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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND MUTTON.

Headquarters Department of Texas, Office
Chief COmmissary of Subsistence,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, December l4th, 1882.
CEALED PROPOSALS, in trpliCate, with II
y copy of this advertisement attached, will be
received at this Office, and at the office of the
Acting COmmissary of Subsistence, at Fort
McKavett, Texas, until II O'Clock, noon,
TIL thursday, February LIST, 1883, for delivery
mt Fort McKavctt, Texas, of such quantities Of
FRESH BEEF and MUTTON, as may be re-
quired by the Subsistence Department at that
post TO June 30, 1885, or such less time as the
Commissary General of Subsistence may direct.
block Bids will also be received for Beef and
MuttOl on the hOof. For conditions, ETC., ap-
ply to the undersigned, or TO the Acting Com
missary of Subsistence at the post named. The
Government reserves the right to reject any or
all bids NJ. Z. SMALL,
2f- l2-6t Chief COmmlSSafI.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01

The Royal Havana official list decides every
prize. Subject to no manipulation, not con-
trOed by the parties i'm interest, honestly
managed il is the fairest, squarest and best
thing in the nature of a lottery that could be
conceived.
ticket. None others are genuine.
ALL PRIZES PAID ON PRESENTATION.
For information and tickets apply to
sHIPSEY COMPANY, General Agents, 12l2
Broadway, New York City.
Or W. W. walling, No. 3 West Commerce st.
san Antonio,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01

THE custom of visiting and sending cards
to ladies' on New Years day is almost meaning
less. and the fact that it is not so generally
observed as formerly may be considered an
indication of improvement in the ethics OF So
cial intercourse. If were reversed it might
prevent many unpleasant situations, for then
the ladies could limit the number of their Wis
iting acquaintance by honoring only favored
few with their cards or their presence.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
Special for Editors.

The San Antonio News Agency Press Asso-
ciatOn) are prepared to furnish daily telc-
tcrs, containing special news of San Antonio
and district, Mexico and Great Britain at terms
which place it within the reach Ofall. For fur
Their particulars address the managing pro-
prietOr, II. Ryder-TaylOr, EVENING LIGHT OIL
flee 235 Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas,
U. S. A., p. o. Box $40. The agency represents
the Austin Statesman, Fort Worth Daily Ga
Zette Chicago Tribune, Ennis Recorder, and
other American and English newspapers. II
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
For City Collector.

We are authorized 10 announce F. Nee. New
ton as candidate for city collector at the
coming city election.
We are authorized to announce F. Z. Hauei-
sen as a candidate for Office of city collector, al
the coming election. E.-II-tl
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
SOME REFLECTIONS.

So it's gone at last, the old year OF which
everybody .entertains some pleasant. recollec-
tions. gone with those to whom IN its briei
time Death withdrew the veil which hid its
face and melted with look the iron bonds OF
the souls taller hard Mortality. Requiescat.
But alas! there are some among us who cry
with Kennel Rodd:
That which in il was fair
Still shall be ours,
Yet yet my heart lies there
Under the flowers.
For under the dead blossoms of memory lies
the dust of loved forms, Of many thrice dear
hopes that were blasted. The roads of life
bloom beneath our feet but the Ravens We have
promised ourselves are seldom attained. All
is in charge of Hope, that sunny-faced laugh
ing youth to whom we give in keeping our
castles in the air, and seldom indeed does he
pay US a penny of rent. But enough OF this
melancholy. Away with it 1t may lurk in
the shadows but it shall no more appear in the
foreground. We have cause for graduation;
let us be joyful. Nature has lavished upon us
her richest bounties and in the past year they
were utilized with wisdom aud vigor. Even
in one twelvemonth our progress has been
wonderful and marvellous advance is antici'
pated for the next, to be limited only when
Providence prescribes penalties for national
blunders and crimes. As people we are
happy, contented and prosperous and, though
a few of US never are but always to be blest
the fates seemingly say to majority of us with
tentions than did the witches to Macbeth:
Glamis thou art and Cawdor-
And shalt be what thou art promised.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
Remarkable Journalistic Experiment.

The most remarkable journalistic expert
ment of this or any other century is that OF the
inmates of the insane asylum on Ward
Island, N. Y, who are to begin, about jan
uary /, the publication of weekly paper
called The Moon. The project is entirely
their own, and they are to furnish all the con-
tributions, set the type and print the paper.
They confess their lunacy and make joke of
il in the title they give to their paper.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
For AIderman, End Ward.

At the request of many voters, hereby an
nOunce myself as candidate for Alderman OF
the second ward, at the ensuing election:
| am a candidate for reelection as Alderman
| for the second ward. l refer my fellow-cltl-
zens TO my past record as criterion TO pubic
| favor for the future. FRITZ SCHRElNER.
For City Collector.
| We are authorized 10 announce F. Nee. New
! ton as a candidate for city collector at the
coming city election.
We are authorized to announce F. c. Hauei-
sen as a candidate for Office of city collector, at
| the coming election. E2-ll-t
For City Recorder.
The LIGHT is authorized to announce Bryan
| Calaghan as a candidate for City Recorder, at
| the coming election in January.
| We are authorized to announce John Rosen-
| heimer us a candidate for the Office OF CITY
Recorder at the ensuing city election.
I'VE are authorized to announce Maj. james
Moore, as q candidate for the office OF CITY
| Recorder, at the coming election, in January,
1883
Thankful for the confidence reposed in me
| by the citizens OF San Antonio in the past an
| nounce myself candidate for reelection to
| the Office of City Recorder at the next election
| for city officers ON the 9th Of January, a. ID.
| 1883. Respectfully, NJ. u. ANDERSON.
| Street Commissioner.
| We are authorized to announce Thos. Crow
| ley as a candidate for street commissioner at
| the coming city election. u
| Weare authorized 10 announce Jake Marshall
| as a candidate for reelection to the Office OF
street commissioner at the coming city election
| in January.
| We are authorized to announce James
| Duffey, as q candidate for street commissioner
at the coming election in January. l2-On
| To the Voters of San Antonio.
| At the urgent request of many friends |
| announce myself as II candidate for the Office
| of street commissioner, and in doing SO, allow
me to mention that ii is no new calling for me.
| am thoroughly posted in street and sewer I'M
provements, and, il elected, will discharge my
duty without favor to any, regardless OF creed,
color or nationality. Hoping to receive your
votes, remain, truly yours, Il. j. QUIRK,
| FELLOW CITIzENs-Ih hereby respectfully an
nounce myself a candidate for the office of
mayor at the ensuing election, and submit the
following principles which should strictly adj
here to in the event of my election, to wit:
| |. Rigid economy in the administration of our
city government, with a view of having surplus
revenue for public improvements.
| 2. The immediate adoption of effective SAM
tary measures, including complete system OF
drainage and sewerage.
| 3. The impartial and vigorous enforcement
| of ALI city ordinances.
Your obedient servant,
| JOHN III. COPELAND.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1888.

Hon. Mr.. REAGAN opposes reduction OF
letter postage to two cents. Reagan ought TO
know what he is talking about; he was post
master general for few years himself
Stevensville Empire.
Yes, he was postmaster general OF the de-
funct Confederacy, and thinks postage should
he kent at Confederate rates, no doubt
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
wild Oscars Hair.

N. Y. Special 20 the Post-Dispatch.
Since he cut his hair Mr.. Wilde does not
present that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so familiar
10 the public in his early portraits. He seems
i'll and preoccupied, and during the intervals
when his face is in repose he has a worried
Iook. A rumor that he was swindled Of 5000
by bunco-steerers denied by Mr. Wilde
himself
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
Definition of a Myth.

Pittsburg Telegraph.
Ignatius Donnelly, in recent work, de-
votes a whole chapter to explaining the "Na-
ture of Myth" The thing can be done up in
four lines. A myth is a dry oil well run in the
interests of six men who use it to work the
market and enrich themselves at the expense
of six thousand "lambs."
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
Almost "A Pauper,

From the Philadelphia American.
Mr.. Vanderbilt had hard year of it last
year. He only made S2o ooo, 900 in the stock
market. And he had to pay his salary as
president of the Central out of his own pocket.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01

The Thermometer at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
has been down this season to 90 below xero,
which is lower than any temperature recorded
by DR.. Kane.
The bee., 1883-05-19

meaning to cast a feAectfSh upon the
signers Of the call for a national con-
'vention, owing to the fact that there
being no suffrage in the District, none
of the signers, save three, are veters,
and they in their respective states. We
want to ask how much at present, does
the colored vote in Mississippi and
South Carolina amount to? The cry
that comes up from these two States
is for protection in our exercise Of
citizenship, the signers to the call rec
ognlsed this as one of the main springs
Tor calling a National Convention,
their bretheren in the South are de.
prived of their ballots by brute polit-
lcal force, and they desired to get this
and other matters before the North
before another Presidential election. by
and through a National assemblage
of representative colored men, and
just as sure rs there is to bea to-mor-
row, such convention will be held.
The colOred people of this country
have too much confidence in Frederick
Douglass to ignore any request he
wou Id make of them. ,-rs.Fr
The bee., 1883-05-19
THE WASHINGTON BEE ON
WILLIAMS HISTORY OF
THE NEGRO RACE IN
AMERICA.

The Washington BEE of last Sat-
urday contains lengthy criticism on
Rev., or Col, or Capt, or Hon. Geo.
Williams alleged history of the negro
race which contains some readable fea-
lures among a great many that are
far-fetched and nauseating to fair
minded men. There is no doubt that
the work in the main is commenda-
bic addition to the literature that be-
longs specifically to our race, and for
that reason, if for no other, deserves
some consideration. We do not think
that Mr.. Williams as a historian can,
or will ever be compared to Gibbon,
Motely, or Bancroft, as far as accuracy
OF statement is concerned. Still let
us strive to be charitable.
\ fervent imagination, or eXuberant
fancy, if followed without check, will
sometimes lead the strongest minds a
good way from the confines of truth
and justice, and should make the ridi-
culouS, deluded victim, more subject
OF pity and commiseration than indig-
nant blame. We can assure the Bee,
If it be of any moment to know. that
the quotation from the Indianapolis
Sunday CaW of Sept. 18th, 1880, in
which a portion Of conversation
held between Mr.. Williams and "Lo-
max" is quoted is correct, verbatim
and literatim," as far as reported. We
did meet Mr.. Williams at the time and
place named, and did have con-
yerSation with him upon various
topics, his then forthcoming history
being one of them, the life, public SER
vices and standing of Douglass as an
orator and thinker being another. His
opinion of Mr.. Douglass we thought
at the time very cheap and quite ridi-
culous, SO bristling was it with mali
cious envy and jealousy, never pos
sessed by truly great souls.
We bado goodbye to the honorably
gentleman, feeling that we had been
listening to the most conceited popin-
jay that it had ever been our luck to
meet, and we did not fail to state our
opinion in communication to the
Sunday Morning Cdtj, writing over
the name of "Lomax." The National
People.
We find from the above that Mr..
Allison Sweeney is "Lomax," and he
says what we published from the Sun
day Morning CdU is true, as he was
the author. George w. Williams is,
as we said, prejudicial and unreliable
historian.
The bee., 1883-05-19

those clerks messengers and what nots
In the government employ at the
capital, shall be considered as repre-
sentatlves. On the other hand, many
OF them were sent here in order to get
rid of them in the States they come
from, What is the reason that seven
of the signers for the call did not put
In their appearance? Mr.. Menard took
occasion to speak sneeringly of the
slgners to the call for a convention,
that they had no vote, etc. Mr.. Me
nard, yes, but each one Of them has q
home, and nearly all of them have
raised up families. and SO TIE. and so
act, that they are at least honored and
respected sohere they are best kno,cn.
We will institute this much of a COM
parlson, that each man on that original
call is well able to stand on his merits,
and have done something to show real
interest in the welfare of the race.
The cut and dried resolutions were
all fixed up, and the State of Ohio was
called into Use through Mr.. Waring
and ne took charge of the floor as leader
of the "gaggers," and went so far as to
assume the airs of a chairman of a
congressional committee, demanding
the previous question, and thus cut off
debate, for he, and those, who urged
him on, knew that it would have
been dangerous thing for them to
have allowed the discussion.
The sum and grand total of the
meeting was to get lot of stuff off in
the Associated Press, saying in so many
words that Mr.. Douglass and his call
was repudiated, and that the course of
Prof. Greener was sustained, all of
which we take the personal responst-
btttty as editor of this journal to say is
as far from being the truth as was that
"gang meeting last Monday night
anything but a gathering, more OF less
of lot Of strikers and meddlesome
jacks, who don't represent anything in
particular, unless it be their own per
sons twice amonth at the pay office.
We dismiss the bogus concern of Mon
day night with this admonition, that
gentlemen who are truly representa-
tive Southern Republicans, will be
careful in the future how they allow
their names to be attached to docu-
ments that are presented for their ap-
proval. We don't expect much from
those boys and half grown men, who
figured so conspicuously at the meeting,
they have neither brains nor vote.
The bee., 1883-05-19
PROF. GREENR'S ANTI-COLORED
CONVENTION COMMITTEE.

To the Editor Of TIE Ereaing Star:
The names Of those composing the
committee opposed to national Col
ored Convention are quite familiar tC
the colored citizens of Washington
and have been for a number of years.
They are department clerks, messen-
gers and dismissed clerks and mes
sengers, who reside right here in Wash
lngton and no where else. Greener
the chief Mogul, and ex-department
clerk, has no vote or property to quail
~ him as a representative man. He
resides here, and has done so for many
years, though he claims to represent
South Carolina. Schuerman, who is
on the committee to represent the in
telligence and morality of the sixty
thousand colored people of this Dis
trict, was once messenger in the U. S.
Treasury Department, and has status
4NON With UlOSnCl ttb li0 uCttu anu
Schuerman at the tail of this move
ment, your readers can Judge of those
sandwitched in between.
Now of those who called the conven-
tion, Mr.. Douglass is a taxpayer here
and in Rochester, n. Y, and votes in
the latter city, having voted there at
the last election for governor. Jno
F. Cook is your collector of taxes. NJ.
NJ. Holland is voter in Ohio and
taxpayer, as are also the majority of
the signers to the call voters and tax
payers. LIS. IT.
The above is from the Ecening Star
of this city. We endorse the above as
being picture of the men who "Gree-
ner" has to back him in his colored
convention. Schuerman is Greeners
right bower, He was messenger
some years ago in the Treasury depart
ment. He has status(P.) Another one
of Greener's followers was in Jail some
few months ago.
The bee., 1883-05-19
A SUM TOTAL FAILURE.

The meeting called 10y one person
through the names Of certain Southern
representative gentlemen, "e:rileS" and
nondescripts residing in this city,
turned out to be a gross failure, a
purely lamentable failure. The meet
ing at Timm's Hall last Monday night,
with a half dozen exceptions, did not
contain single representative South
ern man, neither were those present,
whose names were tied to the call.
The meeting was made cold and damp
from the moment that Mr.. Watkins,
of Alabama, arose and said that if it
was the purpose of the meeting to
offer an insult, or an indignity to the
Hon. Fred. Douglass, then he for one
would not be a partner in any such
scheme--that remark fixed the meeting
The real, resolute, earnest men that
were pressnt, could plainly see that
the sole, and only object, was to bolster
up one man against tidal wave that
recently set in against him. The
meeting was presided over by a truly
good and deserving man, managed by
Mr.. Greener, and finally controlled in
voice and gas by department clerks
and messengers, whose principal duties
here is TO remain in a public building
during Office hours, and play the dude
and society gentleman, thereafter.
Take the meeting as whole, what
does it amount to outside of the chair
man. Name man who fought the late
call for a convention, that was issued
by Mr.. Frederick Douglass, Mr.. Milton
M. Holland, Mr.. Solomon G. Brown
and others, aolo is really representa-
tiCe man In the South. One of our
exchanges says that they do not wish
that people unacquainted with the
facts, shall think for a moment that
The bee., 1883-05-19
the silent partner Of silent agent fol
THE PEoPLE,s coMAIfTEE.

fHE PEoPLE's COMMITTEE.
John A. Grary, a highly respected
citizen of this city, an eX-member of
the Common Council. He owns prop
erty, and is well known throughout
the country as the first of our eOlored
men who .5pened his doors tJ the col
6fed people IN the days of oppression.
GKEENER's COMMITTEE.
Randolph, who has been to jail for
pension frauds or something else. A
tramp in the city.
THE PEOPLES COMMITTEE.
Solomon B. Brown, of the Smith
sonian Institute, man of property
and ex-member of the Legislature. He
is a highly respected citizen.
6FEENER's COMMITTEES. E
L. Murray Brown, a man from Ten
nessee, who has no property, but owns
right moustache across his mouth
that he pulls sixty seconds every hour.
Brown is good fellow, but he has got
in the wrong place.
TIE PEOPLES CoMMtTTEE.
Jerome 4. Johnson, Cf this city,
from one of the best families, a man
of property, reputation and character.
We have said enough to give the
the country an idea of what kind of
men are making opposition to the
national colored convention. If the
people can afford to follow r. I.
Greener and his rabble band, we have
no more to say. The above is true
status of Greener and his followers.
Not man whom we have named of
Greener's committee owns two cents
worth of property. Let the country
compare and decide. This sorehead
has circulated the report that the COM
mittee that made this call are opposed
to the Republican party. The asser-
ton is false. There is nothing politi-
cal in the convention. There is not a
truer friend to the principles of the
Republican party than the committee
of which Hon, Fred. Douglas is chair
man.
We believe in the principles of the
Republican party. We are unlike the
pusilanimous sorehead Greener, who
said some time ago that he was op-
posed to the Malone movement
in Virginia, and few months
before the election he asked to
be put in the canvass. This is the
same Greener who advised the negroes
to steal; this is the same Greener who
has been q failure in everything. He
is a chronic growler, disappointed
Office-seeker and politician lie is
willing to accept anything from the
administration. The fact is the adj
ministration knows him to be
"tumbIer."
The bee., 1883-05-19

Mr.. Welborn Of Mississippi in his
speech at the Timm's Hall meeting
Monday night, ''said that, the colored
people of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
New York and in tie other northern
states where they now had the honor
of holding the balance of power,
should be consulted about when and
where a convention should be held,
and not the South where very truly
the votes Of colored men were, but
their votes, said he, cannot be counted
as they are voted, because the Democ-
racy have charge of the returns" We
find much force in what Mr.. Welborn
SO well said. He being represen-
tative man. his words count for some
thing. What he says is worthy of
consideration 10y our thinking men.