San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-26
CITY NEWS.


ing and horseback airing yesterday.
ALI the schools in the city will have
holidays on Thursday and Friday next.
The Typographical Union held q
spirited meeting yesterday.
The Uniform Division, Knights of
Pythias, meets tonight.
The Turner's and ladies enjoyed q
hop at their hall Saturday night.
Tho leap year party at the Springs
Saturday night was well attended.
Artzt's band furnished the music.
The kick made against a variety
theatre on Main plaza, comes rather
late.
Communion will be celebrated at
the Cum berland Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
About forty children attended the
Lutheran church yesterday and were
confirmed.
Garfield suit against the legislature
has been postponed and Garfield is not
happy.
Bishop Duncan preached fine SER
mon at Paine Methodist church yester-
day.
An attachment was entered Satur-
West Houston street.
The Arkansas Pass railway bridge
crossing the Leon, is said to be in very
dangerous condition.
The second annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Y. M. c. A. occurs
this evening at their rooms.
The Spanish students, BistOlfi and
Roltka, appeared at Scholz' garden last
night
DIR. Shepard, of this city, has applied
to the city council of Laredo to purchase
seven blocks OF Laredo city property.
The grand jury returned % indict-
ments this morning and resumed their
work.
The Texas Tribune still lives and
came out Saturday Notwithstanding its
trouble with the great labor agitatOr.
Meeting of the Butchers association
at Krischs hall on Wednesday 2Ssh. All
members are requested to attend. 1t
Charley Herff has a fine Danish mas
tiff pup, two months old, sent him from
New York.
There seems to be noted no let up to
the rushing customers at Wolfson's. Ad-
vertising is the great Magnet.
The city circus will hold its weekly
hippOdrome this afternoon, commencing
at four o'clock,
The tall sycamore of the San Pedro
promises to make it lively for some OF
the old chronic mug-wumps this coming
campaign.
Mr.. G. B. Wilson, of the Bexar Brick
and Tile Co., has returned from St.
Louis, where he purchased Kennedy
dry press for the company.
Mrs. Dr. Favre received yesterday a
telegram announcing the sad news of
her fathers death, Prof. A. Groux, of
New York.
Sgt. Walsh. the wrestler and boxing
gymnast, has returned from Laredo.
where he and Greek George gave an ex-
hibition.
1t is reported that little son OF Mr..
Julius Miller, of this city, has been bit
ten by dog, while he was on a journey
with his father recently.
And now Judge Hurt thinks the
charter Of this city is a little shaky.
City Attorney Bergstrom is investigat-
ing the matter.
The pavilion at the Springs ia about
completed, and a great many visitors
from the city were out yesterday after
noon inspecting it.
The district court 10 engaged on the
trial Of the John C. French breach of
contract suit against the city. 1t Is
based on the renting of the French
building.
This week is Passion week in the
church calendar. Next Thursday is
Holy Thurssy, Friday. Good Friday,
and Saturday is the Paschsl Saturday,
Sunday Is Oriens, or Easter Sunday.
Some vandals have broken several
street lamp glasses on San Pedro avenue.
This has been maliciOusly done and the
fellows should not be allowed to escape
with impunity.
The Sage of Beanville ''out-did" the
east side alderman in securing electric
lights for his constituents. He promises
to see that he also gets his share OF the
new lot Of cross walks to be laid down.
Tonight at sunset commences the
Jewish festival of the Passover-the
Pesach Of Am. 564S and it will be cele-
brated in proper manner by Jewish
citizens.
Felix Vanderstricken, OF Frederioks-
burg, is at the Mahncke. He is the most
prominent citizen there and comes to
see the Arkansas Pass railway authori-
ties in regard to getting the road ex-
tended to his town.
Yesterday was celebrated by the
Catholics and Episcopalians as Palm
Sunday and very solemn services were
had In the various churches. Blessed
palms we're numerously distributed.
The day heralds the beginning of the