The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
Sueing ohio Saloonists Colonel
Plato Removed The New At
lantic Cable other News.

fAIIs, July 2i.-lhe cnolera IN lhrls
Is increasing. Eight cases were reported
to-day. two fatal. AT Toulon the cpl
demic Is assuming most violent char
aoter. nearly all the victims dying sud-
denly.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.--The President
has appointed James W. Clark, Collec-
tor OF Customs, at Corpus Christi. Tex,
vice Nelson Plato, dismissed. Clark Is
the present special Deputy Collector.
BosroN, July Ella dispatch from
Rockport says The first message over
the Bennett ackey cable was received
here last night. II was addressed to J.
W. Mackey from his children, Willie
and Clarie, In Paris.
CINCINNATI, July 2l.-Four hundred
and two saloon keepers were sued to-
day for 500 or $500 each according to
the kind of liquor sold. This action was
brought about by the failure of over 800
snloonists to pay for the annual license
under the provisions Of the Scott law.
DENVER, July 2l.-John Ferguson, late
cashier Of the Brunswick hotel, has been
keeping company with Mrs. A. c.
Gould for several months. A few days
ago he married another lady. Mrs.
Gould met him to-day, drew n bulldog
revolver and shot him three times.
Ferguson will die.
EISuRA, July 2l.-The private banking
house OF +. G.. Hale closed at noon to-
day on account of inability to realize on
real estate and securities. The bank
carried about 500, 600 or 500, 900 deposits.
Business men, laboring men and farmers
are among the depositors. The liablli-
ties are not known.
DETROIT, July 2l.-The Secretary of
the Autobiography National committee
has written to the local chairman ofthat
organization here that upon the assur-
ance OF gentlemen who have been in
consultation with Butler within the past
few days, he can state that General But
Ter will run for election. DIrr
TouLoN, July 21.-Deaths last night
number %. Afamine is threatening this
city. Provisions are scarce and dear,
and much distress prevails. The hotels
are closing their kitchens and the pro-
vision warehouses are expected to close,
owing to lack Of supplies. The cholera
at Ares Is becoming serious.
WASHINGTON, July 2I.-The grand jury
has found two more indictments against
Mann for presenting false bills and
vouchers to the bureau Of medicine and
surgery to pay the inspector at Wash
ington. Mann being In court and hav-
ing given bail in Chicago in two other
indictments, waived hearing and gave
personal recognizance.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The President
has called for the resignation of General
James Longstreet, as United States
Marshal for the Northern district OF
Georgia. This action is based on the
RECOMMENDATION Of the Attorney Cen
eral, who had preferred charges against
him for carelessness and ineffIcienoy and
asked for his removal. 1t is generally
understood he will be succeeded by
John f. Bryant. ~ ~ -rr.r'r
CHICAGO, July 2l.-The City Council
tonight passed an order directing all
Mutual Union telegraph wires running
into the city to be cut. 1t was stated
that when the wires were cut year or
more ago the company agreed to put its
wires under ground, but no attempt has
been made to do so and that additional
wires are being strung. This order is
subject to the approval or veto OF the
Mayor. The Council also passed an
ordinance requiring the shop-keepers to
furnish seats for their female clerks.
ST.. LOUIS, July 2l.-The Globe-Demo-
crat tomorrow will publish full informa-
tion derived from station agents on the
entire southwest system Of the Wabash
west OF the Mississippi river, the St.
Louis and San Francisco, the Texas and
st. Louis, and the Topeka and Santa Fe
railways, to the effect that the outlook
for all kinds OF crops was never better.
All these roads are Increasing their
equipments and making every exerton
and preparation possible to handle the
enormous business which must result.
The wheat crop is already moving and
the live stock and wool movement in
the Rio Grande division of the Missouri
Pacific is said to be fully 100 per cent.
greater than last year.
NEW YORK, July 2l.-The National
Temperance society has addressed to
the Independent Republican conference,
to be held in this city tomorrow, the
following memorial: The National
Temperance society respectfully and
earnestly asks, in your deliberations, that
you take cognizance of the alcoholic
liquor traffic, an issue of great magni-
tudc, involving many American homes
enormous taxation and the wasteful ex-
penditure annually of at least $500, 000,-
900, but which was ignored by the late
National Republican convention; that