The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-01

horse candidates for Governor.
NEAL Dow, OF Maine, says he is going
to ruu his prohibition National ticket next
year, all the same.
The Houston and Texas Central road is
the first to inaugurate the system Of a car ex-
elusive for colored people, with frst.class
tickets.
THE Wheeling Intelligencer observes that
the democratic leaders should not allow their
heads 10 be turned. There is a great deal OF
work to do. The real issue is reform in tax
alton"
Ex-Governor HUBBARD is quite sound on
the question OF the division Of the State, and
is reported as saying chat Texas will never
be divided while grass grows on her prairies,
and ought not to be divided"
GENERAL MCCLELLAN, who has recently
visited many parts Of the Panhandle country
Of Texas, predicts that by the year 1890 the
State will have a population Of 5000, 600
people, while he afhrms that it can support
2o,ooo, 900 without overcoming.
THE telegraph reports the exhibition at
Charleston, S. C., on Tuesday, OF bale of
cotton picked by machinery, the condition Of
which was pronounced by the buyers on the
exchange to be good in every respect. II this
machine is practical in all respects, it will
work a wonderful revolution in the production
of this staple.
THE Civil Service Reform association,
George William Curtis, President, gives no.
tice that its constitution absolutely prohibits
the use Of the name or influence of the asso-
citation for the purpose of procuring office or
promotion for any person or in aid Of any
party, and that neither the name nor the in
huence Of the association will be so used"
WHILE Ben Butler has been rapidly losing
ground in the race for Governor OF Massa.
chusetts, it is by no means Of an indication
that he will lose his grip in his attempt to
capture the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency. Benjamin is a tireless worker,
and with his Irish friends to help him, he is
quite likely to be well in front when time is
called.
THE Fort Worth Gazette has opened a
branch ofhce Of that paper at Washington,
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Four.and-
One-Hali street. The names of visitors reg
isterinR there will be published each week in
the paper. The Gazette is a most enterpris.
ing paper and many Texans, no doubt, will
find the branch Office most convenient place
to meet friends and acquaintances, and OBJ.
tain needful information.
The Washington Republican is responsible,
Tor the statement that the Republican com
mittee have never issued circulars nor mad,
an assessment oil Office holders, and saws
They have never done any more than t.
solicit contributions, which II was right an,
proper for them to do, and which they ar
doing this year, in strict conformity with tn
civil service reform law, and with the ex
pressed approval Of the leading civil servic
reformers and Of the newspapers which hay
denounced such solicitations in the past. A
the bawling and shouting about Assessment
in the past has been thus shown to have bee
kuavish claPtrap and hypocrisy"
TEXAS is overlooking with natural advar
tages, but 1t needs more enterprise in the wa
Of manufactures, and especially Of wool an
cotton. The Blanco News says: "The co
ton factory at Cuero is turning out spend
article Of goods. There is no excuse
the world why Texas is not full Of cotton an