The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-04

The future OF Texas Is bright and fat
tering, In fact, the development Of her
resources has hardly commenced. Dl-
verslfled farming, stock raising and
manufactures will soon double her popu-
lation and her wealth, and render her
the garden spot Of the world.
The Treasury Department OF the
United States Is again presided over by
Hon. Hugh Mccullough, who has re-
gently been appointed to that position
by President Arthur. Secretary McCul-
Tough was born In Kennebec, Maine, and
Is about "a years old. lie studied for
two years nj Bowdoin College, but had
to leave that institution on account OF
III health. lie then went to Fort Wayne,
Indiana. where he commenced the prao-
tice OF law In 1888. lie was, for num-
Der Of years, connected with the State
Bank of Indiana rs cashier, director and
then President. He was appointed
Comptroller of the Currency In 1868.
He also filed the Office OF United States
Treasurer lie was appointed Seore-
tary OF the Treasury In 1865 by Presi-
dent Lincoln, with whom he was very
intimate. lie was succeeded March II,
1869, by Secretary Boutwell,. having
served during Johnson's administration.
He then established the banking firm Of
Jay Cooke & Co. in London. Ever
since the failure OF the American house
of Jay Cooke & Co. he has been spend
ing his winters in Washington.
The Waco Examiner affects to see to-
tai depravity In the course Of the Ex-
press by Its position on the county cleo
tion by reason of the cooperation OF the
LIGHT and the ilgurative pooling of the
issues. The outside papers refuse to see
the real state of affairs In Bexar county.
and for that reason argument Is useless.
IL the work OF the Turner hall conven-
tion had been the expressed wish OF the
Democratic party, the position OF the
Express would be that OF n bolter, bat
when the ring who nominated the ticket
openly said they would do so weeks be-
fore the convention, the Express there
by became as one OF the people who
favored good government, and the re-
buke Of the ring. As matter Of fact
n few men dictated the Turner hall
ticket, and Its most ardent supporters
have never denied 1t. The LIGHT has
no apologies to offer for the Express, ex-
cept that 1t honored itself and served the
people In Its attempt TO show the reck-
lessness of the ring and the motives
which controlled it. The election is
over now, but beginning has been
made, and possibly ring rule is at nm
end In Bexar county, which hundreds Of
good Democrats will approve. Outside
papers may think they know the stu
alton, but 1t Is doubtful, and until they
do, good breeding would suggest that
they keep their hands off.
Mr.. RENTFRo has stirred up the wrath
of the Galveston!ans to white heat.
by declaring in his speech at Victoria
that the Blair educational bill was of
more importance to the South than the
Eads bill to obtain deep water on Gal
weston bar. Mr.. Rentfro should have
known that the people Of Galveston are
very sensitive about deep water, that
they regard deep water on the bar as
the most important measure Of the age,
and that they resent every sighting re-
mark about their darling measure. But
the Blair bill Is of infinitely more i'm
portance to the development of the
South. 1t is unlikely that Congress ever
will appropriate ..S7,50O,00O to get deep
water at Galveston, 1t is doubtful
whether even that sum would accom-
plish the object in view. Captain Eads
is by no means infallible even in his own
vocation. The shifting sand at Calves
ton is very different from the adhesive
mud at the mouth OF the Mississippi,
and no work at Galveston is likely to be
able to Withstand the encroachments OF
the winds and waves Of the Gulf, when
lashed into fury Of tempest. Narrow
ing of the channel at the bar would be
apt to endanger the very existence of
Galveston, by increasing the action
of the waves on the sand banks. or
course these intimations Of probable
peril from Galveston's being "cursed
with every granted wlsh," will arouse
the wrath Of the Island City and subject
all .doubters to much ocnsure.
SIGSoR PAsQUIIINo BnIGSoLI, the well
known tenor died on Thursday last in
New York. 1t will be remembered that
he was In San Antonio in May Of this
year, and took part in the benefit enter
tainment OF Libretti and Blumenberg,
OF the Music Festival combination. A
! New York telegram says: Pasquilino
Brignoli, the well known tenor and
] genial man of the world died last even.
: ing at 4 o'clock, at the Everett house
OF the countless friends and acquain-
tances who greeted him in public, but
two were at his bedsde-Dr. Carnochar
; his physician, and j.. Meyer, young
! pupil. Brignoli had been Ill two months
but the direct cause OF his death wal
, hemorrhage OF the liver. He had
however, been afflicted with kidney
, troubles, and, after singing in Duluth
, August II, he complained Of feeling Ill
and nv tho a1yica of n phvaioian IA.