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Railway Building in Texas.

From the New York Mail and Express.
The phenomenal growth of the railway syS-
tenn in the United States for the year 1882 has
been the subject of general remark. There is
reason to believe that this year will not show
as many miles of rails laid as the last. In the
mileage for 1882, Texas was far and away
ahead Of all competitors, over 1000 miles
having been completed during the past two
years in that State. The activity has now
diminished very materially, in consequence Of
what is known as the 3 cent bill, passed
blythe Legislature. In their laudable efforts to
passed this bill, which forbidS any railway to
charge over three cents mile for each pas
senger carried. In doing this they seem to
have overreached themselves, and the result
is likely to be that the railways will entirely
suspend further operations in that State until
this law is modified. Travel in a new coun-
try, where vast distances must be passed over
between the scattered settlements, is not suffi-
Gent to warrant anything like as low rates as
prevail in more thickly-settled parts of the
country. The New York Central may make
profit from carrying passengers at two cents
a mile; the Texas and Pacific would lose
money at four cents mile.
In passing this bill the legislature has
killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
The construction companies have paid out
over S25 zoo, 600 in Texas in two years. The
inducement to laborerS, and to permanent set
tiers also, which the expenditure of such a
sum offered cannot be ignored with impunity.
The Texas legislature, if it is wise, will, at its
next session, repeal or greatly modify the
three-cent bill.
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CHORUS.


Lowlands, in the Louisiana lowands, low!
Mississippi flows.
Rude Winters blast is rarely felt, and rarer
storms or SHOWS,
But we have warm hearts and willing hands,
with spirits light and free.
OF men who marched with old Stonewall and
fought with peerless Lee.
Chorus-In the Louisiana lOwlands, etc.
Through many a day and weary night, meath
sunshine or mid rain,
FOotSore we pressed, scarce knowing rest, with
Old Jacks gravel train,
And many a brave young life went out ganst
bayOnet and ball,
But never faltered yet the men who marched
with old Stonewall.
Chorus-In the Louisiana lowands, etc.
Up Pennsylvania bloody heights, DER valleys
mountain rillS
BY Rappahannock placid stream, round Rich
mond's crested hills.
We bore our cOlors proudly up-een sore
pressed we might be,
And left to fame SpOtlesS name, the men
who fought with Lee.
ChOrus-In the Louisiana lowlands etc.
Then here's to Louisiana, boys, wherever we
may be,
Wen 1eer forget, or ne'er regret the days of
Wen toast the memory of our dead, our bat
ties DER will fight.
And one and all TO memory call those days Of
yOre Tonight.
Chorus-ln the Louisiana lowlands, etc.
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Special for Editors.

The San Antonio News Agency press AssO-
cation) are prepared to furnish daily tele-
tiers, containing special news of San Antonio
and district, Mexico and Great Britain ut terms
which place it within the reach of all. For fur
Their particulars address the managing pro-
prietOr, III. Ryder-TaylOr, EVENING LIGHT Of
flee, 235 Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas,
U. S. A, p. o. Box 545. The agency represents
the Austin Statesman, Fort Worth Daily Ga
zette, Chicago Tribune, Ennis Recorder, and
other American and English newspapers. II
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CONNECTIONS.

AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Line
for New Orleans lndianola, Corpus Christi
Brownsville, and Vera Cruz.
AT ARCOLA with 1. & G.. v. R. r. for Columbia
and towns in Brazoria County.
AT ROSENBERG with G. H. & S. R'y. Sunset
Route) for Columbus, Weimar, Harwood, Luz
ling, San Antonio, Laredo, Uvalde and West
ern Texas and Mexico; also for Houston Star
and Crescent Route for Beaumont, Orange
Lake Charles, the Teche Country, New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast North
and East; with New York, Texas Mexican
R'y for Wharton, Victoria and stations on
that line.
AT BRENNAN with H. & I c. R'y. for Hemp
stead, Ledbetter, Giddings, McDade and Aus
AT MILANo with 1. & G. N. R'y for Hesrne
Palestine, Rockdale, Round Rock, George
town, Austin San Marcos, New Braunfels
San Antonio and Laredo.
AT TEMPLE with Mo. Pacific R'y.
AT McGREGOR with Texas & St. Louis Railway
for Waco, Corsicana, Athens, Mt. Pleasant
Gimer and Texarkana.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for Waco
Ross. Hico, lreden, Cisco, and all points on
AT CLEBURNE, Junction of Dallas Division o
G,C& S. +. R'y.
AT FORT WORTH with Mo. Pacific and Texas
& Pacific R'ys. for all points on those lines
for III Paso, Santa Fe, San Francisco and the
Pacific Coast, and for Kansas City, St Louis
Chicago, New York, and all points North,
East and West.
AT DALLAS with II, K L. c. R'y; TIP R,v
and Dallas Extention ofMo p R'y
E1-See that your tickets read over this line
I9-For full information address
Oscar q. Murray, Geu'l. Pass. Agt
s-aS-Iy GALVESTON, TEXAS
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MONDAY, JANUARY 90. 1888.
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.
BY-BY beautiful blizzard.

BY-BY beautiful blizzard.
THE Volksfest enterprise deserves encour-
agement.
As COLD as charity was the last norther
which visited US.
AN EXTENSION of our system of water
works is a necessity. Much of the disease
prevalent is due to the filthy water used by
poor people.
THE State game laws are violated almost
daily, yet one never hears of prosecution for
their violation. Will somebody please prod
our somnolent officers with a pin?
IT is solemnly averred that by voting
straight when Coke was nominated for Sena-
tor the Legislature stultifed itself, as a ma
jority of the members had previously decided
in midnight caucuses that straights didn't
count.
Stop the careless handling of firearms !!
Pointing guns supposed to be unloaded at &C
quaintances is a dangerous pastime and all
who practice 1t should be amenabe to punish
ment. 1t is clearly the duty of the Legisla-
ture to enact law in the premises.
PORTLAND, Oregon, has a population OF
about $4,000, but last year it spent $4,000, 600
in new buildings, turned out of its factories,
mainly IN wood and iron products, total
value of $7,434, 900, and conducted whole
sale trade amounting to $40, ooo,o 900. Nearly
$500, 600 was spent on its streets. Compari-
sons are odious. Poor old San Antonio!
HAMPRRING the railroad companies by
vague and unsatisfactory laws will only have
the effect of dscouraging enterprise. Only
such legislation will be beneficial as is re-
CURED to protect the interests OF the people
The State has no more right to restrict the
workings of a railroad than TO depreciate the
property of any other persons whose bust.
ness is consistent with just principles.
THE thanks of the LIGHT are due to a few
irate individuals who adopted a resolution
yesterday censuring the paper for the stand i
took regarding the Ben Thompson case. The,
could not have devised plan by which the,
could make better addition to the LIGHT
present really great system of advertising
Hence the LIGHT repeats, accept our thanks
SMALLPOX is spreading at an alarming rate
1t could have been checked some time ago b
prompt action on the part of the city author
ties but no action was taken. Perhaps it ma
be necessary to hold a mass meeting to pro
tect ourselves. But no, the people haven
time for that. True, their lives may be i
danger, but they prefer to quarrel about tn
Ben Thompson case and drink bad liquor i
convenient groggerieS.
BY A MEMORIAL to the Legislature prayin
for a pension of $3.50 year to the Texa
veterans and their widows an appeal is mad
which should not be unheeded. An apprC
priaton should be granted for the benefit
The States long neglected heroes and tn
amount should be twice as large as is aske
for. To these men we owe much of the rC
inheritance which resulted from their strus
giles for the aggrandizement of the Lone St:
State, and we should not be chary of OF
acknowledgements Of their services.
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Honest, Capable and Conscientious.

From the Colorado Tex. Citizen.
Our -bullum ccmrade and fellow typo,
Mr.. James P. Newcomb, editor of the San
Antonio EVENING LIGHT, has again been APP
pointed by the President to be postmaster for
the Alamo city. The postofhce at San An
tonic, we are informed, is badly managed, and
a change is, perhaps, desirable. If so, and a
Republican is to be the successor of the pres
ent incumbent, we hope Mr.. Newcomb, will
be confirmed. We believe him honest, cable
and Conscientious in the discharge of duty.
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Russia expected in 1881 deficit of $2I,-
100000. Instead it had one Of $4,000, 600
and with little border wars costing $780,
ooo, 900 year in addition to the regular
army charge, and this is likely to go on in
definitely.
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"a POOR wretch in New York was SEN
fenced to years imprisonment and fine of
$1,000 for attempting suicide" The severity
Of his sentence probably made him regret
that he did not succeed. 1t is rather an
extraordinary law which Furnishes man for
attempting an act, but not for accomplishing
it. 1t may be remembered, however, that
our laws are not operative in the other world.
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INDICATIONS are favorable to the opinion
that the South will soon be able to drive
English cotton goods from the world market
English capitalists are now preparing for the
effects of the expected manufacture by the
South Of all the cotton it grows.
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nLnnisiana LoMIands."

Tread at the recent reunion of the Army of
Northern Virginia, at New Orleans.
Wen sing to Louisiana, boys, where balmy
breezes blow,
Where flowers rare perfume the air, and cane
and cotton grow.
Our women fair, we're gallant men, e'er true
to country's call,
Who followed well, and fought and FELL with
Lee and Old Stonewall.
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Miss NELLIE PALMER, a young lady who
lays claim to special knowledge of theological
geography, has been lecturing in Chicago on
Hell, its locality and the nature of its fires.
She does not mention that she was ever in St.
Louis in the summer.
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THE editor of the Memphis Scimitar is the
Langtry's latest mash. OF course when the
fact became known somebody said he was
charmed by her scimatry and that it was
scimitarial what he wrote of her.
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THERE is yet hope for the young philos-
ophers who grind out snake stories for the
press. In early life Gambetta was the Paris
correspondent of a Frankfort newspaper.
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CONFIDENCE is quite too apropos when one
is buying beautiful blue city milk, eating hotel
hash and listening to some of the San Antonio
sermons which neither the audience nor the
preacher understands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
EMPLOYERS AND WORKMEN.

There il no change in the strikes Of the carpet
weavcrs spiuucrs, eto., employed by T.. ,. higgins
a 90. A union of dye house men and printers was
formed which seat three delegates to tho Central
Executive Committee. meeting was held ytster
Iuy AT Wendcls Assembly Rooms. At tho head
quarters of the Executive Committee at No .of9
Eighth-avc communications were received from
tLn Garnet weaycrs in Philadelphia, lonkerS,
Jompkinsyilc, Conn, and Worcester, Mass, oiier-
ing sympathy and financial aid. Il Is asserted that
tc gcs Mt all these places higher than thoSe
Maid by Higgins & CO.. aud tho strikers deny That
Higgins ~ 20. pay higher wages than other manu-
factuTeTS. ,.u c1,t
The striking cigar box makers are still confident
OF success. Yesterday afternoon the EXECUTIVE Com
mittee mot ami distributed funds 70 suoh
of the strikers as were in need. Tho strikers say
that they have assurances from several Of the man
uiacturoTs that they will take thor hea Dack on
Monday The large manu- faCturerS assert That thcy
con hold out until their green hands become
snCjciently expert 10 attend TO their business
The Bakers Protective Union Is making active
pIcparatiOns for strike. canvass OF tho DakcTIGS
Il going and every eCrt IL being MADE 10 get an
he bakers into the union. strike fund is being
accumulated NIL III
The strike in the shop Of jeans & Taylor contin-
mes and work their jobs is ut standstill. Srv-
cral other large employing carpenters nave gwen
notice that they will reduce wages after To-Day, III
they do So il is said that strike of all tho building
trades will be ordered on Monday. ,
regular meeting of tho malgamatcd Trade ana
Labor Unions was held last night at No. 10 Stan
10 the state of trade were received from the dele,
gates of the different Unions. Mr.. Strass called
attention TO the necessity of making test case uhd9r
the apprenticeship laws passed on May o. 1851;
After considerable discussion the matter was lad
over until next week.
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A GANG OF HOUSE BURGLARS CAUGHT

I'm the Yorkyic Police Court yesterday four
prisoners, Eliza and William j. FTedcrlcFs OF No.
AS West Forty-hith-st. Robert Wilson. of No. 22D
West Twcuticth-s ST., and james CONNECT of No. l@f
Lalght-,t. were sent by Justice Power TO Brooklyn
ou a charge of having broken INTO the residence oi
Dr. Van GIc,cn at No. 80 kcnt-st., on August ~
and stolen "A large quantity OF SIX dresses ana
lcwclry. On October 10, the residence OF George
Cackcit, at No. - Aiu,cy-st., brooklyn, was en-
tered los burglars who succeeded in carrying of
large amount Of personal property ana Jc"tHy'
The following day Captain kIliclci with Detectives
HuckhOrn and Riley OF the Twenty -sccoud Precinct
were walking down Nlnth.a'c t"ErlLrr' MHeh
they saw three girls leave No. 3i2 west toIty-
hith-~t.. carrying large bundles. Inc olhccIS saw
them dispose of the goods IN I'VE diHtIrlJ pawn
shops and then took them into custody. The
house thcv were s.on to leave was searched, and
together with the goods which tine girls had pawncd
property worth 5000 was recovered, and ono W il,
SON " no entered the house while the officers had
possession of IT, WAS arrested with jrWclry stolen
from CarKrtt in his possession. lie proved 10 be
convict who had only returned from sing Sing
few days before. Tho guls gave Their names AS
Kate Kane, Of No. 632 West Filty-thirdi.st.;
. Kate smith alias Rogers Of No. 3i2 West
Forty-hfth-,t and Kate" Donovan, of No 800
West Forty -soventh-st. When the prisoners were
arTaigncd in court, James Connect OF No; ~
Coolest. dropped in to see the disposition OF the
case and was also taken into custody. Other clews
obtained In making this arrest led the detectives
10 pay a visit to Timothy Shea's liquor store, at
Twcuty-sccond-st., and FiTstave., where Thomas
NcKcon of No Az West Forty ST. was cap
tur,d and shortly Gftcrward hls brother, Peter
Mckcon II Ne~-Jcrs"y pickpockct vas also added
to the Inst If prisoners. while the officers obtained
information that led to the recovery of $1,000 worth
more Of stolen goods, and also OF six horses. ono
Of the ANIMALS belonged 10 Henry StcGby OF No.
100 West Forty-tifth- st. and was valued at $500.
Another valued at $500, belonged TO Mr.. Murphy
OF ,;uth-ayc. ard Forty-sixth-St; Another.
trottrr valued nj SOD. was owned 10y C. Iappan,
Of short Hills, \. j. A fourth which was found IN
Perth Amboy, n. j.. belonged TO White street
tmckman, and the remaining two were owned Oy
William Reed of No. 80 Clarkson-st., and were
valued AT 81 900. Ia addition to the other goods
recovered some 5000 worth of silver IN upwards OF
twenty different lots was recovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
TIE STRIKING COMPOSIT0ES.

A simultaneous demand was made yesterday
morning by the printers the Offices OF all the afternoon
papers for an advance in pay to 40 cents thousand ems
The rate heretofore has been 35 cents In the office OF
The Hecs the demand granted without the men eay-
ing the office In The telegram office also there no delay
In agreeing pay the advance. When the demand was
made On the publisher OF The Commercial Advertiser no
refused 20 grant IT, and the left the office After
vain effort TO get new men sent TO the office or tho
Union and agreed to pay tho higher rate provided tho
other evening papers did the and the men returned
To their cases At Tee Graphic Office the demand was
COMPLIED with after short strike Two Of the afternoon
papers made a determined taEd against the Union These
were The Ereniug Post and The MAI and Express. AZ
the office OF The Mail and Express It stated that only
ten men Of thirty employed left work and Their
places were easily filled by tho employment OF outside
conposors The editions OF that paper calae oNt on
time and showed no evidences Of strike. AT me iosf
office the men left work In body at $50 when the de-
mand WAS Made and refused An advertisements was
Immediately posted the buctiG board calling tOr com
positors few secured and the fourth edition was
published Mr. st. John. the publisher or the fOSt s1ll
that the publication OF the paper would be suspended tor
while before he would acccde TO the demands OF tue
Union - ,. . nd, -,
the Courier Flats Uis IL surrendered az once anu
Union will wait on The JOurl Al 0f Commerce 10 DAY
II Is said that demand will be made on Ihe 1en
Ne,os this afternoon for advance from AZ 70 40 ''s
IL IA Union office and difficulty Il ANTICIPATED iHe
,rmnn Herald and Gd1ete printers Will DO o,uclcd "
strike today unless the Union price oil o2 GEMS Is paul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The board appointed
to examine and report upon the various navy yards Of
which Commodore Luce is president, will meet at tho
Navy Department for the final consider alton
OF their report prior 10 its transmission Congress-
Passed Assistant Engineer Jonathan ~ Emanuel has
been ordered to the Alliance Ensign Valentine s. Mel
son has been detached from the Colorado and ordered TO
the Naval Observatory Assistant Engineer Thomas W.
Klnkad has been detached from the Alliance
The United States ship Alert will leave Mare Island
Navy Yard, Cal, Saturday. for the Asiauc Station.
Tho United States ship Enterprise arrived At Hong Kong
October from Singapore The Junata and PalOs
at Canton, october TO- The Talapoosa arrived at the
Washington Navy Yard this morning. The United States
ship Pta arrived at Norfolk to-day where she viii take
IN coal and have her compasses adjusted preparatory TO
her cruise TO San Francisco.
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claim. against the United States to-day and disalOwcd

cams against the United States to-day, and disaowed
others.
EXPORTS OF PROVISIONS AND TALLow-The value OF
the ernort. OF provisions and tallow for the twelve
nonths ended october 81 1888 was 3336ll against
Ss5. 7g5 O43 for the previous twelve months
THE CHARGE AGAINST PENSION ATTo7NErs-The
Grand Jury i now considering the charges Of fraudulent
nraotices pension attorneys OF TINS cy 'cnssioer
dudley Of the Pension Bureau was examined ny tAe Jly
to-day
SILVER FOR DrMEs.-A special purchase of 10000
ounces OF silver bullion has been made by the Treasury
Denartment II TO used In coming suhcent num-
Rev IN dimes 10 supply unusual demand for the com
which Is being made on the Philadelphia Mint
RrSnrRPEsr AT BREsLAU-United States Consul Dith'
man report 20 the Secretary Of state from Bresau that
several cases OF rnderpest. or cattle plague nave d
reared in that city, and In consequence Thereon the pres
dent of the administrative district has Issued an order
directing rigid official control over cattle In the CITY anu
in the surrounding villages.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL UNION LEAGUE.-Ihe Ma
tionaI Union League has postponed the proposed meeting
t Atlanta Ca and General James 5. Negey the presi-
dent has called meeting at the EDpltt house IN Lsn
ington On December IL As the Republican National
Committee meets at the time and place TINS VIII De
notable gathering OF official and nonocla representa-
tives OF tho Republican party
A SHORT CABINET sEssIoN.-An the members OF the
Cabinet were presen at the meeting to-day except Score
tary FOlger The session was short, ana was deNoeu
Mainly - the consideration Of topics TO be embodied in
the Presidents annual message 70 Congress- reLewa
Of the proposition to allow the publication OF the annual
renort of Cabinet officers in advance OF the Presidents
message was acted on adversely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
NO MYSTERY 10 HIN.

The Detroit free lfess.
A stubbed farmer, who mad come 10 malkse
with load Of potatoes entered restaurant near me
Central Market and called for dozen oysters on tne NAT
she'll couple of jokers happened TO be IN the place anu
while one attracted the farmers aueat.on ior EiotI
the other dropped bullet into one OF the oyster ses
The man guped down after another unti lie E1t 'io
one with tho bullet in his mouth CalhlY ang HotH NV
bit AT the lead with his teethcamly ana 9le,y Ao r.
moved 1t from his mouth and turned 70 inc Hsn., ,
:" nv (joorgol but it's II bullet" cried one 81 t-e
-... >. III, b,c, - a I,1 tha
Wen that is mystery !" said the man behind the
counter. , 49, 49,. 60 ,,o , -,n,t,J .hn
f,rmeT IA he deposited the ball in his vestpocket At
the battle Fair Oaks, over twenty years ago was 10
a. the ig Inv that very bullet It's been long time work
inc m but she's at last and I'll have 1t hung IN my
watch cha II 1t costs 20"