The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

Local Dots.
Fine shade trees on Main street for sale
Mulberry trees, opposite the Express, for
sale.
Golden arborita for sale, Main street.
Bishop Neraz's pastoral will be read at
high mass on Sunday next
There has been no marriage license issued
for two days.
There were fourteen cases this morning
before the recorder, mostly for drunk, diso-
derly.and assault.
The Golden troupe are having their paper
put up to-day, and are billed for six nights at
Turner hall.
"A good joke is told on prominent Mexi-
can gentlemen of this city, about selecting
coffin for his friend before he had died.
The bar in the Menger hotel is the neat
est in the city. Dryfoos has spread himself
in fitting his establishment up.
Horses are met with fair sale, but fancy
stock broken for riding and driving are in
great demand.
The Comte de Keroman was arrested last
evening for an aggravated assault upon Mrs.
and Miss Cupples.
The next state convention of the A. o.
= U. w., would have been held in our city, but
could not be guaranteed hotel accommodations
by the San Antonio delegates.
Drake, the Laredo stage robber, is con-
. valescent, and it is expected that he will come
up with his co-partners in crime for examina-
ton on Thursday.
Oscar Wilde is celebrated aesthetic, but
he is not the first of his class. The original
was doubtless Balaam's ass, for the scripture
says the Lord made him 'to(o) utter"
The Alamo quartette is being reorganized
and expect to be able soon to defray their
debts. Mr.. J. c. Richter will be first tenor;
Mr.. w. Seleck, alto; Mr.. Frank Schreiner,
first base, and Mr. B. Eberhart, second base.
Col. Walthall, DR.. King and Mr.. c. X.
Brenneman met yesterday to examine Mr..
Oscar Bergstrom, of the firm of Bergstrom
Bros, to ascertain his qualifications for adj
mission to the bar, and have decided to report
that he is fully qualified to practice law.
Mr.. Gustave Englemann has made a
further charge against S. Monday and w.
Chapman, fos stealing three head of stock on
or about the 27h of December last. The
prisoners are in Jail, owing to the inability to
give bond.
DR. Lowenthal asks US to say that there
are in the city two Russians, speaking Ger
man, ready for ranch or farm work anywhere,
and one Russian shoemaker anxious to locate
in small town. Further particulars may be
had from Mr.. B. Schwartz, Military plaza. .
AS long as prostitute conducts herself
properly she carries on her trade with i'm
punity, but if she gets drunk or misconducts
herself, she may expect an additional charge
of vagrancy and a consequent fine of ten dol
lars or thirty days. This is the practical les
son Lottie Monroe learned at the recorders
court this morning.
1T seems to be that the irony of fate names
worthless characters after great men. AS an
instance of this, we had recently George
Washington, rapist, and to-day George
Washington figures in the recorders court
There have been many George Washingtons
in the criminal way, but only one George
Washington who was celebrated or who ever
did any good.
1T is always dangerous thing to inquire
in private quarrel, and so Amanda Wash
ineton has found to her cost. Her half
brother, Washington, and Mark Smith, had
quarrel and was fighting. She gently inter-
fered, and her two colored brethren disap-
peared down a well. The result was an ap-
pearance before the recorder this morning.
Amanda was dismissed after being put to
much trouble and annoyance, and the two
men have each to pay five dollars. The cold
bath had cooled their courage and taught
them a little common sense.
I.& q. N. X. X.