The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-27
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
RIVAL COTTON EXCHANGES.

ing or even employing any person who is
member OF the new cotton exchange.
NEW STEAMER.
Chester Pa, March 25.-The new iron
steamer Roanoke built al Roach'S for the Old
dominion Steamship Company, left the city
this afternoon for New York, TO enter the ser
vice of the company.
SUDDEN DEATH AT COLUMBUS, GA.
Columbus Ca, March 25.-L. T. Downing,
4 prominent lawyer and United States COM
missioner, dropped dead about 9 O'Clock last
night.
SrAR-ROUTE TRIALS.
Washington, March 24.-The star-route
cases were again postponed until Friday.
FIGHTS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND IRISH SOL
DIERS.
London, March 25.-There have been con-
tinual disturbances in Galway between the
eghty-eighth regiment (Connaught rangers)
and the eighty-fourth, an English regiment.
Thursday night the Connaughts, assisted by
a mob, attacked the picket of the English and
cheered for Ireland. There were several bay
onet wounds on both sides.
Paris, March 2s.--The committee on petit
tons of the chamber of deputies, after confer
ring with M. de Freycinct, prime minister,
relative to the best means of ending the scan
dial of the Monaco gaming tables, has decided
that the subject is not one for the consdera-
ton Of the chamber, but for diplomatic action.
RACING IN ENGLAND.
London, March 25.-The race for the Liver
pool spring cup was won by Lord Ellismer's
Wallenstein, Captain Machell's Valor second.
Wallenstein is an American horse.
NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSED.
Constantinople, March 25.-The Levant
Herald, the English daily newspaper, has
been suppressed.
THE FRENCH LEGISLATURE.
Paris, March 25.-M. Daniel Wilson has
been elected president of the budget com
mittee.
VIRGINIA MURDERER CAPTURED.
Lynchburg, March 25.-Informaton has
reached here from Amherst Court House to
day, to the effect that James Rhodes, the muir
derer of the Masseys, in Albemare, was cap
tured near Cunningham's mill, in this county,
on Thursday evening, and carried to Lexing-
ton and there lodged in Jail.
INDIAN CROW DOG GUILTY.
Deadwood, d. r. March a5.-The jury in
the case of Crow Dog, on trial for the murder
Of Spotted Tail, rendered verdict OF guilty
yesterday. Crow Dog will appeal to the Su
preme Court.
FUSION IN MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 2s.-The Demo-
Gratis and Working-m have combined on a
candidate for mayor. The Working men have
organized in behalf of the striking cigar
makers.
STATE DEBT IN TENNESSEE POLITICS.
NASHVILLE, March 25.-The State execu-
live committee Of the high tax wing Of the
democratic party, adopted a resolution last
night instructing the chairman to call con-
vention Of the democratic party in conjunction
with the chairman of the executive committee
of the State credit wing In the event of the
State credit wing refusing to issue a joint call,
the chairman of the high-tax wing is instructed
to call a convention May ii to nominate a
candidate for governor; that the people al
county conventions be requested TO express
their sense of the basis on which the State
debt should be settled, and whether the ques-
ton should be submitted to a direct vote of
The people.
LA SALE CELEBRATION ABANDONED.
New ORLEANS, March 2s.-Livaoak Grove
and Mosegar crevasses, in Plaquemine parish,
have been closed. A crevasse occurred this
morning at St. Sophie plantation, Plaque
mines parish, but was closed tciS evening,
The only crevasse below the city now is that
at Story's plantation. AS this does but little
damage, it will be left open until the water de-
clines.
AT meeting of committees representing va
rious associations, it was resolved to abandon
the idea of celebrating the bicentennial ami
versary of LaSalIe's discovery of the mouth of
the Mississippi. This action was based on
the distressing condition of affairs in the lower
valley.
NEW ORLEANS COMPETITIVE DRILL.
New Orleans, March 25.-The annual COM
petltive drill of the Crescent Regiment takes
place about the 25th of May. The volunteer
military organizations throughout the Union
are invited to participate. Handsome prizes
have been offered. 1t is believed finely
drilled company Of Cuban volunteers, from Ha-
vana, will be present.
RRSPITRD MURDERER ESCAPED.
Columbia, S. c., Marco 2s.-Tames J. Gle
burn, sentenced to hang on the 18th inst, for
numbering Alexander Shearn. of Camden, and
who was respited by the governor, to April IA,
escaped from kershaw Jail this morning. Every
effort is being made to recapture him.
SENATOR HILL.
Philadelphia, March Ex-senator Hill, of
Georgia, who had an operation performed on
his tongue al Jefferson hospital, this city, has
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