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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
FAMOUS DUELS IN FLORIDA.

A Personal Insult that Led to Many Fatal
Encounters-A Terrible Combat with
Bowie Knives-Shot Down with a wager
Knives and Pistols-A Fight to Which
there were No Witnesses. 81. .
From the Philadelphia Times.l
Some of the bloodicst duels on record
were fought in Florida. The Seminole
war, in 1887, brought to the front a lot
of reckless young blue bloods that were
full of fire and sparkle. Gay livers for
the most part, they headed carelessly
through the world and carried the whole
defense of their lives in their pistol fin
gers. Apressure of the trigger was the
answer they gave to protest of depreca-
ton. The brush they had with Osceola
and his yellow devils warmed them up
sharply, and when Prince MNrat settled
upon their coast with colony of French
men, challenges flew thick and fast.
The Frenchmen, of necessity and with
pleasure, fought their way through, and
very soon the already turbulent society
of Florida had received a deeper tinge
from the splendid drilling of the cut
and-thrust followers of "the Prince"
1t was in Florida that the feud began in
which the Alstons, Willis and Augustus,
lost their lives. l was sitting one night
in Browns Hotel-a famous old rem
devious of forty years. standing
picking myself in orange brandy
and munching soaked biscuit, when
a shufiling old fellow approached
me. recognized him as Mr.. Zabran,
a ragged postscript to the life of gen.
tleman, engaged at the time in the hum
bic but respectable business of washing
dishes at the hotel. Pushing him a
glass of brandy, l asked him to tell me
all about it. Then and there, i'm that
muSty and half-ruined hotel, full of its
wild and riotous memories, the old fell
low told me a story that for fierce gal
lantry and recklesSness put fiction to
shame.
.In the Seminole war;" said MIR.
Zabran, evidently ambling down we'll
worn groove of conversation, "Goy.
Call of this State commanded n crack
regiment. One morning he received
note announcing that his wife was quite
Ill. He at once repaired to her bed
side. During his absence 4 battle was
fought. Shortly afterward IN article .
in the Chronicle aud Seziiael I
of Augusta, insinuaiing that Gov Call
had purPosely absentcd himself from
he battle. The paper containing this
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

the first to recover. He was very much
embittered by the contest that had taken
place, and said that he intended to kill
Gov. Reed on sight. A few days after
ward he met Gov. Reed on the street.
He went home and loaded double-bar-
relied shotgun, putting in one of the
barrels it is said, the bullet that his sis
ter had nodded with the lead taken from
his brothers. dead body. Seeking Reed
again, he fired at him on sight, tearing
away his shoulder with the first barrel
and Kidding his heart with the second.
The rencontre created the intensest ex-
element, and led to some legal pro-
ceedings against Col. Aston, which,
however, did not result in any thing.
Col. Aston shortly after this went to
Texas. He had been there but short
time when he heard that DR.. John Nc
Neil Stewart, man of prominence in
Brazoria, had commented dispar-
agingly upon his affair with Gov.
Reed. Meeting DR.. Stewart upon the
prairie few days after this report had
come to his ears, he handed him a letter
containing the offensive language, and
asked him if he was responsible for it.
Pending the discussion of the matter at
issue, they fell upon each other with
great fury. DR.. Stewart was armed
with pair of Colts pistols and Col.
Aston with bowie knife and shot gun.
When found by their friends Aston was
lying at the root of large tree, with
four bullet holes through his body;
Stewart was lying near by, with two
loads of buckshot in his heart, stark and
stiff. Col. Aston was so badly wound
ed that he could only be carried in
blanket, slung hammockwise between
two men. AS he was being borne into
the town in this manner, his friends
were met by company of armed men,
who fired a hundred shots into the
blanket, killing Col. Aston instantly"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
Fish as a Legal Tender.

In some pleasant "reminiscences of the
early Wisconsin bar writer in the Mil
waukee Sentinel tells the following
anecdote of Judge Frazier: "In case
where a Judgment had been obtained
against party by the name of Lott
Blanchard, an application was made for
stay of execution for one year under
the statute then in force, which au-
thorized it to be done where the debtor
could show that he had no property.
Blanchard appeared before the Judge,
who questioned him as to his means to
pay the Judgment, and the reply was
that he was destitute of any property.
He was then asked what his business
was and he replied, fisherman. H. n.
Wells was the attorney for the creditor,
and the Judge, on finding that the
debtor was willing to pay the judg-
ment in fish, addressed Mr.. Wells and
told him that he must receive fish in
at the same time giving the
the debtor explicit orders TO deliver
good and not sinking fish, Whether
the fish were paid or not l was never
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

SOME instructive details are copied by
a Berlin newspaper from the price-list
of large chemical mandatory in
Mayence. Among other things coloring
matter for wine is offered for sale at
what appear to be extremely moderate
rates. The finest, most durable and
highly concentrated deep red wine color
can be had for Sc cents per half kilo-
gramme. Green coloring matter, also
of fine quality, durable, and highly con-
centrated, for Moselle wines, can be
bought for so cents the half kilo-
gramme. Sugar coloring matter of
high yellow tint and very fine quality is
sold at prices which will vary with the
market price. Herbs for imparting to
wine a Muscatel, Riesling, Traminer,
Bordeaux, Ruster, Tokay, or Moselle
bouquet, all warranted to be strong
smelling, superfne and lasting, are
offered at 1925 the half kilogramme.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

IThas often been the subject of re-
mark that the telephone was not dis
covered by practical telegrapher, but
by person who had no connection
whatever with the clicking art. 1t may
be added that as general thing teie-
graphers regard the telephone as a soH
of intruder, and they are inclined to
look with kind of mild contempt on
the little instrument. The friends OF
the telephone are sanguine that II Wlii
vet supplant telegraphy.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

FRANK MILLET, of Boston, the young
artist who was with Gourko's army in
the Balkans, writes home that on enter
ing a redoubt just captured from the
Turks, the first rifle he picked up was
stamped e Taunton, Mass" and the
next Providence, K. l."
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

THERE are over 500 artesian wells in
Santa Clara Valley, Cal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

NEW PlrESrs.-The Mining aRi Sci
oiiie Press Patent Department has re-
ceiyed official notice Of the issue Of the
following patents To Pacific Coast, in.
ventors for the week ending Juno III,
1878. viz: Thomas MeGlew. San Fran.
cisco, California. machines for crushing
and grinding ores. ETC.; Thomas Newell.
Sacramento. California. middlings sepa-
raiors; Bsrthold Gresnbaum. San Fran
cisco. California. pockets for garments;
John johnson. Bloomfield. California,
spark eItinguishers; John A. Peer. San
Francisco. California, gear cutting ma
chimes; Jacob Price, San Leandro, Cali.
fornia. hay presses; Philip Hinkle, San
Francisco. California. matches for street
elevators; Lionel varicas, San Fran
cisco, California. broom.sewing ma
chimes; Eugene MORGAN, San Francisco.
California. button.bolo sewing machines.
Observation-Disclosures Il. Burragc. San
Francisco. California, soda and cream
Of tartar: ". Ehrman X Co.. San Fran
cisco. California, and New York. coal
oil,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
Mashoe County.

R,no Journal. June 21.-Ths races
to-day are M follows:
Running - Purse, $50; mile dash;
free for all horses owned in Washoe
county second horse to receive $40.
Cousin Vic. barred.
Trotting - Purse, $40; mile heats.
three in five to harness; free to all hor-
ses in Washoe county that have never
beaten threo minutes; second horse to
got $40.
by the breakage Of one Of the par
allel rods Of tho passenger locomotive
Reno. nea Franktown last night, the
lightning train was delayed about half
all hour. 1t male big time when II got
started again.
L.sno Gazette. J0.e 90. "A special train
Of fourteen cars containing three COM
panies OF soldiers. with arms. ammuni-
ton, etc. arrived in Reno this morning
from San Francisco. At six o'clock the
train moved on for winnemucca. These
troops 60 to fight the Bannocks.
The sentence OF All Chouey will DO
rendered by Judge Wright tomorrow
morning. unless his attorneys move for
u new trial. and this they will 10. In
case u new trial is not granted defend.
ants case will lie appealed to the Su.
proms Court.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

The present owner Of the house in
which President Lincoln died denies the
report that he or his father endeavorod
to sell IL TO tho government at a
high price. He says /; $50 far from
my father wishing to obtain a good price
from the authorities for the house. he
made q dying request to his children
that should they see fit to sell the house
they should carefully abstain from men,
tioning the fact that il was the house In
which Mr.. Lincoln died. He was an
noyed at the publicity which the event
Ravs to his residence. and studiously
sought to avoid doing anything in that
connection which might result in Pc.
cuniary benefit to himself. l was q
ANAL boy at the time Of Mr.. Lineoln's
dsa,b. and was offered $40 for a very
ANAL piece Of a towel which was
st.ipsd with some Of his blood. and l
veil remember fathers indignation at
the mere idea"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
NEVADA ITEMS.
From Our STAT. kxeh.,Rs..
Eureka County.


Earskd Sentinel. June 26.-Ths En-.
rekn Daily Lender. Messrs. Fisk Il Cam
field. proprietors, made Its appearances
last evening. II is to be independent.
with Republican inclinations. The
names Of the publishers furnish q guar.
antee Of its honesty aud responsibility.
The Sotinsl is glad to have an able and
consistent co.laborcr in the advance
msnt Of the material interests OF this
portion Of Nevada.
General Conhor and Msssrs. Clark
and Haskell yesterday visited the Albion
mine. They report work progressing
finely, having attained q depth Of 24O
feet : at the bottom Of the shaft the men
have struck iron in the shale. indicating
close proximity to the contact.
S. b. Wright. one Of the largest sheep
owners in the State. is now engaged In
shearing 1000 head at the corral north
OF town. The wool is designed for the
Eastern market.
The Humboldt 10 running to its fullest
channel capacity at Palisads. At this
season Of tho year the great lode Of the
district may be traced by the verdurs on
the surface. A rich carpet Of green. as
wide rs Main street, marks It's course.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
CARSON ITEMS.

Carson Tribune. .Jtme 2C.-The big
drive Of fifty thousand cords OF wood
il now on its way down the Carson river
to Empire City. The head OF the drive
is expected to arrive in o day or two.
The parties who are bringing down the
drive are to receive S25. 900 or fifty
cents per cord for the job. They take
tho wood ut the head Of the Carson
river and are to land il at the Mexican
dam. The river is now falling q little,
and unless there shall come n very warm
spell or a rain at the critical time. the
contractors are likely to have some trou.
bic in bringing in the tail end Of the
drive. To take the wood out OF the
river will give employment to q consid.
cradle number OF men for some time.
Last night a fine gray horse, saddle
and bride were stolen from the stable at
the Mound House. ON the old Carson
and Virginia road. Mr.. ]. B. Lynds
came to Carson this morning aud re.
ported the fact 10 Sheriff Swift and
deputy. and a general search was insti.
tuted in the livery stables. We under
stand that Lynds offers a reward for the
recovery Of the horse and another for
the capture Of the thief.
Marion Little, who owns o ranch north
Of Carson, cut q young man named
Robinson with o spade and shot him In
the elbow this afternoon. The fracas
arose on account OF driving OF Mr..
winnie's cows. The wounded man. q
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
The Gold Hill Daily News has
BEN BrrLER's OBJECT.

Ii Is quite evident, from what trans
PRED before the Committee on National
ADJUSTMENTS yesterday, that the aim OF
Benjamin +. Butler il to show. II pos.
sibls, that some agreement was entered
into between Mr.. Hayes or his repre-
~sentativss. and the Southern Demo-
Gratis. by which the former agreed to
sacrifice Packard. Chamberlain and
Stsarns. and the latter to allow the cleo
toral vote to be counted and Hayes
peaesably inaugurated /; and that the
President. In pursuance OF this bargain.
withdrew the United States troops from
the support Of the rightful Governors
OF Louisiana. South Carolina and Flor
ida, and allowed the usurpers who now
act a. executives Of those States TO GUST
the men whom the people hal elected.
There is no rational man in this coun-
try who believes that Mr.. Hayes wa
elected. that is not equally convinced Of
the election Of Packard in Louisiana.
Chamberlain in South Carolina. and
Stsarns in Florida. The President him.
self must believe this. or else he is .
hypocrits and Is holding q place to which
he knows that he has no moral right.
But these facts. rs We have often
pointed out. are no evidence Of any cor
rupt bargains. Tho elections Of 1876
were two-fold. National and State. The
result. OF the National election was do
elarsd by the Electoral Commission un-
der the express authority Of Congress.
The result Of the State elections was de-
tsrmined by the States, and the Presi.
dent simply took the ground that he
had no right to interfere with that de-
termination even by sustaining the men
whom IL was patent to the world were
honestly elected. Whether this policy
Was right or not. there is great differ
snes Of opinion. but 1t is certain that its
execution does NO, pre-supposs any cor
rupt bargain between tho President and
Southern politicians. IL there was any
such bargain. it must DO proven by sI-
trinsic evidence. aud thus far Mr.. Butler
has offered no testimony whatever Of
that uature.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

Tur Key West City OF the Gulf says
that a noticeable change has taken place
in that city. Two years ago there were
ii,y gros shops there; o there are
but two. Then coffee was seldom drank.
except by the Cubans; now there are
moro than ss~venty.fvs coffee shops. and
most OF them are well ~pa,rouized by all
classes OF people. The consumption Of
coffee is enormous. One establishment
alone roasts 100 pounds per week.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
The Phonograpb and Universal Ian.
guage.


Inc estaoisnnen. OF universal IAN
guaSe - az iuse Wnion mas engaged the
atienuon oi many EARNEST thongnt-
y mi ,im,. haa years past. Inc
main N,.ny,s 'osu 'he conserue'
non W a,sn.", Signs
.n ;ea n,;n,;niss III. 'psson On SCI.
en'nl .h0 n.OJ,,u.. pnonIsrspn
PronI VIZ n.,.s%n VI some nighiy
1NPSnan p,o,assos p,.s.iu .i
'n. ~ $50 ..een'hs .shA,n,
OF LonuU' ~. ,s;,, 0e ,h oapeiimenung iot
s uu,s..h,. s,"n..S hnvsrapn win
@ en. 10. a;s.. a n AIsianue.
hIiis, Wno has sl'sh tue SUBJECT OF q
nniVoissi IanBaase SERIOUS considera-
non ana s'uuy 20, Iong 'lme, IL greatly
,mPtssssu ".Nn VI. SUCCESS VI Itoie,sor
sehhiu' 10 MANURE
no says. A A..
nav hau u1 nns'ge o. seeing
SONY y, auU W.T., @ as1'essot Fieeni'
'ns 'enA "Ius. ~ w9fs con-
vihses mo I'm. .n, pnonogtaph mas al.
,vauy r,sen 'eyoa uY ians Q : lecture
il=ius,laIons ans p~nh'osopnica toys. 10
whicn ! :. IN my last, tnat
promises 20 Jay some permanent founda'
lions Iof 'ho ino1o a.euIAle inVes'igA-
non OF ING nature y, syeecn SOUNDS.
Professor fiesming Jehkin, by q most
ingenious arrangement, obtains vertical
sections OF the Impressions made oh the
hn'io,i ny tne point OF the phonoeraph,
magnined U dianetsrs' Some OF these
original tracihgs l o the pleasure OF
seeing Yesterday ana they are full OF
interest,". nv termed them speech
curves Ihey diier considerably from
the .phonautographlc speech curves
OF Leon Sco't anu hoenig'. which
only succeeded WIN the novels, and
from the topographic speech curves
OF sir, harlow, which only succeeded
VII the c~onsohants' III NO mnch % they'
succeeu WIN poth. IN the vowel. u
well intoned. d curve remains constant
Tor a considerable number OF periods,
beautifully reproducing Itself. but, as
the intoner becomes exhausted. ivan.
ishing" away gradually to silence. the
distinctive pecnliarities OF the curve dis.
appearing one by ono. till q dead level Is
again reached. Then Professor Flesm.
Ing Jenkin subjects this vowel curve to
analysis" reducing 1t TO the separate
"pendnlar curves OF which u a be
composed corresponds 10 deter.
mining he" partial tones Pdr'ialione.
meulons OF helmholix. OF which all but
the lowest are called oJerplrlialfone.
oCerh'iione, and by contraction ooertione.
whence the unfortunate English word
" overtones, which is constantly con.
fused with "partials, thus assuming n
pant for the wholel out Of which the
whole compound tono IL formed.
Oar speech sounds are. OF course. In.
dividual, and what is recognized rs the
same speech sound varies In tho samo
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
SUBLIME

In our telegraphic columns will DO
found the platform adopted by the Ohio
Democrats. in the Columbus Conven-
ton yesterday. As a specimen OF the
unblushing exhibition Of sublime i'm.
prudence. this paper stands without a
rival, over in the record OF Democratic
politics. Not satisfied with promulgat-
ing a mass OF unsupported falsehoods
with regard to their opponents ; not
content with claiming credit for the pas
sage Of the Silver Act to tho Democracy.
when all the world knows that II was a
Republican measure, originated by our
own Republican Senator. ]. p. Jones.
and carried by Republican votes /; tLis
mixed assemblage Of uukempt Demo-
Gratis boldly resolves itself into q court
Of the highest jurisdiction. and calmly
passes judgment upon probably the
most important and abstruse question
Of constitutional Law which has arisen in
this nation since the Republic was
founded. We have accustomed our
selves to look upon the Democratic
party as the embodiment OF impudence.
but the branch organization in Ohio is
clearly in advance Of its brethren in
other parts Of the land.
One Of the resolutions OF this plat.
form. which was adopted yesterday.
pays the respects Of the Ohio Democracy
to the Electoral Commission in words
the meaning OF which cannot be misun-
derstood. although their logic will prob.
ably DO doubted by such Of us as have
not attained to that high degree OF legal
acumen which seems to characterizs the
Democrats Of Ohio. The plank is ~
follows:
"Rs.ois,i. that the investigation Of
frauds committed at the last Presidential
election ought to have been made by the
Electoral Commission. and its refusal to
do 80 WAS in violation Of the spirit Of the
law under which IL was organized, and \
gross insult to the people Of the United
States"
1t is a pity that the Ohio Democrats,
or the men who represented them in the
Convention yesterday. were not called
upon by the Electoral Commission to
advise them in this important matter OF
Constitutional law; but 1t is too late
now. The question was settled, and
even this Convention is considerate
enough to admit that it was settled
finally in 1877. The Commission. how.
ever. are entitled to some faint degree Of
praise for acting fairly and according to
the best Of their knowledge. The legal
lights Of the Democratic Convention Of
Ohio. were unfortunately not available
at the time when the Commission was
sitting. II is doubtful IL the existence
Of such legal lights was dreamed Of by
the Commission. But they did what
they could. They listened to the argu.
ments Of such ordinary Democratic law
yers ~ Charles O'Conor and Jeremiah
Black. and finally came to tho conclu.
sion that they had M right to go behind
the day certified returns Of q State.
This was affirming the old Demo-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

EI-MrNisrEK CURTIN remarks in the
Christian Union that in the English Epis.
cepal Church during the entire Crimean
war the Emperor Nicholas never inter
dicted the prayer for the Queen, and
Englishmen living in st. Petersburg. who
are generally very prosperous, were
never interrupted in thev business, or
limited in their rights Of person or
property. How long, no dryly adds, a
Greek priest could have remained in
London and prayed for the success OF
the Car over the Queen at that time is
n question easy TO be answered.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
INye County.

Aastia Rsrtige. June 25.--Sheriif Har.
per returned this morning from q trip to
lone. Grantsyille, and that portion Of
Nye county. He says Grantsvillc Is
lively. but the toughest camp this side
Of tho Union Pacific Railroad ; that II
is crowded with tramps, roughs. scrub
fighters. thieves aud scalswags, who
make day d~isorierly and night hideous.
lie thinks the place will pan out q big
ledge Of criminal business for the Nye
county courts.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

Mas. Thomas CARLrLE is described by
Miss Emma Stebbins as q clever.
witty. calm. cool. unsmiling. unsparing
woman" Miss Stebbins adds that Mrs
Carlyle was a remarkably brilliant tai
ker. and tho stores Of quaint wit and
wisdom which she poured forth. the
marvellous memory which she display
cd. were. in the minds Of many. quite
rs remarkable aud even more entertain
ing than the majestic utterances Of her
gifted husband. II was said that those
who came to sit at his feet remained at
hers"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

A Providence youngster OF six years.
whose father had kept hens but q few
weeks. visited q playmate the other day
to find him 4 patient under chicken.poI.
and the mistress OF the house asked him
with unconcern II they had had the
chicken-poI over to his house. and was
much amused at the reply. with all
gravity mo; we haven't had our
hens long enough yet.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27
w are Threatened with ano,ber bo,

We are threatened with another hor.
ror. Mrs. Maud Giles. Of Jersey City,
recently accomplished the feat Of sing
ing three hours without intsrmission,
and proposes to repeat the task in pub.
lie. Where these trials OF endurance
are to stop no one can tell. 1t may not
be long before a sunburned son Of the
sunny cline OF Italy attempts the muir.
der-cncouraging feat Of grinding q hand.
orsan before a mans dwelling twenty.
four hours without o rest or arrest!
Happy thought! In time Of peace pre-
pare for war;. e., have a pile OF brick.
bats in your back yard.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-27

A WESTERN member OF Congress
lounged into the bar.room Of q fashion
able uptown hotel u morning recently
to get his matutinal Immigration. When
the necessary utensils were placed be-
fore him the Hoosier statesman DELHI
erately filled the glass to the brim with
whisky. Goodness gracious - ex.
claimed the astonished bar.keeper,
.'that isn't a drink; that's n temperance
lectnra "-N 4. SIM.