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CHURCHES.

ETHODIST.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. J. 8. Gillett, Pastor
CHRlSTIAN.-Preaching at the Christian
Churchlon the second and fourth Ssbbaths In each
month by Elder III. Williamson.
PRESBYTERIAN.-Preachi at the Presbyte-
rian Church on tho second and fourth Sav-
bsthin each month by the Rev. W. l.. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.--Services every
sourth Sunday in each month at lOk o'clock, A.
NJ, and 7 p. NJ, .at st. Marks Church.)
BAPTlST-Preachinga at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday in each month, by Elder
n. Burroughs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-10

Deacon Richard Smith, Of the Gin
cinna,i Gaz=tte, who has been spend
ing a week or tEO 10 the north, says
he fads littl, inclination among
l-ading republican politicians 70 faTo.
the bo...G b iiOn Of Gen. Grant for the
presidency. and states further thai he
Is particularly Objectionable to the Ger
mABs Of Obio
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-10
MAILS.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES or, TO AND FROM SAN
MARCOS P. o.
Austin arrives daily, except Sundays at 11:45
A. N.
San Antonio arrives daily, except sundays at
lP. N.
Luling arrives Tuesday and Friday st4P.M N.
Departs Wednesday and Saturday at y A. M.
Blanco departs on Monday at q A. N. Arrives
on Tuesday at 6 NJ.
seguin arrives on Monday at s P. N. Departs
on Tuesday at Z A. n.
A. voM STEIN, P. II.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-10

II - "a WEEK IN y0ar orn town. and no
espitsl riskeo. TOa eau give the
Ahhb o trial uitbOuf erpsn-.
.NVU ne best opportunity ever sHsrse io-
" " " hose wiling % uOrk. TOG sbOllg
Try Boihiug elss untii yea zee 'or
yog-teH ~hsi you csn & At he busIzsss ve o.
FER. So rso1 % sNpl1i7 here. T01 can csv0rs
.,l yor- tns o. onlg yss- sps-s tiz1s 70 ne brs-
usss, ard -.ks great pay Ter every torr ttat yea
vo-k- women uaks ts usrh uE1. Sad fo-
syecisi p-iTrts terms a.s ps-tirui1rs. wh1et ss
nal f-se- o. Outt- free. DJa-. .tcsuBla5- q
ss-s tines -sils yea haze sU-h ehss-.- Az
.---s = HALJETT ; c. PSs-lIss. Nsars-
r= -
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-10
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Newspaper.

fN Newspaper.
IAN MARCOS FREE PRESS, I. h. JULIAN,
0EdJtor, publisher aud Proprietor. ofdce east
20 Main Plaza. nearly opposite the Court
'osess.
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Mayor-H. B. Cohield.
Council-w. o. Hutchison, T. R. Fourqprean. L.
W. Mitchell, d. p. Hopkins, p. X. Turner.
Marshal-S. l.. Townsend.
Council meets the first Tuesday In each mouth
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Business Cards, one inch or less, one year. SS.0o
M Cards iu Business Directory. one year, y: w
e Legal and Transient Advertisements will DO
ehsrsed one Dollar per square for the FIRST IL
asvion. and Fifty Cents per square for. r.eacn aaoi
etional insertion. A square 10 the space OF onS %
lpeh. fractional squares will be counted ~ III"
{ Local and Business Notices will be charged ten
oents per line for the first insertion. anu eign'
oSSls per line for each additional insertion. m
Anno uuoing candidates tor olllss, county, DIV
efor District or state offices, s,............ lo'os
+ 1nbitusry notices OF over ten lines charged ~
- half advertising rates.
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q a JOYFUL Nevs for Poys and GIri,!l
RAJ Young sud Old!i A NEW ~
H gvEsTIos Just patented for then,
for Home usel
FRET and Scroll Saving, Turning,
Borinz, Drilling Grinding, Polishing,
Screw Cutting. Pnce IS 10 $50.
Send oe1ts for 100 pegex
EPHRAIN BRoTS, Lowell, Ma.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
coSaRIssMAs-6Ta DISTRICT:
Hon. Columbus Upson, Of Bsxar county.
SENATOR -3lsr DISTRICT:
Hon. L. J. Storey, ot Caldwell Co.
ssPsssxSrArivrs-64r DISTRICT:
hon. !: N: Holmes, o. Guadaiupscoo,
Hon. W. r. Delany
DISTRICT oouRr-l5rH DISTRICT.
Hon. l.. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. LsGrange.
Tiiss OF HOLDING COURT.
HAYs.-2d Mondays in March and September.
cousrY osviorEs.
Ed K. Kone, Jndge County Court.
B.C. Hardiu, District Clerk.
Ed. J. l.. Green, County Clerk.
o. r. Brown, County Attorney.
Jas. A, Wren, Sheriff. q. 8. Cock, Deputy.
.. v. Grooms. Justice Of the Peace Pre-. No. !
Y. NV r.; Wyatt. {" :: c" I" {" :
Il. A. MoMe.us. County Treasurer.
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Joe. C. Eve, Surveyor.
P.P. Hopkins, % ccn'r Precinct No. !;
Peter Schmidt, IS.
John u. Patterson, Constable.
TIMES OF AoLDING COUNTY AND PRsoiNcr CoURrs---
Criminal County Court-lst Monday In each
month.
County Court for Civil and Probate business
lst Monday in Febrrary April, June, August, 90.
tober and December.
Commissioner Court-2d Mondays In February,
Nay, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month, San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MtCity.
SD " wimberley's Mill
g. 4-4th Dripping Springs.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor-H. B. Cofleld.
Council-W. o. Hutchison, T. R. Fourqprean. L.
W. Mitchell D. p Hopkjns, p. X. Turner.
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Tho AatOr Aplurge.

washington Letter to Chengo Timosl
The sensation of the evening was made,
however. by Mrs. John Jacob Astor. OF New
York. who entered the ball room on tho arm
Of Mr.. Brnncroft Davis. tho nephew OF tho
historian bancroft. | begin tho description
of Mrs Astor's toilet. with tho articles which
first attracted notice, and those were her
diamonds 100000 she wore on Mondny even
Ing. She came to tho pnrty and returned
from II under tho protection Of three police
men, to prevent any ehanCe OF robbery. Her
earrings were Of solitaires. nearly OF the s1ze
of silver quarter Of dollar Close around
hcr neck She wore three strings of large plnits.
Then, carelessly thrown around her neck and
hanging nearly to her belt, both In the front
and back, was n neeklace Of large solitaire
diamonds, with o largo pendant. Fastened
on her whist. u little nj ono side, was largo
spray of diamonds. A glrdle Of diamonds
was around her waist, from which hung in
frontA band thickly studded nearly W the
bottom of her skirts. Her hair WAS I'LL ablaze
with the three sprays Of diamonds with which
IL was ornnInentsd. Ier dress was OF plain
silk embroidered In tho shades OF wood color
Tho front of tho dress WAS nearly covered
with point lace. Mrs. Astor is quite plain
looking. She is Of medium height, and OF n
graceful figure. Her hair Is blonde, and her
eyes gray. Her complexion Is fndet, without
tho falntest trace OF freshness or color.
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TIE LATE SULTAN.
The Fears lie Entertained Of Being Poisoned
or Killed by His Family.
lBunsh,ne and Storm In tho East,

| Ono Of tho Nulinn'a manns la dread of
tlra IIo has had ncres Ut houses pulled down
| and nh enormous new palaces built further out
| or town. nor will he allow n single article ~
wood inside tho palace. Even tho wooden foz
pegs Ilave been turned out All the Hat
| cnntllestieka must be surrounded by saucer
or water He had two OF tho suItanhs bow
airung the other day for trhnsgr"sslnE this
| rule. and half murdered tho wlfe OF ono OF
his folonele for tho same Of'nsn. He Knocked
| her down and beat and trnmpled ON her, $40
that tho poor woman, III for days after.
One night. not long ago he escnpsl from tho
palace In hls nigbt-ehtrt and got Into
u common cab. tie was Immediately
with great difficulty that re could he per
| suaded to put them on and return. ~ ~ not
| wonderful that hs should occasionally suffer
from nightmare. for though h" neither drinks.
nor smokes. nor takes cnffsa. he eats eleven
times u day an enormous Ineal. There are
always nlnety-fonr nalss preGyn,r"l. from IN
which no may mike his choices. Whatever no
saleets te carefully scaled up IN tme Kitchen
bv thu Sultan's mother herself. Tho seneon-
Ing Ia done only In his presence. Some ono
tast es every dish before him. and no drinks
wnter outof u prepared glass which poison
would dscolor or hreak. He Ia worry anxious
tn change Tho order Of succession, and mako
HIS own son the next heir. Instead III being
a,lree.Ie,i by the eldest male ~ the fnmily OF
| Canaan but ma this Ia opposed tn Mhhonethn
custom generally, do not think no Is likely
to ailGcSed
The unfortunate n"phewa. of whom there
nre four, tho eldest - years old, arc kept oil
together In large palaces. and hnve oil their
meals sent from tho Sultan's kitchen. 50
afraid IRE they. however. or being poisoned,
that they never rat them, but have an old
woman 10 cook for them privately. They
nrc allowet, to 20 out In tho daytime on tho
Bosphorus with strong guard. They have
surreptitiously learned to play tho piano aud
read French newspapers and novels two
things of which tho Sultan would highly dis.
approve; and fancy that II over they should
come tn tho throne they will be found to be
very advanced young Turks lnhaed:: Every
thing Ia kept from tho knowledge of the Sui
tim which would be likely to dIsplease him
for bs would either publicly Disgrace his In
formnnt. or, II tho Intelligence were very dis
agreeable indeed have him bowstrunR. me
cSnseuence la that no Quo has yet dared to
tell him of tho famine In Asia Minor. and he
In In perfect lnnoraDce OF that fAct.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
A FISH STORY.
How Pickerel in Long Island Pond
Frisked With Swallows.
lFnrast md Htrenin. !

Forest and HtreMm.J
Ono pleasant summer afternoon I WAS
standing on tho shore OF n pond on Long
Isnnd@ way down where Mr.. IlnlloGk has. [
trow. many times ana oft cast line, watch
Ing the play Of swallows MS they skinned
inst over the surface Of tho water shortly bH-
Tore sunset. About one hundred yards ont
was u bed Of lily pads, and as tho swallows
skipped II. occasionally good slhsd ripple
could be seen and sometimes break from
tho edges, Indicating iiah there This las.
tened my attention to the particular place. !
had often seen ents play with swallows, swoof-
Ing at theIn but the lsa Ut fish doing tho same
was sulnaihing now 10 ms. Presently saw
Glenn breach and a fine large pickoref showed
hls whole slze and got swallow too. M he
disappeared beneath tho water This J saw
repeated several times and | called the NJ
While we we're Watching We saw two lhrRe
tirh break Mt tho anu,a awal1ow, tho fish
coming from opposite directions and ouch
head on to each. Both missed the ewallow.
but, singular To relate. only ono fish was seen
to fail Into tho water and neither was seen
to pass tho other. NJ y companion aud myself
looked with wonder. There WAS great
roinrnotlnn In the water, with u continuous
apattarng, and u boat being handy We jumped
In and rowrd to the spot and picked no the
largest pond pcksrel over saw. When we
had him In the bout the mystery WAS solved
tho smaller of the fish had. In his ehgernasa
for tho swallow. jumped cle.r down The
larger ONES throat md only tho tall 10 the
extent OF about MI Inch showed. Tho large
fish was completely rent asnndrr and kllled
by thh catastrophe. Both together weighed
tWSI,t vt two pounds.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
A IDoa Il head 6Old.

a tall, sooty chap approached the door OF
tho hall ut Randolph. N. Y, ono evening last
week, and, splitting out u chow OF tobacco, nd
dressrl Il gentleman VT tho door with. Say,
boss how yeopened2" Tho gentleman replied /:
Eyes, tho doors are open" The sooty chap then
unbuttoned his coat and took u brakeman =
badge from hls vest pocket, which no held out
with, well, I'm brakeman on tho railroad,
and want n pass for three, mo and my two
girls. We have to help to handle your bag
gage ana IL was heavy. Ii you don't come
down. US felIers will fix your show 30 you
won't get no crowd" The gentleman, with Il
twinkle In his eye, said: so you are q brake
man, and want three passes do your ~ 1t
customary for showmen to give phsses TO
brakemen2" Eyes. sir2 Why. when III Henry
was here he gave mo soven. Van AmburKhs
agent always gives ton to conductors. ak to
engineers and five to tho brakemen. was
going by with my girls, and 500 tho hall lit
,lp. and 80 said I'd come and git tho passes
The girls arc waiting down stairs now. The
gontemen said well, MS 1t seems to be the
custom here, LII do 1t. So get your ladies'
The fellow went down the stairs three at q
time, nearly knocking down several ladies'
and 1entlemen who were ascending. Soon he
came back was met by the Same gentleman,
who opened the door, took tho trio to front
seats, then assembled the stage and gave out q
HYMN which tho audience arose and sang.
About this time the brakeman found out the
Joke, and whispered In the oar OF his girls,
'Lord, Il nInt no minstrels, 1t g only Il Metho
dat revival We're sold!' Aud 80. In fact,
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How 10 sett,e a n,ole question.

There has been considerable discussion
lately about the Bible and it IL not surprising
that tn, people OF Benton, Mimi, fell Into the
general custom, and for several weeks argu..
ments on both sides were handed around
with great freedom. Feeling that the matter
had gone far enough, Dr. Pruden, we'll
known citizen, walked into a prayer meeting
one evening last week having In one hand q
copy of the scriptures, while the other con-
tanned a cooked revolver. Casually remark
Ing that there had been altogether too much
controversy over certain passages 10 the
book. the doctor announced that he would
XIII anybody that differed with him regard
ing them. Without waiting to ascertain
which side or the question the gentleman
proposed to take, the meeting rapidly adj
journed. The doctor is now In lunatic asy-
um.
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New York Ttmeg. |

4 W. MRcksy ths unfortunate California
minor, stiIl struggling To get hls bread with n
wrptehed pttanCs of not more than 800 or
$500 an hour, related recently ono Of Ills OK
perlenras In Paris, wherein no WINS Rcnndhl-
o,,sly l,peti. H. WAS hs first visit to Franco.
his arrival In Paris at certain hour had
been mentioned in the newspapers there. With
tho fact that he had engaged apartments Mt
tho Hotel Anglais. When no rsnched tho sta-
ton hs WAS surprised to find u pleasant-look-
in9, extromely courteous Frenehmhn. who
spoke English, waiting for him, saying that
ho had been expected. The strnn9er made
sure OF his name however, placed him in a
carriage, attended to his luggage, and drove
him To tho hotel. There he brought him tho
reg,ster to sign, and Maokey aligned 1t. while
ths Gau!, IA II by accident held bit OF blot
TOP Of tho page. "When turned away. says
tho millionaire. che remarked. i hope you
will be pleased with the Hotel frhnCnls.
But don't want To stay thRfN. Tho Hotel
Anglais Ia my place M I've told you "A
thousand parions. How stupid am to have
made such n blnntler. misunderstood you
Then calling II carriage, no transferred Mack
ey. hlmserand baggag" 10 tho Hotel Ang,ais
The Californian Thought that IL WAS hll right
until he rrcrvnh six months after. IN intnT-
minnbIe bin from the Hotel Francois for five
months board, with wine and every sort oil
extra Tho fellow had, on leaving him, gone
directly over TO tho FrnncaIs. passed himself
on for tho mine lived In grand luxury. aud
| whenever tho bin WAS sent In deferred pay
mrnt OF, some pretext or other. rho swlnd-
ler tlnnly quilted the house. and directed The
lin To 30 sent to Mnckey's San Francisco
address, and has not been heard OF since. Tho
| Californian now entertninR tho opinion thht q
Fronehnnn can "outbent' any beat on thu
| Pacific slope.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
GAakad MllnAAlf.

A young man named Elmer Severance. who
was working ut Smith X Cmrter's camp. at
Princeton. Mimi. bot one Of his companions q
quarter that he could place u clipper OF cold
water on the stove and hold his finger In the
clipper until the water began TO boil. The
wager was accepted Severance held his
finger In the dlpper quite u while. but was
Obliged to withdraw 1t before the water had
reached boiling pitch, hence no lost his bot
On examination IL was found that the finger
was completely cooked; it panied Severance,
come to town for medical treatment. The
probability Is that the finger will have to be
a yu ta1
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
The Effect Of. wagner. Music.

very painful, and at the same time In
etructive, incident occurred recently on the
West Side. and has created quite sensation
In musical circles. The home OF promising
Young pianist was invaded ono evening by
four policemen, who charged the musician
with violation OF the city ordinances In aid
Ing and encouraging dog fighting, and dragged
him to the station, notwithstanding that they
were unable to find a dog on the premises. 1t
subsequently appeared that the young man
had been practiclng with one OF Wagner 8
most celebrated compositions during the
evening on which the arrest was made, and,
although he was discharged, the justice very
properly refused to reprirnand the officers.
stating that unless crcumstantial evidence
was acted upon notorious criminals would
often ESCAPE.
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A Russian Church.

A Russian correspondent of L'Art, glves
some interesting particulars respecting the
magnificent Church OF Our Saviour ut Mos
cow the first stone OF which was laid by the
Emperor Nicholas In 1889, and which ls now
approaching completion. The most precious
materials. such M jasper. porphyry and
mnlachite, have been employed In the con-
structon OF this splendid ehiiice, as well as The
richest mosalcs and carvings. No fewer than
twelve bronze doors, ornamented with
statues OF saints. open from the four .facadcs,
each door being thirty-six foot In height, and
weighing 1900 pounds, while around the
walls of the entire church are sculptured a
series of bas-relefs, with figures more than
ak and a half feet In height. While the ex-
terior CLOVIS with mosaic, rich stones. and
gilded cupolas. the interior, lit by fifty sly
largo windows, vies with 1t in splendor by
means Of innumerable paintings, covering
tho whole OF the walls.
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= yourr man. Rr.ve peed..

A dispatch to the New York Herald, from
Pittsburg, said: "Spme time ago sensational
accounts we're published Ia the papers OF q
daring attempt to rob the residence of Mr. II.
kleber, In Allegheny City, by three burglars,
who were driven Of the premises by heroic
young man by the name OF John Mccartney,
after desperate hand to- hand fight, In which
the air was represented to be full Of cleaning
bowie knives and whistlinR bullets. Mozart
ney was shot In the side, and was written up
extensively In the press, and the illustrated
papers had pictures Of him. When he was
able he took 4 trip out West, and on his return
be told Id marvellous SEory. BE said that the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
a Long Prayer.
IN. Y. TrIb,lno.l

w 4
Ono OF tho longest prayers with which Ieg-
isIatora have over been luled to sleep WAS
offered ono morning In Richmond during tho
session ri tho Virginia Legislature ot 1850.
The charlottesville Chronicle Introduces tho
reuinlacencs with tho explanation that when
tho pr,w.t.inu officer was absent. Mr.. SonthaIl
u dyspeptie member from Albermarle, took
HIS place. During ono OF These tnternodthta
pefiods tho opening prayer WAS omitted 'or
seyerni mornings. Mr.. Southall said sharply
that lt was not his duty to hunt up pronGhnrs:
that was tho buainess OF the S"rgennt ut
Arms IT his officer WINS Nat Thompson. Of Han
over He defended himself by alleging TINT
the presiding officer always attended 10 get
ting tho parsons. but II Mr. Southall Thought
that tho Sergeant ought to have preacher
on hand he would try to get ono. That even
Ing hp stroIled down Main street In search OF
u person who was mn old acquaintance. mo
preacher was off duty. He was OF the Hard-
ahell persuasion. Tho Sergeant tclh him OF
the need of q man to load In prayer Mt tho
convention the ncxt day. The minister hlnt-
ed that his Sunday suit was rather rusty.
The Sergeant eonsented TO lend him Inc
proper garments. Tho next morning the two
marked on tho route TINT tho convention had
been without any worsh1p for q week,
md 1t was expected that the lost
devotons should be made up that
morning Mr.. Southatfs gnvel tapped tho
order exnety nj ii. As soon Ms the pGrson
had struck tho regular note. tho Sergeant
quickly slipped from tho hull. locked the
doors, and went out to lunch. He spent nm
hour at the restaurant and. slowly returning
to tho Capitol and finding tho Hard shell In
full swing he went down to another resta'i-
rant, dined with o. friend. snnntered BACK
about O'Clock, and still had quarter OF mn
hour to sun himself on tho Capitol steps boz
fore the swelling tones Of tho parson began
to taper to the lower key OF tho conclusion
Ile unboIted the doors rs the prayer ended
It had lasted three hours and n quarter. The
convention WAS far from u devotional frame
Of mind when the regular business began
Mr. SollthalI never insisted upon the Scr,
geant-at-Arms furnishing another minister.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1880

three men who had attempted to rob Mr..
eber's house had followed him to Gleve-
land. Toledo, Adrian and Cincinnati. They
had not attempted to modest him, but they
dog9ed his Footsteps and Swallowed him from
place to plaee until he was half frightened out
Of his not too large modcnm ~ wits. They
wrote him n number of threatening letters.
One of the papers hhs investigated the story.
and haa found that II Ia all without foundn-
tlon. IT is pretty clearly proven thnt no
wrote the letters himself, that his wound was
caused by hia own weapon and that his mo-
tive In ali this was to make himself u hero I'm
the eyes of " young lady who he was Ia love
with, and who did not care tor him..
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CANCELLATION OF ROND.
STATE or LOUISIANA, |

State OF LOUrSTANA. |
Executive Deparm mont, !
WHEREAS. THOMAS DUFFY. or THE
w city Of Now Orleans. has applied TO ms for
the cancellation of bond. drawn and signed
by him as principal. for the sum OF five thou
sand dollars. with John Bietry and George CrO-
nun. for the sum Of twenty five hundred dol
lars ench as sureties. dated the twenty first
d,y of November 1872. and conditioned for the
faithful performance OF the duties OF said
Thomas Duffy as Clerk OF the Fifth District
Court for the parish Of Orleans.
Now therefore. L. LOUIS ALFRED Witt
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana. have
thought proper to issue this my proclamation,
with the ylew Of giving public notice 70 al
writing. ut the Office Of the Secretary OF State.
In tho city Of New Orleans. within ninety days
after the last publication hereof. why said bond
and tho mortgage resulting ,therefrom should
not be cancelled and annulled. and the surettes
above named discharged from any further liza
bilites In the premises.
Witness my signature and the seal OF the
State Of Louisiana. ut the city OF New Orleans.
this fifteenth day OF January, 10 the year OF our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eighty.
and the one hundred and fourth year Of the In
dependence Of the United Rtates Of America.
LOUIS A. WILT.
By the Governor:
WILL A. STHoEd. Secretary OF State.
,uog2 nf
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Chas. Freeman, OF Pocasset, Mass, who
murdered his child last spring, claiming to
do 1T by express command Of God, has been
sent to an insane asylum the court Judging
that the easiest way to dispose OF his case
Freeman vigorously denies the insanity plea,
and says If he Is convicted of insanity the
Bible must be shut up. His wife heartily
agrees with him, and has had her hair cut
short, by command Of God, as she claims
and has also discarded cuffs and collars.