The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-31

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THOMAS ~. JOHNSON.
Business Manager.
Entcrcda ut Postoni,c at san Antonio, Texas
rs second class matter.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Now Time Gard In Eject December es
1884, l. a. q. n. Railroad.
DEPARTURES;
For st. Louis, via Mo. Pacific route. G90a. IN.
For 81. Louis, via /. VI. route ..... l5 p M
ARRIVALS.
Frou st. Louis, via Mo. Pacific lu3, T.. in.
From 81. lnuia, via lt1r Mountain ~ m'
From IArdu...... ....---.... ''h %. M
a., II. 4 :. a. IA ILROAD.
Two TRAINS 10 NEW ORLEANS DAILY.
Through Express East, rally.
Gevo for New Orleans Houston ent Ga v,s
Leave for New orcara. Houston arg Ga W..
Arrive from the East.
Arrive from New Orleans, Houston a,,d Cad
Arrive Arrive from New oricaor lIou.ton aud GI
Through " est.
Leave for san francisco, % raso. and Etrlo
Arrive from san Francisco, II rss ard Eagle
Pass .... .. ..... .t......... ......5 30 u. IN
TaeSdag MdrCh 81. 1885.
TnE Boerne Advance "congratulates
the IloHr on once more becoming the
official printer for the city"
GENERAL GRANTS condition Is very
serious at the present, and it is believed
that lie can live but day or two longer.
The Canadians are very much broke
up over their little half-breed rebellion,
and they are afraid it has Fenian back
ground,
TIM popularity Of the city hall and
Jail proposition, is that the correspond
ents have never suggested proper site
for it anywhere in the city.
TuEY have two city tickets in the field
at Galveston, one is named the Peoples
and the other the Citizens ticket. No
community has yet intringed on san
Antonio's patent right Of Committee Of
One Hundred.
SOME ONE has again started that old,
WORKOUT and threadbare story that san
Antonio had 500 houses vacant. and Il
number of papers in the State that
ought to know better, give the state
ment place in their columns.
No MATTER how long the Legislature
llllibusters, if Illinois is to be repre-
sented by more than one Senator before
another Legislature is chosen, he will
very likely be appointed by the Gov
ernor, and General John a. Logan will
be the man.
IT DOES not really make much differ
ence where the proposed city hall and Jail
are located, provided they are conven-
lent to the business portion of the city.
No one has ever SAID the present city
Offices ollerany attraction in that respect
and yet no one has taken the trouble to
protest against the Council.
ONLY the other day New \ orl, paper
boldly asserted that the cholera would
not make its appearance in this country
this season. The Geographic reports
show that sailing bark from Chitlagong
arrived at Salem, Massachusetts. which
brought the cholera with it, and two of
the crew died. There is much excite
ment in consequence.
TIE Odd Fellows Of Texas want TO
establish a permanent widows and or
phans' home in some thriving, healthy
community of the State, and solicit
propositions to donate POO acres Of land.
1907 of which shall be tIllable, to j. r.
Walton, Grand Master, of Waco. The
oilers will be opened about July LIST and
selection made.
TIE Chicago Inter Ocean, speaking o
this State, says; "TeNas, once noted al
The home Of the outlaw, has to-day tn,
largest common school fund, in proper
tion to population, Of any State in tn,
Union, amounting in round numbers +,
Sl000OO,0OO. With such a climate an,
soil, and such facilities for future educa
tlon, there would seem to be no reason
for limiting the prosperity of Texas"
Fl. A RECENT brief biographical sketch q
Jay Gould, says: "He Is first of all,
fnancier. He is free from the vice
great and small, and always has bee
correct in his moral department. Iii
tastes are domestic, and whether in hi
New York mansion or at his countr
seat, Lyndhurst- on-the- Hudson, his AZ
probation of the eDjoyments of home