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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
Transfers of Real Estate

Since our last report to the llth INST:
Galen Crow and ]. T. Roberts, 14O
acres on Onion Green, 800.
James A. Wren, Sheriff, to G. s. Cock,
tax title to 100 acres originally granted to
Vim. Green S1.40.
Fergus Kyle to Elarco Rioco, part of Sam
Pharis survey, acre $40.
H. E. Barber Sheriff to @. S. Cock 1GC
acres William Green grant, 1918.
G.. 8. Cock, to b. f. Green, same proper
ty, $40.
w. Il. Chapman to G. s. Graham, 2 lots
Chspman's first addition, Dripping Springs
$40.
CS Graham and wife to to D Glpin,
same property $500.
Jas. A. Wren, sheriff to H. E. McMeans
tax title to 40 acres granted to E. A. Rice
and Elliot 81 80.
H. A. McMeans to E A Rice, same prop
erty $3.50.
F. r. Lubbock, Governor of the State OF
Texas. to j. b, Elliot patent for 100 acres
on the waters of Spring Creek
VIM III Ferguson to Anton Rozelle. J acre
John Mack survey No. 90 on Cypress creek,
$50.
Jno Barnes and Jacob S Wetmore trus.
tees, to A S and w S Denny, lot in block
Is in Kyle, 1915.
JBM Taylor and wife to L and w NJ
Denny, lot 10 in block Kyle, 500
Ann Jane Owen to Jas L., l. E., o o and
w H Owen, quit claim to title.
M Ellen More to John Black, John Har-
per and VIM Proctor, trustees M e church
lot 10 block A More's addition to Kyle, S25.
PC Woods and wife to Addie r Borden,
half of lots 2 and block 1, P G Woods
addition to San Marcos, $50.
Harrison and wife to r T Yantis $50
acres Thos Carothers survey, $3.50.
JIG Hardy and wife to Mrs L X Hay, lots
5 and II block Simcocks addition to Kyle
$50.
w r Simcock and wife to w w Hardy
same property, $50.
W W Hardy and wife to G Hardy same
property, $50.
Ellen Moore to Jack Anderson Jim Ham,
ilton and Alonzo Sledge, trustees of the
Colored Missionary Baptist Church lot Is
block A Kyle $50.
SIR Mikes heirs to E Northcraft, release
of vendors lien on half of lot block 90,
San Marcos.
John Scott to Martha Lawshe, release of
vendors lien on so acres Geo Sultzbough
survey, ITO dollars.
w ] Barbee to Mary E Sloan, lot 16 block
Kyle, 1875 dollars.
Jno s Barnes'and Jacob S Wetmore trus-
tees, to Mrs Mary Sloan, lots II and ~ in
block 16, Kyle, $3.50.
PC Woods and wife to F M Granger. lots
4 and in P G Woods addition to San Mar
cos, $3.50.
Ann e Dutton Elliot and husband to Geo
w Nuckles 100 acres survey No 80, $3.50
IS Cock to NJ Nance, 1876 acres F
Brown survey, $3.50.
Mary and W w McConigal to w H
Sublett 80 acres Guereino Guerido survey,
in consideration of 1000 yards of rock fence
Galen Crow to Davis G. Jones, part of
Philip A Smith league 81.
Davis G Jones to John NJ Short, same
property, $500.
w T Chapman and wife to John Short,
lot and part of lot in block 2 Chapman's
first addition to Dripping Springs, S35.
VIM Glover and wife and E A Vaughn to
John N Whisenant, parts of lots and 8 in
block 3, Kyle $3.50.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

The FnYx PHEss Is A leading local nows.
naro, tho hest advertising medium and has
,hs hest priptiue Office between Austin and
Gan Antonio. II oirculatcs considerably
North as well as South. A live paper, dc.
vo,ed IN the abandonment and progress OF
,be country. Jenersonian Democratic in
,o,i,ics San MARCIA. the county seat, Is n
GROWING town OF some 1900 inhabitants.
7, IA situa.ed ON tho International and Great
Northern Railroad running from 81. Louis
Win Aus.in. Tho eapitaI OF the State. and
Gan Antonio. her largest CITY. into Mexico.
O.. ,,..oo. I. ,hir,y ,,,i,os from Aus,in and
fl. 49,. c. ,,,o,io 10 no,od
-, Ii,
io' ''' '''B'o"' '''''' ''"''''N p'''
and.as the center OF spiehdid aSrlcuitur"
and stock country and excellent community
also for the celebrated springs half mile
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
FROM ST LOUIS.
ST.. Louis MAR. 6, 1885.


EDITOR FREE PREss:-A young man
named Langraf shot and killed his
sweetheart, Mary Pisch, last night.
Miss Pisch was beautiful girl, and
Langraf became insanely jealous of
her. Langraf will doubtless suffer
the fate of his friend and countryman
Kotofsky who committed a similar
crime couple of years ago, and was
hanged for it.
The weather here is tolerably fair,
and it is said by all the old citizens
that we have just past through the
hardest winter experienced since 1884
IS. The city looks dirty and smoked
up from the vast amount of stone coal
used during the long winter, and
hundreds of painters are busy
painting and cleaning hotels and
public buildings. A large force of
street cleaners are ut work scraping
and carting the accumulated and half
frozen mud and the last vestiges of
ice from the cutters from the inter
minable "cross streets" of the city.
The Board of Health with q large
and well-organized sanitary force are
very active in cleaning up the big
city and are making every possible
effort to meet the expected cholera
this summer. A great number of st
Louis people are visiting the exposi-
ton at New Orleans. There is much
travelling through Texas by st. Louis
people this year, and your correspon-
dent often meets with tourists who
have passed by San Marcos and they
all speak in glowing terms of that
beautiful valley. Well, "we got
there" and the new administra ton
seems to have started smoothly.
There is good deal of genuine re-
greet here that Indiana was not rep
resented in the cabinet. Old In
diana with New York, you know,
pulled us through the mighty conflict,
but then there is Hendricks, and he
is crOlcd himself at the head of af-
fairs in the Senate. CARL SMYTHB
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

There is said 30 be a nice little
political tea party being formed. On
the principle that a bird in hand
might be better than two in the bush
il is said that Gov. Ireland will be
run, while yet governor, in 1856, for
tho congressional nomination in
Miller's district; that Miller will be
retired. II possible, for him; that Mr.,
Pfeuffer has been picked out 10 dis
place Major Sayers in the some way.
and that Mr.. Hutchins, OF San Mar
cos, is 10 be put into the state senate,
as Pfeuffers successor. Then IL is
said that the movement in favor OF
making Mr.. Burgess United States
district attorney is TO have the sup
port Of Col. Jackman, who IL a very
prominent candidate for the marshal
ship. This last part OF the story,
however, is incredible, since Col. Jack
man is the bitter enemy OF Gov. Ire
land and his gang; and besides, Col.
Jackman already has the support OF
both United States senator's for the
place he seeks. 1t is barely possible
that this part Of the story is told to
weaken, if possible, the chances OF
Col. Jackman, who, it has been under
stood, has been running his own
canoe in the race after the marshal
ship.
We copy the above from the Austin
S tatesman for the entertainment OF
our readers. The Statesman is
decidedly funny paper. 1t is entirely
credible that the several gentlemen
named may have their honorable
ambitions, but that they should be
actuated by any such wild conglom.
Grafton Of cross purposes is too
absurd for belief. The Statesman
deals in "such stuff as dreams are
made Of"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
The First Sale Of Yearlings.

The sale of 1000 mixed yearlings
at so is reported to have taken place
here this week. The cattle were sold
by ]. j. Welder, of Refugio, to ]. A.
McFaddin, of this city, and are to be
delivered in the pens at Keeran, on
the n. Y, T. & NJ. road, seven miles
east of this city, some time in May.
As this is the first sale that has taken
place here. it is likely to have the
effect of stimulating other transac-
tons. The figures are thought to be
as low as cattle Of this class can be
purchased for at this time. Those
who have hoped to be able to make
purchases at less viii probably find
themselves disappointed, as we hear
Of none offered at less than SO for
mixed yearlings.-Victoria Advocate.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
TILE sOuDAN WAR.

The prinee rides down. TO bid farewell
To gallant troops to-day,
Who 80 10 fight. where Gordon fell
In sOudan, far away.
lie takes his wife, aud children too,
The heirs OF England's might
10 share with him the proud adien
The soul-lnspiring sight.
The centre OF a peoples love,
The Queenly Empress, hears,
The strains Of England rise above,
And mingle with their cheers.
While Christendom, with faith sublime,
Sees victory dawning bright,
And certain as the march OF time,
The triumph Of the right. d.
[The above lines, contributed to our col
umns, possess fair literary merit, ana so We
give them place; but cannot do so without
expressing our entire dissent from the senti'
ment which seems TO have inspired them.
The people OF England certainly have no
interest in prosecuting the war in Soudan,
any more than they have had in those other
countless foreign wars in which their rulers
have involved them 10 their sorrow, for GEN.
turtles past. The thinking part OF the sol
diers whom the prince went forth to COM
pliment, and TO whom the queen vouch-
safed an autograph letter, must in their
souls have resented such attentions We are
glad to believe that the hour Is appioa ching
when monarchy and oligarchy will be among
the monstrosiiies of the past in England
when government by the people, for the
people" shall prevail there, even as II does in
these United States. Then we shall have an
end of her wars Of conquest which debase
and impoverish the mass Of her people.
Meantime we must soy that in our opinion
the right is clearly with Ell Mahdi and
the cause he represents. FREE PREss. ]
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

Last Monday, the ID of March,
was the forty-ninth anniversary of
the Independence Of Texas, and in
view thereof, a large number of nor
nal students and others visited in
procession the grave of Gen. Sam
Houston, TO do honor to his memory.
A beautiful wreath Of cedar and
flowers sent 10y Nettie Houston. WIS
placed on the grave by Miss Elliott,
after which seven artistic wreaths.
prepared 10y the normal students,
were lovingly Laid along upon the
grave \ touching eulogy by Prof.
Estill was then delivered 10 the
memory o. the hero Of Texan In
dependence. whose immortal memory
viii shed lustre upon the pages VI
history and viii b. rcverenced 50 long
as there j. a TcXas-HuntsviIle
Item.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

A late English writer says of the
established church in that country
at must change the base of it's oper.
atoms; hitherto this has rested upon
the upper classes; henceforth it must
rest upon the masses These are
wise words. Any church, and every
church that neglects the poor, who
form the majority in every country,
must spiritually die, aud it ought to
die. "The poor have the gospel
preached to them, was cited as proof
of the divinity of Christ's mis-
sion as much so as that the blind
were to see, the deaf to hear, the
dumb to speak or the dead raised,
No church nor minister can afford to
neglect the thepoor, nor can a church
afford to become the ally of any party
as such.-St Louis Christian Advo-
cate.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
Cleyeland's Cabinet.

Washington, March 5.-Presiden,
Cleveland sent to the Senate the fol
lowing nominations for cabinet Of
! ficers:
Secretary of State-Thomas f
Bayard, Of Delaware.
Secretary of the Treasury-Daniel
Manning, of New York
Secretary of War-W. G. Endicott
of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy-W. G.
Whitney, of New York.
Secretary of the Intorior-L. Q. G.
Lamar, of Mississippi
Postmaster General-William F.
Villas, OF Wisconsin.
Attorney Gen eral-A. H. Garland
of Arkansas.
Riddleberger, of Virginia, objected
to Mr.. Bayard, because of his having
moved the anti-dynamite resolutions
in the Senate not long since, saying
that he (BayardD was more British
than American" In consequence Of
this objection, the nominations were
according to rule, referred to com
mittee. They were straightway con
frmed. They seem to give satisfac.
ton save to the western democrats,
who are displeased at the selection
of two mombers from New York, and
because the great west is sighted.
Especially is it objected that In
diana, which secured the election OF
Cleveland, is ignored in the person Of
Mcdonald, to give place to obscure
down casters unknown to the list OF
American statesmen. But some are
always among the disappointed in
matters of this kind
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
Wants a Situation on a Ranch.

We give place to the following letter, re.
c,ived a day or so since, as the best mode OF
complying with the request of the writer
am young Englshman aged 81 just
out from the old country and want stu
alton on ranch or farm. 1 don't know
much abont il, but am strong and willing
and il you should know or hear of anything
in that way shall esteem it very great
favor if you will kindly let me know. / en-
close q stamped envelope. Weight $50
lbs. Height, #. 10t inches.
Respectfully
G.. RALsToN.
Address caro- of G. W. Davis, Sth St,
between G. and d. Avenues, Galveston,
Teyas
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
Texas Patents.

S. A. Haseltine and Bro, Patent Solici.
tors, Springfield, No., send us the follow.
ing list of patents which were issued to cit
liens of Texas during the past week:
]. Benoit, New Braunfels, windmill.
J. H. FORSTER, Flatonia, motor.
II. A. McLane, Queen City, signal-valve
for boilers.
E. Rye, Albany, car-coupling.
w. ID. Mayfeld, Fort Worth, feeding
chute for stoves
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The great railroad strike still con
times, and seems to be spreading.
The employees of the Sunset road
have expressed their sympathy with
the strikers. No violence has as vet
occurred, but III seriously anticipat
cd. The railroad officials hayeappliod
TO Gov. Ireland, who has issued a pro
clamation in their behalf The dis
patches add:
The unanimous sentiment of all
communities affected is with the
strikers. As they certainly have in this
instance been cut TO pauper prices in
Uages
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The Philadelphia Record spoke OF
congress in its last hours as a gamb
ling hell, when the lights are overturn-
ed and a mock fight gotten up in
order that a grab may be made al
the gold on the table.
1t appears TO have been under
circumstances somewhat like these
that the bill retiring Gen. Grant wa.
rushed through both Houses, There
is a natural sympathy with his pres
ent sad plight, but that should MOI
have induced Congress TO establish {
false and dangerous precedent
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The fearful fate of Ben Hill, and
now of Gen Grant, from the same
cause, viz: the excessive use OF
tobacco, should. suffice, one would
think, to deter sensible people from
the use of the weed-a vile, disgust
ing practice, without the shadow OF
reason in its favor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The inauguration of Cleveland
and Hendricks was grand affair.
The inaugural address of the new
President meets with general ap-
proval. 1t will be found on our first
page.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

Mr.. Manning, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, began life MS printer,
became editor of the Albany Argus,
and is still president of the Argus
Company.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The Prince of Wales proposes n visit
soon to ireland, in the hope of placat.
ing the oppressed people of the Is
land. His reception is likely to be
by no means cordial.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

A diplomatic conflict between Eng
land and Russia, regarding Central
Asia, may lead to war that Eng
land will wish she had not invited.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

1t is said that relative of Mr..
Cleveland, living in Orange, Texas,
whose wife is a relative of Mr. Hen
bricks, has an only son whose name
is Hendricks Cleveland.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

Mr.. II G. Duval has been appoint
Ell by Judge Woods, q the United
States supreme court marshal Of this
distrioi. VICE Col Hal GOsling. dece4s-
ed Mr.. Duval has been chief deputy
under Col Gosling.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

Rev DR. Told Of New Haven.
says be doubts Il there is ole Yale
Troiesz1r who can translate al sight
without recourse % q lexicon. = page
% Greek NJ Latin uiih which he is
unfatllnzr
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

It is said the Fenians of this coun.
try are raising men and money to
operate with the Mahdi against the
British.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

The Palestine Advocate has been
reduced from an eight to a seven
column paper.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

THE CURRENT" &C. ...s1 J; ?. 7 =; :.
80 a ----iiT- 49, -. BzT u q To1r =
dsGleras-ss1l y os-ts ~ szruIls c1II-
The Current and Fer PEEss o
year only $A95.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12

Der towns, that we had heard much
OF but had never expected TO see
The country around is buta eonhnua
| ton OF Louisiana, Next We passed
through a portion Of Liberty county
which we recolleot was subject OF
laudation Of ono Of our Texas cor
respondents before we left Indiana
over u dozen years ago, We foundit in
fact most forlorn and uninterosting
region, the only attractive feature be-
ing the splendid groves OF magnolia
trees. A west Texas man could
scarcely DO induced to live in all this
coast region of the State.
Arriving again at Houston, we con-
tinued by the Sunset route TO San
Antonio, which we reached about !
o'clock a. IN. and left for home by the
International at G;30a- IN. We saw
more preparations for a crop between
New Braunfels and San Marcos,
than We had seen on the rest Of our
entire route, and certainly in all re-
spocts a vastly better country. We
have now Travelled good deal in
Texas as well as out OF it, so We
think we do not speak ignorantly nor
unadvisedly, nor through prejudice,
when we say, We would not begin to
exchange the region in which our
home is situated for any other part OF
the State.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-12
NOTES.

In our hasty reference to Mollie E..
Moore and our call on her in New
Orleans, in our last, we failed to state,
as we intended to do, that she is
married to Maj. Davis, who is editori-
ally connected with the Picayune,
and that his wife is regular contrib
utor to said paper, but mainly in the
way of prose sketches. She uses
''Mollie e. Moore" as her pen-name.
Persons who visit New Orleans
with an eye single to seeing the Elk
position, had better procure lodging
near the grounds. The distance from
the city is about four miles; it takes
about an hour each way, going and
coming, by the street cars, which
makes serious inroad on q limited
stay.
A caution against pickpockets is in
order While we were at the
French market a lady was robbed
of her wallet containing 800,
and we heard of similar
cases occurring on the Exposition
grounds.
We noticed in passing the pine
woods region that they are entirely
exempt from the Spanish moss. This
is one main reason of their beautiful
appearance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
Changes by Redistribution.

The redistribution of seats act really
works greater changes in the system of par
iamentary representation than the extern
sion of the franchise to the 1900, 900 new
voters. Mr.. Gladstone, in his speech in
Producing the measure, announced that the
guiding purpose in framing it was to dis
tribute the seats as nearly as might be in
proportion to population and stated that
the basis adopted for working out this idea
was one member of parliament to every
81, 200 persons. How radical a change
this was from the basis of representation
in the parliament of 1880 may be judged
from the fact that in that body many bor-
oughs of not over $4,000 inhabitants had
one member, while other towns and cities,
with from 500, 900 to 700. 900 inhabitants,
had only two or at most three members.
The net results of the new apportionment
are thus summarized: Ninetv-six English.
two Scotch and twenty Irish constituencies.
represented in the last parliament, have
been abolished; thirty eight English bor-
oughs that had two members each in the
last parliament will only have one mem
Der each in the next. and three Irish Dor
OughS suffer like loss of representation.
Per contra, twenty-four English counties
that were represented by Ill members in
the old parliament, will send ITO members
to the new parliament. Four Scotch coun-
ties. which formerly chose only five mem
berS. will now choose twelve members.
Ten Irish counties. which elected only
twenty members to the last house of COM
mons, will elect forty-two members to the
next
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08

ing the Irish members with open charge
and covert allusion. One night he made
more than usually offensive speech. which
brought indignation to every Irish members
face. When he sat down. Mr.. Healy arose,
and there was dead silence in the house
Even Harcourt looked scared. ''The right
honorable baronet who has just sat down. -
said Healy. and his vibrant and peculiar
voice quivered like whip-lash, ''in tie
manner and the matter of the speech he
has just delivered, forcibly reminds me of
those lines of Pope with reference to Lon
don's monument, which,
Like tall bully, lifts its head, and les
This stroke literally brought down the
house. There was roar of enjoyment
and Mr.. Healy briefly finished his speech,
leaving the insolent minister roasting in
wrath and humiliation.
Healy has a resemblance to John Mitchell
in his literary style and in his trenchant
utterances. But he has what Mitchell had
not-infinite humor. He is almost as able
as Mitchell with the pen. and far ADLER with
the tongue. He, too, has the Irish mint
stamp of the prison On him. He is forever
busy. He studies all countries and their
politics and prospects. He was born in
Bantry in 1855. and he married two years
ago the daughter of another of the Irish
leaders, and all honored one.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
II. Nj. Healy,

The member for Monaghan, is one of the
most remarkable men in his party or
country. A few years ago when he came to
America as Mr.. Parnell's private secretary,
he appeared to be mere boy-and in years
he was, indeed, boy. He is one of the few
men who are always listened to in the
house of commons. He compels the atten-
ton, respect and hatred of the stolid English
squires ''who want to be let alone" Mr..
Gladstone paid him the high compliment of
saying in the house that he was one of the
few men in the United Kingdom who had
perfect knowledge of the intricate land act
of $780, Tim" Healy's friends love him.
He is as true as steel, and as bitter as caus-
tic, and as gentle as girl. He is going to
lead the Irish bar. Already he makes $780,,
900 year as barrister. His tongue is as
keen and his fancy as humorous as his brain
is quick. In the house the opponents of
Irish. measures fear his answer with per-
sonal tremor. The manner in which he
gave the lie direct to the late home secre-
tary, Sir William Harcourt, man of the
most offensive pride and other disagreeable
characteristics, is now one of the historical
stories of the house. Harcourt has hardly
friend in parliament. He is tall, blus.
tering, insolent bully, of whom it is said
that dozen gentlemen giving dinner
party agreed to bring each as guest the
most disagreeable man they knew-and all
of them selected Sir William Harcourt.
When he was pushing the crimes
bill through the house, Harcourt
made point every day of insult