The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04

Ryan's ring color. James Mace telegraphs
nstructing his friend to bet for him on the
nan Joe Goss was backing. Goss will be
oullivan's second, and of course is backing
him. Large amounts are already wagered on
the fight, betting about even; the betters and
hackers Of both men being fully alive to the
of the issue, where the contestants
are believed to be so evenly matched. The
coming contest is the all absorbing topic of
conversation among the sporting fraternity,
and even business men Seem to have caught
the contagon. Ryan and Sullivan are re-
ported by their friends to be in satisfactory
condition.
THE GUITKAU FARCE.
Washington, February 3,-When Guiteau
was brought into court to-day, he requested
permission to sit at the counsePs table, and
Col Corkhill not objecting, the court allowed
him to do so.
He commenced to address the court but was
stopped by Judge Cox.
Scoville asked for more time, stating that
prominent members of the bar had promised
70 assist him next week. He also desired to
make new motion relative to additional
grounds that he had discovered for asking a
new trial. The grounds were authorized
conversations with the jury by outside parties,
and end, the subsequent admissions of an ex
pert, and he thought Guiteau insane, but did
not dare say so for fear that it would niure
him in business and public estimation.
Scoville read afhdavits, sworn and subscrib-
ed to by himself, setting forth in detail the
grounds. lie stated he had not prepared a
formal motion, but presumed it would be suf-
cient if he should do so during the day.
Corkhil said the time for the filing Of such
motion on afidavits had expired. The mat
ter was postponed till the motion before the
court was disposed of.
Scoville then read affidavits and other pa
pers, filed by him., with his motion for new
trial
Corkhll said he would prove the signatures
base forgeries, and read aflidavs of the mem
bers of the jury, denying that they had bought
or seen the Critic" or any other paper, dur
ing the trial. He also read affidavits to show
that Snyder was forger, thief, and un-
worthy of belief. He submitted the affidavits
| without argument
The court said he would render decision
tomorrow and would now hear the argument
Scoville then proceeded to argue in support
Of a new trial.
| BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED.
| London, February "A Paris dispatch to
Reuters announces that Bordeaux. president,
and FEEDER, manager of the Union Generate,
were arrested last evening at meeting of the
board OF directors, and that it is stated legal
proceedings are to be commenced against sew
| eral of the directors.
CONSERVATIVE ELECTED.
Preston, February AT an election to fill
the vacancy in the house Of commons, caused
by the elevation of Sir John Holker to the
bench, Right. Hon. Henry Cecil Raikes,
conservative, received 6o4s votes, and Mr..
Simpson, workingmen's candidate 4522 votes.
THE FRENCH CHAMBERS.
Paris, February I'm the chamber of dep
utes to-day the proposals made by Nj. Andri-
rux to ameorate the condition Of the Paris
and Lyons bourSes, recommending the APP
pointment of an official sequestrator, and pro-
viding that compositions with creditors be not
called bankruptcies, was rejected.
M. Humbert, minister OF justice, stated that
the judicial authorities were considering
whether legal proceedings should also be taken
against the board of superintendent of the
union Generate. Events, he said had shown
the>necessity of modifying the law of 1867, in
order to prevent financial ruin and from spec
ulating in their own projects.
NJ. Say, minister of finance announced that
. the Lyons brokers had takon steps to resume
full payment of their creditors without having
assurance that their debtors would be equally
punctual.
AN HEIR TO THE THRONE.
Athens, February ?. - Queen Olga has
| been delivered of son.
TO SEARCH FOR THE JEENNET'rE CREW.
Washington, February 2-Secretary Hunt
has designated Lieutenant ellis, harbor and
master w. II. Schultz, of the navy, as officers
to assist Lieutenant Donenhower in search
for Lieutenant Chippan and his crew, and
they will take passage in the steamer which
leaves New York Saturday next, with the ex-
pectation of reaching Irkustk about the mid
die of March.
THE GRANT APPROVED.
Vienna February 1.-The budget committee
of Austrian delegation has approved the grant
of 5000. 600 florins for the suppression of the
instruction. The minister Of war said thai
the instruction was now moving more toward
the frontier of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
: WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
London, February 2.-Nearly every inhabi
tant of the town Of Tough Mask has been ar
rested on suspicion of completely in the murde
OF Process Server Huddy and his nephew
whose bodies were found in a tank.
. PLENTY OF ARMS.
Pesth, February 2.-The newspapers stat
that small force of Russian volunteers from
Odessa, which arrived al Lompotlak by wa,
of Rustchuk, brought plentiful stock of arm
, and ammunition.