The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-01
LIGHT FLASHES.
What the Reporters Learned on Their Tour
Throuoh the City.

What the Reporters Learned on Their Tou
Throuoh the City.
The notorious Harry "Kay-lIodges'
was recently married In Austin.
Captain Shardein has telegraphed
home that his return will be delayed fol
awhile yet
Fourth OF July orators will have
ample opportunity to spread themselves
here Friday.
"A wagon load of wood collapsed AT
the corner of Houston and st. Mary
streets early this morning.
MIR. N. A. Young, the land agent,
expects to leave In few days, with his
family, on Il summer trip North.
Mike Goggan; Of the firm Of Cog
gan q Brothers, returned last night
from a business trip In the country.
The lawyers will find some interest
ing cases on Justice Adams docket,
among those transferred to his court to-
day.
The family Of J. VI. Emerson, the
jeweler and loan office, left this morning
TO spend several weeks at Lampasas
Springs.
There are no dull times around
Wolfson's establishment, as could be
seen from the crowd that was there this
morning.
-"Deep water found at last, hurrah
for San Antonio" Is the legend that
marks a water hole opposite the court
house, on Soledad street.
"A fine, thoroughbred mare, belong
ing to Peter Jones, mas given birth to a
promising colt. which the enterprising
owner has christened james G.. Blaine.
w. l.. Foulk, of Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania, writes to the LIGHT for informa-
ton as to the whereabouts of l.. X. IL.
Foulk, the first publisher Of the Opera
Glass.
The signs "For Rent" "For Sale,n
are getting quite numerous with n good
prospect of n large increase, unless
something Is done by our capitalists to
revive the boom.
AT early morn an interesting spec
tacle Is to be seen on Military plaza,
where wagons and all sorts of vehicles
laden with every kind Of produce, crowd
each other for space.
Matthews, the associate of DR..
Thomas Bannister, will attempt to Sc
cure release under the new interprela-
tion Of the law. lie has applied for
writ of habeas corpus.
The depots are the liveliest places
to be found In the city early in the day.
The arrival and departure of the early
trains draws crowds to the de-
pots, and many passengers are skipping
out to the cooler regions of the North.
The examination OF candidates for
teachers In the public schools of the city
of San Antonio was commenced yester-
day and is continued to-day. The Board
of Examiners consits of Professor w. c.
Rote, Professor Halbedl and Mrs. Polk.
The July number of the Merchant
and Manufacturer Is on the LIGHI's
table, and is more than usually inter-
esting issue, being well filled with valu-
able Information and attractive reading
matter. geographically it is n beauty,
and shows the class of work turned out
at the LIGHT job printing office.
The Honorary Commissioners of the
New Orleans Exposition will meet at
the Merchants Exchange building to-
morning at 10 o'clock for the
purpose of organizing Bexar County
Exposition society. DR.. V. o. King, the
Chief Commissioner of the Tenth Con-
gressional district, commences his active
work to-day of.gathering exhibits.
One noticeable feature of how grand
iuries work appears from the action of
the two last grand juries sitting in
Bexar county. The jury of the March
term indicted the officers for failing to
enforce the laws against prostitution
and gambling. The Jury Just adjourned
presented few bills against gamblers,
but none have been heard of against the
public women of the town. Is it Il case
Dl many men, many, etoy"