The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-15
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

the usual Dl-Weekly uress phrhuo
took place yesterday and was fairly Mt
tended.
The wagon roads leading into the
city are said to be In very bad oondi-
ton.
The Fourth Ward public schools are
having their picnic to-day at San Pedro
park.
Navarro street, between Houston
and Travis park, Is emitting a sickening
smell.
The foot bridge at the convent has
been partially rciloored and the railing
repaired.
Madame Donaldson's dancing class
will picnic next Wednesday ut San
Pedro park.
Mr.. Ii. Landy, who hns been very
Ill with pneumonia, was able to be out
yesterday.
Mr.. Richard Lentz. formerly Of
Casino bar, will soon open at the Men
ger hotel bar.
The town Ia beginning to I'LL mp
with railroad men, and things are about
to hum again.
Mr.. Charles Muenoh and other young
men are arranging for a private picnic
next Sunday.
Contractor johnson and outfit have
arrived from Houston to begin work on
the Aransas Pass road.
Grand concert by the Houston Saen-
gerfest orchestra at the Vienna garden
on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Tonight will be the usual weekly
meeting OF the Literary and Scientific
society. Professor Rote will open the
discussion.
The Turner picnic which was to
have taken place on Sunday, has been
postponed until further notice by the
committee.
The Toepperwein case is still drag
ging its weary length along In the Dis
trict court. The testimony for the de-
Tense is now in progress.
Grand Italian night, magnificent H.
Elimination and very selected musical
programme at the Vienna garden Satur-
day and Sunday night.
"A raflle for five prizes will take
place Saturday, the 10th inst, at $50 p.
M, at Sim Harris cigar store. Only
few chances left. Call at once.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
school will have their picnic at McLain's
park tomorrow. The procession will
start from the church at 0 o'clock.
Yesterday at st. Joseph's Catholic
church, 80 children, boys and girls, re-
ceived first communion, and were con-
iirmed In the afternoon by Bishop Neraz.
Mr.. Hart, one OF the clerks Mt Gov
eminent headquarters, while riding on
the street car towards town, fell in a
dead faint, but restoratives revived him.
Little Gus Landauer, whose foot
NlNH Lad lsF f.r
some weeks ago, Ia getting along finely
and will soon be well enough TO run
about
Ben Tinsdale. the driver of the
BOerne stage, collided his stage with
krisch's butcher cart yesterday evening,
accidentally overturning the cart and
breaking it,
"A gentleman who owns Il hide yard
in the southern part of the city SAYS he
sorapes oil the waste meat inside the
hide and sells 1t TO MeNicans-probabl
for chill con csrne.
The first ship to be LAUGHED on Aran-
sas bay at the completion OF the Arkansas
Pass railway Is now on exhibition for
rattle at Hart 4 Bonds. Ii was built by
Mr.. NJ. Armstrong.
Divine services at the Temple Beth
III this evening ut S:l5 and tO-mor
morning at 10 o'clock. Subject for this
evenings lecture: "The Model Wife,
morning subject: "Pentecost."
Mr.. Sam Pierce, former San Anto-
Mo boy, now an operator on the
southern Pacific railway at Thurston. is
IN the city with his wife visiting his
fathcr-in law, MIR. X. &. Nixon.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to William SGhoenberg and Kate Simp-
son, Joseph X. bernstein and Carolina
Demmer, Cataino Rodriguez and Ra-
mona Valdez, Pablo Robales and Rosa
Herrera.
officer Martinez and several citizens
complain OF stagnant mudhole on Live
Oak street, between Star and Dawson
streets, which has been reported to the
Street Commissioner several times be-
fore.
"A very pleasant lunch and straw
berry festival was given yesterday after
noon and night by the ladies' OF the Paine
NJ. Il. church at the corner of Houston
and Losoyo streets. This enjoyable fes-
tival will continue to-day.
Acting City Marshal Juan Cardenas
has Increased his family by the addition
OF fine 10 pound girl, which arrived
yesterday. Juan says he thought 1t was
gong TO be another policeman, ''but
girls will be girls"
"A troupe OF artists, composed of Mr..
and Mrs. J.. f. Howe and the Misses
Rosa Wooddall, NJ. King, j. Weatherby,
d, Clark and NJ. Johnston, are now in the
CITY on their way to Eagle Pass, from
Parsons, Kansas.
Last night. on Belvin street. Second
ward, the wife of MIR. Schuhardt, Jr..
Catarlna, died Of consumption. At 2
O'Clock this morning his father, G.. +.
Schuhardt, died OF brain and liver dis
ease. The funerals occur this afternoon
Mt . O'Clock.
MIR. Ed. Lassner was fined So by the
Recorder this morning for Keeping an
obnoxious hide yard on South Flores
street. The stencil was declared to be
unDearaDle by the neighbors, although
Mr.. l.assner declared il to be yery con-
Cucive TO health.
Work on the Arkansas road. Presi-
dent Lott states, will take place to.mor-
| row or Monday. Grades Will be COM
menced on the south side of the San An
tonic river towards Floresville. The
construction material for 20 miles of
road arrived last night.
deputy Sheriff Ijinio Garcia, of
webb county, 10 In from Laredo on bust
ness. He was formerly City Marshal of
Laredo. lie reports that the Rio Grande
IS on Its third rise now and is doing great
damage along Its course. The railroad
between Corpus Christi and Laredo only
runs within 30 miles of Laredo, II being
impossible to come nearer on account az
bridges washed away.
Attorney Newton says the papers
complain OF everything, and he refuse