The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 196, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 15, 1883 Page: 1 of 4
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Cigars ! Cigars !
Cltcnrottcfi.
The largest stock of daar and
cigarettes can be found at the only
cicluitro tobacconist
SIM HAKT
t. I can show moro of a variety.
2. I tun show tho larirest stock.
3. 1 am tho onlr exclusive tobac-
rnnlftt. 4. 1 pay no drummcrtor partners.
6. 1 sell more cigars and cigarettes
than any dealer.
. I buy for cash ami sell cheaper
than anybody.
7. Haro sold mora Blacksmith Ac.
clirars than any other brand In the
Htatc and lastly could say morv
but ask your uwn Inspection of
San
Lieht
stocK and prices.
Vol. III.
San Antonio Texas 'Thursday November 15 188-;.
Ten Cents a Week
Antonio
No. 196. I
Baiiis at S.'Mayer & Son's!
S. Mayer & Son arc now closing out their entire
line of elegant
DRYGOODS DRESS GOODS.
CLOAKS
COMFORTS
wors'.fd Goods Linens Towels Damasks.
This stock embraces everything new and stylish and Is
Being Closed Out
To enable our exclusive handling of Millinery Goods.
iBS. MAYER g&? SOOT
ED STEVES & SONS
LUMBER.
The best grades always on hand. Also Doors Sash Blinds
Mouldings Shingles Fencing
Newels Stair Rails and Ballusters. Our lumber is of the finest
quality and unexcelled. We would invite the public to exam
ine before purchasing elsewhere. Ed. Steves & Sons.
SELLING OUT AT COST
We will Sell Out nt Cost our Entire
Fancy doods Laces Cloves
Moen etc. Also nFlne
tXTAW of tho above mentioned ffoods and many other articles too numcious to mention must
be sold out vrlthla tho coming two weeks as the firm wishes to clear the premises preparatory
to going Into other business. Call early and securo bargains. lll-8-lm
I. M-AJFLECSJ fc OO.
No G Commerce Strcot
FLANNELS
Without Reserve
Barbed Wire Fence Posts
Stock Consisting of Hosieries Notlo
Ladles' Underwear Towels Table
Lot of Itendy-Made Dresses
Near Bridge
riiLEGRAPIIIC.
A Train Ditched and Robbed on the Mexican
National Road The Fireman
Killed.
Clutrlay Ford tlia Slayar of Jasse Juiue
Shot at unfortunately Without
lirrett Othsr Nw.
Washington November 14. WHIUm II.
Wells and Nora 11. Wells his wife of this
city have been dtibsrred from practice before
the Tension llureau on a entree 01 um op; de-
ceptive circulars.
NiwYork November An effort is
making to raise a fund for the benefit of the
lamlly of the late Dr. Ewer to which Edwin
lioolh has contributed $2000. Dr. Ewer was
an editor in San Francisco when Booth was
comparatively unknown and cave him valua-
ble encouragement in a series of appreciative
articles.
rnTSBfKC Noember 14. The Weitern
Nsll association to-day ordered a general sus
pension of the manufactories for five weeks
beginning on December 22 The meeting
was the ltrgsst for many months and discus-
sion developed that there was no improve-
ment in the condition of trade. Stocks are
low and 111 assorted and the demand It only
nr. 1 here is so cnange in the card rale.
Washington November 14. Secretary
Folgcrhai written to the Collector of San
Francisco that II there Is any reason to sus-
pect frau-i or imposition in landing Chinese
he mutt make a rigid Investigation and reluse
permission to the passengers to land until
tauiiaciory evidence is proaucca ana panics
feeline acerievedbecaue ol such refusal can
have the correctness of the action ol the Cus-
tom officers decided in the courts by writs of
habeas corpus.
Cleveland November 14. The jury in
the case of Frank E. Brownton vs. the Rev
James Ilrand dlttgreetl and were discharged.
Brownson an Obcrhn druggist tucd Brand
a preacher ol the same place for $30000
damages for libel on account of a sermon In
which Brownson was scalhlngly denounced
for tellim? linuor. The iurv stood For
Brownson to; lor Brand 2. and were out two
days. A secret organization called the
National Leseue for the Suppression of Va
IvMmv.at a meetineto-nleht considered letters
from Boston Philadelphia Chicago and other
cities promising co-operation and asking In-
formation of the methods for forming
branches.
St. Lotus November 14 Advices from
Richmond Missouri say .that on Tuesday
night while Charley Ford one of the slayers
ol Jessie James was at the house of his
father two miles from Richmond seven un-
known men concealed themselves in the
weeds near the house and when Ford came
out simultaneously fired on him but without
effect. Ford drew his revolver and dashed
into the weeds whereupon the men ran and
regained their horses and although under the
lire of Ford's revolver all escaped. It is sus-
pected that they were young men of the neigh-
borhood. There is a very strong feeling
among the people against having either of the
Ford boys in that v iclnlty.
Washington November 14. Lieutenant
Garlington resumed his testimony before the
Froteus court of Inquiry to-day. lie never
saw the instructions given to Captain Wild of
the Yantic until his return to St. Johns. His
own Instructions ordered him not to stop at
Littleton Island on hit way up and he obeyed.
He went south in the boats hoping to meet
the Yantic and find some way to help G reelcy.
General Haien then took the stand and testi-
fied that the supplemental memorandum was
no part of Garlington's instructions. "Gar-
lington showed me" said the witnets "all
his orders and I told him he must be con-
trolled by the regular orders I had given him
and the directions ol Greeley on which they
were founded. Greeley's letter was law to me
and I did not feel aathorized to give any orders
that would conflict with It."
City of Mexico November 14. Inter-
vie art with hig'a officials develops the following
facts regarding the English debt: Mexico
acknowledges an Indebtedness principal and
interest ol 16000000. Last April a private
agent of Mexico without full authority made
an agreement with the bondholders by which
Mexico was to replace the outstanding bonds
with a new Issue of 20000000 at 3 per cent.
Interest. The additional 4000000 was for
the purpose of paying the lint year's Interest
and reimbursing the expenses of the Bond-
holders' committee. Subsequently Congress
authorized the President to settle the debt on
a given basis. When the last agreement
arrived from London the President positively
refused to approve the additional 4000000
and negotiations for a new agreement were
then begun but failed. Two weeks ago the
President instructed Carlos Rivas the Mexican
Cominissionerin London to offer 18000000
in bonds instead of 20000000. The offer
was refused and Rivas wai instructed last
week to suipend negotiations. The Govern-
ment it anxloui to settle but considers the
demand of the bondholders exorbitant.
Larido November 14. About 7 o'clock
yesterdty afternoon the Mexican National
passenger train consisting of two coaches and
a combination btggsge and cxprest car wai
thrown from the track three miles this side of
La Jarita by a misplaced rail. The particulars
of the affilr as near as can be gleaned at pres-
ent are at follows: The train being ditched
the passengers.jumped from the coaches and
beheld the fireman horribly mangled lying
between the engine and tender and the en-
gineer injured In the hand and foot. Then
about twenty masked men mounted rode up
on each side of the train ordering the win-
dows and blinds of the coaches to be pulled
down and placing a guard on each side of the
train so as to keep all the passengers Inside.
Mr. Eli Cole formerly of San Antonio was
teUed by the robbers they supposing him to
be the conductor and one witb an axe and
one with a revolver ordered him to open
the safe; but he alter some time had
elapsed convinced them he was not the
conductor and pointed to Mr. Burt the con-
ductor. Of course neither of theie could open
the safe and the express messenger was not
to be found. He Is said to have left the train
when It stopped but returning allerwards wai
ordered to open the safe which contained
bout J toco but as the robbers. In their effort
to get into it had broken off the knob and
hinges thereby destroying the combination It
was Impossible for any one tj open It. About
$Scoo worth of bullion which was If log on
the floor ol the car was taken by the robbers
and packed on Dorset which they had brougnt
for that purpose. However they had several
more than Ihey needed as they thought to
calch the train which came In the night before
with a heavy shipment of sliver dollars about
$150000. A Mexican Lieutenant with four
men were on the train as guards buteverything
was done so quickly and surely that nothing
lest man a train lull oiarmeu men woum nave
sufficed to drive off the robbers. The Lieuten-
ant's pistol and the soldiers' catbinet were
taken but were afterwards returned.
Mr. Burt the conductor is positive that
Americans planned and carried out the whole
business as several of them could speak very
good English. At the train had been re-
ported on time at La Jarita and wires ceased
working about to minutes after It was con-
cluded by the officials here that something
serious had ocaurred and as they had heard
that the pay car which goes out to-morrow
would be attacked they were naturally appre-
hensive. Train Dispatcher Galbralth ordered
a special train to be prepared of which Con-
ductor Galloway took charge and with a
company consisting of the agent. Captain
McKlnley Mr. Whitler F. Ramon and oth-
ers started to meet the train at New Ijtredo.
Thev were met bv a Lieutenant and ten men.
who went with them to render assistance If
necessary. When they arrived at the sceneof
the wreck the passengers and crew of the
wrecked train were taken and brought to
Laredo. Roadmaster Ainsworth was left in
charge of the wreck. He tookoutthe body
of the fireman Festler and brought it to La-
redo where it was buried to-day all the em-
ployes of the company attending th: funeral.
Mrs. Dr. V. O. King exhibited a great deal
of courage throughout the whole affair and
wanted to know of her better half. Dr. V. O.
Kine. to whom I am indebted for the creatcr
part of the loformttlon why the men didn't
light. Conductor Burt was robbed of all but
his watch which he succeeded In getting in
his boot and one nickle. With this excep
tion no one was robbed presumably from the
fact that one or two men had been seen by
the robbers getting away from the train and
as they knew the alarm would be given by
them they feared to star loneer. Several
trunks were broken open but nothing of
value was secured. 1 ne engineer 01 the train
is ntmed Madden and the engine is very
oaoiy wrecked ureit excitement prevails on
the other side concerning the allilr.
ON THE STREETS.
What aLlghtUan observed Yasterilayus
tha Sequence of a Little rtatn
A Light reporter put on his mud boots and
started out to hunt good Items. When he at-
tempted to cross one of the principal streets
of this historic city he bogged knee deep In
gravel not that which is called gravel In
other cities but mud with about four small
pebbles to a cart load which is hauled on
the streets In dry weather and taken away at
soon as it commences to rain. It was only
latt week that the Street Commltsioner had
about 15 cart loads' ol thlt to-called gravel
dumped at the junction of Freia Camtrgo
and Alamo ttreett which it now 10 Inchet
deep in mud. About three weeks ago he had
five or tlx carts hauling gravel on Houston
street and all last week the same calls were
busy hauling it off. To-day a man was
coming across Commerce street when he
fell flat In the mud and as be
jumped up he exclaimed : "I wonder
how In the a man can ever be a church
member In this city when there arc so many
man traps to fall Into that makes him forget he
was born a Christian instead of a freethinker."
Now if the money was spent in crossings In-
stead of hauling mud around people living In
the suburbs could get to town without bog-
ging neck deep which they can not do now
and will never be able to do so leng as the
present Impractical method of improving the
streets Is kept up.
SEEKING PROTECTION.
Tho Clllieni of Madison and King William
Streets Complain of Cattle- ltavages.
Cdltor Bun Antonio Light.
San Antonio November 14. Gentlemen:
You will oblige the citizens on Madison and
King William streets if you will insert the in-
closed complaint.
We are daily annoyed by cattle destroying
outside shade trees planting manure on our
sidewalks and have no protection from the
police In any form. We pay our taxes but
have no barrooms with a tentinel In the form
of an uninformed policeman. We live Intide
the cow limltt and are entitled to due protec-
tion. The clllzent on Madison and King Wil-
liam streets complain bitterly of the depreda-
tion done by cattle which have no right to
run loose on said streets as they are inside
the cattle limits.
It would be not too much if the proper city
officers would pay some attention to abolish
said evil.
The citizens living on said streets are tome
of our good citizens who try to beautify their
ttreett with shade trees and to ornament their
gsrdent with flowers and shrubbery. If our
city authorities cannot enforce our city ordi-
nances let them declare It to and the people
will help themselves with lead and powder
and they will be punished for so doing. We
have petitioned the Council for due protec-
tion but all to no effect. Truly yours S.
An Alleged Illegal Distraint.
Juttice Anton Adam wai engaged thlt
morning In trying the suit ol John Beaumont
vs.T. P. McCall Sheriff of Bexar county for
illegal distraint. Some time ago the Sheriff
levied an attachment on (he premises 01 John
Burge ton-in-law of the plaintiff who was
then proprietor of the Alamo steam laundry
on Market street and removed certain prop-
erty which the plilntiff claims at his property.
The case wai tried by a jury and at noon was
continued until 2 o'clock and the can Is now
proceeding.
FASSOUX.
Incident! In the Life of Captain Callender
Irvine fassoux Who Recently
Visited San Antonio.
How Ills Small Vessel the tiranada.
Fought and Captured Larc
Coat lllrit War Ship.
A gentleman named Callender Irvine Fas-
sous of New Orleans recently visited this city
and passed away almost as quietly as he came.
His visit was known only to a few friends and
yet he is known and respected throughout
Texas si a sjallant officer and a gentleman.
General William Walker In his "War In
Nicaragua" thus describes an Incident la the
life of Captain Faisouxi "The Grenada
was armed with two six-pound carronades and
wis plsced in charge of Lieutenant Calleader
Irvine Fassoux. This otheer was a native of
Missouri and had served under Commodore
Moore when a mere boy. He had won the
highett commendttion of Commodore Moore
for gallantry and leamanthlp In the severe
conflicts between the Tcxst and Mexican
tquadront early in the fortiet. He had alto
accompanied General Lopez In his expedition
to the Island of Cuba In Msy 1850 and at
Cardenas volunteered to effect the succetsfit
landing of his force from the steamer Creole
by swimming ashore with the rope in hit
mouth when there was much trouble in
getting the boat up to the wharf.
This too in full view of tie
Spanish garrison then on' the nut vive to re
pel the landing of the Expeditionists. When
the Expeditionists alter capturing and occu'
pylsg the town for some hours were menaced
by a large Spanish force of regulars and
Lopez in view ol the disorganized condition
of his force concluded to withdraw and ef'
feet a landing further to the west much time
was tost in atsembling the varlost detach
mentt ot Lopez's little army to that there was
great danger ol leaving some of them behind.
Those who had already got aboard of the
Creole became very Impatient of thli delay
and somewhat panlc-ttrlcken so much so that
one of the officers of the high rank called out
to the officer of the boat in charge of th
hawser "Cut the rope!" "Cut the rope!'
Fassoux was the officer In command of the
deck. Drawing the cutlass he cried out
"I'll cut down the man who dares to cut th
rope until all the men get aboard."
It Is needless to say that the rope was not
cut and the majority of the men got nfely on
board but when the story got told abroad by
tha Captain of the Creole the officer who gave
the command vindicated his honor (t) by
shooting the Captain of the Creole in the
thigh during a duel. Walker goes on to say
that "His high qualities will hereafter often
appear when we come to relate the history of
the schooner and It Is only necessary here to
say that his system and order were such the
Grenada wai ready for tervice In a very short
time. The men detailed from different com
panlei of the army for service on the schooner
were soon brought under good discipline by
their efficient commander aid all of them
felt that they were subject to the orders of one
capable of command and determined to have
each man do hit duly on all occatlont.1
subsequently Walker's little army wai cooped
up la Virgin's bay on the Pacific coast. Here
he waited reinforcements and his men were
demoralized but there were hopes.' Those
expectations passed away when It was known
that Fassoux had taken the only vessel that
Walker then had the Grenada and had gone
out to engage a Costa Riean warship. There
could be only one opinion as to the result of
combat between Fassoux'i frail ship carrying
two six-poundeu and 40 landsmen and th
war ship having four nine-pounders and 114
fully trained officers and men. Soon
Walker't men heard the gum and
knew that the vettclt were engaged In
combat. At night the ichooner failed to re
turn and all hopet was over but In the morn'
ing the Grenada anchored safely in the bar
bor with several of the Costa Rican afficers
and men on board the war veitel having
been blown to pieces. The log ol the Grena
da tellt the story f the battle In terse terms
"At 4 p. m. saw a sail off the harbor; hove up
anchor and stood oat to her. At 5:45 sh
hoisted Costa Rican colon. At 6 within 400
yards ol her the Bred round thot and mut
ketry at us. At 8 we blew her up. At 10
we had taken from the sea her Captain and
40 of her men. Her name was Ouce de Avrll
Captain Antonio Villarosta crew 114 officers
and men; guns four nine pounds calibre
The Captain states he was'about.surrendeitng
when she blew up. All men lost or killed but
those I picked up. I had one man James
Llliott killed; Mathew Pilktngton danger
ously wounded; Denis Kane icrlously and
six others slightly. Light breezes; stood
for the harbor."
Fassoux wai more alarmed at the eonse
quence of the victory than its perils when he
found his ship crowded by the enemy and
guarded by his few but he treated
the captives well and when they
returned home they reported thlt Walker wai
the matter of the teai and that on land and
tea Walker't men could not be beaten. Fat
soux was made a Captain for his services and
received ai rewsrd the coffee plantation
Rosano Costa Rica.
The result of the engagement gave new life
to Walker's little army and the red star
Nicaragua wai covered with glory. In other
engtgements Captain Fastoux was found
be equal to the occtilon and proved to be
gallant and efficient officer.
AMUSEMENT COLUMN.
TURNER OPERA. HALL.
pearean event.
16 17
lios. W. Keene
Tho popular tnuroltn iupported by Mr. J.
PS
RIOI-IAJ3D III.
Tho Lady of "Lyons.
Faturday night November 17 last appear-
and) of Mr. If 1 POM1!! Thane nt Cawdor
eenr. in MIIUUUIU Tboa w. Keene.
AdinlMton SI Ux. noexlracharirefnr reserved
scats; gallery 75 oents; matinee $1. no extra
charge for reserved acata gallery M) cents.
Beau on sale at lllsobo'a.opposttopostoOlce
Tuesday morning November Ik II a. m.
3 W. HOUSTON ST. B
Open front IO A.jr. to It! Night.
ADMISSION SO CK.NTS.
Tlios Goggan k Brothors
Have opened a branch of their Galveston
house at 3 o Commerce street San Antonio
and have the largest stock ol pianos organt
theet music strings and muiieal instruments
of any house in the city. They are State
agents for the wotld renowned Stetnway
and the favorite and popular Emerton pianos
and tell the tame at well at all other goodi
in their line at cheap at any houte North or
South. Tho?. Coggan & Broi. tell planoi and
on such small monthly installments that every
family can afford to buy one. 9-JJ-3m
TYPE for SALE.
100 Pounds Long Primer
Almostosgoodainow at SO cents per pound.
500 Pounds Brevier
Bamoasused In tboI.iaiiT at 30 tents. Also
one cue old style nonpareil about 100 poundr
at one half tbo prlcoof new typo. II a vo also
10 Fonts Display 'type
and column rules suitable for a oouutry
weekly paper. Address
T. 13. JOIINSON
Care LianT office.
MISSION DRUG STORE
JOSEI'lI lVAI.DAUKH l'rop.
305 South Alamo St. San Antonio.
Prescriptions carefully compounded. Patent
CHARLES II. NASH
a ENr.n al
Commission Merchant 1
Successor to Oothout & Nash west aide Mili-
tary plaza ban Antonio. Solo agent for
Cooper's Sheep Dinning Powder. Consign-
ments and correspondence solicited. tKii-ly
STILL THEY ROB.
'lie Store of Beidel Bros. Is Kntered and
Takan
Still another robbery and again the robbers
have disappeared with hardly a vestige of
proof or even the delineation of a foot print
wherewith to track them. Latt night the store
of Seldel Urol. on Austin street was broken
Into and the till drawer taken containing $200.
A tcrew driver with which the screws of the
drawer had been taken out and a piece of
Iron somewhat after th! shape of a Jinmy
were left in place of the stolen articles no
doubt as a gift from these midnight maraud
ers. It was a cold night and smoking they
lay warms one; so the thief or thieves did
not forget to take two packets of cigirettei
along with them. Cigars they don t smoke
as they did not take one out of the many
boxes laying aronnd. One of the .partners
slept In the store but heard nothing.
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