San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-07
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OglesDy, H01stetter, and DlaZ waved
examination and were held in the sum
of $1,000 each for surrendering Resures
contrary to law.
A daily mail line will soon be opened
between this city and Pleassnton.
The wire edge of the Mexican war
feeling is wearing off, all over the state.
John Smith, of Greenville, gets eleven
years penitentiary for horse stealing.
John Logan, a Fort Worth brakeman,
died from pistol shot fired by unknown
hands, and the police authorities have
made no Investigation.
Grover is now busy filling out commits
sions for his appointees to Office upon
whose nomination the senate refused to
act.
Congress folded its tent, like the Arab,
and as silently stole away. The country
was too dumb with gratitude to break
the silence.
Texas Is very largely unit in her war
cry Of "on to Mexico"
The reporters OF the blanket sheets
find bonanza in every lately returned
American from over the Rio Grande.
Interviews and correspondence multiply
ad nauseum.
Methodist preachers and gamblers,
tramps and officials all tell their Mexi-
can stories, and no two Of them see
things alike.
The widow of General Hancock was
presented this week with an elegant
memorial album by the New Yoak COM
mon council, containing the eDgrossing
letter of Mayor Grace and the resolu-
lions OF the council on the occasion Of
General Hancock's death.
The cry is heard rising in various
quarters over the injustice of refusing q
general pension of So per month to all
soldiers who served in the Mexican war.
Mathew Arnold is in America, but no
one would know 1t II he did not COCA
siOnally display his ignorance of Ameri-
can sentiment in letter to the London
press.
The mayor of Belfast has come to Dub
lin to pay his respects to the new officers
Of the crown.
Quartermaster-genera Allen, of the
United States service during the late
war, is dead.
Gainesville divides between Ross and
Swain, but goes for Carlisle solid.
John Harris, of Millican, Texas, who
was acquitted of wife murder last year
for lack Of evidence, is in Jail charged
with attempted murder Of the woman
with whom he has since been living.
The British minister at Roumania is
tagging Bismarck at Gastein.
Salisbury's lieutenant expects to stop
rioting in Belfast by proclamation and
the town is duly placarded.
Geo. N. Beach, a Dallas printer, shot
at a cat, supposed to have hydrophobia,
and hit boy in an adjoining black
smith shop, infiicting very serious
wound.
Ireland has gone and Austin is In the
semi-comatOse condition OF an over
heated subject struck with inocuous
desuetude. The departments are merely
going through the motions, very slow
motions; the heads are at Galveston.
Cotton in the center Of the state calls
loudly for rain. Corn is badly scorched.
Galveston has taken bigger contract
than she can meet; great discomfort Is
the result. The drill will not close until
next Tuesday.
The Belknaps, Of San Antonio, in FRI
days drill made one material error,
otherwise their drill was well nigh per-
feet.
The Mexican press Is cooling out well
after the recent heat on the Cutting
scrape.
Cutting is in jail and likely to remain
there for the present. III the lnterna-
tional Typographical union had its will
he would remain there for the future as
well.
The Memphis crop reports for the
Memphis district show cotton good and
corn poor.
Commander Burdette, G. A. R.. is the
recipient of handsomely jeweled
badge as a souvenir Of the 10th encamp-
ment.
Marclona, Mich, a small town, was
wiped out by fire yesterday. Loss not
known.
The democrats of the Sth Kentucky
district. re-nominate McCrsry for con-
gress.
Tennessee elections show an increased
democratic vote for governor the legis-
lature gains some republican members.
Kentucky independents and republic
cans will be more numerous in the COM
ing legislature than in the late one.
The Storey will, Chicago, is ordered
pIObdtcu, anu w COLI
trolls the great estate during her life
time. Her annual income 10 fixed at
$4,000.
DR.. O'Reilly cables from Detroit to the
treasurer of the parliamentary fund in
London to draw on him for $60,000.
Samuel j. Tilden was laid to rest to-
day. President Cleveland and many
other prominent citizens being in at
tendance.
John Williamson, charged with train
wrecking on the Iron Mountain road,
has gone over the road for 10 years.
In the anarchists trial, witnesses were
introduced to prove that some Of the
bullets extracted from the wounded were
such as the police used and were not
fired by anarchists.
The bodies of three Of crew Of six
yachtsmen, who left Sarnia four weeks
since for a cruise on Lake Huron, were
found tied to boat near the mouth OF
Sable river, not far from the wrecked
yacht. The other bodies are being
searched for.
John Smith was hanged yesterday at
Gallatin, Mo-, for the murder Of VIM. p.
Gleason. His pal, Joseph Jump, went
over the divide for the same crime two
weeks since.
Kit Ross, a quarter-breed Cherokee,
was hanged at Fort Davis yesterday for
raising hair. Blue Duck, a full-breed,
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