San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-13
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. IL, 1892,
To the San Antonio LIGHT:


I ia man owes you and you press
your claim, he avails himself of the
general malady and cries hard times,
yet the stringency of which he com.
plains 80 bitterly is not felt so keenly
but what he can spend from eight
dollars upwards for one nights
amusements at the theatre. The
event of our opera house was the
Bernhardt performance. The house
was crowded to it's utmost capacity,
Notwithstanding q single ticket was
4. Many young man put his pride
in his pocket land very sensibly too)
and took himself up In the peanut
gallery, where he could have view
of the wonderful actress. What
mattered it whether you heard or
not when you could not understand
single word in French. Girls
and ladies in groups OF two
aud more went without escorts.
their happiness depended upon see-
ing Sara Bernhsrdt. and they saw
her-some, at the cost of whole
weeks salary.
The "dlvine" actress should always
cherish q kindly remembrance of
Dallas, especially the writer of this
city, who has become her companion,
and who thinks this noted woman
has been more "sinned against, than
sinned," and thinks or writes that
she Is true and loyal and chaste,
and that which has been said to the
contrary was conceived simply for
gain In the minds OF crafty managers
and sensational ecribblera, whose
contemplate barter went uupunish-
ed through the very indifference of
this woman who could not afford to
stoop ftom her pedestal to refute the
calumny, so says the Dallas
Optimist in one of our daiiies.
We took ourselves to the balcony
last evening to see Joe Jefferson. The
admission was So to this. There was
not an unsoid seat down stairs nor in
the balcony. Many who could not
procure seats paid to have standing
room. Weasked ourselves on these
two occasions, "where are the poor or
hard up in Dallas?"
Whiie DR.. Pleasant Gray and wife
we're witnessing Bernhardt's acting
some thief went to their room at the
Windsor and stole their jewelry. One
A. M. Oren baugh was arrested on
suspicion but discharged as no trace
of the stolen goods could be found. A
valuable diamond brooch was found
In q pawn shop in Fort Worth where
the thief had put 1t in soak for $2S.
There was an enthusiastic Trinity
river navigation meeting held last
week. Capt. Louis Flatteau has
taken his departure for Washington,
where he goes In the interest, of the
enterprise, feeling quite confident
congress will make an appropriation
for opening and clearing the Trinity.
Old Mr. Booyer came to Dallas from
West Texas. In doing the town he
took In one of the variety dives. where
he was relieved Of his roll, $3.50. He
informed the police next morning
He is wiser and poorer and sadder.
J.. R Nicely, q farmer FROM Carroll
ton, was In the town shopping last
Saturday. He lost his pocket book
containing $3.50, but did not find 1t
out till he reached his home in the
country. Monday morning he re.
turned to this place, made inquiries
at the court house and other places
where he mad transacted business.
Great was his surprise and greater his
Joy when upon visiting Sanger Bros.
his purse was restored to him,
small boy had found 1t and gave it
into This firms hand to be restored to
the rightful owner, II possible. Mr..
Nicely left crisp $40 bill for the little
lad.
The aged Dr. Hendrick, of Paducah,
KY, is holding meeting at the First
Presbyterian church.
In the case OF Henry & Leake We.
the City, where the former brought
suit against the latter for $4,000
damages to their property, on Elm
street, caused by reducing the grade
OF the street, the city came out victor.
Two or three weeks ago Bob Land
Drew's livery stable, over the head
with monkey wrench. 1t is now
said Haney will die. Land is lodged
in Jail on q charge of assault with IN
tent to murder, to await the result of
the blow. He claimes self-defence.
For several months dogs have
been poisoned by the wholesale.
In going q few blocks not long since,
we saw four dogs lying dead on side
walks. Not long ago, in the dead OF
night, pistol shot was heard, and
another dog was dead. The owners
are vowing vengeance against the
miscreant If he is caught.
Bob Broadnax and w. 81. Langley,
from Langley, were arrested on COM
plant of E. Jarrel, charging them
with intent to murder him. Then |
G. A. Langley filed complaint against
E. Jarrel and Jno. Langley, charging |
them with assault with intent to
murder. All the trouble was caused
over the poisoning of q dog.
The friends of the condemned man,
A. l.. Rodgers, are working very en-
SPECIFICALLY to save him from the gal