The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-02
LIGHT SPARKS.

The sidewalks on Garden street are get
ting in wretched condition.
-"Be assured" when you want fine print
ing the LIGHT is the place to get it.
The Knights of Pythias install officers
next Thursday night.
Mr.. George Caldwell wants an office boy.
Must address in own handwriting.
The Maverick, Menger and Hord hotels
set splendid dinners yesterday.
-"More women marry for position than
love. Professor I. A. H. Barbour.
MIR. II. w. Hodges and Miss Beard will
be married on the 18th instant.
The Turn Verein will hold its annual
election next Tuesday.
The Y. M. B. A. expect big time at
their masquerade ball on the 18th.
"A hack loaded with ladies (O broke
down on San Pedro Avenue yesterday.
Mrs. Jessie Railey died yesterday and
her remains were sent home to Waco.
The Golden troupe favorably known here
are playing to good houses in Houston.
The hacks charged fifty to one hundred
per cent. higher than usual rates yesterday.
The present cold weather is reported by
sheep men as especially hard on poor sheep.
General Pfeifer has just been arrested on
an alias warrant for non-payment of old fine.
The Turner's will probably give some special
prizes for the best characters at their mask
ball.
Many of our citizens are talking of Ulrich
for mayor, but he has already declined TO
stand.
City carts are employed to-day hauling
off mud in dry weather they will haul it back
again.
Another man fell from the fatal Pecos
bridge last Friday and was killed,-so we are
informed.
There was large attendance at the cock
pit yesterday. Several candidates for Office
were present.
The chimney of the residence of Mr..
Dietsch near Travis park took fire yesterday.
but was put out without any damage.
The LIGHT carrier boys disposed O (
nearly one thousand addresses TO their patrons
yesterday and to-day.
The members of the Baptist church will
hold special business meeting at the church
tomorrow night.
There was delightful little surprise party
in the Fourth ward last night, at which
Mr.. Charlie Dunbar was master of cere-
monies.
The night-watch at the telephone Office
was either asleep or had too much egg-noe
last night, as it took half hour to ring
him up.
The total expense of feeding prisoners in
Bexar county Jail for December was $286. 80,
There were hfty-two prisoners incarcerated
therein.
taken out building permits, the former for
dwelling on Houston street, the latter one on
Preside street.
Mrs. John Johnson was adjudged insane
at Bolton, and while being taken to the depot
for conveyance, made her escape and has not
since been heard OF.
Miss Minnie Lee, an ex-serio comic bal
lad singer at the Vaudeville, drew the one
hundred and fifty dollar cash prize in Kahn &
Co.'S drawing.
Col L. P. Baker, a wealthy visitor from
Atlanta, Ca, died on Sunday at the old
Grenet place. He died frompneumonia and
his remains have been sent home.
The organ gallery in San Fernando
cathedral is to be enlarged twelve feet to &C
commodate the new organ. The weight of
this new music box is said to be $1,000 pounds.
The Rev. J. Ashley, late pastor of Trinity
NJ. E. church, now of Harrisburg, was pres
ent at the British association soiree last night
and warmly welcomed by his English friends.
Judge Ogden and his fair daughter was also
present.
Reagan Houston returned from Tennes-
see last night. Dame Rumor whispers that
the next time he visits that state he will bring
Mrs. Reagan Houston with him on his re-.
turn.
The editor of the LIGHT is in Galveston
and the regular local is sick, and local news
is consequently slim to-day--and the sub
editor hasn't recovered from New Years?
1T will delight Englishmen to hear that
H. K. II. the Duchess OF Albany and II. r. II.
the Duchess of Connaught are each in antici-
patton of an interesting event occurring short
Iy in their respective families by which its
will be increased.
Two great Comedians with Whiteley's "Hid-
den Hand IGmpanY-Nick OgleShy, and
George clarion in their great SpcCialties each