The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-30

wire has been advanced Is per cent. In
view Of the alleged strinRency Of the
times, 1t is rather peculiar that the
prices OF manufactured goods are gradu-
ally advancing.
A REGENT decision Of the Texas court
OF Appeals in the case Of Gamble ct al.
against Talbot, gives n creditor the right
to receive property from an insolvent
debtor in payment Of his claim II the
transaction be open, and more property
is not taken than is reasonably sufficient
to pay his demand, and his, although
the creditor may know nj the time that
he will thereby prevent other creditors
from enforcing their claims, and al
though the creditor may know that tina
debtor prefers him through motives Of
friendship.
Tlm New York papers are discussing
the question Of the day of General
Grants funeral, Saturday, August Sth,
rs to whether 1t can be made Il legal
holiday or not. IN which the sun says:
New York Of l>>l provides expressly,
after enumerating the fixed holidays,
such as New Years Day and lndepend-
cnce Day, that any day appointed or re-
commended by the Governor OF this
State or the President OF the United
States as day Of thanksgiving or fast
ing and prayer, or other religious OBJ
seryance, shall be considered as Sunday
and as u public holiday for all purposes
whatsoever rs regards the transaction
OF business in the public Offices Of this
State or counties of this state. The
Herald. moreover, states that, while the
Executive may order II holiday in the
Government department, in banking
and in matters relating to the accept
ance, protest, or payment Of commercial
paper it is different, In such case the
only legal holidays besides Sundays are
those specified by law. This is again
an error, because the act OF 1851 pro-
vides that in addition to the holidays
specified by law. any day appointed or
recommended by the President or the
Governor Ms day Of religious observ-
anoe shall, for all purposes whatsoever
as regards the presenting for payment
or acceptance and the protesting and
giving notice OF the dishonor of bills of
exchange. checks, and notes, be treated
and considered as Sunday, and as pub
lie holiday. Whatever day shall be iinal-
ly set apart, therefore, for General
Grants funeral will be n legal holiday
TIM editor Of the Corpus Christi Caller
recently interviewed Captain Kennedy on
the subject OF the Cuff road in the fol-
lowing In reply to a question Capt.
Kennedy said that all the rails, fastenings,
ties, bridge timber and rolling stock
were in hand and in sight to build the
road % miles, or to Goliad, and that it
would be pushed forward as rapidly as
| 1t could be built. The finest kind of
steel rails. 1900 tons, had been purchased
Mt a bargain from the Bethlehem Steel
company, of Pennsylvania, and that the
mills were busy making the rails to fill
| the order. Between 10 and 10 miles of
road have been graded from san Antonio
toward 'Floresville, and that track laying
will be commenced and followed up rs
fast as the material can be received.
Locomotives, passenger, baggage and
freight cars have been purchased
in fact all rolling stock needed.
II is expected that Bee county will bid
for the road as well rs Gollad and the
one that can offer the better induce
ments will no doubt get it. MIR. Thomas
O'Connor, the wealthy stockman, has
offered to give $4,000 for the road to be
built through Goliad county. Others
are expected to donate literally. Cap.
tain Kennedy and President Lott, while
in New York met, MIR. Mackay, who as.
sured them that he will make oonnec-
ton with their road by extending the
Telfener road from Victoria, and he will
be ready to connect with their road 81
soon as the % miles of the San Antonio
road is built. In reply toa question
Captain Kennedy said that Corpus Christ
can get the road If the people of til,
town and county will offer sunl
client inducement to justify the ex
pense of building here, The main termi
nus will no doubt be Mt Arkansas Pass OF
Ilarbor island, sand the Captain, but
direct branch could be built to Corpu
that would give two direct routes east
one via san Antonio and the other t,
Houston via the Mackay road, Pen
could be built at Corpus and every con
vcnence made for the shipment OF cat
tie from Nueces county and the terrtor,
south and west Of this place. The Cap
tain believes such road would greatl
benefit not only Corpus Christi bu
Nueces and Duval counties A wei
= known stockman in Duval county prom
% ises a liberal donation IA also wealth
= stockman ofNueces county. Should tn
I people here decline to offer the neces
sary Inducements the Captain says tn
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railwa
+. people will not build the road to Corpu
. Christi %