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HOUSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, iJULY 10, 1873.
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, FIVE OEM'S.
DAILY MERCURY
■T. H. BAKER,
PROPRIETOR.
EDITORS:
I
J. H. BAKEB, J. H. WILSON.
K. ft. CHEESBOROUGH,
BaslneM Maaacer.
Rales of Sabseription:
DAILY MEBCCBF, One Jnt .$W ®
DAILY MSB0lTST, Six Month* 5 26
DAILT MERCURY, Three Months 3 1*
DAILY MBSCUBY, One Moota 1 00
WEEKLY MERCURY, One Year 3 00
Bates of Advertising.
Hj
DAILY. II M0. 3X0S 3*oaj6
os* nrcH. j^iieipioati8QQi 30 oo
fixOB
$50 00
' Daily and WeeMr X tm DdlF te«. Every
other d*T H of Dally Atea. Weekly K of Daily
rates.
All article* for publication should be addressed
to the Boutn Wattrmr.
All Advertteemeats and Communications on
basin*** should be addressed to the Basinet*
Manager. ■
Compliance with these rales will insnre
promptness and jlwvent errors and delays.
Arrival aad bepartnrt oFMaiU-
<j*ive*toa Mall arrive* at 9 :00 a. m. and S .-00 p. u.
uatveston Mail cloaea at C:00 a. m. and 6.90
P. K.
New Orleans Mall arrive* at 9:00 a. u. Monday
xe.d 6:00 r. u. We&aaday and Friday.
Sew Oriean* Mail do*** at 6M) a x. Wedues-
uiy and Friday., and C:30 p. K. Saturday.
Uectral Mail arrive* at 7 k>0 *,*. and 6 a. ex,
cept Monday. . .
Central Mail c!o*es at 8:30 a. u. and 4:fS p. Sfc
mcept Saturday.
International A Gre*t_Northern Mail arrive* at
fi : :0 r. tt.
Interoaiiuaal A Great Northern Mail depart* at
H no >. a.
mi M i!s clou at the Houston Poatoffice three
jnsrteet of an boar Mom the train leave.
FR M TUE B VR-RUOM TO THE RE-
CilKIIKR'^ (|||^. J<(|
Of late, Houston lifts achieved
a celebrity -for its -'free and easy"
saloons. The time was, and with-
in the memory of .the oldest inhab-
itant, too. when wine and women
were supposed to-be intimately
rcju t^l. The purity—to say noth-
ing of the devo|iou—of women,
ignored anything short of Jules
Miimms' "Cabinet" or the original
"Johannisberger," but a change
appeals^JpfDave suddenly over-
come us like a summer cloud. Ten
cent lager beer, with pretty little
waiter gills, appear to be quite the
rage. We are not prepared to
say whether this is attributable to
the growing disposition to retrench
or r^rte, or whether we are na-
turally descendinginto the vortex
of iniquity. It is, however, in
these piping times of ''badness'' a
pleasing task lor the reporter of a
daily journal to chronicle a step
upward in the social seale. • Hence
we note the transformation of Mil-
ler's Free and Easy saloon, on the
corner of Preston and Fannin Srts.,
into a temple for the dispensa-
tion of justice under the aus-
pices of Recorder Leonhardt.
Where, formerly, might have.been
seen an eager crowd of impecuni-
ous cusses waiting for Miller's free
lunches, may now be encountered
a horde of unfortunates, awaiting
their doom of five dollars and costs.
'Clie gay youth who formerly stood
Miller oft for a half dozen drinks,
mm fight shy of that corner. The
policeman who in days past and
u"ih\ picked up many a sleeper in
that classic locality, now crack
their heels in idleness and wonder
how amazingly virtuous the city
is growing. Perhaps the usnrpa-
tion by Justice of the place of
mirth, and the substitution of the
scales for the demijohns may be
productive of a vast deal of good.
Perhaps people who were wont to
commit deeds of evil at ''Miller's
corner' will studiously henceforth
avoid '-Leouhardt's corner." Per-
haps some poor woman afflicted
with a drunken" husband may
thank God for the change. It is
said that but one step is required
to reach "from the sublime to the
ridienlous." Why not an upward
stride—from the wrong to the
* right * Why hot make4 our pub-
lic houses respectable instead of
denouncing them. If virtue is sn
perior to vie* will not virtue assert
its supremacy even if it has to in
vade, and to use a hackneyed
phraze, carry the war into Africa?
Why not f
is it not equally true
that whom devils and foots dis-
like have a long lease^of life.•
The Mercury, published by usf
endorsing the Federal administra-
tion and the Grant Republican
party as it exists outside of Texas,
condemning carpet bagging thie ves
and scallawags, and those who
have assumed the name of Re-
publicans for the same reason that
Judas Iscariot and many others
of later date, have professed to be
followers of our Lord and Saviour,
never expected, hoped for or de-
sired either the good wishes or
the pulse and hollow expression
of friendship, and good wiff of
this class of persons, their organs,
or their Mends and coadjutors.
The Mercury will be a Com-
mercial, Literary and News paper,
and while we have firm convic-
tions and confidence in eertais
political parties, we
and never obtrude them
readers or patrons.
man or party of
course calculated to injure oar
State, county, city or the people
of our common country, we shall
apply the journalistic scalpel, 9nd
shall expect the diseased patient
in the future, as in this Downy in-
stance, to do all the squirming.
7 s
—— * ^ ■1 > ot '
But W
'I IIK WACO EXAMIKER.
Thin is the title of a pa per edited
by an elegant buzzard, who hav-
ing his wings clipped and his
feathers scattered, is running sim-
ply on his Doirn. *
The paper was,named the £1
juitln^ by a fecetiowHc^l of/afc-
count of its lack of intelligence
and utter failure to examine into
anything of pubiic importance.
Having been at the head and
front of t he Democratic organs in
that section of the State until its
intelligence, honesty awl influence
went /MjfR, it now has the audac-
ity to say, "We have never liked
the Democratic party."
How ibrtanate for the Democ
racy, for if1 'whom the Gods Jove
LETTER FROM BUFFALO.
Houston, July 9.
Editors Mercury; ,
^ ',^. first allow me to congratu-
late you upon the course pursued
by your valuable paper since its
change of proprietors Mid name.
We did, indeed, need such a paper
as the Mercury Ms proven itself
to be: An unflnching advocate of
the best iterests of all citizens, a
warm advocate of the rights of
everybody and a fearless exponent
of all that is had or injurious to
public health and our city's pros-
perity. . /?• <iitLl- hii 'U> jI - ■ uj
Now, Mr. Editor, What I would
like to know is, why did our. wise
City Fathers allow the really
ordinance brought in tjy A
man Johnson to be tabled: It
seems too as if these gentlemen,
like those composing the Cduaty
Court, regarded themselves as
masters instead of what they are,
the servants of the people I . Do
they think so little of the
weal, as todeny anything
well organized and regpotisi'oie
lice to the citizens of Houston ?
as,some assert, the majority of
the policemen now on the force
are unable to procure the bond
required, according to tfoe regula-
tions offered by Miv * . "
that fact of itself is prima .
evidence that those men are neither
desired as guardians of our life
and property, nor trusted by our
citizens, and the sooner they are
dismissed from the position they
dishonor the better for all.
Another item might also be con-
sidered by our City Council: the
salety of buildings, or rather the
unsafe condition of some struc-
tures, which are so dangerotis tor
passers by, as they are a disgrace
to the city and an eye-sore to
every observer. During the whirl-
wind last Monday, wben the old
Sessum's warehouse was blown
down, human life was injured.
This morning the shed
the Concrete buildings - and
rear of Fox & Heitman's Iron
Store, fell down fttfaf&g ^ few
horses, but luckily no homoa^ be-
ing. Why thesfr ; things al-
lowed to continue is, to say the
least, unaccountable. ^
Hie next, perhaps, will be the
old Allen warehouse, corner of
Main and Commerce streets, which
building (!) is about as dangerous
as Se&snm's warehouse was, aaid
still there are people allowed to
inhabit such a place, in 3—
being crushed to d<
minute. ( '
If our City J
power so to do,
have it, why can
the owner to teat ;
which, as everybody knoWS, is a
best only a nuisance,* and as . stich
should l>e abated. Buffalo.
•• •• \-iim -
'■ 'nrr'"? SUICIDE. !
* J ^ -t i"i'i '■ "*
HUrUiag Act of Setf-Dwiriusttoa bj a
Yosnu, BeaatiM and ArtrtMtatie
Widow—Kad jSteaass la a. Said Dls-
! trtet «f Jtortk Carothu.
Hillsbouquoh^K. C- July 1,
184^.—One of the saddest and
moist startling cases of female sui-
cide, caused by remorse, that ever
occurred in Orange county, took
place on Sunday morning last, not
more than four miles from this an-
cient town, the county seat.
SAO SUBBOCXD1SGS AH) A FAfAL SACT.
At that point lived Mrs. Maria
Murray, an accomplished, hand
some and wealthy young widow,
whose husband, William Murray,
died of consumption about two
years ago. Previous to his demise
Mr. Murray had employed as a
sort of overseer, or "cropper," as
they are tenned here, a man of
low associations and former des-
perate character, named White,
who was married, and who resided
on the premises, in one of the out
houses. After the death of her
husband Mrs. Murray continued
to employ White in the same ca
p«city, and the latter became as-
siduous and very attentive to the
young widow and her three «™*n
children. Gradually an intimacy
sprang up between Mrs. Murray
and White, which, in less than a
year from her husband's death,
became so notorious as to occasion
some ••
••8CAX..JIAG.:' eOSSfP
among the neighbors, and this
reaching the widow's ears she di-
rected White to build another
house for. himself at a distant
point on the plantation, so as to
remove any suspicions that might
be entertained on account of his
immediate presence 011 the premi-
ses. This White did, but the inti-
macy between him and the charm-
ing widow continued, his visits be-
ing conducted clandestinely, but
with more regularity and frequency
than ever. In fact, the removal of
White's residence rather served to
afford more and better opportuni-
ties to carry on their illicit inter-
course. Matters had progressed
in this way for some time, when
rumors of her husband's unfaith-
fulness and Mrs. Murray's intima-
cy with him reached, the ears of
Mrs. White, and
A FLAME OF JEALOUSY WAS K1XDLED
in the mind of that lady, who,
besides being low-bred and ignor-
ant, is a virago and termagant of
the most approved order. Her
tongue set going, once the scandal
soon became widespread, in eon-
sequence of which the aristocratic
young widow experienced the
deepest mortification. This feel
ing, however, soon gave place to
one of fiery indignation, and Mrs.
Murray, pistol iu hand, marched
to the house of Mrs. White and
threatened summary vengeance if
she did not desist in using her
name in such a scandalous con-
nection with her (Mrs. White's)
husband. But the widow found
she mistook her woman, for Mrs.
White instead of being at all in-
timidated, flung back in the wid-
ow'Sk teeth all the charges she had
previously made with increased
vehemence, and then and there
dared her to put her threats into
execution. Completely nonplus-
sed and backed down, the widow
had to pocket her pistol and retire
in a state of utter discomfiture.
From the date of this encounter
the illicit relation of the widow
and White, which before was only
a mere'rumor, became an estab-
lished fact, and the deepest regrets
were expressed upon all sides that
a lady of such high social stand-
ing,: so young, beautiful and
accomplished, should fall a vic-
tim to the mles of. so degraded
and disreputable a character as
White, aa* ;
. . THE SEQUEL
and crushing consequences, bow-
ever^ of her downfall were yet to
come. Some two weeks since,
and about two months after the
' scene with 'Mrs. White, it l>eeanie
fearfully apparent to the unfor-
tunate widow and her paramour
Hmt.she: . mxim : ^
WAS PEEGXANT,
and this so alarmed them th$l
they were driven almost to their
wits' end to devise some means by
Which the evidence of their guilt
could be concealed. Look which
way they would there was no
escape from the prying eyes aud
talking tongues of their' inquis-
itive neighbors, and at last, in
shec$ desperation, they deeided
upon the horrible plan of produc-
ing an abortion, thus adding an
infamous crime to their previous
guilt. White at once procured
drugs, which he gave to Mrs.
Murray, and the expected result
being achieved, they were so fe-t
successfid. But the end was not.
reached.
h eve
has the
e they
Tiie Table.
If a pound of meat per day for
365 days per year, during fifty
years, be eaten, it will amount to
upward of 15,000 pounds. Thus
probably most men who have
lived to be old have each eaten in
their life time several yoke of fat
oxen, a lew bogs, a small drove of
sheep, twenty or thirty, perhaps,
besides a hundred or so turkeys,
two or three hundred chickens,
several hundred pounds of trout,
salmon, oysters, etc., and about
thirty tons of bread, vegetables
and fruit, with from 20,000 to
50,000 quarts of. water, to say
nothing of other fluids. And the
quantity of food consumed in a
life-time is the least important
part of the matter, since one may
eat a large quantity'of food and
receive no benefit fiom it, because
it is not of the right kind, which
should depend upon the constitu-
tion, the health, period of life, the
exercise; whether or not it be
desirable to fatten oneself, and on
the appetite. Very many mistakes
are made in this respect in giving
the same kinds of food to persons
whose wants are different, aud
the same kinds to a person at
different times in different condi-
tions of the system ; and people
are apt to take too much nourish-
ment when not Avell, from habit/
merely. To insure the highest
degree of* health and strength
each person should know what
varieties of food are best adapted
to his needs instead of indis-
criminately taking whatever may
be offered; By the best medical
consultation, 01* by a little careful
experimenting, -one lrfay soon de-
termine his necessities in this re-
spect. Appetite should always be
respected to a degree, not only re-
specting the quantity of food tak-
en, but also in regard to the kind.
As food more readily digests,
which is highly relished, it is im-
portant that : cooking should be
alwaysdone in thebest mannerpos-
sible. A11 aphorism of the high
priest of gourmets is, "jThe fall of
nations "depends on how they are
fed," which, upon an examination
into the history of the matter, - one
finds to be a less extraordinary
statement than it. at first appears.
In this country, at least, we are in
no present danger from the doc-
trines of, Brillat-Savarni and his
disciples. If we are not a melan-
choly people it is not because we
are notfed badly enough. Tolerable
food comes within reach of the
very poor, though nothing is more
common than for even the well-to-
do to lack this important essential
to health and cheerfulness: not
oiily this, we are apt to feel that
there is grossness only m
cultivation, and that a neglect of
the stomach is rather indicative of
spirituality. .From our Puritan
ancestors we have derived this
idea, which to-day is found more
| prevalent than elsewhere in ]Sew
England, where one who expresses
ajtastefor theorf de la gueitleis like-
ly to be regarded with general dis-
favor. Everything good and bad
must be taken with the same
resignation, and it must have
been one ot {his class who had
long ignored prandial joys, whom
an American humorist described
as-having a u;mouth like a hole in
the ground that don't care*what
; goes down." Then the haste with
which an-American consumes a
potpourri of water-reeking vegeta-
bles, with sloppy coffee and hot
u ,r , biscuits, is less productive of jocu-
F"tbatrt^«tf i . of' dyspepsia, 'fhe
general cheerfulness which strikes
'the foreigner as soon as he enters
France is believed to be less due
to race and climate than to hygi-
enic nourishment and the leisure
allowed for cheerful repasts.
Man's amelioration is not likely
tobe brought about l>y any laws
which are at enmity to the stom-
ach, which is in such intimate re-
lations with the brain, and which
influences its action in no small
degree. /I'he subject of nutrition,
therefore, rising above merely
material questions to metaphysical
aspects, is worthy the attention
not alone of the philanthopist and
reformer, but every thinker. Ac-
cording to the Gallic aphorism,
!" animals feed, man eats; the man
of intellect alone knows lime to
eat." To secure a proper enjoy-
ment of gastronomieal pleasures
and the benefit to health and
fallen young widow became iippre
hensive of exposure, arrest and
imprisonment and the victim of
the most
Kliii t"i a Uk M iO ■•/■■■
< . POIGXAXT REMORSE.
So terrible were the stings of
conscience that she made frequent
attempts to take her own life, and
she had to be constantly and close-
ly watehed. In the meantime,
White fled the Country, for he*
; would most assuredly have1 been
shot' by some indignant relative
| of Mrs. Murray's had he remained.
This made her more wretched and
1 fearful still. She first tried lauda-
num to put an end to her exist-
ence, but was detected by a broth-
l er-in-law in time to sa ve her. - The
same relative foiled her in an at-
tempt to cut her throat, and a
third time she was caught ia the
act of trying to hang herself. It
was now absolutely necessary that
some one should be constantly
with her, and a strict suryeillfince
was maintained over her. O11 the
night of Saturday last, she retired
with a Mrs. Brown, a neighbor,
both occupying the same bed,
About two o'clock on Sunday
morning, Mrs. Brown awoke and
missed Mrs, Murray. She at once
gave the alarm, and, a light being
procured, search was made for the
missing woman. After looking
everywhere else, they at last went
up stairs to a garret, where, hor-
ror-stricken , they beheld the body
of Mrs. Murray
SCSPEKDED BY A 1IAXK OF YARN*
from a hook in the wall. If she
had been cut down at once she
might, in all probability, have
been resuscitated; but the terri-
fied inmates ran for the neighbors,
and before assistance arrived life
was extinct. She liM stood one
foot upon a chair, the other oii a
box, and- when she had fastened
the yarn to the hook and around
her neck, she dropped between
the chair and box.
This is a most melancholy event,
and it creates the deepest aud
most heartfelt regret throughout
the entire county. An inquest
was held yesterday, but, owing to
circumstances not made public yet,
it adjourned to meet on the 5tli of
July. ! r> ' ' '
happiness resulting from them,
which Heaven meant us to have,
and gave us the means of secur-
ing, it is not necessary that we
become gourmets or 'finical epi-
cures ; but we shall be a stronger
and better people when we have
Dearned to eat more
and. happily.
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HANDMADE
our MasltUiiskejr u Soar Mas
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SovM&Wtakgr if SowMa&Whlskey
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Tt.a above Brand* for *0. bJ th* Iioum* in Bonston
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a. JoSiPHSON,
JOHN J. KADliB,
JACK CONNELLY. Canto
JOHX BAHM Montgomery Avwu*. tcj.
— ... ■ :i* UH.B AGEKT FOB BTAtSToK
Street.
Travis (treeta.
ft Zimmerman, Texas Avenue and Milam.
" Avenue.
Travi*
Amur.
Bayoa.
Gnat Northern Depot
AS.
^taflbuMMH Adrertitetteatg.
rp
TRADERS AKB
COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
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The teoeni Ore in buatoa iaavUtg (
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ROOTS AMI
I h re«uh offer wo MKnsm WtOOf. 0(4
ou hand - i :
A_t Ooet.
I t> alao mm ' . _ ; .
$40,008 Worth of Dry
intelligently
•SCUM \ tit & K0.-SSK.
WHO.1,1
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HI'ITA 11.
American girls are said to
the biggest braids at
ex-
the
ieima Exposition.
iian ivs x n i x v, i-cii a nth,
WAULkY k L(M HAIIT,
113i ii t e ge ii t*= .
Congm. Matrt. llo.stoii' T■ ■.
We give ipeci'l altentlort t> lbs Luring and
telling of EI:iL l-STATKiD a'l pirtsof Teia.s
LOANS effecioil. HONEY LOANED ai:d COL-
LECTIONS MADE Tsx'«< paid sna Tit>. exam-
Inea antl AbtitraoiB fu; nis-hed.
Refer to First Ns!tr-r. ! Eluk,
Jr't-tr
Iketa Uag FLAMJIELH
(wWfii u*ve..ad?*ac*4 from S to w pet wsto m
c teoii.r (Mi
A (JentntJ SiMw%
Whieb I will Mil atLOVSB flODEBS ttuut can
be iinrc^iaaed'tn any otty to tM Oaiw;' >
Ola my KWMIOrti
ukiufuued bwintw ot
4t'«4UI"U escluatvelj to
3
Mill therefor* M U IB M
.uii. aaii If'f'iiJi.'
A* liberal «Ui if b* Mk.
no3) . . ." T. W. HOWS.
g H. WII-SOS,
33 MAI5kiFRANKLIN ST8.,
i Wttlti Ok an.1tM
02ST •£!. A TSTJu> : ^
100 Barrel* CROWN FLOCR.
£00 Barrel* FANOr rLOOR.
100 Barrel* XXX FLOOR.
100 Barrel* XX TLOU1L
10 C* k* CLEAR HOCS.
10l Tierce* BAMS. - -
10 lierce* 8tfOOLDBR8.
11 Tfprce* LABI).
100 K«S* LARD.
3 Base* BEEF TOKOCJU.
S Baza* BREAKFAST BUMS. M
VI Hag*h**d* LOCTSIAIA MMM.
• Hogabead. WHITE ORASUIATKD.
15) Omm 1 Mialti fMMWf CM*
Freah arrival. W.
30 Barrel* WiOBKT—CMol toCaaat
" -KM Cane* CAM USD FRUITS.
Sack* COBB.
300 Sack* OATS.
:«0 Sack* BRAS.and ' -•
TKiX 'if CHOlCBti1 %04UTV.
With a large
je -ta
WtM*. ft*.
E. H.
>3 Main •
g COMSAM,
Watchmaker a 4 leiNler
SI MAIN D.Mai,
(VAN A LS'f VMS' ■ BOILBIM0,).
HOUSTON, ------ TSXAS.
WATCMRV, IhOOU,
Carefrty 11$ S—a Mi
Fin* Oold
Ware. mU CI —Hmi *■'* 0**< WltllWI —*
Chains, and a large wn*r
al**f* on hand!'
<g-Al*a olaagent tar th* **i«hMM DWIflBP
SPECTACLES.
J
CAR WOSIR,
caes of all mnm
MUTOFAorsMto rant iwrnsoir
And pot togetoH- *tt MM* mmU
of material at ou ova froth*
Order* promytiT MM.
4. CI.
ami-it
JJB. fiREEN'HVILLE
PHYSKJIAN AND SURGEON,
Hotels md Public Houses.
ASHIN(JTON HOTEK
Th* Proprietor of the WASHINGTON HOTEL
la Booaten, formerly of the well kaowa Wishing-
tM Raataarant and Hotel la Qalveaton. Informs
tha ytWt in generei that he ia now prepared to
RESVUR BOA ft OEMS,
atmodecat* price*. The Table will be (applied
Wtth th* h«*t th* market-aSbrda.
I vswlt *UBHI*H>1>, cool and airy.
MM* tarntihed at all hour*.
0.ALTE8TOS,
HOUSTON AND HEND£R80N
RAILRO.D.
oa in mil
JOLT 7th (faadaye Rzrrpted)
! Connecting at Harriahnrc with O..
H. * S. A. tt R. for Coiomtma and
th* Weat conaacting at Boocton
QALYEBTOJi l with laUrnaUamal acd O. North-
J em and Hon*ton Text* Central
6:15 A. M. ) Railway, atoppinc only at Uarria-
Leave ) ACCOMMODATION, atopping at
GALVESTON I
8:00 A.M. )aU Station*.
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(- )
ON S
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Leave
GALVESTON (tral for
2*0 P. M. ) North.
Connecting with H. * T*za* Cen-
1 fit. Louis and points
Leavea
IOUSTOJ
•:90 A.M.
I Taking paaaengw* from H. A T.
' U HarrUbnrg
B. A. B. K. for
}o
I *
J Colamhaa.
Leavea l AccommodaUon, connection with
HOUSTON } O., H. A 8- A. R. B. at Harrla-
4:10 P.
ive* ) Accom
3TON J O.. H.
P. M. )b«rg.
Leave* )
HOOSTOK I
7.01 P. M. )
Taking paaaaaeer* from H. A T.
Central, International, and Oreat
i Accommodation, leave. Qalveaton
SUNDAYS I it 10 A.M. Returning leave* Hoos-
1 ton Ontoa Depot at 1:30 f. M.
TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURO for COLUM
BUS DAILY (except Snadaya), at 3sM P. U.
j.U-tm
I. BLVHEHKEOH,
Proprietor.
ITON HOTEL,
GALVESTQN, TEXAS. t|
JOHN SUMMBFIS.
(Lata of Eiohaoge.)
IP r o ]p X' i <a t o I" .
JaK-tf
0itt hotel,
JL 8. MORSE, Proprielor,
Oobum* *tra*t*.
SEW ORLEANS. La.
Hutchms house,
Koomt
M, P. TURNEli, Proprietor,
BOARD BT THE DAT. WEEK OB MONTH, WITH
OK WITHOUT LODGING.
~ by tha«tay United BtateaonrrMwy. O M.
0 C. WILLARB, .
ERBITT HOUSE,
WaUiagter, D. C..
QAPfTOL HOTEL.
(LATE ENTERPRISE HOUSE,)
K. U Rkrmond, - — Proprietor
Ueaatea. Texas. octl-ly •
^KILTOM HOUSE.
MB8. T. i. PEARSON
....Manager.
of tha
HATigatSoa.
gUCK STAB LUE
FALL ARRANGEMENT.
UTEEPOOL aad TEXAS STEAMSHIP 00.'S
BAN JACINTO,
IMS TOME. A. & BURROWS. OCMMANDER.
8AN ANTONIO.
1300 TOES, JOHN REA, COMMANDER,
of the Hn* will lea** Llverpoo
tt* 19thaad last of
15th, 18TS
For Freight or Pacaage, apply to
& W. HURLEY A CO., Agent*
t STAND ST., GALVESTON.
e WUBMA* & CO., Agents,
UTEEPOOL. ENG.
J«M ,vf ;• ,.
LIKE HTEAMER8
To New Orleans,
•a* Engaa's Loabiaaa
Offic* and BASldanea, *t
t*L ooraarL A
jytU W. A. MHIHEK,
OCUIiIST,
AVima, - '* EtMAa.'
Letter Box CO. Otto* I
the old PoataOc*.) -
C!
0NFECTION ER Y.
lam now prepared to
fall variety of Am ~
ranted pare and will
*nd retail. Ordwe
Mft^ac .
DR. J. HARRIS BLAKE,
Office and Residence,
HXTo. 31 Texas Jk.'veaauve,
* (With In. E. luw
HOUSTON, • TEXAS
S.
L. HOHEXTHAL,
LOANS NEGOTIATE©.
HOOSTOK, - ... SB
•ttll-U
QEOK6E MJHBLE
• •KM* FOE
(IHAETEh OAS OOOE STUTBK
iimmitf iiwi
BCBBEh bBLTlMG AND FACE WE.
ttMHEL M «m
N\OJI. UUTLEEY,
Oiltl
a«waad «pt*r<Uil Iron Steamer*
kTEASiHIP NORFOLK,
Every tlllllhy, Friday aad Saaday at 2:30*. u
lfEiE an> HtTTCHVKSOB,
Every Thoraday at 10:80 a. m.
■#BAEIBIP HARLAN,
. Every Ta**day atl3 8 a. vl.
n-BAEIKtP KOEOAS,
'** 10^0 JL.U.
Ml
' ; >
coaa *Hag ta Hew Or-
Nonh aad WeM.
OBAK. fowlee. AgenL
Ml It Est T
M AVIQATIOXCOMP ANY.
Fin ETfAMEMS. TWENTY TWO BARGES,
I .THESE TUGS.
RMCMITK AND tOOWAMO ALL FMKlOHi
CONSIGN ZD TO TMMM AT QALVK8-
TON, HOUSTON, BAMRISBURQ.
AND LTNCHBUftQ.
AUOOROE aad «Mmt PRODUCE acrvered to GAL-
TEMTON fa? HMtr OPEN POUCT OF IN8U-
apttF
aad Paid.
UlllllS* ta HOOSTON DIRECT NAVIGATION
OOMPANS ta* *0 potnt* la ward aad act ward.
JOHN SHKAttN,
PrwUsat
w. j. EtncHin,
Vt*. PmM.*l Jaal-DAWly
pHffilX
Wiggix, Smith k Simpson,
BEill AND IKON FOUNDKRS
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS,
SHAFTING, SAW MILLS. PULLEYS,
MUX GEARING, PUMPS, Etc..
ft ***** Itwet, MiVr i«ag Bridge,
■OOETON, TKXAS.
*<tht loweatrrt.*
rpE BEST HUJSiC BOOK,
THE 0L0RY,
■F Osergs F.
NeaafobrSl
Price |i ■«.
E. H..OOIH9Q,
Whotaaato Agent, Heaatea.
«. B. NICHOLS.
jeM-DtL
Basks and Insorance.
'p W. HOUSE,
BANKER
Na. tl Mala Street, Heatte*, Texas
DEALER IN
Foreign k Domestic Exchange.
EXOHiSOE OH
LONDON,
ham bubo,
LIVERPOOL.
hew rait,
new orleans,
And other otUae, tor aale la *oi
Depoait* receivad aada general Haakingbnal.
nea* done in all ita braaehea.
taattoowtn be given to oolleeOon* on
aOaaeaMlbto potato. *a«Satf
JBE CITY BAM OP HOUSTON,
Capital....... t'oo woo
HOUSTON. TEXAS,
BENJ. A. BOTTS,
B. f. WEEMM,
OMhler.
Offers Ita services to the pnbUc. end aulloltaUie
•ooonnt* of Merchant*. Banker*, and othore
throajrhaut the State.
Deposits received (abject s check, and ta-
vest meat, made oa fftvorabie terms.
Will give *pa*tol attention to ooiiactioea oo all
aooeaaROe potato.
Banker* or anokaato can remit money or
draft* on thla city aad Gal visa ton, aad have tha
proceed* transferred to their Northern, Weatern
and Soothers oorr**poo4*ats fro* *f oh*r*«, ex-
Directors:
BENJ. A. BOTTS PrMldeat.
w. j. HUTUHIN8, P. w. GRAY,
A. i. BURKE, OOB. ENNIS,
W. M.BIOE. K. H. CUSHING.
i to nit.
W. J. HUTCHIKS, T. L. B LAN TON,
President. Caghier,
ATlOJiAI, EXCHANGE BANK
NJ
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
COLLECTIONS MADE THROUGBOUT THE
STATE.
WILL BUT AN1> SEtL EXCHANGE
On tb* principal dtto* ta the United State* and
Earope.
tad other*
H«.,E.m*..s.i.
SAYINGS RA NR.
ookxkr at Main and fkankuk streets,
f. a. bius...
v. a.
Stxparoaat. tat*r**t paid oa
A error left for alxtv days.
of C&
dotiari
) to light
Oatd, SU**r aad Our**auy boaght aad sold.
aogl«-Cm E. BAPHAET^
jjot'stov isnl'kaacte company
houston. tsxas,
WW take FinaadMaria* tUsfc*
On a* Favorable tarai* a* *ay ndiahla oomp*nj.
WtU laaoa PoBctot oa Firrt Oto**
D WRl.f.lA'% TO R EHO O&h
H/ H R C H A N D IS S
EppHaatioa*
d.
In any part of Ok* State.
aaat by aad whea
J^irootoi id
W* t. HUTOHIKS, W.M.RICE,
B. A. BOTTS, P. W. GBAY,
P. I. WILLIS, O. 8. LONGOOl-t.
E.H.
B. A. BOTTS, Praaldxai
XLhtRW
a. C. EVANS,
SCENIC ARTIST
FRESCO*: PAINTER.
Orders for pablto aad private Theatrical Seen,
ery. Ohnrch, Theatrical aad Public Ball ra-
tions promptly attended to.
Addre**, Galvaatoa aad Hoaaton. jy4-tf
W*
111
iltt
PIFTEER Bl'HDRED COEDS AT
JP th. Wkarf aad to Arrlv. t
We *r* prepared to reoetv* ortar* oa sny
amount of oorda of ta* Saaat Oak and Pin* Wood,
at reaaonabto price*. Order. r*c*H d at
• F. SCSBWEtiART'S,
2S Market Sq oar*.
Wood Taas : Ooagi*** *tre*t. a**r Loataiaaa
Bridg*. PHIPPS A OO ,
jrl-lst Wood Pasle**.
JOHN ACHENRACH,
MANDFAOTURBB OF
BOOIB AND SHOES
OF BVEBY DESCBIPTION.
Prirts* BtroM, asxt to Disss* Haass*.
ty All Onlere Promptly Filled.,
jyd-tf
Raf!r<Ht<is.
HOUSTON & IEXA8
CENTRAL RAILWAY.
CHANGE OF TIME!
connectinJ vrnri tiiit
M., K. & T. Railway
AT?
RE n RIVER CITY!
Giving an ALL B AIL LINE to B VLTIM j i: r, B
TON, OHIOAGO, CiNClNNATf, NEW TO.'E.
PHlLADELPaii, ST. LOUIS, WaSJIINO-
TON C1T7, and a'l procalae.nt prist.
North, East and Wist.
Time—GALVESTON to S EW YO&E., 95.Oiltoura.
HOUsTON to NEW YORK, tfi.-'ja hmr*.
GALVESTON to ST. LOUIS, «:'
HOUSTON to ST. L&7H. O.-Ji hour*
ON AND AFTER
SUNDAY, JULY 0th, 1873,
Passenger Train* vrtll run as r« :i , «
EXPRESS 1 Arrlvlog *t Austin f .00 *,
1 in ; Weco,8J0 A vs.; Bed
I River City, 11-.*3 a. m St.
| Loots, 6:. 0p m.; Chiswn,
I 7:30 a. ia ; IjonlSville. 7:20
LEAVES HJC^TO^ j a. m.: iTwii.rfi|>ft^ d:30 &.
1 m.; Colaatns, O., 12:10p!
[ m.; Pittsburg at g:is p. ta •
f PhilaaelcbU, 9:50 a. m ;
' OAXLY. | Wafhingtsn Oity. 7.25 a.
►m.; Baltimore, 8:49 *. m.;
i New York, 12:45 p. m.
| Rsturnirg, leaves Ro3
(Saturday Excepted) i Elver City, : 20 a. rc.;Wac-,
j 1:30p.m.; Austin 7:0:) p.
' *..i : : jm.; arriving in Houstau.
— 1 8^0 a. ii., and Galvtsstoc,
5:00 P. M. ) 8:5W a. m.
Accommodation.
Airivlne at Austin, 6:5)
,, _ _ ,p. m.; Red Livtr CiiS,
LEAVE? HOUSTON | St.-20 a. m.
! Retnrnicg, leaves Red
River City at 4:S3 p. m.
j [Saturday exc-ptedj, A*f-
" tin, 9:8o a m.; arriving in
Hoasicn, 6:45 p. m., and
Galveston. 9as p. m.
DAILT,
(Sunday Excepted)
:<H) A. 5f.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Oars
Am attached to Express Train* between Hous-
ton aad Austin, and Houston afcd Ccr&can a.
Paesengors for W oo mntttike Etprofs Trsii
leaving Hocston at S.-b0 p. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hearne with International Rsilroad daily iSjin-
day* exceted.)
At Dallas end Sherman wife Texas Pacifla
Railway, and El Paao ^tages for all points of cote
in Northern Teia«.
At Waco, with daily stages lo all point* West.
At Mexia. with line of hacks for Fairiirtd sad
Butler, on Sundays and Wednesdays.
At Ledbetter, with dally stage for LaGraocs.
At McDads, with daily stage lor Baetrop.
At Austin, with daily stage for San Mxrccs, Se*
Brauntels, Sin Anto lio and El P. so.
THltOUGH TICKETS
Sold at Houston, Austin. Ileropstrad, Bryan. Cal
vert. Wa< o, Corsicsna, Dallas aad hbermiii, vis
Bad River City and Galveston, to an points of note
between the Atlantic and i'aciic Ocaans, within
the limits of tbe United States ard Canada,
via stage Hne* to han Antonio. WealLrrn rd, Port
Worth, Bonham, Paris aad OfiMtovllie.
Fcr Through lutes aptly to Statsto Assnia, or
J. WALDO
G. P. and T. A.
J. DLfiAlSi?.
Gea, Sapt.
!y6 tf
Miscellaneous AtlveriL-eaieiits.
T. 3. RIIEi,
B11........Slain treet, Ho a. ton C3
duiu rs
HABDWAKE, STOVES,
BELTING, PACE-NO, HOSE, Lie..
POSIPP, LEAD PIPE,
SHEET AND BAR LEAD
PIiO "W s.
flwHpe Cat a «l \u Ordir.
8TRAM. GAS AND WATEK FITTINGS
Oa* Fitting and Plcmbisg,
Chandeiic-rs, i?rwcieu etc..
Wash basins, Ea«h 1 ub* and gSnhi.
Manc&kctturer «>
Ti*. Mi.tl Iron aku lipjfr
J. L. MulT IRON WOEES, cole sg s« tot ti,o
ad* of " Southern Hotr.e " tet A '-titer gr< res.
j^ariie saleh
• justify small prohu.
^:s.. TUE GREAT
M4M*K,STAT10A£Jt.V A MUSIC COS
OF THE SOVrmVLftT . -
Challenge. obnrsnm:ai pnees sitii .•
Now Orleans, Cincinnati and *•'>. Lonls. ia wr>-
thicg.
PIsim. I i lanu 1
HALLETT, DAVIS A CO Loetau
HAZLETOK BROS XV.7 i> , i
AMERICAN * ••
MARSHALL A WENDELL fcttey
We undertake to sell a strictly First Cists Piauu
at alowar price, aod a better Piano for theconey,
than any other licase in the trade.
Cabinet OrgaRf.
A fall line of MASON ft HAM LISTS CARTSE!
ORGANS aiwsy^en h^nd.
fhfH Music.
Over 0 0,« pkces, embracihg aii that :• new
and good. Al«(i all the Operas, Music Books, Sa-
cred and Secnlar. Dietroetk® Bocks, etc. A fell
line of Violins, Guitars, Aocor^ecnt, Y.'oiir. i5tritt«,
etc. K. Ti. GUSHING,
Houston. Texas. 1872. ianliiti
pt'RK I.A(t£ll.
HAVANA t'lUAii.*.
Wagner a Herman, jsrt^rietors oi the Sifieat
Brewery is the city, are lireairg fcu t <i t s p -
r*st and ht.<!>t Lfg*Y in Tex*?, ptsi1 ' U ;
■am* on Ora l, *ltLi t!xt £a<*t cigars ta tie
Thls Bnnsre alscprtj ared io d> uTt boliJtd * a-
ger, fieshaad pnre . at thsrbou<Vv of onr c:8z«a
Wagaer ^Heiman, Urewers, at Gtboi'* BtWHr,
Preston street. <-
c
ONFEC^IO^KIIV.
The undersigned begs leave to infos* the
public that be has booght tha entire mtt ro« in ti.e
conpe o tio 1st 13ii "2" ;
Corner of Main street A Texs* AyaLKe
Delicate lo* Cream, Ice Corf Soda Watfr, Eos? -
made Candy, Cakes, etc., etc., is greatsn
always fraah on hand.
. GUSTAV COMNOOm .
O w
RRVA2*.
SITftGrEON DE N T J. -S T
Especial atMntion givaa to all hfaeches oi Hiar.
gicai and MochaniaatDimmtr
It the Bcefc
*JgS8~M
OmoB—Triana'c BuEdtoc,
Bk^r* of a. C. Dsiv^,
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