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LY MERCURY
SUNDAY
JULY 13, 1813.
•I- OiiP- SJOJHASGES.
Hi© li KHCTja* will continue to be swnt to
avery piper with whom we have concluded
to exchange, with thin wfukrsta ding: We
<?ri!i pa? Um> postage cffl trrery paper receded
by us, «jr *£«UBgfeB to-pay postage on
J.H.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Your tiorresfcondeiit*
too Severn.
Political Letters of bo Aeeonnts
OUS MISSOURI AGES'
The Houston
hereafter be rep
ksactirt
im-
O. Herr, George
Hon, Jackson
whom we can confidently
aafeed to the confidence
pnblic. They will also cor
with ns from St ioais,
City and other prominent
in ttol; State.
Any contract made with
for advertising or subscription!
be honored at this office.
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HOUSTON'S HEALTH,
AND FSOSPEMTY.
Early in the summer ce
vions persons, whose i*
were not identified with th
Galveston, raised the cry of y
fever, and the conntry press
ed with accounts of the
state of filth and unwhol
which we were assured bothf&al
veston and Houston were in.^ j|
Certain other wiseacres "
great paioa to argue us in
yellow fever, by citing the
number of inches of rain
fell in 1867, and assuring us
the amount which had falle
year rendered it impossible fog" us
to escape. But days have length-
ened into weeks and weeks have
become months, ami instead of
yellow fever or any cpidemic^the
deaths have decreased andcthe
amount of sickness to population
is far less than thatof any city
interior of our State., Not
Houston healthy but Galv
also is enjoying a most rem
ble exemption from sickness
death. ~ ? ^
The streets of both cities fee
kept in most excellent condition,
and disinteetaate are so freely used
that " Loke" is the only man in
Houston who has succeeded in
finding effervesaive odors, and
these had their origin from the de-
cay of his large stock of Nors
worthy cabbages.
But, joking aside, Houston is in
a fine saaitary condition. Her
health officer is able, efficient and
thorough iu his duties, and we are
blessed with a freedom from sick-
ness which should awaken a spirit
of thankfulness within the breasts,
of all. ' . - ; Iplp * * i
While some havp# been preach-
ing cleanliness, others have ^een
busily at work. Houses have gone
ap in all parts of oar city.
Bridges have been
Boads laid out
graded; sewers and
have been laid dpwn; m
sidewalks have been, con
our machine shops and foundries
have been enlarged; new aj$d im-
proved machinery of all kiqfts has
been introtbtced, and increa^l
life and activity has been instilled
into all branches Of our manufac-
tures and trade. Advantage has
been taken of the dull
hard times by our merch
have laid in large
stocks of goods, and
egy oilers advantages to
wior traders seldom fonm
season of the year. We
aware whether we shall
Democratic Convention
not, bat whether we
whether they will be short-lighted
enough to call it etewbem, we
can assure all who pay us a visit
that they will enjoy health and
good treatment at good hotels, Mid
if merchant^ they will find their
viAit remunerative.
e the
of
The Hoad t# Wealth.
John Jacob Aster and huuijirals
owe the origin of
i to investments
ere the city
York became as populous
now is, its natural grow
creased the ialu& of their
ad.
few
it
Ja-
|>per-
ia
and limit i
will become ten-
able. Investing in
> be offered by Wag-
on Jaly 15tili, one
of a mile west of the Fair
Grounds, near Main street^whick
will be sold for half cash,
at twelve months, with
per cent interest, gives ti
chance As tor had, and a
and lunch will be given on the
ground, where the sale will take
place.
the Alamo Clab, |
Is composed of some of out finest
young men. President, T. I. Mar-
tin; Vice President, A. B. .Hall,
met last evening for: the transac-
tion of business.
They sent their compliments
around to the offlSe at a late hour.
Loke took lemonade hi his—we
took ice water and three snH& at
Loke's tumbler aad lost our feet.
Year Correspondent does
letters
The Object of the Mercury. )
Texas mast not be Politically
Rained by Davis & Co
Power
Letters of "Janias,"
Alexander
Geo. Wilkes.
Gov.
Bavis on the
Washington.
In
w
letter from that City.
..... i^i^.
Galyestok, July 9,1873.
Editors Mercery : ' '
Your correspondent has been
admonished that his statements
about "Davis & Co." appear to
have an undue severity, and are
possibly exaggerated.
Your correspondent means to
state only the truth, and not even
to state that offensively. But
no matter with what moderation
it be expressed, there are those who
do not wish to hear it.
"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law."
Your correspondent understands
the object of the Mebcuby to
be, not especially an arraignment
of Davis, Newcomb & Co, only in
so tar as those persons are the im-
mediate brushwood in the path-*
way of the people, which must tjp
removed.
For the removal of this debris bf
party and of passion, it is essen-
tial that a sound public sentiment
in respect to them be created in
the State. This the Mebcuby is
doing. Either Governor Davis
and especial official adherents
must change attitudes and reform
tactics, or they m mt step aside.
The great and permanent interests
not only of the Republican party,
but of the whole people of Texas
are not to be impeded and impe-
riled by the incapacity, bad. tem-
per and the miserable ambition of
two or three men. Men, each one
of whom is bat the spawn ami se-
tt of abnormal conditions—
tions of war, or of some one
ondaries, such as socie-
turbulence, in which turbu-
lence the pestallBrous from the bot-
tom puts in axt appearance of im->
portance in scum on the top,
which scum temporarily obscures
the true currents and the real
forces beneath.
One of your cote^poraries~8ays
that, " published, political, letters
are of no account, being now .for-
gotten/1 "Possibly; but year
correspondent holds a different
opinion. From ^Janiasw down
to "Ruby"—{the new political
letter writer for the Austin State
Journal)—such letters* have eve*
been regarded as of more popular
influence than speeches, or essays,
or sermons, or any other form of
expression.? -« . , . ,
When England was rocking un-
der antagonizing political forces,
letters, whether of " Junius" ,©^
of Cobbett, or of other leading
minds, contributed largely, not
only to swell the agitation but to
direct it, and to determine resalta.
In <mr own first American revo-
lution the letters of Alexander
Hamilton, and of his compeers,
were among the most potest influ-
ences of the time, aad ^they be-
came sources of history; and. are
authority to this day. , />;.<<>1
George Wilkes, of Wilkes Spirit,
in editorials that were half episto-
lary, by reason of their individu-
ality, and which, in brevity and
force have never bees excelled hi
this cdUntry ; by such articles the
great writer wrote H$f0r General
George B. McdeHan eat of the
command of the army and into
merited obscurity. And yet at
the writing, McClellaa was the
idol of the time, but an idol with
" clay-feet," which feet Wilkes dis-
covered and exposed, in humbler
channels there is another and a
signal instance, not only of the
immediate but of the permanent
influences of direct and trutfiihl
epistolary statement on pubiie
questions.
The history of that ease I will
give you in my next, meantime
your correspondent expects to
continue his bumble epistels, from
time to time, leaving the effects
and their infittenee to be weighed
by others. Mr. ^ewcombdoes not
seem to like them: your eorres-
pont regrets that There is enough
in Newcomb to make him worth
the saving, but he seems to be-
long to that class spoken of ia
the Bible, among whom, " the gos-
pel preached profited little, because
it was not mixed with faith ia
them that heard it."
As you will see, by the specials
to the Galveston jfew and J.
Warren Bell's letters to that jour*
nal, his Excellency E. J. Davis,
Governor of Texas, is'on the ratn-
in Washington, abont the
officials of this State.
Clark and Whittlesey, and^Pnr-
nell and Plato are to be summa-
rily expelled from official place.
Your correspondent has a letter
from Washington, dated July 7th.
from a person in distinguished
place ana who knows whereof he
writes. He says u Your Governor
Davifl|is here alone and disconso-
late. He is wild-mad on the Fed-
eral appointments, but nobody
appears to share hiatoaper" The
writer adds, "The letters of the
Galveston correspondent of the
Houston Uniom (bow Mbbcuby),
whoever he may be, his letters
have turned Governor Davis in-
- Cholera In Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, July 12-—Five chol-
era deaths reported;,—
lllM>|iMiiinw of Cholera.
Memphis, ifashviile and Chat-
tanooga are now free from cholera.
7" Koyal Mar#iag« Arranged.
|few Ypric, July 12.—A Herald
fecial says the marriage of the
Dtfke of Edinburg and Maria, the
Czjtf's only daughter, has been
ttrrahged. The Duke thus foie-
- goes the rtght of snccesston to
the Dachy of Saxe Cobwrg, ^hieli
involves important political con-
siderations. «>' ♦ iiilU # i « i' U1
Accident In Mine.
■ St. Loais, lidy" 13.-^-'fihreo men
were killed and several hurt by
the falling of coal in Parker, Bus-
sel fc C0.J8 fire day mines.
BfaiMai oat of MUltU &'Arlauuu.
Little Boek, July 13.^-The Gov-
ernor has mustered ont all the
militia officers in Pope comity,
and appointed Wmi A. Crawford,
formerly a Confederate Colonel,
Brigadier General of militia.
ilkSF1^
Th KcnM'i Correspondent at Large.
Madrid, July 12.—O'Kelly, the
correspondent of the IT. Y. Herald,
is at lj^gejn;Mp#l0d.un^er British
guarantees, iwc i« j ... . , r.«s ,> •.?
side out in Washington. •: Th(
j;ce old Dem<
ment.!| We a e looking wi& in-
terest Cfor that u revfew of'|6ov.
Davis' i>olitical and a^iciii# life,
P So you see, Mb. Mebcuby, that
people do read letters, even as
humble as those of
s Wabben. , 3
i
Dispatches
McKeesport, Pa., July 12,—The
single scull rape three miles
was won by William Scharff.
Time, 23 minutes and 30 seconds.
The four oared race, four miles,
was. won by the Hanmer crew.
Time, 24 minutes mid 30 seconds.
• ts> ti&A Folllifl. \ km
2few York, July 12.—The Steam-
er Tig ess passed down the bay
and will sail for Disco on Monday.
^ 'iT
Three horses in BrookljTi Wete
Struck % lightning yesterday.
Several trees were torn to pieces
at Easton Corners. She lightning
killed a son of Mr. Hardy and se-
riously injured two otters. It also
set a barn on fire. • ^
Yellow Smwmi Shipboard..
It is now stated there were four
cases of yellow fever on the Steam-
er Merida at quarantine, from
Havana.
Bevett of Spanish Seldiew ia Caba.
A Havana tetter says two entire
Spanish regiment* are in revolt
against the Captain General, and
refuse to obgphis orders. Several
Spanish corps in Puerto Principe
have been withdrawn, and the
forts in the northern section of the
Island ace being abandoned by the
Spaiards.
V the Poer Isdiafe.
Letters from an Indian agent in
Texas state that be expects some
1500 Kickapoo and Pottawatomie
Indians and 2000 Lipans and Mes-
callero Indians wm retnrn from
Mexico and go oft the reservations
assigned them. • *•> - h
Combin tiou of Whisky and Railr oad Men
Washington, July 12.—Special
dispatches state there is a combi
nation of whisky dealer* add rail'
road men to operate on Congress
terests. ' —
Attempted SaieMe by Goodrich's Mar-
It was reported in Brooklyn last
evening that Kate Stoddart, who
is still confined in Captain's room
at the police station, attempted to
commit suicide. There is a woman
in the room with her to see she
don't. It is flared even thirpre-
cantion will not be sufficient if she
is kept confined there muchloiiger.
She was very rafgesft last evening
after hearing the police had got
her trunk and- j^saessioii of Good-
rich's property. Once or twice
she begged to- be left alone, but
theawst wasnot granted^ Some
say she is insane, and don't really
know what she is talking about;
others think &he is billy shamming,
under advice ef counsel, who have
long since been netMited to defend
her.
BoWom Report ot Low of Sehoener.
Norfolk Va., July 12.—The re;
rt, based oa statement of^Wj
Winn, purporting to be ntate
of the vessel, was telegraphed
North yestertlay that the Sooner
S. E- Thompson, from Baltimore
to Wilmington, had been run into
and sank off Hattera^ the
captain, his wife and four children,
and that aH lands excepting him-
self, were drowned. The associ-
,re-
im-
Jeffer-
%
n of CarlUt Sncceuec;
id, July 12.—The Minister
, in Cortes, confirmed the
of the Republicans near
and the dejth of Com-
, _ srCabrinette; adso confirmetl
the report of Internatdonalist ex-
cesses in Aleoy. The Mayor of
Alcoy, whom the Infcefctionalists
assassinated, was a thorough Re-
publican and spent a fortune, in
thorcahse. | His l>bdy was dragged
through the^_stc^ts awto;
The coHector
of taxes was also as^tssinated and
the body treated to the same in-
4i®^e8. - ;V;
..,H< W** JeffPaTta^CMiada.
Toronto, July 12.—Mrs. .
son Davis is here.
• .- Racing-—Rider
Long Branch, July 12.—Duffey
won &e bundle race; time 7:27.
Tammany threw his rider at the
nihtk-jump. ii --v.
Desperate Attempt to Kob a Bank.—The
. :u {-.••rru: Bobber Shot. .
San Francisco, July 12.—At
Marysville a bold attempt was
made by three men to rob the
bank of Dieken Jewell, t. Frank
Whipple, one of the robbers, en-
tered the bank mid presented a
pistol at Mr. Jewell's head. Jew-
ell fell down, and made his way to
th&i-dttk where Mr. Bingham,
chief clerk, was writing. Whip- ■
pie leaped over the counter, fol-
lowed by Bingham, who instantly
shot WMpple in theoieek. >A des-
perate general fight then ensued.
Several shots were fired, whegfthe
eontes&ants clubbed their pistols.
Fma&yf Whipple turned and ran
out of the bank, when Bingham
and Jewell fired on him with
double-barreled shot-guns, and he
fell mortally wounded on the side
walk. Whipple says be had two
confederates. ai-! t h. .. • 1
' i The Cotton Corner.
New York, July ia-4ipie Post
says a break in the cotton corner
Willi occur next week, the ef-
forts to put up; prices having
r ' i I
The T welfth in New York.
The Orange procession here
numbered about 800. They wore
their regalia, with the banners of
the different lodges. No , disturb-
ances. f '
Imports. ■ 'i
-1 -Hie total imports for the
ate $93,329 96, of which
921 58 were merchandise,
♦18^01 03 dry goods, k : ' ■
H> o? lp oead, y.uhiS: -r& r ]
Win. J. Healey, a Paymaster
in the navy, is dead.
. ' Specie Exports." ""
. lE^e steamers Celtic and City of
Lohdbn took $1,700,000 in. specie.
Disturbance at a Bull Fight.'
Madrid, , July 1$.—1The^e is
serious trouble in Malaga. ' Yes-
terday, while a bull fight was m
progress, the people of the city
rose against the municipality and
many excesses occurred. Among
the atrocious acts coimaitted "was
the assassination of sevetal Coun-
week
$75,-
and
nate i
and their trial is landing to a string glass, on the frame of whii
of coinpbcations. - Gordon, it ap-
pears, was arrested on English soil
by Americans, while thosiywho ar-
rested hfin were^undear Sie new
boundary decision^ arrestA by the
Canadians on- American soil.
A special dispatch from Minne-
apolis to the Daily American, says
that during the proceedings in the
Gordon case at Fort Gary yester-
day, legal papers in the possession
Cg^jlay were subnut^Lt^^l
court, whereupon thelegai pomt sjng favorably*on extension
bn which the au^iorlty tojoreat
being Cs|k>sed
Military Movements.
The Government has received
a telegraphic dispatch from the
Governor bf Malaga tendering his
ated pres^ dc«s not credit flte
port, but believes Winn
(eater.''
Jumped the Track. " ' •'
Sidphur
sroeping
car, eastern bound train, on the
Atlantic, Miss, and Ohio railroad,
jumped the track near New river
bridge this morning, and rolled
over a small embankment. ><The
brakeman was killed and the
sleeping car oq
broken, and hair a dozen
gers badly hart, but none seri-
ously. _ : .....
Cause or Carlut Victory.
>* Madrid, Jaly 12;—The defeat of
(Government troops under General
Cabrinett by Carnsts, commanded
by Sabolds, is attributed to a lack
of discipline m Bepublican forces.
The troops surrendered almost
without £ring a shot.
Jbe CarliDtn. . ,
Bayonne, Julj 12.—Adviccs re
ceived here froih Carlist sotnrces
state that the insurgent chief, Sci-
orroco, with 500 men, mclnding 53
cavalry, had entered old Castile,
where he is organizing a rising of
Cariists. Thqre is much agitation
in Burges, ana many inhabitants
of that Province are enlisting for
Don Carlos. * Several bands of
Cariists appeared in Leon. There
are three chiefs in Galicia, each at
the head of organized forces.
Lieut. Gen. Sanchez Oregna,
has received orders to hasten to
Navarre and take command of the
ariny of the north in l^rson.
Crisis in XlalstH^ _
i A report was in ca^e^fi^n this
morning that a <?isis in the Min-
istxy was imminent, but it was
Soon pronounced to be without
foundation. The Cabinet is, thor-
Qughly muted and resolved, ip re-
press all ^socders upon , .as-
sembling of Cortea to-day; . • .< f
;* Senor Suva-,, Minlster of Ck>lo-
nies,. presented and read bill ap^
plying to tie Island of PortoBico
Constitutional clause, 1869, with
reference to individual righi
Also, applying same clause to the
Island ot Cuba^with the exception
of. th^.toritpry occupied, by inaart
snrgente, ^ ,} j
1..-,. Abolition of Slarery U* Cnba. 1
Dispatches have -open , sent to
the C^)t in-General of Cute, au-
thorising him' to adopt some ex-
traordinary measure against in-
surgents ia that island, as have
been resorted to by the Govern-
ment for the suppression of Carlist
insurrection in Spain. The aboli-
tion of slavery in Cuba will be xej
alized by special law. . .*■• • ■
" i < Washmgton, July 12.—^Horatio
Jenkinsj'foomerly internal revenue
eollector'of Florida, has defalee
tedi The amount is about $6000.
The #bvermbent will lose about
$1500.' '* f iiH'i f- > «uil
Weather Prrimblltttof, !
li, On Sunday for the Gulf States
southerly [winds and rising tem-i
perature. s Falling barometer and
ckmdy aad local rains for , the
south and middle States. Falling
barometer and rising temperature
and southeast winds and cloudy,
followed by local rains, on the
South Atlantic coast. For New
England and the lower lakes, foil-
ing barometer and* southeasterly
wands, increasing to brisk wind, in
• the lake region, with increasr
cloudiness. For the Ohio Yall^j,
southerly winds, -higher tempera-
ture and ckmdy weather.., Fpr the
upper lake region, southwesterly
winds; cloudy and possibly rain.
Gordon depended
there was a deeiied reaction in
public opinion among Manitobi-
ans immediately after the intro-
duction of the papers containing
his card to the public, n Consul
Taylor declared that the gravity
of the question, involved inter-
ests of both countries. He re-
quired that all • the- testimony
which the defense is prepared to
show should be admitted, and that
on account of international copr-
tesy, Mr. Wilson should be heard
during the examination. Otter
advices state that the investiga-
tion has brought oat the fact that
American prisoners were ar-
rested south of the new bounda-
ry Hue on American soil. This will
Work new complications, although
it cannot yet be surmised just
what eftect the discovery will
have on future proceedings.
The Appearance of Kate Stoddard.
New York, July' l2.^4Fhe in-
quest in Goodrich case, which was
indefinitely postponed about sik
weeks ago, was resumed to-day.
Kate Stoddard, the prisoner,
is a woman of blight figure',
and '/her form appears Wast-
ed by sickness. Her!- face;
id remarkable for extreme pale-
ness and frightened expression
that has settled upofi it." When
she" -entered the Coronet's office
she cast a hurried -glance at ; the;
occupant of the room and seethed
so terrified at the appeariince of
the inquiSive Crowd struggling to
gain a View of her features. At
first glance, she might hi.Ve
passed for a school-^rl, on ac-
count of 1 attenuated form and
very small statftre. Her face,
however, is fhrrowed with
slight wrinkles, and a close <rtr-
server would say her age was from
► twenty-eight to thirty ycags. 's>
Lucett Myers Was the'ffirst wit- j
ness called. A gold watch chferm,
seal ring, i>istoi and other articles
which had been found in Kate
Stoddard's trunks Were shown her,
tod she folly identified the watch
as having been the property of
Goodrich, and also the seal and
charm. The witness, upon look-
ing at the pistol, said that it did
not belong tb the murdered man,
but she had seen it before in the
hands of a man named Roseoe, in
Bivington street, about a week be-
fore the murder of Mr. Goodrich.
She recognised the prisoner, whom
she had known under various
names. Lon& and disgusting; de
tails were given, all indicating
Kate Stoddard was a lunatic.
was
sup-i
ph says thfc
ton^Sok
ont for your gums, Newcomb.
Columbus Railroad to San An-
tonio.—In a private communica-
tion under dpi# of Jaly 6th, from
Cof. - H. «/ Mit Irews, he says:
«4P
i)emo-
Long, Bmtch, July, 12.—Jury
Won the threfe last heats and the
race; time 1:46, 1:48|, 1:47|, 1:53£,.
1:53^ Snrvlvop .won the . three
year old stakes: time 3:47£.
An Author Dead.
. Eebecca W. Eastbrook, a mag-
aWfe^vvrifer, is dead.
Salts.
Committee on Nort& Carolina
special tax bond ltfllsari have
money to commenee Suits under
charge of Reveardy Johnson.
Idb*l Suit lljiplmt Emdst Post Termi-
Chicago, Jttly 12.—Hie Itbelsnit
of Miss Linda Gilbert against the
Evening Post was concluded yes-
terday, and the case given to the
jury with instructions to bring in
a sealed verdict. ThiSimorning
the jury came into eourt with a
verdict 1m plaintiff, assessing
damages at six cents.
DeelnkM ia the Lord GeeCge Gordon Case.
Washington, July IS^The kid-
napping or Lord George Gord<m,
and the arrest of the kidnappers
y ,it:iiii |
Galveston Items. —From the
News, of the 12th, we Clip:
Some gentlemen, fishing this!
morning from the deck of the
Emily, lying at Labadie's whart',
caught a mud shark eight feetin
length, it bemg captured wT^h'
difficultv. .
• We learn by private letter t^at
Alderman Chapman, of this .city,
left New York for Europe on .Ahe
Java, on the.2d inst.- ,M,,a,
fi Capt. Peterson, of theschboner
Mollie, arrested at Houston for
evading the quarantine regula-
tions at this port, gave bonds in
the sum of $500 to appear and
answer <m Tuesday ne^. .
The body of an infant was dis
interred from a vacant lot near
the Texas Cotton Press on Friday
It is thought to be a case of in,
fontfcide.Constable Bigney^ b#
Justice Mason's Cotirt, is working-
up the case,' and will probably ar-
rive at all the focts to-4^y.
Jake Young, who has been in
jail here for sale keeping, :wa^;, ta-
ken to Bryan by the sheriff of
Brazos county yesterday, to' be
tried on the ^hapge of murde^
William ®ME>or, from the; Same
county, held here on the" same,
will probably be taketo upfbr trial
during the pmient term of the
conrftin Birafcbs county. * h jv
Two policemen will be station-
ed on the be$ch hereafter, frbm
7 till .10 o'dock at night, to pro-
tect ladies from the annoyances to
which they have beea subjected
recently by impertinent,aumanner-
fkimb'.ifZ:: 'v°?
The by^Uigent Radicals enter-
tain such a. H disgust" of the
Journal, that they now swear by
the Mebcttry, the new paper
which professes a little honesty.
" The..friends of Jimmy New-
combnc^ npt think they can slip
him in,. as ^'the Badical nofoinee.
We now notify the people in ad-
vance, that this is the game." But
it wm not win^—Gains is the man
e will beat Newcotab five to
"one. r 'V ' •
The Colorado is djown agapi to
its usual height, mid clear.' and
jKiMitiftll Vfcj-ifWh
The Democratic Statesman says:
,. Yesterday judgment' .m ob|
tained in the United States Dis*
trict, Conrt against Mrf de Nor-
mandie for $2200, for amounts due
the Postoffice Department, accu-
mulating against him while post-
master at this place. . ./;!
From the Bryan Appeal
A printer by the name of Chase
had his form locked np the other
day for carrying a shooting stick.
The Recorder thought he wasn't
justified.—Denison Journal.
A stupid printer he must have
been to permit his form to be
locked up without being justified;
and that Recorder should have
been discharged foe such a wanton
violation of the "art preservative.'
From the San Antonio Herald :
Misunderstanding. — A quarrel-
some man dowh town drifted into
a slight misunderstanding with
his wife yesterday, and shied his
left boot at her, which missed,
and she replied with a smoothing-
iron which smashed the looking;
From the WaxaB&tishie
crat we clip the following;
A Man Drowned.—^ man by the
frafrte of T. J. WbHeny recently
from Illinois, was drowned in
Waxahatchie t creek, fettle below
t^9wn; 'Diuraday, July jS^ while in
bathing with jive other of his com-''
panions.r 11 u -'
f !iie Wacoi^fl*(oe says^ ,
City MarJcet.^-About two years
ago Mr! J. B. Hayes, a merchant
of this city, proposed to build a
market house, to --be two stories
high, the lower story to ,b® used
exclusively for stalls, to, be arched
and open. The upper stOry to bte
used as a City Hall. All that was
asked Of the city wis the rents of
said building for five years, after
which time the city to own; the
building and receive all rents ac-
cruing therefrom.
From the Brenham Banner we
learn that a young man died near
LeXington, Burleson county, a few
days since, from the bite pf a mad
Wheat Is offering at $1 25 pfer ■
bushel in Williamson ct^nty*,1 and
^bW ; sale at'that, so bonntitbl 1ms
been the yield.
The Progressive. Age is the title;
of anew paper started atCorsi-
ciuia, by A. Zadek, of Limestone
cobnty martial law notoriety. Its
failure is a foregone conclusion
; \Hriclc Yards.—Three brick yards
^Win constant operation in this
place. ■ • ■: ■, i ■ .
The Crops—At&ncm itt a, flbwr
ishing condition; the recent fa-
vorable weather has enabled form
ers to clean out their fields, and
we now .think that if the worm
does not make its appearance
that a three-fourths crop of cot-
ton will be gathered. Com will
be about an average crop, though
those fields properly worked be-
fore the rains set in, Will mature
a foil ferop. The formers look
smiling again, and we trast they
will have no canse to look> other-
wise the present season.
From the San Antonio Express
i we glean the following:
1 Murder of Jno. Green.—During
the past few days Indians orMex
icans have been depredating in
the vieinity of Ptecidor's ranche.
We call the attention of the advo-
cates of the Quaker policy that
they have killed stock within six
miles of this city which has no
less than 16,000 inhabitahts.
Night before last Lieut. John
Green, ohe'ot our best Indian
fighters, was; encamped near the
'Helots watching for Indians. He
placed oil guard a Mexican named
Menchaca, oha of the company,
who stood guard ail night instead
of calling oh the rebef as was nsu-
al; ■ Yesterday morning Green or-
dered the camp to be removed to
a point forther west. While sad-
t dling for the "removal the Mexican
Menehaea, suddenly shot Green
dead with a Winchester riSe; an
other Mexican attempted to arrest
hini, but he made Ms escape on
foot to the brush after trying
shot at the other Mexican. *
At last accounts the company
were hunting him but had sot
•been successful. : v, ; ■>,
A most daring exploit was
arranged 1>y ^.bree Indianola jail
•birdsj which inVolWd the
of their keeper and City 1
Deutsch, together with Jtldge Me-
Coppin and the railway watch-
man, as Well as the cutting of the
telegraph wii«5, the plundering of
Chas. Morgan's safe and the seiz
ure of a locomotive by -which to
escape to Gnero. Their plot was
betrayed by -John Baptiste, one of
the prisoners, who has received
executive pardon.' fotn If
From the Waco Elxcltointf we
learn that the prairie Chicken crop
promises a good yfeld this year.
Every bush hangs literally foil.
What fun in the prospective for
the old spqrtsl 1 V
Houston and Galveston appear
to b^,. froih the mortuary reports,
decidedly he^ltliy for the season.
The DdUds News says the health
of Dallas is excellent—business is
brisk^Jittle boys play base ball—
the 'tarahtnla has taken' ah igno-
minious flight-Hditto cehtii>ede—
ditto inosquito^ the welcome wMs-
tle of the iron horse is wafted in
at every window, and happiness
and prosperity reign supreme.
The Forth B orfhi Standard says:
Six sermons were preached' in
Fort Worth last Sunday^
The cciwred pebple of Forth
Worth celebrateathe Fourth with
a pic nic.
Quarterly meeting of the Meth:
odist Church hext: ^tbbsith in the
TVlasonic Hall. , r
There isjalk of a large foundry
and a block of eighfc brick build-
ings on Houston street.
Caught a Tartar.-rThe other day
the State Journal spoke of the
Brownsville Sentinel thus*
! "The Sentinel is a sprightly pa-
per, of sound Republicanism, and
we wish it suecess.^-^JoMrna/. '
Ttf this Dr. D. C. Marsh. the
editor, replied as foU(i$^;,
"We will hereafter, shonld we
deem it expedient and necessary,
assist in exposhig*the present ex-
isting state bf political infomy and
corruption; an exposition of which,
Mems incumbent upon every jour-
rfal in the State, which has at
heart the welfare and prosperity
of the people. We beg leave of
the Journal to allow us the prerog-
ative of announcing ourselves a
free, independent and nntrammel- ■
ed journal.*
At ^e receipt of this the Jour-
nal admits that i$ either lied or
did not know what it was talking
about, either of which is discredi-
table to any paper. '■ i ii<- ■ •
As soon as the Journal
the
thirds
#I>er
ace
isju
claims the right to publish an "t -
dependent, free and untramneled
journal," and "to expose the exist-
ing political infomy and corrup-
tion, a dnfcj i eumbeaMl«iWk
IAM D. CLEVELAND.
Wholesale Grocer,
—Ad-
journal in the State, which has at
h^t, |the welfare and prosperity
of the people." A free and honest
press is both feared and detested
by Newcomb and his friends.
From the Democratic Sthtes-
MiH we copy the foUowingyj V
Editor Statesman p , 'fJ
A transportation train was at-
tacked within a mile and a half-of
this post last by Comanche
pr Kiowa Indians, whiph resulted-
in the killing of one Indian. Tnje
body was brought into the post
this morning by the commanding
officer and identified by al| as a
•bona.fiity,)£iow& ,
Yours, ?te., f .
sjii* J- CALLAN.
• More Indians.-—In the San An.
tonio Herdtd we find the follow- {
ia- 'ijij- iisttt- iywr
.■ I
Indians Becoming More Daring.
We learn from the vwy best au-
thority that on Tuesday last the
Indians ^exactly how many is not
knof*&)'eamg into the Leon^ about
ten miles from San Antonio. At
the ranoh of Mr. Odam they stole:
.two horses and -killed another.'
At the ranch of Henry Bruhn thejr
stole two horses and then went to
the ranch of 'Iflacido Herrera, bat
what damage they did there is yet
unknown. On Wedne^d^yr «&e
minute men got together- and;
started in rpursuit of tiie Indians.
Sergeant John Green, of the squad,
was with the men on Wednesday
night, and while sta^i^g, on his
horse, advising the squad io move
to another lo^dity before getting
supper, was shot dead. Another
shot was fired at Jesus Zapeta,
missing him. It afterwards turned
out that these shots w^rs. fired by
Cesario Manchaca, one of jhe min-
ute men, who is considered not
sound in the head. During the
excitement he left the squad mid
presently another shot was heard.
It is the impression that the last
shot was fired by Manchaca and
that he has committed suicide.
This, T^e suppose, broke Up the
scout, at least we havebeard noth-
ing more from them.
*ffo Fiction.—Col. Buek Cos-
talito is certainly dead and bur-
ied. Lieutenant Thompson was
sent out to find the body, and af-
ter hunting all ov® the country,
found it and interred it on Wed-
nesday last, about a mile from the
Leon. Most of the clothing w<
recogmzedas belonging to
and Col. Prime's hat, which
talito wore, was found ndo
The poor old Indian had d ied
natural death, and had beer, dead
several d#ys*:
Indians on the Leon.—On yester
day, the 10th inst., Don Edouardo
Rivas handed to us an arrow ta-
ken from a mare that had been
'killed in his pasture, at his ranche
o® Zalzamoras creek, near the
Leon, about six miles from San
Antonio. This was on the morn-
ing of the 9th inst, and although
no hora-'is were missing from 'the
pasture, ykt several horses weine
missing from the neighborhood.
If the Indian Bureau Commission
would return from their fruitless
efforts to remove the runaway In
diaps from Mexico. Mackenzie
would then Irnve free scope to op-
erate his will upon them, and our
good people, whether sixty or six
miles from San Antonio, would
have an increased assurance of
their Hves and property. But as
long as the infernal Indian
Bureau is operating through its
agents on or about the Rio
Grande, no man's life is safe, nor
is there any security for their
property.
Indians 4 Indians 1 /—Bandera,
July 8, 1873—Editors Herald: Onj
last Sunday evening, the 6th inst.,
the red fiends committed a horri-
ble massacre, about thirteen miles
above the town of Bandera, on the
Medina river. Joseph Moore and
his family were in their wagon go-
ing to visit a neighbor, a few mues
distant, w^en they were suddenly
attacked .by six or eight Indians,
and Moore and his wife fostantiy
killed, and three of their children
mortally wounded. One little boy
of about ten summers, made his
escape by jumping out of the wag-
on and running to the woods.
The bodies of the muhlered vic-
tims were found that night by a
neighbor who was returning home
from town, but were not exfcmined
until the next day!
1 A party of citizens started in
pursuit of the IftOiahs on Monday
morning, and I hope they wiil
bring back some scalps, if they
have to cross the Rio Grande.
Moore was a son of the old lady
tgio was killed a few months since
by the same villians. = [
If oar Government does hot
soon take steps to prevent such
Mook-tMrsty fiends from staining
our frontier with the blood of iti
citizens, we Will have to abandon
our beOTtiful homes and moun-
tain scenery, and fall back to the
interior for protection. Respect-
ftilly yonrs. J. B. Langfokd.
A letter to Mr. Edward Steves,
dated July 8, in addition to par-
ticulars contained in the above
letter, has the following:
The scout from here turned
out on Monday morning, mid will,
we hope, come up with the scoun-
drels. ■ * • .
A man has been killed on the
Hondo by the same party. HorseK
have,been stolen within two miles
of Bandora during the last few
nlgjteit uki f.i-.x-i ^tj&iU
. Toaddto our troubles the minnte
men have not received any in-
structions as to their re-enrollment,
but nevertheless they turned ont
at once when called on.
Very truly yours, >
Schmtdtxf. & Hay.
COMMISSION MERCHANT
37
Main Street.
lurif ijmawwfrt
"v
j
ISO Barrels WTiidty—all priww and qo&!
ibrl ' " ' f
50 Casks Brandy, from 12 50 to f 12 0t*
per gallon.
^3 *i
M0 H<«aheads Sugar, Texas aud Lonir<i
ana, from 7i to 12 cents.
100 Barrefe gyrop, Trtbr and Loninaus
all grades.
500 Boxes Soap from
6J to 10 wilts. !
Colgate'^ Pactoiy,
100 Barrels Crush and Coffw Sogai-.
ALWAYS ON HAND a I TM STOrti (IV
BACON,
HAMS. MACKSMKt.,
1VEAL, CRACKERS, RICK.
1 HA ST POWDERS, ItRTS D J i'-
PLKS, TORAC00, CIGARS, ar.d MATCHRS
And * fall atoek of
CAW PRC ITS, VIH>KTABI/K^.
WINES. U1N8, SCHNAPPS.
.. WOOD * WiLUIW
WARE,
Are offered at lowwt i
lted and prompt ■
I price. Orden aoUe
COTTON, WOOL AND HIDES
Handled only on Commission.
given to Mle end i
AX XOIXJtXXXT.
a. 1. MKKOU.
MciLKENNIf & HUTCHIIS,
WHOLEBALI T>E1LBR8
Forei
Goods,
■ ■
Houston Gity and Enrek Mills.
y
«T CoiulgemcKU of COITO.V on
Mtnu ltelted.
WILL OPES,
Friday, July
TWO HUNDRED
LACE MOSQUITO BARN.
ORASS VLWim,
Batistes, for Traveling Wear.
Stripe & (Meek NmnHoek*
At SJO CewU per Wd.
LEATH ER * KOROCC0 BELTS
USYH MULLS
B0VS' WEAR,
'm
1 Cents j>er Yard.
4
T, R. FKAXKLIN.
ASH, KWEY, A CO.
w
500© NEW MATTRA^SSE
ALL SIZES—ALL QUAWTIES!
wMh tvry vmrlcly af mutrto
MttAhle tmr Metltua *#rt.
AT PM1CR8
u/fHXAMP OR.
WARD, BEWEV A: (X).,
'I.Hi
Pwiueiutr
■IK
J^OTICl.
TO HOLDElttj Olr Mti.is. ifASSSR !
ALL FRXE FA
OYER THi
G., H. k H. RAILROAD,
AND THE Hi'ZAMCRS OF THE
Boostca DM iitiiitiii Couair.
Except thaae iaeaad mrooga oonrua; tu ntlroad
and itaamer ooeaaotlona, Ota preaa or tcr ehartty
Ak* Revoked on and tfler July *78,
t MS be takes up bt Coed actor* and CUrta or
aew Paaaaa, except to* conr-
H out on, /mat Mtk, 1*73.
X.9.A. Co.
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