San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-08-04
Thugs Ia General.

The thermometer atStockton, Kan
sas, was 115 degrees in the shade on
Wednesday last and to escape the
scorohing, fiery heat, the inhabitants
had to take refuge in their cellars.
The Transcript favors Austin for
the state University and says: "The
east has the A. g. NJ. College and the
state normal school, let the west have
the University, particularly when
they ask for it at the capital of the
whole state"
The Louisville Courier.Journa
well says of the attempted assassina.
ton of the President: The explo-
sion OF Guiteaus pistol loosened
party ties to such an extent that for
some days very few men could tell
whether they were Democrats or Re-
publIcans, and a number have not yet
found out.
Tho Louisville Couricr-Journal
speaks OF the hot weather i'll Cincin-
matt and st. Louis in the following
unique manner: "The devil opened
two branch bells IN the United States
last week, one at Cincinnati, the 9th
er at St. Louis, The heat is said to
have exce!led even that Of the old
mandatory
"Billy the kid" noted New
Mexico desparalo, was recently killed
by stockluan in self-defence. The
coroner's jury acquitted his slayer
and said the thanks of the country
we're due him. The "Kid', was
scarcely II, and bousted OF having
killed one man for every year OF his
-.[News.
HE press. Of the state generally
has expressed an opinion concerning
the question Of location of the state
university. but the battle wakes hot
only between the Austin and Waco
papers, with branch fight between
Galveston and HO0styn.--,San Ante
MO Express.
REFERRING to the medical depart
maut of the state university the Gal
weston News says: cit is obvious that
such an institution, which must de
pend for its value SO much upon chm
lcal instruction and practical demon
stration, should be located in city
WITH large and diversified popula-
ton, such Is is seldom or never found
except at an important seaport. Are
We to understand from this that the
News is in favor OF H0Gston!-'oan-
Antonio Express.
A number Of days have been sug.
gested, any one Of which would be
suitable, in which to celebrate the
fna recovery OF the President. No
vember 8, the day when the Presi
dent is fifty years ofago, is mentioned,
also the 10Th day Of October, when
the Yorktown centen lial is to be OBJ
served. The time, however, it is IN
derstood, wi be fixed aS an early
date by the committee of Governors
having the III .s5er in charge.
The Kansas City Times refers TO
an article in the News that made com
ment on the Democratic situation,
and suggested the propriety OF re
nominating General Hancock in 1854
for the presidency, and says: II the
only desileratun for the Demo cratic
candidate for President i'll 1854 be
that he has been defeated in Office,
we suggest the name of Samuel J.
Tllden for instance.
The proposed amendment is quite
apropos, and but for Mr. Tildens de-
Ginning years, the party could not do
better than to again call into its SER
vice in the front place Mr.. Tildens
mastery intellect, and place It's stand
ard in his hands for the next presi-
dental campaign. The position
rightfully belongs to him, and the
ingratitudo of his party contributed
largely 10 his defeat in 1880. Poll
tics are exacting, and parties can no
more afford to practice injustice and
ingratitude than individuals can.
Such offenses are sure to recoil with
damaging eifect-Galveston News.