The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-27
LIGHT FLASHES.
what the Reporters Learn on Their Tour
Through the City.

InFouku tho wy
Only II deaths during the past week.
An alias warrant was issued in the Travis
case this morning.
The lone star Gag waves to-day over the
Alamo.
The ragged end Of Minnesota blizzard
left its card in the city this morning.
Major Terrell is in receipt Of ID Devon
shire calves from Springfield, Ohio.
-Eustus Reed, the mammoth furniture
house, has a card in the LIGHT to-day.
Gregory & Co. have special announce
ment in to-day's paper about toys and holiday
goods.
Manuel Gonzales, aged - months, died
Of chronic dianhoa on the 26.h, in the Second
ward
The public school children will celebrate
Thanksgiving, and the teachers are TO be
paid of.
The United States District and Circuit
courts Of Galveston have adjourned till De-
eember IS.
Our Laredo correspondents last letter
showed too much personal spleen, hence it is
not published.
Isn't it about time that some physicians
exhibited their "sheep skins" to a curious but
interested publici
i. G. Siu'z wants to build an opera
house in San Antonio, If some one else will
help furnish the money.
Elder c. NJ. Wilmeth, editor Of the
CHRISTIAN Preacher, will preach this evening
at7p. m, in the First Baptist church.
A large arrival Of stock men with large
droves Of mules and horses are in the city
from Guerrero, Brownsville and Laredo.
Dean Richardson has resumed his charge
Of ST Marks. His friends feared that his ex
psc,ed acceptance Of a mitre might take him
away from them.
Billy Kersands' mouth that gapes clean
across three foot wide poster looks like a
circus with the tent removed-as open as the
wide, wide world.
The District court stands adjourned from
Saturday last to the first Monday in Decem-
Der. 1t ground out great deal OF important
work from a very full docket.
old "a. M" and ''p. m" it appears are
likely to 60. Twenty four O'Clock time pieces,
Ahieh were FIRST introduced as a novelty in the
East, have been ordered by several Of our
citizens.
Attention is called to the advertisement
on the local page Of Mr.. Narciso Leal in to-
days issue. lie will be cordially welcomed
back to his old stand by the stockmen general
| ly.
To witness the number Of car loads az
irving here daily Of lumber and being delivered
all over the city must convince all OF the boom
in building which has now set in in San
Antonio.
Read the announcement Of L. Rouvant
in to.day's paper. Rouvsnt carrits boss
stock Of diamonds and fine watches ard
j.selry, and promises TO make it to your To-
terest to call on him.
Messrs. Castor, Cooke and Wilson, the
ambitious square toe and heel pedestrisn ms,
have deposited their stakes Of $3.50 each for a
three days walk and are now in search Of a
hall for their contest.
The Houston Post says; "The beavers
near San Augustine have built dam which
holds backwater, covering several acres"
That's dam site larger than the one near
San Antonio.- Galveston Print.
john Delsite, now undergoing imprison-
ment till $500 fine has been worked out fol
the abduction Of Eliza Gupton, was hired out
to William Weiss by the county, who will pay
$40 month till the fine is paid.
The members OF Miriam Degree o
r bekah lodge No. "a, |. o. o. f., hav,
recently passed series Of tender and graceful
resolutions commemorative the untimely deail
Of their sister member, Miss Hattie Gay, who
died here on the 10Th Instant
Alderman Gallaeher's fine residence a
the corner Of Buens Vista and Pecos is abou
ready to be occupied. He is loud in hi
praises Of J. B. Dodds, the carpenter il
charge Of the work, on account OF his nea
designs and skillful workmanship.
A new journalistic asprant for temporal
fame is the Alamo News, published by tn
ladies Of the Alamo Bazaar, now in progress
It is ably edited by Mrs Dane Reinhardt, VIII
8 certainly from the first sample Of her wor
mus, have had previous acquaintance with i
The scholars Of the public schools wi
]. give thanks on Thursday away from the to
Il Of book and class. The teachers will have
double motive for celebrating Thanksgiving
e seeing that the only labor obligatory upo
them on that day is to draw their salaries an
amuse themselves.
le Too Much Glory Water,