The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-07

SIEEFrs and sidewalk. ARE supposed
TO be necessary In every well regulated
city, but in the rainy season just now in
san Antonio the streets have no bottom
and the sidewalk are the mcrpst apollo
gics, so far as o great portion Of the re-i-
dcncc part OF the town is concerned.
These improvements. no doubt, win
come IN that boom that s expected with
the big crops thi. fall.
1000 Mormon autnoritc- 600 the lih,
ran the American nlg up Co half mast
on number OF building, in salt Lake
city, and it took much argument and
considerable threats on the part Of loyal
citizens md the United States nuthori-
ties to have the flag run mp to tuli mast.
This gratlltous insult to the great
American people &. Us stated came di.
rectly through Che orders Of the head ol
the church. and shows that the Murmous
neither respect or icnr the Federal Gov
eminent
Im County commissioners Of orange
county have been sitting as board Of
equalization, and in the matter uf tax
assessments have "srcu" the amounts
rendered hy u hundred or more Of oiti-
lpns. md raised them. ngurWiyely
speaking, clear out Of their boots. all the
way from ~ 70 lou per cent on the vnlu-
alton Of property returned. The qucs-
ton uf q flair" valuation is one Of many
constructions: 10 q man wants credit his
valuation h. high 70 he interviews the
Assessor the -ume property IL low. but
the Commissioners this year all over the
State seem to bc demanding square
divide and get 1t 10y raising the assrss-
mcnts when IN session u. board q
equalization.
TIM Houston Age propound- the fol-
lowing query touching the record oi
senator 4. W. Terrell which refers To-
the capitol building. and the contract
made. Mr. Terrell wGs not any more to
blame then Ex-Governor Roberts and
others. Of the grand old Democratic
party in rexa,. and be- should not be
made to suffer alone, for tine policy of Il
| Democratic State administrations. when
/ It will De remembered no criticism Tas
| made ut the time il WIS formulated.
] But this is the question the Age asks:
Did not Colonel A.W. Terrell, while a
/ member of the Texas state Senate.
frame and introduce and advocate the
passage ofa law. the purpose and effect
of which was to enable Chicago -yndi-
cate or company Of associated capital
to monopolizc three million acres iu one
body Of good Texas lands"
Mexico is really ina very dcp.orubie
financial condition with no prospects Of
an Improvement in the near future, and
the dircst culamtics that can hcial ma
tIons finances ure predicted. bids fair
to become second Egypt The Gov
eminent has been paving -ubyeniion-
and other obligations boz custom house
certificates receivable in payment of
/ customs. But without warning de-
cree 3. issued that on and after July lst.
I>>s, dutic. can be paid only 200 silver or
| national bank currency. and ;hai cort.h-
Gates urc only cNchnueub.c for 25.ycar
bond. bearing Sis per cent. interest. and
/ the conversion must Dee made within
four months. This h0s caused the
greatest CONSERVATION in financial cir
Giles. and di.ustrou, crisis is almost In
eyitablc Many houses are already re-
ported lettering. as the certificate, had
been freely taken a- % sort OF accepted
eNchaugable commodity. All leading
Mexican papers are hllod with accounts
of alarming symptoms, and appeals are
made to the Government to reconsider
this nasty step, accompanied by deep
words OF warning. Exciting news may
be expected from Mexico any hour.
TIM grand jury OF webb county has
adjourned without indingan indictment
against either Senator +. +. Hall or Cap
tain Joe Shelly. although It had been
recalled, it is supposed for the express
purpose OF investigating the shooting
ailray between said parties. Is II posi-
BILE that two men can meet In u variety
theatre, fight and shoot each other and
neither commit crime against the peace
ana dignity of the state? Did the oath
taken 10y said grand jurors permit them
to make exceptions of senators and eX-
captains of rangers Can the citizens
Of Laredo conscientiously require COM
mon pelado to keep the peace Mt fan
dangos when prominent citizens can,
with impuuity, fight and shoot at variety
theatres; These are questions that
every good citizen Of Texas has right
to ask, and the answer is invited from
the Webb county grand Jury who asked
the withdrawal of the rangers in the
name Of public peace and fail to indict
prominent men who engage in u brawl
in variety theatre, The public OF
Texas wanted the facts Of that tight and
expected to get them through the chan
mel Of fair trial in n court Of Justice.
"JCnGING from the experience OF the