The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-26
San Antonio.


SAN ANTONIO, january lo.-IHc "heo
down, no news from anywhere; news scarce
anyway
Captain Edison Lilley, distinguishe.d
officer of the late COnfederacy, died in tins
city after an illness of few days
Miss Abbie A. Foster daughter of Post
office Inspector Amos A. Foster, was mar,
red this evening to John W. Wood, OF
Washington, Missouri. ) -,
SAN ANToNfo,SrJanuary 10.-The mar
rage of Miss Abbie B. Foster, daughter OF
Judge Amos p. Foster, United States Pos
tai Agent of Texas, to Mr. John Il. woods,
of Washington, Missouri was celebrated
last night at the Menger Hotel ky Rev.
Father Spillard, of Austin.
Captain Ed Lilly, a well-known and re
sDccted citizen of this city, died last even
ing at his residence at the age of 52years'
The funeral took place to-day from l9I LIT, st;
Marks Cathedral and he was followed
to his last resting place by his nu-
merous friends. Captain Lilly
was at one time n wealthy man, but, unior'
tunatelv, leaves his wife and children very
little wherewith to fight the world.
The German carp have arrived, and are
being distributed.
Squire William L. Walters justice OF
the Peace in the Post Oak precinct,
in this county, died this morning
from apoplexy, caused by excessive alec
holc drinking. The Judges uncle, at the
inquest, stated that he did not think, the
deceased had been sober since October last.
A verdict was rendered in accordance.
Morris Friedman and his wife. late Miss
Sallie S. Splitter, of Dallas, have arrived III
town.
Nine Russian exlcd Jews arrived here to.
lav. They are mechanics and will soon be
employed.
The body of Paul J. Mendish, who died
at Mrs. Blum.nEiow's boarding house, was
shipped to-day to his family at Cincinnati
The severe weather had for several weeks
has occasioned much sickness.
SAN ANTONIO, January ga whole lam
ily named Umsclid came near being pois-
oncd by one of tho daughters, while labor
ing under it of temporary insanity.
Mr.. Jesse Bell, Of Bell d Brothers, leaves
tomorrow morning for the North for the
double purpose Of getting new goods for his
ieNcl-y store and also jewel in the person
IF Miss Dora Diegcs for his own use. His
friends will welcome back the happy
couple.
tine, was attacked by an unknown man
last night, armed with pistol, which was
in close proximity TO his head. and was
robbed Of q pocket book containing SL3lD
The strangcst thing is that in the
scuNle that ensucd, Cramer took the pistol
away from the highwayman: why didn't he
turn around and make him give up his
money?
G}fhv ponds, will do better at the San
Pedro springs here than anywhere in the
me drilling rain for the past forty-cight
hours has again rendered our streets I'M
passable TO pedestrians.
Cias 1Huip. q vOun~efrr from At1aco %
county. has been convicted of horse-stcal-
n.a .HH..H NHfsH
since he was able to DO IL and he was son-
fenced 20 five years.
N has been reported that Joe Cramer had
considerable mOucy, but the knowing ones
0iiuk that the robbery was never commit
ted. Cramcr gamblci heavily this evening,
on which be said De Nas robbed.
SAN ANTOINE, January N.-Some nlncom-
, poop tceeraphed 10 the New York Lven-
| ing Post recently that reports from TIE
ranches say that q disease resembling The
Asiat.c plague has broken ont among tie
! cattlemcn. creating great excitement; %
ed spo shows itself ON thC face ana
su-oading. the head swcils in short time
| and death glways cnsuCs. The discai bal
| ncs tha skin of the doctors, who cannot
identify g." 1t IS useless 10 state that no
such disease has made its appearance DOB
| this city or section. but should the author
of the dispatch 20 the Evening Post be-
/ known his head would be AIT TO have srt.
crai red spots and swell mp toa considerable
] extent.
s.onebraker, Doughcrty and Drake.
charged with r0hhine The United states
mails. will have an examination before
/ United States Commissioner pasch-l ZION
I dav.
Notwithstanding the inclcmcucv Df o..
] weather. the Madison square Theatre Com
p4uv. uiaving Hazel kirie, had iu. hou-
/ 'a-f nirh-. the biggest of the season, i
la-f.