The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-10
Local Dots.

Navarro street should have sidewalks.
MIR. Bryan Callaghan expects to renew
his practice of the law in our city.
Straw hats are in market-the early var
iety command the highest prices.
The sheep men begin to come in and
spring clip.
Alderman Schreiner should be encouraged
in his effort to improve the plazas.
Why were the police not appointed at the
last meeting Of the city council?
Alderman Dryer brings ripe experience
70 the city council. We must conclude that
he will make valuable member.
Mr.. Lorenzo Castro will introduce new
shears for shearing Sheep French inven-
ton, which is simple and very complete.
The Hord hotel, under present manage
ment, keeps open house to the reporters. The
new proprietor is pleasant and liberal.
-Clayin's drug store is conducted as here
tofore, by Robt. Clavin, son OF the late Jas.
Calvin. II
MIR. Louis Dryfoos has disposed Of his
Menger hotel saloon to Max Samuels X Co..
and has gone on visit to New Orleans.
Mr.. Lalley paid $as to the city this morn
ing as penalty for his folly in carrying con-
cealed weapons.
People who have bought U. S. marshaps
and deputy U. S. marshal's claims are begin
ming to feel very tcklish. Mr.. John Stevens
is sufferer to the tune Of $I4oo.
The LIGHT is impersohal-it has only one
editor-and he prefers not to blow his own
horn. 1t employees men to pick up news and
perform other work.
If the aldermen want fair divide Of the
work of the street commissioner and the con-
ineent fund, let each ward have an equal
share.
Gradually every new alderman will have
a little work done in front of his residence,
and then his mouth will be closed for the rest
Of the term.
The residents on Jackson street, near
Romano, enjoy lakeside views. A little more
OF freeze the other night and fine skating
rink would have been made.
Alderman Story has had walk built
across the street to his stable since his cleo
ton; it only shows how public spirited some
men become when they get to be aldermen.
Everybody wants the electric light, and if
the gas company carry out their offers to pri-
vate parties we may expect them to cease
making gas.
One reason why the $4,000 would be
defeated at the polls is that very few people
are in favor of trusting it to the present admin
istrahon.
Alderman Story came near letting the cat
out of the bag when he explained that he had
consulted the best legal talent in the city in
drawing his improvement ordinance. Who
was he?
The street commissioner had the mud
carried away from Navarro street, between
Commerce street and the bridge, and forgot
to have more dirt put back, the consequence
is some terrible nasty holes.
The San Antonio Literary and Debating
society meet this evening in Justice Shields
Office, at eight o'clock, when the proposition
that the demands of labor are more "unreas-
enable than those of capital will be debated.
Captain Bill Tobin is arranging to ship
car load of chile con carne to this city. 1t
sounds like bringing Goals to Newcastle, but
it is just the ant Gle for plcnics and for travel
ers, and is ready prepared for family use.
Passengers who came in on the Inlerna-
tional yesterday report that the passenger
train was ditched night before last this side of
Taylor. That no one was injured seemed al
most miraculous as the track was badly torn
up.
Mrs. May A. McGoveny, wife Of A. Nc
Goveny, died on avenue at 4 O'Clock this
morning, from consumption. The remains of
the deceased will be shipped tomorrow, by
Messrs. Inscho & Blinn, to the deceased's
home in Missouri.
The remarks of the LIGHT of yesterday
have induced the police to pay little at'en-
ton to the Migrants of our city, and it's quite
time something was done to stop the open
begging that has been seen in our streets Of
late.