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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1884
Page
1
Salutatory letter from Magnolia, San Antonio, praising Blaine and Logan while denouncing Cleveland and St John in a lively column. The writer attacks Beecher and Tilton, discusses prohibition, calls for Gulf railroad, laments local stagnation, and contrasts racial views with calls for distinct social spaces for Black and white residents.
Bryan Callaghan presided as cases were heard. William Adams found guilty of vagrancy and fined ten dollars or thirty days. M. Tewis fined five dollars for insulting language to James Stevens aboard a streetcar. Fined five dollars for drawing a knife in a threat to Rafael Galvan. Nine defendants, including Felippe Canales and Jesus Canales, fined five to thirty five dollars for language and related offenses. Several neglecting sanitary regulations had cases continued pending disinfection. Others, including drunks and insulting language, faced fines or warrants.
General B H Grierson at the Menger is in town with Wells Fargo agent J M McCulloch also at the Menger. Captain Joe Sheley and Sergeant W T Morris of the State Rangers arrive from Starr county and stay at the Southern. Colonel Will Lambert from Austin visited after the convention and rests at Rev J Holmes's Mission Baptist church. L C Florian takes a two month sea breeze vacation in Galveston to recover health. Josiah E Panvoast and family visit his father in law J E Judson on the Salado for his birthday celebration. Dr Von Koehring of New Braunfels was in the city, hinting at a possible single life change.
Early morning uproar on Avenue D near Seventh Street drew neighbors from sleep as a barefoot woman cursed at a man at his door. The quarrel, already a recurring disturbance, prompted plans to seek police or legal remedy to curb further incidents.
A Blaine libel suit unfolds after the Indianapolis Sentinel mocked his marriage, alleging seduction in Kentucky and a pistol wedding in Maine. Blaine orders Henry Halloway to sue and defend his family’s honor, while reports detail a drowning death near San Antonio with witnesses and a jury verdict.
A Centerville report describes a 40 man raid on a Mormon meeting at Martin Condor's home in Lewis County. Gunfire killed Condor, Gibbs, Berry, and an elder. a second elder was wounded. a raider, Dave Hinson, was killed by J. R. Hudson. The Mormon group had claimed Utah origin for outreach.
Alamo Gun Club Dudley hosted a five match clay pigeon series with shooters Olsmith Critzer Veith Sullivan Stevens Flood Thiele Pan coast Dodge and Bell. Results show multiple ties for first second and third money across matches with Thiele Critzer Veith and Olsmith among top finishers.
A body was found in the San Antonio River at the Convent bend this morning. Justice Adam and a jury investigated and identified the deceased as John Garvin, a respected Irishman who lived on Pecan Street. Witness John Stevens testified he knew Garvin for 24 years and last night found him in his room between 8 and 9 o'clock.
The county board met in morning session approving the Beitel road damages and Bandera road designation, with petitions granted and rejected. Juries reported damages to J F Serna Will Judson and George H Judson, and a San Jose road outlay was approved. Prisoners' board and feeding costs for July were set at 34 80 and 120 45 respectively, totaling 60425. A proposal to hire a civil engineer at 100 a month was discussed but not acted on.
The Gulf Road board met at O'Connor and Sullivan's bank electing Colonel A Belknap as President W H Maverick as Vice President Dan Sullivan as Treasurer and George I Kalteyer as Secretary A three member committee was named to finalize the charter and by laws and a stock subscription committee was appointed with Kotula Huermann and Sam Maverick to solicit and collect the 5 percent balance The secretary urged delivering road papers to Kalteyer's drug store and reminded overdue stock subscriptions The treasurer can be found at the bank and subscription books remain open He solicits engineers to propose road services.
Cincinnati reports Republican Harborth nominated in Eleventh Ohio District. District Attorney seeks arrest of Dickenson on Wall Street ties. John Scott, brother of Congressman Scott, hangs himself in Smithfield Ohio. Arctic survivors health updates from Navy desk. Union Pacific shops at Kansas City close to avert strike. General Logan arrives Watertown New York amid public cheers. Emory Gap tragedy near Cincinnati ends in gun duel death. Whistler burial exhumation planned in Carroll County. Kitty Mitchell murder near Sycamore Illinois leads to Taylor suicide.
In Justice Adams court J Lombard and B K O'Brien two saloon keepers clashed after a disputed suit. Evidence was conflicting and the quarrel ended with O'Brien sustaining facial injuries while Lombard triumphant.
A gay party of about twenty couples danced the German and other dances at the Springs last night. Attendees included Misses Welsh Koenighelm Upson Graves Bertha Frank Hannah Morris Ada Polk Belle Maltsberger Minnie Hunter and Messrs Welsh Elliott James Koenigheim Frank Thiele Cooley Forbes among others. W Elliott served as floor manager with ices and refreshments provided.
Afield report states Dresch and Zinz from the Fourth ward face trouble over horse theft and crooked dealings. Zinz allegedly took a saddle from Leal's stables and was found. Dresch is arrested for trading his mother horse for another and passing it for cash. Both families are described as honest workers from San Antonio.
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