The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-30
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

Eat your meals on the Rivcrslde res
taurant ycranda. G-lf-lm
Ten cents will buy fine. large
watermelon on the market now.
Fashionable dressmaklng Mt the new
dollar store. No. u Alamo plaza In
Fine, large cantelopes are only
worth five cents on the Plaza market.
Try the Riverside restaurant, cor
ner Of Commerce and losoyo n. G-l1-lm
Joseph Kershaw, colored, aged nine
teen years, died yesterday Of general
dropsy
DIR. Johns can be found Mt night at
his residence, No. 2l1 Enst Commerce
street. II
Frank DorGldson viii have the
management Of lurhtr hall for the
coming season.
Go at once to \. NJ. Cohon's, Main
plaza, and get new suit for less than
New York cost j-2g-2t
Turkish baths and warm water
baths nj a. Iillau's. corner Commerce
and Alamo streets. G.l-lm
There was no session of the city
Council yesterday 1t being the iirtn
Monday In the month.
MIR |. $. Berg has secured permit
to erect "a rock dwelling ON the west side
Of Accquia street to cost 5000.
- 4 cricket club has been organized
and already numbers twcnty-cight
members. Particulars at liGni Office.
Three strings of farmers wagons
were ON Military plaza last evening,
and nearly all were loaded with water
melons.
Officer Ellis is quite recovered from
iisiic encounter De had with nu OBJ
strepcrous drunken man last sunday
night.
-Babbctta Iicglcr, the little two year
old daughter Of Policeman Iicglcr, died
last sunday evening from rcmillcnt
fever.
"A strong force will muster at sam
Mavericks bank this afternoon, to
sample the beer he provides for all
corners.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Charles
Xicglcr buried his tWo-yrUr-old baby.
who died from Inflammation of the
bowels.
William Hammond has secured
building permit for lumber dwelling
10 be erected on the west side Of Svca-
more street, Fourth ward, to cost sliuJ
The little boy burned to death last
sunday afternoon, ms reported In yostcr-
days lIGliI. was the 10 year old son of
Mr.. John STARK, a carpenter living in
First ward.
Mr.. G. Garron is going into the
theatre business evidently. lie has see
cured permit to erect % theatre ON the
south side Of Monterey street, First
ward, to cost $3.50
Mr. W. J. Ballantync Patterson has
set nm example OF liberality worthy Of
Imitation by our wealthy citizens. lie
having donated 500 for the benefit Of
the san Antonio Rifles.
A meeting Of the Ladies' Hebrew
Benevolent society Is called for Nednes-
day at q p. M, at the Temple Beth III.
\ full attendance is requested, as there
is business Of Importance to be dis
posed Of.
The following passengers lcft this
morning for Galveston en- route to New
York. via the Mallory Line Steamship
Lnmpasas: Or. h. Bennett and daughter.
Miss Jennie; Mr. Jacob Wnelder. wife.
six children and nurse.
1t is sand that the dog catchcrs are
very watChful for small pets and line
blooded animals letting the scrubs and
cur, have . free run. Is dog catching an
industry. or oes the city pay them to
rid the streets OF worthless ours?
officer g. Buckley. one of the oldest
officers of the ely police force is very
i'll with acute yellow atrOphy Of the
liver. and his death Is hourly antic-
pated. The extreme junction. was adj
ministcred to him ON Sunday last.
Superintendent W. G, Rotc. of the
bubble schools leaves tomorrow for
Waco to attend the state Teachers con
ycntion where he will read Il paper on
the subject OF the teaching of natural
history and science in the public schools.
Mr.. IL. Spieler, Of this city. mei
with painful accident yesterday morn
ing by being thrown from his horse
while passing over the San Pedro creek.
lie was thrown into the san Pedro and
his shoulder joint was badly dislocated
in the fall.
Several saloon keepers are DESTROYS
Of purchasing lots in the vicinity Of the
depot Of the san Antonio and Aransus
Pass railroad. Property owners are
raising prices to an eXorbitant extent.
surely, san Antonio Is saloOned enough
already
"A movement is on foot to erect
drinking fountain and water trough on
Main plaza. The hack horses that have
to stand for hours In the midday sun
-uler greatly from the want Of this con
yenience. VINO viii start the subscrip-
lion li.ty
ALI the paWnbrokers In the city have
been indicted by the grand jury for fall
ing 10 give bond according to law, and
for failure to report sales. The eXami-
nation will take place al Justice Adams
court tomorrow.
The City Marshal has received a
photograph of sam II. Dawson, who is
advertised by Messrs. Monroe q French,
circus proprletors, of St. Louis, for ar
rest on the charge Of having stolen their
days receipts for the 10Th Of june. \
reward Of $50 is offered.
Captain Smith, the distributing
clerk at the POstolllCe was considerably
surprised ut his son appearing ut the
window enquiring for mail. The father
lid not recognize him until his son made
himself known. Captain Smith not
having feen him for lapse Of - years.
A young lawyer who IS a member Of
the san Antonio Rifles, in making II
sueech to the Belknap boys nj The
Nrmory last night, declared lac knew
that they would secure the second prize
because he had "praycd for them"
Verify the prayers Of Il lawyer availeth
much.
Monstrositics of the vegetable king
dom are now in order. The first of the
seHson comes from Mr. Archer, the Sun
ret ticket agent. He talks about straw
berry grown by his uncle. with dame
ter Of eight Inches, and If any doubt
Hits across ones face when he tells IL, he
says he has u life size % photograph Of
1t, which has been sent to him,