The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-18
TELEeRAPH1o NEWS BOILED: DO WIN


The telephone line between Houston and
Galveston will be completed by the list OF
August.
GALvRsToN's first bale of new cotton
arrived Tuesday morning from Dewitt county
and will be sent to Liverpool.
MONDAY night, in Monterey, Rev. Mr..
Shaw, who had been left in charge Of the
American Consuls Office during the Consups
absence ia Laredo, was assaulted by unknown
men, and now lies in critical condition.
AN Alexandria EGYPT dispatch says: The
cholera is spreading generally throughout the
country. The sanitary commission is taking
steps to isolate Alexandra. Twenty eight
deaths from the disease occurred at Damietta
yesterday, 80 at Mansurah, and IS at Sama-
maud.
New YORK is considerably agtated over
the threatened strike of the telegraphers, and
all the papers publish editorials on the sub
iect. The Executive committee OF the Union
Telegraph company will meet to-day, and the
pSlUOu VI OpCldtOlS Will thSh DS biOubhN
to their consideration.
A CAIRO Egypt dispatch says 1t is very
apparent that the number OF deaths from
cholera here have been much greater than was
stated II is believed that 50 or 90 deaths
have already occurred. The railway from
Cairo to Alexandria is expected to discontinue
its Operations Immediately.
A NASHVILLE dispatch says that X. o.
Swayne, formerly deputy of the Supreme
court, was arrested last evening, on warrant
sworn out by State Treasurer Thomas, charg-
ing him with abstracting the balance ledger in
the Treasurer's Office. Swayne has for long
time occupied a room in the State Capitol
building.
A DISPATCH from Palestine says that the
workmen in the International shops, de-
manded on advance Of cents per hour, and
10 instead of 8, which was refused, where
upon there was general strike, and work in
the shops has suspended. Great excitement
prevails, and the strikers say that it is the be-
ginning of general movement on the Gould
lines.
THE Sunday law in Galveston has walked up
the natives in grand style, and propositions TO
retaliate by preventing any business whatever
from being done on that day develop the fact
that the law permits the market and provision |
dealers TO sell before 9 a. m, and that bu rial
newspapers, ice and milk may be |
sold at any hour. Sending and receiving tel |
egrams is allowed at all hours.
THE jury were sworn in lin the Polk
trial at Nashville yesterday, and the
of the States witnesses
Fleming, former clerk was
examined, and said that in April, 1882, when
an investigating committee was appointed at
a special extra session of the Legislature, TO |
examine Folks accounts in order to meet the |
deficit from the defalcation of $500, 600, they
found that Polk deposited number of fictitious
drafts on various State repositories TO make
good the amount. When the examination was |
over, and the accounts we're passed on by the |
committee, he withdrew these drafts and gave
his check for them, and so Strengthened his
books. The deficit increased on to January
/, 1883, when it amounted 10 some $500, 600.
when Polk left for Mexico. The witness de-
MED all knowledge Of the missing United
States bonds, amounting to $55,o He
never saw them, nor heard of them until after
Polk left.