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

~. James palace and Marlborough House, IN
consequences of the death Of Princess Alice
The Prince and Princess Of Wales, Prince
Ieopold and Princess Beatrice are 1t the
Windsor with the Queen, and Dean Stanley
has gone there to spend the anniversary OF the
Prince consort's death, though no memorial is
70 be held. A telegram from there to-day
states that the castle flag is At half mast
BELLS At the Royal Chapel and Eton College
are tolling. Nearly all the houses, public an
private, in the Royal Borough, are closed II
ia understood that the queen, though greatly
grieved by the news from Darmstadt, is not IL.
All her majesty's ministers and members oil
the government have sent expressions OF sym
patty.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
I,,,,cbiuo In Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. la.-About month
since mill at Mount Camel, Columbia county,
was set on fire by four negroes. The superin-
tendent of the mill extinguished the flames
before much damage was done. While the
superintendent was absent from his house the
negroes entered it and beat his wife severely
and compelled her to show them where her
husbands money was kept. They obtained
$500. The men were arrested next day, con-
fessed the ceime and were committed to jail in
Lake City. About week since the jail was
burned and the men were removed to the court
house. This morning at three O'Clock thirty
or forty disguised men overpowered the guard,
took the prisoners out into the streets in front
of the Baptist church, shot two dead and NOR
tally wounded third The other escaped, but
has since given himself up to the authorities.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
The MOrphia Craze.

Morpia, as most people know, is on'
of the principal constituents Of opium
and acts on the body in very much TIL
same way. 1t is used for sleeplessnes'
and for the relief Of pain, and if for NJ
other purpose, these are sufficient To-
our object. What boon these drug
have been to humanity, only those wh'
have been racked with pain and trouble,
with sleepless, weary nights, can tell. Il
was found, however, that both morphl'
and opium had most vicious effect Oh
the stomach and intestinal canal, 80 thai
their use could not long be persevereG
in without evil consequences to thu
general system. No other known drug
was so efficient or powerful in the affec
tons for which they were employed, ano
therefore the medical profession had to
cast about for another method of admin
istration, which would mitigate, if moi
altogether do away with, their evil effects
1t is now n good many years since DR..
Alexander Wood, of Edinburgh, sug-
gested the use of morphia by means OF
simultaneous injection; a method by
which the action of the drug is rendered
quicker and more certain, its bad effects
when to be used for short time
fewer, and much smaller dose is re-
ouired. The mechanical actions OF
morphia on the alimentary canal were.
to certain extent, got rid Of. A con-
siderable time elapsed before the prac-
tice became anything like general, foi
the profession looked askance at SO dan
gerous method of using powerful
drug. Of late years, however, the adj
ministration of morphia by means OF
injection beneath the skin has spread
very rapidly. No doubt, as used in this
way, morphia is truly marvellous IN Its
effects, and has proved Il real godsend
to both medical men and their patients.
The profession was carried away by the
wonderful power they had got hold of,
and. as they themselves confess, did not
always use it with the discrimination
and forethought that were necessary IN
dealing with so powerful, subtitle and
alluring drug. 1t is little to be won
dered at. in these days of universal
knowledge, that patients in time worm
ed themselves into the secret, and did
their best to spread the fame of the new
mode of administration among their
1 friends and fsllow-sufferers. So far lit
, tie harm might have been done, but IN
an evil day medical men lent their pa
tients the power of relieving their own
sufferings, real OF imaginary. As con-
sequence, morphia injections are now
used by many private persons for other
reasons than the relief Of pain and the
banishing Of vakefulness. Indeed, We
have reason to believe that among Ger
tain classes Of ssciety it is becoming too
commonly abused. and bids fair soon TO
grow into q very general vicc.-Ths
Z Spectator.
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Food Crops IN Teras.

At the present prices paid for cotton
the exclusive cultivation of the stapla :
becoming an unsatisfactory bushes.
1t has brought many planters to bspl.
ruptcy, and more into debt; and N.
advice is given, "raise wheat, corn, pras,
anything but cotton" 1t is time Terra.
farmers ceased to look to the North 70,
their supplies Of fruit, vegetables, bs.
con, hams, lard and -four. They shovla
plant less cotton and more food crops--
first, crops to consume upon the farm,
and then crops to sell, is q judicious
system of management. He should pro.
duce his own bread, butter, meat, sugar
and molasses, and if he has surplus he
can find market for it; or if he raises,
in addition, few bales of cotton annu.
ally, the money he receives for it will
not necessarily have to be paid out for
food, but will remain with him as profit
on his labor.
1t is encouraging to note the change
which has occurred Of late years in this
direction, and the consequent improved
condition of the farmers. The acreage
under wheat, corn, oats, grass and fod
der crops is yearly widening; and that
under cotton at the same time is only
slightly diminishing; thus leaving the
cash crop nearly, if not quite, as pro-
ductive as ever; but rendering the ex.
penditure for food and fertilizers very
small, or completely avoiding them.
But it is always safe to have two things
to depend upon, SO that if one fails, the
other may remain, and wool is precisely
a companion crop for cotton in this re-
spect. Besides, with wool there is NUT.
ton, which is q food crop, and sheep
manure is of the richest quality.
Wool is always salable, and is the sta
pie of q large home manufacture Its
worth more in many places at a distance
from the seaboard, than on the coast, if
there are mills to work it up. Mutton
and lamb, if of fair quality, are always
salable to the local butcheIs, and pro-
vide very agreeable fresh food for the
farmers family.
In Texas sheep require as little iced
ing and care in winter as in any other
State in tho Union, much less than in
any of the Northern States, and by q
"penning" system, the soil will be rich
ly ard cheaply fertilized and prepared
for cotton, corn or vegetables. Large
tracts of adaptable land can be chesply
procured in many parts OF the state
especially in the western and south
western counties. Fine wool, and tne
wool from the common Merino crosses
is grown very protitably in Texas; HOOK
owners of large experience have rated
the cost of growing wool underline moS'
favorable circumstances as low as o c1s'
per pound. Our climate enables the
raising of early lambs for Northern mar.
kets to be carried on with the greatest
facility and profit; and the easy COM
munication with the North, as well s
markets of the South, ensure o ready
sale for the products. 1t would be the
part of wisdom, therefore, for the Texas
farmer to devote more attention to inc
production of food crops and stoch'
especially sheep, and not depend enlrs
ly upon cotton as a means OF procuring 9
food for his family, and money TO ILL
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Hearu Emhersie,,.ent.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l4-Geo. W. Hutzin-
ger, ex- president of the Philadelphia coal COM
pany, was discharged this morning by Judge
Elcock from the charge Of misapplying moneys
of the company. but was at once taken before
n magistrate upon criminal charge of cm'ez-
cling IS, 9i3, s95 belonging to that company in
1876 and 1877. He was held in $l5, wv bond
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
B0ua,d TdUiOr Sick.

BERLIN, Dec 14-The symptoms of Bayard
Taylor, American minister, abont whose con-
dition fears have been felt, appear to have ia
ken change for the better, but he is very
weak.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04

Il j. ctimAted that every American
boy would consume $50 pounds Of can
DIV year II be had the chAncs-
, 1879-06-18

Claptrap at,d buncombe continue to DO tho
chief stock.in-srads OF tho Democrats In
Congress. Nothing moro shallow or trans
parent has been attempted Mt tho extra ses.
sion than tho tilt to prohibit Federal ofilco-
holders from contributing money for political
uses. The proposition is nbsurd and pre-
1,ostcrous, for It assumos 10 deny tho right Of
no officer or cmployo Of tho Government TO
do what llo likes with biz own money, avon
Lis private means. II makes a crime OF the
simple and PERFECTLY natural tranaao-
tton Of contributing toward Legitimate
campaign expenses, and in the name
Of Civils.ervice reform contetnplases an
outrageous interference with tho purely por-
Bonnl rights Of the citizen who happens to
hold Federal Office. Tho Bill Is offered and
advocated in bad fifth, being intended to
operata agaiust tho Republican party only,
and would ho promptly repealed, of courso,
whonevor tho Democrats came into power.
To discuss such measure Is unworthy Of
my political party, aud tho Domocratlo pro-
fcssions Of superior virtue in political meh-
ols and PRACTICES is the tliinncst OF hap-
doodle. Tho House Democrats arc making
themselves ridiculous when thoy might do no
worso than make themselves od'ous.
, 1879-06-18
AFFAIns IN EAsTERN RQuMELlA.

mr., ,o,o,,,r,, ~ tho for,,oI f,,autt+,,ra ,f
ALEHo iash@ as ACKNOWLEDGEMENT u LaS'orh
12oumelia ia not Ouly full OF interest a. mark
;ug tho creation OF q now aud semi.indo.
,or1ont ct,t, Int o,eo nd a,,ow;ro ho,v
Ell. .,.. ~.
l"or oro"BAiy 'n"t o.ato' "n'o41 W. - Si.ot'
year a60 was nm integral p1rt OF turkey
rroper md completely dominptea by Turkish
;,,caa onl arobammet1on inHuencea. baq
-.. -. ,...s H. p-I-,
B"oPt 1nem hWa7 nhta aoopteu eao oa'B"''na
cnstoma and lnatatataone.
Tho new Governor was installed on tho
3oth OF May ut Phillappopolla' and, previous
to the oiac'al ceremony, was received ny
Bulgarian troops, commanded by Bu'ga-
rlan General, and the bands played only tho
nntionhl Bulgarian hymns md lnnrohns. Tho
opening feature Of tho programme 'was the
reaaing Of two 1rnperia! tarmnns ordering the
execution Of tho organic statute Of Eastern
Roumolia, aud appointing ALEKo pasha as
Governor-General, md these, though written
in Turkish, wore ropd In bulgarian. IA u
sample OF tho instructions which the Sultan
gives his Vsziers, tho following extracts from
ono of the 1rmans Will be interesting:
MY imperial piTan tFansml ta to you Tho pres.
en- Gu m''a on uan .aes .n
mar iu,t oduer, In accordance viii, tho provision.
OF The statute Ut tho said province, good aamsu!s.
tra1'on: that you may employ III your efforts for
lao "s.a.s .. niy sao,ee' .aat you n'aY moas
nv 1mnariai % vii nnd % to .hs nruysios % If the is,
aid that thus yon may aup,nrpt and stlll further
strenrshea my Imperial coincidence md Iha good
op'a,on haso o. You; una .nat you "lI' 10 card
, 1879-06-18

The caucus held yesterday for tho purpose
u healing the breach in tho Democratic
ranks on tho financial question proved thai
the d!ssonsion ia more intenso..and formida-
bio than Ind at first appeared. Not
Ill the palayer Of Sonator THunMAN,
who succeeded IN getting the ill-will Of both
sides by his palpabla enlcavora to atrnddlo
the fonco, nor the eloquencs Of Goa. Con-
DON, who came To tho rescue Of A1r.
BArAnp aa one who hal atooa by
tho South In tho dark days follow
lug tho War,-nothiug sufllcod to
ropress tho manifestation OF strouK deairo
by the silvor men to c!car away the goldito
obstructions on the Finance Committee, and
roorganza that Committee 10 as to ,nnko
its composition correctly represent tho
sontimont OF the majority In the Democratic
party ID Congross. Mr., CoKr, Of Texas, DO
,nanded TINT tho resignation Of nAYAuD be
accepted, md that Of KEENAN, too, and TINT
the Committee 10 reconstructed In COLI
formity with the views OF tue ma-
jority. Thia proposition would undoubted-
ly ba carried in the caucus but for tue
plea that It would ipjure the party prospects
to create such division, together with the
mo1e personal confederation OF the cour.
tesy due to Mr. DArARp. AZ the matter
now Stands tie Indications are that tue
difficulty will bs patched up for tho present,
, 1879-06-18

tho reading Of tho Impcrinl Artnan. Tho
arrangement, howovor, wns not observed In
oi,ler cnso. When AtkKo Paal1a arrived tho
Iurkiall flag was nying. md Ito ordered 1t
down, and tho Bulgarian flag was hoistetl In
ila place, and remained flying throughout tho
whole ceremony, tho Governors 0cnoral hhv-
ing previously consulted the European Com
mission, which gave him authority to act as
l,o plensod uuder tho existing circumstances.
Ills aclion raised n storm OF fudagnntion In
tho rorte, md tho Sultan sont a peromptory
order 10 ALEko rasha that tho flag should DO
holsted aud kept l1oistod but, having tho
authority Of tho Commission to fall haok
upon, 10 l,aa paid no attention to tho order.
4 still moro serious difficulty Inns nrisen,-all
Tho more berlons because Ii throateus to con-
Hict with TINT provision Of tho tronty which
confers OH tho Sultan tho right Of appoint
ing tho oi,lcors Of tho militia. Tho hitter
heve already commenced to agitato for tho
removal Of Gen. V1TAIts, who was appoint
ell by tlo Suitan, mud in favor Of native
Commander -in-Ohiof. Iy this stop tile Dul-
gariana hope 10 get the control Of Tho native
forcea into thar own hauda, and TO sooure Tho
militia against any change of organization.
Instances like tbeso show The illusory
nature of tho sultan's authority, md tho
barron acoptro which he wields in Eastorn
Roumclia. Moro than this, They are slraws
that show the general political drift Of the
now Administration aud of tho people, in
dieating that this drift Is setting strongly
towarda union Of tho m1garlana south OF
, 1879-06-18

Ewtsa, assost that they ara entirely satisfied With
ths situation, tnnt DATAnn n,ust 10, and Tint
hpnecforth ,hs party ID To 10 snu sbe Oho IloA.
Tha urcAt an}ostty Of tho Drntncsats III Congress,
huwesot, realize that unless tho present crisis can
be brlalgsd the Dcnocratlc party IA doouta to
division md defeat, Senator KEaSAs slaudA by
NAyAmn, and says II nayA"p Is foscnI OF tito
Finance committtcc 10 tKEnSAN) will ntao refuse
to strva on t. Senator Mcpnansos tAkos quits "A
tioc1hah ground, and stveral Of the hard. money
scnators say t'ey wiil 20 with ArAnr. and ttlt II
tie hartl'Meney esn.cns "a to hc ruled out OF lhs
party They want 10 know 1t now."
These two extracts, takon together, fur
nash an authoritative statement Of tue radical
differences botwcdn tho hhrd-mouey and Soft
money factions Of Tho Democratic party.
Tho Eastern wing Of the party believes In q
retlecnahle curreuny, aud the Wostarn wing
in All irretloomable, fiat currency, aud notl,or
IL willing 10 yield 10 the .otlor. atlvar Is
used by both merely as neutral ground
whereou they nifty fight ont tboir differences
without revealing to tho public how irrecon-
cilablo these diQor1ncos really arc. A1r.
HArAnn and thoso who side with him feel
convinced that the Ew1Xa faclton nrs 11s!ng
silver simply as lover TO lift the ,fat System
into poaition MS tho policy Of the Democratic
party. Con. Ew1Su and his frsonas are
equnlly we'll convinced that tho BArAnp fac
zion mo oppoaing tho practica1 rotnonessza-
tion Of silver rs tho first step III their un-
compromising resistance to tile fiat sohomo.
Thoro In no suoh bone Of contention rs this
in tho Republican party. That; party is
united In tho advocacy Of q rcdeemahte cur
~anow H11.nrm {o n t1srornr.an ,fo o-,ft,ta,9 hn-
tween the Western Republicans mud sonao Of
The Eastsrn nepublicans as to whothor the
currency Of thu milton shalt be bnaed upon
the double standard .of gold aud nllver or
upon Tho ningaa stnnaara Of gold; but no
difference rs to lilo osssntial presence of me-
taElic money In our monetary system. Tho
Enstern Republicans, there ia renson 10 be-
lieve. aro rapidly approaching tho position
held by tho Western Republicans in
favor Of tho double standard; It
could Bcarcely Ia otherwise under tho
force OF recent events, and especially In view
Of tho notable change in tile English and
German sentiment III this matter which has
tn1ion place during tho past few mouths.
but tho Eastcrn Democrats aro separated
from tho Western Democrats by chasm
which cannot bo brldged over Tho result
Of this separation can hardly fail to 10 dis
astrous II the Eastern Democrats compel
tho Western Democrats to abandon "tho
Ohio 1doo " In tho National campaign, tben
Tho GreeIbackors will run and 4oto ticket
of their own, aud Western Democracy will
loso tho only element Of strength That has
ever promised to bring them SUCCESS. If tho
Western Democrats. knowing this, refuse to
abanlon Fiatisu. then It Is certain that tho
Democrats Of the East will break away from
tho pnrty rather than surrender their hard
money convictions and Btult1fy Themselves
by assisting in tho triumph Of tho fiat
System. 80.
, 1879-06-18

Questioned NJ to hiu rensona for Offering
tue resolution which tho Common Council
adopted 5fonday evening, chilling on tho
Mayor to cxplain his action in reducing
the police force, Aid. DIXON presents
somo figures which mike cut a
strong caso ngainst the peculiar style
Of economy which Mayor HARRISON has uu-
dcrtulkon to inaugurate. Mr. DIXON shows
wherein Mayor HEATH was successful, oven
under greater difficulties than those sur
rounding the present City Government, In
Keeping within tho limit of 75 per cont
Of the appropriations without cutting down
tho vorking.force in my Of the Departments.
ono fact, however, IL entirely oyorlooked by
Aid. DIXON, viz, z: that Mayor HEATH gave
lis undivided intention o. careful and
capable business man to tho management
of municipal affairs. aud did not
spend tue greater part of hts timo In decld.
Ing what particular ward hummer or rotgut-
retailcr should be selected to displace some
old and experienced clerk or Of
Acial. Possibly Mayor HARRISON Will
ia the courso Of fcw months,
or some time before his torn expires, com.
pleta tho difficult task OF distributing the
spoila in accordance with tho requirements
Of the future political programme, and then
bc able to attend 10 so,no Of tho minor duties
Ia the discharge Of which his prcleoesao.
Hoa 20 auccessful.
, 1879-06-18

casc Of acquisition by war tho cost to shia
Government would not 10 Less than e2o0,-
200, 900, (2) that China could probably
10 purchased from Hpain for TINT amo,lnt,
anl TINT such poaceabIe acquisition
would be prcferablo; (a) Tint tho i,,cor-
porotion of Ouba into tho United States,
contemporaneously with the emancipation
Of tho slaves. would threaten serious dis
turbancos, and Of least a temporary roduotion
in tl,o products Of tho Island aud ~ that It
will bo wiHor to strive for MI Improvement Ia
treaty. It was the opinion Of Alr. II. II.
DANA, after visiting Cuba iu 1850, TINT "The
natural PROCESS Ia an nmelsoration Of her iu-
a.ttntions untlcr Spanish auspices" md Afr.
AEpnrws Ia fnc1inetf tn atlbere to thi8 view.
, 1879-06-18
WEDNESDAY, JUNE u, 1879.

The arrival in Now York of Two vessels
with several cases Of yollow.fevor Oh bonrd
suggests III rather startling manner the
necess;ty Of maintaining strict quarantine at
that port against ships from tho West Indies
"a precnutioa against tho introduction of
tho tlisoase.
, 1879-06-18
THE HON. ". K. M'ALL1sTER As APPEL
LATE JUDGE,

s.t,o C,,rr,,,n fto,,st s,f TH}nctn t,nu rnnr.
o.,,;7o,1 ~. A,,,.,loto Co,,r,s ~ ,ho stotn
nn,l hoa ozsionc,l to tho oourl for lila ,liz.
tr,r, 1n,,oo. 1,,urx hrcA,,,erra ond 1s..n
c W., aou 1u,1oe u,,rv woa a ,no,nber of
tho oourl nn1er ,ho )nst ant,ointme,,t. and
.r,,,o w., ,o,, of v,ro All .Iudoo AtcA,.
T,arrn. NJ t1,ia comnlv tako ,ho nlacos Of
.rm,oas 1fnnpuv mi p,r.s.n7a.
rio aaa,onmont of ;1m3ua hroA,,,srrn so
,ha Annoltota cShrt IN n nronor recopnitton
of ,ho icool al,llty n lint cen,lsmnn. and IL
a ,,oaarve1 tr,hrtG n Ria lono aorvioa an Tho
nonoh n nortion If v,,lcl ra. roni1erod M .
Justtco OF tho Runrou,o Court. perhnpa
tl,ors Is no J,,Jue now on tho 1,onch bettor
f,ttoa hv srnerIenca nna bv nnturn, tasto
and Qualifications to sit os q momber OF an
Annallnta Oonrt. It Ia no disresneo. to
.1ni1a nroA,11arrn IN sav Tint ho IN for hat.
tcr ona1;f,aa 10 ,,enr md flotor,nine appeals
linn ho ID IL hold n NH; rrtu, court, TJia
health ;s, nnfortunnto1y. not strong, md
t,,orofo,o IL s,no o1tont rpf1ta lin FIR
, 1879-06-18

The extreme aolicituda for honesty md
economy in public affairs, freedom of elec-
lions, aud purity in politics manifested by
tho Democracy arc well known to tho couu-
try, and it will therefore e1cite no surprise
to know that these unsoltlah patriots
propose to vote themselves a bonus
Of $1o5 cach under the pretenro Of
stationary" The Homo inBista upon
adding such an item to tho Legislative
Appropriation bill at cost Of about $48, 600.
Not one-qunrtor OF this allowance would be
required to supply tbs needs of the most iu-
defatgable aoribhler during tho extra sos-
sion, but the allowance Of $125 can be con-
verted into cash and carried nway conven-
iently, and for that reason tho amendment
will doubtlesa he insisted upon.
, 1879-06-18

to this charge, because ho has al,nntv ma.
up catalogue whioh could l,avs boan 1'aav ,s',
as readily MIL ~ fully compiled IN Eaa !as'
tnoky. Looking tl'eao nino coumus t,,,on,,''
wo tlud no record Of duel, Of a yen,1sn"'
or OF murder bocauso tho victim x.a
Republican. Thoso nro t1lo crimes tint 49,"
commented upon by tho Gazttte, and ,ps,,,
for they hayo e1iatol md ettl cxist to ~,
everlasting slisgraco of the AnutI. IL IL ,,a
.causs dnols aro fought which ars m nms.
1ior loss than cowardly murders wjthont
provocation, aud no ono is punished ~
thomI because gnngs of 1niscreants terr;fv
communities will, vondettaa, and No on.
intorfercs with tllon, because wh1to mau
who arc carpet-baggors nro persecutet1. mi
blnok men who mo natives aro bGnten
lAshed, tortured, and murdered hocs,iso tl,ov
nttompt to voto tho Republican tickot, I'm,
tho Gazette an1 every other Northern nnno.
Inns denounced the South. The North loes
not fight duols. There hnvo bacn son,o ill.,,
graceful ventlcttaa III Southern Illinois. In.
dinna, and Ohio, but they woro tho work ~
br,,tes who Ind como oyor from Kontuckv
Tile North docs not proscribc, porsccutc. mi
kill men md destroy tlseir property .oT
politica1 reasons. Those crimes aso pocu1ia,
to tho South, and nre not punished, E,eo
the sooial crimes ara hardly oyor p,inished IN
Kontuoky. II Mr.. WArTERsoN will carefot,v
examine l,is catalogue Of Ohio crimes he wii1
find TINT in Utmost oyery instance tus.ica
followed quickly upon Tho hoals Of tic ont.
n%,1 <n1e |. r..