The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-09

Keep your eye on the mossback and
srcatch his name of Of your tickets.
-Mossbaoks are generally monopolists
and have no favors for workingmen.
--Mossbacks generally prosper n dull
times when the poor people suffer.
"A large quantity of ilrewood on the
plaza the last two days, selling at SO per
cord.
The recently elected officers OF the
Knights Of Pythlas were Installed last
night.
-Mossbaoks are opposed to railroads
because OK carts and stages have 10 emf
CRATE.
One of Froboese q Santleben's floats
got ditohed this morning on Losoys
street.
Mr.. Ross Irvine has arrived with two
car loads Of improved cattle from the
North.
-Progressiv men keep your eye on
the mossbacks, and vote against them
Monday
stake shoot this afternoon at the San
Pedro springs.
The public schools are running very
pleasantly, and there are large number
of new entries.
John Foster has been arrested and
placed in the county Jail on charge of
theft Of horses.
Divine services at Temple Beth Ell
this evening at and tomorrow morn
ing Mt 10 O'Clock.
Public health and general prosperity
OF the people Is what we want. Moss
backs don't want 1t.
The w est Texas is a new and spicy
weekly that has made its appearance in
Uvalde, Uvalde county.
An infant named Isaac Dabusco,
aged IL months, died in the First ward
January I, from Group.
-Mossbacks are opposed TO immigra-
tion because enterprising immigrants
will crowd them out.
One OF the large windows in Garza's
safe deposit bank, Soledad street, has
been accidently cracked.
All enterprising business men are
opposed to mossbaoks. and will vote
against them next Monday.
- backs are opposed to all manner
Of public improvements because they
don't want to help pay for them.
"A mossback likes to hoard up his
wealth and grow fat and rich upon the
enterprise and labor Of others.
There was good attendance of
spectators at Government hill yesterday
afternoon TO witness the parade.
"A meeting of the Philharmonic sing
ing association will be held ut Schools
hall on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
nr Of ra1. nat
night delivered lecture on 'Scenes In
London" which was very interesting.
The members of the San Antonio
Rifles had their measures taken for their
new dress uniform last night at their
armory.
-Mossbacks are opposed to railroads,
immigration and all kinds OF public i'm
movements. Vote against them on
Monday next.
Tomorrow night Rev. G. L. Morti.
mer will deliver his fourth lecture at the
Christian church. Subject, "From Lon
don to Paris" Lecture free.
Sim Hart will auction of all unsold
chances in the music box rattle at his
store. Saturday night. All persons in
tere sted will please attend. 1-9-lt
Mr.. II. w. Bitter announces himself
as a candidate for Alderman from the
Third ward, and solicits the suffrage of
his friends and the Independent voter.
A peculiar phase OF the donations
received at the Office of the Relief asso-
citation Is that no ladies clothing has
been donated, all the receipts being gen.
tlemen's goods.
"A young man well known about
town recently purchased furniture to
the amount of $500 from one of our lead
ing warehousemen, on credit, and then
pledged 1t for Sl25.
The retired ranchman, Mr.. Mackey.
who recently sold his ranch to Messrs.
Pitts, Intends building him fine resi-
dence In the western suburbs, and will
raise fine poultry and hogs as a pastime.
"A large number of discharged SOL
diers passed through the city North for
their homes. via the International, las
night The majority OF them came
from western and Southern Texas forts.
AT Mr.. C. II. Mueller's store a por-
trait in oils of Colonel August Belknap
Is on exhibition. 1t is boldly executed
and an admirable likeness, but seems TO
lack finish 1t is the work of Mr.. o. j.
Onderdonk.
NO toHiiuCi was ltl DN MessrS.
Gordon d Shelton, architects, this morn
ing to Contractors Stills & OIeary for a
residence for Colonel A. Belknap, TO
cost $1,000, to be built north of San Pedro
springs.
The members OF the Deutsche Maen-
nerchor were entertained last evening
at their headquarters on Garden street
with an elegant lunch, provided for the
occasion by MIR. Wise, who Is one of the
members of the club
Thirty pairs of roller skates were
stolen last Saturday night from the Lo-
soyo street roller rink, and some of the
skates have been found in the pawn
shops, pawned by young man from
Austin, named Thompson, and he h
being watched.
"A rattle took place last evening at the
White Elephant of splendid road
wagon, three-quarter seat, made by
Hines Bros, Quincy, Illinois, and weigh
Ing LOG pounds. 1t was won by MIR. !
Chew, the well known ticket agent. ON
a throw OF 43.
William Moser and George Richards
Two men confined for several months in
the county jail on charges of insanity
We're released to-day by County Judge
Wurzbach, on the recommendation from
county Physician Chew thar they
showed no signs Of insanity.
One for the Peace Maker.