The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-05
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"Going to hell on vince =" Ia what an
Illinois minister calls roller skating.
The name OF the gentleman " no has
just declined to be Minister to Rome Is
pronounced keelcy.
More than two-thirds Of Nnshville's
wholesale liquor dealers. II in said, are
church members.
The rumors that senator Stanford Of
California WIS n Spirituaiirt aud In bad
health are said to be Incorrect.
During 1854. the number # persons
Killed on railways in Great Britain was
1884 las compared with llG1 IN the pre-
Nious YEAR. The number Of Injured
was 100 (Hs compared Win ila5 In the
yenr lSNj).
The son OF Count Glcichru. the Queen
OF Eugland's cousin. az officer In Grenu-
dier Guards, was rendered insrnsibie by
II spent shot and lHiu among the dead
Tor burial lately, but. rtviNing. struck
his own name out Of the list ut killed
while demolishiug an old chimney In
Otsego county, New York. recently.
workmen found 81 m tuulbental
money dated 1876 and l711. the prime
ing ON the notes was perfectly lrgiblr.
ana IN general they we're IN good con T..
ton. The package consisted uf one . 10
bill. Two 80 bills. one -, one ~. Two
hOc., one two-third dollar. and tine one
eighth dollar.
A harvest was rcapcd recently 10y u
pcddler In Marietta. Ca. VINO painted
The plumuge Of number Of birds and
disposed VI them like hot cakes and at
very lnncy prices to uususptctiug buy
crs. The fraud wus finally discovered.
however, by one Of his purchasers, who
al. 81 A.. L..
water, when its beautiful tint disup-
penrcd.
a correspondent Of the Boston Jour
nal, who recently visited Fredtricks-
burg, Va. for the first tine siucc the
memorable haltlr, says: "lhc first sight
that met my eyes on stepping from the
cars wac rebel flag The stars and
bars Of the rebellion, And this IA the
only banner to be- seen iu tho entire
town, except the lag that marks the
spot where lay more than $500 tniun
dead"
The telegraph wire between Macon.
Ga, and thalCn recently ceased work
ing, and n search was made tor the
cause. The cable passed through the
cellars Of the excise office NJ Macon. and
II was discovered that it lay over rat
hole and disturbed the rodent In Its
movements. The little animal had
gnawed through the covering Of the
cable and bitten through the copper
threads. thus breaking the connection.
A correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader who is jOurneying southwark,
notes that white men are seldom seen
working In the fields. The negroes still
do the work. The pictnresqueness OF
plantation scenes has not nliogcl her de-
parted. Negro women were piuughing.
hOcing and planting, aud the gny culnrs
Of their head-dre' scs- handkerchief
chiohy-and the laugh aud Joke Of their
swarihy fellows OF the Other eek, gave
the impression of another land az the
cars whirled by.
Some plays have had very long runs
ON the Paris stage. "biyoroous," nj the
palais Royal, ran for $50 consecutive
nights; the "Maitre de Forges.n NJ the
Gymnase, for sos; the Monde on lou
s'enuie." at the Compdlc Franchise. for
2}O; the cabinet i'iperlin." NJ the
Athenee, for 2l3 The four Illustrations
comprise the greatest varieties both of
style Of piece and character OF stage. At
the Theatre Ciuny, however, the Nuude-
Vile, "l'rOis Femmes pour IN Mari" has
had even n greater succcss. 1t g. still
running with undated vigor and this
week uitains its tom night.