San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
GALVESTON JoTTINGS.
Specially Prepared by Our Cores
pondent Eva"


GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 3, '93.
Real estate transfers very few
and small values.
This city has the usual number
of visiting travelling theatrical
troupes, shows, etc, but are not
patronized as well as during for
mer seasons. Cause, scarcity of
money.
business is fearfully dull and de-
pressed here.
Mrs. Rebecca II. Hayes, who was
active participant in the Womens'
congress and Womens' Press asso-
citation held in Dallas last week,
returned home Sunday.
John Griffin, recently from La
Grange, committed suicide in the
Girarden house Sunday afternoon
by taking morphine. He was about
81 years of age. His remains were
taken to La Grange for interment.
Our sheriff is a small man and
appears to be about 80 years of age;
is mild hammered and unassum-
ing-like, and a genuine cigarette
fiend.
No rain and no indications.
An immense quantity Of fish is
caught daily, in the waters of the
bay and gulf, but the fish dealers
will not sell their stocks to Calves
ton consumers for a cent less than
l0e per pound.
DR.. Lamar's lectures and ster-
eoscopic views of the Worlds fair
have been highly appreciated and
we'll patronized. The proceeds, it
is said, will be devoted to benevo-
lence.
The tug Louise brought three
barges of cotton and one of oil cake
from Houston Tuesday, and one
barge of cotton and two of oil cake
from same place Wednesday.
Germania Council No 30, O. G..
F., will give masquerade ball
Saturday night, November 18th, at
Turner hall.
Wednesday thousands Of people
visited the cemeteries and deco
rated the graves of the departed,
in accordance with the old custom.
The funeral of John c. Morris,
who died suddenly in Dallas Tues
day, took this afternoon here at
2 80 o'clock from the family resi-
dence on Sixteenth street.
By announcement, the Calves
ton artillery has decided definitely
to give their opening cotillion
Thursday, Nov. l6.
Col. w. b. Wright, of San An
tonic, is announced as being here.
Steamships cleared during past
week: Steamer Springfield for
Rival, with 1925 bales of cotton;
Leona for New York with 1919
bales of cotton; Calvin for Liver
pool, $3.50 bales Of cotton and fifty
barrels of soap stock; Palmas for
Liverpool, 6,90j bales of cotton.
Judge A. P. Mccormick, Of the
Circuit court of the United States,
for this district, arrived here We'd
nesday night from Dallas. He
will sit in the l. q G. N.-Katy in
junction case to be heard Friday.
Total number of bales of cotton
on shipboard to date and not clear
ed, 7O,4S0.
A unique and antiquated, or in
common parlance, display of i'm
maculate gall, is presented to the
public by a Jewish dry goods firm
here, as a mode of advertising.
Herewith are given a few prices,
printed on dodgers and pinned to
goods in their show windows and
store. For instance, on a bolt of
towelling in large display type:
Chicago price, 75e, our price 59F;
napkins, per dozen, Chicago price,
50, our price, $l.45;. on dress
patterns, Chicago price ~, our price
$3.50; Chicago price 1925, our price
1886; on a very poor grade of lace
curtains, Chicago price So, our price
$3.4O, etc. The lines "Chicago Price"
and "Our Price" is printed in red
ink and the prices in black, with
two red lines drawn parallel across
the Chicago prices. 1t seems to
exhibit such a cool disregard for
truth that it evokes comment.
EVA.