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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22
PERSONAL MENTION.

Nine Scalchi is singing in Russia.
Reginald Farrar, son of the emil
nent arch-deacon, is an aggressive rad
ical.
Anna Katharine Green's latest
novel has gone into its thirteenth
thousand.
Opera glasses with long handles,
after the style of lorgnettes, are some
thing new.
Mr.. Hertenstein, president OF the
Swiss Confederation, died from the eff
fects of ill-trea tment of corn.
italian citizens of San Francisco in
tend erecting a school house in that
city as a memorial to Garibaldi.
Patti charges more every year for
her absolutely farewell warbling.
She is now singing in England for
So, 500 night.
John Jacob Astor has given $50, 900
to erect an additional building for the
New York cancer hospital. Mr.. AS
tors gifts to the institution thus far
exceed $500, 200.
Mrs. Belknap and her daughter are
now with Gen. Belknap at Washing
ton, where he has remained, absorbed
in his profession all these years, and
has led rather solitary life.
Nat Goodwin says that when he
has finished his Christmas week en-
gagement at Niblo's he will have
done with farces forever. He intends
to peg away at high comedy.
Senator Reagan, of Texas, appoint
ed his wife as private secretary. Every
senator not the chairman of COM,
mittee is allowed private secretary,
who receives salary of So day dur
ing the session.
king Solomon's Mines" have
been worked to the extent of $50, 900
by Mr.. Haggard's publishers, it is
stated while he has received only his,
original $3.50 worth Of stock, for which
he sold the literary diggings.
Marshal MacMahon is careful
man. Before he publishes his men,
Oirs he will send the proofs relating
to the war of 1859, to the Archduke
| Albert, of Austria, for correction, and
his account of the Franco-G German
war will be submitted to Count
| Moltke and his staff.
A correspondent writing from New
York, says that Mrs. Cornelius Van
| derbilt frequently prepares the des-
sert for her family, and that Mrs.
| Sloane is said to have no rival as a
| salad maker. Mrs. Col. Ingersoll,
is noted for her chocolate buildings,
and Mrs. Sherwood can cook tender
| loin steak to perfection.
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THESE MAY HAVE ESCAPED YOU.

The word Creamery" in Gramercy
park, New York City, is derived from
"der Kromme See,n the name given
to that district in an old map still ex-
tant.
The daily consumption of needles
in this country is said to be 1920, 900,
most of which come from Reddich,
Eng.
Ralph Alcorn, Is years old, living
on farm near Titusville, Pa, is said
to have head which requires an s
ga hat to fit it.
1t is reported that the Winchester
Repeating Arms company, of New
Haven, has received an order for
1000 rifles from the Haytian insur-
gents.
A great hawk swooped down on
Lock Haven Pa cat a day or two
ago and carried it aloft. The feline
soon caught it's captor by the throat
and choked the bird to death. The
cat was killed by the fall.
Colonel Lamont has been doing
his Christm9s shopping in New York.
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The Cincinnati Holocaust.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, December %
The fire at StrobePs picture frame
mandatory this morning, has not
only caused an overwhelming loss,
but resulted in disaster to firemen
that is appolling. When Capt. Bray
was lost in the building and burned,
it was hoped this would be the only
casualty. After the fire had been
raging for some time, the wall fell
on the east side of the structure and
the firemen barely escaped in time.
Then shortly afterwards, the north
wall fell outward, in front Of it, on a
lumber pile, where a number of fire.
men, to whom escape was inn
possible, and brave men seemed
doomed to death as soon as the
wall fell. The other firemen
rushed in to rescue their fellows, and
as soon as eXtricated Firemen War
ton and Anderson, John Flaherty,
Geo. Bushing and Thos. Hunt, who
were all injured, were sent to the hos
pital,
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roe w. Williams.

George w. Williams, the colored
historian, has just returned from Eu-
rope with manuscript data from the
archives of Spain, France and Eng
land, relating to Toussaint LOWER
ture and the revolution in San Do
mingo in 1889. Mr.. Williams is writ
ing biography of L'Ouverture.
Rev. Hugh Callan, of st. Andrews
Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland, has
just returned to his native land from
a tricyle tour through Palestine, Tur-
key, Bulgaria and Servia. He wheel
ed about 200 miles. His tricyle
created astOnisment and dismay in
many places, and in Jerusalem the
people became much excited over it.
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THE TIE THAT BINDS.

Men of this age have grown to be as
particular of their underwear as of
their outer garments. No man consid-
ers himself decently dressed unless
his linen and undergarments fit as
nicely as his coat or his pants. The
modern necktie is the real tie that
binds man to good clothes. The Sc
lection of gents furnishing goods has
become an art mastered by few.
Wolfson is one of the few, and he
ranks way up in line. His prepara-
tions for this holiday season have ex-
ceeded all former efforts in this line.
Call on Wolfson for furnishing goods
and you will be furnished as gentle
man should be. 12-l7-6t
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STATE NEWS.

f. G. Eberele, druggist of Gaines
Vile, has made an assignment.
The trial of Prof. Gefficken will
probably be postponed until March.
The wife of Judge A. w. Moursand
at Fredericksburg is burned to death.
A carload of burning cotton was
side-tracked at Calvert a few nights
ago.
Galveston will not celebrate her
semi-centennial, the efforts have
fallen through.
The Howard Oil mills have shut
down for the season. Lack of cotton
seed is the cause.
1t is estimated that $4,000 worth of
good blood has been gained to the
cattle of Texas by the purchases at
the San Antonio fair.
The stable of Moore Bros, Waco, is
burned. The mules were saved by a
negro woman living near.
The citizens of Haskell City, are
elated over the prospects of early
building of the Fort Worth Western
II. r.
J. A. Austin, a young man of San
Saba, states that his mother has just
committed suicide by shooting her
SELF
John Andrew Jackson was hanged
at Crockett yesterday, for criminal as
sault committed on young lady last
June.
ISAIAH Smith, a colored Nj. X. & IT,.
r. r. porter is arrested at DenisOn for
raising a check and passing it Oh the
Senate saloon.
Chas. Stewart, young mechanic of
Houston, attempted suicide by jump
ing off the International bridge into
Buffalo Bayou. He was rescued.
Dock Box, living seven miles south
of Cleburne, had his arm caught in
his gin, and so badly mangled that it
had to be cut off below the elbow.
Texas lines hauling cotton to eastern
milling points and for export are still
finding it very difficult to obtain cars
for it from their northern connections,
owing to their being so taxed in car
rying grain and apples.
A Swede named Jackson, of Austin,
| drew S., 900 from the First National
Bank and put it in his pocket. He
went out and got a drink, and ON GO
ing to the depot to buy ticket, the
money was gone.
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Who Has the Seat?

LONDON, December 22.-Mr. Barker
defeated the liberal candidate in a
recent parliamentary election in the
Madison Division of Kent, and Will
petition parliament to refuse to re-
cognize the election of Mr.. Cornwall,
the Conservative candidate, on the
ground that it was secured by bribery.
Mr.. Barker claims that he is entitled
to the seat.
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Bombs in Madrid.

MADRID, December pa petard
was exploded last night at the door of
the residence of Senior Canovas Del
Castillo. Only slight damage was
done, but the greatest alarm was
caused among number of households.
No arrests are yet made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22

Summoned Before the Commission.
LONDON, December 22.-In the
house of commons today, Mr.. Kimber,
conservative, moved that the clerk of
the house appear before the Parnell
commission when it reassembled, and
produce for it's inspection the men,
bers' roll. containing Mr.. Parnel's
signature. Mr.. Seaton protested
against the motion, but it was carried
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Trains to the Fair

Grounds for those going to see the balloon
ascension, races, etc., will leave the Aran-
sas Pass depot at 2, 3 and o'clock p. m.
Returning last train will leave Fair Grounds
at $50 p. IN. Fare, fifty cents for the round
trip, including admission. Children, twenty
five cents 1t
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Miss Puck at Her New Home,

Miss Lena Wence, a young lady re-
siding at Mr.. Geo. Kalteyer's, was the
lucky holder of ticket 232, and called
this morning and took Miss Puck to
her future home.
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Attention Little Jokers.

A game of baseball will be played
at Muth's park tomorrow afternoon
and all members are requested to
meet at Lockwood's at 1:30 O'Clock
%. m.
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A Journalists Present to Paris.

PARIS, Dec. 22.-The municipal
council has accepted the statues of
Lafayette and Washington, presented
to the city by the Hon. Joseph Pulit-
Ter, of the New York World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22
Re-openinR.

Gambrinus hall, corner Of Market
and Navarro streets, will bere-opened
and inaugurated Sunday, December
%, with sociable hop in the evening.
l2-21-2t E. HIM, Proprietor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22

THE Texas senators elect and some
members of the legislature are exer-
cising their gifts in the preparation of
bills to be presented next session.
Hon. J. J. Jarvis has prepared volu.
minous bill, which he will seek to
have passed into a law, to be known
as the Road Law. The bill comes in
the shape Of an additional chapter.
The gist of the bill is to authorize the
commissioners courts of the several
counties to submit propositions to the
voters for the issue of bonds for grad
ing and macadamizing the county
roads, and to levy an advalorem tax of
fifteen cents on the 500 to pay inter-
est on same, and create sinking fund
for their own redemption. The merits
of the methods by which it is pro-
posed to accomplish this, need not
now be discussed. The end proposed
is such as may well engage the atten-
ton of our legislators and out of it
should come some provision by which
our counties could, by vote of a ma
jority, issue bonds for public road i'm
provement. The libel law is another
law requiring the special attention of
such members of the legislature as
appreciate ana understand the need
Of an Untrammeled press.
The public free baths of San Fran
cisco, will cost Sl50. 0D0
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What He Said.

"That's just it," said well known
stockman to a LIGHT reporter, 1--WE
blame fortune for this and for that
when really we ourselves are to blame.
Conduct is fate and what we do has
an influence for good and for evil.
Like others, at fret L lost in cattle
speculation in the dry season, but 1
don't do it now. The F. F. Collins
Manufacturing Company of San Anto-
Mo, have bored wells for me on my
ranch, and by the aid of the Eclipse
Wind Mill 1 am automatically sup
piled with all the water / need. OF
course, this costs me some money,
but then 1 am amply repaid for my
investment and 1 recommend all to
do the same" This is practically the
same testimony that is borne by hun
dreds of ranchmen and farmers in the
state.
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Endowment Meeting.

The members of the Endowment
Section Knights of Pythias, No. $50,
are hereby. notified to attend the an
nual meeting to be held at hall of Elk
Lodge, Sunday, December 30th at II
a. m., for the purpose of electing Of
ficers and transacting such other
business as may be deemed important.
All dues and assessments must be
paid in full to January 1st, 1889.
T. B. JOHNSON,
12-18-tf Secretary and Treasurer.
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LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour OF
Going to Press.
Weather Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Indica-
tions for eastern Texas: Fair, slight
ly warmer, winds, becoming south
east
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SILK Handkerchief.

White and colored borders, the
greatest variety, at
l2-20-3t Young & ARNOLD's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22

The police have passed resolutions
thanking the Singer Sewing Machine
Company for their pretty hat bands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-22

The public free baths of San Fran
cisco, will cost $150,000.
Evening journal., 1888-06-12
city Newstn Brief.

Special Officer Stout went to Dover
this morning to prosecute q case OF
cruelty to horse.
The locomotives OF the B. & o r. r.
are draped in mourning in memory of
T. Harrison Garrett.
The trustees of the Wilmington and
Brandy wine Cemetery held their regu
lar quarterly meeting last evening.
Routine business only was transacted.
A strawberry festival will be held
in OF Sunday school room Of the Cali
very +. y Church on to morrow and
Thursday evenings of this week. The
MendelssohH Quartette will sing sew
eral selections.
The funeral of James Downwar d
took place from his late residence
Pennsylvania Ave. and Franklin SITS ,
yesterday afternoon, The Rev. Jacob
Todd, ID. ID held the services at the
house. Washington Lodge, No. 1, A.
+. A NJ, of which the deceased was a
member attended the funeral. Inter
ment was made in Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
A horse belonging to q Brandywine
hundred farmer named Wetherill ran
away yesterday afternoon. IL wac
standing in front Of the Bellevue
Hotel in the 9th ward, when it became
frightened and dashed down Market
St. The wagon collided with Market
street bridge and stopped the horse
No one occupied the vehicle which
was slightly damaged. The horse waI
unhurt.
Evening journal., 1888-06-12
General Political Ne,rs

The Republican press up In Maine is
making it cheerful for Candidate Putnam,
by printing in full Secretary Bayard's
letters Of 1856 10 which be took position
regarding the fisheries dlametrically oppo-
site 20 that assented to in the recent
treaty.
The Boston Globe mentions a rumor that
Hannibal Hamlin will, In certain contin-
gsncies, be asked to run for governor by
the Maine Republicans, whose convention
meets today. The nomination, II II be
Effected. will result from q combination Of
the CIsaves and Marble forces against Bur
leigh, who now seems TO lead in the RAGS.
Il is thought quite possible that William
L Scott, 10 spite OF bis achievements at
s.. Louis, will not get the craftsmanship of
the Democratic National COMMITTEES. Cor
man. who Is booked for head OF the execu-
tive committee, as 10 1884. is reported to
nave kicked and Barnum, who is now
temporary chairman OF the nav committee.
may be elected to stay, at the meeting on
June 26.
A special to the Baltimore Sun from Col
umbus, O.. says that it is stated upon what
Is regarded as good authority that Gov
ernor Foraker has letter from Whitelaw
Reid, Of sAe New York Tribune, advi1Da
him that Blaine win not refuse the nomin-
atiou. IL she convention offers Il to him.
Er. Reid says that be bases his state
msus upon information ia private letter
hs las from Bl@lSs as wishes g5veSnoz
FsEnasz to ass=2s ths ssoaad pssos Hpos
Evening journal., 1888-06-12
TWO or sHrRIpANls swoRps.

dams to get his vote. He was on horseback
and he had very poor saddle. Sheridan's
father noticed this, and said: capt. Greiner,
you'll never get through this campaign on
chat saddle, and you'd better let me give you
another. We have one that Phil sent home
not long ago, and it's the one he rode at Win
chester"
Greiner replied that he did not like to take
such a valuable relic, but Sheridan's father
said he could have it just as well as not, and
they pulled out the saddle, which was COW
cred with dust and which had one Of the
stirrups missing. Capt Greiner thought
this stirrup had been carried of by some relic
hunter, and he asked where it was. The old
man found it and gave it to him, and he
seemed to think very little of giving up the
saddle Capt. Greiner, although he wanted
the saddle very much, was averse to taking
it, and he finally said
"It seems to me that you ought to keep
this saddle, Mr. Sheridan. If one Of my
boys had played such great part in the war
end had made spch a famous ride on this
saddle as Phil did, no money could buy it Of
ne.n
"Oh, as to that, said Mr. Sheridan, as he
Strengthened himself up, II am proud enough
Of Phil and I'm glad he did his work we'll. ]
don't care SO much about his promotions, nor
about those stories and poems about his ride.
1t would have hurt me had he played the
coward, and | would have felt very mean il
be had not turned out WELL But don't care
for his old hats and swords and for this old
saddle, SO if you want it, you are welcome
to itn
Capt Greiner took the saddle, and it wa.
for a long time in the relic room at the capi
tol at Columbus It has been at many al
army reunion, and think it is now the prop
erty Of the state Of Ohio.
Evening journal., 1888-06-12

Frank Burr visited Somerset, o., several
years ago, and interviewed the people there
about Sheridan's boyhood He talked with
his mother and gathered number Of funny
stories about Sheridan and his pranks as a
schoolboy.
was always fine lad and good to his mother
Said she: Il don't want to be foolishly proud
Of him, but he's been good son to me. He
was always in mischief and used to be teach
in' the boys to be soldiers when he was
younger than any Of 'em. But he would
never do anything mean, and his worst fault
was his fightin' He never leaves a year go
round that he doesn't come to see me. and
he's very kinds THOMAS ]. TODD
Evening journal., 1888-06-12
THE NEW PIER.
The steamer RepubIic Will Not suit
the Farmers.

Ehe Steamer Republic Will Not suit
the Farmers.
By Letter 10 HyInsrru JounNAL.
LEwEs, DEL. June 12.-The si00 ap-
propriated by the Town Board for i'm.
proving and extending the road from
town to the pier has been expended.
e. j. Norris ia building a large addi-
tion to bis canning factory.
E. j. Rawlins will move to his new
residence on Jefferson Avenue in few
days.
Il is reported that the steamer
Republic will stop at the new pier, il
it is 80 desired. AS the Republic is
only a passenger steamer and cannet
carry freight, she will not suit the
merchants or farmers in this neighbor-
hood who have bought stock in the
pier for the purpose of providing for a
freight steamer TO carry their fruits
and vegetables TO the Philadelphia
markets.
The wife of Pilot Henry Schallenger
who died on Sunday morning, will be
buried today.
Quarantine Surgeons Hickman and
Orr report that up to this date they
have. found no contagious or infectious
diseases on any inbound vessels from
foreign ports.
Quite lot Of fine sea bass has been
landed here this week and disposed oi
by fishermen at six cents q pound.
Miss Maggie Orr arrived home or
last Saturday evening. She has beer
visiting at Dover and Milford for the
last few days.
Walter Burton is expected herl
to-day to take charge Of the Bright
House ct Rehoboth.
Children's day was celebrated or
Sunday at the Presbyterian church
1t was postponed in the Nj. E. church
until next Sunday.
Capt. f. L. Lubker is building q
yacht 80 feet long. He intends to ruI
her between here and Cape May.
Evening journal., 1888-06-12

my constant companion throughout the
whole war, and ! have given it a place Of
honor among my swordsn
The case in which this pipe rests is Of glass,
and above and below it are n number Of the
presents which Gen Sheridan received after
the war closed from his army friends. There
is little silver canteen, given him by an old
comrade in arms 1t is as big around as a
tumbler, and it looks like an old fashioned
and highly chased silver watch. There are
many curious coins, for Sheridan has been a
great numismatist, and there are medals and
mementoes from many 8 battle field.
Here is a gavel made from wood taken
from the battlefield Of Chickamauga and be-
low stands case of costly swords. OF all
these swords, the one the general prized most
Evening journal., 1888-06-12

Gen. Sheridan, like Logan and Grant, de-
lighted in collecting old arms. Among his
collection are a number of costly pistols,
many Of which have histories and some of
which we're presented TO him by his soldier
friends. / am able to give sketches OF several
of these. They are taken from photographs
which tho general had made but a short time
'ago.
Gen. Sheridan's house is coy residence
on Rhode Island avenue Il is within a
stones throw of the British legation, and is
in the most fashionable part Of Washington
city. 1t cost $4,000 and was made present
to Sheridan when he came Go take command
of the army Its furniture is characteristic
of its owner. Pictures OF army scenes hang
upon the walls, and the faces Of the noted
heroes Of the great wars Of Europe and
America look down upon one in the library
There are a number Of paintings Of Sheri-
dams ride in the various rooms, and every
where is manifested the warrior side of Sher-
idan's nature. The house is, however, a
comfortable home, and the pictures Of little
Phil and his sisters stand upon the table and
the evidences Of their presence are every
where
Gen. Sheridan was always very fond Of
animals, and this home Of his contains many
finely mounted specimens. A gorgeous wild
turkey. from Sheridan's Roost in Arizona.
looks down from one of the walls Of the
dining room, and the antlers Of a gigantic elk
ornament the entrance hall Upon the walls
Of the hall there Is tiger rug, almost as
large as a bod quilt 1t is hung fiat against
the paper with its head downward and it is
SO mounted that it looks as though it might
spring Below this there is a magnificent
Mexican saddle, which Gen. Sheridan once
I told me it took one man two years to make,
and at the left Of this stasds grandfather's
1 clock which out of an old Dutch face ticks a
solemn welcome to every incomer
The most striking piece Of sculpture ever
made relating to Gen. Sheridan is a statuette
which represents him making that charge al
Winchester. II is not more than foot and
a half high, but its every atom is full Of life
and action Gen. Sheridan has given it the
place OF honor on his parlor, and he had a
photograph made OF il recently for one Of the
Illustrations Of his book of memoirs which /:
now in press. 1t represents him on his horse
making that noted ride. His hat is in his
hand and he waves 1t furiously around hi.
head as his horse gallops onward He toll
me a few weeks ago that it was made by
sculptor Kelly in New York, who came TO sc,
him at the Fifth Avenue hotel when he Wis
itod the city and made sketches of him. "Hi
made good job, said the general, "but i
was not a financial success
Evening journal., 1888-06-12

tho ticket with Mr.. Blaine. be points out
that the conventional managed judiciously,
can be stampeded for Blaine. Mr. Reid is
anxious that Mr.. Foraker take charge OF
the movement In the interest of Blaine,
declaring that this fact alone, when Mr..
Blaine has been nominated, will insure the
second place to Foraker. But Mr.. For
aker is receiving scores of letters from
delegates to Chicago begging him to allow
his name TO be presented to the convention
for the first place on the ticket. and the
young governor ie ambitious.