The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-27
Local Dots.
Gould there be a lovelier day?

Our club contains some Of the best poker
players in America.
Forty lots for sale at Auction by y. Petit
pain tomorrow at 9 O'Clock.
The street railway will be completed to
the government depot grounds in few days.
The rain on Saturday prevented the play
ing of the band OF the 22nd infantry in Travis
park.
Frank Money and George Bates were
each fined SIS this morning for dealing
monte.
The young man w. B. Ford, who was ar
rested as being insane, has been taken home
by his brother to Denton county.
The axle of a wagon broke this morning
at the corner of Alamo and North street. No
further damage done in consequence.
DIR. F. c. Lawrence, of kerville, died
recently from an overdose of morphine. lie
took forty grains in the space of one hour.
DIR. Herf, ST., has been telegraphed from
Jewett to attend two young men dangerously
shot.
A San Antonio drummer is reported to
have got badly used up last week by pugil-
istic merchant at Haettsville.
The collector, Julius Hoyer, is still in
very critical condition. Mr.. Frasch is at pres
ent acting as his deputy.
There were ::twen,y-one building permits
issued last week. This augurs we'll for the
building trade.
The race between "Chicago Belle and
"San Antonio Grip was postponed on Satur-
day, owing to the inclemency of the weather.
---Yesterday was dull Sunday, because of
the mud. The mud is depressing to the soul
as well as to the body.
The rattle for the needleworks tides,
fixed for Saturday, at Hart & Browns, was
postponed, owing to the absence of interested
parties, until Monday or Tuesday.
Last year we had frost on the I4th OF
April, but the prospect this season is that we
will not have a late frost and will have conse
quently fine crop.
There was fight in the Alamo plaza on
Saturday between long and short man; cause,
monetary dispute; effect, black eye and swo-
en- nose for the short man.
Mr.. a. Cohen, of Cohen koenigheim,
returned Saturday night from New York city,
where he has been for some time selecting
stock for his house.
The lightning drummer, Dan Marx, for
Godfrank, Frank X Co., has returned from a
trip west, and reports business booming about
Del Rio.
list Blood We had a blissful game at
the club last night.
I'd Blood: All, how long did it last:
Ist Blood Until this morning.
Mr.. Hermann Schultz, Of the Freie Pres
Sc, fell while walking on Houston street and
broke his leg. He is, we are glad to add, do
ing well, but is, of course, confined to his
room.
The Cincinnati Enquirer speaks highly of
the musical attainments of Miss Bessie Bell,
daughter of Mr.. Jessup Bell, of this city, who
recently made her debut at Miss Baur's con-
cert, in that city.
"A concert in aid of the sufferers of the
Mississippi food, is in course of arrangement
and will shortly be held, at which Hart &
Browns donations will be distributed, under
the supervision of committee.
AT the meeting of the San Antonio
Mechanics and Workingmen's Union, in
Strives hall tonight, the vice presidents re-
port as delegate to the Volksfest committee
will be considered.
There is growing evil in the way of
allowing minors to visit saloons, playing
billiards and drinking liquor. What is the
reason the state law is dead letter in this
city?
After a week of cloud with little rain a
still norther has this morning spread sky and
earth with blue and gold, and San Antonio
feels It. Her little river looks gay and happy,
and the wicked mud is giving up the ghost.
Already the club is producing types of ex-
preston, for instance one prominent member
is dubbed the 'Jack of Diamonds" and an
other the "Jack of Spades" from the facial
resemblance, We presume.