The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-28

IRON this once.
THOMAS n. JOHNSON,
business Manager.
Entered at pcstonlco at San ANTOINE. 1rars
second.cuss matter.
FRIDAY. March %. 1884.
1T Is estimated that the loss OF proper
ty by the Ohio river food is not less
than Sl0,OOO,OOO.
The general expression Of the outside
papers on the defeat of the sewer propo-
sition is that it is blow at the prosper
ity Of san Antonio.
AUSTIN will endeavor to name the
next Congressman from this district.
The woods are just full OF prospective
candidates, and il may be more of job
than ii looks.
The Democrats are to have two con-
ventions, one at Fort Worth, June II,
to nominate delegates to the National
convention, and one at Houston to nomi-
nate State ticket on April 20.
If The grand jury has precipitated n
crusade in favor of the Sunday law
things will be exceedingly interesting
in San Antonio in a short time and that
much vexed question put to the test OF
public opinion.
n PROMINENT leader of the Greenback
or National party makes the statement
that the most conspicuous enemies of
the National party just now are the
Democratic Senators, which would indi-
cate that the days of fusion have about
passed.
The most prominent travesty on the
folly of municipal investigations of off,
GERS is found in the case of the CITY
Marshal of Austin, where the Council
convicted him Of all the counts in the
charges made against him and then voted
TO retain him in office.
The Texas Farm and Ranch, pub
lished at Austin by Messrs. Holland &
Knox, has recently been enlarged to
almost double its former size and greatly
improved otherwise, while the price re-
mains the same, 81 per year. This pub
lication is one Of the best in the State,
either for the Texan or the reader
abroad, and deserves a most liberal sup
port.
The rural press and some others, who
scorn the imputation, have recently
blossomed out with alleged pictures OF
the great men of the times. Ben Butler
and Prince Bismarck are apparently
gwen from the same plate, and the one
trade marked Victoria, Queen of Eng
land, looks like the cuts in patent medi-
cine advertisements, labeled, "Before
Taking"
IHE Austin Capital, speaking of the
defeat of the sewerage question in this
city. sensibly says: "A city like San
Antonio is in great peril without a per-
lect system Of sewerage, and it would be
oheap at any price to the property
owners to secure it. Without il thew
may expect disease, epidemic, slow
growth, gradual diminution of popula-
ton, depreciation ofvalues and ultimate
stagnation and DEATH"
JUDGING from the racket made by the
Republicans of Dallas and Galveston
one would think the position OF delegate
was equal to that of Governor. The
Republican party in Texas is in A very
great minority, and the LIGHT fails to see
any good to be derived from these bitter
faotional feuds. A show of work for
more principle and less spoils would
advance the party greatly among all
classes of people of the State.
SOME Munchausen of the newsn,nar
world says that it was all a scheme abont
M. L. Polk, the defaulting Treasurer of
Tennessee, dying suddenly Of neuralgia
OF the heart; that a medical college,
"stit7' was substituted and that body
conveyed to and buried at Bolivar. while
Polk made his way to Mexico. 1t is n
cola day when the average newspaper
correspondent can't make sensational
mountain out of small mole hill of fact
"
IHE Galveston Print says: "a num-
Der ofthoughtless individuals have re-
Gently blown their bazoo about the re-
cent killing at San Antonio, represent
ing that the citizens of that city were
favorable TO assassination. This whole
affair started at Austin among the des-
perado worshippers who are in mourn
ing because their boss man-killer got
what ne deserved. San Antonio win
not be injured IN the least by these false
charges-everybody understands the
animas Of them"