The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-04
LIGHT SPARKS.

The Vance Hotel Gee club is a novelty.
Our Jim French and John Copeland streets
are simply nasty.
Gas costs money-a fact that Mac Anderson
found out for the first time last night
The weather is not aesthetic for us city
folks, but it is capital for the farmer.
The B. b. A.. held their b-monthly meeting
but no business of importance was transacted.
Our street commissioner is evidently en-
gagged IN scoping voters-the streets are left To
scope themselves.
Ben Mauermann has received and accepted
call To be Il candidate for Alderman i'm the
third ward.
tonight. Full attendance of members re-
quested.
Don't forget Fun in Boarding School"
Saturday afternoon and night. Seats on sale at
Sim Harris store.
Throughout Texas the Ince company have
received the hearticst praise both from press
and public.
The new year marriage boom has apparent
ly subsidized, no marriage license being issued
for the last two days.
This week would be splendid time to clean
up the city-5U voters might be probably eni-
ployed in the undertaking.
The meeting last night was Thought to be u
failure-it was, so far AS Offering any solution
To prevent difficulties is concerned.
How Copeland can consent to give up a
lucrative practice AS Il lawyer and take the pal
Try salary OF mayor astonishes the public.
BY permission of the fire committee L.
Hart has received permit to erect an iron
clad kitchen ON the west side of North Flores
street.
Judge Noonan is occupied i'm the district
court with hearing the case of the state against
james Hester, one OF the prisoners in the
Dewitt murder case.
The mayors contest is reduced to ques-
ton of fitness between French and Copeland.
There is no city question at stake. Copeland
furnishes no issue.
Mr.. Harris, of Fort Worth, long and favor
ably known To the people of Texas, has joined
the lnce company and will appear for the first
time in San Antonio.
A prominent citizen says he will vote for
Frost for mayor. We would vote for hard
Freeze if it would do any good in the way of
nipping unwholesome fruit in the bud.
Why is it that the police do not object to
the pubic sidewalk fronting Labatts office on
st. MaryS street, being blocked up by bales OF
cotton so that pedestrians have To pass in the
Streeti
Harry Terrell, brother of DIR. Terrell, re-
Gently imported II head of blOOded cattle and,
by applying precautionary measures suggested
by Dir. Detmers, saved all but three, though all
Il had fever.
Copeland told a gentleman that he was 90
ing TO run for mayor without regard to any ex-
preston of the people in public meeting or
party convention and keep on running. John
looks on il as he would new sensation and
likes il.
A newspaper thief in the person of a boy
was caught this morning pulling the Express
from under the doors where IL had Dfan left nv
the carrier. This sort of stealing accounts for
the loss of papers daily left by the carriers of
the LIGHT.
The difficulty reported in the Express as
happening between Mrs.Star and another person
has been thoroughly explained and settled, all
persons regretting the occurrence. The in-
juries inflicted upon the woman, Matte Drum
ming, are slight. h.
Copeland was on hand dit the Turner hall
last night, but could not be induced to speak.
II John is smart he won't speak-he will pre-
serve that monkey reserve for which Ibis
honor is famous. John might have to answer
uncomfortable questions, you know.
Mr. G. w. Hilgers asks our reporter to
state that the reason he turned the gas of last
night was because Mr.. Groos served him with u
notice that the meeting was closed, and no one
else would pay Tor u continuance of the expense,
for which he is responsible to the Turner's.
With pleasure we announce the return
dates of the John lnce Comedy company, who
will occupy Casino hall Saturday afternoon and
night, on which occasion they will present the
eVer-pOpular Fun in Boarding School comedy.
Sunday night there will be an entire change of
programme.
Mr.. Harry w. l.. Kay-HOdges has cOmpli-
mentcd the LIGHT by an invitation TO dinner
at BranChiniS restaurant on Tuesday, the 9th
inst, when he takes farewell of bachelor life.
Mr.. Kay-HOdges is an Englishman who has
won golden opinions since his arrival here, and
havin1come into fortune and won Il bride he
wishes to celebrate his good fortune in a proper
way.
"A free lecture will be delivered at Turner
by Prof. Wallace, of Atlanta, Ga. The subject
of his lecture will be the Laws of Health. The
excessive use of alcoholic stimulants will be dis
cussed as disease, not Il crime nor u badge OF
disgrace. Ladies and gentlemen respectfully
invited to attend.