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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
THE WIDOW VANDERBILT.
An Alleged Reason Why She Has Not
Married-A Texas Editor InyOlYed,
Iwashington Cor. Boston Traveller

| Washington Cor. Boston Traveller
heard piece of entertaining social gos,
sip the other day about the Vanderbilts. and
its truthfulness is vouched for by gentle
man who is acquainted with the parties.
AS will be remembered, Commodore Yan-
derbilt was married twice. His second wife
was Mrs Elliot, divorced woman, whose
husband is still living. Her maiden name
was Frances Crawford, and she was at
one time the belle of Mobile Alabama,
where she was born and for years lived with
her mother. She was wooed and won by
John L. Elliott, now, ! think resident of
Dallas, Tex, and editor of the Herald of that
city. After marriage. Mrs. Elliot was nm
willing to leave her mother, and at first the
young married pair lived at the wife's home.
1t was not long before Mr.. Elliot began to
find out that he had very bad attack of
mother in-law, He was bullied, and every
effort was made to make him feel that he
was an inferior in the household.
Being gentleman Of spirit and wealth,
u was more than he could endure, so finally
he made ths issue fairly, but firmly. He
prepared home for his wife, and told her
to come aid live with him. 1t was sharp,
bitter struggle, but contrary to the usual
course of such events, the wife preferred
the mother TO the husband. A divorce suit
followed. Old Commodore Vanderbilt aft
erwards met Mrs. Elliot, and was conquer
ed. Now comes the strange and interesting
part of the narrative. After Yanderbilt's
death, the widows heart warmed toyerds
her first love. She had millions, he was
poor man. Negotiations
were entered into, and Mr. Elliot yigited
New York. He saw Mrs. Vanderbilt and
had very pleasant interview, but he OBJ.
served that the mother-in.l law who had sep
aratsd the youthful couple years before,
was still alive and in vigorous health He
came 10 Washington and consulted with an
old and trusted friend. laying the facts of
Ihs case before him. and saying that enough
had transpired in his visit 20 The metropolis
10 satisfy him that he could marry Mrs.
Vanderbilt If he chose. This was the re-
'ult Of his pleasant interview.
His friend told him frankly dat from n
Torldly standpoint II would be great sd
Tnntags for him 10 marry the old Cotnmo-
iore's widow. but that Il vas one Of thoso
ases where every Ran ought TO be his ovn
udge without outside interference. Mr..
Eliot thought the matter over carefully for
'oms time. and finally made up his mind
hat he would not again risk sn attach Of
too Tnuch mOthsr-in-lau.S 60 nov tka
orLaer husband n IN fezAsl While t1s viaov
; IN New York With her milhoaE. mis-
xpsAins Why 1frz- VGndsrblt yOune. had
ONE. scoO1HPlishsd G1d wealthy a aAs d,
rs not Married again
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
TheCity Sewerage.
iItOr Of the RErl RLIcAN.

Our City Council has under it's con.
Sideration the improvement Of our sew
rragr. In the PROPOSED plan one i'm
p"rtant point seems 10 be- overlooked.
True economy demands that the
vast" matter Of cities be returned tuthc
land, I" ruuntrr-haianr III" constant
drain cal>cd by the enormous rolIsuuD-
tion Of agricultural products. THE
water which flows into u river is re-
turned through operations Oh nature. by
evaporation, condensation and showers:
hiI' me Organic matters 50 rich IN plant
f'"'t are lost. Woul, it not br better
ton city Council to adopt system bv
NlIlcli III" contents Of c"sSpUui> would
u" inuttruNivr,y cu.!"ctch, con vrrtoI in
t" 'rauSp"rtahl" fertilizers, and 'disIu.-
'd uf,N ~ 10 repay 1tirroSt? thu, I"S>,,-
my INST AL III Increasing our taxes. and
1T in" sam" tim" benefit the agriruitur-
~, +. W. q.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
CITY IndebtpdnesS.

One of the greatest drawbacks to the
prosperity of Il city is Il large debt.
Even when value can be shown for
every dollar expended, the amount Of
indebtedness may prove burdtnSolne.
We should therefore be very careful not
70 incrras" our city Indebtedness, eX-
ctpt in case of the most pressing ne
rrSslty or to promote the interest Of our
citizens generally. W" must hay" streets
opened, lamps erected, water pipes prl'
down, and provision made To keep M
rush into II great expenditure for any
improvement Of doubtful utility. To
expend even thousand dollars I'M
necessarily is II mistake" and TO eXprnl
Il hundred thou,anl for no good reason
should constitute II crime. our city i,
comparatively healthy death rate
is as low if not lower than in any other
city OF the sam" size in the country, and
there is bur little hope of lessrning dis
ease, except through efforts on the part
of every individual. 40 matter what
disposition Of the sewage may be made.
II" matter how "icanly tn" streets may
be kept or how well they may be- li.ht-
ed, many children will die from vario,.
ailments, lan colds will occasionally
prevail, consumption will claim its vie
inns, aud typhoid and other i,y"r> will I
attack those who yiolat" The lav of M.
tire and pay no heed to prld,itia'
counsel.
We say emphaticaly that the great
est remedies for the various ills 10
which flesh is heir, may b" found in
personal care, the proper attention toI
diet, the avoidance Of unnecessary rX-
pOsnre and the administration of RENE
dies on the first manifestation Of dis
ease. Of course there must be proper
care exercised in tn" disposal Of the
ri'y sewage, but the attempt to carry
all of il by means Of pipes int" the Del |.
aware VIII prove us er'iil bIIlllu"r a. |
rational beings ever made, both imam .
"iaily and physically. Let MS at all |
events put n ever down RattIrsnnkc /
Run, cover SlIiplcy Run sewer rs well /
as SiaIIcup Run, arrange TO keep the
NTH ont of ID" Brandy wine, 50 thar we
may hay" supply Of pur" water ANA
then amer t""tiug mp tit" bills and pay
ing th' III, "" may look around in order
to d"t"rmin" whether there are funds
on hand that orr Legislator, may feel
justified IN throw ing away.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

IN hghtIng accomplished facts. Event.
II" not 1nov" backward, You have got
u had cough, or sore throat, or some
Illng trouhl", This is fact. N'ul can.
NOT d'hS IT, ana you cannot fight the
fact ON Of existence by the force Of
your own will. You have got to call
som" outside Influence to your assist
ahce. What help hav" yun decided
upon II You want tn" best thing in
tn" world t" help you pun through, 90
S'raghtWay t" your druggist and bay "A
hutti" IT New Life, the Great Couch
E"m"dN, Mr.. Harvest O>bourn. 80, 9
south 'harIrS street, Baltimore, Nd,
says II cured him Of IA cough and sore
throat, amt h" considers it unrivallrl
hN a genera cough and throat remedy.
For ~aI" by all the druggists Of vii
lulHgtUl,
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
A Canadian Senator,

A special despatch from Montreal,
Canada, says: Quite sensation has
been created III society here by q most
interesting elopeInent case that has Just
come 10 light, the lady being an heiress
TO 500, 600, young, attractive and the
belle of Windsor Mills, Ontario. She
was, 1t appears, in Paris several months
ago in care of her aunt, who was quick
10 notice the attentions paid her niece
by young English gentleman. AS
soon as his attentions were reciprocatell
the aunt in question took the young
lady to Canada. This step was apparent.
y of no avail, for the young man fol-
lowed almost Immediately, and the
courtship so ruthlessly interrupted was
soon again continued. Having made NJ
her mind tomarry him, she accompanied
him to Montreal, takinga special train
chartered AZ an expense of $500.
Arriving ut the Windsor Hotel the
service of Il lawyer was pr@ured, and
IA license was obtained. Two hack-driv.
ers were induced to act as bOndsmen
for the license, being paid $40 each for
their services, while the lawyer, who
assisted ut the ceremony, was also well
remnnerated. Everything was done in
a princely way. The ceremony was
performed by Methodist Clergyman,
and the parties attended a grand ball
the same evening as man and wife.
Yesterday the uncle and guardian of
the lady was here to examine the mar
riage documents, and claim that the
lady was minor. These facts were
Il.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
Min d that Cold.

lnlS ~ Ine season OF the year Whtl
large numbers of persons are suffering
with severe colds which if not checked
in time and kept under may result il
something worse than mere colds. !,
great train of serious complaints auc
diseases emanate from what at first i.
thought to be "only little cold" A
cold il almost the sure tOrerunnrr OF
that dreaded disease and most prevalent
OF all diseases, consumption, in all its
various and multiplied forms. To tel
how or where anybody catches cold i.
almost impossible. We catch cold, OF
rather it catches us and that is about
all we know about it. 1t may be from
want of warm underwear and sutfi
ris mt clothing and it may be we wear
too much clothing. Some of the heart
lest are those who are most thinly clad
and the most exposed, but these are
rather curious exceptions to the gener-
ally recognized rules of health. 1t is
best always to provide against catching
colds, by providing comfortable, not
overly warm smothering clothing
Respiration should be free and easy
and the pores of the body should be
kept open Sudden changes from a
warm to a cold room should be guarded
against with care. A disarrangement
of the system is almost sure to follow a
sudden change from room with "A TEN
perature of sixty to a room with TEN
perature at twenty-five.
We cannot of course always have
these temperatures exactly us we wan'
them, but the bad results of these sud
den changes can generally be avoided
by regulating the clothing.
Having caught cold, the next i'm.
portant thing is to get clear of it as soon
as possible, and with the least injury to
the system There are hundreds OF
cures for cold. Besides the regular
stand-bys, the doctors every nurse
and granny in the country have a sure
cure, and every corn doctor has " lust
the thing Many people are so clever
and obliging that they try to please
everybody and take all the cures that
are offered. They give none a fair trial
but pile up, or rather pour down. one
upon the topof the other, until they are
alarmed to find that their cold is getting
worse and in that extremity they fly to
the regular doctors with their systems
deranged as much from taking va
riety of "snre cures" and give him half
chance to see what he can do. These.
colds should be looked after as soon a,
we find them coming, and the regular
family physician should be consulted,
at least nothing should he done unles,
we are sure 1t would receive his appro-
val. Those who are suffering from bad
colds, should move promptly 10 have
them era,licated. They are bad COM
ps.nions at all times, but while Scvcring
the tie that binds them to us we should
be sure that it is ettrctualy done. The
least lingering remains may bring
around injurious results. Strike for
your colds, but strike sure, and the
sooner you get clear Of them the fewer
rases Of consumption will be reported
in Clerk FraZers weekly death roll.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
At MARR'S THIS week,

The trade in heavy and
medium boots for men is no,
over yet, and we intend this
week to give you a chance al
boots at prices which will
surprise you. Several cases
OF mems fine Chicago kip
boots at s3.25,with top soles,
s5.75; been selling all along
at $500 and $3.50.
AT IL E. FOURTH ST.
A mans coarse boot with
top sole, which is cheap at
$500, we shall let them 60 at
$2.5o. About IS pairs left.
AT IL Z. FOURTH ST.
We have nine pairs ofboys'
boots between a coarse and
fine. Sizes, 3, 4 and 5, worth
S2.25, you can take them
this week for SI.75.
AT - f. FOURTH ST.
Have placed on our bar
gain table to-day a mans
fine calf boot which can't be
bought anywhere under 81;
our price until March 1850.
AT IL +. FOURTH ST.
By-the-b ye,w have 9 pairs
left of those mems fine calf 81
button shoes; they are first
class;they shall 60 for $3.25,
AT - +. FOURTH ST.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

" " ny. what ar" you putting that on
my fr"t tor" asked u man with heavy
cold. Why, to draw the cold ont Of
your bead, answered the cunsidrra,n
nurse, "Th" d"ur" you say, / would
rather iaN" il stay where it is than hp
drawn h" "hoI" length Of my body. -
At any rae ihcrn is Il more plrasant
m"rhpd Iimu tha' o. and gct me a hot
tie Of DR., HuIi'S roqgh Syrup.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

BUSINESS is slack at Edge Moor. not
for lack Of orders, but hecall>e of the
tercst of the country. As it is with
Edg" Moor SO it is with all the manu-
Factories Of iron and steel in the conn
FRY
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
NOTICnA.
CURE OFCATARRH.

.- s23 WEST SIxTA STREET,
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 3, 1883.
Ihavs been afflicted with CxtAYrh for sew
eral yeara, which caused severe attacks OF
neuralgia. have tried various remedies, and
all Was Of NJ AVAIL, until l used Hammond's
III adiostOr, which effected perfect cure.
advise all that are suffering frUm Catsrrh or
Neuralgia " use this excellent remedy.
J. CAPP.
HRmmond's EradicatDr cures Headache,
Toothacbe and Neuralgia In Il few minutes.
Also. cures Colds In the Head. Bronchitis,
rheumatism, Piles, Swellings and Fever In =
few hours also, Catarrh, Ulcers and old sores
in short time, fused according to directions.
Those who doubt 1t can be speedily satisfied
by giving It fair trial. Price, 26 80 cents
and u per bottle. sold by druggists.
J. HAMMOND, Sole Proprietor,
nl-tf s23 Orange st., Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

THE heart rending accident in a pa
rochial school in New York by which
seventeen little girls were smothcred tc
death, shows the necessity Of having a
building commissioner 10 infinitely ill.,
spect all buildings and stairways lead
ing to public halls and school rooms.
Had the stair baluStradc not been weak
and faulty, the accident would not have
occurred.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

THE partisan resolution Of the Levy
Court requesting III" Legislature to iii
vide the City into three election di,trict,
instead Of four, is one of the Democrat,
reform measures of which we hear So
much.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

The Philadelphia Board of Health
has elected Miss Ella NJ. Ridgway, NJ.
d., of that city, vaccine physician of
the Nineteenth District, making the
first woman appointed to such posi-
ton.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

No'r'oE
The:subscribers have leased the old estab
lished lumber yard Of A. NJ, Quinby Il Co.,
Front, Second and Madison streets, which
they will open for business on or about March
18th next We propose keeping entirely I'M
der cover large and well selected stock ofall
kinds OF building lumber, ash, walnut, poplar,
and Indiana oak quartered, sash, doors,
blinds, etc, which We will offer for sale at low
prices, and solicit continuance Ofthe patron
age bestowed upon the firm which we succeed,
We are now prepared to give estimates upon
application. DELAW MBER co.
l.. X. SPRINGER, Pres.
no eod3t l. BELLAH Sec. and Treas.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
A POSITIVE CuHE Don't giyeUp
HAY-FEVEP

Apply ny the little finger intOthc nostrils.
BY ahsorption it efiectuaIIy clcanscs the mas.
III passages OF catarrhal virus, causing healthy
Secr"tton.. II aIlayS inflammation, protects
the lncntfhnHl Innings Of the head from ad.
hltiona colds, completely heals the sores and
lestureS the sense Of taste and smell Benc.
fcInl results are realized by Il few applica.
tons. A thorough treatment will cure. Tn.
e!nalcd for colds in head. Agreeable to use
send for circular Sold by druggists. BY
mail SOC. P"cEagc--stamps
Ely 5 CREAM BALM CO., Oswego. N |
Z drcI
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

DEMOCRATIC reform has commenced
in earnest at Dover. and that reform
contemplates the building OF STATE
library, "A Governors Mansion and Il di.
vision of the Ninth Ward into two clrc'
ton districts. Because one Of the latter
must be Democratic is an argument in
favor of its division. Such minor uues-
tons As giving representation according
to population, improving the school
system, judiciary reform and district
representation, must be in the back
ground al present.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
(NtArrh OF the RIRd(ler.

Singing irritation, inflammation, all
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured
by Burhu-paiba." 81.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

NOTICE-A DIVIDEND OF THIRTY
~ cents per share has been declared by
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Turnpike
Company, payable on or after the 18th inst,
at the n F.. corner OF Front and Orange
streets JOSEPH TATNALL, Treas.
fl0l0ts
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

NOTICE - WE WANT 1T UNDER.
~ stood that we will not pay any bills,
except by those in the family so contracted
without written order from GEO. v. YER.
NON Il SONS.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

~ OIlCk-DISSOLUI1
The co-partnership heretofore existing he
tween WIN. X. Luton and WIN. A. Gallaher,
under the firm name Of Luton Il Co.. Is this
day dissolved by mutual consent, Feb Ia, 1883.
WIN. X LUTON,
VIM. A. GALLAHER
The business will be aettled and continued
ut the old stand Second and Orange SITS. by
fl7-3ts VIM. A. GALLAHER.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

TIL MODESTy of President Shallcross,
OF the Levy Court, was shown in ap.
pointing the Conference Committee on
Tuesday, by passing over st. Georges
Hundred and appointing Mr.. Chears, OF
Red Lion, on the committee Such a
thing as appointing DR.. Ellison, or
some other Republican member on the
committee, never entered his head
though Pencader, which DR.. Ellison
represents, is farther south in the coun-
ty than Red Lion. We would suggest
that President Shallcross hereafter
make his own committee appointments
without dictation by the Democratic
ringsters Of Wilmington.
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

NOTlCE-MI' TI AL LOAN ASSDCIA-
~ ton new stock for sale; no back pay.
ments. Apply day or evening 10 GEO. G.
MARKS, Secretary. l23,lincod
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

UTTAL LOAN ASSOtIA.
~ ton annual meeting Tuesday evening
next, February 20. Annual report. Flee
ton of officers and directors. first payment
on new stock. Money to loan.
il4-6t GED.t. hARlS. Secretary
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

NO1ICE-I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE
~ that shall apply to the present session
of the Legislature for IA divorce a rinculo mat
rmonie from my wife, Sarah j. Fougeray
Rene J. Fougeray.
Wilmington, DEL Jan. "A, 1858. l252tw. I'm
Daily Republican., 1883-02-22

The Levy Court has instructed its
attorney to prepare bill to lay before
the Legislature, providing for the divi-
sion Of this city into three assessment
districts, notwithstanding the efforts Of
Che Republicans to make four districts.
The proposition of the Republicans was
a very reasonable one, and should have
been adopted, but partisan feeling pre-
vailed. This is not very creditable az
the members Of the Levy Court should
feel that they are acting for the whole
people, and not for the benefit of po.
litical party. The city is rapidly in
creasing in population and in making
new districts that fact should be borne
in mind. Each of the four districts
would soon have been sufficiently popll-
lons to keep one assessor occupied, and
therefore the partisan action of the
Levy Court becomes still more apparent.
Every body of Legislators should rise
above party considerations and avoid
the charge Of being mere tools in the
hands Of political demagogues 1t is
time men in office should realize that
their regulations are worth something,
and endeavor to serve the neople rather
than mere party. Demagogues may
WELD some influence for time, but in
the end they will sink into insigniti-
canoe and their very names become a
stencil in the nostrils of men whose
good opinions are worth anything.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-19
The Markets.

CHICAGO, May 18.-Rodiger & Co.'S
market letter of this evening says; The mar
ket suffered severely to-day from sales forced
on the market for want of sufficient margins
This pressure was applied from the opening
this morning, and caused July wheat to break
down from 81 1917 to /. l21k, from which point
the market rallied handsomely twice during
the morning Toward the close this noon
prices became strong, ana it seemed
as if bottom had finally been touched,
when within the last few minutes
of the close the market broke suddenly again
to the extent of a cent This last break was
wholly unexpected and was subsequently OK
planned by the fact that certain operator, IN
able to furnish the requisite margins, was COM
PEELED to unload. In other words, his brokers
had to sell him out This fresh disturbance
noon, especially for June and July, while the
deferred options, notably September,
were strong on free purchases by the
clique. September selling at Sl13, while
July had sold at SI11s4. During the recent
crop excitement and advance in wheat, heavy
blocks were bought on slender margins, IN
anticipation of a further advance, and the
unloading of this wheat is carrying the mar
ket now further than could have been fore
seen; how much more of sHch weak holdings
may come on the market 1t is impossible TO
tell but the wheat thus sold Is @passing INTO
stronger hands, aside from which We see con
elusive evidence of the old pool buy
ing quietly again, especially of de-
ferred options. The market closes weak, ard
promises to open lower tomorrow unless tie
weather should change over night Corn has.
remained very firm throughout the day and
sympatRlzed but slightly with wheat this al
ternoon. But IS cars of corn were reeervei 10
day, while shipments were again about 80 100
bushels Provisions were weak and declined
fraction below the lowest prices OF yestar-
day. We understand, however that good
parties are buying now, and should they sell
OF further they vail probably prove to be
mn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-19
A Waukesha Sensation.

WAUKEsHA, Wis, May 18.-Mrs. Ba-
con before marriage Mrs Josephehe Gibbs,
has brought suit for divorce mensa ct thors
asking for immediate allowance as she has nc
means and owes board-bill of sou She has
employed Col William P, Villas, of Madison,
Wis who has drawn up the complaint aud
caused papers to be served on w u Bacon
The complaint alleges that Bacon is worth
$500, 000 and has an annual income of
Sc, 600 1t ful Their alleges Tetty cruelty,
and that he kept woman in his house,
under the guise of house keeper, who as
stunned the wIfes position aud privileges
Further THAT at one time he suddenly
moved to La Crosse and left her .tthe com
plaInant there flI a boarding louss, without
means She then went to the parents of her
first husband who maintained her and her
children
Mr. Bacon is sixty-seven years old, was
born III New York state, and married Miss
Della Blackwell in New York city, sbuts she
died in $50, and he married Mrs Gibbs his
present wife, in one year thereafter He IL a
prominent Mason aud has been IN the WiscaI-
Sill legislature.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-19

sayed. Five lives are known TO have been lost,
tour by burning and one by drowning. The
drowned person was Mrs. Or. G. Z. Maine of
New Haven, who with her husband jumped
into the river. The husband reached the
shore
An effort was made to reach the dock but
the fire spread with such rapidity that il was
found impractcable. Her stern was swung in
however, and most of the crew and passengers
jumped from the burning steamer TO the
wharf, while some jumped into the river and
swami ashore 1t is not known how the fire
originated The bodies of the persons burned
cannot be identified One body already identi-
Ted is that of the second cook named jackson
and two bodies, supposed TO be emigrant pas
sengers Nine horses were also burned The
cargo was mostly freight billed to this city,
which is total loss The steamers hull has
doated down the river, about half mile be-
tow the landing. Nothing is visible above
water, but her gallows frame, walking beam