The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
LOCAL DOTS.

Whipping in the public schools is univer-
sally condemned.
Eleven building permits were issued from
the mayors Office last week.
The children of the first ward school had
an enjoyable pic mic at the springs yesterday.
The strawberry festival last night realized
over $Ioo for Mr.. Youngs new church.
The Rev. DR.. Lewenthal leaves for Lul-
ing in the morning to be present at Charley
Newman's wedding.
Grand open air concert at San Pedro
springs tomorrow afternoon. The public in
vited.
The delinquent bulletin board of the club
contained the names Of the several prominent
members recently, among them our p. m.
The marshalship of the western district
remains unsettled. 1t will be a burning
shame to let it remain as it is.
-Stefani Antonio, aged &c. died last night
in the I'd ward. He was an Italian and had
resided in the city for over 20 years.
Amateur shows should not try to deceive
the public by advertising talent they cannot
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The revision committee Of the mechanics
and workingmen's union meet tonight at
seven o'clock.
Monroe Pratt has obtained building per-
nit for an addition, I8x26, to his house on
the east side of Centre street.
1T is expected that Col. J. M. Fraser and
ii. Ryder-Taylor will give dramatic readings
at the Lawlor Murchie concert. Col. Richards
is Scotch reader of considerable ability.
Two dry goods clerks had fist encounter
in back yard near corner of Commerce street
and Military plaza yesterday. Both of them
wear their eyes in mourning.
The volksfest committee has arranged
with the electric light company to illuminate
the central garden ON the occasion Of the fes-
tivities.
Mr.. T. E. Conner, who was bitten by a
poisonous spider and somewhat poisoned
thereby, is doing well, though uuconvenienced
by the unpleasant attention of the insect.
Assistant Engineer Morley was at work
taking levels on Commerce street his morn
ing 1t seems that the Typographical survey
made by Mr.. Wulf has disappeared from the
Guy ehS"eSA o'SS'
"A correspondent says that Semering and
the preacher are both wrong in their Latin.
He gives this as the correct version of the
quotation: "Preterea censeo, Carthaginem
esse defendant" We hope this will settle it.
Peter Rodgers lost his horse yesterday
near Arthur Griesenbeck's, in the vicinity of
the military depot. The horse had saddle
on. Any person finding the horse will please
return to the sheriff. office.
The local of the LIGHT was caned to-
day. The stick was artistically carved by one
Of the survivors of the fall of the Alamo and
is in consequence great historical relic. The
face carved on the stick bears a striking re-
semblance to the editor in chief of the Express.
An old Texas veteran boarded the Inter-
national train, bound north the other day,
aud from the time he got on until We left
him at New Braunfels, he was daring every
conductor and brakeman to put him off. He
had on cargo of old bourbon.
cunningham is in very bad way. His
refusal to eat has brought him low, and his
whole demeanor is that of sullen character.
Judge Smith interests himself in the case, and
does all he can for him, but there is little hope
of cure being effected unless he is removed
to Austin and there placed under proper treat
ment.
AN ordinance regulating the city engineers
Office is among the imperative demands of the
public. The city engineer could be required
to designate the center of cross streets or the
corners of streets, and then the property own
ers could have their surveying done by private
surveyors. If the city is going to do all the
surveying business then-let the fees be turned
into the public till.
The ladies are intent upon having new
church for Mr.. Young, and Travis square is
the suggested site. They considered Soledad
street church unfit for its purpose and there
fore work for new one. They propose to
raise the necessary funds by strawberry festi-
walls, collections, ETC., and as they are ener-
getic they will, NO doubt, succeed.
On and after Monday. April a., the ground
floor of the Merchants Exchange, of this city,
No. 24s Commerce street, will be open free to
all who may be interested or wish to operate
or trade in grain, provisions or cotton, either
spots or future contracts. Telegraphic market
reports from New York, Liverpool, New Or
leans and Galveston will be posted on black
boards hourly, for public information.
Madame DonaldsOD's Bali,
The complimentary ball to Madame Virginie