San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-23
RAILROAD LOCALITIES.

Col. T. r. Bonner, joint receiver of
the & G. n. arrived on the delayed
morning train yesterday and went on
to Laredo.
The rush of live stock to the beef
centers still con tinues and in some in
stances is on the increase. The
principal demand is for stable cars
and the lack of supply is causing a
useless Kick among the shippers.
The old ditch along Walnut street
fronting the Southern Pacific yards
is now partially filled, affording room
for one track, which Will be used to
run the gravel cars on TO fill up the
remainder.
The furniture for the new ticket
office of the I. d G.. n, is to be moved
into the old pOstOffice building when
Uucle Sam vacates, has arrived, and
Mr. MacNamara reiteTates that him.
self, Mr.. Orr and Mr.. Eads will have
the finest offices in the state.
Train Dispatcher Ed Chevinal of
the 1. & G.. n, has resigned to accept
a position with the Cincinnati South
ern at Somerset, O. Mr.. II. b. Bur-
roughs, OF the same Office will take
his place, and Tom Sewers, of the
Sunset, will take Mr.. Burroughs
place.
The Southern Pacific doesn't pro-
pose to have the recent experience
with the rampant Colorado at Column
bus repeated There are now two
convict gangs at work raising the
track in the river bottom to a height
of six feet above the former grade,
which will be finished in about
month and then the road can snap
its fingers at the murky stream,
Tomorrow is the oath, the last day
on which tickets to the Fort Worth
spring palace, over the Land On. are
to be placed on sale. Those who desi1o
to take advantage OF the reduced rate
should do so, rs 1T is their last
chance.
Among the freight matter standing
about the Sunset depot waiting
for westward shipment, was a
machine which attracted much atten--
ton from local electrical experts,
This was al invention of Lineman lie
Pert, of the FL Paso division of the
Southern Pacific. 1t is designed as a
convenient, accurate, and easy inStru-
ment for measuring deep wells, the
| first time electricity has been used
for that purpose. A wire, to which a
ball is attached, is dropped into the
we'll, and as soon as it reaches the
surface of the water rings a bell and
records the depth. 1t IS the most
! convenient thing of its sort ever in
vented, and is being used by the COM
pany for measuring Its deep artesian
wells. Superintendent of Telegraph
r. H. lines, has also claims for cleo
trical honors, having invented port
| able instrument for tapping the wires
at any desired point.
Some freight clerks out for Sun
| day stroll found themselves one day
in the vicinity of the cock pit, and
concluded to take it in. They took it
in and were similarly taken in and
departed on their way minus some
injudiciOus wagers, and as result
are carefully nursing their purses
until the advent of the pay car.
The east bound train over the South
ern Pacific, due here at s a. m. will
not arrive until 10 tonight. This is
GIe to Washout on the FL PasO di-
vision near Alpine, caused by cloud
burst in a canon.
The local ticket agent is preparing
to brace himself against the rush to
the summer resorts, which will be in
augurated by the first of June. These
summer rates will shortly be ANNOUNCE
ed by the rate convention now in ses-
sion at Galveston.