The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-19
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

-thpthln l.ytlc recently SOU iyV hehu
of yearlings to u. G. Plumb, OF Chicago.
There isa foul smelling mud hole
on the corner of South Pecos and Chavez
streets.
John Ward. uged ~ years, died Sun
day last Mt Santa Rosa hospital, Of CON
sumption.
Street Commissioner Nelson was
upon the streets this morning after
slight Illness.
Mr. Ludwig Mahncke will open the
restaurant being built by ScholZ On
Losoya street.
"A great many former mossbaoks are
being converted to the sewer question,
and now want sewerage.
-.Iordin Patterson, son Of Mrs. Bettie
Patterson, nee Jerdin, died at 10 O'clo0k
yesterday morning Mt San Marcos.
There will be two through Pullman
cars over the Missouri Pacific, one ut G;3O
n. IN. and the other at 1880 p. m.
The large total of twenty-slX deaths
occurred in this city last week. The
city Ia getting very unhealthy again.
A divorce suit has been filed against
Arthur Crawford Foster, his wife plead
ing for divorce on grounds Of cruelty.
II there be no great obstruction in
the way, Contractor Johnson says he
will finish his contract In about W days.
The physicians are having their
time filled to Its utmost attending sick
patients. The city IL very full OF sick
ness now.
Henry Hunt has secured building
permit to erect $500 lumber residence
on the north side Of Sherman street
Third ward.
The trial OF Deputy Sheriff A. Y.
Alice, for the killing Of Deputy Sheriff
Rhodes in Frio county, has been set for
June 10.
Divine services will be held this
evening in the Temple Beth III at 81
and tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock, In
celebration Of the Feast of Pentecost.
Right Rev.J. G. Neraz has secured a
building permit for the erection of II
$4,000 hard rock residence on the east
side of Dryer avenue. First ward.
Mrs. Paschais house was entered
last Friday night, about the time OF the
burglary OF Magnolia's house and robbed
of money and fine solitaire diamond
ring.
Yesterday afternoon an accident oo-
CURED to the little son Of Mr.. Ludwig
Mahncke. lie was climbing tree and
fell to the ground, iniuring his head Sc
yerely.
After the ceremony of breaking
ground for the Arkansas Pass railway
yesterday, u fight occurred in the crowd.
between n Mexican and number of
other men.
Mr.. Harry Baum is back from trip
to the western counties. lie came In
from Fort Davis this morning, and the
boys say he walked to town from the
first water tank.
Some 10000 head of cattle for ship
ment to the panhandle country are ex-
pecied to arrive in II few days over the
International and Great Northern rail-
way, south of here.
Mr.. Ed. Shin says he played game
of billiards with Mr.. Sam Rotenileld and
made run Of lG3 points. lie beat Sam
out Of all his money, and sam is think
ing ofleaving the city.
Mr.. Tom Farnsworth engineer ut
the government ice house, leaves for
Austin tonight, where he will assume
the yoke matrimonial. The fair ones
name Is Miss Mccormick.
Rev j. Holmes killed n large rattle
snake last Sunday afternoon ut the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Jane Lee In the Fourth
ward. The snake was nearly five feet
long and carried II rattlos.
Sanitary Inspector Cavanagh is en-
gagged In clearing the Third ward. The
cutters on Avenues c and ID are cleaned
and the weeds are being cleaned out of
alleys and mud holes filled up.
The international and Great North
ern freight Office expects to receive G0OO
head Of cattle over the Texas Mexican
railway to-day, to he shipped to j. II.
Stevens, In Northwest Texas.
"A recent burglary in the Second
ward resulted In the loss of only 20
cents. 1t must have been the house OF
newspaper man. But his mite was as
precious As many mans millions.
Heavy winds and copious rains are
reported as prevalent all along the
International and Great Northern rail-
way, between San Antonio and Laredo
The bridges and roadbeds have with
stood the trial thus far.
Big mud hole in middle OF West
Commerce street is what worries the
travellers in that direction. But they are
so common all ever the city, sending
forth their miasmatic death, that II is
wearisome to parlicularile.
"A boy on Avenue q dressed himself
In his sisters clothing and false hair
yesterday afternoon and had n great
deal Of fun promenading the avenue
with another boy and making their com
panions believe he was girl.
A Mexican musician, known as Mex
lean Frank, was taken with convul-
sion AT Lou Lamonts bagnio yesterday
evening, but when the doctor was called
in he rallied VERY uuipkly-tnn nuicLI,,
Indeed, for any one having had tit.
Last Sunday, after the hard rain.
the san Pedro creek rose very high on
West Commerce street, and n Mexican
with cart did rushing ferry business
Tor while, ferrying passengers across
ri 10 cents per head. lie earned 80
cents in about five minutes.
The inhabitants in the neighborhood
OF the International and Great Northern
STOCK yards complain of the extremely
llthy condition of the pens. The filth is
| knee deep to the horses, and six horses
died from Saturday until Yesterday
morning ana the carcasses have not vet
been removed
An old Mexican gentleman named
Juan Benavides, who was wealthy
stockman, died last Sunday In the First
ward from heart disease. He died Rt
| $50 IN the merning and was buried nj
o'3O IN the afternoon. This is rather in
a little more haste than 10 usual in
funerals, but the excuse of deceased's
lrlehds was that they thought he died
OF some Infectious disease.
Excessive Politeness.
One oil our popular young men was