The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-07
LIGHT SPARKS.

STANhSs
The people propose to have some fun to-
night.
Hancock has gone ives: to catch up with
the country.
DIR Hadra and his bride have returned
home.
Mrs. Fierri was safely delivered of 4
child last night.
Annie Anderson sues for a divorce from
her husband Rueben.
-"You little sheep man," come and see
Hancock sheared.
Every gentleman is. expected to carry a
torch if he can get it.
You can 60 the ball at the Springs after
the speaking is over.
The fun must not all be on one side, you
know.
C. B. Franks present to his lady visitors
is indeed an elegant souvenoir.
-"Now don't you bleat, you little sheep
man.'-John Hancock's plaza speech.
''Bah, bah, black sheep, have you any wool ?
Yes, John Hancock, three bags full"
There will be spontaneous rally of the
people to hear the speaking tonight.
-Rumor says that forty cases of theft can
be proven against Mannng's protege Tom
Booker.
Maj. Dwyer makes an excellent presiding
officer and would, at least, be ornamental as
a mayor.
The attorney general carried transpar-
ency in the Hancock procession. Mac. always
goes the whole hog or Rone.
Gen. Vincent, adjutant general of this
department, has our thanks for a copy of the
roster OF troops in this department.
The contractors who have finished work
on the Sunset are making calculations for a
road in the east and southeastern district.
Corpus Christi Free Press warns San An
| tonians to beware of colored man. He
is described as swindler of the first order.
Hon. Edward Degener celebrates his
golden wedding on Friday October 10th,
when he has enjoyed fifty years of married
life.
"A little stranger has arrived at the resi-
dence of MI. Ryder Taylor, 10 Kinesbury
street. last night. 1t is girl, weighs eleven
pounds, and is thorough Texan.
Jasper Lyons, George Wood and John
House, who are charged with numbering
deputy sheriff Mccoy, have each been re
leased on ten thousand dollar bond.
The Maison Blanche, on Market street,
Tonight; Fielle & Carrere, proprietors, and
| Hypolite, of New Orleans, the cook A good
free lunch is promised.
The Express announces that Judge
Evans will address 1.-THE republicans TIT,
evening-he will address the crowd and the
invitation is as broad and liberal as the indie
! pendent movement can make it.
A gentleman just in from Wilson county
says that Jones will carry that county by a
handsome ma jority. Wilson is one of the few
counties in the west Ireland had lease upon.
Some idea of the extent of the Alamo
| Cement Company's work may be formed by
| the fact that an average of seven hundred and
| fifty dollars weekly is paid for labor alone.
Miss Luttrell, grand daughter Of the late
Samuel Bell, and Master James and Frank
Morrow, his great grandsons, all of Nashville,
Tennessee, are now staying with Mr.. Jesse
Bell.
| The attorney dispute on a statement OF
fact in the Ben Thompson case, being AMIGA
bly, settled, and the transcript ordered for
ward the case, it is expected will come before
the appeal court at Tyler to-day or on Monday.
MIR. John Burge, mechanic, known and
respected at the Sunset works, was married
last night to Miss Amelia Beaumont, daughter
of Mr.. John Beaumont, a popular member Of
the British Association, formerly Of Birming.
ham, England.
| The Express says sit leaked OUT that a
resolution had been prepared to spring upon
the democratic county convention endorsing
Hancock, but it was thought best not to spring
it. Why the Express ought to know that this
endorsement was the principal issue in the
local canvass. 1t was defeated.
The St. St. Louis Republican, after
chronicling the shooting of Barnes by Lyle of
the EVENING LIGHT, at San Antonio, on Sat,
urday last, says:
"Mr. Lyle is we'll known in St. Louis, hay
ing lived here for many years and having been
| connected at various times with the daily pa
pers, the last being the unfortunate Daily
News, which expired few months ago. He
is small, quiet, bright young man, fluent
writer and not at all aggressive
The Democratic County Ticket.
The following is the democratic county
tic at 1 T,,l- Thol