San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-12
TEXAS TOPICS.

astine for q cotton and oil mill.
The new crop of pecans is selling
for 50 so to $2.75 bushel at Victoria
Texas.
Marshall, Texas, carried off thu
premium for the finest bale of cotton a
the Atlanta exposition.
The Treasury during December
took in $60,S4l from the sale of lands
less 50, 500 interest on land money.
On the 31st of December the Gov
ernor pardoned twenty convicts, whose
ages ranged from thirteen to sixteen
years.
The change of the county seat OF
Wise county from Decatur to the geo.
graphical center of the county is being
discussed.
Total duties paid Galveston Gus
tomhouse for the year 1881 amount to
$l,799, 523.71, being an increase of $685.,
908.35 over 1880.
CONGRESSMAN Welborn has intro
duced bill providing for the erection
of United States Supreme Court build
ings at Dallas and Graham.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
road, which is now in operation from
Galveston to Dallas and Fort Worth, is
carrying passengers at fonr cents per
mile.
The Fort Worth Packing Company,
with capital stock of $4,000, filed q
charter recently. The company is or
ganized for the purpose of packing and
curing meats.
-Clarkville Times: j. B. Wilkes, a
noted hunter of the Shawnee Prairie
section, not long since killed buck
with twentyseven spikes, which weigh
ed, when dressed, $50 pounds.
The bids for the capitol lands were
opened Dec. 3lst. Two bids were made
Walter Scheill, of Rock Island, Hi"
nois, Offering, with some change in the
specifications, and contract, to erect the
building for the three million acres;
and A. A. Burck, of Rockdale, Texas,
with some changes in the contract, Of
fering to build for two million nine
hundred and seventy thousand acres,
the capitol. Both bids are backed by
syndicates, each representing millions
-Weatherford Commercials: Mr..
Curtis effected trade II. j. Atkinson
in which Mr.. Atkinson purchased half
interest in the stock of cattle belonging
to Mr.. c., and located in the panhandle
of Texas, amounting to the sum of
$4,000. This is one Of the heaviest
sales made lately in this country. Mr..
w. r. Curtis is one of the heaviest and
most successful cattle men in Texas,
and he started in that business but
few years since with only small herd
of cattle.
San Antonio Express: Monday,
at about twilight, daughter of MIR.
Kraus went out in search of a pet dog
that had strayed into the bush in the
western portion of the city suburbs.
Wandering about among the bush,
she was suddenly attracted by snake,
known as the "whipsnake," that en-
laced her form and would have eventu-
ally caused strangulation had it not
been for the arrival of her father who |
heard her cries. The snake was killed,
and measured 81 feet in length.
We believe it has been definitely
settled that great convention OF the
stockmen of Texas will be held at Aus
tin on the 14th of February next. The
benefit that will accrue to stockmen
from this convention is incalculable.
The mere fact of getting acquainted
with each other will be a benefit to one
and all in the future. Resolutions, rec
commencing changes and amendments
in the stock laws, will be adopted, and
will have great weight in moulding flu
ture legislation on matters pertaining
to the stock interests of Texas. The
different modes of stock raising, with
the advantages and disadvantages of
each, will be discussed by experienced
stock men, and oldest man in the bust
ness will doubtless learn something
from the exchange of ideas. The con-
vention is not to be confined to cattle
men; sheep men and horse raisers are
taking part in the movement that pro-
misses to bring together as large gath
ering as has ever met in convention in
Texas. Stockmen from all parts of
the State have expressed themselves
as much pleased with the selection of
Austin as the place where the conven-
ton is to be held. The citizens of
Austin are making preparations to COM
plement the stockmen with an elaborate 1
when they come to the
convention. Mr.. ]. B. Neff, one of (
Austin's liberal citizens, has rented the ,
Opera House from the 14th until the
Goth of February, and has generously
free of charge to the committee, /,
to be used for the meetings of the con-
vention.
The railroads will give reduced rates
to all representatives of the stock in !
terests. We urge all stockmen, who /,