The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

WORK on the Tyler water-workS has been
resumed.
CARS ran over and killed a railroad man
named Ed. Barrett at Fort Worth.
THE State Senate has favorably considered
bill to create State Board of Health.
The Mississippi is rapidly rising in Arkan-
sas: The water is even with the streets of
Helena.
The star route trial still drags at Washing
ton; For two days nothing startling has been
elected by it,
THE Holly system of water works was put in
operation in Austin yesterday, little Miss Salle
Mather turning on the power.
TEXAS towns that have control of public
schools are to be permitted by the Legislature
TO levy tax to build school houses.
THE Senate in executive session decided to
postpone consideration of the Mexican COM
mercial treaty until next December.
AN autopsy society, the object of which is
the scientific mutilation of the cOrpses of its
deceased members, is starting in Philadelphia
THE State Senate Committee on Education
has made an unfayOrable report as to the bill
to permit u reading of the Bible in public
schools.
THE Chicago retail dry goods house of Charles
GOSsage " Co. has been sold to Carson, Pierce
& Co, of Chicago, for S1,O0O,0OO. Charles Cos
sage, founder of the firm died recently.
lTELEGRAMS have been received by Congress
men from printers and other wOTkingmen pro-
testing against any action to exclude union
printers from the government printing office.
THE State Legislative committee on judicial
districts is preparing bill to redistrict the en-
tire state, to take effect before the next gen
eral election, and prONdng for the reelection
of all district judges.
A BILL is before the State Legislature to pro-
vide for the erection of two additional pen-
tentiaries, and to authorize the issuance of
bonds payable into the permanent school fund
Tor S5OO,OUO, bearing interest at per cent.
AN AMENDMENT has been adopted by the
State Senate which cOnfers on juries power to
punish robbers by death, but only in cases in
which the Otfense is committed by more than
one person and deadly weapons have been
used.
AT SEGUIN yesterday w. II. Collins, a sOn-ill-
law of DR.. j. W. Fennell, was shot by George
Neil, bartender, and few hours afterwards
died of his injuries. The shooting was the re-
suit of an old feud. Neil surrendered to the
Sheriff.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has notified the Sen
ate that in view of possible eXigences which
may affect the public service he deems il
proper to give notice of his intention To resign
the Presidency of the Senate on the 3rd of
March next.
A sLEIGH-RIDING party of 81 prominent
German ladies and gentlemen from Hawlcy
Pa, slid from the ice road into the Delaware
and Hudson canal, 10 feet. All were injured,
six seriously and Reinhard WaTg, a merchant
died from his injuries.
SENATOR'S MORRILL,, Sherman, Aldrich, Bay
ard and Beck are to confer with a committee
of the House of representatives regarding the
internal revenue tariff bill. Morrill,, Aldrich
and Sherman are prOtectiOnists, Bayard and
Beck inclined to free trade.
GOVERNOR IRELAND'S appointments to be
Commissioners of Pilots are AT BraZOs San
tiagO, Samuel Gibson, A. c. Howell, Fred
Forts, James Selkerts Henry Miller. Calves
ton, e.. g. sweeney, Charles Fowler, j. w. Saw
yer, Andrew Mum, Leon Blum.
GOVERNOR X. ID. HUBBARD, general solicitor
of the Texas and st. Louis railway, has started
from Tyler for Dallas, Greenville, sulphur
Springs and other points on the Dallas branch
of that road, to ask for Il reasonable extension
of time on their contract to reach those cities.
when, if granted, work will be again resumed.
LATE nominations by the President are as
follows J. W, Benjamin, minister resident
and consul general of the United States at Te-
heran, Persia; Wickham Hoffman, minister
| resident and consul general to Denmark; Lu-
cius w. FOOte, envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of the United States to
COrea Dwight Il. Reed, secretary of legation
and consul general of the United States at
Madrid.
| A WASHINGTON grand jury has found an in
dictmeut against \. b. Williams, one of the
| star route counsel, specially employed by Dor
sey. The formal charge is that of receiving
stolen goods. and was based on his action as
counsel for the parties charged with having
stolen watch and other vauables from Miss
Ellis over a year ago. Williams says the charge
| is absurd, and is the Outgrowth of the ill-will
| of the department of justice because he has ia
ken an active part in the defense of Dorsey.