The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-19
LOCAL DOTS.

MIR. G.. B. Frank has few lines for your
perusal in the LIGHT to-day.
-Story's baby has received respite unit
the 9Th of May.
The question of whipping in the public
schools will be duly treated in the LIGHT.
Several new ordinances and an important
election proclamation will be found in to-day's
LIGHT.
City Engineer Smiths remarkable COM
munication to the city council will be pub
lished with appropriate comment.
The passage of the ordinance regulating
undertakers, meets the hearty approval of the
community.
e. Gordon has taken out building permit
for the erection of a kitchen I2xI4 on the west
side Of East street.
There was no session of the recorders
court this morning, as there was but one pris-
oner and he was too drunk for trial.
"A team ran away last night near the Sun
set depot and ended by collidng with tele
graph pole on Austin street, smashing it to
splinters.
From the Jail records it appears that to-
day prisoners are employed in clearing
Crockett square, one cleaning the Jail and two
are being fed on bread and water.
The prisoners in the city Jail who will not
that is about 4 ounces of bread per day and
water al lib.
From inquiries it would appear that Chas.
Smith, accused of the Laredo murder, is still
living, but in a precarious condition.
In England when the magistrate has no
cases for trial he usually receives pair of
white gloves. Mayor French, acting for the
recorder, nominallY deserved the honor.
The so-called Alamo street railroad COM
pany is not troubled with modesty. 1t de-
mands the right-ofway through Commerce
street.
MIR. Phil Del, the leading undertaken Of
the city, thinks the ordinance regulating I'M
der'aking establishments a good thing, and
hopes it will be strictly enforced.
AT the Neuendorff silver wedding celebra-
ton Mrs. Neuendorff wore silver coronet,
and Max. a silver bouquet, which arrived last
evening from Max. Neuendorff's sister in
Berlin.
The late Harry J. Lowell is the gentleman
who married Miss Van Dyke, of the Emf
grants Home, on the 10th inst, when in the
last stage of consumption.
Bravo, Hertzberg! lie is going to erec
public clock OF. Commerce street. Hertz.
berg has reputation ofbeing man of spirit
this proves 1t.
The remains of Mrs. Barley, Of New
Orleans, who died yesterday on Houston
street, will be shipped to New Orleans for final
nterment.
Immediately after the accident on'Hous-
ton street, this morning, the occupants in a
millinery store put on black and then closed
the doors.
Whenever anyone gets leg broken in
this vicinity, some doctor wants to cut it OF
forthwith. There are few cases where such a
course is iustihable.
A license has been taken out for the mar
rage of Thomas c. Nelson to Gregoria Vii
lareal, which will be solemnized tomorrow
morning, at 9 O'Clock, in the San Fernando
cathedral.
The conservation of Bishop Gallagher is
fixed for the third Saturday after Easter. The
Archbishop of New Orleans, assisted by Bish-
op Neraz and neighborng diocesans, will per
form the ceremony.
A wool commission merchant who dis
plays the WORKOUT seat of his pants as an
evidence of his industry, proves that he has
been sitting down most Of the time between
the wool seasons.
The city attorney should have requested
the council to excuse HIM from delivering an
ofi-hand opinion on the bond election ques-
ton. 1t would have been better TO have re-
ferred it to the lawyers no conducted the
suits.
Whenever a drummer arrives in town.
about the first place he will strike for is Blan-
chini's restaurant where he can get good
square meal, cooked to order, and then he
goes to Billie & Joe's for glass of 'alf-and-
'alf