The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-22

The banks and lumber yards closed to-
day in honor of Washington's birthday.
The weather is perfect lovely, on this, the
I5oth anniversary OF the birthday of'Washing
ton.
The county commissioners have granted
Captain Edward Stevens an allowance of $50
per month.
We would suggest to Alderman Story that
turpentine, and not kerosene, is the correct
thing to apply to the street question.
r. H. Neal has Withdrawn his appeal, &C
cepting the two years punishment, and it it
understood that the other cases will be dis
missed.
Mr. Palmer and Mr.. Kettridge left to-day
at noon, for a ride to the rancho of Mr..
Wickland, about ~ miles east of San Anto-
Mo.
"A boarding house keeper yesterday,
under the influence Of drink, tried to kill his
wife, but matters are being hushed up as
quietly as possible.
The Express is day behind the times;
yesterday that paper was dated the 10th and
to-day it is dated the 2Ist. Now, we hope the
Express will not attempt to insist upon keep
ing behind the times.
"A Ilibernian resident went, yesterday,
to another citizen to collect an account, and
being unable to get the money, said when he
came next time he would not come himself.
Rather awkward. How is he going to act?
The man Pump, arrested and jailed for
stealing $50, the property of Mr.. Borinski
was, it is said, released yesterday upon pay
ment of SIS and cost of the proceedings.
This looks very much like compromising
felony.
The machinery, wire, &C., for the Elec-
trio Light Co. has arrived, and the work of
putting it into operation will begin in few
days. The introduction of the electric light
into our city will mark an advance in the
manner of progress and civilization.
When our reporter last conversed with
Mr.. Grenet, he gave him particulars of James
Callaghan's death, and he made use of the
words at is shocking, God only knows who
will be next" Aye, it's true, and Grenet
little thought that he himself stood, as it were,
on the threshold of the grave.
j. f. Riley, stage manager of Gray's
opera house, Houston, and lessee of PILOTS
opera house, is in the city for the purpose Of
making arrangements of placing San Antonio
in the circuit, to send his companies here next
season. He is also advertising and soliciting
for the Houston Post special edition.
On the night proceeding the Turn-Verein
masquerade popular San Antonio boy sent
young lady bouquet to wear at the ball, and
a letter signed incognito. 1t fell into the
hands Of the mother, who, guessing the donor,
answered the letter and retained the flowers.
The girl, it is said, did not get them, and the
boy feels little left.
A contemporary who is always finding
fault with other people, and Boosting of its
own accuracy, announced on Monday that the
land league would meet at Meyers hall at half
past seven that night to celebrate Washing
toms birthday. AS matter of fact the land
league meets tonight, which, as our citizens
know, is the anniversary of Washington's
birth, and We are asked to make this correc-
ton.
The portion of South Flores street paved,
or, rather, macadamized by Mayor Thielepape
is pointed to as model street. This work
was we'll done, but it cannot be taken as
model. If other streets paved in a similar
manner had been so situated, they would be
in as good condition on each side of the
macadam is a space wide enough for wagon
travel, and during dry weather the macadam
is not used at all.
The weather promise is that there will be
new lines drawn around the dominion of mud.
A norther is piping on the window panes and
whistling avias in the trees, till the more deli
cate peach blossoms 60 down and scent the
ground. Now the farmer is re-setting his
plough share, and the gardener trimming his
spade; and, in fact, in many spots the blade of
the pea green lettuce already overlies the rich all
luvial mound of the San Antonio garden, which
looks itself almost good enough to eat, and the
early pea is prospecting for stalk for climb
ing. The dry San Antonio south wind will