The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-10
LOCAL DOTS.

Major Killigrew will leave for New York
about the last of the week.
Frank Sparrow's new society drama will
draw full house Saturday night.
M. Witmar was fined SIS for an unpro-
voked assault upon Russian Jew.
The Typographical Union has issued
neat invitation to their reunion, Saturday
night.
Quite number of Austinites WILL it is
said, come over with the printers excursion,
Saturday night.
The New Home is the finest machine
now manufactured-an elegant one now for
sale at this office.
There were only four cases before the re-
corder this morning; three were fined and
the other was dismissed.
The LIGHT ''aristocrat, like the ma jor-
ity of Englshmen, maintains the social and
political rights of the colored race.
AN elegant, full cabinet New Home sew
ing machine is offered for sale at this Office,
at discount from the regular price.
"A newsboy wanted to sell the Austin
Statesman. Apply, at 6:3o this evening, to
II: Ryder-Taylor, corresponding agent, LIGHT
Office.
Aug. Krawitz is out in search of jurors for
the next term of the district court, and the way
in which our good citizens dodge him is truly
remarkable.
Mr.. Valentine Sternberger, for long time
in the government EMPLOY in this city, is the
proprietor of the cigar and news stand at
Hotel Maverick.
The Austin Statesman says that Mrs. DR..
V.O. King, who is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. J. H. McLeary, of Austin, is again suf-
fering from sickness.
AS will be seen by our advertising columns,
a special meeting of the B. b. A. is called to-
night for the consideration of business of an
important character.
Commissioner OchSe wanted to make the
new tax ten cents on the hundred dollars, but
Commissioner Hoefing strongly opposed it,
and carried the five cent tax.
San Antonio might have been much
larger, much richer, much more of city than
she is to-day if we had had public spirited
men in charge Of public affairs.
Father Johnson was out riding in his new
presentation buggy this morning. His rever-
ence has been ill for the past few days, but we
are glad to say he is now better.
Our local asked an undertaken this morn
ing what news he had. In reply the inter-
| rogated declared that he had not buried
living SOUP for the past few days.
The taxpayers of our city will vote for
an improvement appropriation if it is put to
them in proper manner, and they can have
confidence in its proper application.
"A stranger was expelled from gambling
saloon last evening and was seen coming
quickly down stairs without any cause other
than that which the laws Of gravity supply.
Sam Johnson, charged with attempting to
kill Tom Brown, canoe before Justice Adam
last evening. He waived examination, and
his bail was fixed at $500. In default of bond
he now lies in Jail.
The suit of French Whitecotton against
the G. H. & S. A. R'y., will be heard in JUS
tice Adams court at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Whitecotton claims $500 for damage to
26 horses left in the company's pens.
The Teutonia singing club give picnic
on Sunday next, below the first mission. The
party will leave Turner hall at 7:3o a. M, and
good time is expected. The local of the
LIGHT has received an invitation to accom-
pany the party.
The office Of the wholesale grocery de-
partment of Frank, Goldfrank & Co. is being
elegantly fitted up in the rear of the dry goods
Department. door being cut through to the
grocery department connecting the Office with
a complete sample department, to be presided
over by Mr.. Wise.
Five thousand extra copies of the Volks-
fest Gazetteer, containing both the German
and English programme of the volksfest will
be printed for circulation in the country.
Only few advertising spaces left unsold.
Apply early to H. Breusing.
We hear that Maj. Kampmann backs out
Of his proposition to donate fountain to the
Alamo square. We are sorry to record this
fact, as we should have been proud to point
to at least one citizen of San Antonio who had
left a monument indicative of his interest and
pride in the city where his fortune had been
made and his life spent.
We can always count our losses and San
Antonio can count some heavy ones during
the past year, because of the selfishnesS and
shortsightedness of her people. We lost the
workshops of the Southern Pacific; we los. the
workshops of the International, and we have
lost half million dollars because we had no
htoel accommo dations for tourists last winter.
The statement in the Express this morn
ing respecting the two Russian Jews is wrong
and we are asked to correct it. There was no