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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
LIGHT SPARKS.

M. LOOdridge died yesterday i'm the Second
ward from delirium tremens.
Ben C.. Uric, who has long been connected
with coaching in Texas, now drives the Boernc
stage.
Captain w. Delaney, formerly of the Eng
lish army, and of the Indian civil service CAL
| cutta is visiting the city.
l. The doctors are floclling to the city in the
expectation Of good business. "Where the
prey is there also are the eagle"
"A lecture on "The Uncertainty of Life"
will be delivered by Rabbi Loewenthal at
Temple Beth lei this evening.
Two fine One-story stores are being built
ON each side of the Crockett block to match
the architecture of that building.
&C. II. Wagner has taken out building per-
init for erection of a soft rock dwelling, lx9S,
east side OF Avenue G, Cost, $50,
Mary A. Smith, has filed petition for a
divorce from her husband William smith, on
the ground OF adultery and desertiOn.
Found on Commerce street, a pair of
gauntlet gloves OwneEcan have them by APP
plying TO LIGHT Office and paying the cost of
this advertisement.
The traveller who takes the Missouri Pacific
route north TO st. Louis stands good chance
OF missing connection at Sedalia, and losing II
hours. lisa common occurrence.
Some dissatisfaction is expressed because
TWO 1ares are charged passengers who leave a
car on one side of the Houston street bridge
and take another car on the other side,
The High school building on Aceuuia street
is now up to the second floor windows and is
progressing. 1t will be quite a large
Ind handsome structure when completed
el -United,States Commissioner George PascbaI
will hear the case of the United States vs. Cor
lelus Miller, of New Braunfels, this evening.
The charge is for breach of the revenue laws
-Messrs. Chabot, Moss g. Co. are importing
romEnglan Il car load of Leicestershire ewes
md rams which are expected here i'm February
MFhe breed is fine. hardy and large, and yer,
are in this section.
"A two years old Durham bull belonging to
II. kOeningheim was weighed by the public
Helgher this morning and tipped the beam at
I'D pounds. Several bets were made by nv
flanders on the result.
AT the poor house are "a sick patients and
= paupers. Eight paupers, the more healthy
u the lot, are employed in cutting weeds in
he poor house field. The premises appear
leaner than formerly.
Architect Giles is introducing the Faro
pean style of store window lamps which are
suspended outside the windows and which re-
fleet the light upon their contents These are
placed at the Crockett and Maverick buildings
as an experiment.
"A meeting will be held i'm Meyers hall on
saturday evening next at O'Clock, when Mr.
Johns VIII deliver an address ON the position
ana prospects of working men i'm Texas An
attempt will then be made to form "a working
mems organization.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Hotel Arrivals.

At the Hotel Maverick are j. W. Cassell, Gin
cinnati; }. A. Stuart, Dallas; +. a Cosgrove.
Kansas; f. X. Alderman, Europe; Ed lie
Claira st. Louis; Miss Sallie Culve, Mich: X.
Gentry, Kansas; G. +. Whitney, Laredo; w. J
Lodge, New York; Morris Adams, Galveston.
At the Vance hotel are Mrs. N. E. Wright,
Eagle Pass X. III. Brown, Oakville; b. Dempey,
Liverpool, England; George w, StOtt, TeXar-
kama; Richard Gentry, Kansas; J. A. Cooper,
ID. S. Castleman, Hillsboro; Philip Kenny, New
York, s. L. Jacobson, Galveston; +. j. Cross,
Louisville; S. r. Bean. Henrietta; J. ID. Morri-
son, Pleasanton; Mrs. Martha Carter San Mar
cos; Frank Scott, Houston.
At the Hord hotel are Jacob Brown, Detroit ;
G. Tovar, San Diego, Texas; l.. f. Montgomery,
St. Louis W. w, Aall, TyleryiIe; j. w: Wood
town; r. Hunstock, Leadville; C. b. French,
New York; Alonzo Milett, Texas; Ferd A.
ltenson, New York; c. and Mrs. Rusk, Taylor;
Mrs. Amanda Burke, S. A. Seville, II. Seville,
Ter, Colorado; c. c. Cox, Logan; X. Il. Gibbs,
St. Louis.
At the Central hotel are C. II. Brite,
Pleasanton; L. b. Ladd, Bandoa; Sam j.
Osgood, Denver; |. d. Stanford, Ed. Dodd, NJ.
Sanaire, Kyle; w: Mcdonald, Corsicana; Robt.
Henstock Leadvile; Chas. McMonagle, Elm
Creek; Il. p. Norton; Boerne; NJ. III. Kilgore,
Manning; A. +. McCowen, Hayes; II. Glackens,
Dallas; W. G. Hughes, BORNE; John Kelly,
kerrville: l.. N. Snowder, Tilden.
At the Menger are w. B. Bolts, Houston; +.
j. Feran, HoustOn; VIM. Geisen, San Marcos;
II. Keys, Terre Haute C. r. Hubbard, Lampas-
sas; Mrs. John. Oranges, Palestine; Mrs, c. w.
Nephew, Palestine; j. +. Card, Cleveland; ID. X.
Brigham Milwaukee; N. A. Bradle, Cleveland;
d. I. Masterson;, Galvcston: c. G. Caswell,
hold, st. Louis; +. l.. Raymond. New Orleans;
G. and Mrs. Goodnight, Panhandle; w. II.
Mackay New Orleans; l.. MunrOe, Fort Worth;
Jesse Evans Kansas S. S. Smith, New York;
ID. Hade, Bay st. Louis.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Some Things Simmered

Ben Hill eulogized in Congress. Half mil
lion ounces of Silver i'm the New York assay Of
flee. Republican Senators adopt mode of
procedure to expedite action with reference to
the tariff -. C.. c. Binkly of Sherman, j. f.
billiard, of Kaufman, and j. X. Smith, of Fori
Worth, appointed by Arthur the Aristocrat to
select site for the new Dalaspublic Hiding.
SiXty-One degrees below zero at Butte, Montana.
In Mountainous regions nothing Butte snow and
ice and.inhabitants say IL snow use to complain
A Dido cut loose at Charleston. Ii was n British
steamship Of that name and carried the Princess
Louise all forlorn because not going to Canada
for LOrne, but to the Bcrmudas for health .
Pound party arranged for in Pittsburg. Prin-
cipal participants to be two fOundrymen.
Stakes 500. At Houston a negro mail carrier
arrested for stealing letters. e. Ladies i'm Gall
weston trying to start Il newsboys' home.
Should petition to get Yorkey Pete out of the
pen In Laredo Alexandra Rodriguez, cigar
dealer, dead of heart disease C. A. Heating
appointed receiver of the Texas Trunk rail-
way. Irritation in Germany against the
captain of the Sultan abating. Inhabitants of
Innesmurray, Island, Ireland, starving.
Healy refuses in Dublin, to give bail and will
go to prison. Revolution in Guayquil, Ec-
quador. Napoleon to be released. Plon
PlOn generally considered Il harmless lunatic..
Nothing new learned as to NewcOmb's nomi-
nation to be postmaster.
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CIRCUS TOMORROW.
Grand Gala Day-Exhibition of Features
Heretofore Unseen But Often
Advertised.
Some of the array of talent

Some of the array of talent:
Clarinda LOwande-E Empress of the arena.
Mile. Minnetta-lrOn jawed wonder.
Dave Casstello-ChampiOn sOmersault eques-
trian,
Willie o. Dale-Indian hurdle rider.
Harry Lamkins-Par equitatiOns.
Larue Sisters-TrapeZe queens of the air.
Signor Elms-Cannon ball manipulation
Mons. Elviro- Balancing trapeze.
Professor Hall-Boneless wonder.
Samuel Kelley-World renowned leaper.
Lentono Brothers Egyptian jugglers.
Archer and LaVan-Alid air bicyclists.
Avola-The human projectile.
Herr Dorian-Paragon of agility.
w. w. White-King of Menus.
damS-ShakeSpeare clown.
= DIV. Dennan-COmical Irish Jester.
Il, d. Cross Equestrian director and master
of the arena.
Professor j. C. Ryans New York silver cornet
band.
Twenty tumblers, leapers, etc.
Extraordinary fire horse Satan, who leaps
over burning barriers and through seeming
solid walls of fire.
Flora, the smallest trick pony i'm existence.
Tempter the leaping stallion.
Performing mules wonderful effect of
training aptly' illustrated
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Texas Legislature.

Bills introduced: BY Strattun, that any per-
son suspected of violating quarantine laws,
and who shall swear falsely, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary not less
than one year nor more than three years. By
Wilson, an amendment providing for the estab-
lishment of two ballot boxes in each precinct
in each county, which shall be known rs ballot
boxes Nos land p BY Etheridge, making it
penal Offense to permit stock TO run at large.
BY Duff, to amend article 1915 of the statutes
by repeating so much of same, as imposes oc-
cupatiOn tax upon commercial travellers. BY
Johnson, to remunerate physicians for expert
testimony furnished courts, and to regulate
their fees in post norton examinations By
Fisher, to require hotel and tavern keepers TO
provide ropes and ladders in certain rooms in
order to facilitate escape in case OF fire.
Chenowcth, by leave. Offered Il resolution that
the COMMITTEE on Internal Improvements be
and are hereby authorized to bring before
them, for examination, persons experienced in
railroad management and transportation, and
be allowed such books and papers as may be
necessary in the course of investigation; that
the said committee be authorized to take testi-
mOny of persons and the chairman be aII-
| thorized to administer oaths in the same man
ner as is provided by law; all expenses of bring
ing witnesses before said committee to be paid
out of the contingent fund of the House."
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
TO BE WORN AT THE BALL.
A Costumer Tells of Handsome Dress
Imported from Germany.

imported from Germany.
''rhe tendency of the times is toward utility
said Commerce street costumer as she shook
out the folds of Il pages cloak this morning.
"People do not spend SO much money for
masks as they once did. A year or so ago no
attention was paid to the price of u garment,
but all TO its appearance. Now, my customers
think of the price first and the appearance
afterwards"
HAS there been an unusual demand for
masquerade costumes lately?"
mo, not an unusual one for this season OF
the year. True, the approaching ball at Turner
hall has given rise to a demand, but nearly all
the costumes to be worn are being made by the
ladies who intend to wear them or by the moth
ers, wives and sisters of the men who will
take part in the gayeties.
Great improvement has been made i'm
Masks Every year more taste is displayed
and the costumes are more costly, but they are
also made more and more often with u view to
use at several balls
.What sort of costumes are most frequently
called for? p
knights harlequins', clowns, sultanas
flower girls, gypses'. "
And what do they cost 2"
80, all the way from 50 to $40 or $50. The
most elegant costume | have seen lately lisa
Sultana's. IL was imported from Germany
especially for use at the Turner'S masquerade
and cost So" .
will there be a large attendance at the
Turner BALI?
80, yes, quite large. am told more than 2OI
tickets have already been sold"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
The Difference in Men.

One MN has every thing that is necessary to
success in business; he has capital at his COM
mand, influential friends, wealthy relatives
ever ready to endorse, his paper,-perhaps
steps into an ESTABLISHED bushes, and yet in a
short time he fass, Another has none of these
advantages and yet ~ short time builds up a
large and extensive establishment. One OF
these latter individuals - our enterpriSng
merchant j. NJ. Emerson when asked by us
tn what he attributed his success iil business he
replied, that il was by fair and impartial deal
ing i'm all his business transactions; by advSFtls-
ing and giving the public just what he adyer
tised, and by not asking too much for any arti-
Gle in his stock, also by giving the customer any
advantage he might, by careful buying for
spot cash. In other words should little child
step i'm to buy he would deal us fairly as
though the highest and loftiest person were
purchasing.
No doubt Mr.. EmersOn's views are correct
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Gimcracks Made i'm Prison

From the Trenton Times
The fancy articles made by the conyicts are
numerous and of every description. A Ger
man, who is on forty years sentence for
killing his two children, made pretty little
bureau with many drawers out of cigar boxes.
A Frenchman made another out of the
heads OF flour barrels. Several flower bas-
kets, laden with flowers, are exhibited as be-
ing made out OF crumbs of bread. They are
wonderful piece of work Fine vases of
varegated colors are made from paper. There
is no end to the variety of pretty articles
made rom bone and horn. There are tooth
picks, fancy whistles, crochet needles, shoe
horns, etc. The work is all done with small
saws and files and then polished with alcohol.
In addition, the cells are ornamented in every
conceivable style. Pictures of sweethearts.
wives and children adorn the walls. Arbus-
ter, the Newark convict, whose sweetheart
married him in prison a couple of months
since, is anxiously looking for the expiration
OF his sentence. The articles of workman
ship made by the convicts are no longer kept
on sale in the prison as formerly. at savors
too much of Chatham street" said Keeper
Laverty. Over one of the center doors is
handsome coat ~iOf arms al New Jersey.
painted by one OF the convicts,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Eaby Insurance.

The latest hing in Baltimore is baby in
surarc. company, -pa.ronised principally by
colored people. By the payment of cents a
week parents become beneficiaries in the COM
pany. and on the death of an infant receive
$50 or upward. The longer the baby lives
the larger the amount of bene't, of course.
A colored man went to the health depart
ment recently for certificate of the death of
his child, and stated that he received $50 by
the child's death, and iii had lived two days
more he would have gotten SIoo.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
proves that they are very valuable, especially,

proves that they are very valuable, especially,
if properly worked.
DR. Chess, of San Antonio, was president of
this company, and his contract as such was TO
furnish $4,000 TO run the mines until they
paid for themselves. He was sharp enough
to think that only 5000, or at the most 5000,
would be needed, but he did not count on the
cost of iron and steel, iron being Ii cents per
n, steel - cents per ID i'm this country.
This oversight literally upset him, and as
he failed to come to time they have fired him
out bodily from the concern. A meeting of
stockholders and directors nwas held; they
kicked tiercely against assessment and refused
to pay any, SO l went to San Luis and made ar
engagements for running the mines, but they
refused to do their part of the contract, and L
have seized the property to satisfy my claim
against the company.
Whilst l am idle here / have eight young
ladies and five gentlemen who pay me literally
to teach them English during the evening, and
as must stay here till the mines are wound up
it is profitable amusement.
In letter received from Mr.. j. w. Orr, he
proposes to run his coaches out of San Luis. If
he does so it will be profitable to him and adj
vantngeouS to the community.
A Mexican dollar greenback has come into
circulation, which is decided Improvement
upon the old one. RAPH.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
MINING MUDDLEs AT PIONs.
President DIR. Chess, of San Antonio, Bodily
Fired for Failure of Contract.

Editors Evening Light.
PINos, Mexico, January, 1851 send you
an assay ofViigin silver. 1t is the ore taken
direct from the mine, being only ground and
washed, leaving the pure material which is
afterwards treated with mercury and smeltcd,
before ready for the bank. The proportion of
gold is only one to 81, and the silver yields only
S6l2 per ION: the mine being only 81 feet i'm
the lead, If yoH win put the specimen in Il
glass, pour upon il about three or four spoon
tuls of water, you will see that the-dark green
and black parts are all silver, The yield of
the mines nave been satisfactory thus tar and
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
New Billiard ParlOr.

Messrs. Peterson & Sommers, of the Post
Office Exchange have just completed THEN
saloon opposite the post office. The tables are
two billiards and one siX-pockct fifteen bal
pool all of them of the celebrated Monarch
make, out or the brunswick x Bake Co.'S fac
tory In connection with this they keep on
hand full assortment of the choicest wines
liquors and cigars, both domestic and imported
They will be pleased to see all their friends
and promise to do their best TO give satisfaction
to everyone alike.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Deserved 1t.

From the Lnling Signal.
1t seems that, after many months of weary
waiting and much tribulation, James z. New
comb has at last been nominated postmaster
at San Antonio by the President He GER
tainly deserved it, if faithful services to the
republican party count anything in the scale.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
THE LIGHTS LECTURER.
He Narrates His Search for a Wife and
Offers to Rattle Himself on.

Mr.. Baker let an fem quad" fall on his equity
toe this morning and then muttered choice eX-
tracts from the Bible. The other compOstOrs
assumed serious expression and waited eX-
pectantly while he eascd his mind. Then one
said sail in, Baky," and the cry was taken up
by the others. Mr.. Baker bowed and began the
second of his series of lectures:
About a year ago, having become disguised
with the manner in which ! was living, de-
termined to try some new experiment I'm order
to make my days glide more pleasantly. Act
ing upon the advice'of some of my friends, that
the best thing that could be done was to get
married, and not being acquainted with any of
the female portion OF the community, con-
Guided, after some serious reflections, to in
sert an advertisement in the EVENING LIGHT,
to the effect that | was in quest of II wife, and
wanted one Immediately. Owing to the wide
circulation of the LIGHT my advertisement
soon receive attention from various quarters,
and was the recipient of great many letters,
inquiring of me my age, complexion, nativity,
occupation and peCuniary condition. My
financial standing was asked about by the fair
ones more than anything else, and when re-
piled that had long since taken advantage of
the bankrupt law, and that all of my relatives
had died intestate, communication gradually
began to cease, and all Of my efforts proved
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Highly Surar-Cnnted.

A New York divorce lawyers advertisement
reads: "Hymeneal incompatibilities, as
specially, carefully adjusted IT'S slavery 10
detain the hand after the heart hath fled.h
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
Page and Herweck

OF 223 East Houston street are prepared TO do
all kinds of plain and ornamental painting,
strict attention to business is their motto and
they will promptly attend tn all calls. l-l-S}-3m
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26

3 1880 acres, 10 miles from San Antonio, on
, PleasantOn road.
4 % acres on San Antonio river, near Mis-
n Conception, 3 miles from city.
ZOO acres, 39 miles west of Main plaza.
6 80 acres in Williamson county.
$500 acres in Edwards county % sections
Nueces river, 8 sections on FriO river) lands
ipted for sheep and cattle.
) 6103 acres in Kerr and Gillespie counties, :
les from Kerrville, with improvements, fine
ISIS and permanent water.
3 LEAGUE and 4OOacres in Bandera county.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
0. Two hundred and eighty acres-55 acres
cultivation, 40 acres enclosed with a rail
Ice, j, dwelling houses, also another house, 3
I'd tanks of water, plenty of fine mesquite
ss, fine range for cattle, horses and sheep, a
irable place. Will either sell or rent on
orable terms II applied for at once.
|. Nineteen thOCsand and sixteen and one
acE in Il orr GO -. =. Z. -----.!.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20
Saw Widows.

officer Button, at the Chicago Union depot.
picked up the other day memOrandUss cook.
evidently lost by some one attending the state
lair. All the entries are made in a business-Iike
manner, and some Of them are readable. The
first entry is:
shall take S16 with NE to the state fair
eecond-class hotel good enough for me- Re-
ware OF pickpockets. Keep your eyes omen fo,
good-lOOking widow. View the animals and
don't forget To take two clean handkerchiefs. {"
The second entry reads:
Fair to the average Saw a widow in tho
car going up. Didn't seem to like nv STYLE
Somebody has stuck me with a bogus half-dol-
lar. Saw another widow on the grounds.
Rather too stout. Viewed the animals and was
kicked by steer"
Third Entry-.Good attendance Slept on the
noor. Jam on the street cars. Passed the bogus
money off on boOtblack. Saw a widow at the
hotel Most too lean. Went to the theater last
night Saw several widows, but ne chance to
make an impression"
Fourth EDtry-"Big crowd on the grounds
Beat my way in. Saw q widow on the fence
nus 700 ooisterOus for my locality Saw horse
race one horse beat all the others. Viewed the
niachihery and was hit on the ear by loafer
Sa@ q WIDOW viewing the headless rooster.
Mouth most too large for my part of the state
Slept in q barn for nothing" '''e'
rH,n Ehtry-'Saw widow In the post office.
Blind in one eye. No good Big lam Tried 70
beat my way in. but couldn't Saw horse
race. Saw a widow on the grand stana pn,,.sS
to her Cold cut Viewed the big OK Saw ~ =
widow in Honey hail. Raised my hat. Got left
Feel blue" ''''
As that was the last entry il would seem az !,
he gave up in disgust and started for home. A
person supposed to be him ''saw q widow" at
the depot Friday afternoon and became so oh
noxious that she hit him over the head with an
umbrella, and two or three men reached for him
with cowhide boots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20

Sally satire She was a teacher and taught
Ahd her friend Charley Church was a preacher who
praught,
Though his friends all called him screecher who
ScraughL
His heart, when he saw her, kept sinking and
And his eye, meeting hers, kept w1nking and wunk:
while she, In turn, fell to thinking and thunk.
And he FASTENED to WOO her, and sweetly he would.
For or, his love grew until to mountain it grewed,
Anu what ne was longing to do, then he doOed.
In secret s he wanted to speak, and he spoke,
10 seek with his lips what his heart long had soke.
~ he managed 10 let the truth leak, and it lOke
He asked her to ride to church, and they rode.
Ihey so sweetiy did glide that they both thought
And they. came to the place to be tied, and were
tOed. ~ WIN
And homeward, he said, let US drive, and they
And as soon as they wished to arrive they arroye.
For whatever he couldn't contrlve she cOntroye
The kiss he was dying to steal then he stole:
At the feet where he wanted to kneel there he
knOle, Az
And he said, 81 feel better than ever fole.n
so they to each other kept clinging and chung.
"mle Time on MS swift circuit was winging and
And this was the thing he was bringing and brung.
The man Sally wanted to catch and had caught
That she wanted from others TO snatch and had
Snaught-
Was the one she now liked to scratch and had
scraught
And Charley's warm love began freezing and froze,
W ME ne took to teasing and cruelty tose
iAe siri he mad wished to be squeezing and sluoze
wretch" he cried, when she threatened to leave
him and left. ~ -"'0
HOW could you deceive me as you have deceft7n
AA'0 Gle clefa II promised to cleaye and I've
&C. A. s., tn the CostinenI