San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-24
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.


Mr.. Hildebrandt got Sl29 for his
first bale of cotton yesterday afternoon.
Grand free entertainment at the
Springs tomorrow night.
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick. the only first-class
hotel In the city. Cool rooms. 6.25-3m
See the great Arlington at the
Springs tomorrow night.
Joe Cassiano is a red-hOt Swain
man. Also Charlie Mullaly.
Hacks were hauling delegates free
to-day.
The Belknap medals will be pre-
scented tonight by Colonel Belknap.
MIR. Theodore Folz is expected back
from his Michigan trip tonight.
-CassianO and Fergy are at outs now,
"all on account Of SWAIN
Special attractions for the defeated
and victorious delegates at the Fashion
theatre tonight.
-ToOtsy was out hunting the early
worms this morning. Wasn't looking
for any Flys.
MIR. Joseph SkwortZ had his coat
stolen from his buggy, while on South
Flores street yesterday.
Special engagement of the speciality
artists at the san Pedro Springs tO-mor-
row night.
Dan Marx and Miss Bertha TOsCh,
of New York city, will be married to-
morrow afternoon at two O'Clock.
An officer from Alabama will arrive
tonight with requistiOn for embezzler
Banks.
Professor LlanO's Monterey Orches-
ira serenaded Mrs. NOrdhaus' residence,
on South Flores street, last night.
Mr. j. o. sullivan and other sports
men report doves as very plentiful in
this vicinity.
The Monterey orchestra left for La
redo this morning. They will give n
concert there tonight.
Sunday night grand concert at Mis-
sion garden at O'Clock. Admission 10
cents.
Sunday night grand concert at Mis-
sion garden at s O'Clock. Admission 10
cents.
A finely dressed lady, wearing about
$1,000 worth of diamonds, offered street
car driver n nickle to pay for four chill
drens' ride tins morning.
n NOuhllN NdBOH. WIN
duce, broke down in front of Mueller's
store, on South Flores street, this morn
ing.
MIR. Eckles has taken charge Of his
new postal route Oh the Arkansas Pass
railway.
Gus Houston ought not to have sat
down quite so hard on that rising young
politician this morning.
Frank Krisch and John Heitgen,
won all the bets on the nozzle holding
trial on Main plaza yesterday afternoon.
They now have enough beer TO last
them for some time to come.
John McCarty, express messenger
for Wells Fargo's Express, did not get
married on his last trip as he said he
would. His friends say 1t Is a case
of ''sour grapes" with him.
Ice cream is very pleasant thing
taken in a proper way and in proper
quantity, but 1t amt at all good when
put down your brick. You ask Ben
GoldsChmidt if it is.
"A wagon loaded with lumber got
caught yesterday in the frog of the
long switch Of the San Pedro car line,
and 1t was a long time before il could be
removed, and traffic resumed.
The row between Hoefgen and the
colored man, reported yesterday as o.
curing at Kilbinger's saloon took place
in front of an adjacent store.
MIR. Froboese, the popular county
treasurer, celebrated his 5lst birthday
anniversary yesterday among his many
friends.
Colonel Epson don't care to get in
his work except on one man, and he is
not candidate for governor. Ireland is
his meat, you bet.
Colonel q. W. Breckenridge, brother
of Major Tom, is one Of George X. Dash
iell's bondsmen, and he is also one OF
SWANS bondsmen for comptroller.
That interview with "Old Demo-
crat" In the LIGHT some few weeks ago,
has had its little effect. The story of
the celebrated Breckenridge twins dur
ing the war, and about the Times stock
is not relished by the claws here.
"A little child OF family named Her
bert, living on Camargo street, 4th ward,
WAS terribly scalded yesterday morning
by upsetting pot of boiling coffee in its
face and breast.
Robert Askens. j. G. Glide, alias
Jimmie, the Duck" and John Nc
Grath, have been lodged in the county
Jail by Officer Van Alstyne on a charge
OF robbery, alleged to have been COM
mitted yesterday.
President Lofts special engine from
the end Of the track ran of the turn
table atKenedy yesterday, which delay
| ed. its arrival in San Antonio until
three o'olockthis morning.
Charlie claims that Bryan went back
on him, and il at loss to know what
brought such sudden change OF the
Mikado from Swain to Breckenridge.
Il. +. 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.
Arthur Herbert, who lives on the
Salado, reported at the LIGHT office yes
terday that he had just brought in the
| first bale Of new cotton and sold It to
| Neumann Il LANCE. 1t was classed az
niddling and brought the sum of SAC So.
MIR. Joe Truax, who has just re-
turned from Floresville, is authority for
| the statement that while on the river
bank at Jackson's gulch recently, bis
astonished eyes beheld live sea lion In
the water. He thinks 1t must have es-
capped from some circus and menagarie.
The rehearsal of the "Mikado" I'M
der direction of Professor Sohram pro-
ceeds satisfactorily and vast improve
ments are being made. The ladies in
trOductory chorus and the popular three
| little maids from school were exception
ally well sang last night.
The Express is at its old trick again
with which they so cleverly beat j. II.