San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-23
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secretary of the treasury at last.
A conference if the great powers is to be
held on tho Egyptian question.
now branch of the star-route cases
Is opened Mt Lincoln, Neb.
Bingham,s bill TO increase the pay OF let
tor carriers will be favorably reported.
Tho cabinet il considering the propriety
of roopening the Fitz John Porter case.
Tho indianapolis Sentinel (Dem.) is in
favor of granting suffrage to women.
Prof. Rote, of San Antonio has started n
School Journal.
The greatest floods ever known are re-
ported in Missouri Arkansas Kentucky,
Ohio, etc.
Tom Cresweil, the "short man" of stage
robbing notoriety, hos been arrested ana
jailed at San Antonio.
The San Antonio papers speak of the
stencil arising from their muddy streets
when the sun shines.
james G.. Allison. who murdered his faith
or two years ago mt Indiana, Pa, was hang
cd on Friday last.
Secretary Lincoln is spoken of probable
candidate for the United States senate from
Illinois next year.
A French railway company has obtained
concessions from the shah of Persia for
line from Teheran to Rosht.
The New York Legislature is making up
its committees without paying any attention
to the demands of Tammany.
The senate committee on public lands has
failed TO agree on questions raised about
homestead claims covered by railroad grants.
Fl. Grenet, 0le well known merchant of
San Antonio, was found dead in his bath on
the evening of the 21st inst.
Thirty editions of the Revised New Tes-
lament comprising 100000 volumes have
been published and sold in the United States.
The demand for it is increasing.
The postmaster general is appealing to
postmasters throughout the Union to con-
tribute funds for monument to Garfield at
Washington.
The seventy third anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, was appropriately
celebrated by the Lincoln Club of Cincin-
natl.
The State of Missouri has the second
largest school fund of any state in the Union.
$3.50, SO5. Indiana has the largest,
$9,O65, 246'
A Montreal coroner's jury returned a YER
dict of wilful murder against persons who
sold liquor to an eight-year-old boy who
drank himself to death.
With the present rate of reduction con-
tinued the national debt will be fully and en-
tirely extinguished i'll the short space OF ten
years.
Miss Francis E. Willard, president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union for
the United States, is lecturing in Texas, and
is now at San Antonio.
Scoville, the brother-in-law and attorney
of the murderer of President Garfield, is in
New York. He is preparing for his forth
coming argument i'll the case before the
court in banc.
A Jewish refugee at Liverpool, England,
from Keil, in Russia, says that he recently
shw number of Jewish maidens stripped
naked and fogged through the town. The
police refused to interfere.
A fireworks explosion took place ut
Chester Pa, on the 1S, by which twenty
lives were lost The same day five men lost
their lives by the explosion of locomotive
at Gainesville Ga.
II. j. Brady, of Star Route notoriety, has
sold the National Republican news
paper to company of capitalists who
will convert it into m administration organ.
Brady received $40, 600 for his interest in
the Republican.
Peter Cooper of New York celebrated his
ninety -second birthday on Saturday even
ing last, by giving party, which was at
tended by all the more notable and leading
citizens of the metropolis. He. is in the
enjoyment of good health, and stands fair
show to become a centenarian.
The New Braunfels Wooden Manufacture
ing company, with a capital of S20O,OO
have filed charter at Austin. The stock is
divided into two thousand shares of one hun
bred dollars each. The corporators are
A. Giesecke, J. A. Moureau. Gustav Groos,
c. Groos and F. Groos The directors for
the first year are A. and j. Giesecke, of
New Braunfels, and c. Groos, of San An
tonic.
The editorial rooms OF the National Re-
publican were the scene of a most bloody
murder. resulting in the death OF A. NJ,
SOteldo, of Washington. and clerk of the
ssuate committee On Railroads. Ii appears
that Mr.. Soteldo was incensed al certain
articles which had been lately published in
the National Republican. rejecting on his
character. He went to the editorial room
full Of rage, and before there was chance
forany understanding. reviewers in the
hands Of different parties had succeeded in
q ring the bloody work The fatal shot j;
j. stated came from the pistol OF a brother
q So.cldo. who vas present to assist him,
and vas aimed at the Editor OF said paper
The most sacred obligation is the marriage
coutract The most sacrcd duty j. 70 main !