The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

The Star route trial keeps running.
BAsTROP is preparing for new court house
SECRETARY FOLGER is still sick. He will take
sea voyage.
A VOLUNTEER fire organization has been
effected in Tyler.
The President is i'll. He will 20 TO Fortress
Monroe for change.
THE lower portions of Galveston are flooded,
the result of II severe storm.
A TREATY between the United States and
Madagascar has been ratified.
The State Senate had no session yesterday
because OF want Of u quorum!
A DANGEROUS counterfeit of the silver dollar
has been discovered i'm Ohio and Indiana.
THE Court of Claims have awarded to Stephen
Duncan Sl9j,3I for cotton destroyed during
the war.
THE sheep men of Williamson county are to
nave sheep-shearing picnic April TO- They
seem to be happy.
Don SANTIAGO SANCHEZ has secured means
almost sufficient for the proposed foot bridge
To connect the two towns Laredo.
The Belgian Government has offered Lieu
tenant berry u mission To go to the western
coast of Africa to COLOMBO and civilize the
natives.
THE city editor of the Dallas Herald is to an
pear IN court to-day To answer charge of
libel in having declared jury was furnished
with liquor.
The Texas House of Representatives struck
cut the $4,000 appropriation to purchase the
dents and Governors.
IT TURNS out that John Walsh, who was
arrested at the instance Of the English Govern
ment, was not in Dublin at the time OF the
Phoenix park murder
BAND of young thieves with a girl Captain.
whose name is Nellie Devine and age rs N il
complained OF by the Los Angeles (Cal) Times
| as infesting that town.
THE spring races Of the Louisiana Jocky club
promise To exceed first expectations. One
hnTSas ha
grounds ana 10 more are expected.
The Texas House have agreed on an appro-
pratlon OF $500 for purchasing the grounds of
San JacintO and $500 for erecting a monument
over the graves Of the Dawson heroes.
| DISCUSSION was had i'm the lower bouse of
the state Assembly on the bill providing for the
| sale oil the University and common lands, but
| no definite action on the subject was taken.
"TO YOUR tents, o Israel" is the cry of the
National Labor union. lt has been raised be-
cause of anticipated lowering of wages conse-
quent upon the enforcement of the new tariff
MISsOum's Governor, Tttlebat Titmouse
Crlttendcn, has not suppressed railroad rob
| berry yet; some of Frank James friends have
been heard OF on the roads in Arkansas. On
GERS are after them.
THE Secretary of War has directed the pro-
| fesSors of West Point to visit Yale and Harvard
to get posted. The best way would be To do
away with West Point and take our cadets
from the colleges of the country.
LABATT, of the Texas House of Representa-
amendment in the appropriation bill TO pur-
chase 10 volumes of the Southern historical
papers" for each organized county. Jobbery
Of the worst kind.
THERE was no difference between the ashes
of the tramp who slept too long in Il brick kiln
in Cincinnati and those of the millionaire ere
mated in Washington, Pa, dag before yester-
day. But the ashes of the millionaire are kent
| in silver vase bearing golden inscription
CHARLES HARPER, son of an ex-State Leyis-
lat0r, and Pres MOcbee, Lexington, KY, young
lumber merchants, are in arrest on a charge of
abducting two girls, Sarah jackson and Sarah
EaTbeT the former - and the latter Il wears of
age. The girls were found in a house of i'll
fame: They say Harper promised to marry
Miss Yarher.
BEADVITL LIE has an accommodating female
| resident who can't bear the sight of Il man suf-
fcring for anything, even Il revolver to blow
his own brains out with. When a loye-sick
youth declared he wanted to die for her the
other day she just pOlkaed arOuld the corner
and bought gun. lie carried ont his promise.
and now the citizens Of the altitudinous camp
boast that there's nothing Leadvile woman
will not do for Il man who adOres her.
f. Boston, who replied to advertisement.
VIII please call dt LIGHT once. H-3-lt