San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-14

tors excursion to Rockport to-day.
The storm did not prevent the
Mallory line steamer Nueces from
safely making her dock in New York
yesterday.
Now In stock full line of Gents
neck-wear at H. Harms, Opera
House. 9-l4-lt.
CALI and see US in our handsome
store and inspect our stock Of fall
underwear, socks, handkerchiefs ect.
New goods daily arriving, HI. Harms,
Opera House. 8 IA 1t.
Rev. Geo. Robinson, Post chap
lain supplies the pulpit of Rev. DIR.
Neil next Sunday, DR.. Neil being in
Nevada holding services.
"A man from the country did
very novel musical turn on the stage
at the Washington theatre this morn
ing at $50 o'clock.
Those going to Rockport should
remember that the excursion train
leaves San Antonio at 10 a. IN. sharp.
Fare only four dollars for the round
trip. Tickets good only on excursion
train. 9-l3-lt
Jim Davis. the barber, writes to
the LIGHT to say that he is not an APP
plicant for appointment to the San
Antonio postoffice.
Col. w. J. Mcnamara had his
left foot crushed badly to-day by his
pet horse stepping upon it accident
ally while the Colonel was petting
him.
Architect Gordon left today for
rrSin nd
bids to be opened in his office at Il
today were left unopened.
Bids to be opened to-day for the
building of Mr.. Sigmund's and Mr..
Gains houses, by architect Gordon
were not opened, Mr.. Gordon being
absent from the city.
MIR. Tremaine, who has 3 grand
| panoramic entertainment in store for
opera house goers, is here arranging
for his attraction for week in this
| month.
The Grand opera house box office
opened this morning with Mr.. Ben
Cross selling tickets for the Minstrels
with lightning rapidity.
Justice McAllister now carries a
full jewelled, $500 watch, solid Is
karat gold, the case alone weighing
one-half pound.
Hon. J. n. Copeland has present
ed the mayor with finely bound
copy of the ordinances and council
proceedings Of the city of Detroit,
Mich.
Mrs. Winslow, nee Miss Vance,
of West Nueva street, has presented
her husband with a healthy baby
daughter, weighing four and one
half pounds. Mrs. WinslOW is the
proprietress of the Mahncke hotel
building.
j. H. Surrey called on the LIGHT
last evening and stated that he was
not the man who stole the $50 from
the Arkansas hotel as mentioned in
the LIGHT of Thursday but Mike
Pine who stole the money.
Rev. Pinson, of the Paine Meth
odist church, has requested the presi-
dent of the Musical Union band to
dispense with the Friday night park
concerts, as it disturbs his congrega-
ton at worship.
Mr.. Geo. Staudt drank pint Of
cotton seed oil at o'clock yesterday
morning, at drug store, as an anti
dote for strychine poisoning, he de-
claring some one had put the poison
in his beer the afternoon before.
Tomorrow, the thirteenth Sunday
after Trinity, is the anniversary of
the ExalatiOn of the Holy Cross, es-
tablished by the Emperor Heraclius
in commemoration of the rescue of the
cross from the Persians, in the Sew
enth century.
"A horse and surrey was missing
from in front of Col. Wright's resi-
dence last evening when the band
concert closed. The driver could only
account for its disappearance by sup
posing some of his friends had taken
it for temporary use.
The citizens of Corpus Christi,
ROckpOrt and Beeville are arranging
to come to the San Antonio fair in
large numbers, so says 3. NJ. Ham,
nond of this city who has just re-
turned from q business trip over the
S. A. P.
NOTICE to the people of San An
tonic and adjoining country-I am
selling out my stock of dry goods,
clothing, boots, shoes, hats and milli-
merry at and below cost, in order to
leave San Antonio. Everything must
positively go by the 18th of January,
1890. S. J. SAwALsKY,
9-l3 I'm 306 Military Plaza.
Louis Workman, Secretary o. the
Fair association, has been elected
general agent of the Alamo Monu-
ment Association. Lellers highly
indorsing him were received from