San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-16
FROM. NEW YORK.
Regular Correspondents Of the Fsss Passs,l
New York, Dec. 8, 1880

| young Aihh WIN oPPo"icu w w
enduring dreadful agony, staggered
into Bellevue Hospital on yesterday
afternoon. His eyes were starting
from their sockets and his tongue
hung from his mouth, his head right
hand and arm were terribly swollen
He had been bitten bya number Of
rats about the fingers of his right
hand. Without delay he was led into
the third surgeons ward. a physi-
clan was summoned, who after an
examination, gave his opinion that
the man was suffering from rat poi.
soning and was in a critical condi,
ton. Fears We're entertained that
lock jaw would set in.
For some time past, the man, whose
name is Carter, noticed that several
of his horses were annoyed
by rats while eating at the
feed boxes in the stable. Day
after day the animals were bitten
about the mouth by the rats. Yester-
day morning Carter determined to
get rid of the pests. Armed with a
heavy club he quietly approached
the feed-box, where he saw number
of rats hanging about q horses
mouth. He struck at them with
his club, but only succeeded in kill
ing one the rest sprang at his hand
and then escaped to their holes. In
few hours the hand had swelled to
double its former size and he also
found that he could not close his
mouth. Fearing that he had been
poisoned, he rushed to the hospital
as above stated, where he now lies
in critical condition.
General Grant visited Henry
Ward Beecher's church Sunday morn
ing. When the services were con-
cluded, rush was made toward the
ex-president, while hundreds blocked
up the aisles, in anticipation of shak-
ing hands with General Grant. Mr..
Beecher came to his relief by mount
ing the platform and making tho
Istartling announcement that Plym-
outh church is a place for "God-wor-
ship and not for man worship" and
then raising his voice and with an IT.
itated manner he commanded the
people to go. They went, and Beech
er had Grant all to himself.
A memorable event in dramatic an
nails was the 300th consecutive re-
presentation af "Hazel Kirke' at
Madison Square Theatre last week.
A beautiful souvenir in the form of
Russia leather portfolio containing
II portraits of it's participants, was
presented to each lady visitor.
It is calculeted that there is more
gold in John st. and Maiden-lane OF
this city, made into jewe!ry, than has
been taken out of the Black Hills
during the last three years. These
streets are the center of manufactur
ing and assaying, and the amount OF
gold jewelry stored in safes and
drawers (not as uptown, spread out
in show cases,) is almost equal in
value to that in the Treasury. The
competition is so great that many OF
the wholesale houses sell at retail at
this season, and at low prices.
The origin of the passion Play
is as follows. In 1888 there was q
great pestilence III Germany. The
supertitious villagers thinking to avert
the wrath OF heaven, promised to eve
nv ten years, to enact the sufferings
of Christ on theatrical stage. The
play has been enacted every decade
since that date. Tne boom Of O
gun woke the villagers at an early
hour. At half past seven in the
morning the audience assembled al
the theatre The play begins at
eight and lasts until evening. There
are eighteen acts in that play, com
mencing with Christ's entry int
Jerusalem. and closing with the as
cension. Joseph Meyerimpersonate'
Christ. and hangs for twenty minutes
upon thee cross, suspended byalooI
about MS waist Men and womer
are elaborately trained to take parts
At one time their are GOO people or
the stage. Joseph Myer pays hi'
part 20 well that he is more reveron
ced in the village than the Emperror
A wiinos Of the play says thAi
While 4 sharp and euidng hal fel
through the uhrooioi theatre uPoI
the cheek ofNyer, be did not No
vince. and 10 sign Of life cOald b
a,....s..l v-ss7, he KS plavsng inson