The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

City Of Mexico, July Io.-This morning
the electoral colleges met throughout the
country to choose deputies and senators for
the new congress. There is considerable an
imation among politicians, though no disturb
ance has occurred as far as known. The
friends of the administration have generally
been elected.
THE PROHIBITION VOTE.
Burlington, July Io.-The Hawkeye pub
fishes official returns from the entire state on
the prohibition amendment to the constitu-
ton. The figures are furnished by the various
county auditors, and are reliable, save those
from Calhoun county. The total vote cast
was go, 264; for the amendment, I54,85o;
against, I25,4I3; majority for the amendment,
29,43S.
RE-EMPANELING THE GRAND JURY.
Washington, July Io.-In accordance with
special order made by Judge Wylle, on Fri
day last, seventeen members of the grand
iury assembled tn the criminal court room this
morning for the purpose of considering new
evidence to be presented to them in the star
route cases. The district attorney reported
that there were six absences, and the marshal
was directed to summon a sufficient number
of persons to complete the panel pending
which action, the jury was dismissed.
ANOTHER RIPPLE IN POLITICS.
Nashville, July Io.-The delegates to the
state convention are arriving. The credit
democrats are dissatisfied with the state plat
form of the late democratic state convention
OF June 10th. This convention promises to
be we'll attended from Middle Tennessee, and
there is strong possibility that the conven-
ton will put up another candidate for gov
ernor.
AN EXTENSIVE CIVIL SUIT.
New York, July Io.-A special from Chat
tanooga says: A bill was filed this morning
in the chancery court by M. c. Reynolds and
wife, setting up claims to greater portion of
the fifth ward of Chattanooga and instituting
proceedings against the ninety-eight occupants
of the same. 1t involves several hundred
thousand dollars worth of property.
STRIKING CoAL-HEAvERs CAUSE TROUBLE.
Jersey City, July Io.-The striking coal
beavers avoided the docks where new men
were working in their places as long as the
police were stationed there. The police force
has grown smaller daily under continued
peace, until to-day none were sent to the
docks. A body Of strikers embraced the
opportunity and drove away the workmen
with stones. The police were notified, and
the strikers were in turn driven from the
docks and the men returned to work.
STEWARDS CONGRESSIONAL CHANCR-THE
HORTICULTURAL AND PoMoLoGICAL DIS
PLAY.
Houston, July Io.-To night the city is full
of delegates to the county convention, which
meets to morrow to nominate officers. Stew
art, for congress, is largely in the ascendant.
His followers held two caucuses tonight. In
one they come within four of two-thirds ma
iority necessary to nominate. The highest
excitement prevails. There will be warm
work tomorrow in the convention.
The horticultural and Psychological associa-
ton hold their exhibition tomorrow. There
will be large exhibition of fruits, melons,
vegetables, and flowers from almost every sec
ton of the state.
THE FREIGHT-HANDLERS STRIKE.
New York, July Io-The freight-handlers'
strike is unchanged. A few disturbances oc
Cured along the river front, but in the main
order was preserved. A committee of strik-
ers are busily engaged collecting subscriptions
from merchants, and report that they are quite
successful. Freight at the piers is being re-
ceived very slowly, and as slowly handled.
Two Italians were attacked in battery park
this morning, while on their way to work,
and quite roughly handled. No arrests made.
The men think they should have struck for
twenty-five cents, when the companies would
have been glad to have compromised at TWEEN
ty cents.
RUSSIAN JEWS BEATEN.
New York, July Io.-A party of brickyard
laborers to-day, passing the Erie freight
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