The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-19
DEATH OF THE wRALTHIEST GEORGIAN.

DEATH OF THE WEALTHIEST GEORGIAN.
Rome, July IS.-Colonel Alfred Shorter, the
wealthiest man in Georgia, died to-day, aged
70 years.
GRAND LODGE X. OF H.
Canton. July lS.-The grand lodge Knights
of Honor, of Mississippi, met here to-day, $50
delegates present, including all the grand off,
GERS. The citizens will give banquet in
their honor tomorrow, and a grand ball at
night.
Silt AGAINST CREDITORS.
New Orleans, July IS.-Folger & Co., hard
ware merchants, who failed, have filed suit
against their creditors. Their books show as.
sets Of $780, COO and liabilities of $4,000.
NEW TEXAS COTTON.
New Orleans, July IS.-Four bales of new
cotton were received from Texas to-day.
OUTCOME OF A POKER SwINDLE.
Chicago, July IS.-As the sequel to the one
hundred and fifty thousand dollar poker game
at Newburg, New York, in which Weed was
swindled by Hodges and Scott, an attachm ent
was placed on the trottng stable of Hodges,
and Scott, who is confined to 2 sick bed, has
been placed under arrest. Hodges horses
are valued at fifteen thousand dollars. Hodges
friends gave bond for them, SO that they could
fulfill his rotting engagements.
THE GREAT STRIKE IN NEW YORK-MANDAMUS
PRAYED FOR.
New York, July IS.-All railroads seemed
to be in better condition to-day as regards
freight handling. Less freight is being offered
and more men are at work everywhere. The
hearing of an application for mandamus to.
compel the railroads to exercise their fran
chise-that is to compel them to move all
freight ohering--was up in the supreme court
in chambers before Judge Haight. Action is
brought in the name Of the people against the
Erie and New York Central railroads by the
attorney general, assisted by Simon Stern
representing the merchants. who are
the actual compliments. Ex-senator Conk-
ling is one Of the counsel for the New
York Central. One of the speakers said the
losses to the merchants Of New. York
through the strike, had reached $I,ooo.ooo
The counsel for the railroads. in opening, saio
this was practically an application for pc
remptory mandamus to compel the roads to
accede to the demands of the striking work
men, and had no better standing in the court
than it would to compel the strikers to return
to work at such rates as the roads chose to
offer them. They asserted that the people
were in no manner involved IN the dispute
The issue was solely between railroads, their
laborers and their business patrons. What
ever remedy the latter had was by civil sui
for damages. The case will probably occupy
some time.
REvOIUTIONIs1S ON THE RAMPAGEIN MEXICO
New York, July ia Matamoras, Mexi-
co, special to-day says: A band of revolution
lists under the leadership of Emelio Dara and
Alejo Zepada to-day captured the town OF
Tonala Chipas. They released all the prison
ers in the Jail, and armed them. Capt. Santa
Anna Guzman, with twenty gems d'armes, al
forwards charged on the revolutionists, who
retreated, and several of their number were
killed and many wouned.
ALARMING CROP OUTLOOK IN IRELAND.
London, July, ia dispatch from Dublin
to the Times says it is feared another crisis is
approaching. The weather threatens destruc
ton to what promised one Of the finest har
vests ever reaped in Ireland. Heavy and
almost incessant rain has laid low many flour
ishing fields. Potatoes have suffered severe
ly If the weather improves there would
still be hope OF recovery.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.