The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-21
Local Dots.

"A change in the weather.
Green peas bit quart.
The city council meet to-day.
Our streets are wind swept, to-day.
The electric light is in demand.
The tax voters in our city are said to num-
Der 2oI4.
The Gas company will run their electric
light with seven horse power gas engine.
Hal. Costing is rumored candidate for
the U. S. marshalship.
The grand jury have reported upon 40
cases during the present session.
"A sneak thief is making life miserable to
the residents of North Flores street.
Our local has good joke on alderman
Copeland, if he can ever get it off right
"A petition to the city council is being cir
culated for improvement Of Madison Square.
The moderate energy displayed in enforc-
ing the cattle ordinance has proven how easy
it is to do a thing.
If Col. Blanton Duncan don't stop fool
ing with the weather his garden will be nipped
in the bud.
1T is now rumored that Russell stole
whole flock of sheep. How can President
Arthur get around so capable an officer.
An extensively signed petition Of COW
owners to contract the present COW limits will
be presented to the city council to-day.
Recorder Anderson has gone to Laredo
to defend Charley Smith, and will be absent
about ten days.
An excellent red sandstone walk is being
constructed at the back Of the San Fernando
cathedral by the Alamo Cement Co., under
direction Of Mr.. George II. Kalteyer.
-"Tiger hunting" a clubite,
"is lovely sport, but when the Tiger hunts
you, the excitement. becomes little monoton-
ous."
In addition to the horse racing advertised
in our columns, for Wednesday at the springs,
the hero of Niagara will walk the tight rope
over the lake.
AT the San Antonio opera club concert
tonight Mr.. A. Nordmann will exhibit the
first piano manufactured in San Antonio, of
which he is the maker.
There were several sneak thieves at the
springs last night, plying their vocation. Mrs.
Half had shawl stolen, and the LIGHT rep
rasantot;vs lost his hat
Parties desiring communications inserted,
making complaints against public or private
abuses, must give their names in addition to
the nom de plume.
1t would be in order for the city council
to authorize the mayor to issue an address to
the Ist Of April voters on the beauties and adj
vantages of compromises.
"A Clubite retorted on the editor of the
LIGHT, that their club was select affair; that
they were particular who they admitted. We
own up to our deficiency at draw, bluff, or
brag.
MIR. Ed. Andrews, son of Col. H. B. An
drews, fell from a car on Sunday morning,
near Dhanis and broke his shoulder blade.
DIR. F. Herff was called in to attend him, and
he is now doing we'll.
The man who made mistake at the ST.
Patrck's ball and got the wrong hat, will
please return it to this Office where he will get
his own. The missing hat has Wolfson's store
mark. We think we know the man.
Russell, late U. S. marshal, had better
move his district, if he really expects his re-
appointment The western district would not
be healthy one now, unless his creditors can
be apPeased.
Somebody in the Express is trying to
scare people from using telephones by instan-
cling the disastrous effects of the contact of
electric light wires with telephone wires. For
our part we are willing to swap the telephone
for an electric light.
If the ruling is adhered to at Washington
that Russelrs bondsmen are relieved of re-
sponsibllity Of reason Of the receipts on file
then the people who hold the paper issued by
Russell are all left.
Now, seriously, We hope the Club will be
measure of refom-that it will put an end to
private and exclusive clubs; that it will BIOS
ard hloop, forth into Gonna ,.o-,L,,