The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-06


from the Dublin Town Council
SIX men have been arrested for holding a
secret meeting at Castle Meagh.
THE nickle is to have the word scents
put on it to comply with the law.
THE Texas and Louisiana Dry Kiln com.
pany, of Beaumont, have filed chatter.
A DRUNKEN Mexican at Laredo killed him
self by falling into one ofthe city man traps.
GOVERNOR ALEX STEPHENS, of Georgia, is
again announced to be in dangerous condi-
ton.
The relations between Germany and Eng
land are said to be better than for the last 10
years.
A MEMORIAL tablet to Professor Morse has
been unveiled at Rome with proper cere-
monies.
THE taxes upon the capital and deposits OF
banks and national banking associations is
repealed.
THE sum of SI2. 900 was appropriated by
Congress for weather observations in the cot
ton belt.
EDIsoN's electric light is in successful
operation in St. Louis Chicago enterprise es-
tablished it.
THE JesuitS of Boston offer to assume the
debt of the Catholic churches in Lawrence,
Massachusetts,.
THE rate of pay for carrying mails on rail
road contracts is to be regulated by the Post
Office department.
THE Governor of New York refuses to in
terfere with the hanging of Michael McGloin.
He will hang on Friday.
RETURNING tourists from Monterey, Mex
leo, have two hours lay-over at Laredo to see
that growing metropolis.
UNION soldiers who lost leg above the
knee or an arm above the elbow, are to re.
ceive $50 per month pension.
THE Louisiana bond cases have been de-
cided in the United States Supreme court ad-
versely to bond holders as to jurisdiction.
Two Irish members of Parliament have
sworn TO an alibi for Byrne. He was in Lon
don on the day of the Phoenix Park murder.
A BILL is in preparation IN Connecticut to
make the proprietors Of theatres responsible
for the character of the performances therein.
AFTER May Isl the tax on manufactured
tobacco and snuff will be s cents per pound,
on cigars 81 per 1000, cigarettes S cents
per 1000.
EX-CoNFRDERATR and Union soldiers are
fraternizing at Fort Worth, in view of Fitz-
hugh Lee fighting the battle of Chancellors-
vile over again.
NORTHERN Portugal is puzzling John Bull
who "don't know how she does it but she
does" by exporting to the United Kingdom
fresh meat in large quantities.
BURGLARS bound and gagged private
watchmen in Springfield, Ills, Saturday,
then leiSurely removed about $4,000 worth
of jewelry from J. c. Kaholt's store.
HENRY DUBOIS, the French editor impris-
oned by Ben Butler in New Orleans, in 1863.
has been awarded $500 with interest damages
by the French-American commission.
A SISTER of ex-senator Sharon, of Califor-
MIA, lies in a precarious condition at the
Palace hotel in San Francisco. She is suf-
fering with numerous wounds, self inflicted
with with small pen-knife. Her attempt to
suicide is attributed to insanity.
THE iron masters of Pttsburg are unani-
nous in the declaration that the new tariff
necessitates reduction of wages, and the work
men are determined to strike. The "Tud-
lers" have struck at Pottstown. The tariff
reduction is beginning to work.
AT "A Chinese theatre in San Francisco re-
Gently the curtain was rung down after per-
Torrance lasting only M hours, the regula-
ton time being IL hours. This curtailment of
their enjoyment so incensed the audience that
riot ensued, and the police had to be called
in to eject the disturbers.
The grand wedding ceremonies of Senator
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Tabor and his bride, nee Miss Elizabeth
Court, the belle of Oshkosh, were but supple
mentary to another ceremony for some time
kept secret. This was his private marriage to
Miss Court last September, while suit for
alimony for his divorced wife was pending.
IT IS expected that great novelty, and new
departure in Worlds Fairs, will be the Inter
national histories exhibition which it is pro-
posed, Queen Victoria shall open on May l.,
al Kensington, to remain open for six months.
The buildings cover seven acres. Full sized
fish markets will be on exhibition, and Ioo.-
600 gallons OF salt water are to be supplied
for the exhibition of live fish New Jersey
and Nantucket will be on hand, America hay
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