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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
THE troubles of Mr. Blaine ar

The troubles of Mr. Blaine are
rapidly accommodating to such an ex-
tent as almost to excite common SYM
pathy. In order to make his defense
against the charges of the Indianap-
oils Sentinel in the scandal suit, he
has felt compelled to get up the
story of q double marriage with his
wife, the first having been secret.
Whether true or false, this looks like
a very lame defense, and almost o
substantial confession of the charge,
In addition to this a new batch of
the Mulligan-Fisher letters have ap-
peared, which leave no room to doubt
he sold out his official and personal
integrity in the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad matter. OF these newly
published letters, the Chicago News
News independently, has this to say
No one can rise from persual of
the latest contribution to the Blaine
Fisher literature without sincere
feeling of pity for Mr.. Blaine. From
these more than anything that has
been published the public can see
that an unholy greed to acquire wealth
was ut the bottom of his readiness to
prostitute his official influence for
private gain. tits asorrowful picture
these letters display of an able man
groveling in the dust of humiliation
and shame at the feet of money
changers. The drift of the mans
mind is seen with unmistakable clear
ness. 1t shows that while in congress
he was always on the lookout for
schemes about to be affected by
touching which he might
warn his moneyed friends that it was
in his power to"cast an anchor to the
windward" 1t will be observed that
Mr.. Blaine's capacity for absorbing
pecuniary courtesies was unlimited,
and that no matter how much he got
out of the peculiar relations" exist
ing between himself and Fisher he
was never satisfied. His appetite
grew more ravenous the more it was
fed. At last Fisher grew weary of
his importantly, and tells Mr.. Blaine
plainly that he asks to much. 1t is
clear from all these letters, taken in
connection with thoser read TO congress,
that Mr.. Blaines terrible mental
embarrassments and pecuniary sacri-
fees were caused by his labOrs and
efforts to keep the exact facts Of his
relations with the railway rings quiet
from his frien ds in Maine
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

within ten days, describing every
detail Of the expedition from it's incep.
ton 10 it's Abandonment illustrated
by 800 instantaneous photographs
and covering $50 pages"
"What will it tell about can
nibalism 7"
"Nothing whatever The discovery
of the living and the dead will be
accurately described, the mutilation
OF the bodies, etc, but no conclusion
will be drawn. Ireally know nothing
about il, as I have repeatedly said,
and il is not my business. The troub-
10 has been that too much has been
said. Lieut. Greeley, however, has
very discreetly kept quiet and will,
doubtless, explain everything in due
time. At the time of his rescue
Greedy was the weakest physically
and strongest mentally of the entire
party. I have seen the statement
about discussions in the party and
that Long and Brainard headed
separate parties at the time of the
rescue. Isaw nothing to indicate this,
and know nothing about it. With
out defending Lieut. Greeley at all,
I should not make up my mind
against him in any particular before
his official report has been made. 1
can see no sense in the desire to
exhume Private Henry's remains. I
have officially stated that his body
was one of those mutilated, and moth
ing more could be accomplished by
its disinterment."
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
Johnson Grass.

The experience of Messrs. Carson
& LEWIS, with 40 acres of Johnson
grass in Palo Pinto county, has been
most satisfactory. They will put in
60 acres more making 100 acres
in all. Messrs. Carter & Lewis say ::
1T will cut two tons an acre and
will make two crops the dryest years.
Stock of every kind are very fond of
it when cut at the proper time. We
could not get into the field to cut it
last spring at the proper time on &C
count of the weather, the consequence
is we have quite quantity of seed.
We had 80 acres that grew u to 8
feet high"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

| Whsu SOucss
The Austin correspondent OF the
San Antonio Times gives the follow
ing graphic sketch OF Wash Jones
and his political objects:
The name OF George Washington
Jones ia likely TO ring ont through
the woods and waste places OF Texas
ere long, and IL there is more pecu-
liar combination OF bland-like simpli-
city and double barelled cunning in
any politician in the state than Turks
beneath his well-worn "caubeen,
your correspondent would certainly
like TO gaze on il. In all truth, he is
an odd fish. Calm and unruffled,
plausible and insinusting, Wash
Jones would deceive even Beelzebub
himself on first acquaintance. In
casual conversation the stranger gets
the impression that, by not having
adopted him as its mouthpiece the
church has been cheated out OF one
of its grandest living ornaments; but
when you scrape deeper into the old
mans idiosyncracies, or stir up his
temper by an inopportune dig, one
one rushes to the conclusion that the
devil has been defrauded out OF one
the skiing bees Of his realm. l know
of few public men 30 egregiously oy-
or rated as this same smooth-tongued,
crafty bundle Of humanity, He is
in his happiest moments little more
than male .'masher' He talks flu
emily, quotes poetry, tells a pretty
good story, and when fishing for
votes, I am told. he kisses and fondles
the farmers babies with an affection
which would do credit to the father
of first-born, or crimson with maid
en- modesty the cheeks of twelve
months married mother. Possessing
a pleasant exterior, he ogles himself
into a persons good graces and meas
ures his compliments exactly in pro-
portion to your influence in politics.
Sometimes he is cranky, but those
who regard him as "crank" will get
fooled. He is often brilliant, but it
is logical imposition to call him great.
Endowed with all the qualities of a
politician he lacks all the wisdom OF
a statesman. With O tendency to
espouse cause less from conviction
than from 'cussedness," he can
spread himself more on the insight
ficant nothing than an ADLER man can
develop out Of q tangible something.
Full OF shrewdness, he gives to minor
matters the thought which honest
prudence and foresight would bestow
on things important. Of a mercurial
temperament he loves to harrass
everybody he esteems an opponent,
and wastes more energy in trying to
resuslcitate dead issues than in de-
Tending live ones. He would, if his
executions were equal to his will, pull
down more in day than he could
build up in a week, and would ride
bareback Mexican mustang all the
way to China to get even with pc,
litical adversary. Taken for all in all
Hon. Wash Jones is a charming con-
tradiction, and in political parlance,
may be set down las mild a manner
ed man as ever scuttled ship or cut a
throat" Too INSCRIPTIONS to be q
goods Democrat, and to honest to be
a consistent Republican, he is med
ley of disjointed parts-eminently
qualified to bob up as the Wanted
leader of an independent" forlorn
hope, or pose as shining mark in
the graveyard of disappointed amoi-
ton.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
The Condition OF the Greedy Party When
Found.

Commander Schley, who will take
charge of the burea Of equipment of
the navy department said in an inter-
view:
II am very glad indeed to be here.
Our voyage was quite sailing away
from the joyous, sunny, pleasant
world that we are accustomed to. 1
did not suffer from the effects of the
exposure to any great extent, l had
no uncertainty or anxiety to prey
upon my mind. I was absolutely
certain of what I had to do, ready
for any emergency, prepared for the
worst or the best, and had the utmost
confidence in my men. My only
regret was that it was not year
earlier The voyage was, of course,
one of peril and discomfort but l did
not gain or lose pounds weight,
and am in very good health. The
whole voyage was one of sensational
scenes and incidents, perilous mo-
ments, furious storms, narrow escapes,
ETC., but there was nothing to COM
pare with the terrible impressiveness
of the hour of rescue. The only tears
I have shed for many year were
shed on that memorable occasion,
and there was not man who could
retain his composure. The scene
was inexpressibly horrible and thrill
ing. A little camp of survivors, look
ing actually like skeletons, and nearly
all of whom were in the last stages
of starvation, while one at least,
Connell, was actually in the very
agony of death, doomed to die within
an hour if nourishment had not been
at hand, and unconscious for two days
afterward that he had been saved.
The little camp, desolate, filthy,
barren, on an icebound coast, with
the long row Of graves that told their
story with awful pathos-the first
grave made with all the care and skill
that a village sexton could have be-
slowed upon it; the second less care
fully constructed: the third more
narrow and shallow, and the others
showing waning strength and failing
energy, until the last body had just
been dragged out Of sight Of the
camp, and left to the mercy of wind
and storm uncovered, because no one
could lift the earth or ice with which
to cover him. The picture was q
terrible one indeed, and the days
Immediately following were scarcely
less terrible Greeley and those Of
his party who were rescued were
bathed in the cabin. They were per-
fact skeletons wrapped IN skin
Every bone Was clearly visible Hips
and nbs were trightfully prominent
those men we're hungry every i've
minutes; rsveosus - sn inadequate
word
when vii your report Be made
1t VII 50 to Secretary Chandler
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
To Our Subscribers who Owe,

We find an unusually large mum
Der of subscribers ,ohose names are on
our books ,cho are behind IN the pay
ment of their subscriptions, and more,
too, ,oho are farther behind than zoe hare
euer kno,on them to be at any precious
time. This matter must be rectif fled
the paper most be paid for ,cith
reasonable pronptness, or it acill cease
to be sent.
u lille our terms are payment IN
adrance, and ohile zoe iUe up to them,
az nearly as zoe can, beliecingttat mode
the best for all concerned, zoe IN
common a1iM most other country
publisher. find it impossible to strictly
enforce the rule. The attempt to do
so ,oould only gice serious offence to
many Of our best patrons. We there
fore haze been content to hold up the
rule to them as aoorthy OF observation,
and to trust to their good sense and
honor to comply scith 1t to a reasona-
bic degree. This they haue generally
done, though altogether zoe haze lostcon-
siderable bypersons scho "ran aceH for
a season." and from schom zoe thought
zoe had reason to expect better things
in several instances the price Of the
paper for gear or taco or more, has
thus been lost to as.
Such results zoe propose to guard
against as aoeu as may be, and hence
must insist upon a settlement and
understanding from time to time acith
our subscribers aohO ore. We there
fore inclose to all such in their respec-
tiye papers this sceek, statements Of
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them to notify @-a line by postal
card is surely no great matter. But
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qchat is due. We certainly ,cant no
one to take tie paper toho does not
desire it, b9-.only ask those 'cho
Nave talss. and read ii, to pay for it,
The cotton market this year 'oiH be
"short, sharp aud decis're," The
proceeds Of the crop may not be suf-
Client to meet all larger debts, bat
soiH be found ample in the hands of
each producer to pay his newspaper
subscription Hence ice speak no,c,
toh,le the tide is .fo,oing. We are
1oorking hard TO make the best paper
ace can, and only ask ia our case
recognition OF the rule, "the laborer is
'oorthy Of his hire"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

CLEVELAND was once elected mayor
Of Buffalo on temperance fusion
ticket, and pledged himself to execute
the excise laws, which he did to the
satisfaction OF the temperance people.
Tom. Hendricks signed the Baxter
bill, az Governor of Indiana, when he
was elected as better temperance
man than Tom. Browne.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
MAIN Plaza.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,

This Hotel has lately been open
ed By a Nec York man, ana
promises to be rery popular AL
of the appointments are frst-ciass
and new.
The Rate is $3.50 and $500 per Day.
The proprietor, Phineas r.
Lounsbery, knops how a hotel
ought to be kept 4; and zoe can an
s,cer from personal experience
that those once enjoying its COM
forts sciH be sure to return again.
Cars and Omnibuses pass the
door. Sto"kmen tciH please make
a note of this.
dc61y.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
From st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Goth, 1884

OI. lLouis, toOPo AVoh, Aoc1'
ED. FREE PRESS "A large force of
workmen are engaged in putting up
the necessary gas pipe and fixtures
for illuminating the streets during
the coming fair week. The mer-
chants disagreed between themselves
at first about subscribing the neces-
sary fifty thousand for lighting the
city. Many of the store-keepers
complain that the country people
come here to see the fun and go away
without buying anything. This is in a
great measure true, our country cous-
ms don't purchase themselves rich
but conduct themselves on very eco
nomical principles during the great
fair week, because, the fact is the
shop-keepers chop-house and hotel
proprietors and every body else down
to the boot-black are son the gouge,
and ''the make" and there are very
few visitors who have not been beat
and feeced in some unguarded hour
by the numerous craft above referred
to. The fall elections are making the
local political canvass very active
here. The prospective candidate is
beginning to "set EN- up" very lively
for the boys. The tin torches, Chi
nese lanterns and wheezy brass bands
are making the nights hideous. The
hoarse voice of the local ward orator
and statesman is heard nightly from
festooned baggage wagons, rude plat
forms, saloon corners and other ele-
waited and advantageous situations !;
and the thirsty multitude are liberal
ly supplied with stale beer and cheap
whiskey.
The exposition building is still
open and the attendance continues
undated. The display was magnif-
cent.
The circuit court opens October
9th after an unaccountable vacation
of nearly four months. The clerk
reports another falling off in itiga-
ton of 25 per cent. The truth is
litigants have lost confidence in the
learned (D judges of our civil courts,
and would rather compromise or sus-
tain their losses privately, than take
their dubious chances of obtaining
justice through the expensive meth
DDS of non-suit and delays, imposed
upon them by our honorable circuit
court.
The season here continues perfect
ly delightful and copious rains have
been falling nearly all over the State,
but Nature, it is said, works in a
spirit of compensation, and such has
been the case with us. This fine
summer seems to have produced fine
crops, but with it an unusual prevail
ence Of malaria and bilious disorder
Picnic and steamboat excursions are
over. the boats have gone south to
carry cotton; society is preparing
for balls, weddings, receptions and
theatre parties; soiouners from
watering places and Europe are re
turning and the fine churches are ill
Ing up on Sunday nights. The elO-
quont and fAvOrite pastor Is in the
pulpit again, his high sAlATied organ
ist and the sopranos, altos and bassos
are IN their places. and the leading
fashions Of the season are beginning
10 assume distinct outline and shape
Ca SxTTEE
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

TIE late Rev W. H H Murray.
formerly pastor Of a leading church
in Boston. more recently q Bohemian
Of San Antonio, now runs . restaurant
in Montreal he can now smoke .
cigar and attend 9 horse race with
none 70 modest or make him afrAid
HIS wife Is prseteing medicine with
assured success IN New HEve-, Com
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

Tm Houston Post denies the ru-
mors as to its shaky condition and
says that it isbooked for a continued
prosperous and successful career.
We hope such may prove the case,
for the Post is a credit to Texas
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

THERE is another candidate in the
field for President in the person Of
Mrs BelYa A. Lockwood, Of whom we
have not before made mention. She
was nominated by the WOmanis
National Equal Rights party in Cali
fornia- This makes the fifth candi-
date for the Presidency.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Election November 4, 1884

FOR DISTRICT JUDGE, 18th JUDICIAL DIST.
We are authorized to announce JUDGE
TEICHMUELLER, of La Grange. as a can
didate for the Office of Judge of this Judicial
District.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce G. w.
GROOMS, as candidate for County Judge
of Hays county.
EDITOR FREE PREss:-You will please an
nounce my name as candidate for re-elec-
ton to the office of County Judge at the
November election.
EDWARD r. KoNE.
We are authorized to announce B. B.
ROSE as a candidate for County Judge of
Hays county.
FOR DISTRICT AND COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce JAS. G..
BURLES0N as Il candidate for reelection
to the Office of District and County Clerk of
Hays county.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce JAS. A.
WREN as O candidate for the office of Sher-
i'll of Hays county.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce CAPT.
JAMES FORGEY, as a candidate for Treas
urer of Hays County.
We are authorized to announce JOHN H.
PATTERSON as a candidate for reelection
to the Office of Treasurer of Hays county.
Having been earnestly solicited by nu-
merous voters of Hays County TO become q
candidate for County Treasurer. / hereby
announce myself candidate for that Office
and ask the support of my fellow citizens,
promising TO discharge the duties Of the
Office to the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
R.A LLScAsrTR.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
To THK voTERs OF HAYS COUNTY :-Appre-
ciating your generosity in the past, hereby
announce myself q candidate for County At
toneY. Election in November next
r. II. MASLovE-
We are authorized 10 announce W. X.
DIAL a. q candidate for the Office of County
Attorney, Hays County.
FOR COUNTY SURVIVOR
We are suthOized 10 announce W. n.
WYATT IS q candidate for Surveyor Of
Hays county.
FOR COUNT COMMISSIONER
We are authorized n announce JOE
VII HANSON - q candidate Tor cou1ty
CO1nisoasr for Prscinet No .. Hays
Comfy.
We krs nzfhorizsd 10 announce I. J.
McCARTY - . cHodidsts for Comfy Con
zis<oos- for Prs-iDd No l, hays co1nty.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

THERE have probably been ten
illegal hangings in Texas to one that
was authorized by law. Probably the
smaller number Of the latter may
account for the larger number OF the
former.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

For each one OF the $4,000 churches
in America there are four grog-shops,
and for each Of the 10000 ministers
there are six bartenders.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

Frank Brown, an engineer Of the
Of the Missouri Pacific road. Was
knocked down in the city park at
DenisOn few nights ago and robbed
by a fOOtpad-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

TnE marriage OF Miss Resale
Ireland, daughter OF the Governor,
and Mr.. Il. s. Hurt Of Dallas, is
announced.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

Mara HAlpin has completely drop
ped out Of the CANVASS The Blame
organs have something else 10 attend
70 Just AtrTesent- Galveston News
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

Tel the truth 1ClsvelHnd
Barn tins letter. rBlane
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

FOR DISTRICT JUDGE, 18th JUDICIAL DIST.
We are authorized to announce JUDGE
TEICHMUELLER, of La Grange. as a can
didate for the Office of Judge of this Judicial
District.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
TIJVJVG AROUT THE ESTIMATES.

Eordbara Morris appear.,. before tho boaru u,
Fstimare and Apportionment Yesterday ana 1IecI
that the estimate of the Department OF Iaihs 10 po
800 900 for preparing surveys Tor street opc.iufS
Increased 10 10000. aud presemrtsu
petition for II of property IN the eJ hot
lind and Twcntyfourth Wards. lie dec-l'iirns - s ~
DELAYS of three or four years III street olcuhitS "
that part of the city, caused by lnadequa,o
priations had be injurious TO the lh!eies's W n,
propcrty-owners The Mayor and Mr. Aslen ,nougnc
Clerk II. :. Bcattie asked d14,,;o"oI 10, clerk
for the special term OF the SnpIe,ndI Snpnd
Court Part H. An inquiry from Mr. A,len III ieshh the
70 the proposed regarding of the salaries =" s, ,
County Clerks Office brought out slatei e. 5o
Mr.. Beatte that one clerk Reeves VOL f9r which
wear for doing the same kind oi ,nho Wo,h Ioi r '
other clerk in the office are paid @I,Iov wa, ht
Mr. Asten-There is no doubt ABOUT ihiScd'o, ~ o"o
in fhe reorganization there seems 10 pe an lhcio"70
everywhere and 10 reduction. ,o tho boct
Mr. Beattie-It is important to nave we paoh a
work caught up and for this tho County oierH has
been paving out Of bis own pocket; tniess 'ng III
crsa.a of salarics is authorized the County Clerh
viii NOT make the additional appointments pro
Mr.. Asten-This Board has provided for addi, i
tional clerks but has thought that III was 10. .ilo
proper time to largely increase salaries anu nov W"
are told that having made appIoprai ion LOT du-
Jitonol CLERKS II is not likely TO he used that way
hut will be diverted TO the increase OF sai saialIcs
Now don't like to have the head OF dep'ItiIiie i I
say that If what asked for ls NOT granted NY .'
Board then he will take such action. , a,,r
Mr. Beattie SAID that If the Board grahleu oniS
half of the mount asked Tor ms, PhIp",11i AZ"
Conntv Clerk would not know how he should as
pose of the amount gwen and III the anSencG VI m
strucions the question with hlln WOuiu pc Ni'c'uv'
he should use II for paying addtlohal clclhS Vi HI
creasing the salaries of the old force
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
Communication.

u.rrr,rr. Ala sent % lss4-About six years ago BE-
ce,o enc,ad with very dsagreoabe skin disease, win
m drg sores and many cFusted pmpcs on my face hans
and shonlder The sore my shoulder eat out hole nev
an inch deep nj the generous appearance OF one o
m nv eve armed very much Dief All KINDS o' 're
- mt found nothing that seem affect the disease
finally decided to try the s. g. alylco Of apnys'O ~
ia short time the scabs dropped from the sores -,
ln smooth and well consider the srea'e'. 0'
medicine made ard the only thing that VIII cure '
-, s oeiictoa trins ny trouble was the resus
crr,,o attack of malara fever contracted wl'e LAX s
IN tie 1allapoosa River swamp can be fono al u! UNIV
IN the courthouse at weumpLa. You can refer 10 me-
RHODES Deputy sheriff. Emofe Noah'y' A'~
Treatise on Blood and kin Diseases mailed rec o.
TIM SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Drawer 3, At'h'@ ""