The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-09
LIGHT SPARKS.

The Texas legislature meets to-day
-VenisOn sells at cents per pound.
Ben Thompsons case is on trial to-day.
1T wasa cold day yesterday for some people
Misery loves company, and defeated candi-
dates are numerous.
The Illinois Legislature ballots for United
States senator to-day.
A wagon load of deer skins on Commerce
street this morning.
The newly" elected city administration is
hugh joke on the people
The twenty-ffth anniversary of Fire Com
pany No. will be duly celebrated.
The French combination was generally sue
ccssful; Haueisen and Russi were the end men.
But two ballOt-boxes were received ut the
Mayors Office; Wards and 3, the other wards
are asleep.
Maj J. I. Dwyer, whom the Express re-
ports as seriously i'll: is out to-day attending TO
his business.
1.-The San Antonio club" is not only q So
cial but Il politician OganizatiOn,-it would
Seeln-their mayor was successful.
1T might be little more difficult to get Polk
in Mexico, but its poor country for man to
run 10 now. A reward will bring him back
without fail.
Village Blacksmith" has finally been rewarded
for his fidelity to French by being run through
in the ring
Information has been received proving that
the man arrested by detective Price saturday
and released Sunday was really the pefaulting
Tennessee treasurer.
Mr.. French should treat Copeland right and
refund him his $1,000 the election cost him, for
If il had not been for Copeland Ibis honor
would have been beaten,
The mortality lists of the town are extend
ed by recording i'm them all the deliveries of
dead children. Such practice is not in vogue
i'll metropolitan cities.
The appointment of Judge Brewster as his
torian and statiscian would be an act on the
part of Governor Ireland thar would be both
graceful and appropriat.
The result of the election should be warn
ing to Mr.. French that this is his last term as
mayor. Had his opponent been up TO the mark
he would have been defeated.
A committee man declared that because
luirk carried water OH both shoulders instead
of drinking French whisky, Russi was elected;
this is not so apparent, however.
Mr.. Groos committee should meet again
and have Il settlement of accounts with Mr..
French. Mr.. Quirk, their candidate Tor street
commissioner, was evidently thrown OFF by
his honor"
Mr. copeland can feel cOmpmented by tn,
vote he received, but at the same time recOllcc
that it was the intense opposition to French
rather than his own merits that gave him the
third and fourth wards.
The street comRliSsIOner hlsa elected will
suit French exactly: no change Of policy for the
better Is possible. The man just elected is in
competent for the place, and his election is a
misfortune To the city.
This being Mr. Frencl's last term as mayor
he can afford to be independent and correct
| some of the abuses existing in his administra-
sin :
engineers department wants immediate atten-
! ton,
| 1t is runOred that the north end of Alamo
square, now occupied by some old buildings
which the city has ordered the owners to re
move, is talked of us Il site for an opera house,
| square.
| Friends Of u, W, Rodgers the eOlOred man
! recFpElN lined $40 for striking brakeman who
! Eefused sick cOlOred woman admission to Il
| tirSt-cass coach of the International railway,
| presented him with the amount of the fine yes
| terday.
| Ills honor" was not at the mayors Office
| this mOrning-t takes days and days TO get
over an election ~ ss'a Antdnio-the significant
| congratulations at partizans are too over com
! ing ca tho Feelings tpocket for the thing 10 he
| pleasant.
There We're Il deaths last week, from pull
monary diseases, from group, from conges-
| ton, from cancer, from meningitis | frouI
| bronchitis, from heart disease, FROM chills,
| by suicide and by accident Five OF the de.
| ceased were strangers,
| -.ityaer- lay lor was defeated in his candidacy
Tor alderman in the third ward. This cannot
be attributed TO the error of his plat FORM but
| to three facts The lateDess OF his announce
ment, the absence of any tickets bearing his
name, aud the rumor nduStriously circulated
that he had retired from the contest. But he
| is not the man to be so crushed, he SAYS and will
try again at the next election.
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