. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. ) 1855 27 I^ieutenant Kggleston ordereil to cross the Rio Grande to pursue Indians, if necessarv . 1884 28 Kmigrants from Canary Islands arrive in San Antonio—sixteen families 1730 La Villa Capital de San Fernando founded U)ld document in Countv Records con taining ordinances of San Antonioi 1730 .\ustin resigns command of the army of on being appointed Tnited States Com-missioner 1835 Fence cutting is rampant still 1884 29 Greiiet purchases part of the .\Ianio ]>roi)erty 1877 30 Iirsl Presbyterian Church, Houston street, dedicated 1879 Ja
. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. ) 1855 27 I^ieutenant Kggleston ordereil to cross the Rio Grande to pursue Indians, if necessarv . 1884 28 Kmigrants from Canary Islands arrive in San Antonio—sixteen families 1730 La Villa Capital de San Fernando founded U)ld document in Countv Records con taining ordinances of San Antonioi 1730 .\ustin resigns command of the army of on being appointed Tnited States Com-missioner 1835 Fence cutting is rampant still 1884 29 Greiiet purchases part of the .\Ianio ]>roi)erty 1877 30 Iirsl Presbyterian Church, Houston street, dedicated 1879 James I,. Trnehart, veteran, dies 1882 Cornerstone of Madison Presbyterian Church laid . . 1882■ Deaf, or Krastus Smith, a celebrated scout and pioneer of Texas revolutionarytimes, was born April 19, 1787. He took an active part in the preparation of thedefense of the Alamo, but was absent on duty during the seige, and shortly after-wards did good service at the battle of San Jacinto; dies 1836 164 SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR. 1 Iostnuister Johnson takes charge of tile San Antonio Iost office 1889 2 (ieorxe Dnilnijs; finds petroleum on his ranch bv ilriUing for artesian water . 1887 3 The population of the City of San Antonio is reported about this date b\ the assessoras 7142. (It is supposed to be incorrectly estimated on August 18. ]S5S. as Cityof San Antonio, 5281 ; County of Bexar, 1856 4 Stock amounting to |.5U,()0() taken by the city in the .San .Antonio .Mexican Culf Rail-road. I J. M. Devine, Mayor. I See December 30 . , . 1850Experimental tube well sunk on Military Plaza, 26 feet deep 1868 5 San .tonio is assaulted by the Texans under Milam and F. W. Johnson ; one Texan killed and fifteen wounded 1835 The abandoned wires of the Military Telegraph are purchased liy the Erie Telephone and Telegraph Company 1883 6 l-ive Texans wounded in the assault this day 1835 George Hoerners saloon opened on Commerce street 1858 First raid by the city on gamblers
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