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

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what the Reporters Learned on Their Tsur
Through the City.
Two conventions, one at Fort Worth
and the other at Houston.
The club gambling cases are set for
tomorrow morning before Justice Peter
Shields.
Some exciting rat fights were wit
messed on the Military plaza this
morning.
Rev. w. J. Mitchell, the celebrated
Baptist expounder, continues his adj
dresses at the Baptist church.
AT the back Of Emerson's, boys are
beginning to battle in the river. in any
thing but decent state.
-Messrs. Tom Harrison and Aubrey
are going to Floresville next Sunday to
attend to some cases there.
DIR. w. +. Carver commences his ex-
hibition ut the old fair grounds at 3
O'Clock this afternoon.
Divine service at the Temple Beth FL
this evening at S o'clock and on to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
There is Il great deal of work going
on about the Menger hotel, and that
popular caravansery is being greatly
improved.
DIR. Carver and his brigade of In
dians, cowboys, etc., paraded the streets
this morning and attracted much Mt
tention.
The handsome new Soledad block at
the corner OF Houston and Soledad
streets, is nearing completion and pre-
sents fine appearance.
Sheriff Mccall will sell tomorrow a
lot Of whiskey, seized by him under an
attachment issued on the instance OF
,Heidenheimer against Dreyfus.
DIR. Mitchell lectures at the Baptist
church again tonight. All who hear
him are well repaid, for his discourses
are instructive and interesting.
The cost Of d. & A. Oppenheimer's
rock addition to their warehouse on
Market street is estimated at about
5000. The building itself is 4OI5O. =
The Sherifi's sale of the effects Of
Messrs. Baker & Van Hagen, made by
Captain j. A. II. Hosack, Deputy Sheriff
OF Bexar county, amounted 10 some
$500.
The embroidered PLAGUE in Mo
Tengg's window is from the hands of
Miss M. +. Sill, teacher of art needle
work, whose card will he found in
another column.
Mr.. William Frederick, who severely
cut his arm several days ago, by falling
against window, is reported worse to-
day. The arteries Of his wrist are cut
four times. His numerous friends hope
he may recover.
1t affords us pleasure 10 know that
Mr.. Peyre Thomas, one of the leading
druggists Of Jefferson, Texas, is in our
city, with view of locating here, and
we hope he may make the Alamo City
his future home, for we can welcome all
such business men.
Barney O'Connell was before the
Recorder this morning on a charge OF
fSN'hb sho otictt WIN HIS WhSOn'
The policeman stated that another
wagon in attempting to pass O'Connell's
collided with it and was badly wrecked
O'Connell will be tried tomorrow
morning.
Another lunatic has been provided
with quarters in the Jail. Gabriel San.
chez was arrested this morning by the
police and locked up for exposing his
person In public. He serenaded the
Recorder with his bowls and cries while
court was In session. An affidavit o
lunacy has been fled against him.
If Dame Rumor has properly OBJ
tanned the information afloat among
some friends Of the parties, there will b,
a daughter Of one Of the doctors Of SaI
Antonio led to the matrimonial alta
soon, and as there are more doctors thai
one in the city having daughters tn
next thing is who is the one to lose hi
daughter or gain son-in-law. ~
Mrs. Langtry announces that she II
going back to Europe, and will remail
there. Oscar Wilde says he will neve
visit this country again, and Tom Ochil
tree has such cold that he can't spea
above whisper. II Thanksgiving da
should happen along now we'd make
regular old fourth Of July ofit.-Bis
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