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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
After Many Years.
New Orleans Iimss-De

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. ga renal,
meeting took place in the rotund a' 70
the Laclede hotel to-day. Can't NJ "
billiard, of Texas had Just rep;,t .sOs
when the clerk said to him: s%a,
old gentleman" pointing to a nav s
standing near, wants to see r r
Capt. Nose turned and said: "DIor-'
wish to see me?" mo sir; I S!ra
know you. "This is your brother !,
terrupted the clerk as he introdn..s
Capt. Nose billiard, one of the mo't
extensive stock-raisers of Cent,
Texas, to his own brother, Canta;u
Fred. billiard, of San Louis. Ob;snal
CAL, whom he had not seen in thru
eight years. Capt. Nose HilIard W.,
at one time part proprietor Of tbs
Laclede hotel in this city, but is now
running $4,000 acres of stock. rais;n.
land in Texas, Captain Fred. HilIaS
is retired sea captain, living with b;s
family at San Louis.O bispo, Cal. In
1874 the brothers started out from
their Connecticut homes to make tbe;,
fortunes, Captain Nose coming West
to Missouri, while his brother BOARDED,
a whaling vessel and made a three
years voyage around the Cape, locat.
ing on the west coast of Chill. He
then went up by way of the Sandwich
islands to San Francisco, and took
command of the first fleet of coast
steamers plying along the Pacific
slope. He married Spanish lady,
and twenty-five years ago had accuma.
lated a goodly store of this worlds
goods and retired to his countryhome,
where he had since lived. The last
news he heard from his brother Nose
was from st. Louis, and he according.
ly started East q few weeks ago to see
his brother and the friends of his bow.
hood. From St. Louis he telegraphed
Fred. billiard, in Texas, but that gen.
tleman had already started out for this
city on business connected with his
stock farm, so that he had no advice
of his brothers visit here until the
meeting as above described.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
s'Patent Jurymen."

Just look, will you, for a moment
at that crowd of old, used to be's?"
hanging around the court house doors
upon every side like a lot of hungry
buzzards swarming around the carcass
of dead street-car mule. There they
Sandstone deaf; some nearly blind,
bent up with old age and warped out
of shape by the pains of rheumatism
men with gray hair, men with none
at all, men in their dotage; children,
as it we're, with one foot standing in
the grave, the otherin the poor-houSe
all anxiously awaiting the chance
to get the Job" of serving upon the
Jury. Just take a look at the forms
and faces Of the old professionals,
and it won't take you two minutes to
come to conclusion, why it is that
law and justice are used and abused
in our courts? No wonder the cold
blooded, heartless murderer and as
sassin is turned loose to go 81 free as a
bird" No wonder crime holds high
carnival all over the state and laughs
in her sleeve, while Justice hangs her
head in shame and weeps as if her
heart would break. Just step into
the courtroom, where a murderer is
on trial. The Judge is all right, the
law seems to be all right; but listen
to the lawyer defending the criminal;
hear his witness swear. Then turn
around and look! Great Caesar! just
look at that jury selected for the pur-
pose of trying the criminal for his Life
and you'll leave the presence and Dug,
nifty of law and justice, feeling as If 1t
would be more than farce for you
to go on, kill somebody in cold blood
get $50 for the job, pay $50 to get
out CT it, buy a mule for $50, shot
gun for $40, start out fresh by killing
a man; get patent jury" to try the
case; prove you're crazy; cross the
river; Stay there and enjoy yourself
No wonder kentucky is called the
clark and bloo6y ground" Trying
criminals with patent jurymen 49, IN
the main, the cause of it.-CO"'T
journal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
Our Growing Postal Service.

The increase in number of post
offices in the United States last year
was 1,719, so that at the end of the
fiscal year there were 1921 offices,
or about one for every 1000 inhabit-
ants. The free delivery system now
in operation in 112 cities has rapidly
expanded. Although the cost of this
service was S123,351.50 more than
the preceding year, the receipts
increased TO S2,625, 1000, leaving a
surplus of S1,737.26. The local mat
ter of the free delivery offices paid
profit of 81, 1913, 316.45 over the total
cost of service, the greater part Of the
profit being earned by the New York
post-ofiice. The increase in the num-
bsr Of post Offices and in the local
matter Of city offices isespecially note
worthy. The opening of new offices
involves a temporary loss, but the
growth Of the business Of the city
offices is likely to offset this, and there
i: no reason why the postal service
should not remain Self-sustaining, al
though vast expenditures for Its i'm
may be made.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
was the nearest approach to trouble
we have had. IN
The Crops This Fall.


The rye crop will probably reach
20, 900, 900 bushels.
OF buckwheat, Pennsylvania pro-
duces nearly one-half the entire crop
The totallyield will be over ll,Ooo'-
600 bushels.
The potato crop covers an area ap,
proaching 2, O00, 900 acres, with yield
of about eighty bushels per acre. A
short crop is foreshadowed in New
York State.
Returns to the Department of Agrl.
culture from all the LOO counties OF
the United States indicates wheat
product slightly exceeding 500, 100000
bushels or an average yield per acre
of about 1876 bushels. m
In cotton, an unusual size and vigor
of plant, with capacity for large pro.
duction, is reported. The general
average of condition is higher than in
any October for ten years, with the
exception of 1875 and 1878. =.
More than one-half of all the barley
produced in the United States is raised
in New York, California and Wiscon-
sin. The average yield is 1915 bushels
per acre, and the total product will
reach 45,OO0,000 bushels. ,N>Aol y
Oats are an immense crop. The
average yield is higher than that of
last year. Kansas ranks among the
highest, as it does in wheat. The
total product in oats of all the States
will probably be 4sO,0OO,OOO bushels.
Kansas holds its reputation for
large returns to the toiler, with the
extraordinary average yield of 1875.
The country north of the Ohio River,
in the great wheat belt, averages near
ly IS bushels. Kentucky and Mis-
souri, promise about IA bushels and
California 13 bushels.
The six principal winter wheat
States will aggregate about244, 900, 900
bushels. There will be reduction
in the average of the spring wheat
area of the Northwest, but the yield
may reach 113, 100000 bushels. The
Pacific coast will probably yield 49,
100000 bushels and the Southern
States little more than $4,000, 900
bushels.
The average yield of wheat the
country ever had never fallen quite to
10 bushels, and it has never quite
reached II in years of greatest album
dance. This season it is unusually
high in New York bushels. In
the New England States, except Yer
mont, it runs as low as IA bushels.
In nearly all the Southern States the
average is low, ranging from z to 10
bushels. Texas and Arkansas are
exceptions. nnJ 81 n
The yield of corn can not be accurate
ly estimated. Much of it is still stand
ing in shock in the field. tits believed,
however, that there will be at least
1850, 100000 bushels, or an average
yield of 25 bushels to the acre, against
% in 1879, and 10 in 1881. Of this
total the States north of Tennessee
and west of Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania produced 1,25O,OOO,OO0; the
Southern States, 34O,0O0,000; the
Middle States, 100000 and New
England over 100000. The total
product will be more than 4OO,000,-
900 greater than last year.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
TEXAS TOPICS.

The Dublin gazette says the sec
ond crop OF potatoes is a good one III
that vicinity.
1t is rumored that the general
offices of the Santa BE Railroad VIII
be. moved from Galveston to Dallas.
The pecan crop is heavy one
in Texas. Some counties will receive
from $50, 600 to $4,000 for pecans
alone.
Hundreds of sacks of oysters
and many hogsheads OF fish are daily
brought to Galveston from Mata-
gorda Bay. .a
Capt. Pirate, conductor on the
NJ, X. and II. Railroad, reports half
the men in the Denison repair shops
on the sick list. ...'
The IVoOl GroTer advises the
sheen men of Texas to prepare Tor
sending three of their best men to
Washington next winter to look after
their interests. o..
Jim Currie, the murderer of the
actor Porter in Marshall and recently
marshal of San Marcial, New Mexico,
has been ordered out Of town by the
railroad men.
Things are looking up in Tom
Green county. The San Angela Times
saws adobe buildings are gradually
disappearing and good wooden struc-
lures being erected in their place.
The Colorado City Commercial
Clipper says Big Springs has popu-
lation. of some 600, and that over
forty new buildings for residences
have been erected within two months.
1t is understood that the southern
Texas roads request St. Louis shippers
to consign goods via. the Cairo Short
line, by which through bills will be
issued, and as good time made as by
the Gould system. There is strong
opinion among railroad men that this
is the. precursor of a war in rates. from
New Orleans west. The Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio wi be
completed in few days to Sierra
Blanca, where it will connect with
the southern Pacific. For sor2e time
the Missouri Pacific system has sent
all New Orleans business west via
Shreveport and the Texas and Pacific.
1t is alleged, also, that the Gould
roads have failed to carry out the
wishes of shippers in giving direction
to freight. The new line from New
Orleans to the western terminus of
the Southern Pacific is owend by Hunt
ington, who also controls the Southern
pacific, and railroad men are disposed
to think that the Huntington party
considers itself strong enough to make
a fight for the through business of the
south against the Missouri Pacific. 1t
has been considered that the Hunting
ton and Gould interests were in an
alliance. This seems to be the view
of Messrs. Hoxie and Hayes.
St. Louis. Mr.. Hoxie, general
manager of the Texas Pacific, said
that the order of the southern
Texas roads amounted to nothing,and
would probably be withdrawn within
a week. No war of rates was contem-
plated. Captain Hayes, vice president
y ~ Il - q.
order was probably issued without
consultation, and Mr.. Gibbs who is
sued it, would soon find out that he
had no use for such an order. The
Missouri Pacific system and the Hunt
ington roads were on the friendhest
terms, and the circular of Mr.. Gibbs
meant nothing as indicating the fu
ture policy of the roads he repre-
sented.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23

A SYSTEM of pipes and tanks is De-
ing placed at the entrance to ADef,
deem harbor to serve as a. permanent
means for pouring oil on the water
to calm it in stormy weather ana
thus facilitate the passage of vessels
1t is confidently believed that the
scheme will prove entirely success
full, the only difficulty that has thus
far presented itself being that the
pipes will obstruct dredging operations
Common fish oil, procurable at low
prices, is the material which viii De
used to soothe the troubled ocean,
IT viii cost three cents for one OF
the new postal money-orders ioL
sum less than five dollars, ana lle
service is so extended as to raise llie
limit of orders from fifty dollars 70
one hundred. Persons viii not be re'
auired to ELL out blank, but VIII II,
ceive an order payable to the beareiS'
any desired money Office.
BEx FRANKLIN said that soft Eofus
butter no parsnips, but they havs
helped elect many a man to ONCE ~
all that.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23

YESTERDAY We saw a man with a
black eve. z skun nose and arm in a
sling. He had a revolver and wanted
TO know who invented hammOcks.-
Boston Pot.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23

The pages Of our lives that to the
world seem darkest, in Gods eyes
NAV be luminous as stars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.


WASHINGTON. April '6.-The President
added two more members Of his own selec-
ton to his Cabinet, to-day, by nominating
Senator Teller to succeed Kirkwood as Sec
retary Of the Interior, and William f.
Chandler to succeed Hunt as Secretary OF
the Navy.
Shortly after the nominations were sent
to the Senate. the Senate went into execu-
tive session and unanimously confirmed
Teller, as is the custom in cases when
sitting Senator is appointed to any position
BY the President. Mr.. Teller was born in
Allegheny county. n. V, May %, 1880;
studied law and was admitted to the bar in
New York, and has since followed it as
profession. He removed to Illinois in 1853,
and from there to Colorado in 1851. He
never held any office until he was elected
to the United States Senate, on the admis
sion OF Colorado as State, as a Republican,
and took his seat December 1, 1876, and was
reelected December IL, 1876. His term
would have expired March ;, lSSf.
Chambers nomination was laid before
the Senate and referred to the Naval Com
mittce 1t is safe to predict that he will be
confirmed by a solid Republican vote, with
an unbroken Democratic column voting
for his rejection. When Chandler was
nominated for Solicitor General of the De-
partment of Justice, he was defeated by
one majority, Don Cameron having then
voted with the Democracy. II Chandler
now receives the solid support of the Re.
publicans, including David Davis, he will
be confirmed by the same majority that he
was defeated. IL has been hintcd that Mil
Ter, of New York, may work against Chand-
Ter. in view Of his having no friendship for
Arthur
Yesterday, when the vote on the Chinese
bill was taken, to pass it over the Presi-
dents veto, Miller voted aye, al
though he had originally voted
sgainSt the bill. His vote yesterday created
comment, and it i cOnjcctured
he may carry his dislike TO the Presidentso
far rs to vote against Chandler's conirma-
tion. This, however, is mere conjecture,
and il is the opinion of several Democratic
with whom the REGISTER cores
poudent converSed, that the appointment
will be confirmed, probably by the Demo- |
,rat> rcfraining from voting.
The appointmentof Chandler is regarded ,
by everybody as one of the Shrewdest polit-
Cal moves that Arthur has made since he
became President
Secretary Hunt, whom Chandler Is tOSuc-
,eed, was nominated to he minister to Rus
ia. His nomination was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. The SEN
tie having adjourned until Monday, no ac-
ion on these appointments will be had ua-
il that day. W.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
PARKERSBURG.
High Old Tear and the Resuit-PoP-
uiar Paper-Personai.
Special 10 tie Register.

A High Old Tear and the Resuit-PoP-
uiar Paper-Personal.
Special 20 tie Register.
PARKkRsBURe, April 5.-Last night about
midnight, Jim Houston, who lives on
Washington street, returned to his home
crazy drunk, and, loading up his gun, de-
clared his intention to shoot his wife.
Mrs. Houston aroused her little son and
started him for officer Curry, who re sides
near, and who had just retired. Curry
hastily dressed and repaired to the Houston
mansion, and found that Houston had run
his wife out of the house, and was breaking
ND things generally, having kicked ont the
front door and demolished some furniture.
As his wife left the house he fred his
gun in cha air bat did not ea,oq1ok fnf1o1k
her. Capt Jim Mehan, NJ = -
be in that vicinity, heard the shot and was
promptly on the spot, and just in time, as
Houston stood at the door holding Curry
at bay, and armed with deadly weapon
he swore by has stcreotyped oath, you
may damn me il don't kill YOU" As
Capt. Mehan appeared upon the scene
Curry sprang upon Houston and Mehan
succeeded in diSarming him. After q briet
struggle Houston was taken to jail and left
to sober up. He was brought before the
Recorder this morning and fined $40 and
costs.
Some one of our citizens succeeded in
securing corner on the REGISTER OF last
Monday, and within an hour after the
paper was received here, not a copy could
be obtained for love or money. Extra
copies could have been sold at any reasona'
BILE premium.
Our esteemed Governor and his estima.
BILE wife arrived here, This morning, on the
Andes. and their hosts Of friends in this
city extend them a hearty welcome
home" Il.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
Southern Road sold.
The American suspects 20 be Held.

LONDON, April 6.-The Times Dublin cor
respondent says: The report that the
Irish American suspects had been liberated
on the condition that they quit the coun-
try, except two or three who refused" to
accent the conditions, is unfounded About
six of the suspects who are naturalized citi.
zens OF the United States, have been rcleas-
ed within the last three weeks, but only on
the same grounds as were others who were
liberated Their citizenship is entirSly un-
connected with their release, the executive
holdiug that all persons resident In Ireland
are liable to the British law, and are 10 5e
.-"-'"d as British subjects. Among those
of this class who were feiesscu was D1yy :.on'
who was liberated on account OF i'll health
There are only four suspects OF the same
class now imprisoned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS.
New Postmasiers - Beacon Lights on
the Big kanawha and ohio-rer-
sanaIa

New POstmnsiers DeaeOh
the Big kanawha and ohio-rer-
sonaIs-
Special Dispatch to the Register.
WASHINGTON, April Ga postofhce has
been established at Elmira, Braxton 90,
w. Va, and Francis NJ. Gibson appointed
postmaster.
Among the commissions for recently ap-
pointed postmasters forwarded to-
day. were the following: Hiram W. Huey,
at Logansport, W. Va; Charles c. King, at
.Greenbottom, W. Va, and Nathan Carpen'
ter, at Deep Water, w. Va
The Committee on Commerce, OF the
House, has reported fayorably bill to pro-
vide for protecting the navigation oil the
Ohio and the Big Kanawaha. 1t provides
an appropriation of $4,000 for completing
the beacon lights on the Ohio, and SS,ooo
for the Big Kanawha.
Ned Stalnaker and Drs. Hardesty and
Harvey were in the city last night on their
return home from the funeral Of Judge
Patton, who died in Wheeling few days
ago. The gentlemen accompanied the re-
mains to the home of Judge Patton, in Mon
roe county.
Representative Hall of Barbour county,
was at the capitol to-day, the guest OF SEN
ator Davis. He is on his way home from
New York, where he has been on business.
Wilson Arnold, OF West Virginia, is in
the city. u
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
ELECTORAL COUNT.
Pro, isions of the Bill az IL Passed the
senate.
ISpecia DispOtch to the Register.

Special Disp0tch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, April G.-The Senate, this
afternoon. passed the Electoral Count Bill.
The most important provisions OF the bill
are: THAT each State may, pursuant to It's
laws existing on the day fixed for the ap-
pointment of electors, try and determine
before the time fixed for the meeting OF
the electors, any controversy concerning
their appointment or the appointment OF
any of them, and that every such determin-
alton shall be conclusive evidence OF the
lawful title of the electors who shall have
been appointed, and shall govern in the
counting of the electoral votes as provided
in the constitution.
The bill further provides that no elector-
al vote or votes of any States from which
but one return made has been received
shall be rejected, except by the affirmative
votes of both houses. If there should be
more than one return, or paper purporting
to be return, the determination Of the
state tribunal referred to above shall be
final as TO which of the returns shall be
counted: but If two or more State trlbu-
nails should make determinations, then
only those votes of electors shall be count
cd whose title as electors the two houses,
acting separately, shall concurrently decide
is supported by the decision OF tribunal
of State 80 authorized by its laws. If
there has been no State determination by a
tribunal in the case of two or more returns
then only those votes shall be counted
which the two houses attirmatiyely decide
to be lawful votes.
The House Committee on the electoral
count has agreed upon bill substantially
in accordance with the provisions OF the
Senate bill. There is a favorable prospect
OF final action on the subject during the
present Congress.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
ANer1Iicf Of Snici,le.

NEw YoRK, April 6.-The eoroner's jury
in the case of Cornelius J. Vanderbilt re-
turned verdict of death from suicide,
committed under temporary mental de.
preston. Terry, his companion. said Van
derbilt entered the hotel at $50 on the
morning of the day he died, and said he
had been at a gambling saloon, and unfor-
tunate. The Secretary of Vanderbilt testi-
fled that the day before he died he put his
hand to his head and said ii he did not get
relief he wsuld kill himself; that he had
nothing to live for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
Nominations.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The President has
nominated Henry NJ. Teller, of Colorado, to
he Secretary of the Interior; VIM. +. Chan
dler, of New Hampshire, to be Secretary of
the Navy; VIM. NJ. Hunt OF Louisiana, to
be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary of United States to Russia; Ro-
land WOrthington, to be Collector OF Gus
TOMS of Boston; Adm b. Underwood. to be
Surveyor Of Customs OF Boston; Daniel
Hall. TO be Naval Officer of Customs of Bos-
ton: John Jay Knox. of MIMI, to b. Comp
trOller of the Currency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
An Unprcjudiced View OF the Matter.


WASHINGTON, April 6.-The confirmation
OF W. Z. Chandler appears to be in some
doubt, and several Democratic Senators,
among them Beck, assert that he will not
receive a Democratic vote. They also claim
that several Republican Senators will vote
against confirmation.
Those opposed TO Chandler say no Sena.
tor who opposed him when sent in by Gar
field for Solicitor General can now consist.
emily vote for himselffor the higher office. At
that time seven or more Republicans were
against him. among them Hoar and Haw-
ley. because they thought his nomination
contrary to civil reform principles. Cam
eron, Conkling and Logan opposed him be-
cause OF his prominence in defeating Grant
at Chicago. Chambers friends say he will
he promptly confirmed by large majority,
and no Republicans will vote against him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
= WHEFT NC W VA. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 7. 1882

home. Anyhow. Blenkner telegraphed.
''Hold the Fort for McCullGlgh's coming"
In consequence of an adjournment over
from Friday to Tuesday, scarcely any leg
islatiye business has been done. The
whole topic of discussion and interest has
been the result OF the election. The peo
pie will not tolerate sumptuary laws Evils
must be wiped out or remedied by other
and more peaceful means than statutes and
fines, or pains or penalties, or chains, tor
lures and dungeons. N.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-07
Abduction OF a Boy.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, April GA boy
named John Fahl who lives on Sixteenth
street, this city, has been abducted by a
tramp while near his home. The abduc-
ton was reported to the police, who at once
instituted search, which is thus far un-
successful. 1t is supposed the tramps have
gone East. The boy is eleven years old,
light hair and gray eyes. He had on gray
jean pants and brown and white check
era5 shirt