San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

Smallpox is epidemic at Gutter
berg, says a dispatch from Stock
holm. &
There are AS different religious
denominations in Cole county, Mis-
souri,.
1t is rumored that Cuba and Yucca
tan are to be connected by cable with
Mexico.
A bank at Casey, H., failed few
days since. Assets $4,000, liabilities
$4,000.
The cholera is increasing in To-
bolsk, the most westerly government
of Siberia.
Salt of great strength and purity is
said to exist in the marshes in south
ern Oregon.
A society has been formed at New
York city to befriend Indians and
home seekers.
The hotel keepers held their
national meeting at Cincinnati, o., a
few days since.
The pope will send the golden rose
of virtue this year to Marie Henrietta,
queen of Belgium.
Miss Carrie Drumming denies hay-
ing been betrothed to Carlyle W.
Harris, as was charged.
The North Dakota supreme court
has decided the prohibition law to be
constitutional and valid.
Special Commissioner TO Hawaii
Blount has been appoited as minister
resident to that country.
The University of Michigan has 500
women students, two japanese girls
being among the number.
RumOr has it that the Duke of Yer
aqua will be the first ambassador
from Spain to the United States.
A recent estimate places the amount
of standing timber in the state OF
Washington at 1900, O000 900 feet.
An explosion of natural gas in an
Anderson, Ind, house, recently blew
whole family out into the street.
Mrs. Averitt, the wife of Yicks-
burg, Miss, farmer, eloped, it is sSS
posed to Texas with w. II. Pierce )
At Stanford, Ky, McFerrill shot
aud instantly killed Sam Engleman,
over some remark the latter made.
At Dixon. Ill, few days since, six
men were swept over the dam in Rock
river and three Of them were drowned.
At the Worlds fair it is said that
the space reserved for the bible ex-
hibit at the exposition is 25x16 feet.
The French deputies recently passed
bill raising the French legation in
Washington to the rank of an embassy.
Advices from Nicaragua show that
the revolutionists are gaining ground
and are daily becoming more aggres-
sive.
The girls in Kentucky are getting
MP sunbOnnet picnics. every girl to be
present wearing the oldfashioned sun
bonnet.
The Citizens bank of Monroeville,
Ind. has closed its doors. It was or
gained ten years ago by Dwiggins &
Starbuck
The gunboat Bancroft has been or
dered to proceed to the Brooklyn navy
yard, where she will be fitted out for
foreign service.
The Chemical National Bank Of
Chicago, the institution which had
the World fair concession, has
closed its doors.
George J. Gould has been elected
president of the Missouri Pacific and
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern roads.
Bicycles have been introduced into
the republic of Mexico and many of
them are to be seen on the streets of
the largest cities.
The cold spring and late rains in
Egypt have compelled cotton planters
to SOW cotton over again. The crop
will be month late.
AtCincinnati, O., Judge Gregg has
decided that it is not lawful to dis
charge an empioye because he is a
member of labor union.
Gold discoveries are of almost daily
occurrence in Mexico now. Some
rich mines have recently been opened
up in the state OF Chiapas.
Wah Hop, a rich laundryman of
Marshall, Mo, has married Miss
Laura J. Lutcher of that place. She
is American and IS years of age.
A few days ago George Newman, a
clerk at Aberdeen, Oak, attempted
opening a ginger ale bottle when it
exploded, cutting his lefteye out.
An English syndicate has purchased
an extensive coal deposit recently dis
covered in Vera Cruz. Mex The coal
contains SO per cent fixed carbon.
The schooner Esperiance, Capt.
Richard, which sailed from Mt Dage-
lane island six weeks ago with the
crew, has been lost with all hands.
At Mitchell, Ind. recently, Dennis
Davidson, aged IL years, was shot
and killed by his brother, Dora, aged
II years, while playing with shot
gun
Mary Likes, 6-years-old, was burn
ed to death in Camden, n. j., re-
Gently. Her mother was away, and
she poured oil on fire to make. it
burn.
At Louisville, Ky, Charles Ellis.
committed suicide because he was
happy. He invented distilling appa-
ratus and was offered $4,000 for the
patent
The authorities at Bremen have
ordered a quarantine against all YES
seis arriving from French ports. This
action is due to the spread of cholera
in France.