San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 12, 1879 Page: 2 of 4
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F:RfcE Pres.
ISAAC & JtTLIAi:. Editor.
TO AVKBTIKR
31 fREIKM l laadlw PM"
aV.-rU.lnit oi.dium. and ku lua HmI
f.n tU Colwade an4 Antonio rWar..
C.-ruLU U jt-nf rally boih Sauih .t.d Nnrih.
4M-..pViiint and PMgr.U eaaiitry. J'"-
.mitlmno.r.tll Bolltl. 0.;l? and ontcl.l
IwuTl.an Mi rit hlnhr and real
f -m nUn. l I" Aiituola to M(i n th.
1mm eflha lnl.lln.l lUllrnad whlcu h btn
.mplH.l ta AuUB. tk. e.plUl ef th; Jul..
tlp.Wwtl..oo. Mtand.d M Ihl. I.I.M. t
If i-xivi lot Hi r.ll(lbu. and .dat.llnn.l prtvi.
M.afelMllMaMilMl ton. country and
. railfaicomaanitr; .Wo for tht l-r.r.wd .prlJ
'I tlf a Ua.eboa. Meh boll op tmm the bawli
t I'll eafth at lb fuol ol U munHt.lo. forming
'it fttar end eon.llmtlnit et one.
'aymt Ulead Mttultr "d " l"butl wt".
f TdVM-UaiVk anU nd.drll.r.niillr
MM m . eea-pep- PblUU.r ol Kt.r In-
J'.n during fi.ori.fi yer..-from P'"'''
tJlt"r Ji:i.-l.I pr.bal.ly hd
hiaoMi ir.iMMllxiii to which he o.n palm them
th slwmi e UK bt .vlilence of bit reopon.
aiailftr .ad nod ol doing bu.lnm.
fCfim tbl ol tdveriUlns r.t. oo flr.lp.g.
Vtpm AuMlln.
The Legislature has adjourned. So
'fir as wa can gather the result ol
Ybeir aotion as to the tnain points in
'tho Oovefnor's veto we bcliove they
hivo provided for mec'tinR the inter-
est oa the public debt and voted one-
sixth 'instead of ono-fonrth of the
raenue for the support of tho pub-
lic sahools. The Austin Gazette es-
timate the amount of the school rev-
'eona at about 700000. Add to this
tlis $15000 sunk on tho extra ses'ion.
and the savins caused by. tho Rob-
erta fiasco will not bo verv apparent.
Washington. P. 0.
July 2 79. f
Tho sosiion which closed yostcrday
di I much to familiarne the fwnple with
tho methods of Government which
havo been in forco lor tho last few
years and therein was profitable to
the Domocratio party and tho people
at latge. Thcro was danne'r to Irec
f6vcrnment in the unehnllnnjred au-
thority of the Kepublican p:irty not
becauso the people were apathetic but
because they did not fully realizo the
enormity of abuses which had grdwto
up duriDRand since tho war and whteh
were regularly sanctioned and pro-
vided for in appropriations uutil they
had oomo to be considered necessities.
This session has extinguished them as
effectually as if the laws orea'.inc them
had been repeated as was a; first at-
tempted. Below is a list of tho acts and reso-
lutions of the RC&ions so far as they
lire of general interest :
To prevent the introduction of con-
tagious diseases; to contract for the
oonstruclion of a refrigerating ship for
the disiutection oi vessels atid cargoes;
extending the pensiou of Gen. Jos-
Shields to his widow and children
and granting a special pension to the
widow of Col. Fletcher Webster; ex-
empting from registry enrollment or
licenso vessels not propelled 'by sail
or internal motive power of their own;
joint resolution ruluting to the nation-
al board of heulth; to provide for u
Mississippi lliver Commission; com-
pletion of the foundation of the Wash-
ington monument; directing a monu-
.meiit to be erected tohiark tho birth-
plueo of Washington.
.That creating u Mississippi Kivcr
Couimist-ion is ono of the most im-
portant measures that ever passed
Congress. In terms it mentions only
the one river but ultimately not only
that great river but its tributaries will
be embraced iu the work of the Com-
mission. A population greater than
that bow in tho country will yet live
in the territory directly affected by tho
improveiiK-nts coutcmplateu.
IKukiog ol population I am re-
minded to bay that (jeflt-ral Wnlker.
Superintendent of the Census in act-
ively at work aad that he purposes
hiiviug in liSO the lost and most com-
t!cUf report ever made of the popula-
tion. rriani'.?ai!tun?s auJ prol'ictiona of
any country. G-u. V. as all men
know w is a "reformer'' wilh Hayes
KchuM and tho rest. but. unlike then.
has not bern miH by his reform
f.heorif nv wor.e than the if?nr
lU'iica! politician. DeM.
I.ooji I. option haa at las J been voir.!
ilom io tiooiiles oouaty. Its friend
la:m it wa not fairly tljuc.
fcATUItDAY JULY 12.
TTa 1'rtn. iBUIilr.
JK. V Sm.ll.y In lb tl. . Trlba )
I visited the legislature lately 0-
log first to the bouse. The hall is t ol-
erably well adapted for the purpose
but is dirty and ababby. Tart of the
plastering baa fallen off tho ceiling
the walls are discolored the windows
never washed are hung with old green
carbbrio curtains which to save fix
tures are tied in knots the big fire-
places have no mantel and are only
huge black boles in the wall and the
wood is died oo tho floor accumulate
f n lia. u P horlr onrt flirt. An Ufl-
u.ed door leading out to the portico
has lo3t its lock and is kept closed by
a bar tnado ol an old sign board boar-
iug tho word "l'ianos" in large let-
ters. It is a very economical legisla-
ture and the member who should pro-
noun in exnenditure ol fifty cents for a
bolt or two dollars for wood-boxes
would no doubt be severely censured
for extravagance. When I entered
the bouse the clerk was endeavoring
to read a bill and amoke a cigar at
the same timo and most of the mem
bers were smoking with their feet on
their (tasks. The Hpeaker bad collap
sed into his bis chair and was quite
invisible from the front and the whole
body had a wild western fro-aod-easy
air. I lighted a eigaretto and found a
scat Dcxt to a venerable colored mem
ber who bad removed oue of his boots
to ease his bunions and had elevated
the relieved foot to a position within
two inches of the right ear of tho white
member just in front of him. I no
pictures on the wall aoon distraoted
attention Irora the law makers.. On
one ido of tho sneaker's chair Langs a
life-size portrait oi Stephen Austin
the Connecticut yankeo wbo was the
first president of Texas a wiry inten-
sburo featured mac looking
more like a lawrer than a frontier hero.
In his hands ho holds a scroll labelled
'Uonstitucion de la Republioa de Tex-
as." Did the artist thick the language
of Mexico would bo preserved after
her government had ' been rejected ?
Ttiis pioture is balanced on the other
side of the speaker by a fine full-length
portrait of Gov. .Sum Houston in the
attitude and with the accessories of
Stuint'e Washington a remarkable
picture tuitlilul to the smallest details
of the veins and liuget nails aud the
texture of the oarpet. The old Texas
hero h us n grand loooine fuoe and an
imposing figure. Tbo mighty Nimrod
of early Texas history David Crockett
ii third in tbo trio of founders of the
ftate commemorated on the walls ot
the cnpilol. He is in hunting costume
ot deerskin shirt and leggiugs witn a
long riilu in his baud aud a powder-
horn slunit at his side. The smooth
lnoe aud long hair parted in the mid-
dle give the countenance rather a fem-
inine look or would it it were not for
the strong nose aud mouth aud the
stalwart lorm.
A Ciigantta l.unil TranBler.
The Galveston News of the) 29th
says that at ten minutes past 1 o'eioek
Friday afternoon there was a transfer
riled tor record iu the office of county
clerk .MeMuliOD which is the largest
recorded iu Una county tor many years.
The iustiutueut was u deed ot the lu-
teiiiationvl and Great Northeru rail-
way by its president Samuel Sloan to
Samuel S Kennedy and Samuel Thorn
ot ew York aud William Walter
l'helps oi liergcn county. New Jer-
sey to 2954714 74 100 ucrcs of land
in the counties ot Auderson Atascosa
Colorado. Cherokee Fort Bend Free-
stooo Galveston Guadalupe Houston
llenderson Harris Jackson Liberty
Leon Matagorda Milam Montgom-
ery Newton Nacogdoches Orai-ge
folk Parker San Jacinto Trinity
Tyler Wharton. Williamson Carson
Gray Randall Roberts Cot-
treil Pickens King Motley Dimmit
Dneioal. Crockett Frio Kinney La-
Salle Maverick Teeo. Wehb and Za-
vala. Tho consideration was $4628-
100 and the instrument bears date ot
March Id 1S79 This makes the
thirtieth county it has been recorded
in. and it will bo necessary to have it
placed on record in every county enu-
merated in the above list.
The above iudicates that tho Inter-
national company is gfttiog ready for
business.
Tim death ot the geuial Jerry Gal-
van of Rrownsvillo will bo deplored
by his unny friends throughout the
state lie wis as distiuuihed for
bis liberality nnl tio'-i'.:ty cf soul and
as timet pnriMse to verve the p tblio
weal. Too liiysteri'1'.!1 mariner 'A bia
u.-alh add to im iaiululness. lie was
missc.I at night lrfniatcamraceod-
itg the Missisipw rr ar-t wt iip
post 1 1 ) have wa'ktJ ovr.r"-Ojt! in his
it-ep. Iljk-vn mi-trr. th ouly
tu-Mvinif relative io the aut.
He hid bc-n a uh luUr of the Tex-
t L?ris'af'itv ir.J we relieve a can
ii.Hte- for Ccr. H w nn-'er
trrlment for orninif of th brain
aud was tuvt.it g tor Lb Lcilih.
ka
kiirace.
v.;... riv ritss: Allow me
to make a few eommenu on fsrmhey t
political views on Texas. i muon
mistaken if be thinks the botttr clas
of yoang democraU in Texas will trot
in the ruts of their forefathers. It
takes uo prophet to frrtell that in a few
yean the majority of tho democrats
here will root on different trees and
blow a different tune out of their horns
than that which the present na
jority the old JJouroons wun
Roberts at their head uo now.
should have known that the progress
ol tho times will drive those antiqatod
fossil democrats to the wall ; and it is
no use trying to contradict or reform
them.
I do not dispute the fact that Uli-
noli contains as much good land as
Texas but there is a difference in fa v
or Texas ; because every tool can raise
a oron in Illinois but it takes a man
of ectontifio tasteb to raise a crop in
all aeasons in Texas. Moro than that
I have seen four crops raisod on a
niece of ground in one season. In 1S33
a piece offtround about of an
acre in Fayette county was planted in
January in Irish potatoes which ma
tured in May. Corn was planted in
tbfl name around which was used for
roasting ears and the stalks fed to cat
tle. In the beginning ol August sweet
potatoes were planted in the same
ground which matured to a fair crop
nil frost in the bccmning of NovemDer.
Thon turnips were aown io the ground
which furnished greens and turnips tor
several lamilies all winter.' G. V.
Onion aad Around.
No good rains yet but some refresh
ing showers.
Mr. Duncan a most estimable all
ien is very sick.
- Col. John Bunton still very low
when last heard from.
Miss Solronia Gathright returns to
Bryan on the 10th of August.
Trof. Molnnis of Bryan btate A
nd M College will spend vacation in
Lookhart and San Marcos.
Prof. Shook will be in San Marcos
Friday night and he can sing 1
Mr. William Biles and wife went
down to San Marcos Sunday evening
to seo Bro. Williamson.
Cotton crops in Hays and Caldwell
counties look promising but the. stalk
will grow too tall if it continues to
rain.
William Jackraan just returned
from a late drive is still with Col-
James Ellison.
Col. Wheat's celebrated mare (Lit-
tle Bird) died before she became ac:
climated. '
Mr. Legate will buy a. drove of
horses and go back to Arkansas.
Our old friend Jo. Scruggs son of
Dr. Scruggs of Holly Springs Miss.
is now in San Marcos helping Mr.
Rogers to work at the Master's trade.
Your correspondent met a train of
buggies on the memoroble 4th moving
slowly toward Loekhart "Bin to a
funeral?" said I. "No" said a young
man "bin barbecued."
As Loekhart will not "cave under"
either for wind or fire the farmers and
stockmen have conoliided to fence up
the place but the farms around it are
so numerous and fertile that the town
will live if the folks shall have to
climb wire fences to get to it.
Jeffries.
WHICH IS CHEAPEST
A package of Duke's Durham con-
taining twenty pipe-fulls ot tho best
smoking tobacco made or one common
cigar? Each costs tea cents.
CtrnA! Chill Tonic the great West Io-
A Vavar onrf A iril RfilTIWiV. a NeW ft lid
ureal Medicine for Chills Fevers Billious-
ness ana Laver oompiaini at hujuuiud a.
Daniel's.
Wet will you suffer with a shaking
chill or a burning lever? Two doses of
I'ubiin Tonic the Ur?at West lndie Fe-
ver and Ague Kcmcdy. will stop a chill
while one bottle will break ticm up for
years: Try it at HajTwIda & Daniel.
Parker's Santonim? Worm Lrxcngcs.
the h;:t purest and safest worm mcdirme
in the world at RiynoliU & Daniel's.
Fuy none but Parker" L aenses.
I ft rilTfl" know torarfc to
MtS for of librrl trm. m the hrwM DR. W
W. H VLi.' iMt I mM.-j Mttfiol kk
HEALTH at HOME
woiil betlar -Jl.k l y tr
tr tm tb say ! n1C tnr .l r
rw t(-r. wriwtoSTACaap TPn. POUsS.
T ' i ovit. o. iiia
TbeMoseof n WrcoHru
AUSTIN ' -
f-M MANUFACTURER
I EXAS AND
LUMBER
SASH DOORS BUNES AND SHINGLE.
BfirOFFlCE YAKD and PLANING MILL on the IXTERNATlOX.
AL Jlailroad Traclt. .H!j5.
ED. J. BAU. ' O. W. R.v
EAU BROTHERS
CARRIAGE FACTORY
SA1V MARCOS. TEXAS.
MANUKACTURKR8 OK.
CARRIAGES BUGGIES SPRING WAG-
ONS AMBULANCES &C
Including pulnlln and trimming In Hie flne.t
Iu iliU part of the Htnie.
BLA-CIvSMITHHSTQ
r. .11 u. I. rrrlrl on lii conupcllon wl'.h our bnaliip... Jluviuij now tlie tnlir. ovnrnl.in
..i ..i ihiu inrLiiii.iit. w. aro nreo.rfd
In lb. b.at m.uner. We b.ve . .uperlor bor.c-.boer aud maka a .peclalty ol that br.ncU ot ihc
'"ownlui and runnlnjf the entire nt.bllabment onrele and clalmlnif to nmleatand onr butinr.i
IhorouRbly we propofe lo do Sr.t.cl.ba work and would reapsctfully loliolt the paironuite of all tt.
tiring work In our line. imt e"
. SAN MARCOS TEXAS '
t"
' Dealer in
GEfiER'L MERCHANDISE!
4 . . -
Cotton Corn
Bought for Cash at Highest
Market Prices.
" AGENT FOR.
MOLINE WAGONS. DBERB PLOWS McCORMTCK SKLF-BIXD-
Ell AM HBArBB jNlUHUIjO. onj'il-AAu a. J. a 1 riiijcii-
ER AND ENGINES. BROWN'S COTTON GIN
KELLEY'S STEEL-BAHBED WIRE.
March 1. ly '
JOSEPH LANDA'S
FLOURING MILLS !
NEW BRAUNFELS TEX.
ifanufactnrer of
CHOICE FAMILY
RYE XX and GRAHAM
CRACKED CORN
ALL KINDS OF BRAN.
Custom Grinding a Specialty.
at?" A roir.modloua Wagon Tard attached. PRHE
to Cu.tomer.. Jaue7-2m
JUL RZMER
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY
SAN MARCOS. TEXAS.
I'EALER IN
DRUGS MEDICINES
CHEMICA18 PERFUMERY
COMBS AND XOTIOXS
Pure 77ines aai Lioior: for Medi
cal Purposes
PAINTS. OILS. AND VARNISH
ES.
isirPhyaicianB' Prescriptions Care-
fully Cotnpoandcd.
Varrb '.V-Ur
C O A f OTTH narmiiud. f t a
"Si II l.tbwn wi by IS inaaMriM'.
VfcCl J J Caprul rvq.irM; ill Mart
. b aad cirU
ikln7 UMrf at wrk tor than at any-
;hnc Tt oark :a beat aad ftraMot and
Hi a nfmH m r rlf at. 1 1 vaaare
vtMk ara Ikla mmlic will mtv4 Ujf:r tn-
iimi at fmzm a4 a t tai mm la. Caattj
Ovttil a4 Mns r. a la l. im. Tboac
alrcwt M r1i a- Ujk aa mrf aaia. at kcb-
Imwttt
MRS
CORN MEAL
- TEXAS
AND DKAI.CR IN
LI
J
ftylo .lid but of work.n.n.hl.t. Our 'qn.llfic.iluu
to do .11 klnri of Rl.ckiimilh work rrnmiHlvnJ
Wool and Hiiles
.
CENTRAL ROUTE
TO TEXAS.
Houston & Texas CenttJ R1
AUD CONNECTIONS
Over 5.000000 Acres of Land for Sale
In Texas at from II 50 to f 10
per acre.
This Is The Only Line Sunning
Through the Central and Best
Portions of the State oi
Texas.
PASSENGER EZPEESS TSA1KS
AND
DAILY FAST FREIGHT I IKES!
"w"h TEXAS "d
Kansas City. St. Louis & Chicago
PUU.iIiN'8 PALACI 8XKEPI5G CAES
nch way daily wltliout chane.
BET. ST. LOUIS & HOUSTON
via SEDALIA and
MISSOURI PACIFIC BAILW Ai.
The Short Line.
PCLUIAS'S PALACE SLEEPING CAM
cacb w.y ailboot cliangN
BET. DALLAS & ST. LOUIS
via V1NITA and
St. Lcuis & San Tnsaxo E
Special inducements to Immigrant
and people desiring to settle -in '
Stat.
ShTFor information as to rates or
pasape and Ireight routes etc. f F-J
in person; or by letter to:
C.B.GRAY. J.WALra
' A. (J. P. A. . P. & P A-
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
Arril 19 Iv
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