The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-27
MEXICAN NOTES.

An exposition is in progress in the city Of
Guadalupe, Zacatecas.
The railroad from Merida to Uxman will
be opened to the public on May 5.
subvention has been granted the diligence
line between Altar and Iiermosillo, in Sonora.
A'sociey has been organized in the little
village OF IHimen for the purpose of erecting
| theatre.
A telephone line is to he constructed be-
tween San Francisco and Pursima del Rincon
in Guanajuato.
by order of the minister of Fomento gram
mar and geography are now taught in the es-
cuela de agriculture.
Notwithstanding the restrictions in regard
to telling trees it continues, especially in Ia
lisco and Vera Cruz.
The archbishop Of Mexico has received
telegram from Rome announcing that Colima
has been made a bishopnc.
There are over 1900 laborers employed on
the railroad work from Manzanillo. All re-
ceve more than SIS per month.
A special election will be held soon to fill
the vacancies in the supreme court, and also
for new senator from Mchoacan.
A workingmen's society has been organized
in Yautepec, Morelos. The object6f the So
ciety is mutual aid and advanc Cement.
The residents of Marqlliz street. in Saltillo,
have contributed money enough to erect
public school building in their street.
Telephone lines have been constructed in
Matamoros, connecting the collector Of Gus
toms with the various garitas or custom houses.
The inhabitantes of Chamacuero, Guanaiua-
| to, desire to have teegraphic connection
with Celaya, offering to furnish the necessary
poles.
company has been organized in San
| Francisco, Cal, with a capital of SIoo, 900 for
the purpose of working placer mines in Snaloa.
| The government of Michoacan has granted
money from the state treasury sufficient for the
erection of city building and jail in Coal
conan.
On the first day Of this month Felipe Car
cla died in Vera Crnz at the remarkable age
Of ITO years.
| The Monterey council has bought land, adj
joining the Jail on the west side, with the in
tentlon OF erecting thereon a lodging nous
for the mounted police.
Acting on the suggestion of General OreIa-
ma, the city of Leon will construct paseo to
be called Manuel Gonzales, in honor of the
president of the republic.
lakes on landed property in Vera Cruz will
hereafter be collected on the full valuation.
minus IS per cent. The government will is,
sue decree to this effect.
The construction of telegraph lines is pro-
crossing rapidly in the southeastern states.
On the line between Campeche and San Juan
BautIsta de IabasCo, the wife is already UP to
Ceyla.
The yellow fever has entirely disappeared
from Cordova, there not being single new
case within the last week More than zoo
persons were carried away by this terrible dis
ease in short time.
| In consequence of a meeting between the
governor of Nuevo Leon and Mr.. Cake. rep-
resentng the national company, it has been
decided to run that railroad near Monterey. A
station will be erected within a quarter of a
mile of the town.
| The chapel known as ola Ermita de Mon
clova," not having been registered according
to law, the property has been denounced by
the Masonic society. They propose making
| a primary school out of it, and will also use It
ior their meetings.
Messrs. Donde and Escalante have been
granted permission to export free of duty the
sum of $1,000. This money is destined to
| be used in buying materials for the construc-
ton of street railways in Merida. This ex-
| emPtion also extends to materials to be used
in the same way at Progreso.
Messrs. Bulnes Bros, capitalists of the
| state OF Tabasco have made a contract with
the respective state governments by which
they are to establish a line of steamboats, be-
tween San Juan, Bautista de Tabasco and the
port OF Progreso, in Yucatan. They are to
make at least two round trips per month.