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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30

President Cleveland sent message to
Congress on Thursday of last week regard
ing the subject of the labor troubles. He
recommends legislative action by Congress
looking to peaceful adjustment of the
difficulties between employer and employ
ed and thinks that such legislation would
not he Of an unconstitutional character
The President suggests the establishment
of permanent board of arbitration to oe
attached to the Labor Bureau, organized
by the act of Congress of 1884.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thu, uuis.
: y sui ~ virtue ~ iae provisions % Hhs above
Act OF Assembly pass.l ~ ne late session ~
the Asrytsnd Legislators. ssaiysi rrspas.iA
Fnve-tmenf. ~ f.s Loan 20 s9ta5-.x-i 10 lie
smoest - = co... "a sa-1. ~ rot ess
ban SI0a, Ill - s.essvea by fh- rtr<
y ihe toaRir tafa -aisst oasrs ~ Port Taa.7-o
3P . NAY i>th, 1885, ~ : .rEo-k Y a.
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lusa T. ts -a1se sxf~at u@gaf3sf-3 asEa sss
Pc son or Fersoas p~0p4.Eag tas ls~stt r.f.A
,H'v~-st ~ #rsarr rFr~s 1f54rF
Cas- Dairy. Ta1t / Ttss,-a
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30
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PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning..........April 80, 1886.

The President has sent no less than
2.156 nominations to the Senate since the
beginning of this session Of Congress, and
up to date there have only been six rejec-
TONS This does not look as if there was
much of a fight against the Executives
appointments.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30
NOTICE.

~TOIICE is hereby given ~ the Re.
~ gistrnrs If voters aud Ntgi,tr .tes
recently appointed for Charles county W
he Governor. that their commissions have
been received at the erk's utfi:e, AMI are
ready for delivery These commissions
must he taken out within Thirty DAYS.
they will he returned to the
Execu i've Department
ap 23-2t SAu'L TURNER
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30

Sooth and compose your nerves with
Celery, Beef and Iron.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

NO. 4.

About the only thing that has at
tracted much general attention in 10
gard to- Congressional proceedings
up to the present is the speech of.
Senator Beck on the silver question.
A speech that should be widely cir
culated and carefully read by the peo-
pie, especially by the laboring pro-
ducers in the country. From it they
may learn the cause Of the present
stringency in the money Market and
also learn the remedy. In the speech
they will find proof that mismanage-
ment and violetion Of plain law has
brought us to our present monetary
condition, and that an honest enforce.
ment Of existing law will relieve us,
and do it very easily and very quick
ly. There are government bonds
now due. They are payable in coin
Of standard weight and value. Silver
is coin Of standard weight and val
ne; let the bonds be called in and paid
in silver, and very soon the silver
will find it's way into general circula-
ton. We do not see how the facts
set forth in the speech can be dispu-
ted, or the arguments drawn from
these facts refuted, or the conclusion
avoided.
Taken in all its aspects and bear
ings, political economy is rather an
abstruse and difficult study. This is
particularly 80 in regard to the ques-
tions of finance and currency; yet
the first principles are within the
reach Of the unprecedented mind that
will take the pains to examine closely
and dig deeply.
The late ex. President johnson is
to have once said: "We are
rid Of the Slaveocracy and now we
have the Bondocracy," and he was
Louis Christian Advocate.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07
From New York-An Old FavOrite Instf'
tuition Described.

[By permission we publish the fol-
lowing from o gifted literary lady at
present employed on the Phrenologi-
cal Journal. The article on the
Queens Home at Balm oral, in the
December number is from her pen.
Her inside view of the operations of
the Fowler Wells Co., will be found
quite interesting. Ed. FREE PRESS.
New York, Dec, 18, 1885:-This is
a busy place. So unostentatious is
the Fowler & Wells Co., that no one
would dream of the amount Of bust
ness transacted by them unless per-
mitted to look behind the scenes.
The January namber of the Journ-
al for 1885, gave brief sketches and
portraits of the principals in the
house. Prof. Sizer has been here
more than forty years. He is as ge-
nial, hearty and expert as when he
first came into the firm. His hair is
snow white but his brow is as clear
as ever-whether there chronological
faith has anything to do with it or
not-there is remarkable harmony
about the Fowler & Wells Co., that
extends from the beloved head Of the
house, Mrs. Charlotte Wells, down to
the colored porter, Peter, who has
worked for some Fowler almost all
the days Of his life.
The visitors TO the cabinet stroll
about studying the plaster models Of
faces, as well as modern ones
familiar TO rs by name or presence.
ALI day long strangers come and 60
many of whom test Prof. Sizer's abili-
y before they leave, parents bring
heir children for advice, lovers come
10 hear what the Prof thinks Of their
future- Over the counter pass hun
ireds Of valuable books on mental
md physical science. piles Of letters
,ome from all over therorld, plies Of
s1chzngss IN every nguAgs also
lock INTO the editoEsi lice In the
easement several quick-uittsd def
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

landed clerks are always busy pack
ng and shipping books. There are
sidently many people who enjoy
good reading as there would not be
such place as Fowler & Wells Cos.
packing room. Authors are coming
and going, printers and binders, art
lists and engravers, and yet there is
no confusion. When new journal
is ''out," busy hands paste and roll,
paste and roll until it becomes sort
Of dreamy monotone Of flip-fop, flip
flop, that follows every employe home.
Luncheons are cut short, compliments
are brief until the last bag OF Jour-
mails is on the way to the p. o. and
through that entrepot to every quar-.
ter of the habitable globe, every is.
land of the sea. Every employe is on
the alert to catch new face in the
illustrated papers, an item on psycol-
ogy, physiology, authropology, biolo-
gy, triometry, or any other ology or
ometry that can form fish for Prof.
Drayton's net.
Busts of notable people, busts for
study, busts of dead friends, pass
through the shipping clerks hands in
incredible numbers. kilograms, "Come
and lecture for us, "Come and take
a mask, ""Come and examine the heads
of q family. Come in to Mr.. Turner's
hands as he sits at his desk holding
the reins of the business, debating to
the stenographers, signing checks,
endorsing orders, until one wonders
how he does it all. The most curious
thing however about Fowler & Wells
is that while working for themselves,
'for the meat that perisheth," they
work consistently and unwaveringly
for the betterment of mind, morals
and physique Of the great human fam
lily. No false teaching is permitted
in the Journal, no advertisements
about which a question can arise. If
some of our Christian family papers
would follow the example here set for
them it would be "good thing" in
the way Of influence, at least, and re-
membering that one day we must
make answer for our influence as well
as our words, it is we'll for those who
have kept their record clear.
Yours Very Sincerely,
Mrs. A. GILMORE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

General Longstreet tells the follow
ing good story. "One one occasion
certain of the Confederate leaders
were discussing the matter ofputting
the negroes in the army. / was
against the policy, but those above
me, sent me over to Aleck Stephens,
with the instructions 10 try to con-
vert him to the policy Of putting the
negroes in. I rode over from Camp
to where Mr.. Stephens was, and after
a short conversation brought us the
subject l was to speak to him on. No
sooner had / done 80 than he hoped
up and made me speech of over an
hours length. You con imagine my
feelings. When he concluded and
sat down we talked of other matters
for a while, and then casually men,
toned subjectagain. Up jumped
little Aleck aud made me another
speech Of an hour or SOS length. I,
alone auditor, sat It through. He fin
ished, sat down, and we had o short
conversation on some other topic. A
third time I ventured to mention the
negroes, and up. hoped the great
and made me another
speech. When he sat down I stole
glance at my watch. 1t was two o.
,lock in the morning. I babe Mr..
Stephens good night and rode back
% camp. I reported that I was per-
ectly willing to go on with the war,
,ut if anybody wanted Aleck Steph-
ms argued into anything, they'd have
% send some one else--not me-"
Atlanta Constitution.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

with a bundle Of ireshly-opened let
ters in his hand, yesterday remarked'
II there is anything in the world that
my people don't write about don't
know what il is. Now, look here,
(selecting letter from the package)
this letter from O woman Of my dis
trict She writes:
DEAR Sm:-My husband left me
seven years ago and I have not heard
from him since. Will you please go
to the census Office, get his present
address and send it to me- "Now,"
continued the member, "here is an
other letter from q citizen of my dis
trict who requests me to write to the
American minister at Rome and get
him an italian queen bee."
There was quite an animated de-
bate in the Senate upon The subject
OF prohibition in the Capitol building.
The joint rules being before that body
it was determined by yea and nay
vote to retain the thirteenth rule, which
prohibits any intoxicating liquorbeing
either kept, exhibited or offered for
sale in the Capitol, and provides that
any officer or employe who disregards
the rules shall be dismissed. The
on rules recommended that
this rule be stricken out, on the
ground that each House should regu-
late the liquor question to suit itself;
but the Senate disagreed. l..
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

in proportion TO your ignorance and
indulgence, I must do all / can 10
prevent your mental culture, moral
purity, social happiness and eternal
welfare. For proof Of my ability, I
refer to the pawn.shop, the police
Office, the hospital, lunatic asylum,
Jail and the gallows, whittier so many
Of my customers have gone. ] teach
old and young to drink, and charge
only for the materials. A very few
lessons are enough.
Yours till death,
LICK r. SELLER.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Cor respondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 1885.
The new code of rules for the House
adopted by the committee on rules
composed of the Speaker, and Messrs
Morrison, Randall, Hiscock and Reed
increases the number of committees
having the power to make appropria
tions from three to eight. The com
mittees on rivers and harbors and on
agriculture will continue to enjoy the
right to frame appropriation bills,and
the old appropriations committee,
shorn of some of its functions, will
continue to have charge Of bills max
ing appropriations for Legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial expenses; for sun
dry civil expenses, for Notifications,
for the District OF Columbia, for pen
sions. and for all deficiencies. The
other committees endowed with con-
troll of appropriation bills are those
on foreign affairs, military affairs,
naval affairs, post Offices and post
roads, invalid pensions, rivers and
harbors, end Indian affairs. An i'm
portant matter is the proposal made
by the new code to prohibit legisla-
ton by riders on appropriation
bills, even when directed to retrench-
ment of expenditure. 1t is claimed
also that the new rules make it easier
to reach business on the Speakers
table, and increase the opportunities
of all committees to get their bills be-
fore the House.
The Supreme Court of the United
States affirmed the iudsemn of the
Conrt Of Utah. in the case
of Angus M. Cannon, plaintiff in err
or against the United States. Can
non was indicted under the Edmunds
act for unlawful cohabitation with
more than one woman. The defend
ant objected to the giving Of any ev-
idence on the ground that the indict-
ment did not allege that he was
male person, nor that the cohabita-
lion was with the women as wives. |
The objection was overruled and
verdict Of guilty returned. and the
defendant sentenced to pay fine Of
5000 and to be imprisoned in the PEN
tentiary for six months, and to be
'urther imprisoned till the payment
If the fine. Justice Miller dissented
rom the opinion Of the court
A joint resolution, introduced by
senator Jackson to-day, proposes an
10 the Constitution Of the
United States providing that the
President and Yice-President shall
hereafter be elected for q term Of six
ears, and that they shall be Ineligi-
lie 10 . reelection. aud that the Vice
shall be ineligible 10 the
he Office Of President after be shall
ave filed the sane in c11s of va
Ancy therein
An Indiana member Of Congress-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

The population Of New York city is
about 1900. 900, and OF this number
only 1926, or fewer than / in 1000,
return personal property for taxation
and this, although the city is the
great receptacle for personal wealth
of the country. The mayor in hisre-
cent message says there is more cor
porate property in New York than in
any other city in the United States,
and yet all the personal property Of
corporations returned for taxation is
$49, ,416, ,580--insurance companies,
81, 744,945; trust companies, 81, ,957,-
373; miscellaneous companies; $685.
324, ,2S3; railroad companies, $16,-
2S9,979. 1t is apparent, he adds,
that "by some process or other cor
porations as we'll as individuals es-
cape the payment of their proper pro-
portion Of taxes on property of this
class" The present system of asses
sing and taxing personal property is
declared "rotten, useless and inequita-
BILE, andit had better be wnolly aband-
oned. The total taxable valuation
in New York state is $3,014591, ,372,
and Of this the city contributes S1,-
800, 1885, ,sO3, or over 46 per cent.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07

John @. Young, at one time among
the most brilliant men of the South,
has died, according to the St Louis
Golden-Era Life, from the effects Of
laudanum which he had taken TO end
his sufferings and shame. He began
his career as Presbyterian preacher
in Louisville, but being led by the
moderate use" Of wine 10 immoder-
ate drinking. he left the pulpit He
then adopted the legal profession,
and soon won sgreat atrepntation. Bat
be drank until be came 70 the gutter.
He reformed and became an eTnnee-
heal preacher, often addressed thous-
ands. attracted BY his eloquence and
psthos- But the excessive use Of Il
quor bad thoroughly denorAlized
him, and his VIII was not strong
enough 10 keep him straight He
rssorted 10 oDiurn, ndbecame a con-
plete victim 10 IL II is q singular
ooincidence fbat be w1s found dying
on a cAnPnseting ground vhsrs Be
bad delivered some Of his most pow
erfnl 1ddrssses
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07
SOCIETIES.

ssu M.reut Ledge So. 3f1 nssts lst ssturdsy
uishi in ssss nouih- ice. g. Putehstt.U,H; VI.
n, Sancs. Secretary.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.
coNannssMAN-STH DISTINCT:

ooNGnnssMAN-STH DISTINCT:
Hon. James r. Miller. Of Gonzales County.
sExAros 25rH DrsTRIor:
Hon. Geo. Pfeuffer, Of Comal Co.
aEpnxsEsrArJvEs--91sr DISTRICT:
Hon. J, II. Combs, Of Hays Co.
Hon. J.. N. Jolly. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT OoURT--2asD DISTRICT.
Hon. q. Teicbmueller. Presiding Judge. LaGrHnge.
JIM. bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
rrxrs OF HOLDING COURT.
HAys.-lst Mondays in March and September. May
continue three.weeks.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Ed Il. Kone, Judge County Court.
Jas, q. Burlesou, Dist. and County Clerk.
Owen Ford, County Attorney.
IS. Gocs. Justice Of the Peace Pre-. No ,
H.o. Hubs, Z" :. Z" "" 3
]. u. Patterson. County Treasurer.
Il. 8. T, rtsOn, Assessor.
Joe. c. Eve, Surveyor.
T.J. MoCsrty, Con'r Preoinst No: !
Cha. Lightfoot.
r. Burleson,
Peter Schmitt,
8. H. Perkins, Constable precinct No. !.
TIMES or HOLDING County AND PREoiNor CouRrs-
County Court for Criminal. Civil and Probate bus
iness-4th Mondaysin January, Marsh. May, July,
September and November.
Commissioner Court-2d Mondays In February.
Nay, August and November.
Justice court, Precinct No. Last Monday In
each month. at San ARGOS.
Precinct No. 9-2d Friday in each month my. City.
" SD Wimberley's MIL.
.. 4-4th Sat. Dripping springs.
Town 0YTIoERs.
Mayor-wm. Giesen.
Council W. D. Wood. @. W. Donaldson, John
williamson, D. A. Glover, I'd. J. L. Green.
Marshall. N. Prince. .
Street Commssioner-Samusl watkins.
Council meets the first Tuesday In each month.
Merchants Exchange, meets the fret Friday
night in zach month over Giesen's store.
Public School Trustees meet first Monday in each
month at the Mayors office.
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