The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-12
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

&C. b. Bishop, In "Case OF Wine"
at Turner hall this evening.
Miss Mile G. Brecker, aged 40 years,
died this morning In the Second ward.
The County Commissioners were
busy this morning passing accounts.
Ed Tullis has been arrested for fight
ing, and will be uied tomorrow morn
Ing.
sino alley next Saturday night, for MEM
bers.
"A hole Is reported In the oulvert at
the corner of East Commerce and Alamo
streets.
If you want to buy or sell city prop
erty, consult the bargain Column" In
the LraIIT.
Judge Anton Adam Is suffering from
a severe cold and chills. lie still pursues
his official duties, however.
Additional cotton prizes, amounting
to 5000, have been offered by the De-
partment Of Agriculture.
There will be big "blow out" at
Jonas garden Saturday, and no end OF
fun. and don't you forget it.
The new Casino ten pin alley has
been commenced. IL Is expected TO be
completed by Saturday night.
Marriage licenses have been issued
for j. Il. Crider and Mamie NJ. Notaw.
u. i. loakum and Mrs. Bette Porter.
Paul Wagner is already arranging
his store for the annual big display to be
made In Christmasund holiday goods.
The delegates to the Cattlemen's
convention from San Antonio leave Fri
day morning TO attend the convention.
Prepare your copy early and be sure
and get your advertisement In the LIGfIT
Annual and Guide. Edition, 5000 copies.
Some of the additional water pipes
ordered by the Council are being laid
on North Flores street and Marshall
street.
/ "A test of the fire engine, company
No. ], by James L. Teller, will take place
on the Main plaza this afternoon at
o'clock.
"A building permit was taken out this
morning by John Murphy TO erect
dwelling on the south side of Washing
ton street.
There is n steam laundry In this city
on large scale, but as the proprietors
do not advertise, only n few people know
where II is.
"A bran new piano, never used, cost
$3.50, can be bought at n bargain. by
calling on or addressing 4. b. johnson,
LIGHT office. 1l-l2-tf
Richard Marengo has been arrested
by the police for being insane, and has
been transferred TO the county Jail for
safe keeping.
In the District court this morning
the case Of Green and Mckenzie, on a
disputed transfer Of land, was In pro-
gress Of trial.
DIR. u. Il. Hadra is happy father,
his estImable lady having presented him
with healthy boy baby. Mother and
child are doing well.
The Alamo Ice company prepared a
place for the testing of the engine In
satisfactory manner on the plaza yester-
day free Of charge.
In the District court yesterday
the land suit between Hord and Doyle
was disposed of, judgment being rem
dered for the plaintiff.
"A soiree at Professor Whtehead's
dancing academy tomorrow night. His
class Is improving. Zoltarelli's string
band furnishes the music.
-Messrs. Waelder, Epson and Ward
are removing from their Offices on
Iturri street TO more commodlous
offices In the kampmann building.
"A mulberry tree in yard on Blum
street is now full of ripenlng berries,
and they taste and have every appear
ance Of those which ripen in April.
Mr.. William Ferguson, editor oft
Times, has left the city for few weeks
hunting. II is suggested that he has
gone hunting for Cleveland's majority.
C. b. Frank says his fall business has
increased beyond expectations. He has
n very large stock and is prepared to
meet competition in quantity, quality
and prices.
The Texas Stockman issues this
week enlarged and improved. 1t con-
tails is pages Of good solid reading mat
ter, instructive and entertaining TO all
its readers.
-Ha Chong, n Chinaman, aged u
years, died this morning OF typhoid
fever, at the Santa Rosa hospital, and
the remains will be inferred In the City
cemetery tomorrow morning.
Mr.. s. Sulnon, the barber, has dis
posed of his business In San Antonio and
Will IN few days remove with his fam
lily to Laredo, Texas, where he will en-
gage In the saloon business again.
A colored boy named Sam, who is
thpioscu ~ pukhio .iui, uclObs tnc Dul
Pedro, is charged with beating one of
the girls, named Annie, and will be ar
rested and tried before the Recorder.
One real estate transfer was record
ed this morning by which Mary j.
Stevens, Letitia Zorro formerly Benavi-
des and her husband Eulogio Zorro
transfer lot II, block G, to Fred A. Hell
baum for 5000.
The Waterworks company have
placed water plugs on San Pedro av-
enue, north Of the ditch, which, the way
the street now runs, are directly In the
way Of vehicles OF all kinds. There
should either be sidewalks built or sig
nal lamps put up at night.
Rev. ii. Il. Hill, of San Saba, who
came to San Antonio to attend the
Methodist conference. and was taken
sick with typhoid malarial fever, Is up
again and ready to return home. He
was carefully attended by many friends
and skillfully treated by Or. Weathers.
The committee of arrangements re-
quests all the ladies, members and friends
ofthe First Baptist church, who wish to
assist in the special business on hand,
to be at the parsonage promptly at four
O'Clock Thursday, (to-morrow) after
noon.