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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26
The AnthorshIp Of she Decisra'
plSu Of independence

-
sisn Of independence
Tho Kansas City Times says: "A
serious dispute has arisen - to the
authorship Of the Declaration OF To-
dependence. A correspondent OF .
New York journal positively asserts
tina. it was the production OF Thomas
Paine. He says that Paine and Ben
jsmin Franklin were bosom friends.
The latter, who was . member Of the
committee to draft declaration, de-
livered to Jefferson Psine's manu-
script, With the assurance that the
writer would never lay claim to its
authorship. Mr.. Jefferson adopted
it, and, with . few verbal alterations,
it became the famous Declaration OF
American Independence. The Star
accepts this singular assertion as true
on the ground that the style of Paines
pamphlet, Common Sense" and
that Of tho Declaration are remark
ably alike. The terseness, vigor and
episrammatie brilliancy OF both pro-
ductions suggested the idea Of their
common authorship to no less per-
souage than the late George NJ. Dal'
las Of Pennsylvania. and sta private
entertainment given 10 Philadelphia
during the presidential campaign OF
1913, Mr.. Dalla, is said to hav" con.
tended very strongly for the belief
that to the pen Of the gifted and pa.
triosio ipfdel the Declaration Of In.
dependence must be attributed. Il
would be nuts" for Bob Iugersoll to
establish the fact that the author
and finisher of sis religious faith"
was also the author Of the Declare.
ton, but as Jefferson was also . very
respectable in6del in his way. il leaves
houors easy in either case from the
Insersoll standpoint.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26
Texas Homestead Exemption

Texas Homestead Exemption.
re. VS.. In New York 1ribune.l
The development Of Texas is re.
tarded to serious extent by a bad
homestead exemption law, which works
to destroy individual credit, to make
the collection Of debts difficult, and
to prevent capital from seeking invest
ment on real estate security. The
law is gross offence against CONNER
cial morality and common honesty. 1t
permits every head Of family to hold
200 acres of land or lot in any city
or town originally costing not over
5000 with all tho improvements that
may be put on it, absolutely FREQ from
liability, or debt. The owner cannot
waive this exemption or mortgage his
homestead, however much he may
desire to do 90. His homestead lot in
city may have upon it building
worth . hundred thousand dollars
and be absolutely valueless as security
for loan. Advantage is taken oil
the law TO pcrpetrata gross frauds
upon creditors. For instance. man
in Austin owning house and lots
bought bulldog site aud erected q
business block, borrowing $4,000
for the purpose and mortgaging the
block, Afterward his house burned
down, and he moved his family into
the block. When his debt became
due be refused to pay, aud ella lined
that the block had become bis home.
stead and was exempt from seizure and
sale. The case went up to the
Supreme Court, and a decision was
given in favor Of the debtor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26
State News.

Dension is soon to have . public
hall 25x90 feet.
The recent exhibition Of the Mo.
Kinney free school was largely attend
ed BY citizens.
Charles Perkins . young man OF
Sherman, read the bible until he be-
came insane. He is now q raving ma.
MAC.
The Sherman Ice factory turns out
pure compact ice. which is sold st one
cent . pound.
james Wallace. aged nine years, liv'
ing near LAGRANGE killed . rattlesnake
9 feet ten inches in length and having
nineteen rattles and . button.
Waller county has 1852 delinquent
tax payers for the 1878; they owe the
sum of s5,273.B. One hundred and
and twenty Of them are delinquent for
dog tax.
Capt. jesse Billingsley desires all
who took part in she battle Of San
Jacinto, and those who remained al
the upper encampment near Harris
burg on the day of the battle, to send
their names to his address at McDade,
He 10 revising the list.
In the north western counties the
corn crop is failure.
Mr.. B. Lane. who lives about nine
miles below town, informs Us that
be killed q mammoth alligator in the
San Marcos river near his place . few
days ago. The monster measured nine
feet in length, and weighed over two
hundred pounds. Mr.. L. secured hil
hide and intends having it tanned
-ILuling Signal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

The Statesman fairly yells with de-
light oyer the discovery of another Co
laDorer in the governors vineyard.
1t says:
THE Clarksville Times stands
sqnarely on the Old Aloade's platform.
That is q dangerously narrow and
unstable platform to risk standing on
in this progressive day, 1t is bound
to totter beneath the whirlwind Of pub
lie sentiment that will bear upon il
next year,-CWaco Telephone.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

Mas. SARAH A. DORSEY, of Missis g.
sippi, willed to Jefferson Davis, on the
score Of personal and political admir-
ration, an estate valued at $685. 600.
She was . widow Of 80 years, and Mr.,
Davis Was for considerable time her
guest. The will it is said will be con-
tested by the lsdy's relatives on the
ground that she was mentally incapable
of making a will, and that undue in
fuence was used over her.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

READ the article on our first page
entitled "A Political Review" 1t 10
from the Dallas Herald and CONNER
cial, an old. orthodox Democratic pa.
per. We concur in the views Of said
article. There is certainly need Of .
new departure" 10 the policy Of the
party in this State. The Bourbon
element has got to 60 under. 1t has
already borne sway By far too long for
the best interest and good name Of the
State.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26
Progress Of the Epidemic.

The yellow fever is steadily on the
increase at Memphis. From the. be.
ginning there have been not less than
City cases. The inhabitants continue
to flee the place. There have been
some cases else where among the Mem
phis refugees, two at Louisville among
others.
Galveston has quarentined against
New Orleans, which has excited great
indignation at the latter place.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

TBEY have at last got the so-called
Prince Imperial OF France safely bur
led. England at least gave him bril-
liant funeral.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

Hon. WILLIAM ALLEN OF Ohio died
at his residence on the llih inst. lie
was over 20 years Of sge.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

Cox, the negro who murdered Mrs.
Hall in New York city, has been SEN
fenced to be hung. But his counsel are
seeking the usual delays.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27

perity in that section to the idea that "the negro
will not work" That paper asks that white people
shall set the negro an example.
young gentleman from st. Louis was walking
along the shore at Lake Michigan with Chicago
girl when he saw on the sands what he supposed to
bea devil fish. with its long tentacles spread out
upon the submerged soil of Illinois. He was awak-
ened from his dream by tho young lady, who said
II have just dropped my glove"
Nine. Piozzi. in ascending vesuvius. recog-
nized by the hermit Of the mountain. "Did never
see you before. madam? said he. Eyes. sure
have. and dressed you. too. when was hardresser
in London; and dressed pretty Miss Wynne. too.
in the same street. Vt-eie encore vitelie
All! l am old now." continued he. II remember
when black pins first came up
liking Oscars Life of Charles XIII" has been
translated into English. The present King Of Swe-
den. says critic is not the only literary monarch
OF our time. but he is. perhaps. the only whose
writings would have attracted much notice had he
not been king. His name. indeed. would have to
be mentioned among those Of the six seven best
living Swedish poets if it the most obscure by
birth in his dominions. His prose is not SO remark
able as his verse. which possesses striking merit.
but it is graceful and harmonious.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
SEEKING A MISSING GIRL.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. August 90. 1879.
J. f. Shertle, superintendent of the Baraboo (wis)
woollen Mills. arrived hero yesterday in search Of
his relative, Miss Kate Fogel. bright girl thirteen
years of age. who disappeared from her mothers
house. in Beaver Dam. on juno g. Believing that
the girl has been abducted. q search was imme
diately begun and still continues. Ono clew led
through Iowa. Nebraska and Ohio into Illinois, but
the girl always seemed to be about two
weeks ahead of Mr.. Shcrtle. She was finally
traced to Chicago. When last she
apparently alono. and In response to
inquiries said she lived in Wisconsin and wss
route to Milwaukee, but would make further
statement. A thorough search through Milwaukee
and Chicago has been made, but without obtaining
any further clew. Kate Is described as girl about
four feet nine inches in height weighing but eighty
pounds fair, with round face, blue-gray eyes and
clustering brown hair. On the left side Of her nose
is q small brown mole, which can be plainly scen
Her disappearance is especially mysterious from
the fact that her parents only comfortably situ
atcd and unable to pay heavy reward for her re-
covery, and she s apparently travelling alone After
seven weeks persistent search. MIR. Shertle 10 ~
much In the dark as when ho began.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
Superb uOus Farmers.

In the Farmers Club yesterday Mr..
Sharpe camo out flat against agricultural
machinery and in favor of the Mormons.
He was of opinion that labor-saving ma
chinery was to be the ruin of farmers, as it
had been of mechanics; that all farmers
must now be capitalists or else laborers on
the farms of capitalists; that the only
"hope for humanity" was in Baxter street,
and that ''co-operation" as practised
in Utah was the great possible sal
vation of the working-day world. Sharpe
was no doubt in gloomy and despondent
frame of mind and had his quiver full of
arrows just like these, which he meant
to fire away at the body polite and social to
the dismay and astonishment of the sly,
slow, sleepy creatures who make up the
Farmers Club; but behold he was cut off in
his prime by the voice Of the president, who
said that Sharpe had committed an "out-
rage" and disgrace" in his Baxter street
and Mormon illusions. Sharpe apologized
and departed; but his eloquent impeach-
ment of the workingn.en who make the la.
bor-saving machinery will not be lost; and
lively time in the Farmers Club will be
remembered by q remote posterity as one
of the great events of the age.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27

made himself needlessly party to this fac
tion fight, is, to say the least, imprudent,
supposing the democrats to desire TO carry
the State. If they do not care about that
then of course they may do well to re-
nominate the Governor. We observe
that the republican journals almost
without exception anxiously urge that
he ought to be renominated. but the
republicans do not intend to vote for
him. They hope to beat him. What the
democrats need is harmony and union, and
whatever the merits of Governor Robinson
may be-and we think more highly of him
than Mr. Kelly does-he is clearly not the
man on whom his party in all parts of the
State are likely to unite with enthusiasm.
To renominate him in order to spite Tam
many might look magnificent, but it would
not carry the State.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27


Elsewhere we reprint an article from the
Toronto Globe. on the fishery disputes,
which gives, presumably, the Canadian
view of the matter. This is, in brief, that
we have no rights under the Treaty Of
Washington, unless they are confirmed by
the legislation of the provinces.
We remark on this view, first. that treaty
agreements have always been held superior
to local laws, unless the reverse was ex-
pressly provided in the treaty; and this was
admitted, after tedious argument, by Lord
Derby, in the extradition troubles, where it
was at first held in England that the extradi-
ton clauses of the Ashburton Treaty were
in particular respect overridden by an
act of Parliament. Lord Derby was COM
PEELED to give up this ground, the best
lawyers in England showing that it was
untenable. Our fishery rights in Canadian
waters are therefore those which were
guaranteed by the treaty, without reference
to the local legislation.
Second-But even if this were not the case
we should still have reason for serious COM
plant and the demand for heavy damages,
in the fact that the local laws of which the
Globe speaks have been enforced on our
fishermen, not by the local authorities. but
by mobs which have attacked our people,.
their seines and their vessels. We have
paid FIVE and half millions to Great Britain
for certain privileges, and when we 60 to
exercise them not only does Great Britain
neglect to protect us in our rights, but she
does not even take care that the provincial
authorities shall act according to the forms
of law in ousting us of our rights, but toler-
ates the interference of lawless mobs. That
is the situation.
Finally, if it is to be held that treaty
between Great Britain and the United
States in reference to colonial matters does
not bind the British colonies, then of course
it is absurd for US to conclude such trea-
ties; and if it is desirable to US or to the
people of the Dominion to make any ar
rangements between the two countries, we
must concert together directly, and not
through the Intervention of on outside
and, as it seems, according to the Globe, in
such relations an unauthorized govern
ment. We are not unwilling to see this view
adopted; for it would be much better, and
would conduce to the welfare of both coun-
tries, if the United States and Canada
should treat directly upon all subjects
affecting the interests of their people. We
cannot conceive, for instance, any worse
arrangement of the fishery interests to
come about under such a system than that
we are now justly complaining of. 1t is
absurd that we should have to treat with
Power across the Atlantic for privileges in
American waters but it becomes useless,
as we'll as absurd, when the Canadians as
sert, after the treaty is concluded and the
money paid, that Great Britain had and has
no power to bind them.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

SARATOGA. N. Y, August 26. 1870.
The following is tho programme Of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science for tho
first day Of the annual session. Wednesday, August
27:-
Organization of the meeting in general session at
ten o'clock in the Town Hall. Cali to order by Pro-
fessor o. Q. Marsh. the retiring president.
Acceptance of the chair by President Barker.
Welcome of the association by DR.. r. G. McEwen.
Chairman of the local committee. Reply by Presi-
dent Barker.
Announcements by the General Secretary of tne
arrangements made by the local and standing coh.-
mittees.
Election-by ballot, after open nomination-of six
Fellows to the Standing Committee.
Election of new members recommended by the
Standing Committee
Notice OF deceased members.
Action on the proposed amendment Of the const-
tuition emitting life members to the annual volume
of proceedings.
Adjournment of the general session and organiza-
ton Of the sections.
The Standing Committee has recommended that
the daily sessions continue until half past p. NJ
with intermission Of q half hour at noon.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON. August &C. 1879.
The Secretary of War has detailed First Lieutenant
Smith S. Leach Engineer CORPS to act as secretary
OF the Mississippi River Improvement Commission.
and he has been ordered to report by letter to
Lieutenant Colonel Q. A. Gilmore. president OF tina
commission.
On application from the Interior Department.
Secretary McCrary has directed that First Lieuten-
ant Richard II. Piatt Tenth cavalry, report to
Secretary Schurz for special duty in connection with
Indian education. Lieutenant Platt, who has long
will have charge OF the school for young Indians.
which will be opened at Carlisle Barracks. Pennsyl-
vania.
The Superintendent OF the Mounted Recruiting
Service, United States Army. has been ordered to
forward to Fort supply Indian Territory twenty
recruits for assignment to company l. Fourth
cavalry.
The following changes in the stations of medical
officers have been ordered -Surgeon S. NJ. Horton
and Assistant Surgeons r. II. Brown and b. ID. Tay-
lor will proceed from the Department of Dakota 10
Surgeon General Surgeon B A. Clements from the
Department of the Platte. and will report i'll person
to the Surgeon General; Assistant Surgeons ]. w.
Brewer and J. v. II. Hobb from tho De-
partment Of the Missouri to New York.
aud report by letter to the Surgeon Gem
eral; Assistant Surgeons w. S. Treinaine. J. A.
OF the Missouri to New York. Philadelphia and New
York respectively, and report upon arrival by letter
to the Surgeon General; Assistant Surgeons q. w.
Adair and II. s. Turrell will report upon the expra-
ton of their leaves absence to the Department of
the East for assignment to duty; Surgeon j. Il.
Head is relieved from duty in the Department OF
the East and assigned to duty as examiner OF re-
Jacob. Jr.. Sixth infantry. Will proceed to reJon
his proper station.
On his own application after thirty years service.
United States Of Army. has been retired from
active service
The New York herald., 1879-08-27

Grants countrymen will rejoice to discover
that he has not at any time countenanced the
schemes OF self-seeking men who desired
to use him as a means to re-establish their
broken political fortunes; and they will be
delighted to find him engaged in another
great service to his country and the world,
for which his technical skill, his studies
and his knowledge of the needs of COM
merce all peculiarly fit him.
General Grant himself will read with
amusement the series of conversations we
print this morning, in which o number of
prominent public men give their opin-
ions of his expressions concerning the
Presidency to the Chinese Li-Hung
Chang. These views of prominent men
lose their Importance in view of the
facts We make public this morning;
but General Grant would probably be the
first to oppose what is advanced by several
that his services as President might be
needed to ''keep down the South" He
would probably reply that only constitu-
tional methods are allowable, and that
these civilian can use even bet
ter than military man. There is
something contemplate and un-Ameri-
can in this notion that we need
general in the greatest civil Office
of the Union which Grant would be the
first to denounce. The country does not
forget that the purely civilian administra-
ton of President Hayes knew how to deal
successfully with the most formidable and
extensive riot which this country has ever
seen.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
CANADIAN MARITIME TELEGRAPH.

QUEBEC August 20, 1870.
Hon. DIR. Fortin presented Admiral Ingleaeld with
pamphlet and charts relating to the Gulf Of st.
Lawrence. and the system Of coast telegraph and
signals which in course of erection on the Cana
dian sea coast. The Admiral acknowledged the
ceipt of these with pleasure, and said he
would transmit them to the photographic
Bureau OF the Admiralty in London. Yesterday
Dr. Fortin paid visit to the Bellerophon and
explained the system to the Admiral. who expressed
himself much pleased with the plan. He also seemed
to think that in time of IL would be extremely
useful and necessary. The honorable gentleman also
visited Admiral Peyron, of La Gallisonierre, and
took occasion to point out the main features and adj
vantages Of the system, which IL international in
character and intended for the of all ships which
come to Canadian shores. The French Admiral was
quite favorably impressed with the idea and said he
would send the plans to tho photographic Bureau OF
France.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
CENTENNIAL BATTLE CELEBRATION.

EI.MrRA. N. Y. August 26, 1879.
The centennial celebration Of the battle Of Newtown
will take place on the battle ground four miles east
of Elmira, on Friday next. monument has been
erected on the spot The ceremonies will be n-
tiated on Thursday evening by address from
Erastus Brooks. On Friday the principal address
will be made by Horatio Seymour. Ex-Governor Of
new York. Governors Matt Head. of New Hamp-
shire; Mcclellan, of New Jersey; Hoyt, of
Pennsylvania aud Robinson. of New York,
with their stats, will be present General
Sullivan's troops having come from the States
named. General Sherman and staff and Secretary
McCrary, with other distinguished military and
literary men, will also be present. grand display
of military aud exhibition of fireworks in the
ing will be features of the OCCASION tho latter to ake
place in Elmira. The attendance will be immense.
and a highly interesting time is anticipated.
The New York herald., 1879-08-27
Street DISTINCTIONS.

An important decision rendered in the
Supreme Court on the subject Of the OBJ
struction of streets by booths is reported to-
day. BY this judgment the issue between
the market authorities and the Commits
sioner OF Public Works is determined on
what certainly seem to be good grounds,
and the public would have reason to be
content if this Interpretation of the law
were final; but it may not be final It has
is supposed to know the law except the
Judges of the Supreme Court, and they
have the Court of Appeals to correct them.
Perhaps the Court OF Appeals will once
more perform that part; but we hope it
may not. ''Any building or like structure"
says the Court, ''erected upon street
without the sanction of the Legislature is o
nuisance, and the local corporate au-
thority cannot give valid permission
thus to occupy the streets without
express power conferred by charter"
There is no such authority in the
charter, and consequently the law which
makes it the duty of the Commissioner of
HuDl1c w OrkS TO remove Sucu ODStructIOuS
is not qualified in any degree and is i'm
perative. This makes clear the right to
drive away all the colonies of squatters
that grow around the markets like toad
stools, and it even hands all those relations
of the Aldermen who possess the privileges
of peanut stands over to the tender mercies
of the dreadful Commissioner and his men.
The Bureau of Street Encumbrances,
armed with this authority, will be able to
secure to the public the use Of several i'm
portant public thoroughfares dedicated to
traffic, but practically closed by the en-
croachment of booths. AS this point is
settled may we hope that the same author
ity will consider the subject of the obstruc-
ton Of the streets by the skids OF mer-
chants on the west side? That is q nui-
sance which incommodes more people than
the booths did.