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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Jeff Davis GenaaloSY

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette prints
the following letter from Jefferson Davis:
BEAUvoIR, Harrison county, Miss, April
IL, ISS2.-Samuel NJ. Duncan: Dear sir =
Yours OF the goth ult. arrived at this office
during my absence; otherwise it would have
been sooner acknowledged. The reason you
give for the inquiry makes it pleasure to me
to reply. was born in what was then Chris
tan county, KY, for when Todd county was
cut off of Christian, the dividing line ran
through my fathers house, and the room in
which l was born is, l have beel told, in
Todd county. My father was born in
Georgia when it was a colony of Great
Britain; his father was an immi-
grant from Wales, and his mother was a native
Of Georgia. My mother was native of South
Carolina, and her father emigrated from Ire
land. believe this covers the scope of your
inquiry, and will, hope, be satisfactory to
you. Ifyour former letter of inquiry was re-
ceived the fact is not remembered, but many
such inquiries remain unanswered, because,
being private member of society, and having
no wish to be anything else, unless, as in your
case, some reason is given for inquiring into
my genealogy, it is a reasonable supposition
that the object is to add another to a collection
of autographs letters. Be assured that no
disrespect was intended toward you, and be-
lieve me to be as a son of the same soil with
yourself. Respectfully yours,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27

The foregoing actions were brought by the
Humane society in the United States District
court of Massachusetts in order to bring be,
fore court of competent jurisdiction the law
against cruelty to animals in transportation.
Mr.. Edwin Lee Brown, President of the as
ISOLATION, reports that the court has just given
strong affirmation of the consiitutionaliiy of
the law and the companies above mentioned
were fined for violating the same. The Off
GERS of the Humane association announce that
they will welcome facts from all parts of the
United States relating to the treatment of
animals in transportation over any railway.
Especially do they invite attention to the OBJ
servance of the United States law and to
the rules of the several railroads on live
stock.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Swinburne Mistaken for an Idiot

From the Chicago Tribune.
Wilde told an intererting story Of Swinm-
burne. He is famous swimmer, and de-
lights in the water as Byron did. One morn
ing he went bathing at the Isle of Man,
where he stopped at the time, and swan di-
rectly to the east, the glorious sun in his face.
After swimming an hour he suddenly came to
his senses, and found himself very tired and
nearly out of sight of the island. He turned
about, and was almost in despair of reaching
land when a fishing smack was rounded to,
and he was hauled aboard, breathing hard.
He jumped up on the prov, swung his. arms
to keep the blood in circulation, and broke
out into a declamatory recitation of the
"Ajax" of Sopbocles, in the original Greek.
AS the fishers turned landward with their
naked passenger he hurled the tragedy at
them with all his force. They started at him,
and were awe-struck. When they had gained
the pier the master of the boat recovered
voice, shouting to those on shore. "Here we
come agin, and we've fetched iibberin' idjit
for You"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
PROPOSALS : Beef : Mutton.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEX,
OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE.
San Antonio, Texas, March 6, 1888.
CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, with a
y copy of this advertisement attached, will be
received at this Office, and at the offices of the
Acting COmmissarieS of Subsistence of the fol-
lowing named posts and sub-pOsts, in the
Military Department Of Texas, until II O'Clock,
noon, Saturday, April IL, 1883, for delivery at
Forts Brown, Clark, COnchO, Davis, Duncan,
Mcintosh, Ringold and San Antonio, and the
sub-posts of Camp Del Rio, Pena Colorado,
Camp near Preside, and Camp Rice, Texas of
such quantities of Fresh Beef and Mutton as
may be required by the Subsistence Depart
ment at these posts and sub-pOsts from July /,
1889, to June 30, 1884, or such less time as the
COmmssary General of Subsistence may
direct
Bids will state the price per pound, net, on
the block.
Separate bids will be received for each post
and sub-pOst.
Bids will also be received for Beef and Nut
ton on the hoof.
For conditions, &C., apply to the under
signed, or the Acting COmmisSaries of Sub
sistence at any of the posts named.
The Government reserves the right to re-.
ject any or all bids.
NJ. p. SMALL,
Chief COmmssary.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
ChicagO'S Murderers.

Leaving entirely out of the account the
(more or less) "justi6able homicides." Chi
cago has had since the New Years day of
1881 69 undoubted murders. Only one of the
69 murderers has been hanged. Seven died
of wounds or took their own lives. Seven
are still at large in unknown parts. A fourth
of the whole number never got further on the
way to the gallows than the grand jury room
Rather less than fourth are in prson-most
of them, the Chicago Times says, for short
terms. While rum is credited with ~ of these
murders, we are told that 81 were committee
by men who were in their sober senses at the
time, as far as drink goes.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Debt and Lawyers.

Horace Greedy.
hate lawyers; they do more mischief than
their heads are worth; they cause disorder, de-
moralize every form of equality and are the
chief obstacles to good government. If A
lets B have his property without payment, l
do not see why c, d, E, F, and all the rest
of the alphabet should be called upon as a
police force to get it back! No such thing
should be attempted by law. 1t is the most
monstrous innovation upon mans honor and
integrity that was ever forced into the COM
merce of the world. Let man trust another
at his own risk. Even the gambler pays his
debts contracted at the gambling table. He
is not obliged to pay, but he considers them
debts ofhonor. Abolish all laws for the COL
lection of debts, and thus abolish the whole
credit system; this is the only safe, true basis
that would abolish most lawyers, and all OF
the pawnbrokers' trade which now controls
the commerce of America.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Humanity in Live Stock Shipments

From the Globe-Democrat.
The American Humane association has at
last assumed the aggressive policy, and indi-
cations are that stock shippers who disobey
their laws regarding the shipping of live stock
are to be given trouble. This association
some time ago instituted proceedings against
the Boston aud Albany and the Fitchburg
railroad companies for not complying with
the United States statute requiring that no
railroad company in the United States over
which cattle or other animals are conveyed
from one State to another shall confine the
same in cars for longer period than 20 con-
secutive hours without unloading the same for
rest, water and feeding for at least five con-
secutive hours, unless prevented from so I'M
loading by storm or other accidental causes.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Tho Other Eyes.

Tho other eyes are full as bright
And melting as thine own, love;
Thine have soft peculiar light,
/ see in them alone, love.
Tho other hands are white and warm
And gently as thine own, love,
They lack that sweet magnetic charm,
Thy hands possess alone, love.
Tho other forms perhaps as neat,
And modeld full as fair, love,
They do not make my quick heart beat
AS twill when thine is near.
Tho other brows Respondent CLEAN
Meath tresses as divine, love,
| tremble though merely dream
OF lightly touching thine, love.
And tho the years stretch far between
Thy gentle heart and mine, love,
My heart accepts no other queen,
And needs no love but thine, love.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by sense of
weight in the back, loins and lower part of the
abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he
has some affection of the kidneys or neighbor-
ing organs. At times symptoms of indigestion
are present, as flatulency, uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture like perspiration,
producing very disagreeable itching, partic-
ularly at night after getting warm in bed, is a
very common attendant. Blind Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the application of
DIR. BOsanko's Pile Remedy, which acts directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the TumOrs
allaying the intense itching, and effecting a
permanent cure where all other remedies have
failed. Price 80 cents. Sold by G, Schasse, A..
Dreiss and L. Qrynskt.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
A Sheep Show at San Antonio.

FROM the Texas Wool Journal.
We think that an exhibition of fine sheep
at San Antonio, the center of the great sheep
raising region of Texas, would result in good.
That it would benefit breeders I'm Texas and
other States there can be no doubt, and by
with leading breeders of fine sheep through.
out the country, and enabling them, by &C
tual comparison of the various breeds repre-
sented, to Judge as to their relative merits, i,
would prove of equal benefit to the sheep in.
terests of Texas.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Special for Editors.

The San Antonio News Agency press Asso-
ciation) are prepared to furnish daily tele-
graphic dispatches, weekly and bi-weekly let
tiers, 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, H. Ryder-Taylor, EVENING LIGHT Of
fee, 235 Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas,
q. s. A, P. o. Box 545. The agency represents
the Austin Statesman, Fort Worth Daily Ga
zette, Chicago Tribune, Ennis Recorder, and
other American and English newspapare. ~
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
How Do / Know?

How do / know you good? Because, dear love,
In needing you
My Utmost soul most urgently desires
Great goodn' SIS, too:
Pure skies alone can win turbld sea
To perfect blue.
One little, lovely victory for your sake,
Ger my mad blood;
One little hour when higher than myself
knew stood;
One stiffness, dear, has taught the blessed truth,
My love is good.
l.. S. BevingtOn.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
A Forest and Lake for Sale.

Any one wishing to purchase 1000 acres of
heavily timbered land fronting on a fresh
water lake. and situated thirty-six miles north
of Houston on the International railroad, can
address the undersigned. The timber is large
pine, oak, black walnut and other timber.
JAMES p. NEwCOMB.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
The Gernsn-Eng|ish School,

The new term will begin on Monday, the End
day of April next. Applications for admission
will be received from to-day by the secretary,
Mr.. N. Tengg.
Parents and guardians are particularly re-
Quested to note that scholars for the sixth or
lowest class will be received only ut the begin
ming of the new term, and not during the
same +. GROOs, President.
San Antonio, March 16, 1888.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Convincing.

The proof of the pudding is not in chewin"
the string nut in having an opportunity to tie
the article direct. G. Schasse A. Dreiss and l..
Orynski, druggists have free trial bottles OF
DR.. BOsanl1O's Cough and Lung Syrup, for each
and every one who is afflicted with Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Consumption or any Lung
Affection
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Fine Granting.
NJ. p. SMALL,
Chief COmmissary.

and first-class work in all branches of painting
a speciality by those reliable painters at IA east
Houston street. Page Il Herwck are first-class
workmen of long standing in this community
and will do justice to customers. 1-1-S3-3m
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
The SOubrette.

Oh! the plump and pert sOubrette,
She's pet.
She can Ogle and'cOquette
Then forget.
Blonde and flowing hair, and yet
Only recently we met,
And j say it with regret,
1t was jet.
Ev'ry night seat get
Front Darquctte.
There | worship her and yet
Fume and fret.
At the matinees, you bet,
| am alwaystO be met,
And for roses for my pet
I'm in debt.
Oh perfidiOus sOubrette
TO cOquette
With my heart! My eyes are wet
With regret.
1t was hardly etiquette
Your adorer to forget
For fellow with yellow
Clarinet.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Gems I'm Verse

Though speech should bloom like a garden
blossom,
Royal, and tender, and glad, and sweet,
TITS shamed by the rose on a maiden's bosom
Aye, by the clover beneath her feet
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Fame

All, Fate, cannot a man
Be wise without beard?
From East to West, from Boersheba to Dan,
Say, was it ever heard
That wisdom in youth might be gotten,
Or wit be ripe before twas rotten?
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
]. s. MARSHAL'S SALE.

BY virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
honorable District court of the United States
for the Western District of Texas, on the 18th
day of March, A. ID. 1885, and to me directed,
/ will SELL within the lawful hours prescribed
for u. S. Marshas' sales, on Tuesday, the Sd
day of April, A. ID. 1888, before the court house
door of the Federal court rooms (French build
ing) to the highest bidder for cash in hand, in
the city of San Antonio, twenty-seven hun
dred (2700 packs of Spanish monte cards, to
satisfy the United States in a suit of libel
against the said cards III. l.. COSTING,
Marshal.
San Antonio Texas March Is, 1888.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
SCHEDULE.

22O4 Prizes amounting in U. S. Gold to. S 44,O70
If the ticket drawing the capital prize
ends with the figure then all tickets ending
with are entitled to S..
Wholes, So. Halves, $3.50. Fifths, 81.
The Royal Havana official list decides every
prize. Subject to no manipulation, not con-
trolled by the parties In interest, honestly
managed, it is the fairest, sIuarest and best
thing in the nature of lottery that could be
conceived.
See that the name GOULD & CO., is on the
ticket. None Others are genuine.
ALL PRIZES PAID ON PRESENTATION.
For information and tickets address or
apply to
SHIPSEY COMPANY,
1912 Broadway, New York City.
Us East Randolph Street, Chicago Ill.,,
Or w. w, WALLING,
3West Commerce St., San Antonio.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
Advertising Directory.

KNIGHTS PYTHIAS, Elk Lodge No. 30,
N meets every Thursday at 1880 p. m, Castle
In Freman's Hall. Visiting brethren welcome.
~ ERALD GRIFFIN, Attorney and Counselor at
l JLaw Office, No. "a French building, S. E. Cor
ner Main plaza. Will attend promptly to all legal
business entrusted my in the State and Fed.
eral Courts.
NOW is THE TIME-Nine thousand acres of
lNgood land for sale very cheap, at Goncep.
ton, Texas. Apply to A. G. VALDEZ, No4
Laredo street, San Antonio 2-3-lm
nR. BARCLAY, private Office corner Avenue
~ Eand Houston street, San Antonio. Special
list. Private diseases quickly cured. New
remedies for chronic diseases. l23-1y
Miscellaneous.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27

Five years established and never known I
fail in a single case, acute or chronic. Refer I
all prominent physicians and druggists for tn
standing of SalicYlica.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
FOURTH. EDITION
Two Trsx g dies IL Russia.

LONDON, November Is -Nihilisn In
Russia has reslted in two more TRACE
dies, both eliminating at st. Peters,
burg to-day, and each having woman
for its victim Two women were
hanged, one by the official eEecutioner
and the other by her own hand, evi.
IDENTIFY In full view Of the fact tnat
death awaited her in any case. me
official victim was Sofa Waskrepen SKY,
young lady student, u member OF the
Society Of of the Red Cross. one OF the
women arrested at the time the I'm
perial Marie Institute at Warsaw was
discovered to have fallen into Nihilistic
control, and sister of leading Revo-
lutionist.
II il said that on her trial, which
was conducted with great despatch and
secrecy, II was shown that owing to
influence obtained at court through the
institution being under the direct pa
tronage of the Empress, the prisoner
had been engaged In intrigues with pal
ace officials, having for their ul0mate
object the assassination of the Gar.
These statements, in connection with
the Developments Of the recent trial Of
i lL0u STOoS oOClAiioVoS "h'e' sS'".S -
the deportation Of sixty-three OF them
to Siberia, have caused a profound SEN
sation in the Russian Capital.
The execution of Mile. Waskrepen.
sky took place early this morning. in
the presence only of official prelators
and she is said to have met death
brave.y.
The suicide was a woman named
Ossi nsky, who had by her vehement
eloquence and reckless devotion to tht
principles of Nihilism made herself
leader among the Terrorists of Little
Russia and other southern provinces O
the Empire. She was recently arrestet
at Kharkoy, the capital of the provinc'
lof the same name, and sent to St
Petersburp for trial. This morning sh'
was found dead in her cell, having
hanged herself during the night with 8
towel to the bars of window just un
der the low ceiling Of the room.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
Heath ~f N AIRED Lady.

Mrs, Priscilla Foulk an aged and
we'll known lady died yesterday ut the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs. Josa-
phine King, No. 9O3 West Fourth street.
Mrs. F0uk was born in B-thel town
ship, Delaware county, Pa, in 1876,
and consequently in the SSth year OF
her age. AT the age OF III she was con.
verted and Joined the Bethel NJ. u
church. In 1920 she was married to
Stephen Foulk, who died some years
ago. In 1880 she removed to this city
and Joined Asbury NJ. Il. church, the
services OF which she attended as long
AZ she was able, and was a consistent
and faithful member to the last.
Thedeceased WAS the mother OF seven
children, but 1t il only certain that one
Of them is living, as the other Is son,
who " hen last heard from was In China.
She had seventeen grand children, OF
whom nine are living, and sixteen
great grand children, seven OF whom
are dead. She has lived TO SOC all OF heI
sisters and brothers and her husband $
SISTERS aud brothers pass away. and
she almost seemed like some mighty
tree to stand alone.
For the past twenty-eight years she
has resided with her daughter, who II
the widow of John King, tailor OF thil
city. Her health, AZ general thinf
was excellent for one so advanced II
life, until about seven months ago wher
she was stricken with paralysis, from
which she never recovered. Her rela
tives gave her party on the occasion
of her last birthday, almost one yea
ago, at which she received q numbe
of presents with which she was great!
pleased.
For seventy. two years she has led
Christian life, and now she has lai'
down the cross TO receive the crown
As she lived, so she died, with the firm
trust in that Saviour to whom she hat
looked for guidance in the days Of he
girhood, who had watched over AM
comforted her in her hours Of atfiictlol
and in her old age supported and sus
tained her.
The funeral will take place al 2 o'cloc
Sunday afternoon, from her daughter
residence, No, 903 West Fourth street
he services to te held at the house.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
Accident to o Plumber.

Yesterday afternoon, while Levi,
Robinson, plumber in the employ OF
Stewart 4 Jones, was engaged at work
in the new Sharp building, at Fourth
and Market streets, he was struck on
the head by brick thrown by one OF
the workmen on the upper floor. The
missile inflicted dep cash on the
right side of the head, which staggered
the man and he was caught by a fellow
workmen and conveyed to H. II. Bring.
hurst's drug store, just opposite, but
afterwards conveyed to DR.. Dravo's Of
flee, Seventh and Shipley streets, where
the wound was dressed. The wound
was a dangerous one, AS an artery ha'
been severed and the blood flowed freely
After receiving proper attention he wa
taken to his home, No. Sl5 Orang'
street
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
A MARROW Escape.

Yesterday afternoon Miss HeleI
Tracy, Miss Lillian Edgington, will
little Emma Pollock, all Of the Silve1
King Company, engaged a barouche fo1
the purpose OF riding around Whining
ton and viewing some Of the surround
ing country. In the course of thei !
ride they came to q railroad crossing
but as the ladies are unacquainted wit
the streets of this city, they could 10
give the locality which the driver ul
dertook to cross. At the time the ga
on the opposite side was down. but ID
driver did not seem to notice 1t until b
had driven on the track, when he III
dertook to turn and found the gate VI
closed in the rear.
Miss Edg ngton happening TO loo
up the road, saw a ira n coming at fu
speed, and with scream Of terr
called the drivers attention to 1t. III
man seeing the danger, and KNOWN
that not a moment was to be lost III
mediately turned the horses and DIRE
the barouche alongside Of the trH OK ju
al the limited express came thuuderlI
along 80 close to the party that u
suction from the train lifted the hats
their heads. Fortunately the horsl
were accustomed to locomotives an
the driver was enabled to hold then
although the train was within Is inch
of them. The ladies' were almost ovd
come with fright, and were at M
afraid that they would not be able
appear last evening.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
MuU1clnAl Court.

The usual session of Municipal Court
was held last evening with Judge Cum :
mius on the bench. j. Lewis and fat,
rick German we're each fined u anu
costs for drunkenness.
Michael Downing, who said that he
belonged in Philadelphia, and George
H. Brown who hailed from Baltimore,
we're sent to New Castle for 20 days as
vagrants. i,
William Malone and William Lowell
we're charged wi the larceny of pail
of 1nittens and $3 in money from Patrick
Gowep.
The principal witness against them
was deaf and dumb colored man, who
succeeded in making it understood that
he saw them take the articles. Iht
Judge held them in default of $500 bail
each, to answer at Court, and the prose
cutor, Patrick, Gowen was required II
furnish 800 bail for his appearance a.
witness. There were no cases THIS
morning.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
M. T., Church Extension.

Bishop Matthew Simpson presided
the annual meet ing Of the general col
mittee of the Church Extension Socid
of the Methodist Episcopal church, NJ
yesterday at 1926 Arch street, PHI
The report Uf the Rev. a. J. kyne't,
D., corresponding secretary and m
surer, said:
"For the first time in our history d
collections from conferences have \
ceeded the sum Of one hundred thol
and dollars, being for the year S1Os,4
56. This is an increase over the rece !
of last year from he same source
S2O, $3.50 80, and Of S7,6l3.O4 more %
the net in rrease OH general account
year. We attribute this to the incre
ed interest and activity of the pastd
brought about partly by pledges IN
at the conferences in response 10 app
by the assistant corresponding secret
and partly by the influence OF
Church Manual Largely attenS
anniversary meetings we're held
night at Trinity and Broad Street
4. churches. The committee met az
at 8 o'clock this morning.