San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-22

held on the 9th, nominated hehry D.
Smith, of Grand Rapids, for Governor.
The platform demands the uncondition-
al repeal of the Resumption act and the
National Banking law, and the issue by
the Government of all paper money, to
be legal tender for all debts, public
and private.
THE Maine Greenback Convention,
cid on the 9th, nominated Joseph w.
Smith for Governor. The Toledo plat
form is Endorsed.
THE Oregon State election, held on
the Sd, resulted in the election of Beck
man, Republican, for Governor, by a
small majority. Whitaker, Democrat,
is elected to Congress, and the Legisla-
ture will be Democratic on joint ballot.
The Prussian Ministry, on the 9th,
submitted to the Federal Council a mo-
ton signed by Bismarck, proposing the
dissolution of the Reichstag. The mo-
ton points out that in view of second
attempt on the life of the Emperor the
Governments responsibility for the
maintenance of order does not permit
them to rest content with having
merely introduced the former abor.-
tive anti-Socialist bill, but they can
not count upon another bill which
they intend to introduce meeting with
better success in the existing Reichstag.
The Government, the motion says, does
not wish to restrict any free legal move
ment. A special from Berlin states the
dissolution of the Reichstag is as good
as accomplished, the assent of the Fed
eral Council being certain. The Liber-
ais are in a state of CONSERVATION. Gov
eminent will, pending new elections,
take the most extreme measures allow
ed by law to meet the great social
crisis. 1t appears that state of siege
has been under discussion, but it will
not be proclaimed at present. 1t is as
serted that Germany has invited the
Powers to consider necessary measures
for checking conspirators, located
abroad. The meeting of the Socialist
Congress at Gotha has been forbidden.
ANOTHER fatal colliery explosion &C.
Cured at Haydock, England, on the
9TH, by which 232 lives were lost. Only
10 men were rescued alive from the
mine, and some of them subsequently
died. 1t was reported that eight others
were alive and had taken refuge in a
working of the mine, from which they
would probably be extricated. The
cause of the explosion was unknown.
TIE spring crop reports received by
the National Department of Agriculture
show very favorable condition
throughout the country generally.
There is an estimated increase in acre
age of As per cent. in Kansas, 30 per
cent. in Illinois and Nebraska, and a
slight increase generally in most of the
Western States. The Eastern States
about hold their own.
THE May cotton crop report OF the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange shows
for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Arkansas, generally favorable
condition of the crop, which is from 10
days to two weeks earlier than last year.
Labor is reported generally efficient.
No fertilizers of any account are being
used. The area planted is about Ii per
cent. less in Louisiana this year than
last, and in Mississippi and Arkansas
about l per cent. more.
THE New York Tribune publishes n
statement to the effect that an agree
ment has been entered into by which all
the interests of the Union Pacific, Kan
sas Pacific, St. Louis, Kansas City &
Northern, Colorado Central, Denver
Pacific, St. Joseph & Denver City,
and the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroads will be consolidated, and
will pass substantially into the control
of Jay Gould. This combination, it is
claimed by those interested in the Union
Pacific Road, will furnish what has long
been desired, an outlet it can control to
st. Louis for Western and Southern
traffic. The length of the various roads
here enumerated, including leased
lines, is 1865 miles, of which 2,957
miles are built and in operation.
PERSONAL, AND POLITICAL.