The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-05
LIGHT SPARKS.
elton without an issue.

Let man run for Office and he is exposed.
Rents are cheaper in Galveston than in San
Antonio.
1t is never too late to accomplish the will of
the people.
The more combinations French can make
the safer he is.
The obstructing of sidewalks has become
regular business.
Opposition to French is the strongest card
Johnny Copeland plays.
Though mud never rains yet this is I'M
doubleday reign of mud.
The LIGHT boys raked in the most dimes
Tor their New Years address.
We are not for any thing To beat French, if
We were we should endorse Copeland.
Tho coming of Wells Fargo & Co., marks a
new era in the Express business in our city.
Mr.. Castro has letter from Senator Maxey
compmenting him on his work on Mexico.
citizens meeting. lie is welcome To the victory.
If Copeland really represented the OPPOSE
ton to French, he would be elected beyond all
question.
The electric light company for December
shows a good business. This enterprise is bound
TO succeed.
"A gentleman, who is q critic, says that our
superintendent of public schools cannot write
dramatically.
The Times is Copeland's organ, the
Express is French's organ, the LIGHT is
independent.
Finding street pavement may soon be rs
difficult us hnding the main tunnel in an old
Spanish mine.
"A sidewalk in the west side OF Solidad street
in front or Devine property should he built
without further delay.
The good citizen has neglected To provide
himself with a suitable candidate and he must
make choice between two evils.
If Mr.. FrertA will come out and define his
line of administration Tor the coming two years
it might help him.
An extensively signed protest against
leasing the river front on LosOya street win be
presented TO the city council.
1T may be bitter pill, but the reelection
of French is preferable to any such experiment
as the election OF his opponent.
Last chance 70 the grand drafting of the
Havana lottery to-day and tomorrow. Prizes
paid at No. west Commerce street.
"A road to the coast could be constructed
now il our merchants would subscribe an
amount III the ncighDOrhOod of SlOO,OU0.
The republican city executive committee
failed To execute the trust imposed upon them.
They allowed the city election To go by default
: The failure To endorse either Frank Newton
or Fred. Harrison Tor collector, leaves these
gentlemen free To bargain with Copeland and
French.
The men who maintain that the $1,000
limit is u Wise pruNis iOn must do 80 becatlse the
prospect is restricted 10 the selection of Cope
iand and French.
Mr.. Epson is reminded that an appropria
lion for an improved road from the Military
depot TO the city Is expected OF him before he
returns home.
Mac Anderson makes a return of so $3.50
lines collected through his couI2. III the gamb-
lers had been put through theAty might have
reduced taxation.
Mr.. Gallagher, candidate for alderman In
me LIST ward, has been ignored By the COM
Inittee, but he would make good alderman,
us he is Il live man.
The most potent factor operating unfayor-
ably to the members of the city government,
particularly Jake Marshall, the street commits
5loner, is the weather.
The Settings" gets of good thing on Il
local Hinglish correspondents, -Cockney is
represented as sub 'ected to trepaning opera
zion in order TO have joke driven into his
brain.
When the movement was started to bring
out opposition To French, there were plenty OF
people who said IL was too late, that it ought To
nave been done sooner. Then why didn't they
do it,
An parties interested are requested to re-
member the public sale of one Of che finest
one mile race courses III the state in front of
the court house, on Saturday, the sixth in
slant.
Jake Marshall thinks eighteen thousand two
hundred and slXty-fOur dollars is a small
amount for the farm work he has accomplished
As street commissioner. But where Is youi
crap, Jake.
Mr. hns