The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-06-09
TELEsRAPnIC NEWS BOILED Dowr

DALLAS correspondents are putting their
base ball club.
GOVERNOR HUBBARD and Hon. ]. P.
Douglas are working up another narrow
gauge railroad.
CHARTERS filed at Austin yesterday San
Antonio Benefit and Building association,
Hampstead Pavilion association.
B. F. YoAKUM and Dr. Hodgson, of Col
orado City, have been elected to take charge
Of exhibits of Texas at Louisville exposition
C. w. SLATTERY, grocer, of Waco, has
been closed by the Sheriff for debt. The
city Of Waco has reduced her bend tax from
50 to IS cents.
PHILADELPHIA, June Stay Gould's new
steam yacht, Atlanta, starts tomorrow from
Crump's snip yard on trial trip and will
make short run down the river to test her
machinery.
PORTLAND, June s -Elphalet Clark, the
oldest homo pathlc physician in Maine, died
this morning, aged 81 He was founder,
with DR.. Gray, of New York, of the American
Institute OF homeopathy.
RICHMOND, June S.-Sherih Dorckey and
T. W. Walter fought horseback duel yester-
day. near Patrick court house, Walter was
fatally wounded. He was the opponent OF
Dorckley at the last election.
BLOOMINGTON, June S-Lawson f. Nc
Kinney, Treasurer OF Monroe county, has
been found Sis 600 short in his accounts, OF
which bondsmen will have to make good $II,-
COO He speculated in stocks.
THE President has appointed the following
directors of the Union Pacific railway: Isaac
II. Bromley, Conn George G. Haven, New
York Watson Parish, Neb; Colonel Gale
Herit, New York; Arthur L. Coger, Ohio.
CONCORD, June S.-William E. Chandler
is here, owing to the serious illness of his
mother. He thus answered an interrogatory :
81 reiterae the statement l heretofore made,
which is that am not, and under no circum
stances shall be, candidate for Senator at
this session."
SPRINGFIELD, June 8.-Harper's high
license bill passed the Lower House of the
Legislature to-day by 70 to S.. 1t provides a
minimum license throughout the State of 81 60
for beer saloon and $500 for sale of dis
titled spirits. Its adoption by the Senate Sis
deemed positive.
AMONG the changes to take place on the
International are: Superintendent Leslie
will hereafter have headquarters at Palestine,
Colonel G.. J. Gooch, OF Ireland's staff, will
have charge Of all claims for injury to stock
and persons on the combined roads, with
headquarters at Palestine.
THE International Typographical Union
adopted a resolution that efforts be mad. to
get full wages for female compositors who
have served a regular apprenticeship. Off.
GERS elected President, Mark l.. Crawford
of Chicago; Vice Presidents, Isaac Jones, O
Pittsburg; John Mathasez. of Cincinnati
Secretary and Treasurer, William Briggs, o
Washington; Corresponding Secretary, vii
liam A. Wilkinson, Of Galveston, Texas. Tn,
next meeting will be held in New Orleans
June 1, 1884
ST. LOUIS. June 8.-The wrestling tourna
.nent for the championship of the world wa
inaugurated at Sportingmen's park this even
ing and was participated in by several well
known wrestlers. The contests were Greco
Roman style. First prize, $780, seconc
prize, $3.50. The spar opened with bou
between Clarence Whistler and Edwin Bibby
; and was won by Whistler in III ON. TIL
. second bout, between Cannon and Bixermous
was won by the former in ann. The tb,r,
bout between Andre Chris'ol and Ere
Beachritz, was declared draw after a contes
Of III, without either getting fall.