The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-14
LIGHT SPARKS.

Mrs. Gillum is reported in dangerous
condition.
Thirty victims before the recorder this
morning.
Cotton picking is the rage now, and the
iaborers are off in search Of that work.
The boarding house keepers have meet
ing tonight to take stepsto protect themselves
from swindlers.
"A negro assistant at the Hotel Maverick
was injured this morning by the falling OF
commercial travellers trunk.
Willie Neal has been released at Col.
Andrews request, and has been sent home,
sadder and we trust wiser boy.
Martin Cara and Josefa Valdez were
married by Justice Adams, at the residence OF
the brides mother near the grid mission.
The republicans in several country pre-
cincts complain of want of notice to elect dele
gates to the county convention.
The boy Culbreath has left San Antonio
in an apparently restored condition, but ne has
not gone home to Dallas, but to the front.
On the Ist of August there were at the
poor house II patients, Paupers and con-
victs; total 60.
The Rev. James Ashley, late Of Chester,
England, preached sermon yesterday at the
Trinity M. E. church.
The full report Of the proceedings of the
republican county convention in the Express IS
credlts BILE to the local editor of that paper.
-Four or FIVE of our San Antonio youths
will attend the A. & M. college the coming
session. Our young friend Mr.. Everett is one
Of them.
The library and reading room committees
of the British association meet tonight at
8 o'clock in Hollands tea store, Commerce
street.
ALI aboard for San Padro springs next
Thursday. Arrangements complete for grand
cheap admission, double cars
and rich treat for all.
DIR. Detmers vas seen on the streets on
with new gun, evidently prepared
for the attack of ''cranks" and "black guards"
Of an official character.
"A gentleman from Laredo reports that
Laredo is booming. Houses are going mp on
all sides, but puddles of water stand on the
streets as the result Of the recent rains.
There were 60 inmates of the poor house
during July. Of these 20 were city and FL
county patients The cost to the city was
SISs IS. Total cost for the month $474 50.
Two deaths were recorded yesterday,
Fannie Wells, a colored woman, aged Is,
who has been in the city thirty years, from
apoplexy. and the four day old child Of Lo-
reno Soltello, from Jaundce.
Licenses were issued on Saturday evening
for the union of Steve Anderson and Rachel
Burdette, and this morning for the marriage OF
the Hon. Scion Stewart, of Bracket, and
Miss l.. George Grimshaw, OF this city.
Judge Epson has arrived home and will
leave for Williamson county in company with
Nat Q. Henderson to look after the bourbons
in that county. We advise the Judge to stay
at home. Nat is an emissary of Hancock,
and wants to show Epson to the Williamson
county democracy.
AT St. Mary's church high mass was cele-
brated yesterday. Selections from different
masses were sung. Mrs. Katzenberger sang
Millard's "Ave Maria" in +. There has been
a drought in song at this temple OF worship,
and the congregation is delighted to see Mrs.
X. back at her post.
The stone cutters on the new courthouse
went on a strike, on account of reduction of
wages from So. 50 to So. They were notified
to that effect yesterday evening The work.
men say that at Austin and other places regu-
lar wages are So per day, and consequently
they object to any further reduction Of prices.
DIR. J. Baldwin and Prof. Krall will each
deliver two lectures on school work tomorrow
during the session of the normal institute and
besides DR.. Baldwin will deliver popular lee
ture at II a. m on "Does education pay"
ers and friends of education are respectfully
requested to attend.
After the republican pow-wow yesterday
it will be wonder if it does not rain for
week. Such proceedings need Washing
Jack Rabbit.
Such proceedings will stand washing, which
is more than can be said of the rotten, color
less democracy.
MIR. Clifford, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, read his report yesterday to
slow music on hand organ Jack Rabbit
Mr.. c. is an accomplished gentlemen, and
better reader than any "Jack Rabbit" we
know of. 1.-THE democracy furnished music
for the occasion they deserve the thanks of
Clifford.