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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
TEXAS TOPICS.

The estimated value OF railroad
property in Texas is placed at Sioo''
100000, which is thought to he rather
an under estimate.
The contract for building new in
sane asylum at Austin has been gwen
En- John Mcdonald. The work will cost
little less thaa 800, 900 and is only for
three wards and the central buildings, as
the cottages were left off for the pres
eut. ..
"A little Texarkana girl, who has
been cross-eyed all her life, awoke a
few mornings since with the defect en-
tirely gone. Since that time there has
not been the least symptom of its re.
turn. No remedies had ever been used
20 cure her.
On the 10th of January, the con-
tract for building the State House at
Austin was awarded to Matthias Schnell
and others, of Rock Island, Illinois,
thew to receive 100000 acres OF land
for completing the building. Work is
to be commenced by the LIST OF March,
and the building to be completed
Wlbulu INV JS"Ao'
-Adiutant- General King is prepar-
ing statistics with view OF applying
once more to the national government
to pay the expenses of our frontier de.
Tense. He will try new plan and Will
ask Senator Maxey to have such bills
passed as will allow the authorities to
20 before the proper tribunal OF the
general government, prove services
rendered and receive pay for them. He
also is enlisting eight or ten recruits
for the purpose of giving Capt. Boyton
a full complement of men at FL Passo.
The Chicago, Texas 81 Mexican
railroad is now completed and i'll run-
ming order from Dallas TO Cleburne,
about 81 miles, and work is being raC-
idly pushed forward from Dallas to
Paris. Five miles of grading from
Dallas toward Paris are completed, and
the line is located as far as Farmers
ville-forty miles. Two hundred
men are now employed on the line
northeast of Dallas, and in a few days
the company expects to have LOU
men at work, and the road will be rap
idly pushed through to Paris, where 1T
is to form junction with the st. Louis
& San Francisco road, which will be
extended south through the Choctaw
nation next summer.
Houston Post: Probably the larg-
est sale-in mercantile phraseology- OF
q single table of cotton ever made IN
the United States was effected recently
by VIM. d. Cleveland, viz: 5,l25 bales,
amounting to $290.000. This cotton
came to him in the regular course OF
business in the past ten or twelve days,
of which portion was held during the
closing holidays to tide over dull
market in the Interests of his friends.
Notwithstanding the reported shoiS
crop, Mr.. Cleveland's receipts, thus
far, have exceeded the same time last
wear, when the seasons receipts reached
10000 bales. The largest single sale
made by him last year was $500 bales.
The fortunate purchaser Of the 5,l2o
bales was Major A. Ruttkay, heavy
buyer on both home and foreign ac-
counts.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
Al Plan for Producing Rain.

A Capt. Campbell has been advancing
a theory according to which ram can De
produced whenever and wherever de-
sired. SO that drouth-sticken locality
may speedily find relief. He proposes
TO take a well already dug, and explode
in it say one hundred kegs of powder
The powder is to be arranged IN snon
a manner that cotton layers or inter
tees will prevent the whole mass from
exploding on the same instant, so that
a continuous sheet of fire and confusion
will be kept up for some little time
shooting up into the sky for a great
distance. and producing such concus-
sion and condensation Of moisture that
he thinks storm center would be soon
formed and rain precipitated. de
bases his singular theory on the observ-
atoms he made on the result OF the eX-
plosior Of the Confederate ram at the
time OF the passage Of the Mississippi
forts by Farragut's feet, and on the re-
suit of the Chicago FIRE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
Paying Factories.

The city of Augusta, Georgia has
clearly demonstrated that manufactures
will pay in the South. We give below
the facts about the factories of Augusta.
They are cleaned from circular Just
issued by banking firm in that city.
During the year of 1881 the Augusta
factory with capital of 100000, de-
clared cash dividends aggregating 10
per cent, and passed the same amount
to surplus fund. The stock is held at
$40 per share. The Graniteville fac
tory, with a capital of 100000, also
paid 10 per cent. dividends in cash and
passed 10 per cent. to surplus fund; its
stock is also held at $40 per share.
The Langley Company, with capital of
100000, paid dividend of per cent.
for the six months ended June 30. and
will pay an s per cent. dividend for the
six months ended Dec. 20; all of the
earnings are paid to the stockholders.
and the stock is held at $3.50 per share.
The Enterprise Company, with capital
of $500, 900, has Just added 80 per cent.
to its capital stock; it made 10 per cent.
divided in cash for 1881. The Sibley
Company with a capital Of 5000. 600.
and the John P. King Company. with a
capital of 81, 100000, will soon be in OBJ
Grafton, and their stock is already con
siderably above par. These are elo-
quent figures, and cannot be refuted.-
Morning World.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
White Labor Preferable.

Mr.. J. N. Chadwick, of Washington
county, owning about 10000 acres OF
land, determined last year to try white
labor on portion of it. He engaged
Mr.. A. p. DeKarwowski as manager OF
his plantation four miles east OF Bren-
ham, and containing in all about 5000
acres. Mr.. DeK. had on the planta.
ton last year about seventy families IN
all of these ffty-two are Poles, the re-
mainder all Americans and colored
people. The latter made very poor
crops. The average of the crop on this
plantation was three-fourths of bale OF
cotton and forty bushels of corn to the
acre; the land on the plantation is OF
the very best quality, but still the aver
age is very large, considering the dry.
ness of the season. Mr., DeKarwowski
cultivated with two pairs of mules 100
acres; made 81 bales of cotton and sou
bushels of corn. Hired labor by the
day at so cents and board. Andrese
Stagnant cultivated As acres with one
yoke of oxen and apair of ponies; made
% bales of cotton and $50 bushels Of
corn. His own family did most of the
work. Jan Nowack cultivated % acres
with one horse and one mule; made IL
bales of cotton and $50 bushels of corn.
He did not arrive on the plantation till
the 18th of March. Andreas Harcinski
cultivated 20 acres with two horses, and
made 10 bales of cotton and $50 bush
els of corn. These instances might be
multiplied indefinitely, but enough are
given to show fully what was accom-
plished. Nearly all the renters among
the Poles have corn to sell the landlord
to supply new corners. In the center
of this magnificent plantation there is a
pasture of 600 acres, and in the center
of the pasture the cotton-gin is located,
so that it is convenient to all tenants !;
around the pasture, houses-all COM
Portable and substantial lighthouses
are located, and in addition each ten
ant has sheds for his stock and cribs
for his corn. Lumber has been pur-
chased for the erection of school
house for the children of the Polish
tenants. Mr.. Chadwick rents the land
on his plantation at $3.50 per acre in
money rent, or at the rate of one bale
OF cotton to twelve acres to choppers.
Mr.. DeKarwowski brought this colony
of Poles to this plantation, and states
that he can get 500 or 900 more families
by next year if proper encouragement
is given him. A fine opportunity is
thus offered other large land owners to
procure reliable labor if they want to
do so. With such results as those stated
above, it seems like folly to daily with
colored labor, and it also shows what
any industrious man can do who has the
energy and industry to buckle himself
down to honest and hard labor. The
prediction may safely be ventured that
in less than five years every one of
these Polish tenants who have made so
suspicious beginning on the Chad
wick plantation will be the owners of
farms of their own, and will be well
along on the road to wealth.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26

ONE of the best natured men OF JACK,
son, Michigan, played it on the boys 0I
that city, recently, in a way they VIII
remember for long time. He bougn'
a large cast-iron bull frog, such as are
sold for paper weights, and placed y
on log out in the river, and then les
nature take its course. Boys on Their
way to school, and boys on their wa!
anywhere and nowhere, would see INC
frog and pick up stone and let dII NV:
Not one stone in thousand would ~
the frog, and it wouldn't make any OIL.
ference if a stone did hit him, as he va
spiked down. The fun was kept up un
til people began to complain oil l-s
slackwater, which flooded the gargeLs
and cellars, and which was causeI
the dam created by the stones thai ~.
been thrown into the river. linen 'D'
frog was removed.
A LARGE estate in England ava -
the heirs Of Henry Jones, who CANT 4
this country in 1851. There IS enC :4.-
money in IT to give the An 6l =.
Joneses almost a cent apiece.-fA''-
dslpLia Nelrs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26

The CourisTJOuTHd says that ~One
ofthem pressing needs OF Louisville
Is a geological garden stocked with AMI
mails that eat cats.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26

Az Arkansas girl refused to marry
her lover unless he performed some
heroic action. he eloped with her
mother.
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
A General Strike i'm the Cumberland
Coal Region.

A''dispatch from Frostberg, Nd, dated yes
terday says: "The miners Of the Cumberland
region, $500 In number, left the mines to-day.
but in the majority a full day was made. The
reply OF the Knights OF Labor to the coal COM
panies is not yet completed. Trains on the
Cumberland & Pennsylvania and Georges
Creek Railroads, with the exception of passen-
GER will be Withdrawn tomorrow, throwing
200 men out of employment.
."Up TO within a few days the miners of this
region have had but little faith In the Clear
field miners joining them in the Issue, but 1t
has been reaction offeeling, and the opinion
Is expressed that the Cumberland miners will
be out but short time before there will be a
general cessation of work in the soft coal re-
gions Of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
sit can be stated on good authority that the
companies are determined not to put their
mines to WORK under any compromise other
than. 80 cents per ton and a complete sur
render of all authority now being exercised
They admit and appreciate the fact that OF
their total number OF employees they have 80
per cent. of really lntelligenuand reliable
men, whom they are reluctant to part with,
and they will give that body every opportunity
TO control the minority, and should they fail
to do so within q reasonable time, IL VIII not
be a surprise to see change OF population.
''About eighty canal boats are lying at Cum
berland loaded with coal, and the closing Of
tion among the boatmen. The people of this
region, including the miners, have been lay
ing In extra supplies OF coal the past three
days In anticipation of the STRIKE"
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
News Notes.

Queen Victoria has telegraphed to Arch
bishop Mcclure, OF Dublin, her thanks for his
recent pastoral letter in favor OF law and order.
A dispatch from Panama says that the
reports OF the disaster caused by an earth
quake at Costa Rica have been greatly ex-
aggefated.
The status of the strike of railroad labor
ers at Omaha has not changed since Monday.
The non-strikers continue working, with the
troops guarding them.
A claim OF 50 100000 has been filed
against Nugent Co., ot Newark, N. j., by
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, receiver OF the broken
Mechanics National Bank.
Rev. DIR. Burton, of Hartford, Conn,
and Rev. DR.. Perrin, OF Torrington, have been
elected by the clerical representatives of Yale
College as successors TO Drs. Bacon and Arms.
Charles II. Foster, for the past few years
a leading editorial writer on the Philadelphia
Recc7d, died yesterday morning of pneumonia,
after an illnessof less than weeks duration.
The situation at the iron works at Home
stead, Pa, has again become critical. A non,
union man was badly beaten yesterday and
two p'licemen shot, though not fatally
wounded.
A reduction Of wages in the spinning de-
IarlInent Of tho Pacific Mills, at Lawrence,
aud girls quit work, lis feared that the mule
splnners WIN follow their example.
The striking laborers at the Union Roll
Ing Mills. in Chicago are negotiating with the
company for compromise under which they
VIII return 10 work, "A consolidation OF all the
trades unions In Chicago into one general or
ganization Is being effected.
A boat with three sailors arrived at
Empire City, Oregon, on Monday. The men
said they left the Australian bark Bulwark
twenty-eight days out from Yokohama. The
officers and eighteen Of the crew were left on
board. The vessel was IN a sinking condition
and has probably been lost.
The county commissioners of Lancaster
County, Pa, have offered reward OF $500 for
the arrest OF James Shaw, who murdered his
WIG MARCH Il. HartVilIa
county. He Is supposed 20 be In philadelphia
on baltimore, ana VIII probably try 20 escape
to Ireland.
An inquest was held in New York yester.
day In the case OF George w. Wall, who was
shot by his wife, at New Utrecht, l.. l.. who
died at the Presbyterian Hospital, In New
York. Mrs. Wall Is under arrest, but the tes-
fifnony taken by the Coroner showed that the
shooting was accidental, and the jury 50
declared In their verdict.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the st. Louis San Francisco Railroad, held
In st. Louis yesterday, the number Of direc-
tors was Increased nom six 70 thirteen. The
directors elected we're q. p Huntington, jay
Gould, Russell Sage, j. L. Seligman, Elward
II. Winslow, A. IL. Hatch, James o. Fish, VIII
liam II. Buckley, A. ~. Nickerson, q, w. Rod
gers, w. L. Trask and Il. ). Hays.
man was found struggling in the
water in front OF one OF the Phlla phia
Wharyes on Monday night and was rescued by
a passing steamer He gave his name as
Charles Leishner, ana said that he was a
stranger and asked a man 70 direct him ~
Tenth ana Market streets. The stranger con.
Quoted him 10 the wharf, robbed him OF T5j
and knticked him into the water,
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
TWO LIBEL SUITS.
MIR. John q. Collins Sues the Even
inn nulIncAs and Also the Posi-.
Mr.. ].


Mr.. John @. Collins, who has figured In tho
pugilistic ring, and ls now Instructor of tho
manly art of self.defense at the gymnasium,
yesterday afternoon through his counsel, Mr..
VIM. H. Belts, flled on the law side Of the court
n suit for libel against the Ereaing star Com
tany, composed OF Messrs. Samuel II, Kauf-
man, Geo. W. Adems and Crosby S. Noyes, and
claims damages to the extent OF $1,000. Mr..
Collins Is n respectable, law-ablding citizen,
enjoying n good reputation, In consequence OF
which he has held paying position and com
panionshlp of respectable people. on the
afternoon OF March z. 1882, the following ap-
peared In the ECoping Di,nnes. "The man
arrested and committed in the Police Court,
yesterday, for Indecent conduct, Is Jno. Q.
Collins, better known rs the 'Cast-Irou Man."
AS Mr.. Collins had carried this name for years,
winning II by his prowess nerve and endur-
ance, and rs he was not the beast guilty OF the
indecent behavior In the Capitol grounds, he
naturally feels indignant at behg 80 charged.
He feels that in this uncalledfor allusion to
himself by tho DimnosS that his character Is
likely to be Injured before the public and that
he win be damaged In his occupation and
business.
Mr.. Collins has also filed suit for 81 900
damages against MIR. Silson Hutchins, OF the
Post, but the suit is not likely to amount to
much as II In based ON a very weak foundation.
The article In that paper was as follows;
'John u. Collins, neatly dressed, middle
aged white man, an cN-prize-flghter, was yes
torday flned 500 or ninety day In the work
hohse for using indecent language toward
three little girls, who live on Capitol Hill, in
the Capitol grounds
The complainant's name is John G. Collins.
The one spoken OF Is John B., and any refer
cncc 10 hc.plaintifr in this suit Is indefinite
self as the individual the article has refer
gucp TO.
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
Stylish Spring Suits 10 Order, SIS.
Hamburger's, 615 Pennsylvania a nue..
Caprice AT Home.

No, VIII not say goodbye
Not goodbye, nor anything.
He Is gone. wonder why
Lilacs are not sweet this spring
How that tiresome bird Will sing
might follow him and say
just that he forgot to kiss
Baby, when he went away.
Everything want miss.
Oh, pernicious world Is this
What If night came and not he2
Something might mislead his feet.
Does the moon rise late All, me
There are things that he might meet.
Now the rain begins to beat.
So II will be dark. The bell p
Some one some one loves Is dead.
Were II he cannot tell
Hall the fretful words said,
Half the fretful tears shed.
Deadf And but 10 think OF death =
Men might bring him through the gatei
Lips that have not any breath,
Eyes that stare And must walt
Is Il time, or Is 1t late :
was wrong, and wrong, and wrong;
will tell him, oh, be sure
II the heavens are bull \ strong
Love shall therein be secure:
Love like mine shall there endure.
Listen, llsten-that Is he
Ill not speak 10 him, l say;
II he choose 10 say TO me;
4" was all 10 blame today;
Sweet, forgive me, why-I may
-Mfs. 4. M. d. Piatt
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
National Hotel Arrivals.

3. A. Arnstein, 3. c. NJ. d. ArnsteIn, 5. C.i y.
c. Morrison, Dayton, o. @. II. Paxton, Va; f.
II. Pierce, Mich: J. II. serif and wife, Spring
field, o. >. l.. Woodward, Wheeling; Geo. +.
steers, W. Va; Geo. IL. Nichols, Brooklyn;
Robert Schaikenlasl, n. "; Geo. q. Curtiss,
Va; O. Nj. Williams and wife, u. L.; j. II.
Leyick, Ii. s. Dunield, part Of Jay Rails Uncle
Toms Cabin Troupei II. Cox, n. VI A. @. Raw
Inns, Md. II. VESSEL, N. vi John A. White,
Wheeling, w. Va; f. s. Rosenthai, N. VI Hon.
W. J. Purman, Fla; NJ. oppenhelmer N. VI
VIM. Byers, n. X; Ii. y. Thompkins, W. Va;
Mrs. John G. w. rhompkins, w. Val j. II.
childings, jr, and wife, Richmond; A. Bra
brook, Mass, Il. Jacobs, CHM. C0BlmefcialI
John Il. Orr, Pa; s. Perry, N. j.; Il. g. Lyon,
Richmond; l.. w. Faulkner and wife, Mass,
W. Faulkner and Wife, Mass; NJ. w. Scranton,
Al. IT. II. G.. Higgins, N. X; s Ii. Hines, Phila
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
CaIifornia's Feeling About the
GhlnQsp

The Alta Californian, of San Francisco, OF
Sunday, 9Th inst, prints the following head
lines occupying almost a column space) to the
anti i-Chinese meeting held there on the day
previous: "Save usl-Our ruin is nearly com,
plete-The voiced agony Of a whole people
The pleading cry OF the Pacific Coast TO the
Congress OF the Nation, Defend our citizens,
their wives and children from destruction by
the vile and all-corrupting hordes of Asia-rhe
imminent peril OF the hour confronted with the
spirit that Inspired our revolutionary fathers
Yesterdays great anti-Chinese meeting
pathetic and imposing demonstration-rh
Mayor presides with thousand OF our best
citizens as vice-presdents-Reas lends her
helping hand to the rlght-Addresses delivered
In Platts Hall and from three stands In the
street.-The ablest men in the State expose our
present tribution-A multitude of arguments
advanced In opposition TO further Chinese i'm
migration-RuIn or relief our only outlook
Incidents OF the great mass-meetlng-B business
entirely suspended in San Francisco-What
was done throughout the Pacific Coast-Splrlt
Of the people-Why II Is opposed to Coolieism-
1t petitions for redress OF great griev-
ance-lIow the Eastern mind may prontably
apply the doctrine Of presumption to the
Chinese question"
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
AMUSEMENTS. A
National Theatre.

Mr.. John T. Raymond, ever a favortc at the
National Capital, as elsewhere, has opened one
weeks engagement at the National Theatre
I'm "Fresh the American" The comedy Is
bright, novel and interesting, and Mr.. Ray
mond was as usual-perfect-in the title role
He is very fairly supported. Mr.. Atkins
Lawrence, as Baron AieriS is, as usual, crude
and ranting, but the remainder of the COM
pany especially Messrs. Devere, Cullington
and Chase and Misses Proctor and Creese, are
very good In their roles. On Friday and
Saturday nights and at Saturdays matinee
Mr.. Raymond will appear In his great Ameri-
can Characterization, Mulberry Sellers"
FOrd's ODcra-hOuse.
"Hundred Wives" " drew handsomely last
night at the Opera-house, and was excellently
rendered. This play is OF peculiar interest at
the present time, when the Mormon question
Is creating such an agitation in our country.
National Rifles Fair.
The grand fair of the National Rifles Will be
formally opened at Masonic Temple tonight.
The opening ceremonies Will be preceded by
street parade this afternoon.
Capital Theatre.
The female minstrels and the excellent COM
pany attached to them are great cards at the
Capital Theatre. Matinee Friday.
George Thatcher's Great Minstrel
Show.
Next Monday evening the Opera-house will
be the scene OF the opening for one week OF
Thatcher's famous Ministries, who VIII appear
for one week in our city. This combination is
one Of unprecedented talent AMI unexampled
popularity. 1t comes here after six months
continuous engagement at Philadelphia, where
1t played with grand success. Aside from the
stars composing this troupe, such artists as
Thatcher, Hughey Dougherty, Simmons,
Courtright, and others, and the magnificent
orchestral accompaniment, a great feature is
the perfect novelty and freshness OF the per-
formance, and the complete originality of the
same. Everything old and worn In the minstrel
business has been utterly abandoned, and the
entire outfit is of an advanced, perfected order
1t is kaleidoscope of brilliant wit, humor,
melody, and mirth,
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
The Music on the Occasion


The inclement weather this morning did not
deter The thousands from calling at the house
of the late distinguished priest and paying
their homage of respect to his memory. Visi-
tors were admitted by relays, and many were
the tears shed over the bier of the beloved and
good man. During the morning the children
of the various Catholic schools took farewell
look at the dead Father.
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
EDUCATIONAL.

CPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- Ninth and d streets northwest, occupies Its
known throughout the United States as Lincoln
Hall Building. Day and evening sessions for
Gated for real life. Students received throughout
see s ae
Success, " by James A; Garfield also, full infor-
upon application by mail, or may be Obtained
al the college Office. HENRY Q. SPENCER.
Principal. Mrs. SARA A. SPENCER. Vice
Principal. Oc28
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
A Valuable Medicine

has come to light-Frazler's root bitters.
They will certainly cure billiousness In all It's
folms. Sold by all druggists at 81 per bottle.
The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
All the Ladies wonder

at the beautiful 50 to So fine kid button boots
now shown at Hahn's SIG Seventh street and
1920 Pennsylvania avenue.