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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
A FEW DOTS OF TEXAS HISTORY

(Correspoadeace y The Free PressD
Thirty years not 10 the United
States Senate, but in Texas, which not
very unlike the Senate, is composed OF
all classes, aud characters Of men.
My knowledge OF the great State oil
Texas began in the year 1919, la that
year | came to the State aud made my
first stand or take up, at Lagrange in
Fsyette county, on the Colorado river.
Lagrange ut that time was the head.
quarters of probably the most thorough.
ly organized band that has ever had an
existence 10 the State. During the
year 1919 they fourished most, reached
their zenith and fell. The principal oc.
cupation of the band was negro stealing
running and aud selling. The detec.
ton aud downfall of the band Was the
work Of only day, anu was accomplish.
ed ia the following manner. Ia the
latter part OF October or the fore part
of November Of the year 40 old Col.
Jim Mly6eld. the justly celebrated
criminal lawyer Of bis day, WHO i'm
murial.zed his name aud memory by
his mastery defence Of the Barrier bog
for killing Nsile, for whipping him with
a pair Of old dry. hard raWhiie or hob
bles aud af,erEards undertaking. to pour
a glass OF shiskey down him. The psr.
,iculars Of which, are too lensihy TO
ciSe here. ! must return 10 my frs,
story. About the time shove men'ion-
ID Col. May6eld cot into a diii-aliy
With : msa 6y the name OF Bos,ic. 4;
ihe commencement il vas diligently Of
rorls followed hy hloTs of The Old
Keriueky style After = few rOands
hoy separated. bat net scsin " fer
niauies ~ or TEAR the SAM rlsce. I
.hirh vas on the street o. sieevslk. I
rnei Nth aouble-bsrrel,ed shot russ.
A bloody. fs;sl sncouu'er quickly fol-
owed IN which Mr. Bcsiic EEL. mortal
y uegusel. AID quirfly errircd
There we're ssite . ounse- q SIC chi
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
NEW YORK LIZ TIER.
Irregular Correspondence Of the FRss PREss.l
New York, OcT. 29th, 1880

| Irregular Correspondence Of the Fass PREss.1
New York, Der. 29th, 1880
The Police Central Office in this
city, Us well us the Courts and News
paper Offices, appears to have its
special monomaniac. As in many
other cases, the deluded person is a
woman, and like the others, she is a
poor, harmless creature who excites
pity notwithstanding the absurdity
of her disordered fancies and the
sincerity and earnestness with which
she narrates her imagined wrongs.
She believes herself to be under the
espionage of 1000 detectives, who
follow her in the interest of the Ger
man Consul, who she thinks has
secret offices in Police headquarters,
and deep designs against her place
and comfort. She tells all this with
a rational air and quiet manner until
she perceives that she is not credited,
and then grows n little excited and
becomes noisy. Some years ago a
man with n similar mania infested
the station houses and newpapor
offices. He imagined he was pur
sued. not by detectives, but by doc
tors who wanted his body for dlssec-
ton; and he would narrate to any
one who would listen, long tales of
the methods they pursued to capture
him. As proof of the huth OF what
he would relate, he would produce an
old cOps of The London Times in
which was a report filing half co..
umn, of a trial Of a physician Of
London, on the charge of conspiracy
against HIN. Of course tue report
only disclus d that me was insane, but
this the p,Jr fellow could no. recog-
nize. He disappeared several years .
ago. Hs natural successor seems to .
be the unfortunate creature who ap-
peared at headquarters recently.
Another unfortunate, fauni-T IN
the newspaper offices, IS an Cd man
who Claims to know whers SteErts
body rests, but who says that the
executors refuse to take Possession
IF II not 30 escape paying the re
ward. he zin tel yOu with grea;
sarnektncss but because enc Of them
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06

elected President Among tn,
causes for the Democratic defeat Il
assigns the decision which male
Indiana an October state, and the
cowardice which four years ago gave
up Tilden's cause.
New York, November 3,-The
Evening Post in the course of its
leading editorial on the result, says
there was still more potent reason
for the inefiiciency Of Democrats
and their faithlessness to such frag-
ments OF policy as they had positive
ly ayowed. The party in opposition
which incites the people to abandon
a party in power has two things to
do. 1t must prove the party in pow
or either theoretically or practically
unworthy Of trust, and it Aust pro-
vide consistent and ataa.tive
scheme Of measures with which to
supplant the incumbent. Now the
Democratic party was in opposition,
and no more. 1t had a great deal to
say against the Republicans and it
proved o great deal OF mistakes, mis-
carriages and positive offense, but it
had nothing to substitute that was
better. On all questionsof Legislation
likely to arise it was quite at sea. As
to finances it coalesced freely with
addle-headed teachers Of the paper
money gospel, and it did SO in the
face Of its own most honorable tradi-
tons. The best claim of the Repub-
lican party is that it represents and
must always represent in history the
principles which seemed to be down
in the dust when the Democrats of
New York were stirring up resistance
to the levy OF union troops, and
which triumphed in spite of the
Democrats at Gettysburg, Savannah
and Richmond. .. ..r
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ADOa't be lsOrRosfaI.

San Marcos is getting impatient
over Biancos hardness in fulfilling
her promises in regard to turning
the trade to that point. The people
Of San Marcos went to work with a
will, and in good faith raised the
necessary funds to make a good
road to the Blanco county line. The
road has been worked to the line,
and although, if not completed, it is
no doubt in better condition than
the road from here to Austin. Blan-
co can't afford to injure her reputa-
ton by going back on her word. and
it it will be bad day for her if she
lets the present opertunity of be-
coming commercial center pass by
unimproved. We now have the
chance to make the choice between IL
prosperous future and tho continu-
ance of the hum-drum life that marks
our town at present. Let us choose
wisely, remembering the fate OF the
sluggard whose only desire was a
elite more sleep and u little more
slumber." The people of Blanco
must cooperate with those of San
Marcos if they expect to reap any of
the benefits that would accrue from
an intercourse between the two
places. San Marcos is doing her
part and expects Blanco to keep her
word at least.-(Star.
1t can do no harm to remind our
people, also, not to be forgetful in
this matter, so that they may de-
serve all the praise awarded them
by our Blanco contemporary.
Apropos, Esquire Stevenson, of Pur-
gatory Springs, informed us the other
day that he WAS to resume work on
the road from the Backbone this
way, very soon with the object
of making it good through to this
place.
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wants the grand mausolenm which
Mrs. Stewart built at Garden Cit,
reserved for himself! He tells thi
story with such plausibility Of man
ner, and incident and detail too, tina
one hardly suspects his insanity un
til he reaches this astounding climax
when his manner changes instantly
to ferceness.
The little Miss Elite of the Court
House and City Hall, is a woman Of
forty-fiye or fifty, and evidently very
poor. She visits the public buildings
once every month and makes formal
demand of the various officials for
her rent or the use OF the buildings
Her mania is that she is the owner
of the public property of New York.
In her demands for her money she
interrupts proceedings in the courts
and Offices, but she is never violent,
and is easily induced to go away
She accepts anything in the form Or
shape of a check as payment but if
refused this tender she threatens a
writ of ejectinent.
A very remarkable mania is that
possessing lady of middle age Of
this city, WHO is evidently one of
culture and good circumstances. She
first developed this mania in 1878,
shortly after the publication Of the
cipher dispatches in the Tribune.
She appeared one day in that office
and stated that she hid an impOr-
tant communication to make, but
would do so only on the promise
that if it were used she should first
correct and approve the report. She
then stated that she had instituted
three important suits, each for a
million of dollars; one against Gen.
Grant, another against the Police
Commissioners, and the third against
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
This startling statement naturally
aroused attention, and when she
added that the suits involved and ex,
posed the sending of the Republi-
can ciphers during the campaign of
1876, she was urged to tell the story
in it's fullest detail. She then told who
she was, where she lived, her con
nections, and her wrongs. just be-
fore the election in 1876, while she
was absent in the country, the Pc
lice Commissioners, under orders
from President Grant, had sent Of
ficers to her house, taken possession
of it, and protected the agents Of
The Western Union Telegraph Co.,
while they were putting large num-
Der of telegraph wires into the walls
and ceilings of the house. They
were SO carefully concealed, that
when the mistress of the house re
turned, she did not for long time
discover them. She did so then
only because of the effect on her
health. When asked how it effected
her, she stated that she possessed
the only electrical voice in the coun-
try, which for the purpose of send
ing their cipher dispatches without
fear of exposure the Republicans
used, as they would use an electric
battery! OF course this wild story
revealed the mania which possessed
her, but nothing else in manner or
language indicated it, Informed
that it would be impossible to use
the information, she retired in a
quiet, ladylike manner.
In all these instances the victim
was absolutely harmless, and gener-
ally patient and sad of manner.
Each would have made an interest
ing study, and possibly these mere
outlines Of their peculiarlties may
prove of general interest
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DEFEAT
A SOLID NORTH Against . solid ssuth.


The dispatches indicate unmistak-
ably the astounding fact that New
York, and probably all the other
Northern States, have gone decidedly
for the Republican nominees. s.
We deem it sufficient this week
to- make this announcement
without attempting to go into de-
tails. We copy elsewhere some
comments Of the press, reserying
our own to another occasion.
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class would embrace tho balance Of the
Texas population at that time. This
class, taken ss q whole, could not DO pic
tured by words in the English language
and l do not know enough about any
other lansusse to attempt their history
il ihst way. They we're despssadoes.
Spithroats and outlaws Of tho dark
est.sys, of their day, Though ! feel
myself honor bound. 10 behalf Of that
class, complicated q, they were. TO say
they were too brave, bold, and chivul.
rous. 10 commit the Kind Of murder and
blood shed, theft and robbery that 10 al
most rendering odious the name, and
stshing the tsir fame Of our state to
day. The most daring outlaw Of
those days that ever knew, would
haze blushed and shuddered at the
thought Of the general type Of crime
that is perpetrated in this state at this
day. They would have been the very
first to have volunteered their services
to have followed them to their dens, and
hiding places, and there to have execut'
ed them without ceremony according to
their several Implications. l never
knew, up To the time OF the late war, a
man to be murdered for his money or
his money taken from him even after be
was killed. The worst men Of that day
would have scorued and spurned from
them such a thought. That awful
scourge, the war, has blighted the NOR
ais, scared the consciences. and harden.
ed the hearts OF the present generation,
not only OF native Texans, but it hs,
rushed 10 upon US the of.scouripgs oil
every other state, country and patton.
1 believe it would be blessing 10 the
country il we had q Moses TO lead out
the present generation into the
wilderness an ! there keep them, until
all of them except few Calebs and
Joshuas died. More perhaps bye aud
bye. MELRoY.
Il IL
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
WHEREAS, Default has been made in the COL

WHEREAS, DEFAULT mas been made in the con-
w dtions of certain mortgage duly executed, &C
knowledged and delivered by R A. Dorsey and Anna
@. Dorsey, his wife, mortgagors, to Israel g. Lash,
MORTGAGE, which mortgage bears date February 1st,
1876, and duly recorded in the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of Ramsey county, in the State of
Minnesota. on the 18th day of May, 1876, at four
O'Clock and twenty minutes P. M, In book "27'' of
mortgages, on page 359. in and by which mortgage
said mortgagors did grant, bargain, sell and convey
to said MORTGAGE, his heirs and assigns. the follow
ing described premises viz All that tract or par
eel of land lying and being in the county of Ramsey
and State of Minnesota known and described as lot
number three (3 in block number two (2), Robert
aud Randas Addition to the CITY of Saint Paul, ac-
cordiDg to the recorded plat thereof. to secure the
payment Of the sum of four thousand dollars and
terest from the ut day of February, 1876 at twelve
per cent per annum until said debt was fully paid,
according to the terms of promissory note of even
date with said mortgage for that sum in said mort
gage described executed and delivered by said mort
gagors TO said MORTGAGE, and payable three years
after date.
And whereas, There was allowed in and by said
mortgage the sum of one hundred dollars as an at
torney's fee in case of the foreclosure thereof;
And whereas. There Is now claimed to be due on
said mortgage debt at the date of this notice, the
sum of five thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
and suit or proceedings at law have been insti-
uted for the collection of said mortgage debt or any
part thereof;
And whereas, Said Israel g. Lash died at Salem,
North Carolina, on about the 18th day Of April,
1877 intestate, and R. B. Galusha was on the 3Oth
day of October, 1873, appointed by the Proba Q
Court of said Ramsey county administrator of his
estate, and said R. B. Galusha has duly qualified as
such administrator and received from said Probate
Court letters of administration on said estate;
And whereas, Said R B Galusha, as such admin
strstor has paid taxes said mortgs ged premises
for 1879 and prior years. amounting in all to the
of one hundred sixty-three and 5G-l0O dollars;
Now therefore, Notice hereby given, that by vir
tue of power of sale in said mortgage conta ned,
and in pursuance to the statute In such case made
and provided, the said mortgage Will be foreclosed
by sale of said mortgaged premises, and said
ises hereinbefore described will be sold at public
suction, to the highest bidder by the Sheriff of said
Ramsey county, on the 4th day of September, 1889,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the front door of
the old Court House, in the City of Saint Paul. In
said Ramsey county. to satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage debt said attorneys fees, said taxes
and the costs and expenses of said Eale.
Dated st. Paul, July LIST, 1879.
r B. GALUSHA,
Administrator of the Estate of Israel G.. Lash,
deceased July 22-7w-Thur
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
FARIBAULT,

The Faribault Guards will play Reward
in Owatonna tonight.
The foundation walls for the new ad-
dition to the Arlington house are about com.
pleted.
The personal property of Faribault, as
listed by the assessor, amounts to 81, 100000.
This is $213,0 900 more than ever before.
Prof. Web has just composed march
which he has named Hancock March," and
has dedicated it to the Northwestern band
of Faribault,
Messrs. Pratt g. Robinson's new elevator
at Pennington will be 40x120 feet and IS
feet high. 1t will hold, when finished, 3d.
GOO bushels of grain.
The wheat crop around Faribsult never
looked better than it does at present. There
is no rust to speak ST. The heads are
plump and well filed. Everything now
points toward large crop.
Jacob Gooden, the man drowned SUNDAY
afternoon in Circle Lake, an account o.
which appeared in Mondays GLOBE, wat
buried, yesterday, in Shieldsville. His body
was found Sunday evening.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
ROCHESTER,.

This cool weather must give US No. 1
wheat, D, G., what the chinch bugs leave us.
The leading Democrats are trying to get
the Congressional convention held here dur
ing fair week.
Prof. w. 3. Chamberlin, of Oberlin,
Ohio, will soon begin training our must
clans for concert the latter part of August.
Mrs. ]. B. Boynton, whose arm was frac.
tured in runaway accident recently, is in
danger of losing her arm at the elbow,
erysipelas having set in.
Marshal Kalb has been arrested for fast
driving, City Attorney Kellogg complain
ing. The case adjourned till November L.
The charge being made at time when Kel-
logg ran his horse past the marshal
The following officers were elected at the
Musical Union rooms last night: President,
J. w. Bradshaw; vice president, Miss Jessie
johnson; secretary, Chas. 81. Bliss; treas
urer, G. F. Massey; executive committee
Bradshaw, Croker, Blakeley, Knapp, Mrs
Oh. Bliss, Miss G. Daniels, Miss limerick
musical director, G. A. FIzzell; committee
on constitution, Frizzell, Knapp and Miss
Daniels. Adjourned until Thursday even
ing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

1t seems strange that anyone will suffer from
the many arrangements brought on by an inn
pure state of the blood, when ScoviD's Blood
and Liver Syrup will restore perfect health and
physical organisation. 1t is indeed a strength
ening syrup, pleasant to take, and has proven
itself to be the best blood purifier ever dis
covered, effectuaily curing Scrofula. Syphilitic
disorders, Weakness of the Kidneys, all Nervous
disorders and Debility. 1t corrects indigestion.
1t makes the old feel Young. the young feel
gay, and will invariably drive out of the sye-
tenn the many ills that human flesh and blood
are heir to. Price of large bottle with full di-
rections, 81. A single bottle will prove to You
its merits as q health renewer, for it acts like
charm especially when the complaint is of an
exhaustive nature, having tendency tG lessen
the natural vigor of the brain and nervous
system.
Remember we keep this excellent Blood snd
Liver Syrup for sale at our drug store in St.
Paul. and do most eordislly recommend it to
our customers and all good people. NoYEs
Bros CUTLER agents.
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st. Paul wholesale Market.

St. PAUL. July Il.
BRAN-Incoming. on track, So. o 'G9.o0 per ton.
BALED hay incoming S6.500700 on track pei
| ton
BARrEY-E1tra No. 8, 6O1s5c; No. 8, SO055o
rejected, 45460c.
BzANs-CRoioe mediums 81 2s01. 80; hand picked
navy 81 .65D1.75.
| BEEswAx-Per ID, 1Sc.
BnEwERs' sUppLEs-selling, malt, S1.25; hops
BuTTEn.ohoice l901so; fair to good loo12o
| common 708c.
Conn MEAL-Incoming, on track, coarse $3.50
| fine S16 90 Der ton
CoooANuTsAPer1 100, Sc 00dt7.00.
CoRN-Incoming, No. 2 mixed S4c; No 8 $50.
Eees-9010c.
FLOUR-Patent process S6.e0G17.00; straight $500
15.75 clear S4.7505.25.
FRu1rs-Messina and Palermo lemons. 5000
$50: dates, 9Q10c perlb; figs, in layers, I601sc ba
nanas $SOO@4.oo per bunch; new apples.
barr-ls 400 peaches q bu boxes, so; tomatoes
bu boxes, 90; blueberries $500 per bu crate
new grapes. 1Vlb boxes, 81 1892 10; oranges S. 81
e9 90 per box Lawton blackberries, 16-quart cases.
S3.5O02.75; Bartlett pears, Il blu boxes, 50 90.
GROUND FEKD-Ineoming, on track, $i4 90 pei
ton.
G1NsENaAS1. O001.1O per lb.
HIDES, ETc-Butchers', &c; green salt, &c;
veal kip, Sc veal calf lac; deacons, 40c; dry flint
i4c; dry salt 12c. No. 2 stock. two-thirds. Sheep
pelts shearfngs, 10040c; lamb skins, 10000. Tai
low, No. I, &c; No. 2, &c.
LIVE STooK-Choice steers, S4.00G4 SO; butchers
stock, s.. OO03.50; inferior stock, S2.500S. 90.
MAPLE SUGAR New. 13014c.
NEW ON1oNs-S1.75@2. 90: per box of one Blu
90 Per bari.
NEW PorAToEs-s2ooG2.2 per Dbl.
OATs-Incoming, No. 2 white 29c: mixed 28c
No. 8 27c.
PROVISIONS Mess pork S14 Oo014 So Lard, barrels,
7Ac; kegs &c. Hams 1141lhc; breakfast bacon 10Y
Ollie.
RAes-Per b, 10.
RYE FLoUR-S2.37H per sack.
SEoRTs-Incoming, on track, $s.0c010 90 per ton.
SENECA RooT-3Oc per lb.
Spring CHIcKENs-Good size per pair 30G35o.
WHEAT-No. 1 CSC; No. Q 500.
WooL-Unwashed, fine, 10000; coarse, 20G22
medium, 22G25c. Fleece washed, fine, 27@3Oc
coarse, 3O033c; medium, S2034c. Tub washed,
33036c.