The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-20
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

MT. sam HOPKINS, CLERK OF tne rtu-
eral court at Austin, is in the city.
Judge Neuendorl last evening mar
ried Andreas Kcehn and Annie Scboll.
This morning Pedro Hernandez was
arrested under an affidavit OF lunacy.
Arrangements are pending for PEN
rose to shoot Bogardus soon at st. Louis.
Madame Donaldson's dancing class
are picknicking at San Pedro park To-
day.
There will be divine service at
o'clock this evening at the Temple
Beth FL.
Colonel c. NJ. Terrell will shortly
leave, he having been transferred to Da-
kota.
-To.dA Is the last day for the issu-
ing Of round trip tickets to New Or
leans.
Mr.. Louis A. Berteaux Is to be mar
ried on June Sth to Miss Emily A.
Pelleton.
Captain John T. Lytlo will drive
80, 900 head OF cattle to the North this
season.
The street Commissioners gang is
hard ut work filling up mud holes on
Live Oak street.
Several pistol shots were fired on
the other side OF the San Pedro creek
about IL O'Clock last night.
"A man at Van Vorst's lumber yard
was caught yesterday In the act OF steal
ing n watch. lie was arrested.
The annual meeting Of the Texas
Wool Growers association COnvenes In
Austin Just two weeks from to-day.
Yesterday was the 18th anniversary
Of the terrific hailgtorm that devastated
the city on the 10th Of May 1863.
The first public informal Of the Tenn
pie Beth III Literary society takes place
this evening at Temple Beth Ell.
On Wednesday last, about 100000
pounds OF wool was sold In this city,
and nearly 100000 put into circulation.
The United States court is engaged
to-day In trying the case Of Frederick
Sohl for theft OF some Government
bacon.
Mr.. Ludwig Mahncke went to New
Braunfels yesterday with the Kempa
family, who gave performance at that
place.
The wedding OF Miss Buchanan TO
MIR. Jennings, occurs this afternoon Mt
$3.50 o'clock, at Madison square Presby-
terrain church.
The County Commissioners held
short session this morning, several small
road matters being all that occupied
their attention.
The LIGnr Is invited to attend Prof.
A. W. McWaine's fashionable soiree ut
the oolored skating rink, on East Com
merce street, this evening.
Marriage licenses were issued to G..
Z. Knight and Juda A. Floyd, Spencer
A. Jennings and Ellen II. Buchanan. G..
A. Willhauser and Rosie Haven.
b. II. Ross has returned from st.
Louis, where he shipped n lot OF muttol
from the San Antonio market. lie says
his muttons brought 1915 per head.
The anniversary of our National In
dependence Is approaching, and there
should be movement made by our oiti-
zens to properly celebrate the day.
Although the storm last night was
the most severe that has passed over the
city this year, no reports of any great
damage TO property have us yet been re-
celved.
The rain has caused n washout on
San Pedro Avenue at the last switch OF
the street car line. The ditch has over
e flowed, and the water Is almost up to
the track.
The sudden rain storm last night
caused panic on the plaza chile restRu-
rants. Some of their customers who
were eating supper left 80 suddenly that
they forgot to pay.
: The Lone Star Brewery will ship
away eight carloads OF beer to various
; points in the State. These shipments
are made In their own req gerating cars,
OF which they have 10.
There are several so-called sports.
men who are accustomed TO shoot doves
, daily. This Is Il clear diilanoe Of the
, game laws aud a summary check should
+ be given these nimrods.
The force OF the wind last night
blew In the large glass panel OF the San
Antonio armory. IL was over half an
inch thick, and yet fragments of ii were
I carried down the street some distance.
. Mr.. Henry r. Brown, u popular
- Young gentleman Of this city, viii be
married to-moi low evening at Z o'clock,
at st. Marks Episcopal church, to Miss
Josephine Long, residing on Avenue G.
In the Federal court this morning
the stage robbers, Potter and Mcdaniel,
were sentenced to the penltentiary at
Chester, Ills, for life. The men received
their sentences with smiling bravado.
Mr.. c. NJ. Whitney, Mrs. Whitney,
r Mr.. George whitney and Mrs. George
Whitney and party. from New Orleans,
are visiting Mr.. j. 5. Lockwood, the
A banker. They proceed to San Francisco
I shortly.
"A telephone message from Boerne
was received this morning from William
Wagner, who said he was stuck In the
y, mud there and would not be able to re-
e. turn to San Antonio before Friday. lie
reported storms at Comfort and BOerne
yesterday.
, The loss OF cattle in Texas this year
is estimated by some at as high as Ia
per cent. We think 10 per cent. will
+. fully cover the loss. In one section tc
r to the northwest OF San Antonio, where
l the loss was put down ut 10 per cent.
! more calves are being branded this
Z spring than last.-Texas Stockman.
A young milkman named Hunter
Weeks, was before the Recorder this
morning, charged with driving his
- wagon over the sidewalk on Avenue ID.
+, lie said the street was impossible and he
z was only following the tracks OF other
vehicles, which had done the same thing
His case was continued until tomorrow
morning.