San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-01
State Items.
Houston Yost.


San Antonio has goat herd who
proposes to supply that city with
milk.
Lewisville has a grange co-opera-
tive association with capital stock
of $4,000.
The new court house at Carthage
will cost $4,000, and the one Mt
Marshall $4,000.
The boy preacher has converted
over ono hundred and and sixty SIN
ners at Paris, and still the revival
goes on with undated interest.
Kirkwood, Denton County, claims
that their newly discovered mineral
we'll is vastly super to Hot Springs,
Ark, in healing properties
Terrell's big well is being walled
with brick and is nearly completed.
An abundance of the best water was
found at the depth of only Az feet
A telegram can now BIO sent on
the Santa Fo line to any city or town
on that line for rs cents, providing
the message does not exceed ten
words
The Dallas Times informs the Tex
rs press that "Bello Boyd" resides
on Pochahontas street i'll that city,
and not on a sheep ranch near San
Antonio as before stated.
Bastrop has inaugurated q new
school diversion called q emitting
party" The ladies crochet or knit
lot of useful (!) articles which the
gentlemen are expected to purchase
The fremont House of Galveston
has been sold to Il Dallas man for
100000. Its original cost was
100000. Trust Dallas man for
getting the best of II bargain. He is
the down Easter of Texts.
Williamson County boasts of her
fine sheep, and brings forward II ram
weighing 1861 and the almost phen-
omenal clip of wool from sheep of
different ages to prove the truth OF
its assertions.
Waco University celebrated San
Jacinto Day with unwonted enthu-
siasm, poems being read by DIR. Sam
Houston and Miss Maggie Hendricks,
and professions being formed of the
most prominent societiesmd citizens.
The opinion of the State press is
correct in condemning the vanda!s
who broke into the Office of the Aus
tin Dispatch and pied" and destroy
Cd the type of that establishment
The perpetrators We're lower thar
fence cutters or javelinas.
The colored Republicans of Texas
are weary of being made stepping
stones to political position by theil
white brothers and claim share OF
the honors. This little difference o
opinion has caused a rupture in the
party in several cities throughout the
State.
Let Laredo serve for an example Il
small towns contemplating water
works and urge them ON TO renewe,
exertiCns. Instead Of being burne,
and scorched with the suns rays an,
suffocated with the dust, the town i
now embowered IN trees, vines an,
howtrs-all the result Of water
1t is stated by the Austin Glitter
that the Brennan jury, which clear
ed negro for killing a white man il
self defence, was the first one on rc
cord in the State which has acquitte,
colOred man for like crime TIL
jury was composed Of SIX whites an,
six colored men, vino simply kue,
and did their duty rogari!ess u col
or, condition. or nationality.
II is said thUt Maud Stuart "a
Texas girl who - successfully lei
sOnAted the bind girl in the play d
young Mrs. Wn;hruP J. no'
threatencd with real blindness. a.
result IN some way q trying 10 rClt
ct correctly the Talt assigned I'D
Her parents i've N Dsuisan. she 1
IN the care q a FbilalelTlla occllI-
and hopes are eutCriz-red q her 81
tIre recOvcEy