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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
Fashion Theatre.

Last evening several new attra ctions
were presented at the Fashion theatre.
Miss Morgan, n young lady of massive
proportions, exhibited some clever exer-
cises on the Indian clubs, Another new
face appeared in Miss Aggie Wells, who
ia a serio-comic vocalist of talent. All
the company still remaining appear to
have gained hold on the public favor,
Miss Kitty Wells and Miss Eva Allen.
Victoria and Cleo, Messrs. Colburn and
Clayton. all receiving their full share Of
applause. This establishment has been
undergoing some improvements which
render the ventilation better. Next
week an entire new company Will open
here
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
NEW YORK STEAM.
Nichols 4 Co.. 23s Commerce Street. Dealers In
Dry Goocs, Notions, Stationery, Jewelry,
Glassware, crochery, Tinware, Hats,
Shoes, Clothing, Etc. Prompt Alien
lion Paid TO orders whole
sale and Retail.

Pins, 2lc per paper; good heavy gold
plated brooch pins DC, worth $l.JO; also
nice line coral jewelry; fancy shelfpaper,
@ sheets 2Jc; IL sheets note paper, 2lc;
hoop skirts. l9c and up; No. o all silk OF
toman ribbons, l2lc per yard; other quail
ties same ratio; ladies and misses gloves,
lOc and loo per pair; gents finest
dog skins gloves. silk stitch baoks. 500
per pair. worth 50; gents still hats,
81 90; gents straw loo and up; ladies and
gents l-ply linen collars, all latest styles,
10o each; cuffs, 4-ply, lsc pair; 2-quart
tin buckets, 10c; goblets, Too per dozen;
all wool ingram carpets, 5Sc per yard;
all wool pants, dark grey hair lines.
So 90 and SO % per pair, worth So and SO.
Mems rubber coats 81 30 each; ladies'
and misses and boys rubber coats, Zoe,
81 and 81 % each; Big line Of ladies fan
cy lace scarfs, &c and loo each. Boys
and mems soft hats, 25c and soc each.
Gents soft hats, 81 %, and the best 81.
We guarantee tinware 80 per cent.
under other competitors. Gents pure
silk and satin scarfs 25c, worth soc;
socks &c pair; heavy. all linen, table
cloths, white, Doc n yard, worth DOC.
We will take orders for any article ad-
vertised by New York retail houses, de-
livered here free of charges.
NICHOLS Il Co.,
2-2i-3m 23S West Commerce st.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

PenrCse has received n letter from
Gwynn Price. the champion English
shot who beat Bogardus, Offering to
shoot him 100 birds for $3.50 side lie
congratulates Penrose on beating Car
yer, who he says is only blower and
has gained his reputation by luck. The
match will in all probability take place
here. and II so n most exciting and close
contest can be relied on.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
Sudden Death

Mr.. oliver Bigelow waling died very
suddenly about noon yesterday Mt his
place OF business from heart disease
with which he had been afflicted for
forty years. His funeral took place this
morning at 10 O'Clock. MIR. WalliLg
came to San Antonio from his native
place of Ithaca. New York, about two
years ago lie leaves two sons, one of
whom, w. W. Walling, is well known in
trOit, Michigan.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
NecktIe Party.

The necktie party and ice-cream So
clable given by the Ladies Missionary
society of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church last night was not so well at
tended us the church entertainments
heretofore have been, though the cash
receipts showed no diminution of the
gracefully presided over by beautiful
young ladies in vari-colored aprons,
while the neckties to match sold the
gentlemen were simply gorgeous. A
pleasant time was experienced by all
Dreseut,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

Mr.. George V. Willing, OF Manchester,
Mich, writes: any wife has been al
most helpless for five years, so helpless
that she could not turn over In bed alone.
She used two bottles of Electric Bitters,
and Is so mu h improved that she is able
now to do h C own work" Electric Bit
tiers will do all that Ia claimed for them.
Hundreds of testimonials attest their
great curative powers. Only 30 cents
II bottle at Rice Bros. IL Co.'s.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
Al COLLEGE.

Lcncr Don Manuel Herrera, Director
of the Colegio Cientiiioo Potosino, OF
San Luis Potosi, Mexico. writes a very
complimentary letter to Mrs. Maria
Garcia, of 2i2 East Commerce street, in
forming her that her son, Alberto
Garcia, n well-known San Antonio boy,
il gaining high honors in his classes In
that college, and will graduate in this
his Sth year. lie has been first In all
his studies. and when he graduates will
make n shining light in his chosen pro-
fession, civil engineering.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
PINKEYE.
A Remarkable Cure of Horse.

In the fall of 1879 I had valuable horse taken
with the pinkcyc, resulting In blood poison
After nine months of doctOring with all the
remedies to he found In horse books, de-
SPARED of II cure. His right hind leg was ns
running sores. lie was II most pltiful-lOoking
object. At last ! thought Of Swifts Specific,
and commenced to use H. | used u bottles.
In August last all symptoms OF the disease dis
appeared. There have been no signs of u re-
turn, and the horse has done mules work on
my farm ever since.
JAMES l.. FLEMING, Augusta, Ga.
January 0, 1885.
Swlft's Specific Ii entirely vegetable, Treat
Use ON BLOOD and skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta,
Ga, or 100 W. I'D ST., N. Y.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

Election for seven az directors of the
Loan star Brewing Co. to serve for the
ensuing year viii take place at the
Brewery on Tuesday, May 3, A. ID. 1885,
AS provided by charter. Polls will be
open from 10 o'clock n. m. until 2 p. m.
j. II. KAMpMANN, President.
l.. 5. BERG, Secretary. l25-l0t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

A fine secondhand Weber piano in
perfect order at reasonable price. For
terms apply at 3lS Elm street, near
Kampmann's factory. Allow.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

Turner Picnic,

And caulinower, just received by Pres
colt Il Co., corner Houston and Soledad
streets i-2S-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

Administrators Notice.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Bcxnr.
County Court, in Matters of Probatc-To May
Term, A. ID. 1876.
THE STATE or TEXAS,
To all persons Interested in the administration
of the estate of John Lchmann alias SVEN
TyvcrsOn, deceased.
Fred IIndcr, administrator of the estate of
John LchmHnn alius Sven Tyvcrson, de-
ceased. has filed his final account in the Coun-
~ Court of lieNnr County, which will be acted
upon at the May term. A. ID. 1876, of said court;
after this notice shall have been duly pub
lishcd FOR twenty CO. days In some newspaper
published in BeNar County, Texas. at the
Courthouse thereof, In the City of san Anto-
MO, at which time all persons interested In said
estate may appear and make objections there
to II they see proper.
Witness, Thad. W. Smith, Clerk of the Coun.
- ~ Court of BcNur County and seal of
l.. S. said court, at my Office, IN san Anto-
- MO, this 24th day of April, A. ID. lSSj.
THAD. W. SMITH,
Clerk County Court, BeXur County, Texas.
Issued same day.
Came to hand April "a, 1876, at ll;30 o'clock
II. M, and publication ordered In the san An
tonic Daily Light.
T.. A. STEVENS,
sheriff IeXar County.
by NAT LEWIS, Deputy. 4-2i.sOt
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29
BLUM & KOENIGSBERGER.
F. W. MCALLISTER & BRO,

POI, 200 AND 2O5 S. ALAMO ST. COR. vILLITA,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
We ARE Wholesale aud Retail Dealers In Austin
white Lime, best Brands of Dark Rosendale and
Imported English Portland Cemcnts Plaster of
Paris, and Long Cont HAIR ana would ask you to
call, write for prices before purchasing else
where Please mention this paper.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

Frank Starr, who has opened a fine new
restaurant on Commerce street, between
Main and Military plaZas, wants live,
energetic man to take a halfinterest and
manage the business. Lift
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-29

TWO LADY vocallsts and plnnlsts wanted NJ
| II saloon. Sund photo and application to
S. NJ, Light Office. Photos will bc returned.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
The Civil Service Law.

Washington correspondents state thai
there is growing idea to test the con
stitutionality of the Civil Service Law
1t is PROFESSIONALLY true that PROPOSE
ton will be made for its amendment, il
not its absolute repeal. Recent occur
ences prove that the law is faulty OF
| that the Commission and others in au.
thority have violated it and abused
their trusts. For example, in Columbia
North Carolina, the Commissioners
| designated as the examining board three
persons, named respectively, c. NJ. VIII
DER, HENRY WALLACE and J. S. LEAP
HART. The personnel of this board is
thus described by South Carolins
contemporary;
"LEApHART is deputy postmaster at
| Columbia, who has been acting post
master for many years. He is white
man and clever and capable. c. M
WILDER is postmaster at Columbia, OF
rather he holds the commission and
draws the salary, but is not capable OF
attending to the duties of the office. II
we are correctly informed he can scarce
| ly write his own name. He is a negro
HENRY A. WALLACE is young negro
and clerk in the postofice. Both col
ored men are Republicans and LEAP
HRET is a Democrat. And this is the
trio to pass on qualifications of South
CarolinIans who want Office under Dem
cratic Administration"
This is a nice board of exam.
liners to pass upon the qualifca.
tions of decent, self-respecting men
and women. The Commissioners who
perpetrated this outrage on decency
have not denied the charge of having
appointed this board, but they have had
the brazen effrontery to attempt to
justify their conduct.
The latest charge against them is the
offensive partizanship of the Chairman
of the Commission (himself Republi.
CAM in discriminating in favor of Re-
pu5licans in putting candidates in the
service. In plain terms, it is charged
that Republican who was examined
only twenty days before was put to work
when a Democrat, with his certificate,
had waited two years, and still waits.
This is a singular performance under
Democratic Administration.
Numerous amendments are proposed
to the law and to guard against the
abuses that are being practiced. One
thing certainly ought to be done: The
Commission, composed as it is of two
Republican partizans and one Democrat
of very questionable fitness, should be
reformed. And il. this cannot be attained,
Congress should feel in duty bound to
withhold the funds necessary for its
stlpport
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
The Cheers for Hancock.

1t seems strange, but is nevertheless
true, that there were cheers all along
the line of the GRANT funeral process
sion in New York. They were given in
honor. not of SaE RMAN nor of SHERI
DAN, but of Gen. HANCOCK. The
marked distinction has been variously
interpreted. To our mind the cause is
plain Gen. HANCOCK was the officer
who, as commander of the provinces
of Louisiana and Texas, during the
reconstruction era, gave expression to
the burning sentiment-sThe privilege
of habeds corpus, the right of trial by
jury, and the freedom of the press, are
the inheritance of American citizens
and shall be preserved" For enforcing
the rights thus declared, he was prompt
ly removed by Gen. GRANT to make
room for SHERIDAN who Immediately
proclaimed that the people over whom
he was sent to rule, were ''tanditti anC
should be treated as SUCH"
All the surroundings brought tn,
event wildly to the remembrance O
the assembled masses, and, funera
though it was, they vented their admi
ration for the hero-statesman in cheer
that made the welkin ring
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26

It is proper to reproduce the follow
ing correspondence. When first pub
lished, it was so extraordinary that the
public did not regard it as genuine. It's
authenticity has since been avouched,
and the feeble comments which it first
elected, are now swelling into reverber
atiDg thunders:
"CINcINSATI. July "a, 1SS5.-To III.
President, Washington. d. C-Dear Sir:
This community read the announcement
of to the Judgeship with
establishment and regret, il not pain, and
none were more astonished than those who
had signed his petition-and / regret tc
say that my name is to be found upon it
have refused several whom / know to b,
unfit, but / signed this one, thinking i
would never be considered, and not for on
moment believing the appointment wa
possible. When first presented to me, pu
him off, and hoped to escape, but he cam
again with it, and, with others, signed il
thinking there was no chance of its reach
ing even consideration. 1t was signe'
by many prominent men, who hated I
refuse, and hoped and thought 1t woul
result in nothing.
Yours, very respectfully,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
Observation-Disclosures.

We have received from the publishers
J. A. & r. A. Reid, Providence, K. l.,
advance sheets of a work entitled
Union Observation-Disclosures. Three
Decades of Federal Legislation-1S55t to
1885. Personal and historical memoirs
of events preceding, during and since
the American Civil War, involving
Slavery and Secession, Emancipation
and Reconstruction, with sketches of
prominent actors during the periods
BY Samuel S. Cox, member of Congress
for twenty-four years. Illustrated with
thirty-six portraits on STEEL" 1t will be
handsome volume of over seven hun,
dred pages, and will necessarily have 8
large sale. Chapter Xxx is devoted tc
Reconstruction in the Fourth Military
District, in which the State of Missis
sippi was included. The extracts we
make from that chapter will be read
with interest, and will indicate the
general character of the work. The
book will be sold by subscription, and
persons wanting agency of same should
at once address the publishers.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
Suspensions for Partnership

Before the President left the White
House for his summer vacation, be
caused the following entry to be made
ON the book containing the lists of Post
masters appointed at Presidential Offices
aThe suspensions in the foregoing cases
were, with two exceptions, made for parti-
zanship. The two were made upon reports
OF inspectors showing bad management oil
the offices BY the incumbents.
1.-THE President has now considered all
the cases of Presidential poetmasters which
have been made ready and presented to
his attention. He has made 467 appoint
ments, Of which 274 were 10 vacancies
caused by expiration of terms or resigna-
ton and 1893 in place of suspended officers.
Every case Of suspension has been careful
ly considered upon evidence in pursuance
Of the same principles by which he was
guided in the beginning, and large aunsber
Of solicited removals hare been refused, includ-
ing some at his last consideration of cases
yesterday, because the proofs we're mot
such in his judgment as to warrant the
action.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
Personal.
JacKsoN, Mss, Aug. 22d, 1885.

JACksCN, Mis-, aug z-u, 1000
As friends of the respective parties
We have noticed with much regret the
recent pasagraphs in the jackson
CLARION and Newton Free Press which,
originating in a simple statement re-
garding the status of the Coahoma coun-
ty delegation, soon assumed personal
character.
Feeling convinced that no good reason
existed for disagreement between gen.
tlemen of the same political party
about this matter, we have, of our own
accord. appealed to the two gentlemen
thus, as we conceive, unnecessarily
emb rolled, to forbear all further hostile
language or acts and permit us to adjust
the matter on amicable and honorable
terms.
Obtaining their consent we have care
fully considered all the facts and circum
stances pertaining 10 the misunderstood
ing, and make the following awards:
| LIST. We decide that Mr.. Clifton's Ian
guage in the paragraph respecting thu
Coahoma delegation was not properly
or fairly susceptible of the construction
Mr.. Andrews placed on it. Therefor
that Mr.. Andrews personally disrespect
full language in reply was without justi
fication and should be withdrawn.
I'd. That such withdrawal leaves Mr.
Clifton without grounds of offense, ant
therefore lall disrespectful languag
used by Mr.. Clifton towards MI
Andrews should also be withdrawn.
Sd. That on the acceptance of tn
above award by the principals, we de
clare the adjustment to be alike honor
able to both gentlemen, and that term
of civllity and kindness should be 8
once restored between them.
J. b. BLACKWELL,
JONES S. HAMILTON.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26

Two egregious mistakes -one com.
mitted in the Interior Department, the
other in the Postoffice Department
have been corrected.
On the Recommendation of Senators
TELLER and Bowen, of Colorado, and
other Republicans of lesser note, the
Secretary of the Interior appointed one
G. P. JUDD, of Colorado, special agent
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. II
transpired that he had served one term
in prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, and
two terms in the Colorado Penitentiary
for horse-stealing, and that he was under
arrest for a similar crime when ap-
pointed. The Secretary revoked the APP
pointment as soon as the facts were
brought to his knowledge.
Through Republican influences one
F. B. DUNroN, in Maine, was appointed
Postmaster. He was in Jail at the time
on charge of larceny. As in the case of
JUDD, his appointment was recalled.
MoRAL.-Better not trust too much to
Republican endorsements; nor confer
appointments upon Mugwumps when
there are any number of honest Demo-
Gratis willing to serve the country.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
Yazoo City Correspondence.
YAzoo Cry. August 9th. 1s

YAzoo CITY, August oath, 1885.
EDITOR CLARION : On last Tuesday even
ing posse OF white men having in custody
a young negro man, called at the Office of
Justic Emory. Samie, the fifteen year old
son of Henry Chapman. a white farmer
living near here, made an affidavit charg-
ing the negro with kidnapping him. The
boys statement was substantially, that on
Monday after dinner his mother sent him
to the field to gather some peas and while
there the prisoner came upon him, and
after fastening his hands with piece of
wire, ordered him to follow him, threaten
ing his life if he gave an alarm or attempt
ed to escape; that they walked the greater
part of the night and on reaching a grove
near the public road short distance from
Benton, the negro stopped, declaring that
he was too tired to go further that they
both laid down upon the ground and the
negro falling asleep, he fChapman) stole
away and started for home where he
arrived about sunrise.
Meanwhile the boys parents, alarmed
at his absence, had aroused the neighbors.
and the evening and night were passed in
searching for him. About sunrise Tues
day morning the boy reached home with
his hands tightly bound with wire and
related his story. A posse at once started
with the boy to apprehend the negro.
A few miles from this place, on the pub
lie road leading to Benton, they came
upon two young negro men walking toward
Yazoo City. The boy at once identified
one of them as his assaiiant, whereupon
both negroes were arrested and brought to
town. The negro protested his innocence.
stating that they had both started from
Mr.. Ewing's place in Madison county on
last Monday for Yazoo City, and had |
passed Monday night at Vaughn's Station. |
The negro. Charlie Lambert, was COM
mitted to Jail in default of giving bond. |
until his witnesses could be procured. On |
SATURDAY. the case came on for trial. Mean
while. two witnesses had been procured |
who would testify that the boy had spent
Monday night alone in their cabin, having |
told them he was on his way to Benton.
When young Chapman came into court
before the case was called, he
was advised by the Justice that If he had
made mistake in the charge, or had any
doubt as to the prisoner, to at once acknowl-
edge his error. In reply, ne stoutly main
tanned that the facts were true as stated.
An hour later. when confronted with the
TWO parties at whose cabin he had STAYED
Monday night, he broke down and con-
iessed that there was no truth in the
charge that he had run away from home, 1
but one nights absence curing him he had
and invented this tale in order to
escape punishment.
The negro was discharged and young
Chapman remanded to jail in default Of
,ail on i charge of perjury.
The case excited considerable interest
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
1.-THE saddest words of tongue or pen
"a thaSa. ffIf niUht hava haap ,,

In the beautiful little poem of Maud
Muller the poet makes use of these words,
so suited to the feelings of disappointed
lovers and candidates when some unex-
pected occurrence seems to blight their
hopes. These words are, doubtless, echoed
now in the mind of one of the candidates
for State Superintendent of Education.
By reference to the proceedings of the
State Convention it will be seen that Mr..
Jayne was dropped from the roll (under
the rule to drop the lowest name) by ! OF
vote. Now it so happened that Mr.
MELVILLE, at the request OF the delegates
whose proxy he held, cast the four votes Of
Madison county for DIR. Lipscomb not
withstandipg the fact that the county, in
Convention, had instructed that they should
be cast when Gen. Smith was dropped,
for Jayne. When convinced of this, he
endeavored to have the vote changed just
as the Secretary was about to announce
the result of the ballot, but owing to the
confusion of the moment he could not gel
the attention of the Chairman until the
ballot h ad been read out, when the chair
decided that it was too late.
Had Jayne received this vote DIR. Mil
ler's vote would have remained unaffected
at 48, while Jayne's would have been 81
instead of 47S and Jayne's name would
have been retained and Miller's dropped
So it will be seen that had Jayne received
enough of DIR. Miller's lost vote he was
still possibility for the nomination, and
his friends think his nomination quite
likely.
Mr.. Jayne seems to look upon the trans.
action as one those accidents which no one
could foresee or prevent, and, since the
fates, if not the Convention, were agains
him, submits with good grace and Mr.
Melville regrets very much that he coulC
not correct the error.
We mention the matter merely to SHOW
how small a slip may change the fate of ;
candidate. We have no instance befor,
US of an unfortunate lover, but doubt no
that the fates ars quite as tickle in tn,
romantic field of love as in the more bois
ferrous one of politics.