The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-03
LIGHT SPARKS.

-Thad. Smith seems to be the coming
county clerk.
-Efron & Co. had several bales of cotton
damaged by fire yesterday.
The cool weather has already raised the
price of milk to 10 cents quart.
Marshall Kinney, Bexar county patient
in the Austin asylum died on Oct. 7Ist.
The sum of $1266.5 was netted as fines
in the recorders court Tor the month of Sep
TENDER.
The unfriendly spirit exhibited by the Ex-
press and Times towards Mr.. Lyle is I'M
worthy the profession.
The Dwyer French Hancock combination
does not seem to work as successfully as it
was thought.
Ben Thompson claims to have secured
additional evidence that will certainly clear
him when the trial comes OH.
We have heard Major Joe Dryers name
mentioned in connection with the mayoralty
next time. This will shut off Mayor French
from the democratic nomination.
morrill, Poor is becoming strong candi-
date for assessor, being the only candidate
from the country aspiring for an important
place on the democratic ticket.
The rumor that prominent county OH
cial sent $50 to to prominent Military plaza
merchant to help French out in the primaries,
is denied.
Mayor French lost his home precinct,
but there is no telling what he will find be-
+ A. lob cd q n.
cratic county convention, gets together.
There will be a very interesting special
meeting of the San Antonio literary and de-
batting society held in the Federal court room
TONG hit at o'clock. All members are re-
quested to attend.
"A platform is to be erected on the Main
plaza for Mr.. John Hancock to deliver his ad-
dress on Wednesday. Accommodations will
also be provided for the presidents Of the
democratic party and for the reporters.
While the press gang were passing resolu-
tons of sympathy over the Barnes-Lyle ditt-
Guilty they ought to have included poor Lyle;
between being shot and lying in the county
Jail it is questionable which it the greatest
providential affliction.
Mr.. Hancock may be the democratic
nominee of the Austin democracy, but it GER
tainly cannot be claimed that the Bexar dem
ocracy had anything to do with nominating
him, and in this section Of his district he runs
without democratic endorsement.
The Laredo train this morning brought
in a large party this morning, among whom
were A. L. McLane, H. A. Burbank, Eugene
Yglesias, A. Brun, Jose Benavides, Joe Shelly.
S. Jarvis, Cesario Garcia, Felipe Cara and
Jas. A. Carr, who are in attendance on the
federrl court.
ANY attempt to force the local democratic
ticket to shoulder Hancock will prove disas-
trous to that ticket. There is very little poll
tics in the election of sheriff or county clerk,
but when the attempt is made to carry through
an unpopular state or congressional ticket
upon the popularity of the local candidates,
then the scene changes entirely.
The carrying Of pistol is beastly habit,
and often gets men into trouble they never
dreamed Of. Mr.. Lyle was never in the
habit of toting pistol, but was told that a
desperate character would be likely to attack
him, he puts a pistol in his pocket and en-
counters a really very harmless individual and
they get into scuffle and Lyle shoots him,
and when it is all over both parties are sorry
over it. We hope this last instance Of prac-
teal Joking will be lesson to be remembered
by the parties concerned.