The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-04-20
GENERAL AND Personal.

Glenlawn, Henderson county, has voted
for local option.
The State Medical association meets at
/ Tyler on the oath instant.
Work on the new Methodist church at Aus
tin is to be begun Immediately.
The Cumberland Presbyterians are building
a large church at Hubbard City.
Gourdneck, Henderson county, was Wis.
tied by terrific hail storm on Tuesday night.
Jack Graham, charged with killing Peter
WEIGH last fall, was arrested in Angelina coun-
ty on Wednesday and jailed.
i. The Empress of Austria has taken to fenc-
ing-two.hours day generally-to keep her
sell light weight forthe saddle.
Reed Harris, who was convicted of assault
with intent to murder at Orange IS months
ago, has been pardoned by the Governor.
Mack, the Ia-year-old son of DIR. X. d.
King, OF Sherman, was instantly killed on
Tuesday by the accidental discharge of his
gun.
Mrs. Johnson, boarding mistress on the
Central road, fell between the cars at Cor
valIs switch, on Wednesday, and was crushed
to death.
Charlie Brown and James York had diff
Guilty In Henderson week ago, in which the
latter was. so badly cut with a pen-knife that
it is thought he will die.
The Fourth Hussars (Britsh) has 20 gen.
ueman troopers who have Joined in the hone
OF working up to a commission. Other reei-
ments contain great many.
Mr.. Bean, farmer living near Rockland.
shot and Killed his father-in-law, Mr.. Farral,
lew days ago. 1t is said that Farral was in
sane and attacked Bean with an AK
A steamer in California keeps a sheep that
Is trained to go out on the gang plank when a
flock OF sheep is to be loaded, and show them
the passage over is safe, when they follow him
as their leader into the boat
The missing balloon "Saladin." which
was lost last year with Mr.. Walter Powell, M. |
r., has been found in the mountains of the
ra.del Piedroza, Spain. The car its still
attached, and the remains of the balloon are |
to be forwarded to England.
The cattle of the Pampas are computed at
20 ooo, 900. They are the descendants of a
bull and,eight cows which were brought there
by two Portuguese brothers in Iss3. 1t is
only near Buenos Ayres that they have been
crossed with finer stock. The old herds are
ll-shaped and ugly
The sanitary inspectors of Paris lately
over an establishment where opera
OTIS were ouslly engaged in manufacturing
ground acorns and burned Wheat into a stiff
paste, which was thea stamped into coffee
beans. These were then colored with an al
'oholic solution OF colophone 'to give them
| rich Mocha color" and packed in bags for
iale.
"Cremated' is becoming a favorite word
With reporters in describing fires where there
S a loss of life, but it is not an accurate use
II the word. In the improved furnaces now
lsed in crematories there is no contact of flesh
With fires. The heat is 1000 degrees or more.
1t this temperature the body simply withers
way to pure white ash. The gases gener-
ted are burned in a separate chamber, and
here is absolutely no smoke, odor or other (:
unpleasant attribute to offend sensbilities.
The furnaces cost from $1,000 to $1,000.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's billiard table is constructed
# imported old English oak, in renaissance {
lyle. Costly and elaborate carvings from
esigns by celebrated artist embeiish the :
lde and end broad rails, which are curved :
lstead of the usual straight bevel. This is
one to show off the rich carvings to greater
dvantage. Cupids playing billiards and
ther fanciful illustrations carved in the solid
'ood adorn the cushion rails. The legs are
nique. and artistic in design. The table,
hen finished, will be massive piece of fur
iture, built to last for ages. The cost of this ,
'ble will be $4,000. 5