San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-04-19
FROM GALVESTON.
Traffic AssOclation..-Base Ball.-.Loye-
ly Galveston In her Glory...
Notes of Interest.

(From our regular oorrespondent.)
To the FREE Pass.
GALVESTON, April 8,-The Colorado
Traffic Association is at present hold
ing joint meetings at the Beach
hotel, in this city, with the Texas
Traffic Association. One of the i'm
portant questions 10 be legislated up
on, is the recent action Of the Pan
handle route in reducing its freight
rates 20 per cent, causing consterna-
ton among competing roads.
STEAMSHIPS WITHDRAWN.
1t is the custom of the Southern
Pacific company every spring, when
receipts Of cotton and other state
products fall of, to withdrawn their
steamers plying between this port
and New York city, and the steamer
New York, which sailed east Tues
day, was the last vessel until business
opens in the fall. During the sea
son the line has transported an i'm.
mense amount Of through freight to
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
other points on the Pacific slope.
BASE BALL.
Base ball has certainly taken q
strong hold on Texas this year. The
Dallas and Galveston League clubs
crossed bats ct Beach Park, Satur-
day and Sunday. About 1000 peo-
pie witnessed the game of Saturday,
which resulted in a score of 3 to 0 in
favor of Galveston. Yesterday the
Galvestons tried their "baby battery"
and as consequence were easily de-
feated by score of: Dallas, 6; Gal
weston, o. Over $500. people wit
messed the game. They cross bats
again to-day, and the Galvestons are
confident of success, as they will play
their "Star Battery" Tomorrow
Galveston meets Fort Worth, and
until the 18th, inclusive, we will
have league games every day.
NOTES OF INTEREST
Next Friday evening the ladies of
ST. Johns church give the first ice
cream and strawberry festival of the
season. Strawberries are in the
market in profusion at a very nominal
figure, viz: 25 cents quart, Tor rath-
or box that is claimed to hold q
quart.)
The Galveston excursionists to
Denver returned Saturday, and ex-
press themselves we'll pleased with
Colorado.
Twenty head of cattle, weighing
24,60O pounds, or On average of 1,24O
pounds ench, were shipped Saturday
by Mr.. Sampson Heidenheimer of
this city to st. Louis. These beeves
were fattened in Galveston from the
cotton seed bulls and meal from
Heidenheimers oil mill, and during
the fattening process they drank
Galveston artesian we'll water exclu-
sively. This is one of the many
evidences of the Importance of the
cattle fattening industry to Calves
ton, where the fattening substance is
procurable in unlimited abundance.
Joe Jefferson appears here for one
night, reappearing tonight in Rip
Van Wrinkle. An immense audience
is assured.
Mrs. Langtry, the famous English
beauty, "the Jersey Lily" appears
here for three nights, commencing
April 18th.
A rare musical concent was given
Saturday night at the fremont
opera-house to fine and cultivated
audience. Galveston's most talented
artists contributed to its success,
which surpassed all expectations.
Our business men express them
selves as expecting big things for
Texas in the way of increased bust
moss in view of the recent railroad
connection with Denver.
Bids for the construction of the
Sealy hospital are advertised for,
to be in by May LIST.
Alderman Henry Rosenberg, al
banker and we'll known citi-
zen of this city, has donated $4,000
for the construction of fine school
for white children in the
east end, this city. Galveston I'M
loubtedly has the finest system of
pablo schools and the most magnifi-
cent public school buildings in Texas,
Ind perhaps the south.
The Sealy rifles are drilling hard
or the first prize at the Austin drill,
md will crowd their competitors not
/ little.
Our beautiful city now presents
he appearance Of veritable flower