The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT BILL PASSED.
Washington, April 25.-After the close OF
the morning business the senate resumed the
consideration of the Mississippi river improve
ment bill, appropriating $6,ooo,ooo. All
pendine amendments to increase the appro-
priation and apply part of the money tor the
benefit Of the levee system were withdrawn'
and the bill passed by viva voce vote with
CIT objection.
CHARGED WITH LIBELING A SENATOR.
Philadelphia, April 24.-Julius Chambers,
the Philadelphia correspondent Of the New
York Herald, was brought before Magistrate
Fenton to-day on charge of lbeling Senator
Mcpherson, Of New Jersey. by publishing
statement that the senator owned and paid one
thousand dollars for fractional share in the
Peruvian company. The senator appeared,
and positively denied the truth OF the state
meut, and Chambers was held in 81 900 bail:
The senator said that the New York Herald
would be sued on the same charge in New
York City.
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY AT UVALDE.
Uvalde, April 25.-On Sunday morning at
about II o'clock, John Mcdonald, and AntO-
MO Flores, a Mexican, broke Jail and escaped.
They sawed the bolt which secured the bot
tom of the inner door by filing it. They then
effected their exit by prizing the bottom OF the
door open, and passed out.
THE CRESCENT CITY.
New Orleans, April 24.-Saturday the illus
trated weekly paper called Mascotte published
a cartoon representing w. II. Van Benthuysen,
a prominent street railroad man, the same who
sues Bipney, of the City Item, for damages
for libel, as wire-puller moving the strings
which make the city administrators dance.
The article explaining the cartoon was rather
rough on Van Benthuysen. Van Benthussen
and his son went to the Mascotte Office, en-
tered with drawn pistols and uplifted clubs,
but found no one responsible. They left the
Office, went to the police court and made an
affidavit of libel. Osmond, man in the Mas
cote Office, charged Van Benthuysen with as
sault with dangerous weapon. The case Is
pending. To-day the mayor instructed the
chief of police to arrest any one circulating the
paper on the ground that libelous, obscure
Sheet is calculated to disturb public peace.
The order is generally condemned and will
probably be revoked.
In the races at the fair grounds to-day three
horses fell and seriously injured their riders;
one of them Donahue, Saratoga jockey man,
was dangerously hurt.
ARRIVAL OF JAY GOULD AND PARTY AT La
REDo-sMITH ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Laredo, April 2s.-Iay Gould, wife and
daughter, X. S. Hayes, A. A. Talmage and
H. NJ. Hoxe, came in over the l. & G. N.
this evening on a special train, and Mr..
Gould, his wife and daughter, and Hays spent
some time in riding over the city. 1t is said
that Mr.. Gould will probably visit some points
in the interior of Mexico before returning
home.
Charles Smith, charged with the murder of
Riley, was to-day admitted to bail in the sum
of ten thousand dollars, at the hearing OF his
case under writ of habeas corpus before
Judge Russell, and it is thought that the bond
will be given.
40 BOSTONIANS AT FL PASo-INDIANS
BROUGHT TO GRIEF IN MEXICO.
Ell Paso, April Sat 7 o'clock this morn
ing a party Of $50 BOstonians arrived in this
city via the Santa Fe railroad in route to Cali
fornia. They spent the day in visiting Fort
Bliss, up the river, the new garrison with three
companies OF soldiers, and old Fort Bliss and
ConcOrdla, Delow Town, ana the olu City oi
Paso Del Norte, across the Rio Grande.
General Fuero, the Mexican commander-in-
chief across the river, telegraphed to General
Mackenzie, at Santa Fe, as follows:
II am just infnrmed by Gen. Reys, that
near the boundary line, and near the frontier,
a battle took place on the 10TH inst, with
number of Indians from the American side,
when nine Indians were killed, and large
number of horses rescued. My command is
still in pursuit of the Indians toward the Sierra
Madres. communicate this to you, as it is
probable they may cross over into New Mex
ico."
CORPUS CHRISTI-DISASTER ON THE TEXAS
MEXICAN RAILWAY-TWo MEN COOKED
TO DEATH.
Corpus Christi, April z5.-As telegraphed
last night about the accident on the Texas
Mexican railway, there was slight error. In