The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
SUDDEN DEATH.


Waco, May IL. r. Payne, an old and
respected citizen, and candidate for collector
OF taxes of this county, was found dead in his
bed at his residence, in this city, at O'Clock
this morning. Brain and heart troubles
caused his death. He was sober, honorable
gentleman, and leaves wife and large
family. ,,
In The U, S. court, to-day, judgments to the
amount of Ss2, 900 were obtained. by different
houses against Sol Weiss, OF Mexia.
LAREDO - OFFENDERS ARRESTED - PAYING
& ... THEIR FINES.
Laredo, May I.-John Davis was arrested
here TODAY bv detective Durnette on tele-
gram from San Antonio.
Brigade Flores shot at +. Munglno yeSter-
dry, infiicting flesh wound in the thigh, for
which offense He answered in the county GRIM
inal court to day to an aggravated assault.
Gamblers have been busy in the county
court to-day paying up quarterly dues
A SHAMEFUL BATTLE OVER THE REMAINS OF
AMoTHER--CHURCH BIGoTRY.
Plainfeld, May AT William street Gem
etery, yesterday, two sisters fought pitched
battle over the remains OF their mother. The
mother, and all Of the family but one daughter,
were Catholics. When the mother died, the
Catholic children we're unable to bear the
funeral expenses, and the Protestant daughter
agreed to bury the mother, and was about TO
do so, when the procession was interrupted a.
the cemetery gates by the woman's Catholic
children. four in number, and all grown men
and women, who threatened violence If the
body was inferred in the Protestant grounds.
Finally, by aid of the police, the interment
was completed, but the violent demonstra.
tions of the Catholic children of the dead
woman, and their sympathizers, continued,
and an attempt was made to kill the Protest.
ant daughter.
THE TEXAS EDITORS HANDSOMELY ENTER
Tanned AT TUCSON.
Tucson, May President Gosling and the
editorial party of the Texas editorial excursion
passed through tonight, fifty or sixty strong.
Asplendid supper was in waiting at the hotel,
and the editors are loud in their expressions OF
praise. Los Angeles will be reached to-mOr-
row night, where they will lie over Tuesday
for four hours, and then 60 to San Francisco.
President Costing says his party OF editors
will remain in California only about week,
making the Palace hotel their headquarters.
RACERS INJURED BY THEIR WORK.
Louisville, May lit is understood that
DIVERS horse, HindOO, sprung tendon in
his work at the jockey club to-day, and will
not 90 to Lexington, where he was to run for
the distIllery stakes on Tuesday. Luke
Blackburn is still suffering from lameness.
ADDITIONAL INDIAN oUTRAGES.
San Francisco, May IA dispatch dated
Yesterday, from Tombstone, Arizona, says:
Mr.. Smith, James Finlay and Harry Clifford
have Just arrived with news that 7. J. Foney
and lanes Lanber have been killed and Jack
Fixe badly wounded. Between fifty and a
hundred Indians attacked their camp in the
morning. Fixe managed to hide in the brush
until the savages' retired. About sixty men
are employed in the vicinity, but only three
men were present at the time. The Indians
stole ten mules and burned the cabins. The
Sulphur Springs valley is one mass of flames.
AL the ranches are burned, including that Of
treasurer Dunbar.
HOW A BURGLAR STOOD OFF THE OFFICERS.
Reading, May 1.-Two burglars, who blew
open the safe Of the Orwagsbury shoe factory,
Saturday night, were overhauled last night by
the officers pursuing them, in carriage, while
the burglars were stopping at the hotel for re-
freshments. While the constable and two
deputies we're preparing to arrest them, one Of
the burglars drew two revolverS and ordered
the officers to throw up their hands, which
was done. The robbers then backed to their
carriage, entered it, and one drove while the
other covered the officers with his pistols until
lost in the darkness.
STRIKING CARPENTERS.
Philadelphia, May I.-All the carpenters in
the shops where an increase of fifty cents per
day has not been granted, struck to-day. The
strike involves large numbers of men. Build
ers who had large contracts on hand granted
the increase, but on many buildings the con-
tracts have been annulled. The present rate
of wages is $2.5oper day.
DASTARDLY ATTEMPTS ON THE LIVES OF VAN
DRRBILT AND FIELD.
New York, April 3o.-An s.teript was