San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE late Charles Morgan owned l7O
miles of railroad, and over 20 steamships
whose EMPLOYEES and their families number
ed over 5000 persons. He endowed semi
nary in his native village OF Clinton, Con-
necticut, at a cost of 100000, providing In
the deed that It should never be used Tor
"political or sectarian purposes"
JAMES Z. ANDERSON, Supervisor OF
Registration of East Feliciana Parish,
Louisiana, at the last Presidential election,
who Is charged in the preamble to the inVes-
tigation resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Potter with having fraudulently
changed the result Of said election, has
written letter to Mr.. Potter denying the
charges and challenging investigation OF his
official acts by any impartial tribunal.
GEN. THOMAS H. DAKIN, the noted
rifle shot, and captain of the American rifle
team, died suddenly on the 18th of heart
disease.
Col. DEUFERT ROCHEREAU, well
known for his heroic defense of Belfort
during the Franco German war, and mem
Der of the Chamber Of Deputies, died sud-
denly at Paris on the 18th.
THE President has nominated Amos
Smith, Jr., of Cincinnati, Collector Of Inter-
nal Revenue for the First District OF Ohio,
vice Weitzel, to be removed; Gustavus st.
Gem, Surveyor Of Customs at st. Louis;
John H. Smyth, of North Carolina, to be
Minister Resident and Consul General at
Liberia.
SENATOR Don CAMERON has six chils
dren. The eldest is a handsome girl OF q,
whose stepmother is only 10. Miss Cameron
owns farm in her own right, and manages
the business successfully herself.
The House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Department of State have agreed
to report resolution sustaining the charges
against Bradford, Consul and Clerk to
Shanghai.
GEN. FREMONT and family are living
in Gen. Belknap's old house at Washington.
He is trying to save something from the
old wreck of the Memphis and Ell Paso Rail-
road.
The marriage of Winnie Ream, the
sculptor, to Lieut.. HoXie, Chief Engineer OF
the District of Columbia, is announced to take
place on the 2sth Of May.
FUNERAL services in memory OF the
late Judge Chisholm, son and daughter,
who were killed year ago in Kemper
County, Miss, were held in Washington on
the 10Th, Mrs. Chisholm having caused to be
transferred to that city for burial the re-
mains of her husband and children. Bishop
Haven pronounced eulogy on the occasion.
MRS. HAYES and her little daughter
accompanied Vice-P President Wheeler on
visit to his home at Malone, N. Y, on the
18th, where they had very pleasant recep-
ton by the townspeople.
SPENCER F. BAIRD, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution, has been
elected Secretary, in place of Prof. Henry,
deceased.
THE late Prof. Henry made % inven-
lions and discoveries, not one of which he
patented, preferring to leave the fruits OF his
science for all to profit by who would.
PC. BEARD, lawyer of Sparta,
Ohio, has absconded, leaving liabilities
amounting to $4,000 and not penny in the
shape Of assets.
Gen. j. M. BINCKLEY, who drowned
himself at Milwaukee on the 4th, was as
sistant Attorney General under President
johnson and afterwards editor of the Mil
waukee Nea1s. About a year ago he became
suspicious of his wife, and made stir In
Chicago by challenging one Of her friends to
fight duel. She then declared that he was in
sane, and that explanation Of his conduct was
generally accepted by people familiar with
the circumstances. She went to live with
her relatives in Knoxville, and he opened
a law Office in Milwaukee. His body was
few days since recovered from the lake.
THE Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton will be held at Columbus on June 26.
Hon. CHARLES G. WILLIAMS, for
merly Member of Congress from the First
Wisconsin District, prominent Republic
can politician and resident Of Janesville in
that State, died on the 18th at Catskill, n.
Y, where he had gone on brief visit.
Mr.. EDISON, who has within a twelve
month made his name household word in
tue SCIENTIFIC, sociai anu ousino>s "oiiu' was
married in 1873 to Miss Mary Stillwell, Of
Newark, n. j. They have two children-a
little boy four years old and little girl aged
two-nick-named "DOt" and "Dash," after
the characters in the Morse alphabet.
Mrs. VICTORIA G. Woodruff has
brought suit for libel against three prom
inent London journalists. The aggregate
amount of damage her reputation has suf-
fered a. their hands is estimated by her at
the modest sum Of 10000.