San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-23

MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS. % Pr,
penisou is to have . new $4,000
hotel. '' -'-
The International will locate machine
shops At Laredo, and San Antonio Is not
happy. /" ~ ' ~ ''''
Late sdtiSes sny that tho young en-
peror Of China has ANAL pok, and eau
not recover. q 4hi lh aa0 iNfils7t p
Several Destructive cyclones arc 70.
ported to tavc visited Northwest Mis-
souri,. causing the loss Of much prop
orty and many lives llli r.9ss p 81
Tho Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy's new capital il $50, OOJ, 900. and
its earnings for the quarter ending May
30, were over s per cent. ,,,,.,dt o.,,,o
% the night Of May 18th there was
nu earthquake 10 llayti. Rain fell 10
torrents ut the time, and many land
slides occurred. Many cattle we're killed
und crops destroyed. ~
The hull Of tho ill-fatcd Victoria, By
the sinking Of which so many persons
wero drowned, has been taken to Lon.
don, Ontario, and largo hcle found
stove through the bottom, as II the boat
had struck a snag. lu .v1nuo5 e8
Active preparations are being made
Tor tho erection Of the general Offices OF
tho Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fo com
pany, on the Northeast corner Of Strand
and Bath avenue, Galveston.
Dipthcria has become epidemic at Lud'
ihgton; Nliohigah. One hundred and
twenty-five children have died recently,
in popllatiou Of 1000 people. The
schools are closed mid special policemen
stationed at houses where sickness cx'
lists, TO, prevent iugrcss and egress. l13.
Rev, Father D., i. 'Hugap a Catholic
priest, and his brother, were smothered
to death ut CorcoraH, sIihn,, on the Sth
inst. The gentlemen were stopping
aith friends Al Corccoran ana slept in q
close room with an iinpetfectly burning
lamp. When discovered 10 tho morning
both we're dead. Father Hnsar was
comparatively young man; about 30 years
of age, and was highly respect de don
The total subscription in dSly ano eston aad
to the Texas Mexican H. ~ is Sou'ooo.
The artesian we'll at Galveston is
700 feet deep. ne 10 ifsue.iI olt u
President Garfield has q cousin il
command Of schooner on the Gulf
toast Of Texas. !" p''o',,'lSo Z .,.'-s
Al D,llas lately q brakeman on OF the
In n p RI r. ,orilled his life to res
c,,e two little GIRLS from being crush
ed on the trackiaThe engine wheels
ran over his coat sleeve. s9pgady 9sod
Tho toto, COST 81 t,,o nronoacd wa-
.o,. .no r,o,1r, I a. polest;ne w;lf be SS5. I
ono eu..A .h;,.5 :: t - t,';s 4 fnr mater;aI
ouo .tM,, Um lste n cc7i " IL Ipnd b,,;id
ings and works A sum Of $11, 900
per annum is secured, $4,000 by the
Il. g. G.. N. r. r. Go. $1,000 by the
City of Palestine; and 1915 by An
derson county; leaylpg w. 12o TO pe
raised per anlnup, mum, ~ private SUD
scriptions, to'insure 'thelr operatioh'
I The, Morgan r. r.. from Cuero is
to be extended to San Antonio. Col.
Whitney is in Europe soliciting funds
for that purpose, ,noaroii yaau gdf I'D
Anew daily paper, theriaCdmmerr
cial, " is published atiNV NVeatherford, by
Messrs. Boren e. Oliver. noisag8saom|
Tho t;rstf rn;lroaa cars reached Ell
paso. last month. connecting with the
pac;6c coost 4 Rne ,ooiI9ni1 diloI i
M9fAro9O'sall;vor tbp GREAT Iafd
league supporter from Ireland. is de-
livering lectures on the Irish cause,
this country, and solicits the people
to send aid to Parnell, the agitator.
He was in st. Louis, June 10. ~ !. ~. -
Tbo M;sao,,r;; ;y,,,,; pac;6c main line.
,,o;,,, NV ,vast rom War will run sew
S erai n;Ies from Belton' bnt q branch
road 10 10 bo bu;lt fo that piace..
80 ,Ssms. ;,,nnonrtor. ;,,n ~ a..
shipping point for cattle. Stock yards
embracing ten or twelve acres, have
been established there, and the stock
of tel, or twelve counties of the west
will be shipped from that place. II
/ NJ w r. MeDan;el has re-
.;rsJ from the scb,,lenbure- Enter
n :,..1.I p, H., tho En-