San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14
TEXAS TOPICS.


wool were received and sold in San An
tonic during the past week. .,.
Three murderers are to be hanged
Mt Waco, December 18th, making four
executed there this year. ...,.. .
Marshall had two incendiary fires
Last week. One warehouse and several
bales OF cotton were destroyed.
If Texas had as many people to the
sauare mile rs Massachusetts, she would
have population of 72,OOO,OOO.
Friday, Of last week, VIM. Vernon,
a colofed lad, had his head cut OIL by
some machinery at Glazeness GIN Free
stone county. &. o.,
The Presbyterian Synod which met
at Marshall erected new Presbytery,
called Dallas. 1t included Dallas, Col
lin and .Grayson counties.
In attempting to get on freight
train, ut Weimar, on Saturday little
bow fell upon the track and had his
right log severed from the body. 'a.
limited States Senator Isham &.
Harris, of Tennessee, Is establishing II
ranche in Callahan county, to be occu-
pied by his two ons.--dhs''" S'ofeS-
man.
Mrs. Nora Kennedy, residing near
Dallas. while dressing, one day last week,
was bitten on the arm by Il large tarah-
lula, which was concealed in one OF her
garments. Her recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Mckinney, of Sherman. was
shot sand fatally wounded Ivy her nus
band last Monday night about s o'clock.
The bull took effect in the right breast.
The cause is supposed to be domestic
troubles. .'.''.
The nest of outlaws driven from
Lincoln county, New Mexico, by the
Federal troops have taken refuge IN Pc
cos county, Texas, where it is reported
by telegram to Gen. Steele, they are
raising Cain. ..r
Governor Hubbard has revoked his
quarantine proclamation, saying that he
is Satisfied that there is no longer any
danger of the introduction of yellow
feycf into Texas from districts now de-
clared to be free from the infection.
Work has begun ON the extension
of the Texas & Pacific railroad to Wealth
crford, and will be pushed rapidly for
ward. When the iron horse stops at
the Fort only long enough to take on
feed and water her glory will have de-
parted.
"A Young man named j. j. kilgore
afflicted with consumption. committed
suicide Mt San Antonio on Saturday OF
last week by stnbbing himself near the
heart with a pocket knife. The remains
we're forwarded to Bryan, where his
father lives.
A gentleman from Guadalupe coun-
~ reports that on Tuesday evening Mr..
John Ewing. living about five miles
rom Seguin, shot and killed with shot
gun Charles Clark. The shooting took
place ut the house of Hughes, and grew
out of dispute about some business
transaction.
South east Texas is developing an
other Of the ineXharlstible resources OF
Che Lone Star State. Ship loads OF
lumber from the recent primeval for
,.sts of that section are passing out to
sea Through the Sabine Pass, and taken
20 foreign countries to market. White
oak timber for ship building, and cy-
press boards for barrel slaves are being
shipped to Liverpool.
Robert Davenport. of Richmond
Springs, San Saba county. has some six
~ colonies of bees, most of them being
The italian variety. Mr.. ID. intends to
extend the business to one Thousand
colonies. Texas honey is as good as
that produced in California, which pays
a handsome profit to the apiarist after
shipping it across the continent and
across the Atlantic to Europe.
Three men entered Col Lauraines
gambling establishment at Austin on
Monday night of last week during lull
n business, when only three persons
we're in, and covering them with pistols,
proceeded to rob the safe and drawers
vi some 500 in money, three watches
and pistol. They left the three vie
inns securely hound. and on their way
out Of town met a constable and rcliev-
ID him of his pistol. Nothing has been
heard of them since.
John Bir,lwell. a young man of this
CITY. who for two or three winters past
las made business of killing buffalo,
IS of for the Staked Plains, the season
Cor Strengthening the game being now at
Land. He left last week on good
horse. taking with him ON pack mule
. long range gun. revolvers. cartridges
AID a months provisions. Bir,lwell is
in the employ If a company of hunters
~ -malksman. He receives ten cents