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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-23
AUCTION sALEs-Future Days
ByN. W. Bove,
Real Estate Aucsioneer.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LARGE AND VALUABLE
COAL PROPERTY
IN EgNRICo AND HANOVER COUNTIES,
IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
ABOUT TWELVE MILES FROM RICHMOND.
WITH
BUILDINGS, MACHINERY. ENGINES, TOOLS,
&C.,
BY AUCTION.


By virtue OF decree OF the Circuit Court Of
Hcnrico county, entered April * 1890. Ia the
suit OF Philip q. Bartlett ga the Henrlco Coal
Company the undersigned special commits
sioner thereby appointed, will sell BY public auc-
ton, 1T tho county courthouse of Henrico coun-
~ On the city Of Rchmond), on
WEDNESDAY. June 4, 1890,
at i2 O'Clock ", all the REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY Of the defendant company situated
In the counties Of nenricO and Hanover. and
consisting OF the following PARCELS OF REAL
ESTATE Owned by the Henrico Coal Company
20 wit:
Isl. A TRACT or LAND about twelve miles
from tho city OF Richmond, In the county OF
Henrico, on and near Deep Run creek, contain
ing about 2,a07 ACRES.
"a. ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND situated
partly Ia Henrico county and partly In Hanover
county, containing about 200 ACRES and be-
ing the same land conveyed 20 Conrad y. JOr-
don by David n. Talnage by deed dated 9Th OF
March, 1881.
81. ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND located in
Henrico county containing about i26 ACRES and
being tho same land conveyed % said Jordan by
". j. Jennings by decd dated 9th OF June, 1881.
All OF these lands are too we'll known TO require
q fuller description
Upon these lands Is a lot Of MACHINERY,
FIXTURES, &c, suitable for mining aud hand
ling coal
There are quite a large number OF fairly good
buildings on these tracts, aud which are we'll
suited for tho employees OF a coal-mining COM
pany and railroad connects tho mines with
the city OF Richmond.
Ii is believed that the failure Of the defendant
con pany was the result OF insufficient working
capital, and that with money ard energy proper
ly directed this property can be made very
profitable.
II is probable that the entire subject will be
sold az a whole.
TERMS: One fourth cash, and the residue in
three equal instruments at six, twelve, AMI eigh.
teen months for notes with interest added aid
title retained, or all cash, at the option OF the
purchaser. CHARLES U. WILLIAMS,
Special Commissioner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-23

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LANDS, A
L HOTEL, A STOCK OF GOODS. AND PER-
sONAL PROPERTY, HORSES, MULES, OXEN,
WAGONS, SC. &C, IN NEW KENT COUNTY,
In pursuance OF d trustdeed from w. {. Cottrell
TO The undersigned, dated April 30, 1890, and duly
recorded in toe Clerks Office OF New Neat county,
will sell at public auction, at Providence Forge
depot (Chesepsake and Ohio railway, New Kent
county, on
MONDAY, MAY 2o, 1890,
commencing at II O'Clock a. NJ, the following
REAL ESTATE AND Personal PROPERTY In
i. Tract OF LAND three miles from said
depot called OLD TOWN." containing about
440 ACRES, adjoining farm known as Crisis
Cress" Good land aud productive with little
. TRACT "a oTRY's ", adjoining the above.
containing about 100 ACRES, ono half 10 cultiya-
ton, and residue in second-growth timber. Good
dwelng-hOuse and out-buildings
5. A SMALL AND De IRABLE FARM called
" ENTERPRISE" three miles from said depot
containing 20 acres. all down In grass store
house and good new dwelling; fine young or
chard Of different kinds of frutt-irees.
4. TRACT {" oTEl'S PROPEhl, adjoining
the above, containing about 200 ACRES, open
land and wood.
s. A TRACT known as "M0LLY RICHARD
SONS" containing about IS ACRES, adjoining
farm known as Ellsworth"
q TRACT containing - ACkES, situated az
said depot, on Which Is located new aud at
tractye summer-resort hotel, 1.-The Yelling
TOM" which has been successfully operated Tor
two seasons-a very desirable property, which
will pay handsomely
Also, at tbs same time and place, quantity OF
Personal PROPERTY, consisting OF one
steam Ssw-hill, fShorse power cTaloott, aud
fixtures one Lathe-hill and fixtures; Horses,
MuieA wagons, Carts, Buggies, Oxen, Carrv-
Legs. Farming Implements, Household and
Kitchen Furniture, &C, &c.
Aud on the following day,
TUESDAY, NAY q, 1900,
at the some time and place, a LARGE AND
VARIED STOCK OF GOODS. WARES, AND
MERCHANDISE, such az Is usually found In .
country s'ors-sn unusual opportunity for re-
tail merrhaats and othsra
TEAxs; As TO the laads, ono third cash: the
residue on credit OF six. twelve, and eighteen
months, with Interest; or all cash II purchaser
so eiecta As 10 personal property. cash az to all
sums OF ~ apd under as 70 ell larger sums, on
credit OF Tour montns for bonds with good per-
sonhl security, bearing Interest
for further particulars inquire on the pre-
mises 81 frovidence Forge, or address the un-
dersigned at RichmOad. JOHN LAMB,
my iAiS i4sS<s Trustee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-23

T OST. UMBR L l. l. A.-0NH1a
] xost Grace OF Franklin streets A SILK 49,
IxppFiLA with Oxidized Metal Handle. *
Finder will be rewarded BY leaving it at the
Dispateh once. my s3-lt
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

Leaving out the murder OF Presi
dent Lincoln and the attempted muir.
der OF Secretary Seward, and the
murder of President Garfield. which
can scarcely be called accidental, the
only casualty that We recollect Of
in Washington official life compar-
able to the recent catastrophe to Sc
cretary Tracy's family, was one which
occurred during the administration
of John Tyler, when he and his cabi-
net attended by invitation the test
ing Of big cannon on board a vessel
in the Potomac. The gun exploded,
killing Secretary of State Upshur
md we believe other members OF the
etc. But even this did not
reach in horrors the cremation in the
Tracy family.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
A Faithful Public Servant,

On the principle of giving credit
where it is due, we wish to state that
to our present County Treasurer, Mr..
Frank M. johnson, Hays county is
indebted for the first record of
school finances ever had in the coun-
ty. He had to gather up his data as
best he could, with great difficulty,
but hereafter all will be clear and
settled, 30 that the condition of the
county school funds can at any mo-
ment be seen and understood. Mr..
Johnson's books have furnished the
basis of the recent investigation, and
it will be impossible that any similar
can ever arise. His labors
and Investigations have resulted in a
direct saving to the county of over
800, besides the inoalculable bene-
Ats above suggested. We should say
that 500 would be small pay for the
services he has rendered, but for
which ne makes no charge. The
people of the county, we believe, can
not fail to hold in high respect this
honest man and faithful officer.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Lies Branded.

Julian's tactics to wreck Coronal
Institute proved complete failure
Thus says Scotty in last weeks
Times. This charge, so often made
because we are 80 sturdy an advocate
of public schools in San Marcos, that
we were hostile to! Coronal Institute,
we have as often branded as utterly
false, and we brand it afresh now.
We repeat what we have often said
before, that we do not care how
many church or other private schools
there may be, so long as they pay
their own bills, and leave the public
school fund to the purpose designed
by the founders of our State.
In like manner it has been charged,
because we opposed the street i'm
provement trust, that we were OPP
posed to improving the streets and
This also we brand as
an unmitigated falsehood. On the
contrary, we have always favored
all reasonable plans for the proposed
improvements. This all know who
care to know.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Long Branch Notes.

The norther and rain Of last Tuesday
night brought US to the conclusion that
spring time is not as fast approaching as we
predicted in our last. While the rain some
what impeded the progress Of the farmers
in their work, it has furnished them with
an ample supply of stock water and filled
their cisterns for home purposes.
Our Sunday-school interests are being
greatly revived, and we think that in the
near future Long Branch Sunday -school
will become one of the leading ones on the
San Marcos circuit.
Mr.. A. II. Flemming has been confined
to his bed for quite while with severe
attack of la grippe. We are glad to hear
that he is improving.
Some declare la grippe so common that
they wouldn't have it, but be careful, friends
lest ye fall victims to its clutches.
Several of our young men and ladies have
availed themselves of the opportunity of
school this term. A move in the
right direction.
MANFELLow.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
DIR. Mayo at Galveston.

The above named champion of the
public schools is again in Texas. We
quote from the News the following
passages from his lecture at Calves
ton. We hope he may yet speak at
San Marcos:
He denied the often repeated
charge against the public schools that
their effect was demoralizing in the
mixing of different elements of socie-
ty, and reasoned logically in support
of his denial. showing the many in
fuences for good exerted by public
schools when properly conducted.
His plea for public education and
defense of the free school system was
strong and convincing. Helamented
that in several states there was still
ratio of one-half the population
that could not read and write. The
province of public education was to
lift up the masses. By lifting up the
masses the entire superstructure was
raised. He contrasted the European
and American systems. In Europe
they educated from the top down; in
America the system was to educate
from the bottom up. He referred to
the great progress made in this
country Of late years in industrial
education shown by the great per-
lection achieved by inventive genius.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
The FREE Press is in receipt OF a

The FREE PRESS is in receipt of q
copy OF the proceedings Of the last
session of the Texas Press Associa.
ton, held in the hospitable city OF
Ell Paso. The work makes about
sixty pages, and was gotten up in
artistic style by the Light Printing
House of San Antonio. The member
ship of the association now numbers
nearly 200, and an earnest effort is
being made to advance the interests
Of the press of the State. Every pub
Usher in Texas should become a
member Of the association, as by
united efforts much good may be &C
complished. A copy of the minutes
(Which contains blank form for ap-
will be mailed any news
paper man by addressing the Secre-.
tary at Huntsville, Texas.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

From a private letter we take the
following interesting passage descrip-
tive of scenery at the Iron Mountain
Ranch" in the old Preside county
country:
This is q beautiful spot, 1 do not
believe there is another place like it
on earth. We are five thousand feet
above you among the Lympia Noun
tains. The ranch house is at the
foot OF the old iron mountain, an i'm
mense pile Of granite eight hundred
feet high and four miles around it at
the base. Large boulders have tum-
bled down from the sides in the
course of ages, and they mingle with
the green of the foliage and having
for back ground the massive old
rock itself, make a picture or series
of pictures both grand and beautiful.
1t is like living in an immense pic
ture gallery, which ever way one hap
pens to look there is something that,
II put on canvas, would make an ar
tist famous
/ wish you could have seen the old
gray mountain this morning. First
as the dawn broke over q rosy flush
spread over Il. Then when the sun
rose behind tbe mountain opposite.
il seemed IS though gold dust was
beng sifted over 81, while the mist
that bad gathered in the valley look.
ed ike q vide river.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Working for the Blair Bill.
Special Dispatch to the Avalanche.

ppoCiAi Dibp1tSu " tuo AFAihucue.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The thir
teen Republican members of the
South held meeting to-day to con.
slider the Blair bill. They found on
comparing notes, that reports of q
probable defeat of the bill were not
as we'll founded as believed by many,
but nevertheless they thought it
judicious to take whatever steps
practicable to strengthen the bill in
the Senate. They will start the wrok
upon such members as they find it
possible to influence, and hope to
pull it through.
The principal argument on which
they are basing their work will be
the statement that if this Republican
Congress fails to enact measure of
this sort the chances of the election
of Republican members in the South
in future will be extremely slight.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

Col. r. G., Ingersoll, in an address
before the State bar association at
Albany, said of the present system of
college education:
But much that is called education
simply units men successfully to
fight the battles OF life. Much valu-
able time is wasted in studying Ian
guages that long ago were dead, and
histories in which there is no truth.
The object of all education should
be to increase the usefulness of men.
Every human being should be taught
that his first duty is to take care of
himself, and that to be self-respect-
ing he must be self-supporting. To
live on labor of others, either by
force which enslaves, or by cunning
which robs, or by borrowing or beg
cling, is wholly dishonorable. Every
man should be taught some useful
art"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

The young man. OF the Editorial
Summary Of the San Antonio Express,
expresses his inability TO comprehend
the cause OF the appearance OF "our
rooster" etc, in last weeks issue Of
the FREE PRRss. We have long been
aware OF the moral obtuseness and
obhquity OF that unhappy young
man, but trust a glance at the note
OF Prof, Cooper, in another column,
nay enable even him TO recognize
the cause o! our jubilation.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Dripping Springs.

DhIPPNa SPRINGS, TEX, Feb. II, 1890
If the number of Valentines mailed is any
criterion, the young folks must have had
a bushel of fun on Friday.
The heavy rains stopped the intended
moving of the drug store, but the simples
have gone to the new building of Jones &
Gilpin.
We congratulate the people OF San Mar.
cos, especially the young ones, on having
secured an adequate appropriation for
school purposes. 1t is o grand victory be-
cause an unending one. An eminent
writer justly says: You can estimate the
stage Of advancement in civilization Of any
community by the condition of its schools.
And truly they are the veathercocks, which
show which way its course Is tending-up
or down II the school buildings are fi
for the accommodation Of scholars, men
and women Of value to the soinmunity will
graduate from them; IL they are barns,
do not see hos they can be expected to ma
ture anything better thsn asses There are
four ooriinAl points (see wsnsmAker's
adds). requisite for prosperous schools.
Good buildings. good equipments. good
teachers and Pzpils,- and do not know
which stands Arsi in inpOrtEnos. I rsthsr
think they are mutually requisite. - The
boat and the rover. Uufo-tunAis,y &c car
no; so thr01gh life without meeting. Eod
often bTuising oar shins agAinst Stamps
but &c must push On or Cur yozns plants
ziu not set The nscessETT czltivEtio1 for
fruitful maturity
- wishing yOa patience and psrssvsr-
suct, / Al, - ever. u AEL
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Hon. O. II. Cooper.

In response to quite number OF
letters from all parts of the state, ad-
vising and urging him to become a
candidate for nina o n
far the state superintendoncy
of public instruction, tie Hon.
Oscar FL. Cooper authorizes the an
nouncement that he will offer his
services to the state for another term.
He has over 100 letters asking him
to run, and it is more than probable
that he is going to have walkover.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

The San Marcos FREE PRESS is
edited by man not only honest and
capable, but diligent in his calling.
If he did not enjoy his work his life
would seem to be a hard one. Like
some other busy people. he has let a
birthday pass without knowing it,and
now pauses to say that the paper
has entered on its seventeenth year,
and its outlook for the future is bet
ter than for several years past.
st will as heretofore go straight
along, without fear or favor, in what
it considers the path of duty-"-Gal
weston News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

Do You want your daughters to learn how
to cook2 Then start them in with the Cook
ing Glass commenced in the March number
of Demorest's Family Magazine
Do you want to start your children in the
kindergarten system of instruction, and
keep them amused at home for hours at a
time? Here is another chance TO refer to
the March number of that wonderful Maya
zine; aud when you once have it in your
hands Off you are not already acquainted
with ~, you will be surprised to find that
you have made a great error in supposing il
was composed Of Fashion sheets. There is
not better Family Magazine published.
Its literary merit is Of the highest order,
and the illustrations are superb.
20 cents copy, or % per year. Pub
lshed by W. Jennings Demorest, Is East
14th St, New York
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Victory and Welcome Rest at Last.

Victory and Welcome Rest at Last,
For over year past, as is vel
known, we have been engaged in Q
continuous fight for new Public
School Building in San Marcos
Sometimes hopeful, then almost des
pairing, We have persisted in our ad'
vocacy OF the good cause, meeting
the various devices OF tho oppo-
sition at every point. Our several
articles on the subject would, II col
lected, form q considerable volume,
and we believe would DO worth re-
publishing in that form for circula-
ton in anti-puplic school locations.
II any ono supposes We did all this
work and incurred the obloquy and
prescription which we have sustain.
ed "for the fun OF the thing" VIC
beg to assure him no ia very much
mistaken. Our time was fully occu-
pied with our private business, and
no one loves peace and quiet more
than we. 1t would have required q
good round sum OF money TO have
hired us TO do what We did, and as a
friend suggested, if we were paid
lawyers prices for said service, we
should have ranked with the monied
men OF the town. or course there
was no money in it. But as the
conductor OF a public journal we
could not skulk our plain duty to the
nass Of the people, We rejoice at
he prospect of rest, as to this local
while We shall not lose
light of the public school cause in
he wider field of our county, State
md Nation. II
In conclusion, we append the follow
ng note, which goes far to console
IS for the labor, trouble and enmities
We have incurred in the advocacy Of
righteous cause: ,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. II 80.
IR. I. H. JULIAN, San Marcos:
My Dear Sir:-Yours of the 18th ,
INST. is at hand. Congratulate you
n the victory you have won for
'ublic school building in San Marcos.
Yours sincerely,
OSCAR II. COOPER. {
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

Three papers under the general
head, 'The New Nationalism,' will
appear in the March issue of Belford's
Magazine as the leading article. The
great and constantly increasing body
who are interested in. the important
social and governmental questions of
the hour will find the newest phase
of these questions intelligently de-
scribed by ]. b. Wakeman, Rev. Ed
ward E. Hale, and Hon. VIM. Nc
Adoo.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
1873. XVIIth Year. 1890.
SAN MARCOS FREE PRESS,
THE ESTABLISHED LOCAL PAPER
OF HAYS COUNTY.
Now Is the Time to Subscribe.

The FREE PRESS has been
conducted by its present pro,
prietor for over sixteen years,
and exhibits a clean, straight
forward record of which any
paper might well be proud.
Always devoted to true Jeffer-
sonian Democracy, Universal
Education, Temperance, Law
and Order; the material inter-
ests of San Marcos and Hays
county. the News of the day,
Local and General; and last
but not least, to the Choicest
Original and Selected Litera,
ture. Always, too, outspoken
in its advocacy of Right and
rebuke of Wrong. The tool
or toady of no man or set of
men, it will, as heretofore, con-
tinue to stand by the rights
and interests of the People,
confidently relying on them
for support and vindication
against the opposition and
enmity incurred by it's indie
pendent course. Its motto,
"The Greatest Good to the
Greatest Number"
Terms reduced to $1.5o per
year. Send for sample copies.
The FREE PRESS is the best
advertising medium, and has
by far the best printing office
in its locality. Orders for
printing by mail carefully at
tended to, and work promptly
returned by the same mode.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Just Like Him 10 SAY IL.

Mir Cleveland has declared himself
unequivocallY in favor Of the Austria
Ian ballot system. When asked IL
he did not fear the adoption Of the
system would imperil democratic
success, be replied: Il have never
looked upon the question from that
point Of view. | have never debated
in my mind whether the removal Of
trickery from the voter would iniure
or benefit the democratic party.
BaLJOT KEFoEN Is RIGHT, AND Thai Is
WY ] THINK II SHOULD n ADOrTED.-
The reply Was characteristics and
worthy Of tie man
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

Andrew Carnegie's magnificent
gift of $1,OOO,OOO to public library
for Pittsburg, with only the reason
able conditions that the city forever
make the gift available to the uses
OF the public, is an excellent example
to other men of wealth. The acts
of such men as Peabody, Rockefel-
Ter, Newberry, Crerar, Carnegie and
others do much to break down the
bitterness toward men of wealth.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Ie Southern Mercury

The Southern Mercury will
commence the publication of series
of articles by Hon. Tom ]. Brown, OF
Sherman, entitled: Tho Railroad
Commission Also in the same issue,
a series of articles by Prof. o. H.
Cooper, State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, entitled: THE Public
School System-As it is, and as it
ought to be-" The articles have been
prepared especially for the Mercury,
and Will be very interesting and in
structive reading.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20
Special Clubbing Offers.

We offer the Detroit Free Press
and the San Marcos FREE Press for
$210.
The Fort Worth Gazette weekly
and the FREE Pass at $3.50.
The New York World, weekly, and
the FREE Press at only $50 for both.
The World is one Of the prominent
Democratic papers, each number
containingyS4 columns including
high class popular novel.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

We publish elsewhere several re-.
ports on the middle of the Hays Co.,
public school fund, intended as a
solution and settlement OF the same.
We postpone comment at present.
OF course every reader 10 at liberty
to draw his own conclusions.
"You pays your money and you takes
your choice"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-20

The Gentiles carried the late Salt
Lake City municipal election by large
majoritles. The Mormons charge
wholesale frauds on their opponents,
and the charge is sustained by police
man Bonfeld, of Chicago, who was
present. We suppoee it was con-
cluded that the end justified the
means in this case.