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COptESPOIBMCE.
&«k>ra Kouatoa Mercury :
Ij in common with many bthers,
would Ml an answer from the
Attorney General on the follow-
ing question.: Whether parties re-
siding in precincts not visited be-
fore 2d September for School
Trast^TSy^repSteriag offieers,
will be allowed to vote on their
6M registration papers?
Yoar%^cJS ft-
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El, Paso, Jnly Sl^ 1813.
K-liters Houston Mercury' <
If there is anything a^on whidi
the fnends ol «dv." Davis can
hang a hope for
SMS if, mjm their al
the Eepiiblieans of Texas"that
Gov. Davis is the recognised head
at the Bepubiiean party, both
—- here and at Washington, and to
this end all their labors have been
directed. .. i "
The .action- of.the Colored Con-
vention at Brenham in repndia-
tang the resolution endorsing him,
; wiH go for to emandpate them
from that mistaken notion, if any
of that class df vo*srs- stjM enter-
tain it. ;
Even the fovorrte Senator
a£ fee colored race, and Matt'
Gaines, their leading represent-
ative man, were powerless, nnder
the manfpmations of Kewcomb, to
impose such a reeolntion upon
them. It is true th
into the Conventic®
itj by that wily management If)
comb so well knows how to em-
ploy; but just so soon as the col-
ored people saw the purport of
this movement, and considered its
effect upon Hie ''State Conven-
tion,n so soon dM they reconsider
then' action and reveifee it
The SL Lonis Globe is right
f^Cja its views is regard to the im*
j>olicy of the Federal poorer inter-
ferjag wife the local politics of a
Stai^j or lending its influence to
buikl up or break down Either side
of conflicting Republican elements.
But it is wrong io snppoiitig there
is a y party div|skm< In Texas.
There is opposition only to a bak-
er« do®sn of men, who ar# efcjby-
ing fee patronage of j Governor
Davis, and w;ho are determined at
all hazards to force him upon Re-
publicans as their cand
order that they may continue in
office and control his appointments.
It is not love for Governor Davis
that controls their actipn. It is
official selfcpreservation alone.
They all know that he is an ineffi
ciejit, weak man. They know that
rfcfeis ia their* ipowar to do their
bidding. ^^ey know that he
lae^ Sol
that, be o
ments and
and
themselves.
of the priz
them. The
office; fee
ronage, and
■JSmm they
in the party, iu.
fa; believing
all the mOve-
that have been
t in motion by
They know the value
rtze they see escaping
" ~ ry of &t
ease and luxury
importance of pat
the controling influ-
ae Republicans
there is a Spbt
order to obtain
that assistance from abroad they
know to be inaccessible at home.
There need be no apprehension
of foreign interference with the af-
fairs of the Republicans of Texas.
There will be no giving or with-
holding of Federal office, to make
any man a candidate; and it was
a lnnniliating exhibition of both
imbecility and weakness, to see
fee Governor of the State start
upon such a mission, wife such an
escort, to the city of Washington
as apolitical trader. To fee eye of
the observer he managed if well
in regard to fee selection of time.
Making negotiations with the Fed-
eral government, for fee release of
Santanta and Big Tree the plea
for his departure, he arrives at
Washington time enough to meet
and mingle with many of the most
distinguished Republicans in the
United States, about to assemble
at the Fourth of July celebration
in Philadelphia. Thither he moves
office
as a
great
City, and afforded ample opportu-
nity to influence the minds of the
Cabinet and Congress, by his ex
parte statements, with all their
embellishments, of the ruptures in
Texas among Republicans, and
he indispensible necessity for
federal support and countenance
in order that he might heal them.
Plausible and persuasive?—how-
ever boorish and abrupt he is in
manners—he doubtless, to some
extent, succeeded in enlisting sjm-
eraii
that fee St.* Louis' Globe has been
led into error. But he returns
confounded and defeated, possi
bly ua wiser, if not a better man,^{
He discovers that his own over-
to become laws without his ap-
proval, and then insults common
sense and common decency by
sending in to the originators of
the bilk his messages of opposi-
tion and the constitutional objec-
tions that exist against the meas-
ures. This folly, ignorance, stu-
pidity are only equaled by the
certificate he gave Clark of his
election. The forcing of barren
and expensive appointments upon
men which were ignored by fee
Supreme Court, and which he had
no constitutional authority to make,
and the issuing of a proclamation
for an election in this county,
when he knew, if he knew any-
thing, that it could not be legally
held, for he had just previously
approved tire election and regis-
tration laws, which both expressly
prohibited fejf- .
. ThisTnan is Davis' candidate for
Governor, supported by New-
combe, Tracy and DeGress, to-
gether wife; Davisr patronage.
Republicans! — delegates to fee
State Convention!—judge ye. Re-
publican life or death in Texas is
involved in your decision—the
triumph or defeat of the party, in
your action. ;• K.
Jefferson, Texas, Aug. 6.
Editors Houston Mercury f
We have read with, great satis-
faction your (.earnest* protests
against the present management
Republican party of Texas.
m
ington nor Philadelphia; and he
leaves with a consciousness of his
failure, and no fruit of his mission;
gave;, feat he has deceived a
few reporters, and gained access
for his misrepresentations to a few
northern Republican papers. ; . . ~
The authority of Newcomb's
paper—fee State Journal—the or-
gan of fee Governor, to prescribe
the limits of the Republican party,
to pronounce who are Republi-
cans and who are not, to pro-
scribe Republican papers feat do
hot choose to be dictated to by the
Governor, and to denounce them
as apostates to fee true faith, is
so ridiculously absurd, that it
covers every sensible mans' face
with a smile. However much it
may labor to insure these objects,
they never can be accomplished
Jui Texas. Jack Hamilton , is a
inonument of fee ruin that
„ i every man feat separates
himself from the Republican pailiy,
and denounces it; "Hs-Horace
"^reeiey is a dead one. j >
This is fee legitimate fruit and
this the rational conclusion, Gov-
ernor Davis, Ifewcomb, Tracy and
DeGress, can neither make nor un-
make fee Republican party in
sxas, and wife all their official
power and patronage, they can
bring upon it no disaster.
It is true, they can and have
made it unpopular. By fee policy
of "fee administration of Governor
Davis and the character of his
appointments, it has to some ex-
tentfost popularity, but this can
efforts of Republicans to 'defeat
thesh. t- ,I,>J -' '■ "
Had Governor Davis consulted
fee best interests of the party,
which are fee best interests of fee
, there would, have been no
necessity for Mb fruitless mis-
sion. There would have been no
dissensions between . he and
United States Senator Flanagan.
There would have been no wooing
and wedding between he and
Morgan C. Hamilton; and had his
vain ambition been held in che *
he would have quietly sibmit
to the party's will.
His appointments, and fee way
they were made, were enough to
break him down, and -do serious
to Ms party's usefulness.
Incompetency, coupled vrife syco-
pbaney, was the rule in selecting
i Mimit/V a yt <in i itr i uir> 111 nuicviUiiiti
the Judges of our courts. Ability,
learning and reetitude of ^ arac-
ter, the exception. Had many of
them been made, ae the result of
ignorance, he might in some dej-
gree be excusable; but they were
fee deliberate off-spring of a per-
sonal purpose, and a deliberate
abase of official power. It is true,
that in some of these cases, as in
othefs, he armed himiself wife
antecedent resignations, so tliat
he eonld coerce obedience to his
wilt, or remove opposing obsta-
cles ; but this fee more thoroughly
exposes his vaulting ambition and,
.total unfitness for his high posi-
tion. l^e corruptions ito which
the appointments he niade gave
rise were at once startling and
disgraceful. In fee hahds of his
Seereteury of State and his wire-
workers, the capital was made an
office Of brokerage in official pa-
tronage, and the counter was
crowded with money changers for.
place. It mattered noli how un-
fitted a man was for the position
he was seeking, if only :he passed
into the "inner chamber" wife fee
impriaiata of Tracy's Committc
the appointment was made, ai
fee Republican party trembled.
Then again, this Executive has
made new discoveries in executive
privileges and duties. |He incor-
porates a new feature in fee theory
of legislation. He shows to the
whole world a novel public ex
ample of combined weakness, cow-
ardiee and temerity, without
fee strength of intellect the bra
very or prudence, to act positively,
boldly and properly in the execu-
tion of the law and the exercise of
his constitutional prerogatives.
He suffers legislative enactments
ors, three-fourths
of the earnest, intelligent Repub-
licans of this populous voting por-
tion; - of the State agree perfectly
wife. yon. They condemn in un-
measured terms fee apparent use-
less haste manifested in the call
for the Dallas Convention, said
the opinion is almost universal
that that Convention will, by its
action, dismember and defeat fee
party ticket at the fall elections.
Nearly every county convention
which has met In this portion of
the State to send delegated to the
Dallas Convention, has been
packed in the interest of a few in-
satiable office seekers, who know
of but one way of successt-rfraud
and unauthorized outrage upon
fee j regujarly constituted party
customs and authority. Sirs, we
Republicans in this section of the
St^ havq heretofore stood up
bravely in tiiqes that tried men's
t We are Republicans to the
core, .still; but fee time is past,
thank God, when men can be
driven to vote as ignorant, un-
scrupulous office seekers desire.
And ferou&li your valuable jour-
nal we, now warn those self consti-
tuted leaders that we will follow
them nO longer. They bave luul
feings their own leftd' for six
ifeeir high Jferust," they hive for-
gotien the pafty, forgotten every-
thing but «4f, and have stranded,
well nigh, the Republican ;barque,
•i^eihave said that we will not
follow them any longer; nor will
we, because they will not allow us.
All/t^iis portion of fee State is
opposed to any actum by fee Dal-
las Convention. But, sifs, that
invention will be controjled and
manipulated by men, who for their
own. interests, have convened it,
and selected through their tools
fee Material out of vhieiij it is to
be cocoposed. /
We have no advice to give them.
They would insidt us. were we to
offer any. They know that the
people aU over fee State; protest
against any nominations being
made until after the Democratic
Convention is held. Arid yet,
knowing this, feey pack their
county conventions, and .get pa*
resolutions passed endorsing E. J.
Davis for Governor, when him and
they know that three-fourths of
the State, Republicans included,
are actively opposed to him.
Well, sire, nominate E. J. Davis,
and your portion of the State must
vote for him. We wont!
,Q«r HantsviRe Letter.
J | Hu TS^ille, AjUg.
'fBrfck'^ Pomeroy's reference to
fee. rFw^ers' :■ Movement^ Or
is mere commonly
■ 0X te speech at
Granges, asi
termed, in: „ ^ 5.
Houston, has become wi
through fee efforts of
CURX. Very little importance has
been attaehed to this ipovement
heretofore, but the prominent
mentw f it has excited a very
diligent inquiry by oui people,
and they are just taking hold of
It as one of the important political
features of the country.! In con-
jfc is, wi% monopolies of
all kinds, advances i
among the working
parties, and althi
at , some, consid f. ..
I
this :■ foil, I think
of this n^w movement
wife fee action of our people, and
the man who carries wife him fee
principles, of this new feature, will
have a strong lever to lift him into
t, having
f burdens
andcor-
spriug
y have
TTT
Changes and measures grow and
develop rapidly in the South when
guided by capable mindfe and
hands. • -Vtoi j
There are plenty, here in the
SOuth, when they can be induced
to come out from the ranks of
those who habitually take but lit-
tle part in^jiolitics except to at-
tend fee polls and vote. -
This is a movement for a real
government, instead of fee sham
one under which we have been,
living, and which has been main-
tained by bolstered fraud; and I
think that the true people of fee
South may be induced to accept it
as such and lend it help.
I do not claim any more of. that
"to arrive^ inspiration than my
fellows in the business,. butl am
fully persuaded that the people of
Texas have determined On a change
in the State government this. fa2^
and that those who have been,
as Brick says, going to Austin
poor and coming home to
play: draw 1 poker with five
hundred dollar antes, ahd( to
drive thousand dollar teain^wm "
come to grief. TMs is the view
those take who are looking upon
politics, wife the eye feat sees jn
the coming election a matter of
deep and lasting interest.^ ; 7.
So for Walker, and fee district,'
has attempted nothing like a slate
for the foil. Men are talked about
are som^vhat canvassed; but, as I
said in my last letter, what is to be
done, will be sudden and with, jiiui-
sua-1 vigor. Men wetll known, ^ill
probably be taken, and a \0ptp.
canvass will escape the publicity
of faults which id! men'have in
somedegre^. • L'ti %'r'L
The. aspirants on , the Radical -
side of fee house are as plenty as
black birds, and some -qf -feein
must be disappointed,. ^h^ mem-1
ber from Grimes wants "to gcr tO
fee tipper House this time, and he
claims it from the voters as a sort
of salve for his last year wound.
The voters claim that it, was a
self-made wound, and "feat
if he found dollars sufficiently
efficacious then, he can do it
again this fall. The probable re-
sult of this, too many cooks, will
be a split'*u the party here, and
ah easy victory for the opposition.
Where the colored men are going
this faB, is hard to tell, y ' -
Mr. Mills, a, great many like,
others choose Mr. Randle, 'while a
tlutd party have their minds
about made up to itfn a colored
man'.' I dont know ofaiiy
the race h^fe, "well enough irp iu
l olitics, etc., to make a Senator of,
but feey have a chau'ce! in the
coming.. of Matt Gaiuesjto this
district-befelfeikmlfi}! j -, .
The opinioh - as to the huin for
Governor is being much Mfv'ided
in tMs district ed I cannot ven-
ture even *a guess, as to who will
be fee choice. The Convention
now telose at hand, will give us
shape, and bring to; the surface
matters of Interes^to yosir read-
ers and- 0-
>; SAN AHVOIJIO, Aug; 41873-
Ed«ters Houst^i ^t«cu^r: r- |
We would like to ask vOu a few
ulterest
n of all
writing
distance
ejection
shadow
drift
The people of fee
grown weary under
imposed by deterio:
ruptly managed o;
this new foat^r% and
carried it to such a degree of per
faction and power, that! it \ w|ff be
able a^amst all odds to place its
men hi fee official ranks. Al-
though uo such organizations
exist as yet wife us, w<i are none
the less burdened with common
political hacks and cliques, and it
will require but a shdffe space of
time to take up and carry to per-
fection this new feature, when
once the people become satisfied,
as they must, that a common
movement among the* laboring
classes of men will effect the
chango so desirable. ?
answers., You must ,6b
fine |pun theories to be adf kneed,
aud," as the writer' knows his
mother tongue bettfe?! * than the
English language, you will excuse
grammatical blunders. •' | - '
The Germans out here are nearly
all Republicans, but they.are also
tMnking^^ pnwleht mfeoi 'j They
claim- that they Outfit Ito have
some voice in the management of
political affairs. What tip you say
about It? - ? j 2^l:: )l
: They have been round^ abused
for calling a Meeting ot Germans
at Austin^ Texas. Did they not
have the right to do it f !
They unanimously Oppose any
action by the Dallas Convention
until the Democratic Convention
shall have meet at Austin. Are
fe^y rightqrwrong? ; ] -.ij an
They charge feat Gov. Dayis
ought not to allow^ hie name to be
presented to the people again for
office; and that during fas entire
administration he has i&fe^'not a,
finger to help fee German or'Work-
ing man. Is this true or not ? If
true, what excuse dqes Gpv. Davis
offer for Ms action ? * *" j 11 '
Th^ claim that - enough: is
already known of!^he r^lf-cdhsti-
tuted leaders of fee Republican
party to render them; ibhoxions
to the ]>e0ple, and feat feey must
now stand aside for other leaders.
Are they right in thi^ijrjifot ?
They 6taiin feat fee j object of
the wire-workers irt tl|e
Convention, will betotuleorijop..
fee " 'pa^r: fr^it^ w
wrong, femk youT i7> j J(!;
They claim that if Giv«. liavi^
is nominated for Governor again.
,feat he will, not get thrie, putjjrQi.
four RepubAcan. Votes uiithe.State.
tto yon think they &re! rigl^ ot
wnmg? |
They claim that Johnli. MaiUy
erf your city or some other Ci^
servative man, fiO^ld l>e elected
Governor by ten febusand t major: (
ity. What think you ? !
And finally, feey <$p
Dallas Convention ^
foil- representation of
sentiq&iit in this State.
What'fefak yon of t"
us ifyou can. We
the Republican ticket,
not vote for corrupt me:
3W$1&U1
is* Help
it to vote
ut we wi11
Fritz.
Galveston, Aug^jli, 1873. r
Editors Houston Meroufy i r I
The conspira<y. to ■. fbrce Gov-
ernor Davis on the Republicans at
DaUas,had its developmputs in
feis city on Wedheepay night
last A mass meeting called, was
controlled by the Custom House
to nominate delegates to the
Dallas Convention. j
The usual and the proper mode
of meeting in fee precincts was dis-
carded, and a regular mob meeting
was held, in winch was confusion
worse confounded. After disputing
and quarreling until near midnight,
they began to nominate and vote,
although a large number had left
in disgust. At about two o'clock
in fee morning, a ticket was de-
clared ■ elected. The fraud ami
"repeating" was so open and bold
as to be even funny. This ticket is
headed by Mr. Wright Cuney with
140 votes, and tailed- by Mr. G. T.
Ruby, with 5(5 votes. As Mr. .Ru-
by, professes to lead the party
here, the discrepancy in the vote is
significant, and when it is further
known that: Mr. G. T. Ruby was
not elected at all, but feat he was
accidentally counted in by Mr. J.
Cuney, who, by an error in the addi-
tion, put Ruby in and himself out,
feen, fee vote should be referred to
Brother Webb, of the Houston
Telegraph, for consideration.
; So gre^t is the dissatisfaction
"with the movement, feat a large
number of Republicans held a
ng, atJ Judge Sandford Ma-
6ft'paturday to call
upon the County Executive Com-
mittee to order Precinct meetings
.arid, disavow the mass meeting.
If is^fdly probable that fee Ex-
ecutive ' Committee will concede
fee matter, as the "mass meeting"
was a part of the "general job" to
"pack" the" Delegates. ,
Jttr-1-^spn was snaked out
"pf his election, principally, as he
thinks, because he is a warm friend
of CoL Ochiltree. Dobson is a
shrisw'd;,politician and will turn dp,
when least expected, to some place
of profit and power. The Execu-
tive committee have required until
four p. M. to-day to decide. The
Davis ftten count on the renomina.-
tion Of his«Excellency on fee first
bdlfot bj' a two-thii-ds vote. As
they ha^e the HnsiUe and can do
the counting,t they Sbotild knOw
how it is.-" Heat excessive^
: Yours,
Warren.
GREAT CHICAGO SHOW!
America's Exposition of Wonders!
Museum.!-Menagerie! Japanese Flying Ship!
——AND THE
GREAT JAMES BOBIISOFS CIECUS!
A':
A- Iflxnrlens Conveyance. ^ .
The traveling train of fee Em-
press of Russia is perhaps the
most complete; and luxurious in
fee world, and it is, indeed, a
house upon wheels. It consists of
eightrfSjtfeoitti carriages and'offices,
connected by covered passages,
and is divided iuto dining, and
drawing-rooms, bed-rooms and
kitchens. The dining-room has
large ov^l wiudows, which give
uninfefrripted views oVer the
country- through wMch fee train
passes; the draw ing-room is an
elegant apartikeni, prettiiy fiirri^
ished.'f''^idr the bed I rooms
might ' be those of a com-
fortable house. The beds are,
seemingly, of the ordinary Mikl/
butare in realitjuhammocks, which
enable their occupants to sleep
without sustaining t any annoy-
ance from the vibration of the
train. Of course such an estab-
lishment: would not be complete
without servante, and to fee train
aTOiattached domestics of all ki nds,
from butlerS'to engine-drivers and
port««r To the train however is
'■ attached a sad souvenir; it formerly
belonged to Napoleon HI., and
was used by. Mm for hiB Lyons
joutneys, though it would be dif-
ficult to recc^nize it as the' same,
so'completely has it been recon-
stiUCt^f and improved, i j
y "d SSSasubee's OFFICE, 1
' ; HAEWfliCOBifTT,; v
Hohstok, Texas, Aug. 4, 1873. )
Incompliance with resolution of
fee honorable County Court, of
Harris county, passed July term,
1873,1 am prepared to register on
and a&er August 15fe, 1873, ^all
valid claims of whatever nature,
^outstanding against fee county of
Harris, ,
Exteaets from the above men-
tioned order are given below for
fee information and guidance pf
all pOrsoris whom this notice con-
cerns: ' ' ^ .^riUfeOvi
"Section 1 provides mode of
registfetiOfi,'^and states feat.fitO:
claim shall be registered uMess
the Treasurer is satisfied ■ that. it is
a^falid debt against fee county. ■
>?« *no is Bach endorsement
must! 'W!gennine, not fictitious.
• L* h '■ flt 1 ■■ A . ' .
That no elakn pretending to be
against this county shall be deem-,
ed Valid, unless the name of the
payee and endorser thereof are
true and real; and that fee ser-
vices as stated in each and every
certificate or certificates were duly
j^nd g$tuaily rendered as stated;
that all other claims are deemed
false, fraudulent and void*, and
; shall not be paid by this county;
that iio scrip shall be registered as
valid against the cOuntj-, unless
the same is endorsed by the payee
fa the presence' of fee Treasurer or
that the Treasurer is satisfied feat
the endorsement is genuine; (if
already endorsed,) and feat
fee names of both ^payee and en-
dorser ard'those of responsible eit-
"That said Treasurer is hereby
forbidden to register ally jury cer-
tificate or scrip of any nature
"whatever, issued by Charles
Schmidt, late clerk of'-the Crim-
inat District Court of tMs county,
at any time during the period of
eight' months, immediately joe-
ceeding the date of his abscond-
ing, to-Wit: From the first day
Of October, 1872, to the thirty-
first day of May, 1873; but that
all such certificates and scrip shall
be referred bv the. holder to fee
County Court for it's considertion
and action thereon."
> J.iBi WJBttfrTLESEY,
; t r> Treasurer Harris Co.
rt A. VAUCHE. Watcb Maker and
"jT. Jeweler, No. Main 8t., Hoostoa. Watches,
(Soek« and Jewelry repaired prompt to order at
uoderato prlees. Ail work gnaranteed.
HOUTSON. AUGUST 18th, 1873.
This circus is, beyond doubt, the best ever witnessed, being
composed entirely of Arenic Celebrities Famous thorughout" the
WorM, embracing in its entirety •••..
100 Star Artists of Celebrity, 15 Lady Eques-
IiV"roL trians, 25 Male Horsemen,
: Ainong whom particular meution ie made of JAMBS BOBIXSO^ tlie Champjou^f-ike
World, and hie talented eot^, CLARENCE and EUGENE ; FRANK ROBB1NS, the
Somersault Equestrian: HONS. DtrPRAT, iiie European Wonder. Every Artist a Bare-
back Equestrian. The Universal ^Erial Artifits. LEOPOLD and OERALDJNE, in their
jncr^ttble Feats, together with' the Tronpe of TcWgu'ere, Leapere, Aerobata ^nd Gjm-
iiasts' known to- the. Profession. •
THE GREATEST €!&&*% 8TICKJTEYand BURKE.
>■'< The Finest 8tu4 of Hor^s and (fee Smallest Ponies,
THE WONDERFUL EQUESTRIAN DOG—THE ONLY ONE TJf -'LilE WORLD.
Th6 f^iciwihg^e- " ® : AMlNIAlfe?^f5>
CUS. f ompojet! of thir-
'■? 5 *:i- * J "ill * I}. 1
ty Children
and fort j 1 Shetland
Ponies; Judson'sFLY-
TNte . SHIP of the.
Air. -
eial- "features are the
salient of Oio
Great -KShow: The
ROYAL'JAPANESE
TROLJPE hi their Mur-
tcloiis" 'Performances,
-f'. iiftMcO**
— r -
HOUSTON & TEXAS
CENTRAL RAILWAY.
CHANGE OF TIME!
COJJMBCHXG WITH THE
M., K. St T. EaUway
... - -A.T -
RED RIVj
ITY
Gl ring an ALL SAIL LINEto BAl.*BKOBB, BO
TOS, GHIOAOO, OmcnHSATl. SMW TORE,
PH1LAPBLPHIA. ST, MUIfc WASHISS
TON CtTT, and all prominent "points
Time—GALVESTON to SEW TOBX. M-^01iosr«
•* j HOUSTON to NEW XCOS&, 00 boar*.
, •• GALVESTON to ST. LOUl!, 53 hoars
HOUSTON to ST. LCTJIi! ivocrs.
on Aift> AFTER
SUJSDAY, AUGUST M, 1878e
Tnlumil na ai follows ,
EXPRESS.
LSAVHB HOCBt OK
DAILY,
(Satttrdaj Excepted}
5:00 P. M.
Aecomicodatum.'
LEAVES HOOoTtSS
? V DAILV,
(Sunday Excepted)
9:00 A . M.
ArrtVlitg k AnaUn 7:00
£ed niter Oity,
11:34 a. in.; M. Lotus.
p. m,i Chicago, 7:3i
a, m.; Lonisrlile 7:20
a. gu; tt^dtta^poMa. ? 3 e.
a.; C&iaaJsiu, a. &.
at 6.-C6 p. as.
HH ■ .-TdMu m.;
Waritogteu Otf;~
m.; Baldimwa, &:tt *. mTT
MSOa. ai.
IMMB M
25.: Aa -
tsn, 1:30 a.-tn.: arriving
In Kottstoc, ism. tsd
j a IKKj p. m.
at Aaetta, 0:Su
8:10 p. m..
Cjjr, S:9S a. a
I MTK Bed
6:38 p. m.
Anstlo,) |
t in BotutOii
GajTcwtei,
PSatlirday esoopte^ j, Waoo,
.4s p. SB., ai
,9M, pTm.
Pnllmaa's Palace Bleeping Cars
ton and
' 1 «
Two Mammoth Uands, the celebrated Metropolitan Brass and
String Band of twenty pieces, under fee leadership of the celebrated
Musician and Composer, Herr F. Koope. x j ^
sloo. ch:iuidrueiisr so oup^ rs.
One Ticket Admits the bolder to the Entire "friitertainnient.
augl3-tf. « •• ^ -j ui j
HAND MADE \/HAND MADEV/ HANU MADE >
S0ur mdskB)r \[ SontMMWgster \ iSmmmMsf
aj.Morrisson il aj.morrisson H aj-MOrrisson
'WAND 1 '
f'Soorl
AJ.Mwnnioo
The above Brands for sale by the fo&swtng aonw is Houston
GASEILL S M1LLEB, L<me Star Saloon, Preeton Street.
POLAND t STBAUS, Grooers, ooroer Prairie and Travis streets. ;
ft. W. EAFFEHBEKQEB, fonaarly Kaff nberg«r b Zimmerman, lexas ATenue and Milam.
XU..EBLLEB, Grocer, Preaton, near Washington Arenae. i
J. HERMAN, Texas Exchange Saloon, corner Oongrees and Trsris.
HENRY OLINE, Grocer, Pregtoa, near Washington ATanne. •
; i TBEOl-'IELD MEYEB, Grocer, over Wiite Oak Bayoo.
F.N.MILLEB, Saloon, oornre of Preston and Fannin. - ; ^ '
8 «?&EPHS0N, Grocer. Oongraas, near Great Northern Depot.,
mt)m ■
i-ly
JOHN i. ELAULE, Montgomery Boad.
DNNELLY. OOhwr Vine *od Kennedy.
7ACK BO?
JOHN HAHN; Montgomery A'
T6Broi^
e._B:
AGENT FOB S'fATK or l'fciXAS
Advertisements.
69........tract, Houatan........69
HABDWABE, STOVES,
BELTISO. PACKING, BOSS, S*a.
- PUMPS, LEAD PIPE,
; ,r ::. SHEET AND BAB LEAD
PLOWS.
Utis Pipe Citt and Fitted to Order.
STEAM. GAS AND WATER FITTINGS.
GaaJWtfinigsad plumbing, j ^
CbaudeMerS.'Brackets, efa,
Wash Baaino, Bath Tuba and Sinks.
.{art i,. . Man&fitctnrerW- ! - .
Tin. si ?rt Iron and Copper Wart.;'
J, L. MOTT IBC« WORKS, Bote agants for the
Bate of " arothem Home" and ottisr Stem.
GEM C0HBiNATION RATtER IOCS.
; The ad>-ntages claimed for this Lock are,
that It Is very easily set, working on any three
letters put together in the alphabet. The troabie
of carrying key* is dispensed with, and the lock
is strong and unbstantiil. The low price, $5; is
«i«n a strong recommendation.
The GEM COMBINATION iOCI can only be
obtained-from - . '
, fr,! OTTO EBIOHStW. :
No, 6* Mi'aw, street, text door to Wesiheiaier's
Stables :r. . iIjIHD | Jyil-Un
ii. . ; . HAVANA OIGAKS. ' j
Wagaer St Herraaa, proprietors of the oldaat
Brewery in the city, are brewing Bona of the pa-
rest and finest Lager In Texas, and have the
• line on draft, wtth the finest cigar* In the oity.
This firm are alaoprepared Jo deliv* Bottled La-
ger, fresh and pcre, at' Qia houses it our citiz«iS.
Wagnir &Sermas, Brewen, at Qabci'p;
Pre toa ytroet.
*£SF
E
AHI.K t'AK WORKS.
(Alts OF ALL KINDS
MANUFACTURED FltOH THE £EST «iF
I.U5I«Kli SEASONED
Arid put together *tti> boils made from thobe*
of matetial at our own Works.
Ordars promptly fillod.
j R PKEEOAY,
nbvi-ly •* T Hoaaton. Texas.
H. it If . F, PA3JNELL,
*: .r x i>r.ktakeus,
Have oc hind a large tupply of Buriai Robes,
biack and white, of silk, satlu. merino and broad
cloth, for ladies u > RflRilemea. We have also
Ave, elpgast Hearses, with Masonic, Odd Fellow
sad Catholic Emblems, Metalie Oases, Silver
Mounted Caskets, Mahogany, Walnut, RoeewofflS
and Fine OoQtia constantly on hand, at No. Sfl
Prairie street, Mouatoo.Toxas. Orders from Bail,
road Stations, promptly attended to on receipt of
telegram. ■ * jalyO 3m ^
MiseeUaaeous AdTertisaments.
: i"i ; it,:
W. J. SEtTEOAST & CO,.
WHOLES AXE CATTLE" DEALEES
—ASbi^*^ j .| .
S TJ T t5 3Ei 353 S ,
W MAEKET HOUSE.
. This firm being large . owncjrs of Lire
Stcck, and raising their own Catti.v&re enabled
to seloot
.THE FIXE ST AKB
BEEVES
For slaughter, 1 hoir Mail it All times contains
,j; j
the CHOICEST MEATS of the season.
HEW KARKBT BOOSE.
-—— —H
HOUSTON COT WBRART.
leT-O.
OVEB 1200 VOX
Terms 75 Cents per Slonih,
tJMEB.
CHANGEABLE AT PLEASURE.
■ > See the cow additiolis:
A RMABALE—By W0kie Collies.
.BBAGELQNNE—to Dor"- T
CAN UNIVERSALISM B:
f «I?r>ODGB CLUB—By BeMelle.
GREAT HaBMOSIA—By A. J.
TO THE BITTER END—By Mi® Braddon.
WILD LtFK, AdvcBturos in Teas—By Mayie
Reid. f
HewirPeikt. stationery Varieties.
Hrsizaofq-uth t BALDWI^ A GQ.,
jyfrJtf" s* kala Street.
"T-EilD OETvt SAl^OOlSr,
Tom Prbjdle}i Proprietor.
Always on hand, the finest qialtly of
WIVES, UBANDY, WHISKY, GIN,
"4 And other Beverages^
MtgS-tf • ..j; T
RAL'FMAS STAR.
Site Business Manager of the Houston Unox is
horoby authorised to act as agent for lbs Kaufman
Star, a weekly newspaper published at Rsafman,
with a circulation of 850 in Eaufman, Hunt, Van
Zaudt, Henderson, Bains, Anderson and Dallas
oonstlos; and any contract mads bt said Business
Msnager^will be complied with on tlie
paper, sad aay receipt exeonted by' "
tisihg or subscription or
respected.
Boos-
oda
■u w.i€0NN.ECT10XS,
At Hearse with Iateroaiional RaUrosd cai^
(3ondays excepted-}
At Dallas and Sherman with Tes&s and P*ci8c
Ea£way aud EJ Pmo St«ec<= fa «U points of note
in Northern Texas.
nts West.
_ B._ _____ FMifield sad
Butler, on Sundays and Wednesdays,
At Ledbetierwtth daily stage for LaGraug®.
AtMcDade with daily stags for BsMton,
At Austin with daily stage for Ski Marcos, H«w
Brsuafols, San Antonio sad Ei Paso.
SS^"SM.W11
■®ff 0rGM TICKETS
AiBsati!! afl
Bryan, CW-
MVBVPMHL. HcEimu j. osft
-ttslT?SaB, tf.
of
M
Usm te
"SSiSSS"' ^
. Wet Through Bates app!y to Sz&km
•:!. f, iHJRASD.
OW, 8wpt
J. WALIK)
a. p. sBd V, A
asg2-tf
IflternatiOBaf & Gt. Korlherr S
390 Rltyes Completed,^u d in OpeiltU
THS ONLY ALL BAIL ROOTS
FROM TOE GULF
MABSUAI-L JEF?EMON & SBEHl'ET'Oi:'
>h On «ad after Mooted, Jidy M, 183,
AS EXPBESS TRALV
Will leBte
UNION DEPOT,
Hocsttm, Daily,
AT# 45 P. M.
For Wi'iLs, Waverly, Pb< t.
HantwSiia,Dodge, i:'.-.■-
Triattsr, Loveisdy, Crocked
GsKMiisad, Faiastiae. Seelm.
J r^onTiji.c-.Trauiw.OTcrtSii.
mig&es, TvWr
and Ifawote.
and Shreveport
epanecUou at Umgti z*
BaJJwsy ^arth 4 Ja«
Jefferson.
TkrowgU frotn Hsiutos «o Banhs'
I* IT Uoaw.
Through from Hooston to JetCttnon
Im Huurs. "i-jii ,t->aii-r lit .
Tk«n9h ftw llwsssB : to Shrsve*
pert tm 80 Roart,
for ail pGlste
;&Mrat • Baksstoe westward fee Douptsfs,
Oaawoods, Eeechi, Jcvctt, Marou^, Lake,
wood Mid ^ania,
r"*8—
North aad Northeast
PASSEJ^pg FROM NEW OEI.EASS AND
GALVESTON
Going by this Route chsage caw at tfea
UNION DEPOT, HOUSTON.
BTA&1S3
C^s*ct at !h
Crockett for Sat-^gt;*.
eTkMyttTUesUnefcf Ath-
ass, at.ilacksoavilte sor
KtOvortoc: tatEcn.
at Jiwoti forCea-
JU Vt Osfewocds for
Butter end F*te&9kt -
AN ACCUMjgOOATiOS THAIS
ifrotstmk M',*for was, Phtip* me
frcjs watascHsg
Jl*rs!ghfs received at B
lines pronipUy-
Claims for loss, iksuge or ftSUwited
to the Geaenii
For rstes or farther tofbraassion spply to
" v M. M. HOXIE,
r.ii : ;i * • ' fltal Svp^t.
AI.UKN ScCOV, .-
QewmJ.ftetehfAgsBl.
*• ncwa,
• yVw. Traveliag Agsatt,
Hocstoh. July 8th. 18T3. jyg.tj
SCHMIDT & KOSSL
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