San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16

Inc ITtSluCuO Huo
W. Beard for Collector at Boston. A strong
pressure was brought to bear to secure the
denomination of Simmons, the present IN
cumbent, and all New England took sides IN
the controversy. Senator Hoar supported
the successful candidate.
The Senate Committee on Claims
will report n bill for the payment OF Sioo'-
600 to the Book Agency of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, for the occupa-
ton of its building at Nashville during inc
war.
Two murderers were executed IN Mis-
souri on the 1st-John w. Daniels at war;
rensburg, for the murder Of Jessie Il. MIL
Ter, a Henry County farmer, near sedaiia,
in February last, and Richard Green NJ
Kansas City, for the murder Of Deputy Mar
shall Hughes, near Independence also III
February last.
Willis, Percival & Co., of Lombard
Street, London, a banking firm Of loS years
standing, have failed on account OF the sus-
pension of a Greek firm at Finsbury VINO
owed them f25O,0O
Richard Bright, Conservative mem
Der of Parliament from somersetshlre' Is
dead.
The wife of Dwight E. Wheaton has
disclosed the fact that her husband was the
murderer of James O'Neill, the Chicago ana
and Alton engineer, who was shot SO mys-
teriously at Bloomington, ILL.,, In December
last. Wheaton was previously arrested on
suspicion, but discharged for want OF EVIL
dence. He was rearrested on the 2Sth ult.
John j. Adams & Co., wholesale gro
GERS at New Orleans, have suspended. Liza
bilities said to be about 81 100000.
Both branches of the Legislature OF
Kentucky have adopted resolutions instruct
ing Congressman of that State to support
and aid, in every possible way, the Texas
and Pacific Railroad bill.
Dick Moore, of Louisville, KY, Cor
oner of Jefferson County, accidentally shot
and killed himself at Memphis, Tenn, on
the lst, where he had gone to witness the
Carnival.
The Kaiser family of eight persons,
who lived at Fish Landing on the Missis-
sippi, Is miles southwest Of Waterloo, Mon
roe County, ILL.,, were all burned to death on
the morning of the LIST, their house being con-
sumed by fire. The family consisted OF
Moritz Kaiser, the father, aged about %,
Ellen Kaiser, the mother, and ohm, Leonard,
Harry, Edward, Tommy and Ellen Kaiser,
the children, aged from about IA years to l
month. When discovered by the neghbors
the house was completely enveloped in
flames, and any attempt to rescue the in
mates would have been hopeless. The char
red remains of the victims were gathered to-
gether and buried in single grave. In
the absence of all evidence to the
contrary, the Coroner's Jury rendered
verdict of accidental dealt, but it Is be-
lieved, from facts subsequently brought to
: light, that Kaiser, drivel to state Of
t desperation by bad luck pld improvidence,
, had murdered his wife and children, set
fire to the house, and thin committed sui
eide.
| Albert Young, Robrt Jones, Silas
: Wright and Lucus Portr, all colored, were
hanged at Macon, Ala, on the 1st, for the
: murder of Isaac D. Mooe, white, in 1876
Demonstrations against the passage
of the proposed new Thrift bill have been
held in various iron manufacturing towns
!. in Pennsylvania and esewhere.
William Shelburle was married to
Ada McCloy, in Clay county, N. c., on the
LIST. They were both Of the best families of
the county, and the marriage was the con-
l summation of tw years. engagement, a
I larger portion of which time had been
spent by the gentleman in New
Orlesns, where he had pos
r ition as clerk ina cotton house. On the
: night of the marriage the young bride dis
1 closed to her ibrriied husband truth
$ which she couldno longer conceal-that she
was about to beome mother, and named
5 Simpson Foster neighboring young farm
: er, as her seduer. Frenzied by the inteli-
r gence, the hlls and left the bridal chamber,
J. seized louble- barreled shotgun,
C and riding % the home of Foster
S he called himo the door and shot him with
out word explanation. The unhappy
E bride was etirely Frustrated by the result
:, of her criminal folly, and few hours AFTER
n ward died giving premature birth to her
illegitimat,babe. Fosters wound was not
: fatal, and was expected that the injured
husband puld return and complete his I'M
( finished prk.
= A terrole tornado swept over por-
/, ton of Csey County, KY, on the afternoon
n Of the 2. The house of Vincent Wesley,
e near Ril Hill,was demolished in an instant,
and allhe inmates, six in number, killed.
: These'ere: Vincent Wesley and wife, two
= growuiaughters, nephew named Sloan,
n and seighbor, VIM. Taylor. Mrs. Wesley's
5 body'as blown 400 yards, and her clothing
= was htirely stripped of. The two daugh-
o terssere carried 50 yards, and We're found
locld i'm each others arms. The father and
nepew were fearfully mangled, and all must
hae been killed by the first force of the