The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-18
LIGHT SPARKS.

room.
Sim Hart rafles a fine horn chair, Satur-
day night.
Three building permits were issued yes
terday; none to-day.
This is an off-year in politics. ireland
seems to be considerably OH.
The county Judge has apportioned the
school fund for the county at $1,000.
Miss Jennie Cotton gainedthe first place
in the recent examination for school teachers.
1.-THE king is dead-loneli live the king
Mr.. Thad Smith succeeds his father as county
clerk.
The business of the county court is sus-
pended o-day in respect to the memory OF
Sam S. Smith.
AS the summer months are generally dull
in the way of amusements, the political cam
paign is great relief.
COL Kerble has given all the trees at San
Pedro park dressing of white-wash, which
gives them a fine appearance.
"A check for $1,000 was handed to Mr..
Lacoste this morning as the aPportionment OF
free school funds for this county.
Judging from the boisterous carryng-on
of several bands Of young America, one
might have thought it was the 4th of July last
night.
One of A. B. Franks teams ran away yes
terday, and the wagon collided with Dr.
Kings buggy and two country wagons, which
were seriously damaged.
"A call is circulated for a meeting of men,
bers of the bar, to pass resolutions Of respect
regarding the late S. S. Smith, deceased--to
meet at p. m, sharp.
The San Antonio Debating Society has
instructed it's secretary to correspond with the
secretary of the Waco Lyceum to arrange for
Gov. Davis, Col. DeGress. Col. Jno. T.
Haynes, of Williamson, Judge Schultz, Judge
Tegner and number of the delegations from
the eastern counties, left by the morning train.
Boy wanted to sell newspapers from 1890
to D. m. daily. Salary ST. a week, commits
sion on paper sales, and bonus. Apply to H.
Ryder-Taylor, LIGHT Office, at 7 p. m. to-
night.
If the papers and documents collected by
the late Sam. S. Smith could be properly edit
ed and published, they would furnish an in
teresting history of affairs in the city for more
than quarter Of a century.
MIR, Wckland killed three old rattlesnakes
with forty-eight young ones, instead, as we
stated yesterday, one snake with eighteen
young ones. In few days these forty-eight
reptiles would have been self-sustaining, had
they lived.
&C. Hill will open his new saloon. corner
of Presa and Vallitta streets, tomorrow morn
ing at eight o'clock. A fine lunch will be
spread for visitors from half past 9 a. M.
when Mr.. Hill will be glad to welcome his
friends. 8-I7-2t
The county commissioners court convened
this morning on call from the Judge, in order
to meet the emergency and appoint county
clerk in place of Sam. S. Smith, deceased
Upon motion Thad Smith was unanimously
chosen, and as soon as bond will be made the
Judge will qualify him and turn over the keys
and put him in possession.
The school committee have had under
consideration the question Of employing mar
ried women as teachers in our public schools,
but do not appear to have arrived at any def
mite conclusion. The city council, however,
whilst rejecting Mrs. Simpson have reap
pointed Mrs. Murphy (nee Hanns) }, and there
by have given sanction to the principle.
Frank Culbreath, who was badly hurt
some time ago and cured by close attention OF
DR.. Menger, left the hospital without permits
sion, though convalescent and left word that
he was going to sell newspapers on the Sunset
extension. DR.. Menger has received letters
frpm the boys father and grandmother Of
very affectionate tone. The father says that
his son was always a hayward boy, but it
seems that the lesson was not to him suftl-
GENTLY strong to have any effect.
An amusing incident in the recent repub-
lican congressional convention, which was
not reported at the time, occurred while Mr..
Manning was making speech in defense Of
federal Office holders in general, and himself
| in particular. "We are not here" said the
postmaster, ito dictate to the president of the
United States what he should and what he
should not do. 1t is he who dictates to US"
The sentence was hardly finished and the last
word had hardly left the speakers lips, when
Mr.. Seele, Of Comal county, an impe,uous but
sensible and high minded German, jumped to
his feet as though shot from the mouth OF a
cannon, and Numbered at the offending post
master in tones loud enough to awaken the
slumbering dead: No, no; never, never; the
president of the United States rules over a
free people. He is not and never will be a
DICTATOR. rs. A. Express.
The Weather.
Observations taken at s:4a. m. San An
tonic, barometer, 80 %, thermometer, IS;