The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-28
LOCAL DoTs.

-I1eiNoeI& suee' SioSA k''e' i"'Ao""
time.
The new courthouse is only to cost $37,s
923.
"A license was issued this morning for the
marriage of Paul Polite to F. Drzymalla.
The District court adjourned last evening
until Monday.
The recorder has returned and occupied
his accustomed seat this morning.
Prof. J. M. Hunt will hold his next
musical convention at Corpus Christi.
The Maverick hotel furnishes excellent
ice cream.
Col. P. B. Freer invites you all to join his
picnic at Medina park Sunday.
Gov. Brown administered good deal Of
railroad sense to the legislature mixed with
tafy.
The street car track is nearly completed
force at work on same.
The Hotel Maverick is already having a
! big run, and deserves it, for You can get a
| splendid meal at this gem Of hotel.
| The jurys verdict yesterday declared that
Theodore Aleman was accidentally drowned
while bathing in the San Antonio river.
The matter of a reform in the city sur
veyors department is now too prominently
before the city council to be avoided.
| Col. Blanton Duncan has left off the con-
temptation of the stars and gives the public
| his views on anti monopoly, and labor rights.
"A ten dollar limit at poker game means
that greenhon getting experience may lose
$500 in a single night at club.
In the case of EVENING LIGHT Co. VS.
Alamo Mills, suit on account for printing, be-
fore Justice Shields, yesterday, was decided in
favor Of plaintiff.
ct al, for malicious mischief, before Justice
the action Of the grand jury.
| Chief Duerler thinks that incendiarism is
rife in the community. Take drink of ice
cold soda water and keep cool, should be his
| motto.
| MIR. E. c. Tatum, formerly proprietor
of the Buffalo Camp Yard store, now mer-
chant 81 Kerville, is in the city making pur-
chases.
The constitution and bylaws revision
committee Of the Mechanics and Working
\ mems union will be held in Strives hall at 8
o'clock prompt.
The inquest upon Nelson has been ad-
journed sine die in consequence of the failure
of the railway officials to send the conductors
of the two trains which collided.
| "A call meeting of the B. B. A. is an
nounced for o'clock tonight in Strives
hail. The Kaplan defalcation will, we be-
leve, be the main subject for consideration.
| MIR. C. J. Theriott for several years
book keeper for H. Grenet, is now travelling
| salesman for west Texas district for Gus
Levy & Co., of Galveston.
-Hertzberg's clock is up and doing its
work. 1t is one of the most useful additions
that could be made, but the general opinion is
city time.
The Mexican Benevolent society will hold
celebration at the San Pedro springs, on
May 9Th. 9th and 9TH, in memory Of General
Zaragoza. Dancing the first night free. There
will be several addresses in the Mexican
language.
The Express, in remarking upon the
Smith assault, says 'the LIGHT man came out
second best" Now this is unkind, in view of
the fact that we made it appear that the Ex-
press man came out first best when Judge o.
caned him.
MIR. John H. Gray, conductor on the In
ternational, running between Palestine and
San Antonio, with headquarters at this place,
has been transferred to the Houston division.
Gray has made many friends here who wish
him continued success.
The system of fees for private surveying
as carried on under our city ordinances is
without excuse or justification. The city
should not attempt to run private surveyors
Office, and the people should be at liberty to
have their surveying done by private survey
ors. As it is the people are paying out large
sum OF money to have private work done
which is charged extraordinarily to each person
having it done.
The inquest on the body of Gus. Nelson
has not been concluded. 1t seems that some
body in connection with the railroad has dis
covered that it was IN illegal inquest, because
held in another county than that where the
man was killed. 1t appears that the coroner
was informed there was dead body in the
county, and he proceeded to hold an inquest,
when railroad officials failed to appear to tes-
tify, and the jurisdiction question was sprung.
The body vas found in this county by the
proper officers, and they proceeded to do
their duty. A man may be killed in one
county and dragged into another and the in
quest is proper in the county in which the