The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS.
RAILROAD APPOINTMENT.

RAILROAD APPOINTMENT.
Washington, October 2o.-Thomas How
ard Of the office of the interior department.
has been appointed commissioner to examine
and report upon the completed section OF thu
New Orleans & Pacific railway, extending
from New Orleans to Shreveport, La, where
it connects with the main line OF the IeAa:
Pacific railway.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR RRTURNS.
Washington, October 2o.-President Ar
thur returned to this city last night, and there
was cabinet meeting at the executive man
sion this evening. No business OF importance
was transacted.
THE YELLOW FEVER AT PENSACOLA.
New Orleans, October 2o.-The Hcayune':
Pensacola special reports forty-two new cases
and five deaths. Among the new cases are
the collector of the port and Mayor John A
Tarble and his son, J. E. Tarble. Mrs. Tar
BILE is also Frustrated with fever, but is re-
ported doing well.
A WHOLESALE HANGING.
Eastman, October 2o.-At ten O'Clock to-
day, Riddick Powell, Simon o: Gwinn. JOS
King, Robert Donaldson and Ella Moore,
negroes, were HduSCo LII uiS Jai-y "ies IVA ~"
spracy in the riot which occurred at this place
on August 9th, during camP-meetlng, IN
which an innocent white man named Joseph
Howard was set upon by an Infatuated mob,
and after being shot by one of them was beat
en- almost to a Jelly by others. The women
raised the first howl, which excited the mob
to desperate work. No attempt was made to
rescue them, and not more than fifty of the
negroes from whom violence was expected
were in town. A detachment of militia from
Macon were present for protection.
ORGANIZATION OF A SOCIETY.
Cincinnati, October 2o.-An organization,
to be known as ''The Maccaber," has been
started in this city. Its purpose is to encour-
age and assist in the promotion of agriculture
among its members.
SAFES ROBBED.
Chattanooga, October 2o.-The safes of the
county court, and those of ]. II. West, mer-
chant, and Sheriff Foute, merchant, at Lou
den, Tennessee, were robbed by professionals
last night, and over $1,000 stolen. There is
no clue to the thieves.
COTTON DAMAGED BY RAIN.
New Orleans, October 2o.-The Times
Democrat specials, from various parts in Lou
isiana, Mississippi and Texas, report heavy
rains during the past twenty-four hours, doing
much damage to cotton.
DEATH OF AN AGED BISHOP.
New Orleans, October 2o,-The Times
Democrats Aberdeen, Miss, special says:
Our town is in mourning for the death of Rev.
Robert Paine, senior bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, who died in full
possession of his faculties, at half past o'clk,
this morning, aged 50.
Chicago, October 2o.-Henry Clay May
nard, for the past eight years manager of the
Western Union telegraph Office in this city,
died at Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, this morn
ing.
CONVICTED OF MAKING FALSE RETURNS.
Trenton, October 2o.-The jury in the case
or Chas. II. Haughton, charged by the gov
eminent with making false returns while col
leclor of the port OF Perth Amboy, after be-
ing out three hours and half and taking two
ballots, returned a verdict this afternoon, OF
guilty, with recommendation of mercy.
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION.
New York, October 20 Howard Carroll
has written his letter of acceptance Of the re-
publican candidacy as a member of congress,
at-larce. In it he says: Il shall. if hoDored
by election, neither directly nor indirectly ask
from the president, or the cabinet, or any de-
partm-nt an appointment of any person &c
any Office. Should my opinion be asked a.
to the fitness of any one named for an appoint
ment, l should give it just as would reply tt
any question from business man as to the
qualifications of suggested employees" Mr.
Carroll also favors civil service reform.
YELLOW FEVER REPORT.
Pensacola, October 2o.-The s. new case!
of yellow fever ard nine deaths reported yes
terday swell the number of cases to 1896, an(
of deaths to $50 Aggravated mortality ha!
occurred during the very warm weather, cen
orally thought most favorable to the sick. Yes
terday evening, however, there was ver,
heavy storm, with driving northern rain fal
ling in torrents. Indisposition of severa
physicians causes some suffering for lack o
medical attendance, and renders the report O
new cases, perhaps, imperfect. DIR. Rensha,
went, yesterday, to the Nix settlement, at Per
dido bay, ten or twelve miles from Pensacola
in company with Mr.. NJ. e.. Iniestra who re
ported the number of cases of fever there
Several cases were also reported at Powell
ton, on the Louisville n Nashville railroad
sixteen miles distant. No intercourse has ex
;sted between either of these places and Pen
sacola since the outbreak of the epidemic
Lieutenant Martin, of the United States navy
arrived last night on a mission Of inquiry, as {
representative of the national board of health
THE COTTON PLANTERS ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock, October 2o.-The national cot,