The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-04
LOCAL DOTS.

-Venor says we are to have wet summer.
--May-day picnics have been scarce this
season.
Prof Rote looks happier since he has
declared against the rod.
The Maverick hotel had only two vacant
rooms last night.
The young ladies pound party comes off
at the Soledad street church tomorrow night.
Sidewalk building is progressing finely
on Houston street,
-Messrs. Byrnes & Kerr have taken quite
a number of orders Tor mesquite sidewalk
pavement.
One of the colored Sunday schools gave
picnic to-day.
The finest printing can be seen at the
LIGHT Office.
Hon. Theo. G.. Anderson has our thanks
for public documents.
The performance of Red Riding Hood
realized nearly Sligo.
-Turn-Verein hop Saturday May 9th. For
members and guests only.
The pear crop in this city is declared to
be greater than ever before.
Some of the young folks of the I'd and
4th ward give picnic Tomorrow.
There is an air of business about our mer-
chants exchange under its new management.
Some beautiful poker tables have been
received for the club, over the postoftice.
There were several bales of cotton exhib-
tied on the military plaza this morning.
Frank Sparrow's dramatic sketch, "The
pulpit VS.. barkeepers, will draw full house.
Justice Adams has fined Major Converse
$Ioo for failing to appear at the Nelson in
quest.
George w. Tuthill, representing the St.
Louis paper company, is in the city taking
orders.
Barr, the photographer has certainly struck
oil. See notice OF his new discovery in an
other place.
e. Niggl has taken out permit for
two-story lumber stable I2xI8 on the west side
of Alamo street.
The soldiers have just got their pay. As
a result many of them are being interviewed
by the recorder.
Jim Searcy, colored boy, possessed Of
an unenviable reputation, has been arrested
and jailed for stealing revolver.
Cunningham, the would-be suicide, has
been removed to the hospital and is said now
to be more an imbecile than lunatic.
"A regular bachelors club is to be organ
lied as soon as suitable rooms can be secured.
No gambling of any kind will be allowed.
The news that Mr.. II. B. Prescott has
been killed by Indians is confirmed, and it is
reported that his remains we're buried in
Clifton.
-Kaplan waived examination yesterday.
and was released on $2so bond, signed by
Mr.. l.. Wolfson and Mr.. Sol. Deutsch, to APP
pear before the grand jury at the June term.
Louis Chapman, who was involved in the
Menger hotel shooting ARRAY, when Holiday
lost his life, was before the recorder yester-
day for using insulting language and fined SIS.
The motto of the San Antonio business
man seems to be-''make money to-day, and
let to morrow take care of itself" But it is
the wisdom of foresight that insures pros
perity.
MIR. George Findlay and family have ar
rived at the Central hotel from Manchester,
England. Mr.. Findlay was engaged as a
carpenter and builder in Manchester, and has
come to locate among us.
Our city is now reapiug the harvest of the
ten thousand railroad builders west of us.
When they quit something else must take
their place, or we will experience dull bust
ness wave about midsummer.
Willie Walker, who, it is said, has es-
capped from the lunatic asylum, was recently
found in Lovers Lane. He speaks nationally
on many points, but is evidently demented,
and he has therefore been sent to the poor
house.
The Literary and Debating Society meet
in the district court tonight at eight o'clock.
The subject for debate is "Resolved that COR
poreal punishment in our schools be abolish
ed" ladies and gentlemen are admitted
upon the introduction Of members.
Professor A. H. J. Barbour has been ap-
pointed organist and choir director of the
San Fernando cathedral. Mr. Barbour is an
English gentleman, and musician of no
mean order, and we congratulate the church
in having secured the services of an accom-
plished organist
One of our business men recently visited
.aredo, and was astonished to find Galveston
and New Orleans doing the business with
that place; he was told that San Antonio was
too busy and too dear q place IN oct satisfac-