San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-07
GALVESTON LETTER.
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the Light Readers
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the north cooled off the excessive.
ly "hOt' weather, and for a while
indications were strong that ,cyr-
clone was wandering Though the
country ana inclined to come -"eur
way"
Good news for the girls, even df
they do try 80 act indifferent: "T,he
number of marriage licenses are in
.creasing here."
The arrangement committee,
proper, who allowed their names
in print as such, for the entertain
ment and accommodation OF the
great number of eXcursiOnists mem
toned in my last weeks COM
ments, made all manner of excuses
for not being equal to the emer-
gency.
Some large 5urtles were on the
market here last week, Weighing
from 2J0 to $50 pounds.
The Santa Cecilia Mexican band
closed its engagement at Beach
hotel lawn Friday night last, leaV-
ing Saturday on the steamer Clin-
ton for Brownsville and MatamO-
ras. The Rogers Brother orchestra
superseded them.
A fancy dress and masquerade
ball will be given by Chosen
Friends Lodge No. 6, |. O. O. F.,
October q, at Artillery hall.
The "News" accredits Mr.. Crush,
general passenger agent of the NJ.
X. d T., with having eaten 992 oys-
tiers while attending" the eXCur-
sioniStS' oyster roast last Wednes-
day. If you are good landscape
painter, draw your own cOnclu-
sionsi
Galveston will soon have a good
sewerage system, if she keeps up
the stroke proposed. That work is
reported to have cost the city over
$4,000 to date.
Mr.. Geo. Dean, who shot himself
last Thursday afternoon in barn,
claims it was accidental, and not
with suicidal intent. as one Of the
papers reported.
Galveston has 236 meat markets
and stalls.
Last week the city council passed
an ordinance leVying school tax
for one year, beginning October |,
1898. An ad valorem tax on all
personal, real and mixed property,
at the rate of 20 cents on the 500
valuation, was levied.
During the past week the amount
of stone unlOaded in the north
government jetty was: Sandstone,
BOB cars, of 4,67l tons; granite, 81
cars, of 1928 tons.
The eXcursiOnists who remained
here as late in the week as We'd
nesday, were rendered a compli-
mentary hop that evening, at
WOOlam's Lake park. Some re-
manned all week. Saturday night
fully one hundred left here for
their homes.
Two stowaways, giving their
names as John Mcmahon and
Frank Hartley, was given in Gus
tody of police here last Tuesday
by the captain of the British
steamer Mennon, on which they
came here, and will be taken back
on same.
Preparations are being made for
the annual reception and ball to
be given by the Galveston Artillary
company, December 7, and they
announce it will be the social
event of the season.
Fines to the amount of $546.l5
were collected in the Recorders
court of this city for September.
1t is said to be the largest receipts
for one month in ten years.
J. B. Daniel. furniture dealer of
this city assigned today. Liabili-
ties amount to $9,0424S. There
are a large number of preferred
creditors, whose claims aggregate
$3,972.75.
An election for alderman-at-large
will take place here next Monday.
There are three candidates an
nOunced so far: John A. Cotter, F.
Checker and Louis Schmidt.
Mr.. Ben G. Mason, a retired actor,
will be given benefit in fremont
Opera house October II, by Calves
ton citizens, when "Widow Bedott"
will be presented, with Mr.. Mason
in the title role.
1t is reported the Tribune" of
this city, will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder, the
18th instant, by the assignee.
This is undoubtedly the most ex-
pensive seaport city in the United
States to Live in mill r,,hr4n,