San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TO nave new nchrlnBa
The president has approved the appor-
tionment bill.
Tlo decrease of the public debt for Feb
rmy is about 81, 100000
The foods still prevail throughout the Mis-
sisippi valley.
Herbert Spencer, the celebrated scientist,
is expected 70 visit America shortly.
The Arkansas Press Association meets the
first Wednesday in June next, at Searcy.
An advance in the grain and feed markets
is reporte mt st. LOUIS.
Gen. Sherman is expected at San Antonio
about this date.
Slryent of California, IN infamous char
aster, has been appointed minister to Ger
many.
Geo. Alfred Townsend, "Gath" the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, is on
visit to Texas,
Conkling was nominated by Arthur to the
vacancy in the supreme court, and confirm
ed but declines the place,
A bill is now before the State Legislature
of Iowa to abolish whipping in the public
h,hoois,
Some parties are acting on Gov. RobertS'S
advice and securing broad acres OF school
In lus with marvellous rapidity.
The Washington Grand Jury, is exploring
ths Oregon IN ratification OF the star-routs
service.
Bradlaugh having been sent back to his
constituents, is again returned to Parliament
and knocking again for admission.
The trial of Sergeant Mason for shooting at
Guiteau some time since is in progress at
Washington.
Blaine delivered his eulogy of Garfield,
according to announcement 1t is very
fine production of admirable tone aud
temper.
State Treasurer Polk, of Tennessee, alys
that the debt of that state is q, 900, 900, and
that the decision rendered by the state
supreme court repudiates oil but ~, 500, 600
The Senate has passed the bill making
Grant General of the army, and retiring with
the pay will add 1913. 800 to his annual in
come. 1t was passed by vota OF 35 to II.
Ground was broke last week for new
conrt house at Fredericksburg, to cost $23,-
tect.
The widow of Daniel Webster died Mt her |
homo near New York on the Goth nit at the |
age of IS years. She was Webstsr's second |
WIFE
very large Jewish emigration to this |
country is expected in consequence of the |
persecution in Russia. Their brethren i'll |
New York are arranging to assist them.
A maa fred pistol at Queen Victoria at
the Windsor railway station on last Tuesday. |
1t turns out that he WAS but recently dis |
charged from a lunatic asylum.
The grand jlry have at last found bills |
,ein;t Brady, Dorsey, and the other prn-
cipal star route thieves, and it is thought |
they can scarcely escape conviction.
From the 1st of january to the 18th of |
last month The shipments of specie from |
this country aggregate $5, 1852, 029, OF which
50, 227, $40 was gold and the remainder,
81 ,521, $50, silver.
Al meeting of the veterans Of the war of
1912 at New York, Feb. %, only twelve put
tn an appearance One of the number WAS
the venerable Thurlow Weed dinner was
partaken of.
Judge Chas. Mason died at Burlington
yesterday. He was one of the pioneers of
Iowa. aud graduated from West Point at the
head of the class of which Robert Z. Lee
aad jefferson Davis wore members.
The new apportionment bill passed by
the Hou re fixes the number of representa-
tives in Congress at 49, The present num-
Der is 293. The representation of Texas
will be IL, or nearly double the present quota
The Palestine News reports not less than
six convictions for violating the Sunday law
at late term of the county court at that
placet The fae was twenty dollars In each
,ise.
The Congressional committee to audit the
expenses OF Gnrhelds sickness propose to
give Drs. Haniltou aud Aguew $4,000
each. and DIR. Bliss Sl0,0OO. This paying
the consulting more than the attending ply
sicians is not at al complimentary 10 Bliss
The stage line has been discontinual from
Uvalde and the stock and fxtures of the
CO npany will move west 70 Fort
Clark and Eagle Pass. not 10
operate east of the two last mentioned
points
W. i. Scales. one OF the eldest Texas vet
Grams. and one o. the three surviving signerS
of the declaration of Texa1 iaaspeadsnce.
died at Wiemar las. "Wednesday. aged *
years $. w. Blouut OF San Augustine.
aged a. and &. b. Stewart Of MONTGOMERY.
a ed &C. ara the only renaing survivors Of
that clllaut LAND who siruel The declaration Y