San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-22
TEXTS TOPICS.

Texas ranks third among the wool
producing states, having 3,G74,OOO head
Of sheep.
Billy Carruth, colored, Of Dallas
county, recently died at the advanced
age OF 10 years.
ANEW style London hat is called the
beef cater. No name could be filter
for John Bull.
A woman died in Sherman because
her pride kept her from accepting prof
fered assistance. .#
Pneumonia prevails to an alarming
extent all over tho state, and all our ex-
changes report deaths from the disease.
Mr.. Christopher Thomas, q farmer,
en- route from his homo in Hill county
to Waco last week, was killed by light
ming. .......... .
In some OF the southwestern coun-
ties wateris so scarce rs to endanger the
lives of cattle, and many herds have
been moved to localities where water
can be procured.
The first ten miles OF the Central and
Montgomery road will be ready for in
spection about next Tuesday, when Il
passenger coach will be put on the road.
-NaUasotd Tablet.
-Goodnight's Palo Dora rancho,
with II 900 head OF cattle, up in the
Pan Handle country, has been depreda-
ted upon and the cattle stolen by Indi-
ans from the reservation.
The State Grange of Texas is,
financially, the most prosperous organ
ization of it's kind in the United States,
having now in its treasury over $50 900,
and the amount is constantly increasing.
The southwestern portion OF the
state has recently been visited bysevere
tornadoes, which destroyed many build
ings and fences, and uprooted trees.
The counties of Caldwell and Burleson
have suffered severely from these storms.
There are in Texas 966,977 horses
and mules, valued at $50, 242, S96; 3,2G3,-
37S cattle, valued at $lS,04S, 500; 2,227,-
500 sheep, valued at ~, 800, lO4; 223,417
goats, valued at $l61, 1874; and 1,286,033
hogs, valued at $2,257,002. Total, $54,-
717,915. .....
Several panthcrs are running loose
near Tyler, and are creating much ex-
element. The neighborhood school
has been broken up, parents fearing to
send their children lest they be at
tackled on the way 1t is supposed the
recent severe weather drove them in.
DIR. Cox, of Gonzales county, has
laid off town on his land, and expects
colony of thrifty families from the
Northern states to settle there some
time this winter A number of houses
are already in course of construction,
and others will be built when needed.
Coal in unlimited quantity is found
in Stephens county, and is used by the |
of Breckenridge and many
private families. With such induce
ments as the Stephens county coal
mines just ahead, Weatherford will not
long remain the terminus OF the II. Z. |
railroad.
On Saturday evening OF last week .
m unknown man was run over and !
killed by the down freight on the Cen
trail railroad, near Houston. He was on .
Il push car on the side track rs the en-
CINE passed. The engineer saw him. !
Whether an accident or suicide was II
question. The body was taken to Hous
ton.
A good many horses and sheep
died during the late cold spell in Ste
phens county, but very few cattle. And
it is noticeable that those stock men
who have used reasonable foresight.
prudence and care, have lost hut few
stock of any kind. Several herds of
'hecp, from 1000 to 1890, lost only
lO2eI or so.
A Jewish woman by the name of
Fannie Freshman committed suicide III
Denton on Friday of last week. Mrs.
E. was married but Il few months ago
1t Dallas, and upon hearing that her
who had recently deserted
ler, was living with Il former wife in
Denton. she went to the latter place.
md there committed suicide by hang
ng herself III her bed room.
Two wood-choppcrs, both young
men, vino had been paying attention to
he same young Lady in Dallas county,
in a desperate conflict with
heir axes in Trinity bottom, near Dali
as. last week. Both were severely cut ,
nd bruised about the arms and shout
lcrs. but were separated by mutual
ricnd before either were killed. Jcal-
,uSy WAS the cause OF the trouble.
Two children Of Mr. Hope, who
ives several miles west of Dallas. while
N their way To- 4 neighbor's house on
sunday afternoon of last week. were at
acked 10y what is supposed to have