The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-08

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THOMAS II. JOHNSON,
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Bntsrvd At postofhce at San Antonio, Texas,
~ second-class matter.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 9, 1854.
MAJOR PENN, the Evangelist, was greeted
with very large audiences at the Baptist
church, on Sunday, and the contribution TO-
wards his nickel church at Palestine amounted
to about SIS5.
THr coming city election is agitating the
people generally, and it is safe to say that
good men will be elected, and the city's in
terests be advanced in all things looking
towards improvement aad the prosperity OF
the future.
ANY manufacturing establishment will pay
in San Antonio, and pay big. Machine shops,
wagon works, paper mills, furniture factories,
in fact any enterprise almost, and it is to be
hoped that the proper encouragement will
be extended to parties who come here seek
irg location. This year Of 1854 ought to
put San Antonio among the list of manufac-
turing places.
1.-THE ereediest man after local newspa-
per-" says the Stonington Mirror, sis one
who is too mean to subscribe. He is always
in waiting for the latest paper and it is not
two minutes on the owners premises until the
non-subscriber pounces upon ii and never lets
up till the last line is read, and then perhaps
will cast it aside with the remark that he could
make better paper himself"
Ir is almost q settled fact that President
Arthur as candidate before the National
Republican convention would receive almost
the solid vote Of the South, goo in all. Having
no opposition in New York he would easily
secure the "a votes of that State Leaving him
only "a more necessary to a nomination. He
is now the strongest man mentioned and
would poll a, large vote as any man that
could be nominated.
ANOTHER heartrending catastrophe is re-
ported in the burning Of a Catholic girls
school, at Bellville, Illinois, Saturday night,
in which ~ of the inmates are reported to
have persisted in the flames. The FIRE had Its
origin in the furnace, the usual seat OF des-
truction in all large buildings, and the entire
lower floor was in flames before the inmates
were awakened. Hotels and theatres have
been forced to provide means OF escape in
case Of fire, and public opinion should insist
that the same precaution be exercised in the
schools and converts.
COMPANIONS" in the language Of an old
adage, ''are odious," and while the LIGHT
does not desire TO appear conceited, yet it is
by such items as the following from the Cor.
pus Christi Caller, that our readers are able TO
judge OF its merits and its work. The Caller
says: "We have received copies of the holi-
day issues Of the San Antonio Express, Times
and LIGHT, They came to hand when We
were buSily engaged on our own Christina.
issue. From cursory glance they appeared
very creditable, but we must accord the palm
to the LIGHT for nsataem and general brgh
Appearance"
The LIGHT received a copy Of the Gov
ernor's message on Monday morning, which
was endorsed as follows: "This advanc.
copy is sent you that you may publish, il de
sired, AfrrR IT HAS BEEN READ IN TIL
LEGISLATURE ON MONDAY, JANUARY s.
The other papers received the message upo
the same restrictions and conditions, and III
smallest fraction Of honor would have pre-
vented its publication until il had been rel.
before the Legislature, but the Express thi
morning gave it in full, the same as tn,
LIGHT does to day, and could have don
yesterday.