The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-01
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

-1he Dill collectors report very hioN
collections to-day.
Golden and the Three Bears at
Turner hall tonight
Rain! we want rain! cries every
one; so do the crops.
Primaries will be held in all the
city precincts tomorrow evening.
No business of any interest was
transacted in the courts this morning.
William Mael, aged three years, died
to-day from Inflammation OF the bowels.
DO not forget the opera at Golden
Hair and Three Bears at Turner hall to-
night.
Yesterday evening n marriage IL,
cense WINS Issued to a. +. Medras ana
A. Steven.
There was another fracns ont on the
Alazan creek last night. No particulars
have yet come to hand.
The attendance at Turner hall
should be large. The performance VIII
be appreciated by old and young.
Two rival sewing machine men had
a little fistic discussion this morning In
which one of them received black eye.
"A building permit wis issued to-day
to ID. Jenny for a lumber stable on the
west side of Avenue c, in the Third
ward.
Over 800 premises, public and pri-
vate, have been inspected, disinfected
and placed in good sanitary condition
during last week.
Mrs. Melchora Flores, n well.known
and estimaDle Mexican lady of this city,
died yesterday and was buried this
morning at O'Clock.
But A building permits were issued
during the month just passed. The
building boom has gone glimmering, ana
only the Gulf road can revive 1t.
No meeting of the Republican Ex-
ecutive committee was held at Turner
hall last night as was intended, mem
bers not putting in an appearance.
The friends of Mrs. Charles Ochse
assisted her in celebrating the anniver-
sary of her birthday yesterday after
noon, at her residence on North Flores
street.
Captain Bill Stilson, formerly n bar
keeper for futile, who went to the Hot
Springs for the benefit OF his health, was
drowned In one Of the baths there re-
Gently.
1t is satisfactory to know that last
nights fete at the springs was greater
financial success than the first enter
tainment of the Ladies Exposition
society.
From reliable information, the LIGHT
reporter is assured that Mr.. Victim was
not working for Mr.. Tournat, but for Mr..
Voudale. man who Is working land be-
longing to Mr., Tournat.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church at $3.50 O'Clock thir
evening. The State President of the
union will be present.
There were 300 arrests made by the
police of this city during the month of
July. Ten of the parties arrested were
charged with felony, and two were de-
serters from the United States army. ?
Returning from the springs on the
cars last evening an amusing argument
might have been heard between two
Italians, in which Mexican currency,
Titus of the Bible and the Roman EN-
peror of that name got badly mixed.
The overhanging brush on North
Flores street, just above Rev. Mr.. Neil's
residence, is very annoying to pedes-
TRANS, and the city should see that 1t is
removed And while about it the weeds
along that street might be cut down.
-Messrs. Hosack Il Newton will sell
at auction tomorrow at III O'Clock a. m,
a collection OF literary and standard
books, among them some over 200 years
old, crockery ware. Chinese lanterns,
fine stoves, furniture and tobacco, and
on next wednesday fine cattle sale.
David Crockett Lodge No. 1l5, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
of this city, have elected and installed
the following officers for the ensuing
war. 4 n smith Maatar. - n Ar
Secretary; Charles Gallagher, Financier.