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National Republican., 1883-05-18
silk Department.
Black Silk MerveiIIieux,

BLACK ollk MerVelllleux,
1o inches wide, 75c. per yard.
a2 inches wide, S7Hc. per yard.
FL inches wide, 81 per yard.
This is even wider and
better than the special number
which we sold so many pieces Of
in April.
Finer grades at $I.Io, $I.34
$1.5o, equally good value.
Black Ottoman Silks.
A splendid quality, fast back,
at$I peryard. Theyare owned
in this town at 25c. per yard
more.
Black Gros Grain Silks.
Good quality, 75c per yard.
Finer quality, S7Hc. per yard.
Black. heavy grain, 81 per yard.
The best silk for the money
we ever offered.
American Gros Grain Silks.
We shall hereafter make a
specially of the best American
Black Silks, such as we know we
can guarantee to wear well, and
offer as special a 24-inch Amer
ican Gros Grain Black Silk, SUI
perb finish, at $I.25 per yard,
and twofnerqualities at$I. .37H
and $3.50.
In finer grades we have the
Cachemire Royal, Tapissier, and
other celebrated makes.
Summer Silks.
These we bought at auction,
md can offer unusually good
galues.
Black and white stripes, soc.
,eryard; black andwhite checks,
'2Hc. per yard; fancy checks,
6oc. per yard fancy checks and
new colorings, 75c. per yard;
Satin Surahettes. suitable forum
derskirts, &C., all colors, 46c. per
yard.
Pongee Robes, best quality,
only $40 per piece.
National Republican., 1883-05-18
OUR RUG SALE

The tremendous rush in this Department
during last week and the enormous guam.
tity sold is the best evidence Of the wonderful
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
POLITICAL

II W. Ferry polled AZ votes in the Michi-
gan Senatorial ballot on the 18th inst, New
ton being second with 60 The Ferry men
held a meeting and resolved to absolve
themselves from all caucus obligations
A caucus Of the Democratic members of
the Tennessee Legislature voted to make 3
per cent the rate of interest on the State
debt proper.
proposition prohibiting railroads from
charging passengers moAe than cents a
mile was killed by the Arkansas Legsla-
ture.
A committee of the Texas Legislature
will report in favor of paying $40, 900 for the
Alamo building at San Antonio, to be pre-
served by the State.
President Arthur sent to the Senate the
names of the Civil Service Commissioners
as follows: Dorman B. Eaton, of New York
John M. Gregory, of Illinois; and Leroy D.
Thoman, of Ohio.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
Stranger Than Truth.

The following story is waited to us
from the zenith city of the unsalted
sea, Chicago: There are two brothers
on La Sale avenue who move in pref
ty good circles on very little money.
A while ago their neighbors were as
tonished to find the family in posses.
sion of a coupe and negro driver.
By and by, however, it was noticed
that only one of the brothers was seen
in the hack at one time. To add to
the mystery it was discovered that the
negro coachman disappeared each
night, and that when one brother was
riding the other could never be found
anywhere. The mystery came to an
end last week, and the neighbors were
treated to a rough and tumble fight on
the street between the brothers and
the coachman. Then the immense
feline escaped from confinement in
the bag. 1t seemed that the young
men, unable to pay the wages of a
negro coachman, took turns in black
ing ap with burnt cork and acting as
driver. This was all very well until
Jim, the elder, insisted on George
driving him to theresidence of Georges
young lady. Hence the row. The
coupe and horse are for sale.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
GENERAL.

In the star-route trial at Washington,
Rerdell interrupted the proceedings to plead
guilty, place himself at the mercy Of the
court, and offer to divulge any facts in con-
nection with the defendants
Secretary Lincoln, in answering the re-
quest of Gen Hazen for an investigation Of
the Signal Service Bureau by the Senate,
suggests that the Articles Of War provide
tribunals for dealing with officers of the
army.
The theory is now advanced that the
Newhall House, in Milwaukee, was set on fire
bv tramps who had taken refuge in the
basement
The report of the Union Pacific railway
for 1882 shows gross earnings Of $50, 1888, 927,
an increase of s329, 931. Tho expenses de-
creased s75O,71S, making the surplus s14,
So, on.
A prize fight lasting an hour was fought
between two Cinnamon in Philadelphia
The Board of Trade at Burlington, Iowa,
wants saloon licenses fixed at 81 600 each
1t is said that President Gonzales, Gov.
Maduro, Gen Trevino and other leading
Mexicans are about to purchase seven mill
ion acres of rich lands in the northern quar-
ter of the republic, and hold them for sale to
American immigrants
A season of opera is being given at Nc
yicker's Theater, Chicago by the Chicago
Church Choir Company Patience Pima
fore and other light operas will be given
during the week Some first-class vocal tai
ent is comprised in the company, and the
chorus is very large, comprising some sixty
voices
The National Board of Health thinks
there will be great deal Of sickness this
summer as a result Of the Ohio river flood
ID. Mason 4 Co.'S wholesale grocery and
spirit establishment at Montreal was de-
stroyed by fire, entailing loss of sloo.oo
Gail Hamilton has been offered the Trus-
teeship of the Massachusetts, State WORK
house
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
Gold in Ancient Times.

Gold was in excess in ancient times,
and mostly taken from the rivers in
Asia. The fables of Pactoluc, of the
golden fleece of the Argonauts, of the
gold from Ophir, the history of King
Midas, etc., all point to an eastern
origin of this meal. According to
Pliny, Cyrus returned with $4,000
Roman pounds of gold $4,000, OO0.)
The treasures exacted from Persia by
Alexander the Great amounted to
351, 900 talents, or $4OO,OOO,OOO.
Gold also came from Arabia, and upon
the Nile from the interior of Africa.
Pliny called Asturias the country in
which the gold is found. A tablet
bearing the following inscription was
found in Idanha Velha, Portugal:
"Claudius Rufus returned his thanks
to Jupiter for having permitted him
to find one hundred and thirty pounds
of gold" These sources of wealth
have ceased to flow, and the endeavors
of several Englishmen to reopen them
have been unsuccessful. Bohemia,
Mahren, Tilesia and Tyrol all have
produced gold, and the receding of
the glaciers have caused old mines to
be uncovered, while upon the italian
side at Monte Rosa, Val Sesinia and
Val Ansaco, gold mines are still
worked to-day, although with indiffer-
ent success. The only works of any
note are those of Kremnitz, Hungary.
1t may, therefore, be safely asserted
that Europe is completely exhausted
in this respect.--Popular Science Mon
bJ,,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
The Blizzard.
lilly.
Bismarck Tribune,

Although the power of the blizzard
is universally respected, it is seldom
spoken of with respect. He sweep
eth grandly across the Dekota prairie,
carrying in his giant arms tons Of
snow and ice. He is suggestive of
unlimited and illimitable fresh air
and fresh all means rich blood, good
health, vigor, enterprise, wealth and
fame. Dakota ought to be proud of
her blizzard. 1t represents fresher,
purer and higher civilization. Now,
down to Mexico, where the scenes
and incidents protrayed in "The
Forty Thieves" of our childhood are
re-enacted every day, and where one
third of the inhabitants are banditti
and a large proportion of the re-
mainder are professional revolution
lists, and the devil is eternally mani
Testing him self on a large and super
malevolent scale, they have style
of zephyr which they call a sirrocco.
1t represents the greaser civiliza-
ton. It's breath is hot, enervating,
deadly. 1t strews the parched plains
with fostering carcasses and carries
the seed of a revolving death among
natives, who died of it by hundreds.
That is the sirrocco, representing
Mexican civilization. Here we have
the merry, the tuneful, laughing biz
card, which makes our blood Jingle
and circulate. There are nor Fargos,
Jamestowns, Grand Forks of Bis
marcks in Mexico. They have no
use for boomers down there. The
country is given over entirely to the
seven-year itch and Old Nick. If
they could introduce one of our ambi-
tion-generating billiards into that
played-out domain there might be
some hope for them. The blizzard
is the breath of life.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
The Alamo,

The Alamo, the old stone cath.
dral, of San Antonio is the Tbs ssae'
pyle of the New World. rs s,n
only differs from that told of I aoS ';SFy
and his devoted band in the fac, Ha
of 165 defenders of the Alamo, aUa Ssa.
1000 Mexicans, there wasno sn s%uN
to tell it in Laced@mon that wsMS O,
here in obedience to her laws, TSa
Alamo was beseiged through els we
days and nights. At length when
saulted before day dawn on every s;Ss
and when its garrison was exhsns,Si,
by constant dangers and tolls ~
MeXicans scaled the stone wall encl Iu'
ing the church. The commands, :,
the stronhold had consulted his n,U
They were resolved never to sursa a'
der. Bowie's body was found pinnsa
to his bed of sickness by bayonsts
Around the spot at which DovS
Crockett served a 13-pounder, New
cans were heaped up as if to conss,
tute a fortress for the invincible Ten
nesseean. Travis negro body seran,
Ben, was still living nine years aoo
His life was spared that he might DESC
nate the bodies of the fallen chieftainS
Mrs. Dickinson, whose husband was
q Connecticut tradesman and lieuten.
ant of volunteer company Of San
Antonio, occupied a small apartment
in the basement of the church
Dickinson fell sword in hand at the
doorway of this apartment. Almonte
interposed and made the infuriatej
drunken Mexicans spare Mrs. Dickip.
son and her child, and this venerable
woman and the children of this
daughter still live in Austin, Texas,
But we only proposed to say that the
Alamo is now occupied as q grocery
store. 1t is in the business center Of
San Antonio, and it's owner would
sell the property, and, destroying the
old church, moss-covered by time
and with memories illustrative of the
valor of Americans, erect new build.
ings on the site. There are million
of dollars in the treasury of Texas,
and the state only owes a debt Of
four millions, fastened on it by the
carpet-bag olgarchy, and its failure
to buy and preserve the Alamo would
be a foul wrong to American fame and
deeds and history. If Texas be so
false to her own pride of local history
and patriotism that this proudest
monument to valor must perish, even
the American Union should interpose
that the Alamo must tell posterity
forever how brave men have fought
and died for local freedom-the
strongest passion, as shown in New
England anniversaries, that underles
and adorns American character.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
Another Rival of the Western Union.
New York Evening Post.

The latest rival of the Western
Union Telegraph company is the
Postal Telegraph company, whose
offices are at No. 40 Broadway, the
greater part Of the building having
been fitted up for the new company
The patents of the Postal company
cover Q) the use of compound wire
consisting of a fine steel wire thickly
coated with copper, the steel core
giving strength to the wire, while the
copper gives an excellent conductor;
(25 the Leggo automatic system; (9
the Gray harmonic system. The
Leggo patents cover asystem OF send,
ing dispatches automatically, and at
the rate of nearly 1000 words min
ute. Moreover, the dispatches as de-
livered are perfect fac simile OF the
handwriting of the original dispatch
The Gray harmonic system permits
the work of eight wires to be done
with one. Eight tuning forks OF
diAerentpitch are set up, for instance
in New York, corresponding WIN
similar forks in Boston. A wire from
each is connected with the main wire
when it leaves the main office IN eac1
city, and by experiment it is found
that when oneparticular fork is struck
the corresponding fork at the other
end responds. The whole eight forks
can be used at once without interior,
ing with each other. The wires Of
the new company reached Cleveland
on Saturdaylast, and will be extend ne.
ed to Chicago by the end OF tins
month. Stamps similar to postal e1lo
letter stamps will be sold by tint tine
company, to be affixed to the aus
patch, which, if there is no grea'
hurry, can be sent by mail to the g o..
fee of the telegraph company. Inc
price will be below those of any pres
emit telegraph service, and the COM
pany announces that it will be aOle
to do more work with its two VIE
than with sixty ordinary wires equip
ped with the Morse instruments Ine
new office will be open for business
about the middle of next MONTH
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08

rushed for the exits, causing the breaking OF
the balustrade, thus sending the surging
mass to the floor below. sixwere taken out
dead, nine died after being rescued, ana
others lie dying in the neighboring tene-
ments
Near West Lebanon, Ind, severed
section of a freight train dashed down o
grade into the preceding part, creating q
great wreck, which was set on nre' ana In
which John Meehan, of Fort Wayne, and
L II. Turner, of Flora Ill, were burned 70
MIR. Samuel J. Medill, managing editor
of the Chicago Tribune, died of consumption
nj Quincy, III
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
PERSONAL.

Gen Hazen says the floods in the Misss-
sippi are certain to be very disastrous be-
tween Cairo and Memphis and citizens of
the river towns have been duly warned
Both housesof the New York Legislature
have passed bill to reduce the fare on the
elevated railroads to cents.
Louise Montague secured verdict
against Adam Forepaugh for $500 damages
for injuries received by being thrown from
vicious elephant while in Illinois.
The testimony of Rerdell, one of the in
dicted star-route conspirators, who pleaded
guilty and threw himself on the mercy OF
the court, was of most important nature.
He told how he had lived under the same
roof with the Dorseys and how, after aiding
them in filling out bids, he had been sent out
West to establish paper" stations and pre-
pare the way for the "expediting service
that followed, and by which the conspirators
were enabled to rob the Government of
hundreds of thousands of dollars On the
second day Of his appearance in the witness
box, he was engaged during the entire ses-
sion of the court in identifying handwrit-
ings and documents Under ex-senator
Dorseys direction he manufactured the
paper applications upon which the
postal routes were extended, forged
the names of fictitious persons, and
altered genuine applications. In the cash
book which Rerdell kept was an account
with "William Smith," who he declared was
none other than Brady, the ex-First Assist
ant Postmaster General. The testimony OF
the witness created sensation at Washing
ton.
Daniel ]. Campau, who died in Detroit
last week, had for quarter of a century
been helpless from paralysis. He was di-
rect descendant of Marquis who settled in
that city in 1901.
-Ex-Gov. Stephen Hampstead died at Du-
buque of heart disease He was the second
Governor of Iowa
The President of the Reichstag at
Berlin announces the receipt of $4,000
marks from the United States for the relief
of the sufferers by the floods
President Arthur called at a mercantile
agency in New York and inquired into the
condition and prospects of trade throughout
the country.
George Dawson, prominent journalist
of Albany, and one of the early contempors-
ries of Thurlow Weed, is dead
The demise is announced of Ann Gerry,
daughter of n signer of the Declaration of
Independence; John C Mason, a banker Of
Worcester, Mass E T. burlington, news
paper publisher of New Haven, and Rev.
Lyman IL Atwater. OF Princeton College.
Gen McAdares, alleged to be mo l."
mentioned by the Irish informer Carey, for
merly resided ut St Louis, and was well
known there.
Matilda Paulitsch, professional singer,
who lost a foot by an accident on the New
York Central road, was awarded $4,000
damages by New York city jury.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
GRIMES AND CRIMLNALA

I While riding past school-house near
/ Omaha, Lemuel Harbaugh was snowballed
by the pupils He pointed a needle-gun to-
ward them, but claims that its discharge
was accidental Nine children were injured
by single bullet
DIR. Hugh J. Glenn, the great California
farmer, was recently shot and killed by one
of his book-keepers whom he had dis
charged.
The defaulting officers Of the City Bank,
of Jersey City, have been sentenced to hard
labor In State Prison for ten, six and four
years, respectively
Mrs Vale, vito of one of the indicted
star-route conspirators, committed suicide
at Independence. Mo-
Francis Wardell, formerly Special Pen
sion Agent ut Detroit, was convicted of for
gerry and sentenced to four years in the
House of Correction.
AT Baltimore Mr.. Flatau and his wife,
both more than 60 years old, committed sui
eide by taking laudanum They had neatly
prepared their apartments for the dire
event, and when found lay side by side in
bed, dressed clearly. A pet dog was found
watching the bodies, and was only removed
with difficulty. A letter found in the room
declared that poverty prompted the act
Express Messenger Smith, on the Albany
and Susquehanna train, was shot twice by o
robber, but Smith still held the funds
$4,000
F NJ. Kerr, for twelve years employed In
the Chicago banking house of Preston, Kean
& Co., decamped with over $50, 600 in cash
and bonds.
"A negro named Williams, for outraging
Mrs Taylc-, was lynched at Tellersburg, Ind.
The culprit was left hanging near the scene
of his crime.
Mrs lilly Schondea, of Springfield, Mo-,
put bullet through the head of her 3
months-old infant. and then killed herself.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08

BOYS are very careless and impm,
sive where their pleasures are con con,
cerned. Two Brooklynjuyenile WEI
severely punished last week for s sSSI
ing their mothers new bonnet ulu''
the impression it was a wasps ne'''
BnFOEE you put aIyoung man -
his mettle' find out If he is all Or~SS'
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
FOREIGh.

-Corroboratiye testimony OF damaging
character has been introduced by the prose
cution ofthePhenixPark assassination cases,
and the outlook for the eight men accused
OF completely in the murders Ii very black
Carey, Kelley, Brady and Fitziiarrts are pos
itiyely identified by several witnesses as hav-
ing been present at the scene OF the muir
ders n few moments before the attack was
made, thus strongly bearing out the evil
dence OF the informer Kavanaugh.
A Pole In Paris, who threatened to muir
der President drevy, was sentenced 10 I'M
prisonment for two years
Six men were killed by powder-miu
explosion at Corbeil, France.
A memorial tablet has been placed III tho
house Mt Rome inhabited in 1880 by Prof
Samuel f. b. Morse.
Five OF the persons concerned In the
murder OF Prof Palmer in Egypt have been
sentenced to death, and others to terms OF
imprisonment
"A profound sensation was created In
court In Dublin by the appearance OF James
Carey, Town Councillor, rs an informer.
He testified TINT plans were arranged
TO assassinate the Lord Lieutenant and
Secretary Forster, the funds coming
from the Land League Revolvers and
rifles were brought from London by Mrs.
Byrne, slung under her cloak There was
the deepest stiffness in the courtroom as
Carey detailed the meeting Of seven con-
spirators In the park and Cavendish and
Burke. Joseph Brady drew knife and
stabbed Burke and then Cavendish, after
ward cutting the formers throat
The False Prophet, the leader of the re-
volt in Soudan, has been captured
-Twenty-one of the prisoners under
arrest at Dublin, Ireland, charged with par
ticipation in the murder of Lord Cavendish
and Mr. Burke, were on Feb. 10 committed
for trial. Carey concluded his testimony
amid great excitement AS he passed the
prisoners dock, James Mullett struck at
him and succeeded in touching his head.
Carey turned to expostulate, but was
pushed to the witness stand by a detective.
Great Britain, it is said, has requested the
extradition from the United States of N. j.
Sheridan and Thomas Brennan.
The steamer Buenos Ayres, of the Allan
Line came in collision with steamship off
the Scottish coast, causing the drowning Of
fourteen sailors The American schooner
Pilots Bride was wrecked on Desolation
Island, and but four Of the crew were saved
-Kalakaua was crowned King of the Sand
wich islands, at Honolulu, on the 18th, with
much ceremony.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

The Michigan crop report for january
states that wheat has suffered no injury from
the storms of the winter.
John " Ayers Sons, dealers in mer-
charitable iron at Chicago, one OF the Oldest
and best-known houses In the West, has
failed
The Laclede Rolling Mills at ST. Louis
shut down last week, throwing ooo men oue
OF employment
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture
located the State Fair for the next two years
nt Chicago,
-Fayette Brown, of Cleveland, has been
Amounted receiver for Brown, Bonnell d
Co, of Youngstown, giving bondsin 500, 600
The mills will be kept in operation for the
present
In the United States, during 1882, l,OS3,-
79i net tons of iron and steel rails were pro-
duced
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-14
PETERSBURG.

PULLMAN PORTER FATALLY BURNED-JUNP-
ING FROM A TRAIN AT FULL sPEED-TEsT-
ING THE DREDGE-A COMBAT WITH HORSE
WlllPs-sTREET RAILWAY, ETC.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DispatchJ
AUGUST 49, 1888.
The porter OF the Pullman palace-car on
the fast mail. which arrives in Petersburg
at O'Clock a. NJ, was fatally injured this
morning Just before the train reached
Goldsboro', on the Wilmington and Wei
don railroad. About that hour he was
gong bis rounds in the car filling the
lamps. II is supposed that he made an
ehoft 10 fill one OF the lamps without ex-
tinguishing 1t. At any rate, while he was
thus employed he was suddenly completely
eh'eloped in flames, and rushed in his
agony through the car. a passenger
VINO was awakened by the screams
OF the man saw him in this condI-
ton, and fearing lest he might set
nre 10 the car, the curtains OF the apart
ments being very innamnable, seized him.
ana, at the peril OF being burned himself.
thrust the man into small compartment in
the car. The poor fellow, thus forced into
these close quarters, and rendered well
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-14
Blaine.

There is no use in talking about killing
OF BLAINE. lie has as many lives as a cat.
The Democrats will not have walk-oyer
next year IL he shall be the Republican
nominee for President OF the United States,
The following appears in the Washington
Post Of yesterday
\ very prominent Republican congress.
man, who was in Washington few DAYS
age, was asked by an intimate friend what
he thought Of his party's prospects in 1884
lie replied: There is but one man whom
we can possibly elects that man is Blaine
and ne does not want the nomination This
time" ''i''
We said some months ago that BLAINE
had retired after the manner OF the old rat
ihai retired into the cheese. He will come
oui in due time, fatter and more comelv
than ever before. Let the Democrats keen
Their eyes on BLAINE. lie is the coming
man Tor the Republicans, let them saw
what they will-BLAINE or a General
BLAINE, or SHERMAN, or SHERIDAN.