The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-13

AMONG the numerous applicants for
the position Of State agent for Missouri,
to go to Auckland, New Zealand, to
bring back Maxwell, the alleged MIR
derer Of Prcller, was woman, who,
among her other recommendations said
she was widow and good looking"
| Governor Marmaduke has had host Of
| applications, but the st. Louis police
/ department will likely select the officer.
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SINCE the peace negotiations between
| England and Russia are likely to he
adopted, there are great many asser-
/ tons about the strength Of the Russian
navy, to the effect that it Is very much
/ oyorrated But be that us it may, Rus
| sia appears more than anxious to 20 to
war and was ready to take all chances
incident Of great conflict with the
means mt her command. She has the
satisfaction Of being the only power
which has been able to make the British
lion shake In his boots.
Tur cause Of the great scourgo OF a
malarial nature. which has affected the
people of the little TOWN of Plymouth.
Pa. on the Susquohauna river. for the
past four weeks. has been traced to
house ut the headwatcrs Of the mountain
stream. which supplied the people Of the
town with water. At this house typhoid
fever had prevailed for three months
The cNcreta ofthe sick had b.en thrown
into priyy 40 feet from the stream,
and were washed into It by the March
rains. About two weeks after the stream
WIS polluted, the fever broke out in the
town. and about 1900 persons, more or
less, were poisoned and ~ died, while
there ARE others who are not likely to
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TuE commission of Mr.. James Black
burn, who was appointed collector Of
the Seventh District Of Kentucky. was
revoked, it ia alleged, because Of a let
ter he wrote in the early days Of tho
war. lie was young man then and an
officer in the Confederate army, and,
like many others, wrote recklessly Of
how devastating he could be to the
enemy, in n general bloodthirsty sort Of
way, which letter was published at the
time in numter of Northern papers.
When his name was announced as nm
appointee, Il Boston paper dug up the
letter and republished it. which had the
effect to cause reconsideration Of the
matter by the President and the Cabi-
net. some modern philosopher has said
talk rather thnn write n letter. and in
this Instance If would have been the
better Milan.
'7AN ANTONIO mas done Just what Dal-
las can ana should DO, says the Dallas
Herald. by the unaided efforts oil her
citizens she hh' inauguTated railroad
from that city to Arahsas lass. II is
true the received assistance nleng the
me ana the rshi-oi-Way was secured
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Antonio has done Dallas can accom-
pHsh' Inc road to The Northwest can
De competed before the snow i"'ls' TO
pe'NtHr ny the way oI Grapevine ana
hoHn"ho' or 10 u rs deemed better TO
nave some other objective point than
Decatur u VIII be manifest IN the
amount OF money subscribed to the
STOCK OF the road san Antonio has let
the contract to bald 30 miles Of her
road ana 1t Is to be hoped not many
! weeks Will uass before Dallas proyps
n'r''" equally progressive
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