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Vol. 1. No. 299.
Local Dota.
—The engagement of Mr. Albert Steves to
Miss Fanny Baetz is announced.
—Mr J. J. Molloy has taken out a license
to marry Miss Mattie Bennett.
—The festival of St. Peter Balsam, an early
Christian martyr, is celebrated to-day by the
Catholic church.
—Billie Taylor was the opera originally in
tended tor production tQ-night, but by desire
the Mascotte' is to be substituted.
—The young man Semlinger, who was ac
cidently shot on Friday, is doing well and
there are good hopes of saving his life.
—There were only eleven cases before the
recorder this morning. Having regard to
the season the docket is exceedingly light.
—Drivers are expected to walk over the
Commerce street bridges, but there is no pub
lic notice of this, but on Commerce street
bridge. *
—Sim Hart sold two hundred reserved seats
for both Sunday and Monday nights for Fay
Templeton troupe. Last night he would have
sold more, but run out of tickets.
—Geo. Reuter, Richard Bond, Frank Fes
ler and Ernest Weisenberg, presented a solid
silver plate and a beautiful set of cut glasses
to Billie & Joe, as a New Year’s gift.
—By request, the Fay Templeton opera
company will repeat the “Mascotte” to-night
at the Casino, and to-morrow night will be
given for the first time in this city the comic
opera “Billie Taylor.”
—Mary Martin and Julia Johnson, two ladies
of color, had a hot dispute, which culminated
in strong language and hard knocks. The
police interfered, and each disputant was this
morning sentenced to pay a $5 fine.
—A man this morning called .upon Dr.
Shepherd, and complained that he had been
kicked in the ribs by a horse. Dr. Shepherd
examined him, but could not detect any frac
ture, but the man was severely bruised.
—Miss Alice Vane nearly lost her purse
yesterday. In passing the Central hotel she
dropped it and a colored man artfully picked
it up and endeavored to conceal it He was
detected and the purse restored to its fair
owner.
—The Fay Templeton tronpe are said to
have attracted the largest audience that ever
attended the Casino. However this may be,
the hall was assuredly so crowded that chairs
had to be set in varions parts, and yet many
bad then to stand.
—An ancient of San Antonio tell* us that
he never saw a quieter or more orderly new
year’s day in our city. We noted this fact in
an extensive walk through the city, and believe
that for order, on such a festive day, no city
in the state can show a better record.
—There was a “dolly strength tester” on
the Main plaza to-day, and the boys by strik
ing this are supposed to ascertain the power
of their strokes, The machine appears, how
ever, to be unreliable and of no use to any one
but the owner, who makes money by it.
—We have received a copy of Messrs. J. P.
Mot ton & Co.’s “Western Farmer’s Almanac
f.r 1&82. It is the fifty-fifth year of issue; and
is decidedly a useful and excellent compila
tion, interesting to the general reader and of
great service to farmers and agriculturists.
—Samuel Martin has been arrested and
gaoled for stealing a banjo, the property of
George Washington, a colored man. It seems
that both parties lived in the same house, and
the prisoner managed to steal the banjo on
Saturday. On Sunday he pawned it at Em
erson’s, where it was traced last evening.
—Those who have graves at the city ceme
tary complain of inability to get water for the
sustenance of floral decoration, arid they
point out that the government water pipe is
adjacent, and could, by a friendly arrange
ment, be made to serve the wants of both.
The matter should certainly be arranged if
there are such easy means of doing it.
—A stall-keeper, who dispenses viands on
the plaza, named Juan Rodrigues, annoyed by
an unruly lot assembling at his stall and
throwing his things about, took up an axe, as
he avows, to frighten them away. He was
charged with the offense, but the recorder, be
lie. ing his statement and that he had be< n
greatly provoked, discharged him.
—There was a row at the Vaudeville the
other night. James Bums was there und«r
the influence of drink and was guilty oi in
decent conduct For the latter cause, Nic.
Thompson, the bar keeper, “threw him out”
and then served a friend in the same way.
Burns was this morning charged with inde
cent conduct and with being drunk. In the
first case he was discharged, but in the second
fined five dollars. Nic Thompson was charged
with assaulting Buras and also his friend, but
the recorder dismissed both charges against
him.
The Evening Light.
Special Meeting of the Bexar County Land
League.
A special meeting was call yesterday for the
purpose of arranging matters for the due recep
tion of T. M. Healy, member of the British
parliament for Wexford, secretary of the Irish
land league, and a prominent member of the
home rule party.
Major J. E. Dwyer was, upon the motion of
Justice Shields, called to the chair. In taking
his seat he paid a great tribute to Mr. Healy as
a man of great courage, great ability, and one
devoted to his country and her redemption,
Justice Shields followed in eulogizing the
distinguished visitor. Dr. E. Bennett then
spoke and proposed a resolution that a com
mittee be appointed to draft a resolution ex
pressive of their sympathy with Ireland in her
present distressing condition.
The following committees were then ap
pointed :
Committee of Arrangements.—Major J. E.
Dwyer, T. F. Brady, Esq., Dr. E. Bennett, V.
P. Franklin, H. Grenet, G. Dullnig, N. Cos
grove, J. Dignowity, A. B. Frank, G. Mav
erick, T. Williams, S. Maverick, T. J. Devine,
P. Howard, R. Wulfing, J. J. Stevens, John
Twohig, H. B. Adams, F. Pffefferkorn, Ed.
Neil, Wm. Heuermann, Ed. Kotula, Chas.
Hugo, L. Garza, N. O. Green, H. Elmendorf,
M. Castanola.
Committee of Reception.—Mayor J. H.
French, H. Grenet, Major Dwyer, T. P.
McCall, Jas. P. Newcomb, Judge Noonan,
Justice Shields, J. B. Lacoste, Esq., V. P.
Franklin, Ed. Braden and L. J. Kelley.
Committee on Music.—Major Dwyer, J. B.
and G- M. Maverick.
How are Sidewalks Constructed?
The power to construct sidewajks is given in
section 60 of the charter. This power is more
distinctly referable to the police power of
municipal corporations than to the taxing
power. The cost of constructing the same
shall be defrayed by the owners of the lots
fronting upon the sidewalks. A different prin
ciple from assessments for grading and mac
adamizing streets, alleys and plazas, the con
struction of sewers, gas and water works, and
other local improvements. When a power is
given in a municipal charter and the mode of
exercising it is therein prescribed no other
mode is legal. That mode must be stric'l)
followed. After the proper preliminary steps
have been tak n by the city council, should the
owners of the lots fail to comply, the city may
construct them and the lots may be sdld for
the cost of construction. And if cash pur
chasers could be found to bid in the property
the city would have no further trouble than to
execute her quit claim deeds to the new own
ers. Can the city set apart from the general
fund $lO,OOO for sidewalk purpases ? Can the
city tax “A.’s” property on avenue CtWinake
a sidewalk for “B.” on south street t
Can the city issue bonds to bpfrow the ten
thousand dollars to construpF'sidewalks. and
provide a fund to pay the interest, and 2 per
cent, per annum on die principal, as a sink
ing fund to redeem the bonds 1 We think
not, as the mode laid down by the charter is
the only one; that is by compelling the owners
of the lots to construct sidewalks in front of
them, and if the results of attempting to en
force the oidinance are' not satisfactory we can
only console vurselves with the reflection that
we have exhausted the powers given us, be the
consequences what they may, unless, being
under the police power of the charter, crimi
n.l proceedings against the delinquent may
accomplish the purpose. X.
The New Year Celebration.
The New Year receptions were somewhat
extensive, not so general as usual; but
there was no lack of general hospitality and
cordiality. Guests and visitors seem alike
satisfied and all was well.
Therq was only a partial cessation of busi
ness, and even that was not general. The
streets were very quiet and orderly, and there
was less drunkenness and the moral aspect of
affairs was decidedly better.
There was a large attendance at the Casino
to witness the Fay Templeton performance of
“Olivette.” the Turner hall the Tertul
lia was given in a well arranged dance hall,
fke floors were specially waxed and chairs
were arranged at the side for the testing of the
weary dancers. The dances were arranged as
follows: Grand march, waltz, quadrille,
schottische, danza, waltz, polka, Lancierr.
Red ova, danza, polka, schottische, waltz,
quidrille, fanciers and ladies waltz, and were
ill we.l executed.
Many of the fair dancers were tastefully
dressed, and among them we noticed the
Misses Hores, Marie Lacoste, Wolff, True
heart, Guergin, Quintana, Burgstorm, Ferd.
Herff, Mrs. Louis Giraud, Misses Igley, Fisk,
Shein, Mrs. Joseph Dwyer, Mrs. Dr. Caroth
ers, Mrs. John Meunier, Mrs. Frober, Misses
Raphel, Garcia, Crawford, Neindorft, Ander
son, Brunie, Montes, Villareal Rosenhei
mer, Marucheau, Mrs. Thad. Smith, Mrs.
Captain Smith, Mrs. Leal and Mrs. Castanola.
Dancing was kept up till about 5 o’clock,
when the pa-ty broke up pleased jvith the re
sult of the evening.
The appearance of the new year has been
well celebrated. Let us hope it will be equally
prosperous to us all. . '
Hot coffee and rolls, at allhmrs at Flli-
Gf>rge block, Houston street, jw
Fresh Oysters,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS' TUESDA Y, JANUAR Y 3, 1882.
THE LATEST FOLLY.
Th* Race for Ix>n<, Pointed Finger Nall*—
How the Operation I* Performed .
From the Cin'innati Enquirer.
Dainty little nail cases have become fash
ionable at present, and are even seen among
wedding gifts, when the instruments are
mounted in gold and silver. One given last
week was made to order in Paris, and includ
ed a button-hook and glove buttoner. Like
all the other pieces, the handles were of ivory
studded with small torquoise, and the Russian
leather case was lined with torquoise blue
satin.
Nowadays, if you go to call on a young lady
early in the morning, ten to one you find her
lolling back in an easy chair, with her rosy
finger-tips .immersed in a" finger bowl of
scented water (the first step in the process), or
else, chamois polisher in hand, carefully and
laboriously rubbing her nails with a fine pink
powder that eventually makes them shine like
diamonds. •
- The other day, having a desire to write up
the process, I visited the establishment of
Mrs. P., and it was there I was impressed
with the growth of the new fashion, being
asked to make an appointment three days
later, owing to the rush oi customers. I no
ticed that only ladies were present, and when
I commented on it, Mrs. P. showed me a
small office, entered from the back of the
house, where were seated some gentlemen,
one a congressman from Virginia, all looking
rather shame-faced at being there.
“They have not the courage to be seen en
tering,” said the manager, “so I had to ar
range a sort of back door. A great many
gentlemen come here, notably ministers and
actors, as in their respective professions they
are given to using their hands freely, and like
to have them as effective as possible.
“Then fashionable young men have taken
up the idea, and many of them are regular
customers, and pay so much a month to have
their nails taken care of. My two most fam
ous patrons are a Brooklyn preacher and a
Washington politician and orator.”
“And how about the ladies?”
“Oh, you can see for yourself,” and the
manager took down a blank boqk in which
were inscribed the authographs of her lady
patrons. Among them were the names of
several well-known actresses of stock compan
ies and of an American prima donna. Amus
ing to relate the list of matrons was longer
than that of a young ladies.
But to the point. When my turn came I
sat in a row with five other ladies in the easiest
of armchairs, and with damask napkins in our
laps. Finger bowls of stained glass on plates
of painted French china, filled with tepid wa
ter perfumed and containing an acid to soften
the skin, were given us, and solemnly we sat
and soaked our fingers for fifteen minutes.
At the end of that time an “operator” on a
low stool seated herself before me, dried one
hand, posed it on a pin-cushion, and with a
instrument Quickly scraped away all
Ihe soft skin Ane naff; then she filed it
into a point at the top uad clipped the sides
with sharp scissors; then she nibbed A red
salve over it, wiped it off and proceeded to
polish it with the diamond powder, using the
palm of her hand, until the nail fairly glistened,
and finally warm water, Castile soap and a
soft brush left it clean, smoothed shining.
The process was repeated on every finger,
and in naif an hour, for the sum of $1.50, was
finished, and the result was ten pink and bril
liant weapons of defense, so sharp and pointed
as to suggest the advantages of peace. The
fashion of wearing these long and pointed
nails has become so eiaggerated that it neces
sitates long-fingered gloves and extreme care
to keep them from breaking off.
West Point Cadetship.
All applicants for the appointment as a cadet
to fill the present vacancy at West Point mili
tary academy, from the 6th congressi< n d dis
trict of Texas, are requested to appear for a
competitive examination to be held at the Cet -
trabschool, rear of Vance house, in the city of
San Antcnio, on the 24th and 25th days of
February, 1882, commencing at 9 o’clock a. m.
The applicant receiving the favorable report
of the examining board for such appointmert
will receive my nomination therefore. Par
ticular attention is called to the following
qualifications:
“The age for the admission of cadets to the
academy is between seventeen and twenty-01 e
years. Candidates must be at least five feet
in height and free from any infections or im
moral disorders, and, generally from any de
formity, disease, or infirmity which may ren
der them unfit for military service. They
must be well versed in reading, in writing, in
cluding authography, and in arithmetic, and
have a knowledge of the elements of English
grammar, of descriptive geography, particu
larly of our own country, and of the history of
the United States. The person appointed
must be an actual resident of the district or
territory from which the appointment is
made.”
The person recommended for appointment
for the competitive examination should for
ward to me his full name, exact age, giving
date of birth andplaceof “permanent abode,”
to enable me to make out his nomination in
accordance with the requirements of the war
department.
All newspapers in the 6th congressional dis
trict are requested to publish this notice. For
further information, address W. Rote, chair
man of board of examiners, San Antonio,
Texas. C. Upson,
M. C. 6th District, Texas.
—Mr. Healy has no right to the title o
‘Honorable,” usually prefixed to his name in
the country. The fact of being arr ember of
the Briridi house of commons, gives him no
title beyond the appendix M. P., (member of
parliament). Judges’ and peers’ sons alone
lave the title of honorable. Privy counsel
lors, whether members of perliament or not,
arc always Styled right honorable-
MEXICO.
Matias Romero, Mexican Minister at
Washington—Two Marine Arse
nals Contracted For.
City of Mexico, January 2. —It is stated that
Hon. Matias Romero has been appointed
Mexican minister to Washington.
Gen. Naranjo assumes the portfolio of the
war department to-day.
The American firm of Wexel & DeGress
have contracted with the Mexican government
for the erection of two marine arsenals, one
at Campeche and the other on the Pacific
poast.
AN HISTORICAL ACCIDENT.
The Lincoln Murderers Exhumed.
From ths Boston Traveler.
As a newspaper correspondent, I had occa
sion to visit the old capital prison in Wash
ington, in February, 1869, to witness the ex
humation and rendition to their respective rel
atives and friends of the remains of the con
spirators in the Lincoln assassination. Presi
dent Johnson was about to go out of office,
and he issued an order permiting Christian
burial to the bodies of the five persons impli
cated in the death of Lincoln—Booth, Mrs.
Surratt, Atzerodt, Payne and Herold. They
had been buried in ammunition boxes of com
mon pine wood, six feet long, two feet wide
and two feet deep. When the lid was lifted
from Booth’s coffin his face was perfect,
with the exception of a small hole
about the size of a dime in each cheek.
His hair was in as good condition as it
he had just Come out of a barber shop. In
taking out the body to place it in a handsome
rosewood coffin supplied by his mother, Mrs.
Booth, of Baltimore, the head dropped off
from the body. Not .so with Mrs. Surrat.
Her face and form were perfect, and she
looked like one in a happy, dreamless sleep.
Her head adhered to the body in the process
of transfer. Payne’s body was greatly wasted,
but Atzerodt’s was the worst of all; tor when
the army blanket that covered his remains
were lifted up it revealed a shapeless mass of
blackened bones and ashes, with a bald and
separated skull in one cornerr Talking of
this matter of the Lincoln assassination, 1 re
member asking Andrew Johnson one day when
we were traveling through East Tennes
see, at a time when he was running
for congressman-at-large against Horace
Maynard and Frank Cheatham, why it was he
did not pardon Mrs. Surratt. He was in a com
municative mood and’ke said: “The true his
tory of that case has never been told. It was
represented in the papers that I refused to see
Annie Sutratt (the daughter of Mrs. Surratt)
when she came to the white house the morn
ing of the execution asking for the pardon of
her mother. The fact is that I never knew it
was Miss Surratt, because a man named
Muzzy, who had general charge of the white
house, came to me and said that a crazy
woman was down stairs and wanted to get in
and see me, and she wouldn’t give her name,
but was crying and tearing her nair and exhib
iting all the evidence of insanity.”
'-'rqial-would you have pardoned Mrs. Sur
ratt,”*! ask&T,' Supposing you had known
better ?” "
“I might have,” he replied,’ Ik}” 8 bluff way,
“she didn’t do the shooting, but V?? 8 a £ IC'
cessory to it.”
Col. A. F. Williams, of Oakland, Cal., who
has returned from a prospecting tour in
Alaska, reports that the country is not as
thickly covered with timber as many suppose;
but considers it a good mineral region, and
describes the success of many miners m the
extensive plumbago districts.
Two iron steamships are to be built at
Cramp’s shipyard, in Philadelphia, to cany
anthracite coal to San Francisco for C. P.
Huntington, of the Central Pacific railway.
The company owns mines at Port Carbon, Pa.
The steamships will be 350 feet long, and
h ve 3,400 tons capacity.
The state treasurer of Pennsylvania makes
a good exhibit of the finances in his annua)
report. The receipts from taxation of cor
pirations show an increase of $345,000, and
without any. taxation of al estate, he has
paid off $1,250,000 of floating indebtedne-s.
He estimates that for the current year the re
ceipts will exceed expenditures by $1,000,000
—Go and examine carefully the
taken by N. Winther with the instantaneous
process before having your picture taken.
ReadJ uster’* Budget.
Clark and Brackett, Tex. )
January Ist, 1882. J
Editors Evening Light.
CoL A. L. Hough, of the 22nd in
fantry has returned from San Antonio.
Dr. Cooper, lately returned from
Mayer’s Spring, exchanges station with
Dr. Harmer, now at Del Rio.
Capt. Randlett, Bth cavalry, com
manding at Del Rio, made a flying
trip to Clark on the 29th ult.
Lieut. Hodges, 22nd infantry, left
for San Antonio last Friday.
We learn that Lieut. H. H. Ketch
um, 22nd infantry, was lately married
at Syracuse, N. Y., to Miss E. L. Peck,
of Buffalo.
Lieut. Roper, Bth cavalry, arrived
jack from Washington yesterday.
Mr. Adams, overseer of schools at
Fort Clark, has returned from a recre
ative visit to Devil’s river.
The recruits lor the Bth cavalry ar
rived last week, Lieut. Guest in charge,
IO Cents a Week
Upon being asked to sit down, now,
they reply they’d as lief stand up, as
they have been sitting downtity-down
all day.
“Miralda” will be presented by the
dramatic club, next Tuesday evening.
The Bth cavalry string band played
at Uvalde last Wednesday night, and
by the happy smile on the face of the
chief when they returned, I concluded
that, “by cat!” they must have been
“waited on first.”
Look out for Karigan’s ball, for the
benefit of the church.
Hospital Steward Martin soon leaves
for Mclntosh.
Dr. Koontz died at Speares’ ranche
last Tuesday morning, of pneumonia.
He had come in from Devil’s river as a
witness in the Piggott case.
Mr. Charlie Geilhard, collector of
customs at Del Rio, gave us a call yes
terday.
Call at Piggott’s saloon and see how
nice Tommy looks since he cut off his
whiskers.
The hop at the courthouse on the
26th ult.,was,to use the familiar, good
old words of the News’ tautologist,
“a very enjoyable affair,” and we hope
the one to be given to-morrow evening
will be “allee samee.”
The courthouse in Kinney’s capitol,
through the kindness of the authorities,
is used for various l purposes. For in
stance :
To-night, its walls echo to hymn-singing and
prayer,
A scene which, in Brackett, is considered
quite rare I
To-morrow, the judge has the seat of the
pastor,
And Justice prevails, because Robinson’s
master;
An unfortunate pris’ner takes the place of the
deacon, •
And strangers enquire “is that Bartlett or
Beacom ?”
Then you will leant that some traveling show.
Has permission to vend stale jokes it may
know.
Where the jury did sit, they’ll place wings for
a stage,
And a drop curtain fall where Stewart does
rage.
’Tis eveningagain, there’s a dance in the hall,
The bar, dock and benches are piled ’gainst
the wall;
Justice avaunt 1 let Terpsichore reign ;
To-night we’re her subjects, may her rule
never wane.
Morning once more, hushl Death has the
sway.
Men silently stand in the light of the day;
’Round a table on which a corpse is
“Found dead 1” coroner’s verdict,
’tis reported. '
Now you see, my dear JIGHX
racket,
To— Observed with the courthouse at
I am so as to be about again, which
is strange, considering the severe at
tack I received from the “Fort Clark
News.” What “ye editor” wishes, I
now perceive, is, simply flattery,,
similar to that “Semi-Occasional” gave
him in the “Quill.” That tickled him
so that he’s been searching for him
(Semi) ever since; says he wants to
giye him an “editorial kiss.” “Semi”
is sorry he said anything. Although
our Dave is responsible, it is evident
one of his intellectual (?) hangers-on
raked up that “rare, ripe” article, that
was intended to sound “taps” for Reaa\
juster. To the naked eye they re
semble veracious, studious young gen
tlemen.
The fact of the matter is this: he is
vexed because I can secure items he
fails to obtain until they become stale; -
these he kindly dubbs “imaginative,
items.” He doubts my veracity, which
means that I lie. I thank him for
compliment far superior, to anyw
he can expect tcn-eceive. He has two f
curious tales to unfold, “Ergo” is one, |
—— is the other. Dave wags his (
tails fiercely, at times, and don’t mind |
who he hits, and more times the tales I
wag Dave. But then they consider
themselves waggish fellows anyway, so
let them wag and remember.
There’s many a hidden snag .
In the way of an amateur wag.
I content myself with the fact that
have accomplished a miracle in work
ing up “ye editor.” “He that wasl
'lead is alive,” as his paper proves. '
I thank him for donating the half aQ
column which was to crush his truer
friend, Readjuster. .■
Chas Hummel A Sen,
Dealers in fire arms, ammunition, etc., have re
just received the largest and best assortment I
of breech and muzzle loading single and don- P:
ble guns in the city, such as Colt’s, Parker, I
Baker and Remington’s new model, and »** *
kinds of English makes, which they offer I
very tow prices. Please'examine our sloi
>efore purchasing elsewhere, 12-2&-&-.