The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-03

Local Dots.
The day was draped with mourning.
To-day has been sort of black Friday.
The eldest son of Mr.. Clavin, is danger
ously i'll.
The severest rain storm Of the winter be-
gan last night.
The Y. M. B. A. masquerade ball comes.
off at the Casino tomorrow night.
"A man named Holbrook was arrested this
morning for being drunk and down.
DIR. Bennett is reported sick. The doctor
attended Mr.. Clavin and was taken sick last
night.
In the death of Mr.. James Calvin the
Irish Land League loses very earnest, warm
friend.
Alderman Pauly says he is for right and
justice too. From indications the present
council are all right and justice.
1T is proposed to start silt club in order
that our streets may be traversed with some
degree of comfort.
While the sidewalks are being attended to
the city should not forget its duty to attend to
all crossings. Many require attention and the
number should certainly be extended.
I'm the present disgraceful state of our
streets, it would alleviate matters if the cross
ings were swept so that the ladies and chill
dren could cross them.
The dark, rainy weather, muddy streets,
and deaths doings have cast a gloom over
our business community. A chearful man is
God send at such time.
Deaths shafts are flying around swiftly
two old citizens and prominent Commerce
street merchants, died inside of 4S hours;
Reed and Clavin.
Two brown mare mules, fifteen hands
high, and branded M on the left shoulder,
were stolen on the 3'st ultimo, from Mr.. VIM.
Schmidt's ground, twelve miles east of the
city.
There are seas Of mud and water on Sole
dad street and on the Alamo plaza. In the
former place the street Car rails are, in places,
quite submerged.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday for the union of Frank Frede rick to
Lima Leesch, of C. Johnson (col.) to Rachael
Dibbin (col }, and of Joe Cochran (col.) to
George Ann Dreiss.
MIR. Reeds furniture store and Clavin's
drug store are directly opposite; it is strange
that these two robust, GENIAL men should be
stricken by death within few hours of each
other.
Our two contemporaries mentioned the
name of the two medical gentlemen, Doctors
Amos Graves and F. Herff, who assisted in
the post mortem on the late Erastus Reed,
but they omitted to give credit to the operator
DIR. Adolph Herff.
On the 18th of February, st. Valentines
day, grand masquerade ball is to be given at
the Elm creek school house, this county, eight
miles beyondthe Medina. and two and half
miles from the Kirkwood switch on the Inter-
national. This ball will be delightful affair,
and the proceeds are to 60 to the land league.
The cityIoks will be made welcome.
"A good thing is told on DR.. HerA, Sr
The doctor has his hands SO full thathe spends
no time in idle talk, and ordinarily when he
calls to see patient he rushes ia and out as
fast as he can. The other day as he rushed
for the door, after prescribing for sick child,
he found the door locked, and was utterly
amazed when the lady of the house remarked:
ooh, its locked, doctor, and all the doors are
locked, locked them, and you must sit down
and tell me about the child" The good doc
tor, finding he was caught, gracefully sur
rendered.
Tho San Antonio Labor Union.