San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-21
TEXAS TOPICS.

Fine shad are being caught IN the
Colorado near Austin.
"A prairie fire destroyed over 10000
rails in Jack county last week.
Syrup is selling ut 90 to 80 cents
ocr gallon on the plantations in Newton
county.
The wheat put in the ground before
Che recent rains is lookingsplendidly all
over the State.
Real estate men are about the hap
piest individuals in Weatherford ut pre-
sent. They shut their eyes and see mil
lions.
DIR. Stevens, who lived on Choctaw,
few miles from Denison, committed
suicide Sunday by cutting his throat
with razor.
Since July 1877, 1888 tonsof homes
have been sold to one firm in San Anto.
Mo, and shipped north. The price paid
d $3.50 per ton, netting $76,59O cash.
Splendid rains have visited all parts
Of the State during the past two weeks,
moistening the ground and putting it IN
good condition for the pillow, and the
Farmers arc all busy.
The wheat sown in Hunt county
has come up splendidly and Is looking
unusually we'll. In most instances, how
ever, the farmers have not been able to
SOW grain on account of dry weather.
Sheriff Everhart captured Mckin-
acy, the Sherman wife murderer. ut
Fort Scott, Kansas, and brought him
back to Sherman, where. it is to be
hoped, justice will be meted out to him.
Deer are SO numerous in Wood
county that they are run over aud kill
ed by locomotives. On Sunday morn
ing OF last week large buck was run
down and killed by train on the L. +.
road near Mincola. The train was stop
ned and the conductor put his game on
board and it was taken to Marshall.
A Miss Davis, who had been teach
ing school in the vicinity of Coleman
City, Coleman county, in fit OF insani-
ty, drank cup of concentrated lye last
week. Her recovery is doubtful. She
o. from Wisconsin, and is greatly re-
spected by all who know her She is
the second young lady who has attempt
ed suicide in Coleman county recently
BY drinking concentrated I've.
"A Mexican lion, owned by butch
er in Dallas, escaped one night last
week. The next morning as Mr.. Bar
Dec was riding through East Dallas, the
animal sprang on one of his horses and
began to tear it. The team made a
plunge, throwing MIR. B. to the ground,
and the horses started at break-ncck
speed and landed the driver, paralyzed
with fear, in the business portion of the
city. The animal was recaptured an
hour afterwards.
ID. W. Ycagcr. Esq, one OF our en-
terprising citizens has gathered two
crops of grapes from the same vines this
wear. the first in July and the second in
October. and he still has good quanti-
ty of them in his vineyard. This is the
second year the vines have borne, and
we think his success with them Is re-
marl,ablc. He has made n favoritc of
the Iona, and considers it an excellent
variety for our soil and climate. Judge
Simonds hns also gathered two crops
from his vineyard, which is composed
principally Of the Conord. This variety
also does we'll here, and Jldge Simonds
is as well pleased with it rs Mr.. Icagcr
il with the Iona. GrecnritlC lndcpcn-
dent.
jacob German, formerly n large
plantcr in Brazos county. seven miles
from Cause. was burned to death Fri
day evening. Ho was an invalid and
conlI not move about or able to- help
himself. He was in bed when his house
teok fire, and parties could not rescue
hin, on account of the flames. They
were compelled to throw ropes into the
house i'm order to get him out. BY mere
chance they ropcd his arm, which was
paralyzed and hanging out of bed. he
was burnt to crisp, but lived few
hours aud spoke few words. The fire
originated 10y negro lighting his pipe
and dropping fire on some cotton, which
WAS stored in the house. He leaves no
family. He was buried Saturday night.
There is proposition under con-
siJcrstion II extend the NJ, h. X L.
road from Dcnison Win Fort Worth and
Meridian 10 Austin. with the intention
al thcre meeting the Indianclia and
Cucro road. which is to be extended to
Che State capital. Such road would
pass through the finest and most pro-
duc.ivc country in the world, and II
bs,e,,l charter and land grant IS conce-
ded by the State. the road will lie built.
and che population of that portion OF
Che country vill double befcye the road
can b. completed. The building OF such
a rosl would make market for the