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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

Georgia papers say that fortune is
waiting for the person who succeeds in max
ing sugar from watermelons.
Near Kingston, N. c., recently, a ne
gro boy, 6years old, shot his sister, aged 4
years, dragged the body into a field, and hid
it in the rows OF cotton. He said the child
began to cry, and to hush it he snapped a
gun at her, as he had been In the habit Of
doing. The charge nearly blew off the
child's head.
A curiosity in the fruit line is on ex-
hibition at Tampa, Fla. 1t consists of five
distinct, fully-matured pineapples on one
stem, touching each other at the sides, and
spread out in the shape OF a fan, and around
the top of the fan. like handsome fringe,
are nineteen crownlets, which will each make
a distinct plant.
Hogs near Kelly Station, KY, are dy-
ing of a disease resembling quinsy.
Girls may now be educated at the
University of Mississippi.
1t is estimated that there are no less
than fifty thousand fine ripe watermelons
shipped north every day from Atlanta, Ga.
A merchant in Tallahassee, Fla, re-
Gently received an order for one hundred
pounds of dried fig-leaves Of a bright color.
As the order came from a large tobacco
mandatory, the use to which the leaves
will be put is easily surmised.
In the western counties of Kentucky
some farmers draw their "wheat money" in
gold and take It home in shot-bags. This
sounds like ante bellum times
Improvements that will cost more
than 81, 100000 are now In course of con-
struction at Birmingham, Ala.
Florida railways employ 10000 men.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

AUGUST crop returns to the Depart
ment of Agriculture from about 5000 corre-
spondents throughout the crop producing
area Of the United States give generally
favorable report. During the month of July
cotton improved. The condition of spring
wheat August was higher than for several
years. 1t is thought probable that the COM
bined spring and winter wheat product
will, without loss from sprouting, reach
0,000,000 bushels, and that estimates as :.
Stunning Is to 20 per cent. more are wild as
sumptions to reduce the price OF wheat in
the hands of farmers. The European out
look is favorable for medium crop, with a
slight reduction In quality. The condition
of the corn crop in the United States is rep
resented SO as against II last year. The
general average condition of other crops Is
good Canadian reports indicate that the
fall wheat crop will prove one of the best on
record. Other crops are good.
MINNIE KRUGER, an eccentric old
maid, has been arrested at Canton, Ohio,
for firing gun-load Of pebbles into bed
room occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Gottleb
Summers. Minnie complained that boys
disturbed her rest by firing guns near her
house; but the story seems to have been In :
vented TO divert suspicion from herself.
MEXICAN advices from Sonora say a
band of some 200 apaches In the Mazatlan
Mountains, near Ures make daily raids in
the valleys in small bodies, burning crops,
houses and numbering inhabitants. During
the past few days forty persons were
murdered within a radius OF twenty flve
miles of Ures. Lazaro Valencia, wealthy
citizen, and two prominent Government Of
| ficials are among the number. At Ranch
Vieju, there was fight lasting four hours.
Four ranchers were killed and the remain
! der wounded. Nine Apaches were left on
the field. The approach Of a body OF Next
can troops caused their retreat. The APP
aches were from San Carlos agencies, and
were all armed with Winchester rides and
cartridges stamped United States. The
Mexican party were armed with muzzle-
leaders. The country is terrorized and bus
mess is paralyzed. Settlers are fleeing to
Ures. All available Mexican troops are
being concentrated. ...la4 ..fiI.A .l
On the 18th of September Louisville,
KY, will celebrate the completion OF three
new lines of railroad by an industrial street
pageant. -loH Ea.lt :,
The English army of occupation in
Egypt has been reinforced by the Third
Division Of the First Army Corps. The Cold
stream Guards have been pushed forward
TO Ramleh, under command Of the Duke OF
cnnnaught
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19
GRIMES AND CAsuALrrEs.

NEAL HARRIS, a prominent planter,
living near Oak Bluff, Clay County, Ark. :,
while insane, the other day, took his little
son, a bright and handsome fellow, in
to the woods, as he said, to kill squirrels.
His wife and daughter followed him, believ.
ing he would do something rash. There was
no one near on whom they could call for as
sistance. They had gone but short dis
lance when Harris stopped and deliberate
ly shot the boy dead, emptying the con-
tents of one barrel Of a double -barreled gun
into his head. He then fired the other bar
rel at his wife and daughter, but fortunately
without fatal effect. He next drew a re-
volyer and killed himself, firing bullet
through his heart. The sad affair causes a
great sensation in Northeast Arkansas.
AT pigeon shooting match in Shen-
andoah. Pa, on the 18th, Robert Parker
was accidentally killed by Hiram Neiswin-
ter. l9
JOHN THOMPSON was killed by James
Neal at the recent Confederate reunion at
Glenn Springs, Upton County, Tenn.
POLICEMAN DOYLE, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, was terribly beaten while attempting
to arrest two roughs on the 18th. Doyle
killed George Alexander and dragged the
other to the station house, where he fell
exhausted from his own wounds.
NELLIE and Mamie Meekham, and
years old respectively, were asphyxiated
at Pullman, ILL.,, on the 18th. The children
were left alone all night, Mr.. Meekham
having missed the last train from Chicago,
and not knowing how to shut of the gas
they blew It out
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The State Department has received

The State Department has received
through the legation at st. Petersburg a
copy Of q circular issued by the Russian
Ministry In relation to the expulsion OF Is
raelites, in which the local authorities are
directed not to expel Israelltes established
prior to 1880 and residing there In virtue Of
regular permission, and on the other hand
directing them to take measures to prevent
new authority being given Israeltes who
have not right Of residence.
The females who failed to get APP.
pointments in the Washington departments
have formed "Women's Labor Organza-
tion," and adopted a series OF resolutions
bitterly denouncing Secretaries Lincoln and
Teller.
Two cases of typhoid fever frightened
all the guests from hotel at Long Branch,
N. j., and the proprietor posted a notice
that he would close the establishment forth.
with. Physicians said the sick men could
not be removed within ten days, and the
landlord consented to keep the house open
that time provided he was paid $500 for
each patient.
UNDER orders from the War Depart
ment, the work of ejecting cattlemen and
their herds from the Cheyenne and Arapa.
hoe Reservation has been commenced. In.
dams who own herds and the families Of
those who have intermarred with whites In
possession OF herds will not be moested.
THE County Insane Asylum at Ian.
caster, Pa, was totally destroyed by fire on
the 18th. The inmates, ia in number, were
all saved after great exertions.
THERE was q savage prize-fght al
Flushing Bay, n. Y, on the 18th. Charles
SchaIenbach and Robert Turnbul pounded
each other into jelly for $780, Schalenbach
was unconscious after the twelfth round.
JUDGE FRENCH, Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury. finds that the new law pro.
hibiting the Chinese from landing in this
country furnishes him with great deal of
work in the way Of making decisions inter.
preting the intention of Congress. He Is
constantly in receipt Of inquiries from Col
lectors Of various ports asking for instruc-
tons. The Collector at Port Townsend, w.
T., asks what he shall do in the case of a
Chnaman who had enlisted in an American
port as sailor, and having served out his
term of enlistment wants to land where he
enlisted. Under the provisions of the new
law, the Collector says, it is clear that he
shall not be allowed to land. But a conflict
arises as between the new and former law
in regard to the sailors. Under shipping
agreement with the Chnaman the captain Of
the vessel bound himself TO land the China
man In an American port. II he fails to do
so he is subject to a fine under the maritime
law. II he does land the Chnaman he
subject to heavier fine under the new law
regarding Chinese.
AS services were about to be held in
the Jail at Toledo, Ohio, the other day, six
teen prisoners made break for liberty.
Sheriff Harbeck knocked down two men
with jimmy, and had his eyes filed with
pepper and salt. Deputy Sheriff Edgar
fred shot at negro, which grazed his
head. After fight Of three minutes the
prisoners were beaten back and the door
locked. An iron bar had been sawed
through with corset steel taken In by some
woman.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
LETTER FROM LAREDO,
News Items Cleaned from Various Sources
by Light Commissioners.
LAREDO, Sept. II, lSS2,


Editor IIGmT:
| have just arrived in the city at T. o'clock,
sharp, AFTER an all nights miserable ride on
train. was greatly surprised to see how much
the city had grown since Was here last. am
t9ld that the population of this place is about
nm" thousand.
Every person is delighted at having the LIGHT
IN ,hrir midst once more. | have met with
much better promises than expected.
| met an old schOOlmatc, Judge VIM. Russell,
VINO has formed partnership in the law bust
| ness with Judge l.. +, Hall. This will make II
good team as they are b3Ih fine lawyers.
Next ! met Charley Pierce. Charley is an
other lllnb OF the law, and Il very rtCOuS
gentleman. lie gave me the limits of his office
20 loaf in.
Next came the old standby, p. s. Babcock.
lttb. as he is called, was all smiles. We
talked awhile, and then smiled MtbcOck il
The proprietor OF the Olive Branch Theatre.
us business maILAgrr is Harry Dcvcrc, an old
time show man. Mr.. Devcrc showed me hi
timely arranged stage; IL can't be beat for beau
w.: ihcy keep the best of order; nothing j.
said or done that would shock the nodc,ty of
IN" most fastidi"u$ lie has in his employ
some very fine talent. Miss Eva Emmcrson
Mystic change artist, isa splendid performer:
displaying grace and ease to he erly led l,y many
Of the beauties of the foutlights
! took in the Mexican show, of which Mr. Jci
MINER Is proprietor Jctf took pleasure in
showing us around. To Il person who has never
seen the ScnOrIl;S on the stage it is quite u
treat.
Mr.. Van Alstyne, an old San Antonio bar
man, Is manager of the Olive Branch Theatre
bar. Van is ever ready to attend to the wants
OF the thirsty. You can get a good drink and
see the girls dance.
Pat. Lawlcr of Corpus Christi notOricty, is
living on the other side of the river, Pat SAWS
Ireland will run well in Mexico as wen aS on
THIS side OF the river. Corpus Christi people
can I stomach Johnny, they know his war
record; thcy nave not forgot his tyruny while
III corpus thriSll during the war. Down with
the old tyrant.
Tom OchiItrcc the rrd-!cldcd ranger will ad-
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
1t Is Not At All Strange But True.

lishment of l.. Wolfson and never see the pro-
prictOr but this is accounted for by the fact
that Mr.. WolrSun supcrintcnds in person I'LL the
different branches of his huge cnIpol lIIm of
everything that cam be desired. Ocular de
mOnStrat ion shows that his store il crowded by
purchasers from morning until night, so much
uS to make il IL difficult task to get through
the thrOng of the fair ones, that crowd the
fancy dress department and lay in their
stock for fall decorations, of which the
stock is immense in all it's intrinsic and delicate
SELECTIONS In connection with this never
ceasng flow of visitors and customers the little
army oi employees Mr.. WOlfson necessarily
needs and who are kept busy, the store resen-
but hustle and industry. This is no cXaggcr,l-
ton, but solid fact; it but shows what the en-
ergy, pluck and business enterprise of one man
can accomplish who means but I" win
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT.

A SIS, 600 hotel is to be constructed Oh the
beach 1T Galveston.
Pensacola reports 10 new cases, but no
deaths, in the last "a hours.
Brownsville reports thirty new cases yes
terday.
The fever seems to have taken a new start
at matamoros.
Plantamour the Swiss astronomer, is dead.
-Four women were killed yesterday by the
falling of butress of St. Patrick's Cathedral,
at Dublin, Ireland.
The French minister of affairs has sent a
congratulatory dispatch TO Gladstone over the
result in Egypt
The Egyptian war seems to be overt was
a very poor affair at best.
The loss of the British at Tel-el- X ebir was
one hundred and fifty, including thirty killed.
Eight officers are among the dead.
Arab Pasha is virtually prisoner, and the
VIII lie rebellion has c Elapsed. The EngIsh
are in possession OF CAIRO.
Barney Fagin, well known Jig and clog
da Ger, was arrested in Boston for bigamy,
having varied Miss Lizzie Mulvey. song
and dance artist Of Kansas City, while having
a wife and child in Boston.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
q, My, Whata i'ib!

AT Cape May Oscar Wilde wore his rsthe-
tic suit with the sweetness oil Maiden" but
being posed to his liking in big arm chair, a
waiter was asked to be good enough to bring
bottle OF vine and box of cigars. The wine
was old and the cigars were as black as ink;
but he smoked, drank, and chatted until mid
night. ''Some one who got a glimpse of the
merry company end at starting array ul open
mouthed bottles in an atmosphere of smoke"
says the Philadelphia Times, "started the ru-
nor that wicked attempt was being made to
get Oscar drunk. But the wise did not utter
fere, for they knew that the Apostle of Beauty
could put the whole crowd under the table,
and yet keep his own head as clear as bell"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
A GAS HOUSE NUISANCE,
Th" People Alarmed About the Water of
the San Pedro Fish Dying and tho
Nuisance Unabated

Mr.. Connor, who lives near the crossing OF
South Flores street and the San Pedro, at the
settlement known as Beanvllle, complains Of
the contamination of the waters of the San
Pedro 10y the refuse Of the gas factory--he
states that this discharge from the gas factory
has so impregnatcd the water of tn San Pedro
as to cause the fish to die in that stream, and
the hundreds of people who depend upon it
for water for domestic purposes are driven to
the river for their supply. Good, pure water
is one Of the first essentials to the health of
community and sewerage from gas factories
and hospitals emptied into the purest spring
branch would make it unfit to use Of course
the gas company has its right, but one of them
is not the right to destroy the purity OF a
stream that supplies hundreds Of families.
The city authorities should examine into this
complaint and correct the evil.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
RAILWAY NEWS.

The Mexican National railway has length
OF about 400 miles in Mexico.
The earnings of the Mexican National al
ready promise dividend on the stock the first
year.
The Texas and Pacific earnings. for the first
week in September, increased $4,000.
{. B. Gray, assistant general passenger
agent of the Houston and TEXAS Central rail-
way, is in New York, and H. o. Carr, pay
master OF the road, is taking a pleasure tour
with his family.
Frank Leach has resigned as chief dispatch
er Of the International to accept similar po-
sition on the Wabash at Springfield, ILL.,,
John l.. Walters, the present assistant dis
patcher, will succeed him.
1t is rumored that Joe Herrin, superinten-
dent of the international railway, is to be APP
pointed superintendent Ct the Iron Mountain.
w. II Harding, president of the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson, is mentioned as the
probable successor to Mr.. Herrin's present
Office
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
LIGHT SPARKS.
Jay Minter is fond of iCed-tea.

Jay Minter is fond of iced-tea.
Peter Freer has fancy for linen coats.
Recorder Anderson has given considerable
attention to the science of physiognomy.
Mayor French enjoys his dolce for nicnte
coatless in the Mayors Office.
Thad Smith, the county clerk. is acquiring
facility Of expression in the Spanish language.
District clerk Dashcl has the reputation of
knowing deal about gastronomy.
Justice Anton Adam poses as Model Of
Dignity.
Capt Baldus, the city clerk, rolls cigarettes
with an case acquired by long practice.
Local lawyers have been notified to pay
their vocation tax.
An heir has been been born to the wife of
Mr.. Gus. kampmann.
"A little child of Dr.. Mayes, narrowly es-
capped drowning in ditch day before yester-
day.
AN enjoyable entertainment was given by
Prof. Katzenberger at San Pedro Springs last
night.
Maj. II. b. Adams has entered into con
tracts with large number of Mexicans in an
ticipation of busy cotton picking season.
The woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion will meet this afternoon in Trinity church
at o'clock.
WIN Esser pleaded guilty before u. S.
Commissioner Paschal to dealing in liquor
without license.
Tom Ochiltree's canvass in Corpus Christi
hoc he c,tccocof,,1
Laredo on Monday, the 18th inst.
"A child of C. F. Cotton, Express repor-
ter, was run over yesterday, and sustained
serious internal injuries.
AN architect tells us that the walls of Ian
da's old store, on Commerce street, is in a
dangerous condition, and unless it is "shored
up" an accident of a serious character may
be expected.
Large numbers of fish are dying of the
effects of filth turned into San Pedro creek
from the gas pools, and the water of the'creek
is rendered useless.
DIR. r. L. Graves and Capt. John Dob
bin had rencontre in the Arlington saloon
last night. The trouble arose over differ
ence OF opinion about the Thompson case.
"A license was issued yesterday for the
marriage of Henry James ard R. c. Baptist.
"A. Heiligmann called on Clerk Marks at
the recorders court to-day to get him to change
the record in a case wherein c. ITciligmann
was fined for having been drunk, but ga
Heiligmann" appeared Oh the court docket.
Capt. r. Jordan, the owner fsome Of the
largest flocks Of sheep in Western Texas, ar
rived from Laredo to-day and is registered at
the Central Hotel
Sheriff Tompkins, of LaSalle county was
married in Cotulla yesterday to Miss Hill, the
daughter of prominent stock dealer. Mr..
Tompkins and wife arrived here this morning
City Engineer Smith is drawing a plan Of
the route the thieves must have taken who
stole his horses few days ago.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
RIO GRANDE GOLD FIELDS.

The copper Duke mine, where Pat. Breen
found an eight-pound nugget of gold last week,
is situated, says the Rio Grande Republican,
on the south side Of Black Mountain, about
eight miles north of San Augustin Pass, on the
east side of the Organs. The claim is owned
by Lenoir, Hostetter and Rouiller, of Las
Cruces. The shaft is joint one between the
Copper Duke and a claim adjoining, belong
ing to Pat Breen. In the vicinity IRE bodies
of ore containing from IS to 70 per cent. of
copper and lodes bearing from to 65 ounces
Of gold 70 lht ton.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
THE NEW CAPITOL CONDEMNED.
1t Resembles the Administration That
Built 1t.

The experts chosen to expert upon the
cause Of the fall Of the new capitol Messrs. J.
H. Kampmann, John Hendrickson and J.
Lahore, have reported, and it is certainly one
of the worst examples Of swindling public
work ever exposed to the public view, and
should condemn the administration under
which it has been built. We clip the follow
ing from the report:
We do not think it safe to continue the con-
struction of the building in the manner in
which it is now being CONSTRUCTED, for the
reason that building having walls the heigh
of this building, with said walls united and
unbranded, with the use of too much mortar
and stones, and constructed SO rapidly.
must necessarily be insecure and unsafe
The building is neither sufficiently, nor
we'll anchored. From the manner in which
the roof is constructed, it is also unsafe, being
put up in the slightest and shoddiest style, no
single portion of ii being securely or properly
constructed. 1t is our candid opinion thai
from the kind of wok being done upon the
building it will continue to crack until at the
end Of FIVE or six years it will be totally unfit
for occupancy, and probably dangerous fol
persons passing near it. We believe that the
plastering cannot be held on 2x4 studded
partition, which is fifteen feet high by forty
seven feet long We would recommend that
the entire north and west walls be taken down.
and that there be constructed in lieu thereof
substantial, well-banded walls, two and one
half feet thick, with large, heavy stone to the
second floor, and continue up two feet to
the top. From those walls there should be
thorough anchors through the south walls, re-
serving said new walls as a basis for anchor
ing. There should be thorough and COM
plete anchoring of the wall on Congress Ave
nue. at each intersection of the floors, and
wherever anchorage is introduced through tho
old walls. 10 DE through flush anchors. 1t is
our opinion that the present roof should be
entirely removed and reconstructed i'll a sub
stantial manner
The causes Of the falling of portion Of
the building we attribute not to any defect in
the foundation, but TO the faulty manner Of
the construction Of the walls. which, being in
green condition, with he mortar unset, were
easily beaten down by heavy rainfall, which
was materially assisted by he vibration of the
roof
Baltimore has just closed its grand festival
Of the order Of the Orient
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-15
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Harry Mayer has returned from Monterey
ID. c. Anderson and A. ]. Outtersde OF
this city are in Galveston.
Col Cheney Prouty is in Laredo, attending
to his rancho interests.
Col. w. L. Wadsworth started for Austin
yesterday.
S. Tuttle, master shepherd of FRO, is on
the books at the Vance.
Maj. G.. J. Gooch, attorney for the In,erna-
tional railway, is guest at the Menger.
Capt. T. L. Oglesby, of tire rangers, is at
Menger.
G. F. Whitney, of the Texas Mexican rail
way, is registered at the Maverick.
Charles Emmett, Corpus Christi, is among
the guest, at the Maverick
E. p Griswold ank !. c. Gregory have re-
turned from Mexico, and are staying at the
Maverick.
Thos. l.. Darby & r. G. Reid, contractors
with the Sunset railway, is registered at the
Menger.
II. B. Snider, of Snider & Holmes, ST.
Louis, and Geo. w. Tuthill, of the St. Louis
Paper Co., are in town.
Col. Pedro Valdez is in the city on his wav
to Pedras Negras, to interview General Ire
vino.
Major R. Ralston, St. Louis bread man,
26 years of age, and but 81 inches high, is a,
the Vance hotel.
A. Morris, prominent clothier. has re-
turned with large stock of goods from New
Yo,k.
John Fohn has sold his store at D'Hanis t.
A. earle, Of Castroville, and will engage in
the cattle and sheep business.
Mr.. Eager's health is improving and he ex
poets to return at the end of the present
month.
B. Knippenberg, general agent of the An
heusers Bush Brewing Co., has engaged car
penters to accompany him to Laredo to re-
construct the ice-houses recently burned
there.
Mrs. M. Belle Nichols will deliver a lecture
at the springs Monday night. There will be
musical relievants, followed by dance The
admission will be Is cents, and the proceeds
will be given to the yellow fever sufferers.
Mr.. Arthur Chase returned home last night
from the west.
MIS-. +. n. fTldnaHi, nee MISS MINNIE
Owens, of Victoria, is at the Hord hotel.
A thirteen ycar-old bride is at the Nav
erick
Lady Caher, of New Philadelphia, is visit
ing the city. 1t is said that she is about to
retire from the az ncy of the G. H. & S. A
X. r.. although the people of tina, town are
using all influence t. induce her to remain
among them.
Mr.. Alfred Theakstoue, the well known tea
dealer of London, England, has arrived in
San Antonio, and has been engaged by MIR
X. a. Holland, of the City Tea Store.