San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-15
TEXAS TOPICS.

BRENNAN has eight churches, anu
the ninth one il now in course OF con-
struction.
1t is rumored that the Texas Cen,
trail contemplates buying the Dallas and
Wichita.
Times are 80 hard in this city that
the butchers are about the only business
men who can make both ends meat.
The Texas Legislature had the good
sense to refuse to adopt a proposition to
adjourn for the purpose OF attending
Mardi Grls at Galveston.
Gen. Westfall recently captured
five beavers on the Colorado river IN
Burnett county, and another party cap
tured twenty-five during the past WIN
Ter.
At Weimer, Colorado county, eggs
are selling ut 5 cents per dozen; chick
ems, 10 cents each; butter, II! cents
Der pound; lard cents per pound;
sweet potatoes, 35 cents per bushel, and
corn 80 cents per bushel.
The Fort Worth Democrat reports
the finding of the bodies of Mrs. Gray
and her three little children-Alice,
Johnnie and Jessie-drowned by the
act of the mother some weeks since.
The bodies were all tied together, plain
Iy showing the design and the deter
mination of the woman to commit the
deed.
Texas has produced new medi-
cine, which, from its intoxicant quail
ties, may be yet used ms tipple. 1t is
derived from bean grown on plant
known rs the sophOra speciosa. Pro.
lessor H. C. Wood, of the University OF
Pennsylvania, has discovered in itanew
alkaloid, which he proposes to call 80
DhOria. Half of one bean, it is said,
will produce delicious exhilaration,
followed by sleep lasting one or two
days.
The following are the changes in
the seat OF government OF Texas during
che different phases in its civil condi-
tion. First at San Felipe, 1886; next
at Washington, March, 1886; next at
Harrisburg, same month; next at Gal
weston, April 16, 1896; next ut Velasco,
May, 1886, where the treaties with San
u Anna were signed; next at Columbia,
October, 1886; next at Houston, May,
1887; next at Austin, October, 1889;
next at Houston, 1912; next ut WASH
ington, November, 1912, where the cap
ital remained until established again in
Austin. 1916.
Mr.. J. J. Cochrane, of Henrietta,
Is in the city, and from him we learn
Chat the condition of the cattle on the
ranges of Clay county is entirely salts
factory. He says that in all that vast
region of country tributary to Henriet.
Ea, there have been no losses sustained
by the cattle men beyond that OF few
old cows. The cattle are generally in
good condition, three and four-year
olds, Us rule, being good beef. One
thing, however, that is rather bad-the
herds are scattered and divided up into
small bands, so that it will require a
good deal of labor to get them on the
range in the spring.-Shermdn Coa'
rier.
Mrs. Willis, white lady living
near Augusta, Houston county, at
tempted suicide few days ago. 1t
seems that Mrs. Willis, with her hus-
band, came to Texas about year ago;
that the lady became homesick and
dissatisfied with her new residence,
and, after failing in her every endeavor
to persuade her husband to return
North-their former home-she became
Respondent, and finally decided to take
her own life. In pursuance of her OBJ
iect. she deliberately shot herself with
a pistol, the ball entering just under
her chin. and coming out near the eye.
at last accounts she was not dead, and
hopes were entertained of her ultimate
recovery. The lady is said to be of
uorc than ordinary intelligence.
Metz Bros. were grocers and drug
eists, doing business at Eagle Point, III
Montague county. Living some SIX
miles from the village is DIR. Smith, a
practicing physician, who had placed III
the hands of these Metz brothers ac'
commits to the amount of some S22Ot
for collection. Last Friday the TIVE
brothers rode out to the residence o.
DIR. Smith, and tried to arrest him. Or
Icing asked to show their authority
they said they had been verbally or
d,red 10 come and make the arrest. bu
tal no papers to show their authority
Upon this the doctor refused to surren
dor and A. he started to run. Metz Sho
Linn. the wound proving fatal. Tn
Metz brothers returned home Tor lev
Lorirs. and then departed f"r region
unknown.
Among the crops cf Caldwell Whes
LIS been receiving great attention. a,
cording IN the estimate al the thttSi
c-s. 10000 bushels were rai>,'d IA