The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-12
Monday, June IL. 'S2.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
MISSOURI deserves the name of the robbel
state.
Hon. X. w. WYNN is a candidate for attor.
ney general.
The orange crop of Florida will be light
this year. An insect is causing great damage
PROHIBITION seems to be getting black
eve in several counties where vote has been
had.
THE north Texas wheat crop turns out an
average of ~ bushels to the acre, and is now
being marketed.
"A. w. CAMPBELL's pacing horse, Keno, OF
Dallas, won the big pacing race at Detroit, in
three straight heats.
A BOY murderer twelve yArs of age, has
been lynched by 20 men at Perham, Mime
sofa, on last Saturday.
JUDGE CHENowoRTH, of Brennan, will de-
liver the 4th of July Grafton before the Irish
Land League of Dallas.
THE Mexican Matt onal is reported 100
miles south of Laredo and moving along at
the rate of one mile day.
THE International railroad has closed con-
tract for coal on the Rio Grande, to be deliv-
cred at points along its line.
THE crop prospects from every quarter of
the state give promise Of the largest crop Of
everything Texas has ever grown.
IT'S expected that congress will adjourn
9th of July. The statesmen are getting anx-
ious to meet their dear constituents.
THE four robbers who robbed the Brookfeld,
NO., bank were captured, and their friends at
Kirksville wanted to rescue them from the Off
GERS.
THE Little Mesquiter announces that John
Ireland is to be governor this time, and that
two years hence northern Texas will be allow
ed chance. Bargain and sale, Ell!
.WHo is tariff? and why is he for revenue
only? asked poor old Hancock during the late
campaign, and it is question that will come
home to good many democratic candidates
this fall.
ED. JOEL, a noted gambler at Cleburne,
pleaded guilty to seven cases of exhibiting a
gaming table and one carrying pistol, and had
fines assessed against him to the amount of
$476. He now boards at the county's ex-
pense.
QUKRENo GAITAN, a Mexican murderer, was
executed at Brownsville, on Friday last, with
great eclat-7ooo persons witnessed the per-
Torrance, which was we'll done on the part of
all concerned. The murderer bidding his
audience pleasant adios.
THE democratic convention of Webb coun-
ty elected as delegates to the Galveston bour.
bon convention Messrs. Showalter, Hall,
Broadwater and Shea, and endorsed inc. Ire
land for governor; J. P. White for judge; J. P.
c. Whitehead for attorney-general, and Poluss
for commissioner of land office.
OHIO has held its republican state conven-
ton and comes to US with no uncertain sound;
it indorses and affirms the principle Of protec-
ton to American industry, adopted at the
last national republican convention. How
healthy this sounds after reading democratic
utterances in favor of "tariH- for-revenue only
time honored principle, etc.
Hon. G. w. JONES writes private letter to
a friend in Galveston, from which the News
is permitted to make the following extrac:
have but little desire TO be governor, but
believing that my candidacy will contribute to
the overthrow of bourbonisrn, and the emanci-
patton of our people from the aldom of faction,
/ shall in all probability be a candidate
will not be candidate for congress.
If elected governor, I shall be able to serve
Galveston and Texas generally better than as
a member of congress.
THE Waco Examiner wants Jno. Ireland's
friends to rise up and say that he never re-
ceived fee from railroad if they dare to.
The fact is, IreIand's campaign for governor
has been too magnanimous SO far; it looks a
good deal as if the bourbons have made up
their minds to defeat, and are willing to see
Judge Ireland made a sacrifice Of If no
democrat of prominence contests the nomin-
Ii Leland ~ vy;u he a cure sion fh a.