The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Fayorites Beat at Fort Worth--fence
Cutting at Brentwood The Iron Noun
tain to Run Through Seepers.
Niagara Bridge Completed Ben Butler aud
Belya Lockwood Being Sued
Failures, Base Ball, Etc.

MAJ, hat manufacturers, have made an
assignment of partnership and property &c
Theodore ]. Jordine, with preferences
amounting to $12o, 600. The new imports
and Grocers' exchange. corner of Wall and
Pearl streets. opened for business to-day.
CRY OF MENco, November 27.-Negotia-
tons with the holders Of Mexican bonds in
England are suspended, Mexico declining the
propositions Of the bondholders. The Gov
eminent, however, is determined to settle the
general debt Of the country whenever the diff
fculhes which have no reason for existing are
removed.
BUFFALO, November 22-The Michigan
Central railroads new centiever bridge across
Niagra Falls is about completed. The siruet-
ure was commenced about seven months ago,
while the suspension bridge, a few hundred
yards away, was over three years in building.
The bridge is a double track steel cenulever,
the first ever constructed in this country.
BRowNwooD, November 22.-Last night
three wire fences were cut, namely: Colonel
Dhskell's, John Glass and J. ID. Burtch's.
The affair causes profound astonishment, as
the wire fence cutters held meeting here on
the 18th instant, and passed strong resolutions
to refrain from further cutting until after the
meeting OF the Legislature in January next.
ST.. LOUIS, November 22.-On December
the Iron Mountain railway will put on through
seepers between St. Louis and San Francisco
via the Iron Mountain, and Texas and South
ern Pacific roads making only one change of
cars required between New York and San
Francisco, as the Wabash is now running
through sleepers between 81. Louis and New
Yo k.
PuTsBURG, November 22.--The aew pro-
cess in the manufacture Of low carbon Bes.
semer steel was commenced to-day at the Bes-
semer steel works, which, il successful, will
completely revolutionize the work of pudding,
doing away with the old process altogether.
A number of puddlers from various mills we're
present during the experiment, and watched
the result with great interest.
FORT WORTH, November 22.-At least
1000 people were at the races to-day, and the
excitement was high. Will Benham won the
trottng race, 2;23 class To the great aston
ishment of all, WestInont beat Richball in the
pacing race, three straight heats. Time, 7:7o,
2:I9H and 2:IS. The pools sold IS on Rich
ball and 10 on the field, Westmont and Full
Ter. Heavy bets were made. Madame
Maranette won the five mile running race,
beating Miss Myrtle Peck.
NEW ORLEANS, November 2I.-Consldera-
BILE excitement was created to-day by a street
encounter between General f. N. Ogden,
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of this State, and Mr.. John w.
aaNfnx II 81. Na,l. .C
the City Item, leading evening paper, which
has heen bitter opponent of the aspirations
OF General Ogden. General Ogden was pass
ing the office of Mr.. FaiIiax with a mutual
friend, when MI. Fairfax hailed General
Ogden, who resented the salutation, and, after
an exchange of words, several blows passed.
Neither gentleman was injured, bystanders
separating them before any damage was done.
WAsHINGToN, November IA court
martial has been ordered to meet at Fort
Smelling for the trial Of Captain McKibbon,
Fifteenth infantry, charged with duplicating
pay accounts. 1t is decided to continue the
Ship Island quarantine during the winter.
The papers in the case of Mrs. Belva Lock-
wood, which were recalled by Commissioner
Dudley for the purpose Of adding a recon-
mendation that criminal prosecution be in
stituted, we're to-day handed by the Attorney
General, upon the request of Secretary Teller,
to the District Attorney for presentation to the
grand jury. The charge is that Mrs. Lock-
wood collected and retained money due to
pensioners.
WASHINGTON, November ~ The National
Base Ball league this afternoon reelected A.
G. Mills, President, and G. Spaulding,
Chicago; w. G.. Thompson, Detroit II. S.
Roach, Philadelphia, and J. Edward Allen,
Directors. A. G. Spaulding, A. II. Solder
and ]. X. Day we're selected n committee to
prepare a schedule for 1884, and will meet at
Buffalo in March next for that purpose. The
Secretary was directed to notify the American
association to send committee to confer with
the leagues committee. A report in favor of
allowing each club to retain their present
uniform was adopted. 1t was decided to hold
the next annual meeting at New York. The
contract for furnishing balls for the league
clubs during the coming season was awarded
to A. G. Spaulding & Bro, Chicago.
BosToN, November ~. - The National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at
Hartford, Conn, has brought suit in the
United States Circuit court of this district
against Governor Butler. The declaration
alleges that the defendant is indebted for
$4,000, for money received in 1879. The
defendant has filed a. plea in abatement stat
ing that the plaintiff corporation is not now,
and never has been, citizen and resident OF
Connecticut; that it has no usual place Of
business in said Hartford or State; that the
Circuit court has no jurisdiction over the said
cause, and no power to entertain and adiudi-
cate upon the same, il not being a controversy
between citizens of different States, and,
further, that the defendant should not be held
to answer to plaintiff S suit and declaration.
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