San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-08-10

with cordial reception from the royal
family.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS will can
vass his district with covered wagon and
two horses.
GEN. EscoBEDo, the Mexican revo-
lutionist, has been captured by the Govern
ment forces and taken to Monterey, where
1t is expected he will be subjected to court
martial and probably shot.
THE Queen has conferred the Order
Of the Garter on the Marquis of Salisbury.
THE betrothal of the Duke of Con-
naught, Queen victoria's third son, with
the Princess Marie Louise, of Prussia,
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles, has
been officially promulgated In the House OF
Commons, and the usual grant asked for,
which was objected to by Sir Charles Dixie
on behalf of the Radicals.
GEORGE M. TIBBITTs, one OF the best
known citizens Of Troy, N. Y, is dead. His
estate is valued at $2yOOO,OOO.
The National Woman's Suffrage Con-
vention, held at Rochester, N. Y, recently,
elected Mrs. E. q. Stanton, President, and
Jane Graham Jones, of Chicago, Corre-
spending Secretary. r.
AT Nashville, Tenn, on the oath, a
shooting ARRAY occurred between Samuel
Hicks on one side and four sons Of Judge
Nathaniel Baxter on the other. Hicks was
killed, also one Of the brothers, named
Jones Baxter, while two others of the BROTH
ers were slightly wounded, also a negro
girl who was passing by. Judge Baxter is
the Democratic candidate for reelection as
Judge of the Circuit Court at the coming
election, and Hicks, who is an Independent,
made some remarks at public meeting de-
rogatory to Judge Baxter, which his sons
took it upon themselves to resent. ....
GEN. BUTLER has been interviewed
again, and defines his position on the Gov
ernorship in these words: "If the people of
Massachusetts,, with any considerable unsn-
unity, require my services, they shall have
them. Unless see such disposition on their
part, I shall not inflict myself on them"
G. s. SAUvINET (colored), ex-Civil
Sheriff of New Orleans, shot himself through
the head with pistol, on the 23d, fatally.
The alleged cause was drink and loss of
money. ...... J.y ...r..r.. -.
THE Military Commission, appointed
by Congress to provide for the reorganiza-
ton of the Army, met at White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va, on the 23d. There were
Senator Burnside, President; Sena-
tor Butler, Representatives Banning, Hen
ry, White, Dibrell and Straight. The Com
mission passed resolution that its sittings
should be secret for the present.
THE Duke of Cumberland has given
notice to the German Sovereigns that he
maintains his rights to the throne Of Han
over, although, for the present, he will only
bear his ducal titles.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
appointed Prof. Lowe, Of Ithaca, N. Y;
Prof. H. j. Delmers, Chicago; DIR. R. F.
Dyer, Ottawa, ILL.,; DR.. D. W. Voyles, New
Albany, Ind; DR.. Albert Dunlap, Iowa
City, la. DR.. Hines, Kansas, and DIR. Sal
mon, Asheville,N. Gas examiners to inves-
tigate the origin and devise remedy for
hog cholera.
GEORGE w. BURLEIGH, an intelligent
but eccentric resident Of Capron, Boone
County, ILL.,, a barber by trade, advertised
the announcement that on the evening of
the 23d of July he would deliver lecture at
the public hall, his subject being ga Defense
of Suicide" at the conclusion Of which
he would publicly shoot himself through
the forehead. The price of admission to this
curious and novel entertainment was one
dollar, the amount realized, as was adver-
tised, to be used to defray the funeral eX-
penses Of the lecturer. Strange to say, the
hall was crowded, and after delivering an
intidel lecture Of wonderful power, the lee
turer suddenly drew derringer, placed it
to his forehead, and, despite the attempts to
prevent the rash deed, fired and fell intoth
arms of two friends who had gone there for
the express purpose Of thwarting the rash
project of the lunatic, should he attempt to
put it into execution.
The Chinese ambassador and suite
arrived at San Francisco on the Goth on the
steamer Toxic. Minister Geo. F. Seward
arrived home from Pekin on the same YES
sci. f.,
CAPT. GREENE, the American militia
" attache at the Russian headquarters, has
received the order Of st. Vladimir, for brave
y exhibited during the passage of the Bal
lans, with Gen. Gourko.
Col. JOHN NJ. FLEMING, editor of the
Knoxville Tribune, is candidate for Gov
,rnor Of Tennessee.
MINNIE WARREN, the well known
lwarf, died of child birth at Fall River,
Mass, on the 24th.
SAM BASS, the dead Texas train
'obber, was the son of farmer in South |
I'm Indiana, and but p years old.