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SAN MABCOS FREE PRESS.
t H. JULIAN, Publisher.
SAN KAROOS, TEXA8
NKWS IN BKIER
i:um(.
A remarkably well-executed $5 gold
piece, which actually contained 4.63
worth of gold, was stopped in tho Bos
ton sub-treasury a few days ogo. It is
said to bavo been 80 well executed as to
place experts at variance and to make
it a dillicult question to determine
whether it was made from a die or by
superior casting.... rrof. Peters, of
Litchfield Observatory, near Utica, N.
Y., announces tho discovery of another
'asteroid." It has a bright light of the
ninth magnitude (very small), and ap
pears to move so rapidly that it must
bo a cIoho neighbor of tho earth.
Vtt.
The street-car officials of tit. Louis,
Mo., wore arraigned on charge of vio
lating tho .Sunday law, but the jurors
decided that tho charters of the com
panies forced them to run everyday,
and that cars had become a necessity
to the public. . . .The Sheriff of Hutch
inson, Kan. rescued a ranrdcrcr, named
Texas liill from tho hands of a mob of
sixty men, who hud battered down tho
iail doors and were about to have a
lynching. . . .The Slado-Miteuell prize
tight is announced to take place at Vi
nita, Indian Territory.
A htagk was stopped near Riverside,
Avivnnn lv rnlilMH's. who killed the
express messenger and secured $3,200
in coin. Another stago was plundered
near Prescott, but the amount taken is
f it.mvn News has been received
vnllev of a terrible affair
among tho fioslione Indians. A buck
murdered his squaw, breaking her legs
and arms, and then hurried her alive.
The tribe took the murderer, tied his
l. onla tliTf-w him on his back, and tied
f Pft. to n tree. A rope was coiled
about his neck, and stout bucks slowly
pulled at each end until he was choked
to death.
At Canon City, Col., L. E. Watkins,
charged with cattle stealing, was forc
ibly taken from the Sheriff by an armed
mob of cowboys, shot to death, and
his body hanged from the timbers
of a bridge iu the suburbs of the town.
....The City National bank of Law -renceburg,
Intl., has suspended. The
assets are supposed to greatly exceed
tho liabilities, and a speedy resump
tion U anticipated The sum of $30,-
000 and 100 acres of land have been
pledged by tho people of Mitch
ell to establish tho University of Da
kota... .In tho outskirts of Lincoln,
Nnh.. t.limn hovs and a doer, which ac
companied them, were killed by light-
nin
an
accident in the Northern Pacific
tunnel at Uozeman, Montana.
The wifo of United States Senator
W. R. Allison, while suffering from an
insane attack, drowned herself in the
Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs.
Allison left home in the afternoon,
telling her servant that she was going
to one of her near neighbors, instead
of this, however, taking her gossamer
on her arm,sho went in an opposite di
rection toward tho country, where she
had been accustomed to take almost
daily walks. It is ascertained that she
wandered around in the outskirts of the
city during the afternoon, where she
was seen by several persons walking
rapidly and somewhat excited. Not
returning by U o'clock from tho place
wherosho Vas supposed to be, the
alarm was given, and a search was
maintained during the entire night.
The following morning her body was
discovered in tho river about a mile
below the city. She had cut up her
gossamer, and placed some stones in it,
aud tied them securely about her neck ;
then walked deliberately into the river,
about thirty-fivo feet from land, lay
down and di owned herself where the
water was oalv two and -a half feet
deep. Mrs. Allison was of a highly
nervous temperament, and during the
past two or throe years has suffered
from .mil treated for mental diseases
Whilfl at si water-cure establishment in
lSl under medical treatment, she at
tempted suicide m much the same
manner, but was fortunately rescued
She wns a niece and adopteddaughter
of the late Senator Grimes, of Iowa,
and has been married ten years. She
had no children.
Ann; tlu desperate attempts of the
liquor interest to secure an extension
of the bonded period, the public will
le surprised t learn that whisky is
poarce in the market, and selling for
'23 cents in advance of the tax, and that
the Western distillers have instruc
tions from tho pool to riash all they
can tell.
Mr.. MoKiiW, tho Ui iUd iStates min
ister to Mt xico.notiV. d thai tho Fourth
f July last tho usual ronrtevr of dis
playing tho llag from tho legation llag
htah", was omitted by the (Scrraan Em
bassador at tho Mxioan capital. In
a sharp note bo calh d atte ntion to the
matter ai.d tho flag was promptly un
furled. In tho r.oto to tho reprcpenta
ive of tho ratl.orliJ.d. Mr. Morgan sajd
bo would t-r.idt r it a personal insult
if tho c.-tomiry co:rtey were omitt
ed. He received no reply.to this note
but Jndenpedcnco day was duly lon
ored.
Mouth.'
The mutilated remains of four white
men wero found in a rail-road camp
on the Cincinnati Southern road, near
CnmUrland Palls, Tenn. The theory
is that tho men fought a double duel
over cards. . . .Four horse- thieves who
raided a camp-meeiing in wonrouu ,
Ga. were pursued into Mississippi and
lyncueu.
Tue Kimball House, at Atlanta
Georgia, no of the largest hotels in
i Knntli. has been entirely destroyed
br fire. There were about 2UU guests
IlliV 1 -
in the house wnen mo uru uruno
. . . 1 A 1 l.lrA
All .rninnnl with tllft loBB Of Wearing
apparel and other personal effects
ill! VU.Wl'l' " . w
' I r a mil ii i in ir f'liNii zuuuiuwi
tal loss is placed at $1,000,000 and tho
msnrnnpn it. abmit $200,000. Gen. Rob
Toomtis owned a large interest in uie
ItlU V A . V -w
w. i nnil in a hpflvv loser as ae was
. l .
Tn Miller county, Geor
gia, Joseph Fulford, with the aid of a
negro, beat his wile to ueatn aim huuh.
1..1,. in n nrnnl." A IQOU forced ft
L 11 U UUUT AM Mi vw..
confession from the colored accomplice
ami tiion lifinced them both on a tree
near tho jail at Colquct.
Duel to the Death.
Laramie City Telegram
TWr men in a white-covered wagon
entered Laramie City by the North
Park road last night, iwo occupied
the scat in front, the other, polo hag
gard, and blood-stained, groaned
upon a bed of blankets in tho box.
At Dr. Harris' office they halted, and
then drove to the hospital, where
the sufferer was placed. lie was
Charles Shelton, a wealthy horse
dealer. Last Friday he shot and
killed ' "Will Keys in a duel at North
Park. His companions were August
Henderson and Fred Lawrence, who
detailed the particulars of the trage
dy. Shelton is proprietor of a horse
ranch in the park. Last Friday he
was at Snyder's ranch helping to put
up hay. Keys, who had an interest
in Snyder's ranch, was present.
While eating supper in a tent near
the cabin Keys asked a boy in Shel
ton's employ to go into the cabin and
refill the teapot. This the boy re
fused to do, saying he was not in
Key's employ. Keys abused the boy.
Shelton interfered and a quarrel en
sued. Keys left the table, and, tak
ing the teapot, went into the cabin,
returning in a moment with tea and
Winchester rifle. He sat the tea
pot down and turning to shelton
i il i. T
said: Do you Know, sir, iiaai x
have a mind to kill you for this in
sult?"
"What insult?" rejoined bhelton
, . T T
rising from his seat, "i aare you
to shoot."
T will not shoot vou down like
a dog, but will' give you a chance for
your life in a duel."
"When and where? I am ready at
any moment."
"Now and on this spot.
Keys finally stood the weapon
against
the side of the tent, pourea
tea, and sat down again,
walked out of the tent, got
Winchester at the cabin,
out the
Shelton
another
loaded it, came back to the tent, and,
standing m the door, said that he
was ready.
In a minute seconds were procured,
and Keys jumped from the table,
and, seizing the rifle, brought it to
his shoulder. Instantly two reports
i ii nv ii
rang out almost together, oneiton
dropped his gun ana ran out across
the prairie holding his hands to his
face. Snyder started in pursuit,
while Anderson raised Keys' head.
The wounded man gasped. "Tell
Lucy, my wife, my wife " and fell
back dead.
Snyder returned in a few minutes
with Shelton, who had been shot m
the chin, the ball ranging backward
and to the right. His companions
thought he, too, would die. He
could not speak, but made signs for
his coat, which was given him. He
took paper and pencil from one of
the pockets and wrote: "Is Keys
hurt." Sydney wrote beneath the
question the words; "He is dead."
The ball from Shelton's rifle entered
Keys' side in front of the left armpit,
passed through the body, and came
out just above the right shoulder,
fchelton had tired his weapon without
bringing it to hfs shoulder.
Apache J.V.'t: Prospectors have
been on the search recently in the
Apache mountains for gold, silver,
coal any copper. Seme of them claim
that thev have already made some
rich finds cf silver and two good leads
of copper. A little gold rock was
found. There are a number or men
, tlile rnnr.fr wbn are confident there
are mineral Jerosits in these noun-
tains ef pica4- value, and that they
will tocu t-e d;tcevtrci and opeiatcd
The ctir:r:r? cf Frcmcrd" Hou
n. t.aftsr.l Wo! Tcxss (tarrow-
rpc ?ci Jrrt
TEXAS TOSTAL SERVICE.
CUiiltrtioa of Ihi Jloit laporUat FirtHHeM
Wasuixoton, August 11, 1883.
Tho. postofficcs arc devided into
four classes, the first three being called
presidential offices for the reason that
when the salary of a postmaster
ronoliMtliA unmof S1000 the appoint
mt. bv the law vests in the president.
In the fourth class are found nearly
aii tiio nffirxta the salary being less
than?1000 and the postmaster is ap
td bv the nostmaster-general
the first class contains all offices where
tbfl BRlarv ia at least 5800U: the sec
ond class run from $2000 to $8000,
and the third class from 1000 to
There are in Texas 1453 postoffices
of all classes, an increase during tho
year or 14. wnue m iiitn-aoo u
ing the last fiscal year was relatively
very 6mall, it must not betaken as an
;riT.ntmn that the rtostal service is
Blow of rrnwt b in Texas. wiuiin
" " -T.. , 1
the nast nine vears the offices have
risen in number from 801 to 1453, an
inerenRO of 592.
Tb nvPsidMitiiil offices in Texas
are sixty-three in number. Uf the
first class there are four Galveston,
Dallas. Houston and San Antonio.
The last-named is a recent formation,
it having receipts enough to warrant
the advance of the salary attached to
it to S8000. In tho second class there
are twenty offices, the new formations
. . " . . i- 1 1 l
to this grade being isenon, leuume,
Denison City and Larado. The third
class contains thirty-nine offices.
Since the last adiustment, the follow
ing offices have reached the presiden
tial rank: Henrietta, which lias a sa
lary of S1800; Taylor, $1400; Deca
tur. SHOO: Colorado, Slow, xne
latter office secured the largest increase
nfter reaching the presidential limits,
the sum being G00. The largest sin
gle increase in the case of Denison
City, where S000 are allowed. San
Antonio gets 400, and three offices,
Cleburne, Belton and .Laredo, ipouu.
Longview has a raise of 200.
The following statement shows the
standard of the presidential postoffices
in Texas, together with the salaries
attached, as arranged for the begin
ning of the new fiscal year:
Abilene, class 3 $1,200
Austin, class 2 2,600
3eaumont, class 3 '. . 1,400
Belton, class 2 2,000
Bonham, class 3 1,500
Brackettsville, class 3 1,200
Brenham, class 2 1,200
rownsville, class 2 z,zvu
Bryan, class 2 A"uu
Calvert, class a
niarkaville. class 3 1.300
Cleburne, class 2 2,000
Colorado, class 3 -i.u
Columbus, class 3 1,300
Corpus Christi, class 2 2,400
Corsicana, class 2 2.300
Cuero, class 3 1.600
Dallas, class 1 3,000
Decatur, class 3 1:400
Denison City, class 2 2,400
Denton, class 3 1,500
Eagle Pass, class 3 l.OOU
El Paso, class 2 2,000
Ennis, class 3 1,700
Fort Worth, class 2 . 2,800
Gainsville, class 2 2,100
Galveston, class 1 o.uuu
Georgetown, class 3 1,500
Gonzales, class 3 1,400
Greenville, class 3 1.500
Hempstead, class 3 1,300
Henderson, class 3 1,300
Henrietta, class 3 1,300
Houston, class 1 3,000
Huntsville, class 3 1,000
Jefferson, class 2 2,000
La Grange, class 3 1,200
Lampasas, class 3 1,500
Laredo, class 2 2,000
Longview, class 3 1,000
McKinney, class 3 1,700
Marhn, class 3 1,300
Marshall, class 2 2,300
Mexia,class3 1,500
Mineola, class 3 1,300
Navasota, class 3 1,400
Orange, class 3 1,200
Palestine, class 2 2,100
Paris, class 3 1,900
Eochdale, class 3 1,400
Bound Rock, class 3 1,000
San Antonio, class 1 3,000
San Marcos, class 3 1,300
Sherman, class 2 2,100
Sulphur Springs, class 3 1,100
Taylor, class 3 1,400
Terrell, class 3 1,700
Tyler, class 2 2,800
Victoria, class 3 1,800
Waco, class 2 2,800
Waxahachie, class 3 1,800
Weatherford, class 2 2,000
Wills Point, class 3....u L200
There are five cities in Texas which
have the free delivery service Gal
veston, Dallas, Houston, Austin and
San Antonio. The two latter have
been provided with letter-carriers 6ince
the last adjustments. Under the law
a city must have at least 20,000 in
habitants to secure the fxce-delivery
service.
Tbe (Jottrninriit IMerthe.
Not long since, the editor of the
Sun Fpcnt evening with a frien
who is a "government detective,"
a man in the employ of the postoffice
;tntmnt and who would seem to
have an enviable position, one that
hundreds of men wouia w gi w
secure. After talking for an hour on
;r,.wlAntji of his business, wo
odwl ln'm bow he liked it. Ue look
ed long and earnestly at the wall
ornosite where he sat, choked up
a little as some recollection came to
him, then with a tear in his eye he
said, "Well, George, there are some
things about it that are pleasant, but
there are some that are enough to
break a man's heart. If we could
train robbers entirely, men
who have no friends, no home as
norifttions. there would be a certain
romance about it that could been
joyed, but suppose you have a letter
i iAlAM fwwt ilia
r.nmn.inr money, ewwu nuui two
mails. You report it to the post
master, and a detective is put on. He
finds where the letter was probably
lost, and has his suspicion of a cer
tain postmaster, or routo agent, and
i i 1 -X
that man is snaaowea. .uecoyiei
tprs are sent and the poor fellow
takes one that has money in it, mon
ey that is marked. Then we have to
... tir- i it. :ji -
CO lor him. weiictveuie eviueiico
before he is arrested, and his convic
tion ta dead sure, and verv Iikelv he
breaks clown and confesses the whole
thing. The heart breaking part of
the business is going into a quiet
home and taking tho husband and
father and tearing him from the wife
and children who do not think he is
guilty, and taking him away from
them, knowing that he is doomed to
a felon's cell, and that he is disgraced
forever. 'To have the wife of a man
who has just commenced stealing
beg and pray with you to let her hus
band go, and have her hold up her
little baby and ask you for the baby's
sake, to release tho father, and to
feel little children pulling at the
skirts of your coat, crying and plead-
ing, is enough to mane a man wno
has got children of his own go out
and club himself. But those who
ose money must be protected, and
a man cannot give up to his feelings,
though many times I have felt like
it i
paying the money out or my own
pocket, rather than arrest a man.
One of the saddest things I ever did
was to tane a hoy wno was cierK in
a postoffice, at night, arouid his
ather s house to the barn, where ho
had concealed a lot of letters that he
rifled. As we passed the house the
ather and mother of the boy, who
Knew nothing ot the rouoery, were
sitting by the firelight singing some
good old Methodist hymns, and we
could hear them as we dug under
the hay in the barn for the letters,
with the boy showing us where they
were. Then we had to go in the
house and break the news to the old
father and mother. As we walked
towards the house the voice of the
father was lifted up in prayer, and
we stood on the steps with uncovered
heads, waiting for him to finish the
prayer, and it was the sadest scene
I ever witnessed. I had the thieving
boy, or young man, by the wrist, and
as the father asked God to watch
over their only child, and keep him
from temptation, and deliver him
from evil, the boy trembled all over,
broke down in a flood of tears, and
I was not much more composed than
he was. I tried to think of some
way to get out of going in there, but
the boy had papers in his room that
we must have, and there was no oth
way. It is said that government
officials seldom die, and never resign,
but I swear to you I was willing to
die, or resign, almost, at that mo
ment, when the old gentleman got up
from his knees, alter the evening
prayer, and went over to his dear old
wife and reverently kissed her, the
mother of my prisoner, on the fore
head, and then began to sing. "Near
er, my God, to Thee." I thought of
my mother, and of my father, and
of my children, and if my boy had
skipped out I don't know whether
I would have had strength to catch
him or not, but he never could have
escaped. I will not dwell upon the
scene in that house. It haunts me
like a nightmare, and I never see
a good old father or mother without
wondering if they have got a boy
that is going wrong. Well, George,
whatever you do, don't be a gov
ernment detective," and the officer
got up and walked away with his
hankerchief to his eyes.
If every boy in the land who has
begun to develope symtoms of speed,
and who is taking the first steps to
ward becoming a thief, could have
that picture presented to him as the
detective presented it. and had the
boy any heart left in him, or any
sense, he would think of the old
folks or somebody who would be
heart broken at ilia fall, and change
his course so quick it would make
him dizzy. Don't confound this
article with anything funny, because
it is far from it.
AFewVronH About Maw
To people of good sense ani
teUieence there is notbin , a
1.1. , h o uesn pi
wo w iu Bueers ana petty insults!
which needy women, ho wo
their living, are subjected by a 1
number of street loafers, iwdkSR
roughs. Women who have S
enough to work for their own Bn J
should be protected by the fuffiR?
tent of the law, and offenders in !n(J
cases should not be let oil with !
fines, as too often happens. A nom'
nal sum is generally imposed on X
foul-mouth masher who insult.
lady, and that is the eni 0f it. t
the law, ever available to Btrong men
who can defend themselves from ter
sonal assaults of a petty nature, wodd
only assert itself in behalf ' of our
noble working-women and maintain
their independence and freedom, th
eternal . fitness of things would be
more apparent than it is now. The
only way to protect women from
mashers and rowdies is to have the
offenders imprisoned for 80 or GO days
Such a remedy would be bitter niH
hard for the rough-shod kid glove
gentry to swallow, but the strong fist
of the law can ram the dose down
their vulgar throats and make them
digest it, and while the guilty ones
suffer from disgrace and humiliation
an admiring world and thousands of
misused women will stand back and
applaud.
A Lesson fer dlirls.
It is natural for men to lovo wo-
men they can's help it; but they
wouldn't bo men if they din't love
themselves the best. If a youth has
$5 he is willing to spend 50 on his
sweet-heart, but he wants to spend
the other $4.50 on himself. The
lesson for girls to learn is only to de
mand the 50 cents. Seriously speak
ing, however, a lady of delicate and
womanly tastes will not expect ex
pensive presents from gentlemen. If
a lady wishes to command the respect
and "admiration of her gentlemen
friends she will not permit them to
spend money unnecessarily on their
account. If they are wealthy they
will understand her delicacy, if they
are poor they win appreciate ner
thoughtfulness. By accepting Buch
courtesies as she will be able to re
turn she can preserve her indepen
dence, will place herself under no
obligations and will have nothing to
regret in future years.
Braves Who Handle The' Pick.
The gang of Winnebagoes at work
on the Union Pacific road are excel
lent workman. Their features are of
a dark copper color, and the lower
part of the face is square-eei, iue
mouth large, witii mm
heavy jaws. The eyes are large and
dark, but with no expression, uaug
dull and rather scorching. The fore
heads are rather low, and broad, ana
are surmounted with a heavy cover
ing of black hair, which nearly equals
a horse's for coarseness. Some of
lvaid it. into a sort ofaueue, but
the majority allow it to hang loosely
down the back. Their clcthing con
sists of a pair of blue cavalry pants,
a calico shirt, mocassins and a Mac
army hat. They looked contented
and worked away with all the non
chalence and ease of the old time
"Paddy" on the railway at a dollar
and a half a day Omaha Bee.
Editorial Xote.
An editor having been sick for a
long time perceived that his latter end
was approaching. His spiritual ad
viser comforted him by saying that
he, the editor, would soon enter rato
his eternal rest, where there would oe
no worry or trouble.
"Are printer allowed m heaven,
too?" feebly asked the dying man. (
..n...i:..i.. ; fi.n 1 1 ova been stood.
"Then," responded the editor tee
oly, "I have no hope. My foreman
died last year and as he was a good
man he must be in heaven. 1 wo
I wo'nt be in heaven more than ere
minutes before I'll bear him say,
More copy I' I don't see how I can
make anything by dying." And pnU
ing on his boots and clothes the editor
went down to the office wdjgjl
out a column editorial on "The lot
flict Between Religion and bcien"'
and about four columns of miscellan
eous brevities.
The Los Angelos, California
savs: The ostrich ranch w
object of special interest sin
auouiiuBiaic v.v I., as a
little fellows are aoou .-o
1,alf.errnm duck, and
start out j
crow nrj"
a good rr" toto tLe loip
Tf m-am ttTHl that, OlDg
: i
voyage the birds orUziiel7
" : - " , i tnp i.: "
eggs
would no nauu, r
that fear was grounaie - Lsvf
are hatching on tune-
iiiC .
- ' o 1 rr 2U
) are coing through tt? incubator - -
i usual
way.