The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

will take nm excursion to Goliad over !
the San Antonio and Aransas Pass rail-
way.
They have been having ahti-Chlnese
riots In Wyoming, and at Rock Springs
that State, 400 Chinese who were i'm
ported to take the place Of white men, ,
were attacked and run of into the hills
About 30 Of them were killed and their
houses. Ms well ~ the houses Of the min
ing company were burned.
MONTREAL Is still suffering greatly by |
reason Of the smallpox epidemic now
prevalent In that city. At fret no par
ticular attention was given the few cases
reported, but 1t has reached the proper
tions where the trade Of the city Is eli
ieoted. and, in consequence. there Is
much anxiety about the scourgc.
A -ronY is told by the Presbyterian OF
n New York woman VINO was asked to
add her name to subscription list Tor n
charity purpose. II cannot was the
reply: 81 did all | could afford to do for
charity during the winter. went to
the charity bail. the kirmess, and atton-
ded number of private theatrical en-
tertainments given for benevolence.'
"a SERVANT Of God" who signs his
name Henry Emsreo. writes to the Chl-
cago News from Hampton, Kansas as
follows: 81 write to inform you that !
have been warned Of God that the City
Of London, England, will soon be des-
troyed. and that II Is necessary to warn
the people to come out Of her, that they
receive not for her plaques, for her sins
have reached on to heaven, and God
hath remembered her iniquities. Her
time is short. She is spoken Ofby John,
Revelations, eighteenth chapter. lie
Kind enough to warn them II you can,
for great judgments are soon coming on
her.
ON rnE subject Of the frequency with
which impenurious kings and potentates
make big presents, the Indianapolis
Sentinel SAYS: the Khedivc, who Is so
| poor that II he were honest he could not
make paid present Of II bar of soap to
his washerwoman, gave General Sher-
man gems enough to set up jewelry
store. The Car of Russia, whose gov
eminent bonds are under par, and paper
money at "A discount, gives an American
prima donna diamond bracelet worth
the years labor of ten good workmen.
Now comes the Sultan, who has twice
tepudiatcd his governments debt by
refusing to pay the interest, and Is a'
utterly bankrupt IA Fred Ward bul
manages to live, like the Interesting
scoundrcl, 'as happy as dog in Eigl
rye and gives present of costly jewel
nv to our new minister, the witty san
Cox. The recipient is all right. bu
there is flavor OF liberality with othe
peoples property in the donor"
Thar shooting scrape in New York
few days ago, where an Abilene, Texas
man shot IN alleged broker name'
Davis, is another instance OF where
sharper and his victim met. Davis ha
represented to Holland that he ooul
furnish him lot OF counterfeit bills, jus
as good as the genuine, and Hollan
went on to get the stun. In the office
the broker the money, which purporte
to be package of $4,000, was showl
and us the bills were genuine, Hollan
concluded to take them. The scheme
the sharper was to show package
good money, and then while the victil
was paying for it, to substitute pacl
age containing paper. This was a
tempted in this case, the package bein
placed in desk which set against Il
81 wall, in which was Il secret parcel, :
S means of which the change from goo
n money to nothing was made. In tn
case the Texan saw the movement, NJ
Il putting his money back into his poke
. he pulled his pistol and shot the mi
, Davis, and was at once arrested. ii
. defence will be that they attempted
II swindle him, but seeing as how he /
lieved he was buying counterfeit none
1t will be something out Of the comm
= run of criminal prosecutions, If his
y Tense holds good in any particular.