The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

A move is being made to tax the telephone
companies in Baltimore,
J.. H. Rowe has completed a new American
play entitled econ Cregan, the Irish Gil Bias
In it he will appear as an ex-Confederate army
officer.
The Baltibore Electric Light Company
recentlp removed lamp in front of an old
lady's dwelling because she said it kept her
from going to sleep.
US. Grant Jr, has obtained an allotment
against all the property of Henry II. Honore
in the State of New York, OF force the settle
ment of claim for $45o9.
DIR. Atticus Haygood, President of Emory
College, Georgia, in reply to letter asking
why he declined the Bishops robes, said :
"When came to Oxford bought lot in the
cemetery. Imean it."
"Clara Belle" speaking of spooning folk
in New York Central Pard, says there is some
thing about foliage and shade somehow or
other that makes the sexes lean toward each
other in couples.
The British bark Oweenee, Capt. Cogley,
which left Londonderry four months ago for
Baltimore, has not been heard of since, and
the underwriters have come to the conclusion
that the vessel has been lost.
At the executive committee of the trunk
lines meeting in New York on Thursday last,
it was decided that the terminal charges for
storage and elevating Of grain should be uni
form in all the cities on the terminal lines, viz,
* cents per bushel, to take effect July 10.
The republican state convention of Illinois
which met at Springfield on Wednesday last,
made the following nominations: For state
Treasurer: Gen. J. c. Smith was nominated
on the first. ballot. For state superintendent
of schools, Charles T. Straton. of Jefferson
county.
The amount ofsales of stamped envelopes
and postal cards by the Postofice Department
for the quarter ending March 81, shows an
increase of $3.50, o96 o8 over those of the pre-
vlous quarter, and of SI,434, 36S 50 Tor I5S-
10 per cent? over the sales for the quarter en-
ded March 81, 1859.
Besides building an army and navy hospi-
tai at Hot Springs, the government will inn
prove and beautify the stream running through
the town somewhat after the manner in which
similar stream at Baden Baden has been
treated. viz Walling up the sides and plant
ing trailing vines along the stone embank-
ments.
DIR. Hugo Philler an old and trusted ply
stefan of Waukesha, Wis, after having been
up all night and greatly exhausted, it is said,
by want of sleep, was called to see lady pa
tient and gave her morphine in place of quin-
inc, He discovered his mistake after he had
leftthe patients bedside and hurried back,
but alas, too late he could not save her.
A, aH,,rt will he m de To raise the nun, Jar
of students at the University of Mississippi,
Oxford, to what 1t was four years ago, viz AS.
The number last year was 2I4. Although the
privileges of the university have been offered
to women, it is not thought that many of the
fair sex, for the present at least, will avail
themselves Of the opportunity.
Ten years ago the India tea crop amounted
to only 100000 pounds. This year the
crop is accurately estimated at s5I,6Io, 600
pounds. OF this, amount only about 1, soo,-
600 pounds are consumed in India, leaving
about 90 600, 900 pounds for export. This tea
is very popular in England, but less than g.
600. 600 pounds come to this country, In In
dia Assam tea is regarded as superior to all
Others.
The family of poor Jack Cole. the insane
seaman of the Jeanette, have been. and still
are, supported in comfortable and almost
luxurious manner at Mr.. Benefits expense:
that they are not only have a comfortable
house, but SIS per month for household ex-
penses, and, in addition to this, a nurse is en-
ployed at an expense of Sal week to take
charge of the insane father. No one would
ever have known this but for the fact that one
of the family was arrested for assault and bat
terry, few days ago, and these facts were
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