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The Labor enquirer., 1883-07-28
Butler for President.

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IL Butler for President.
The Chicago Truth has placed the
name of Benjamin F. Butler at its mast
head for president in 1884, and has the
following to say editorially on the sub
ject: ... .-
Tits the time for the patriotic and
practical people of this country to put
their hearts and hands together. The
situation is one of immediate peril. En-
lightened and progressive craftsmanship
has given way to grasping greed and a
policy of reaction. England's subtitle
scheme to make the world pay tribute
TO her titled aristocracy is smaking steady
advance among us, and already we find
ourselves like England in having the
millionaire rich and the pauper poor.
There can be no possible objection to
riches, but extreme poverty begets ig-
norance and crime, and unsettles the
peace and good order Of the state.
What is.demanded now is the immediate
substitution of a genuine American
policy for the cramping, cruel English
system. 1t is useless to daily longer.
The people can never be brought to agree
as to details in the nonessential matter
of formulating their aggregate views,
and it is the trick of their enemies 70
discourage and wear them out by fire.
quently assembling them in conventions
to wrangle and dispute, only to finally
go home exhausted and dissatisfied with
the results of their own labors. Provi-
dence helps those who have the wit and
the disposition and the courage to help
themselves, And providence usually
points out with tolerable distinctness
the most available instruments for us in
any given emergency. To-day it is plain
that not platforms but men are to be the
potent instruments which shall rescue
our free institutions from threatened
supervision and civilization itself from
decay. 1t has always been that the
people in every great national exigency
have turned to some one of their num-
Der endowed with those traits of char
acter and rare personal virtues which
combine to qualify them for directing
important events. We have on ly to in
stance the selection of Washington, Jack
son, Lincoln at the three supreme epochs
of our existence as people, to show how
absolutely essential great leaders are to
a people in great crises. We are now
as people, confronting the fourth great
crisis in our course, and it is more mani
fest than ever before that we can only be
saved through the instrumentality of
wise leadership.
Therefore, we this day place at the
masthead the name of Benjamin F. But
ler for president of the United States.
The people cannot afford to wait for any
political convention to place the man of
their choice in formal nomination. 1t
was not the politicians who suggested
Andrew Jackson for the presidency, nor
did they control him after the people
elected him to that high office. 1t was
the same with Abraham Lincoln. 1t is
pre-eminently so in this instance. The
politicians will never nominate Cover
nor Butler, and unless the people move
now, while the old politicians and the
old party leaders are resting on their
oars, they will find themselves check
mated at every step.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
GENERAL MEXICAN NEWS.

From the Two Republics.
The 10th infantry from Topic has arrived
in Guadalajara.
The San Luis Potos police has been sup
piled with fine American lanterns.
Eight of the robbers who attacked the haci-
enda of Tlacote ell Baj 10 have been shot.
In San Luis 500 have been appropria-
ted for supplying the city with water and gen.
eral repairs.
A large quantity of Aztec antiquities have
been found in making the excavations for the
new arsenal at Acapulo.
Near the Sierra del Cabellera in Sinaloa
band Of ApacheS were defeated on the 2Ist
ulumo, by party of State troops under Lieu
tenant Para. The Appaches lost five horses
1t appears that last week in Vera Cruz. M.
Fournies, the Inspector of the French Trans
atlantic company telegraphed home that he
was refused admission TO the office of Tore,
Fischer & Co., the company's agents. The
company thereupon sent back a dispatch,
cancelling the appointment of Tore, Fischer
Co., and placing Mr.. Fourier in charge.
Mr.. ID. D'Arbel who represents the former
agents, challenged Mr.. Fourier. but he re-
piled that he could not fight a duel without
the consent of the company with whom he
had communicated by telegraph.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
RAILWAYS.

A west bound freight train on the Texas and
Pacific road jumped the track al White Rock
yesterday morning, and 10 cars, most of which
were loaded with lumber, were wrecked. The
railroad officers report that nobody was hurt
On March IL the car recording departments
of the International, the Texas Pacific, and
the Iron Mountain roads are to be consolidated
at TeXarkana under the superintendent of
Val Valkenburg, car recorder for the Iron
Mountain.
The Nicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific rail-
road appeals to the Governor of Louisiana for
military to prevent depredatons of riotOus
contractors and aborers near Monroe, Louisi-
ana, from damaging the track and stopping
the work on the road.
Thirty per cent. of the shop hands on the
Texas and Pacific railroad at Fort Worth were
suspended yesterday. The cause of this action
is owing to the falling off of the shipping bus
mess, which is natural at certain times of the
year. Hence the demand for labor is not SO
great.
The Texas and Pacific Railway has at the
present time six bridge ple-driving and con-
struction trains at work, each having large
force of men, especially skilled in that kind of
work, rebuilding and strengthening the bridges
on the New Orleans Division, from one end of
the line TO the other.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
A Prerogative of the House.

After a deal of wrangling in the lower
branch of Congress resolution was adopted
yesterday to the effect that if the Senate tariff
bill be referred to committee on conference
sit shall be the duty of the conferees on the
part of the house on said committee to consi
der, fully, the constitutional objections to said
bill as amended by the senate, and herein re-
ferred to, and to bring the same. together with
the opinion of the house in respect thereto.
before said committee OF conference, and If
necessary, in their opinion, after having con-
ferred with the senate conferees, said con-
ferees on said committee may make re-
port to the house in regard to said bill herein
referred to-
resolution offered by Hammond was de-
feaied, declaring the action Of the senate in
substituting Tor the house bill to reduce inter-
nal revenue taxation proposition opposing
import duties and internal taxation. 10 be In
conflict with the true intent and-purp0ge OF
the clause OF the constitution which requires
that all bills 'or raising the revenue shall orig
mate IN The house, and declaring further. that
the bill, with the senate amendments, shall
lie upon the table,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
THE VALUE or PUNCTUATION.
An Increase of Duties Almost Effected by
"a Clerical Omission.

Special Correspondence of the Evening Light.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February ga very
important clerical error, referred to in the
Republican caucus last night, has been dis
covered in the Senate tariff bill, now on the
Speakers table. An effort was made by the
Secretary of the Senate to-day to obtain pos
session of the bill, in order to correct the
error, but this will not be permitted without
authority from the Senate. The error con-
sists in the omission Of comma in the metal
schedule: the effect of which would be to in
crease the duties of all kinds of iron and steel
before enumerated, except galvanized fence
wire, SIS per ton, whereas the duty prescribed
was intended to apply to galvanized
iron and steel. The clause as il
reads in the bill punctuation and
all, reads as follows: And provided, further,
that on all of the kinds of iron or steel, or ar
ticles or manufactures of iron or steel, here
inbefore in this act enumerated, except fence
wire when galvanized or coated with any
metal or alloy or mixture of metals, by any
process whatsoever, not including paints,
there shall be paid, excepting on what are
known commercially as tin plates, terne
plates. and taggers' tin, and hereinfore pro-
vided for), one-fourth cent per pound in addi-
ton to the rates provided in this act" The
comma was omitted after "fence wire" SO
that the words Except fence wire" should
read parenthetically. On reading the clause
carefully the effect of this omission will readily
be seen.
The lottery people have neat way of cir
cumventng the district authorities. When a
misguided Spectator goes into the parlors Of
one of the agents he writes his address on a
blank. This blank he incloses in an envelope
with the cash. The envelope is poked through
hole in a door, which may open into cellar
an alley, or an adjoining room. The pur'
assurance that sit will be all right" He puts
his trust in God and the lottery agent, and the
next morning receives his tickets in ar
envelope postmarked alexandria, Virginia y
The ways of skinning cat are multitudnous
AJAX
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
An Artists Model.

Clesinger, the dead sculptor, married
George Sands daughter, and lived very I'M
happily with her. The marriage ended in a
separation. Clesinger's pet model subse-
quenty became his morganatic spouse A
little blonde, dainty creature, whose exquisite
limbs live in the sculptor's marble. She posed
also for the bust Of that Republique which
Clesinger made. She transacted nearly all of
Clesinger's business, and became not only
part of his art, part of his life, but of his
very personality. No one else liked the
irasCible, sarcastic sculptor, who would often
dash a statue to pieces with his hammer if the
marble rebelled against his touch.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
LIFE IN AUSTIN.
A Crusade on Gamblers Begun in the Capt.
tai City

A Crusade on Gamblers Begun in the Capt.
tai City.
Special Correspondence of the Evening Light
AUSTIN, February 27.-Austin is now in the
possession of the best equipped printing office
in the State. Too much praise cannot be
bestowed on its proprietor. Mr.. Swindell
has given his whole time and closest attention.
night and day, to make il sans
reproche. A new double cylinder press is
now being put up, and also a mammoth fold
ing machine, which the constantly increasing
circulation OF Texas Siftings has long stood in
need OF. With the addition of the new press,
work will be dispatched with such W n lerful
celebrity that it will astonsh.the natives here
abouts.
The remains of Mr.. Tumey were buried
yesterday. The examining trial will take
place tomorrow at Hampstead, the scene of
the homicide.
The Statesman in its local page has dis
sertation on that threadbare subject, gambling,
and pictures its influence on the rising popu-
lation. The article is good advertisement
for the knights of the green cloth, for it tells
exactly where all the dens are situated.
A meeting of the temperance people is be
held to take into consideration some efftc we
measures to stimulate the Legislature in pas $
ing local option law The question will
come to vote in the Legislature on next
Wednesday. BAKER.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
A LETTER FROM LAREDO,
The Various Kinds of Business Pursued
by the People of That Town.

by the People of That Town.
Special Correspondence of the Evening Light
LAREDO, Texas, February 25.-A norther
is blowing, laden with dust. Yesterday every
one was out in his shirt sleeves; to-day over,
coats and blankets are in demand
District court having adjourned, many citi-
zens have come out of the places where they
hid when fearing they would be drawn as
Jurors.
| understand that several prominent attor
neyS intend locating here. We need them,
and they would undoubtedly do good bust
ness.
Excitement reignS regarding the recent dis
Covery of coal, and shaft, it is said, is to be
soon constructed near the International bridge.
A new variety show was on the eve of being
started, but the proprietor shut up shop and
left. A small lawsuit is about to wind up the
enterprise.
Mr.. Adams, of Adams hail. has reopened
the stand formerly occupied by Sim Cody.
Laredo has between Io and 20 saloons and
drinking houses, about the same number OF
hotels and eating houses, 25 dry goods stores,
IS grocery stores, one furniture store, four
drug stofes, three jewelry stores, nine baker
shops, four sewing machine offices, three
printing Offices lone SPanishl, five black
smith shops, two wheelwrights, two saddle
and harness shops, one livery and feed stable,
one omnibus line, IS different kinds of hacks,
one convent, five churches of different demon
nations, 20 butcher stalls (beef I2T cents
per pound), eight American and Mexican
schools, numerous water carts, loafers, doc
tors and poor lawyers, one variety show and
one dance house, one gambling house, two
hnt rbic Uollayiac fuyp roilrnaIc E,tah or-
Der shops and three lumber yards.
Fort Mcintosh is located one mile from the
court house. The parade grounds are nicely
laid out. The officers and men are very
courteous gentlemen. Captain Carather has
just got in from an Indian scout but brought
no scalps.
Between IS and 80 Mexican wood choppers
were taken to point on the International and
Great Northern railway near Palestine, last
week, from this place.
The funeral of Mrs. Katie McLane, the wife
of Mr.. A. l.. McLane, will take place to-
morrow morning al 10 o'clock. She died
to-day.
Court commences tomorrow at San Diego.
Judge Russell and d. Mcneil Turner left fol
their homes in Corpus Christi last night, to
take days rest before going to San Diego.
The first Monday in April court commences
in Nueces county Corpus Christi), when a
goodly number of our citizens will have to 90
as witnesses in the Smith RELY murder case
There is some excitement here yet in regard to
this case.
Deputy Sheriff Nelson returned this morn.
ing from Austin, where he had been to take
Nh. Thomas Lang to the Lunatic asylum
Mr.. Nelson is talking of publishing a book
giving a full description of his adventurous
trip to the City of the Hills. FL.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28

Among the combinations by the National
Senate are Samuel c. Vineyard, Assistant Ius-
tice of the Supreme court, Washington: Iohn
w. Foster, of Indiana, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain; Wick
ham Hoffman, Minister Resident and Consul
General to Denmark; Dwight II. Reed, Sec
rotary Of Legation and Consul General to
Madrid; S. g w. Benjamin, Minister Resi-
dent and Consul-General to Teheran, Persia;
w. P. Sutton, Consul General to Matanzas;
l.. H. Foote, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
Ter Plenipotentiary to Corea; Robert G..
Dvenforth, of Illinois, Assistant Commissioner
of Patents, and p. b. Hunt, of Kentucky,
agent to the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita
agency, Indian territory.
The Presidential nominations yesterday
were Martin Parry Kenuard, Assistant United
States Treasurer, Boston, Mass, anG for
Register of the Land Office Chester B. Darrell.
OF New Orleans. There were also number
of other registers of land offices, receivers of
public moneys and postmasters, but they were
all for points in the Northwest.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
Arkansas Criticism

People who went from Arkansas to see Mrs.
Langtry at Memphis are delighted with her
beauty. One gentleman who operates a saw
mill not far from Little Rock, in speaking of
the famous beauty, said ''She is magni6
cent creature, a beautiful woman. Now, when
| say that woman is good-looking you may
buy pools on il. | had always been of the
opinion that my wife was good-looking, even
though she smokes a.cob pipe and wears No.
10 shoes, but Mrs. Langlry can knock the
eternal socks off her."
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
New Billiard ParloP.

Nessrs> Sommers & Peterson, of the Post
once Exchange, have just completed their
fine billiard parlor in connection with their
saloon opposite the post office. The tables are
two billiards and one six-pocket fifteen ball
pool; all of them OF the celebrated Monarch
make ont of the Brunswick & Bake Co.'S fac
tory. In connection With this they keep ON
hand a full assortment Of the choicest wines,
LIQUORS and cigars, both domestic ana I'M
and Ripy brands of whisky, unsurpassed any
where. Connected with the establishment u the
posToFFICE EXCHANGE RESTAURANT.
IAe undersigned have opeued the large and
SPACIOUS restaurant opposite the Postoiiice
where we will pay special attention 10 FURNISH
ing large suppers for sOciables, balls, etc, and
where we will be pleased to see all our friends
and epicurians allie feinschmecker."
First-cldss cooks, trst-class attendance and not
to he OutdOne i'm moderate charges will be our
motto 2-2l-3m SniMANQ Il HAMPEL.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
Three of a Kind.

1t has been ascertained that the amount of
the defalcation Of the late Back Tax Collector
of Louisville, Ferguson, is SI47, 2o2. The man
is in Jail and will probably plead guilty.
A plea of guilty was yesterday entered at
Memphis by Noah d. Smith, ex-Special Dep
uty Collector of United States customs, re-
Gently arrested for embezzling $1,000 of
United States funds. Sntence was deferred .
The experts examination of the Fifth Ward
Savings band, 10 Jersey City, ruined by the
enlightenment of President Boyce, is COM
So. $50 in the account of Robert ]. Cook, who
has been arrested, jailed and has confessed.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
The Globes Free Concerts.

The evening concerts at the Globe saloon,
trntion The performances embrace works
from the first masters. Vocal music within
keeping of this. Visitors to the city solicited
To give the Globe a call. Fine refreshments,
eatabIes and a fragrant smoke, with polite at
tendance always to be had. 2-l4-tf
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
New Arrivals at Famous, No. Commerce
Street.

New notions, white goods, ladies lingerie
hosiery. Hamburg embroidery, complete as,
sortment of everything in the line of ladies'
goods and fancy articles. Our supply is con-
stant our prices low and we will not be UNI
dersold by any firm in the city. We will sup
ply peddlers outfits at short notice.
i5-tf l. MARKS & Co.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28

A.C. Gilbert, No. Houston street, receives
daily from the most renowned diaries excel
lent, fresh butter which he sells at very mod
crate figures Country butter always on hand
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
For Rent.

A boarding house containing II rooms, all IN
good order, east of the river; Il fine ciStern and
hydrant i'm the yard, with shade trees and
shrubbery; II fine business location.
w. j. HERBERT,
9-II-tf zoo West Houston street.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28

Rutteri Bntter!!

good location, near centre of city. lnquir
Of '"T r. J." at LIGHT office. 2-l5-tf
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-28
Servant Wanted.

good cook and house servant wanted The
best wages paid. Apply at j1T North Flores
street, 2-2S-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
Pure Raw Bone Meal, Dissolved
Bone, Forest City," National" and
Bowker" Super-Phosphates, at
TT. THOMPSON's.
Death of Henry Peck.

The death Of Henry Peck, which
occurred at his residence in Streetsboro
Oh Sunday, September 9th, we briefly
mentioned in our issue last week.
Mr.. Peck was born in Newtown,
Conn, June l6, 1917. He came to
Ohio in 1889, and on the 1st OfsJune
IS40, he was united in marriage with
Miss Julia E. Jenkins.
For a number of years he followed
the trade of tailor, which he commenc-
ed to learn of a brother of P. It. Bar
mum, in Bridgeport, Conn.
Before cheese factories came into
vogue he dealt largely in that product,
purchasing from dairymen in all parts
of the Reserve. OF late years he has
owned and operated several cheese fac
tories, and for many years WAS engaged
in the general merchandising business
the firm name at the time of his death
being III. Peck & Son.
At the time of his heath he was the
owner of four farms in StreetsborO
township, with all the necessary stock
and utensils for successfully operating
them.
His funeral took place at the Rap
tist Church in Streetsboro, on Tuesday
Sept. 11th, the services being conduct
ed by Rev.P. p. Kennedy, OF Hunting
ton, Lorain county, and Rev. A. M
Ely, Pastor of the Church at Streets.
boro. His remains were followed to
their final resting place by large con-
course of neighbors and friends.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20

The annual Fair of tho Portage
County Agricultural Society will open
next week Wednesday. Everybody
should attend and bring some article
to exhibit and endeavor to make it the
most pleasant and profitable exhibits
of the products of the farms and work
shops ever held in this county.
The most prominent breeders of
Short Hord, Jersey, Holstein and De-
Won cattle in this section will show
their herds at the Fair.
Persons who did not attend the Ohio
State Fair this year can see horses,
cattle and hogs at Portage County
Fair that were exhibited and received
premiums at the State Fair.
Purchase membership ticket when
you come to the Fair, and encourage
the officers for the great work done by
them TO make the Fair success.
Attend the Fair and see the Import
ed French National bred Coach Stall
lion, Brind Amour, that received first
premium at Ohio State Fair. He is
owned by Cyrus Bosworth, Cleveland.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20

Miss Sarah Kinney, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Kinney, of this
place, died at her parents home, on
Monday moaning, the 10th inst, Of
Consumption. She had contracted a
severe cold early last February, which
settled on her lungs, and her early
death was the final result.
She was born Sept. 23rd, 1884, and
would have been ~ years of age the
23rd of this month. She was very
intelligent and amiable young lady
and possessed many dear friends. She
was graduate of the Ravenna High
School, of the class of 1872, in the Latin
course, Her class production, entitled
"Jack Horner," will undoubtedly re-
call her to the minds Of many who
attended the Commencement exercises
of that year. The prediction of the
Glass Prophet was, indeed, a lamenta-
BILE failure. All that bright and glori-
GUS future predicted is blasted by the
cruel reaper, death.
The funeral was held in the Catholic
Church, on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Rev. Father Cahill officiating, and her
remains were deposited In the Catholic
| Cemetery Of this place.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20

Now then, "put up or shut up" is
what VanNess says, for here is evil
dence conclusive that what we tell you
about his Tea is fact. For year or
more Tea Wagon has been running
around the country selling lots of Tea,
and people generally supposed they
could do better with them than with
other parties. Now, to convince you
that they were wrong ia their belief,
we will tell you that lady went to
VanNess and said: Mr.. VanNess, I
have been buying Tea of the man who
runs the Tea Wagon; now, if yours
suits me as we'll, will buy of you, if
at the same price" He gave her a
sample to try, and the result was, on
Saturday evening when she went in
his store she bought five pounds at
once. The name of the party can be
given if requested. Il