San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

y. ANGLER CHACE, tho uciuui'ihS
Treasurer of the Fall River (Mass.) Mills,
pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was
sentenced to ~ years In State-prison.
CHARLES MATTHEWS, the English act
or, Is dead.
ONE Of the West Point graduates this
summer Is John G. Whitaker, colored
youth from South Carolina, who stands Az
in q class Of 90. IVA ,.rT.,
THE Princess SALM-SALM, who fig
ured so conspicuously In this country ana
Mexico some years ago, is now figuring In
the divorce courts OF London, seeking sep
aration from her husband, Mr.. Heneage,
promising diplomat, who willingly agrees to
the separation, but demurs to the alimony.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations Hi
nols-Eighth District, T. NJ. Shaw, Demo-
crat. Iowa-Second District, Jacob Geiger,
National Greenback. Indiana-First Dis
trict, Thomas f. DeBruler, National Green
back; Third District, George A. Bricknell,
Democrat; Sixth District, Gen. W. Grose,
Republican; Eighth District, A. L. Hodlet-
ter, Democrat; Eleventh District, Calvin
Cogwill, Republican.
QUEEN MERCEDES, the young wife OF
King Alfonso of Spain, died on the 10Th.
Ex-LIEUT. Gov. HAHN, of Louisiana,
is to be appointed Superintendent OF the
New Orleans Mint.
The Indiana editors met in conven-
ton at Lafayette on the eth.
Mrs. GODFREY, whose name has been
made most unpleasantly conspicuous OF late
in connection with that of Congressman
Acklin, is a young and remarkably beautiful
widow, the sister of Mrs. Benjamin Willis,
of New York, and greatly resembles her in
form, feature and coloring. Both have
plump, compact, well shaped figures
and perfect compilations, whose deli
cate sea. shell tints evidently owe their
exquisite coloring only to youth and COED
health. With the skins Of blondes the sis
ters have nut-brown hair and large, wide
open, nnocent-looking gray eyes, frlnged
with long, dark lashes. The shape and
poise of the heads of these ladies add much
to their beauty, and they invariably arrange
their hair in such style as to show the form
of the head. So says Miss Grundy, in her
Washington letter to the Graphic.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS, of Kingston, N.
Y, the oldest printer in the State, is dead.
When young he worked at the case with
Thurlow Weed. When 81 years old he set
1000 ems in less than two hours, as his con-
tribution to the Greeley Monument.
THE estate left by the late William G.
Rhinelander, of New York City, is worth
from $5O,OOO,OOO to $75OOO,OOO. There are
only about seven heirs. The requests to
charitable institutions are less than $4,000.
/ CONGRESSMAN ACKLIN has published
card denouncing as willful lie the attack
upon his character lately given publicity,
and relieving Gen. Rosser from the author
ship of the SANDER. Acklin further says
that previous to and after the pretended oc-
currence, he had the honor Of asking the
lady to be his wife, which offer she declined,
and that his attentions were continued at
his request. e 8, .'..,
JUDGE SIDNEY BREEsE, of the Hi
nois Supreme Court, died suddenly at Pinck-
neville on the 9th. He was IS years of
age, widely known and universally re-
spected.
THE revising Court-martial ordered
to examine the case of General Fitz John
Porter, is now in session at West Point.
THE American members Of the Silver
Congress have been summonedto Washing
ton to receive their instructions. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Congress will meet in Par
is on the 25th of July.
MISS JEANNENTE BENNETT, sister of
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald. is to be welded soon to Lord Ross
more of Ireland. The wedding will take
place in New York. The bride will bring to
her noble husband the handsome fortune
of s., 100000.
KEARNEY, who has given his name to
the Workingmen's party in California, is to
come to talk to his Eastern brethren during
the autumn canvass.