The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-12
LIGHT SPARKS.

Big brass key found inquire ut this office.
When you want any fine printing done call
at the LIGHT JOB Office. HEag @aHFs 81.
Geo HilgerS has again been successful in
securing the lease of Turner hall bar.
Thieves stole horses from Mexican living
six miles from here on the ArOya de la Piedra
yesterday.
Two bay horses We're stolen from Sidney
Means Seguin ranch, two miles from Flores
vile, three days ago.
There are engaged in the Thompson case no
less than fifteen lawyers. Its an i'll wind that
blows no one any good.
IA jury will he obtained in the Thompson
caSc-that'S evident-aS the subsratta of the
county is being struck. $500.
The competent juror is the man who has
not the ability 10 form an opinion, or has been
too mean 10 take Il newspaper.
A masquerade ball will take place at the
Casino Saturday evening under the auspices of
the Young Mems Benevolent Association.
DIR. A. J; Smith, a skilrul dentist, publishes
his card in the LIGHT to-day Ii YOU need any
doctOring in your teeth give him IL call.
-Gosling and Shelly have stolen It march on
PRICE and Cameron. habcas corpus would
no doubt release the two detectives from dur
ance vile.
August Keller, Il resident of this city since
1868, died this morning AT his place ut the third
mission, of drOpsy. His funeral will be an
nOunCed tomorrow.
The deputy sherins were out last night
securing the county for jurors. The honest
farmers were routed out Of bed to make their
appearance at court this morning.
The Thompson case is beginning to be the
SuDJCc of general conversation, And the NigUr-
Gus prosecution of Thompson 10y the sporting
friends of Harris excites comment.
Roy. J. W. Neil, president of the San An
tonic Bible Society, has called Il meeting of the
society TO be held lm the Presbyterian church
on Flores street at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. 4 81 ri u 2. vi Il /
Policeman George GLEASON recovered at
Frank S pawnDrOking establishment this morn
ing ian OvercOat and several other articles of
clothing stolen few days since from hotel
in Austin.
The only person who had the tcmCrity to
tickle the tail of q mule Yesterday was a hoy nj
regrets the occurrence more than the mule
does About his home there is now an UdOr of
arnica.
George Little, the little boy who died yes
terday from injuries received by being run
over by Il street car, was buried this morning
al 10 o'clock, the funeral ceremonies beginning
AT the residence of his parents, AS Acequia
street. d. q
The active part taken by United States
marshals i'll experimenting civil offenders
against state laws is causing comment. No
doubt, these officers are acting under commits
sions as deputy sheriff otherwise they have no
more authority than other people to make
arrests
The British association will tonight inaug-
urate at Strives hail. a series Of sociables
which will be held on the second, fourth, and,
where it SO occurs fifth, Friday i'm each month
There will be recitatiOns and singing by the
members and the relatives and friends of MEM
bels will be admitted free on Introduction.
New cases in the district court have been
filed as follows: Schram Co. VS.. =. w. Gal
lagher & Co., +. G. Pirte VS.. G. IL. & S. A. R'y.
Co., Thomas Piggot VS.. T.. MathisoH, Thomas
PiggOtt VS.. George Schroeder, Leon q III. Blum
VS.. l.. Subar, +. GrOos Co. VS.. W. X. franklin
and e. +. ZitZelman VS.. Christian ZitZelman.
Major Teel lost his temper this morning i'm
the Thompson case when a juror was being
tried rs to his qualification by suggesting that
all the triers +" Toe invited inside the bar.
Colonel Green replied that they claimed the
right to seek Information about a. juror of any
one and did not propose TO he interrupted in
that manner. Teel was wrOng.fI "a
An advertisement signed 'H" in the Ex-
press takes exception to an article in the
LIGHT commenting on the THOMPSON trial
The truth is the LIGHT has been thoroughly and
consistently independent in regard TO this az
fair; it denounced the killing of Harris as no
other paper did i'm the city; the article Nester-
day was "A view of the public sentiment as il
now appears. That Ben Thompson has bene-
fitted 10y growing sentiment in opposition TO
the gambling fraternity Is a simple fact That
the tragedy grew out of a gambling quarrel, is
fact, and we have not a word of uukndueSs
for the memory of Jack Harris: he had his
good side, and like all men leading "a desperate
Tile, he was generous often To "a fault, but that
he was moral leper, no one viii deny.