San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-05

ran nearly all last nlght. On flores
street the cars were running up to
2 q. IN.
"A Mexican woman put in her
Fourth of July selling hooking birds
on Commerce street. This is contrary
TO ordinance in San Antonio.
Nearly all the large stores were
closed yesterday, though many of the
merchants only gave their clerks
half holiday.
If the republicans had not cele-
brated the Fourth with speeches, etc.,
the democrats would not have known
what the day was celebrated for.
Foreman Cox, of Protection Fire
Company, of Austin, came over and
celebrated with the San Antonians
yesterday. "
The man whose ears were attuned
to loud sounds counted fOrty-two dis
charges in the national salute fired at
the post yesterday noon.
The Belknaps have three drill
who have never taken part in COM
petitive drill and the awkward squad.
The bridge over the San AntO.
MO at Floresville is all right, and the
reported damage to crops there is
greatly exaggerated.
Frank Brooks cut an ice wagon
driver named Jack, in a fracas on
Soledad street last night, and then
skipped by the light of the moon.
The 18th infantry band RECALLED
the train load of people from the
PivorciIa. nark with rpnlio m tht4
way to the city.
Gilmore would pay fabulous sal.
airy for as good looking drum major
as Lucien Lacoste, of the Musical
Union band.
Milton Everett, ticket agent of the
S. A. p. handled the big crowd at his
window with the celebrity of an old
ticket agent. He's all right.
j. f. Galbraith has been APP
pointed traffic manager of the L. q g.
n. railway, headquarters at Palestine,
Texas.
Policeman Fit.henry arrested the
young man running the policy scheme
on West Commerce Wednesday after
noon.
The Southern hotel, Bosch &
Rische's saloon, and several stores on
Commerce street fioated the American
flag yesterday.
-Chrysler asked permission of the
police authorities to be allowed to
celebrate the Fourth in his own way,
and did so yesterday He is keeping
it up to-day.
-WANTED.-An industrious boy
about fifteen or sixteen years old. In
quire at No. 6, Fourth street. rs If
The fourth race, IA dash for sad
die ponies, this afternoon, will be a
good race. There are now fifteen
entries for it.
Trains to the fair grounds began
running to-day at l p. m. and will
run every half hour until 4 o'clock.
Tomorrow will be the same.
The list of teachers is not yet
confirmed and will not be until next
Mondays adjourned meeting of the
school board.
The warrant for the arrest of J. w.
Randolph and wife. of New Orleans,
has arrived and the requisition of the
Governor of Louisiana will arrive to-
morrow.
Mr.. H. E. Tuttle's buggy was
broken at the S. A. p. crossing of
South Flores street yesterday after
noon by the horse shieing at an en-
CINE. Mr.. Tuttle and Mr.. Joe Robin
son, in the buggy, were unhurt.
City Treasurer F. Herff, Jr.. will
pay city employees as follows, Satur-
day, July 9Th, 1888: Police, fire, sani-
tary, engineers departments and jani-
sioner's and other departments at 5
sharp.
The firemen of Companies one and
two and the Hook and Ladder COM
pany, after accepting the invitation
of the Jockey club to spend the Fourth
at the races and at Riverside park did
not do so. They were all at the
springs.
-Some few fire-crackers were set
off. but the police were very vigilant.
Officer Seffel arrested tea canister
for fire-cracker on the Alamo plaza
yesterday, which some drummers
fixed for him.
The Calaveras creek rose thirty
feet on July Sd, and rendered several
families homeless. besides drowning
a large number of horses and cattle.
A large number of the jewellers at
Calaveras station worked all night as
volunteers in saving property from
the flood.
A drunken man at Riverside
Park got into the cooks kitchen and
proceeded to help himself to the edi-