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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-07
The Schou. -tsoy.


We bought him a ..ns for his books and toys.
And Croker bag for his bat;
And he looked, the brightest and best Of boys
Under his new straw hat.
We handed him into the railway train
With troop OF a;s young compeers.
And we made AZ though it were dust and rain
Wore filing Our eyes with tears.
We looked in his innocent face to see
The sign of sorrowful heart;
But he only shoulered his bat with elee
And wondered when they would start.
, Twas not that he loved not as heretofore,
For the boy was tender and kind
But his was a world that was alt before,
And ours was world behind.
Twas nav his tluttering heart was cold,
rof the child was loyal and true:
And the parents love the love that is old,
And the children the love thar is new.
And we came to know that love is a flower
Which Only er'~'h down;
And We scarcely spoke for the space Of on
As We drove back through the TOWN.
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Electric Railways,

Paris Revue Induslrir!n.
The development Of electric railways and
namways is now considerable. Putting aside
numerous lines that are merely talked Of o;
projected, those that are working. authorized
or in course Of CONSTRUCTION show total length
of 100 k,ioRetres-- about 100 miles and
grants are becoming even more numerous
The lines actually at work are those Of LIGHT
erfelde (about 2.6 kilometres in lengthy an. j,
that from the Spandauer Rick to Chapl1t,en-
berg, near Berlin; ano,Atr fne, from Port
Rush to Bush Mills, 10 me north of Ireland,
has beeR iaaugurated (lengh about 10 kilo
metreS), aid also in Holland, one from Zand-
WORT to Kostverloren (eng'h little over 2
kilometres Among lines authorized or In
construction, the following arc noted: In
Austria, the MVdiRg line. near Vienna (2H
klloReTes) to be constructed by the Southern
railway company there In Germany the line
from Wiesbaden to Nurnb"rg e kilome,res)
and that from the royal mines of SaxonV 10
Zaukerode. In England. lie aR,er the
Thames. connecting cSal lag Cross and Water
loo Stefan "a kiiOmetre>): also line in
South Wales (6o kiome,res) for which the
force will be derived from fall of water In
Italy, Turin and Milan will soon begin tho
construction of electric t'amways. In America
the Edison Company A~1 arranged for the
working Of SO Kilometres on one of the great
zines from New York. Another small line
Il 3 kilomstres) is to be made at St. LOUIS. in
Missouri, by MIR. Heisler,
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Street distractions.
SAN ANTONIO, Sept 7, 1882

SAN ANTONIO, Sept 7, 1882.
Editor, EVENING Llnnr
SIR-Woud you. allow me through the COL
umHs of your valuable paper, to say, ore OF
the greatest eye-sores of our city is upon
Houston street, from the San Pedro creek to
the upper part Of the gas works, and this can
be clearly shown and forclbly seen after a
heavy shower of rain.
To make bad thing worse, some of the
"important ones" Of the gas works employ a
man to dam the water straight across Houston
street at the upper part of the works, and try
to force the water (Which comes from Houston
street above that place and N. Laredo street,
up hill through North Laredo street lead
ing into Comm Arce street, thinking probably
it may take an excursion through Commerce
street and be an atlluent to the San Pedro
creek forming continent there, when its
proper course would be through Houston
street; but one of the 81 ans says if the
water comes this way 'it runs into our Office"
and upon this ground he takes ii upon himself
to dam the water above the works, and flood
the Surroundings, making the streets here alb
solutely impossible for foot passengers. Yes
terday, the 9th inst during such heavy rain,
q hhooho ""A ia 'tS w hS1p iiiS "dlSI,
and forming in business thoroughfare COM
plete lake.
myself opened the course of the water
which had been stopped, and was taken to
task by g, chief Of the gas works for so doing
who said he would have the water stopped
every time opened it, and furthermore, said
he would Telephone for policeman" |
think our street commissioner ought to see
into this matter, and have the wate~ carried
down its proper course, which is Houston
street, down by the gas works, to the creek,
and save the public such annoyance The
water, Yesterday, at this place, varied from 9
to IS inches in depth, and allowing no cross
ing whatever on Houston or Laredo street
The water in Houston street was about 100
feet in length, ard about $50 feet in Laredo
street
Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for inserting this
letter in your valuable paper, and hopiug the
street commissioner will see to tins public
nuisance, beg to remain, Respectfully,
G. N. PHELPS.
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MIRA. Sprague's ThwarIed Plans.

CanOnchet Letter to New York Sun.
Mrs. Sprague's plans were never completed
She hoped to make it the gfandest villa il
America, and 1t is said that her early ambi-
ton was to establish political saloon far from
all rivals, where her enter tainments would at
tract the men of power and influence in the
land, who could help her in her design t.
make her father president of the United States
When this ambition was blighted, she is said
to have desired to reign as social queen, and
she prepared her environment accordingly.
When the first hatch of work was finished
on CanonGhet. ex-Gov Sprague, then man
Of large affairs, was under the impression thar
it had cost about $4,000. One day his
Frances, asked him about insuring the place
"We'll put $4,000 on it," said the ex- gov
ernor.
"Twenty-fve thousands" exclaimed Amasa
$40 you know what it has cost?'
Not over $5o,coo."
SWELL" said Amasa, ..'he-e are bills for
5000, ooo."
The property which was sold ON Tuesday
for $62,2so, cost nearly if not all of $1,000
oc1. In the whitligig OF time it passes into
the hands of the husband of a descendant Of
old Gov. Atwood Robinson. Mr. Francis ID.
Moulton, it is believed, has purchased it for .
speculation. 1t has often been talked III al
grand clubhouse, and again gambling house
and cafe for mi,lioRaires. The landscape
about it is in its primitive state. Two hun
dred acres of it are made up Of salt marsh
with an inlet from the sea. Mrs Sprogue ex-
pected that her husband would build osa.s,en,
tai stables and adorn the gsounds, but b
never did. The,e is not yet a Sc ting for tn
sostly and odd Jewel. The future of the place
is apt to be part of the summer life at Mar
raganSeN.
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timber supports. 1t was supposed TO be
worth some $1,000. Between here and
Laredo ..washouts occurred in several places.
One Of the results of this destruction is that
no International trains can leave for the north
until tomorrow evening, and perhaps not then.
The damage to the southwark may be repaired
earlier. The north-bound International train.
which left this morning went but miles and
then had to return. Workmen are now EN-
ployed in reconstIucling the tracks.
Down near the gulf, according to telegraph
ic r, ports, there was a cyclone Of considerable
magnitude. At 10 o'clock this morning i,
was south of Cuba, moving in northwest
erly direction.
The U. S. chief signal service officer says
in a circular to sub-stations that in the mex,
two or three days all vessels leaving gulf ports
will encounter dangerous winds. At Eaglc
Pass the river assumed threatening proper
tons last right and many houses had to be
abandoned. All the boats available wer,
used to move families. At Corpus Christ
violent winds were blowing all night accom-
panied by heavy rains. he--coach-shed OF
the round-house Of the Texas Mexican road
were blown down. At Galveston the wine
blew at the rate Of II miles an hour and a.
Port EadS at the rate of IL miles. The rail-
fall was to the extent of 2-Ioo of an inch i,
Denison. 800 in Palestine, 10 100 in Littl,
Rock and LOO in Dodge City. In Eaglr
Pass, Galveston, Shreveport. Vicksburg, Por:
Eads, Bismarck and Platte there was no rain
md but light on at Memphis.
FLOOD NOTES.
The San Antonio river rose eight feet yes,
erday.
The flood was nearly as great as that of
1866. Had the rain continued as long
then. the food it is thought would have beer
greater.
A couple of little boys found large OK
chain in the mud on Asequia street this morn
ing and succeeded in dragging it out and dc
posting in vacant lot fer future reference.
Some Of the residents In the ''Rincon" nea
the school house, moved out of their house
lu,ing the storm last n ght.
County surveyor Lock, lost coop of fin.
chickens in the flood last night, and his batl
house is gone.
As few gas lamps were burning during tn
storm walking was difficult in some localities
Several bales of cotton belonging to I,
Efron were carried some distance by the food,
They were recovered to-day.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-07
How She Won Him.

Philadelphia Quiz.
have just heard the most remarkable story
Of the evenness of female temper. 1t is
beautiful little story, and may appropriately be
called GLOW She Won Him" 1t happened
here in Philadelphia. You know that there
was beautiful dinner given ''mauy years
ago." and she sat opposite him and looked
ever So charming in a wine-colored silk with a
square neck, and otherwise arrayed as never
was the lilies in any valley OF this poor earth.
Well, the idiot of waiter, in handing the
soup, upset the entire contents of the plate in
her lap. Just think of it. girls The whole
font breadth utterly ruined, and for the world
!, could not be matched. Well, what did she
do? Did she faint? Did she say you horrid
man Did she scream? Not at all: She
passed the thing off in some witty remark
about fney baptism, and calmly resumed her
dinner. He, of course, was delighted, thought
her most remarkable woman, and indeed
she was; became attentive to her, any finally
married her. One evening, long after the
event, they were sitting before the FIRE, the
children having gone to bed, and were talking
about Old times. when he said
My dear, | never told you, think, how
! NJ, thong ht | would like to marty you, did
Why. gracious goodness, no, neverr'
swell, he said. do you remember that
dinner at Mrs. Simkins', where your dress was
spoilt by the soup ?"
"indeed, I do" she replied. II shall never
forget as long as I live"
.'We'l," he continued, ''you behaved so
we'll about it that l thought You perfect
jewel"
"feS." she answered, Il remember behav-
ing very well about it 1T the time. but. good
land, you should qave seen the mark # nv
teeth on the bed post that night"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-07
BRONZE JOHN,
lie Still Carries Devastation i'm his Path at
Brownsville and MatamOras

Brownsville, September 6.-For the twenty
tour hours ending at 10 o'clock this morning,
there were forty-seven new cases and two
dea'hS reported
The following amounts were received for the
6eneht OF the sufferers by Mayor Carson
Laredo, $50; San Antonio, $S74; Austin, 500;
Corpus Christi, $I3o. and Bloombure & Ra.
phae, of New York, SOS.
The three new cases were reported in the
garrison, and the outlook there is not so very
favorable at present
Inc lever in Ma,amoras is decreasing. Five
aeaths are reported for the last six hours-two
from fever
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-07
a Civii Marriage In India.

FrCln the El.;,rrt JtnnStintinOplc) Express.
a 7a:ttf intcre ting ceremony in the line oil
civil marriages took place on the 4th Of July,
in India, when 'linloo lady ~as married to
B!ahm n, both OF Wa M declared that they
profess"d No. ge;.s ion. The declarations were
to the "a q, that they were not at the time
n,arie@: that they d" not profess the Chris
tan. Par>i. Jeui.h. !lrAioo, Nc ha.nmedan,
Buddhist sikh or Jain religions 'hat they had
respectively comrlcted he ssvs OF is and ID
years; ant that tn y "s1e not related to each
other in any d gree Of cNnsanguinity or Atm
ity Whioh would, according to law render a
marriage between them illegal. After this was
done the bride's mother Put garlarts Of flow
ers round the necks of the young couble, and
they having in the p.escnce Of the registrar
and Witnesses said: al take thee to be my
lawful " lie -hushand'-the party were served
with fruits, nose-gays, and rose-water, and
then separated. This is one of the first in
stances of Indian natives having been married
without religious rites.
The yellow fever at Pensacola is said 10 be
.,T
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-07
Epitaplls.

FROM CHIDWALD CHURCHYARD, ENGLAND.
'IIere lies me and my three daughters
Brought here by using seidi'1 waters.
If we had stuck to Epson salts,
We wouldn't have been here in these vaults. u
FROM NErrLEroN CHUCHYARD, OXFORD SHIRE
"Here lies father and mother and sister and /
We all died within the space of one short year;
They are all buried at Wimb!o except I,
And he buried hers"
AT WOLFSTANTON.
"Mrs. Ann Jennings.
Some have children, some have none;
Here lies the mother Of twenty-one.'
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Suicide of Colonel Blair's Daughter.

suicide of Colonel Blair's Daughter.
Miss Rochila Blair, daughter of Colonel L.
w. h. Hair, the leading greenback politician
in this state, who was recently killed at Cam
den by Captain J L. Halle, committed suicide
yesterday at her fathers late residence. At
first it was thought she died in fit, but at the
inquest to-day witness stated that bottle of
strychrine was found on her person, and the
Jury rendered verdict Of death by strychnine
administered with suicidal intent. Miss Blair
was about eighteen years of age A singular
fatality has attended Colonel Blair's family.
His grandfather was hanged for murder; his
father committed suicide when a member of
congress from this state; he himself was tried
for murder, and was at last killed in a street
fight and now his daughter has committed
sucide.-Savannah News.
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STRUCK 1T RICH.
Poor Young Men Discover a Gold Mine
About Which Everybody is Wild.

FL Paso September 6.-The news of the
discovery by three .impecunious young men,
of gold mine, sixty miles north of here, in
the Organ mountains, is fully confirmed to-
day. A piece of the ore weighing two pounds
brought to this city was covered with pure
gold. and contained one hundred and fifty dol
lars of the precious ore. A shaft has been
sunk seven feet to the vein, which is three feet
wide ton of such ore will be worth one
hundred thousand dollars. Every one is " lid
with excitement.
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The yellow fever at Pensacola is said 10 be
OF mild types.
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a Letter from Newport.

Chicago girl AZ Newport writes hcme as
follows: "We're Just as gay cockatoo's
top-knot down here, and you can just bet Pm
a bummer with my duds. Them New York
era is awfu'!y stuck up. making believe they
hail from Phiadel phia."
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07
POSSIBLE COMPENsATORY DANA.
GEES.

There having besn a false report that
Jay Gould came near being run over BY
a locomotive at Rochester, the New
York Evening Post indulges in the fol-
lowing speculations q to what it might
cost q railroad company to disable q
man who mskes millions yearly:
1T is gratifying TO learn that there 10
no truth in the story Of Jay Gould's
narrow escape from being run over BY
one Of VIM. II. Vanderbilts engines ct
Rochester. Az Gould no longer con-
trolls tho Erie Railroad, there was no
rational ground for Vanderbilt's desire
to run him down or kill him, and had il
bean committed the act would have to
b attributed to pure and almost insane
malice. Il is interesting, however, to
speculate upon what might have been
the consequence had the fiendish deed
been really perpetrsted. Had Jay
Gould been killed, his family could only
have recovered t5O0O; had he been in
jured, however, 10 suchlhn extent a. to
prevent his continuing his iabora. in
Wall street, he could have recovered
damages based on his earning capacity.
In tho last twenty years be has earned
go, 900, 900, or $3,000,00O . year; and .
verdict based on this rate for the rest of
his life would net him, perhaps, some
60, 100000 to S3O.O00,0O0 more. This
would sweep away large part Of Van.
derbilt's earnings, and therefore ordina-
~ prudence would obviously dictate .
careful management Of the latter's en-
Gines when Gould IL about.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07
ADVICE TO A DlsCeusAGEp LOVER.

She may be giddy, but she has just
about sized you up in shape, and no
doubt il y0u keep or trying to love her
without her knowledge or consent abe
will hit you with something and put a
Swiss sunset over your eye. Do not
yearn to win her affections all at once.
Give her twenty or thirty years in which
to see your merits. You will have NOR q
to entitle you to her respect by that
time, no doubt. During that time You
may rise to be President and win q
deathleGS name.
The main thing you have to look out
for now, however, Ii to restrain yourself
from marrying people who do not want
to marry yOu. That style of freshness
will in thirty or forty years wear away.
II it does not, probably the vigorous big
brother of some ''young lady of IT. will
consign you to the silent tomb. Do not
try to promenade with q young lady un-
less she gives her consent. Do not
marry one against her wishes. Give
the girl chance. She will appreciate
it; and, even though she may not marry
you, she will permit you to sit on the
fence and watch her when she goes to
marry some one else. Do not be des-
pondent. Be courageous, and some day
perhaps you will get there. At present
tho horizon is little bit fogQy.
As you say, she may be SO giddy that
ehe doesn't want steady company.
There IL q glimmer of hope in that. She
may be waiting till 3. Q gets over the
agony and annoyance Of teethinQ be-
fore she looks seriously into the matters
of matrimony. If that should turn out
70 DO the case We are not surprised.
Give her a chance to grow up, and in the
meantime go and learn the organ grind
er's profession, and fix yourself 60 that
you can provide for a family. Some
times . girl only II years old is able to
discern that young intellectual giant
like You is not going to make q dazzling
success of life as husband. Brace up
and try to forget your sorrow. and you
may be happy yet.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07

The geological investigations made BY
Baron Won Riohthofen In China show
the existence Of vast coal deposits IN the
vsst and northVess. The whole surface
Of Northern China II covered by rich
yellow earth, 70 . depth Of 1,00 and
1000 fee4, which oveIliss al the coal
6slds; and the great plain Of China u
bordsFed on the vsss By . vass Tine
stons vail, 1000 TO 5000 fest high. on
top Of which extsads pla tsau Of coal
in . superior stats of prsservasio0, ow-
ine 70 in cappinQ Of hard imsesone,
vh,oh had rssisssd dsnudasion. Thsrs
azs hsrs 5000 square miles Of coal
bearing ground Of the bess quality. In
which tHo ooal-beds lie peEfeetly hosi.
soutal. thirty fssa thick. tor . langth OF
80 milea. According - this authority,
thees coal bode Vsgo deposited primarily
around mountnins Of metnnsogpAio and
primary rcoka, vhish then oo0geitobed
the land. and have lain hogiso0tally and
undmkuxbed evoe Ginoo.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07

WAsHMoTox, Dec. Gas soon as
Proctor Knott returns . bill declaring
the land grant Of the Northern Pacific
Hailroad forfeited will Be prepared and
reported from the Judiciary Committee.
A 1t now stands the Committee il di-
v1ded, 70 8, on the question of forfeit
urs tn favor Of the road. Il ID not GER
tain, however, that il will remain in
that shape, because Judge Converss, Of
Ohio, who formed one Of the majority
last seosion, says that now upon the legal
proposition he believes the position Of
the minority 10 correct, and that, accord
ing to Law. the road has forfeited its
right to the grant. He decides only
upon the question Of policy in the mat
ter. Should he decide wha. he thinks
TO be the correct Law Of the case il also
jost in equity, he will Join the minority
of the Committee. which will stand to
Z against the road. At any rate the mi
nority will bring forward bill which
will be placed on the calendar. Judge
Payson, who has taken tho lead in the
movement, thinks the opinion of the
House is SO divided ON the question that
he can secure w0-thirds to suspend the
rules, and pass the bill forfsitinQ tho
right Of the Northern Pacific road to an
immense tract of valuable land which il
now holds.
saceessfal 0hsefvattena.
OMAHA. Dec. 6.-James Blickensdor-
fer, Chief Engineer Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, at Sherman, Wyoming, the
highest point on tho Onion Pacific. in
the Rocky Mountains. A telegram re-
oeived here says that at sunrise the
heavens were cloudy, but that shortly
tho clouds were dispelled in
q measure, and Venus was distinctly
seen upon the disc Of the sun. Il was
anticipated by Mr.. Bliokensdorfer that
the weather would be favorable for the
last points Of contact The hrst points
were not visible owing to clouds. He
Was we'll provided with complete set
Of instrumental. It in now believed here
that he is the only one on the American
continent who succeeded in observing
the transit, and a. he is considerable of
An astronomer his report will no doubt
be Of the greatest interest. II was very
cloudy all day in Nebraska.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07

A Mr.. Edney Of England married .
sister Of his first wife. On the dsath Of
his second wife, he described her In the
notice of burial sent to Arohbt1hop
Philipotts - Eliza Jane Edney, other
wise Eliza Jane Brokenahir, on which
the Archbishop wrote to tell him that
he had been guilty Of . misdemeanoT.
and insisted that the notice should b.
amended. and that Mrs. Edney should
be described only BY the name Of Bro
kenshir. Mr.. Edney has declined 70
pay attention to this. Mis- Brokenshir,
BY the injustiee Of the English law, vas
not legally married in England TO Mr..
Edney. but having assumed the name Of
Ednsy, shs had precisely - much right
to il q the Archbishop to that Of Phili-
potts. A letter Of sympsthy received
by Mr.. Edney from Lord HouRhton
says: II shall ask your leave TO allade
to this whom ] bring the Deceased
Wifs's Sister question before Parlia-
msut. The Archbishop's letter 10 un-
necessarily rude. even for his own OBJ
ieot.n
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Ejecsiss . lest.

CHICAGO, Dee. 6.-An Indian Terri
tory special saws: The Indian suthori-
ties and the Indian Agent arc trying %
remove 400 intruaers from Greek land,
in the Seminole county, who have
moved in, settled and lived there long
time, and occasionally internAxTied.
Secretary Teller has the matter under
advissmsnt. Il ID Tun0rsd they may
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-07
Unluss l0pulasloas.

NV YoRK, Dec. 6. The Executive
Committe Of tho Western Union Tele-
graph company today adopted . pream-
Die setting forth the unjust imputations
that have been cast upon the integrity
Of the company in the matter Of guard.
inc privats messages. That the company
had expended thousands Of dollars n
defending that privacy against the 40
ton OF Law courts and Legislatures; and
resolving that any employee Of
the company be summarily die
missed from the service and prooecutet
If found guilty Of divulginR the contsntI
Of any message TO any of1acer OF shs
Oompany or other person.