San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
TEXAS TOPICS.

.;nco the recent rains, in splendid con
dition, and the urea fully rs large rs last
season.
The yield Of sugar in Uyalde coun'
" will average from 100 to 1900 pounds
per acre, with the usual amount Of mo-
iasses, and both the sugar and inolasses
will be Of high grade.
There are two brothers, twins, living
in Ellis county, who, about o year ago,
married two sisters, also twins. The
sisters have recently presented the broth
era with twin children. Each one pos
sesses boy and girl.
The demand for Texas cotton for
shipment to Mexico is greater this sea
son than for many years, and large
quantities Of the staple are shipped
overland for the interior of our neigh
boring republic beyond the Rio Grande'
The court house at Quitman, Wood
county, was burned on "Wednesday
morning of last week. The fire was
the work of an incendiary, rs the lower
floor was saturated with kerosene oil
All papers and records were consumed
A terrible explosion occurred at
Galveston on Wednesday morning OF
last week. The boilers of the Taylor
cotton press exploded, tearing the build
ing to pieces, and killing one man IN
stantly, and severely injuring number
of the other workmen.
Georgetown, Williamson county,
now has railroad communication with
the outside world. The Georgetown
and Round Rock railroad is now COM
pleted to Georgetown, and the first
train to the latter town ran over the
road last Thursday. Hereafter three
trains per day will run over the road.
Stage and hack lines, and hotels
and boarding houses in the frontier
towns are taxed to their utmost to &C.
commodate the tidal wave of immigrants
that is now flooding Western Texas.
All roads leading south and west ere
lined with the canvass-cOvered wagons
of the hardy pioneer farmer, seeking
home on the healthful, fertile prairies
OF Western Texas
Henry Hight, of Red River county,
shot II monster gray eagle, quietly feed
ing on the carcass of hog which he
had captured and killed. He was mag
niticent fellow of the gray species, and
measured eight feet from one tip OF the
wing to the other. One foot OF the
bird measured, when extended, seven
and three-quarter inches, with claws an
inch and half long.
On Wednesday, n young man named
Dodson, who lived near Comanche Peak,
while coming down the hill near Fort
Worth with loaded wagon met with
very sudden death. BY some means he
was thrown from the wagon and the
wheel passed over his neck. Deceased
was married aboutsi months ago to the
daughter of Mr.. Moore, of Granbury.
He was much respected.-GranOury
Vidette.
The farmers and planters of Texas
have heretofore depended largely upon
the Northwestern States for their sup
ply of bacon, lard and hams, but this
will not be the case to such great eX-
tent hereafter. Corn-fed pork Is now
rs cheap in Texas as in Missouri, Kan
sas and Iowa, and our farmers are rap
idly converting it into bacon and lard
for next summers use. The immense
crop of corn produced in this State last
season will, 10y feeding it to hogs, prove
more profitable than raising cotton.
At King & Nations store, in Cole
man county, Robert and Samuel Ma
ton, brothers, had some dealings with
Richard and Dick Barnett, also broth
ers, and cousins of the Nation boys;
and when the time came for them to
settle up their business misunder-
standing caused them to appeal to VIM
chesters and six-shooters for adjustment
of matters. Dick Barnett received two
shots, one in the arm, breaking it, and
is said to be dangerously wounded. sam
Nation was shot in the groin and * Sc
riously hurt. The other two men es-
capped injury. All the parties are re-
spectacle citizens. We are told that in
few moments dtcrward they arrived
at satisfactory understanding, and are
now good friends.
A Mr.. Bond, of Tarnnt county.
has wolf and wild cat, both of which
he has attached to the end of n stout
chain. The wolf was regarded by the
neighbors as harmless. The animal WAS
of the grey species, and had attained
the size of large Newfoundland dog.
Mr.. Sam Eplar's two year old baby.
wandering around the yard, espied the
wolf. and approached near enough for
the hungry animal TO seize it. A little
boy was the first to discover the peril
Jus position If the child, and, notifying
the mother. she rushed from the house
and saw the worlf with its teeth fasten-
81 in the bsby's face tossing it into the
air Sh. rushed frantically to the res