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Houston, Jan. 28r 1874. s
Correspondence Mercury:
Seeing in your issue of thi?j
morning the name of Bmk men-
tioned—which must be intended
for me—as a candidate for re-
election to the office of Asses-
sor and Collector of the City of
Houston, I would most emphati-
cally state that I am not a candi-
date for the office.
Jacob Binz.
Not a Scrambler for Office-
Houston, Jan. 2S, 1874.
Correspondence Merc«j:
I notice you have mentioned
my name in this morning^s issue
of your paper in connection trill
the office of Assessor and Col-
lector. I hope it was done
through inadvertence, cm- upon
improper information.
Please say that I am not one
of the crowd now scrambling for
office, nor do 1 want any at
present. Yery respectfully,
G. W. Gkegok.
"Where Are "ffe Drifting.
Houston. Jan. 28.
Correspondence Mercury:
It is needless to say that our
new appointed City Government
has not met the approval of our
citizens, and that it was a grave
mistake the Solons at Austin
made when they made the ap-
pointments. The Democrats of
the city of Houston were never
consulted either in the appoiat^
ment of our new eity officers, or
the new city charter, if or did
the Democrats of Houston ima-
gine that such a high-handed
outrage was ever dreamed of by
any member of the Democratic
party, as giving the city govern-
ment into the hands of men, the
majority of whom couki not get
a single vote unless they received
the nomination from one of the
Ward Clubs, a thing that few of
them could receive. The caucus
that is being held daily in the
would-be City Hall, on Congress
street, is treated with contempt
by every honest thinking Demo-
crat, and with the exception ot
one or two, #h6 ha¥e • beeji
brought into this ring, the others
could not hold office for an hour,
if the votes of the citizens were
taicen on the subject. Thank
God, they have only a few weeks
to serve, abd then we will see
what we will see.
Respectfully,
EPH.
A. Prep Into the Council Chamber.
Houston, Jan. 28. /
Correspondence Mercury: . J
Being en route for St. Louis, I
was compelled to lie over « day
in your city, and time hanging
heavily upon my hands, a friend
suggested my walking down to
the Council Chamber to while
away an hour, by glancing at the
proceedings of the new . City.
Council, and takinga look at the
appointees, whom he regarded
as qualified lor the high, position
of U. Sk Senators. 1 complied.
On entering the hall, which im-
pressed me as .not large,
but fitted up With a view
to the comfort of the Mayor and
Aldermen, excepting the miser-
able light at the desks of the
Mayor and Secretary, I learned
that all were pesent except Heit-
man. Upon the whole, they were
a goodly looking set of men, who
were seemingly filled with; im-
portance by their novel situation,
in which thdy were placed with-
out consulting the wishes or
wants of the people, or the wel-
fare of the Democratic party.
Some say they are the creatures
of a ring, under the control of
tbe Texas Central Railroad,
which has a deep purpose matur-
ing against the interests of the
people of Houston. You will re-
member that a few months ago,
this road contemplated moving
its machine shops and other
works to Galveston and <no w they
have combined with the Texas
Pacific to turn trade channels.
Though often in your city, my
impressions axe those of a
starnger to alt the parties who
now lotm your City government,
hence I cannot justly accused
of partiality, as I am not pecuni-
aryly affected by your local disa
greements, though, as a life-long
Democrat, I agree with Governor
Coke that hasty legislation is
unwise, and the Council forced
upon your city by Baker and
Barziza as an outcrop of that un-
wise principle, have a responsi-
bility by their acceptance of
office, which, like the old man of
the sea, will stick to them
through life.
Mayor Wilson is a tall, spare
man, with rather sharp and close
features; rich, I am told., His
fctc6 <jrie oot! in eteiy'fefltrirfe,
" Is it so nominated in the
bond?" He is totally ignorant
of parliamentary usage, and
does not know how to put a sim-
ple motion to the Council. When
he speaks his utterance is so low
and hesitating, that he appears
afraid his words will biudiiim
individually to pay out money,
which, people say, he don't do
worth a cent. His wealth pre-
cludes the possibility of his cou-
nection with a Ring.
Alderman Harral, the first in
order, is a fine, healthy-looking
old gentleman, who dispenses
good rye whisky and root beer
on Main street. His motion to
advertise for the debts of the
city brought a smile to the lips of
his august Aldermanic brethren^
He is also rich and cannot be in-
fluenced by the Ring.
Next in order, occupying a
part of the same desk is " mine
host of the Hntchius," a double-
cabbined hash-house that was an
elephant to the builder, but is
now officered by Capt. Turner for
half the net profits. Methiuks
from the Captain's pleasant face,
he would make a first-rate high
comedy actor. He is id ways
Smilirig,' unless wheu in repose.
He is a good man, and was very
pertinacious in getting a matter
relating to the pest-liouse refer-
red to the Hospital Committee.
No one acquainted with him sus-
pects him of being in the Ring.
Alderman Gehriog comes
next. He has an eye to busi-
ness, and was appointed on ac-
count ot his nationality, not be-
cause <ke would be admitted
within the golden circle of the
Ring.
Facing the Mayor, we find the
only Parliamentarian on the
Board. I suspect he has at some
time been a member of Congress
or some other equally elevated
legislative tody. Oh him seems
to rest the whole business of the
Board. He feels that he was not
appointed to his present impor-
tant position, unsolicited, for
nothing. This is Captain Wag-
ley, the Chairman of the Street
and Bridgo Committee. All oth-
er- committees consult him, if
tBey do not report, to him. He
looks as though lie wanted to be
elected, as he desires to show
this benighted community his
entire fitness for • the office. He
has not been in Houston long,
having come,from Brazoria here,
I learn. He used to run a steam-
boat on the , Alabama river,"
wlrere he-became intensely pop-
ular. He is not rich, and it
would be slanderous to accuse
him of belonging.to the railroad
But the Adonis of the Conncil
is F. A. Rice, Esq., a fine-looking
man, the Paymaster and Treas-
urer of the Texas Central Rail-
road and Chairman of the Fi-
nfujee CoTqaaitt/Qe ijf the Board
of Aldermen. Who dares say he
is a Ring man? I, for one, do
not.
We uow come to D. C. Smith,
Esq;,' wfeese hairs are sprinkled
with white. He is a founflry-
man, and has the reputation of
being an honest mechanic. Pity,
there are not more mechanics in
the Coungiljjif /OI no,other rea-
son, bec^uaf ff/.tw ireputation
they have got for honesty. The
Texas Central has its own
foundry so that Dan is beyond
the influence of the Ring.
Alderman Christian is the last
but two on our list. He is a
painstaking, hard-working num-
ber. I should judge he likes to
address the Council, and will
make a good, Councilman. I
hear, he is a grocer and supplies
the Central and its employes.
No influence there.
L C. Lord, Esq., is another
foundry man, and no word said
of Alderman Smith will not apply
equally to him.
Last on the list is Alderman
Noble, of the Fifth Ward. He
is tall and dignified looking, with
a desire to address the Council
often. From his Voice, I should
take him to be a first-rate orator
ZSliIftSMSSt;
is about as cteas as any member
of the Board.
Now, you have a bird's eye
view Of the Cftuncil foisted upon
your people: by one of tbe most
outrageous modes, which was re-
garded as disgraceful when done
by the robbing Radical party,
but is much more reprehensible
when perpetrated by and in the
name of Democracy. It will
leave a foul stain, which years of
virtuefti)l apt Jsvash ouf/1' . T
Your city has a great future,
but. ygur. citizens must rise in
theft fiiight at the next election
and strangle this hydra-headed
monster in its infancy, and then
your representatives at Austin
will see that yon have been fully
awakened to the enormity of
their crime, for it is nothing
short. Any city that falls under
riugs^whether they be Democratic
or Republican, will not long pro
gresB. They have been the curse
of Northern and Southern cities
before. I would regret .to see
your really pleasant and improv
ing place, with its fine theatre,
city offices and market—multuin
inparco—and your ten or more
miles of sidewalks, thrown back
by such means. Kaiskr.
SOMETHING TO '1HI*K AlW'T.
NUMBER FOUli-
Correspondence Mercury:
Having upset the boat of those
who objected to one of my state-
ments concerning Texas flour,
and having drowned its occu-
pants, it now remains to me to
meet some other boats and like-
wise drown their occupants.
People who put themselves in the
way of great public interests
should not be treated too tender-
ly. ' The little good they do by
living, the world can very easily
do without. By throwing them in-
to a pond and drowning them,
it is not likely that much harm
will be done.
One says: "The writer iu the
Mercury states that Texas
flour is the best flour in the
world. I'have tried it, and dog-
gone my cats, if I think so. It
cannot be compared with North-
ern flour."
What is it that makes good
flour? It is the quantity of nu-
tritive matter it contains and the
right grinding. The latter de-
pends on the skilj or intelligence
of the miller; the other is inhe-
rent and depends on the climate
and soil in which the grain has
ripened. The wheat that is rich-
est in nutritive matter makes
the best flour in the world, be-
cause it yields most of that
which supports human life, and
is, therefore, more valuable.
Measured.by^this standard, it is
certain that Texas wheat is not
excelled by any other on the
face of the earth, and not equall-
ed by any that may be raised
elsewhere in commercial quanti-
ties. The wheat raised on the
table-lands of Mexico is fully its
equal in all its good properties,
but I consider Mexican wheat as
out of the question, because
Mexico has no facilities of trans-
portation, and her wheat is not
likely to become a commercial
article.
How do we know that Texas
wheat excels in nutritive mat-
ter? There are two classes of
people who can demonstrate this
so clearly that even the blindest
may see. The first class is the
chemist. Let an ounce of Texas
wheat and an ounce of Illinois
wheat be subjected to Dr. Erlen-
meyer, or any other good chem-
ist, for analysis. He will report,
after he has put them through
his process, that Illinois wheat
largely exceeds Texas wheat in
the point of moisture contained,
and that Texas wheat largely
exceeds Illinois wheat in the
albuminous and other nutritive
matters contained. I have seen
several of these analyses, and
know what I statei to be a fact.
I wish I could give one of these
analyses here, but I have lost
the memoranda and cannot just
now get hold of them. The other
class that can demonstrate the
superiority of Texas flour—to the
ordinary understanding more
elearljrthan the chemist—is the
practical baker. The baker very
speedily finds out the compara-
tive value of the flour he han-
dles, because a barrrel of flour
will make1 less or more
weight of bread according to the
quantity of nutritive matter that
it contains. One barrel of flour,
though all weigh precisely the
same, does not by any means
yield the same amount of bread
as any other barrel. The differ-
ence in this respect of one barrel
from another is something as-
tonishing to those who have
never thought of it. Now, one
barrel of Teias flour will make
forthe baker many pounds more
bread than one barrel of Illinois
ffour, and therefore Texas flour
is more valuable to them. I call
John Kennedy to the witness
stand. Before introducing him
I will state to those who do not
know Mm, that be has been a
baker in this city some thirty
years, has achieved a consider-
able fortune, is a man of close
observation and very strong
practical sense. His statements
in regard to matters touching his
line of business may be received
With the confidence of an oracle.
He assures the writer, and au-
thorizes him to make public the
statement, that sixteen ounces of
Texas flour wiH make more bread
than eighteen ounces of any other
flour he ever saw in his life!
Now let the reader consider
the full meaning of that state-
ment of Mr. Kennedy. We as-
sume, for the sake of round num-
bers, that a barrel of flour con-
tains 200 pounds, or 3200 ounces.
If, then, sixteen ounces of Texas
flour make only as much bread
as eighteen ounces of Northern
flour, 200 pounds of the former
would be worth exactly as much
as 225 pounds of the latter. But
Mr. Kennedy says that sixteen
ounces of Texas flour make more
bread than eighteen ounces of
Northern flour; so, 200 pounds
ofTexas flour may be equal to
230 or 240 pounds of Northern
flour. Assume the lowest figure
to be correct, you still get twen-
ty-five pounds of flour out of a
Texas barrel which you do not
get out of a Northern barrel; in
other words, the Texas barrel
gives you twenty-five pounds of
bread more than the Northern
barrel." When you buy a barrel
of Northern flour in preference
to one of Texas flour! you simply
throw away twenty-five pounds
of bread, or you throw away the
money which that bread would
represent. Is not this indeed,
something to think about ? Who
has so much cash that he can af-
ferd to throw it away in this
manner ?
i There are some who cannot
understand this. They say:
"How the thunder can a pound
of flour make more bread than a
pound of flour?" They cannot
comprehend that the moisture
which a pound of Northern flour
contains is not a nutritive ele-
ment, and that the albuminous
and phosphatic matters which
a pound of Texas flour contains,
in place of Northern moisture,
are nutritive elements. The only
way to convince such people is
to see the thing done. Let them
go to John Kennedy's bakery
and see it done. They will see
it, but, then they will not believe
it. They will say that their own
eyes are damphools- and can't
see straight. Messrs. Editors,
don't yon think with me that it
is themselves, rather than their
eyes, that are damphools ? Mr.
Kennedy uses Texas flour exclu-
sively at his bakery, and those
who have eaten his bread know
that it is excellent. Why does
Mr. Kennedy use this flour ex-
clusively? "Because it is to his
interest to do so, and, as a shrewd
trader, he knows that his in-
terests and his customers' inter-
ests are the same.
I said that a barrel of Texas
flour gives at least .twenty-five
pounds of bread more than a
Northern barrel. This makes a
difference then in money value
of about 81 25 in favor of the
former over the latter. That is
not all. Northern flour costs us
here from $1 to $3 per barrel
more than Texas flour. This
added to the $1 25 makes $2 75,
which we utterly throw away
every time we buy a barrel'of
Northern flour. It is thrown
away, because it is so much
money unnecessarily and useless-
ly expended. Last year the peo-
ple of Texas imported not less
than 200,000 barrels of Northern
flour. This makes the snug sum
of $550,000, which we have been
annually throwing away for a
long time past. Suppose a peo-
ple should make up their minds
to march to the sea-shore once
every year, and throw into the
ocean $550,000; how long would
it take that people to get rich ? It
would be much more sensible to
ask—how long will it take that
people to get so poor that if they
were all boiled together in a pot
they would not make one single
dish of broth ? And yet that is
exactly what the people of-Texas
have long been doing. Is it
strange that we are often squeezed
almost to death by hard times,
in spite of the enormous wealth
of our resources and their con-
tinued development ? Suppose
that we annually saved that
amount, adding it to our perma-
nent home capital. Is there any
one so dull that he cannot per-
ceive what a vast difference there
would be in our real condition ?
There are several more points
that I desired to touch here, but
this thing has grown too long.
You shall hear from me again
Messrs.Editors. I am glad to see
that my articles are attracting
much attention, and have already
begun to do good. Yours,
T.
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Q.RASD ATTRACTION,
L A I) I E S' HAIR STORE,
No. 3 MASONIC TEMPLE.
Braids, Curls, Coronets,
FINE PERFUMERY~k FANCY GOOPS
AT A GREAT SACRIFICE.
Ladies- are invited to call and examine
the Finest and Cheapest TOILET ARTI-
CLES ever offered in this city.
jan20-lmo MRS. C. M. CHANPLER.
JOHN J. LONG,
" CITY "
jj&FIoiir. Feed & Grist Mill,Hi
Corner Folk and Burnet Streets,
(Near San Felipe Road,)
HOUSTON .TEXAS.
Flour and Graham Meal; Meal and
Grits; Grain, Chopped Corn and Crushed
Feed.
Highest price paid for Grain and Corn
in the Ear. jan23 3m
CHRISTMAS 1873!
Ladies desirous of making their Husbands
An Elegant Present,
Can hot do better than obtain the services of
C3-. GIBBONS,
Who will ani piy the bent fitting
SUIT OF CLOTHES
In Teias. ts well a? every article useful and
ornamentalreede-3 to completes gmtli-inan'a
CTitflf.
7G Street!
.!l>. 21-tf
0KESE5T CIGAR STOKE,
(Two doors below Old Capitol.)
N. & F. CLEM0W,
HAVANA AXP POMESTIC CIGAKS,
Cigarettes. Tobacco, Pipes, Etc.
Cail and see us.
janG 3m NELSON & FRANK.
w. w. dowmnij. p. p.yxiels
,OWNING A DANIELS,
Grocers.
D
DEALERS IN'
RYE & BOURBON WHISKIES
FOREIGN WINES AND LIQUORS,
WILLIAM 3. CLEVELAND.
7VRR1VIMG-:
500U < anei Pratt's Kerosene Oil
. GOO Kails BuSulo Bugging.
3'JO Boxes all tirades Tobaim
230 IU. all Grades Cigars.
H jo 3ng« Co *
500 Seeks Texas Klowr.
50 Barrols Jitw Buckwbia
Together with a complete stock of
Staple, Family antl Fancy Groceries
and every variety ol Wood and Willow Ware,
TEXAS SUGAR AND SYRUP
from ten (10) plantations will begin to arrive in
a few days and be Bold at New Orie&ns prices.
PRSONAL ATTENTION
GIVEN TO SALE AND SHIPMENT OF
COTTON.
Maduneiy—Hardware, Et
SCHMIDT & K0SSE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
T. JTm RILEY,
07 Main Street 6J>.
HARDWARE, ST0YES,
Railroa l a d Supplies,
BRINLEY PLOWS, ROPE & BLOCKS,
Gas Fitting and Plumbing.
Gas Pipe cut and fitted to order. Gas
and Steam Fitting, Brass Goods, etc.
Manufacturers of Tin and Sheet Iron
"Ware. janG tf
CUSHMAN'S
MACHINE WORKS,
IP i" ts ts t cn Street,
(North Side Long Bridge,)
houston, - - texas,
I DO NOT BUY COTTON.
but handle Etr.'ctly 011 commission, and will at
Ihis time, and during the season, ad*- iCd liber-
als on consigr men s.
' WM. D. CLEVELAND,
Wholesale Grocer & Oen. Commission Merchant,
37 Main Street, ncustnn, Texas.
octl9-tf
B. & H.
Cheap Family Grocery
EMPORIUM.
BLAKE & HARTRIGE,
37 Main Street ,....87
(opposite Wm. Christian & Co.'s.)
"We are prepared at all times to sell
Choice Family Groceries
at prices which, defy competition. Our
lines of goods are purchased and selected
from the best stocks, and are not auction
goods. Every article guaranteed first class
of its grade. We make specialties of
Flour, Bacon, Hams, Canned Goods, Pro-
serves, etc.
All we ask is a fair examination of our
goods and prices.
The country trade js offered -extraordi-
nary inducements. Call and see us.
jan!7 3m
H. HENKE,
new orleans grocery store.
CHEAPEST GBOOFBY IN HOOSTON.
Opposite Slafket, on Cong res* Street
new shipments every day.
Finest Articles -Cheapest Prices in tlie
City.
1S3~Come and see na and be persuaded.
neclfi-lm
Libraries.
H
0ust0n city library
ESTABLISHEP 1810.
1500 Voiumes—Terms 75c. per Blontli.
BooJcs Changeable at Pleasure.
New Additions :
Handy Andy.—Lover.
Pivine Love and Wisdom.—Swetlenborg.
Jack Harkaway's School Pays.
Golden Grain.—Fargeon.
Joseph the Jejv.
Mystery of Edwin Prood, completed.
Leighton Grange.—Miss Braddon.
Master of Greylands.—Mrs. Wood.
News, Books, Stationery & Varieties.
BALDWIN & CO„
jan!3-tf 84 Main Street.
BUILDER OT
Kngines, Boilers, Saw and Cotton
Jliila, Cotton Presses,
GINS AND ALL KIND OF MACHINERY.
Repairs will be done, to order and guaranteed.
All Kinds of Brass Goods and Steam
Kittings on (land.
anglS tf
DECHAUMES & DIOT,
40 Main Street,
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
DE ALERS IN
Hardware, Stoves, Etc.
Aeents for MANN'S celebrated AXES for City
of Houston.
Agents f.ir DEERE & SON'S MoH jfl OAST
STEEL PLOW.
We make NAILS a speciality. Parties de-
siring {roods in our line, would do well to gi«e
bs a ca.il before purchasing e-sewhere.
julv2C-tf ^ .
Bayou City Iron Works.
. IVEoG-O -W HI >J\
Manufacturer of " ■ ■' V' i
steam l ngincs, Bolivar's Saw Mills,
O i <3- taring ;
A. McGOWEN'S. :
PATENT COTTON PRESS.
Each one is tested, and guaranteed not to break.
Near Central Railway Depot,
HOUSTON, - - - - - TEXAS.'
u0v7-6m • l < •" •! • .
W. O WIGBIB. D. O. SMITH. B. <•. SIXMO*
pII(ENIX IRON WORKS. ,
Wiggin, Smith & Simpson,
BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS
Macufactnjrefe al 4. j ■
TEAM ENGINE-" VOILEBS, j-j ; .'-inS
SHAFTING. SAW MILLS, fULLBYSi,
MILL OaABIS&iPOMPa.Erc..
Preston Street, Near long Bridge,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
All kinds of Job Work done at the lowest
i%tmi«1 wtHufkntjon gn rant«w4. ;
W. G. BAGOT,
BRASS FOUNDER AND FINISHER,
Houston, Texas.
Cash pal<l for 013 Brass, Cupper, Tin,
Zinc, Type Metal. t
oct9-d2ra
QEORWE BUMBLE
AOKST FOR
charter oas COOK STOVES, ' ' .''''''
AMERICAN CIRCULAR SAWS,
rubber belting AND PACKING,
GENERAL HARD WAR
NAIL", OUTLKBY,
AND TIN WARE,
mlU S main S *««
No. -i Pkestox Stkeet,
HOUSTON,
jan20-6m
TEXAS.
P. T. T- 3. ;
PBIIDIE'S TEXAS TONIC BITTERS)
' ' * ' ~ f , i I f T'- < iipr.
Compounded from the BEST VEGETABLE DRUGS and the PUREST BOURBON WtTIfffciES,
oing the beat preventive of Chills and Fever ever put upon the Market. Uft'tj
A GREAT APPETIZER, <
Strengthening and invigorating the system, toning the stomach and aiding digestion—a mojt
pleasant and agreeable beverage, *" r YiHsuKi
At "Wholesale and Retail, and Constantly on Draught, at , ,' ,}\ -
THE GEM SALOON,
CONGRESS STREET, NEAR THE POST OEFXCE, j ,.u
Where the Proprietor will always be found by his friends.
The Best Supplied Bar in Texas. S. 0. P. Brandy arid Old Crow Whisky,
Always on Hand.
nov25dtf T. J. PRINDLE, Proprietor
WM. CHRISTIAN & CO.,
LOOK OUT
SIGN
Nos. 5?
axd 2p
matfst
Lniuber—Miiiigles.
Frrston.
No. 28 and 30 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON, TFXAS.
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS
AND
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Make Liberal Cash Advances on all Frodnce on Hand. ,
Special attention Riven to the sals and shipment of Cotton anl Wool, Keep constantly on band
a lar >e stock of Staple Groceries. Agents for the sale of Odell's Cotton Creek, Wallis &
Beard'slmproved Iron Ties, Grav's Ingersol's Catton Presses, Eagle Cotton Gins and Coleman's
Mills. •
*g~We call special attention to our SCGAB and 8TBUP. •' ■ >
FIFTH WARD
PLANING MILL,
M. B0RST & CO.
FLOORING, CEILING, PALINGS,
and every variety of Sawing andPlaning execu-
ted in the shortest time and best style at h?
rasst easonable rates.
Hiding procured the latest improved Ma-
chinery, be la prepared to execute
3VI O XJ 3Li ID I 2ST <3- S3 ! 5
Or Evxry DnoKirnoit.
Iti 1 ii i) ed Lumber a Specially.
BUILDERS ORDERS
filled promptly at the lowest living rates
Send In yonr orders to the Fifth Ward Planing
Mill.
M- BORST,
H. CHESLEY,
nov!4-tf Proprietors.
x 3xr
ES.
JOHN KEITH,
State Agent and Wholesale Dealer jo
Xjoasro a <5>o_ ,s,.
Celebrated O. K Shingles
OFFICE AND YARD: '
Near Galveston, Houston &'-Henderson Bail-
road Freight Depot. '' -
Houston, Nov. 1st, 1873. nov$-3oi
Great Depot for
Sash.
I
Doors,
Blinds,
Shingles,
Rough and Dressed Lumber,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
A. BERING & BR0 , ;f;u,
N"c*r new Market Honse, .
dec4 6m H t & W Houston, Texas.
; Railroad*.
Q_ALVEXTON,
HOUSTON & HENDEKS0S
KAll.KOAM.fi! >Til<r •;!
o* and arm
AVSCW 4Mi (^aMaryi Kiccplrd)
'Leave
Connecting at Harrisburc with
_ • 1^,0,
G , H. * S. A. B.
) bos and tbe West, connecting at
GALVtorrON ) Houston with International and
6:1S A. M.
: | Houston with International end
h'..'SfSS3^Ira~"T"H
Leave ) ACCOMMODATION, stopping
Galveston 5 r ^ i
1:05 A. K. J at all Stations.
Leave ) Connecting with H. & Texas
GALVESTON } Central for 8t. LunU and points
1 :C0 P. M. ) North. ,
1 Taking passengers from H. It
Leaves f T. C , connecting at Harris-
HOUSTON 1 bnrgwith G*. H. & 8. A. K
6:30 A. If. I •£ for Oolumbua.
Leaves ) EXPRESS, connecting with Cen-
HOO8TON [ tral, and Witfe O.. H. A 8. A, R.
2:10 P. M,) R. at Harrtaburg.
Leaves i Taking paaaengera from U. k 1.
LOU8TON } Central, International, and Great
: 6.45 f. M. ) NorthfOk
) Accommodation, leave* Gai.-ee-
BrNRAY8 > Kin at 10 A.M. Returning leaves
) Houston U. Depot atthttT. k.
TRAINS LEAVE HARRI8BURG for OOI.rii
BUS DAILY (except Sundays), at 9S# £
• -qs'sffJ !*w
YourRoute
• Mi*1
NORTH, EA8T& WEST
Hoastoii aaS Texas Central Saliva
CHANGE OF TIME.,
s CONNECTING WITH THE ^ '
tf., "Sc T. Railway
. ! • •
BED RIVEB CITY!
Giving an ALL BAIL LINK to BALTIMORE
BOSTON, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI. NEW
YORK, PHILADELPHIA, ST. ' '
WASHINGTON CFTr, and all ... .
prominent points North,
t 'ifr't r East and West .©• >* .ridli
on and after
Sunday, November 16, 1873,
Pantacir Traiuwill ran as folUws
KXPRES8.1 Arriving at Aust.n 1M>
a. m.; Bed Rive.- City,
10:t0 a m.; St- Louis,
6:40 p m.; Chicago, 6:30
a. tai.; Louisville, 1:0)
Lcaves Houston a."m.: Indianapolis, 3:25 a.
in^OabuabiM, O., 10:ti6a.
m.: Pittsburg at 6: 0 p. m.;
Philadelebia, 7:15 a m ;
DAILY, Washington City. 7:35 s
Baltimore. 8:to a. u>
New York, 12:30 p m.
Returning, leaves Be
Saturday Excepted River City, 6:00 p. jr.; Aus-
tin, 16:30 p. m.; arriving
in Houston. 13) p.m. sad
4:00 P. M. Galveston, 4:'0 p. m
Accommedat'n Arriving at Austin, 6:5b
p. to.; Waoo, 9:10 *, m.,
Lbavxs Houston Red River City, 7:45 a. m.
Beturning, leaves Bed
i DAILY, Biver City at'7:16 p. m.
[Hatardar exo«ptrdW aoo,
(Suiiday Excepted) 7:00 a. m ; Austin ^:0i'a
m.; arriving*in Hoaston
9:00 A. M. 6-3 "p. in., and fia'vestOD,
J 8:30. pi n>.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars.
Are attached to Express Trains between Hous-
ton and Austin, and Houston and Corslcana.
PassAcgers for Waco must take Aitti:rroedi-
tion Iralu leaving Houston at 9:00 a. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Heanie with International Railroad dailj
(Sundays excepted )
At Dallas and Sherman with Texas aod Pa-
cific Railway and El Paso Stages for all points of
note in Northern ?«xas.
At Waoo vithdaL/stegtttoafl points W at.
At Mexia with line of backs for Fairfield and
Butler, on Mondays and Tburtdajs.
At Ledbetter with daily stage for LaGrange.
At HcDade with daily stage tor Bastrop.
At Austin with daily stajge for flan Marcos,
Nev Braunfbls, San Antonio and d Paso.
THROUGH TICKETS
Sold at Houston, Austin, Hempstead, Br ran, Oa-
vert, Waoo, Oorsieana, Dallas, McKinrey. said
Sherman, via Bed Biver City and Galveaton, to
all points of note between the Atlantic and Pa-
cific Oceana, within the limits of the United
States and Canada, Also via stage lines to Ban
Antonio end Weatherford.
fminjt (HmI>OI|^) .'i
FOr Tbrough R. les |>pply to Station .genta, or
■ j. hprand, ,s : 1
i. , . titsil Rapt
j. waldo
G. F. and T. A.
—;
Railroads.
QPEN AT LAST,
THE
LONE STAR K0UTE!
INTERNATIONAL
AND
GREAT NORTHERN FAILR0AP.
m
—TO—
St. LOUIS, CHICAGO,
AND ALL POINTS
North, East and West.
B_v tile opening of this SHORT ROUTE,
which is
135 Miles Shorter to ST. LOUIS, Mo.
98 Miles Shorter to CHICAGO, I1L
195 Miles Shorter to INDIANAPOLIS,
Ind.
221 Miles Shorter to CINCINNATL O.
250 Miles Shorter to NEW YORK, N. T
200 Miles Shorter to Boston, Mass.
FROM HOUSTON
THAN ANY OTHER ROUTE.
The shortening of the distance fcetween
Houston and above Points, also enables
this Rout® to give to the Traveling Pub-
lic a
Heavy Redaction in. Rates, Tlx:
HOUSTON
1ST CLASS. 2D CLASS.
To St. Louis, Mo. - - $37 00 $28 00
To Chicago, HL - - 41 00 33 00
To Toledo, Ohio - - 52 50 40 50
To Detroit, Michigan 54 15 42 15
To Buffata, N. Y. - 59 00 46 00
To New York - - 64 00 50 25
To Boston, Mass. - 67 00 54 15
To Pittsburg, Pa., - 57 00 44 00
To Philadelphia, Pa. 62 00 ( 48 45
To Bahimore, Md. - 60 00 ' 47 30
To Washington - - 60 00 47 30
And proportionately the same to all
principal and intermediate points in the
North, East and West
Passengers, to avail themselves of these
LOW RATES, should procure their Tick-
ets via International and Great Northern
Railroad, on sale at Union Depot of Inter-
national and Great Northern Railroad.
They can also be procured at the General
Ticket Office of the Company, opposite the
Postoffice, corner Congress and Fannin
Streets.
Express Train Leaves Houston at 4 p.
m. Daily. Arrives at 12 Noon.
H. M. H0XIE,
General Superintendent.
S. M. MILLER, General Ticket Agt.
jan28dtf *' ' • 1 •
QENTRAL ROUTE.
< HOUSTON AND TEXAS
CENTRAL RAILWAY
AND CONNECTIONS:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad,
Offer the best routes from the Gulf of
Mexico, via Red River City,
i : ! ~ to a& pofoitttih the '*
NORTH, EAST AND WEST.
Passengera have choice of route,{via:
Yinita, Springfield, Mo., and St.
; Louie.
Sedalia and St. Lonis.
Hannibal and Chicago.
Fort Scott and Kama* City.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars
. . On all Night Tiains.
Tickets can be procured and
Baggage Checked to All Prominent
Points in the United States
. and Canada*,
From the following Stations on the liBe
of the Houston and Texas Central Rail-
way: -u'* ' ' •
ITouston, Hempstead, Austin,
Bryan, Hearne, Calvert,
Waco, Corsieana, Dallas,
McKinney, Sherman.
CONDENSED THROUGH TIME CARD
To points North and East, via the
Honston and Texas Central Railway
j,-. And Connections:
Train leaving Galveston at 1.00 P. M.
and Houston at 4 P. M. daily, except Sat-
urday, arrives as follows?
Red RiverCitv, next day at—.10.50 A. M.
Sedalia, seconddayat...9.15 A. M.
Hannibal, second day at 6.00 P. M.
St Louis, second day at <4© P. M.
Indianapolis, third day at 4.82 A. M.
Cincinnati, third day at 8.45 A. M.
Chicago, third day at 7.45 A. M.
Buffalo, fourth day at. *^. 406 A. M.
Albany, fourth day at. 6.20 P. M.
Pittsburg, third day at 6.00 P. M.
Philadelphia, fourth day at... 7.15 A. M.
.New York, fourth day at 12.30 noon.
Louisville, third day at. 7.55 A. M.
Baltimore, fourth day at 8.40, A. M.
Washington, fourth day at... 7.25 A. M.
Boston, fourth day at ........ 11.20 P. M.
St. Paul, third day at-..- 7.10 P. M.
Trains arrive at and depart from Hous-
ton as follows:
ACCOMMODATION. ;V-,7 ?
Leaves .: 9-00 A. M.
Arrives, n'.i..- — €.30 P. M.
. ~ t THROUGH EXPRESS.
Leaves........... P, 1L
Arrives .(*.. 1-30 P. M.
J. DURAND,
> iGtoneral Superintendent
J.WALDO,
Gheneral Ticket Agent. jan22
^DMLNLSTBATOR'S SALE.
The estate of Dr. J. F. Durgin, (deceas-
ed,) located On Spring Creek, fifteen miles
from Cypress, and twenty-eight miles from
Honston, in Harris county, consisting of
nearly, sixteen hundred acres of timber
land, and saw mill, will be sold this sea-
son. Persons wishing to obtain such
property will do well to examine this be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Postoffice
address, Houston, Texas.
jan 4-Sul2t* M. DURGIN.
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