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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31
Tuesday, January 81. 1332.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

PRESIDENT ARTHUR has signed the
bill retiring Judge Hunt.
FREEMAN L. LESTER was shot and
killed by DR.. S. B. Clayton, at Good
man, Miss, yesterday.
ROBERT WATTS has been arrested
and brought back to Palestine tor the
murder of his brother year ago.
Mr.. BLAINE will deliver his eulogy
upon President Garfield in the House
of Representatives on the 18th OF
February.
THE primeval silence of Devils
River is being broken by the explosion
of dynamite in making path for the
iron horse.
HoUsToN is determined not to be
behind Galveston. Last night huge
fire is reported as under way, destroy
ing the Fox block, in which the tele-
graph office is located.
LEADING importing houses in New
York City protest against the abolish
ment of the trial by jury of questions
arising under the tariff laws, and their
reference to the decision of the treas
ury department.
REV. HENRY w. BELLOWS, of New
York, is dead. DR.. Bellows was an
active worker during the war in behalf
of the sanitary commission, and WIS.,
tied the Pacific slope where he awak
ened great enthusiasm by his elo-
quence.
Mr.. BLAINE, it is stated, will defend
his course in the diplomatic course pur-
sued towards Chill and Peru. He will
cite Mr.. Stewards course towards Mex
leo during Maximillian's occupation in
support of his efforts to save Peru from
dismembement, etc.
New ORLEANS is about to erect
electric lights on the river front from
the lower extremity of the city to the
Sixth district, a distance of about five
miles. If placed at the intersection of
the streets they would serve to illumin.
ate long distances and contribute great
ly to the night attractions of our big
rival But New Orleans aldermen and
policemen do not care for too much
light, and it is expected the poles will
be located at intervals that will not de-
stroy the lble hue of vicinities in the
rear of town, or throw any light
upon DOH IS to which darkness is more
congenial San Antonio knows how
it is herself.
Gov. ROBERTS has issued a prOCla-
nation resembling his offer of $500 for
the arrest of highway robbers, on the
ground that it failed to accomplish the
object, which was the prompt arrest OF
the robbers and to save delay of send
ing acquisitions toother states, and be-
cause the reward was claimed in cases
when the party could have been arrest
xd by the use of ordinary diligence by
the officers, etc. Now, this is the slim.
est excuse we ever heard for with.
drawing a reward for criminals. Ac.
cording to the governors logic, he de.
clines to pay the regular officers for
catching robbers; it must be done by
outsiders. The offering of the reward
was decidedly undemocratic, and the
governor takes the first excuse, pool
one though it be, to take backhis offer
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31
JAPANESE CIVILIZATION.

makes is in respect to the condition OF
the world outside of it. We send
missionaries to enlighten the Arabs,
who are far in advance of us in their
conceptions of occult science and
probably as to our relations to future
life: while on the remoter realms OF
heathendom we lavish a world of COM
passion, of which we have ourselves
far greater need at home. 1t is as
tonishing what an incomprehenslble
ass an inordinate selishness makes OF
a man, how vanity covers his under
standing like prairie of cocoa grass
that won't be rooted out. And Chris
tendon has quite too much OF that
sort.
There are thirty millions of Japanese
whom we contemplate as barbarlans,
and as inferior to US in everything that
constitutes virtue, or secures the hap
piness of race. This is beginning to
be known as one of the mistakes OF
Christendom. We have lately been
repeatedly told by travellers return q
from the far east that we are superior
to them only in those elements OF
character that have their source IN our
self.love, and which we clothe in raj
ment of morality and religion that we
may be efectually self-deceived. A.
better people, people that everyday
in the week-with the exceptions that
serve to establish the rule-practlce
what we preach on Sundays, who rec
ognize in their daily lives the precepts
of Christianity, although they do not
know them by that name, and who DO
not preach God and follow Mammon,
appear to be the Japanese. In the
refnements of life that are above and
beyond the vulgarity of show, in the
sublime charities that have their source
in principle and are shamed by pre-
tence, in all that fraternizes and inte-
riorly exalts a people, promotes JUS
tice and seeks to attain the highest
level of human happiness, we are told
Christendom may safely go to Japan.
Let US think about it.
Two young negroes in Ohio fell in
love, and then fell out. Corning was
the place, Baltic and Robinson the
names. The damaging beauty was
syren Of the purest ebony, whose name
is withheld, probably from consldera-
tons of delicacy. A duel followed,
and the colored youths, or their
friends, were not prohcien.s in the art
of managing duels, SO one of them got
hurt-indeed, killed. Real dueling
pistols were used, and an authentic
policeman is in pursuit of the young
man who escaped injury. A funeral is
assured, but the wedding, of which
there might have been at least one, is
gone up. If the colored race are
going to addict themselves to such
vices, they might as well be white
people.
IT is the right OF every one who is
not guilty of offensive conduct to be
treated with respect by others or let
alone. No man is to have rules
prescribed for his behavior by others,
or by society, beyond those necessary
for its peace and security.
HON. GEO. WILLIAMSON, former
minister to Central America under
President Grant, died recently on
board of a river steamer between
Shreveport and Baton Rouge.
Mr. WILLIS, Of Galveston deepwater
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

The French official statistics for 1881 confess
to 100000 gallons of swine" made in
France from sugar, and 100000 gallons
more made from raisins; while the imports of
Spanish and Italian wines for offending"
amount to 100000 gallons. These to-
gether are equal to just onethird Of the actual
yield of. the French vineyards last season, or
to one-half Of the yield in 1879; and no ac-
count is here taken of the large importations
from Greece, Syria, Asia Minor and the
Levant Islands.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

On Saturday a Pittsburg man arriving in
Newark ordered a csbman TO drive him to the
Newark Steel works, and cabby innocenty
took him to the city hall.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

Mr.. WILLIS, Of Galveston deepwater
fame, will not 60 to Washington to
urge the claims of Galveston upon
congress, as he might encounter Tom
Ochitree.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

Hon. GEO. WILLIAMSON, former
minister to Central America under
President Grant, died recently on
board of a river steamer between
Shreveport and Baton Rouge.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
NAL DIVER TO THE RESCUE.

In the Times appears letter headed true
true democracy" and signed by Maj Joseph
E. Dryer as chairman of the Democratic
Executive Convention. In this extraordinary
pronunciemento the Major requests the
Times" to hoist the name Of John Hancock
for Congress, for six reasons: (Ist) Because
Hancock was regularly nominated, which
compels every democrat to help him OUT
(znd) Because Hancock removed the kickapoo
Indians, 1--WE were under the impression re-
publican administration did iD (3rd). That it
was Hancock who put up the military tele-
graph,-(we are positive that the Major is not
posted on this subject and he guessed at it,
(4th.) That Hancock procured hundred
thousand dollars to build the military post
las consequence ought to run every demo-
crat in the town.. The reason is not given,
perhaps its a secret (6th). That it was the per-
sonal influence of Johnny Hancock that
saved the State from Davis.
This last reason is clinchtr
But the Major winds up with lick at Gov.
Davis which is simply tremendous. He says:
"And now, that the same identical radical
Edmund J. Davis, under the garb of indepen-
den,ism aspires to represent the very people
he wanted to destroy, let the democracy of
old Bexar rally and triumphantly elect the
distinguished statesman and patriot John
Hancock !"
That settles it. Hancock is the savior, the
snake lifted on high by Moses Dwyer for the
afflicted democrats to look at and be cured
rom the bite of the independent.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
LETS HAVE A BARBECUE"

Lets have barbecue" says the Express,
"a grand barbecue-a political barbecue, non
partisan, or democratic, with general invita-
ton to all to join in in the eating and speak
ing as we may elect" Now, if it is to be
barbecue to be gotten up by the Express
wholly nobody objects, but the above descrp-
ton sounds good deal like little game to
get our citizens to contribute money TO get up
A boom for Jno. Ireland and Hancock. If it
is to be non-partisan and all right-that
is if both sides are to have an equal
,how-Ireland to meet Jones and divide
time-Davis to meet Hancock and divide
time, everything conducted fair and square
no one sided show after people put up their
money and give up their time to come to such
barbecue. In the first place find out If Jones
and Hancock can be got together here; if they
can't then let US drop the barbecue suggestion
and let each side get up its own meeting, in
its own way. We don't propose to be uggled
INTO democratic hurrah under the plea of a
substitute for fair or horse-race.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
From Eagle Pass.

ANOTHER RISE IN THE RIvRR-MoRE HOMES
FLooDED-FALL FROM A BUILDING-MExI-
CAN TROOPS.
Eagle Pass, September 8.-By midng hit the
river had fallen four inches, when suddenly
the water began to rise again, and by noon
to-day stood thirteen inches above yesterdays
maximum height, flooding several more houses
A terrific flood is rushing down. Since p.
m. the water has been falling at the rate of an
inch per hour and we hope the worst is over.
A Mexican at work on a scsffolding, near
the top of two-story building, fell to the
ground this morning, breaking his arm in two
places and sustaining other severe injuries
1t is reported in Piedras Negras that Col.
Nunclo, with a battalion of infantry and a
squadron of cavalry, will arrive shortly to
strengthen the garrison.
DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS HORSE RACING AMI
CONTRIBUTING.
Lampasas, September 8.-Thad Williams
VINO was shot near here yesterday, while as
sistinp to make an arrest, died to-day, at fou
o'clock.
There have been several races run here to
dty. and a great deal Of cock fighting
The weather is pleasant and business on
boom.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT.

Sadie West, OF Iowa, has recovered $I5o
damages of man who paid ten cents to kiss
her at a church fair, and scratched her nose.
The other infants have an advantage Of
Anna Dickinson. She spirns dollar-store
brilliants and will wear no diamonds till she
can buy real ones.
A Memphis witness was paralyzed while
lying in court, but some other disease than
paralysis will have to come along if perjury is
to be scared much.
William Hoyle, Of Segrin, intends to start
soon for Boston and other eastern cities, in
GLIDING the seaside resorts.
Winslow, the Boston torger, is editing a
paper at Buenos AWes, and from the way he
prates about honor and honesty, no one would
imagine that he would pass counterfeit bill
on his own grandmother.
Two women had a prize fight in Georgia
recently. The alleged weaker sex are doing
very well, thank you, in their efforts for equal
rights.
The Egyptians made beer 2,2oo years ago
but their civilization was incapable of produc-
ing the schooner and the bell-punch.
There was an earthquake at Chester, ILL
nois, last Monday. No damage was done
and the cause was probably nothing more
serious than David Davis's taking seat.
A British correspondent telegraphs that the
GOODIES of Egyptian soldiers were hacked and
slashed almost out of semblance to humanity
by the long broadswords of the guards" yet
complains because two guardsmen were mu-
tilated by Arabs.
Zazazig, which Arab is defending, is the
ancient Pi-veseth to which Ezekiel refers in
chapter 80, verse II Of his chronicles: "The
young men Of Aven and Pi-veseth shall fall
by the sword and these cities shall 90 into
captivity" Arab don't believe in the bible;
he takes the koran in his'n.
The indications are that Governor E. 7.
Davis, Independent candidate for congress in
the tenth district, will be elected by a hand
some majority. His speech at San Antonio
last Saturday when he opened the campaign,
will draw to his support hundreds Of good
men who have become disguised with Demo
cratic rule. With Governor Davis in con-
gress the tenth district Of Texas will be ably
and honestly Observation-Disclosures Mail
Nearly 500, 900 immigrants arrived in this
country during the last fiscal years, 1885,
1881 and 1882, the arrivals amounted to
1915 69I, or nearly as many as the total for
the eight years next previous, and about one
fifth as many as the total for the whole period
from 1920 to 1880. About one-third of the
immigration last year was from Germany and
Some 8, 900 more Englishman than Irishmen
came. From Canada was received 100 600.
commenting on these facts the New York Sun
says: THE prospect that the tide will con.
tlnue equally as strong for another year is now
so well assured that labor here begins to be
alarmed at the future"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
Pound Notice.

Taken up, and in city pound, on corner of
Fast and West Houston street, on the LIST day
of September, 1SS2:
One spotted red cow, branded s, II on top,
marked undcrsopc in right and oversope in
left ear.
One gray horse branded CIR connected.
One Sorrel horse branded heart over Ii, bot
tom side up.
Which will, if not redeemed before sale, be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder, for
cash at said pound, ut the hour of II O'Clock,
Il. H.. on the Eth day of September lSS.
n. B.-iiilS less than the amount fixed 10y or
dhIincc will not be received for any animal put
up ut auction. PHIL. SHARDEiN.
l-S-3t MARSHAL.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
SDecial for Editors.

The San Antonio News Agency Press AssO-
ciation) are prepared to furnish daily tclc-
graphic dispatches, weekly and bi-wcckly let
tiers. containing special news of San Antonio
and district. Mexico and Great Britain AT terms
which place it within the reach Ofall. For fur
Their particulars address the managing pro-
prictOr H. Ryder-TaylOr, EVENING LIGHT Of
fice 2S Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas,
u. S. A., p. o. Box 50. The agency represents
the Austin Statesman, Fort Worth Daily Ga
zette, Chicago Tribune Ennis Recorder, aud
other American and English newspapers. tt
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
Worthy of Notice.

l.. RHEIN informs the public generally and
the people in the vicinity of the Sunset depot
that he is constantly increasing his stoc k of dry
goods, notions, and continuous fresh supply
of choice family groceries, provisions and cOun-
try produce at prices that defy competition.
l.. Rhein, Austin street, near Sunset depot:
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1882
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.

THE temporary capitol at Austin was
washed down by the rain storm the other
night 1t demonstrates that the job is a
swindle.
If the Express will Just hold on little
longer maybe we'll get that corruption fund
from Washington i, had so much to say about
some time ago.
The Dallas Times says that the papers in
Reaga ANS district are anxious to get Wash
Jones down there for Reagan to shake him all
to pieces. When Reagan tries to shake Wash
joiner it will be like pelone dog tackiing
mastiff.
OLD NoRToN's hand-bll, called 'Norton's
Intelligence" concern that has neither in
Auence or circulation, tries to get up another
diversion like that in which old Norton figured
in IS. We have some respect for bourbon
straipht-out, but for bourbon tool, and paid
one at that, we have an utter contempt. Nor
toms Illumination finds advertisement in papers
like the Express of our city. paper that
never says fair thing about the republican
party.
"THERE has been nothing in the way Of
political barbecue held here, we believe, since
1883, among the second canvass, between
Hamilton and Reynolds. San Antonio Elk,
press.
Who ever heard of "the second canvass be
tween Hamilton and Reynolds" Certainly
nobody who ever lived in Texas prior to the
war; Jack Hamilton ran against Gen. Ward
in 1858 or 49, but they spoke here from the
gallery of the old Plaza House. The last po-
litical barbecue held here before the war, was
given at the San Pedro springs, where Hous-
ton spoke for three or four immortal hours to
the people from far and near; he spoke for the
Union and against secession. Somebody
ought to be employed about the Express to
serve as convenient reference when they
want to speak of things that happened here
before the war. Alot Of carpet-baggers trying
to get off anti-beltum "reminiscences!
THE Express Of our city will come ont foi
Hancock just as soon as they have been prop
eIly fixed.
If THE wild Arab but tastes salt with the
stranger he considers that he is bound by a
law of hospitality that prevents him from
harming his guest. This is not the case with
certain editor we know Of, who partook of
an elegant lunch with Tom. Ochiltree and ther
damned his host with faint praise. Honor
friends universal home among men-the
exceptions are rare-but there are exceptions.
THE Luling Signal says that we will have to
admit that Wash. Jones was worsted by Ire
land. We are in position when we could
admit anything our judgment suggested was
correct so far as Jones and Ireland are con-
cerned, but our bourbon friends, like the
Signal, have to put up Ireland against their
judgment. We know many of our bourbon
brethren and know they are not lacking in
discrimination, or correct task-they know
our arguing-when they see it-and we have
deep sympathy for them when they feel
compelled to claim for their champion, what
they know he does not merit.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
A Pretty Good TrOtter.

Recently two mines of women played game
of baseball at Vassar, Mich. One of the
players was a Miss Mamie Trotter, who
headed the list as a bats-woman and ran
around the diamond six times, scoring as
many runs.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS.

AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
for New Orleans, lndianola, Corpus Christi,
Brownsville, and Vera Cruz.
AT ARCOLA with l. & G. N. K. K. for Columbia
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AT ROSENBERG with G. H. & S. R'y. (Sunset
Route) for Columbus, Weimar, Harwood, Luz
ling. San Antonio, Laredo, Uvalde and W est
ern Texas and Mexico; also for Houston Star
and Crescent Route fer Beaumont Orange,
Lake Charles, the Teche Country, New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast. North
and East with New York, Texas n Mexican
Ry for Wharton, Victoria and stations on
that line.
AT BRENNAN with H & T R'y for Hemp
stead Ledbetter, Giddings McDade and Aus
AT MILANQ with l.; & G. N R,y for Hearne,
Palestine, Rockdale, Round Rock, George
town, Austin San Marcos, New Braunfels,
San Antonio and Laredo.
AT TEMPLE with Mo. Pacific R'y.
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for Waco, Corsicana, Athens, Mt. Pleasant,
Gilmer and Texar.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y for Waco,
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that line.
AT CLEBURNE, Junction of Dallas Division of
G.,C.& S. +: R'y.
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for FL Paso, Santa Fe, San Francisco and the
Pacific Coast, and for Kansas City; St. Louis,
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2-2s-Iy GALVESTON. TEXAS
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-09

Three large fonts of splendid type for sale
at the LIGHT Office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-19
Butter Records.

The American trotter is of recent
origin, and during the lifetime of COM
paratively young men now living, has
reduced the record from $50 to about
2:10 per mile, or nearly twenty sec
onds, or, as our business men would
say, over eight per cent.
This spirit of progress has no. been
confined to the breeding and training
of roadster horses, but American breed
ers of dairy cattle have made equally
as creditable record and if breeders
on the other side Of the Atlantic have
made careful tests that Will compare
with the following, we should like to
publish their records:
The best yearly butter record is that
of Eurotas 2454, owned by A. B. Oar
ling, of Ramsey, n. ]. During the test
of Eurotas 2454, which occupied eleven
months and six days lending October
Is. 1SS0), she made US pounds of bat
ter from 1926 pounds of milk-ayer-
aging one pound of butter from less
than ten pounds of milk. In the month
of June, 1880, she made lightweight
pounds of butter. The monthly record
of Eurotas 2454 has been exceeded by
Lady Nell ID 1875. owned by Charles
F. Mills, of Springfield, I'll. Lady Nell
I'd 1895 dropped her calf in March, and
her milk was kept separate. and the
cream therefrom churned by itself,
from the 18th day of April to the 10th
day of June (sixty-one days., during
which period her cream produced lS3
pounds Of butter-ninety pounds OF
butter per month Of thirty days-twen-
ty-one pounds per week, or three
pounds per day. Lady Nell I'd 1913
was four years old when the test was
made, and gave during the trial an
average OF eighteen quarts of milk per
day. The best weekly yields OF the
above-namei COWS have been exceeded
by Jersey Belle of Scituate 1928, now
dead. This COW has well-authenti--
Gated record of twenty-five pounds and
two ounces in one week. The three
cows above named have the best year
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-19
Measures for the Cars Safety.

The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Berlin 7dgeblah gives a description
of the measures taken to insure the
safety of the car in the Annitchkow
palace, the town residence of the en-
peror. An underground passagewa
through which patrols pass every half
hour, surrounds the entire building. 1t
can, moreover, be flooded at any mo-
ment by connecting it with the Fotan-
ka canal, which passes close by. Ne
gotiations to purchase the three houses
situated on the Nevskoi Prospect OPP
posite the palace, are now going on be-
tween the ministry of the imperial
household and the owners. Among the
houses is the one in which Sheljabow,
who was afterward hanged, perfected,
his plans, and in which Trigonij was
arrested lately. The second house was
erected by Kobosew as convenient
point to start his mine from. From the
third, the Hotel Bellevue, rented re-
Gently by the ministry of the imperial
household, one can overlook, when the
trees are leafess, the imperial gardens.
The price demanded by the proprietors
of these three houses is only 100000
rubles, but this, it is thought, will not
deter the authorities from buying the
property and converting it into huge
barracks. The rumor that the build
ings are to be offered by the car as lodg-
ings to officers of his household is dis
credited, probably 10 view of the many
defections which have lately been
discovered among his immediate at
tendants.