The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-02

PSOo,OoO iol WHICH the state interest
in the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
Railroad was sold to that company.
The money realized from this sale is to
be placed to the credit of the public
free schools, toreplace, in part, moneys
heretofore diverted therefrom.
SWORD PRESENTATION.
Jackson. Miss, February 2S.-A
formal presentation to the legislature
of the sword of General William
Barksdale will be made tonight. Col
onel N. H. Luce, of Yazoo City, makes
the presentation speech.
Both houses passed the bill for the
payment of d. b. Garfield, of Phila-
delphia, for books purchased by the
state in 1860. 1t is generally under
stood the legislature will adjourn on
March 4.
TRAMPS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Joliet, ILL.,, February 2S.-A freight
car loaded with brick was thrown into
ditch eight miles from here, yester-
day. Eight tramps were secreted in
the Car at the time, two of whom were
killed, and the others so badly injured
that their lives are despaired of. The
names of the unfortunate are not
known.
| A NEW YORK FAILURE.
New York, February 28.-Ramsev
Crooks, Gustav Reynard and Edward
Cazode, composing the firm of Cazode,
Crooks & Reynard, merchants of a5
South William street; made an assign
ment this afternoon to ]. Hoguel. No
preferences are stated.
| PROMINENT NORTH CAROLINIAN DEAD.
Wilmington, n. c., February IS
Information has been received here
that Captain R. Murchison, president
Of the Carolina Central railroad and a
leading merchant of this city, died in
New York at O'Clock this morning,
| LAND LEAGUE MEETING.
Boston, February 2S.-Central coun-
Gil of the Irish national land league of
the United States has called general
convention of that body to meet at
Lincoln hall, Washington, d. c., April
IL, 1882.
| HAVANA SUGAR CROP.
Havana, February 28.-The pro-
'onged drouth continues over almost
The whole island. One of its effects is
the gradual impairment of the quality
Of cane. The frequent fires in cane
fields recently owe their origin to the
drouth. Reliably informed persons
state that, although the fires are fire.
quent, all reports of great destruction
are exaggerated. The crop will be
finished at a very early date, the
weather having allowed of uninterrupt-
ed grinding. 1t is now generally esti-
mated that the crop will exceed that
of last year by about IS per cent.
NIHILISTs SENTENCED.
London, February 28.-A dispatch
from St. Petersburg, by way of Berlin,
says: Ten of the nihilist prisoners,
including one woman, who have been
tried for some days past, on various
charges, have been sentenced to death.
rhe remainder of the twenty-one pri-
Soners were sentenced TO various terms
of penal servtude. y
EXPULSION OF FOREIGN CRIMINALS.
Paris, February 2S.-The govern
ment has resolved to modify the law
relating to the expulsion of foreigners,
50 that every foreigner who has been con-
viCted of crime in his native country
may be expelled Immediately without
any Formally. The cases Of those not
convicted must be submitted to the
council of ministers.
SWINDLERS ARRESTED.
Washington, February %. - The
grand jury to-day indicted Samuel G..
Gable, John N. MINK and Charles II.
DICKSON for conspiracy to defraud the
government of the United States by
means Of fraudulent bids for 71oo post
routes located in North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana Ken
lucky, Tenns ssee, Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi, and for corruptIy COM
blning to obtain contracts for the same
by means of bogus sureties. Gable
being the pr nCipal and MINK and