The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-02

that the disease IL pThcllchlly pup
pressed. Other STATES have quaran-
tined against Missouri on account OF the
disease, which no doubt will work much
annoyance.
TnE reports of murders OF Mexlcans
and then Of Americans on the Rio
Grande border are altogether too numer-
Gus. They are OF daily occurrence, and
the most prominent thing connected
with them Is the absence Of any active
attempt to follow and capture the GRIM
inals. More law, or possibly less OF the
tedious routine of the law. and more ex-
eoutions would work wonders.
TmE mayorality contest In Galveston
ia very much mixed, and the claims OF
both Fulton and Atkins show that In
five of twelve wards In the city frauds
we're perpetrated in the interest Of both.
and. for that matter. all candidates.
That leveler Of rank aud power the
sacred ballot. seems to have degenerated,
but n term ut Huntsville would have a
restoring effect rs regards It's purity.
Tu,r lone train robber on the Louis
vile express on Wednesday night near
Harrodsburg, Indiana. evidently did not
believe in the idea of dividing up his
proceeds with a gang, and his single
handed attempt to rob the baggage and
express ear with nothing but hickory
club Ia something new in the annals OF
train robbery. II is to be hoped that he
will be captured, for he evidently ia n
bad man OF very uncommon order.
| ~
SEWERS or cess pools, surface drain
age, or what, is just now an unanswered
! quest ion in the mind Of the average clti-
zen A hot summer is coming, the
ground and the highways are reeking
| with much refuse and decay ing matter.
and beyond few carts in the centre Of
the town, no great effort Is made to get
the city in n proper sanitary condition.
but there remains for the citizen much
to do wherein he can put his own prem
ises in order, and add TO the general
work in that wise.
TmE editor of Buffalo newspaper,
SAYS the Sun, recently asked the sub
scribers to name the ten most important
inventions Of all time. More than 500
answers were received, and the ten In
ventions receiving the most votes were !;
The telegraph, printing press, steam
engine, cotton gin, telephone, mariners
compass, gunpowder, sewing machine,
telescope and photography. Twenty
one votes were in favor OF the steam
boat, six for paper. two for time-pieces,
and only one for the ocean cable"
The fact that both Russian and an
English war ship are at New York Is a
matter Of much comment and specula-
ton. aud II 1t is true as asserted, that
the Russian commander has received
secret orders regarding declaration of
war, his presence on this side of the At
lantic would have n world OF meaning to
the English carrying trade. These two
ships being here at the same time may
open real hostilities by an engagement
on the high sea, in case the declaration
of war ia made in the next few days, as
IL now looks. Russia seems to have put
on very thick coat Of war paint
Is THE Medical Press DR.. Spanton tells
of young man who attended the Sal
walton Army meetings in order to be
cured of heart disease. Eight or ten Of
the "soldiers" placed their hands upon
his head, aud the "Major" talked earn
estly with him and crossed his forehead
with oil. He was asked If he did moi
not feel healed and replied In Its mega
live. The process was repeated, and
tle bystanders shouted to him that he
was healed. But he was still obliged tC
DENY the fact, and was at last ignomin
iously dismissed with the observation
from the Major, "You don't understand
) faith"
! THE rebellion in the northwest Cana
4 dian county is still in progress, and S,
far as the first fight which was reported
: the honors are even as to both sides. Tn
e following is the bill Of rights which wa
: demanded by Riel before taking u
= arms. "First-The subdivision int
l. provinces Of the northwest territories
Second-The half breeds to receive tn
same grants and other advantages a
y the Manitoba half breeds, Third
ID Patents to be issued ut once to the co
T onists in possession. Fourth-The sal
L of half million acres of Dominic
81 lands, the proceeds to be applied to tt
establishment in the half breed settl
ed ments OF schools, hospitals and SUE
h, like institutions, and to the equipmel
nd OF the poorer half breeds with seed gra
re. and implements. Fifth-The reserv
es ton OF 100 townships of swamp land T
distribution among the children OF ha
breeds during the next 100 years. Six
nv A grant OF at least $1,000 for the mai
W tenance OF AN institution TO be conduct
70 by the nuns in each ha.f breed sett
W ment. Seventh-Better provision
ie' the support of the Indians"
"OUR stock market quotations fro
'ou day to day." says the Dallas Herald 81
'ue Of very encouraging nature, and spe
',u volumns, though probably unnotiC
MO but by limited number of the gene
re- reading public. 1t was asserted by |
l. Republican and alarmlst journals OF
a. II. ~ II