The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 216, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 9, 1884 Page: 1 of 4
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u Gentlemen!
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San Hntonio. ZCcrno. tTuco&ap September 0 1884.
Zen Cents a Week
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Giving away with oaoh Purohaso. ' V. J ItAKNISCIt & HAKK'M.
to
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NOW IS THE TIME
TO BUILD
-WHILE-
LUMBER IS DOWN !
Lower than the Lowest!
At the Best and Largest Stocked Lumber
Yards of
Ed. Steves
The Pioneer Lumber Dealers of Western Texas.
Do not fdrgct to call.
OFFICE. AND YARDS I A 0. N. It. It. Depot ami Sunset Cross-
ing Alameda Street
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
WZk RHODIUS ETEMPSKY
235 Commerce St.
MUSIC
taT" A ten U for Knubo&Co Now Knirland PUnoCo andCltrtlo& Rom (ilanoa. tttitoa or-
riu. LaUwtiheetmutloalwKj'sonUani. Call snd we them. 2M)ZZZ
RICE BROS. & CO.
i-. SOLEDAD BLOCK SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
t-DHUGGISTSi-
It affords us pleasure to announoe tliat we Lave In stock and nrc
constantly receiving a full line of
Drugs Patent Medicines
"Fluid and Solid Extracts.
and Rare Chemicals.
Also Just Received and OpenedUp an Elegant
Assortment of
Eubin's Atkinson's and Lundborg's Perftimery
Imported and Domostlo Toilet Soaps
Face Powders of all Descriptions Ualr Brushes Tooth Brushes Nail Brushes
Lather Brushes Combs Sponges Chamois Skins Trusses Shoulder
Braces and everything pertaining to n
First-Olass Drug
A CALFi AND JNSl'KCTION BOUOtlTl).
Flavors.
Lemon
Vanilla
Ginger
Strawberry.
Raspberry
Pineapple.
SarsaparlUa
Nectar
The Latest Attraction Is
our Perfection Ice-Cold Soda
Water with pure Fruit Juice
Syrups dispensed from our
Mammoth Arctic Soda Apparatus.
Give us a call and be convinced that our goods and prices can
compare with any In thu South.
RICE BROTHERS & CO.
MANUFACTURING DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACEUTISTS
M:awW.JkIfi SAN A&TONIO TEX
. rrewiption accurately compound!! at all hours by a competent pbar-
& Sons.
San Antonio Tex.
STOR E
Establishment.
Flavors.
ColTee
Clnret
Don't-Cnre
' Chocolate
I.lme Juice
Soloed Cream
I'epsallno
Hook.
CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR SESSION HELD YES-
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
AllRoutlno Business Nothing Important-List
ot Petitions and
Hcports-ShortSesslon.
At a regular session of the City Coun
cil held yesterday afternoon there wero
present: Hon. J. II. French Mavor:
Aldermen Bolton Belknap Lockwood
Hatnbleton Cardenas Itlchtcr Smye
Schretner Arnaud Story l'auly and
Dwyer.
The minutes of the last meeting wero
read and approved.
James and Jans Harris for remission
of taxes. Referred to the Assessment
committee.
Col. J. O. C. Lee asking that a bridge
be made at the crossing of the 0. II. A
S. A. road on Olive or Hackbcrry streets.
Referred to the City Engineer.
Citizen asking that San Pedro creek-
be cleaned elo. Referred to the City
Physician.
Report of engineer that It will cost
$552 CO to widen Solcdad street as
asked by Col T. O. Williams. The
Mayor was authorized to have the work
done according to ordinance.
Sam Maverick for permission to run
a drain pipe across Losoya street.
Granted.
Mrs. Gleason for permission to erect
an Iron-clad addition on the east side of
Alamo street. Referred to the Fire com-
mittee. W. II. Harris & Bro. asking that their
tile and brick be accepted for paving
material. Referred to the Committee
on Petitions and Ordinances.
Citizens protesting against the erec-
tion of a pavilion over I.osoyo street by
Mr. A. Scholz. Referred to tho City At-
torney for an opinion.
A. Belknap through attorneys for re-
funding money paid by him for land not
deeded. Referred to the City Attorney.
An Invitation from the Lone Star
Brewing company to attend their open-
ing on the 12th was read. Accepted.
Reports of officers were read and re-
ferred to committees.
Dwyer for the Finance committee
reported that the monthly statements
had been examined and found correot.
Story reported against the resolution
requiring the City Engineer to prepare
a plan of pnbllo Improvements as a
standard for all work hereafter.
Dwyer moved that the resolution be
adopted as a very wise provision.
Story made a long speech in favor of
the report.
The report was rejected and the reso-
lution was adopted after amendment as
to embracing all work of a permanent
character.
Panly reported favorably on the peti-
tion of W. Scott for mesnulte blook
curbing but only for second and third
class walks. The report was adopted.
l'auly also reported unfavorably on
the resolution repealing ordinances for
street Improvements which require the
two-thirds levied on property owners to
be paid at once when the work Is com-
pleted. The ordinances were Intended
originally to Imply to paving Commerce
street.
Alderman Dwyer made a minority re-
port which was adopted.
Pauly reported on the communication
of A. Sllcock asking what Inducement
would be given a cotton mill If estab-
lished In San Antonio that they were In
favor of encouraging such enterprises
but had no nlans to offer. Adontril.
Lockwood reported In favor of taking
-n. iieuruans peuuon lo
widen Mill street.
Drainage was ordered on East Hous-
ton street.
Olive and Burleson streets were or-
uereu graueu ana drained as soon as
pruciicuuie on report oi i.ooKWOOU.
Scbrelner renorted In favor of trnnt-
lng the petition of 8. W. Bennett to build
an Iron-clad building.
Lockwood reported In favor of a gas
lamp at the corner of Rusk and North
streets. Adonted.
Arnaud reported In favor of granting
permission to Jagge and Martinez to
open market stalls.
The Council then adjourned.
Married in Haste.
Rev. C. 0. Armstrong gives a graphlo
acoount of a wedding he attended on
Government hill last Saturday aad odl
elated as clergyman. A young man was
engaged to be married at a certain date
to a young girl of about 14 years of age..
In the Interim ho.went away on a visit.
and during hla absence the young lady
became euauiorcd of a gay and festive
soldier who was just as bad "stuck" on
her. The soldier swore he would rid the
f:lrl of her former lover by killing blm
f the said lover would not withdraw
his clalma on her and she was perfectly
willing to wed the soldier If aha was rid
of hor citizen lover. On the return of
no. me round how things were going
and Anally Induced the tickle maiden to
marry him and the wedding ceremony
was performed In double quick time.
The soldier arrived at the wedding
which occurred In a tent. Just as the
bridegroom was kissing his blushing
bride for the two thousandth time and
his disappointment can be Imagined.
Waylaying a House.
A railroad man named Russell Wood
was before the Recorder this morning
charged by Mr. Caleb Maule and bis
daughter Mrs. Mattle Smith with being
disorderly and in worrying Mrs. Smith
by hanging around the house mostly
when Mrs. Smith was alone at her rest
denoe near the International depot call
lng to her when aha appeared In view
and whistling at her and otherwise try-
ing to get speech with ber. Wood waa
fined $10. and required to give a $300
peace bond for good behavior In future.
yVood statd that he wanted to ate a
-Mr. Van Itaub who was calling at Mrs.
Smith's house. He called several times
to see Van Itaub on business anil did
ot go In but waited outside for Sir.
'an Itaub. He denies calling and
whistling. Olllcer Rogers testllled that
when Mr. Mania railed on him to arrest
Wood he found him In the act nf run-
ning anavTroni near Mrs. Smith's resi
dence.
Tho Coming Ticket.
Bets are being ollered that the follow
ing will bo the ticket put out by the
Democratic county convention:
District Judge A. W. Houston.
District Attorney Bryan Cnllnghan.
District Clerklames II French.
County Clerk Thad Smith.
Tax Collector Joe Casslano.
Assessor J. K. Garcia.
Surveyor Eugene (llraud.
Treasurer J. u. i.acoste
Justices of the Peace. Max Xiicn-
dorf C. M. Barnes.
constable Juan Cardenas.
Representatives to legislature Oscar
Bergstrotn Arclilo Chevalier.
Killed n Man.
Cinctno September 8. W. R. I.yle
reporter for the Times In an altercation
at the fair grounds this afternoon
stabbed and killed David Gregg an en-
gineer on the Northwestern road. The
latter bad applied an approbloua epithet
to the former.
Tho Mr.Lvle mentioned above. It will
be remembered was connected with the
LtoiiT In tho capacity of local reporter
something more than a year ago. While
ne re ne nau a illiiioiuiy with Mr. U. M.
Barnes now or the Express In which he
shot Mr. Barnes although not seriously
and on a plea of self-defense the court
simply assessed a fine. It Is to he hoped
that later reports wilt place this last
serious difficulty In a different light.
Our Schools.
The number of scholars that have en
rolled In our public schools nt the end of
the last week Is as follows:
High school 12 teachers nil
First ward sohool 0 teachers 372
Second ward school. 5 teachers am
Third ward sohool 7 teacher 3S3
juncon icoioreuj jm
This makes a total of it teachers and
2153 pupils. Besides the above -II tcaoh-
ers two more are employed as language
teachers one for Spanish and one mora
Is yet to be employed for tho colored
school when the new building In the
fourth ward Is completed.
Denies tho Charge.
Blllle Slmms In a letter to a friend In
this city denies that he has ever been
Interviewed by any reporter and that
he never made any such assertion that
he had killed anyone In tbo trouble at
the Vaudeville. Slmms says he does
not desire the nctorletvofbelniruTexas
desperado and hopes that the grand
jury win inuict n i in mat ne may ueanie
to nrove bv eve witnesses men wbn
have never been before mentioned the
facts and truth In the case.
A Quarrel.
James Angus a contractor and
Deputy Marshal Ferd Nlggll had n
quarrel yesterday afternoon on Soledad
street about the divisions of a reward.
Angus claimed that Nlggll owed him
one-half of the reward about $230 for
lurnisuing information wuicn leu jMrku
to the capture of a prisoner "named Slis-
bee. Nlggll claimed Angus was mis-
taken the lie passed and Nlggll slapped
Aliens wnoreta Hated bvmiiiclilnir nil.
II with his umbrella. Both were arrested
and lined $3 before the Recorder:
Coming Concert.
Tho Ladles' Auxiliary Exposition so
ciety will give a grand concert and
promenade dance at Casino hall on
Saturday evening September 20. Tho
muslo will be furnished by the best
nmateur talent nf the city under the ill-
rectlon of Mr. Carl Beck. The Mendtla-
solin and Beethoven societies will take
part In the choruses and add to the
pleasures of the occasion which prom
ises to be by all odds the event of the
season.
Clothing Stolen.
Bettle Shepherd a negro girl was ar
rested this morning and fined for being
a vagrant. It was also discovered that
she slolo several articles ot clothing
irora jurs. van Aiaivne. last Haturtiav.
while In her service and the clothing
was all found on her person when she
was arrested. Shenltched the clothing
out me winuow wuen sue leu Mrs. van
Atstyne's bouse and then secured them
wituour exciting suspicion.
Engagement.
The engagement Is announced be
tween Mr. Julius C. Tips the popular
young hardware merchant of Commerce
street and Miss Emllle J. Scbrelner the
charming daughter of Alderman Fritz
ncnreiner. Jiir. M ips is to be conuratti-
lated bv all hla friends on hla imml for.
luiio m Bcuiirmg sucu a unue nnu lue
i.iuiir ecnua in us congratulations and
many wen wisues.
Military Matters.
The Quartermaster's department will
furnish transportation from San Anto
nio to Fort Clark Texas for Private
Charles Silvers company B Nineteenth
Infantry.
me cavairy uorse no. itu.now In the
fossesslon or the post Quartermaster at
'ena Colorado Tevas Is assigned to
To Eve.
Just received your message and hasten
to say
Each question I'll answer; narud the
time place and dav:
And I'll tell the whole story If you will
Never to tell what you hear when you
jour iricnu "X."
Squared Up.
Mr. J. 0. Erb book-keener farMr.SIm
Hart last spring and who left the city
owing several small bills has sent money
to a friend here Mr. Tatum at Baum A
Co.' with which to liquidate all his
debts In full and Mr. Tatum will carry
THE GONZALES CANNON FOR
THE WORLD'S EXPOSITION.
Uriel Account ot Its History Ha
Probable Whorenbouls-
Ef torts to Trace It.
Dr. V. O. King M. D. LI D. Chief
Commissioner for the Tenth Congres-
sional district has for some time past
been trying to traco In whose possession
htstorlo piece of ordnanco Is. The
Meet of their search Is the cannon that
was given to tho citizens of Gonzales by
the Mexican government In order that
they might protect themselves from
the raids of tho Indians upon
their city. When tho Texas revo-
lution broke out In 1833 the
Mexican government demanded that the
citizens of Gonzales fbould return this
cannon. The concise and pertinent
answer the Mexican government re
ceived was: " If you want It you had
better come and fetch It." A forco of
200 Mexican soldiers was Immediately
sent for the purpose of securing the gun
and chastising the Impudence of tho
xans. They encamped on the banks
of the Guadalupe river. The outcome
of this step of the Mexican government
was that the Texans crossed the river
boldly charged the enemy and with tho
id of their .trusty piece of ordnance
routed them putting them to an Ignoin-
tnoua flight and the engagement has
always been known In history as the
Lexington of tho Texas Revolution.
This cannoil a-short period after tho
uattie was turown into mo iJiiaiiaiupe
where It was discovered by Judge 0. 0.
DeWltt. the son nf the orlclnal
founder of tho DeWltt colony.
Judgo DeWltt nfter taking the
cannon irom tne watery bed it Had so
long been consigned to presented It to
tho city of Gonzales. The citizens hav-
ing no place nor use for It allowed Cap-
tain J. It. Bass to take It to hlsranche
which was somewhere out West. The ox-
act location of this gentleman's ranche
Is vague hut possibly It was In San Pa-
tricio or Presidio counties. When tho
war broke out the Confederates who
sadly needed artillery went to the
ranche of Captain J. It. Bass and
obtained this cannon and It was
taken to Carpus Chrlstl by the force
under Colonel Mann's command. It Is
believed that the Federals took this can-
non there Is no cause to doubt but that
it is sun in existence it tuis do so it is
the desire of tho Exposition Commls-
loner that It should be exhibited as a
Texan rello nt the New Orleans exnosl'
tlon. Dn. King and Knox's efforts to
traco this hlsiorlcal rello have not yet
been crowned with success and every
person in j exas wuo knows anyiuing ot
the whereabouts of thelrnuest would be
conferring a benefit by at once corres
ponding witu eiiner oi inc gentlemen.
SCHOLZ'S OPERA HOUSE.
Second Meeting ot Protesting Clll
zens at Meyer's Hall
Last evening a second meeting of citi
zens opposed to the erection of Mr.
Scholz's opera house was held at Meyer's
hall for the purpose of hearing the re-
port of the committee which was dele
gated to see .Mr. Scholz and persuade
hi in to desist from bulldlnghls proposed
opera house.
Leo 'larlcton read the report slating
that the committee selected at the last
meeting had presented n petition to the
City Counoll praying tho city tohavo
the work on the Scholz opera house
abated. Mr. Scholz having refused to
desist when requested by the committee
Mr. Turleton said the petition had been
presented to the Council who bad re-
ferred It to the City Attorney for his
opinion but that tho Council had not
ordered the work suspended nendlnir
the time the City Attorney was making
up his opinion. There Is said he but
one course left and that Is to file nn In
junction suit to uavo tue worK stopped
Judce Howard moved the annolntincnt
of n oommtttee or three to take all steps
necessary to procure an Injunction and
all other steps they deem proper to stop
the construction of the Scholz oners
bouse building which was carried and
tneciiair appointed newton Smith N.
Wlnlber and Georce Boelhawe aa tlm
committee.
The Chairman Instructed the commit
tee as to their duties and said be would
call the next meeting when they wero
ready to report.
i ue moeting uien adjourned subject to
MAINE.
A Grand Republican Victory and
Four Congressmen.
I'ORTUMi Maine August 8. The cltl
zens of Maine will to-day elect a Gov
ernor four members of Congress 31
State Senators lol Representatives and
full boards of county officers'. The
Gubernatorial vote of ISSO stood rials
ted Fusion 73713$ Davis Republican
73511; scattering SIS; total 147802. The
Presidential vote stood Garfield 7t0o2;
Hancock 05211; Weaver -1109; Neal
Dow 02; scattering 130; total 113003
Shawlng's Jtepumican plurality was
8S11 against a minority of ICO In the
Gubernatorial election of Sentember.
The Presidential votecenerallro-alna on
the Gubernatorial vote of the same year
uniug iu mo smciteneu exertiona ot tue
defeated partr: therefore to the win
ners' majority to-day may be added a fair
increase lor tne rresiuentiat majority
The November vote of 1880 whs the hesv-
lest ever cut. Governor Roble has served
one term and bis popularity Is of the
highest character. John B. Redman
the Democratic candidate Is a younger
man popularand everywhere respected.
There Is no reason why each should not
the InteresUsIn the Presidential contest
and outslslde . the comparison to be
made with 1880. the figures of the most
reoent vote that of 1883 will be used for
press comparisons In rnnrnrmtiv it.
the usual custom In order to give the
closest possible estimate of what the
present ycar'a vote will be.
Jkmox Septembers. A Maine special
Indicates that alt four of the Republican
Congressmen are elected. No Demo-
cratic State Senators were chosen and
the House Is overwhelmingly Repub-
lican. Poirruixp. Me. September 8. The Re-
publican claim 10000 plurality for Roble
iiu nia I'einocraia conceue iz.uoo. All
the Republican Congressmen were re-
elected ami ttl HI. I. l .I.U fur. will
bo strongly Republican.
SUICIDED.
Now Jersey Banker Takes His
Life.
Nkw BitfXHVticK September 8. Mill.
Ion B. Runyon President or the National
bank cut his throat In the water closet
or the bank. He was Implicated In the
thieving or Cashier Hill. There la great
excitement. Runyon was not generally
regarded as ranch or a financier and the"
late Cashier Hill has been considered as
running the Institution pretty much In
hla own way and Runyon not appearing
of much consequence. In Wall street
not much can be gleaned concerning the
dead President. He appears to Tiave
been known by only a few operators on
Wall street. The excitement over the
double suicide of tho President and
Cashier or the National Bank or New
Jersey has become Intense. Tlin atat.
ment furnished by the bank ofllclals
n June oi tne current year snowed
t raid tip capital of S2.V)..
OnO: surplus J230W); undivided profits
$18180. Thero has been nothing In the
public history of tho bank since that
dale to cause any uneasiness of the
stockiioiuers. me suieltle or President
jiuiijuo wiiiio sirenginening tue testl-
causes the unbounded astonishment of
tue general public
President Runyon who committed
suicide this mornlni?. wai a f.rin.r r.l
years old. He leaves a wife and four
ciniureii. lie has been President of the
bank for five vears.
iuo national isank or .ow Jersey is
In charge or ofllclals. Over $1000000
hss been stolen by Hill and others.
iuiuii uuii;uii mo i resident impli-
cated In the theft with Hill waa ex-
ii to do arrested wncn lie took ins
t ho cltr Is wild and crowds block-
ado Church street where the bank
stands. Acting Cashier Campbell It Is
expected will be arrested for complicity
in me i-uiiiiiiracy.
NEW BRAUNFELS.
Sunday's Concert at Germnnla
Hall.
Last Sunday about UK) people assembled
In the Germanla hall New Braunfels of
which Mr. Ludwlg Benhcli Is tho enter
prising and genial proprietor. The rea
son of this large audience was that they
came to hear the concert by Professor
Katzenbcreer's concert nortr. The
efforts ot tbo several artistes were
highly appreciated Mrs. Katzonberger
receiving special favor as also did the
quaricue conipoaeu uy iToieasor naiz
enuerger. tins concert party are en
route lor limn urn. uonzaies anil
C'uero. where doubtless the successthat
has followed Professor Kntzenberger all
iiiruugu win ue Biiaiaiueu.
Recorder's Court.
Max Smith disturbing the peace
fined $3.
A. Davis li.sultlng language $.1.
A. Balls Insulting language dismissed
Bettle Shepherd vacrant. S3 or lire
F. Armstrong drunk. S3.
James Anirua. nuarrellncand flirbtlnir.
fined S3.
lord Nlggll. nuarrel ne and fluhtlng.
A. Tobias s r king. S10.
Russell Wood disorderly. S10 and nut
under $200 peace bond.
Four cases continued and two dis
missed.
Found.
Two Sunday School tickets havo been
found In the White Elephant saloon and
the Sunday School teacher or superin
tendent who flavors his soda water with
a wink or eats cloves can have his prop
erty uy caning ami proving same won-
nil can at once.
Family Troubles.
W. II Sklllman was arrested for beat
ing his wife Belle SklUman. He Is llv
tng apart from her and claimed that she
abused his child shamefully and he re
monstrated with her. Mrs. Sklllman
did not appear nt Recorder's court this
morning as a witness against her hus-
band and consequently the case was
dismissed
Justice's Court.
At Judge Anton Adam's courtaolvll
suit on an open acoount for $81 03 cam
on for trial Antonio Pica being plaintiff
and Madame M. Ruth defendant. Judg
ment was rendered for the plnlntlfl for
1M. An appeal was taken uy ueienu-
ant.
Hldo Inspector
Elsewhere will be found the announce
ment of Mr. E. Opperuiann for the posi
tion or Hldo Inspector at the coming
election. Mr. Opperuiann Is an old cltl
zen Is well and favorably known and
win periorm an tne duties anu require-
ments of the office If elected to tho com
piete satisfaction ot every one.
A Wheelbarrow Sociable.
The ladles of Trinity Methodist Enl
copal chnrch are preparing a full meal
or real enjoyment for all who will at-
tend to-night at No. 207 Pecan street
the residence of Mrs. Walters. The fun
commences at 10:30 p.m. Ice cream
cake etc Admission free. Everybody
invneu irairi lorget. to-nigui
An Invention.
A very clever invention was shown
Lianr reporter this morning by Mr. Van
Alstyne It Is his own idea and con
slets of a patent' martingale for horse
addicted to pitching' bucking kicking
or holding Ita bead down and cnlllnp on
the bit. Mr. Van Alstyno'a Invention
has been tried and effectually obviates
an tnwe lauiu in a norse
REGARDING THE MADIGAN LET
TER AND MAINE POLITICS.
Showing thntMr.BlnlneHadNoth-
lng to Do With It In Any Man-
ner Shopo or Form.
Iltor Sin Anlonlo IJfhl:
In yesterday's Issue or tho Time ap
peared an article under the caption of
The Madlgan Circular Again" and
which was evidently an appeal to re-
ligious prejudice a poor resort Indeed
help along a lame cause. -
It set out by asserting that now and
additional evidence had been found
hlch established tho paternity of that
document on Mr. Blaine. Soven-Mulo
Barnum has evidently been at work on
e matter In the subordination of per-
red witnesses.
Let us examine the nddtltonal evi
dence and determine Its value. The
Time say a printer named Murphy
wears that the circular was printed
the olllco nf the Kennebec Journal
ow opposed to this evidence Is that of
Ir. Robinson a Boston printer but In
1873 In business In Bangor Me. who ex-
plicitly states that be printed 10.0U0
copies or the circular ami mailed thent
on August 27 1875 and offers his books
as eviuenco ot tne transaction lie aito
says he received the order from a mem-
ber or the Republican State committer
but that It was neither given by Blaine
nor Boutelle.
Joseph F. Snow.orilangor.a merchant
nd n member of the committee nald
for tho work as appear from Roblnson'a
hooks and It Is but fair to conclude that
he gave the order for It.
the Republican State committee state
he knew nothing of It origin and had
nothing to do with It.
A Mr. Tcague. n Prominent politician
of Aroostook county who worked zeal
ously in tho interest or I'lalated then
the Republican candidate for Congress
hut now a fusion Democrat says that
he received by mall from Plalsted sev-
eral hundred copies two weeks previous
to t no election nere men we uave
Mr. Robinson the printer who did the
work nnu got paid lor it coniraaicting
Murnhv as to the place where It waa
printed; and Colonel Morton (not Mar
tin as me limes naa in as to tne rnoue
of distribution. Mr. 'league corrobor-
ates Mr. Robinson In the latter particu-
lar so the additional evidence goe
fur naught.
I am not of a legal turn of mind; I
am only a simple plain man but .1
think that evidence adduced so far
would lead any Impartial peraon to at-
tach responsibility for the document
.nr. naisteu; uecauiv) tie
was the one to oront by It.
and because of the fact of his taking
I lie name to senu several nunurea copiee
to Mr. Teague for distribution. It may
be hero added he was a member or the
State committee.
Mr. Blaine baa distinctly stated to Mr.
W. H. 1-ooner. City Solicitor or Port
land and a prominent Cathollo that he
new notuing nuout it until ne received
copy by mail.
In regard to tho document Itself It
was not as many suppose an original
document but simply garbled extracts
from a report made In lts"8 by one James
Pike a paid agent of the 'J rlnune of the
election of that year and in which ho
made a wanton and cowardly attack upon
Chief Justice Peters and Mr. Madlgan.
It was nevertheless a cowardly and
scurrilous piece of business and the au-
tnor ot it merits mo eonueinnation or
every fair-minded American.
The means resorted to by tho Demo-
crats to father It upon Blaine Is as con
temptible anu lniainoua as tnai oi tneir
recent exploit In tbo character of gbouht
entering n churchyard and obliterating
and defacing the tomb or Air. Blalne'a
child In Older to bolster up a com of
personal sisnucr. nut men we may ex-
pect anything no matter how mean and
disreputable from the author of the
Morey letter.
The article In'the Times was Intended
for the Irish and Irish-American ele
ment and 1 am much deceived in them -
If they do not repudiate It with con
tempt i ne i inie win nave to trot out
Mr. Peter Shields once' more In order to .
prove that Mr. Blaine Is a Know Noth-'
lng. He Is well posted. M. C.
Death otT. p. Mcoavltt. Jf i
Mr. T. P. McDivItt. n well known clt(7 !'!
zen of New .Orleans died August 31 -near
Pine Bluff Ark. after an Illness of
eight months. The deceased waa a nA- '
tive of Glasgow Scotland but hadreVx
sided for 2o year In thla city. He waa ' '
eod in the auctioneer buslntw first
'ordras street and then on St.
Charles dealing principally In book.
Occasionally he made excursIonClntor.
Arkansas Texas and the rural dlatrlota
or Lovlslana In the prosecution of his vo-
cation. Some tlx years ago h wont to
Texas and thence to Arkanta. Ho
waa among tue original memDers or too
St. Andrew soolety and a leading spirit
In that association. Mrs. MoDavttt was
with her husband at the time of hla
death and accompanied hi remain to
this city. In accordance with hi reqooat 'ii
he will be Interred to-day by the side of y;
uis menu nr. xurner in ureenwooa
cemetery. Mr. MoDavttt lays bealdo
a widow three children oil son and
two daughter both or whwavparrlod
in una city one ueoomiug Mif itnn
McCloskey and the other lira. L. M. au
Quesnay Jr. New Orleans Ploayune
7th Instant.
Convention.
The Republican convention for the
Tenth Congressional district com prlatog
the counties of Travis Comal Blanco
Bexar Medina Bandera Uvalde Kin-
ney Kerr Kendall aillesple Kimble.
Burnet Llano Mason; Menard. Lam-
iasas McCulloch Couebo- Coleman
tunnels Bastrop Williamson and San
Saba will meet In this city to-morrow
at 13 o'clock. In Turner ha.lL for the pur-'
nose of nominating a candidate for Una- '
great. Judge J. B. Reotor. of Austlo M I
tne oniy man prominently
n prominently mantlonadv
I Goallog dwlWd to Wnl
ad will no doubt moalvij
ainoe Manual uc
candidate and'
tbvsMiaaiiaoaa vote ot the ooavasut-
for the position.
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The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 216, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 9, 1884, newspaper, September 9, 1884; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162960/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .