San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-29
CITY NEWS.


Braunfels this morning.
The Belknaps put up a fine drill all
over the city yesterday. The BOYS did
great deal of marching.
Sanitary Inspector Oppermann has a
Few boy at his house. which arrived last
night.
"A very slight frost fell last night,
but IL is thought not enough to damage
the spring growth.
The Washington theatre is giving a
fine exhibition Of trained dogs this
week.
The magician and trapsze perform
an0es at the MascOtte are very cleverly
executed.
-Unole John Rivers. the popular
Snowman, drinks nothing but pure
sweet milk.
Lew Baker and his wife, Miss St.
Clair, are playing four weeks engage
ment at Ell PssO.
The Troubadonr social club are ar
ranging for moonlight horseback
party.
ON Monday evening. April 9th. there
will be grand reception by the Y. M.
G. A, at their rooms.
1t Is almost time for the fusionists
and mugwumps to start q campaign or
gan In San Antonio.
The sage Of Beanville works faith
fully for his constituents, and has con-
siderable influence with his honor.
The market Is weakened by rush
Of muttOns this week, but prices are
coming up again.
Ladies Aid society OF the First Pres
byterisn church have meeting at this
afternoon.
The Street Car company lie repairing
and moving their track on South Flores
street, between West Nueva street and
Military plaza.
The alderman anxious to serve his
constituents put In n little resolution on
side alks. and his honor stored ii away
in the pigeOn-hOle.
The Madison Square church ladies
will entertain their friends and strang
ers tonight at Mrs. Konkle's, No. 4U9
Augusta street. with sOciable.
The Mexican extension of the South
ern Pacific, about $50 miles in length,
will in the future send patients to the |
railroad hospital in the city.
The San Antonio base ball team will /.
their first games on the 9th and tn in |
that CITY.
w. l.. johnson, of Atlanta, Ga. rep
resenting HumiCuth Rheumatic cure, is |
10 the city and paid the LIGHT office a
call this morning.
"A double headed lamb was the pro-
duct OF sheep farm ia Caldwell coun- |
ty. The animal died and the skin has |
been sent to this city.
&C. M. Terrell thinks coal and gas can |
be found about San Antonio. Ihe lat
ter can, undoubtedly, be found here in
endless quantity.
Howell Rice, Esq, and Mr.. Bridge
port left today for Phoenix, Arizona, to
see the country, and from there Mr..
Rice will visit an aunt in California.
Owing to the wreck of a work train
on the Missouri Pacific railway, be-
tween BsstrOp and EIgln, yesterday,
trains arriving in this city are delayed.
If the immigration society are too
poor to get out printed matter, let them
send over and get some from HsmbletOn,
Hadley g. Co.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Baptist church contemplate giving re-
ception and supper in DR.. Gains dental
parlors, In week after next.
"A business meeting of the congre-
cation of the First Baptist church &C.
CURED last nignt and the deaoons and
others discussed the chestnut of build
ing a new church.
"A picnic and fishing party, to take
place some time next week, at a point
on the l. & 6. n. railway, south, is be-
Tho 7 nf 10 ]
invited
During his tenure of Office, Justice
Barnes has sat 10 judgment over 697
cases, OF which only fourteen have been
appealed. This Is pretty good record
f)r young judge.
Cal. Cohen the comedian, says the
handsomest woman in the world is the
Goddess of Liberty on the American dol
lar, to a hungry variety performer,
when dead broke.
-Hsmbleton. Hsdley & Co. .''distribut
more good printed matter for the infor-
nation OF the prospective immigrant
than all the land men in San Antonio
put together.
"A little fistiouff occurred near Gala
gher's saloon, on West Commerce street,
yesterday afternoon, between butch
CT . UOy anu young STOCK trhueE. NO
arrests, but lots of "blud."
1t Is said Attorney General Hogg
will turn his attention to San Antonio
very soon and see If there are any LIQUOR
tax dodgers here. The Express CORES
pondent at Austin takes il for granted
there are some such in this city.
Mrs. Loise A. Mccarthy, the we'll
known dramatic reader and her friend
Mrs. r. r. Brownell of Chicago. are