The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 134, Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 4, 1884 Page: 1 of 4
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tWo Ibumbug.
We mean business. Call and examine
goods and prices before purchasing you.
Wines Liquors and Cigars.
Harry Batim Oo
The San Antonio Light
Fof the next CO daya we will sell 11
our Liquors at reduced rates. We need
moniy and mean business.
Hai'ry 3aim & Co
San fctntcmlo trcjns incbncsia 3nc 4 1884.
Ool. HID. TWO. 134.
Zen Cento n TOlcclt
i MI k 11
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Dry Goods
CLOTHING
HHS.BOOTUHOES!
Corner of
Main Plaza ana Aceqnia Street.
SPECIAL
READ !
READ!
READ!
TjCSfCiill Ji'l I Con-
vinced. SO Per Cent. 20
Reduction in all departments
for the Next Forty
Days Only.
tQrOiir ladler-' neckwear department
cannot be surpassed in quality style or
price. Will be sold at panto prices.
I JSTA very large stock of cotton glng.
lams and seersuckers; also full line of
linen tolle du nord and must be sold.
jDur boot and shoe department Is
now complete In all Its branches and
this stock will be sold at prices lower
than ever before offered.
I-Our gents' clothing furnishing
goods and bat department Is full and the
styles and quality are unsurpassed and
we will not be undersold.
ggy-A few pieces of Brussells and in
grain carpeting In stock and will he
sold at New York cost. Call and see us.
A. KAHN & CO.
Cor. Main plaza and West Commerce st.
FIRST WARD SCHOOL.
EXAMINATION OF THE SCHOLARS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AND PARENTS.
Mill of the Pupllt Honorably Promoted Into
Higher bradet--oreat uirersitr 01 musn-
allly In ttio School.
The First ward school examinations
commenced to-day tho publlo and par-
ents wera nit Invited and there mm
very fair attendance of both.
I'hc most remarkable point about this
school Is the number of different nation-
alities attending. Germans French
F.niillsh Mexicans Uustlans Spaniards
nnil others? Dm teachers have therefore
great dlllloultlcs to contend with. The j
bulldlnir was prettily ilecoratefanu tne
various nations were represented by
their lings.
In the lower Klghlh grade Mrs. Katie
Hell's room the following pupils have
been honorably promoted without ex-
amination: James Karl Jesus Perez
I.lbrada Oultrou Ida and Max Ileter.
Tom Gomez F.thel llrown Tom Clark
Willie and Ocorgo JIanlcon Otutavo
Solins Willie A rent Ignacln Verendn
Adele Klores.
The reading and writing In this class
was good all round the latter especial-
ly so.
Higher Klghtli grade Mis M. Cook's
class Honorably promoted : Charlie
Guasso Marie Van ltlper Ilnsoa lira-
den' Ida Frank Chenltn Garcia Augus-
tine Itodrlguez Jim Heck Frank Clarke
Charle Mearsnn.
To mention one more than an other
In this room would be unfair and we
can but say "each equalled each anil
none superior rose."
Seventh grade Miss I. Klocke Hon-
orably promoted : Caroline Hacuz Itosa
Woteken. Arlenia Itussell Hannah
Frank Angcrona Itond Jacob Coy
Teodollna llrunl Mary A vent Charles
Van ltlper. Professor ltote examined
this form In arithmetic and language
lessons and Miss Klocke examined them
In German. Angerona llond Manuel
I'olnneo. It. Hickman Jacob Coy and
M. Flores were complimented on their
good writing.
Sixth grade Miss PrestonVi room
Honorably promoted ! Caroline llee
Amelia Avent Wllhenina Schonert
Sarah Phelps Alice I'helps Charles
Newman 'lite grammar lessons were
decidedly the best In this form the
children having evidently studied nt It
well.
DISTRICT COURT.
The Jhooiln j it "I0" In U82--Slevena nd the
Polte--nporl or Evidence.
The business of the Dtstrlot court this
morning has been monopolized by the
case of K. O. Stevens who shot Marshal
Shnrdeln on April 21 1882. l'A. Stevens
was defended by J. Eckford S. Q. New.
ton and M. G. Anderson while Mr.
Cocke In his olllclal capacity conduoted
the prosecution.
Rafael Martinez on being sworn de-
posed that he beard the whistle and
went to 110. Saw some furniture broken
and Stevens come out of tho house' and
Are a shot at a dog. Shardcln said
"Stop your foolishness." Stevens was
about four feet from I'll II when he shot.
I was a 45 calibre six-shooter. Hughes
Glcason F. Itnssl J Coy A. Coy
Wagenfuer Shardelnand F. Cnlan wero
present. Two shots were flred one at n
dog and one at l'hll Shardeln.
Cross-examined: Coy took pistol. Ste-
vens was four feet from Shardeln. The
muzzle of the pistol was two and one-
half feet from Shardeln when he tired.
The pistol was near Shardcln's face.
Nobody fired a shot but Stevens.
Stevens wos beat up pretty badly. Wit-
ness was cool and calm. A pistol shot
such a short distance from a man's face
would powder It or again It might not.
Ite-examlned: lie was not struck by
Captain Shardeln until Stevens had shot.
Shardeln held up his hands and said
don't shoot. Defendant was drunk but
not so drunk he did not know what he
was nt. Defendant asked Shardeln
when he came up "Who are youf"
They were standing under the gns
light.
George Gleasonthe next witness said
he was 1'oundmaster and police olllcer
and he recolleoted the 31th of April
1882. lie was called by Martinez to see
about some shooting and they beard
shots flred down towards 110. Martinez
went up tlrst and asked Stevens to give
up his pistol. He would not do It. This
was before Shardeln cot there. We
tried to take the pistol away J. Coy
oame along and Kil. said something to
him. Alt went after Shardeln except
me and I stayed. Stevens tired a pistol
at Shardeln when he was about thrco or
fotlr feet oil' Saw Shardeln put his
hand up to his ear his left ear. Stevens
said "Damn you 1 have made them ride
oil' and I will make you ride too.
The examination of this wltneui Is
proceeding at the time of going to press.
RECORDER'S COURT.
Old Man Chrysler Again William Uppe and
Edgar--Drunks
The first case called before his Honor
was a charge of violating the hack ordl
nance. The charge was dismissed.
Mrs. Grlflln n black Duchess pleaded
not guilty to using Insulting language.
As her witnesses testified what they did
not know about the charge a penalty of
S3 was mulcted.
W II. Story 'charged with chol
tng and otherwise disturbing the peace
of Mrs. Ituck had Ida case oontlnued for
the production of witnesses.
Mr Lafayette pleaded not guilty to
charge of disturbing the peace. It ap
pears he bothered a lady for some bag'
gnge'the property of another man. For
his pertinacity In attempting to tnke this
property the Jfocororder fined him f 5.
Another gentleman wanted to know
what his charge was quite Innocently.
When told It was for drunkenness he
pleaded guilty. The Innocent one wos
W. Chrysler F.sq. and ho accepted tho
$5 penalty with a resignation only to he
obtained by unremitting practice. I
Mr. Murray was too drunk to be tried
The caio of William Ovlllerslde was
continued.
William I.lppe was once morn tried on
tho allldavlt or Mr. Kdgar for disturbing
the peaco of the neighborhood by allow-
ing loud talking laughing and singing
lnnlssaloon. '1 he case was tried with
a Jurv.and the first witness who deposed
was Mr. Kdgar who staled that on Sun-
day evening ho was at home and that he
saw n number of the Klghtli cavalry
band go to I.lppc's beer garden which
played until 12 o'clock. Witness stated
lie went to rest about U o'clock but was
unabla to sleep owing to the music and
noise emnnatlng from I.lppc's saloon.
Major Kampmann gave evidence to
the fiict of the music and said that It
disturbed the neighborhood.
Mr. Schuslagand others testified more
or less admitting that the music dis-
turbed them.
Olllcer Illpps ald he was on duty mi
tho Sunday evening In question but he
did not hear any disturbance nor were
nny complaints made except by Captain
Kdgar.
Mr. Wilton who tends bar for I.lppe.
deposed that Kdgar had tald ho would
break I.lppe up whatever It cost him
and that there was no singing or loud
talking.
Mr. Kbcrhatdt the special olllcer at
I.lppe's beer garden said that there wits
no disturbance and good order prevailed.
The uiiijlo ceased Just before 12 o'clock.
W. W llcrron who acted on behalf of
tho City Attorney then charged tho
jury and cited tho ordinances relating
to saloons.
Mr. Grlflln addressed the Jury for tho
defense saying that It was au Important
case for them to decide there being n
tendency to attempt to close the
beer gardens up and thero wero
nose who were careiuuy waicning
the continued persecution by Mr. Kdgar
and his success In order to commence
tne same tiling on me oilier i.t orzu
beer garden proprietors In the city.
mt iierrou said ne uesireu 10 iiis-
abtise the minds of the Jury that this
was a prosecution under tho Sunday
law as Mr. Grlllln's remarks would Im-
ply and said that Mr. Kdgar had In-
vested his money In Hint neighborhood
and inndo It Ills home he had therefore
n right to be protected from shrugs band
If that band disturbed his quiet. The
city was not maklngnwar on tho beer
gardens but only to protect Individual
ripnis.
The Jury then retired and after n short
consultation returned and gave n verdict
of not guilty.
MORALS IN EASY LESSONS.
A Light Correipondent Addresses (he Boys And
ClrlsorihaClly.
?nr floya and fllrla t
I want to have a little tnlk with you.
It often happens that the little hoys and
girls are not much thought of as to what
their future may be; you know what
season It Is now the wild beautiful
spring time with Its budding trees
splnglng grass and golden sunshine like
tho spring time of your joungllle may
be and like It Is full of promises of the
future with springing thoughts and ac-
tions and character Just boding out be-
fore Its formation to leaves flowers and
fruit. Hut suppoio your thoughts are
not pure and right but suppose your
buds of character are habits of smoking
or beer drinking disobedience to father
or mother or disregard of God's Sab-
bath If that is your spring time my
dear boys and girls what will the sum-
mer be? Vou know summer comes to
fulllll the promises of spring when the
summer of our life comes with our char
acter for good or bad formed with the
evil fruits of Idleness dissipation and
habits ripening Into repulsive maturity
or puro thoughts bringing fortli the
pleasant fruits of Christianity temper-
ance love to God and man which shall
shall It be ? Hoys and girls let us choose
that which will bringoontentment peace
and happiness not sorrow remorse mis-
ery and disease which Is sure to follow
sin and disobedience In the spring time
of life. I hone nnd pray tho boys and
girls of San Antonio will not come to
the winter of the poor drunkard's lot.
Hut how about the spring? Do you
smoke? Then that Is a bud which will
blossom ere long Into a flower of night-
shade. Do you swear? It will bring the
fruit of sin; then let your lifebe pure nnd
right then tho summer will be fruitful!
and full of promises; then when child-
hood youth middle and old age comes
on you will not feel ashamed to look
back over your passed life. Now let us
take all the good part of this lesson
and follow it out through life.
Jcnnik
8m Antonio May 3I.1SSI.
Military Orders.
Itecrult ltobert Klbbct re-cnllsted by
tho recruiting olllcer at Fort Clark
Texas Is assigned to the detachment of
Seminole Negro-Indian scouts.
The Journey from Sau Antonio to
Fort Clark Texas by Surgeon Edwin
llentley U. S Army under paragraph
I special orders No. CS current scitcs
from these headquarters Is necessary
tor the publlo service.
Kecrult Hoyle Marshall enlisted by
tho recruiting ofllter at San Antonio
Texas Is assigned to troop A Tenth
cavalry.
In connection with paragraph T spe
cial orders No 03 current series from
these headquarters Assistant Surgeon
J. A. Flnley U. S Army Is relieved
from further duty at Fort Stockton.
Texas and will report to tho command
ing omcer rort woucuo Texas ior uuiy
as post sureeon.
T he travel Is necessary for tho publlo
service.
The commanding olllcer Fort Itlng-
gold Texas will sendto Fort Mcintosh
Texas a detachment to receive at the
latter post ten cavalry horses for troops
I! and I Klghtli cavalry
Tho horse for troop 1 will be forward-
ed from Fort ltlnggold by steamboat.
Travis Park Concert.
The I.iaitT Is Indebted to Mr. Frank
A. Hall. Director Klghtli Cavalry band
for the following programme concert to
take place at 0 o'clock this evening:
1. Morgengruss (Ileveille) A. Nelblg.
2. Overture "Calif of Bagdad" llevli-
dleu 3. Waltzc "Euterpo". K. Strauss.
1. Potpourri of popular songs .
Beyer.
6. Lied "Der HIrtenknab am Alpen-
see" A. Nelblg.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
TO-DAY'S DOINGS A FIERCELY CON-
TESTED STRUGGLE CERTAIN.
J 8. Henderson of Mliiourl Elected Permanent
Chairman -He Delivers an Eloquent Ad-
dressElaine's Name ReceUel With
napturous Applause.
Sjirrlal Tilrgntm lo Ihr l.igltt.
Cincino Juno I. 1I:.V a. in. General
Sherman has telegraphed to ex-Senator
Henderson that ho would not accept
the nomination if It were offered nor
would servo If elected. The convention
was called to order this morntngat Hit.
Thero was an Immense attendance nnd
the weather was clear.
CuiCAao Juno I. 11:S.1 a. in. The
resolution binding delegates to support
nominee has been discussed and with-
drawn. Cincino June I. 12 in' J. II Hen-
derson of Missouri hat been reported
by the Cominltteo of I'ermonent Organi-
zation as Permanent Chairman.
On assuming the chair Henderson de-
livered an eloquent appeal to the con-
vention referring to candidates. The
names of Logan Arthur and Sherman
were received with great applause. At
tho mention of Illnlne's name an Inde-
scribable scene ensued storm after storm
of applause shaking the great building.
Chicago June I 12:30. Tho conven-
tion adjourned until 7 p. m No ballot-
ing expected until to-morrow.
Chicaoo Juno The convention was
called to order yesterday at noon. J. It.
Lynch (colored) of Mississippi chosen
temporary Chairman by 432 over Powell
Clayton of Arkansas the Blaine candi-
date who received .ISO votes. Blaine
nnd Arthur's chances nro about even;
nciiiier candidate can muster over 300
votes on first ballot. The prospects are
there n 111 be a hard fight and a dead
lock then n break for another candidate
Is expected. Chances are In favor of
Logan tho colored delegates leaning
towards him. Tho dark horso
so far nil stnnd firm for
leaders. Surging crowds 1111
overy hotel. Tho sidewalks In the
vicinity of headquarter of the dlffereut
candidates are blocked and tho excite
ment Is Intense
The majority of tho Texas delegation
seem to favor Arthur but In case of a
lock between Arthur and Blaine Logan
and Lincoln are the favorites.
There Is n bitter personal dispute be
tween Wright Cuncy (colored) a Blaine
man nnd General Malloy Collector of
Customs at Galveston as to who shall
servo on the National committee for
Texas.
MR. B0 R 0 U Glis DEPARTED.
Attachments Levied on the Stock Cschange Sa
loon tiy hts Creditors.
This morning the absence of Mr. Bor
oughs from his usual post In the Stock
hxchange saloon drew forth much com
ment and as .Mr. Walte who had bought
one-half interest In the saloon from Mr.
Boroughs was absent the newspaper
who had dropped In to pick up all the
news had fo wait. On Mr. Walte' re-
turn the following Items were obtained
concerning tho whole affair. After tho
departure ef Mr. Boroughs been mo
known generally. nt Mr. Walte's Instiga-
tion .Messrs. Kalin and Co. of Cincin-
nati put in an attachment of about $100
on Boroughs' undivided one-half Inter-
est Messrs. Lewis nnd Co. of Galves-
ton running another for $100 anil Mr.
Kelly Mr. Boroughs' old partner one
for St.000. Mr. Walto says that on buy-
ing his one-half Interest Boroughs gave
him to understand It was clear of all en-
cumbrances and that he owed nothing
but that all bills contracted In the name
of Boroughs will be paid and the busi-
ness carried on as usual.
A Woman's Pair of New Shoes.
From Chicago Tribune.
When a woman hag a new pair of
shoes sent home she performs altogeth-
er different from a man. Sho never
shoves her toes into them and yanks and
hauls until she Is red In the faco nnd all
out of breath and then goes stamping
nnd kicking around but pulls them on
part way carefully twitches off again
to take a last look and see If she has got
the right one pulls them on again looks
at them dreamily says they are Just
right then tukes another look stops
suddenly to smooth out a wrinkle twists
around surveys them sideways and ex-
claims: "Meroy how loose they are"
looks at them again square In front
works her feet around so they won't hurt
her quite so much takes them off looks
nt tho heel the Ac tho bottom and tho
Inside puts them on again walks up
and down the room onoe or twice re-
marks to her better half that sho won't
havo them nt any price tilts down the
mirror so she can see how they look
turns In every possible' direction and
nearly dislocates her neck trying to see
how they look from that way backs off
steps up again takes thirty or forty fare-
well looks says they make her feet look
awful big and will never do In the world
puts them off and on three-or four times
more aks her husband what he thinks
about it and pays no attention to what
he says goes through It all again and
finally sns she will take them. It Is a
very simple mailer inuceu.
What Saved Butler's Life.
lloitnn Ccrreapomle'ieo NfW York Sun
"I do wish you would just nudge that
wretch behind me and make him stop
snoring" said a fashionably dressed
lady to the conductor of a Pullman car
on the Kastern railroad. "Hero we are
hrrnml Pnrtemniitl .nl 1i lm lont im room "ioiuing except mat monney-
beyonu l ortsmouth and he has kept up faoe(j duUe MliMf fur Sd'nU Ann what
LoMiinuiu suoroei tr eincuwBiem on -
land" Having thus relieved her mind
the lady shrugged her shoulders and set- heart and so on." "And what answer j tti0Ix distance from Alamo plaia. in-
tied back In her chair to make afresh I did you giver" -"I grew spasmodlo i quire at this ofllce or to J. YV. Bradley
attempt to get interested In "But Vet 1 too" answered Hllboots gently tapping i 410 West Houston street. C-ltf.
a Woman." his little angello No. 12 shoes "and gave
"ilavbe you don't know who he Is."
said the conductor In a faint voice.
'So nor do I care." rejoined the lady.
"That gentleman Madame Is General
Ben Butler" raid the conductor.
"Angels and ministers ofgraee defend
us!" exclaimed tho astonished lady In a
voice so loud that it awoke tho General.
In less than three minutes however he
was again sleeping and snoring and he
slept and snored until the train had
raised Prison Point within a mile of
loaton Station when his darky valet
taliped him on tho shoulder.
The General awoke as easily as he had
fallen asleep chatted a minute with his
valet and when the train pulled up In
Boston left It as fresh as a daisy. He
had been on a flying visit to Auburn
Maine where he had appeared at a pre-
liminary hearing In behalf of certain
striking tasters who were held on a
charge of Inciting n riot. Ho was fol-
lowed to nnd from the railroad depot In
Auburn by several thousand people
many of whom cried: "Three cheers
for lien Iluller the next President of the
United Slates.''
Talking to tho writer one day General
Butler declared his belief that he would
have been dead many years ago but for
the happy faculty lie has long had of
falling asleep at any hour of tho day or
night and In almost any place.
Uncle Zele
from tho Atlsn'a Constitution.
"Mcllndly" said Undo Zeke as he
and the ole 'oman wero discussing some
purchases to be made In the city "1
can't seo whatchcr want with so many
little trlmmln'a and flxln's; you ain't no
young gal now an' t tliink you orter bo
satisfied with one nice kallker dress."
"Yes I s'pose so" was all she said.
The next morning Zeke nrosn at his
usual hour nnd proceeded to his little
brown Jug to take his morning nip
when lol It was empty.
"Mcllndly" he yelled "whar's my
llkkergono to?"
"Zeke" she said smiling sweetly
"you ain't as young as you lister be an'
1 can't see w hatcher want with so many
llxln's;so I Jest emptied tho Jug an'
think ye orter be satlslled with nuthln'
but sech n purty little Jug."
Uncle Zeko caved.
Down on Corners.
They arrested n young man In Oulncy
111. the other day for having live wiles
and during his trial It was discovered
that ho was engaged to about n dozen
oilier girls. As tho prisoner stood up
to receive his sentenco the Judge re-
marked: "Prisoner It Is hard to dlscoter what
motive could have actuated you to con-
duct yourself In this outrageous
manner"
"Nothing mysterious about It your
Honor" was tho calm reply "I was
simply making a corner on the marriage-
able girls In this country."
He got IS years. Wall Street News.
Courage In Every-Day Life.
Havo the courago to do without that
which you do not need how ever much
your eyes covet It.
Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty In whatever guise It
appears: nnd your contempt for dishon-
est duplicity In whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have tho courago to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by man.
Havo the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion In nil things.
ALL SORTS.
Hand me down my summer duster
Bring mo outt the biggest fan ;
iet inui juiei) im n "uusier"
Chuck In all tho Ice you can ;
Take away my bicycle
Put mo In a frozen hole;
Tickle me with an Icicle
Bigger than tho old North Pole.
New York Journal.
"Will the conilnc man bo hamiler?"
asks a writer. It depends to a great ex
tent upon whether his wife has got tired
and irono to tleen or Is still waiting up
ior uim. iiiosion rnsi.
"Pa" said n Chicago small boy as he
observed n man coming up tho street
who. seemed tp wish the sidewalk was n
little wider. "Is that n delecato?" "I
do not know my son." answered the old
gentleman; "he has the symptoms at
least." Liioston i osi
An adult Chasm stood yawning nnd
looking over a hotel register. "With or
without meals?" nsked the clerk tender
ing him a pen. "I don't want to regis'
ter. I'm slmnlv looklnir for a man.'
"What man?'' "Oil" replied the
Chasm yawning again "never mind:
has the train from Maine come In yet?"
luiicago ews.
Court fto nrosecutorl "Then vou re
cognize this handkerchief as the one
which was stolen from you?" Prosecu-
tor "Yes your Honor." Court "And
yet it isn't tne only iianuKercniei or uie
sort In the world. See. one I havo In
my pocket Is exactly like It." Prosecu
tor "Very likely your Honor; 1 had
two sioien." Lnenncy uazeiie
"Amy." snld the hleh school graduate
to her friend yesterday. "I gave Sue
i lie irigiuviuraiioninis morning" -iou
irave her what?" asked Amy. The
frigid vibration" replied Mildred.
What In the world Is that?" asked
Amy In astonishment. "What you call
uie com snake you unow expiauieu
uie nigu sciiooi gin. iuii iiiy uerncK
lie was a Chinaman and his namo was
Honir Kce. He was on a tear. "Me
bustee town wide open alio samce Mell-
can man i" no cried mere wos suence
and they allowed him the right-of-way
of tho streets "Ualkeepce setemup
dllnks. Alio samee Mellcan man." It
was done. "Balkecpcc charge up. Alle
samce Mellcan man" And he was
bounced. The Chinese mut go. Den
ver Opinion.
An eider in one of the churches was
last week maklnc un a club of suhscr It
ers for a Sunday-school paper. In his
rounds he called at a house where
found a little girt of seven nt homo lie
explained his errand to her hoping ti
get ln-r name to the list uhd she replied
" Well. I'll ask mother and I'm null
sure she'll glvo me the money for she
says ne must patronize the peddlers
who come along or they will bo driven
to steal and rob." He hasn't cone back
to see If she succeeded. Detroit Free
I'ress.
"What was all that scullllng about
downstairs?" asked Mrs. Hllboots as
her lord and master strode Into the
room. "Nothing except that monkey
i ui lie say?" "Oh he began by saying
1 he was speaking from the bottom of his
him an answer from the bottom of iny
I sole." Atlanta Constitution.
A MIXED LETTER.
MR. NEWCOMB'S DECORATION
SPEECH AND ITS CAUSES.
DAY
A Southern Opinion rrom practical Eiperlenca-
A Protest Against Krlith Hall "Enter-
tainments" Police tie.
lldltnrKen Antonio I.I it I.I.
While reading the scathing remarks of
our friend "F. L." In his article to the
Times wherein he denounces our wor-
thy Postmaster In no unmeasured terms
for his speech on Decoration day I
thought how often writers fall Into tho
error or supposing Hint denunciation or
calling of hard names could ever amount
to nn argument. A man could not havo
a better advertisement theso days than
to have abuse heaped on his head for
the public naturally think ho .must
amount to something or people would
not take the time to abuso him. Why
Colonel ltobert G. Ingersoll would not
have half the following he lias to-day If
It was not for tho "pulpit thunders
and anathemas" that havo been heaped
on him. It naturally led people to hear
him and Investigate his views and has
ended In bringing doubt an unbelief
where otherwise It might never have
excited.
Now In regard to Mr. Newcomb'a
speech I thought It was good and well
delivered and I woiilduskour literary
friend: What kind of a speech did you
expect on such an occasion by an old
Union soldier oer the graves of fallen
"Union comrades?" Did you expect
him to say that tho North was all wrong
and the Suulb all right; to rail on his
kneusnnd eulogize to the Confederacy? If
a man has a principle let him stick to It
be he Union or Coined hut a "sliilly
hally wlshey man" Is my abomtiinllon
One who Is willing to say "yes your'e
right" to any side of the question.
Ihero may bo some Itadlcals In the
North who are hitter to the South but
they are largely In the minority Just as
tho extremists are here. Now In his
speech .Mr. Newcomb eulogized Jell
Davis far moro than I would for I havo
no use for him whatever. If It hadn't
hem forhlmnndn few other leading kin
dred spirits there never would havo been
a Confederacy wo would not to-dny
have hidden graves In all our hearts and
weep annually over the loved and lost.
Abraham Lincoln would never have
freed the slates or If It had been done
the South would have received the value
of her property In good hard cash but
through tho hot heads we rushed Into
war we lost our slaves and we lost our
loved ones which was fur worse than
all and yet what kind of n speech could
be mado that would not Jar on the
tender feelings of some party. I hardly
think It could bo done. As far as the
Grand Army of the Itepubllo Is con-
cerned It Is a splendid Institution In
very wav: It binds old comrades In ties
of friendship nnd It helps them In dis-
tress and sorrow nnd will you show
that has built and Is going to build
homes and hospitals for Its enemies'
sick and Inllrm soldiers and yet
this Is Just what the Granu Army
of the ltepuhlio Is now doing.
They are burying the hatchet In
the most practical form andbrldglngtbe
bloody chasm with homes for disabled
uonieucrate soiuiers. mo long as me
memory of Andersonvllle remains tho
South ought not to feel bad that some In
the North who were sufferers from its
hospitalities should once In a while ex
press themselves bitterly. Ifnny South
erner wno reaus my article leeismau ami
wouiu like to take my top knot or minks
I uni some Yankee carnet boircer come
to the Sunny South to run her down he
will ne oauiv left for aaiciicz. .Missis
sippi was my childhood home and 1
nave uaue uoirs speed to me "jioys in
Gray" through blinding tears as I
thought what a nltv such noble inanlv
fellows should go to be shot down by a
lot of "mud sills." But a few years
opened my eyes to the situa
tion and I lived to know that
there were as many noble men who
wore the blue as ever wore the crar.
You can't show me a Southern man who
could eriual our lamented Jnuies A. Gar
field for I do think In nil the situations
ot life ho was a prince among mankind.
Now I've lived North for 111 years so
that I know both sides about equally
wen nor neeu any reader imagine mat
Pin what Is dubbed "a nlcircr lover:"
In fact I think It would be an excellent
plan to ship the colored population of
"Santone" to the North for awhile so
that they inltrht learn some decent be
havior 1 mean the average negro of
course there's exceptions to the rule. If
the reader of this article was as dis
turbed as myself and others have been
ror weeks ny the performance at tin
"negro hall1' on tho corner of Weal
Houston and Flores street he would nn
derstand how It was himself for the
"orgies" held at that hall would
astonish Satan himself. One stalwart
buck with a voice like the "bulls or
Basham." will commence to "shine on.1
and the way they do shine Is wonderful:
one would naturally think It was Plutoa
headquarters. Alter they have been
well "shlned" the window lights begin
to fly and the hoodlums outdoors loin In
the racket till the uproar Is deafening.
When I first heard It I was seized with
terror and expected to see the policemen
marshal me whole oiiiut to the "cala-
boose" where they might "shine on"
till morning but Fve heard there's no
policemen in San Antonio thouirh I
thought I saw one yesterday nt the
springs when he killed that copperhead
snake by the grotto."
Well. I've written enouch for one
time. Perhaps you'll hear from lue
again mine neariuture. tin inennciios
aiAGNOIJAi
San Antonio Texas June 2 1881.
A Special Baratin.
I laU set of elegant furniture nearly
new can be had at a bargain; also tho
rent of a nice seven room house only n
smoking
E. ABRAHAMS
The City Grocor
206 Commerce Street.
Will sell yon for the next
Sixty Days all kinds of
FANCY GROCERIES
Canned Goods Wines and
LLjiiors Preserves at Strictly
Cost Price J or Cash Only.
I mean business. Call and
be conrinccd. Send in your or-
ders. Telephone fjj.
E. Abrahams.
CITY DRUG ST
Ragland & Co. 8 Commerce St.
UKAUR IK
Drugs Patent Medicines
Druggists' Sundries Chemicals
Fancy and Toilet Articles Perfumery
Soaps Brushes etc. at uniformly low
prices. Prescriptions carefully com-
pounded. 4-20-ly
TIPS & PEL.TZER
Agricultural Implements.
Gook Stoves Tinware.
BURNS BROS.
(Suocotiort to Jamci Burnt)
Lime Cement
Plaster Paris Plaster Hair!
Bricks Drain and Chimney Tilts
and JSuilJtrs' Matrial Generally.
DR. B. E. 1IADEA
Office and rctldonco
ALAMO BTRKKT -
Offlce hours 8 to B and t to 4.
GEO.W. VAN VORST
Dealer In
CALCASIEU LUMBER
LATHS HIIINdLKS PTO
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
In accordance with a resolution adopted br
Ihe Cllf Ouuncll at the mvetliiir held nn the
hlthdsyof May IHU sealed propouls will be
(Die orace unili JU1 ittH IS U .
at Ihe tin
hundred liaui dot. a
they
ooutmeno" work
Itbln
hlrl
'IV'f1' rolu dt of awarding contract
uld their pronoaalsbe accepted
he successful bidder shall bo rrfjulred to
ehnu
'the succeaelul bidder shall bo miulred
sureties for lh rallhrul performance or the
worsting bond to be equal to two-thirds ot
the amount ot contract.
HpeelQeatlona may hO'Seen at the offlceof
City tiuglneer. Contractors can also bid fur-
nlshlna' their plana and epeolfloallone. The elty
reserves right ti rtject any and all bids.
J It rUKNUtl
aAwfn '
The Alarrio Restaurant
No. 10 Alamo Street near Post Office
Has been refurnished and refitted and will bo
conducted no the American and European
'plana. Iteatular Dinner 85cents Breakfast and '
BupporSScents. Kverjthlni In Ihe market to
Pr?.er f.t.u "ours at reasonable tprtoca. A
Udles dtnlnr room attached ' i a-x m
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