Collins, another of the Bass
gang of train robbers. was killed last
week at Pembina, Dakota Territory, by
W. A. Anderson, II deputy L. S. Mar
shall from Dallas Collins, after having
f,een shot and MORALLY wounded, shot
and instantly killed Anderson.
Mr.. f.. A. Minton. Of Hopkins Co,
vas returning home last Saturday night
with n two-horsc wagon loaded with
lumber and while crossing the Russell
sridge, on White Oak he fell from the
Top of his wagon to the bottom OF the
creek and was instantly killed.
.Rey. J. W. Savage, of Montague
county. discovered thirty-thrce persons
IL, his cotton field one morning last week
clicking cotton. 1t was a generous i'm
g,nls. of his neighbors that moved them
t. this act from the fact that the parson
had been sick for some time and was be-
hind with his work.
Hundreds oi loads of iron telegraph
rosts have been shipped recently to
roncho, to he used on the government
line. These posts are hollow, and two
acd a half inches in diameter. They
q;ll bc proof against the Comanchc. and
also the hunter on the plain who use the
wood poles for fire wood
On Wednesday of Inst week q. W.
yynch. who was so severely injured near
Hockey few weeks ago, where his en-
G;-e family were burnedto death, having
partially recovered from his injuries,
shot John Binford one of the suspected
plurdcrprs Of his family. Binford's
wounds are not serious. though he was
struck ly eight buck Slot.
Two negroes named Willis Hill and
Eobbin Carlow were walking foot rce
Sunday evening of last week near Doug
flssville. Cass county. and got to throw
irg dirt ut one another, when words
ygc-e freely exchanged, and Willis Hill
t,ld.Eubbin Carlow that il he threw any
spar,. mud ON him he would cut his
tarnat. Rol,bin then knocked him down
and Willis cut his throat. Justice What
~ held an inquest over the dead man.
willis being committed to jail. Deputy
sheriff All. Hnrrrll took the rri~oner IN
eta-cc and brought him safely {" jail
>uglr-making Is now under iull
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