The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-05-26
tELEGRAruIo NEWS BOILED DOWN.

fkANk MlLLhk, son OF the Congressman
died at Gonzales yesterday.
A BRIDGE on the Trunk Line railway, FIVE
miles from Dallas, burned Thursday night.
THE roth United States infantry has been
ordered from Fort Duncan, and will be re-
placed by the 10th.
DUMUsE MPRIN, a little boy FIVE years old,
obtained a judgment in the court at Fort
Worth, yesterday, against the Texas Pacih C
railway company for $4,000 for cutting of
both legs.
THE Austin Compress company, capital
$4,000; Georgetown Water company, cap
ital Sso,ooo, and the Laredo Fire company
filed charters at Austin yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Abrahau o.
Hickman, Postmaster OF Pipersville, was sem
fenced to nine months imprisonment, and to
pay SIoo fine for using washed stamps.
CRY OF MEXICO, May 2s-Unusualy
heavy rains washed away four bridges on the
Central railway. A train ran into a washout,
and the engineer was killed. Traffic between
Leon and Lagos is suspended for five days.
WhsHINGToN, d c., May 25.-The Ma
tional Board of health has been informed Of
az deaths from yellow fever at Havana for the
week ending May IS, and the disease has
made its appearance among the shipping at
that port.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Tn the United States
court to-day James Mason and William
Denman, counterfeiters, were sentenced res.
pectively for FIVE and two years imprisonment
at the Chester, Illinois, penitentiary. Mason
is an old offender.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 25.-Lieutenant
Colonel Ilges has telegraphed the AdjutaRt
General Withdrawing his resignation, saying
he prefers being tried by court martial. The
offense Colonel Ilges is charged with is dupli-
eating his pay accounts.
PANAMA, May 25.--There is great excite
ment in Guyaquil about the robbing of S32o,-
600 from the bank by Veintemilla. Most OF
the money belonged to foreigners who are
endeavoring to induce their governments to
order Italian ard English men-of-war to cap
ture the dictator.
NEW YORK, May 2s.-Certi6cates of in
corporation OF the Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone company have been filed.
The lines of the company are 10 run between
Saratoga and Albany, N. Y, across the
country southwesterly to Galveston and Aus
tin, and also TO pass through Little Rock,
Capital, So, 600, 600, divided into 6ooo shares
RosToFF, Russia, May 25.-A Russian
was killed here Tuesday by a Jewish publ.
can Subsequently mob attacked several
houses and shops occupied by Jews, which
they robbed, demolished and burned. Riots
continued until last night Three sections o
Cossacks we're ordered to the scene to restor,
order There are fears that there will be fur
ther outbreaks against the Jews.
HARRISBURG, May 25.-Governor Pltter
son vetoed the bill giving pensions to surviv
ing veterans OF the Mexican war and tC
widows and sailors OF that war. The Cover
nor calls attention to the fact that similar bill
passed in IS79-8I, were vetoed by his prede
cessor and that obstacles to execute approva
contained in these bills had not been removed
by the present one. The House sustain ed tn
veto.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2s.-In tn
Star route trial yesterday Colonel Bob Logger
soil made a rapid summary of the evidence a
il appeared to him, and concluded as follows
"Now, gentlemen, the responsibility is Wit
you. The tate of these men is in your hands
In your keeping is everything they love, every
thing they hold dear is in your power. Wit
this fearful responsibility you have no rgt
to listen to the whispers Of suspicion. 70
have no right to hearken to the promptings O
fear"
NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 25-AnothC
charming day encourages the managers of III
competitive drill, and it is likely to prove
financial success despite the bad weather
the first two days. The programme for tc
day included an artillery drill, experiment
with the gatling gun, dress parade and
sham battle. The artillery drill took place
the forenoon. The Washington artiller
drilled first, and gave the finest drill ev,
Witnessed by many expert critics tn
Alabama State artillery also out up an effciel
drill. The contest lies between these tw
companies.
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 25.-Archbisho
Croke, in his remarks at Thuples, yesttrds,
said the Pope spoke to him concerning ii
menacng state OF Europe, and said he feare
that even in Ireland, which had been a gre
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