The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-10
TELEGRApHlC NEWS.
GOV. CLEVELAND'S PLANS--GEN.
GRANTS INTERESTS.
Important Confederate Papers
Failures for the Week-The
Mexican Loan, Etc.

CARSON, New, January 0.-John p.
Jones has been renominated by the Re-
publican caucus for United States Sena-
tor to succeed himself.
PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-The Penn
sylvania club has forwarded memorial
to Congress asking the immediate pass
age OF the Blair educational bill.
PIrrsBuRo, January 9.-Tbe pudding
department Of the Union Iron mills Of
Carnegie Bros. & Co., resumed opera
lions to-day after several weeks Idle
ness.
BosToS, January 9.-It Is learned on
good authority that Of the $4,000, 900
loan called for by the Mexican Central
railway company, $4,000 had been
subscribed up to the time Of closing the
books. The remainder will be taken by
syndicate which has been formed for
the purpose, and which has for Its head
Albert w. Mackerson.
CINCINNATI, January 9.-Henry M.
Guild. late teller Of the First National
bank, committed suicide last night at the
residence Of o. II. Tuder, his brother
in-law, cashier of the Union National
bank, East Walnut Hills street. He re-
signed his position at the bank last May
and has not since found employment.
This is said to have depressed his spirits
and led to his death. lie was unmar-
ried and AZ years old.
WAsHISGTos, January 0.-Colonel La
mont, Mr.. Cleveland's private Secretary,
said this morning: "Mr. Cleveland has
not yet fixed n day when he viii come
to Washington. Bot l am pretty sure
he will not arrive until within very
few days Of the Inauguration. i know
he felt as II great load had been lifted
from his shoulders when his resignation
the last work Of his administration was
an unusually onerous one. He now has
time to attend to the future"
NEW ORLEANS, January "a mass
meeting for consideration Of the affairs
of the exposition brought forth good re-
suits. The attendance was large, the
exhibitors jubilant and the Board Of
Management satisfied. They had taken
a great stride towards obtaining the
much-wanted funds. The appointments
Of Committees on Finance, Transporta-
tion and Reception are giving general
satisfaction. On Monday different breeds
of beef will be killed and weighed in
competitive test OF production.
WASHINGTON, January 8. - General
Sherman, in answer to a question as to
the effect Of General Grants declination
to receive the fund being raised for his
benefit, said: "Of course that will put
a stop to the whole thing and nothing
now will be done about 1t. presume,
though, that the legal defense which
was secured Tor him Will be retained.
General Grant has friends who Will look
out for his interests outside OF those
who were Interesting themselves In his
behalf In this particular instance"
New YoRK, January 9.-Failures for
tho last saven dovs ranor,od no u a
, - '1s' So 1' epo.' ~
Duh q 90, humper ior ior 'he ohiteo
States az', oahada 70; total NUMBER ao''
when Is iar N excess OF any previous
crease Is Iaraelv IN the sontb and Vest
where the failures are probably twice as
numerous as during the ordinary weeks
In 1884. Slidd Bros, Herman q Co.,
manufacturers OF cloaks, filed an assign
ment to-day to Henry Rice; preferences
Soo,0oo. Ihe following are the cut rates
to-day: 10 Chicago, Sl0.oo; Buffalo,
$3.50; Detroit, S6.7b; 81. Louis, Sll.oO;
New Oeleans. S22.5O.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., January GA
marty. at which II nersops were nresent
p.on' 80 p.oee"',
was gwen last night at inc resioehce Oh
Mr.. van Fossen, OF this place. During
the evening coffee was passed around,
,nni soon niae Ter, or,mkirg, al became vio-
Inyestieation proved This true as ut the
bottom Of the coffee pot was found pa
per OF Rough on Rats" One OF the
victims, a child, neice OF Van Fossen,
died at midnight. The others are not
expected 10 live. suspicion points to
MISS Annie van Fossen as the guilty
party, as she is not SO bad as the others.
A searching investigation is In progress
ana intense excitement prevails.
QUEBEC, January Gle Courier du
Canada. n newspaper. In discussinv the
$50, nu,,.I. 20 H. 1910 TIT.
recent ar''cie Vi Tue Lohuoh lines On
the Nlcaraguan difficulty and the posi-
bility of rupture between England and
the United States, adds: "There Is no
doubt Canada would be made the theatre
of operations. and in that case we would