The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-07
LOCAL DOTS.

The Chinese question is dead duck on
the Pacific.
There are now ffty-fve prisoners in the
county Jail.
Fred Locker, with Mr.. J. c. Towards
camp, is doing well.
Oregon fires the first big gun of the year;
it has gone republican.
The star reuters are on trial and the de-
fence opened yesterday.
Congress passed appropriate resolutions
on the death of Garabaldi.
The rattle for the handsome horn chair
comes off tomorrow night at Rische's cigar
store.
Jones, of Texas, voted with the republic
cans declaring seat of Shelby, from Alabama,
| vacant.
Protection without the republican party
at its back, would not exist, and don't you
forget it.
An invitation has been telegraphed Mar
shall Costing to address the woolgrowers'
convention.
| MIR. Chas. Schiner has been elected al
derman from the Ist ward in place of Berg by
the council.
| Judge Bonner has declined to become a
candidate for reelection to the supreme court
of the state.
The Sheep Growers convention hold
their sessions at Turner'S hall instead of mer-
chants exchange.
Story, the daddy of the rag baby, nomi-
mated Schiner for alderman-shall we call
Schiner rag baby?
"A large party of Canadians are in the city
They seek a location, and have capital. and
energy to do good work.
Rev. E. M.Wright, pastor of the Mace
donia Baptist church, returned home from Cor
pus Christi this morning.
The International Railway, according to
the decision Of the supreme court, has for
feted its right to its subsidy on its entire line
west of San Antonio.
| speaking of RusselPs proposed candi-
dacy tor congress, the Dallas Times says
at will be refreshing to see him stumping
the country with his bondsmen or U. S. de-
tectves at his heels"
| The board of directors of the San Antonio
mechanics and workingmen's union meet in
Strives hall on Friday evening for the trans
action Of important business.
| -"Stick to the pure Spanish merino," said
the orator at the wool growers convention to
day-''and" he should have added: ''the re-
publican party" if you know what's best for
you.
| "A Mexican named Gonzales has been
brought to the city for medical treatment.
His injuries appeared to have been occasioned
by fall from horse and kicks from the
same animal, and are considered serious.
Wash Jones votes to keep in republican
majority in congress, which is better policy
than pursued by Epson, who votes with the
republicans on the tariff and with the demo-
Gratis to put in democratic for revenue-only-
members.
The chief points in Mr.. SCOTS opening
address to the woolgrowers were that the
Spanish merino is the sheep to breed, that
wool, not mutton, is the policy, and that pro-
lection is necessary to cover the interest or it
will perish.
The sig.-a station reports height of
barometer at San Antonio 2o.98; thermome-
ter 81; at Denison barometer 80. o6; thermom-
eter IS. Galveston barometer 80 OF; Their
mometer "a; Little Rock barometer 80 Ia;
thermometer O.; New Orleans barometer
3o.II; barometer Il; Bismarck barometer
29.7s; thermometer 81.
| The Express correspondent at Austin re-
ports that Mr.. Costing has announced as
deputies, Col. Cheney Prouty, Jno. M. Haynes,
Ferdinand Niggli and Huppertz, also as
special deputies, Captain Lee Hall, of
La Sale; Tom P. Baylor, of Uvalde: Henry
w. Merrill, of Menard; Gen. Zoeller, or
| Kendall: Captain OelesbY and a few others.