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Richland beacon., 1885-10-03

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Richland beacon., 1885-10-03
Table OF Advertising Rates

Recommended by the Louisiana Press A-'"ci
alton for adoption by the publishers Of
country newspapers. in this STATE, in az.
coming ,dver,i.euent. from advertising
agents
Tr,ns,en, advertising. ono irch. one TINE.
&, 80; ; each subsequent time. - "r'.'>
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
Hendricks Will.

ISp1ANpo1Is, IND, Dec, 3-The will
of the late Vice President Hendricks
was probated this afternoon. 1t is in
MIR. Hendricks handwriting, and the
paper is yellow with age. 1t reads
as follows:
L. Thomas A. Hendricks, of Marion
County, Ind, do make this, my last
will and testament, hereby reyoking
any and all wills by me at any time
heretofore made. 1 give, bequeath
and devise to my beloved wife. Eliza
C. Hendricks, all my personal and
real property of every description
whatever and wherever located; also
all my rights, claims, chooses in action
in fee simple to have the same to her
and her heirs forever.
In witness whereof l have hereunto
set nv hand, and, IL agreeable to her,
I desire that she shall be the execu-
trix thereof.
TSignedl THOMAS A HESDRrcKs.
Signed and delivered in our pres
ence and attested by US in the pres
ence of the testator and in the pres
ence Of each other, at his request
August 8, 1866.
WrSsIoE s. PIEECL
]. III. McKKKNAN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
NO. l..


A special TO the Fort Worth Gazette
Of tho 25th ult.. gives some idea, only
faint one, no doubt Of tho condi-
ton Of things which prevailed there
just prior TO aud at the late election.
We copy below:
The election which occurred to-day
was the most interesting and exciting
ever held in Atlanta, as shown by tho
fact that the vote was far greater than
in any previous election. The last
Georgia Legislature passed local OPP
tion law which allowed any county to
hold an election TO decide on tho
question Of the prohibition Of liquor.
The law is very stringent and prohi-
bits the manufacture or use OF liquor,
allowing druggists to sell only for
domestic or for medical purposes. OF
the 1877 counties in Georgia, oil but
fifteen counties containing the largo
cities have adopted prohibition. The
decisive battle was fought in Atlanta
to-day. 1t is impossible to exagger-
ate the excitement it has raised.
Nine thousand votes were registered,
as against 5000 in any previous cleo
ton. The law of Georgia requires
the payment of all taxes before regis
tration, and more than $4,000 was
paid into the county treasury as
preliminary to the election. The can
vnss has been an exciting one The
preachers as well as the women were
in favor of prohibition and held daily
temperance revivals. On the other
hand, the friends of liquor, who wore
red ribbons as distinguishing badge,
made thorough canvass of the city,
importing speakers from other states
to assist them. There was a big
break in the ranks on the political
points. and both sides, Prohibitionists
and liquor men, made big offers for
the support of the negroes. Not only
in political, but in several other cir
cles, the election created much excite
ment and nota few engagements and
marriages were broken off by the diff
ference between girls and their sweet
hearts and between husbands and
wives on this question Of prohibition.
The counting of the vote cast was not
completed until midnight. The Off
cial majority for prohibition is 226.
The election was exciting in the ex-
treme and passed off peacefully, The
preachers were out in force and work
ed like beavers, while the ladies served
lunches for the Prohibitionists at all
the polls. Atlanta gave a majority
against prohibition Of 1862, but the
Prohibitionists carried the county by
TAB majority. Eight thousand votes
were cast.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
San Angelo by way Of Oyster Creek
Difference Between the German
Americans and "the Natives"

OYsTEn CREEK, Dec, 7th, 1885.
EDITOR FREE Press We have not had
the depgue fever yet, but have caught the
'angel fever" j. E. Davis has just re-
turned from San Angelo on prospecting
tour, and reports the prospects very fatter-
ing He says the soil of Tom Green county
is well adapted to grain, and where expert
ments have been made in fruit growing,
they have been very satisfactory. He tells
tale about water melons that will cope
with the yarns told on old Arkansas.
Potatoes and vegetables yield luxuriant
crop, especially where they are irrigated.
He speaks of the town, San Angelo, as
being beautiful place and the healthfulness
of the country unsurpassed. The people
are intelligent and refined. They have
school of two hundred pupils, fine court
house, Jail, and mammoth business houses.
Mr.. Davis thinks the future greatness of the
country lies in the production of grain and
stock, the land being smooth and level,
machinery could be utilized, such as steam
plows, drills and harvesters. Signs OF
coal have been discovered, which if dis
covered in sufficient quantity will add
materially to the development of the coun-
try In short, this is the place for the
enterprising to rise to sudden wealth.
Mr.. Davis met jas M. Malone and
William Malone, the former in the land
Office, the Inter in the hardware business,
and also possessed of "blooming
responsibility" to turn the cups over, and
make the household one continual scene of
enchantment.
Leaving tho land Of the fairies we come
to our own Italy; land of cotton, not of
wine, but land of wonderful fertility,
which will amply compensate. the sagacious,
economical laborer
There is one thing that puzzles the Ameri-
can mind, and that is, the rapid manpula-
ton and settlement of these prarie lands
by the Germans. Many of them begin
poor, and in few years they are able to
tempt their American brethren with fair
price for their lands. Once settled, money
can not buy their lands. Visit their homes,
you do not find extensive fields like you do
among the Americans, but peculiarly built
houses and small fields in cultivation, and
and yet they lay up money and soon become
Tho American mind is not content with
their style of living. We are constitution
ally different, mind and temperament. We
love to build air castles We love to dream
of the future, the honors of office, the
presidency, We love to run. We are not
centent with the humble, plodding life OF
the German farmer.
There is nothing that so elates the fancy
of the average American youth as the
thought of becoming clerk. He takes
great pride in tying his cravat and parting [
bis hair, and dreams of the fair maiden
" hose kisses await his coming. He dreams
Of the vine clad cottage on tho hill, and the
ine business house in one of the principal
of the country. While this &
,lr castle building is disease peculiar to {
some of our American youths, yet we ike ,
hem. for we happened to be one Of them
,urself, so we had better say very little
about it. D. L. ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
Wicked San Antonio.

As mentioned In our last, Rev. Dix
on Williams, the evangelist, has been
causing the masculine bipeds Of San
Antonio to see themselves as Others
SEQ them. The tender.footod press
OF the city protest against his style Of
speech, yet the Light gives a report
of one OF his discourses, from which
we extract the following graphic pic
ture Of the morals of that city:
He took his text from the seventh
verse of the 9Th chapterof Galatians:
"Be not deceived; God is not mock
ed: for whatsoever q man soweth that
shall he also reap;" stating that he
mainly spoke from experience, and
what he knew not personally, he had
observed. He had been warned OF
San Antonio, and found it all that re-
pute gave it. 1t was the wickedest
city in the Union, not excepting Wash
ington City, which was the wickedest
outside Of hell. He had been told Of
horrors since his arrival, and his OBJ
servations led him to believe all he
had heard. He then numerically
scored the liquor dealers, and the
lewd story tellers, laying at their
doors the greatest part Of all the mis-
cry and corruption in existence. Two
hundred young men had spent last
night in the company Of negro wo-
men, and now were perhaps paying
court to the daughters and sisters OF
those present. Disease was under
mining the health of the youth, and
sowing death and misery on the inno-
cents to come, and he was we'll salts
fed that many present were at that
moment sufferers from loathsome hu-
mors resulting from immortality. His
appeal to the sympathies and the bet
ter nature of man, was feelingly dra-
matte and brought tears to many an
eye. He said that he had been relia-
bly, informed that at least three of
the prominent men of that city were
constant visitors at houses of prosti-
tuition, where they regularly kept
mistresses, and that men were in the
congregation who undoubtedly had
only last night touched the polluted
lips of prostitute, and then return
ed to their homes and laid their heads
on the pillow by the side of theirpure
and trusting wives, and then he
touchingly painted the enormity Of
such sins. The services ended with
a short prayer for those who manifes-
ted desire for the same.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
Bro. Porter on Bro. Martin.
Baptist Herald.

AS Bro. Law and Bro. Martin are
through, and Bro. Martin is not our
pastor now, / think it is right that l
should say some things. / see breth-
rem are speaking out what they think,
SO will say what 1 think. I think
Bro. Law did his work well. 1 think
Bro. Martin has shown that he does
not agree with the Baptists on the
points discussed. Think the trouble
with Bro. I'M. is fundamental. His
system has fundamental error atthe
very bottom. He believes that the
new birth takes place at the time a
person is born naturally, Tor at least
the germ is implanted then,) if he is
ever to be Christian. All the rest
of his errors follow from this. There
fore, if man has this germ in him,
all that is to be done is for the preach
er to show him Christ, 80 that there
is no need of repentance or prayer,
simply to see that plan and turn his
case over as O client to lawyer--all
q mere mental exercise, which can all
be done by the sinner and by the
preacher without further divine aid
than the germ implanted at birth.
SO there is no need of the Spirit OF
God, or the prayers of the church.
l think his next error grows out OF
this last; that is, thinking that the
ordained preacher is the only recog-
nized instrument through which God
saves men. He boldly says that the
never is instrumental
in saving anyone; and as no woman
is O preacher, therefore no woman
ever led soul to Christ. And out OF
these grow other errors.
l have known Bro. Martin for over
three years. My first impression Tex
pressed at the time) was that he was
i Campbellite as to his methods. l
nave heard him through two series Of
and most Of the time for
,wo years as pastor at Kyle, and have
alked much with him, SO what l have
written has not been in haste, and is ,
imply done because feelit my duty.
have no axe 10 grind, / am seeking !
10 Office, or fayors Of men. 1 have !
loped all along that Bro. Martin I
would give up reforming the Baptist |
yhurch, and reform himself, for he :
would be useful, if he would {
ee straight; but I have almost given q
i'm up. People viii endorse and j
un after him, as they do everything {
ew. So he thinks, ever and anon, i
be ~woods are on FIRE" SO / fear q
e will be lost as a useful minister,
ave perhaps 10 stir up investigation.
hope IL / have misrepresented Bro. :
L, be viii show wherein and VIII .
lady correct. ID. A. POETER
Kyle, November lst 4
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

We copy the following excellent
expression of sentiment from Miss
Frances Power Cobbe, one of the
foremost living women of Great Brit
ain:
We are, many of us, in these days,
wandering far and wide in despairing
search for some kind of life, some
holy grail, wherein we may drink sal
vation from doubt and sin. 1t may
be long, long quest ere we find it /;
but one thing is ready to our hands.
1t is duty. Let us turn to that in
simple fidelity, and labor to act up to
our own highest ideal, to be the very
best and purest and truest we know
how, and to do around us every work
Of love which our hands and hearts
may reach
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
CHURCH Es.

MISUNDERSTANDING at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath, Rev. Buekner Harris, Pastor
Sunday School at 0 O'Clock, A NJ. Class meeting
or young Mems Prayer Meeting at o'clock p. n.
Prayer Meeting on Wednesday.
CHRIsTIAE.-Eo regular Pastor. Sunday
School 81 q. m. Prayer meeting every Wsdnes-
day night. Ladies's Aid Society, 3 p. m, every
Friday. cordial Invitation extended TO all.
PREsBYTgRlAN.-servicss and aud 9Th Sundays
each month Rev. J. ,. French, pastor. Sunday
school at the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath
At $50 am. PRAYER Meeting svsry Thursdsy ut
T:sO D, N. All are invited 10 attend
LUrHERAN.-Rsv. @. KrsuIeDstein, Texas Syn
odIcal NIssionary will preach the erst Sunday In
each month Al the Presbytsrian church Preaching
ull A. N. All Germans cordially Invited
PROTESTANT KPIscoPAL.--Rsv. n. B. Fuller.
Pastor. Services The 1nd and 4th sundayA in each
month. Sunday school evsrJ Sunday.
BAPTIsT-Presehing At the Baptist Church
every SUNDAY. Sunday sohosl ats o. n. keT' j.
". Arnold. Pastor.
cATHoLc,-,srvios, 9Th Sunday 10 each noah.
Rev. Father smith. PaStor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
A late Washington letter says

Underlying the transactions of Con-
gress during the session now about
opening will be attempts by the lead
ers OF both parties to sketch out the
campaign Of 1888. The candidates
and the watch-words for that cam
paign will now be snxiously consider
ed. We must remember that in less
than a year q new House Of Repre-
is to be chosen, and that
the nominating conventions for 1888
are but two years and q half distant.
II viii be Of the greatest Importance
TO come TO an understand
ing this winter as 10 men and policies
far the coming struggle.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
For The FREE PRrss.
1T WAS ONLY A DREAM.


II was only dream Of the spring-time
bright
When the world was all beauty and sladnoss
and light
When We strayed together in tho May tide
And culled sweet flowers to twino in your
hAir.
How light was my heart, how well do
know,
The spot where tho hawthorns scattered
their snow
Where daisies like stars spread out at our
feet,
And birds made melody, merry and sweet
What words did We speak meath the haw'
thorne's shade,
whilo around us tho golden sunshine
played;
And the waves flowed by on their way to
the sea,
With many story of Joy and glee.
We parted at night, from the calm, blue
The stars kept watch while we said good
bye;
Our hearts were breaking while tho sad
winds nigh,
30 mournfully echoed goodbye, goodbye.
All, never again win the world seem bright;
As il seemed to me in that spring times
light
But sometimes its glow steals over me yet,
And my heart grows sad and my cheeks
grow wet
And I love you as well, sweet love, / know,
As did In that spring time long ago.
Farewell, till we meet on that golden shore,
Where pride and wealth, can part US no
more. Bessie SMITH.
San Marcos.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
SOCIETIES.

sau Nsrcos Ledge So. Bti meets isi Saturday
nirht IN such zonth- JBs- q. P1tekstLE, N; VI.
Il, Nancs. Secretary.
san Nsrcos Ckaptsf ro. lss. kssts lst Tuesday
rsFht N steh Bssth- PIC. suiths n z. r. p;
2. c. WeenH, eecrsts1-
Etyt LcdFs Z - 4. Eo. lsss, usets - and "a
Frksy ulgktH In saek no1fh- H-C. Dagger, De
tator T. J. Pssl. Espsrtsr-
]. o. 0. '. M0uutsin JseEs. Es. ia -ssts s-sry
nou.ay righf- uso- Hsr1uE. y 9. \ FrU-us,
se-stary-
OrcE q Ctossr Frisosa- Baal DtfsF. c G..
Aloert Hestu1- &~srstaT- Mssts s-sy utbsf
Hsc-ssssy uiFft-
Als-t Hoss csupnrT Ns. !. meets t-rt Thu--tsy
= go uouth- {. q So. prsstcsrts q ~ sui.h
y. ft-H-n1-
Eutt z I4tss- Crurrrr ~. L rrssss ssuurs snt
tr-ts HsersstsTt n ssrh uurfh. Et, EE.ra.
fssslls-r- ErFs- ET-rs. f--s-Hn
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
A Million OF Dollars.
Hico, (Tex. } Commercial.

AthocS \AOAs/ ODAiAfASASA@As
This is the sum called for to erect
q monument of brick and stone to
Gen. Grant. 1t is well and properto
designate the place with fine block
of granite; so that the citizens Of this
republic may know where all OF him
thai is mortal, reposes.
But, that million of dollars be ex-
pended for such monument, involves
moral question. The philanthropist,
and the utilitarian would say o more
valuable monument can be erected;
one that would meet the appreciation
of the spirit of the general and do n
lasting good to the unfortunate.
Let the United states government
select and donate a township Of land
and the people contribute a million
of dollars to establish a Grant man
ual laboring University, to educate
the orphan children of soldiers.
And as the subscriber was in years
past and gone, an old time Aboli-
ZIONIST, lived and raised in yankedom,
but now of Texas, he would say, give
all orphan children of soldiers OF the
states an equal opportu-
nifty with the orphan children OF Union
soldiers.
We suggest that there be Lee
professorship, and that we have a com
plete practical reunion educational
for this class of children
Is long as this Republic will engage
n wars; and when she advances out
If the war element, let theinstitution
continue to educate children Of all
ects and parties who are recognized
8 citizens Of the government.
JAMES BILLINGS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

The Galveston News Is now IN a
shape 10 kick the State behind and
punch Il in the stomach al the same
time That's afezrfui advantage, but
the old lady viii not be mistress en-
frely until she absorbs the Orange
Tribune and the Il Pzso Dispatch
Eagle. and thus gets control Of both
the bead and tai Also The News is
nov very poveIfal-ar roaring booess
and there is 10 telling What devil
ment nay be IN her noddle --OuEngs
Tnbure.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

A child succeeds to the throne of
Spain, upon which the Galveston
News well says:
Five years old and a queen rul-
er Of men. Think Of it. o We Span
iards, and cast of the glittering bum
bug Of royalty and monarchy Are
public il at once the most natural and
the strongest government that could
be established
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
M AL LIS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, TO AND
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Malls from Austin arrive at s:45 a. m. and $3.50
.. M; close at S:l5 q. m. and 500 p. m.
Mails from San Antonio arrive at S45 q. m. and
s:ab n m: close at s:l5 a. m. ard 6:l5 p. M.
Luiing, arrives at IL NJ, closes at l2:46. p. M.
Above mails arrive and depart daily.
Blanoo, via wimberley-depertsTu Tuesday and FRIDAY
att 4. NJ. Arrives Monday and Thursday at
P. N.
OFFICE HOURS,
General Delivery from A. NJ, to Is NJ. aud from
P. II. to5 P. N. except during distribution OF
mails and on Sundays and holidays. Open on
Sundays thirty minutes after distribution OF each
ALBERT HEAToN. p. n.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

The deep concern displayed by 8
number Of esteemed contemporaries
over the decline Of marriage gives
rise 10 the suspicion that 3 large
stock Of mittsns hzs accumulated
among the personal belongings Of the
respectivee editSrs-IndiaDaPOlis Jour
-rl
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

This Is the season Of the year for
trsnsplGnting trees, and our eitfns
should not permit It 10 slip away
without setting out shade trees
Nothing adds 80 much 10 the sttrae-
tivsness Of q town as q rOE Of shade
tree On each sids of tbe strests-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
Two Tales Of One Governor.
For. worth Gsfstte .

GOVERNOR IRELAND TolGoTERSoR IRELAND N
HORACE BAKER- TIE NORTH AMEhi-
have not thought CAN REVIEW
/, advisable 20 set on Embracing all the
foot immigration pro- territory between the
iects Ian moi satis-94th and 1O6th de-
fed that such labor grees Of West lo1gi-
will rebound to the tude and the z6th ana
nrost,eritv or happi- 36th degrees Of North
- n our.elves or latitude "A territory
our children Ourof Z1A.OOO SO uare
descendants viii be miles-lArger than
elboEing each ether New 1ork. Nes Eng
no to ssas In order land, Pennsylvania,
10 find stsnding-rOom ONO and NAT l'lla
I, tbe nea- future. combined, larger than
Ne hsvs e-,o1yb rsp- the half q Europe,
alsti0n for sslf-pro- emitting bla--- -
tastio- can s1pporta poT1la-
tion equal % TIE pre-
Isnf populstiou q tts
United Stztss. and
tvet ros crowd hsr
-a1-l-.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

Yearly advertisers allowed the privilege
of quarterly change.
Business Cards, one inch orless, one year,
Ss. Cards in Business Directory, one year,
81.
Local and business notices will be charged
ten cents per line each insertion.
Advertisements for Schools, Churches and
Benevolent Societies, half rates.
Marriage and Obituary Notices, of over ten
lines, charged as advertisements.
Calls upon candidates, their replies and
their circulars, and all notices of personal
character, (if at all admissible into our COL
umns), will be charged as advertisements
A cross mark upon the paper indicates
that the time for which the subscription was
paid has expired.
All advertisements and subscriptions due
in advance. ..s
Any of our friends would do US special
favor by giving us the names of any per-
sons within their knowledge who would be
likely to subscribe for the FREE Press, so
shat we may send specimen copies to such
persona.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

CoNGRnsshAN-8rH DISTRICT:
Hon, James F. Miller, Of Gonzales County.
sxNAroa -25TH DISTRICT:
Hon. Geo. Pfeufer. Of Comal Go.
REpxEsExrArIvEs-els DISTRICT:
Hon. J, II. Combs, Of Hays Co.
Hon. in Jolly. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT oouRr-29SD DIsrsior.
Hon. Il. Telchmueller, Presiding Judge. Lsarange.
JIM. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
TINES OF aoLpIss COURT.
HAYs.-lst Mondays In March and September. May
continue three. weeks.
COUNTY 0TyioBRs.
Ed R. Kone, Judge County Court.
Jas. g. Burleson, Dist and County Clerk.
Owen Ford, County Attorney.
c.s. oocs. Ju'tie. of tho Ps'0e Pre-. No. :,
il. q. aubbs, =. :. :. :. :: .":ss
j. @. Rowe,
H. Patterson, County Treasurer.
r. 8. Fortson, Assessor. .
Joe. G. Eve, Surveyor.
IT,. MGosr:y, ooH'r Precinct No: !
]. r. Bureson, 90
Peter Schmitt.
g. II. Perkins, Constable precinct No. l.
TIMES OF HoLDIHa County AID PREoIEor CounTs-
County Court for Criminal, Civil and Prabate bus-
!ness-4th Mondays In January. March, May, July'
September and November.
Commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February
May August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct No. Last Monday In
each month"; at San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month NY. City.
SD 90 Wimberley's MILL
9. 4-4th Sat. Dripping Springs.
town orrIcERs.
Mayor-wm Giesen.
Council-w. D, Wood. G. W. Donaldson, John
williamson, D. A. Glover, I'd. J. l.. Green.
Marshal-T. n. Prince.
Street Commissoner-Samuel Watkins.
Council meets the first Tuesday in each mouth.
Merchants Exchange, meets the first Friday
night in each month over Giesen's store.
Public School Trustees meet first Monday In each
month at the Mayors office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17

Avery large sugar or1p IN LJuisi-
aua Is reported thls ye-E