The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 14, 1884 Page: 1 of 4
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Snu antonlo ilcyns Sbursbav! jfcbrunrv H 1884.
Sen Cento n'THUcch
J. W. HANNIG
Wholesale llotall Dealer In
Furniture Carpets anil Matting
Oil Clothe Wlnd.w Bhrides Use.
3T and IB Onmmerco street. San Antonio. Tex.
GEO.W. VAN VORST
Dealer In
CALCASIEy LUMBER
vatiis sniNni.ru no.
California Redwood sash doors blind nnd
mouldings. Cor. Dawson and Chestnut sta.
Van Antonio. TelcphonoU. I 1-""
f. w. McAllister
EiicccMnrtoF.W. McAllister
t Ilro. dealer In
Groceries Country Produce Etc.
Austin wblto ltme cement etc. Goods de-
ltvereu free to nil parts of tho city. Lowest
prices guaranteed. Ml cor. South Alamo ana
Vllliui streots. Telephone No. 1SJ. 1-19-Om
a. T. PSRKIPA.
n. u. rniEiDA
PEREIDA BROS.
Watchmakers - Jewelers
N. E. Cor. Commerce And Alfimo Ste
Ruecessors to Perelda Tiros. established 1818
formerly on Market street. All kinds of re-
pairing done In ft nrst-clas manner IS.12 3m
Lodging House!
C. SchieM Prop.
Nn. tit comer ATeeuo K and fit nth street.
V urnlshed rooias to let by day week or month
at liberal prtoes. lO-Mm
HARRY C. MILLER
Rubber Stamps
DTKNCIIA AND MI 1-5
Metri' rhce kn. itonr platct. house numbers f to.
K. Nnrerro street ndj.inlng OrixxMrnuk
fn Atnnlri 1-at-tC
Thos. Dawson & Co.
CARPENTERS BUILDERS
llelTln St. Near North Florei
San Antonio. All work executed with dis
patch and in mo ucst manner
S. SMITHES
MerchantTailor
410 Knit Houston St.
nngllsh rldlnir habit and basquo maker. 8-4-8m
MASQUERADE BALL
SMnrdaj Ftb. 1G 1881
Bj Sau Antogio Arlieiter Verein
IV Only for members and their guests. Mar
nlnceat prlies offered for tho best lady and
gentlemen characters nek. Tickets Jl to be
had of the eommltttes Oeorie rragnor. Wil
liam Wagner F.ed Ueyer.
A. J. COBELBICK&CO
French and English
Milliners and Costumers
rcrfcet fit guaranteed. Mourning i andMan-
t els a ipeclaltr. All orders promptly attended
to. A trial solicited 405 Kast Hons'on street.
HILDESHEMER & WALKER
Commission Merchants
And dealers in Grots. Fruits. Lard It.icon
Hide- Wool; 1'atn.toos and General Country
rroauee ju eoieaaa siroet can Anionic
Texas. v-i
L.HUTH&SON
The Old Stand Hardware Store
Ko.fl.t28and MO Market street. San Anto
nto. All kluds of paint. HetdijntirtwM for
I). Landrcth A Sonr jrnrden and flower teed.
J nit rtteWed-ganuln id potatoes from
seed grow er yIs : Early Hose IlcAUtr of
neuron cxim cany vermoninnu nnuoniftr
Also ontn sets and buttons arttchnkeroots
ml lift. 10 mh urn. Johnson irrais. tmiture Brass.
Dennuda trail lawn prass alfalfa Arid or
cow peas tun now tr seea etc J-jz-iro
MASQUERADE BALL
Bj Sab Antonio Tarn Vf rein
SATURDAY FEB'Y 23 '84
AT XURNEK 1IA1VL
Ifnala tir the Ilchth caralrr band
Elegant groups of niaBWers will appear
Humorous interludes durlncr tlie (lanulni?.
Only costumed maskers will be permitted
to dinae. A limited number of non-
members can be Introduced. No tickets
will be sold alter la m iebruarr
Tickets each. Apply to A. i iiest
mann u ituniro A. Sartor. K. Kuelin.
A.oostume hop to be held Tussdaj
iuuruarjo tur uieinuers omj.
THE LAST OF EARTH.
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF HON. FRANK
L. PASCHAL THIS MORNING.
Brief but Touching Discourse by the Met Dr.
Nell He Is Followed to His Crste by Tens
Veterans and a Host of Fellow Cllliens
The funeral of Hon. Frank L. l'nsolml
took place from the rcsldenco of
Ills daughter Mrs. Mary Iluppcrtz this
morning. Tho remains wcro brought
o the First l'resbytcrlnn church fol
lowed by a largo cortege ol carnages
nd some friends of the deceased on foot.
he casket wasborno Into the sanctuary
by n delegation of Texas veterans. When
services began gcnulno grief and tokens
of respect wcro manifested by all who
had assembled in the church to seo bonic
to hls rest ono whoso history was ooeval
wltli the early days of tho stuggle for
Toxas Independence
Itov. Dr. Nell occupied tho pulpit and
manifestations of emotion ho began
t'lleruiscourso iy saying mat scarcely
ver in his long ministry had ho felt so
deeply sad a Iosa so personal as
In the death of Mr. l'aschal. Ho said he
loved him for his kindness honor and
gentleness of character almost womanly.
He then sketched rapidly tho biography
of the deceased. Mr. l'aschal was born
In 1810. nt Lexington Georgia. His
parents wero religious people parties
larly the mother of tho deceased who
had early been Imbued by her with sen'
tlments of piety and religion. News or
stirring events In Texas readied him
when ho resolved to oiler his services as
n soldier to the cause of the struggling
colonists. Whllo his mother very natu
rally yielded n reluctant consent yet it
astonished her that ono so gentle and
sweet In disposition should havo sought
tho fierce encounters of war and become
so dlstlngnlshad for his courage and
endurance. It wos In 18J0 that Mr
Paschal enmo to llexar county the year
of tho Alamo Goliad and San Jacinto
and with tho exception of a brief period
spent In Mexico during tho war has lived
here ever since thus almost completing
half century's resldenco among us
When Dr. Nell came here. 12 years ago.
Jdi. Paschal was ono of the original six
to aid blm and sustain him in organizing
a church and erecting a building. Thorn
was ono trait said tho reverend
preacher that was noteworthy and sali
ent In tho character ofthe deceased. Jlo
nover was heard to open his mouth In
anger reproach or condemnation of any
one. If he had naught of good to say of
some ono who was tho themo of discus
slon he said naught leaving his opinions
to bo mantled with tho generous veil of(
a charltablo silence.
Itov. Mr. Nell closed his lirlef eulogy
by saying his life was an example a liv
ing eplstlo of good deeds family affec
tion nnd gentleness. It should Inspire
those around him to Imitate him. He
died as he had lived In the firm belief
of his Saviour Jesus Clirlst and
his spirit wasnowreoelvlnglts roward
in the loving communion of his Master
where ho had served so faithfully here on
earth. At tho oonoluslon of the hymn
"I Would Not Live Always" Dr. Neil
announced that tho services would be
ooncluded at tho cemetery. Then tho
pall bcarors veterans gently and loy.
lngly removed the casket to the hearse
the congregation all rising and bowing
as the body was carried out.
The honored deceased leaves behind
him four ohlldren Hon. George Pasohal
United States District Attorney; Ernest
Paschal Dr. Frank Pasohal an esteemed
and distinguished physician from Chi
liuahua City Mexico and Mrs. Mary
Iluppcrtz. And so to rest in the shade
of the other shore another of the herolo
band of Texas veterans has been called
away. Ho leaves behind a reputation
for manly worth and usefulness that
"smells sweet and blossoms 1' tho dust
CITY SANITATION.
Report of the Committee of the Whole on the
Sewerage Question.
The following is tho report of the
Committee of tho Wholo consisting of
the members of tho City Council and the
Hoard of Health of tho olty of San Anto
nio:
Grntixuilv Tho Committee of the
Wholo which 'met In conjunction with
tne uoaru or ueaun 01 tue city or ban
Antonio considered the seweroire nrono.
sitlon as presented by report of Major
jiuiuuureys aim respeciiuuy recommenu
submitting the question to the vote of
tne tax-payers of the city of San Anto-
uiu
The Bbweratm nuestlon la considered
by tho Hoard of Health as ono of vital
Importance in a sanitary point of view
for our city.
The Hoard of Health unanimously
recommend the adoption of tho plans
iuiu upeviucauons 01 Jiinjor jiumpnreys
Tho question as to the future perma
nent street Improvements of our olty
should however be carefully considered.
if we are over to uav a sewerage sys
tern It should bo tho first step to lay the
system of pipes before tho making of any
permanent improvements on our' piazns
and streets and tints prevent the destruc-
tion of costly ImprovcUents. The neg-
lect to mako tho necessary provisions fur
tho sanitary needs of our city wo must
pay for In tho future by tho sacrifice of
tho health and lives or hundreds of citi-
zens by visitations of epidemics and by
una! cxpcnuituro 01 vastly greater
sums to remedy defeats. Ucorgo K.
Waring Jr.. consulting engineer for
Banitary works says :
"It Is not pottlblo. la a closely bulll town or
compart neighborhood for oue 1 1 retain his
own grounds tenner on ine euriace ur in a
Tfttilt or wes lool) any form of orSuro or rce-
terlug organic matter without endangering
tho lives of his nclghboie through either the
lKillullon of the common air. or ino poisoning
cue leti irom siraia unueriying ino wooin
lnd. and more or less tainted by household
wastes. len If bu night bo permitted to
maintain n soulce of Injury to hlsowu famllf
bis neighbors mar well luMil that ho shall not
endaagcr them."
This brines tho nuestlon nractlcallr to
all our citizens Interested In the future
of San Antonio and it Is their duty to
weigh well this Important question
Tho beautifying and Improvement of
streets and plazas Is of great importance
to us. but nothing compared to making
San Antonio n healthy olty and prepar
ing in time ior any luturo epidemics
wliloh may sweep over our country.
In caeo tho tax-payers' voto Is faVor-
ablo to tho proposition G per cent. 'JO
rears uonus are rcconiuicnucd to uo
ssucd.
It Is distinctly understood that If tho
tax-payers voto tho loan that all tho
funds resulting from sale of bontls shall
be held separately and apart from any
other city fund and shall bo saoredly
used for tho purpose of accruing a good
and elllclcnt sewcraca system for our
Mty and for no other purpose. And to
proviue against tne use 01 eaiu lunus lor
any otucr. purpose tnan tno above stutea
we recommend that the City Treasurer
shall be required to give an additional
bond of $2uUU0 for tho faithful disburse-
ment of this "Sewerage Fund." In oaso
this loan is voted by the tax-payers tho
disbursement of tho funds shall bo regu-
lated by tho olty ordinance.
i no lonowing resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote :
junction with tho Hoard of Health have
ueciarcu tuo construction oi a system ot
sewers to uo ausoiuteiy essential to tuo
improvement of tho health ofthe city and
its preservation in the future; and
wuorcas in lurtnernnce or tno object
In view a olvll engineer of largo prao-
tlcal experience was engaged to present
a plan now on file In the City Engineer's
olllce and estimate of tho proposed sys-
tem for the adoption of the Council: and
Whereas the cost of said system In-
cluding tho services of tho distinguished
engineer Major J. II. Humphreys of
Memphis Tenn. to superintend tho con
struction ot tne same is estimated to be
$;lVJ()00 to extend tho system below the
Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio
iiauroau company's bridge across tne
San Antonio rlvor: and
Whereas Section 43 of tho City Charter
proviues ; 10 maKe a loan or incur an
indebtedness exceeding S1U.UU0 In any
one year the question must bo sub-
mitted to the legal'TOtcrsoftheoityand
If sustained by a voto of two-thirds of tho
votes polled such Indebtedness or loan
bii.hi uu lawiui." niereiore uo it
Kcsolved. Hv tho Cltv Council of the
city of San Antonio that the Mayor bo
and is hereby directed to Issue his proc-
lamation calling an election to be held in
this city on Suturday tho 1st day of
jiarcu a. u. jbo-i in occoruanco witu
Section 43 of tho City Charter at which
said election the followinir tironosltlon
shall bo submitted to the legal voters of
the city of San Antonio: "Shall tho
olty -of San Antonio borrow tho sum pf
fwwuum ihsuo uuiiub wieruiur sum
amount or so muoh thereof as may bo
necessary to bo expended In tho con-
struction of proper and sufilclent drains
anu sewers in tno olty limits.
WHAT THE SKWKI18 WILL COST.
Tho following are the estimates of
Major J. it. Humphreys tno well-known
civu anu sanitary engineer:
I'lpcs $ 83.000
Man holes o.OUO
Flush tanks 1CUW
Trenching and plpo lajlng WO.tOi
engineering anu superinienacnce ;.mu
Itojalty 120o0
uoniingencics......... ja.vu
Total tJIJ.OOO
OH. SO COLD I
A. Craiy Man Walks Off With the Overcoat and
nsndkerchlef.
A gcntlemanjj of rather prepossessing
appearance walked Into the store of A
SIchel on Main plaza this morning and
addressing Mr. Hewitt tho head sales
man said: "I want to try on tho best
overcoat you havo got." Mr. Hewitt
fitted him on a $20 ooat nnd then he
scleoted a silk pocket handkerchief
wiping his mouth with Banie put it in
his pocket. The buyer then walked
towards tho door admiring himself In
the new rig. 'Just at that tlmo a lady
passed by and ho said to Mr. Howltt
"Excuse mo a moment I want to speak
to that lady; I'll be back." Mr. Hewitt
said: "Hold on I want pay for the
coat first" and followed him and con
tlnued to do until he reached Market
street when his customer turned and
asked Hewitt what he wanted. Hewitt
said : "I am going over to tho Central
hotel." Tho man Immediately turned
and walked back Hewitt follow
ing uctcrmineu to Keep his eye
on that overcoat until o pollco
man could bo found. No policeman
could be found and the man with the
overcdat kept on walking Hewitt still
following until finally Mr. Fred Hader
was Been and hailed. Mr. Hewitt related
his story and asked Hader to help him
get the overcoat. The man was arrested
and taken to the Hord hotel where ho
claimed to have money. Uo failed to
produoe the cash and then proposed to
Hewitt to return the coat and handker-
chief if he would treat the crowd
Hewitt declined nnd snatched tho hand-
kerchief and Fred Hader pulled off tho
overcoat hater It is learned tho man
as .crazy and not really responsible for
his actions. Mr. Hewitt feels much re-
lieved ho did not have to treat torccover
his coat.
SCOTCH SOIREE.
Grand Concert and Elegant Supper To-Nlght--A
novel Programme.
Tho Indies of tho First Presbyterian
ohtirch will glvo n Scotch soiree to be
followed by an elegant suppcrthls even
ing on Houston street next door to Ho-
sack A Newton's auction rooms. Tho
room lias been tastefully arranged for
tho occasion. Tho proceeds nro to be
devoted to the benefit of tho Presby-
terian church. Admission to concert
and supper 73 cents. Tho concert is
original unique nnd very attractive tho
Bongs being sweet selections of minstrel-
sy from tho
"Jiind of brown beatb aud shsggy wood
I .and of tho mountain an t the flood."
They will not only delight thoso of
Auld Scotia's" chlldretijbut charm with
their novelty and tenderness tho listener
from nny clime. Tho following pro-
gramme should bespeak u largo attend
ance:
.Inmmle's Awa Miss Ada Hockctt.
How Delightful Mies Joslo Waugh.
Nno Hoom for Two Fnnnlo Newton.
Selected Mr. Williams.
Quartette Tho Misses FannloNcwton
Ada Hockett and Messrs. Dukes and
Williams.
Instrumental selection by Miss llrock-
mnn.
Hesldcs this repertoire of song tho
.Ighth cavalry band will bo in attend
nncc.
DRAGGING THE RIVER.
An Unknown Colored Man Finds Some Papers Be
longing to the Missing Fred Fries.
Tho family of tho missing Fred Fries
aro keeping up an untiring search for his
remains should ho havo been niado nwny
with. His departure remains almost as
much n mystery ns ever. Yesterday
evening a colored man went to tho Mar
shal's olllce and deposited there somo
letters and papers recognized as belong
ing to Fries. Tho finder said he had
come across them In tho bend of tho
river near tho Vlllltn house. After leav
ing them he departed nnd tho authori-
ties now regret they had not detained
him as he might have been nblo to nf-
ford them some slight cluo In solving tho
mystery. Even his name Is not known
to them.
Tho river was being dragged for his
body all day. Quito n crowd lingered
nnd loitered on tho Commerce street
bridge watching the operation but so
far tho quest has been fruitless. This
suspense is most harrowing and agoniz
ing to tho relatives of Mr. Fries.
FUN IN STORE.
A City Institution That Serves up Rational Amuse
ment to Our Cllliens.
Tho LimiT having Illuminated with
Its radiance the Interior of tho Vaude
ville theatre lust night was pleased to
observe a decided Improvement in the
performance throughout a welcome ad-
Tancoin tho selection' and 'general tone
and merit of tho plays and songs and
tho introduction of somo performances
of real merit and interest free from tho
smut and vulgarity which has so fro
qucntly smooched tho nnmo of "Variety
Theatre" in this country and which we
believe can be readily overcome by
proper management and regulation
Tho acrobatio and Jugglery feats wore
quite extraordinary tho costuming was
good most of tho vocallsm evinced cul
tivation and taste and tho acting as
good as could bo expected In burlesques
and extravaganzas. All this speaks well
for the management whom we under-
stand Intend to make this the best
quietest most proper and popular
variety theatre in the South. Do it
Slmms and let Coy help the good work
Real Estate Transfers.
James nnd Eliza Murphy to Martin J
Mucnch 10 acres of land out ofthe Hlg-
genbotham survey four miles southwest
ofthe city; $100.
J. G. Marshal to Charles W. Green lot
20 out of original subdivision of city lot
10 rango fi district 1 two blocks cast of
Sunset depot; $1D0.
D. J. Smtth and Cora Smith to John
Williams lots 18 nnd 10 out of original
city lot 133 on trank street; $75.
Fell Down.
hast night about 8 o'clock n whit
woman was seen to fall down heavily on
Soledad street. Her oompanlon a white
man lifted her to her feet three or four
times .but each time eho fell back sense
less.- Thrco gentlemen attracted to tho
scene helped to curry the woman round
In front of tho Itlverslde hotel near
"which uhe lives. It Is supposed she had
To Wed.
The hiaitT has received tho invitation
cards to attend the wedding Wednesday
February 30 of Mtsj Annie Kiliih to
Mr. Jacob Webber to take placo at
Krisch hall at 8 o'clock p. in. The
Light will take pleasure in having Hi
representative on hand.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE FLOODS CONTINUE AND RELIEF
ASKED FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Funeral of Thomas Klnsella Editor ot the Brook
lyn Eagle--Telegraph Wires Down Rail-
road Damaged Other Mewl.
Nuw Oulcaxs February 13. The Mex
icans hnvo appropriated $200000 to rep
resent Mexico at tho World's exposition
at Now Orleans.
Mkmi-iik. February 13. Tho Grand
lodge of tho Knights of Honor of the
Stato of Tennessee has Issued a circular to
theolllners and members of subordinate
(lL'es fur generous contributions for tho
relief of distressed brethren caused by
the floods In tho Ohio valley.
t aiiiinotos I ebntary 13. Tho Secre
tary of War has telegraphed tho Mayors
of u number of towns In West Virginia
inuiana anu uuio autnorizing tno pur-
chase of supplies for Immediate use and
directing them to mako returns properly
authenticated to the -military olllccrs
detailed for that service.
Inihaxatous February 13. Tho fol
lowing message lias been received from
Governor Porter who is at hawrence-
burg: "The condition of hawrenceburg
Is pitiable In the extreme. More houses
havo been removed from their founda-
tions than lust year. Itellcf should have
referenco now not only to food but to
enable the poor to replace nnd repair
their hoiiics."
XNiAtunA Falls February 13. Two
boys giving the names of Walter Kooke
and Chaimcy ltuby were nrrestcd on tho
arrival of the train from tho Wcstto-dav
Three loaded revolvers a supply of am
munition unu a ooo k containing tue
adventures and exploits of Frank and
Jesse James was found in their posses
sion; nlso money whloli theyacknowl-
ugeti uaving stolen at .uerim.
Pirrsucito February lh Dr. George
II. Marshall charged with attempting to
blackmail Mary Anderson was acquitted
in tho United States court this morning
The court ruled ttlat the oflenso did not
como within tho provisions of the law
providing penalties lor using tno mans
with the purpose to defraud and under
the Instruction of the court n verdict of
not guilty was rendered.
houLsviLLi: February 13. Governor
Knott to-day signed a resolution appro
priating $25000 to the Kentucky flood
sufferers. Tho Secretary of Stato James
attend to' the distribution of supplies.
General ltufus Saxton in charge of the
distribution ofthe $300000 appropriated
ny mo uovcrnmunt nas cuartercu tno
steamboat Mattlo Hays and will start on
a distribution tour down tho river on
Thursday.
Clkvxlanh February 13. Tho follow
ing formal challenge will bo Issued to-
morrow to tho champion pugilist Sulli
van: Cleveland February 1-1
Duncan C. Hosf will match Mcrvln
Thompson of this city to spar John I
Sullivan with hard gloves to a finish
for from S1000 to $.WoO: rlnu rules to kov-
em. I will deposit tho money In the
Ohio National bank or with any respon-
sible party agreeable to Mr. Sullivan as
soon as notiueu ot tno acceptance Any
communication addressed to this city
will bo attended to. Duncan C. Koss.
Tho man nnd tho money are ready to
meet Sullivan nt any tlmo or placo he
ma natnu.
Chicago February 13. The telegraph
service is more completely crippled
throughout tho entire country this morn
Ing than at any previous tlmo during the
present winter. Tho wires have been
borne down by tho frozen sleet in almost
every direction and tho only favoring
feature is that the breakstliough numer-
ous aro not so wide In extent as has
been the case under similar conditions
in former instances. Communication
with New ork llaltlmoro and Wash-
ington has been opened and trcneral Im
provement Is looked forward to as tho
day advances. Tho western servioe Is
in very bad shape though one .wire is
working tnrougu to tue J 'nemo coast
LmLE Hock February 13. There was
a heavy rain this morning but during
the forenoon tho weather became colder
and tho rain slacked up. Tho river at
o'clock this afternoon Bhowed a rlSo of
23 Indies in 2-1 hours and the gauge
marked 25 feet nine Inches. It is rising
all along to Fort Smith. No further
damage was reported durlnir the nlaht
Tho break water north of tho draw pier
on tuo ranroau unugo was carrieu uown
and the bridge men feaicd to open the
draw for steam boats. It is not believed
that the bridge Is in danger but a large
force will light the drift wood. The St.
Francis river has risen at Madison 14
Inches In 21 hours ending at 5p.m. Very
high water is expected. White river is
rapidly rising and the Devil's bluff bot-
toms aro under water.
hocwviLLE February 13. A hebanon
Kontucky speolal says: WlUiatn E.
llusscll Supremo President of tho Catho-
llo Knights of America has this day Is-
sued the following address: To tho
Catholic Knights of Amerloa: Brethren
An exceptionally destructive flood In
the Ohio Tlver Is remorselessly destroy-
ing the habitations of many good and
deserving pcoplo. As the Executive 1
call on the fraternity to send nt onoe to
G. H. Everlade Superior Trustee at Cin-
cinnati and ex-President William Smith
at Louisville such contributions as you
may desire to make that our organiza-
tion may assist lnrellovingthe suffering.
This It sent to the press of the country
as the quickest- way of inform) no-
Knights who can not refrain from (fly
ing nld to the Indigent In distress pro-
duced by nn net of God.
IxiuTsviLLr February 13. Tho river
has risen six Inches since noon nnd is
now 41 feet thrco Inches. It hag been
raining torrents nil tho afternoon. The
weather has turned much coldcr.and It Is
sleeting strongly. The cold wind blow-
ing will causo tho waves to do much
damago to the flooded property. Tho
ater from Hear Grass creek Is up over
tho bridge on Hroadway nnd Is now run-
ning over tho street for some distance.
Tho situation here at New Albany nnd
nt .Tcffersonvlllo nt this hour Is un-
changed. Tho cold weather that Is ex
acted win cause much additional suf-
erlnir. Tho water Is rlslnc npnrlv an
Inch an hour nnd It is expected will
reach tho highest point attained at last
year's flood by midnight. There is no
telling how much higher It will go.
l'lTTsbtata Fcbrunry 13 A number of
persons representing tho manufacturing
and laboring men of this section loavo
for Washington to-morrow evening to
appear before tho Ways and Means com
mittee to oppose Morrison's tariff bill.
JohnJarrctt will represent tho United
States Tin Plato association nnd Presi-
dent Welho and Secretary Martin tho
iiinuiguinnicii Association oi iron nnu
Steel Workers. Tho manufacturers of
this city will bo represented by a fpeclnl
committee. They will be Joined by other
cumiiiiucca irom uiiiurcnc pans ot tne
State and n vigorous fight will bo inndo
towards having tho bill defeated nnd
shmild the Convcrso wood bill como up
asking a restorptlon of tho duty of 1807
John Jarrctt will havo tho bill presented
asking ior n iiigncr tarin on tin piate
cotton tics wire rods ttc.
New lowc icbruary 13. Tho funeral
of Thomas Kinsolla editor ofthe Brook
lyn Eagle was both Imposing nnd Im-
pressive. Tho Brooklyn delegation in
Congress attended nlso tho Hrooklyn
delegation in tho Legislature tho own-
ers and editors of local newspapers
Mayor ho we all tho living ex-Mayors
and county and cltv olllclals present and
iu.31. uumj i uiu xivecuur wuh a pan
bearer Key. Sylvester Malone spoke a
few words before tho oolUn lid was
closed forever upon tho faccof the dead
and tho Very Itev. McKeegan Vicar
ui'uerni ui uiu uiucesc rcau tue Duriat
service in tho cemetery. Henry Ward
licechcr and a great throng of mourners
stood with heads uncovered in the ohlll-
Ing log and rain. The ooaches in tho
funeral procession numbered nearly 200
and tho streets In the neighborhood of
tho Into resrdenco of Mr. Klnsella were
thronged with people
UNANIMOUS FOR SEWAGE.
Meeting Last Night at Meyer's Hall Lithographs
or the Sewage Plan to be Distributed.
Art earnest wldo awnko meeting was
held last evening at Meyer's hall to dis-
cuss the sowage question nnd tho voto to
bo tnken thereon on Mnrch 1. Mr.
George II. Knlteyer was mndo chairman
nnd Hugh 11. Itlce Secretnry. Mr. Dillon
stated tho object of tho mooting and
Secretary ltlco urged that tho City Coun-
cil explain tho subject so that nil might
voto Intelligently on It. Dr. Amos
Graves took tho samo view ofthe' sub-
ject. As for himself ho favored tho vot-
ing of tho requisite $300000 bonds. Ho
bellovcd In a sewngo system. As our
city grows and expands it will
become more and moro necessary
and more oxpenslvo to undertake
than now. The city to enjoy
health must bo kept clean nnd only a
good system of drainage could accom-
plish this. This subject concerns small
property holders to A' great degree.
Itlch men could leave and go north when
nn epldemlo appeared hero while the
owners of small houses and little homes
would bo obliged to remain nnd faco tho
trouble. It was not necessary that the
filth should bo emptied into tho San
Antonio river. By digging deep shafts
say of to or 100 feet Into the ground
down to tho gravol or quIckBand all im-
purities could bo got rid of.
Mr. Cost Mo favored the flowerago
system proposed. We might fight sowers
now like people In other cities had done
only to find Its health ruined Its
property depreciating nnd then wake
up to build sewers at last and at great
expense.
Colonel J. A. Baker said health was
the primary object to bo seoured in any
city. New Orleans was Instanced as
being endowed with a natural location
for building up a largo city yet she has
been outstripped by other cities less fav
orably situated her property hag been
depreciated nnd all beoauso she has
been scourged by epidemics. General
Butler had the city cleaned when In com-
mand there kept out tho yellow fever
and gave Now Orleans a clean bill of
health.
A motion was presented and adopted
that tho City Council publish a. lltho-
graphlo map of tho sower plans and
specifications.
This is a good suggettton and will do
much towards popularizing tho proposed
issue of bonds. The meeting was unani-
mous for n system of sewage.
Ball Refused.
The oaso of Tom Lackey for the mur-
der of Manuel Itodrlgucz at Eagle Pass
was brought before Judge Pnsch .at
Castrovlfle on writ ofa habeas corpus
yesterday and on motion of Dlstrlot At-
torney Wallaos the motion 'wst dis-
missed. Lackey has bn brought to &1
qltyand turn4 Tx to Bherif XtCsJU
for safe keeping to await th ttetfUa f
the grand jury of MaTerlsk sounty u
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