San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-25
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.
Sim Hart,

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No. and West Commerce street.
The LIGHT is authorized to announce JOHN
&. CRAWFORD us a candidate for Assessor OF
BcXar county at the November election.
The street car tracks are being re-
paired.
Erastus Reed has temporarily re-
moved his furniture store.
Wanted situation in any line of bust
ness. Can speak French, German, English
and spanish and have the best of reference
Address VI, this Office. S-%tst
The San Antonio academy, thorough
SChOOi conducted by able teachers, will open
September q. For circulars address Prof. ".
-. ScclCy, principal. SOIL
Mrs. NJ. l.. White won the embroi-
dered table scarf.
The Mission hose company will
have drill tonight.
Another chimney knocked of the
new First ward school yesterday.
The Bon Ton hop set for the 2lst and
postponed will be given on Thursday at
the Springs.
DIR. Ferdinand Herfi has been con-
fined to his room with troublesome
carbuncle.
Timothy Winehruiser is picking his
lock for another shot nj the target next
Monday.
The dudes have come to the COnClu-
sion that 1.-THE pen is smitier than the
sword"
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick. the only iirst-class
hotel in the city. Cool rooms. G.25-3m
Everybody smokes san Antonio and
BeIknap cigars. Headquarters at ga
Commerce St. S-lG-tf
C. NJ. Cohen, PA Com. ST., sells gen.
uine imported Havana cigars at three
for Doc. S-lG-tt
More Belknap and San Antonio
Rifles cigars coming, call at Headquar-
tiers, pa Commerce st. S-l6-tf
You will find full assortment Of
cigars .and Tobacco at the Star cigar
store, pa Commerce st. S-l6-tf
Call at Mrs. Royals coffee stand in
the Main market, Market street. Amer
lean and Spanish dishes, the best in the
market. Hot and cold lunches prepared
for those travelling by the cars. Hours,
from to s a. IN. Slim.
Valentine GOrrell went riding this
morning. When he went home to din
ner he had to borrow a long tailed coat,
and afterwards appeared in another pair
of pants.
A prominent major paid an old
bill" Of $40, said to be outstanding for
years, the other day. He asked the
man If he wanted the interest due upon
it.
This council is getting the upper
hand of me. Wish hadn't got sick. |
must put on the screws and fight that
ex-school teacher inch by inch.-Re-
spectfully b. Callagaln.
-Wanted.-A first-class teacher of
parliamentary rGles. Apply to j. ii.
Smye and ~ others, third floor Kamp-
mann building, any Monday afternoon
about O'Clock.
VIM. Simms returned last night from
Galveston and WAS met by large num-
her friends, who congratulated him on
his release from Galveston and Calves
to Jail.
-Jlian Robles has been brought in
from the Medina for medical treatment
for gangrene Of the leg, resulting from
the bite OF sick horse about u week
ago.
The rehearsal by the full cast of the
Mikado opera by the ladies and gentlt
men OF the club last night was very eff
feCtive.
Twelve carloads OF cannon and four
cars of ammunition left the city at nine
O'Clock this morning in freight train
over the |. & G. n. railway for Fort Nc
Intosh, (LaredO.)
Frank Starr has returned. He start
ed last week to take q survey of the fish
ponds and oyster reefB at Corpns Christi
and Galveston, but the storm drove him
home again.
The charge against Geo. Norcross
for stealing a skiff from POesman. was
dismissed by Justice Crawford, from the
absence of eliminating proof.
Justice Crawford's office was vir-
tually closed to-day, he having gone out
to Converse station for the purpose Of
holding an inquest over dead body.
Owing 10 his absence the reporter was
unable to fish up the least mOrsel Of
news.
The LIGHT has received an invita-
ton to allow one Of its representatives
to be present at dance to be given to-
night by the guests of the Boerne hotel.
Several San AntOnians left this morning
to participate In its pleasures.
Finely furnished room for rent, three
doors from Menger hotel. Inquire at
this office.
The Catholic church OF San Louis,
at Castroville celebrates to-day their pa
iron saints day. A few of the clergy
and several San Antonians left yesterday
for CastrOville, to attend the celebra-
ton.
Mr.. Z. M. Fowler, representing the
Schuele-Fowler Ice machine, has sold
one of the new machines to the gov
eminent for use at Fort Ringgold and
expect to dispose Of more for use at
other forts.
Miss Heidrich is recovering from a
severe attack Of typhoid fever.
Several lighthouses in the river were
damaged by the storm.
There was cloud burst from out
the mountains near Captain McCall's
ranch Friday last and terrific volume
OF water rushed down the valley tearing
the 2O-foOt tank dam away and spread
ing water over the pasture land half a
mile wide. Three hundred yards of pas
ture fence were washed away.
Mr.. Patsy Brady returned this morn
ing from Corpus Christi.
james p. Hickman says If another
storm comes along he will abandon his
hotel, the Southern, and enlist in the
army or leave the country. Flying bull
lets are preferable to flying rafters and
tin.
The Alamo Investment agency sold
carload Of rams this morning to Aims
worth az Burns DriVatA sale