San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-01

Mason, Saturday night.
Edgar G. Murphy was yesterday
ordained as a minister of the Episco-
pal church at st. Marks morning
service.
Excavation for the new Alamo
Baptist church, on the corner of Av-
enue E and Fifth street, begin tomor-
row morning.
1t is current rumor that Mr.. Geo.
Altgelt will be candidate for the
office of county judge at the coming
election.
Jake Murray shot at Jim Peterson,
both colored, Saturday night, on Lo-
soya street, because Doth wanted to
go home with the same girl.
Herman Schultze, j., has return
ed from Hot Springs, Ark. He met a
number of San Antonians at that
well known health resort.
w. w. Mcleod, prominent ranch
man of Willis Point, is in the city.
The Mill street bridge new flooring
has been completed, but the Navarro
street approach is blocked by the ex-
cavation for the McCrillis road.
Water mains are being laid by a
large gang out on Virginia street.
-Concreting on st. Mary's street
bridge was begun today.
Justice Heron held an inquest
Saturday on the remains of an old
negro named John Woods, who died
on Acequia near Glraud street, from
dropsy without the care of a physi-
clan.
"A woman and colored girl had
q lively little set to about some stand
ing room, during the aquatic perform
ance at the springs yesterday. An
other young lady attempted to bring
her refractory young man to terms
with a whip.
South Presa street is in a terri
BILE condition since the electric rail-
way has been laid, and driving Is
almost impossible on the thorough
fare.
The beer gardens were we'll pat.
ronized yesterday.
Mrs. A. 1. Lockwood is ill.
There were thirty cases before
the recorder this morning, which is
very light for Monday. Five cases
were dismissed, two continued, twen-
ty three fined, fines amounting to
Sl62.
The Republican State Executive
committee meets tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
Two little boys were injured yes
terday afternoon while riding on the
North Flores street car line.
"A man carrying jug home Sat.
urday afternoon, was seized with an
epileptic fit, on North Flores street,
and in falling, cut his face badly on
the sidewalk curbing.
An attendance of some 500 gath
cred on the base ball grounds at San
Pedro park yesterday afternoon, evil
IDENTIFY to witness the proposed game
between the Lytle Station club and
the Jokers, which did not take
place, as the Lytles were not on the
grounds.
"A new story in the LIGHT today.
Read it.
The funeral of Miss Dolan occur
red yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended.
An affidavit has been flied before
Justice McAllister against John Theo-
bald for assaulting and severely beat
ing Mrs. Mary Frame, who lives near
the Arkansas Pass depot. The assault
was committed yesterday and her
head, it is reported, is very severely
cut.
The McCrillis rapid transit line to
the fair ground was laid across Com
merce street at Navarro Sunday and
Sunday night. The road is a stan
dard guage, with standard rails.
There was some lively fighting in
Schools saloon yesterday. A lunch
stand waiter from der fatherland got
on the rampage.
-Telegraphic inquiry has devel-
oped the tact that Fort Wor tn man
named Hedges, and not a San Anto-
MO newspaper man, send the erro-
NOUS report of smallpox being in
San Antonio, to the Denver Republic
can.
Miss Jessie Franz celebrated her
sixth birthday anniversary yesterday
with a party of friends.
General Freight Agent L. ]. Polk,
of the Arkansas Pass left for Calves
ton this morning.
The city administration should
see that these street railways con-
form with the law in the matter of
laying their tracks.
Marriage Licenses.
Buddie Glenn and India Jones.
s. n. Hatcher and Nellie Russell.