San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-14
LATE NEWS.

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l Texas has the largest cash balanc,
Of any state IN the Union
The debt of New Orleans, of al
issues is Sl4,579,30O.
The glass factory at Pascagoula
Mississippi, in going ahead.
Prof. Tice is so years old. NJ
wonder he is weather.wise.
| One thousand stocking makers are
coming to this country from Chem
nitz, soon.
Col. Hoxio gave $500 to assist Pal
estine in its management OF the city
schools.
The San Pedro Springs, at San
Antonio, are to be stocked with Ger
man carp.
Out of debt and five thousand dol
lars in its treasury is what may be
written for Victoria county.
A lanyard is in progress at Ennis,
and it is to be hoped that other OF
Jul tO"hb WIZ lpilOW buiU.
Fifty thousand bushels is the a.
mount of wheat raised in the White,
Hall neighborhood, McLonnan Go.
The n ost noted Chinese opium den
in Sap Francisco is owned by re-
tired American missionary to China.
Sir Samuel w. Baker, the celebrated
African explorer, is in thisocounty for
a hunting trip in the Rocky Noun.
tains.
The New York Chamber OF Com
merce showed their sympathy for Mrs
Garfield in o very substantial man
ner, by presenting her with S25O,OOO.
The citizens of Austin were excited
July IL, at the arrest of a woman
dressed in male attire with a revolver
about her hips, and acting as depu-
ty sheriff. Nice sheriff who appoint.
cd her!
The roof of church at Oaxaca,
Mexico, fell in July IL, just before
service, killing fifty persons. The
roof was being rebuilt and was start
ed by the falling of workman.
The body of L. r. Pugh, son of
ex-senator Pugh, of California was
found in chihuahua, horrible mutilat-
ed. He had been tortured and shot
by Indians.
There are thirty-nine sheep own
ers in Tom Green county whose own
ership ranges from one to ten thous-
and head each, and in the aggregate
foots up about $4,000 head.
Leprosy still prevails among the
inhabitants of some of the Louisiana
swamp lands, especially around lower
Bayou Lafourche. The details are
horrible in the extreme.
This month the medical council of
St. Petersburg has authorized women
to practice in pharmacy, so that the
Russian women have now free access
TO all branchesof the practice of med
icine.
Fish Commissioner Dinkens has
placed shad in the following streams:
san Marcos, 10000; San Antonion,
$4,000; Guadalupe, 10000; Colorado,
10000; Sabine, lz5.
Burglars are growing desperate.
The Georgetown sun says somebody
5ried n few nights ago to roll Nat Z.
henderson, iron safe out OF his Office.
What WIS Nat Q. doing with safe,
snywayF
f. M. o. Fem. son of John Fem,
Esq, of Houston, has carried off the
orize for oratory at the commence
nent of the University of Virginia.
Last year he attained the same dis
inction at Roanoke College.
Dat of 305 cases of measles in Bra
:oria county seven have died. Con
,estion was the cause of the deaths.
Mexico has agreed to pay $90,00O,-
100 to fo,ty-two railroad companies.
IF this $70,000,000 is promised to
who will build their roads
nd call for their cash.
Our Austin correspondent informs
Is that Senator Coke will stump the
tate in the interest of Waco, in the
ace for securing the location of the
main university at that point Waco
ppears to be in earnest and deter
mined not to let Austin bear of the
he trophy without severe struggle.
The last star route fraud unearthed
n the department is the route from
iinita, l. T., to Las Negas, n. NJ,
n miles long, on which two or three
etters trip were carried at cost of
;6I. $50 annually. With the proof of
his before him, Brady raised the pay
o $l50,59l.
Ii it is now said that should the
MI rains not interfere, the Texas and
'aciiic road will reach III Paso by
he LIST of January next. Track-lay
ng is progressing at the rate of two
allies "a day, and for eighty miles
head of the present terminus there
; not bridge to be built.
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