San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-15
L ATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Congress will probably adjourn July 9th
Ex-Governor Moses Of South Carolina
has been sent to the New York penitentiary
Guiteau has at last consented to receive q
Clergyman.
The farce of the trial of the Star Rout,
thieves is still dragging on.
It is said that the remains of Abraham
Lincoln are petriied.
Es, Davis is spoken of as IL candidat
TOR congress in this district.
The Governor of Wyoming declares fe-
male suffrage an unqualified success.
The average consumption of water for St
Louis last year was q, 600, 600 gallons daily
The decrease of the public debt during
the month of May was $40, 375, AL. 10.
BY the new tax law, physicians are ex-
ampted from the payment of occupation
taxes.
Hon John Hancock, of Austin, is spoken
If and advocated by many as candida te
for congress
Farmers in Dewitt county are doing n
hourishing business shipping Irish potatoes
to Laredo.
The San Antonio Volks-Fest was attended
by a large number of visitors from all parts
4! the State.
The remains of Chief Juste Chase are to
he removed. in July, to Spring Grove ceme-
terry near Cincinnati.
The New York Assembly has rejected the
proposition for female suffrage in that
State.
Only few persons will be permitted to
view the execution of Guiteau at Washing
ton the 3Oth inst.
During the week ending last Saturday
there were twenty -four deaths from yellow
fever in Havana.
The returned Missouri editors speak in
high terms of Texas, and of the enjoyment
Of their late excursion through the State
The capture OF II gang of counterfeiters in
Kansas is reported. The dies and imple-
nants were taken and a lot of small coin.
german servant girl was drowned in
San Antonio, while bathing in the river, on
he 10Th instant.
The Supreme Court has decided the Law
allowing cities and towns to levy school
AK to be constitutional.
It is now reported that there is to be a
railroad in the near future from Rolla to
Little Rock, Ark, via West Plains. This
line would strike or pass near Houston, Mo.
New York employs 1000 people making
Sigars There are S27, 0O0.O00 cigarettes
Ln3 $50, HO0,0A0 cigars manufactured there
yearly.
The people of Iowa, on the 9th inst,
val. vote on the constitutional amendment
for6idling the sale of all intoxicating liqu-
ors within the borders of that State.
Vannor the weather seer. has made ar
rancements for frost on the 9TH. Sth, 9th
and 26th of June. to come AS low down us
n.Eslssippi.
new industry has been iuaugurated at
ApLgAe-the shipment of prairie dogs.
ESQ hundred will soon be sent to st. Louis.
Cinnamon are as fond Of prairie dogs for
tEe table a Americans are of squirrels.
Congress is taking the necessary steps to !
'o1swnify Texas for her eNpe mixtures III re- !
p-li.Lg and suppnessiug Indian hostiles and
losses incurred by Mexican raids.
Army worms are playing sad havoc in the .
~. fields .: Illinois, aud the farmers are .
r'.u. 10 Keep them out of the corn. Great (
:..-s are entertained for the safety of the !
cops
A..lrling to the department statistics !
a, wages OF farm laborers since 1879 have 4
.-er.-sed "a per cent. in the eastern states. I
a. pr cent in the western, and Is per cent. .
.- l-e southern.
The wOOl-Grpwers held their conve ntion /
e: S4c Antonio, with very full attendance.
S.rcc speeches we're made in favor of
-I-z ,-r the protection Of the wool interests. 1
1-- sentiments seemed 90 be unanimously I
approved
TIE ofscial investigation a. tothe loss or
- lie and property by the recent Apache raid d
g. lt0 A-sDorA A~certsiasd that A. people
r-- 70 mur'e--i and q soldiers killed. and
-- = s'5.; 50. oOO worth o: properly wAs
So o. ssllea-