The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-19
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.


The Turner association will give n
masquerade ball at Their hall February II.
Colonel II. G. King says he Is not an
asplrant for the position OF American
Minister to Mexico.
Now is the time TO plant your adver-
Using In order that you may reap the
early spring harvest.
Mr.. Albert Friedrich left this morn
ing fully equipped fora two weeks duck
hunt out In frio county.
Mrs. +. Rimbold's boarding house,
No. all west Houston street. REASON
able rates. l-l9-lw
A good scheme: Put the tramps to
work making road bed for the San An
tonic and Aransas Pass railway.
The Arbeiter verein will hold their
annual masquerade ball on Saturday,
January q. See advertisement.
Officer Westmoreland is terror to
some of the denlzens ncross the San Pc
dro, and they do not love him very
much.
"A sociable will be given on wednes-
day, January 81, by the Philharmonic
society. Full particulars will be shortly
published
Mr.. Callsen, n gentleman from Eagle
Pass, was suddenly seized with severe
Ut on Commerce street, opposite Rische's
store, Saturday afternoon.
The members OF our efficient city
police are awaiting. with some anxiety,
the first meeting of the newly-elected
Mayor and Aldermen.
The marriage of Ferdinand Nee
man and Augusta kreckenbohm takes
place tomorrow, Judge Neuendorf
tying the matrimonial knot.
The young peoples prayer meeting,
held yesterday afternoon at the Madison
square church, was well attended and
the services were very interesting.
Yesterday afternoon meeting of
the st. Joseph society and the German
Roman Catholic was held. and resulted
In the consolidation Of the two societies.
Steve MazoloT, bar tender at the
White Elephant. lost his wife yesterday
evening, from consumption. The funeral
will take place ut 8 O'Clock this after
noon.
-Cutarino Hernandez came in this
morning to the Sheriff and surrendered.
lie was wanted on charge of theft OF
two horses. His brother was arrested
last Saturday.
nt VI tuON-
ing n statement OF all the city finances
during the past 10 years of his admins
tration, will likely be read this afternoon
Mt the Council meeting.
1t is rumored that the safe at Kings-
bury station, on the Sunset road, was
broken open yesterday and $500 alb
stracted therefrom. No particulars OF
the burglary have been received yet.
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the Singer Machine company, Is to be
married soon and will take In the New
Orleans exposition. The LIGHT wishes
him success and happiness In advance.
Last evening In Scholz's hall one Of
the colored rifles was exhibiting his
knowledge of the manual to several
members of the Belknap rifles while one
or two regulars gazed on In supreme
contempt.
The county authorities are moving
the county convict camp to-day to n
place few miles west of their former
location. Pending the transfer, the five
convicts employed on the roads are held
in the county jail.
Colonel Walter Scott's proposed
plan for building the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railroad Is meeting with
much favorable comment. His scheme
Ia practical one, and If taken hold OF In
earnest can be made success.
Wherever you see merchant that
is n big advertiser and believes In using
the newspapers to let people know what
he has for sale, you may surely put him
down us live, enterprising, fair deal
ing citizen, and generally worthy of
your patronage. Mossbacks rarely ever
advertise.
Judge Adam adjudlcated on the case
Of f. +. cambridge VS.. Mike McDermott
this morning. Plaintiff sued for $50 for
work done as n blumber at McDermott's
new saloon, on Austin street, opposite
tine Sunset Gepot. Defendant made a
tender In court of $40 in settlement Of
the claim, which was referred. Judg-
ment was rendered for defendant for
$50. Notice Of appeal was given by de-
PENDANT.
An unsophisticated son of the soil
came to town recently, and yesterday
might have been seen on the streets
with grief stricken countenance. max
ing inquiries relative to lost pocket
book containing his little hoard of
wealth, amounting to SCI, which he al
legged he had dropped somewhere. After
apparently further endeavors to discover
II, his heart abounded with Joy, when
on calling at Freyer's store where he
had been showing the money! they in
formed him 1t had been picked up on the
floor. The smile that Illuminated his