The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-05
LIGHT SPARKS.

THE EVENING LIGHT hotel and opera house
will yet be built.
The aldermanic election takes place on the
10TH next Saturday. No issue is at stake.
A new market has been opened on the cor
ner of Romano street and San Pedro avenue.
The Bible society meets at Mr.. w. J.
Ballantyne PattersOn's Office this afternoon at
O'Clock.
The Alamo Monumental association meets
this afternoon at $3.50 i'm the San Antonio Ma
tional bank.
Our weather bulletin reports it cloudy
everywhere but at Brownsville. The prospect
for rain is good.
Yesterday was a real Sunday in our city
dull and sleepy. Even the thrifty bar-keeper
felt the influence OF the hour.
The Street Railway company have settled
the damage claimed by Mr.. c. Artz for injuries
received while on runaway car.
The Alamo Monument association directors
bank this afternoon. We hope our ivy idea
will take root.
In Galveston the electric light plays a
prominent part in the city election held to-day.
San Antonio seems TO have no issue in city
government.
when will you take charge of the post
officer" is a regular morning. noon and even
ing salutation to the new postmaster. He il
non-committal.
A very respectable knot of loafers assem-
~.
A lunch stand inside the hall would supply
long felt want in that locality.
The Reverend Mr.. Jones, d. D.. Secretary
of the Southern Historical society, preached
two sermons at the First Baptist church yes
terday to large congregations.
Mrs. Russell, mother of Mr.. Andrew Russell,
a postal official, died yesterday at her residence
on West Commerce street, and will be buried
to-day by Messrs. Carter Mullay.
The Board of Directors of the San Antonio
RnilN haU gaH In
tions of sorrow over the death of the late
Robert Eager, who was Secretary of the COM
pany.
The vote of the City Council in favor of
DIR. Bennett for City Physician was not very
complimentary to DR.. Menger, who has served
the city so long and industriously in that
capacity.
Mr.. George Dsshiell seems to have the field
to himself for Alderman in the Second ward.
Mr.. l.. w. Madarasz has also been spoken of,
but no announcement has yet been made of
his name.
The building of pavilion such as stands
on the beach at Galveston, would be great
thing at the San Pedro park. The Galveston
pavilion cost $4,000 and has turned out to be
good investment.
An old Union veteran, who fought with
Sedgewick, remarked, when he read that Gen
eral FitZhugh Lee would tell OF ChancellOrS-
vile: II know as much as he does about it; |
don't care TO hear it told over again.
-Messrs. Gofford 4 Barrow are the success
full bidders for the building of Mr.. John De-
wees frame residence on Dwyer avenue. Six
Thousand dollars is the contract price, the
building to be done by the LIST a September.
The erection of new building on Acequia
street, upon the property that runs into the
street Just above Houston street, is an evil
dence of municipal imbecity. The street
should have been properly widened at that
point.
Mr.. ]. L. Thompson, brother of Mr.. l.. b
Thomson, of the Main Plaza bookstore, who
has long been i'll with consumption, died or
Saturday He was buried yesterday, the
Knights of Honor following the remains to the
grave.
Mr.. Debold Dietrich, father of Eugene
Dietrich died on Saturday afternoon, and wa.
buried yesterday. The Beneficiary association
followed the remains to the grave. Mr.
Dietrich had been many years in the city anC
was highly ieemed.
San Antonio should watch the seaside hote
now being built on the beach at Galveston
San Antonio visitors who will 20 10 Galveston
is TO induce the GalvestOnians TO come here TO
breath of light air.
Smallpox reports are always exaggerated
eSueeiaIly abroad. Our city is free from tn,
disease, but you could not make the vilag,
blacksmith who wields pen on village pape
AT Houston or Austin believe it-and the item
0atherer at home is ALWAYS incredulOus, es
pecjaly when sensation is in sight.
w. A. Howell, of West Houston street, hat
one of the most delicate and successful opera
lions performed on his arm by DR.. Adolpl
Uertf and two able assistants. Mr.. Howell wa
friVhtfuly injured last April at the Pint
hridge while working for Mr.. X. G.. Reid, am
no heen an invalid ever since Mr.. Reid an
49,. railroad company have stood by Mr. How
eil through all his Troubles.