The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-11
LOCAL DOES.

LOYAL DOES.
Col. Lee has at last arrived.
Are you gou going to Medina park. Sum-
day? is the question
authoratively stated that he is a candidate for
governor.
The Mexican Social Club will give pic
mic and hop at San Pedro springs Saturday
night The picnicer of the EVENING LIGHT
has been invited.
The excursion tickets from Houston and
Galveston, round trip are $500 from the list
to the 4th Of June.
-Hertzberg is making his street clock or
namental with paint and gliding and useful,
by adopting city time.
Prof. Katzenberger has returned from his
trip to Laredo and reports good success with
his concert at that place.
Captain Jake Marshall was among the
successful bidders for government contracts.
lake has evidently soured on the city.
Labor at the front and on the Pecos is in
great demand, and contractors are now in the
city offering two and half dollars per day for
labor.
-Storey's rag baby, our future great
ness" contests public popularity with ''How
love gamblers and barkeepers" at the Vau-
deville.
Letters have been received to the effect
that at least five hundred persons will come
up from Houston and Galveston to attend the
volksfest.
The damage suit of French Whitecotton
against the G. H. & S. A. r. r. was dismissed
in Justice Adams court, this morning, for
want Of prosecution.
The rehearsal of the beautiful cantata,
''The Flower Queen" for the free school ex-
hibition," will be commenced tomorrow night
under direction of Prof. Katzenberger.
Prof. Katzenberger returns from Laredo
perfectly delighted with his success, and with
party al the culture great"
DR.. Lindner has been informed that 900
persons will visit San Antonio from Houston
and has been requested to secure quarters for
them. A large party are also expected from
Galveston.
Hoods brigade meet here on June 27th.
Those who are willing to assist in the celebra-
ton should give Messrs H. Cunningham and
Ed. Buckley call. Ladies are especially in
vited to assist.
The Express expresses itself satisfied with
the 10th district because it contains over 4, 600
democratic majority. Still the democratic pol
ticians are always uneasy when the majority
is whitfield down to thousand or SO.
Fred Locker, an English builder, well
known and widely respected in our city, has
accepted a position of trust under Mr.. J. C..
Howard, at his camp on the Pecos, and leaves
the city to join the camp on Tuesday night.
The sale of the balance of the volksfest
stands will be arranged tonight at Turner
hall, ats o'clock, sharp. Persons interested
are invited to attend. The sale will not take
place on the grounds as heretofore announced
The first shipment of wool over the rail-
road from Corpus Christi has just arrived here
and if fair prices are realized there is but
little doubt that San Antonio will become the
district market for that material.
A citizen button-holed our reporter this
morning to ask him a connundrum, why DR..
Chew did not accept DR.. Graves invitation
yesterday to settle their difference Ia Ryan
and Sullivan. He of course gave it up, and
was told because he didn't Chew-se to. An
other asked why DR.. Graves was like Star
navy tobacco, answered because it was much
Chew-ed. The next man who gets up puns
in this way, he proposes to settle it on the