San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

gress Prince Gortschako1 Is man OF court
ly manners and charming conversation;
Count Schouvaloff Is the handsomest diplo-
mat In Europe, %, gray haired, keen-eyed;
Beaconsheld looks old and haggard; Bis
marck looks old, solemn and scrutinizing,
his beard growing to thick stubble over his
massive Jaws; and Count Andrassy has, with
brilliant and penetrating mind, fascinat-
ing manner. -" i.
Eliza Pinkston, now a resident OF
Canton, Miss, and married to colored
man named Wayman Pritchard, has made
an affidavit stating that the story told by
her before the Returning Board at New Or
leans in November, 1876, was untrue IN all
essential particulars; that she was induced
to make such statement by Dinkgrave and
O. II. Brewster, who promised her therefor
the sum of $500, only $50 Of which she ever
received; that she does not know who killed
her husband and wounded herself, but has
every reason to believe it was q colored
man with whom her husband had twice
fought and who had threatened to take his
life.
The Deadwood coach was again stop
ped by two highwaymen on the night of the
1st, about 65 miles south of Deadwood.
There were six passengers on board, one OF
whom was lady. Daniel Finn, one OF the
passengers, resisted, shooting one of the
robbers, and was himself shot by one of the
latter. Two other passengers were also
wounded, none of them seriously. The rob-
bers got two gold watches and several pock-
et-books with their contents.
The steamer Capitol City, of the
Anchor Line, was burned while lying at the
elevator at Memphis, about 2 O'Clock on the
morning of the I'd. The elevator was also
destroyed. Thomas Ewing, of Colfax, Ind,
aged 70, was burned to death, also another
passenger, lame man, name unknown. The
fire is alleged to have been set by an incen-
diary. The burned steamer was valued at
about 500 900, on which there was no in
surance. Losses on elevator and freight
about as much more, probably mostly COW
cred by insurance.
Col. Alvah Buckbee, prominent res
ident of Elmira, N. Y, on the LIST, shot his
wife and his mother-in-law and then blew
his own brains out, dying instantly. Both
women were fatally injured.
Allen Phillips and wife were struck
dead ny lightning while returning from
Topeka, Kansas, to their farm, a few miles
distant, during thunder storm on the 1st.
The lightning struck sycamore tree under
which they were passing, and, attracted by
the steel on an umbrella that Mrs. Phillips
was carrying, passed down the handle and
directly through the bodies of both persons
and thence to the earth. Their team was
found, after the accident, some so rods away,
with the bodies lying in the wagon.
Two express packages, containing
S21 900, were stolen from the American Ex-
press Company's wagon at gainesville, o.
on the LIST. No clew to the thief.
One of gang of burglars arrested at
Bucyrus, o., the other day, turns out to be a
Young woman in male attire. She says she dis
,arded the habiliments of her sex five years
ago, but refuses to give her real name.
In the race at Louisville, on the 4th,
between Ten Brock and Molie Mccarthy,
he latter was distanced and shut out on the
bird mile, the horse maintaining his lau-
CiSs uC Illut was rs lOlOWS. tTSU mllt,
40 ga; second mile, 3:45 Ia; third mile,
1888; fourth mile, S:l9 ga; more than a
minute slower than Ten Broeck's best
ecord. Both horses were we'll used up, the
leat being intense.
Advices from the City of Mexico, of
he SOth, state that Gen. Jose Maria Mata
las been appointed Minister of Foreign Re-
atoms, and the appointment gives general
abstraction. 1t was rumored Sebastian
would be appointed Minister of
'ublic Works, Gen. Riva Palacio having be-
ONE very unpopular.
1t is declared in Russian circles that
he prospect of Count Shouvaloff succeed
ng Prince Gortschakotf depends upon the
'ount's ability to inaugurate apolicy aiming
t the English alliance.
1t has been decided by the Congress at
'erlin to grant autonomy to Western Rou-
leila, Epirus, Thessaly aud Crete, to be Sc
ured by European control.
The Secretary of State has instructed
ur Consul at Tangier, Morocco, to cooper. {
tie with the representatives of other Gov
in using his good Offices in behalf
oppressed Israelites.
Peter Black, President First National
ank, Evansville, Ohio, was found dead in
ed the morning Of the eth. Heart disease.
VIM. Sutcliffe, who recently defeated
rank Prince in 24-mile swim, was drown {
in the Mississippi RYer at New Orleans ,
n the eth. Sutcliffe and others had been 4
but were in their boat, which ,
ntcliffe jumped out of TO catch the swell Of
passing tow-boat. He ventured too near
nd was struck by the barge. He rose once 6
ter the barge passed over him, but sunk i
Immediately. Y
George Fessler, the defaulting Treas I;
rer Of Stark County, Ohio, arrived at Can
n on the 5th in charge of officers accom-