San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Indian appropriation bill as reported gives
o. 1870 $780, being about ESQ., 900 more than last year
Mr.. Parnell has been re-ele eted parliamentary
leader af the Irish "Nslional" party.
Three hundred delegates are In attendance at the
stoekmens Con yention, now In session at Austin
A number Of papers In Kansas are already fOat-
Ing the name Of Blaine for president 10 1884.
Queen vicloria's health Is said TO be declining,
and her proposed visit TO MentOne, France Is for
the purpose Of recupcration.
Wendell Phillips 10 living very quietly this winter,
having declined all lecture engagements aud remain
Ing somewhat close by at his Boston home.
The richest man In the Virginia legislature 10
william II Turner, OF Norfork, q Read,uster, who
Is set down worth $5oo,oo
The mayor Of Philadelphia refuses to grant license
10 any place OF amusement which has bar-room
attached, or 10 which liquors Of any kind are sold
Ex-Governor Hu bbard has lost his ten year old
son, Charley, a bright boy whom many remember
we'll.
An explosion took place some ten since In the
Midlothian coal mines, Va, by which 32 miners
were cut OF from escape and no doubt persisted.
DIR. Bliss and tho other physicians Of the late
their survives during his final illness. leaving 1t TO
congressional liberality to compensate them.
Gen. Hancoc k is on visit to the west. He has
been to St. Louis and Little rock, from where he
will probably 40 to Hot Springs, and then to visit
his son near Fryer's Ioih, Mississippi.
The debt OF England is four times and that Of
France, three times as large ours. md even poor
old Spain ownes more than we Dc. About thousand
millions Of our indebtedness have been paid since
the war.
Among the late papers ofthe recently deceased
Hon. E. W. Stoughton, Minister 10 Russia under
Hayes, was found an autograph letter OF General
George Washington, taking strong ground agains
slavery:
Thos. G. Sbearer Secretary of the Galveston Wharf
Co., committed suicide recently. Also Mr.. Callaghan,
II pi ointment citizen of San Antonio. No cause
known In either case.
Again Bladlaugh presented himself to take the
oath, at the bar OF the house of commons, but was
refused permission, although Gladstone, this time
favored mis- admission.
Gen. Hazen Chief of the signal service, suggests
that each state organize weather bureau. He
promises with the aid Of such state bureaus. pei
lection in predictions,
The Australian colonies the richest in the
world. Among their possessions are sO,0OO.OOO
sheep, and the total population is only $4,000, 900
souls.
The applicants for Kirkwood's place in the cabinet
nre beginning TO despair Of change. The indica.
tions that Mr.. Kirkwood will continue to
run the Interior Department. That's better than to
have Sargent.
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citation, thinks he is certain to effect arrangements
for the members of the press to go an eXcur ion
to California, via the new route in May. 1t is
thought they need not be absent over ten days.
The Governor has ordered elections in several
senatorial and representative districts to fill
cies, and the elections will take place March 18th.
This probably Indicates that the specal cession Of
the legislature viii be Gale d to meet in April.
Very many of the Garfield Republican papers
takes sides with Mr.. Blaine in the little unpleasant
ness between him and the president. /. would not
be sur rising to see the country incline that way
when it thinks over the matter.
Mrs. Rives widow of the Virginia gentleman who
was once United States Senator and later Minister
TO France, died at Castle Hill, in Albemare county
last week. Mrs. Nves, who was eighty years old,
leaves four children.
The President confirmed the sentence OF death i'm
posed by the conrt.martial In the case of three
Indian scouts, Dead Shot" Dandy JIM and
"Skippy" convicted of mutiny at Cibcu, and order
ed their execution March g. next.
The reduction OF wages and discharge from work
ofrailroad hands is causing much discomfort and
threatens trouble. a mob recently sought venge
ance on Mr. HoXie aud stopped the psy ear on the
Texas rachce, sup posing he was in It, but he as
not.
The total number ofim N grants for the ear 1881
was 432, 6S5-an excess OF lC5,264 over the year
previous, and than 100 900 above the total for
the four years commencing in 1856. The estimate
for the present up TO million, provided cheap
transportation be furnished.
Judge Thomas Dursnt, formerly Of New Or
leaus, died in Washington on he Srd of pneumonia
lie was prominent Republican politician aud ed
iior. aud the time Of his death counsel the
part Of the United States before the American and
Spanish Claims Commission.
A Palestine special OF the 18Th says: General
Manager HoXir arrived here In his special car this
evening, accompanied by Mrs. Hoxie and other
ladies. He comes inspecting tour and to-
morrow goes west 10 Tiyl'r and thence perhaps to
SAn AuiUnio Mr.. Hoxie greeted here sith
she utmost cordAliiy by his oil friends in town.
changes are prophesied from abs sudden and Ut
l5cked-ior visit.
MAJ. wsshburn, superintendent o. construction
the Missouri Pacific road. and ehiri engineer Of
iae Pacific Railway Improvement company under
tisusrsi G. N. dse. engaged Ia bHiIdiHg the
t5uli s'uth~sstern road> 10 Texas sni McKee,.
aooOaPsaiea By NJ. and Mr.. Stall and their little
sOa- Ga q hand car near the end Of the Missouri
Tselhe track. -srs raa ever OF The 5th nat By q
rOa,truotou train. The Ihres lst'er kilisd ct
Vues, rnt was buru Ass ssss sss ei his injuries.