The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-30
LIGHT SPARKS,

Elegant New Years cards Just received by
express.
There is no programme ut Scholz's hail TO-
night.
Our carriers have Il neat address to their
customers ON New Years Day.
The Young Mems Benevolent association
will give masquerade ball January IL.
Oyster lunch at Revolving Light New
Years eve, to commence at 9 O'Clock p. III.
Let every friend Of good city government
come to the meeting at Schools hall tonight.
--Scvcriano Brcsno and Antonio Salindo
were to-day granted u license for their marriage.
The Arbeiter Verein will amuse themselves
and guests byu fancy dress ball AT their hall to
morrow evening.
r. l.. Ford reported to the police yesterday
that hc had been robbed of $50 at II boarding
house kept by IL Mrs. Adams.
A Mexican child, aged four years, swallowed
button nearly three weeks ago. 1t was swal-
lowed by Mother Earth yesterday.
The British association give their first an
nlal entertainment at krSch hall on the even
ing of New Years Day. An enjoyable timeis
anticipated.
Regular meeting of Typographical Union
No. l'2 tomorrow ut strives hall ut 2:N p. III.
BY order Of president. J. +. MAROLD,
Secretary.
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invitation to Il New Years dinner at the Hord
hotel The bill of fare accompanying it is appe-
tiZing of itself.
1t is rumorcd that one of the candidates for
alderman in the second ward will be- Mr.. Henry
Ryder-TaylOr, late of London, Il protcgc OF
windy Charles Dickens.
Richard Pittman, agent for the Singer Sew
ing machine co.. is in the city. Mr.. Pittman
was the tirSC to introduce American sewing ma
chimes into Mexico. He is now stationed at Sal
tilO.
The first annual British association soirec
will be held on New Years Day at q O'Clock.
p. III. Tickets 80 cents each. Obtainable al
Hollands II Store. Children under Il hall
price,
William A. Gray, who was recently shot at
SaltiO by DR.. l.. II. Ribb because of DR.. BiDbs
jealousy, is rapidly recovering from the effects
of his wound. 1t is said that he was never init
mate with Mrs. Bbb.
Casino Flores appeared before Recorder
and numerically beatinga dog. Mr.. Anderson
said he didn't have time to try dog cases. The
charge was dismissed.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Ferd. Niggli left this
morning to resume his search for the men who
recently shot into a crowd of dancers ut the
Francisco schOOl-hOuse near CastrOville, and
wounded young man namei George Haase.
Though Messrs. Lassne.. & Mandelbaum
lost large amount OF money because of the
recent decline in the value of cotton they have
discharged all their obligations and still have
sufficient means to carry on one of the most
extensive businesses i'll the state. Their losses
will not interfere in any way with the cOntinu-
ton of their business.
DIR. J. Jones adds "cOndenscd milk :" as one
of the causes of the death of an infant twenty
days Old. The doctor is generally sound in his
observations. An old doctor of our city, now
deceased, who stood high as a practitioner, In
ady Using he use of condensed milk us u food for
infants, gave special lirerliolls us 10 color, and
out OF a dozen cans only one or two would bear
bis test.
A ball will be given by Division No. of the
Ancient order of Hibernians at MEYERS hall
this evening, Great pleasure is anticipated,
The affair is in charge of the follOwing-named
well-known gentlemen; Committee farrange-
ments- John Brady, Louis Kelley, Edward
ception committee~John Reynolds, Michael
Clarey, J. j. Reagan. John Murphy; floor COM
mittee-ThOmas II. McGrath John Brady, Ed
ward Dillon, Thomas W. Flannery.
Judge j. X. Mason and Captain Ed. Braden
the newt elected county commissioner, visited
the po0rhouse yesterday morning, and Judging
in very unsatisfactory condition, both on ac-
count of cleanliness and accommodation for
the helpless and destitute people who are COM
PEELED to inhabit it, That this latter should be
the case is partly chargeabe to the board of
commissioners, whose duty it should have been
to provide ut least decent apartments for their
wards, AS II IL, some OF the lunaticS arr dOmi-
clcd in a stable scarcely tit for Il horse TO in
habit.
The entire place, said the Judge, is in a bad
condition, with the single exception of the dis
pcnsary, which was found To bc neatly kept,
and everything in Ordcr.-lS. A. Express.
The writc-up in the LIGHT some time since
was correct in all particulars.
Wanted, q Cook
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