The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-02-05

Is nopeu tnat tue proper cHort VIII De MADE 10
secure their immediate passage.
''IP rHR stockmen of Texas" says the
Wills Point Chronicle, "be put upon the same
footing with the farmer, probably some Of
them would not grow rich so rapidly. II
they be compelled to buy or lease the land
upon which their herds feed their dividends
would not be SO enormously large"
THE first candidate in the field who thinks
he can be the successor Of Hon. 7. P.
Ochiltree is Senator Grain, Of Lavacca.
Judging from the events Of the past month in
the Legislature and the restless condition Of
the people, the Senator will have to get up
very early in the morning II he gets away
with Toms. baggage.
The Waco Examiner truly says, "The en-
gineer's report bore rather hard upon the
Missouri Pacific system. and we are sorrow
to see that some OF the papers are pushing
the matter to the road, apparently forgetting
all at once the immense advantage conferred
upon this State, the immense increase in values
caused by Its completion, and how ardently
they clamored for ii before it was finished.
lngratitude is by no means rare fault these
days"
THE largest school in the world is said to
be the Jews free school, in Spitalfelds, Lon
don. 1t has daily attendance OF over 28co
pupils. The institution is also training col
lege. and nearly every teacher in the school
has been trained within its walls Besides the
ordinary branches, the Jewish child has not
only to learn Scripture history and the ele-
ments Of religion and morality, but has also to
be fought to read Hebrew auently, and trans
late some portions, at least OF his prayer book
and Of the Hebrew Scriptures.
THE Corpus Christi Critic pays the LIGHT
the following compliment; "The newspaper
Of phenomenal growth, and the one which
stands par excellence, withou, superior, and
with but very, very few equals in any respect
whatever throughout not only this great State
to-day, but throughout the country at large, is
the SAN ANTONIO LIGHT Think Of its com
ing into existence SO recently as 1880 in the
Alamo City, surrounded by and having tc
battle against the formidable influences Of I
wealthy mossback hierarchy, and yet, punn,
and in rags, with but brains and honesty
backed by fearless integrity, wrapped up in il
swaddling cloth of four inches by six, it hai
successfully reached its present magnifcen
maturity and stands great vindica,or Of RICH
and justice, law and order, commanding an,
welding an influence potent in the promotion
Of the best interests Of our State"
The Baltimore Manufacturer Record ha
compiled some interesting facts from the Ger
sus report Of 1880 in regard to population
"Texas has led all the States in gaining popr
lation from other States, taking "A per cent an
Florida and West Virginia rank next, takin
each 80 per cent. West Virginia. howeve
cleaned her folks mostly from Virginia, frol
which State she was sliced. Mississippi HI
drawn largely, drawing 20 per cent; Mort
Carolina Is lowest, attracting only az p
cent. up to 1886. Kentucky, Tennessee ar
Maryland ranked along much alike, gettil
from 10 to n per cent. Tennessee contribut,
1850 10 Alabama, and got back "a, 400 Al
bsnians. Georgia drew I9.4SI fron Tenne
see, and Kentucky s4,3S6. Tennessee ga
Mississippi 3I,8ao and received back 1866