San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-19
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.

"A few drops of rain fell just before
daybreak to-day.
A good crowd of people attended
Jonas and Sommers' gardens last night.
The Turner's have an important
meeting tonight.
A smash-up of vehicles on Govern
ment hill yesterday.
Rehearsal of the Peek-a-BOO club to-
night at 800 Garden street.
Officer Wilkin has taken up a brown
horse and bay mare.
Sixteen deaths occurred in the city
last week.
Meeting Of the city council this af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. William Freeman, who has been
quite i'll, has recovered.
Ed. Stoves, Jr., has two live rattle
snakes in a cage at his store.
Mayor Callaghan came down to his
office for short while this evening.
The mercury stood at 100 degrees
yesterday afternoon at Smith & Robin
sons livery stable on Commerce street.
The intense heat yesterday caused a
rail Of the San Pedro car track to spring
four inches from its spikes.
The Turner's white washed the
Casinos at their rolling match Friday
night, and so won the match.
Colonel Belknap will present the
Belknap Rifles tonight with their
medals for the Volksfest prize drill.
Mr.. William Holland is sufficiently
recovered to be at his post OF duty to-
day.
The Unique club give lawn party
at Mr.. Joseph Landa's place on San
Pedro auenue tomorrow night.
The Jolly II" held 9 pleasant sOcia-
BILE at the residence of the Misses Wulh
on Garden street last night.
Henry Krempkau would make a
pretty good constable anyhow. He has
the advantage Of experience besides.
-Agal johnson, a supposed insane
woman, will be tried at O'Clock this az
texnoon at the county courthouse.
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick. the only tirst-class
hotel in the city. Cool rooms. 6-25-3m
Five violators of the sanitary ordin-
ances were fined 81 each by the recorder
this morning.
The administration" building at
Government hill has been completed by
Contractor Peasants.
"A charge of assault has been pre-
ferred by Frank Fly against Archie Che
Waller before Justice Crawford.
The Fourth ward Bowling club won
the first game Of nine-pins from the
Sommer's garden club Saturday night
at Peltzer's alley.
The wrecked train of the Arkansas
Pass railway was brought in yesterday
morning from Beeville. 1t is badly dam
aged.
Three mice can be seen ut the Black
Elephant saloon on South Flores street
that get their living by catching flies
from the ceiling. They have their nest
just above pillar in the canvas ceiling.
The San Fernando Benevolent So
ciety, composed of ladies), did not hold
any meeting at the hospital yesterday
as the priest refused to allow them to
do so.
The tops Of some pecan trees which
blew into the river near the Convent
bridge, are left there and should be
taken away.
Henry Thomas and wife, Rhoda,
colored, played" in the morning yes
terday, and before night were fighting
and both were arrested. The recorder
fined them So each.
"A large force of laborers employed
by the Water-works company this morn
ing were leveling off the street obstruc-
tions left while laying the big mains on
Alamo street.
The street commissioners force
should 60 along Soledad and Houston
streets and fill up with good gravel the
space between the car and the street and
prevent the breaking Of so many car
rage wheels.
"A vegetable wagon was runaway
with Saturday morning on the plaza, and
caught the horse, the woman in the wag-
on would have been seriously hurt.
L. F. Hoffman,, the Alamo plaza
timer, wishes the public to be sure that
he will not move and that he will answer
all questions about the new opera house
not more than 81 times day. 7-l9-tf
The opening OF Fred's Parlor bar
(Old Professor salOOD) took place Satur-
day last. The place was crowded with
Fred's friends, and it need not be said
that all were treated royalty, because
Fred always treats his friends thus.
"A picnic was given yesterday in
honor of the Misses Wolf and Steine by
their friends, who held the party at Mr..
Sohroeder's residence. They went to
the Austin crossing Of the Salado and
enjoyed themselves thoroughly. A party
in their honor will be given tonight at
Judge Wurzbach's residence.
Snare Drummer Elliott, Of the .
Eighth cavalry band, got of the Avenue
G street-car Saturday afternoon and
stepped into Lockwood & Simpsons
saloon and called for a piece Of Ice to
cool his head. Before he could be sup.
piled with It he was taken with Sc.
we're convulslon, three Of which he had
successfully. Medical assistance was
summoned and the post surgeon and an
soon arrived and conveyed
him to the hospital.