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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

A Once Prominent Lawyer Commits Sui.
eide in the San Marcos Jail-A Sad
and Suggestive Case-His Last Inn
pressive Warning.
On Wednesday of last week, Paul @.
Hudson, who had been confined in our jail
for some months on charge of forgery,
committed suicide by swallowing oarbolio
acid which had been left in the Jail for dis
injecting purposes. He is the man who at
tempted to procure money by presenting
forged telegram at Glover's bank in this
place. It appears from papers left by him
that he came from Georgia, and has wife.
parents, brothers and sisters yet living there.
He resided for some time in johnson coun-
ty, Texas, where he was first teacher, and
then practicing lawyer of brilliant pros-
poets. Mr.. Patton, member of the late
Legislature from that county, was his law
partner, and Mr.. Brown, the other member
from said county also knew him well, and
made inquiries after HIM of Judge Fisher,
stating that during his residence there his
character was good, with the exception of
too free use of whisky; that he was man
of good impulses as well as fine ability. He
seemed to be striving to do well, but his evil
habits finally gained the ascendenoy, and
resulted in his throwing himself away as
above stated. Unfortunately for him he
was placed in our Jail here during its recent
fearfully overcrowded state. OF course to
q man of education and feeling, who had
seen better days, it was simply intolerable,
and all who read his manly, affecting and
unanswerable appeal to our County COM
missioners, which we give in another place,
will regard his last desperate act with far
more of pity than of condemnation. He
has made his appeal to higher tribunal,
where the passions and prejudices of men
cannot reach him further, and there we, for
one, are content to leave him.
He left letters to his wife and mother in
Georgia, which We have been permitted to
copy, and which will throw light on his
character and antecedents. They are as
follows:
SAX MARCOS, Tex, 2-11, 1884.
MY DARLING WIFE:-I write these last
words to say farewell forever. I shall
never see you again, and when you shall
have received this shall be no more. My
darling. forgive and forget me. Obi my
SOUL Had 1 followed your kind and loving
advice my life and its end would have been
far different, and indeed happy and honor
able. can blame no one but myself. If
there was ever true and faithful wife il has
certainly been you. Good bye, Mary dar-
ling, yes, forever good bye. The only thing
that braces me up in this trying hour is that
have no dread of the unknown hereafter.
Yes, good bye to ALL May you, dear, be
blessed and happy.
Your Inflated husband,
PAUL @. HUDSON.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

c. II. Lewis druggist, of Cedar Vale,
Kansas writes: " have sold Prickly Ash
bitters for the past seven or eight years,
and consider them one of the most reliable
Proprietary medicines I handle, as is evi-
nenoed by the continued increase in sales
and The almost universal satisfaction which
attends their use.s Feb. I4-2z.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

The money will be refunded in any case
where DIR. Gilman's COHOSH and TAR
fails to benefit cough or cold.
RAYNoLDs 4 DANIEL.
San Marcos.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21
SAN Marcos, TEX, 2-l1, 1884.

DAN 1lAhCOS, lEA., H-ll, 1901.
MY DEAR MoTHER:-MY last lines TO you
are good bye foreverl Never again shall
see your dear face or be warmly embraced
in your loving arms. Good bye, father, Sis
ters and brothersl Grieve not for me-
am the cause of all my woes. Had walk
ed in the light of your admonitions my fate
would have been otherwise. do not dread
eternity. want you all TO remember poor
Mary, be good and kind TO her for her own
dear sake. When you have read this my
existence will have ended. / long to die.
l abhor the present suffering that is being
heaped upon me, and cannot endure il long
er. can write no more. Good bye Moth
er, good bye TO all Your downcast and
gloom-enyeloped son.
Paul @. HUDsox.
he also left the following message for his
companions in misery;
thank my comrades in prison for all fs-
yors shown me while with them. also er-
tend TO them my heartfelt sympathies for
them, and my best wishes for their future
success and happiness. p. C. HUDsOS.
And finally he left the following last, sol
emn warning. which was evidently intend
ed for publication:
have b.ttled and vAged Q continuous
warfare against self-destructioL for the past
M months or more I have nov lost al
viI-pover 10 resist anT longer the tenptA-
ton. An hope has sed Nv end l. 81 hsDd-
To the young men and 10 the ge1srztiOns 10
come After ne. I would earnestly say. BE-
unre q cards and whisky. HrDsos
All these writings give faForal1s in
preston q TIE rriier. and indiests tta;
;boagh thus O1tosst ard foriorB. b. 49, ~
10 nea1s vbollT lost 10 gnod Abovs Al.
his hna' vrr1ing - voang msn an oshsrs
oucht r. msks q TIrcfouDd irTrsszso1 oa
tbsir MINIS II crrDes verv cTT.o~fut,tlv n
s1rhasizing las re.szf tssark- rrs q IL
FEEE PRS ~ tn ruirlozs co1ssg1s-oss ~
irinkinz and gaming
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

Straight Louisiana Molasses, gen uine and
no mistake, at MoALLIsTER's.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

The editor of the Lampasas Dispatch
wants somebody to kick him behind his
back, for patronizing home merchant who
sends abroad to have his printing DONE He
bought little bill of goods of merchant
of the town, and says:
The proprietor then made out q bill, the
head of which was printed in Galveston,
then rolled up our goods in hand-bill print
ed in st. Louis. Imagine our chagrin, and
decide for yourself who deserved the kick
ing.
We suspect that merchant was trained to
business in San Marcos. His style is still
too prevalent here, though we think we can
recognize q change for the better.
We congratulate Brother Julian of the
FREE PRESS, on the ability aud truthfulness
of his recent sermon. Now, let the pulpit
speak.-Kyle Ne,os.
We are glad to say the pulpit is speaking
in this place. We were gratifed to hear of
the hearty endorsement Of our late articles
by so good man and SO earnest Christian
as Rev. Mr.. Harris, at the Methodist church
on Sunday night last. And Rev. Mr.. Joyce
has gone to work to get up o petition for
vote on the Local Option law, in which all
good people must heartily wish him success.
In short, we believe all the ministers of this
place are right on this subject, but to pre-
vent all doubt we think it is incumbent on
them to show their hands in like IN
mistakable way. And we hope to hear of
ministers everywhere speaking out on the
giant evil of the times. The mere agitation
of great moral questions is, like thunder
and lightning, great purifier, and it is diff
ficult to overrate its benefcent consequences.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

A full line Of Eandreth's Garden Seeds.
RAYNoLDs Il DANIEL.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

Foa SALE CHEAP.-A large heating stove.
Inquire at FREE PRESS Office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

GLApUE 4 MosHER, carpenters and build
ers. Can give the best of references. If.
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The FnxE Paxss 10 ono Of tho best advcr-
Using mediums In Western Texas, while IL
Job Printing Once Ia unsurpassed outside
the larger towns and cities Of the Stats. All
work guaranteed, Orders BY mail OF other
wise will receive prompt attention.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

SINGLE copies of the FREE Press for sail
at the Office, five cents each.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

BABsrrr METAL always supplied at the
FREE Press Office,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

SzRvIuzs at the Presbyterian and Chris
tian churches next Sabbath.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

James Taylor Il Bro, keep pure fruit
sarna
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21

Sorghum seed and seed potatoes at
FRoMMR's DRUa STORE.
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Sorghum and millet seed at
MUALIIs
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 1893 for 4s of 1907, 11Sl for AS sterling,
81 s7l@4 9ol 1O1 for ss. 100 for IS silver bars,
1929.
silver in London, 5lg1; consols 1o1 IL 16d;
per cent United States bonds, extended, 105; As,
l26; AIS, 1153.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted at
Sslassl cents.
Mining stocks continue fat in San Francisco.
Lower values were the rule yesterday morning. The
decline is attributable mainly to the want of buyers
A hard-glove fight took place yesterday morning
on Coney Island, in which both participants were
severely punished.
mining accident is reported from Sonora, Mex
leo, in which at least twenty lost their lives.
A prize fight OF fifteen rounds occurred Wednes-
day night at DanviIle Pa, the affair lasting one
hour and twenty minutes.
One man was killed and three others fatally in
jured yesterday at Lawrence, Mass, in boiler ex-
plosion.
The Treasurer of Huron county, Ohio, is short
$4,000 to 500, 600 in his accounts-and is missing.
Mrs Langtry's engagement in San Francisco be-
gins June 10th, aud closes June 18th.
The carpenters and ioiners at Victoria, B. c. are
on a strike.
DR.. Morgan Dix was severely injured III New York
"Wednesday by fall.
President Arthur gave "stag dinner in Wash
ington Wednesday night
Philadelphia newspapers employ coIored report
ers.
Professor Meiggs young mems seminary at Pitts
ton, Pa, has been burned.
Wednesday, near oakland, William Scotland shot
and killed Alexander Diedrchsohn, and the father
of the former when informed of the tragedy,
dropped dead.
The German Reichstag was opened at Berlin yea
terday with the usual fornalities.
The DanVille investigation was postponed in
Washington yesterday until Monday
The Mexican Central Railway is within eight
miles of completion and the gap will be closed to-
morrow.
Mcdowell the convicted murderer, who escaped
from the San Bernardino Jail, has been recaptured.
Mackay says he expects to send his first cable
message July 18th.
The PresbYtery at Toronto denounces secret
societies, as opposed to religion.
Two sleepers, filed with California excursionists,
left st. Louis yesterday for San Francisco
In the sloggiug match at San Francisco last night
between Sullivan and Robinson, the "batte" was
won by the former on foul.
Twenty-nine deaths occurred during the past
month in Portland, Or
Blind staggers are killing many horses in some
PARTS OF Oregon.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
TWO LOCAL MATTERS.

This city ia upon the eve of local elac-
ton of more than ordinary Importance, in
which are involved two propositions that
It seems impossible the powers of evil can
prevail against. These are the adoption of
orders directing two small sums to be sp-
piled TO local improvement-the one for
advancing, SO far as is now possible, the
leyee defenses, and the other for commence
ing the work of sanitary reform. Upon
the latter of these two propositions we
take it there is no division of sentiment
It will be adopted aen5 con. The other
should be agreed to with equal unanimity.
But it happens that, for reasons best
known to themselves, certain elements
have arrayed themselves against it. These
have sought diligently to involve the
matter In the meahes of technical de-
bate. They act upon the theory of all OBJ.
structionists, snd propose that Sacramento
shall take the chances. OF course it
will not do so, It is inconceivable, in the
face of the judgment of the business men
OF the city, the engineering reports, the
advice of the friends of the city abroad,
the testimony OF the past, the recent dis.
asters by food elsewhere, the admitted
undenied and long.borne damaging reputa-
tion of the insecurity of Sacramento, the
declarations Of the three political parties
in the field, the voice of wisdom, the die
tates Of prudence, the expressions Of FIVE
sixths Of the press of the city, and
She demonstrated business prosperity
to be conserved by the investment,
how this people will deal them
selves the blow of negativing the
leTee-improvement proposition. Sacra.
mento needs to get up and out of the
groove, to strike out new paths, to com.
mand her destiny and rise superior to the
psttifogging tactics and penny wise and
pound foolish policy of crossroads cor.
nays. Let as keep in mind the Plautian
maxim, " he who seeks for gain must be
at some expense.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
THE soUrHEnN PACIFIC TRoUR1E,-A s

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRoURLE.-A San
Francisco paper of yesterday gives an inter-
view with General Superintendent Towne
concerning the trouble on the line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles
county. Speaking of the great storm that
occurred about two weeks ago, he said =" A
large force of men was put on at once on the
wash-ou. line, which extended about six
miles, and the repairs would have been com.
pleted in three days more, 30 that travel
could have been resumed. But this violent
storm has come on and continued sixty hours.
The reporters were compelled to quit work,
and are now encamped in Soledad canyon
waiting for the rain to stop. Soledad canyon
is very narrow and its walls are very pre-.
cipitous, There is a great deal Of snow on
the mountains, and the rain falling on it melts
it. swelling the mountain streams to torrents.
The damage done so far. however, is not so
great as was caused by the great storm two
weeks ago. Then the track was washed
away and covered with debris, and it required
a great deal of labor to clear the rosd.bed
again. This storm. SO far. has only swelled
the streams snd they have undermined the
tack "Whst is the extent Of the damage,
Mr.. Towne?' inquired the reporter. Not
nearly 40 much as caused by the last storm,
w,s the reply. elf the storm abates the
army of workmen will be put to work at
oncs and the road repaired 10 week. But
IL the storm continues there is De telling to
Whist extent the damage will reach. OF
course the food is injuriug osher property
besides the railroad. Bridges are being
washed away and roads DESTROYED, beside
erect deal of damage is being Inflicted on cul-
fivsted fields. l believe the storm is not
over vet" concluded Mr.. Towne, as the rain
baat against the windows. III it continues
Il will delay travel q long time" Dispatches
In The RECORD UNION indicate that Mr..
Towpe's opinion ss to the storm not being
over was correct.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07

that the sole object is to throttle the news
thieves who await the morning issues OF
great papers to steal the news, and reprint
in their own journals, the limited circula,
ton of which enables them to go to press
some hours later. But unless it is con-
ceded that there is property right in news,
there can be no theft of it. What happens,
what is, what exists, belongs to no news
paper. The manner of statement, the
form, style and verbiage of an article can
be copyrighted low. That is the product
of FRAMEWORK, is invention, originality
but the fact of which the writer treats can
no more Justly be reserved to him as right
than the fact that the sun rises, and that
certain class of people solicit the ex-
elusive right to print the fact that the sun
rises. In any light in which viewed the
bill is bad one, and we cannot avoid an
inward smile at the bare suggestion
that the Democratic House of Representa-.
tives will dare to put such cookie burr
beneath the anti.monopoly saddle in which
il is now mounted.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
a BAD BILL MODIFIED.


The newspaper copyright proposition
has now been modified by the bill of Sena-
tor Sherman that it is to secure TO a paper
the right TO all it publishes for eight hours
next succeeding the hour of going to press.
The original proposition of Mr.. Waiter
son, which WAS in the interest of few
great dailies, and which is vigorously sd.
vocated by the New York Tribune, gave
the exclusive right for twenty. four hours.
It will be observed that the modifi-
cation TO eight hours in no essential re-
moves the objections to the bill. 1t is a
sop to The evening papers, since they do
not issue until/about ten hours after the
morning dsilies. But suppose the evening
paper is called upon for morning extra,
as not unirequsntly happens. In that
event, DO matter how important the newa
20 be given to its clientsge, it is to be re.
strained from publishing it. So, too, with
the 10 o'clock and the noon papers, a use
full and desirable class.
It is sAid by the friends Of the measure
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
4 GOOD YEAR FOR REPUBLICANS.

If the Democracy of California had
taken a contract, for fiat consideration,
to advance the interests Of the Republican
party, it could not do better than it is now
doing. 1t promises to be a good year for
Republicans and sanity. If the Demo-
cratic bosses will keep moving in the di-
rection in which their noses are now
pointed, they will cause Republicans
in the Presidential campaign to for
get and forgive the petty annoyances of
their own machine men, and to pull TO-
gether so strongly that Bourbonism
will be suatched out of the saddle it now
mounts, with such yigor that it will not
have time to free itself from the stirrups.
Republicans are now afforded new oppor-
tunity for comparing their own political
faith. with its progressive spirit, intelli-
gence and high standards, to the revolu-
tiouary, destructive and dangerous system
of the great unwashed. There is every
reason for Republicans to be en-
couraged to stand together the coming
summer, to be true to the principles
of a party that has given the nation about
all it has OF worth and dignity, and that
has preserved to it the essential elements
of liberty and true representative form
of government.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

Why should the bond period be extended
for distilled spirits Suppose molasses to
be substituted for spirits, would any such
concern be manifested for the relief of the
owners from the duty of paying the tax?
Did not the distillers know when they
made the spirit that it must pay the tax
Have they not had over year of
extension already? There is terrible
howl about railroad tax delinquencies even
when the Courts declare there is no such
delinquency, but who proposes to give the
railroads time? Why should the people of
the United States be asked to discriminate
in favor of the men who boldly overpro-
duced distilled spirits ? Whose fault is it
that the market was overstocked? II the
Government discriminates in favor of
liquor in this matter OF taxes, will it not
set precedent that will be dangerous?
Why should the people of the United
State relieve the distillers from the result
of an error of Judgment in making more
spirit than the demand called for? If the
spirit distiller can give the Government
security for the payment OF the taxes,
cannot he on the came security borrow the
money and pay his taxes? Is there any
equitable claim on the part of any man
admitting an uncontested tax to have the
Government "carry him? Is there any
greater reason this year for giving the ex.
tension than last year, when Congress re-
fused 1t Should Government grant relief
in cases like this, except it is shown In
justice ia visited? Is there any injustice
in collecting an undisputed tax, especially
when the property was voluntarily made
and submitted to taxation, in the face of
commercial warning and protest against
decentralization
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dr.. o. Harvey, Of Gait, came to the city yester-
day.
Greed Raymond returned to San Francisco yes
terday afternoon.
S. S. Nathan and Lewis Bell came up from the
Bay yesterday noon
DR.. C. II. Powers has removed to Elk Grove, to
permanently reside.
City Attorney W. A. Anderson returned from San
Francisco last evening.
Hon J. Il. Neff, OF Auburn, passed through the
city yesterday, returning home.
Isaac Burke and L. S. Pease, of Chico, came down
yesterday, going to San Francisco.
Hon. I. G. Phelps came down from Maryville yes
tetday, on his way to San Francisco.
A. Gallatin came down from his ranch, in Tehama
county, by yesterday mornings train.
o. X. Hopkins, of Oakland, passed through the
city yesterday, going up to Sheridan.
Colonel J. F. Fuller and wife, of Marysville, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for the Bay
A. ]. Wightman. OF Wightmar & Anderson, Ma
rysyie, was among the passengers for the Bay yes
terday morning.
General John F. Sheehail was in Washington, D.
c. yesterday, and leaves on his return TO California
in two or three days
G. W. Cayett, wife and mother, of Antelope, Sac
ramento county, left for the East yesterday
visit for few months
Mrs. Sarah A. Harrigan, of Nevada City, returns
home to-day after spending few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Otto Witt.
J. L. ellis, Train Dispatcher OF the Sacramento
and Placeryille Railroad has gone to the Bay with
his wife to spend few days.
A. j. Rhoads who went to the Bay last Tuesday
to attend the meeting of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, returned last evening.
Mrs. Mariner. Campbell, of San Francisco, who
took prominent part in the concert at the Congre-
gational Church Wednesday evening" returned home
yesterday afternoon.
F. n. Mott Of this city, left yesterday for Santa
Cruz where he intends TO make extensive improve
ments upon property recently purchased by him,
purposing 10 establish summer resort.
Among the Sacramentans who went to San Fran
cisco Yesterday were Captain e. NJ. Stevens, Henry
Gerber, Charles F. Sellinger, Jr., George Smith,
Howard johnson, Horace Steyeas, Charles Il. e.
dred and F. W. Knox, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. May, who were married at
Grass Valley Wednesday of last week, and have been
visiting in Sacramento SINCE returned to Grass
Valley yesterday. While here lady friends OF the
bride (nee Conaway) gave her wedding dinner, and
the new married pair were the recipients also OF
many other pleasant favors and compliments.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday
W. Saturday, Red Bluff NJ. Strauss, New York :;
f. B. Wood, Astoria; Miss Ed ma Abbott and maid,
Valentine Fabian, Julia Rnsewald, J. II. kosewad,
William Casele and wife, Mis-. Zelda Seguin Wallace
Mrs. Haddaway, Abbott opera Company; II. T.
Higgins, Richland William F. MoCracken, CNsum-
mes; Richard Nash, Reno, New; L. f. Morey. Ed.
Falkland, L. Levy, John s Mitchell, NJ. Meyerfeld,
Mrs Captain Davis ana children, Mrs. |. Stephens,
San Francisco