San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-30
TEXAS TOPICS.

round numbers is reported on property
in Texas this year.
For several weeks the banks al
Galveston have been receiving ana
expressing to the interior an average
of 100000 per week.
The Sabine and East Texas road
is completed from Sabine Pass TO
Rockland, a point twenty-five miles
southeast of Homer, Angelina county
One of the curiosities of immi-
grafton that occasionally wander INTO
Texas is to be found just now at the
Immigrants Home here, where about
a dozen of Turks and American stran'
gers are stopping temporarily. They
have come down here for the purpose
of selecting a suitable place for the
raising of silk worms and the produc'
ton of cocoons, an industry in which
they claim to be experts. They are
accompanied by an interpreter ana
bear letters from New York OF a
character that justifes confidence IN
the Responsibility and capacity which
they claim for themselves. They are
the forerunners of large number OF
Armenians and Turks who will fol-
low them toTexas, should the climate,
etc., be found favorably adapted to the
new enterprise.
The New York Mail: The death
of Mr.. Whitney, president of the
Houston & Texas Central road, is
likely to cause an important change
in the policy of the company. 1t Is
understood that Mr. Whitney was OPP
posed to the sale of the land grants at
the figures bid by the English syndl.
cate, believing that their value would
be much increased within few years.
Another interest in the management
advocated the sale of the lands, as
the amount bid would free the COM
pany from bonded indebtedness.
Representatives of the syndicate are
said to be in Texas, making thorough
inspection of the property. MIR.
Whitney was also one of the five trus-
tees of the Morgan estate, which owns
100000 shares of the Houston and
Texas Central stock. Mr.. Whitney
and two of his colleagues refused to
sell this stock when offers were made
for it. It is intimated that Mr.. Gould
will again endeavor to get control OF
the road, as it is a formidable COM
petitor with the Texas Il Pacific.
-Denison Herald-Neus.- Twenty
three years ago, long before
Denison was thought Of, there
was small house in what is
now known as Forest park, the only
residence within several miles. A
Mr.. Lane lived there, and he had
taken an infant, girl nine months
old, to raise, whose parents had died.
The girl baby was abducted shortly
after by an old woman named AL
bester, or rather she persuaded the
Lanes to allow her to take the baby
home with her for company, and
shortly after suddenly left for Illinois,
taking the child with her. The war
prevented getting any trace of her and
her charge. The infant, whose name
was Mary, had an only brother, two
or three years her senior, and as soon
as the war closed he commenced the
search for his only sister. This last
summer Mr.. Langford inserted an
advertisement in the Messenger Of
Peace, published at Macon, Mo-, and
shortly after received a reply from
Miss Mary Langford, dated at Oswego,
Kan, bearing incontestable evidence
that she was his long lost sister. He
wrote to her at once and sent her
money to come to Texas, and she ar
rived on the train Tuesday. The
happy meeting of these young people
can be better imagined than described.
A reporter of the HeraId-NerS met
the young lady and had long and
very interesting interview. Miss
Langford appeared very lady-like and
modest, and told her story in pleas
ant manner, showing high culture
and grace. The Mrs. Albester who
took her to Illinois died soon after,
and she was legally adopted by man
named Osborne, who removed years
ago to 0swego, Kansas. 1t was this
change of residence thattlefeated all
efforts of her brother to get trace of
her. Osborne died three years ago,
and she then went to live with a
neighboring family, where she presided
until she left for Texas a a few days
ago. The most singular part of her
eyentful story is the fact that this
last party proves to be her own uncle,