The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-19
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

Puff Cigarettes. VIII not STICK 10 the hps'
The town is exceptionally dull.
The attendance In the churches TO-
day was large.
Judge Adam did no business this
morning.
Dress parade at shutdown to-day on
Government hui. :.
san Antonio is visited by some OF
the pure Romany race.
THE Philharmonic society are organ
izing mixed chorus.
Elk Lodge No. 80. X. r.. meets to-
NIGHT for work m the Rank OF ESQUIRE
To-day is st. Jo.eph's day, and VIII
no celebrated by the Roman Catholics
in their churches.
The grass is growing nice and green
in Travis park and the walks ana s"aru
are being well kept now.
The waterworks company teie-
phoned the LIGur that there Is no b'rihe
among their employees.
The Literary society this evening
will hold meeting, the suDJeot ior us
cusslon being journalism.
Juan Lopez was placed In the county
Jail yesterday on an lndicimen' ny '"e
grand jury for theft of over s2O.
IF you are going TO New York or
Europe, call on W. j. Young, agent
Mallory line, and get rates first.
The Police committee Of the CITY
| Council met yesterday and adjourned 10
meet again this afternoon
There will not be the usual lecture
at 81. Marks cathedral tonight, but SER
vices will be held Mt $3.50 p. IN.
The Ladies' Missionary and AID
society of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church met this afternoon nj 3i3O O'CLOCK
Now Is the time TO replace YOU
cook stove with q new Farmer ulrl
with 80 pieces of tin ware, for S2O.
DIR. Hayden and Mrs. Hester will b'
married tonight &c the residence o
CAPTAIN John Eckford on Macon street
Judge Neuendorir this afternoon vii
marry Ieodoro Chavez and Jesusa MO
reno. The ceremony takes place at
o'clock.
Special Policeman George Stoudt
who has served for long time as keepe
of Travis park, has been relieved IRON
duty.
-Guisappi Lorengc, an Italian chile
one month old. died day before yester
day in the First ward from CASTRO enter
tits.
"A grand festival will be given q
Mount Zion Baptist church on Saturday
night. The public generally are in
vited TO attend.
Mr.. +. +. Rettberg has returned
from seeing New York and New Or
leans. lie reports having had splen
did time during his visit.
Prof. Whitehead gives his farewell
soiree tomorrow evening at his hall oil
Alamo plaza. A full string band wi
be in attendance.
"A valuable horse accidentally fe
into the San Pedro ditch near the Sn
Pedro Strings yesterday and drowned be
fore he could be rescued.
There will be the usual services a
st. Marks cathedral this $50 p. M. bu
there will be no evening service, OWN
to the absence of Bishop Elliott.
"A progressive euchre party wa
given last night ut the residence of Mri
Thomas Howard. on South Alamo stree
which was well attended and.very enjoy
able.
The Police committee investigate
has not yet finished their inquiries. br
the evidence adduced against the Office
charged with serious oflenses, is yer
strong.
Mr.. Abe Samuels, director OF til
New Eclectic Quartette, is flooded wit
applications for membership from n
over the country, who have heard of b
great powers as n teacher.
The sanitary Inspectors for the Thir
and Fourth wards are making it liyel
now for all yiolators OF the sanitary el
dinances in their wards, and are clear
ing up that part Of the city nicely.
Paul Richards, charged with the
Of bundle OF laths from Stoves q Son
lumber yard recently, was released fro
custody yesterday, the grand jury fai
ing to find an indictment against hin
Captain Polk and party went OF
this morning on the other side of Ii
Information and Great Northern traC
to establish lines for that portion OF Ii
Arkansas road which will run across III
southern part OF the city.
The District court is trying the cas-
of Julia Hughes vs.. Galveston, Harri
burg and San Antonio railway, WI
claims SIS, 900 damages for the death
her husband, through the negligence
cOmpany's servant.
Mr.. Andy Stevens, the handsom
and obliging assistant city clerk, is soc
to be married to young lady of Gag
Pass. Andy says the ceremony will o
cur within month, but he refuses to d
vulge the lady's name.
Respectable citizens living west
the San Pedro creek, are Indignant
the IIGHT's correspondent, Mr., Hem
Sem.inger, for stating that the centre
depravity In this city. lies west of I'll
San Pedro. They deny this.
The Probate court has been occl
pied all the morning on the estate
Honore Grenet, deceased. Seventy-fi'
claims were approved, and about Il
same number viii be Investigated til
afternoon.
In trying to interview various prom
nent citizens as 10 their opinion of Il
probable site of the new city hall, no /
formation could be gained, they evider
, ly fearing to state their actual wish
until after the vote of the people on II
matter had been declared in favor Of Il
scheme.
, A Benefit for Manning.
Deputy Marshal Manning who was
badly wounded and now lying at d