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San MARCOS HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY

ignorant countrymen was substanh-
ally laid.
As il would I'LL volume TO traoe
oil Armijo's steps, ! win at once
|iamp from the sheep-iolds Of Chaves
and the monte table, and take him
up again after he had been appointed
Administrador do Rentas, or princi-
pal custom house officer at Santa Fe
in the year 1887. It is proper to
mention that during this hiatus,
somewhere between the years 1926
and 1880, he had been, by . federal
appointment under the old territorial
laws, clothed with executiveauth
in New Mexico, and his short admin
istration was signalized by acts OF
cruelty and reckless injustice In
consequence Of some misdemeamor
he was deposed from his place at
the head of the then Governor, Don
Abino Perez, and another person
was appointed in his stead.
The effects Of the central form Of
government were now just beginning
to be felt in this isolated department
of Mexico, and the people were
beginning to manifest no inconsider-
able discomfort under theI new order
of things. Armijo perceiving that
there was now chance, not only to
signalize himself, but to reap o rich
harvest Of revenge against his
enemies then in power, took advant-
age Of this feeling by secretly foment-
ing a conspiracy. An insurection
was soon in agitation, and early in
August 1887, heterogeneous force,
numbering more than one thousand
men, among whom were q large
number of pueblos or town Indians,
assembled at La Canada, village
about twenty five miles north of the
capital. Governor Perez conducted
small force against the insurgents;
but a majority Of his men went over
at the outset, leaving him with only
twenty five personal friends to con-
tend against the odds the most fear
full. A slight skirmish told the story:
one of his men was killed, two were
wounded, while the rest fed pre-
cipitately towards Santa Fe. The
Insurgents pursued them to the city,
captured them the next day, and
fourteen of them, including all officers
of state, were most inhumanly put
to death. Among the slain were
three brothers named Abren. Cover
nor Perez was also butchered in the
suburbs of Santa Fe, his head cut
off, and kicked about the streets by
the populace. His body remained
where it had fallen, prey to vultures
and wolves, no friend daring to offer
it sepulture!
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ROBIN REDBREAST.
Jonn o. wnirrIsa.

JOHN o. Whfrrith.
Ny old welsh nsighbor over the way
Orept slowly out IN the sun Of spring.
Pushed from her ears the locks OF gray,
And listened TO hear tho robin sing.
Her grandson. playing Al marbles. stopped,
And eraei In sport as boys will bs.
Tossed store a the bird. who hoped
From boush 70 bOugh In the apple tree.
"Nsy." said the grandmother. "have you no
heard,
Ny poor bad boyi ofthe fiery pitt
And how drop by drop this meroifal bird
Carries the water that quenehes NJ
"He brings cool dew In bis little bill,
And let's II fall on the souls Of sin-
You can sec the mark on HIS red breast still
or fires that soorch ss he drops It In.
Ny poor Bron rhuddyn my breast burned bird
Singing so sweetly from limb TO limb,
Very dear TO the heart Of our Lord
10 he who pities the lost like him."
"Amen," I said to the beautiful myth,
Sing bird Of God In my heart as we'll.
Each good thought Is drop wherswith
To cool aud lessen the fires OF hell.
Prayers love like raindrops fall,
Tears Of pity are cooling dew,
And dear to the heart Of our Lord are all
Who suffer like him In the good they do.
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CHAPTER v.

Ollh1 LIAb
THE GRAVES OF THE DEAD SEA.
The Book of Mormon is of prodigi-
GUS size and unexampled Stiffness.
One marvels that any one ever had
the persistence to write down it's end
less round of repetitions of biblical
words and phrases. Processing to
give, in the style and language of
the Bible, the history of the Tribes
from the time of their disafection till
theypossessed America and became the
mound builders, it is simply intolera-
BILE as piece Of artistic work. Yet
as it was found in all mining camps,
where in the snowy Businesses we
often had nothing else left to read, it
thus fell to my lot to read it through
not unfrequently. From title-page
to colophon there is not one lofty or
inspiring throught, like those filing
the volume it affects to follow. A
dreary, weary book it is. And yet
it answers the Mormon's purpose in
this: that where he cannot find an
excuse for his action in the real Book,
he can surely find it in the forged
one.
After this huge man with the book
and the deep hollow eyes had exhor
ted and preached and read for hours
and hours, hating now and then rs
he read, devouring the whole camp
and all that circle about him with
his hungry eyes, the girl drawn even
nearest of all, and right under his
eyes and right by the side of her
ignorant and fanatical executioners,
he calmly and with earnest exhorta-
ton begged to baptize his listeners
in the faith of the Latter-Day Saints.
No one answered OF moved. Many
q long breath was drawn, many a
deep sigh was smothered, but no one
spoke. The missionary, as he now
announced himself, looked straight
and hard and earnestly at the girl.
She lifted her weary black eyes to his
once more, and tried hard to read if
there was help or any hope at all in
them. But she did not speak. The
man arose, went down to the bank,
drank cupful of water, came back
and began to read and exhort and
explain aud endeavor to proselyte
once more. And 30 this strange
man kept on till the day was spent.
No one had spoken save himself.
No one had tasted food. Some of
the children had slept, their heads in
their weary mothers laps, as they sat
in circle and listened and listened in
silence, that long, long day, under
the vast blue sky, by the dark and
desolate lake of death.
And now mark! When that man
was done reading and the sun was
going down, there was not a weary
and overcome man or woman there
who was not awed or terrified or
fascinated into some sort of half
belief
Again the man rose up and pleaded
for converts TO his singular faith.
He stretched his hands over the
lake as the sun went
down he lifted his long arms to the
Of snow beyond the young
city: be appealed to nothing low, to
nothing bad, but to much that was
noble in man and sublime in nature
His lips were dry, his eyes were deep
and hollow and Wild, bat be kept on
tl the sun bad fallen behind the
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Eastern and Western CIties.

A striking difference between East
ern and Western cities is that the
Inter are too thoroughly engaged in
business or other sensible employ
ment TO have time to ape or 60 wild
over things delightfully."- English, you
know" Even the culcha Of Boston,
with its denominations in pronuncia-
ton, finds but few patrons here.
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"reminiscences OF Texas Veteran...Tht
Santa Fe Expedition, etc.
Dr O. EnHAnp.
LXIv.


KENpALL's NARRATIVE CONTINUED.
The history Of this petty, yet most
absolute and despotic monarch,
Armijo, is singular, and as happen
to have the materials at hand, no
matter to him how obtained, I will
present the readers with q brief yet
truthful sketch of his career, from his
boyhood upward. However he may
be amazed at seeing his own history
in veritable print, he cannot but
acknowledge that I have done him
ample justice, that his portrait is
drawn with strict fidelity in every
particular.
Manuel Armijo, the subject Of the
present memoir, as the story books
commence, was born Of low and dis
reputable parents at or near Albu-
querque, town of no uncomfortable
Importance some sixty miles South
of Santa Fe. From his earliest
childhood his habits were bad. He
commenced his career by petty pilfer-
ing, and as he advanced in years
extended his operations until they
grew into importantlarcenies While
yet youth, he carried on an exten-
sive business in sheep stealing,
admitted, I believe, to be the lowest
species Of robbery; yet SO lucrative
did the young Armijo find the business
that in his own neighborhood he
gave it q tone Of responsibility. A
wealthy haciendero, or large planta-
ton owner, in the vicinity of Albu-
querque, named Francisco Chavez,
suffered not little from the exceed
ing liberal system Of helping himself
adopted by the embryo Governor.
Chavez possessed his thousands and
tens Of thousands OF sheep, large
numbers of which he yearly drove to
the southern cities OF Mexico, and
there disposed of for ready cash.
At home, his business was to purchase
at reduced prices all the sheep offered
by his poorer neighbors, and 80
numerous were his focks that he
could not mark much less recognise,
one tenth Of what hepossessed. Yet
he always employed shepherds to
watch his focks and used every
precaution to prevent his sheep from
straying or being stolen.
But to watch and guard against
person Of young Armijo's tact and
perseverance was impossible. The
scape grace would enter his focks
while the shepherds were asleep, or
suborn them, il awake, and by much
shrewd nrtifce contrived to olevy O con-
tinual and profitable tax upon the sub
stance ofthe elderly haciendero. The
animals, those stolen in good time,
would be sold for cash to their right
full but unsuspecting owner, and thus
il sometimes happened that Ar7ijo
would resteal and resell, time after
time, the same identical sheep. Up
to this day when among his intimate
friends, General Manuel Armijo boast
ingly relates the exploit Of having
sold 10 ''Old Chavez" the same yew
fourteen different times, and Ofhaving
stolen her from him even in the
first instance. By this means. and
by having what is termed q good run
Of luck, he amAssed no ineonsiderable
fortune, and as his ambition nOv led
him 10 learn to read and writa. The
foundation Of his future in1nencs
and greatness snOng his tizid and
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Mn. HrxEY WATTERsoz asserts that
il the Morrison bill on the tariff
question is not endorsed By the
Pennsylvania Democrats, that the
party is in peril, and its failure means
the defeat and possibly the dissolu-
ton Of The Democratic party.
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Scss eJRCgs ELS.

METHODIST. ST.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath, Rev. Buckner Harris, Pastor
Sunday School at O'Clock, A. NJ. Glass meeting
or young Mems Prayer Meeting at O'Clock P. NJ
Prayer Meeting on Wednesday.
PROTESTANT Observation-Disclosures lst and
Sd Sundays each month, at lOH O'Clock, AM, and
7P.M., lat st. Marks church,, by the Rev. Mr.
Allen,
BAPTJST.-Preaching at the Baptist Church
on the first and third Sundays In each month";
Rev. J. Ii. Hendon, pastor.
CATHOLIC,-services 4th Sunday In each month,
Rev. Father Morandi, pastor.
CHRISTIAN-Services every End and 4th Sunday
each month. Rev. J. l.. Pritchett, pastor.
Observation-Disclosures End aud 4th Sundays
each month. Rev. J. d. French, pastor.
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M Aaa ~.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, TO AND
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Mails from Aus tin arrive at 225 P Nj close at 300
Pm.
San Antonio arrive at 2:25 P. NJ, close
at 400 p. "
Luling, arrives at 10 NJ, closes at l2:45. P. II.
Above mails arrive and depart daily.
Dlnnco, via Wimberley-depart Monday and Friday
ate A. N. Arrives Tuesday and Saturday at
Up. 81.
General Delivery from s A. NJ, to IL NJ. and from
j P. n. to s p. nj.
Postofce open on SUNDAYS one hour after distribu-
tion of mails.
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SOCHE E'E1Es.

San Marcos Lodge No. 342 meets Saturday on or
before full moon. A. C. Danforth W. n. Albert
Hcaton Secretary.
San Marcos Chapter No. 100, meets Tuesday On or
before full moon. P. J. G. Smith n: i. ii. T.
Albert Heaton. Secretary.
Hays Lodge K. OF q. No. 1868, meets 2ud and 4th
Fridays of each month. J. V. Hutchins, Dictator
7. J. Peel, Reporter.
10. OF Mountain Lodge No. 154 meets every
Monday night. J. I. Holland, N. @. Albert
Heaton' Secretary.
Perkins Encampment No. So meets lst Bird and 9th
Friday Of each month. c. II Rau, G. T. Albert
Heaton Secretary.
Order Of Chosen Friends, Basil DALEY, C. Q.
Albert Heaton, Secretary.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFlClA L..

OFFkCAAh<.
cosaREssMAS-STa DISTRICT:
Hon. James F. Miller, Of Gonzales County.
SENATOR -25TH DISTRICT:
Hon. Geo. Pfeuffer. of Comal Co.
REPREsEYTATjvEs-8lsT DISTRICT:
Hon. Sterling Fisher. OF Hays Co.
Hon. ]. N. Stagner, of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT oouRr--15rH DISTRICT.
Hon. L. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. LaGrange.
JIM. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
TINES OF HOLDING COURT.
HAYs.-2d Mondays in March and september.
COUNTY oFFIoERs.
Ed R. Kone, Judge County Court.
Jas, G. Burleson, Dist. and County Clerk.
owen Ford, County Attorney.
He. Barber Sheriff. J: N. Turner, Deputy; g.,
G.s; Cock, Justice. of the Peace Pre-. No. !
WIN. Wyatt " .
j.. Rowe, " a, :
J. Fl. Patterson. County Treasurer.
r. 8. Fortson, Assessor.
Joe. c. Eve, Surveyor.
IT,. MoCarty, Coh'r Precinct No.
J. R. Burleson, 3:
w. Il. Wood, A.
]. f. Pitts, Constable Precinct Mol.
TIMES or HOLDING COUNTY AND PRECINCT CouRTs-
County Court ior Criminal, Civil and Pr bate bus
iness-4th Mondays in January, March, May, July,
September and November
Commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month Mt. City.
" SD Wimberiey's MIL.
Z" 6. 4-4th :" Dripping Springs.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor-C. 8. Cock.
Council-W. D, Wood. g.. W. Donaldson, T. +.
Daley, D. A. Glover, Wm Giesen.
Marshall. NJ. Prince.
Council meets the first Tuesday in each mouth.
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Meeting of the Fire commissioners.

At the regular meeting of the fire com
missioners last evening Messrs. Parker,
Prendergast, Warner and President Delano
were present and the following business was
tran sacted.
1t was stated by President Delano that the
council had authorized the building of three
1000 barrel and two 500 barrel cisterns in
the Sixth ward on plans TO be drawn by the
city engineer; that the location of these
cisterns had been decided upon, but for some
reason or other the plans of these had not
been executed and winter was close at hand
and these necessary guards against confa-
grations in that ward had not been built as
was intended by the board.
1t was also stated that. a resolution was
sent to the common council in June stating
that the horses in the department, named
Harry and Jumbo, and a span of blacks in
the house of engine No. l, were unfit for
further service, asking for authority to re-
place them with new horses, and how the
condemned horses should be disposed of.
No action has been taken in the council in
the matter up to the date, but meanwhile the
commissioners had been forced 10 pur-
chase three horses and to put them
in service, the owner of which was waiting
anxiously for his pay. There were now seven
condemned horses in the department stables
eating oats which they did not earn and four
more new horses besides the three which had
not been paid for were necessary to the
safety of the city. 1t was suggested in view
OF the sioth of the council in this matter that
No. on st. Anthony hill lie manned with
these condemned teams and the able horses
be used TO thoroughly protect the business
and more densely settled portions OF the city.
In fact the ''hoss'' committee in the conn
ell were very thoroughly roasted by the com
missioners.
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BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Mark Lane Er-
press in its weekly review Of the British grain
trade says: The weather the past week was
fairly propitious for threshing. Deliveries
of grain by the farmers was liberal In amount
Native wheat declined 1sCa2s. Sales Of Eng
lish wheat during the week aggregated o.
sl2 quarters, at 32s, against 81, 100 quarters
at 40s Id the corresponding week last year.
Flour lower, medium TO inferior mailing bar
leys 2s lower. Foreign wheat dragging along
with prices in favor Of the buyers. The
downward movement continues and It is
impossible to predict when and where it win
stop. The position Of the trade is without
precedence, the free supplies crushing the
life out Of it. Maize in small supply and
prices sustained. A heavy drop, however,
Is expected when the immense American
crop of 1884 goes fairly in motion. Trade
in cargoes of coast trihing. There were
thirteen arrivals, three cargoes sold, four
Withdrawn and five remain; sixteen cargoes
due. Trade in cargoes forward small and
purely nominal.
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board, when November sold at 45hse, an adj
vance Of &c over Saturdays close, but ex-
IRENE prices we're not maintained, and the
close was at 1870, s9lc above Saturday
Year delivery exhibited the same dullness
early, Offering &c lower at SIC, but this was
followed By q good demand and an advance
during the day 20 s95<c- From these prices
II fell of al the close 10 SIC In the de-
ferred deliveries the Improvement was merely
fractional, with free offerings during most
OF the day. No large deals we're noticed and
trading seemed pretty evenly divided among
the crowd The shipments Of corn continue
10 be about double the receipts. so that in the
last two weeks the stock Of grain has de-
creased abost J, 800, 900 bushels. The re
ceipts, besides, are not mueh above half
what they were a week ago.
II eaa see no evidences az present OF any At
tempted manipulation in November corr" SAID
Geo. Brine, land attribute to-days furry % the
largely oversold condition % the market and the
nervousness induced by the rapidly hardening
prices under attempted covering OF short sales
Il look for lively fluctuations ID this market"
said Geo. Shepherd. land should not be sur
prised 10 see much higher prices or this years
eptior. -
..itis not unlikely that some reaction may take
place after sharp bulge, said G.. ;. EveTing
ham, ''5ut the storage i large in November, and
particularly 30 in the year option. look Tor
higher prices
The Brown. Chandler Co. say: ave do not
ihiak the short interest for this month large
en0Ega 10 warrant belief in anything like
corner aud DO not believe tEat any move would be
made 70 bull prices this early In the month.
we're any thing OF the kind contemplated"
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SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
Mankato Dots.

Pursuant to a call a goodly number Of
workingmen assembled at the city hall Satur-
day evening for the formation of an organi-
zation for the advancement Of the working
men socially and financially. The different
questions involving the workingmen were
freely discussed and opinions exchanged as
70 the best plan Of forming the society. It
was thought advisable 10 wait another week
before organizing the association. The
committee extends an invitation TO everyone
who considers himself q workingman of
whatever trade TO attend the meeting Satur-
day evening and talk over the plan.
On Saturday evening, Fl. II. Miller, rep
resentatiye Of Bueicy & Tyrell, came in on
10 O'Clock train, on the Blue Earth branch,
aud, While looking after his trunk, laid his
valise on the platform. and, when returning
a moment later, fonnd the valise to have
vanished. The valise was comparatively
new and filed with glassware, Mr.. Miller's
line No clue to the thief.
The regular meeting Of the directors Of the
board Of trade was held yesterday morning,
but none other than the routine business
was transacted
DR.. ]. L. Livingston returned Saturday
evening from Canada, where he accompanied
his wife several weeks ago. He reports the
condition of Mrs Livingston very much i'm
proved in the last few weeks.
No liquor IS sold on Sunday, but neverthe-
less Officer Young found Peter Peterson
Sunday evening very weary and kindly as.
sisted him to the police station where h.
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NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram 10 the Globe. /

Especial Telegram 70 the Globe
New York, Nov. lO.-The market opened
15G1zc lower, with pretty active trading.
Union Pacific was in the lead, which showed
the presence Of Gould. During the early
hours of the session the shorts eovere freely,
while holders were selling as fast as the
stocks were wanted. Louisville * Nashville
was the most fraiI feature, and the Wander
bilts were well sustained, aud New York
Central rose to So after opening below 81.
Union Pacific and telegraph came in for a
fair share Of attention from the bears and
were marked down sharply, though they re-
covered later in the day. Rock Island was
down points from saturdays closing fig
ures, and Illinois Central sold at 1917.
Chicago, Burlington * Quincy wouldn't
bulge. Dispatches from the exchange were
rather bearish in tone. Many leading
operators have evened their deals and show
a desire to await the solving Of the election
problem before taking a hand again in
manipulating shares. Erie officials gave out
that they will meet any cut in rates made by
West Shore. Reading affairs are getting
more helpless aud hopeless daily.
1ue coming OF MI 6OW6n 10 the
front is taken as an indication
Of Advancement by Vanderbilt. East bound
freight rates were openly cut to 10 cents per
100 pounds, West Shore and Lackawanna
beginning the fight. The statement is again
made that the West Shore will issue $15, OOO,-
900 in bonds.
Vanderbilt is represented to be particularly
elated over the election of Cleveland and is
said to have begun buying back Lake Shore
and New York Central. Gould IS heavily
loaded down with stock which he purchased
in anticipation of Blaine's election. The
bears understanding the condition Of things,
are making big fight on all the Gould stocks,
and their efforts have been partially success
full, as these stocks have declined slightly and
are quite weak. Passenger rates west Of
Buffalo were this morning restored to the old
basis, which means that the Grand Trunk,
Michigan Central and Lake Shore have come
to So understanding. Lake Shore and New
York Central are strong, but the feeling in
regard to the other stocks continues very
weak. In the last hour the market displayed
little more vim. In final dealings there
was an upward squirt all round, and the mar
ket at the finish was fairly firm.