The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-15
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.

day.
THE governor of Missouri has pardoned an
embezzler.
AvENDErTE in Pike county, Kentucky, re-
suited in the murder of three men.
NORMAN MCLEOD, son of an eminent
Scotch divine, as been arrested as common
swindler.
In North Carolina they have a colored re-
publican candidate for congress, with highly
favored Irish name: "Hon. f. O'liara.
FIVE car loads of corn, we'll matured and in
good condition arrived in ST. Louis on the 18th
and sold at auction on change for SI.75 per
bushel.
THE state department at Washington Is
looking after the arrest of Stephen Meany
by the British authorities. They report his
release.
A CASE of mescegnaton was recently tried
in Detroit, and the parties, negro and white
woman, convicted under an old statute; case
was appealed.
WHILE two men were shooting pigeon
match at Kingtown Mountain, Tenn, on the
18th, one of them made dead shot by shoot
ing the top of the other head Oft.
THE Austin Statesman has something to
say about gerrymandering in Massachusetts,; II
there is anything ahead of the democratic ap-
portionment of Texas, we should like to
see it.
THE Orange Tribune very sensibly informs
the democratic candidates for state offices that
when $Io per name is furnished the ticket will
be hoisted. That is low figure for such
prominent advertising.
THE people of Brown county propose to
nominate candidate for the Legislature ''irre-
spective of party" From all indications there
will be a larger independent element in the
eighteenth legislature than for many years
past Waco Examiner.
THE Austin Citizen sits down on our friend,
Richard Nelson, who so recently furnished
text for the democratic press of the state to
preach from. Nelson complained of the Citl-
zen and the Citizen proceeds to show up the
Galveston Spectator as an occasional myth,
and not a regular paper.
THE New York World has read the Texas
democratic delegation in congress out of the
democratic party because they voted for the
river and harbor bill A Texas democratic
congressman is elastic enough to vote any way
he has mind to.
E.R. TARvER is now editing the Laredo
Enterprise, which claims to be a no party pa
per. 1t. however, has a Wash. Jones or re-
publican leaning, and has nothing for the
democratic party but jeers and derlslon.-
Wilson Co. Chronicle.
Since Ireland wants to divide the schoo
fund among the churches, what is left but
eers and derison for the democratic party!
The democratic party have gone back or
Ireland 1--WE mean John Ireland, the demo
cratic nominee for governor,) and not The
Ireland across the briny deep and loved Sc
the election of Wash Jones. This is to he &C
comphshed by persistent abuse of Jones
and bringing him prominently to notice 81
that his superior worth can be seen and ap
preciated by the democracy.-l Richmond
Nation.
The Schulenburg Enterprise Calls agains
the candidate who happens to be in the mi
nority in a democratic convention but witt
holds on anyhow, it remarks:
In our modest judgment, man who has no
qentility and common sense sufficient TO with
draw when in minority, is totally unit to req
resent an intelligent constituency.
The Enterprise is preparing as leader @
the coming congressional convention in thu
district.
Hon. John Ireland, in speech at Coma
es, said when elected he would carry out I
the utmost Of his ability the free school plan
Of his predecessors, and personally wa in fs
yor Of the denomnatonal schools havin
their pro rata Of the public scoOol funds. Tn
assertion will probably raise hornets nest
close proximity to his head; a great mar
will take issue with him on that point i Brel
ham Banner.
Yes, the man who would make such b
for the vote OF the different Denomination
should be voted demagOgue and unwortl
the confidence Of any sensible man in Il
state.