San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-18
BRIEF MENTION.

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tive retirement in washington.
A late report shows eighty five cleo
trio railways, completed or in course
of construction, in the United States.
Beer bottled in 1898 by an English
firm was recently opened in London
restaurant, and pronounced sound and
hearty.
The Prince of Naples, heir to the
throne of Italy, is not quite q, but his
royal faith or lately appointed him to
be senator of the Kingdom.
Last year 100 permits were issued
to amateur photographers who de-
sired to practice in Central Park, and
this year it is expected the number
will reach $500, so large is the in
crease applications.
A merchant in Nebraska had only
81 to put into his safe the other Satur-
} day nj ght. He put up placard to
that effect, but burglars blew it open,
and were so mad at the smallness of
the sum that they went to the mer-
chants house AMI hau ed him out
of bed and thumped him almost to
| death.
The late Mr.. Talbot, father of the
English house of commons, left for
tune of $25 600, 600. 1t is to be divided
among his daughters, the eldest
daughter receiving the major portion.
Miss Talbot thus becomes the wealth
lest woman in England, with the ex-
ceptiOn of Lady Howard de Walden
Antonio de Navarro, Mary Ander-
sons finance, is of medium height,
rather slender build, and his hair and
small mOustache are black. His eyes
are black, too, and he gives one the
impression of serious student He
is a partner of his father and brother,
Alfonso, in the law and real estate
business.
1t cost the Illinois farmers nearly
SO, 900, 600 more to raise the corn crop
of 1889 than the crop was worth.
but this is said to be no new thing,
as the statistics show that of the last
thirty corn crops grown in Illinois
sixteen were produced at clear loss
to the farmers, and on only fourteen
of these crops did the farmers realize
any profit,
w. D. Howells denies that he had
anything to do with the appointment
of his brother as postmaster at Jetier-
son, o., and for himself he says: "As
TO the report which is in circulation
that | myself am seeking the Paris
consul generalship, it is wholly with
out foundation. | would not accept
any consulship in the gift of the pres
ident"
Reports from the steamers now ar
irving from European ports indicate
that the field ice drifting down from
the north is spreading out, and the |
peril to ocean liners is consequently |
lessening. There are, however, more |
icebergs now glttering in the Allan
tic steamship lanes than ever before |
observed at this time Of the year
Some Of these are immense, and re- |
semble dozen cathedrals joined into !
one vast structure.
A convict for theft, after thirty-twO |
years of service in the galleYs of |
Genoa, was liberated on Jan. Is, at |
the age Of siXty-two. A local paper |
commented on his liberation, and |
said that his fine personal appearance |
warranted the suspicion that he pos |
sessed strength enough to go through |
with many more years OF punishment, |
WhereupOn the eX-cOnvIct wrote a |
letter to the editor threatening him
with a lawsuit for SANDER
The word "cOnciergerie,n which
has figured so consDicuOusly IN
European dispatches of late. refers to
prison which Is enclosed in the
Palais de Justice, or courthouse, of
Paris. It's there where prisoners are
confined who are to be arranged be-
fore the court assiZes or the court of
appeals. In former years this prison
was the residence of the chief porter
(canciergerie) of the palace, an office
of great dignity few centuries ago.
There has long been tradition IN |
Japan that once treasure of gold |
bars worth now $500, 900, O0Ow buried |
far beneath the earth somewhere in |
the Enclosure of the castle of Yuki |
HarutOmO. Three attempts to dig it
out were abandoned on account of ac- |
cidents to the work Last May exca-
vatiOns were begun again, and the |
Workmen have come to pieces of boxes
covered with plate iron and other inGi-
cations Of what is believed to be ap.
preaching success.
D. Ouasso the Southern. Tailor.
Has now received a fine stock of !
fall and winter goods, and with first