Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 264, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1873 Page: 3 of 4
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MERCURY
JULY 11, 1813
SRATUfUB —JUL* WMta. 'iMTS.
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. -wouM reaper fu ly inferai cone*
k i.ctriils I hat 111 tettrM or other CGUlmUlliCSt iOM ■
i:.-.oJwl Kir put.brslion must o* signed by the
vt>r viUi til« lU'l !!•) •. *"'t bis residence mn t
t.c gitcn Anonyiaoaa lolUi.it, howater m<*.-itori*
u..< will rsoelva no attention.
1t)0 ;
far CoaiwlMioner of the General Land
Office.
We • *uibn.'i>il to announce ft Ail. J. W.
aiiliFihlJP. or Lavaca rJuuty, as a militate
•u* Oommirsir n -r at the tlsnenl hand Oiu *. s< b-
j*et to the oomluafcHi of the l)emocrai>c ' utveh-
GCSi.
For alderman of Fourth Wai il.
if i mMting at cltizans of the Fourth Ward
bell on the M in**., f was placed in nomination
■ for Aiieman of aai I \Y*rd, which nomii -* ion I,
hereby enc pt. and. If elected. will perf-iria the
(1'itltfs at fail offie> to the heet of my abi ity.
• • . i). o. SMira.
- Of Pbceott Iron Wot ks.
( aadldatM for AMelmau
that no notice
of their intention to become candidates wil
be made in the Mkecprt until the fee of Ten
Dollars is received by our Business Man
a«r.'
TUe CI
And best Pianos at Renzo Grunc.vald'iJ
sole §Li*nt for
t.s, ac-
i-i.nleoas, vioKnsy banjos, strings, et<-.. can
lie bought cheaper than from any other
house in the trade.
iiuod UuudertakerK.
H. G. & R. F. Pannell are prepared to
perform the last sad rites for the
dead in a becoming manner. Their place
57 Prwfie ^treet, where osvlers
t with prompt attention.
\
Better tka Hoarding.
liiches take wings ami fly
away.< Such were our thoughts
in learning that twenty-five blocks
of Houston city property would
l e sold bv Wagley & Lock art, on
* Jult imij The farms,
oiie-lmit' cash, and balance at
welsre months, with 10 per <ient.
t Ate rest, make it.within the reach
. of the many, as the block will
be divided in halves, and so sokL.
.With commendable consideration
forth* comfort* Of those desiring
to purchase, a free ride and tree
laueh have been provided. The
• jirt^Tty is only one quarter of a
. mile west of the fair' Grounds,
near Main street. Such chances
, rarely offer. an<l may not again
: ,(W«r in year*. t j
"Ttinier'* Mall?—We acknowl-
edge the iweij>r of/in. invitation
fit attend the entertainment last
eveuiug given at ToRjar# Hall by
Mrs. t'uiuunghani's pupils, ami
. w* tJ ar t vev-wf)rtc pre-
willed our being present. We
♦> wilt, however, in onr next give a
report 44' the'proceedings.
'
* vtiirtiMH a!« ■■ ■
F. K. LiiMwek & Son. sell to-
- diiy at JO A. .vi., at their auction
, mart bac*«, sboirfiteiti, can goods,
' J>a.^gt)nds, ratJ*HWi soap,flo«r stnd
.5'a; : tifli : e i
sng.it Ai^ , an invoice of ifroek-
aud .stoneware ; and a
good selection of clothing, shirts,"
hosiery, notions Bargains
, W<n l>e offered.
k-a^pil/**** •;_-
TitfiHlit re Trade not Exiinet in
i'iei*bui t).—\Yi- read in the Vicks-
imt'i JkmJdof m^eat date:
^Ux'Ofdiug to Officer Parker, t-he
Afiican slave traile has been re-
sumed in Vieksbnrg. He yester-
tlay found a distinguished colored
fgputleinan going al>ont the city
trying fc« disijose of three yery
*>8tHe AfA.'ana^6 boy and
t wo girls, for the nominal sum of
♦5 each. At the last place he vis-
i ti&l. he offered to pawn the chil-
-lueu for that amount at jnoney,
;jnd rMfcetn them at his pleasnre.
thooglit he would
j,uvn the slave dealer, and the re-
{#. vhai cheenkl individual
, now Wij>o«eit in the city jatt. The
oldest ofthe i Uildren. a bright lit-
tle boy, say.V himself and his sis-
teftt^were si<?tea from their honle
'V f/P^-n vitlc, and brouglit to this
tlie vfflainous scoundrel
who was frying to use them ana
means of rweing a stake.
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JOTTINGS—SKLECTED 13®
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i<tl WUftfa/i,i—Thus re-
\-4vjt4 ifa' Ohio editorial oonven-
■} ion at K* jf^cpnt session :
'FW Ms meeting of
editor in convention assembled,
- tifnigaq—Jiepsesea^atk^s and
m i 'ingress to favor and
sitp]iort ml amendment to the
present postal l*w. graduating jthe
rates of newsjiaper postogje, as in
pies>, wamely: A rate within the
eouutjr where the paper is pub-
lished ; a rate within the State and
^>uistde of the county tf'bere the
'i&igr is pnblisijed, and a rate out
M *tf e State where published.
Aud atao, to amend the postal
laws so as to prevent the evasion
- trf- postage on newspapers by
>«¥* qf^Flflpss carriage.
for making pretty picto-
r9r W'\)' pai>er adver-
. ifeei} jj^ccessfnlly
« ultjyyt#<l; Jm* a cut in a Kuffhas
l i>per xtriU-i us rather bold. It
illustrates flip announcement of a
gravestone maker; jjud cupid,
vJiigH and all, is represented cbis-
piiup & beautiful monument, being
v,tn rauH4M by several fctstefiil spec-
t iift'iis wliicli )je may be supposed
io hHV«'finished. It may bt^ ne-
to intoriri tht designer of
, ihai pit-tu.rc, that the Lgyp which
he has ijrtrotluml his into tlesign is
aofihe J^ve whit h we fee! for the
depai't«--l. He might serve, if he
t-ouhl be WMisiderwl as employed
i in young widows to make " the
?stoues of old husbands re-
4?cea«ed."
A Mint Jor Town and Strict
Maiers.—It is worthy of remark
that the arranging of the, streets
according to the cardinal points
involves a sanitary objection of
no mean import. No fact is bet-
ter established than the necessity
of sunlight to the highest degree
of animal health, and no constitu-
tion cau long endure, without ill
effect, the habitual daily privation
of its health-giving power. City
houses, at best, can rarely he so
well provided for in this respeet
as those which stand alone, as is
generally the ease in the country,
and it is all the more important
that every facility should be
afforded to secure, as much as
possible of its genial influence.
But every house on the south side
of a street rnuning East and West
must have its front rooms, which
are generally its living rooms, en-
tirely secluded front the sun dar-
ing the winter, and for the. most
of the day during the summer.
This fact, coupled with that of
the indoor-life of the American
women, is enough to account far
a very large share of the nervous
debility which so generally prc-
vaiTs. If the rectang lar %8tem
must be adhered to in city arrange-
ment, it would be far better that
the lines of streets should fie
northwest and southeast, and
the cross s streets at right
angles with them, than as now
disposed.
In the new issue of the New
York city directory, just publish-
ed, there-appear some singular
names. There are 15 Frames, 8
Pickups, 1 Pickles, 1 Ship, •&
Crew, 43 Hale, 3 Hearty,Sick, 1
Tosick, 2 Well, 8 Welter^ and 1
Twogood. Then there are three
Noahs, and one Ark, 3 Furs, 1
Feather, 26 Shepperds, 13 Floeks,
and 63 Lambs, 3 Pilgrims with 6
Staffs, 1 Car and 6 Drivers, 2
Mean and 2 Lovely, 5 Constables
with 1 Clubb, 2 Jurys and 6 Fore-,
man, 6 Pastors and 40 Churches.
There may also be found D Canarys
and 30 Singers, 1 Dollar, and 2
Shillings, 1 Bowels, 15 Houses, 1
Boof and 3 Leaks, 2 Lawyers, 5
Learned and 5 Nott, 80 Parsons,
2 Fast, 2 Slow, 1 Sly, 1 Fatt, and
10 Loud, 2 Hen£, 1 Chick, and 1
Duck, 3 Clocks and 3 Hands,%
Christians, 2 Sinners, anda~
1 Scow and 4 Sailers. The
family are vera well represented,
as that favdnte name appears
over 2300 times, while that of
Jones is printed over 600 times.
The Mc\s occupy 100 columns, and
the O's 20 columns. The name of
Washington appears 9 tines, An-
drew Jacksons 7 times; John
Hancrck and John Q. Adams each
twice* There may be found 5
Pitchers and 22 Bowles, 3 Bed-
heads,29 Whiteheads, 5 Widdows,
only 2 Maids; Kings, Queens,
Dukes and Barons are abundant.
There are 211 Butlers, with 1
Spoon, 3 High, 36 Ix>w, 52 Bich,
10 Poor, 2 Negroes, 2 Books, 64
Pages, 13 Blank, 1 Gentleman, 2
Shoemakers, 3 Shiners* 30 Hee-
lings and 3 Suekere. Cine of the
shortest names is Ey, and of the
longest, Schammlaeflfe!, " **
Hit JMu "sMSWswtm I ***•«
The wise King Solomon is sup-
posed to have given in the noted
baby case, as fine a display ot
judgment as history can show, but
we do not think he is to be com-
pared to a Kansas bar keeper of
whom we have lately read. It
appears that two customers called
for drinks, and after having u&.
bibed they began to dispute as t
who should pay. After much of
what the local journal that des-
.cribes the event calls "chin music,"
they concluded not to pay at a#.
To this the barkeeper demurred
with a pitcher and bottle, where-
upon they left it to him to decide
who should be mulcted for the
money. He settled the ease by
breaking a decanter over the head
of one of the litigants, and hitting
the other in, the face yritU an iron
lemon-squwzer, after which fie
belabored both, as ftiey laid oh
the ground, with an if on. bar,
breaking the leg of one aud the
arm of the other. When bo had
disabled both of them he helped
himself to the money they had in
their packets, not forgetting to
take enough to pay huh for the
additional trouble he had taken to
get it.
The Dublin Street Railway Com-
pany has adopted a curious plan
to ascertain the fares paid on the
cars. The first idea was g sysfcepa
of receipt tickets, which conduc-
tors were obliged to giye to each
passenger when he had paid bis
tare, and which the recipients
were expected to tear to pieces.
By the number remaining, the offi-
cers would know how many tick-
ets had been out; butun-
fortuately most people simply
dropped their receipt tickets, and
the conductor, by picking tfrflm up,
coidd use then} again* To obviate
this difficulty, the tickets were
numbered and the public was no-
tified tha$ at the end of each
month thftfe would be a grand
prize drawing, and the holders of
the winning numbers would get
prizes varying in amount from one
of $50 down to a number1 of twen-
ty-five cents each. People laughed
at the plan, but it has tairly suc-
ceeded. It has been in option
now more than two months and
there have been two drawings, the
winning numbers being announced
hi the newspapers. ISvery one
now preserves jthe receipt tickets,
and the plan is believed, to have
checked dishonest conductors at a
slight expense.
The Shah of Persia has pqn
ferred tli£ order of the "fiuf apd
Lion," in bfillianto, on Priniee Bis-
marck. The PrinceT8 ejd0st son,
Count Herbert von Bismarck, has
received the same decoration in a
less distinguished form. The Shah
has also conferred the Grand Cross
of the order of the Sun and Lion
on Count Moon, the PfqssifW)
Prime Minister, anjl t|ie officers'
cross of the samp order qn Fred
eritfk Bodenstedt, tbie' t
translator of tJ^e songs of
Schaff, the Persian poet.
©RIG- Houston whisky ought to be
good for it has certainly got the
Ape. - - • J4'-1
The shrewd authorities of St.
Paul, Minn., propose to catch
drnnkards by tarred lamp-posts.
One conspicuous post is estimated
to be worth ten constables.
In 1865 Dexter trotted his last
mile in public over the Dexter
Park course in Chicago; to-day
the course is one of the most fash-
ionable portions of the great Wes-
tern city, so rapid has been the
march of improvement.
A'. man in Massachusetts is a
mine of wealth to the town in
which he lives. He has l>een ar-
raigned before the Mayor 117
times for drunkenness, and has
paid for the privilege $1142.
- An English nobleman, Viscount
Mellow, has purchased the old
farm known as "Callahan's," thirty
miles from White Sulphur
Springs, Virginia, and taken pos-
session. -
The introduction of the postal
cards is making fearful havoc with
the eye-sight of the distributing
and assorting clerks in those offi-
ces where females are employed.
The male clerks having no inquisi-
tiveness, of course, are not driven
iot such a railroad rate of reading.
A passenger on a steamer was
over the railing of the
eck, and with considerable
[ violence giving to the winds and
the sea the contents of his stomach,
when one of the boat officials,
walking briskly by, asked ^ in a
patronizing manner : "Sick sir F
The poor ieilow waited to reeover
his breath, and then said indig-
nantly: "You dont suppose I'm
doing this for tun, do you f-
A Titusville wife placed a toy
snake in her- husband's boot the
other morning, and then cotdd
hardly get breakfast because of
her snikering at his performances
-when he discovered it. He first
looked in the mirror, then went
and threw his* demijohn of old rye
into the mill race. He drank tbir-
teen clips of coffee at breakfast,
and ftir several evenings afterward
astonished his ehiidren by going
to bed at nine o'clock each night,
woman couldn't keep the
&td, #bvr her husband 1ms
bought a new jug, and he drains
the Bowing bowl with an assiduity
{-which shows his determination to
[« make np for lost time. * #
The large pockets now worn on
the outside of ladies' dresses ap-
pear to have been speciafly in-
vented to tempt pickpockets.
These appendages are intended
for pocket handkerchiefs, but
ladies will also drop port-mon-
iiaies, card-cases and other valua-
ble articles into these convenient
haversacks. The pocket itself
appears to be a modification of
the old-fashioned receptacle for
money which can frequently
be Seen attached under the dress
of the respectable farmers' wives
who vend country produce in our
markets. But, even with the pro-
tection of the intricate access to
calico mtmey receptacles,
have been known to reap
a rich barvest by cutting out the
pockets of the unsuspecting deal-
ers. This should prove a warning
of what WiH happen on the streets
if ladies will persist in entrusting
their shipping money to the pro-
tectiott-frf an outside pocket,
hether it be attached merely by
[rings or be sown on the dress,
here is one place ladies can carry
money with impunity, and that is
near their hearts. *
Uff-" a
A
novel power has been in-
vented, according to a correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune, who
thus sets forth its nature and mer-
its in that potest Saturday:
"I have been shown the elements
and drawings of an engine to be
propelled by the combination of*
oxygen and hydrogen in the pres-
ence of flame, producing expan-
sion, and, of eourse, explosion, if
not under control. This power can
be generated at a trifling expense,
not to exceed one-fourth that of
steam; add by saving the weight
of fuel, much of the weight
of machinery, with greatly in-
ised activity of enginery, the
result is a great gain. The mo-
mentum aequired in , this way is
believed to be such that ships
may cross the Atlantic in three
days or even in less time. The
paddle appliances also a novelty,
simple but pfljimt. T£is power
is applicable eqt^ifty with steam
or water to any kind of ma-
fWmf? V" V«
An enterprising chap has just
appeared in New York whose sole
occupation is to teach mocking-
birds to whistle all the popular
Sirs of the day: He has followed
this trade for ten years, and his
countenance is continually on the
pucker, while the orifice he calls
his mouth resembles a small,
Iptnpg knot-hole in a shingle. This
prevents him from eating a square
meal, and his food has to be in-
jected down his throat by the aid
of a small sized sausage stnffer.
But he teaches bjrds to whl8tle in
twelve lessons.
Ladies,
Ladies everywhere are delighted
with La Creole Hair Bestorer. It
is cleanly to use, free from delete-
rious ingredients, gloriously per-
fumed, gives the hair vigor, im-
parts to it a rich gloss, restores
and preserves its natural color,
causes new hair to spring forth,
and is the best dressing in the
world, being both a restorermd a
preservative. v
#BAD TH£ Ejrjp^kOF.,
Met). Sftial- W- Fal\ wife of
Mr. J. T- S. FaJJ, of NVsliville,
Tennessee, a lady well known '
that city for her many steriii
qualities, writes to us under da'
September 1st, 1868, that "she had
no hesitation in recommending
the *Lonisiana Creole Hair Be-
Storer/as a most valuable prepar-
atk#i, cpippl^tely s^si^eyinjr every
mm for ^kh it is wended,
and importing a beautiful glossy
appearance to the hair." For sale
by all druggists.
SEWS ITEMS.
Arrest of a Postoffice Thief in
New Orleans.—A young man named
Mat. A. Miller, Superintendent of
the Newspaper Department at the
Postoffice, by appointment of ex-
Postmaster C. W. Lowell, was, on
the morning of the 7th, arrested,
charged with breach of trust and
embezzlement of money collected
by him in his official capacity.
The circumstances which led to
the arrest are as follows: When
the present administration went
into office Miller was continued in
office, lie; however, failed to
make any returns of money col-
lected by him, and finally B. II.
Binggoh'l, then acting as Assistant
Postmaster, asked liiui if be had
made any collections, and he
answered that he had not.
Matter* were at a stand still
until the 12th of June, when Wil-
ier was officially nol i lied to make
out his accounts and present I Item
for collection, and he was at the
same time instructed from the date
of the letlcr to collect all accounts
every fifteen days.
To this letter there was no prac-
tical response, and on the 22d of
June, Miller was ordered to make
out his accounts and turn them
into the Postmaster's office for col-
lection. This brought an answer
from Miller that he would make
out his account# and have them all
collected by the 3d of July.
This was satisfactory; but on the
1st of July he failed to appear at
the office until called on by letter
to attend, and then he delayed his
arrival until late in the evening.
Suspicions were aroused, and C.
C. Haley and Geo. Ellis & Bro.
and other dealers were called on,
and all showed receipts for all ac-
counts against them up to the
20th or July. An investigation
of Miller's accounts was ordered,
and it was found that he had col-
lected during the term of the
present administration, up' to
June 20th, $1039, OS, of which
amount $087 55 was unaccounted
for.
Miller was confronted with the
receipts and charged with the de-
falcation, and confessed to having
used the-money, saying that it was
all owiug to his having contracted
a habit of gambling.' He express-
ed sorrow, and promised to make
up the amount.
Time was allowed him to make
up the amount, and he failing was
as above stated, arre - ted.
He was on yesterday brought
before United States Commissioner
Grant, and waiving examination
was placed under $2500 bonds to
appear before tlie TTjiit':d States
District Court.
lloyal Masonic Patrons.—Wil-
liam, Emperor of Germany, is a
freemason of forty years standing;
also, his son, the heir apparent of
the empire. The iather of Victo-
ria, Queen of Great Britain was a
freemason, also three of her sons,
and herself, l>y royal consent, Pa-
tron of the Order, Victor Em-
manuel, King of Italy, i.s a mason;
as is also his son, Amadeus, the
late King of Spain. To them
might be added the Bangs of Hol-
land and Sweden, and a host of
princes and the nobilitj of Europe.
A Vienna letter says: "Since
Austria has been crowed out of
Germany and Italy, greater atten-
tion has been bestowed on the im-
provement of her various pro-
vinces} and a decided amelioration
of the condition of the people has
taken place., It has resulted in a
contentment among them to which
they had long been strangers, and
now Hungary and Tyrol, Austria,
Styria and Caricola seem proud to
be united, as one empire under
their popular young Kaiser, Frati-
cif Joseph."
A tunnel twelve miles in length
lias been. commenced, to bore
through the. Boeky Mountains.
In one portion of it it will be a mile
below the surface. It is for rail-
road use, and is expected besides
to cut through valuable, mineral.
It is called the "Sierra Madre
Tunnel Company of Colorado."
Four years, cutting sixty jfeet a
day, are allowed for its completion.
The Mount Cenis Tunnel, which i.s
but little over seven miles long,
required fourteen years.
The followtug dialogue occurred
in the. Faubourg St. Honore,
Paris, Between a patriarchal gen-
tleman ami his granddaughter:
"What makes your hair so
white, grandpapa?" inquires the
maiden.
"I'm very old, my dear; I was
in the ark," says grandpa, humor-
ously, but with a reckless regard
for truth, which does not prepos-
sess in the cild m«W's favor.
"Oh,? says the child, regarding
her relative with a fresh interest,
"are you Noah !"
"No, I am not Noah."
"Are you Shem, then
"No, I am not Shem."
"Are yon Ham T
"No, I am not even Ham,"
"Then you must be Japhot,"
says mademoiselle, at the end of
her historical tether, and growing
rather impatient at the diffioulty
that surrounded her aged relative's
identification,
"No, I am pot Japhet."
"Then, grandpa, you're a
beast P
"ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH, DEAR
^RIENDS."
One Hundred Dollars Reward
For any failure of the
^^.T.TTHSrT FILITER
To accomplish all that la claim9<t tat it. Five
hundred dollar* will nM indnoe aome that have
naed them the laat year ta abandon Ihtm lor the
••It ia a ain and a shame too," what wlgglatail,
typhoid, leml-aoupy compound called Water, ii
daily naed at all the hotela and many reiidet ces ir
Honiton and Galveaton.
Tea better clean oat your Cittern*, than be
cleaned out by chptera, (ever* or filtf Stop np
tha crapki, ke^p o^t the aorta* water, pit up a
Filter, and you'll bo happy.
Direct lorn given gratia now to effectually repair,
renovate and atcure Cisterns
J. AIT8TIH SYF.,
Boom 4, Stade Building.
1878. jy6-tf
LJUL_ - jggg
HOTK1. A?K1V&L«>JI/LI 10,WS.
HHTOqiKB HOUSE.
I H Hardier, NO dl Hhaitaburp, Tenn
St f Wdiili, \ ia W R Pace & w;te. B in's•
I, B i'lpii, Tex vllle
W I, Maau. Oelv stnu R Glb.on, Austin
R brawn, halvescoii T K Uaddox, Caiveit
H H he:p<~r, city S H Ku-holda. Waco
AOS "lilt, Doiii'lansvllle W A Wright, wife k ::
D A Sim i you, La children, Shreviport
h .'onok a i.tiu B F FryuW, Crockett
I H Hum- on, Yelasco
WIfOLESALE PRICES CURRENT,
Cotlon.
AYOR'S OFFICE,
CITX OF HOUSTON, June 30, 1878.
Bids will be received at thia office until inly
lttfe, at 13 o'clock it., for the deepening and
widening of Slaughter Pen Ditch, according to thtf
plana and speelflnatlone on 1119 at tlie office of tha
Otty Engine*;.
Payment* to be made in U. 8. Currency or Bond*
of the oity of Houston, at the option of the city.
The oity reaervsi the right to reject any and all
bUa. T, H. 80ANLAN,
Mayer,
POSTAL.
TUE POSTAL SKl:VICr„
An ollioial statement prepared July 2 a
the Post Office Department shows the nuni
her of post offices in the United Str.tes on
June 30, 1873, to be 33,3$4, ah increase
during the year of 1,351. The number of
miles of railroad service on the same date
was 63.514, an increase during the year of
5,603 miles. The following is an official
statement of the condition of the postal card
contract to June 30:—Requisition* on the
contractor to date, from 1,C8C offices,
33.645,000 cards; orders suspended at the
Department, from 5,018 offices, 9,484,000
cards; total number onwretK'by 6,706 post-
masVera to date, 43,] 29,000;- number issued
to June 3*), inclnsive,; 20,480,00"'
balance unfilled, 22.619.000 postal cards.
L'ECtSION IN RF.OAKD TO POBTaL CARDS.
The Postmaster General has decided that
twe postal cards containing a written commu-
nication and sealed together, so as to cancel
said writing, must be treated as a letter, and
held for postage. Should they reach the
office of delivery through inadvertance, they
should be treated as wholly wipaid, and
rated up at double letter rates. After postal
cards have reached their destination, they
may be forwarded to another office, at the
request of the party addressed, without
additional charge lor postage. '
POSTAL TREATY WITH CANADA.
The Postmaster General to-day signed ad-
ditional articles to the postal treaty with
Canada, providing for an interchange of the
postal cards of the United States and the
Dominion at a prepaid rate of two oents in
foil to its destination in either country, the
prepayment to be effected by affixing to the
card an ordinary one cent postage stamp.
Postal cards not so additionally prepaid are
not to be forwarded. Correspondence has
been in progress with the Canadian authori-
ties for some time on this snbjcct, And it is
known that these additional articles will be
promptly signed on the part of the Domin-
ion. If thus concluded the arrangement will
go into effect July 1.
The new postal law providing for the
prepayment of postage upon exchanges will
go into force on the first of July. The post-
office authorities are now engaged in per-
fecting their plan for the collection of this
new revenue. Their arrangements have not
yet been completed,. bat in all probability
they will adopt the same system now in use
with the advertising agents.
POSTAL CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT JCLT L
1. Franking privilege abolished.
2. Postmasters supplied with official
stamps.
3. Official stamps not to be ns&l except
for official business.
4. Stamp ;of one department can not be
used for correspondence oi auother. _
5. No matter can pass through the mails
free.
ti. Postage must be collected on newspa-
pers published in the county where deliv-
ered.
7. Exchanges not free. Publishers must
pay postage on each exchange.received.
8. Postal cards uncalled for are not sent to
dead letter office. .
9. Postal cards can not be used a second
time.
10. Ordinary cards can be transmitted'
through the mails by affixing one cent stamp,
provided the eutire message is printed. The
address may be written "1^1*?
Five cents per quarter are to be charged
for the transmission of each copy ^>1 the
newspapers in the different exchange lists.
On the 1st of July, if the proposed plan be
adopted, and for the following six days, the
number of copies forwarded by each new%
paper establishment will be counted, ana
the total number received by the postoffice
during the week will be accepted as an av-
erage of the number likely to be Bent each
week lor the next three months, and the
publication office will be charged to pay ac-
cording to that average. A fresh count will
be made during the first week of each suc-
cessive quarter.
The same law will be applied to the
weekly papers, which have hitherto beea
delivered within the limits of the county
where published free if expense.
The postoffice authorities expect that the
new law will greatly increase the revenue,
without matenally affecting the newspapers
as they believe tliat what the latter have to
pay in postage, they will gain by reducing
the number of their exchanges.
i ' ' ' —.1
POSTAGE. f
Letters—Three cents for each half ounce
or fraction thereof. * v • 1
Drop Letters—Where delivered by car-
riers, two cents for each half ounce or frac-
tion thereof. At other offices, one cent for
each half ounce or fraction thereof!
Printed Matter—One cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof. Seeds, bulbs,
cuttings, roots, scions, ohromoe and en-
avings are classed with printed matter.
Merchandise—Two cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof, limited to twelve
ounces.
When any of the above matter is mailed
wholly unpaid, and by inadvertenpe reaches
its destination, double rates should be
charged and collected.
gra'
WANTED.—A Raw Orleana ■
liabita-aaks employment la" any honest , _
mate bnainee that may offer. He can gm (pod
Louisiana and Tex .a references to anyone who
will give him work for hi* hniaaor hand*.
Address A. B. (Office ofihe Houston Mbbctot.)
july9 dSt
AUCTION SALE.
17 K. LUBBOCK
' • o'clock,
Btcon, Shoulder*,
in*.Pow.-t,
ery, Olsas and Btaaa Was*, and a goodeelec
Uou of nothing. Shirts. Hsciery, Notion*, &c.
jyll-lt - : •« i ■
HEM COMBINATION DRAWER LOCK.
The advantage* claimed for thia bock are.
that It la verv easily
letter* put together in
of carrying key* 1* dl
is strong and substanl
BWATION
woking on any three
The trouble
and it* lock
low prlM,-9fi, I*
S can only fa*
The
obtained from
OTTO EBICH80N.
No. 51 Milam street, next door to Weatheimer's
Stable* > „ . sjjfll-lm
T ^ -i:"* "
notice.
Ornoi Brorx As* of Trxu.l
HotJSTO*, July y, 1873. i
1 he blowing action was had andpaawd by the
ltosrd of Director* July 8, 1873 j
Baolved, That the Stock Association ot Texas
will pay (360 for the dataotlon and conviction of
any party for the thait of stock from any of thia
Association. «•. W. ALLEN, Preattent.
T. U. LUBBOCK, Secretary. Jnly6 dftwtf.
special notices.
XAYOB'8 OFFICE, l_
Cxrx op Hocsrosr, June 30th, 18T3. )"
due July 1st. 1873, *&d payable in tha city of
Houston, will be paid at the Banking House of T.
W, House in Houston, and thoee payable in New
York, at the Ninth National wA' National Oity
Bark, aa stated in the Coupons.
jyl-tf T. H. BCANLA*", Mayor.
NOTICE.
0 T A X^P A X E E S.
THE CI1Y AS3S830K AND OOLLECTOK
has thia day notlfl-:d me that all «*connts tor Oity
Taxes, due for the years 1871 and 1873, were ready
for suit*, and that the taxaa for 1878 ataaow due,
and unless paid on or before the 1st of September
next, would be placed in my handa for collection
KnlJ will be brought Immediately for the taxes
due for 1871 and 1873. To save expense, I take
this opportunity toaak the tax-pay era to oorae for"
ward and settle. Beapaotfnlly,
A. «, UmiMDN,
jySDICit CMr Attorne
e. fairfax 9rat,
civil ENGINEER AND LAND AGfNT
Office In Gray's Building, Boom. S, Fannin
■treet, opposite Court House. P 0. Box 194.
jys-tf
liOw Ordinary...
Ordinary
Good Ordinary..
Low Middling*..
Miildling
Gou).—Bu;
Silver.
6 «t8
11,
18J @U
14 (a>U%
L' nominal.
Financial.
115 : gelling 115#.
S* • Selling X
for gold 5 to 6 per c. nipronnt
bnying and fteuing for gold 5
Exchange—Firm at figures as below :
Commercial N. Orleans Sight, Cur. par
Commercial N. Orleans 8i£ht,Gol<l - - par.
Banker's Check on N. Orleans, Cnr. prem.
Banker's Checks on N Orleans.Oold— ^ prem.
Commercial N« w York fiO dsv ,rnr —«•' riom't.
Commercial KewYork 80 days.Cnr.— @ noin'l.
Commercial N. York Sight, Cnr.. r«r®
Commercial N. York Sight. Gold &prem.
Banbor'o ( becks on New York, Cnr. \prem.
Bankers Check® on N. Y.. Gold. 1 per c.prem.
Commercial Sterling, Sixty Lays ...nominal
Bdiikern' Steriiiiu- f^icli!. ......$5 per £
Oar quotulio/u ave fur iob lot* only
■ •nailer qunntitles will l>e oltaried a kliglic
advance on pi-icc quoted.
(Jroc?r!es, ProYisions,' iio.
HeeiiWax jir lb -.'..v.
Halting Powders
Hitters—per ,-ase—
Lone Star
Hoa tetters
Brakes'.
O. K. Plantation
Wampoo
' Home
Walker'* Tonic
Candy—per lb-
Houston Assorted Stick
New Orleans....
St. Lonie
Fancy
Candles—per lb—
Star, fall weight
Adamantine....
Con Goods—per doz cans—
i'eaches, 2 lb..
do 3 lb
Strawberries, 3 lb ...\.
do 311)
Pineapples, 8 lb
PlnmB
Oysters lib
Oysters, 2 lb
Condensed Milk, liable, per case
Coffee—per lb—
Rio, common, (gold)
Good
Prime
Choice
Havana......-.!
Java
Flonp—
Superfine, perbbl,
Extra....
Double Extra.*...
- XXX
Fancy Brands
Corn Meal—Western
Fl*h—
Cod Fish, per box-.. ........
do in dmins, per 11>..
25®
1 <fl>
8 00®
8 MA
50 &
8 00 @
7 76@
7 50
SOigl
00®
8 50
8 76
8 7?
8 SO
8 00
8 00
SO
18(3 20
15 K © 18
10* (a> lij«
22® 28
51@ 23 a
25 @ 27*
2 40 (31
3 60 @ 3 70
3 50 ® 8 70
4 50® 4 X
3 55 <§> 8 .VI
4 85 4 Sfr
1 40(9 1*00
3 50®
12 S0@
13 25 ® 13 5C
15®, IB#
W'f © lii«
19X® 20
20 @ 21
25®
30®
8 00 @ 8 25
8 50 @ H 00
12 50 ® 12 75
4 25 ® 4 50
Herrings, per box ,
do Holland, per kit....\
Salmon, per lb
Mackerel No. 1, kits
do No. 3, kits............
do No, 1, half bbls
do No. 3, half bbls
do No. 3. quarter bbls...
Mol asses—per canon—
Louisiana, bbls
Common ■
Choice
iTexas
Syrup
Golden Syrtip
r i*'1 V 'If- • > • ,
Nats—per lo-«-
Almonds, soft she)..
Filberts
Pecans
Walnuts. ....1'....
Glass Gooda-perdozen m cast-
Brandy Cherries
do Peaches
Pickles per gallon, per doz.
00 perhal gallon
per quarta..
do per pints
Worcester Sance, pints
Porter and Ale-
London Porter, per doz pints...
do do do qnarts...
Scotch Ale, per doz pints
do do quarts
Provisions-
Pork, Mess, bbl
Bacon, Breakfast, per lb
Hams, canvassed
'* Ordinary, plain
Clear sides
Clear Bibbed Sides
Shoulders
Lard, refined, in tierces
2 25 ®
8®
45®
. 2 60®
20®
. 3 25®
. 3 CO®
. 7 75®
. 6 5"®
. 7 40 @
. ' 60®
65X @
& 70
* *'f®
, .63®
• T% ©
3 50
CO
22
2 60
2 25
8 26
7oO
7 54
23 (® 25
K>@ 18
&>< @ 9
18® 20
4 25 ® 4 50
1 00 @ 4 25
® 7 00
4 50 ® 5 00
3 00 @ 3 15
2 00 @ 2 16
3 50 @ 4 50
2 40 @ 2 50
3 50 @ 3 75
2 35 ® 2 30
3 50 @ 3 75
do in kegs.....
Oiijf
Bntter, Western, per lb..
LardOi
;nter Strained
do Goshen.
t.-heese, Western........
do Choice, Northern.......
do English Dairy.
Potatoes, per bbl ..A.
Onions.
Sourkront, per bbl
20 00 ©
14® ja
10 > W
5 00®
Folly fair;-—•
do Choice Louisiana.
do Yellow Clarified
do Whit* do
B'Mm— 1
Whole boxes—
Half boxes ...
Quarter boxes
Starch—per ID.—
1 lb papers
Soda—per lb—'. ....j...:...
Spices—per lb—
v Pepper
Pimento
lbtiH* • •• •••••> ■••• •*•••• •••••.
12 00 _
. 9X @ WJC
..10X® 11«
13® 13.^
13)i®
Nutmegs ....
Allspice.
Ginger, Race
do Ground
12«®
@
26« ®
Liverpool, coarse [gold]
per lb—
Toraa 1?
2 25 ® 2 40
Texas ....
Northern
Southern
Castile............k.............
'Western Olive —:
Tallsw—per lb— ,)•
Country
Citywndered
Tobacco—per lb-
Virginia
Smoking
Western
Pisa Cot Chewing1 in foil per gr
do ' do Bulk, per lb..
Snuff—Garrett*, per doz... 4
•' < B*jfih .................
Vtae«a —per ^ai.—'•* " ■
Cider
White Wine
Bi«e—per lb— ' .* 4
Carolina ^
India ■■ .•••..a1..,.....
Wklsky—oer gai—
Choice Western
Louisiana Low Proof.
Bourbop........
c x®
61|
15®
7 K
7
8
18
IX
8®
7X®
48®
40®
60®
90®
9X®
18X
90
1 25
1 64
10
1 10
4 26
4 10 @ 4 20
35® 50
. 40® • 75
■ U'. ^
9%@ 10
® 10X
' ® 9
1 05® 10
1 75 (
Straw Pi
f«r Ream.
14x18 .'.'Ui-i.-.v.;
18x24. - • ^ ............
20x30
11x15.....
76
kl 0)
fl 00
50
i.liusK . rl/ . «i;
... Cigars. , ,
(Unrw
Harinozuro, per M 4® 00®
LaFtaeza *>•••, SO
El Tejano 60 00®
Seroidora 65 00 ® —
CupdiO - 75 00 ® —^jr-
El Amaranto 85 00®
LaBelleza -
SfSWfc::::c.%..T.""::: 8 Sl==
artTCttt. «oo®7wo
lAoss Boee 75 00 ®
El Jacinto 82 00®
jtePrecioso ..... j.. 80 00 ®
LaCocqnlsta 70 00®
wioGrande 110 00®
. (Toman 25 00 ® 65 00
70 00®
T«<Jr-ndeza.
UvAper Grades from.
Dry «**•«!*—
Prints Merrimac, W
do do D....
i5 Sprague's
CO Amoskeag
-"■> Lowell
uj Wamsutta
do Hope.........
do Asbury
do Pinks and Purplce
do Shirting.'
Domestics Brown, 4-4.
do Bleached, 44...........
do do 7-K. ....k....
do do 3-4............
Sheeting 10-4, Bleach'd & Brown
' Ticking.,
Hickory.. *
Denims Blue A Brown
Cottonade
Anion Checks.
GltigoamB, Domestic.
do Imported——........
Cotton Plaids and Stripe*
Striped Osnaburga..
Cambrics
Cotton Jeans
Kentucky Jeans......... u
All-Wool TweoJs
Sterling Thread
Coat* do -h
Hats-
Wool, per dz
Nutria
Flush
Silk
Shirts—per aoz— . "
Hickory —
Blue Check
Wool.....
do Negligee
Choice Extra.
Family —,... ...
hull Bosomed White
17 00® i
ii
IS
do
Fancy do
- --Meear-w--
C'alico
Merino Undwejiirt#
Drawers—per ao*—
Heavy Brown Drill
Bleached C. F
Linen
Salts, C. P. a*4 V.—
Brown Velveteen
New Brannfel* Cass
All Wool Silk Mi^ed
Fancy Diagonal ...'.
Blue do Fine.....
Fancy Caesisaere ........
8 00 ® 14 00
9 00 @16 00
18 00 ® 46 00
U0 00 ® 75 00
4 60® 7
7 60 ® 8
U 60® 30
8 00® 15
10 00® 10
U 00 @ 12 00
. 15 00 ®22 00
12 00 ® 1< 0
— ^
ECREKA AND CITY MILLS GOODS.
44 Brown Sheetings
7-8 do do ............
*( do do
Ticking
Hickories
Denims
Jeans
TuMiula
Plain Knitting Cotton c. per lb!
8 ply do do " f
Roots and Shoes. -
E & A H Batcheller 1st Kip Prog 20 00 (3 3
" * * 17 35 ® 18 go
do
do
do
do
do
do j.
Other Kip Brogans ..
do Boots....
do
do
do
do
do
do
2d do do
3rd do do MS 60 ®
Jst do Boots 44 00 ®
2d do do 3H 50 (« 39 00
3rd do do 37 00 @
Boys A Youth* 15 00 @ 80 CO
14 #0® 30 (Ml
33 00 d 60 00
Calf Pegged Erogans lSOOgSOoO
Cslf Lined ,do 22 00 ® 40 (M)
Ladies Pencil I.aoe Bootc 11 60® 24 00
do 16 00 ® 36 00
do
Sewed do
„ Hardware.
HrutiBTff -
Sad Irons
Axes
Ox Chaines
Traces. 6 a light. No. 3.
7«® 8
® 16 50
18 60 _
10* ®
75®
86
1 00
26
70
1 75®
ia a
> w
i
mis?
M 75®
4
16®
18V®
3 10
OK ®
6^<®
11 «*
10®
30
78
3 00
7¥
U
u
30
16
17
3 38
¥
7
6V
12 H
12
16 50 ® 11 50
8 cents fold,
Iti & 17).
do do" *No2
do do Ko 1
BabbettMe&l
Brass Entries
Ax Handles
Iron Wi>od Fcrews fltf per <"ff npw
list.
Castiu^s, American..:....
. Iron Axels
Lead, per 100 lbs—Pi^
Bar, per lb
Sheet
Pipe.... '.
Phot..'.
Nin.8, American, per lb—
Fou r Penny 7® 7
Six Penny
Eight Penny
Ten to Sixty Penny.........
Wrought, German .........
do American
4° Boat Spises........
Cctron Tics—
Arrow
llaciriiiK—Currency, per yard.
Hides and Leather. „• ?
Hides—per lb gold prices. " .,.
Dry, Pelec'cd 12^® 13
do Salted 10 % n
Wet Salted Kips 7>f ® 8
Green Butchers' ; ... 6:i® 7
Wool, bnry ' nomina
Wool, free of bnrs 16 <g 18
bheepSkins, with wool 25® 30
Leather—par lb-
Skirting 4« ^ 35
Harness............. ' 45® 60
Bridle Sides, por doy, 56 00 @ 75 00
Kip. per doz 70 00 ® 84 00
Calf 60 00 ® 72 00
- LumWr.
Ijmnber—per M feet-
Texas, by car load, roiijib 3u 00 ® 32 oo
Dressed Ceiling 33 00 ® 35 00
do Flooring ,..33 00 @ 35 00
do Weather Boards 28 00 ® 32 80
Yellow Pine, Rough Lumber.-... 25 00 ® 32 09
do Dressed Ceiling ... 33 00 @ 35 00
do do Flooring.. @ 40 00
do do W. Boards 28 00 ® 65 00
Cypres 40 00 ® 43 60
HUngles —
Sabine Split 4 50 ® 650
Sawed,-.. 4 60®
Long&£on, and Black Star 6 00®
Coin will be received for the above} except shin-
gles which are eold.
Buildin? Material.
Lime 3 50
Cement 3 75
Bricks, Fire nS5 00
Bricks, Common .10 00
Laths 4 50
Plaster Paris 5 00
Plasterinp Hair per lb 8 c.
!opper Bivets 80 @ 85
'ilea, new list. 7 50 (<t £1
Cross-cut Saws, Msbtning, j>er foot. 75 1 00
Rubber Belting, 10 to 15 per cent, oft
New York list.
Hemp Packing, per pound ...: 28 ® 40
Shovels Tid Spaoes, Ames'........16 50 ® 18 60
" " Lowland's. ...13 00 fc# 14 00
Victor
SCALES
OF EYF.RY DESCRIPTION,
J. II. ALCEE GAUTHBEAUX,
Gensrsi Sen hein Agent, J ew Orlraus, La.
w . Jin-KtscH Si ce.,
Agents, fUivett >n.
First premium over Fairbanks' Fcales, Texas
State Fair, 1873. jnly9 d&wom
DISSOLUTION.
npfl K copartnership heretofore exisiting be*
X tween the undersicned, under the firm name
orOOLLISS & OO., 1* THIS DAY dissolved by
limititloii. 'i hs stock of said fine, acknowledged
by an judpe* to be the best selected In the Stste,
amounting to more than $35,COO, together with all
the notes, due bi'ls aud other papers connected
with the bu sln s, win be sold at Public Auction,
sale commencing on July 21—or at private tale,
at cost.
JOHN COLLINS.
MA B3HALL 0. WELLBUKN.
Q.E0RGE H. SLAUGnTER;1''"
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOCSTOS,^ TEXAS
j®H tf
Orncz ik Coukthoo/i.
JAMES RCTE,
Importer and Dealer In
PUNTS, OII.S. COfcOttS. VAltSlSHKS.
WALL FAPEB, fas.; PPBOLINE FLUID,
Go<i<'ti's PortaWl* Gas L**pi<
HOUaTOS, TEXAS.
nnv<uiv
J. K. ItAHtT. « ' 'A. K. I
MiSLY & 21 ASTER.S0X,
-A_ ttorneys £it -w
^'V >■ -Hi '•> . ..
h0c3ios, TEXAS.
Wil> pr«ctice in ibe Supreme, Federal tad alf
Inferior Courts ia the State. -*
Ofwc*—Gray** Building. Jy4-tf
H. 0. & B. F. PANNELL, *
UNDERTAKERS,
*t T1 In.(J*Ijy?r 'vpi rn * «?/v
Have on -hind a large aupply of Burial Bobee,
black aiid white, of silk, satin, merino and bread
cloth, for ladies anl gentlemen. We have also
Ave, elegant He arses, with Masonic, Odd Fellow
and Catholic Emblems. Metalic Cases, Silver
Mounted Caskets. Mahogany, Walnut, Kosewood
and Pine Coffins constantly on hand, at So. 67
Fndrle sirert, Houaton.Texas. Order* from Ball- •
road Stations promptly attended to on receipt of
telegram. joly9 3m f
BLUE GRASS, \
BED TOP, OBCHABD GBASS, BED cfaOYEB,
Timothy, Bye, Oats, and Bare)-,
Seed* cow arriving, alio Turnip ared, Cabbage
Celery. Cauliflower, etc , etc.. etc.
A. WH1TAKHK, Court-house S^nare,
mlj9 3m HOUSTON.
MAYOR'S office, \
City of Eoustok. July 6th, 187S. (
By virtoe of a Kesolntion of tiie City Connetl,
passed at a special meeting held on Wedseadsy,
July 2d, 18"3,1 will prce*ed to off* at publte auo>
tion at the Market House of tail city, oa tha ll'.h
day of Anguit, 1873, at 12 o'clock noon, theleaae
of the New Market House, with all the privilege*
and appurtenance* thereto belonging, to:ether
with all other market privileges of the city, for a
term of five years, dbmmeno ng September 1st,
1873, and ending August SI t, 1878.
Said lease is tubject to all rule* and regulation*
of the city then in force in regard to the govern-
ment of the Market House and City HalL
That all rooms in portiou of Oity H*H required
for use of the o-ty are not leased or surrendered.
That the lessee shall pay Uto the City Treasury
on the first day of each month, in idvance, the
monthly rectal.
That he shall give good and sufficient bond "in
the sum of $25 000 for the faithful performance of
hi* contract, to ba bs a; proved of by the Mayor
and Council.
She Mayor r oaervos the right to rrjt ot any or all
hid*., X. H. SCANLAN.
MW1 Mayor.
dO . .i iZ'Xii.lWUU 0 SB 0(
- - .... 6 00 ® 7 00
..; 7 00® 30 00
. 6 00 ® 6 50
.. 7 00 ® 9 00
... 15 00@18 00
... IS 60® U no
... 10 00 @ 15 26
... 12 60® 18 60
...18 60® 17 00
... 18 g0@, 24 so
... U 00 016 00
AYOR'8 OFFICE,
CUTY OF HOUSTON. Jutjn 25,1873.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Of ono Aldorman to fill tho vacancy caused
by the resignation of J. E- Whittc^ey.
Notice is hereby given that oa the 17th day of
July,A.D.1873, an election is hereby ordered for the
Election of ove Alderman to represent the Fsurth
Ward of the city <4 Hong too, vice I. K. Whittel-
tey, renign&4 to oa held in the New Market
House of said dty. Frank 8. Ton ia hereby ap-
pointed the presiding officer at aaid election.
. jt25-« T. H. SCANLAN, Mayor
JOHN COLLINS,
- ' ? T i ^ -j-* |
General Grocer j
Champion Tea Dealei
JUST ARRIVED AND ON THE WAl
THK BEST STOCK O?
PRflYWlOjlS, b'etK KKIK^ * SI'iri S
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b7tt*ik,
oe-itstan buitih.
BvC05,
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CONbtlvstO UlLh,
(iaRBBTT'S and bu.pb'e iOkCFF,
J.'JOM,.
OOL' N3
YOUNG KK90X aud
1VII3S1HJH) TE Alf?.
P.'CKLRS.
KNGLISB Hid
AMbBlCAN BUOtKEtAl.
And thousand* of sther thing* too notaerous So
mention.
WGcoda* deli n red FBBX to any part of tin
ciiy.
Jy4-lt JOHN
LAKlJ.
Want — ForK«nt-F r Sate.
FOB SAXF.
llii& LONE STAR SALOON,
With License, Fnrnitnreaud Fixfnres, via lis
eold at* bargain. Forfn-lher intmrnat o-t s|jpJy
to WM. DI8SEN ii SON.
jjSDtf
jpiOK SALK LOW—
THE YERANDA HOTEL BCLL1)IN0>.
On corner of Prtnklinacd Fannin streets.
Said bonding* to be removed. Apply to
Je23-tf
WM. D14-SHN k C i.
H
OESE FOB SALE.
A GENTLE HARNESS HORSE,
8oitabls fur s Family, will be s£ld low; the owner
having no use for hiin Apply at tho Houston
City Mills. j«i -tf.
po
K BENT.
FflONT OFFICE,
MatJicv'.s BitOdiug,
Ooarner Congress sud Bain Sheets.
ApUt ft S. MATH&B.
KAUFMAN STAR.
The Bnsiness Kanscr of the Honstvn Csiov a
hereby au.homed to act asa^ent tor *.ne Samznau
Star, a weekiy newsjap-r published at Esntmsn,
with a (insula loo of 850 iu lUidfoiaa, Hunt. Vwi
Zandt, H'*nde son, Koiua, ^nd^reun and Da'lua
counties; and any contract made ty salo Buuness
Manager will be uomplird with on the part ot w
psper. ana any receirt «x culed by him :or auw
tinag or sobaerlptloa or other work win fce
respected. GK1CKN *. CLAHK.
jell-tf
, PABADISE GARDEN,
On Washington Ro d, opposite Central Ma-
. chine Shop,
Where Ice Cream, Lemctade, Lager Beer, Cigar*.
Tobacoo, etc., can be had at all hour* of the ilxv.
is opened for the rocepU.iu of vipiiors daily, au.i
on boaday from 4 to 10 P. U , durisg which Uiue
a Band d it courses fine music. O. HKISrt,
jV6-lw Fmpefetor.
Uuuisvilie AdverUscmeiii.
W
A KW, 1 E WKY & CO.
lxsskje&l orm««
STATE PEN1TENT1ABI',
"taLXJUtt -> villo.
OFFICE AVU K.ILE8 ROO.Us
Ho. HQ Kaia Street, Houston.
Having afidec to ^r various Factories aed Sl ops
the latest Improve arts in inachti^ery, wears . > -
prepared and beg ave to oSer to the public :
WHIT* AND OOLOhilL WOOLSS KUBSSZ".
OSNABUBGS,
8anxasta BHIKTISOW,
big TBJ4K SHEtTINGS,
•. ,s - oottonadis.
WOOLBk JLtiO
" COTIUK YABN.fiso. hi..
BEADY MADE C L 0 T H I > «
oi" on a owa factubxd maibeuj.
BSDSTEADd.
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UHAIBfi,
KOCiUda bBsXha.
TABLKS,
f BUBEAUh,
WASH «TsS l>«<
SAFK^.
P1ILOWH.
tiwiit
WffEKiJSAhaoWJs
fi i - M a i ' -1' 3 -■ • *$ * *
, DRAYS, wrti .. * vr.
BAND MADE SHOFJJ AND BQi >'2
AU the very best material
(Htadtsfin aeds^ition.
* jRi. '• - . \
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an*l6-D*SU>
w.
J. IIUTCHIKW,
^O TPON PAtTTCn^
COIVIIIiON I B R C H A ft I
Huastoa, Tttst.
Oottou uoosigned to me at Hoost n or t-ta: <«<t.it
will mast praaft aHwtios,
A fuOs tock of BAOOINO and TIES smwtj 3y oa
hand.
£.
■\imns A. s. j.W.
JJENRV UKSRICkS A C\>.,
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atrmii ANT
c o m n 1 n * 1 «> x
it'a 1 >xii a>u 1
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MCOpiON. T"..-
Liberal Uaab lAamaa
diior uun«£(<ed to ite tor «^ii>.
1 u sale of OoMuU,
a
v-mi.
hi .'
1'eo.r.s. 7> t censtcstiy Mt
selected *took ot STAPLE ud
RIBS. We an *teea*tei.t*fef heat b. - •> . :
Wotir. r<tW
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Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H. Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 264, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1873, newspaper, July 11, 1873; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232799/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.