The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
SNOW is disappearing at Tyler.


January number 80.
PAYNE's raids i'm the Indian Territory have
cost the Government 100000.
JASPER and Marietta, Ohio, are under water
and the Ohio rivers are still rising.
Books, pamphlets and other printed matter
have been placed on the tariff free list.
AT DENISoN, the residence of Thomas Nc
Carthy was destroyed by fire. Loss Sl,2OO.
THE State University and Asylum lands are
to be sold at price not less than So 80 an acre.
AN ILL INOIs clergyman fell dead yesterday
Just as he had pronounced a couple man and
wife.
LOSSES of cattle i'm Wyoming are per cent,
and OF sheep per cent.-caused by cold
weather.
THE appointment of o. Gariesson to be post
master at Galveston has been confirmed by
the Senate.
,vICE-PREsrDENT PURDY assumes entire
charge of the Southern division of the Mexican
National railroad.
A REPORT is current that Mexican died of
smallpox at Uvalde recently, but Uvalde
claims il is false.
LEGISLATOR PENDLEToN has submitted bill
10 prevent the incorporation of companies for
| the purpose of dealing i'm lands.
TIE Legislature proposes to sell million or
| more acres of land and permanently endOw a
State University with the proceeds.
CREEK INDIANS have speit on government
questions and two factions are buying Win
chesters with which to annihilate each other.
THE National Senate yesterday passed over
the wool schedule in order to give the Commit
tee on Finance an opportunity to consider it.
THE lower branch of the State assembly is
considering the propriety of requiring county
clerks to keep record of births and marriages.
REV. DIR. MERCER, of Newport, returned his
property as worth $4,000. He died few days
days ago and ii is found to be worth more than
a million.
JEwELRY and money of the value of $1,000
from the safe of Il. Morris, by burglars who
| forced through back door.
FLEMING and Marion, prOfessed Chicago
grain brokers, are charged with conspiring to
| swinde credulous spectators of sums invested
aggregating in the millions.
JOHN G. BUCHAN son of Sir Thomas Buchan,
English baronet, was murdered by five miners
! Sunday in Pinos Altos, Chihuahua. The muir
derers were tried and shot Monday.
THE New Jersey House has passed bill pro-
hibiting the employment in factories and
workshops of children under II years and
children under IA without two years schooling
The State Senate yesterday passed a bill pro-
vldlng Tor annual pensions to soldiers and
sailors OF the Texas revolution and signers of
the declaration of Texas independence, or their
widows.
THE House Congressional Committee on
Indian Affairs has decided to report adversely
CraVenS Dill authorizing the Missouri, Albu-
querque and Inter-Ocean railway company to
construct railway through the Choctaw and
Ch1ckaSaW nations.
THE signatures of the presiding officers of the
Senate and House of Texas assembly and of the
Governor are all that are requisite to make
law OF a bill making it penal offenSe for
officers to receive more compensation for their
services than allowed by law.
The Tsar of Russia, in his manifesto relative
to the coronation, says that sit Will be de-
ter1nlned IN our hearts not to perform this
sacred rite unless the feelings excited by the
crime which took away a benefactor of the
people have had time to calm"
A PARIS dispatch says that Jules Ferry YES
terday recommended Grevy to eXpel the BOur-
bon Prince by decree. Greyy hesitated to take
such course, but it will probably be adopted if
the ministry is formed under Ferry. Sweeping
changes in the ministry are expected.
BEFORE a Congressional committee yester
day 1t was stated that the Knights of Labor
would like to see Il law passed suppressing
gasmbllng by speculation in the necessaries of
Ire, particularly in breadstufis, and also the
national eight hour law applied to all work.
men not in Government employ.
The State Senate Committee on Public Lands
has made favorable report on q bill forthe eas-
ing of school lands at not less than 3 cents
an acre and an unfavOrable report OH the
House resolution requiring an investigation of
alleged fraudulent purchases of public lands.
The disposition of this resolution is the cause
of much dissatisfaction.
A CONVENTION of stockmen assembled i'm
Austin yesterday, elected Hon. j. Il. Miller
president, q. l.. Carter first vice presidant, W.
T. NoIJn SeCOHu, henry Jones thlrd, Il. Is.
Lowing secretary, and j. NJ. Day treasurer re-
solved to meet annually on the second Tuesday
in January, and partoOk in the evening of Il
banquet at the Raymond house.
DURING debate on the metal schedule i'm the
lower house of Congress yesterday Page in
quired of Anderson whether he did not favor
the Senate schedule. Anderson said he would
answer that question when the proper time
came; whereupOn Page declared 81 hone the
gentleman will be honest with this side He
has been put forward by the other side" Then
Anderson exclaimed, 81 want the gentleman to
understand that nobody except myself runs
me-not the highest prOtectonist on this side
nor the lowest free traders on that nor the gen.
tlclnan from California;. Such are the sage
utterances OF solons at the National Capital.
The Senate has put duty of 20 per cent. on
candles, 4O per cent ad valorem on cord and
clothing, 20 cents ton on bituminous coal IS
per cent. al Valorem on watches, 80 cents
pair on kid gloves, % per cent ad vaorem on
hatters' plush 20 per cent. on garden seeds 6
cents pound on explosive substances valued
at ~ cents pound or less, and 10 cents pound
on that valued higher, 60 cents a cubic foot on
block marble and 81 10 a cubic foot on marble
slabs and paving blocks. The House, after
considering the first item in the metal schedule
for four hours and half, passed from it with
out making any change in the rate of duty,
when Is lett at 81 cents per ton on iron ore and
reslduum from burnt pyrites 1t established
duty OF 10 per cent. ad valorem on steel and
eogged ngots blooms, billots and stobs made
by any other than the crucible process and
measuring not less than inches square.
COLONEL BILL FITzHUGH, doorkeeper of the
Texas Senate, must not be COMPOUNDED with
the Colonel Fitzhugh who allowed he was ga
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