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The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
"WAR DEPARTMENT,
PUBLICATION OFFICE
OF WAN RECORDs.
"WAsHfNGToN, Nov. q, is.

WASHINGTON, NOV. -, 1881.
"SGR: Complying with instructions
contained in your letter OF yesterday re-
latng to the character and quantity of
old records in this Office which can be de
stroyed or otherwise disposed OF, | have
the honor to state that the nature of the
material referred to no longer required Is
the printed matter-first and second
proofs Of volumes of the record already
published, and many volumes of a prelim-
mary print of the record which have been
used in office work now no longer re-
quired, all copied manuscript of pub
lished Volumes. c., manuscript papers
not original-and the accumulated daily
waste paper of this Office. These accumula-
tons extend back to the beginning of the
work of the office under act of Congress,
and Their quantity is probably over ton
"I.ieutenant-C Colonel III Charge
"To the Secretary of War"
The copied manuscripts mentioned in
this letter include many thousand pages
of the most valuable material selected for
the printed volumes. Aside from the
great mass of such copies, which rcnrc-
sent the selections from the numerous
files of the Department, these manuscripts
represent all that the Government has
in its possession of many Of the most
interesting and important papers of
Thomas General Halleck and others Of
high rank. Colonel Scott, who formerly
had charge of the records, obtained thou
sands of copies of Confederate papers
from the Southern Historical Society
and other sources in the South Included
in these is manuscript copy of the pri-
vate letter book of General Lee. The
recommendation is that as soon as the
volumes which contained these papers are
printed the manuscripts shall be de
stroyed These, however, are the vouchers
for the accuracy of these printed volumes.
The present controversy over the queS-
ton whether unofficial matter has been
inserted as official in the last volume Of
the War Records could not well be settled
if the copy from which 1t was printed dad
been destroyed. As a matter of fact In
spite of all the care taken by Colonel
Scott, several awkward errors crept into
the volumes, and the possession of the
manuscripts from which the printing had
been done was found to be of great im-
portance IN the further examination of
The project
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
UNFIT FOR HABITATION.
The City Postofiice Severely Con
demned by the Health ONCE.

Inc t1tY GOStOnuCB SeNerely OOn-
demned by the Health ONCE.
City Postmaster Ross is naturally
enough disgusted with and alarmed by
the wretched quarters occupied by the
City Postoflice. On the 9TH instant he
wrote Health Officer Townshend the fol-
lowing letter:
"There are so many of the employees of
this Office prostrated with illness that
am induced to believe the sanitary con-
ditlon of this building ought to be in
quired into. l am especially desirous of
having an inspection made by your
office on that account and also that
may submit an official report as to its
condition to the Postmaster-G General"
Health Officer Townshend, Chief Clerk
McGinn, Plumbing Inspector Robinson
and his assistant, Mr. Murphy, and Sani-
tary Inspector Shepherd made thorough
inspection of the premises, and the
Health Officer has reported as follows:
"By way ofpreface, and before entering
into the nauseous details of this inspec-
ton, l desire to say that this is not the
first time that this building has been in
spected. The officers of the Government
have before had their attention called to
tile outrage upon decency and criminal
callousness as to its sanitary conditions,
evidenced by the crowding of employees
into such buildings rs this, and the
Marini Hall building on Il street, and
holding them in polluted atmospheres,
against every protest of the sanitarian."
The building referred to is built of
brick, and is six stories in height with
basement. 1t is old, dilapidated and in a
sanitary point of view unsuited to the
purposes for which used.
The drains are all defective. The cellar
is feet inches below the curb level and
contains s rooms, in which 90 persons are
employed, and these rooms have been
frequently flooded by baclS-water from
sewers, and the air at the time of inspec-
ton was foul in the extreme. The water
closets, etc., have defective connections
with the sewer and are not ventilated.
Mold and mildew on the evaluable articles
there stored gave evidence of continual
dampness, and the nostrils rebelled at the
odors pervading the place.
The sewer connections and closets on
the different floors are discussed and con-
demned. There are 150 persons employed
on the first floor, and 100 on the second
floor. A general air of dilapidation per-
vades the third floor. The three top
floors are abandoned on account of their
insecure condition.
Taking the building as u whole ii is un-
fit for human habitatlon. Some rooms
where men, and even women, are forced
to pass hours every day, are simply
aboninable and ii is an outrage upon
decency and an insult to the intelligence
of the day that the Government will per-
sist in forcing its servants to labor with
such conditions surrounding them.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
Police Court Notes.

Richard L. Saunders was before the
Police Court this morning charged with
having committed perjury in the case OF
Herman Daiker, convicted of selling
iauor on Sunday Saunders was COM
mitted for the grand jury in $500 bonds.
John Jackson, a white man, was
charged in the Police Court this morning
with assauting Alonzo Curtis by shoot
ing him in the arm Thursday night.
Jackson said Alon2o Curtis with a crowd
of other boys stoned his house and he
fired TO protect himself He was released
on his personal recogni2ance,
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
BONNETS And SUITS.
The Proper Styles for the Forth
coming Season,
ECONOMICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Hints to Ladies who Desire a Good
Face Preparation.

New YoRK, March 9.-Spring, gen
tie spring, is here, though people who
live in the country may wonder how
city folks find it out. We have three
infallible means of knowing, and they
are-hrst, the hue in the ladies noses
changes from rcd and blue to their
normal tint; second, the hand organs
and lilies of the valley are to be seen,
and third, the crowded state of the
leading stores. In these the reflective
person is madeto think of the countries
Of Europe, where every power is
watching the other as cats do mice.
How the powers spy upon each other
the newspapers tell us, and each
knows to a pound of powder all
the purchases of others whom
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
The Unity Club.

The Unity Club met last night in large
numbers in Mrs. Morrison's parlors, 81
Thirteenth street The essayist wa'
Colonel w, f. Switzler, who gave Incl
dents Of his first visit to Henry Clay forty
years ago, with sketches of men of note
Of that period. Mrs. Phillips, Miss Nor
rison, Miss CASTOR and the promising
young pianist Professor Nander fur
nished the music, and Miss Hattie Il
Wood and Mrs. Naylor gave very spicy
and animated rectations.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
THE HOUSE OF DEATH.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MouLToN.


This poem, written several years ago, was
one of those which Mrs. Moulton chose to re-
cite at the authors memorial reading at Cam
bridge on Longfellow's birthday. Before
reading it Mrs. Moulton said: "As Colonel
Higginson has so tenderly alluded to my
friend who Is dead philip Bourke Marston),
will first read to you his favorite in my
volume of poems THE House of Death,
founded on passage in 'Castilian Days by
Colonel John Hay, where he speaks of the
Spanish custom OF closing house whence
one well beloved has been carried, locking its
doors and leaving It as the monument Of the
dead that had been so dear until II too shall
crumble into dust and be dead" At the re-
quest of large number of the readers OF the
2IdreNtF we take pleasure In again present
ing this exquisite poem. l-Boston Traveller
Not a hand has lifted the latchet
Since she went out of the door,
No footstep shall cross the threshold,
Since she can come in no more.
There is rust upon locks and hinges,
And mold and blight ON the walls
And silence faints in the chambers
And darkness waits in the halls
Waits as all things have waited
Since she went, that day of spring,
Borne In her pallid splendor
To dwell In the Court of the King.
with lilies on brow and bosom,
With robes of silken sheen,
And her wonderful frozen beauty
The lilies and silk between,
Red roses she left behind her,
But they died long, long ago
Twas the odorous ghost of a blossom,
That seemed through the dusk to glow.
The garments she left mock the shadows,
With hints of womanly grace,
And her image swims In the mirror
That was so used to her face.
The birds make insolent music
Where the sunshine riots outside,
And the winds are merry and wanton
with the summers pomp and pride,
But into this desolate mansion,
Where Love has closed the door,
Nor sunshine nor summer shall enter,
Since she can come In no more
The Sales of Cashmere Bouaucl
z. 1
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
An ola Chnractcr Dead.

Paul Benson, an old colored man. who
has figured as a character in East Wash
ington as far back as the oldest inhabi,,
on "Wednesday at the Washington
Asylum Hospital, and was buried ycster'
day at Mount Olvet Cemetery from St.
Peters Church. The old man has been
afflicted with a wasting disease which ne
cesatated the amputation of his right
foot about month ago. From hiS, piely
and religious bearing he derived the
pseudonym st, Paul lie was 70 years
old
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

bOSlbhGs
Indeed, once saw customer buy a
bonnet, and just as it was paid for
another came up and claimed it as her
property. The saleswoman came to
the rescue and the new conner declared
that she had been there three times
and had, after seeing all the other
bonnets in town, decided on this, and
now she wanted it. 1t was to no pur-
pose that the saleswoman said she
had neither paid a deposit nor even
said she wanted it. She was deter
mined to have it, and the other one
to keep it. They offered to make her
another just like it, but no, that or
none. It was q genuine satisfaction
to me to see the real buyer make off
with the bonnet, leaving the pre-
tender to storm and threaten to with
draw her custom, and finally get into
her carriage and order her footman to
take her home, where fancy she
either had good cry or took satisfac-
ton out of her husband.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

The next two costumes are made in
the highest style prevailing for spring
and summer. The dark one is of dark
blue Sebastopol cloth, which Tesem-
bles albatross very closely, but is
rather softer and finer, 1t drapes
very gracefully. 1t is trimmed by
white lace panels laid smooth over
pale blue silk, and by a simulated
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
THE WAR RECORDS.

Interesting Correspondence Relative
to Their Preservation.
Yesterdays New York HruiEs
Washington special says The following
Is the letter of Colonel l4azele, the Com
piler Of the War Records to the Secretary
of War, recommending the destruction
OF certain portions of the records of his
niliGn
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

they suspect OF
preparing for "A
campaign. Well,
they cannot watch
rival powers more
closely than wo-
men watch each
others purchases.
They may not he
acquainted at all.
may even belong
to entirely differ
ent sets or towns,
but they look on
each other with
lively suspicion
and incipient ha-
tired, which is
speedily develop
ed into n real one
If they see Their
stranger rivals 8
buy Il handsomer
gown than they
can afford, or n
M ore becoming
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

TUE $4,000 house-PoIomao Fair
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

The Sales of Cashmere Bouquet
exceed in amount the impOrtations of all
toilet soaps as shown by the U. $, 1886
Treasury reports,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
Martindale.

I notice in our last, the 1.-TWO Mary's'
have closed further correspondence with
the FRKE PREss. We regret very much 10
lose their kind letters.
A very heavy rain fell here yesterday.
perhaps IT will bring up the corn now.
Rev. J. J. Williamson preached at this
place yesterday, had good attendance con-
sidering the weather.
We learn that Prof. HoltzclAu closed his
school on the 18th inst.
1t i reported that MsdindAle Station is
having an srtesian vel bored
What, where are you ''Galager7" csr-
iainly Won must have vert TO slop the pigs,
and they ate you mp. "whOop 'en up
GaIlager, git q move on en-" Wei, per.
haps - Am = nsu correspondent 10 n ,
FErE Pres. hsd better bring my spistls
70 Close. brit before do. shall give the
reader fiiiis problsn 70 solve. sgpPoss .
frog in the bottom o. . vel q n deep. and
be pHntei 10 junp oct. ssd even time be
jumpsd feet be fsu back to. bow many
jumps VII be bars 70 Hsks 10 gst cot q
he -eTs
W5th bssi rishs. for sbs FEEE PEEss.
an YoUn UsuE No.
urA -. Is-s
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
Dripping Springs.
March 10, 1885,

mhFCu ", 1000.
How often a little typographical error
changes the sense of phrase For instance
in my last letter, the question "Was not
Volley fired out:?" Gas it should have been
printed), had point to it however poor q
one but as it reads il has none.
Town talk writes very breezy letter in
the Star vindicator of March End, but he
shows a want of logic in some conclusions
Pray how is the conclusion drawn that q
newspaper sanctions the protective tariff
robbery" because 1t advocates the passage
of a bill to put In circulation the treasury?
This government is representative one
the legislators are chosen directly or indi-
rectly) by the people, with authorship to i'm
pose customs on importations. That the
policy of a high, or any protective tariff
may be unwise or the reverse, do not dis
cues but assert that money in the U. 8.
treasury, collected under the laws of the
u. s. regulating importatious, can in no
sense Justly be termed ''stolen from the
people," The legislative acts Of q Repre-
sentative government are the people, aud q
man cannot steal from himself.
II the disbursement Of money, under the
direction Of federal officers, for q given
purpose, ane without its peculiar iurisdic-
Jurisdiction (navigALse waters and U. S.
property, is an Infringement of state
nights. IL is q shame that the States on the
Nj ssissippi river haze 20 often solicited the
general government 20 build and repair
Ievsss- =, year passes that the general
government does not disb1rse large sums
Of money for the peculiar advantage Of
various states and not IS . beneficial act
for the total, iBsomueh being behind the
Blair bin. While in the same line.
Are ''IndiAna IDEAS" incompatible With
Democratic ? For snsvei ne beg 10 re
fer 20 the noninsslous for Vice Ptssidsni
in ls76 and 1884.
A coodly number Of persons cane info
Dripping Springs this morning in spuns
affsre, and uishsd the hsd not before they
rgseb-d Their rs4ectivs hou5es agsin.
Cent Ctzuilfin GErriiol VISITED he Wal
lsos AIfs1oe. and Hiruinistsrrd sor1s NE 70
go --a-rt-r- J; r-1sr fssvs l--sn sai7si
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
PERSONAL.

Mai. Donaldson returned yesterday morn
ing from his soiourn at the west
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Dial is
much pleased with her new homo in Cali
fornia.
Jennie Holland has gone west, and has
taken postian with Mr.. Foster of Encinal,
which he likes, us also the country.
Mr.. Woodall is residing on his property.
the late Capt. Turner's place. We welcome
Mr.. w. to our town.
Prof. Holtzclaw, who always reminds us
of the gentlemen of the old school we read
of, WAS III town on Tuesday.
Prof, Thomas appears to be 'in clover"
figuratively if not literally, out in the Long
Branch neighborhood.
Mrs Devices, who has for many months
been an invalid, we are glad to state is con-
valescent and hopes for entire recovery.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. w. Nance
for the interesting report of an interview
with Mr.. Huntington, TO be found IN our
columns.
Mr.. Harris informs us that Miss Martha
Babel, the West Texas musical genius re-
ferred to in our last, has gone to Europe on
professional tour.
Mrs. McPh erson, the popular editress of
the KYLE Star, was in the city on Tuesday,
and remembered the FREE PRESS with an
agreeable call.
Our young friend, Albert Joyce, is again
doing business at the old stand-we mean
Hardy q Co.'S. He is the ''Jehu" of the
concern. besides clerking at intervals.
We are under obligations for the well
written obituary of the late Maj. Dixon,
which appears in this issue. We are always
glad to aid in doing just honor to our old
pic neer citizens.
Mr.. Collins, agent at our railroad depot,
bought one of Mr.. Mosher's places adjoin-
ing Oofield's addition, and has built new
dwelling on it and now has one of the hand
soonest and most slightly locations in town.
Frank Alley, former well known citizen
of San Marcos, now of Austin; WAS in town
on Tuesday and made us pleasant call.
He saws all the hotel Accommodations are
already engaged at Austin by proposed visi-
tors to the drill.
Mr.. Parks, editor of the Hondo City News
was here the first of the week and made US
a call. We were not In, but had the pleas
ure of meeting him later, We can readily
"euess" the attraction which brought him
to our town his appreciation of which as
thus shown certainly does him great credit.
We were agreeably surprised Tuesday
morning to meet our old friend Maj. Moon.
ss from recent advices we had been led to
fear we might never see him again. He
had severe attack of erysipelas, but has
prettywell recovered. The Major Is one of
the wiry sort. and with fair luck will be apt
to be with us many years.
Mrs. Duey, a lady of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
who is spending some time at this place
for the benefit of the health of her son, has
kindly favored us with copy of the Times
of that city, containing some telling facts as
to the benefcent operation of prohibition
in Iowa, some of which We shall publish at
an early day.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
Winberly.

March 10th, 1888.
We are having beautiful weather, had o
fine rain yesterday, and the hot beams of
sunshine are felt to-day. The farmers seem
to hsve new zeal and energy over the bright
prospects of that good crop that We 80 bed
ly need.
Free school ia ont, but Mrs. Watson will
continue the private school for three or four
months, every body well pleased with the
teacher, We hope to always have our school
carried on with equal ability.
Prof. Saunders and family haye moved to
wimberly; we hope they will be well pleased
with their new home. The people Of VIM
berly welcomesthem in their midst.
Cupid has been at work in our midst
since our last writing. On Tuesday the
sixth OF March, Mr.. Eugene Morris was
happily welded to Miss Docia Wade, both
of this place. We wish them reace and q
long life of happiness and prosperity.
Mrs. frankie Yantis, of San Antonio, 10
here visiting her relatives and friends.
Miss Fannie Howard speaks of going to
Lockhart to teach art again,
r. 8. Fortson will be at Wimberiy to-
morrow to attend to the tax assessmnt.
Mr.. Bob Manlove, Of San Marcos. and
Mr.. Barber, of San Antonio, were In VIM
berly to-day, we learn that Mr. Barber is
on o prospecting trip We hope he will
find locality that will suit him in or near
Wimberly.
Prof. Saunders is going to engage In the
horse shipping again. he starts to-day for
San Antonio to buy horses. No more.
A FRIEND TO THE FREE PREss.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
A Sad Case.

RIO BLANoo, Texas. March 20, '8S.
Editor FREE PRHss:--Mr. b. F. Vanland-
inRham committed suidicide at the poor
house on the morning of the 18th inst.
Being blind and badly afflicted otherwise
and deserted entirely by his relatives, he
became very Respondent and expressed his
intention to us about week ago, of taking
his own life. We thought we had persuad-
ed him out of II, and was very much sur
prised at the occurrence so sosn.
He had been resident Of the poor house
about 2 years, With relatives near. Did any
of them ever visit him during the time, to
try to cheer or console him? Did any Of
them shed tear at his graver Did they9
Gold, cold charity! W. B. o.
rive give place to the above from re.
spectacle gentleman, whose initials are ap-
pended. It Is but just to state that Mr..
Lester, o nephew Of the deceased by mar.
riage, attended his funeral. and stated that
his brother had not been apprised Of bis
death.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
CITY ELECTION.

We are authorized to announce D.. HOP
KINS as O candidate for reelection TO tho
Office Of City Assessor and Collector at the
coming April election.
We are authorized to announced j. e,
PETERS as o candidate for City Assessor
and Collector at the ensuing April election.
We are authorized to announce LUCIUS
j. DALEY as o candidate for City Marshal
at the coming election.
We are authorized to announce JAS. M.
TURNER as candidate for City Marshal at
We are authorized to announce VIM. H.
LYELL as candidate for reelection to the
Office of City Marshal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
THE LATEST FROM THE MOUNTAINS
Grand Good Luck Of an Up-conntry
ParsOn. The Census and Prohibition
Oh a Prospective Boom.

Grand Good Luck Of an Up-Conntry
ParsOn. The Census and Prohibition
Oh Prospective Boom.
The following from our friend, Rev. O.
G.. Montgomery, local minister OF the
Methodist church, whose post Office address
IL Fischers Store, viii explain itself. We
heartily congratulate him.
Mr.. Julian-My wife has just presented
mo q pair of twin boys. She wants to
know what I am going TO do with them,
(that is where are the pants to come from)S
I told her didn't care much about that
part of il, but was just feeling good all over
OF the number of anti-prohibition voters
shall DO able TO "kill" at the next election.
I heard neighbor Dragging the other day
that he would soon have son old enough
to vote. and that he would then DO enabled
to put in two, instead of one, for whis-
Ky. And am very much rejoiced over
the fact that in the near future I will not
only be able to kill his two votes, but will
have Eve to carry. bad four boys before
the twins came, now add them to the four,
and count the old man one, and We count
seven genuine prohibitionists.
Some skeptios may have doubts as to
my ability to vote my boys as may please
when they get to wearing their own
breeches. Please say to those that am
training them by King Solomon's directions,
and am az well satisfied that they will vote
as do, as am that my neighbours boy will
vote with his father. Respectfully
@. G.. MONTGOMERY.
P.S. I not only have twin boys, but l
have pair of twin mules. for the boys to
pillow. The mules are eighteen months old
and doing well. q. q. III.
March 9th, 1888.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22

The Fire Department met Monday night
and elected officers for the ensuing year AZ
follows: Chief, Byron Smith; Asst. Chief.
Steve Mcclellan; Ssc'y, VIM. H. Nance;
Treasurer, Edward r. Kone; Steward, ]. t.
Holmes.
The Department will celebrate San Jacin-
to day by parade and there will be sup
per at night, The celebration will occur
on Friday, April 2Oth-aday ahead of time.
The supper will be at the Court house.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-22
For Sale,

A farm of fosty-seyen acres, sixteen acres
irrigated, ten acres In ribon cane, two sets
of dwellings, about two hundred yards apart
and other out buildings. A hydraulic ram
that supplies the dwelling with water thence
to reservoir and TO trough for stock, a
fish pond with German carp, the water
works and irrigation are from spring that
stands the test of the dryest seasons. A
good bearing orchard Of peaches. pears,
apples, plums, cherries, figs, grapes; this
property fronts the Blanco river near town
would take half In San Marcos city prop
ertyif in desira BILE location, or one half
down balance on time to suit purchaser.
For further information address
TH0S. Is. FORD,
jan26tf Blanco, Blanco Co., Texas.