The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 171, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 8, 1882 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. Il No. 171
ALAMO
(Estate of H. Grenet dec’d).
JUST RECEIVED BY CARLOAD
Direct from California
The following Genuine and Pure
WINES and COGNAC:
Celebrated “Zinfandel” (Claret.)
California Hock
“ Fort Wine
“ Sherry
“ Cognac
SOLI) CHEAP! CHKAP! CHEAP
By the Cask Gallon or Quart.
At GRENET’S ALAMO STORE
Best Imported French and German Wines
and Cognac and Liquors tn the city.
For Good Whiskies
Go to GRENET’S Alamo.
Grocery Department
Will be kept up to its FULL standard.
VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY
FOR SALE:
Three-Story ; Cellar Store
Corner Main Plaza and Market St.
occupied by Mr. S. C. Bennett.
Lot Fronting 21 Varas
ON COMMERCE ST.
Running back 75 varas to San Antonio
river located between Dosch
& Rische’s and San Anto-
nio Express Office.
JOSEPH E. DWYER
Executor
Great Slaughter
OF GOODS!
Attractions
Mil) MOTIMI
-AT-
G. B. FRANK'S.
Call e.irly and secure some of the Bargains
otieied at the
CLEARING SALE!
NO IMPOSITION!
STOCK MUST BE SOLD
On account of
REMOVAL
My stock is large and well assorted. Do
yourself justice and come at once and be
convinced.
WHIT I ADVERTISE I HEIM
My stuck consists of
CLOTHING
BOOTS and SHOES
— L A W N S —
DOMESTICS
—CALICO S.—
—DRESS GOODS.—
—RIBBONS—-
LACEGOODS
LINEN LAWNS
WHITE GOODS.
C A S S I M E R E S
In fact everything mentionable in the Dry
'Goods I ine.
Come early purchase your wants and se-
cure bargains never before offered.
G B. FRANK.
8 s im ALAMO PLAZA.
The Evening Light.
The Teiuperaiice Epidemic and its Causes.
Tr-n I te 1 from the Wesiliche Post.
The immigrant Germans particularly when
living in a large place cannot understand the
temperance fanaticism of the American peo-
ple much less explain the same.
The influence of the church powerful as it
is in America cannot be the ordy cause as
not all members of a church or the priests are
hypoerks to the contrary we must say that
the American on an average in regard to his
church is still in earnest and that many of the
most prominent Americans shining church
lights are nott' mperance men.
I low is it then that the Americarf country
population is so unanimous on this question.
On examining this country temperance fanatic
ism the best and most honorable elements are
to be found among them and at the same time-
one or the other ol the village sinners can be
heard to say: “Personally I have nothing
against the drinking and 1 diink myself some-
times when 1 leel like it but I am against the
bar-rooms in this district or county they ruin
our young men ”
And ’his contains a great deal of truth. In
a well policed state boys and minors are kept
l<y the authorities away from bar-room*; we
also have such laws but they are very seldom
enforced.
ihe principal drink in our country bar-
rooms is still whi ky and in most cases not
the best as the farmer likes to get for little
money plenty stuH. In const quence. whei
on an evening or Sunday the boys come to-
gether and take a ride on horseback to th-
next country town and have a ’tret” all
around; soon “hell is to play ” The young
fellow thinks the worse be shows himself oil
the higher he rises in the public estimation
and so he lets his “sorrel” run into the store
and ruins everything—the old man is rich
enough and can pay for it. Or he swings his
revolvers in the air shoots cows calves
geese and sometimes out of fun kills some-
body Finally they have a general row and
fighting in which half a dozen beat each
other sore and lame; the horses get hurt or
l"st and the young gentleman even when he
brings his hide safely home cannot move for
several days from sheer exhaustion. Then the
old man comes to reflect: “That thing mils'
be stopped the barroom must go” and the
old lady as well as the sisters and aunts who
always were in a state of trembling and fear
waiting at home when Charley John or Joi
went on a spree they all support the old man
in his resolution.
This is the reason that our c rnntiy popula
tion mainly inclines to temperance laws; and
those who are in the country not favoring the
•movement are not such that the friends ol
personal liberty can pride themselves on
The old man however even if at the election
he worked and voted for temperance still
keeps at home a small keg or bottle of which
the boys must not know anything; he prac
tices rather a little hypocrisy than that boy-
ruin theinselv's drinking
Then often scenes will happen in such a
family like the following : A happy German
immigrated about thirty years ago and visited
his uncle in the neighborhood of Lancaster
Penn Instead of the customary wine brough'
on the richly laden Sunday table there wa>
on’y a water pitcher. The German allowed
himself some remarks about it but was cu‘
short with “We are temperance not a drop of
liquor can enter our house.” Alter the din-
ner the f armer retired to have his nap the
girls went to the Sunday school and the boys
into the barn. All at once the aunt called
the German cousin into the kithen where
she stealthily got a bottle of Kirschwasser
out of the safe and said: “Come drink; my
old man is such a strong temperance man I
must not let him know anything of it.” But
one will get bellyache sometimes.
Ten minu'es later the old mane ills the
cousin to his room opens a trunk in which
rests a four-gallon keg tills a tumbler and says:
“Drink heartily even i I weare temperance;
we do keep a good drop but the old woman
must n t know it.”
After a short while the guest went to the
stables when he was taken hold of by the
boys wh<> took him to a dark corner ’nd
pulled a bottle out of the hay stack saying:
‘•Cousin drink: it is good Bourbon but don’t
tell the old man anything about it; he is a crazy
old temperance man.”
So everybody drinks by himself but the
decorum is safe.
That the country reverends stir up ’L«s
movement ami the city preachers assist them
therein is plain. Who does not go into the
bar-room will come to the church. I hey think
then there is a class of politicians who use the
movement and within the sam - most’y
achieve theii ends. Where so many different
causes work together it is no wonder that an
epidemic breaks out.
Col. R. M Moure Set Kight.
Col. R. M. Moore U. S. treasury agent
called upon us this morning to protest aga nst
the position we placed him in as a participant
at the third precinct p-hnary. He desins u
to state that he does not wish to be considered
as a friend or champion of John C. Manning
against whose appointment his proles' is ■ n
file at Washington and in the next place he
does not wish to be c mriderrd as opposed to
the independent candidacy of Governor
I lavis.
We are glad Io set the Colonel right. He
certainly happened t gel into a vrry suspicious
company and was the victim of circumstances
over wl rich he had no con'iol.
Rev J Fl Meredith Calvert; lames l’arney
New Br’iinfels; l‘W Schlemmer Dhanis; I)
E Bentby Toni Green; Mrs and Maser
Moore. Capote Farm; S.H McClung. Leroy;
G S fibcar. New York; N 'V Hun’er
I*atestin'; E B Sm'h Whitesboro; [ G Wad-
dington Goinesville; W A <tewart i’wuhig;
M C Irish. St Iz>uis; J E Gregory. Pales-
tine; I [ Martin. Kansas; J I Carn-s Dallas;
I 11 Baldy Toledo; C C and Mrs Roth la-
redo.
Mr nicer Hotr'
Hutei Mtr-Huk.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. TUESDAY AUGUSTS IM2
Col N. YV. Hunter of Palestine is at the
Menger.
Rev. J. E. Meredith of Calvert is at the
Merger.
Mrs. and Master Moore of the Capote
farm arrived at the Menger last night to join
Maj r Moore. The whole party left fur
Austin this morning.
Adolph Krempkau has just returned from
Laredo this morning ami reports Mr. Sam S
Smith in a fair way ol 'ec .very; the eri’ipelas
is disappearing and the doctors have pro-
nounced him out of danger. Mr. K. says
the whole country is Hooded with recent ruins
and ou belter grass was ever seen in the
west.
E. P. Claudon who has been “swinging
around the circle” in the interest of Mi.
Cerf's refrigerator beef packing establishment
returned to town yesterday and gave us a call.
He reports Kansas and other places where he
has been as far inferior to Te as. Mr. C. R
an old veteran in the j rurnalistic line a close
observer and from his looks must have
roughed it considerab'y. He says there is n
place like Texas.
As Viewed by Our Special Reporter.
Recorder Anderson was busy this morning.
He came into court at 9 o’clock precisely and
absorbed the greater part of the contents ol
the ice cooler. There was a scowl on his lace
that boded ill for the prospective candidates
for judicial clemency.
"Marx” said he in mournful accents “the
blood of the people is at fever heat and the
nepenthe they quaff at the 5-cent barrel house:
but adds to that spirit of uneasiness charac-
teristic of the present progressive age.” Marx
handed him a fan. The roll was called am
twenty-two unfortunates re.-pmded.
‘■Genovera Coronado” called clerk Marr.
I’he lady with the euphonious name ap-
proached the bar. She was young and pretty.
Lut the recorder’s heart was proof against al
feeling of compassion.
“Genovera” he murmured “sweet Geno
vera O tell me why those eyes Hashed wit!
more than their u-tfl brilliancy yester e’en
and why those carmine tips richer by far wit)
delicate odor than 'he to cent chromes c
Venus were put to such ignoble use as in-
sulting Miss—ah—”
"Mari? a Mexican’’ int< rjected Marx
“Quite true” responded the Recorder.
"Maria a Mexican a lady of noble lineage
but who uiifonun tel) I believe is unable t<
curse in the English langu gc and was there
fore at ajdisadvantage. Why was it thus ?”
"Because I was young and helpless an<
ea' ily a roused to a sense of virtuous indigna
tion” learlully replied Genovra looking as i
he had just heard that the price 0/ gum drop
had b eti advanced 50 per cent.
"Fi e dollars. Miss Genovera.”
She paid the fine and retired.
The next defendant was the Mexican Maria
who was mulcted tn the sum of $5 on a cross-
charge tiled by Genovera.
T wo boys were then brought forward. The)
were ragged and dirty and seemed proud o
the distinction their arrest had gained them
Charles Lewis the older aged 14 years' sai<
he had run away from his home in Houston
and hinted that he had intended to emulate th.
example of Billy the Kid and the James boys
His companion Herman Schwartz had joined
him at Austin. They were charged with
vagrancy.
"Are you guilty?” asked the court.
• Bet yer life old man” returned Lewis.
"An we wus collared jes in time. Saw a tl)
bloke groggy on his pins an’ wus ’bout't
steer him ter a cappin crib where he'd got
pinched fer a century er two a’ least but th'
blamed napin guys come Tong an’ run us here-
to paradise. Guess ye’ll send us down won't
you? Obliged fer th’ horor. Me an* Hennie
Tl recollec’ you when we’ve got < ur gang.”
The boys were lined $5 each and ticketed
for the city hotel.
“Whit's this?” interrogated the recorder
rubbing his eyes as a thin man in large
clothes beamed on him from the dock.
“’Tisl F Bernard your honor” replied
the thin man: "I
One more unfortunate
Hopelessly sunk
Rashly importunate
Gone and got drunk
“A clear case” said his honor. He pleads
guil y—ss.”
“But it’s my own composition” returned
Bernard” seemingly astonished; “methinks it
is quite apropos ”
“Think you’ said the recorder “that the
muse is foreign to this court? No." not if the
court knows itvll It e'en doth repose within
the manly bos in ol the court itself. Your
verses may be apropos < ven too too or quite
awfully consummate yet they lack the true
poetic ring Strang r prithee listen to my
lyre:
“There was a young man named Bernard
VY hose fortune was oft very Laid
And who fell in with me
And was lined a big V
In language most fit ! np a bard."
The seraphic smile tint p!a>ed alx.ut the
Recorder's sampler was met by a demoniac
glance from Bernard. He grasped an ink-
stand and a pen. "Give me a receipt ” he
gasped. “'Tis too too much.” Then he I
also was lost to view.
There were other and tbey wer- dis- j
posed of 'hns : Emma Everett (c.d red) was ।
fined $5 for u i> g prof ne language; Herm in I
Bitters $1 fir letting c-tile rtn at I’ 1 g.; Alvi- !
no Mendoza $5 for hiving Iwen drunk; Wm
hartolonie an T. Smith each $5 lor fighting ■'
and John Qu tn ch and — each
$$ for having been drunk. Four eases were
continued and one dismissed for want of
pioiecution.
FEILSONAL.
RECORDER’S CO I KT
Frie Press July aid:]
Mr. Ireland—Hix Race.
Until 1873 no hmg was heard of Ireland
the state was under the control of the republi-
cans and J"hn had ample leisure 'o studyover
his thus iar pursued policy. His own coun-
■ ty elected republican representatives to the
legislature and county officials; the republi-
cs n element is even to-day strong in Guada-
lupe county. In 1880 the vote for governor
■to. id ' 172 for Roberts 805 for Davis and 49
for Hanitnond so that the democratic majuri-
. ty only amounted to 228 votes. It is very
doubtful whe'her Ireland will get a majority
■ in his own county.
His first reappearance was in the democrat
ic convention in 1873 where Coke was nom-
inated for governor and with this begins his
new career. He became a member of the
democratic legislature where he seemed to
appear with caution. The fire eater had dis-
appeared. The task of the firstdemocratic
administration after the war was to destroy
and efface eve-ything fmm the state laws and
its constitution that tasted of republicanism.
The free schools received their death knell
the judiciary was again elected; the sch ol tax
had already been abolished. We are not
writing a history of the first- democratic ad-
ministration but only show that Ireland did
his best in a complete revolutionizing of the
state. The first effect from this was the ces-
sation of all immigration of railroad building
aad an increase of the state debt from which
latter resulted as a consequence the squan-
dering of the public domain and curtailing of
■he free school system.
At this time Ireland came into more general
notice; he always was ambitious a good
quality provided it rests upon a g»od founda-
tion. With this ambition it was his constant
aim to woik himself up to prominence; in this
pursuit he was never choice in the means to
accomplish his purposi; at the same time
dways unfortunate in selecting the wrong ex-
pedients for his object.
Ills first plan was to have himself elected
to congress; for thi« he suppo ted the re-elec-
tion of Coke believing by so doing he would
nave a clear field to attain his object. He was
discreet enough not to have himself elected to
■he legislature whose duty it was to chose a
senator. During all this time Coke led him
on a string and made him happy in the belief
that he Ireland was the favorite candi late of
the democracy for corgress—and Ireland
couldn’t see it. But when the lime came to
elect lo ! and behold I Coke as candidate bc-
•ore the legislature he had lulled Ireland into
sweet dreams during which he Coke had
been busy. It must be acknowledged that
Ireland was treated shamefully in this instance
but it remains charac'eristic of the man that
he quietly accepted and swallowed his quid o’
disappointment. It lequires a good deal of
patience to stand all this but no wisdom of
state: manship.
The discipline in the democratic ranks is
good undoubtedly too good like in the Prus
dan army the private has lo take every kick
that his superior gives him and must keep hi-
mouth shut.
Agim 'relar.d disappeared from public-
view; he withdrew to the pa toral solitude of
hisvilige u..til iX 8. when the thoughts <4
prosper ive honors loused him to the wish to
make himsell a name in the United States
congress
Schleicher's term would expire on the 4th
>f March 1879 ai.d an election had to be
held in the old sixth congressional district; it
was generally believed that Schleicher would
have no opposition; he had filled his position
to the entiie satisfaction uf his constituents to
his own honor and the credit of the state; he
had succeeded in gaining in a few years a na-
tional reputation; no democrat had ever been
able to exercise such a Ur reaching inHuenc
among the republicans as he had* and thus he
succeeded in carrying out his measures for
the benefit of the state; there was absolutely no
cause whateve- to put him aside.
But Ireland wanted to go to congress and
this was sufficient reason to make war on
Schleicher.
The history >f the congressional convention
in San Antonio in 1879 is known; also the
campaign of Schleicher Ireland. Wy have no
cause 10 go into the details of this campaign.
We will only mention that Ireland at that time
farmed a I daily wrong conception of the situa-
tion and used means which to-day are an im-
pediment in his way; what statesmanship
could have induced him at that time to ac-
knowledge himself a disciple to the doctrines
of the greenbackers ?
Of hts persenal position towards Schleicher
during this campaign we know probably moie
than any one else and we shall not fail to
make the necessary disclosures in case Ireland
and his friends give us cause to do so
If the spirit of Schleicher really yet lives in
the German population of Texas it will make
itself perceptable on the first Tuesday in
November.
Ireland has been nominated as a candidate
for governor. To whom or what is he indebted
for this nomination? Not to his own worthi-;
ness but to the foolish and truly absurd policy 1
of the old alcalde who kept bis friends in the
belief that he himself was a can lid ite and
kept others from coming out. When in the
last moment everything was lost for him
(Roberts) he declined; it was too late tn
bring out another candidafe and Ireland gained
a cheap victory.
The League anti the Laad (orposutiou
Dublin August 3 —The circular tn be is-
sued by by Mr. Parnell with a view to check-
I ing the operations of the land corporation
' company is also signed by Dillon. Davitt
j Eagan. Gray and McCarthy. It will be sent
1 throughout Ireland to obtain signatures to a
. requisition asking the lord mayor of Dublin to
convoke a meeting during esh bition week.
! for the purpose of in’ugurating a nat onai
fund for the reNH of e icted tenants.
The circular states that the »rganira|ioa will
nut be a political one. but that evictions will
b- increased if tenants be left defenseless in the
presence of a weal hy Company
IO Cents u Week
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
REPUBLICANS AT BASTKOP KNDORSK DAVIS—
CAMI'MF.ETING.
Bastrop August 7. —The republican* of
Bastrop county met at the courthouse this
evening to elect delegates to the state con-
vention. Charles Wertzner presided L. Heil-
igbrodt secretary. After the selection of dele-
gates resolutions were passed endorsing Gov.
Davis for congress and Jones for governor.
A rousing Baptist campmeeting is in pro-
gress near this place. Some of the leading
Baptist preachers of Texas are expected this
week.
TRAIN WRECKED— CASUALTIES INCIDENT.
Shrevvport August 7.—The west bound
tram on the east line of the railroad from Jeff-
erson was wrecked at 11 a. m. near Winns-
boro Texas killing Conductor Fowler Mail
Agent Chas. Harper ex-Agent Ike Rosser and
a passenger named Tetson. Several others
were injured. Particulars not yet received.
DAVIS EXPLAINS.
N. w Orleans. August 7.—A reporter of the
Picayune interviewed ex-superintendent of the
mint M. V. Davis as to the alleged deficiency
of $1600 in his accounts. Davis showed
vouchers to prove that there is and was no de-
ficiency. He had advanced bullion funds to
various employees of the mint for work done.
They are poor people and cannot wait for their
money to come from Washington. The gov-
ernment loses nothing and the violation of
law that is claimed is only technical.
POLITICAL POINTS IN KENTUCKY—DESPERATE
DARKEY-DREADFUL LIGHTNING.
Frankfort August 7.—Ed McElroy colored
who had quarrelled to-day after the polls
closed with another negro went home and
got his shot-gun to renew the attack. The
officers undertook to arrest him when he fired
seroudy wounding Bud Egbert who was with
the officers. The crowd then fired on Mc-
Elroy killing him. »
Hawkings democrat has been elected
sheriff Sneed republican city judge and
Morgan republican city marshal. Henry re-
ceived a light vote for clerk of the court.
Carlisle August 7. —Henry has 800 major-
ity in this county Stanford. Henry has a
majority in Lincoln county of over 300.
Ben. Thompxoti and the Aiutin City
Council.
Ben resignation of the office of
marshal came before the Austin city council
yesterday and on motion of Alderman Brue-
gerhoff action upon it was deferred and leave
of absence granted to Ben. Thompson for sixty
days.
A. Symes the well-known sheep man of
Concho county is in the city.
The last trip of the swift speeding ocean
steamship A'aska from Liverpool to New
York was made in only 46 minutes less time
than her pieviou trip which is the fastest on
record the actual time being 7 days 2 hours
and 36 minutes—almost as fast as a railway
train; In five consecutive days she made 423
4'3. 4 2 5. 428 ann 426 miles.
The widow of the noted deperado Jes e
Tames recently sent back a watch stolon by
her husband from Charles Dovey of Philadel-
phia. and asked for a receipt which wax duly
forwarded. The watch had the following in-
scription: “Charles Dovey from his hither
3313 Baring street Philadelphia Pa.”
was stolen from the owner at a Kentucky md
mine several years ago.
Cremation is more practiced in Italy than
in any other country. Th>‘ Gorine furnaces at
Milan are almost constantly going But the
present Italian minister of the interior has
gone fur to frustrate the desire of having the
ashes of one’s mother in law placed in an
a- thetic vase on the mantel-shelf. He has
decreed that all incinerated human remains
must he placed in either a church or conse-
crated ground.
Spain is reported to be anxious to regain her
place among the great powers of To
this end she is working quietly yet surely.
Her king has just succeeded in contracting a
loan of $40000000 on the security of the
lumber regions of the interior. The products
of this loan are to be devoted to a general
armament directed under the auspices of the
engineer corps according to the programme
of the late Canovas ministry. Thirty millions
o<the loan are to be expended upon an in-
creased marine; 10 first-class iron-clads and ao
gunboats having been ordered from British
builders. The uld vessels are to be put out of
service When this order shall have been
c uiipl t'd the Spanish navy will comprise 15
iron-clads as it already possesses one-third of
that number.
Brother Hames in Despair.
Dayton Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
Rev. Barnes announced to-night in his ser-
mon that if he did not receive more support
from the Christian people of Dayton he would
l-ave after to-morrow. He said he could not
fight the devil in Dayton opposed by the solid
front of the church Christians and ministry
and he blamed them for placing this obstacle
in his way Fifteen hundred people listened
to his sermon. Five were anointed md three
were conv rte I. h is doubtful what effect
his appeal will have on the clergy who ha-e
opposed openly c damned him with Kttle or
no recognition If he leaves here to-morrow
he will go to Cincinnati
Alexander 111.. < f Russia wi h a view to
the dangers attendent upon his approaching
coronation has made his will by which he
leave* alt his e-rthly goods to his family heav-
ily insuring'he same—his goods—in foreign
insurance offices.
William W A«tnjr wbo was defeated in 1878
by Dugro and tBSoby Fowler for congnas—-
the last tim -in a strong republican district In
New York City has been nominated as minis-
ter to Ita'v. vice Ge<>. P. Marsh d-cra-ed by
the preaiden'.
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