San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-02
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Some interesting Notes From Balti-
more--More Light on the
Situation.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26, 1888.

Daily LIGHT:
This is almost a suburb Of Washing
ton, as it is so readily reached. A run
over here yesterday to see relatives
and friends, threw me into the COM
pany of Captain Richard Bell, of the
English steamer, Colina. He is q
Berkshireman, and though he hasn't
wife in every port, still his attention
the other night, in this city, to the
side-partner of a jolly friend of his,
caused no little laughter at his eX-
pense when he told it, in regular sailor
style.
He and two or three salt water
friends had dropped in to spend the
evening with the one mentioned
above, who happened to be out, but
his winsome wife met them with such
friendly greeting that the gallant
sailor was Enthusiastically smitten. He
not only sings song well, but his
hostess has in her collection a plain
tive little melody that she gave with
much effect. He requested her to re-
peat it, and while she was gratifying
his desire, oblivious to the presence of
his companions, his arm stole around
her, and just then her husband ap-
peared in the door. The captains face
was comical study when he reached
this part of his anecdote, one could
see the remembrance was painful. He
declared he wished there was a
creased hatchway in the floor, so he
could slide through it.
The injured husband had presence
of mind enough not to interfere with
his friends enjoyment as he said,
"help yourself, captain" which has
already become one of the catch words
of the day.
Yesterday the mercury nearly
reached so degrees, and today is
milder still. Comparisons are not
always OdiOus, as a talk yesterday
with a prominent member of the
police force will prove. Fifteen years
ago the arrests in single district in
the city, from Christmas cOnviviality,
exceeded those made yesterday in the
entire city, although the population is
much greater now than then, when it
took the whole force to keep even the
sem blance of order.
Many now take nothing but "soft
drinks" when they join their friends
at the bar, ginger ale, lemonade and
mineral waters.
This is not cherries retrospect for
the temperance people, coming from
the city that gave birth to the WASH
ingtonian society.
Boss German has to curb OCCASION
ally the swelling ambition of his
subordinates, for it is not only limited
at, but becomes settled belief, that
Isadore Raynor's defeat was caused
by the willy senator's unanimous con-
sent. Raynor is Jew. voluble
talker, as well as intriguer, but super
fetal, as my informant, a prominent
democratic press man, described him.
No direct opposition was used
against him by the Maryland disciple
of Machavelli, but in the press mans
| belief, and it is shared in by many
| democrats here, German started the
undertow that drew Raynor under.
Speaking of typos, there is one in
| the Sun office who has spent twenty
six years at one of it's cases. Very re-
Gently that office bought ten thousand
pounds of new type, and it's compost
tors were busy all Christmas day in
moving into an upper story, that cost
SIC, 900 to fit up.
1t issued a supplement today, in
W
columns, giving notification of sales OF
city property for delinquent taxes. 1t
| is admitted by disinterested persons
that there are more people out of work
here now than ever known before.
The republicans say the democrats
ascribe Raynor's defeat to German IS
| treachery, in order to account for the
largely increased vote of the Opposi.
| ton.
Hon. Henry Stock bridge, Jr., was
found in his office today at 313 st.
Paul street, and was asked how he
accounted for his defeat of Mr.. Ray.
nor. He said it was Enthusiastically
due to the fact that the democracy OF
the state is ON the down grade, but
said this much was true, that Raynor
was suspected of being ambitious to
GUST his chief, and the fact was a
good deal talked about.
He frankly stated that his opponent
is an able man, possessing consider.
able means, but that there was moth.
ing during the canvass indicative OF
direct opposition to him by his party
associates, but there was indifference
shown by Germans friends.
Mr.. Sockbridge's official major,
ity is eighty, as learned from
him. Gen. Harrison had majority
of 993 in Raynor's district, but the
latter ran ahead of Cleveland about
700, which does not point to any de-
cided opposition to him by German, il
any. In 1856 RaynOr beat Findlay
his republican opponent, 1924 votes
but that was owing to registration
frauds and republican disagreements
! remarked Mr. Stock bridUe.