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Their Disposal.

1t is stated that the old fire engine I'M
Ill lately used by fire company No. /,
will be given over TO the Sunset Hose
company. Two horses will have to be
purchased for them.
The Fourth ward will get one of the
old fire bells, to be used by the Mission
Hose company, and the Second Ward
Hose company, after 1t re-organizes,
will get the other old bell.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
An Enterprisino, Reliable HOUSE

A. Dreiss can always be relied upon. not only
TO carry in stock the best of everything, but Ia
secure the Agency for such articles as have
well-known merit, and are popular with the
people, thereby sustaining the reputation OF
being always enterprising, and ever reliable
Having secured the Agency for the celebrated
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
will sell II on positive guarantee. II will
surely cure every affection of Throat, Lungs
and Chest, and 10 show our confidence, we In
yite you TO call and get a trial bottle free
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
Davis g. White, Carpenters.

The attention of the public is respectfully
invited to the card in our columns, OF MCSsrs
Davis White carpenters and builders, No.
81 Austin street, where they are now pre-
pared to do all kinds of work in that line.
In connection with their establishment they
have arranged to buy and sell all kinds of fur
niturC and TCnOvute the same, sending for, or
delivering il if so desired.
These gentlemen are wClknOwn in the com
munity as experienced and practical wOrkmcn
and any work entrusted to them will be re-
CCiNCd with prOmpt nttCntIOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
"SpooneY."

Young married couples are proverbial-
ly 'spooney," and of course they have Il
right to kiss and hug whenever they
please and wherever they please, but 1T
Is decidedly out of taste to have this
sort of thing going on in street car full
OF people, as was the case on one of the
open street cars on the San Pedro line
yesterday afternoon. They ought to
have been charged double fare, at least.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
MOTtuary.

June I4.-Gcronima Sanchez, aged ~, First
ward Jake Harris. aged 30, HpOplcNy OF brain,
Second watd; Manuel Musquiz,s aged two
years. chronic darrhOea, Second ward; OtClla
CaranSa, aged six months fever, First ward.
June lj.-Racic Roach aged two years,
catarrhal bronchitis Fourth ward; Mary
Johnson, aged 30 years, pulmonary phthiss,
Third ward; Amalic keIlncr, aged J.: years,
QUINN, aged - months, entCro Colitis Third
ward
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
viii Retire.

Captain William Lyon, who has made
such an efficient jailer for several
months past, will retire from his honor
GUS position shortly. Sheriff Lewis,
in order to cut expenses down as
much as possible, will put two deputy
sheriffs In charge Of the Jail. Captain
Lyon Is a watchful and incorruptible Of
ticer
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IT,. 81

Ladies'. look horel No preparation ever dis
covered has been so successful as MOrley's
T-X-s Tonic Cordial, the great system renOva-
tor, i'm the cure of all diseases to which thu
women of this climate are subject, such as
weakness, debility, melancholy, whites, falling
of the womb, and every form of nervous pros
tration. Only try one bottle and you will be
entirely satisfied of the truth of our assertion.
For sale by Y. Kaltcycr 4 Son.
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People to Patronize.

Dd-FOr everything needed in the lum-
Der line, call on +. j. Bethel, at Inter-
national and Great Northern depot. ly
-Pancoast & Son keep all the novel
ties In clothing, hats and fine furnishing
goods. 5-5-tf
John p. O'Leary, plasterer; office
No. 10 East Houston street. Telephone
No. 3l7. G-3l-lm
The best meals at the Bon Ton
Restaurant, 2l0 Acequia street. 5-l7-lm
When you want tirst-class job work
at reasonable rates, call at the LIGHT Of
fee.
Fresh country butter and eggs re-
ceived every day by Eman del Abra-
hams, corner Military plaza ane Trevino
avenue. 6-ll-6t
-FOR RENT, a fine furnished room with
bath attached. Enquire corner of Blum and
BOnham street. Ut
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
THE NEW MARSHAL.
John J. Rankin, of La Grange, Receives
the Nomination.

There was considerable excitement in the
city last night when it was rumOTed that John
J. Rankin, of La Grange, sheriff of FayCtte
county, had been nominated for the marshall
ship of Western Texas, 1t was known that he
was a prOtege of Congressman Miller, but it
qualification and more influence The press
dispatches this morning shows that rumOr in
this case did not lie, aud as il said that the
nominee has the support of the Texas dccga-
ton, there is no doubt that he will soon be in
stalled in Office. MIR. Rankin has the reputa-
ton of being a courteous man, and a brave
officer and his friends are sanguine that he
will make a good marshal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
Dairy Maids Festival,

4 very unique entertainment, called the
dairy maids festival, will be given next Tues
day night, the I'D instant, at Mayors old
stand corner of Commerce and Navarro
streets, 10y the young ladies Of the First Pres
bytcriau church, in aid of the Fourth ward
Sunday schools Tickets for the same can be-
obtained NJ Hcnslcy's paint and oil stores,
Houston street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
Heavy Death Rate

The alarming number of 20 deaths &C.
CURED in San Antonio last week. This
is certainly heavy death rate, and Is
not only common for one week, but is
being steadily kept up. 1t points grave
ly to our lax of sanitary regulations and
careless city authorities.
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Cholera.

DarrhTa, collie, cramps, pains in the stom-
aCh, lamCness, SpTains, lumbagO, swcllingS,
pains in the head or body, neuralgia, rheuma-
tism and tOOthuChe, all pain, internal or eXter-
nal, cured quicker with WONDERFUL EIGHT
than any other remedy We guarantee that
Wonderful Eight will cure you and relieve you
of pain. Sold by F. katcycr n Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16

OFFICE or G. SPANGLRR LODGE No. 81,
BROTHERHOoD OF RAILROAD BRAKE
MEN or THE WESTERN He MIsPHERE. }
To the Public:
Jerry Kahn, now under arrest for embeZZle-
mCnt, having represented himself member of
C. Spangler Lodge No. 81, b. of X. X. B in col
Letting money for "A sick member Of our lodge,
we wish 10 say he was not authorized by the
lodge, nor by the member for whom the col
lection was made He was not "a member at
that time, having been expelled six months
previous. by order of the lodge.
DAN. X. DAVIS,
lL.s.1 Secretary No. So.
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Master of the Mines,

In the LIGHT to-day can he seen the com
mcnccmcnt of thrilling story entitled, The
Master Of the Mines" II will run for several
weeks and will he found quite interesting and
well worth reading
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16

We are selling furniture at extremely low
figures. The public respectfully invited to rs.
certain our prices before purchasing else
where. Call at No. n West Commerce street.
W. PRESCOTT,
6-Slm for Erastus Reed.
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The Pupils Talk.

The oral examination of the pupils of the
Milan academy will be held in the basement
of the Temple Beth Ell, tomorrow, Thursday.
Professor ROtC. principal of the academy, has
sent the LIGHT an invitation to be present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
Special 10 Artists.

One of the finest establishments that San An
tonic, if not Texas, can boast of is the Art
Gallery of C. H. Mueller, at POS Commerce
street Here can be had artists and draught-
mems materials, of both domestic and i'm
ported kinds. Engravings, chrOmOs and
paintings are on hand in an endless variety.
Picture frames, mouldings and materials for
frescO and sign painting in large varieties.
China decorations and material for wax flow
ers in large assortment. Mr.. Mueller re-
ceives direct from factories large shipments of
paints oils and other material in that line as
well as window glass and fine domestic, and i'm
ported decorative wall paper are specialties in
his establishment. R-l3ly
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COMMENCEMENT
Programme for the Exercises at the Pub
lie High School Next Friday Morning.


lie High School Next Friday Morning.
The programme for the annual commence
Iucnt exercises of the Public High school 10
take pacrut 10 O'Clock next Friday morning.
has been issued and proves very interesting.
The following Is the graduating class TINS
year: Emil Frank, Ellie Polk, Merle henslcy'
Lnuie LachRpclle, Angie Cumins.
PROGRAMME OPENING CHORUS.
Essay, with salutatOTy ............ Emil Frank
Recitation, "Dus MaedChen in der fremde =.
900. Fannie Burnette
Music solo ........L Lulu McAllister
Essay, ''Thc Times We Live In" Alice Black
Recitation, LA Vida ............. Abr. honklc
Music. solo ..................A Augusta Haenel
Essay, For What Should We Read ..........
...s ........Angic Cumins
Recitation, der Fruehng" Katie Scmlinger
Music, sole. ........-.- ........, Miss HERNANDEZ
Essay, The Missions" Merle Hensley
Recitation, Eel CuclillO" Augusta Haenel
Essay, 80 Endeth Our First Lesson ....;.
Music, solo. .......... o.. Lilly Mayer
Essay, with valcdiCtOTy. Character: -.
Music, Duet" A. Haencl and l.. McAllistcr
Distribution Of diplomas and medals .;....'''
...........'.....H Hon. Bryan Callaghun
CLOSING CHORUS.
In addition to the medals and diplomas to
be distributed is Il handsome gold medal. pre-
-cntcd by MIR. Alex. SartOT, Sr, to he awarded
to the pupil showing the highest scholarship
in German.
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WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.

Also very large line of NainsoOks, i'm small,
medium and very large patterns, ut sac, lOc,
l2c, l5c, 20c and pc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
CURTAINS And CURTAIN GOODS.

nottingham Lace Curtains, all latest designs
and choice patterns, as low as 81 % per pair.
Scrim Curtain Material at all prices.
See our 81 % Marseilles Quilt.
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Fire.

Fire.
About ! o'clock last Friday morning the
dread alarm of fire rcSOundel through our
streets AMI aroused the sleeping inhabitants Of
the town. The LANES tOon shot up high in the
air denoting the direction where assistance y as
needed, and in very short time two-thrds of
citizens were assembled to witness the de-
structon Of the handsome new residence of
MIR. Il. w. Harris on South street, and be-
tween the residences of Misses McIlwaine and
the nearly completed house Of Mrs. IIi1. The
fire was first discovered in the second story,
AMI before much assistance arrived it had
gained such hcadway that nothing could be
saved but the furniture in the first story.
Fortunately it was n perfectly calm night and
the fire was confined to the one buildings but
the heat broke all the glass and warped the
weather. boarding on that sidc CT Mrs. Ilix s
house.
The immediate cause Of the fire is not known,
but they had hccn ironing in that story during
the day, and it is possible that it was caused by
a defective chimney iluc, perhaps from the
earthquake. Whether that was the cause or not,
the mere suspicion is sufficient to suggest that
=
examined before the cold weather requires
fires. Such precaution may prevent y serious
conlagration anu loss Of valuable property.
1t may he found upon examination, tnat only
one chimney in the town has Lssn La.'scd,
| but y fire from that chinint, ~!snt hc rs
| disastrous rs fires from dozen. In that case,
''on ounce Of preventive would be much better
| than pound Of cure
Mr.. Harris was insured for $500 on house
and furniture which cannot cover the loss hc
| has sustained.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Xix lost quite q
| large quantity of bedding and other furniture,
which she had stored in the upper part of Mr.
| Harris house, while building her new dwelling.
We sincerely symrathzc with Zach one in
| their loss.
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Ihe 0dlrehlp Nnim Gimes.
Il, VI. STOKES, Editor.
r.. T. MckISSICK, Local Editor.
UNION, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ~, 1856.
sUBSCRIPTION--S2 90 PER ANNUM
Postofce Hours.

The following will hc the time for opening
and closing this Office. The post Office will be
opened at u y. m, and close ut q p. m, Sh1ri'.
Parties wishing their mail must lie here by that
time. The mail for both Last and West will
close at l.3O T.. IN. The mail will he taken from
the street ho&cs at p. m., FOR both trains.
Mail for Horseback routes should lie dropped
in the office before o'clock On the morning Of
departure to have prompt dispatch.
}. G. HUNTER. L. NJ.
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No PEACE ~ ErRorE.-Londoh, september
iS-Europc j in alarm rom ono end to the
other. Every lay hrir-> fresh crop of ex-
citing rumCrs Wax clouds are lowering over
the entire Continent. Military preparations
arc Coiny ~ with lyyeri.h haste. Even Eng
land is rapidly pushing precautionary naval ar
rangcmcnts that no English munster wculi
dream Of if peace were assured. The great
Powers arc watching each ether with jealous
eyes ready 10 ta1c instant offence Mt tritics THAT
in ordinary times would pass unn"iccd. Now
il is France that il Tii understood, next Eng
land is charged with eccentric projects Of AN
ncNntion in the Mediterranean, then Russia
aud Turkey are represented "a arming III hot
haste: aud the Austrian and Russian autumn
maurrlvcvs serve At Il cloak Tor the maSsing of
armies in tho best positions Cor ollcrcc and dc
fence. NN iGjs, aEi scores Ct similar reports
following cac', oti,cr in rapid succession, show
that the dread e.! war IL Europe Is strong and
universal. !i,rcc the C"Hccntr&ti"n Of pubic
attention ON bulgaria aui Egypt. the two points
of central interest Offering the most oppcrtu-
mites for a breach cr tIc peace. lingo feeling
in Englnud j. l"tiuuuS to manifest itself
strongly on TIC Hul ,ritu question aud the at
ttudc 4 France ,u the evacuation OF Egypt.
The Auii.Eu,-itu sentiment in Germany is rap
idly cXicni'u2. in spit of all bismarck can 10
to restrain it. lie oppression. Turkish oliI-
Gals in Irivu', Cyi!ycc-.,'Iuu tate r.aiuly that
the war cG'r, i. gc'ju: the military establish
mcnt ur u luii war strength as fast rs means
allow. The wav .cc,iu, in France iS growing
aracc, lcI - Tie inIG.NCl"uS language "f TCn-
cral officers 'li -,nicsIucn. The I.ugish press
is dcur,i Nith letter from influential men IL =
ing u tTiuU; Nnicr~ tIulug with Austria
whose Euo"rrr AMI statesmen sccm scarcely
nblc t" huij lack people III their CnEcrnc~'
for war The fact. c,hct NJ the tiIHc that his
Majesty Irtur.5 .scTh. in totstus the car
Significantly Usci Che woria the IIar,' in
St"al OF the tim" hpnurci form ''my august
friend the car, j working; sud havoc through
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The Quakos Continue.

We had about settled down under thc pleas
ant conviction that we had felt the last shock Of
the earthquake, when on Monday might. about
10 0 clock, the unpleasant visitor again made us
sensible Of its presence hy another shock. Dur
ing the night from six to eight trcmors were felt
by numbers OF persons in this town ani vicinity;
AMI again, about , clock Tuesday morning, n
shock nearly ~ severe rs the second one of the
memorable Tuesday night, August 81 made
houses and furniture remblc very r"rcclihly.
And still, again, about | O'Clock Wednesday
morning, another quake awokc r,hny Of our
citizens from sound slumbcrs.
The many occurrences of these u.itation5 Of
the earth continues The anxiety AMI unrest Of a
large portion CT our citizens but we arc conf
dent there is no danger i'll them, a. they grow
weaker and weaker. awi are only more scnsibly
felt from that cNpcctivc and apprehcnsivc state
Of mind which very naturally keeps us al feel
ing and looking for them.
In conversation with our venerable citizen.
Mr.. Isaac Patrick, and two or three other gen
tlcmcn from the racolct section of tho county,
they told Us that about fifty years agp severe
shock of earthquake was felt in the E"idstown
ncighborhool. that shook houses almost Il. bal
that Of August 81 last, threw ""n"kkry and
glass ware irom thcivrs. >,toppcd clocNS>> and
created general CONSERVATION among tic y }oplc
1t vas during the "AlnleriSm' cxcitcmc< and
The dcuicd followers Of that hrlmbug firmly
brfirvci rtT1t surely the end of time had come,
and many stool ready to ascend, in robe, OF
white. Nr Patrick and the other gentlemen
told us they rcmcmhcr the event we'll, and that
TIE rumhlinrs and agitations Of the earth con-
tinucd for nearly OF quite twelve months, aud
inv
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SEVERE STORM tN lLriNois.-Chcago, Sep
temhcr Earthquakes from many points Ill
Northern Illinois report great damage done 10
farm property and residences by saturday
nights storm ut Dckaih. l.. j. Woods stock
barn was struck by lightning and burned. Ills
loss is twenty thousand. Some stock wcro
killed, but rs yet no loss Of human life is re-
ported.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-24

IN KEEr5 TIE RA-CALs orr. We believe :hc
people Of South Carolina are in favor Of civil
service a. carried ont 10y our worthy President.
4 S. 1t not only turns oUt the ra>cals, but it
keeps ont III" ru'rdiS. Prosperity Press GHd Rc-
"ori'f.
1t keeps horde Of Republicans in Office vino
woull be glad To- the Administration fail,
and keeps art democrats who arc devoted TO the
Administration and who have worked earnestly
| atIrt effectively Tor Democratic supremacy But
| II Lrj.S N, fdSc"is oW.
1t keeps om every maa who has not chi Dyed
| the advantages Of CO llcsc education, because
| no one else can answer the thousand and ono
imrcrincnt and irrelevant questions that come
| up in the civil service examinations, bat which
are no test OF Il man fitness Tor u;ilcc. But 'E
| h,JS IL, r0scHis out
| 1t keeps ont every cX-Conicdcratc soldier hy
| declaring that no persons ever thirty-iivc years
| shall hc appointed to the offices in the classified
| ! ostal scrvicc-cNccpt cX-tniOn soldiers. But
| III Leaps tie rir"niH o"i.'
| We believe the people of South Carolina arc
aot i'll favor Of any such civil service .-N',rj'r-
| ~ ObScrCcr.
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Quarterly Meeting.

The hh Quarterly Meeting II the Methodist
Church will embrace Tie lth sunday in this
month (2%th.) pr. Jones will bc with u.
The Pastor proposes to continue services
through the following week and expects TO have
assistance from abroad. +" all the services of
this meeting, the christian people and the Pub
lie General are cordially invited. Il.
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ACrIoN ANr REA,rI"N.-prOf Mcndenhalls
theory that the shocks felt subsequently to the
great convul+ion Of the last day Of August were
but the rcadiusmcnts Of dispaccmcnts pro-
duccd by the first shock is finding some cOnfr-
nation in circumstances which have been noted
ut Summcryillc. At srvcral places the brick
pillars and wooden blocks on which most houses
in that town arc constructed, were thrust for
ward and rccoilcl after the shock This action
and reaction left crcvices in the earth one, two
and rs many as five inches in width. These
crcviccs have now disappeared and can only be
accounted for on the reasonable suppositon that
the series of slight movements, caused hy sub
scoucnt trcmors or 'rcadjustmcnts,' has restored
the surrounding earth to its original position.-
Y, ,ry yJJH I,Y,i,r.
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Coon Rr>rrrs Is EVERY C>>E.-D. \. Brad
ford, wholesale paper dca,cr OF Chattanooga,
Tenn, writes, tha: he was seriously afflicted
With q severe cold that settled on his lungs had
tried many remedies without benefit, Being
induced to try Dr. King New Discovery for
Consumption, did SO and vas entirely cured 10y
Use OF a few bottles. Since which time he has
used it in his family for all Coughs and Colds
with best results. This is tho experience of
thousands whose lives have been saved by this
Wonderful discovery.
Trial Bottles free ut J. W roscy's Drug
Store. Large Bottles, 81.
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Railroad Racket.

The people Of Eo"anSvillc AMI Cross Keys
Townships have determined, A. far as they can,
to have the road from Ncwhcrry to run through
those townships TO Spartanburg, while \ roal
il already running from Llurcn> 10 Spartan
burg. passing Just beyond the western line of
Union County, and the people Of Chester are
subscribing literally to road tr run from
Augusra through Goshen Hill anl Fish Dam
townships, and seem Sanguinc Of securing it.
Should the latter road be built. it will cut
Union out Of the Roanoke line. sure, and
carry all the cotton and trade OF the Southern
portion Of this county, from eight miles below
thG~ tuwa, TO Augusta and Chester, while the
two roads west of us would carry all the trade
Of the western part Of the county to Spartan
burg and Augusta. All the trade beyond eight
or ten miles North of this place goes 10 Spar
ranburg and GaIlncy City, now, and if the
roads South and West of rs should he built,
where would Union &. IL. get business enough
TO keep all our handsome stores open:
We are now doinE rs well as any Of the
County seats around us, hut VIC are afraid this
well doinr my be our .uin, 10y creating within
IL Il rcclinc Of security II Indifference rs to
the future. while all aroisnd IL the wires arc
being worked againt IL. 1t ~ very evident
that Ncwhcrry. laurcns, Si#r'atth+trs and
Chester are all actively engaged i'll The work Of
o;vuing convenient. qUich and cheap ways Il"
their respective markc; towns i"r the trade Of
Union ounry. Shall we sit quietly down and
see these things going Oh around rs, AMI not
move hand to prevent the injury that threat.
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COLONEL ELLIOTT roE CONGRESS. Charleston,
3 c., september 2l.-CoOncl William Elliott of
Beaufort was nominated for Congress to-day ut
Summcrville hy the Democrats Of the Seventh
(Blackl District.