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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

SOMETHING NEw.-Prof. Stuart, of
whom we spoke last week in connec.
ton with a musical entertainment Civ.
en- by him, informs US that he has
rented Harper's Hall for one year with
the purpose of making it q place of
frst.class amusement. He will give
concerts monthly, and will meantime
teach classes Of young folks in music
by the use of the blackboard, &c. In
short he will conduct home academy
Of music. Ice cream and similar deli.
cacies will also be served in their sea.
son, and the Hall be made place OF
public resort and first-olass amuse-
ment for ladies and gentlemen. The
Professor, having family, and liking
our town, proposes stopping among us
in the line OF business above indicated.
We are right glad to announce the fact,
for there is q positive need of resort
for innocent and elevating entertain
ment, and the result must be to draw
our young men from the haunts of dis
sipation and vice, and thus far pro-
mote the cause of morality and good
order. We therefore wish Prot. Stu
art success in his proposed enterprise.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

ONE of the great advantages Of i'm
proved mill machinery is the ability to
purify and reerind the middlings so as
IT, produce from them superior article
of -four. The proof of the pudding
is said to be in the eating, and all who
wish to test the merits Of the new pro-
cess -four made by Major Nance's &C.
complished miller, A. Lunday, at the
Majors new mill, should send there
and try it. We have tested it with the
most satisfactory results. 1t is not
inferior to the best Northern -four.
1t ought to be a matter Of just local
pride that we have one mill equal to
the best anywhere.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

Hon. l.. j. Storey continues to lay
us under obligations bv sending US
Legislative documents.
Uncle William Pitts has resided
thirty.two years in San Marcos. He
says the country was rather new" ut
that time.
We regret to tearn that Ida, a young
daughter OF our friend Capt. Storey,
was seriously injured by a fall from .
horse on Wednesday.
The names of Peter G. Ragsdsle
and two Of his brothers arc eorolled
among the early settlers OF the Repub.
lilo Of Texas in Bakers "Texas Scrap
Book"
Mr.. Cliett of Caldwell county. call.
ed on us on Wednesday. He says the
late rains scarcely reached so far down
the river as he resides. end they are
suffering from drought.
Rev. Mr.. Young will lecture on
Temperance at the Methodist church
this evening. The Friends Of Tenn.
perance will march in procession from
their hall On the occasion. We trust
there will be full attendance.
The elopement and marriage Of John
Curtis and Dora Sanders on last Sun
day caused quite q sensation. The
knot was tied at New Braunfels. The
Clerk Of Comal county appears to be
quite accommodating in the matter Of
issuing licences, and the German me-
tropolis of Texas bids fair to become
the "Gretna Green of all this region.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

The following is = list Of the cases
passed upon to this date (2l)
CIVIL.
Mary Blouut VS.. Catharine johnson
title to land-verdict for plaintiff.
Blessings vs.. Franks, similar case,
continued.
Matilda A, Stroupe VS.. James j.
Stroupe, divorce, granted.
Popie Merriwether vs., Peter ditto,
divorce, granted.
Chas. Grant vs.. Jennie Grant, di.
vorce granted.
Texana Scott vs.. Peyton Scott, di.
vorce, granted.
s. W. Ridgeway VS.. Jas. V. Allen,
debt, judgement by default.
john w. Herndon vs.. NJ, NJ. Eckols
judgement by default.
CRIMINAL
State vs.. VIM. Mcdonald, forgery,
three cases. seven years in the peniten
tiary.
State VS.. Duffy. theft Of cowa-pen-
itentiary two years.
State vs.. Jas. Stevenson, theft Of
cattle-penitentiary two years.
State vs. William Stevenson, same,
same.
State vs.. John Await. theft of watch
Jail thirty days and $500 fine.
State vs.. Pedro aggravated assault,
fine 500.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

The Governor has signed the appro-
priation bill for school purposes. 10
the message sent to the House on this
subject he says the deficiency will be
nearly $50, 600. Well. suppose it 10.
Let il be provided for by cutting of
useless Offices and pairing
down salaries. But let not the bes,
clsis of immigration be kept away and
the State plunged into the night Of
ignorance By stealing from the children
the money which il devoted BY the con
stitution to their education. Shorten
ing the years in the school house and
lengtbening toe years in the penitentia.
~ is not . wise policy for the State or
polite policy for the Democratic party.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22
The Hays County Sunday
SchOOl Convention.

Will meet at O'Clock A. NJ. on
Saturday before the fifth Sunday,
March 29th; at the Methodist Church
IN San Marcos.
All friends Of Sunday schools in this
County and adjoining neighborhoods
are cordially invited to participate in
the proceedings.
STERLING FISHER, President.
A.GOMERT, Secretary.
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Homo NEWS.

We have in contemplation an im.
portaut change in the matter and
makeup Of our paper. which We think
will mako it more acceptable to oul
readers. 1t may require few weeks
to cousummute the change, pending
which we shall only issue a single
sheet, but into which, us in our pres.
ent issue, We shall crowd more matter
than heretofore.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

Dr.. O. w. BENsoN's CELxRY AND UAno.
EILE PiLIs are prepared express ly 70 cure
Sick Headache, Nervous Headache, D.s-
D ptic Hcadaobe, Neuralgia, Nervousness
and Sleeplessness, and will cure any case.
Price SO cts box, 80 pills, postage lree.
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. l06, N
Eutaw street, Baltimore, Md.
April 27-ly
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

SYBIL BRoTHERToN, by Mrs. South.
worth, Eclectic Magazine for Febru
airy; Petersons for April Smiths Illus
trated Quarterly and Elite Fashions
--latest issues;) The Nursery for March:
For sale at the FREE Press office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

The latest railroad excitement is q
road from San Marcos to Purgatory
Springs, but not equal to those new
style low-quarter Mems and Ladies'
Shoes that Daley & Bros are selling
at from 81 90 to s. 90.
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Our GiubbI.g List for 1879.

We are prepared to cub the FREE
Press to new or renewing subscribers
with the following publications at the
rates specified below, if ordered at
the same time with our paper. In the
first column we give the regular price Of
each publication singly, IN the second
the price Of the same aud the FREE
PREss together: - ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

g. T. T." at the North long ago used
to stand for Gone to Texas" "P. T.
p" in like manner is supposed to
mean PAY the Printer" as will be
more fully expouuded to any of our
'inquiring friends" who owe us and
will do us the favor to call at our Of.
fac.
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.Wsql eos puu usl .ueI

The Sheriff contest has created some
excitement, but not as much as those
Glove Kid Shoes at Daley & Bro. 8
that are being sold for 81 80.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

A LARGE and elegant variety Of
spring and summer suits and clothing
generally adapted to the season, at
BRIGGS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

THE old "San Marcos Hotel" build
ing has been made to take back seat.
We suggest that some old settler write
a historical sketch for our columns Of
this venerable building. If it could
sneak it could indeed tale unfold.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

MURDERED-What for? because
Daley T. Bros are selling Iron Stone
CUPS and Saucers at go cts a set.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

JOHNSON & JOHNSON have hand
somely re-ftted their store room and
business premises-a great Improvement.
They are also in receipt of portion of
their spring stock, and are expecting
large accessions TO it in a few days
They invite all to call and examine.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

BAKER, charged with the murder of
Hollamon, at Seguin, has been rear.
rested for insufficiency of bail.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

MEMS Youths and Boys Spring
Clothing in nice assortment just reed
at JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

LADIES Hats, spring styles, prints,
and ladies dress goods generally at
DALEY & Bros.
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We prepared column Of personals
for this issue, but most Of them are
crowded out.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

AYERS Hair Vigor prevents tn
hair from falling out.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

You know what the court has done.
but do you know that DALEY g. Bro. s
are selling their Piques at from 8 to ID
cts per yard.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

HURRAH for Leadville, and better
for those pretty pieces of grass goods
ut DALEY & Bros.
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The promising prospect of further
nlns was again dispelled on Monday
t5a norther, which, however did no
iurther damage.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

JUST received large stock Of hard
ware at DONALSONS
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

THE Grand Jury found several in.
dictments, and the best tobaccos are
to be found at
DALEY & BRO, g.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

ALExANDER's medicines for sale
by Remer, druggist, San Marcos Tex,
Mar. l-3 mos.
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OFFER the Kelley Barbed steel
wire at 11Ac per lb for painted and l2c
DER ID for galvanized wire.
WIN. GIEsEs.
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LARGE lots of staple and fancy gro.
ceries at U. w. DONALDSON
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Postage is prepaid on all the above,
and premiums sent in some cases. For
particulars inquire at this Office.
We will also order any of the above
singly, or any other paper or periodical
at publishers prices, free Of charge.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

SEE new advertisement of VIM
Giesen.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

To arrive in few days . car load
of Moline Wagons to be sold at reduc-
ed prices.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

JUST received new calicos, lawns an
dress linens.
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GoRDoN's March, at this office
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22

THIS wagon is acknowledged to be
first class in every respect and gives
general satisfaction.
WIN. GIEsEN.
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AAAs week 10 your sss ,ssn- Is ortst free,
XhIHEs risk. Reader. 10 ycu vsnt business
VVVst Which persons q ether sen can nsts
srpst psy ell tks tine tbey vork. vrffs fer psfs
tie.isrs y HHal4sfr q Co., fertisnt, uslsss
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Mems & Boys Hats at cost,
G. w. DONALsoN's.
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
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LETTER. CAP AND BILL PAPEEi x.yslopes
Ia ke., st the yRER PBBS9 BOOK STAND.
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m oUREINa NOTE PAPER . HrvELorEs
h p,..ias Rss.r s c:,s' a. .ps C.rd s'''d' Ae"
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
Treatment of NihiIist Prisoners.

A London letter says: A cry of hor-
TOR has gone up from every part of civil
ized Europe at the sickening cruelty of
the Russian authorities toward the
wretched Nihilists ON their way to Sag
halien. 1t seems impossible that the
officers of the Gar could be so barbar-
Gus as to pack political prisoners in rows
of iron cages like wild beasts under the
deck of convict ship in such weather
that the wretches were nearly roasted to
death. Y ct such is the fact vouched for
by eyewitness. The Telegraph tells the
story. It's Vienna correspondent says:
During the second fortnight of last
month person whose testimony IL
above suspicion visited a ship ut anchor
at Odessa fitted out for the transport of
Nihilist convicts to the island of Saglta-
lien. He describes it as a MAN of-war of
about four thousand tons, freshly paint
ed white. On going below deck he
found that on either side of a narrow
passage iron-barred cages had been con-
structed, which he says were exactly
similar to those used for wild animals.
These cages were of different sizes, and
contained from four to twenty convicts
each. The lule observed was that such
among them as showed any disposition
to be unruly were confined in the smaller
cages so as to be more easily watched.
Inc SenIlelnitn WHO NlslIeu TIE snip Is
Inmates the number of these wretched
people at 750 most of whom had come
by rail from the interior heavily chained
together by small groups. They were to
keep their chains during the journey, and
my informant says the sinisternoise they
produced was distinctly audible long ere
he reached the ship. Unable to control
his feelings he observed to the officer in
command that his closely packed cargo,
chained together in a place where there
was absolutely no ventilation, would
never survive the passage of the Suez
Canal, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
To which the Russian officer cynicaliy
replied, :! Well, so mucl, the better for
ali parties il. they not" He accom-
panied this astounding remark by sig
nifcant glance, which his interlocutor
took to imply, Don't you understand
that is precisely what we expect?"
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
A Ride for Life Through Fire.

Between eight and nine o'clock in the
evening Robert @. Uffner, his wife and
daughter twelve years of age left Track
vile for Shenandoah in an ordinary farm
wagon drawn by two horses. After
driving a short distance Mr.. Uffner on
looking ahead a half mile or so saw
that the woods were on fire on both sides
OF the. road, but as the timber was small
and the underground light he thought
he would be able to get through without
much difficulty. When he entered the
burning district the wind seemed to in
crease and the fire moved with such
amazing rapidity he could hardly keep
pace with it. After driving through
the fire three or four hundred yards the
smoke became SO dense that the travel
ers were almost suffocated, and few
seconds later were compelled to lie down
on the bed of the wagon to prevent being
smothered. The smoke SO blinded Mr..
Uffner that he could hardly see the rord,
and consequently he allowed the horses
to go along pretty much as they pleased.
A half mile was traversed in this way,
when the smoke suddenly cleared away,
and the flames on either side of the road
increased in strength so rapidly that
they almost roasted the now thoroughly
frightened travellers. Seeing that if they
did not escape very soon the entire party
would be burned to death, Mr.. Uffner
tiled to urge the horses to gallop, but
the poor animals were so frightened that
| they hardly moved, and at last came to
a standstill, and began backing off the
road. Fearing that the wagon would be
pushed into the fire, Mr.. Uffner Jumped
out, and, taking the horses by the bits,
managed to quiet them until he found a
good, stont stick Then, ordering his
wife to take the reins, he proceeded to
belabOr the horses until they struck a
gallop and dashed along the road into
the very heart of tho fire. Uffner sue
ceeded in clambering into the wagon as
the horses ran, and, taking the lines from
his wife, urged them on at the top of his
voice. This race was continued over
| the rough mountain road for several
hundred yards, with the flames roaring
on both sides and myriadS of sparks fall.
ing in and about the wagon. Mrs
| Utfner's dress caught fire, and her hus-
band dropped the reins to assist in eX.
tinguishing it, when she tainted in his
arms. While he was endeavoring tC
bring his wife back to consciousness the
horses were tearing along at breaknecE
speed, and the wagon swerved, jOlteC
and swung around in anything hut {
comfortable manner. Mrs. Utfner be
came conscious in a few seconds, how.
ever, and just then her husband saw {
cloud of dense black smoke envelopine
the road and knew that they had reached
the outskirts of the fire and were safe
The travellers were all slightly burned
Some idea of the terrible heat they
passed through may be had when it il
stated that the paint on the wagon was
burned entirely off, and the horses haiI
was scorched in hundreds of places by
the sparks that fell on them.-PottSUiU,
(PN.) Miner.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
4 Brazilian POStOffice.

The postof1ice in Para, the principal
seaport of Brazil, is located in an i'm
mense room; a vestibule is rallied off,
within which are several tables covered
with letters and papers. How letters
are assorted is described by CORES
pendent of the Boston Journal:
There arc no boxes alphabetically ar
ranged, nor is there any mail delivery as
with us.
Everthing comes by water, and as the
communication from the south is but
once in two weeks, 'and from up the
river once in nine days, it follows that
the postoffice is for the greater part of the
time deserted except by few clerks,
who seem to have little to do except to
receive and deliver the few letters trans
iently coming in.
But when, as sometimes happens, the
steamer from the south arrives the same
day as the one from the north, a Euro.
pean steamer a day or two before, or Just
sailing, and the river mail down about
the same time, then the old postOffice
wakes up into life and activity.
Its gloomy halls are thrOnged with
merchants and clerks, strangers and citi-
zens, rushing about, seeking and carry
ing off their letters.
Then follow hours of hard work, for
as the American steamer only remains
SIX hours IN port, a WOf1u OF WrlUlnS mas
to be done in this short time to answer
all the correspondence, and there is no
rest for the merchants or their clerks,
until after the steamer is gone. -.
When the mail arrives at the post
office it is not sorted in an orderly man
ner, rs with us, but the bags are taken
into large inner room, dimly lighted,
and emptied out upon a long table let
tiers and papers all together-and here
the clerical work ceases, and the public
rush in and make their own Sc election.
Now ensues a scene of confusion which
you must witness to fully appreciate.
AS the table has but four sides, and
these are lined by perhaps fifty or sixty
people, while three or four times as many
more are waiting for chance behind,
and the table is filled so full that often
the letters and papers slip off on the
floor, and as every letter and package
must go through every mans hands be
fore he is satisfied that he has got all
that belongs to him, you may imagine
that it is work of time and uncertainty
to get ones letters.
In a day OF two the large table is
pretty well cleared, and what is left is
removed to a smaller one near the main
entrance, the papers placed on top, and
the letters in the drawer. Here any one
goes, at any hour the Office is open, and
searches for letters and papers without
let or hin derance.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
Wanted.

Wanted-a man, good, honest and brave,
Who doth all the vices eschew,
Who'll battle undaunted his honor to save,
To himself and his fellow men, true.
Wanted-a woman, no feminine tame,
Like fashion and prejudice make,
A creature of folly, just woman in name.
But woman, as God did create.
Wanted-a friend, that shall stand by our side
When friends and prosperity sp ed;
Zen faithful through all though, .ers ieride
A friend that's friend in our peesa
Wanted-a Christian, one who can feel
For the sinner, who ever he be,
Who'll pray with the sot, with the Magialeu
kneel- r....
From schisms and hypocrisy free.
Wanted-sweet truth, and constancy rare
And faith, OF a tangible shape,
And justice, and mercy, and charity fair,
This earth bright Eden to make
Modern -argo.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
The Suns Power.

In an interesting and eloquent paper
on The Sun Source of Power" pub
lished in the Scientific american, Prof
Langley takes the following method of
giving some idea of the work performed
by the suns heat on our earth, which
receives only a small fraction of the
enormous quantity sent out yearly from
the center of our system. Assuming the
area ofManhattan Island to be20 miles
and the annual rainfall inches, he shows
by simple calculation that this small
portion of the earth receives 1893, 800
600 cubic feet, or 38, 78l, 800 tons, of rain
in year. '.The amount of this" he
says, may be better appreciated by COM
parison. Thus, the Pyramid of Cheops
contains less than 100, 900, 900 cubic feet
and weighs less than 100000 tons; and
this water, then in the form Cfice, would
many times replace the largest pyramid
of Egypt. If we had to cart it away it
would require 1921 800 cars carrying
twelve tons eachito remove it, and these,
at an average length of thirty feet to the
car, would make six trains, each reach
ing in one continuous line of cars across
the continent, SO that the leading loco
motive of each train would be at San
Francisco before the rear had left New
York" A days rainfall of one tenth of
an inch spread over the United States
represents ten thousand millions of tons,
and would take, he states, more than all
the pumping engines which supply Phil
adelphia, Chicago and other large cities
depending more or less on steam for pot
able water, working day and night for a
century, to put it back to the height TO
which it was raised by the sun before it
fell. 1t las been found by careful ex-
pertinent that the effect Of the heat of a
vertical sun in the month of March, act
ing on q square foot of the cal this sur
face, after having lost a portion of its
energy through absorption by our at
mosphere, is equivalent to Obj horse
power and other problems with equally
startling results can be readily framed
from this and other accessible data.
The Newtown bee., 1879-09-10
Freaks of Rulers.

The palaces on which Sultan Abdul
Aziz and the ex-Khedive of Egypt ex-
pended so many millions, luxurious as
they are, have been surpassed seven-in
modern times by the freaks of rulers still
more eccentric. History has preserved
the memory of the ice-palace built by
the Russian Empress Anne, who pun
ished several of: her dainty courtiers by
compelling them to pass the night in its
great chamber of state, where they were
all but frozen TO death. The Gar Paul,
grandfather of the present sovereign,
coz structcd a room formed entirely of
huge mirrors, where he spent hours in
walking to and fro in full uniform-a
singular taste for the ugiest man in
Russia. One of the native princes o
Java cooled his palace by making a
stream fall in a cascade over the gate
way, and the Indian despot. Tippoo
Sahib, placed beside his dinner-table a
life-size figure OF a tiger devouring an
English officer. the roar of the east and
the shrieks of his victim being initiated
by hidden machinery. The late King OF
Dude kept in his county palace a large
collection of pet serpents, which he is
said to have more than once amused
himself by letting loose, with fatal effect
upon the luckless Hindoo who came.
within reach. saHA