The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 259, Ed. 1 Monday, November 20, 1882 Page: 2 of 4
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Evening Light.
PUBLISHED DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAY) BV THE
EVENING LIGHT PUBLISH’G CO.
235 Commerce Street.
Dklivkrko by carriers throughout the City at
Ten Cents per week payable to our agent
“’“"’""’oStYwcz-KOOxnAnoN.
Locals. T.n Cents per line each insertion set in
No’ i.ariel type Dtsnlay Advertising One Dollar
per square nch. first insertion and bifty Cents for
aach additional insertion. For three or six months
special rates given on application.
jj-Home Advertising payable on first of each
north. Transient advertising payable in advance.
Only metal cuts printed for which an extra charge
if so per cent is made. ...
B f JOHNSON is dulv authorized to solicit
•u 1 collect for the Evening Light. Subscribers
act receiving their paper will please make comp.aint
to him or at the office. . —
fy-Entered atpostofficeat San Antonio lexas
EE second class matter
MONDAY. NOVEMBKR-W ISB2.
Type for Sale.
One Drge double font of nonpariel (old
■tyle) about MW pounds or more with abun-
dance ol caps sinnll caps figures leaders and
sorts. Will be sold at a bargain. Type tn good
Condition. Also several hundred pounds ol
brevier 'nd long primer which is nearly new.
THE BRI TAL DEMOCRACY.
Texas is not yet prepared for a change; the
prejudice engendered by the war and recon-
struction remain yet too strong to give place
to fair discussion or genteel treatment of polit-
ical opponents. The press is the voice of the
people and in places that voice comes up
clear and manly while in other places it comes
up like the swagger of the bloated bully over
the victim he has knocked down by mere
brute force. We make the following clipping
from the Luling Signal to illustrate our mean’
ing:
The country is to be congratulated upon the
election of Hon. John Hancock to Congress
in the tenth district over the odious E. J. Da-
vis. His majority is between three or four
thousand. A strong effort was made to array
the people of the Western connties against
Judge Hancock on account of his free trade
views but the Radical trick proved a signal
failure. The truth is the record of Davis
clings to him and those who remember nis
htgh-hand tyranny while governor of this state
cannot swallow him no matter how care-
fully he may be sugar coated.
••ASKED NO FAVORS.”
Under the above heading the Houston Post
would have us understand that Col. Jones
and the Post constituted the chief elements of
the late independent movement and that the
republicans had nothing or little or nothing to
do with it. The Post says:
It should be remembered also that the Re-
publicans in convention at Austin did not in-
dorse Colonel Jones. We are aware that .the
general impression is that they did but we
challenge any one to show from the preceed-
ings of that convention any indorsement of
Colonel Jones as a candidate for Governor
Colonel Jones be it said to his credit ran on
principle regardless of what faction or fac-
tions supported him. He asked no favors
from any man not excepting ex-Governor Da-
vis.
Now the Houston Post is perhaps desirous
of being looked up to as an authority upon
political movements but the above paragraph
is proof that it is not entitled to any reliance
in this direction. It is a fact that Col. Jones
was not nominated by the republican conven-
tion but it is a fact that the field was left open
for him. It is also a fact that a committee of
conference was appointed to arrange the de-
tails of a ticket with the greenback party.
Come now be a little more generous and
correct. It is now apparent that the ground
won in the last contest has been lost
through the selfish course pursued by the
Post and there is a strong suspicion that Col.
Jones acted upon advice administered by the
Post so far as Gov. Davis is concerned.
OCHILTREE.
The election of Tom Ochiltree to congress
in the seventh district excites a great deal of
comment pro and con. A majority of the
democratic press in the state speak in very
uncomplimentary terms of the Major and say
a great many foolish things about Galveston
because a majority of her citizens preferred
Ochiltree to Finlay.
It would perhaps be difficult to do Ochiltree
justice and expeet those prejudiced against
him to change their opinion. The defeat of
Gov. Davis mars the pleasure of the republic-
ans throughout the state and Ochiltree suffers
some from the general disappointment and
his success does not evoke the enthusiasm it
would had he not been the only man saved
from the wreck.
Now we wish to say a word for the Major
and not because he is a successful candidate
but because we believe bim to be a newspaper
victim. Ochiltree is a man of good ability —
not a close student or deep thinker but a rap-
id thinker and possessed of a valuable stock
of information and experience in public affairs
that few men acquire even after a long life in
public stations; in fact he is rather a brilliant
man even in private life but who with a seat
in the nation’s congress at his command will
get extra credit for his ability and we predict
that he will make a satisfactory record.
Ochiltree is a single man and because much
of his life since the war has been passed away
from his home Galveiton a good deal has
been said about it —because he did not choose
to be an auctioneer a dealer in dry goods or
groceries or be engaged in some one of the
employments incident to a maritime city—but
traveled abroad every year he has become the
target of abuse and vilification; and he owes
to the little newspapers of his native state a
reputation that does not belong to him. We
have often thought if Ochiltree had not be-
come a companion of Gen. Longstreet politic-
ally to-wit: become a republican that he
would never have been the target of abuse of
the democratic press of the state.
For instance he is spoken of as a man de-
void of truth when in fact with all who know
him he s’ands high as a man of truth. As a
companion as a guest Major Ochiltree is one
of the most engaging men in the United
States and often gets off some brilliantly hu-
morous experiences which he relates from
pure fun. These experiences have been taken
up by the backwoods press of Texas as dead-
in-earnest affairs and they go to abusing
Ochiltree as a sort of Baron Munchausen.
Outside of Texas Major Ochiltree has always
stood high with the press gang and in Wash-
ington he will be taken warmly by the hand
and enjoy all the favors at the disposal of
newspaper row.
The Galveston News in measuring up the
Major who they regard as their peculiar prop-
erty says:
It is at least a peculiar tribute to Mr. Ochil-
tree that his vote in Galveston including lead-
ing men of the city was such as to show that
at his home where he is best known he is
best and most intelligently appreciated. This
fact and the recent expression of prominent
citizens who have given their views for publi-
cation in the columns of this paper should
serve to check anything like senseless twaddle
by those who rush into false judgment from
lack of information.
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT.
The Bexar street railway company has been
chartered. Capital stock $lOOOOO incorpo-
rators. J. H. Kampmann J. G. C. Lee J.
L. Lockwood C. H. Merritt Jacob Waelder
H. B. Andrews.
Mr. Babcock has returned to Laredo ahd
opened his variety show. Great joy in Lare-
do in consequence.
A. Chanshism of New Orleans has been
elected President of the Texas Central R. R.
Co.
Snow storm at El Paso in the 18th.
Nine children were burned to death in a
school house in France.
Capt. Haward commandant at Pensocola
of navy-yard is on trial for desertion because
he ran away from the yellow fever.
An extradition treaty with Belgium has
been consummated; it was the only civilized
county that we had no treaty of this kind
with.
Wm. K. Scates has imported the French
stallion Rayon d’Or. The horse was shipped
by fast express to Erie Pa. Fifty thousand
dollars in cash was refused for him. Wilks’
Spirit of the Times speaks of the stallion in
the most flattering terms. His winnings in
the term of 1880 were $60985. He cost thir-
ty-eight thousand dollars landed in New York
the highest price ever paid for a horse in either
continent.
New York November 18. —At Albany
last evening the aurora was very brilliant.
Its illumination rendered night almost as
bright as day. At St. Paul the sky was of a
blood red color the display being grand and
fearful. Cheyenne reports the illumination at
that point last night as bright as day. At
Denver the display in the northern heavens
was most brilliant and dazzling. In Califor-
nia was visible from the northern
part of the state and as far south at San Die-
go and was most brilliant. At Olympia
Washington Territory the aurora was magai-
cent. the heavens in the northeast being brilli-
antly illuminated.
“The spirits of the fathers lives and the
university is yet to be what they intended it
should be—the cap stone of the common
school structure the pride of every Texan.” —
[Austin Statesman.
Why don’t you say that the whole thing is
yet in embryo except the soft places already
filled by the old alcalde and his associates.
The “cap-stone” is very good but a “cap-
stone” without anything to cap is a useless
waste of limestone. We have no “common
school structure” or it it is so very common
that the universitys’ “cap-stone” would look
like a granite shaft on top a Mexican jacal.
Hancock and “tariff for revenue only”
triumphed in the 10th district. It was a glori-
ous victory.—[Marlin Ball.
It was an inglorious sell out. Hancock
blew hot an cold on the tariff question — he
quieted the apprehensions of sheepmen by
telling them that he was not in favor of distur-
bing the tariff on raw wool because he consi-
dered it at a revenue standard but that he fa-
vord reduction of tariff on manufactured wool-
en goods; what humburg—the tariff on wool
could be removed entirely and the revenue
would still be sufficient —and Mr. Hancock
did not pretend to show in what particular the
tariff on manufactured woolen goods was not
at a revenne standard. The truth is Han-
cock played for votes at the price of honesty
and consistency but with all that he would
have failed it had not been for the trade in
which Ireland votes were coined into Han-
cock votes. Glorious victory.
“Houston was never on a brighter road to
prosperity than she is at present.”—[Hous-
ton Sun.
The bright sweet face of the “Sun” is evi-
dence of the fac’.
MIDLAND
~71 nu 1 y
The Great Popular Boule of Texas
Gulf Colorado aud Santa Fe
RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS. .
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Line
for New Orleans Indianola Corpus Christi
Brownsville and Vera Cruz.
AT ARCOLA with I. & G. N. R. R. for Columbia
and towns in Brazoria County.
AT ROSENBERG with G. H. & S. R’y. (Sunset
Route) for Columbus Weimar Harwood Lu-
ling San Antonio Laredo Uvalde and West-
ern Texas and Mexico; also for Houston Star
and Crescent Route for Beaumont Orange
Lake Charles the Teche Country New Or-
leans and all point* in the Southeast North
and East: with New York Texas & Mexican
R’y for Wharton Victoria and stations on
that line.
AT BRENHAM with H & T C. R’y. for Hemp-
• stead. Ledbetter Giddings McDade and Au*-
tin.
AT MILANO with I. & G. N. R’y for Hearne
Palestine Rockdale Round Rock George-
town Austin San Marcos New Braunfels
San Antonio and Laredo.
AT TEMPLE with Mo. Pacific R’y.
AT McGREGOR with Texas & St. Louis Railway
for Waco Corsicana Athens Mt. Pleasant
Gilmer and Texarkana.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R’y. for Waco
Ross Hico Iredell Cisco and all points on
that line.
AT CLEBURNE Junction of Dallas Division o
G.C. & S. F. R’y.
AT FORT WORTH with Mo. Pacific and Texa*
& Pacific R’ys. for all points on those lines;
for El Paso Santa Fe San Francisco and the
Pacific Coast and for Kansas City St. Louis
Chicago New York and all points North
East and West.
AT DALLAS with H & T. C. R’y ; T & P. R’y.
and Dallas Extention of Mo P. R’y.
rt»See that your tickets read over this line
fry For'full information address—
Oscar G. Murray Gen’l. Pass. Agt.
a-as-iy GALVESTON. TEXAS
THE DIRECT LINE
San Antonio Western Texas and
Mexico
—TO ALL POINTS IN THE—
North East West and Sontheast.
—IS VIA. THE—
IntornationaltGrcat Northern
RAJLiWAY.
PASSLNGKKt
Can Take Their Choice of Route/C
• Either via Taylor and the new
WACO LINE
Or via the St Louis Iron Mountain & Southkbn
Railway Close connections at Little Rock for all
Principal Cities in the Southeast.
In the Union Depot at St. Louis with Express
trains in all directions.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between SAN ANTONIO AUSTIN HOUSTON
and GALVESTON and elegant Hotel Cars between
SAN ANTONIO and ST. LOUIS Without Change.
Tickets Rates &c. apply to any of the
Ticket Agents or to
H. P. HUGHES Pass. Agent Houston
b. w. McCullough.
Ass’t Gen Pass. Agt. Marshall Ecxas.
F. CHANDLER Gen. Pass. Agt. St. Louis Mo.
H. M. HOXIE 3d Vice Pres St Louis. Mo.
FOR SALE-CITY BONDS.
SIX PER CENT COUPON BONDS
IN SU JIS of $5OO or MOKE
APPLY TO
J. 11. FRENCH MAYOR.
EDWAKI) J. GALLAGHER
Mason & Builder
631 HOISTOX STREET.
Estimates for dams bridges boilers cisterns
tanks furnaces ovens grates and buildings of
all kinds. Will guarantee satisfaction. Job-
bing strictly attended to. 11-I'rly
SAM C. BENNETT
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Staple and Fancy Groceries
FINE MIXES LIQUORS
Cigar* and Tobacco. Particular attention
given to receiving and sale of WOOL
for noy Customers.
tor. Main FUxa and Market SU
9-15-tf SAN ANTONIO Tuas.
ERASTUS REED
FURNITURE 4 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Carpets Rugs Mattings Mirrors
Raw silks Cretons Cord; Tassels
Lambrequins etc. which he is selling at prices defying Competition.
8-.30-.3m. Commerce Street ------- San Antonio Texas.
V-Jk-I-L & DeV-E-R-E
PAINT OIL GLASS BRUSHES
Valentines Varnishes
HOUSE SIGN HD CARRIAGE PAINTERS
Graining Kalsomining paper hanging &c.
313 Houston Street - - San Antonio Texas.
NF*Orders by mail promptly attended to. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
THE “ SUNSET" ROUTE.
GALVESTON HARRISBURG & SAN ANTONIO RAILWAY.
Great East and West line Through Texas.
THE TRUE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
This is the Direct Route Between West Southwest Texas and Mexico and all points in the
East Southeast and North. But one change of Cars to St. Louis Chicago Ixtuisville Cin-
cinnati Baltimore or Washington and but two changes to Philadelphia and New York.
z DA.ILY TRAINS A
T" Between San Antonio and Houston.
At Houston close connections are made with all diverging lines for points in Illinois lowa
Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota and the East; and at Rosenberg Junction with all trains for
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
The Daylight Express has Through Palace Sleepers from San Antonio to New Orleans
Without change making close connections at the latter city with all fast Express Trains from
the North and East.
C. E. MINER Western Passenger Agent San Antonio;
JP. B. FREER Ticket Agent Menger Hotel San Antonio.
T. W. PEIRCE Jr.
2-I-I2m General Passenger and Ticket Agent Houston.
Alamo Music House.
No. 220 Commerce St.
Wholesale and Retail dealers in all kinds of
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
AGENTS FOR
(bickeringSteinwayFischer and Arion
Mason and Hamlin
And other Cheaper Styles
FIA-TTOS and. ORGr.AJN'S
Repairing and Tuning Thoroughly done by the only First-Class Piano Manufacturer
in the State.
E. Hertzberg:
■1 Ml OfflCliN.
and Dealer in
WATCHES DIAMONDS
JEWELRY SILVERWARE
CLOCKS ETC.
rrCal! and exFmi c my stock and prices before
elsewhere.
AU goo 4 s w-B .be under written guarant*'
E.
All Kinds of Job Punting call on
the Evening Light Office.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Of Every Description
DEALERS IN
J. EL R-etosdonohi
Awning and Tent Maker
Houston Texas.
Our Tents are for Sale by HUGO & SCHMKLTZEK.
DR. T. J. TYNER
Oculist I Aurist.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
Ofi h e 2HB Mitin Street. Residence Menger
Hotel 10-14-t.f
DON'T do IT!
DON’T WHAT ?
Don't Have Your Printing Botched
By “Cheap John” amateur printers when
you can get your
WORK DONE NICELY
AT THE—
“Evening Light” Office.
All Kinds id' hinting 1 Done
Equal to the best northern work. Prices of
first-class houses duplicated with freight
added. Don’t forget the place !
Evening Light P’t’g. and Pub. Co.
235 COMMERCE STREET.
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The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 259, Ed. 1 Monday, November 20, 1882, newspaper, November 20, 1882; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1591631/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .