The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-04-21

and not ut all prepossessing in appear
ance 1t is thought there is sufficient
evidence to convict thom.-hdpds city
Times.
The entire country about Fork
River, y. j.. is mass of hamee. over
six hundred square miles of cedar and
pine forests have been consumed
The greatest alarm ia felt by the viii
lagcrs who are ont fighting the FIRE.
Two houses in the outskirts have been
burnt. The FIRE has crossed the river
and is speeding towards Good Luck
Point and Island Beach, and the ut
most fears are felt that it will reach
the town.
-Four Cinnamon recently appeared
before the supreme court of New York
ms the incorporators of "Long We
Tong Eng wiz which was discovered
to mean "The order and Brotherhood
Of Masons.n They nllcge that they
were Masons before they came to
America that they had been tried
and proved ms such by American and
English Masons; that they have evil
dence to prove the existence of Ma
sonry in China for u thousand years,
and the signs and grips are the same
as those of other Mnsous. The pass
words, although different in sound,
have the same Significance as those of
other Masons.
Bloomington, Indiana is in fer
ment. The village numbers three lit
crary societies connected with the State
/ 1,tn al
to invite Hon. jefferson Davis to de
liver the annual address before them
some time next month. The republic
can club has undertaken to prevent
the carrying ont of the programme,
threatening to use force, il necessary,
to prevent il. The societies say they
want to secure n speaker that can say
something interesting, and are deter
mined not to he bulldozed by the re-
publican club. The faculty and trustees
of the university decline TO interfere,
and the contest wakes warmer every
day.
1t is q fact not generally known that
silver coins with holes bored or
punched in them will not be received
at tho treasury. BY punching n largo
hole in silver dollar from Ave to thir-
teen cents worth of silver is taken out
individuals rarely refuse to accept
these mutilated coins, as they pass
readily. Manufacturers who obtain
large quantities Of silver suffer the
most by the mutilation of coin, as the
defective pieces can not be exchanged
for certificates or greenbacks at the
office of the treasury or sub-trensury
l ms pcualtl rUi riduuuivnhy in",ilot
ing coins is fine of not moro than
$1,000 and imprisonment Of not more
than two years.
The government has issued n sweep
ing order in regard to the cattle men
in the Indian Territory, and has given
one and all notice to get ont of there
within two weeks, or suffer the Consc-
Quence of n visit from the soldiery
now stationed as n guard along the
line. To understand the unfortunate
position these men aro placed in by
this strange order of the government
it must be horne in mind that for
many years they have had permission
to herd and raise their vast ilocks Of
cattle upon the rich grasses of this
country and drive them in peace to
the railroads for shipment to Kansas
City. Chicago and other cattle markets
of the country Time and custom has
made this well settled right of these
men In the law Of the land and now
they are literally undone and many of
them will he ruined by this curious
action of the government. - Kansas
Gig Times,
Everybody knows that during the
past six months there has been extra
ordinary activity in railway construc-
ton, but the magnitude of the move
ment has not been very definitely
determined until now. aud the result
is such as may well create astonish-
mcnt. The New York Bulletin has n
statement showing that, from the lat
Of September last until the 25th ult.,
nearly 1000 miles have been actually
constructed, and l2.05l projected.
Total construction and projection, iif-
teen thousand six hundred and twenty
five miles. should the country expe-
rienco no financial disarrnngement
during the current year, there can he
no doubt but that majority of these
new undertakings will be well on ia
completion, thus adding immensely Ia
the transportation facilities Of the
country, and the distribution Of popu-
lation, commerce and industry. These
enterprises. it is calculated, will alb
sorb about S273,000, 900 of capital.