The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-10
LIGHT SPARKS.

The weather has frightened.
The discharge of electricity this morning
was grand.
"A muddy city-thanks to our present city
administration.
Our telephone Office stood the storm
without accident.
The river is swollen from the heavy ram
fall to the northwest.
San Antonio receives $I44SS from the
school fund of the state.
A clean wooden block pavement is need
ed on Commerce and Soledad streets.
-Strayed or stolen, from the Sunset ticket
office, bald-headed man with dyed NOUS
| tache.
The governor will have to send the state
militia down to Brownsville to rescue Dr,
Swearingen.
1T is said that Gerald Griffin has bo-
nanza in the way of a coal mine. upon MS
Atascosa estate.
Hancock is the first choice Of the San
Antonio Express for congress, but 1t don
dare say so yet
Seventeen unfortunates are now in the jail
working out their fines for offenses against the
city ordinances.
The only practical yellow fever joke OF
the season is the bottlng up OF the o. as
health officer, at Brownsville.
-Messrs. Casper Real and James Sellers
have been elected to represent the republicans
of Kerr county in the congressional conven-
ton.
"A correspondent of the Dallas Herald,
riding on free pass over the Sunset, had the
cheek to check a drummer's trunk on his
pass.
DIR. Detmers was on the streets this morn
ing, and appeared in no way inundated at
the threats made by Postmaster Manning's
card.
If DR.. Detmers was wrong in his state
ment of his grievance against our postmaster,
it would be easy to explain to the public his
mistake.
The mesquite block sidewalks seem to
stand the test and are very pleasant to walk
over, as they have more elasticity than cement
or stone.
The sharpest peal of thunder heard this
season happened at O'Clock this morning.
Sounded like a rihe-cannon fired over the
house top.
The remains of the late Christian Baer
were inferred last evening. lie was So years
of age at the time of his death, and had been
in the city about twenty years.
"A statement was made yesterday that the
grave of S. M. Billiard had been desecrated
and the corpse removed. This, however, is
not the case as was proved yesterday.
The Express suggests that the San Anto-
MO literary and debating society shall meet
the members Of the Waco lyceum for public
debate either in San Antonio or Waco.
III the Express continues to argue protec-
ton from democratic standpoint, it v III sue
coed in convincing everybody who believes in
its that the democrats are set Of idiots.
DIR. Detmers, of the veterinary department
"Texas to find out that he was 'crank' and a
BLACKBOARD" as Postmaster Manning calls
him.
The scholastic population Of the state is
put down at 295,II3; from this it would seem
that the scholastic population has not in
creased in accordance with the increase in
population.
An Englishman named George White,
lies sick and distressed at restaurant near
Gallagher's saloon. The sick committee for
ward I, of the British association, would do
we'll to give him call.
This morning Mr.. Ohlsmth, Of Com
merce street, was examining revolver that
had been left for repairs, when it suddenly ex-
ploded, the ball passing in dangerous prox-
unity to Mr.. Ohlsmith's head.
We are informed, through the Express,
that the postmaster has forwarded the follow
ing names to Washington as letter carriers:
Herman ELDERS, Julius Possert, Kenneth L.
Anderson, Henry Mitchell and Thomas
Booker.
1.-THE attempts of the Express to bring
Davis into contempt in the eyes of republi-
cans are abortive. If the Express will wait
until after the republican district convention
it will be better informed Of the views of re-
publicans.-[ Freie Presse.
The l. & G. N. X. r. have taken out a
building permit for the erection Of a coach
shed 4ox224, cost $4,000; section house 4Sx42.
costing SI2oo. and tool shed I8x2o, costing
$I25 on Salado street, the whole to be Of
lumber.
The weather observations taken at San
Antonio, at s:4 m: San Antonio, bar
ometer 3oII, thermometer 69; Eagle Pass.
barometer COOS, thermometer II, Concho,
barometer COOS, thermometer g. Galveston,
barometer COOS; thermometer IS.
If we could think of some grand victory
OF human rights during thunder storm, like