The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-15

Business Manager.
Entered at Postofrcc ut san Antonio, TcNns'
as second class matter.
.WeddeSday, April IS. 1885.
EVERYTHING is reported quiet at Pan
ANA now, and the United States marines
will leave Aspinwall in few days for
home.
Ir WILL be difficult to draw the line
between temporary and permanent
when the bitches and river are converted
into open sewers.
An "oLD-FAsnoNED Democrat writes |
TO the New York sun that the present |
Cabinet will not hold together during |
the next three months.
The reports from the New Orleans ex-
position speak Of the exhibit now as
being most attractive, although the
crowds are small and the rains abund-
ant.
The Mormons want to buy state
In order to avoid the annoyance OF
prosecutions for polygamy under the
laws. A vigorous enforcement Of the
law is having its effect, and is gradually
breaking the faithful down.
TnE man with good ship to sell can
find buyer almost at any price now,
either from Russia or England. Wars
come high, but the fact does not seem to
have any effect in keeping those two
nations from indulging in the costly
pastime.
The LIGHT's business directory edition
yesterday was fine issue and received
compliments on every hand. The map
OF Corpus Christi Bay and Arkansas Pass
was very much of a boom in the way Of
confidence in the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railroad.
THE British keep waiting for explana-
tions and the Russians keep advancing
further into the Afghan territory, while
Tue hlT lh lull vi IulllOIh vi Nhls huh tue
consequences OF the coming conflict.
The way the matter looks now 1t would
seem to be impossible for negotiations
for peace to be successful.
AFTER getting all Canada by the ears,
and destroying 4 lot of property, the
Rebel Rel is now trying to negotiate a
treaty OF peace with the dominion. In
the early days OF this conflict many re-
ports were started MS to what the Irish
would do in the matter, but they acted
wisely, and kept out of the squabble.
NEW YORK has had n sensation in the
falling down of eight five-story brick
houses and the burying of number of
persons In the ruins. The buildings
were mere shells, and the bricks were
laid in simple sand without any mortar
whatever. The office of building inspeo-
tor in that city needs reorganization.
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THE Illinois Legislature has had three
deaths of lite members since the conven-
ing OF the session, the last one being
Representative j. II. Shaw, of CasG
county. The House ia thus left at tie
on all questions Of party nature, and
the question of electing United States
Senator Is postponed three weeks later
Ex-PREsIDEST FISH, of the defunot Ma.
rine bank, in New York, has been found
guilty on IL counts in the indictment
charging him with embezzling the fund,
Of the bank. The penalty is from five tC
ten years imprisonment in the penten
tiary on each count, and the chances ar,
that he will snend the balance of hi
days behind the bars.
The first days Of the visit of the Prince
of Wales to Ireland were free from any
disturbing influences, but at MARROW, OF
Monday, members of the Nationals
party attempted to raise a riot, which
was headed of, but at Cork, in the even
ing, they succeeded in creating dis
turbance in which member for Tippe
rary proclaimed "Men of Rebel Cork
we are now In open rebellion the frs
shot was fired to-day"
The Kerrville Eye says; "San Anto
MO got quite feyerish at the idea G
squanderlng the city's money in a cit
prison and city hall. With regard to tn
latter they may have grounds for kicE
ing, but it is certainly not six month
ago that some San Antonio journi
stated that their bat cave was cryin
disgrace to civilized city. Howeve
as they have knocked both out in or
round they ought TO be satisfied
THE rasoals have been so slow In g
ing out Of the offices since the electio
Of Mr.. Cleveland, that the civil servic