San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-05-07
FROM ST. LOUIS.
From our Regular Correspondent.

ST.. Louis, April |, 1886.
EDITOR FREE Pass The great
Lindell hotel of st. Louis, corner OF
Sixth street and Washington Avenue,
was partly destroyed by fro yester'
day. The fire started in the base.
ment and in q few moments the vast
structure was filled with dense smoke.
The fire department quickly turned
ont to q man and fought the stubborn
flames with desperation, and by the
utmost daring and hair breath escapes
succeeded in saving the building and
part of the furniture.
The burning Of the 'Old Lindell'
in March, 1867, was recalled to mem
DRY by yesterdays fire. Tho old Lin
dell hotel which stood on the site of
the present Lindoll, was beyond ques
ton, the finest hotel in the world, and
its total destruction by fire on the
night of March 7th, 1867, was awful
and grand beyond all description.
The burning of the Southern hotel
in March, 1878, ON Fourth, Fifth and
Walnut streets, must be remembered
by some of your readers. None who
saw that frightful scene can think of
it without shudder The loss of life
Though never admitted by the owners
of the hoteD, was doubtless one hun
dred. The tattered sheets and threads
Of blankets and clothing from which
the poor wrctches hung in despair for
twenty minutes and more, fluttered
from the fouth, fifth and sixth stories
of the charred walls for weeks after
wards. That night the adjoining
pavements were filled with the
mangled bodies of those who jumped
from the upper tloors-and one poor
fellow, a tall Texan, looked calmly
from the window of his room
on the sixth floor of northwest
corner, his pale features were
seen by those below who wrung their
hands in despair at their inability to
save him, he quietly withdrew from
the window and sitting at little ia
bic soon went down with the crash
ing floor and walls.
There is a general war inauguratod
here between the politicians All the
beaten candidates have gone into the
contest business Those that were
defeated have brought suit in the
courts to contest the seats of those
elected. These contests have become
infectious and every defeated candi-
date in the city irrespective of party
is serving notices" on his successful
rival. 1t is safe to say that the fight
is a hopeless one as regards the con
testor When an average st. Louis
ward politician gets into office, by
hook or crook, he generally sticks till
his time is up, if not longer.
Much trouble. alarm and loss is oc-
casioned in some parts of the state by
the ravages of the pleuro-pneumonia
amorg the cattle-the plague is prin-
cipally in Galway county. The gov
ornor of Illinois has declared quaran-
tine against Missouri and the rail
roads are refusing to ship the cattle
from here to that state. The Illinois
action is bitterly opposed and de-
nounced by the authorities of Mis-
souri, rs unjust, Unnecessary, illegal
and utterly invalid-measures are be
ing taken to apply to the federal
courts to have the embargo speedily
raised. The greatest efforts are be
ing made to stop the scourge and
many hundred head of cattle infect.
ell have been killed, and where the
slightest symptom is manifested
the animal is destroyed to prevent the
spread OF the disease.
Julia Rive-King. the great pianist.
gave n concert at Memorial Hall last
night She is. indeed, a perfect Won
doroimusical talent. Lawrence Bar.
rett. the great -Richelieu Of the
world. is having 4 triumph at the
+ Olympic this week. Those who
want to see a powerful picture Of the
crafty statesman and cardinal minis.
terof France. should witness Barrett
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