The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-03

The engagement of Mr.. Albert Stoves to
Miss Fanny Baetz is announced.

to marry Miss Matte Bennett.
The festival Of St. Peter Balsam, an early
Christian martyr, is celebrated to-day by the
Catholic church.
Billie Taylor was the opera originally in
tended for production tonight, but by desire
the Mascotte is to be substituted.
The young man Semlinger, who was &C
cidently shot on Friday, is doing well and
there are good hopes of saving his life.
There were only eleven cases before the
recorder this morning. Having regard to
the season the docket is exceedingly light.
Drivers are expected to walk over the
Commerce street bridges, but there is no pub
lie notice Of this, but on Commerce street
bridge.
Sim Hart sold two hundred reserved seats
for both Sunday and Monday nights for Fay
Templeton troupe. Last night he would have
sold more, but run out Of tickets.
Geo. Reuter-, Richard Bond, Frank Fes-
Ter and Ernest Weisenberg, presented solid
silver plate and a beautiful set of cut glasses
to Billie & Joe, as a New Years gift.
BY request. the Fay Templeton opera
company will repeat the 'Mascotte" tonight
at the Casino, and tomorrow night will be
given for the first time in this city the comic
opera ''Billie Taylor"
Mary Martin and Julia Johnson, two ladies
of color, had a hot dispute, which eliminated
in strong language and hard knocks. The
police interfered, and each disputant was this
morning sentenced to pay SIS ine.~
"A man this morning called upon DR..
Shepherd, and complained that he had been
kicked in the ribs by horse. DR.. Shepherd
examined him, but could not detect any frac-
ture, but the man was severely bruised.
Miss Alice Vane nearly lost her purse
yesterday. In passing the Central hotel she
dropped it and colored man artfuily picked
it up and endeavored to conceal it. He was
detected and the purse restored to its fair
owner.
The Fay Templeton tronpe are said to
have attracted the largest audience that ever
attended the Casino. However this may be,
the hall was assuredly SO crowded that chairs
had to be set in varions parts, and yet many
had then to stand.
AN ancient of San Antonio tells us that
he never saw quieter or more orderly new
years day in our city. We noted this fact in
an extensive walk throughfthe city, and believe
that for order, ON such festive day, no city
in the state can show better record.
There was "dolly strength tester" on
the Main plaza to-day, and the boys by strik-
ing this are supposed to ascertain the power
Of their strokes, The machine appears, how
ever, to be unreliable and of no use to any one
but the owner, who makes money by it.
We have received copy of Messrs. J. P.
Mo, ton & Co.'s "Western farmers Almanac
FIR 1881. 1t is the fifty. fifth year of issue; and
is decidedly useful and excellent compila-
ton, interesting to the general reader and OF
great service to farmers and agriculturists.
Samuel Martin has been arrested and
gaoled for stealing banjo, the property Of
George Washington, colored man. 1t seems
that both parties lived in the same house, and
the prisoner managed to steal the banjo on
Saturday. On Sunday he pawned it at EN-
erson's, where it was traced last evening.
Those who have graves at the city ceme-
tary complain of inability to get water for the
sustenance of floral decoration, and they
point out that the government water pipe is
adjacent and could, by friendly arrange
ment, be made to serve the wants of both.
The matter should certainly be arranged if
there are such easy means of doing it.
"A stall-keeper, who dispenses viands on
the plaza, named Juan Rodrigues, annoyed by
Al unruly lot assembling at his stall and
throwing his things about, took up an axe, as
he avows, TO frighten them away. He was
charged with the ofense, but the recorder, be-
liesing his statement and that he had be,
greatly provoked, discharged him.
There was row at the Vaudeville the
other night. James Burns was there und,
the influence of drink and was guilty OF in
decent conduct. For the latter cause, Mic. |
Thompson, the bar keeper, ''threw him OUT |
and then served a friend in the same way |
Burns was this morning charged with indie