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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
AHULIS IT.

Gulteau's five dollar pistol deprived
a human being, the president of the
United States, Of his life; made wild
ow and four orphans, and cost the peo-
pie of the nation between two and
three hundred thousand dollars, ard
yet you find legislatures refusing to
abolish the internal pistol, the chip
nuisance" and even good people ad-
vocating their right to own, carry, and
use these misciievous and deadly in
struments.
In the name of good government,
good morals and good society; in the
name of economy, and the weeping
widows, orphans and mothers, we de-
mand that the Texas Legislature abolish
this internal machine, the pistol.
Let the legislature adopt the sugges-
tons the Waterman has been contend
ing for during the past five years, and
pass bill flning any and every man
$500 and five years in the pententiary
who may be caught with pistol in his
possession. and make the same penalty
applicable to the person who imports
and sells these deadly weapons. This
is the only way in which the pistol can
be abolished Pamela Waterman.
When the republicans passed the
Arms Law" your party denounced it
as unconstitutional and a radical out
rage and a democratic court nullified
the law, and a democratic legislature
tempered with it, and now public sem
tlment not only justifes that wise, hui
name law, but We find good democrats,
like the editor of the Waterman, 60
ing a deal further.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
The ODD Fellows.

The meeting of the Odd Fellows will be
held at the Casino, which has been very pref
tily decorated under the superintendent o.
Messrs. G.. Caen and II. c. Miller. The gen
eral lobby has been partitioned in the form of
private lobby, and as the hail is entered the
effect is decidedly pretty. AT the end we see
the stage decorated with bunting and ever
greens. Above the stage is the American flag
and the "eye" Of the order. On the stage
are three decorated tables. The centre one
intended for Grand Master J. p. Loving, is
decorated with bunting and ensignia. The
right hand table, decorated with bunting and
ornamented with a golden pen, is for the
Grand Secretary, T. l.. Wren, and the left
hand table, ornamented in like manner with
| key, is for the Grand Treasurer, Thos. NJ.
Joseph. The sides of the walls are decorated
with bunting and evergreens, wreath of the
latter being around each door and window.
In the centre on the left is the pulpit Of the
Grand Chaplain, J. E. McWhirter, and on
the right is an ornamented dais for the Past
Grand Master. AT the end is pretty dais
erected for the Deputy Grand Master, c. r.
Gibson, which is ornamented by shields,
flags, bunting and evergreens. Shields, with
ensignia of the order, are dispersed judicious-
| ly about the hall.
Outside the hall wreahs of eversrcens are
displayed and flags are flying gaily on the
breeze.
The grand encampment met this morning,
but the grand lodge will not open until to-
night The procession which will be held on
Thursday-not Wednesday-will be headed
by the band of the 22d infantry. The band
OF the Goldens, who have kindly given their
services. will be in the centre of the process
sion.
The proceedings are private, but by the
courtesy of the officials, the LIGHT will be sup
piled with synopsis of the business trans
acted during session.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
Resolutions of Respect.

Resolutions passed by the San Antonio real
estate; building and loan association, Febru-
airy q, 1882, in honor of the memory of Eras-
tus Reed:
Ist. We bow to the decree which, by the
relentless hand Of death, has SO suddenly
taken from our midst our fellow-member,
Erastus Reed.
I'd. 1t is duty, as pleasure, which we
fain would have waited for many years. thus
to regard our appreciation of the ability,
honesty, urbanity and earnest good faith with
which he, for so long a time, gave his SER
vices as an officer OF this association. 80
3D.. We respectfully tender our warmest
Sympathes to his bercaved family in this the
hour OF their great sorrow.
4th. The secretary is hereby instructed to
forward copy of these resolutions to the
family of the deceased.
w. HEUERMANN,
G.. w. CALDWELL, y.
|. P. SIMPSON,
Committee
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
Inquest Upon the Body of Holiday.


Justice Adam held an inquest this morning
vpon the body of John 7. Holiday, colored
waiter who was shot by Chapman at the Men
ger hotel on Friday last, and who died yester-
day at noon.
Louis Chapman, now under arrest, said ::
81 was in the kitchen of the Menger hotel on
Friday, February e. The deceased was at
that time standing near the dish table, and
said to the dish washer, Give me a saucer
right away, quick, and I'll give you two bits,
to show that | am thoroughbred and no p
S. l walked round to the cooks table,
when he said, Il am not as some S. of a b. in
this house l said, You ought not to talk
that way; it seems to have reference to me.
| He replied he was fixed for me or any other
s. of b., and if we did not like it we could
jump upon him. AS turned he fired, strk-
| ing me on the head. then fell and crawled
under the table. He reached down and shot
me in the side and again in the leg. l then
got up and stood beside the range and some
person then had hold of him. reached out
and fired. The deceased called out, You
have killed me-"
Jacob Wohlfort confirmed Chapman in all
the material points. Holiday was the first who
commenced the attack and shot three times.
Frank Howard confirmed the previous evil
dence, except that he declared that Chapman
first carried his hand to the rear pocket. IIOli-
day then said if that's your game am up to
it and pulled out his revolver and fired. In
his crosS-examination this witness said that
Chapman did not draw his pistol till after he
was shot. WhenIIoliday was held, he attempt
ed to get away, but not to get at Chapman.
He was shot while he was being held.
DIR. Terrell deposed he found large wound
on the right side of neck; he could not at first
find the bullet by,,probing, and the mans con-
dition did not admit of further interference at
the time. Next day the presence Of the bull
let was detected deeply imbedded in the
muscles of the back, near the angle of the
left shoulder blade. An incision was made
and the ball removed. The man was paralized
from the first; high fever set in on the second
day, and he died within sc hours from being
injured. Post-mortem seowed the sixth GER
vical vetebra was broken into fragments, the
spinal chord was wounded, and the canal
was filed with blood.
Death resulted from conclusion and hem
orhoage into the spinal cord. In cross-ex-
animation he said he noticed no powder in the
wound and could not tell the distance of the
parties during the shooting.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
The German Theatre.

The merry little comedy, "The Ten Com
mandments," and the farce, "The Saxon in
Prussia" were presented on Saturday even
ing, and gave great satisfaction. Madame
Rosetti and Mr. Richard F. Schmidt were
very popular and were loudly applauded.
Mrs. Dreison, Miss Dreiss, Miss Schults,
Miss Sens, and Messrs. Ilagel, Dreisen, La
frenz and SChram also did good service.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06

The late Princess de Beauvan was an aes-
thete whose GtheticiSm was worth something
to the world Her charity was indefatigable,
and in spite of the many demands upon her
time entailed by her social position. she work
ed for her proteges with her own white hands.
She embroidered beautifully, and when she
found that her orphanages needed more muney
than she could spare, she used her skill TO
earn more, for them. She made serious of
large tapestries wrought in chenille and most
ly framed in velvet, which brought immense
sums. Her Target tapestry was reproduc-
ton of gigantic painting by Desportes, and
was sold for $4,000.
The present Freshman Class at Harvard is
said to be distinguished for three things: 1t
is the smallest class that has entered the col
lege for several years; its scholarship is I'M
usually high, and its members have refused to
follow the custom of attending theatre in
body and there disgraceing themselves.
Mr. David A. Curtis, New York Journal
list in recent lecture org fsrting for the
press very aptly said Careless Boz
ltis stated by DIR, EBilh,Rs u. s. AZ that
100000 people die GannrSlly in the United
States from preveytable diseases and avoida-
bic accidents
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
Telephone Notice.

42-IIarnisch & Baer.
I54-Sheriff and district clerks Office.
Is5-Mrs. w. A. Bennett, residence.
I56 Mrs. f. Lee, residence.
I56 R-=W. X. Story, residence.
I57-Mrs. N. Moore, residence.
rs I.-C. NJ. Terrell, residence.
I5S R-Gen. c. c. Augur, residence.
IS9-W. ]. Valentine Patterson, residence.
X. DUNBAR, Manager.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06

The action of Joseph Skwartz, administra-
tor, against w. Abernethy and wife for forcible
detainer, was dismissed by Justice Adam this
morning, the premises being vacated by the
defendant.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06

Shelton Storys, Robert Simpson and C..
Schneider also gave evidence as to the shot
which did not differ materially from the other
account. The jury then returned verdict
that the deceased came to his death from gun
shot wounds inflicted by Louis Chapman
who was acting in self-defence.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06
ii. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary.

-Messrs. Bradley & Wadsworth, real es-
tate and commission merchants, make their
debut through the columns of the LIGHT to-
day. Mr.. Bradley is new conner, and bears
excellent credentials as a live business man,
while Mr.. Wadsworth, is already favorably
known to our citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20
A Dogs Understanding.

A celebrated picture shows little
boy crawling on the floor and inquiring
of a pet dog, Cant you talkp" The
dog looks as If he is not sure about ii,
and seems to say, Perhaps ! can; I'll
try" There Is no doubt that dogs un-
derstand many words, and we give the
following anecdote from Hartford, Ct,
in which dog named Major showed
unusual sagacity:
Majors hatred of q cat appears to be
deep-scated, and he will kill all that
come in his way. His masters wife
had q cat which she determined Major
should not harm, and she took great
pains to impress the big brute with this
idea.
The dog seemed to understand every
word she said. but would keep his eyes
fastened upon puss with longing and
hungry look, rs if it were q great self
denial for him to obey.
But his mistress conquered and made
him understand that he must live on
friendly terms with puss. More than
once he had been seen watching the cat
with look of evil intent, but, out of
respect to his mistress, he conquered his
nature, and would throw himself upon
the ground with sigh expressive OF
deep disgust at the situation.
One morning, the lady told her hus-
band that the cat had become so trouble
some that she guessed it would have to
be killed. A few minutes later, rusl.
and a struggling noise was heard. and
as the lady of the house FASTENED to the
door to see what had happened, Major
walked up to his mistress and laid at
her feet the dead body of puss. then
looked up with an air of triumph. and
wagged his tail with intense satisfac-
ton. He had heard his mistress ex-
press the wish that puss might be killed,
and this was SO In consonance with his
own feelings that he went right out and
finished the cat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20
Herhert Snenner In America.


The visit of Herbert Spencer to this
country cannot fail to be greeted with
pleasure by all intelligent Americans.
Few of his many admirers, indeed, are
likely to see him; for he comes without
any intention of speaking in public, and
expects generally to go about very
quietly. But, whether one actually sees
him or not, there Is certain sort Of
pleasure in feeling that one to whom we
owe so much is at last in our country,
and is coming into daily contact with
our ways of living and thinking. The
people of the United States may fifty
welcome Mr.. Spencer as friend. It
has been said-and, we believe, with
truth-that he has found a greater num-
Der of intelligent and sympathetic read
ers In this country than In England.
This sympathy may be partly due to the
strongly democratic character Of Mr..
Spencer's political philosophy. His
earliest work, Social Statics." has al
ways found many interested readers in
America; and, although in some respects
it does not represent tho authors ma
tured opinions, there can be no doubt
it is the very best textbook of sound
democratic political philosophy that has
ever been published. 1t Is q pity that
all our legislators could not have its
wise lessons instilled into their minds
in early youth, even as one learns how
to compute compound interest or stud
les the rudiments of history or geogra-
ply. Much jobbery and much ili-ad-
vised Legislation would doubtless be pre-
vented.
Popular as the Social States" has
been, it was only ten years after its pub
LEGATION that it began to be known in
America. Thirty years ago foreign lit
erature found its way to this country
much more slowly than at present. 1t
was in 1860 that Mr.. Spencer's name To-
gan TO be somewhat generally known to
American readers; and the book to
which this popular reputation was
primarily due was the little book on
'.Education, Intellectual, Moral and
Physical" which was published in
America in that year, before Its publ
cation in England. This admirable lit
tie book has been very widely read.
The influence of Mr.. Spencer's views
is to be seen very plainly in tho changes
which have taken place in our system
and methods of education during the
past twenty years. Not only has there
been very marked increase in the rela-
tive quality of scientific study, but there
has also been a notable improvement in
our methods of teaching. To abandon
rote-learning, to stimulate instead of re-
pressing the natural curiosity of the pu-
pill, to strengthen the observing facul-
ties and the Judgment, and. as far as
possible, to appeal to whatever native
ingenuity the pupil may possess-these
are the chief desiderata in teaching
Century Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20
English Rowing Song.
Ia La "L.nndesa Amateur Associatio

la La London Amateur Ass0ciation."l
st. Gawge who fought tho dwagon. Chawles,
have mercy On our oars!
Those bold and wicked IIillsdale men have
landed on our shores:
Those dweadful piwates of the shell, by love of
glory moved,
Who take their victowies by stwokes entirely
unnppwoyed!
We must sweep from our watahs, with q bold
stwoke of the pen,
Those iroi-inuseled, ragged-rowing Hillsdale
menl
IT'S vewey well established that Bwitannia
Also the lakes and rivahs-so why caughnt
thcy let us bel
Why win these fellahs bother us and worry out
our life,
And come here to involve us in Unnecessary
Wen sweep from out our watahs by pronoun-
Those Yankce-nusciei, announcement Hilisdale
men!
It's coming to pwetty pauss-it WEAKLY is. In
When WAGES are decided by the paltwy test of
When birth, and social pwominence. and idle
Arc al forgotten. just because the doosed cads
can row!
Tho winning four, fancy, must come from
Tell these unpatwician, Yankee-headed Hills
dale neni
observation-disclosures in the West, who
say they know this crew,
And youch for them from early youth as being
stwaight and twue,
Arc well enough-aw-in their way, but, taken
first and laust,
No crew so ssssd rank as amateurs who row
There isn't any comfort in frst-class regattas
We're bothered by tho bold and wicked Hills
dale men.
those othah English rowahs, Chawles. that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20
Tha Morality Bard.

II want to get a position for my wife
on your paper if could" said meek
man with a slight tinge of reproach, rs
he came into the boomerang Office yes
terday and sat down on the desk with
his coat-tails in the cold, calm depths of
the paste fountain.
"Sho is really one of the literati. al
though people who has known her only
by her washin' and ironin' don't sus-
pect it. I, however, know her great
mental scope. I've been married to her
twenty-One years next frost, and I've
been thrown more or less in contact
with her. My soul and hern has COM
muned together time and again, and we
have discussed questions of considerable
depth off and on.
''She writes good legible hand and
is quick in figures. Whether you want
some one to make out bills for pay To-
Gals, or write eulogy on paid up
subscriber, she's your huckleberry. She
is perfect lady, and you might have
her on your corps for years and the
forked tongue of scandal would never
touch you. She's plain, of course, in
feature, and has an impeachment in one
limb, it being shorter than the other by
four inches. This gives her an eccen-
trio movement when she walks, like
self-rake reaper; but Lord, you'd never
notice that after you come to know and
love her.
.'She can trill stanza of poetry oc-
casionally, too, if you give her time to
think Of few hard words. She has
wrote some az fine things as I have ever
saw in the English language. She is
better, however, on death than anything
else. She loves to turn loose and mourn
in easy rhyme at SO much per stanza
and found.
''She wrote short poem on the death
of a young man in our neighborhood,
who was drowned while in swimming
in the Sinking Water Creek. It run
something like this:
10, treacherous, treacherous tide,
Young William for to drownd-
To madly yank him of his base
And whtrl him round and round.
"wc found him in the twilight hour,
Freed from his earthly woes;
His calm face upward turning,
And alkalf up his nose.
Ellis person was sunk in the shifting sand,
His mouth was open wide,
The Pollywogs nestled in his ears.
Beneath the fragrant tide.
"His open-back shirt lay on the shore,
And the balance of his trousseau,
While his soul went scoOting up the aume.
Out through the ether blue.
"'Twas down around the coyote Point
We found him when evening fell,
And we planted him under the cactus yfnes
In the shaft of the Mountain Bell.
"Good-bye, William, far away
On the edge OF large damp cloud
Though you're among the angel gang,
You needn't feel SO doggon proud.
81 will also leave with you few SON.
nets which are the work of her pen.
You can look them over and let me
know in day or two what salary you
feel like paying awoman of her strength
of intellect and grip of genius. Till
then adieu. / will call again Friday and
complete the trade" Without another
word he was gone, and he has not been
seen since. Later on. however, when we
want to double mp the subscription of
the paper, we will publish another one
of these poems. With our present ia
cilities we do not dare to do it-Lara-
mic Boomerang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20

Memorial Hall. erected by Philadel-
phia for the exhibition OF 1876 at an ex-
pense of 81 500, 900, is falling TO ruin.
Funny fact-That '.noon," whether
we spell it backwards or forwards. 10 al.
ways midday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20

The town of Penn Yam, N. Y, is said
to have got its name in this way: Two
colonies settled here, one of Pennsylva-
mia and one of Yankees. Each wanted
to name their new settlement after their
old homes. They finally compromised
on Penn Yam.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20

Fortune to Farmers aud Mechanics.
Thousands Of dollars can be saved by
using proper judgment IN taking care Of
the health of yourself and family. If
you are Bilious, have sallow complex
ion, poor appetite, low and depressed
spirits, and generally debilitated, do not
delay a moment, but 60 at once and
procure bottle of those wonderful Elcc-
trio Bitters, which never fail to cure,
and that for the trifling sum OF NIFTY
cents.-TrIbune. Sold by John A.
Samborn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20

From esthetic Boston comes this bit
of wit: 1--WE were eating our supper,
and Mrs. Dodge was cooking beefsteak.
] asked my little girl how she would
have her beefstcak cooked. She re-
piled, ! will have 1t tender and true !"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The river at Brownsville, Texas. has
nveI flowed and one fourth OF the town
is under wafer. There are twenty two
new cases Of fever in the town. Six
de"ths were reported from MatamOras,
y s'erday.
The British ship Phocnix, has been
ggeck' 4 of ths coast of Fringe I'D
words Islapd. The crew all saved.
La Prairie barricks at Montreal,
WHICH originally cost The government
half IL nilliop dollars, are burned TO ting
gr"upd.
Sam R-dden, Ihe negro who muE.
deFcd 4 Zimmerman in Pulaski county
was hanged ut Metropolis, Ill, yesteE-
dav ufernnnn;
j, u, Campbell, uf Sierra county,
California, was shot and Instantly killed
yesterday by Stubbah Randolph. Poll.
ties Was the Gauss.
William Wiley, son of Bishop Wiley,
"f Ohio, was burned Ia death at Cipcin.
mali yesterday,
! rha Indian scqpr H. aestern Kansas
has died out The alarm arose from {
small band of Chey cnpes who were
hunting eat these.
The tariff c.mmiss'on met at De:
NJ zines yesierdAs.
Peruvian guerrillas, in thu vicinity o.
Tarmar, are carrying death and destruc
been reduced t" ashes, aud many IF ih'
| inhabitants slaughtered.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-21
tries. Rosa NJ. and Project, Laura G. and
| York street, won i,y Rosa NJ. in 52i5
THE KANSAS WHEEL. CONTEST.

In the bicycle race for Kansas anna
teurs for the championship of the state
and silver cup valued at $50, there
were three entries, e. W Frampton, OF
Topeka; w. Ennis, nf Topeka; e. l..
Severy, of Emporia. Frampton was the
winner of the first heat in :213l, and
Severy of the other two and the race in
2 90. The heats were half mile.
GENERAL AWARDS.
There were quite number of grange
displays, and premiums were awarded
as follows:
First premium, Vneland grange,
Douglas county second. Capitol grange,
Topeka; third. HoltOn grange; fourth,
Oak grange. There was was a very fine
display made 10y the Manhattan grange,
the whole being arranged by Mrs.
Barnes, of that city, who certainly de-
serves honorable mention for taste and
enterprise displayed. The collection
embraced nearly everything that grows.
Reno county carried off the prize of
S4OO far having the best county display /;
Sumner county second, securing 5000
The other counties competing with
magnificent displays were Butler.
Douglas. Marion, Cloud, Barton, Sedg-
wick, Mcpherson, Rice and Harvey.
THE hands
The -tstnd contest was concluded yes
ier'iay, the judges awarding as follows:
Second class-First prize. Waterville
band; second prize. Williamsburg band.
Third class-First prize, HillIbrants;
second, ROsevale.
The bands will all participate in the
parade to-day.
The Craig Rifles band, of Kansas
City, came IN Yesterday and registered
AT he adquarteTs