The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-23

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he appointment of commissioner for
he Internal Revenue bureau. the Presi-
lent appointed the Protective Tariff
man, It would seem that he Is inclined
10 do as he chooses.
THE Brenham Banner says: "The
great army Of federal office seekers are
beginning to growl; changes are not
made rapidly enough to suit them. a
large number of Texas Democrats are
very hungry for office, but SO far Texans
have not got much chicken pie. Cleve-
land is safe in office and the office seek
ers cannot Dust him or harm him. II is
very likely that civil service reform VIII
be strictly observed"
r. T.. lm CANT No. | Confederate
Veterans, of Richmond. Va, have ten
dered General Grant resolutions eX-
pressing their heartfelt sympathies In
his Affections. This organization is one
of the most liberal inclined Of any
which have beco ne the Outgrowth of
the war, Anent this camp, the LIGnr
received letter a short time ago from
Captain John l.. Lane. Quartermaster,
in which he said troupe Of Bohemian
glass blowers would shortly make n tour
of the South in the interest of the camp,
and would visit San Antonio.
Oh THE subject of the proposed san
Antonio and Aran sas Pass railroad, the
press of the State have written much in
spirit of doubt regarding its ultimate
success. The following are the express
sions of few of the papers since the
meeting last week.
The Aransas Pass railway is to be built
right at once, II not indefinitely post
poned again. Laredo Times.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railroad Is now n certainty. II will
surely be built. Score one for the Alamo
city, Eagle Pass journal.
The surveying corps of the San Anto-
ME and Arkansas Pass railway began
work Mt san Antonio on the 18th In the
direction OF Fredericksburg Bastrop
Advertiser.
The San Antonians begin seriously to
talk of a railway the Gulf and to
fredericksburg. When they come up
this way and through Bandera then and
only then will the Alamo City flourish
like green bay tree Ijandera Bugle.
The Arkansas Pass railroad movement
begins to assume tangible go-ahead
look, which the Maverick hopes may re-
al In tho GnaaIxT anpNnlatinp nT tha
road. for whatever tends TO promote the
welfare of san Antonio, rebounds to the
benefit of all Western Texas rs well.
II Eagle Pass Maverick.
1t is now proposed by the new man
agement of the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railroad to ut once commence
the construction of the road. They
have also determined to extend 1t lj0
miles northwesterly of San Antonio by
way of Boerne and Fredericksburg
There Is now no doubt entertained OF
the early construction of the road from
San Antonio to the cOast.-BOerne AID.
vance.
A meeting of the Board Of Director.
of the proposed Arkansas Pass railroad
was held in San Antonio, on the nth
The time granted MIR. Piper TO secure
bond for Sd00,0OO having expired his pro
posals were thrown our. The gentle.
men COMPOSING the board say the roaC
suall be built, and that work will b,
commenced soon. Our wish is that sucl
may be the case, for in The building o
that road We fancy we see in the haZy
misty. glimmering future the neuclu
from which we may expect a railroad II
this direction.-keryille Eye.
The San Antonio d Arkansas Pass rail
road has struck another boom, and Il
fact the only solid boom rs yet, in elect
ing Mr.. u. Lott President of the Boar,
OF Directors. The people have grea
confidence in Mr.. Lofts enterprise an,
energy and there can be no doubt nov
that the road will certainly be built, a
Mr.. Lott has both the means and energy
and the enterprise will receive NOR
substantial aid now than ever before
since he has become interested in II
Only 100 well do we remember Mr.. Lott
unlirlng labors in the construction of h
Texas-MeXoan road from Corpus Christ
to Laredo. All we have heretofore sal
about the building Of this road don't z
now.-Cotula Ledger.
President CLEVELAND celebrated hi
l0ih birthday on Thursday last, and
Washington correspondent says:
Three others, Pierce, Polk and Gan
field. were in their 10Th year when inau
gurated, though Garfield did not live I
celebrate bis j0ih, bis death occurrln
two months before that date. Fiv
Presidents have been below 80 years {
age when inaueurated, and five hay
been over go years when first inducte
into that office. Four more. Washing
ton, Jefferson. Madison and Monro,
were past GO when inaugurated for thei
second Term. Only one of those VIII
came 10 the White House under 80 yeal
of age was reelected. The five Pres
dents who were past 90 when first inau
gurated were John Adams, Jackson
Harrison, Taylor and buchanan. So tn,
IL of the % Presidents were in III
iifties when inaugurated. Up 10 ISL
there had never been a President belo
so years OF age. Since then there hay
been five, Polk, Pierce, Grant, CARTEL
and Cleveland.
1t may not be uninteresling on III
, the second occasion in the history of Il
country when the President is oelebra
ing his 18th birthday in the White IIous
to give the exact age at which III
various Presidents were inaugurate
Here it Is, gathered at considerable r
search
= Years. Months. Day
n Washington 81 9 10
4 Adams J...... 81 2 10
Jeiierson..... 81 IL 2
> Madison. ....... 81 IL Is
g Monroe ....... IS 10 6
& Adams, (J.Q9. 81 $ %
Jackson. ,,.,... 81 II 10
Van Buren,. "a 8 20
l. Harrison. ..... GS %
Tyler. 81 Z
= Polk. .......... 40 4 z
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