The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-29
again, in 1865, when Republican Governor
was elected by 27So votes.


was elected by a7So votes.
A CASE Of great importance to newspapers
has been passed on by the Superior court Of
Michigan. The Detroit Post and Tribune was
sued for libel in having commented on the
proceedings Of a certain police justice. In de-
Gliding that no libel was established the Su-
preme court laid down the following ruling
"The comments Of newspaper upon an off,
cial act are jusd6abe, II not shown to be
malicious and untruthlul."
A GALVESTON correspondent TO the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, says: "a leading
stockman, in expressing his views Of the ef-
fects Of the drouth on the stock interest," says
that the prospects for the stockmen are SPLEEN
did. Before the rains the fear was that it
would not rain in time for the grass to get n
good growth before frost, but now the winter
grass will be better than il was last year. 1t
will he fresher and less coarse and hard, yet
abundant, for the grass is growing marvel
ously, and frost will not come for weeks yet.
Cattle are not 10 be called in good order at
present, but they are picking up rapidly on
the fresh, nutritious grass. Authorities pre-
dict that the range will be greatly benefited
during several years by the late drouth."
A FEW days ago the Brown Stocking base
ball club Of Dallas came over to San Antonio
and everlastingly got away with one Of our
local clubs, but the boys took their defeat
good-naiuredly, notwithstanding the fact that
the Dallas players were more than profess
sional amateurs, and had been imported from
all points Of the compass to make up team
for the season. The LIGHT merely mentions
the matter in order to say that while San An
tonic INDUCES in the great American game
simply as a means Of relaxation, she plays a
big full hand in a business way, and in the
erection OF buildings. Three million Of dol
lars is the increase in taxable property over
last year, and II Dallas, or any other Texas
city can make better showing the figures
will be anxiousy looked Tor.
ABOUT five minutes walk from the pos,ofice
in one OF the best and most attractive neigh
borhoods OF the eastern suburbs Of the city, is
"Santa Clara Place." collection OF six new,
neat cottages, situated on Santa Clara and
North streets, five Of them fronting on the
former and one on the latter The LIGHT is
pleased to call attention to these houses for
the purpose Of showing what can be done,
and what should be done by more Of our
moneyed men towards the advancement and
Improvement Of San Antonio. These cot
tages are 24x5o feet, one story high, contain
ing four rooms and a gallery, and finished
completely throughout having water pipes
and sink in the kitchen connected with out
side escape pipes. They are all fenced with
galvanized iron, and have foot and carriage
gates and a carriage drives to the rear. A 20
foot lawn intervenss between the house
and front fence, giving the necessary seclu-
sion from the street and sufficient room for
the cultivation Of shrubs and plants. Santa
Clara place occupies about block Of ground,
the houses are neat and attractive and it is
needless to say were engaged long before they
were finished. Mr.. Alther is the gentleman
"AS HsNo Ni'HAeJ W hAAo hAOoN 1tNhiAablS
prise aud proven very satisfactorily that the
building Of cottages is quite as profitable an
investment as is to be found in other channels
II we had few more men as enterprising
and few more "Santa Clara Places" San
Antonio would be indeed a city of homes.
The LIGHT understands that Mr.. Alther can
be induced to build few more similar homes
for good parties, only small cash payment
is required, balance can be paid in INSTALL
ments. This enables men Of limited re-
sources to acquire home Of their own in a
very easy and comfortable way.
Hon. THOMAS BERLANGA delivered a
speech at the grand Inauguration Of the Mexi-
can National railroad, at Satillo, Mexico, on
September IS, which was translated for the
Laredo Times, from which we take the fol-
lowing closing paragraphs; 1.-THE bar
barous days of the conquerors, as Alex
ander, Caesar and Napoleon, are past; the
fanatic epoch of the crusadss are no more,
when in the name Of sects the fields were COW
cred with blood and the country with the
slain; the infamous times of fsudalism and OF