San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.)
April 1, 1886

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T 7 DU QUESNAY’S 5-Cent Cigar, 3 Commerce, West Side Bridge. Volume Vl.—Number 62. AWorflAbiutClothiitt very moderate beginning a little over ten years ago, our Ready-made Cloth ing Department nas grown so as to fairly eclipse all others, not only in ibis city, but also in Western Texas. We are carrying the largest stock of MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOVS’ SUITS AND SINGLE GAR MENTS, and while we make it a specialty to handle none but good ard honest goods, our extensive advantage in buying and se lecting them enables us to sell at lower figures than inferior goods generally are sold. Our Clothing is made to wear and give satisfaction, tit and material being the best, and styles and pattern selected to gratify the most fastidious taste. Our Men’s Suits at $lO to $2O are mar vels of beauty, and compare favorably with the most expensive made to order. Our $5 Boys’ School Suits are ns good as ever, and calculated to gladden the parents as well as the boys themselves. In Hats, Shoes, Hosiery, Neckwear and everything belonging to this department we are equally prepared to give satisfac tion. and extend a hearty invitation to our friends and customers near and far. Our motto is to sell none but the best goods at popular prices. JOSKE BROTfIERS. L. Wolfson’s Emporium of Fashion. Greatly Reduced Prices on all Goods. The whole Stock Re-marked. Bottom Prices on everything for a short time only. SILKS AND SATINS In black and Colored, Plain and Brocaded. Caesimeres (black and colored). Tricots. Ding onala. Merges, etc. Camel Hair and Wool Sateens, Velvets and Velveteens in all colors, plain and brocaded. Silk Pongees, Dress Plaids, in single and double width, and Trimmings to suit all Dress Goods. Gloves, Laces, and Fancy Goods. He is now showing the largest stock of Kid Gloves, Mits, Laces ami Fancy Goods for Ladies and Children ever brought to our city. In silk Hosiery he has an endless variety and can not be undersold.n MILLINERY In all styles and maaes of Bonnets and Hats, Ostrich Plumes, Tips, Ribbons and Trimmings will bo found there. This departments is under first-class artistes, who will please the tastes of all. Flannels, Blankets, Linens, Gotten Goods, Towelings, Domestic Prints, Ginghams, Alpacas, Comforters, Canton Flannels and Hosiery. Among the other things which were very extensively purchased by his agents was the most magnificent Stock of Dress Goods of all kinds ever seen in any dry goods house in Texas. Especial attention was given topurchasing Fall and Winter Silks, and he can also give the greatest bargains la CLOTHING, BOOTS, SIDES, ANO HATS, The stock of Clothing is the largest ever Drought to Texas, and embraces, in the late patterns, Prince Albert. Cutaway. Frock and Sack Suits. A very large and complete stock of Ladies’, Misses’, Men’s and Boys’ Shoes and Boots. A full line of Stetson Soft and Stiff Hats. Also a full stock of GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS. FURNITURE AND CARPETS Ills Furniture Department is complete with Household Goods, and he will suit everybody in this line. Among other g.ods we Had Plush Parlor Sults, Mohair Parlor Suits, Walnut and Ash Bedroom Sults, Wardrobes, Chairs, Body Brussels and Ingram Carpets. Rugs, Matting, Curtains, Window Shades. Etc. Country orders ailed promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for samples. It Is not the proposition TO GIVE THESE GOODS AWAY, because they have cost money, and hence will be sold only at greatly reduced rates. In coming and examining my stock and seeing prices every one will be convinced that I mean business. L WOLFSON, Main Plaza and Acequia Street. A. A. and F. A. BROOKS ROBERT H. HUNSTOCK L. ORYNSKI CO., Wholesale anfl Retail Drwls ANt DISPENSING PHARMACISTS, South Ride Military Plaza, Corner South Flores Street, SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. San Antonio Daily Light SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL I. 1886. 'MOST DAR NOW. SLOWLY, SURELY, CERTAINLY STRIK ING OUT. Orders to go to Work Imperative The Trains Do Move—Eastern Rivers Rising—Capital Clatter—For eign News Crimes, Etc. THE STRIKE SITUATION. New Y’okk, March 31.—Messrs, Tur ner, Bally and Hayes, of the General Executive Board of the Knights of Libor, on account of the unavoidable delay, will not leave New York until 1 o’clock this afternoon, by way of the Pennsyl vania Railroad. They will also stop at Philadelphia until 8:50 this evening, when they will leave tor St. Louis. During the conference between repre sentatives of the Knights of Labor and the Missouri Pacific Railroad officials yesterday, Powderly said that if the offi cials of the road would furnish him the names-of the men who destroyed the property of the company, they would be expelled from the order of Knights of Labor. General Secretary and Treasurer Tur ner, of the Knights of Labor, left New York for Philadelphia on the 1 o'clock train this afternoon. Messrs. Hayes and Bally will meet him in Philadelphia later in the day. These men sent sev eral documents to Brooklyn to be copied and are awaiting their return. The Executive Board of the Knights of Labor left the city this afternoon. Before departing they said they bad re ceived a telegram from Chairman Irons, asking if the order of Tuesday night re ferred to other lines than the Missouri Pacitic. The board decided not to say what reply had been sent Irons. St. Lovis, March 31.—The Executive Committee of District Assembly 101, which was in session here all day, has decided upon and telegraphed to all local assemblies upon the Missouri Pa citic railway an order to the strikers to return to work. The text of the order is as follows: To Local Assemblies of District 101, Knights of Labor—You are ordered by the General Executive Board to go to work. Honor demands that you se that those who came out to support you go to work first. We will telegraph you the day and hour. [Signed] Martin Irons. The Missouri Pacitic officials this morning sent out three freight trains from the yards in this city. This is the regular number of morning trains which It was the custom of the company to send out before the strike, and it is now conceded that the road is practically open. Some difficulty was encountered in making up the trains owing to the inexperience of the brakemen. No op position was offered to-day to the pas sage of these trains from the city, no crowds ef strikers having congregated for that purpose. The Iron Mountain road this morning also succeeded in Bending out its usual number of trains. The strike situation tbis morning is practically unchanged. Notwithstand ing Powderly’ peremptory order to Mar tin Irons to order the men to resume work, no such order as yet has been is sued. but the Executive Committee is now in session discussing the situation. All agree that Powderly must be obeyed, but the committee is divided as to when the strike shall be declared off. Some favor its immediate ending, while the others desire to wait before taking any action until the Executive Board shall arrive from New York. The situ ation in East St. Louis is quiet. Parsons, Kan., March 41.—Knights of Labor have declared the strike off', taken the men off guard and will go to work in the morning. Freight trains will run at once. Atchison, Ks., March 31. —The vanda lism of last night, by which a large amount of Missouri Pacific property was destroyed by masked men, has created a feeling of intense excitement and indig nation in this city. A public meeting will be held to take action. The mob is supposed to have been from other points RtVERS ROLLING RAMPANT. Atlanta, Ga.. March 31.—Specials from North Georgia and Alabama show extraordinary losses from fr-'Shets. It has rained incessantly since Sunday. The rainfall in Atlanta has been over 10 inches. The rivers are flooded and great loss of property is reported. Every rail road leading out of Atlanta has sus pended Traffic. Many bridges are down and it is thought others will fall to night. The Rome and Carrollton nar row guage road la almost washed awav. The Western Atlantic Railway has loaded its bridges with freight cars. The long bridge across the Cbatcahoo •bie at Weatpoint is rocking, and it is believed it will not stand the flood. Telegraphic communication is cut eff throughout Northwest Georgia. Es timates are that the damage will amount to $2,000,000, and it may be more. Chattanooga, March 31.—Unprece dented rains have fallen in th s section for the past 48 hours. The total rainfall is from 8 to 10 inches throughout the up per Tennessee watershed. The river here marked 351 feet and is rising at the rate of 10 Inches per hour. Advices from above Indicate that the rise will reach 45 and may reach 50 feet. No trains on any of the eight railroads have left or arrived since Monday night. Heavy washouts and slides are reported oa the Cincinnati Southern. The bridge at Rock Creek has been carried away. The tracks of the Nashville and Chatta nooga, the Alabama and Great South ern and Memphis and Charleston roads at the foot of Lookout Mountain, are un dermined. Bridges in the vicinity are in danger. No damage of consequence can be done here until the river rises over 48 feet. Lynchburg, Va., March 31.—Heavy rains of the last four days caused a great rise In the James river at this point. The water is 1G feet above low water mark and still rising at the rate of a foot per hour. Williamsburg, Ky., March 31.—The Cumberland river is higher than was ever known, and farms are Inundated. Over 100 families have moved to higher ground for safety. Large losses of logs are re ported. A flood of the Big Sandy is threatened at and above Cattletßburg. Ats Jellico, near the line of the Knox ville branch of the Louisville railway, the bouses are all submerged and trains are unable to get through. No trainson the Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia road have arrived at Jellico for 36 hours, and it is reported that 400 feet of Meed's tunnel has caved in. Railroad bridges In the south, on the Ixiuieville and Nash ville and Cincinnati Southern railways are reported washed away. Richmond, Va., March 31.—The James river is still rising, and merchants along the wharves are removing their goods. Cellars on Main street, up to Sixteenth street, are tilled with water. Streams are rising fast. LoiTsvn.t r. Ky., March 31.—Rain has been falling almost continuously for nearly three days throughout the State. capital cullings. Washington, March 31.—At 11 o'clock this morning Dr. Lincoln said there was no change in Secretary Manning's con dition, except that perhaps he was a little more restless early tbis morning than is usual. He is now resting com fortably. His condition is practically the same as yesterday. The Secretary’s speech, while at times somewhat husky, is said to be ordinarily clear and strong. The Senate has made the following confirmations William C. Emmet, of New York, to be consul nt Smyrna; H. A. Johnson, at Venice; Alex fl. .Shipley, al Auckland; William Gordon.at Medel lin; 11. C. Crouch, at Milan; Brigadier- General O. O Howard, to be major general, vice Pope, retired. The Telephone Investigation Com mittee examined Senator Harris, of Tennessee, to day. He told the story of the Pan-Electric Company, which agreed with the statements' already made by other witnesses. It is estimated at the Treasury De partment that there has been a reduc tion of about $14,250,000 in the public debt during the month The Senate, in executive session this evening, rejected the nomination of the new postmaster at Webster City, lowa. A considerable number of postmasters, whose predecessors were suspended, were reported upon favorably. In addition to the arbitration bill re ported to the House to-day, the Labor Committee agreed to Mr. Lawler’s reso lution, appropriating $5,000 to pay the expenses of a special commission to visit the West and make a thorough investi gation of the present labor troubles. sheol’s shrapnel. Stringfield. Mo., March 31.—A special from Springfield, Mo., to the Post-Dis patch says The preliminary examina tion of Cora Lee and Mrs. Emma Malloy, for the murder of Mrs. Graham, termi nated tbis morning. The justice decided that Cora Lee was accessory to the crime before the fact, and that she be held without bail; fhat Mrs. Malloy was ac cessory after the fact, and that she be held on $5OOO bond. Matamoras, Mexico, March 31.—Some of the numerous smugglers operating on tbis border are coining to grief. A scout ing party of guards surprised a gang camped near San Fernando, the smug glers having gone to sleep without sen tinels. The leader, Manuel Mercando, was killed and others of the gang fled. The officers captured a valuable 10l of goods. London. Murch 31.—An explosion of powder occurred 10-dty on board a Rus sian vessel. The vessel was completely wrecked and the entire crew of 13 per isht d. Marlin, I’ex., March 31.—Washington was hung, for the murder of Willis, at this place at noon to-day. About 3000 persons witnessed the execution. The doomed man confessed bis deed. OLD WORLD DUST. London, March 31.-Prince Alexander replies to the powers that he has re snlved to adhere to his original arrange ment with Turkey, not to accept the gov ernorship of Eastern Roumelia for an indefinite period. The Times says it is possible that Greeee may precipitate war within a week, and that it behooves the powers to do their utmost to avert an outbreak of hostilities. Paris, March 31.—The Belgium so cialists in Paris were prevented from holding a meeting last night by police. They attempted to assemble to-day, but the police again interfered and arrested all the leaders. President Grevy re ceived a letter threatening him with vio lence, and, in consequence, the gen d’armes at bis residence have been in creased. Dublin. March 31. -The Freeman's Journal states that the Irish land bill, which Gladstone will propose, does not involve either a compulsory purchase or advance of any specified sum from the imperial treasury. What the measure will enact will be the right of any land lord in Ireland to claim from the govern, ment of Ireland, after home-rule has been granted, the privt lege of being bought out at a sum to be regulated by law. As at present framed, the bill fixes the rents to be paid by tenants at 4 per cent, per annum on amount of purchase. When a tenant has paid In rent to the Irish government the amount the land cost the government, be is to become an owner. Although the tenant is to pay the Irish government 4 per cent, per annum, the latter will be responsible to the imperial exchequer for but 31 per cent, per annum. The difference is to go as a sinking fund to meet debts, the cost of collecting, etc. The measure, as outlined by the Free man’s Journal, is so vastly different from the one attributed to certain Radi cals and Tories to Mr. Gladstone as to occasion astonishment. The present bill does not compel an exodus of Eng lish from Ireland. It simply enables the government, in a gradual and reasona ble way, without increasing public bur dens or running the risk of loss, to ad just the conflicting interests between the peasantry and land-owners of Ire land, enabling those who find a residence in Ireland desirable to remain there as long as they please and assist those who wish to leave without suffering injus tice. Building Permits. Mrs. H. Foutrelle, brick dwelling on the south side of Romana street, Second ward, $7OO. A. Brigioli, brick dwelling on the cor ner of Leal and Medina streets, Fourth ward. $4OO. William Heuermann, lumber stable on north side of Barrera street, Fourth ward. $75. A. Cano, lumber dwelling on north side of Perez street, First ward. $5O. ONWARD I ONWARD!! The Extension of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad Assured. The san Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company have filed an amend ment to their charter authorizing the ex tension of their line through San Ahto nio northwest, through the counties of Kendall. Kerr or Gillespie. Kimble or Mason, Menard or McCulloch, Concho, Runnels, Taylor, Jones, Haskell, Stone wall er Knox. King. Cottle, Childress, Collingsworth, Wheeler, Hemphill and Lipscomb, to the northern boundary of the Panhandle, and several branches, principal atqpng which is a branch leaving their main line in Karnescounty and running through DeWitt, Lavaca, Fayette, Lee or Bastrop, Milam or Wil liamson, Falls or Bell, and Mclennan, to Waco, with a branch from some point in Lavaca county to a connection with the Santa Fe and the Texas Western at Sealy, in Austin county. The board of directors held an im portant meeting yesterday morning, at which a contract was awarded to Cap tain M. Kennedy for the building and completion of the main line ftom Bee ville to Harbor Island and the Corpus Christi branch, work to be finished and trains running to the coast by Septem ber 1. It is understood that all the ma terial for this portion of the line has been already purchased by Captain Ken nedy, and the engineer corps are now on their way to the coast for the purpose of permanently locating the line at that end. Another contract was entered into with Captain Kennedy for the fur nishing of the rails, fastenings and ties for the Waco branch, a distance of 210, and for 100 miles of the extension from San Antonio to the northwest. Captain Kennedy receiving in payment therefore bonds and stock of the road. A meeting of stockholders has been called for June 2nd to ratify an increase of the capital stock to $5,000,000, and to authorize as issue of $10,000,000 six per cent 40-year gold. Bond to be issued at the rate of $12,000 per mile on completed road. The following resolution fur nished by the Secretary explains itself: Resolved, that the Executive Com mittee be instructed to place the Waco branch and 100 miles of the northwest ern extension under construction at once. That an address be issued to Ihe citizens of Bexar, Kendall, Kerr and Gil lespie Counties, Betting forth a proposi tion that if the counties named will sub scribe for S4OOO per mile, first mortgage bonds, to be paid for at the rate of 10 per cent per month as construction pre gresses, less three years’ interest cou pons, and will guarantee the right-of way and depot grounds free. The com pany guarantees to begin construction at once, and complete the first 75 miles of track with 15 months from commence ment of werk. The President has been instructed to have preliminarj’ surveys made on both lines as soon as possible. National Democracy. Editor San Antonio Light. In tbis eventful crisis it appears to the writer that there is often quite too harsh a judgment in respect to politics opinions, or changes of strict party status. Men are often misunderstood from their real or supposed affiliations. And when they disavow those aflilia tioas, as is their duty in order to be true to their convictions, and to disabuse their acquaintances of a false construc tion of their political views, it is unjust and cruel to charge them with sinister or interested motives. Many were ranked with Republicans, chiefly because they never believed in secession, but never had any respect for the radical ultraisms or the fog-end of the Republican party in Texas. Such are naturally thrown on the high and broad middle ground now bo patriotically and firmly occupied by President Cleveland. These believe strongly in State rights as the sheet-anchor of Republican govern ment; knowing, as they do, that the Republic would be impossible under the vast increase of Federal power, if State rights or State sovereignty in its proper, undele gated and extensive sphere, were destroyed. But at the same time they glory in the National Union, in its ships riding every ocean, gallantly breasting and outriding every storm; and in its starry flag, with its stripes of white and red. and its eagle, “still drinking the sunshine, still scaling the cloud,” floating in high triumph on every sea, and in every port, with the power of a mighty people slumbering in its folds. “Forever float that standard sheet. Where breathes the foe, but falls before mW With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us." Now that negro slavery has bqen wiped out, this is no country for capi talists and their apes and sycophants to make slaves and brutes of free white men. It was the old vital idea and principle of democracy that man Is man. whatever the outward circumstance. The silly notion that money makes one man better than an other was scouted by the great Dem ocratic party in years'agone. The prin ciple Is that the inward moral man and the character constitute the difference between men. Even learning of itself, much less gold or silver, or both to gether, mountains high and massive, gives no pre-eminence. The evils of our day being national, the great old Democratic party is needed once again to take the field for the nations rescue sloughing off utterly sectionalism, and falling into line and forming in glorious array as the great national party for Liberty and Equal Rights. W. Missionaries to Africa. Jersey City, N. J., March 38.—About 20 missionaries sailed tbis afternoon on the Inman Line Steamer City of Chester to join Bishop Taylor, of the Methodist Episcopal Church iu Africa. Among the party are to be found farm ers, mechanics and teachers. The com pany will be divided Into two or three parties, and will establish a line of sta tions across the continent. Beside the work of evangilization, the missionaries will teach the natives to read and writ*. The women will be taught to sew, and the men instructed in some trade. Tho party carried with them sealed in structions from Bisbep Taylor. They will probably travel 500 miles In the in terior of Africa. They took with them a large amount of supplies, including canned goods of every description and agricultural im plements. COME AND SEE OUR Immense Display of EARLY SPRING NOVELTIES. They are Pronounced to be SIMPLY SUPERB- Consisting of Etamine Cloth, Foulard Satteen, Albatross Suiting, j French Satteens, Canvass Cloth, Fine Batistes, Lace Canvass Cloth, Imported Ginghams, Homespun, Linen Lawns, Bourette Cloth, j Crinkle Seersucker, Fine Novelty Robes, Linen Finish Lawns, Egyptian Lace Flouncing, Immense Line Percals. Large Stock of New Jerseys Just Received. 400 Pieces of New Matting, White and Colored. HAAS OPPENHEIMER 212 and 214 Commerse Street. The Grocer! EMANUEL ABRAHAMS, Is offering for the remainder of this month} GREAT BARGAINS IN FISH,PICKLES, JELLIES Ml PRESERVES Below find what I am offering while they are yet in stock: 20-lb. Pail Pickled Salmon, $1.50 20-lb. Pail Lake White Fish, 1.50 20 lb. Pail Big No. 1 Mackerel, 1.50 50 Kegs Holland Herrings, Keg, .75 50 Kegs Russian Sardines, .60 10 10 Gal. Kegs New Kraut, 2.00 These are Special Bargains, and will be sold in the next few days. Also, would state we have all of the above goods at Retail, and can be shown with pleasure. Call and See What We Can Offer in Groceries.

206 Commerce Street. "Try J. WALKERS' GOLDEN DOOT AN I) SHOE STORE For an easy flt. Hoots and sbm-s made at prices to suit everyone. Repairing while you wait The flnest kind of ladies' shoes made to order. S. B. WITCHELL, Agent, 221 Commerce Street, Opposite Nic. Tengg's Old Stand. r. SIMMANG. A HAMPKT Oysters, Fish and Game. Cafe Restaurants Anda At Bcholz’s Hall, Corner of Commerce and Losoya Streets. IV*Lunoh and Meals at all boon. Everything served in Firit-Clars Style Polite waiters in attendance. 7-28-6 m DU QUESNAY’S, 3 West Commerce Street. CIGARS, Wholesale and Retail. Only $5 a Year.

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paily SAN ANTONIO LIGHT PUBLISHING COMPANY. T. B. JOHNSON, Secretary At Treasurer, ANDGEXKBAI. MANAUKH. ADVERTISING KATKA 1 i C$S B B SPACB. g C I P c I s •inch... IS I s Lu lor it 1-w -w UKn. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1886. LINCOLNS GREAT STATE PAPER. The current number of the North American Review contains a very im portant historical article, a fifteen-page fac simile of Secretary Seward's letter to Minister Adams, at London, in May. 1861. The letter in question was writ ten in relation to the Queen of England's proclamation recognizing the Confeder ate States as belligerents, and is chiefly valuable for the strong light it throws upon the character of Abraham Lin coln, as it shows all the emendations, erasures and modifications of the Presi dent's hand. These changes, as will be readily seen by examining the fac simile In the Review, are all in the interests of harmony, yet without detracting from the strength of the state paper, which is in Mr. Seward's most vigorous and sen tentious style. Tile corrections show a guardedness of manner habitual with Mr. Lincoln, and which was frequently called into exercise by the intensity of the language of his secretaries. They also show a delicate sense of the courtesy due the nation’s representative at the Court of St. James, which is in perfect accord with the large heart of the noble man who Was at that time the responsible head of the government. Not less con spicuously do they illustrate the keen discrimination of the President's mind as to the meaniagand shades of meaning in the language employed, revealing a nicety and accuracy in the use of words that would have done credit to n pro found philologist. The letter as It stands amended is a silent witness to the great wisdom of the band and mind which at that time guided the affairs of this gov ernment, and to Hie exceeding careful ness with which he guarded iiis expres sions, lest they should irritate instead of allay the feeling of hostility, too ready to find occasion of manifestation, in the British breast. All this, however, with out lowering by so much as a line the high sense of obligation laid upon him to maintain the honor and majesty of the nation at the bar of English prejudice and ill-concealed hostility. The letter is a valuable contribution to history. The Supreme Court virtually decides that the New York Cable Road Com pany has no legal existence. Where goes the $2,000,000 said to have been ex pended in securing franchises? An exchange say*; "Weeping over martyrs is net nearly so heroic as having ourselves suffered at the stake.” True, but most of us in our profound unselfish ness will give eur neighbors the heroic and content ourselves with tears. Hu manity is not clean gone from a fellow feeling for a fellow. The billy goat and the billet-doux and the policeman's billy are three great American institutions. The billy goat is just now on deck in Texas. The Angora billy yields from three to four pounds of Mobair and more hair is sold in New York for 40 cents a pound than at a less flgure. You can figure out of this a clean return of about $1 50 a year with small expenses for raising hair. What a Texan don’t know about hair raising the Apaches can tell biro. For raising billy goat hair consult the An gora goat literature, you will find it just as we say. Texas ranchers will find billy a profitable investment, judging from the hair raising stories that circu late in the numerous stock journals of the State. The Waco Day has a mission, and that mission is to publish a newspaper, and that newspaper is to cost 60 cents a month, cash on the clapper.“which peo ple can pay for and read, or let alone, as they see proper.” The Day in punctua ting this announcement of its mission has had its weather eye serenely open to business. Galusha A. Grow is a candidate for United States Senator John J. Mitchell's seat. What will “Don” say? A wav-up journalist, dodging behind a “then editor” fence, to save his “bold over” bacon from the fire of a logical criticism, “doesn’t speak well for a newspaper” whose “jewel” of “consist ency” has not saved it from assuming an honesty it has not practiced in order to correct an allegation of dishonesty of which the other fellow has not been guilty. Does the ••hold-over” man catch on, or shall we be more explicit? The situation in English politics Is by no means reassuring. Chamberlain and Dilke have set themselves openly to op pose Gladstone's scheme for the atuelio ration of Ireland. I'liey have already created such dissensions in the Liberal ranks as to render any prospect of the success of Gladstone's measures practi cally out of the question, unless a strong body of Conservatives come to bis res cue. The disaffected Liberals have their own plans to present, and upon these they hope to divide the Irish Na tional party, or withdraw it entirely from the Premier's side. If they accom plish either end any result, so far as re lief measures for Ireland are concerned. Is out of the question this session of Parliament. Parnell and bis followers are patiently waiting for Gladstone to unfold his scheme, which be will do one week from to-day. In the meantime Ireland is uneasy, uncertain of her fu ture. her peasantry starving and her peo ple on the eve of revolt. The outlook is a gloomy one for that unhappy people, not the least of whose misfortunes is the bitterness existing between certain re ligious classes, and out of which civil war may at any time be precipitated. Garland seems to have grown tired of liis musical pet—P. FL T. C'oMri.t.MENrs before convention fre quently crystaiize into cuss words after ward. Austin hankers after that extension of the Burnet road to Macon, but it is a useless banker. The San Antonio and Aransas Pass is looming up Masonically. With Aransas Pass and deep water at her back door, and the illimitable pos sibilities of her prospective northwest ern commerce lying before her. San An tonio faces the future as full of hope as though earth had no disappointments and Galveston harbor no half million ap propriation. The ways of the State Land Board, like those of providence, are very mys terious and its paths past finding out. Calcium is called for on the Swain scandal, but the light don't materialize. The fellows must be holding a dark seance. Boring for whisky beats boring for oil as a genuine Texas home Industry and requires less capital. The main re quirements are—a thirsty soul, a big jug, an auger, a section of lead pipe, a location under a whisky store-room and a favorable opportunity. It is a regular sucker's game, is usually played alone and beats two pair. For taking tally with an appetite com mend us to the Fort Worth Gazette. It takes the cake. The Democratic backbone is not se riously bumidng itself over Crawforu's murder. When the Appropriation Committee of Congress awarded S2GS,(KX) to Sabine Pass and one half that amount to Aran sas Pass, they acted on the principle that “he that asketh receiveth.” San Antonio and the whole Southwest have been mum as oysters on the Aransas Pass claims, while the entire State press has been lifting up its voice for Sabine Pass like the roar of many waters. San Antonio can preserve a more mysterious silence when her own interests are in the balance than any city of her size we wot of. It may be modest, but it don't pan out results in a contest with such cities ns Galveston and Fort Wortn, either one of whom wculd howl the horns ofi the moon to gain a point for itself no matter at whose expense. If San Antonio ever gets what she is en titled to from the parental government on the Potomac, she will have to make a louder claim on the cash box of the United States than she has in this Aran sas Pass inequality. Cheek does it. Ilia not pretty, but it pays. Ths: Dallas Morning News has a little fling at Anna Dickinson, and seems to think Anna a forlorn maid. The bright eyed Philadelphian whom he satirizes has brains enough to stock both the Gal veston and Dallas ends of the News. The New York Sun sizes up the Kan sas City Times’ criticism of the Bell Tel ephone business, and sits down on that squawking youngster with a thud ;that takes all the breath ont ofbis body. The man who can enter the candidate stable at this dark hour of the roooo and put the saddle on the winner of the con vention stakes, need ask no points from Walton, the Plunger. He is a born boss of the situation and stands to win in any political race for which he coaches a favorite. Chicago has converted Sam Small from the error of his tobacco ways. It now remains to be seen from what errors Sam Small will convert Chicago. The Waco Examiner says, “the Hills boro Mirror is a whaling good paper,” but omits to state whom the Mirror whaled. Some people are provokingly forgetful. The color line yields the palm at Washington to the more absorbing ques tion of the dress line. In the case of two Meadville (Pa.) youngsters, convicted of riot, Judge Church delivered himself like a church parson. He said “Go to hear Frances Murphy, sign the pledge, keep sober, be industrious, and sentence will be sus pended if the order is obeyed.” Verily, a second Daniel come to judgment. Houston journals very fittingly give prominence to Mother Winslow’s Sooth ing Syrup advertisements these stirring times. We fear, however, that Brother Baker is beyond the reach of soothing syrup this inning. This Aransas Pass Railroad movement towards the Northwest is one over which San Antonio should rejoice heart ily; in which San Antonio should inter est herself deeply; about which San An tonio should talk encouragingly; for which San Antonio should work dili gently; to which San Antonio should contribute liberally, because itisa move ment by which San Antonio will be ben fited greatly. PRESS OPINIONS. Philadelphia North American: Free trude Morrison has the persistence of a setting hen without the accompanying Inclination for repose. Waco Examiner: Whenever the San Antonio limes fails in devotion to Brackenridge, Gabriel can at once an nounce the end of all things. Fort Scott 1 ribune: Andrew Jackson had peculiar views on the labor question. He regarded laboring men not as a part of the people, but as the people. Pittsburg Dispatch: The campaign of the two Southern Sams, against the tins of Chicago, seems to be bearing its chief fruit in reforming the missionaries. Indianapolis Times Sam Jones de clares that ••Hell is filled with women shopping.” This Is a rather indifferent admission. All the women will want to go there. Houston Post: Senator Maxey ad vances ilis proper doctrine when he says t lie mistake the President made was in not removing more Republicans from offline than he did. Texas Balance Wheel: Swain has Lech tried and has proven to be a com plete failure in every instance where statesmanship was necessary. Ixiok at the Land Board and the new Capitol business. Laredo Times: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a professional politician to crawl through the portals of the United States Senate saddled with a three-milllon-acre capitol syndicate job. New York World It is to be hoped that hereafter Miss Cleveland's clothes line will be as sacred in Washington society as Mason and Dixon's line was, and that it will never be passed save in the sanctified seclusion of the nunnery. IndianapollsJournal: “Bishop” Oberly for ivil-servloe Commissioner measures Grover Cleveland's sincerity as a civil service reformer. It will be curious and instructive to watch the comments of the mugwumps upon this latest scandal ous appointment. Richmond Whig: It must be con fessed that what has (transpired in Con gress so far is not calculated to inspire any large amount of confidence in the statesmanship of the so-called leaders who have undertaken to run the Demo cratic party in that body. Washington Critic: There are about 9000 bills and resolutions awaiting the action of Congress, and the question arises. What shall be done with them? One answer may be found on a sign board standing just south of the Capitol, which reads: “Dump heie.” Austin Sunday Tidings: Evangelists are on the Increase in tnis country and so is crime. The pulpits are gradually being filled with slang and the jails with criminals. There are four items of news in the sentence above, but there may be no necessary connection between them. We don't say there is—or is not. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The busi ness men of Chicago are sending out c'r culars for the formation of a “business men's league” to tight "organized labor.” This is a great mistake. Organized la bor Is a good thing in spite of tbs exist ing strike, which is simply one of its er rors. Galveston Evening Tribune: While $14,000,000 is mentioned as the maximum appropriations for the improvement of rivers and harbors, it is proposed to spend $126,000.(100 for coast defenses. I'his looks like buyiugu slodog toguard a :5 cent hen. What we want is more hen and less dog. The Operation Turned Ont All Right. “I bad a very funny thing happen to me last week.” said one of the leading surgeons of the city in an after-dinner conversation yesterday. “An old coot came to my office, gave me the particu lars of bis case and wanted a very diffi cult, but at the same time short surgical operation performed. He fully under stood the situation and knew that the application of cold steel might be fatal in the end. However, he was ready to take the chances. After the ceremony was over the venerable gentleman gathered himself into his clothes and asked: •What's the cost of the ’ere?’ “Now, I was playing low-down cun ning. 1 knew ne was well off anil had the reputation of being very liberal down near Australia. My regular fee would have been $5O, but I had a great head. 1 remarked casually that I would leave it to him. when he unrolled a long wallet and handed me $5, and a very greasy old bill it was There was no body around to Kick me, and so 1 kicked myself. But the next morning the able agiiculturist ca e hopping up stairs as lively as a two-year-old Hambletonian. He slapped down a crip $lOO bill on my table with the remark “‘Hello, Doc! What I paid you yes terday was for doin’ it. This little bal ance is for knowiu’ how.’ ’’—[Chicago Mail. Josiah's Davis's Trouble. Josiah Davis, North Middleton. Ky., writes “I am now using n box of your Henry's Carbolic Salve upon an ulcer, which, for the past 10 days, has given me great pain. The salve is the only remedy I have found that has given me any ease. My ulcer was caused by vari cose veins and was pronounced incura ble by my medical advisers. 1 find, however, that Henry’s Carbolic Salve is effecting a cure.” Bewareof imitations. The only cigarettes which do not stick to thelips are Opera Puffs. -I TO CT KE Biliousness. Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, when these disorders aw caused by impurity of the blood; to create an appetite and give tone t® the digestive and assimilative organs; to eradicate all unhealthy humors from the blood, and for the lassitude and dot* th‘» of WONDERFUL EIGHT We have a great demand for your WONDERFUL EIGHT, and it is giving satisfaction to ail that use it. We sell mon* of it that all liniments together that we handle. Yours, L. M. Neely Co For sale by F. Kalteyer A Son. Swift’s Specific. Is nature's own remedy, made from roots gathered from forests of Georgia. The above cut represents the method of its manufacture years ago. The demand has been gradually increasing, until a 3100.000 laboratory is now necessary to supply the trade. This great vegetable Blood Purifier cures Cancer, Scro fula, Catarrh, Eczema, Ulcer, Rheumatism and Blood Taint, hereditary or otherwise without the use of Mercury or Potash. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. M Y.. W. Xkl St. Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ga] MISCELLANEOUS. Horsfords SELF-RAISING 0 Bread. Preparation. TIIR HEALTHFUL AND NUTRITIOUS Baking Powder. Restores to the Flour the Strength-giving Phosphates that are removed with the bran, and which an* required by the system. No other Baking Powder does this. It costs less and is Healthier and Stronger than any other Powder. Home Testimony F rom Oeorgc H. Kalteyer CHEMIST, SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS San Antonio, Tex., July 1, I purchased in this city a package of Prof. Horsford's Self-Raising Ureal Preparation and submitted It to a chemical examination, and find that the same is composed of pure and non-poisonous chemicals. The idea of Prof. Horsford was indeed a grand one in supplanting the indigestible tar tarate of soda, which is always the end result of all Baking Powders composed of Cream of Tartar and Soda, by the soluble phosphate of lime and soda, the very nutritive value of bread, and the bone-producing elements of nature. It Is certainly the best and most healthy bread-raising preparation ever offered to the public, and every mother that has the health of her children at heart should use no other. I can only Join in the endorsement given by the late celebrated chemist. Prof. Baron V. Liebig, to this preparation in saying: “I con sider this invention as one of the most useful gifts which selena* has made to mankind." For Sale by all Grocers. Try It. ALAMO IRON WORKS. Iron and Brass Casting, Church and Fire Bells, Gin and Mill MACHINERY Made and Repaired on Short Notice. If'" Eagle Pass brick constantly on hand. 2-25-t f Wm. Reuter. Gro. Reuter. Two Brothers Saloon, Corner Commerce and Alamo Streets, DULLNIti BLOCK. Keep the Finest-Imported Wines, Cham pagnes and Liquors. Specialties in the finest brands of Domestic and Imported Cigars. Come and see First-class gentlemen's re sort. Fine lunch daily at 10 o’clock a. tn. D. QUASSO, Merchant Tailor, 26 and 28 Main Plaza, Near French Building. I.arge and fine line of Fall and Winter Sam ples ot Suit Patterns which will b*> ordered as desired. Suits made to order at New York pnees and tit guaranteed, Uniforms for or ganizations a specialty. A n w method of renovating clothing, guaren ing the color. Repairing promptly done. cyfrommilk PRACTICAL Book-Binder and Ruler, SOLEDAD STREET, Opp. Courthouse, San Antonio. All kinds of Binding and Ruling don* with neatness, durability and dispatch. Competition in prices defied. S. S. FLOYD CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS BROKERS. 2i Soledad Street, San Antonio, TEXAS. Hkai> Okfick— -767 Strand, Galveston. Execute oiders for the purchase or sale of GRAIN, PROVISIONS, COTTON, and STSHJKS. Are prepared to receive or make actual deliveries on all trades wc make. Cyt’orresDondence solicited. HENRY LAAGER. BAN ANTONIO, T3XAB, Real Estate and Loan General Avent tor Adam, A Wickes’ lota and Improved property In all parte of tbe city. Special attention paid to Landa In SouthwMl Texas. Correspondence solicited. Office—273 West Commerce street Infirmary, Remedies, &c. Si MB! NOSE' All those afflicted with any disease of the Ryes, Ears. Nose or Throat,can find the great est and quickest relief and cure at the SAN ANTONIO EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Cor. of Houston and St. Mary's Sts., Which is the most thoroughly fitted up, and equipped with everything necessary, including the skill and experience fas hundreds of cases can testify who have been treated there* of any institution for tbe treatment ot this spe cialty in tbe South or West. REFEKKNCKS. The following are only a few of the many persons who have been benefited and cured by treatment at institution: For Catarrh—J. F. Robinson, catarrh in throat, San Antonio; T. B. Johnnon,catarrb d throat, manager San Antonio Light; F. Kuhn, oatarrn ot the bead, Denver, Col.; Miro Marv Fraser, catarrh of the throat and cars, Nova Scotia; Frank Newton, catarrh of the throat and eyet, San Antonio; Miss E. Loundsbury, catarrh of tbe throat and head, San Antonio. Th® Kars A A. Drescher, San Antonio; W. Dietert, Boerne. James Davis, San Antonio; George, son of W. C. Daugherty, Sheriff Frio county. Pearsall,Tex.: W. W. Berry, Esq., San Antonio; J H. Murphy, San Antonio; E. T. Allen, Pearsall; J. H. Jones, Major T. T. Teel. J. C. Diermever. San Antonio. Th® Ey®s— l). H. Breeding, blepharitis cilia ris; Major T T. Teel, pterygium; H. C. Had state, granular lids and keratitis; Frank New ton, stricture lachrymal duets; L. H. Lambert, daughter, blennorrhueaie conjunctivitis; An ton Halamuda, acute conjunctivitis; J. W. Casey,daughter, iritis; Racnel Breslin, choroi ditis serosa; W. A. Carnahan, irido cyclitis, all of San Antonio; K J. Vincent, Cotulla, ulcer on cornea: W. H Brown, Leesville,gran •liar lids and kerato-iritis; W. J. Hoggo. Kavle .'ass, cataract; George Loeaberg. daughter, Castroville, strubisams; MaceSoieil, Bqlmont, entropium and trichiasis; Robert Grier, Pana Maria, pterygium and leukoma; H. C. Burris, Rancho, chronic conjunctivitis and keratitis; A. C. Decker* Stockdale, traumatic ulcer and bypopion; W. J. Terriberry, Saltillo, Mexico, traumatic g'aueorua. 2-18-tf EYE, EAR, THROAT! Chas. Deady, M. D., 0. etAChir, Late Surgeon to the New York Ophthalmic Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology in the College of the New York Ophthalmic Hos pital. Diseases of EYE, EAR, THROAT and NOSE an exclusive specialty. Retraction tested and correct glasses prescribed. OFFICE 40 i E. HOUSTON TREET. Office hours—9 to 12 m.; 3tosp. m. Nooffice hours on Bunday. Residence, 422 Romana street. Office Telephone 97. Residence, W. 9-12-fim DRS. S. D. DA VIESON, OF THK Missouri State Museum of Anatomy, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. Dr. I). Davleson begs to inform his numerous fuiends and patients of his arrival in San An tonio, where he will be happy to see them at The .Monger Hotel, Room No. 11, Ground Floor, from 10 a. in. till 4 p. in. daily, or by SPECIAL Appointment Dr. Davivsun having devoted his attention specially to the treatment of Nervous, Chronicl Blood Diseases More es|M*ciHlly those arising from impru dence, invites all so suffering to call upon him without delay. His experience for many years in the principal French and German Hospitals being sufficient guarantee that al) so afflicted will receive the best, the latest, and the most scientific treatment. Patients, or those living at a distance, are in vited to write concerning their symptoms, etc. All letters will receive immediate attention. Remcmbir the address: Room No. 11 (ground Hour), Monger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, and call at once, as the Doctor's stay is limited. JEST PUBLISHED, ami will bo mailed free, to any address, on receipt of one 2-cent stamp, “Practical Observations on Nervous Debil ity and Physical Exhaustion,” to which is added an “Essay on Marriage," w ith important chapters on other diseases, being a Synopsis of Lectures delivered at the Missouri State Museum of Anatomy, by Drs. Davieson. the whole forming h valuable Medical Treatise which should be road by all young men. rv"Address, DR. D. DAVIESON, 2-27-lm Monger Hotel, SAN ANTtINTO. SAN ANTONIO ICE FACTORY M, Oyster anil G» Depot Sr Gulf Fish, Oysters, Soft Shell Crabs and all kinds of Game to Order. Free delivery system to all accessible por tions of the city. 11-IH-«m WANTED 3 for tbe STEAM K Jota R DoApJr. N«nn«l. lit vrltra: “Too uk I think of IM «Mh> koucbi Im a*n.s,er lat It 1> tOT Dub.M t««r Il'.Dl.d by eu kl We h«». I«lH M 'liner* M»nUy M M any oth.r day M W you run tbert. you not buy ntm fwlWak" Mr* Hnu.k. St Jmrpb, IU. ant*. “I w. uld not ink* gu (or miM. Hr *n th. Um at b o *lor, clothes and soap. nn<l jxaya capable a.ients big money. Write for irticylars. J WORTH. Box aUKi, St. LottU.Mox PATENTS, Caveats, Re-Issues and Trade-Marks secured, anti all other patent causes in the Patent Office and before the Courts promptly and carefully attended to. Upon receipt of model or sketch of Inven tion, I make careful examination, and advise as to patentability Free of Charge. FEES MODERATE, and I make NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT IB SECURED. Information, advice and special reference., sent on application. J. R. LITTELL, Washington, D. O. Near U. 8. Patent Office. I IGHT ANNUAL. Parties desiring a few Ij copies of the Light Annual for should apply at once, for the edition is selling fast, and will soon be exhausted. 11-12-2UI I M PORT ANT-1 f you desire city trade, advef 1 tise in the Light, the moat generally read paoer in the oity. .MISSOURI PACIFIC R Y SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN R. R. DIVISION. S O I ID 'J? H H I IST S With All Modern Improvements Through Between Galveston rt Si. Louis! San Antonio Dil Si. Lani Via Texarkana, Via Denison. Without Change of Cars of any Description, and Only One Change to Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville. Baltimore, Washing ton, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, And Other Principal Cities In tbe NORTH AN D EAS T. <aF*Train leaving San Antonio at a. m. has Pullman Hotel Car, via Denison, through to St. Louis. fW“Train leaving San Antonio at 4:<W p. in. has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car via Denison, through to Kansas City, connecting at Denison with Through Sleeper to St UjiiiH. bcM)ked tn and from all points in EUROPE via the “AMEKIUAN" S S. Line between PHILADELPHIA and LIVERPOOL, find the “RED STA R" S S. Line be tween NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and ANTWERP. For full infornmiion call on J. S. MacNAMARA. W. F. SIMMONS, Ticket Agent, 2X5 Commerce Street* Kampman Building. Ticket Agent I G. N. Depot H P. HUGHES. B. W. McCULLOUGH. P JA., Houston, Tex. G. P. T. A., Dallas. Texas} SAN ANTONIO fARANSAfPASS RAILWAY? MISSION ROUTE. Until further notice trains will run as follows, Daily, except Sunday, Leavk Sam Antonio 8:30 a. m. Arrive at Beauregard 12:45 r. m. Leave Beauregard 2:15 p.m. Arrive at San Antonio 6:30 p. m. Connecting at Ban Antonio with Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways, and at Floresville with Stage Line for all points south. U. LOTT, B. F. YOAKUM, President and General Managt r. Truffle Manager. SOUTHERN HOTEL, Main and Military Plazas, San Antonio, Texas, JAMES P, HICKMAN, JR., PROPRIETOR, Convenient to business center, with best.accommodations. (M ly A. T. Hensley Son [SUCCESSORS TO SOULE A WILLIAMS] Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Colors in Oil and Japan, Plate and Window Glass. Strictly Pure White lead, Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil, Etc. 233 East Houston Street, SAN ANTONIO. WENBERGERIBECKMANN, ARCHITECTS OFFICE AND CONSULTATION ROOMS Over Lockwood Kampmann's former Bank, Cor. Yturri and Commerce Streets. Plans, Specifications and all information desired by those contemplating to build furnished. We acknowledge no superior in the profession. Call and see us RICE DALLAS, (Late with Rice, Born At Co., New Orleans, lai.) Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc, ft H. stoVfiS Tinware, House Furnishing Goods. SOLE AGENTS FOR Cotton Plant Stoves and Ranges The BEST on Earth. W 'I Ne w York Enamel Paint Company’# Mixed Paint Bust in the market. Lurgv line ot Heating Stoves at Low Prices. 33& 35 West Commerce Street. PROP IN AND SEE US WHEN YOU 4RE IN TOWN. S YTTI IL I I will put up $5OO that I can take DR. JOHN TRIPP’S BLOOD PURIFIER And cure any ease o! Syphilis or Scrofula on earth, and guaran tee a perfect and permanent cure. D. P. BARR, Sole Agent for the State, Northwest Corner Main Plaza, San Antonio. hTschtiltze IS STILL IN THK LEAD, AND ANNOUNCES THAT HK HAS The Farmer Girl is the ,IHHI Stove ever brought into this market. Among I:-j he other leading brands such as the Texas Beautv, ythe Now ('harm, the Early lireaklast and Diamond in 110; 15 !ar ff c quantities always on 'otiiry.TulileUare.Grau- Ml Isu, "..■■.II. A I' 'UM "'..■■■.'■iv A w.'-rnrulated Tin Shop for tin* manufac turingof GALVANIZED CORNICEWORK is connected with my es- 4 __ W tablishmont Orders are promptly attended to Best wV Cedar Charcoal or hand and delivered free to any part of the city. STOVES FOR THE MILLION! No. 9 West Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas MARTIN SCHRYVER, f WluW'W®! SORTS, kinds QUALITIES I Building M pf kinds, shapes or sizes. A large assortment of Ornamental Goods always in stock. We keen constantly on hand large quantities of th»* never yet sur passed J. Hatsch’s Barb and Fence Wire. We are iuoceMfu competitors in price and goods. Come and be convinced. OFFICE: SOUTH OF SUNSET DEPOT. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS J. H. MARQUART BOOT ffli SHOE MANUFACTURER, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. Gents’ Calf Boots, from H upward; Boys’ Boots of all descriptions; Boys’ Shoes, calf and grain, in button and larv. The Seamless. OXFORD PATENT LEATH EK DANCING PUMP, nicest Shoe in the mar ket. Elegant OPERA SLIPPERS, Just the thing for a nice present. Full line ot HEAVY BOOTS, best in the market; price $5.00. Come and examine them. A complete stock of Gents’ FINE BUTTON, LACE and Gaiter Shoes. They should be seen to be appreciated. f4F“ln addition to my stock of Boots and Shoes. I carry all kinds of shoe polish for ladies’ and children's shoes, and the celebrated “T. M. Blacking, for gents' shoes. (Sr” Orders for any stylos of Boots and Shoes will be promptly executed. A nice fit and general satisfaction guarant JULIUS BTRICKKK. THOS ZOFFS STRICKER ZOFFS, Manufacturing Jewelers. Gold and Stiver Platlnir and Enirravina. Clock Repairing. Only the mo«‘ Skllkat Workmen Employed. Strict Attention to all Buslncaa entruatedto ug. Office and Work Rooms opposite Griiog' Bank, NO. 14, NAVARRO BTRBET.

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I‘hc 3aily THURSDAY. APRIL 1, 1886. KAILROAD TIME TABLE. New Time Card tn Effect January 1, 1886 I. A O N. Kall road. DEPAKTURKS. For St. Louts, via .Mo. Pauri Pacific,... .6 .30 a.m For Laredo 11:50 a.m. ARRIVALS From St. Louis, Missouri Pacific 11:00 a. m. From St. Louis. Inin Mountain 10:50 p. m. From St.L »uis via Missouri Pa ific 10 FOo.m ’rom Laredo 3:15 p. in G„ H. A 8. A KA ILROAB, ONE TRAIN TO NEW ORLEANS DAILY. Through Express East, Dally. Leave tor New Orleans, Hou-ton and G gives ton. 8.00 a. m. Arrive from the East. Arrive tiom New Orleans, Houston and Gal veston 7 25 p. in. Through West. Le-tve for San Francisco, El Paso, and Pai h 7.53 p. m. Arrive from San Francisco, El Paso and Eagi. Pau 7.30 a. m. S. A. A A. P. R. R. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Until further notice trains will run a* fol lows. Daily, except Sunday: Leave San Antm nioK:3oa m. Arrive at Floresville 11:30a. in. Leave Flores' ille 2p. m Arrive at San Anto tilosp. in. Connecting at San Antonio with Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific Rail ways, and at Floresville with stage line for all points south. m h Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia. B F* 2 2 Q M'S BeeSnrk*. it. adsrhe. Tuothactee. I Ol ram THE CHARLES A. VOCHAIt CO.. hALTINOKEMD. DIRECTORY OF SOCIETIES. Time and Place of Meetin Name of Officers. Odi Fellows.—San Antonio Lodge No. 11 meet* at Odd Fellows hall, Houston street, every Tuesday night. William Holt, N. G.; I). S Lemman, Permanent Secretary. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons—Al amo Lodge No. 44 meets first Saturday night in each month in Alameda block, corner Com merce and Alamo streets. W. A Bonynge, Secretary Anchor Lodge No. 424—Meets first and third Wednesday in each month. E. E. A. Derby. Secretary. Knights of Pythias. Elk Lodge No. 35 meets at castle hall, corner Commerce and Alamo greets, every Thursday night. J. P. W Street Chancellor Commander; George R. Dashiell, Keeper of Records and Seal. Endowment Rank—Knights of Pythias, meets at castle of Elk Lodge No. 35. Benjamin Goldvnburg, President; T. B. Johnson, Secre tary and Treasurer. San Antonio A rbritf.r Verbin—Meets the first and third Saturday nights each month at hall on East Commerce street. President, W. Wurzbach; Secretary P.W.Seffel; Treasurer, William Lange. Alamo Fire Association No. 2— Meets fltrp Wednesday in each month at their hall on Avenue C. William Hoefiing, Sr., Foreman! F. C. Haueisen, Secretary; Charles Degen, Sr., Treasurer. Young Men’s Benevolent Association— Meets second and fourth Wednesdays in each month nt Firemen’s hall. Avenue William HiMdling. Jr., President: H. Heiligmann, Sec retary; F. Jaimes. Treasurer. Ancient Order United Workmen—Milam Lodge No. 2, regular meetings first and third Mondays in each month at Odd Fellows’ ball, Houston street. William Hoefiing, Jr.. Master Workman; John B. Hamilton. Recorder. Italian Society—Meets the first Sundar of each month. Hall, 519 Monterey street. G. Giorda, President; E. Moretti. Secretary. French Benevolent Society—Meets sec ond Sunday in each month at hall, No. 6 Main Plaza E. P. Clau lon, Secretary. International Building and Loan Asso ciation— Regular meetings second Thursday in each month at library rooms, 224 l»soya street. M. Lindner, Secretary. Alamo Legion of Honor—Star Council No. meets at Odd Fellows hall first and third Saturday in each’ month. George R. Dashiell, Secretary. Knights of Honor—Sunset Lodge No. 1136 meets at Odd Fellows hall second and fourth Monday in each month. C. L. Wagner, Re corder. Independent Order Bnai Brith Edar Lodge No. 211 meets at Old Fellows ball sec ond and fourth Sunday in eacti month. G. B. Frank, Recording Secretary. Mexican Mutual Aid Society—Meets ev ery Saturday at 7:30 p. in. at the Recorder’s office. Juan T. Cardenas,President; Dr. Pablo Rodriguez. Secretary. Alamo Council No. 406—American Legion of Honor, meets second and fourth Wednes days in each month in Odd Fellows' hall. Louis Spahn, Commander; J. W. Schuwirtb, Secretary. Schleicher Lodge No. 1905—Knights of Honor, meets every second and fourth Thurs days in each mouth in Odd Fellows’ ball. Otto Solms, Dictator; J. W. Schuwirtb. Reporter. Alamo Lodge, No. 2142—Meets the first and third Thursday every month at Firemen’s Hall, No. 3, corner West Commerce and North San Saba street. James Martin, Jr., Perma nent Secretary Beethoven Maennerchor Meets every Thursday night at Scholz's hall. H. Karber President: J. W. Schuwirtb, Secretary. Railroad Brakemen, C. Spangler. No. 52. —Holds meetings every Wednesday at 2 p.m.. at Knights of Pythias Hall. P. Loos, Master; E. Tuller, Secretary. San Antonio Fire Association, No. I.— Meets the first Wednesday in every month, at Fireman's Hall, No. 1, on Market street- F. Schreiner. Foreman; Alt.G. Schild.Secretary San Antonio Benevolent Association.— Mvets the first Sunday of each quarter. Fritz Haueison, President; F. Boltz. Secretary. Herman Sons, Harmoma Lodge, No. I.— Meets every Thursday. at Fireman's Hall, No. I. Nic Peters. President: John Wolfram. Sec retarv. Railroad Firemen—Davy Crockett Lodge No. 145 meets every Wednesday night at Knights of Pythias hall. John Sullivan, Mas] ter; W. F. McQueeney, Secretary. Brotherhood Locomotive Engineerh- Sunset Division meets every Tuesday at l;30 p. m. in K nights ol Pythias ball. E. E. Moul ton, C. E.; A. M. Hilliard, F. A. K. French Mutual Aid Society meets second Sunday in «>nch month at Meyer’s ball. Presi dent, E. Arnaud; Secretary, F. Gentilz. Schweizer Verkin Helvetia—Meets every first Thursday each month at Krisch’s Hal Otto Keller. President. Th. Groll. Secretary Knights of Labor Assembly No. 3385 meets every Tuesday night in Joske’s Hall on Losoyo street. J. P. O’Leary Master Workman. Knights of Labor Assembly N0.390K meets every Friday night at their hall above Joske’ Store H. B. Sallaway. Master Workman. Mendelsohn Singing Society, mixed voices, meets every Thursday evening at the President, C. H. Mueller; Secretary, A. Kuhn; Director, Carl Beck. Turner Maknnerchor—Meets every Fr day evening at Turner Hall club rooms. Pres ident, A. F. Beckmann; Secretary and Treat urer, Alex Joske: Music Director, Cad Beck San Antonio German Maennerchor.— Meets Wednesday evenings at the corner of Navarro and Market streets. Fritz Hensel, President A. Nordmann Secretary. Select Kmghts, A. O. U. W.—Meeting first and third Mondays in every month at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Houston street, John E. Ochse, Commander; P. Ankerson. Recorder. New Goods For Spring Are coming in rapidly; everything you want in clothing, hats and furnishing goods. Pancoast Son. 2-26 tf —The most popular cigarettes are the Opera Puffs at popular price. 4-7-ly Rare Business Opportunity. Half interest in an old established wholesale and manufacturing business in this city. Strict investigation asked. Particulars at Hilton 4 Young. Soledad street or this office. 318-2wj; STATE NEWS. Hopkins county farmers complain of too much rain. Miss Brackenridge of Austin married A Peeler yesterday. ‘•Tell the Truth.” a Denison has given up the ghost. Kansas settlers are applying for school lands in the Panhandle. Revival notes form a prominent feature of the State exchangee. The Sunday base ball racket has opened in Houston for this season. Aransas Pass is to have an appropria tion of $135,000. if she can get it. Hemphill has more colored children of school age than she lias white ones. Abilene water-works test was vetoed by Jack Frost and the trial postponed. Galveston can store 140,000 bales of cotton and compress (>OOO bales a day. The Cumberland presbytery has closed it* sessions at Guthrie arid adjourned. Half the granit* for the south side of the tiret story of the Capitol is finished. Lampasas considers herself solid for the approaching Democratic convention. Slight frosts are reported in Southern Texas, but no damage done to fruit or crops. Corsicana joins the ranks of the muni cipally mixed whose name in Texas is legiori. The Calvert coal mine is again in working order and a good quality of coal mined. The burned prairie* in tbe Panhandle are coming out green and cattle are picking up. A swan recently killed in Shackleford county measured eight feet from tip to tip of it* wings. Austin is justly proud of her new Driskell hotel building. It is an orna ment to the State. Tbe Greenville Appeal is a late addi tion to tbe list of Texas journals. It joins tbe Ross column. The Methodist church at Centre Point was blown down last Sunday, and with it several other frame buildings. Washington, the negro murderer who ambusbed Willis and shot him, was hanged at Marlin yesterday noon. Harry Milsom, of the Fortnightly Re view, is Chairman-elect of tbe Galveston County Democratic Committee. A Weatherford father-in-law gets the weather gauge on his son-in-law and gives him a caning on tbe streets. The *treet car* on tbe Calhoun and Fourth street line at Fort W orth, have ceased running ’cause the line did not pay. Granger is a right lively two-year old. Her cotton acreage is much larger than last season and her building prospects good. Waco has 1853 pupils on her school rolls, and reports an average attendance of 1186, about 64 per cent, of her enroll ment. Beeville reports the surveyors at her door, grading done within 20 miles of the town, weather satisfactory, crop, fruit and garden products ditto. Amongy.sterday'* graduates from tbe medical department of the Tulane Uni versity, New Orleans, we note the name of Walter B. King, of Waco. Helena is pushing her granger work, reports crop prospects good and says that tbe nearest railway town. Kennedy, is bound to be a good business point. El Paso is enjoying a genuine run on celebrities. George Dudley Warner, young Gartield, an English Lord, Gen. Custer's widow and Gov. Sheldon are among the number. Laredo has two shooting scrapes to ber credit this week. In one of them Alexander H. Douglas, a prominent citi zen, was shot through the head by a Corpus Christian named Alex. A. Mul ler. More complete returns from the snow bound region* of North I'exas show a very general prevalence of snow-freezing rain and ice. In some sections newly sheared sheep and fruit have suffered severely. The recommendation of the Appropri ation Committee of Congress is $400,000 for the Galveston harbor improvement. This with tbe amount on hand would give $559,870 50 for improvements for the current vear. Tbe Tilden broom brigade is on the drill. After giving a very enjoyable ex hibition of their prolicien'cy in that arm of the domestic service the broom* were put up at auctioo for church benefit. Prices ranged from $3.50 to $18; net re sults $125. FROM THE CAPITAL. Personal Reminiscences—Election Lingo and Press Palaver. Editor Sau Antonio Llglit. Austin, March 30, 1886.—1 t is an old yet, L believe, a correct adage, that time change* all things, and one from which tbe human family is not exempt For example, lees than two years "ago there lived in Austin a very noted news paper correspondent who is now a prom inent editor, located not far from tbe banks of that classic stream known as Buffalo Bayou, into whose limped water* for io these many years the body of Dan McGary has annually been dipped in order to “pizen” the millions of screech ing frog* that infest its banks and tben make* night hideous in the springtime. He had genius, strong passions, quick sensibility and was recognized as a tirm, grave (when ho moved that;iinen duster), serious man. The possessor of an eter nal hankering after public “pap”, he es poused the re-election of Governor Ire land, actuated by tbe most patriotic mo tive of self-preservation. After the elec tion of Governor Ireland he made a wild desperate effort for a certain secretary ship, which, failing to get, like a good camp-meeting convert.be became born again. It is not conceivable that a little circumstance like this could so change a life. The man who before he was born again, in all things thought as Ireland thought, sighed when be sighed and laughed wben he laughed, suddenly became as sad and morose as did the minstrel poet, Burns, wben he reached the cow-pen of tbe Montgomery* and there learned that his Highland Mary was dead. To tbe amaze ment of those who knew him (the cor respondent) upon bis disappointment ceased to think, and do as Ireland did. He even went so far as to *ay. he not being made ”a secretary.” would result In tbe terrible disaster of being tbe cause of Swain being made Governor and Ter rell being sent to the United States Senate. Well, in that event probably he wiil be made Secretary of State; mis fortunes never come single-handed. At this time he is engaged for the season to make ugly faces and spit “pizen” at Governor Ireland at long range. Our next eounty election promises to be the hottest ever experienced in the history of the county, especially so for Representatives to the Legislature. Both of tbe gentlemen so far announced are supporter* of Judge Terrell for the Senate, and as the county 1* anti-Terrell It is not at all unlikely that independ ents will be elected. The friends of Senator Glasscock of this district say he will vote for Governor Ireland as long as bis name is be fere the Legislature. The people of this county are strongly in favor of Major T. J. Brackenridge for Governor. Through the vigilance of Captain J. E. Lucy, Chief of Police and Sergeant John Cbenneville. this city has been en tirely rid of vagrants and suspicions characters. Austin now boasts of being tne most orderly city in Texas. A new evening paper.“ The Call,” will be published in Austin by Mr. Mose Har ris. the first number will appear this evei lug. Long may It live. Judge Fulmore, County Judge, an nounces that he will not be a candidate for re-election. There are now three aspirants Or the position—Judge C. D. Johns.W. D.Williams, Esq., and Justice Von Rosenburg. Captain Hornsby, one of the best and most efficient sheriffs Travis county has I ever had. like Judge Fulmore, does not want another term. Dennis Corwin. Esq., will be his successor. For county attorney, IL B. Barnhart. Mr. Robert West and Mr. Moore are out. Mr. Barnbari bas made an efficient officer and will more than likely be nominated and re-elected. His endeavor to main tain the character of a very bad Ameri can hog bag made him solid with this people. Carancoiiua.

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SEA FOAM contains none of the had qualities of baking nowdem -soda or aaleratus. It contains no hurtful ingredient—no alum or ammonia. SCIENTIFIC. All Chemists who have analyzed Fea Foam commend it. Housekeepers who have used it will have no other. Cooks, whose best efforts have failed with other powders, are jubilant over Sea Foam. Saves time, Haves labor, saves money. It is positively nnequaled Absolutely pure. Uis'd by the leading hotels and restaurants in New York cHa and thr••mrhout the country. For sale by all first-class grocers. GANTZ, JONES A CO., lie, Dunne St., N. K New Advertisements. H. C. MILLER. Ms rm fact urer of Rubber Stamps, Stencils, Seals. Badges, Metal Ch’ks, floor Platos. House Numbers, Etc. No. Navarro Street. I C,V IMTAHtn Opposite Groos' Bank. 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Buggies and Wagon, in all It. branches. Also to SHORING OF HORSES. N. B.—Painting, Trimming and Repairing on hort notice. All I ask is a trial. JOSEPH HERMAMH, Proprletor EMIL GUENTHER, Architect, Office, Cor. Commerce Alamo Hta., over Wolff A Marx. San Antonio, Tax. Plans, specifications, and all information desired by those contemplating to build fur nished. 2-17-1 y The Onl v Perfect Automatic Machine Ever Produced. Most Durable and Beautiful In all its arrange ments, and the Lightest Kunning nnd Most Conducive to Health In the World. Prices and Terms Satisfactory Call and examine it. For salejmly in San Antonio by W. a ERPS AvenueK. Opposite Third Ward,Public School. Marctsu Leal. Joseph Shely LEAL&SHELY, [Established in 1853.1 2BS Dolorosa street, betwt-en Main and Military Plazas. Live Stock Exchange, BL'KKAU OF INFORMATION. Dealers in Frontier Lands, Mexican Articles, and General Agency. Veramendi Garden and Bar! The coolest place in the city. A fine assort ment of the best brnnds of I in port ml and Do mestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars. HOT FREEoIUNCH FROM 10 TO 12 M JMW DAMKEN St co. Bell Bro’s No. 281. Commerce Street. (Hl fA Silver and Plated Ware, CUTLERY, ETC., Walciies and Jewelry repaired. Charges reasonable. take pleasure |n showing our goods, nnd purchasers are Invited to call. Satisfaction guaranteed. 12-4-ly LEONIDAS D. DIBBLE, Attorney at Law And Notary Public. No. 240 West Commbhck Stkekt SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. L. ROUVANT Headquarters for Diamonds, Ms, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, French Clocks and Bronzes, Brazilian Pebbles, Spectacles. Chronometers, Repeaters, Chronographs, And Old Fogllsh Watches, thoroughly Repaired. No. 253 Commerce Street, i4Mm San Antonio. Texas BD. A. BBFFBL. M. HKRWKCK. E. A. SEFFEL CO., SIGN AND FRKBCC PAINTERS. Landscapes, Decorative and Art Work. fflNB SIGNS A SPECIALTY. House painting, glazing and all work per taining to the business promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. BHOP AND OFFICE: N. Alamo St., Opp. Joske Bros., UN ANTONIO, TKXAB. H-Ur RANKS AND BANKERS. J. 8. Thornton, Pres. J. W. Glass, V. P Jas. P. Earl. Cashier. THE TRADERS’NAWAL BANK 0b SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Transacts A General Banking Business. F GROOS CO., BANKERS, And Dealert in Exchange. MAN ANTONIO, j TEAAh J. S. Alexander, Arch A. Alexander, President. Assistant Cashier. 258 Commerce Street. Authorized Capital f 75n,000 Paid In 100,000 A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Directors—J. 8. Alexander, G W. Bracken ridge, H. B. Andrews. Augustus Belknap. B. F. Yoakum HOTEL MAVERICK o The best Appointed Hotel in San Antonio. MRRIWN, Proprietor. o The Patronage of Commercial Travelers solic ited. Table and Accommodations first-class. 3l-tf Geo. H. Kalteyer, President Otto Koehler, Sec. and Manager LONE STAR* SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS COAL! The Alamo Ice Comp'y Agents for INDIAN TERRITORY COAL. Will deliver it to you ck«an, screened and free from dirt or slack. Also dealers in Texas Lignite and PennMylvanla Anthracite Coal. Agents for Phil. Best’s Milwaukee Beer Tela phone to No. 229. The ta Manufacturing Gomnany, San Antonio, Texas, General Office for Texas and Mexico. RAGLAND “CITY DRUG STORE,’ 8 COMMEHCE STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. on hand, a full assortment of Perfumery and Toilet Articles. Prescriptions arefullv compounded at all hours. Telephone orders promptly delivered. 8-18-t f JAS. D. DEVINE Druggist Apothecary 24 Soledad St., One Door North of Courthouse, San Antonio. □tWAlwajs on hand, a full and rresh stock ot Druira, Chemicals and Joliet Articles, and everythin* usually found in a first-class drugstore. Prescriptions will be made a specialty and prepared at all hoursjwith care and dispatch. tW"Telephone No. 27«. MsnoofiiE •y- CURES Diphtheria, Croup, Aethma, Bronehitia, Neuralgia. 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And also dealer in Other Kinds of Sewing Machines, Attachments, Needles, Parts, Pure Sperm oil, Rte., Etc. Repairing a Specialty. 408 Av.nu. E, Opposite Third Ward School, HAN ANTONIO. TEXAS In T. riualneo IMO, i In San AntonloolncslMh J. A. H. Hohack. I F. McC. N«wtow, HOSACK 4 NEWTON, Auction Commission Merchants, Real Estate Agents, and General Collector*. Have ample store room, and will store con signments, or sell them at private sale or at auction at No. 7 West Houston street, Comal block. THE NEW HIGH-ARM “Singer” Sewing-Machine. Persons desiring to purchase a really first-cli*4S Sewing-Machine, the best u tbe 'market, which will last a quarter of a cen tury. doing first-class work, should see the ;NEW IMPROVED “SINOKR,’’ with high gHim. light running and almost noiwless. No other machine will do so wide a range ami ttm- a quality of work 80 SMedUj and satisfactory as this. 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ight. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1886. ROCHESTER LAMPS! 65 Candle-Power. Absolutely Non-Explosive. Extinguished without blowing down or re moving the chimney. Mechanically perfect. We have the following varieties: Table, Hall, Library, Factory, Chandeliers and Gas-fount Lamps WG E T O U R PRICES PAUL WAGNER 08CAK BIKOBTKOM, T. It. GRAY. BERGSTROM GRAY, Undertakers, Funeral Directors, Livery State Harts CoddcM Hack* No. 10,11, 12. 13, 14, 15. (’nd»*rtaklack dog, which he will pay a reward for if returned to him at 44 Com merce street. —The anticipated tight on Avenue B did not occurr last night ns a stalwart policeman took a stroll up that way to see what was up. Wanted—A white cook; good wages; small family; place permanent; must be well recommended. Mrs. G. W. Angle. 3-31-tf 405 Soledad street. —The Ladies’ Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church will hold a meet ing this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. A. Bennett, 13 Nueva street. —Mr. P. F. Murphy, while proceeding homeward the day before yesterday, slipped oft' the sidewalk, and in addition to spraining his wrist, bruised his face and nose. —Rev. W. B. Preston has removed to bis residence on Dallas street, and will begin house-keeping as soon as Mrs. Preston returns from Austin, where she is visiting relatives. —Consumption, bronchitis, coughs, colds, and all nervous diseases, speedily and permanently cured by the use of Blessings Pulmo Cura. D. P. Barr, agent for San Antonio. 3-17-tf Mr. John H. Waite is In the city. This gentleman is the contractor for the new opera-house at Saltillo, and he states that the handsome edifice will be completed in the course of a few weeks. —Spring is coming, have your clothing cleaned and dyed and look as good as new. George Caen. 410 East Houston street, is fully prepared to do first-class work and guarantee satisfaction. 3-16-1 ni —The twentieth game was played Tuesday night at Clark’s and resulted in a victory for Schulz over Sullivan by a score of 100 to 80. The deciding game will be played to-night, Lyons vs. Sulli van. —Albert Richardson, the colored por ter for Mayor Callaghan, celebrated his birthday to-dav. Assistant City Clerk A. T. Stevens will celebrate on Satur day. and City Clerk Claudou celebrates next Monday. —The fire engines were called out suddenly last night by Chief Duerler for a trial, to see how promptly they could respond to a sudden summon. The en gines were out very promptly and gave entire satisfaction to the Chief. G. A. R. Entertainment. The first entertainment of a series to be giyen to E. O. C. Ord Post, G. A. B„ takes place to-morrow night at their ball on Market street. Firemen's Hall, to which the public is cordially invited. The entertainment will consist of a reci tation and twe addresses and choruses by the Beethoven Miunnercbor. FOUND DEAD. An Irishman Supposed to Have Drowned Himself. This morning early, a man named David Geddes, a miller, saw an object floating in the river at the mill race of Alamo Mill. On closer Investigation it showed it was the bead of a man. and Geddes, after some trouble, proceeded In bringing it towards the shore by aid »f a boat-hook. From appearances it seemed as if the body had been in the river for two days, the swollen condi tion of it indicating that the remains were those of a man about 45 years of age, dressed poorly, and having typical Irish features. The only property found en the person of deceased was a truss, pocket-knife and a dime, no papers leading to the body's identification being discovered. A coroner's jury was immediately sum moned. who, after viewing the body, ad journed further inquiry until 2 o'clock this afternoon. It is believed the dead body is that of an Irishman who a few days ago spplied to County Judge Wurzbaoh for relief, and that gentleman declared he would inquire into his case. The supposition is that the man crawled through the fence inclosing the river at that point and committed suicide. PERSONAL. Mr. James Ord is in the city. Sheriff Baylor, of Uvalde, is in the city. James Ellison, sr., of San Marcos, is in the city. Mr. Porfirio Garcia has returned from Mexico. Judge B. F. Baliard, of Floresville. Is in the city. Captain R. C. Houston, of Floresville, is in the city. Dr. O. R. Gruebe is in the city from New Braunfels. Judge J. F. Leisering, of Cotulla, is at the St. Leonard hotel. VV J. Good and son, ofKyle.are in the city on a business visit. F. W. Shaefer, a prominent wool grower of San Diego, is in the city. Mrs. VV. Parr, the wife of a prominent citizen of Galveston, is in the city visit ing relatives. Mr. VV. G. Sneed has entered the special railway service, with his ‘'run” between San Antonio and Deming, New Mexico. Messrs. A. P. and D. C. Rachal, wealthy stock-ra'sers of the lower coun try. are at the Southern from Corpus Christi and Nueces County. Mr. Herman Muenzenberger, an old San Antonio boy, is in the city on a visit to relatives He now holds the position of shipping clerk for a large wholesale house in Sim Francisco. Birthday Party A delightful party was given last night at the residence of Dr. Thomas Chew, No. 500 Avenue B, the occasion being Miss Bettie’s birthday. The evening passed by very pleasantly, and before the young folks knew it, the wee small hours were upon them, when they very reluctantly bid their charming hostess adieu. Among those present were Misses Ford. Madison, McClain, Brad ley. Carrico, and the Misses Chew. Messrs. Carothers, Spillman, Hackett, Lowry,Grayson, D. Hays, A. Hays and many others whose names we were una ble to ascertain. Medical Association A regular monthly meeting of the West Texas Medical Association was held last night, Dr. Gruebe, of New Braunfels, the First Vice-President, pre siding in the absence of the President. The following delegates were elected to attend the State Medical Convention, to be held In Dallas on April 27 Drs. Cuppies, Chew, Tyner, Kinsley, Terrell, E. J. Carother. Christian, of Burnet; Kerr, of Waelder; Myers, of San Marcos. To the American Medical Association, which convenes in St. Louis during May: Drs. Kingsley, Cuppies. A. E. Carotii ers, Terrell and Chew. Wedding Bells. "Marriage, when rightly understood, i■— i Handkerchiefs, Hose, Mitts White Goods Embroidered Robes 4 AND CORNETS Ever shown hc.-e. In all the latest styles. B. FKzJLISriC’S, 31 and 33 Alamo Plaza. EI'nENE STAFFEL. ALEXANDER KUHL. STAFFEL KUHL, General Commission Merchants. Cotton, Wool and Hides. Agents for Weir Sulky Plow, Steel Riding anil Walking Cultivators, Corn and Cotton Planters, Deering Mowers, Reapers, Binders and Harvesting Machines. Littles Chemical Fluid and Powder Dips. NO. 1 9 NAVARRO ST., SANANTONIO.TEX. JUST RECEIVED! A Large Stock of New Goods Which will be Sold AT THE LOWEST FIGURES. You can get suits of the FINEST IMPORTED OR DOMESTIC CLOTHS, made up In the latest fashion, especially to your order, ut modiM-ate price*, by VALENTINE LOBRA. the Popular Tailor, Commerce street near bridge. Only first-class workmen employed and the best trimmings used, A tit guarantee!., VAL. LORRA. popular Tailor, Commerce St., near Bridge. wi-ai fay. McAllister Om L I 201, 203 AND 205 S. ALAMO St. COR. VILLITA' 1 1 I—J MAN ANTONIO, TEX A Aki px We are Wholesa’e and Retail Dealers in Austin N Lr White Lime, Best Brands of Dark Rosendale and Imported English Portland Cements, Plaster o 1 -U Paris, and [.ong Goat Hair, and would ask you to ill /L a (’all, or write u«, for prices before purchasing else where. Please mention this paper. ELKHART CARRIAGE HARNESS M F’C CO. Every Buggy sold by the middleman has several dollars added to the first 1 I I price We have no agents, but for _ JWF twelve years have dealt with the con- I Weshipanywherewithprivi- lege f examining before buy- UT Ing. W e pay f r» Ignt bot h way s T If not satisfactory. Warrant Mfln wrX. everything for two years. One X Y -LA—l price only. Our Phdforni 1 —Spring Wagon at •55 Is same I I V 1 It 1 /JAW r/H a” Others sell al »>5. Topßuggies V'AZPxZVX./ ill aKW at H25. No. 1 Farm Harness, P 23.50. 61-page Illustrated Catalogue c—free. Addnss, W. B. PRATT, Secretary, Elkburl, Indiana. First ani Sail Methndisl. A young man had always accompanied his parents to the First Methodist Church. One Sunday morning his father was surprised when, in reply to “Are you ready, John?" the young fellow said: “I believe, father, that I will attend the Second Methodist this morn ing." Upon this the old gentleman departed for the First Methodist, in which sanctuary lie was a shining light and a great power around the amen corner. The deacon, although a hard-working Christian, also believed in the good things of mother earth, and had a plen titully supplied Witte cellar, which (M be knew that the young wore liable to be indis creet) he kept under lock and key. For several weeks the deacon had noted the hollow sou mis in his wine casks, and he also noticed that his son had taken a great liking for the Second Methodist Church. Ou the following Sunday the deacon again his son to go to the First M<dhodist but Jolin replied Unit lie had already made arrangements to attend the Sec ond Methodist. The deacon quietly departed, and John, witii three oompanions, lura been in waiting, went to thu cellar, where they had been all along secretly indulging in the deacon’s tine old wines. John tiew to the door and tried to insert the key, but could not find the keyhole. He struck h match and saw. with surprise, that the keyhole had been plugged nnd that a very strong, able-bodied pad'oek had bwn to the door. As the rays of light from the flickering match re flected against the door they all noticed some, thing white, upon which was some characters and, standing back, they could hardly beHevs their eyes as they read, in large letters, these words: “Second Methodist closed for re pairs.” John felt so cheap that he went straight to his Uncle Emerson, at No. 12 Soledad street, and borrowed $34 and left for California. Owing to the cut in railroad fares he got a through ticket for $l4, and is now a wealthy man in San Fran cisco, and he acknowledges that he made it out of that FU he got from Emerson. They can all talk, but Emerson continues to hold “the bridge?” to help the boys over. The Devil came Into town, vou know, And hired a “rock” in Sulphur row, Just north by south ot the Alamo: But the water rates on house and lawn Soon broke him up, and with cash all gone He found his bank account overdrawn. Then what did he do, “the son of a gun,” But start for Soledad on the run. Where he pawned his tail to Emerson. N. J. COSGROVE, MANU FACT I’RKR AND DEALER IN PURE HAVANA CIGARETTES —WITH PATENT FILLING. Call for free Samples at 226 West Commerce St., BAN ANTONIO, TKXAB. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. \1 RANTED Everybody to know that nice Job Printing is done at the Light office at reasonable prices. tIT’ANTED—At the Golden Boot Store, just 5 one thousand pairs of boots and shoes to half sole and heel. No. 221 Commerce street. n.arl7-Imo SPRING I 866. LVHUTH&SON, Hardware, Paint, and Seed Store, At Old Stand 288, 228 230, Market Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Headquarters for D. Landreth A Son's Gar den. Field and Flower Seeds, at wholesale and retail. From the car-load lot to usual quanti ties to suit purchasers. All seeds guaranteed as represented. Call and see us. 2-19-Zm MeximantlMaiiCiiriosities Feather work on cards from Morelia and the City of Mexico. Aztec and In dian Pottery and figures of all kindsfrom Guadala jara. Onyx Jewelry from Puebla, Filigree Jewelry in Gold and Silver from Guanajuato and the City of Mexico. Miniature Birds On blocks from Aguas Cali entes and Morelia. Horn Goods from San Luis Potosi. Zarapas, Mexican and Indian Blankets. A. C. GILBERT, 4 East Houston St., Next to Bridge