The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-10
LIGHT SPARKS.
-"Bah, bah, black sheep,

, -"Bah, bah, black sheep,
Have you any wool?'
Christmas goods are beginning to be ex-
hbited.
The warm weather has hung on beautl-
fully this fall.
"A revival of the Merchants Exchange
! seems desirable
Two well-bre dogs have been stolen
from officer Martinez.
Mr.. N. Sulzbacher has been promoted to
a drummership in Goldfrank, Frank y Co.'s
establishment.
-Seventy-hve dollars ives Andrew Ben
net,'s fine for resisting arrest, and bruising
Patrolman Zeigler's eye.
+. Gastring and Joseph Washington stand
charged before the recorder with refusing to
pay market rent and dues.
J. p Williams, whose residence is near
the Sunset depot, is under arrest tor malicious
ly shooting neighbors chickens.
The Fall races to come off at San Pedro
Park during the last days of this month are
beginning to excite considerable interest
Every merchant who has the prosperity
of this city at heart should attend the meeting
at the merchants exchange tomorrow, at ;
p. IN.
The "bull -dozed" sheep men of the 10th
district can now 60 down on their marrow
bones and beg massa Hancock not to ruin
them.
Ben IIackctt, whose nose and ears were
recently bitten off by another man, was fined
S. and costs, yesterday, by Justice Adam, for
fighting.
The new officers Of the V NJ. B. A., are
w. Hoehing Jr., president; Jacob Weber,
vice-president; G. ID. Roemer, secretary; and
F. A. Jaimes, treasurer.
Marshal Costing makes good officer,
but his appointment has not caused a politi-
cal revolution in west Texas, that's evident
rom the vote of Medina county.
-Rob't Willing will now settle down at Del
Rio, while Thad Smith will settle down on
his election debts. Success sometimes carries
with it more wounds than defeat.
Major Dryers Hancock blunder-buss
went off but it kicked the ma or over--he
can't be mayor-and no man that he stands
Godfather for, either.
1t will cost nothing to attend the meeting
at the merchants exchange tomorrow after
noon, but full attendance of merchants and
large property owners will be of lasting ben
fit to this city.
Five fines of S. were impoOd this morn
ing by the recorder on as many men who had
been found drunk on the street. The names
of the men were Pat Lee, +. McCauley, J.
Griffin, r. Witty and Joe Parvin.
Mr. Sam C. Bennett makes a beautiful
crawl out OF the election. He tells the Express
man that he stayed at home and built side
walks. George Dashiel and Frank Newton
can 60 over and sit down on him awhile.
The finances Of our county will be in the
hands of Mexican officials for the first time
since the Mexican war. Casiano is collector
and Garcia assessor. Both of them come
from the Oldest stock Of Spanish Dons that
S ettled this continent.
The decline of the Corpus Christi wool
market is attributed to the lack Of mer-
chants exchange at that city, and the influence
of the San Antonio mere hants exchange is at
tractiug wool to San Antonio. Attend the
meeting tomorrow and add to the local boom.
David Augustine, one of the Dewitt
county prisoners, is reported by City Physi-
clan Menger to be very i'll with complicated
heart disease. Mr.. Augustine has been con-
fined six years, and is now merely shadow
Of his former SELF
A motion for new trial Of Andrew Ben
nett. fined SIS for resisting police officer,
made by lawyer Shook this morning. A re-
hearing was refused but the recorder an
nounced his intention ofrrquesting the mayor
to remit all of The fine but SIS.
The LIGHT has nothing to regret, nothing
to be ashamed Of in the fight just ended We
have held our own, and sor the first political
rencounter we can score a victory in Bcxar
county. Now comes on our city election, and
we shall devote our labors to "a change" and
"a REFORM"
-"Democracy is a dandy exclaimed an
enthusiastic Hancock man at the 18th precinct
polls on election day. as ne had just delivered
two strangers from a hack to vote, whose
names and faces were unfamiliar to the old
residents OF the ward. But friend "G., !" it isn't
"a dandy in San Antonio it wears old
clothes and dirty socks, and looks like smoke.
Hancock secured majority in precincts
70 II and in our city at the expense of Geo.
Dlshel and Frank Newton. In order that
the lordly demagogue might go to congress
the Hancock managers not only spent money
but traded OF the best men on their ticket.
1t serves them right-they should have
traded off IIancock