The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-20
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

Organ recital at the Cathedral to-
night.
The San Pedro ditch needs cleaning
very badly.
--volksfest meeting tonight at
Scholz's hall at : o'clock.
Frank wittzer, n years old, died
yesterday Of general exhaustion.
Payer meetings tonight Mt the
vari, US Protestant churches Of the city.
last Commerce street for block or
so. east Of Commerce street, should be
sprinkled II is awfully dusty.
Mrs. Charles Reuchlin, of this city.
was also badly injured by the upsettlng
OF the Boerne stage on Monday night.
Yesterday afternoon at the funeral
of negro child, white man was pres
ent In the procession as one Of the chief
mourners.
&C. +. Oppermann has taken out a
permit to erect blacksmith shop on the
west side of Laredo street, First ward,
TO cost 500.
Mr. Narclso Leal, the live stock
operator, reports plenty OF stock on the
market, but not Of the quality to supply
the demand.
Nelson Banfield, n colored railroad
porter, died yesterday In the Second
ward from sunstroke. He was brought
from Palestine.
Sheriff Mccall announces his inten-
tion of not entering the coming election
In the race for Sheriff, but withdraws In
favor of Captain Ed Stevens.
There will be another meeting Of
"discontented Britishers" at Strives
hall on Friday evening at 8 o'clock, to
which DIR. Kingsbury will be invited.
Mr.. II. ID. Bonnet, of Del Rio, is in
the city on business. He brings the news
that very heavy rain fell at Del Rio
and was falling yesterday when he left.
Pound Master George Gleason says
counterfeit Bland dollars are not out Of
circulation, some three or four having
been picked up within the past few
days.
That North Flores street plank
walk should be taken away at once be-
fore the city has damage suit on hands
from II. Ii is In badly dilapidated
condition.
"A bank clerk reports finding a coun-
terfeit S. gold pice, coinage OF 1855,
yesterday. Whether there are more
than this In circulation In this city he
does not know.
Complaint Is made by the neighbors
living west of the San Pedro, on Dolo-
rosa street, of one of their number, who
is very bad nelghbor and disagreeable
to great degree.
There will be an ice-cream enter
talnment tonight at the old building of
the Second Baptist church, for the bene-
fit Of its pastor. An enjoyable time may
confidently be relied on.
The tickets for the Sunday evening
lecture to be given by DIR. Menger on
microphotography, ut the hall of the
Texas Museum society, are to be OBJ
tanned from that gentleman.
A small bridal party from Boerne,
consisting of MIR. Hugo Dickson, young
lawyer OF that city, and bride, and her
brother, Mr.. August Gimbel, came in
this morning and are stopping at the
st. Leonard.
DIR. Braunnagel was this morning
busily engaged making microscopioal
examination OF the water Of the San
Pedro creek. He could detect no trace
Of living organisms, vegetable matter
being only observable.
-Chrysler says he intends starting on
a temperance iecturing tour when he
whisky is a thing to be despised, and he
alleges he is staunch adherent to st.
John from this time hence.
"A State detective who was sent out
to Lavaca county to Interview the fence
cut tiers there, returned to this city last
night, and reports having flxed the
guilt In three cases, two Americans and
one Mexican, under the new law.
Tonight we have new moon and the
weather seems to be preparing for q
change. The weather prophets predict
rain In about iS hours, and say II will be
heavy when II does come. 1t cannot
come any too soon for this section of
Texas.
"A black pocket book, well filled
with money. was found by a hackman
In his hack this morning, where, no
doubt, some of his passengers last night
had dropped 1t. lie took 1t to the Men
ger, but was told to take 1t to police
headquarters.
The primary election for Sheriff of
Lavaca county occurs at Hallettsville on
next Saturday, and 1t is expected there
will be an exciting time. Bud Smithers
and the present incumbent are the can
didates, with the chances rather In
favor Of Smithers.
AT one of the city churches on Sum-
day night last the preacher announced
that the choir would sing "A Thousand
Years." but they fearing to detain the
congregation SO long, only sang a few
stanzas while the collectors passed the
baskets for the sheckels.