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HIGH PRICES FOR ENTERTAINMENTS.

Whoever has given any serious thought
to the subject, or has exercised the ordi
nary powers of observation, must have been
convinced that the day for high-priced en-
tertainments has gone by in California.
1t is a wise economy of human nature that
those gifted in mimetic art, in letters,
dramatic powers, in song and poetry, and
are qualified in science and in art, should
entertain and instruct others gathered in
groups. The laws are no longer read to
the people; the DEGREES of government are
no longer proclaimed by appointed mes
sengers before the listening multitudes.
The press usurps the place of the herald
and the laws are declared binding upon
men by the presumption of their knowl-
edge of their passage. The three planes
remaining, from which the people are yet
voeally addressed, aie the stage, the
rostrum and the pulpit When these, or
either of them, are occupied for merely
speculative purposes, barrier to their
usefulness is erected That the degrade
ton of the stage in modern days is most
largely due to the speculative rivalry
among managers, is not to be questioned
a measure Of it is chargeable to the pre-
tentions OF incompetents to shine as stars,
and the subordination by them of the
stock-actor class. These two factors have,
by natural decadence, dragged the stage TO
the lower levels of viciousness, and made
it pander to vulgar tastes and animal
desire. As result, where great rivalry in
vice exists, the price for the service of
those who most degrade themselves to
please depraved taste has advanced. A
woman who is gifted with beauty,
sacrifices modesty upon the stage only
for round sum, and the manager who ca
tiers to a low taste demands fat fee to
cover the risk he takes in large investment
In the spectacular and sensational. 1t fol-
lows that the amusement-loving pub
lic-at least in CALIFORNIA; taxed heay
lily for vicious purposes by the managers. I
All this class the people should openly
condemn for moral as well as economic
reasons. In legitimate walks the
speculative spirit has driven the stock
actor to the background, and advanced the |
star" until he takes the lions share and |
the manager must needs mulct the public |
to "make even" The "star" prices paid |
to legitimate actors are abominably |
high and ont of all proportion to
the rewards of other intellectual labor.
In music art the gifted few treat their
heritage as costly merchandise, and the
manager, following in the wake of extor-
tionate demands, taxes the public exces-
sively to replenish his own treasury. SO.
too, in the lecture and concert field, fancy
prices prevail without rhyme or reason.
The verification of this assertion is to be
found in the secret guild existing between
lecturers as one class and singers and
actors as another class, not 10 appear be-
fore the public at less than combination
rates. Tins a talented lady who appeared
here recently was assured of full house
1t a reasonable price, but being of
rang of singing and playing conspir- /.
tors who had taken bloody j
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have been signed by the Governor and
thereby added to our statutes
SENATE BILLS.
No 112-In relation to liens of mechan-
les and others upon real estate.
No. 1910 provide for Police Courts in
cities having between 50, 600 and 100000 in
habitants.
No. S3-In relation to the powers of cor
No. ITO provide for work upon streets,
sewers, etc.
ASSEMBLY BILLS.
No. Relating to the salaries of county
officers.
No. S9-To establish home for feeble
minded children.
No. 362-Concerning refunding county
debts, etc.
No. Concerning the sale of State
school lands not suitable for cultivation.
No 510-To pay expenses of State militia
called out in San Joaquin county.
No 502-To promote drainage.
No 44S-To pay claim of ?. ]. O'Con
nor.
No. 425-To provide for management of
Yosemite Valley and Big Tree Grove.
No. 326-Relating to county and town.
ship governments.
No. officiating to Hastings Law Col
lege.
No 4s9-Relating to classification of
counties.
No 313-Relating to heirship and estates
of deceased persons.
No. 561-Amending the laws concerning
the Board of Silk Culture, etc.
BILLS STILL UNSIGNED.
The following are the bills still in the
Governors hands and under consideration
for executive action:
Senate Bill No. 10S-Amending the Code
in regard to appeals in certain divorce
cases, etc, extending the list of cases in
which appeals may be taken.
The remaining bills are all Assembly
bills. and as follows:
No. SOTO authorize the submission of
the proposed constitutional amendments to
vote of the people at special election.
No. 35-Amending the insurance laws SO
as to place all benevolent associations and
certain other societies out from under con-
troll of Insurance Commissioner The OBJ
lection apparently to this bill is that its
broad terms may include insurance COM
panies from other States not contemplated
No. 312-The bill concerning Court Re
porters' fees.
No. 4S1-Excepting Islais creek from the
list of navigable streams of the State.
No. 33-To prohibit the use of opium.
This has not been signed, for the reason
that it is so prohibitory that it IS doubtful
whether opium could be used in any medi-
cinal preparation unless formally prescribed
by a physician.
No. 264-This bill provides for each |
county that may desire holding fair and |
$500 for each of such fairs. 1t |
is stated that, if all the counties desired to |
avail themselves of its provisions, should it |
become a law, it would require something |
like 400 appointments by the Governor,
thus requiring an additional clerk in the |
Executive office
No. RELATES to the investment of cap
ital stock of insurance corporations. 1t |
changes the present law very materially, |
and the question is being debated whether |
the law as it now stands is not safer and |
better.
AS stated, these bills, still in the hands of
the Executive. are under consideration.
Their sapproyal or diapproval has not yet
been determined upon. Next Monday is
the last day allowed-the tenth day after
of the Legislature Sundays
which the Governor may aI-
prove bills in his hands.
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PoLYGAMY.

1t was curious coincidence that our
comments yesterday relative to the pro-
posed abandonment of polygamy by the
Utah Mormons should appear at time
when fresh dispatch from Salt Lake was
published commenting upon the same sub
lect and that the views expressed should
be so nearly alike. We said, in brief, that
As polygamy was held to have been of Di-
vine origin, revealed to the chosen Prophet
OF God, according to the Mormon faith, no
abandonment of it can be made, except by
like revelation, without wrecking the
Church, and that the very proposition to
do so is a confession by the Mormon priest
hood of the hollowness of their whole sys-
TEN of religion. The dispatches now in
form us that the Dessert Ncus, the official
Mormon organ, take like view, saving
Members of the Church who feel and talk
fayorably for the abrogation of doctrinal points
are the reverse of strong" They probably he
long to a class who believe in the fillnes OF the
gospel, as restored through Joseph Smith and
almost wish they didn't, or at least that it was
not true. They would like to do the will OF God.
providing 1t was strictly in accordance with
their own. They desire to adhere to the Church
because they cannot rid themselves of the con.
viction that It is the power of God unto saliva.
tiou, but they would like its doctrines and WAYS
to be mole in conformity with those of the
world, that every species of friction which
causes discomfort and temporal DISADVANTAGE
might be avoided The faithful who
seek to know and do the viii of God will not be
shaken of their purpose. neither will they
abandon their religious principles in whole or
IN part under any kind of pressure whatever.
They will hold to their integrity in the full ex-
psctation of sooner or later beholding the saliva
ton of God.
The Ners sees clearly that the end of
the Church is proclaimed the instant any
attempt is made to predict what revelation
will be made, and that their being given
in accordance with the prediction would
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Interpretations.

The following articles of incorporation
were FLED in the office of the Secretary of
State during the past week The Metropol-
itan Match and Commercial Company, for
the purpose of manufacturing matches in
the city of San Francisco Directors-H.
w. Newbauer, Chas F. Leege, Otto Leege,
Leopold Aurbach, Samuel Newbauer Cap
ital stock, $50, 1000, divided into 500 shares
of the par value of 500 each -. The cover
land Monthly" Publishing Company; to
acquire by purchase the magazine known as
the Overland Monthly together with
the copyright, etc., belonging thereto, to
continue its publication and to carry on the
general business of printing and publish
ing DirectorS-Irving NJ Scott, George c.
Perkins, J. NJ. Mcdonald. John H. Boalt,
c. d. Barnes, w. Winthrop, Martin Kellogg
Capital stock, 100000, divided into 10000
shares of the par value of $40 EACH. The
l. X l.. Mill and Mining Company Prin-
cipal place of business, San Francisco. Di-
rectors-W. g. Buchanan, Charles Dudley,
Walter Rosie, G. W. Stewart, Samuel T.
Greene. Capital stock, S500,000 divided
into $4,000 shares of the par value of $40
EACH. The Second-street Cable Railroad
Company for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining cable street railroad in
the city of Los Angeles. Directors-Ed-
ward A. Hall, Ralph Rogers, Jesse Yarnell,
w. E. Rogers, II. c. Wilmer. Capital
stock, $4,000 divided into 10000 shares of
the par value of $50 each 1.-THE Summit
Spring Water Company, for the purpose of
supplying the town Of st. Helena and vi
cinity with water and water-power
from Hay Creek Springs. Directors
William Scheflier, II. J. Lewelling, Thos.
Watt, Tiburcio Parrot, Theo. Wagner.
~, Il rla 4
Manufacturing Company to manufacture,
purchase and sell lumber boxes, barrels
and other vessels, and articles of wood.
paper and other material. Principal
place of business, Oakland, Cal Directors
Richard Abbey, Alfred Abbey, George
Roeth, l. l.. Given and Chas. W. Reid, all
of Oakland. Capital stock. $4,000, divided
into 1000 shares of the par value of $50
each.... California Mutual Equivalent In.
demnity Association. Principal place of
business, Martinez. Drectors-A. h. /
Griffith, CIV Bourie, w. d. Grow 800. Hum |
boldt and Marine Railway Company, to
carry on and conduct the business of q ma-
rine railway. docking. repairing and build |
ing vessels, driving piles erecting wharves, |
etc Principal place of business, Eureka, |
Humboldt county, Cal. Directors-H. III. !
Buhnc, g. +. Smith, n. McNivin. William |
Bell. Robert Gunther, Isaac X. Brown. c. I
H. Stegemier Capital stock. $4,000, di-
vided into 400 shares of the par value of |
800 each......The Irvington Land and
Water Company, to acquire land and water
and water rights in San Bernardino county
place of business, Los Angeles
,ity, Cal. Directors-Robert n. c. Wilson,
Fl. A. Banley, Samuel Chapman, Jr,
Stephen Townsend, f. G. Halves, Hiram
Hill, +. 8. Chase, II. G.. McKoon, Charles
4. Humphries. Capital stock. $4,000.
divided into 1000 shares Of the par value
# $3.50 each.
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lay bare all the mockery and trickery by
which the Mormon Church holds her con-
verts and expos the miserable sham be-
hind which polygamy has 50 long fortified
:tolf
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The REooRp-UNIoN is the only paper on
the coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
csiyes. the full Associated Press dispatches
from all parts Of liz porld. Outside Of San
Francisco It Ias no competitor, IN point Of
numbers, in its home and general circulation
throuohoyt tke coast
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The Remaining Bills.
SENATE BILLS.

The following additional legislative bills
have been signed by the Governor and
thereby added to our statutes
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Gents Full-fnished Merino Drawers
Norfolk and New Brunswick
goods, 10 cents; the regular value
is 81 50.
Gents Merino Undershirts and Draw
ers, slightly soiled by dust, IS, 30 and
10 cents; worth double.
Gents Atwood White Undershirts,
slightly soiled, 80 cents.
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a TOD a Y
SATURDAY,,
Sale Commences at 8 A. IL. Closing
SPECIAL SATIF,
OUR PRICES CANNOT BE BEAT!
Our Sale not confined to article but we give extra values in all the
different varieties that are advertised

"a Laconia sheetng Beached and Unbeached l6 cents
French Shoe Backing, cents
Boys Light Gaps, cents.
Gents Fine Manila Hats reduced from So so to So So
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-29
DIRECTORY OF SOCIETIES.
Time and Place Of Meeting Name Of
Officers.

Opp Ffft.ows.-San Antonio Lodge No. II
meets At odd Follows hall, Houston street.
ID. i. Lehman, Permanent Secretary.
Ancient FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs-Al-
nmo Lodge No. "a meets first Saturday night In
each month IN Alameda block, corner Com
merce and Alamo streets. W. A. BOnynge,
Secretary.
AScpoR LopoE No. l2I-Mcets first and
third Wednesday In each month. II. u. A.
Derby. Secretary.
KNIGHTS or PyTHIAs.- Elk Lodge No. ~
meets Mt castle hall, corner Commerce ana
Alamo streets every Thursday night. Her
man Loebntz, Chancellor Commander; Geo.
X. Dashicll, Keeper OF Records ana seal.
ENDOWMENT RANK-knights OF Pythias,
meets at castle of Elk Lodge No. -. benjamin
Godcnburg, President; L. u. johnson, secrc'
tnry and Treasurer.
SAN ANTONIO ARBrITEn VEREiN-Meetst the
nrst and third Saturday nights each month at
hall on East Commerce street. President, W.
wurzbach; Secretary P.w seifel; Treasurer,
William Lnngc.
ALAMO FIRE ASSOCIATION No. 2-Mects FIRST
wednesday, in each month at their hall on
Avenue O.. william HOciiing, Sr.. Foreman;
n. q. Haueiscn, Secretary; Charles Dcgen, ST..
Treasurer.
YOUNG MEMS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays in each
month ut Fircmcn's hail. Avenue g. william
Hoefling, Jr., President; II. Hciligmnnn, Sec
Rotary; y. Jaimcs. Treasurer.
ANCIENT ORDER UNITED WORKMEN-Milam
Lodge No. =, regular meetings trst and third
Mondays in each month ut Odd Follows hall,
Houston street. William Hociilng, Jr., Master
Workman. John Ii. Hamilton Recorder.
r~,,,,x soc,pry Moets tho first SUNDAY In
each month. Hall, $40 Monterey street. q.
Glorda, President; II. Morctt. Secretary
,sa.xc,, npNrvotrSr soctrry-Meets sec.
ond SUNDAY in cnch month at hall, No. q Main
PLAZA. E. 4. Clau lon. Secretary.
Ixrvpx.rtoNAt ntrttDrNo AND LOAN Asgo.
CIAriON-Regular meetings second Thursday
in each month at library rooms, "a Losoya
street. NJ. Lindner, Secretary.
AtAuo IratoN or HoNoR-Star Council No.
o:rs meets nj odd Fellows hall first aud thru
Saturday In each month. George X. Dashiell,
Secretary.
kStcuTs OF HoSoR-sunset Lodge No. 1i36
meets at Odd Fellows hall second and fourth
Monday In each month. G. l.. wagner Re
corler.
INprprSbrHr ORprR BNAt BRIrr-E dar
Lodge No I'll meets ut Odd Fellows hall sec
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A Western Volcano.

A volcano has broken forth in the
mountains GO miles southwest OF Bishop
creek. A party Of frightened sheep herd
ers rode into Candelarie few days ago
covered with dust and ashes, and with
numerous holes burnt In their clothing.
They reported that on Saturday they
were startled by an unusual rumbling
noise and trembling Of the ground. At
first they mistook the noise and rumble
for thunder, but 1t was quickly followed
by a tremendous explosion, and on look
ing. up they were appalled, at seeing n
mountain not far away belching forth u
column of flames and smoke several hun
dred feet in height. The air was soon
filed with fiery oinders and hot ashes
which came down upon them in clouds
The afirighted men Immediately drove
their sheep to place of safety, and
rode to the nearest. settlement with the
startling news. Several exploring par
ties have gone to the scene OF eruption
A bright pink glow noticed in the hori-
zon at Virginia City for several nights IL
believed to have been caused by the
eruption.-[virginia City Chronicle.
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FOR SALE.

Furniture tcomplctcl of an sroom house.
House full Of hoardcrs, central location. A
lnc chance for n live, energetic party.
Five fine building lots ON blackberry street,
between Nolan aud liurnct. one of the most
desirable and attractive building sites In the
city, slNib varas. Easy terms offered 10 pur-
chascrs.
Two lets. ioxGO varas. on baltimore avenue.
with i.room house, can be purchased ON very
liberal terms.
Two fine residences on Avenue can be
purchased ut low figures. Fine investment.
Two most desirable lots ON Park avenue. A
Agony, phaeton and harness, complete. A
cory turnout for ladies', remarkably cheap.
Four-room house. outside kitchen. hall aud
galleries, corner oak aud Twelfth street.
A wcll-constructod rock house. 4 rooms and
Kitchen, metal ROOT, two galleries, stable and
carriage house, hydrant water, shade trees
ana shrubbcry; very cory home NJ n great
bargain on Avenue u, between seventh aud
Eighth streets.
A new patent Champion Mornings Safe II
lnchos deep, feet Inches inside, feet .
Inches high, inside measurement; suitable for
Can be had AZ u remarkably low figure.
Lots /, . and 2, In block +, subdivision of
original city lot No. 2, district No. I. ranges Z
and 3, very cheap.
Lots and 2, in block %, corner River Avenue
aud Elizabeth street.
dwelling house with two lots looked feet.
east OF Government hill. house rooms, gal.
lery, shade trees. etc. Price 500.
Two houses, framed. ccilcd and weather.
boarded. galleries; each house contains q
rooms and Kitchen, grape vines, shade trccs,
lots bJN2iO feet, ON Cameron street; will sell at
n bargain.
A cottage of rooms, hydrant water lot a1x
~ varas, ON San Marcos street; will sell cheap.
A 4 room house. nicely finished. out houses,
with two lots each lsAx 6l yaras, enclosed UNI
der good fence; one OF the most desirable res
ldcncc locations In the city. corner Nolan aud
blackberry streets; great bargain ON worry
liberal terms.
i00acrc farm In Bcxar county. n miles
east of San Antonio, nicely improved.
Three small houses ON brooks street, be.
tween olive aud blackberry streets.
scvcn.room house, No. 400 North Olive
street, $3.50 cash.
Twelve building lots, block 20. between Du.
vail aud Milan streets; on monthly install.
mcnts, II desired.
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Two Bulls In a Well.

From the New York Sun.
At Boloe city sam Miller and me was
on some property that belonged to b NJ
Durell
this was in eighteen hundred and sixty
| should have ritten something of this
before
when we had 1t down eighteen feet we
come out to dinner
there was two Bulls fighting bet the
read would be winner
they fought over an hour and my bet
had forgotten
when one crowded the other in the well
to the Bottom
the Bull in the well was much dis
pleased
the Bull on the top went to we'll got
down on his knees
the Bull In the well did BELOW and pray
then we went to drive the other way
he stood on his knees howled a solome
prair
then went in the well tramped from the
other the lair
then we went to the well and TO hour
surprise
one stood on his rump the other on his
face and eyes
we went up to the fort Borrowed Block
and Teakle
went down pulled out the Bulls by the
help Of the people
this was In the fall Of 1864 at the city
of Boice
when we got them out they went there
way rejoicing
this is true you kneed not doubt II
for by one hundred men 1 can prove II
S. b. REEVES.
at Drowsey Grant co oregon.
pay what you please
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near by. and soon rockets were fired and
ropes secured. and one by one the half
dead living were drawn from their awful
suspension between sky and sea. and
landed safe on shore They had 10 take
winny and me together, just as we were,
and even then they had hard work to
undo the clasp OF my stiffened arms
about her. | knew nothing then, nor
for long after; and II Is wonderful that
Winny was the first TO recover. and that
IL was she who nursed me back to life
and reason.
And how did ask her to marry me
Upon my word, now you ask, can't re-
member that l ever did. That seemed
utterly unnecessary, somehow. Caste
distinctions look small enough when you
have been staring death In the face for u
few hours; and words were not much
needed after we had been together in
the rigging that night. Somehow / was
glad It was so; glad my girl had taken
me, In my cap and jersey for common
sailor, and yet loved the old Dick
through IL all; glad she never dreamed
was owner Of Indian Creek farm, and
the richest man in that end Of Ontario,
and had wealth and position higher
than Mr.. Lortus, the young squire at
home. The people she was with had all
gone down on that awful night; she had
no one In the world but me. We were
married at Montreal-the Captain Of the
Antarctic gave her away-and then
brought her home to Indian Creek. To
see her face when she saw the rocking
chair, and the work basket and the Thin
blei Heaven bless her
There she comes, with her baby on her
shoulder. Come In to dinner, friend,
and you shall see the sweetest wife in
the new country on the old the girl |
won amid the oceans surges.-[ Bright
Daye
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FOR RENT.

-
fenced and improved, miles west OF San An
tonic, enclosed with good fence. plenty grass
and water and timber; will sell AT bargain.
FOR RENT.
Three houses on Kelvin street, At Ell. f16
and ~ per month. Hydrant water. A few
steps from street cars.
month. =.
Three-room house ON Crosby street, o. per
month";
fourroom house on North Leona street. Of
per month.
Fourroom house on North Leona street. 81
per month.
slxroom house on Austin street, els per
MONTH
Thrse-room house on Austin street. $40 per
month,
Three rooms, No. ss Avenue ID. for Sic per
month";
seven.room house, No. 400 North Olive
street, at si5 por month.
1hrccroom house on brooks street, between
olive and blackberry streets, ~ per month.
PURCHASING AGENCY.
We have opened. for tho benefit OF people
,, N.Y., distant from the city, 9ENEhAL
NESS, and will promptly all all orders for any
article of merchandise you may need, saving
| you tho cost OF travel and at the same time
giving you the advantage OF buying Mt the
| lowest market prices, our arrangements with
the wholesale houses being such that they will
pay our commissions, not the buyer. thus CIV
ing you the same advantages us II you were
here In person. IL you wish 10 purchase
Dress Goods, Clothing, Hats, Millinery. or
Crockcry, Glassware, Boots. Shoes, or Hard
ware please write us for prices, rates OF
freight, etc. We viii cheerfully give any In
formation desired.
BUSINESS FOR SALE.
A restaurant outfit, with all its furniture
ter, show cascs, tables, chairs, oto.; also plano.
VIII sell at bargain.
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PROPOSALS FOR PLUMBING.

HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF TEXAS. !
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
San Antonio, Tex, August "a, 1885.
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- to usual conditions, will be received at this
Office until II O'Clock, noon, on the 18th day OF
September 1885, mt which time and place they
will be opened In presence of attending bid.
ders, for furnishing material and doing plumb
ing work, in connection with construction of
IL buildings, at San Antonio, Texas, according
which will be shown, blank proposals fur
nshed, and full information as TO manner of
bidding, and terms of contract given, ON appli-
cation.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Envelopes containing proposals should he
marked; proposals for Plumbing" and nd
dressed TO the Undersigned.
j. G.. C. LEE,
Major and Chief Quartermaster.
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