The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
DAMAGING FRoSTS IN THE NoRTH-A SNOW
STORM IN IOWA.

DAMAGING FRosTs IN THE NoRTH-A SNOW
STORM IN IOWA.
Chicago, May 23.-Heavy frosts Saturday
night did immense damage to the fruits and
young corn. The frost prevails over great
portion of the state, but irregularly, some To-
calities almost wholly escaping.
AT Marshalltown, Iowa, to-day, snow
storm occurred, followed by clear, cold wealth
err. Severe cold is reported from various
points in the Missouri valley, Kansas, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
New Orleans, May 23.-A special reports
the rise of two inches on the railway between
Delhi and Monroe, caused by food waters
coming from Arkansas. There is heavy
raise in Red river, and several plantations are
submerged, raising the water in the Red Chute
This delays work of construction on the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific railway.
GENERAL RossER SUED.
New York, May 23.-A St. Paul Mnn.,
special to the Sun says suit has been brought
at Winnipeg against Gen. Rosser, of confed-
crate cavalry fame and late chief engineer of
the Canadian Pacific railway, charging him
with retaining certain plans and pro6les of the
Canada Pacific road with the intent to de-
fraud. The police court held the defendant
for trial at the next assixes. The bail was fix
ed at $780, and the general was released on
furnishing it.
REPUBLICANS PREPARING FOR ACTION.
Richmond, May 23.-Upon the invitation
OF congressman Dusendorfa number of repub-
licans from different parts of the state, nclud-
w. E.. Wickham, and other leading members
of the party, held conference to-day, when
measures were adopted for the assembling of
the republican state committee in this city on
the 9th of June, next, for the purpose of per-
fecting the organization of the party, and with
view of making an effort on the next election
to increase the republican representation in
congress. Among those present were several
who supported the coalition movement in Vir-
ginia last fall.
THE PRESS THRoTTLED ON THE sEwIsH
QUESTION.
Boston, May 23.-Edward King telepraphs
from London to the Boston Journal, that the
Russian press was ordered yesterday to omit,
hereafter, any report of the massacre of Jews,
and not to discuss the question.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
London, May 23.-Sir VIM. Harcourt, home
secretary, stated in the house of commons this
afternoon that Michael Davitt is subject to the
conditions of his ticket of leave, which will be
revoked if he speaks contrary to law and or
der.
The house of commons this evening adopted
motion of Gladston's that the various Sec
tons of the repression bill, and the adjourned
debate on the arrears of rent bill, shall have
precedence over all other business until the
house shall otherwise ORDER
BURKE's PROTECTOR LURED AWAY.
London, May 23.-The St. James Gazette
says: We hear on authority that we cannot dis
regard, that under secretary Burke was follow
ed, for protection, by constable, on the day
of his assassination, but the constable, lust be-
fore the murder, was lured away by false re-
port that woman was being murdered.
TO ITS SECOND READING.
London, May 23.-The arrears of rent bill
passed to its second reading in the house Of
commons this afternoon.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day nominated as collec-
tors OF customers Francis F.. Whirsell, district
of St. Augustine, Fla. Jno. Trebel, district
of Pensacola.
sTILLWRLL RUSSELL TO BIZ TRIED IN SAN
ANTONIO.
Stillwell H. Russell, ex-United States mar
shall for the western district Texas, who was
arrested on charge of misappropriation of
government funds, was arranged in the Grim
inal court to-day and placed under So, oco
bonds to appear before the United States cir
cult court at San Antonio, Texas at June term
THE STAR REUTERS.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The star route cases
came up again to-day and all the defendants
gave the same bonds under the new indice-
ments which were required under the old in
dictments. The cases were then set for Friday
ANOTHER WAR CLAIM TO BE SETTLED.
The house committee on war claims to-day
instructed representative Hauk, of Tennessee,
to report favorably the bill for the payment of