San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-25
GALVESTON JoTTINGs.
Prepared by our Special correspon
dent Eva"
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. "A, 1898


A large number of Galvestoni-
ans have been attending the Dali
las fair.
Col. f. r. Lane, of San Antonios
is here attending the United State
court.
Mrs. Ed Torrey, former resident
of this city, but now Of San Antonio,
has been spending several days
here.
+ Mr.. Charles Woollam invited the
mayor and aldermen to an oyster
roast at his park-WOOllam's lake
park - Thursday evening last,
They accepted the invite.
Roll and Huzza assigned to r.
H. John, their stock of merchan-
disc consisting OF hardware, stoves,
tinware house furnishing goods,
etc.
A large number of colored eXcur-
sionists arrived here Saturday
morning from Corpus Christi,
Lockhart, Luling, Gonzales, Flato-
Mo and other points. At Pleasant
Hill garden, they have been enjoy
ing themselves cOnversing and
dancing, and have good music.
No indication of rain. Weather
clear and dry.
Total number of bales of cotton
on shipboard and not cleared, re-
ported to be 56,S24.
The tug Louise came in Satur-
day with three barges of cotton in
tow from Houston, and returned
bringing four more barges Of cot
ton Sunday morning.
The following amount of stone
unloaded into the north jetty con-
struction for week ending Oct. 20,
is: Riprap, 3l3 cars of $3.50 tons
granite, 20 cars of 1,770 tons. The
riprap mound now is over 5000
feet long and the apron extends
over 60 feet seward, ending in III
feet of water, about half way to
the outer bar.
President G. V. Wichlop, of the
Texas Star Social club, was pre-
sented with a handsome gold
headed cane, Thursday night last
by Mr.. G.. w. Laas, of Shelby, Tex
Mr.. Fritz Frank and Miss Louise
Deliver were married at the Ger
man Lutheran church last Thurs.
day night, by Rev. Weimer.
Friday night Mr.. Lamar deliv.
cred his first lecture of series OF
Worlds fair lectures at the Baptist
church. The house was crowded
to overlooking, many having to
leave on account of not being able
to get even standing space.
Editor j. w. Benson's valediC,
tory appeared in Saturdays "Even.
ing Tribune" He stated it was the
'laying down and turning away
from his work of ten years"
Suit was filed last Thursday in
the district court against the Rom
land & MarwoOd's Steamship com
pany, for $4,000 damages, by Mr.
Walter Pratt, who was seriously in.
jured a few days previous by the
breaking of a rope, precipitating
several sacks of salt upon him
while unloading vessel.
Mr.. Phillip Tucker of this city
was elected to the office of grand
commander, at the session held in
St. Louis last week of the Supreme
Council Scottish Rite, Free and
Accepted Masons. He is an old
resident of this city and a prOmi-
nent attorney.
Mr.. w. S. Keenan,, general pas
senger agent of the G. c. d S. F.,
has issued orders to sell rOund-trip
tickets to San Antonio, at rate of
fare and one-third, on account of
the San Antonio Jockey club meet
ing.
Mr.. H. r. Thompson, editor and
publisher of the Sand-Crab, an il
Illustrated magazine issued weekly
the first number appearing the IA
inst.-is an old newspaper man,
having been connected sometime
previous with several eastern
papers, but has resided in this
state for over a year, and has been
constant reader Of the LIGHT
since his arrival in Texas, and pro-
nounces it the best local newspaper
published in any city or town in
this state.
Friday evening the Sacred
Heart church gave concert, and
the building was crowded with an
appreciative audience.
The eighty-nine rescued passen-
gers and crew of the shipwrecked
French steamer Marseilles, which
encountered hurricane Oct s, and
foundered abont 500 miles east of
the Bahamas, were brought to this
port by the steamer Palmas We'd