The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-18
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

The Board of Health meets this af-
ternOOn.
Meyers saloon on Alamo plaza is
being enlarged.
Eat your meals ON the Riverside res
inurant yeranda. G-l7-lm
Dress parade ut Government depot
at sunset to-day.
H. Sheels can always accommodate
you in quality, style or price. G-9-tf
The new Council chamber possesses
bad acoustic properties.
Fashionable dressmaking Mt the new
dollar store, No. p Alamo plaza. I'm
The san Fernando cathedral choir
were rehearsing last night.
For straw hats go 20 +. Sheets. Any
quality or price to suit you. 6-0-t
A big cooking main is being arranged
To take place in'this lily July IN.
Try the Riverside restaurant, cor
ncr Of Commerce and l.Osoyu st. G-lf-lm
There will be private picnic party
near the Second mission next saturday.
The water H. clearer and Of greater
volume in the river than has been known
for years.
The young trees in Travis park ARE
being mulchcd and irrigated. Good
thing.
Turkish baths aud Harm water
baths nt A. Iiliunf, corner commerce
and Alamo streets. G'l-lm.
A good train load OF passengers
came in on the /. md g.. y. this
morning
Mr. Ed lla,uel and bride are In the
alto. fr.tft auy Itpr1iu -tHuIium their
honeymoon.
Cattle loo pcmsall have plenty of
buyers yeuriiugs realizing -, ANA
llUur-u.d- ell.
Alderman rauly is Il father this
morning. His wife presented him with
20 bouncing boy lnst night.
The moonlight nights are quite
favorable for the military companies
and drill ON The plazas.
Si.ce the burning ofthe steam laun-
dry several hloods have Indefinitely post
uOnrd their summer trip North.
Messr-. Il. r. johnson and Tom liar
r.,uu returned last night from Il visit to
| pcur,all. They did not visit Mexico.
Marriage licenses have been taken
ont by ". lorillard aud Julia \. Weir
/ pnnluleon Ochon and Leonidas Borgar
-Geumania Lodge, knights and Ladies
/ of Honor, viii give a moonlight basket
/ picnic at san Pedro park Wednesday
] ugh.
The Riverside restaurant has nj
ways every dcicacy Of the season
T cooked in the highest style known to the
. cuisine art. G-lI-lm
Tile ladies of the san Fernando ca
thcdral congregation are arranging tC
give u grand lair aud supper on the
evening OF July B.
Compliant is made 10y Mr.. Guehthei
Of the practice Of the college boys u
bathing IN the river Immediately below
his residence and in plain sight.
The District court If stlll engaged
on the horse thicying cases, SiXto Car.
. denas being on trial. FlOrentiO Carde-
mus was acquitted Yesterday.
The Excelsior Guards will fire {
national salute tomorrow on Alamo
| plalH. 10 guns for each State, under tn,
command OF Captain Jacob Lyons.
The gas lamp in front OF the county
! Jail Is not lighted now, for some reason
| md "a lantern hung upon pole serves
to light the approach to the jail at night
The Rick family will play their last
engagement ut Ludwig Mahnokes Mis-
/ sion garden tonight, Thursday night
and saturday night. This is their last
! engagement here. II
"A man named Hill, who was sleep
Ing ON the railroad platform at Taylor
| was robbed last night of a $40 watch
and some few dollars in change. Nc
| clue TO the robber.
Perhaps the grand jury does not know
| That gambling is now being carried on
| in this city right under their noses, but
| such Is the case, and the rattle oil
| the ivory rs ii is staked may be plainly
| heard at one place, at least
-Oniccr Joe Robinson, the thief
| takur. MS his friends call him. left fol
/ Penrsull last sunday to join Captain
/ Nchmidt's ranger company. Joe will
/ nuke good officer for the rangers, and
| biz many friends in san Antonio wish
/ him great success.
r.. llanschke. of the Freie Presse.
/ celebrated his 3Nth birthday last evening
| 40 his residence on King William street
/ There were a large number of guests
| and many mem beers Otthe Beethoven so.
| Ciety present. he Germania orchestra
| sercnaded him during the evening.
officer Ellis reported hearing pis.
/ tol shot last night on West Commerce
/ street at l2:lj "a. IN. lie says he saw u
man run towards Military plaza and
/ chased him, but could not catch him. In
/ the chase the officer dropped pocket.
/ book containing So which ne recovered
/ afterwards.