San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-16
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.

Cot. +. NJ. Fowler Is very sick.
Mr.. rom MuIlaly has returned home
and is circulating among his friends.
MIR. W. ii. Heeson, Baltimore, Md,
Was cured of rheumatism by using ST.
jacobs Oil.
Wonderful cOnjunction-Red Star
Cough Cure for colds; st. Jacobs OIL for
pains.
A young lady desires a situation in
an office or store as clerk or cashier. AG-
dress, b." this office. ll-l5-u
Il. X. Pawley, formerly printer OF
tn city, is now editing the Troy (llis.)
Record, an eight-page weekly.
The Jolly Twelve dance at the
Casino will positively take place to-
night.
The San Antonio Singing society
give rainbow party ut their rooms to-
night.
The name of NJ. NJ. Mooney is cor
dially mentioned for alderman OF the
Fourth ward.
WIN. Small, the Government hill
wife beaten, is again in Jail and his wife
wants him kept there until he can give a
bond to keep the peace toward her
A colored nun at the Southern hotel
| bar WAS very badly scared by some white
gentlemen, few days ago, by their
bIoodcurdling ghost and voudOu stories.
Nellie Faba, the young lady recently
adjudged insane, was taken to Austin to
the state asylum today by Commissioner
| Quintana.
Mr.. James w. Cuff ana wife have re-
turned from Kennedy and will reside In
San Antonio at their old home. on Mata-
g0rda street, seventh ward hereafter.
Mr.. W. Z. Webb, who WAS seriously
| Injured recently while out riding, is i'm
proving, and there are better hopes Of
his recovery.
MIR. Duval West, one OF the clerks in
| the federal court, now sports u pretty
diamond pin, presented by Austin friends
| in celebration of his 25lh birthday.
Buck Ord, who has been dangerous
| Iy III nj Fort COnchO, is recovering, and
| it is expected that he will shortly be
able to return to San Antonio.
1t Ia definitely decided that the Madi-
son church steeple shall be rebuilt, and
the remnants of the old steeple have
been RACED to the ground.
Owing to the bad weather Monday
night there was a slim attendance at the
meeting at the Y. NJ. C.. A. rooms. To-
night. It is hoped, the attendance will
be greater.
Horse stock Is reported as being
plentiful in this market and cheap, with
no BUYERS. Cattle is in demand, with
none in the market.
News has reached the city that Mr.
+. j. Beard. Of the firm of Beard & Bros
Safe and Lock company, well known in
this city, died at Milford. Connecticut,
from sOftening Of the brain.
Many citizens are laughing at the
efforts OF young newspaper man 20 in
vest the recent suicide with romance Of
the novel order. All in vain. 1t was
simply an ordinary tale OF sin cut short
by death.
Alderman Conner had great Difficult
ty in reading his report on the division
of the first ward In the council meeting.
Alderman Hambleton wrote out the re-
port for him in too big hurry to write
as legibly as usual.
The sum of $25 cash WAS stolen from
tumbler at Umscheid's saloon on
Alamo street, while the barkeeper's
back was turned, Monday night. No
clue to the thief, either.
The old Mexican candy vendor who
mercP and Navarro streets, fell in the
street with convulsion Monday after
noon and was taken home in wagon by
policeman.
A letter was received yesterday
from T.. M. We'll. fol- merly a we'll known
nteman OF this city, saying he is now
in Denver, but will leave in few days
for California. He will be particularly
well remembered by the Belknap Rifles,
whose kind friend he proved himself to
be.
-Trumpeter Julius Hi'scbfeld, troop
&. Eighth cavalry, who was wounded in
the Apache campaign in New Mexico,
arrived at the garrison yesterday morn
ing and rejoined his troop. He says the
whole OF the Sixth cavalry are now out
after those Indians Of GerOnimo's band
who did not surrender.
A dispatch was received Monday by
Mr.. John Robb, to the effect that a Mr..
Underwood had been killed in a wreck
on the Missouri Pacific. AS Mr.. N. Un-
derwOOd was of on this road with stock,
the family was very much distressed at
the news, which was turned to rejoicing
when he unexpectedly returned this
morning.
Herman Wagenfuhr, OF this city,
has invented and patented an apparatus
that will be boon to stockmen In Texas
and Mexico, 1t being what he terms a
prickly pear burner. 1t effectually burns
tie spears off the cactus leaves and rem
ders them perfectly safe for stock Of all
kinds to eat.
Big Tree, the Montana scout, Ia
lame to-day. He was trying to sell
horse In man I'm stock ward Yesterday
and was expatiating on the docility of
the animal. To Illustrate he went back
Of the horse and began tickling its hind
legs. The horse proved how gentle (?)
he was BY giving Mr.. Big Tree left
handler where it did not do the most
good, on his hip. The man did not buy
the horse.
Mr.. 5. Gar 1enlOup, n Californian
who invested in the stock business near
San Antonio. and has been living in the
city. has recently returned from Cali
fornis, where he has purchased large
vineyard, near Fresno, In Fresno county,
and will shortly remove with his family
there. having sold out his stock interests
In Texas. He says grape growing Is a
better investment than cattle just now.
A Bout at F.sticuffs.
John II. Copeland and Jose Cassiano
had small squirt OF "unpleasantness" on
Saturday night, which eliminated in a
game OF iisticufis that was brief but
lively. One Of Mr.. Copeland's eyes Is in
deep mourning, but Cassiano's face
shows no traces of the fray and is still
wreathed with his customary smile.
The fight was the result OF stirring up
the embers OF the late election. Better