San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-16
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
From all Parts Of the Globe, Con-
densed and Boiled Down.

Grover, like Peter, has gone a fishing.
but not to catch something TO eat.
The president has exercised his elem
enoy and pardOned An Arkansas man
named Thomas who ia serving
life sentence for shooting his wife's
paramOur.
The Chicago packers fight has GEN.
tered on Armour and the Knights of La
Dor will probably boycott his product.
The other pork-packlng houses, 81 in
number, are out in a card assuming
equal responsibility with Armour.
Judge Norton, republican candidate
Tor congress, in the Dallas district, will
not make the race, but gives his strength
to kearby, the independent.
Coohran's speeches in north Texas are
making the democracy vince.
There Is danger of general lockout
IN the Scotland coal mines which would
throw out 5000 miners.
The gross receipts of the state COMP
troller's office from taxes and office fees
Tor the year ending August 81, 1885,
were S2,O64 ,222, and for the year ending
3lst OF last August, 81, 1888, S73, an in
crease of Sl33,OOO, which is due TO the
Increased tax on property. The bal
ances we're $4,000, August 81. 1884:
$S4,OOOO, August 81, 1885, and $685.. 900
last August.
Charleston remains unshocked. dry
and sultry.
The prOhibitiOnists do not enthuse
this campaign, even at COrsicana.
-Four young young Wisconsin canoe.
1915 are at Camden, Arkansas, having
made 1900 mile canoe voyage to that
place from Waterfowl, Wis.
Grover is not humping his spinal COL
umn to any serious curvture over the
violation OF his Notwithstanding or
ders, by federal office holders.
DeLesseps will be in New York at the
unValllng OF the Statue of Liberty.
The Chicrgo packers war is a war to
the knife, OF the knife, by the knife In
TACT regular cutting scrape.
French Abbies in Metz are prosecuted
because they sing French hymns in the
churches.
Later reports fully confirm the worst
fears concerning the Sabine Pass disas.
ter. Deaths are lO7 to date, that are
known Of
Prince Alexander has returned the
money given to him ny Bulgaria and is
with his father in Darmstsdt.
Beecher created an immense sensation |
IN London by denouncing the doctrine |
OF retrlbution. The English parsons pro- |
rested loudly and Henry gave 1t to them !
hot.
INV nasrpvrt ure, reported YESTERDAY,
FsS&ssah d prJ perry "'"''-"'''~ s'"" M"
Prof. Bramlette, of the state universi- |
ty, Texas, will accept the cOnsulship at
GlOucuk, Germany.
Corpus Christi reports fish snd oys-
ter boom.
Not ripple Of the late storm was felt |
at Arkansas Pass.
The boss lawyers fee at the recent |
term of court in CastroviIle was a SIG |
brOnchO, and John Ii. Green, of San An |
tonic got the persimmOn.
Russia must either fight or withdraw
Kaulbars.
The storm on the northern lakes was |
very severe. At Chicago it was the hard |
est blow of years, but fortunately there |
were but few vessels outside.
The wind at Buffalo, n. Y. was 20 |
miles an hour; 40 small houses were de- |
strOyed on the lake shore and the peo-
pie had to run for their lives. Several
were killed.
Mrs. Anarchist Parsons is having hard |
times trying to get hall to lecture in.
The tie up at Minneapolis of the |
northwestern roads continues. The |
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul may |
move out its trains to-day.
AT the meeting of the Band of Hope |
of the First Baptist church last night, |
DR.. Hackett gave select reading, Miss |
Mary Hackett and Miss Roxie Brackway |
and Miss Edna IruaX a |
vocal solo. 1t was decided that here |
after but two meetings per month be |
held. One, a business meeting, to be |
held on the first Friday in each month, |
and the other, social meeting, to be |
held on the third Friday OF each month, |
at which good entertainment will be |
given. A committee of three to ar
range the programme for Friday, No |
yember 10, was appointed.
Courthouse Gossip. |