The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-26
LIGHT FLASHES.
what the Reporters Learn on Their Tour
Through the City.


issued during the week.
The Mexican Social club hop will take
place on Saturday, Februarya.
The insanity case OF Mrs. Mary Goetz
will be tried this afternoon.
Mrs. Letitia Garfield has resigned as
teacher in the public schools.
Henry Edison, aged Io, died on the ash
from relapsing fever, Second ward.
The voting of 100000 for sewerage has
ceased to stir ripple Of discussion.
Professor Barbour has become the happy
possessor Of fine bouncing baby boy.
Miss Kitty Drew, in her plantation reel,
makes the boys whoop at the Vaudeville.
Judge Mason has made arrangements for
the county convicts to work on the Pleasanton
road.
Services tomorrow for the first time 10
the basement OF the Paine Methodist Epis-
copal church.
old man Berg was SO intoxicated this
morning that it required two officers to support
him to jail.
The San Antonio Mechanic and Work.
ingmen's Union give their elegant ball to-
night at Casino hall.
Harry Baum & Co., have purchased all
the old stock OF fine wines and liquors be-
longing to the Grenet estate.
Two hundred and min ety-fve dollars has
been the amount Of fines imposed on AZ cases
in the Recorders court during the week.
Rev. Mr.. Preston, Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, will tomorrow evening
begin course Of lectures to young men.
Mr.. James French, son OF Mayor French,
won the gentleman's prize at the skating rink
last night. and Miss Susie Sterling the lady's.
MIR. Joseph McAllister has favored the
LIGHT with tickets to his masquerade ball, to
be given at Arbeiter verein hall, tomorrow
night.
Two Of the celebrated silver clog dancers
formerly with Barlow and Wilson'S miustrels
are filling short engagement at the Vaude-
vile theatre.
B. II. Bitter and NJ. Soldano were fined
SIS each for being drunk, aud Tom Miller and
John Coffee the same amount for quaueliDg
ana Sighting
The Christian church will hold its regular
Sunday service tomorrow morning at II
o'clock, at the residence of A. G. Smith, No.
3o5 North Pecan street.
An incipient FIRE was timely arrested last
night at Vargas saddlery shop, at the corner
Of Market street and Main plaza. Very little
damage was done.
The cases OF DR.. Moore, throwing slops
on the public streets, and II. S. Hine, disturb
ing the peace Of Harriet Fletcher, were con-
tinued this morning in the Recorders court.
The irrepressible "Big Foot" Wallace,
who has been thrice killed in the newspapers,
is on our streets to-day. He is an active ap-
pearing corpse to be killed so often.
MIR. Christian G. Artzt, Of the corner Of
Veramendi and Acequia streets, is celebrating
his 55th birthday with his host of friends to-
day. He has lived more than quarter Of a
century in this city.
1t would seem to one at the stockmen's
meeting this afternoon that Charles Seabaugh
knows every big stockraiser in the State, even
to his initials. Charley lisa useful gentleman
on the platform of any meeting.
"A gentleman by the name OF c. R. Scott,
hailing from New York, was wounded slightly
on Thursdays train, between Corpus Christi
and Laredo. 1t appears some cowboys had
gone a cunning against the train while in
motion.
The verdict OF the jury in the case Of
Willis Jackson, colored, found dead yester-
day morning, was to the effect that he came
to his death by drinking concentrated lye.
The I've could not have been much worse than
some Of the whisky to which Jackson was
addicted.
Trinity M. E. church. Rev. ". S. Falkin-
berg, pastor, will occupy the pulpit to-mor-
row. Services at Ia. n. and 7:3o p. M,
standard time. Morning subject: 1.-THE
Universal and Eternal Dominion Of Jesus
Christ" A wsrm house guaranteed; the pub
lie cordially invited.
Cumberland Presbyterian church, Soledad
street. At ia. m. tomorrow there will be
a special service for children; old and young
invited. At 1880 p. m. the pastor will give
the first Of a series Of talks to young men
All, but especially young men, invited. Coco
music will be furnished.
"A gentleman attending the Stockmen',
meeting to-day told a reporter that at Murphy
vile, Preside county, and in that region, tn,
cattle are dying off rapidly, having been frozer
to death. A few days ago there were 81,
inches Of snow in the pastures, while this
with the sleet, bad in many instances broker
down the limbs ofvigorous pecan trees.
Subscriptions are being pledged towards
the erection of an Episcopal church on Gov
eminent hill. The officers of this post have
been quite liberal in giving and Jealous il
raising funds. The plans are expected shortl,
from Philadelphia. and ere another autumn
shall have spent it is not unlikely the new
building will be completed.
Travis Park Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South will hold their first services in the base