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IH a . 1875.
Xewa and Tiewg.
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In our report of the proceedings of
the meeting of the «bote body on
Thnndaj evening, we inadvertently
nt¡r>r,imf¡ the Printing
which ie composed of
f. H. Henneaqr, chairman;
w-.** and O. B. Nichols.
A «omen's polytechnic instituto
has been incorporated in Illinois.
The daughter of Postmaster-Gen-
eral Jewell teaches in a colored mis-
sion school in Washington.
Harper's Bazar says that the dress-
ing in Washington, this season, is
not as gorgeoos as nsnaL
The Women's Suffrage Association
at St. Loais urge the Constitutional
Convention to incorporate in the
Constitution the right of suffrage for
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•-«hi
riiM.
two weeks ago a man, dressed
leel styleujalled at a house on
it street, and represented him-
sdf as a repairer of umbrellas, para-
«1. etc. His aims were filled with
thaw protectors from the rain and
«in, many of which were
silk. The lady of the house, while
ont for etirive, had dropped her hus-
band's line English silk umbrella,
and the handle got smashed. This
the man offered to replace for seventy-
fire cents, and return the article
the followieg day. So far he and
the umbrella are missing. He han
in hi* shirt bosom a flasby diamond
pin and his fingers were adorned with
showy rings. The lady fears she has
been the victim of a dead beat.
Galveston ta U—qpeal.
' Messrs. C. W. Bnrley A Co., 117
btrand, advertise the strictly Al
American ship Andrew Jackson.
CapL Bartlett, as having? portion of
her cargo engaged, when she will sail
for Liverpool from this port. The
Jackson is a staunch, sound, swift
and safe vessel, and passengers or
mnrrhsi# wishing to sail on her or
ship freight cannot find a better op-
portunity.
Tb* r«ut or EMkcr.
This evening at snndown com-
mences Purim, or the Feast of
Esther, in commemoration of Esther's
ascending the throne of Persia, and
becoming thus the savior of her peo-
ple from the hands of Hamán.
On thia feast the Book of Esther is
read at the synagogue.
Service at the synagogne this morn-
ing at 10 o'clock; this evening at 6:30
o'clock.
Wn learn that the Snnday School
of the Hebrew congregation will cel-
ebrate the Feast of Pnrim at the
Opera House, on Sunday evening,
with one of their free entertainments,
consisting in sacred songs and recita
tions, commencing at 6:30 o'clock.
ItMrttrt Crart.
There was the nsnal number of
hard oases up fttfore his honor yes-
terday. Some were fined and others
pardoned.
The Treaeberoaa Oulf.
The water was driven from the
gulf over one or two streets yester-
day evening, and the people in the
vicinity received a fright. The re-
moval of the sand banks some timo
nr. as TI3W ONIQUVhen tbe
treacherous waves may make their
way into the city, and injure thou
sands of dollara worth of property.
Con. A. M. Shannon, Manager of
the Texas Department Life Associa-
tion of America, publishes elsewhere
a telegram just received'by him from
the President and Actuary of his com
pany. This dispatch was called forth
by false rumors that have been pnt in
circulation, and without sach denial
were calculated to injure their busi-
ness. The telegram, coming as it
does from the parent office in St.
Louis, will have the effect of silenc-
ing such reports. These officers de-
clare the company in not only in a safe
and solvent condition, but with a
good surplus.
We* learn from Col. S that a war
has been waged against the Associa-
tion from the time it was organized,
and these false rnmors now afloat are
the enemies trying to injure the com-
panies' business. Notwithstanding
auch attacks, the company has always
flourished, and is to-day in better
condition than ever before in its
history.
The Two Brothers' Saloon have
reduced the price of their liquors,
and will sell Krug and Piper-Heidsic
champagne for the moderate sum of
one dollar and fifty cents per pint
and two dollars- and fifty cents per
quart. The public can rest assured
that they will use their endeavors not
to be excelled in their attention and
quality of liquors.
Southebn Entkkpkiss. — We take
pleasure in calling attention of our
planters to the Diamond Cotton
Chopper, Cultivator and Planter,
which we learn has been demonstrat-
ed to be a practical success. It bears
high testimonials from gentlemen
who used it last season. The ma-
chine is sold under a guarantee to
give satisfaction or money refunded.
The company who thus sell it, are
endorsed by the leading bank officers
of North Carolina, as entirely re-
sponsible and reliable. See adver-
tisement
To Inebriates.—A perfect cure
guaranteed. I have never failed to
effect a cure with my medicines in
a single case. Dr. Finn, opposite
poetoffice.
Cukaf John still sells Lager Beer
at 5 oents a glass. Call at 212 Mar-
ket street if you want your whistle
wet
I
V
Thh Fall River (Mnss.) school com-
mittee, sensibly recommend that the
aenior class in the girls' high school
appear in Americau calico ou the day
of graduation, instead of costly
dresses, as has been the custom here-
tofore.
England is shortly to have a col-
lege for women, which is to hold the
same relation to the higher education
o%Women as the colleges of Oxford
atn'Cambridge to the education of
A shrewd old gentleman once said
te his daughter: " Be sure, my dear,
that you never marry a poor man,
but remember that the poorest man
in the world is one who has money
and nothing else."
The Jtaston Girls' Cooking Club is
said to be progressing very fast in
the culinary science. The first class
recently cooked a turkey, and the
only mistake they made was forgetting
to "draw" it.
An elderly clergyman who is a
bachelor, and rather good-looking,
on being asked why he had never
married, replied that he had been
looking all his life for a woman who
would refrain from working him a
pair of slippers, and had not yet been
able to find her.
"I saw a lady wrapped up in a vel-
vet mantle that she said she would
not take six hundred dollars for,"
said Smith to «Jones. ."I- can beat
thatK" retorted Jone; "for I saw a
lady that has wrapped up in her baby
that she wouldn't have taken six hun-
dred thousand dollars for."
A lady in Buffalo, on one of tbe
very cold days recently, generously
provided hot coffee for all the car
oonductora and drivers that passed
her house. The coffee was made in
the lady's bouse, pnt into tin coffee-
pots, and then prepared for drinking
by adding cream and sugar. Four
young men employed by the Young
Men's Christian Association took it
and entered each car as it passed,
rode for enoqghsfo# the driver and
conductor to drink'each a gtip, then
stepped o£f the car £nd entered the
next. Tola was kept up all day,
greatly to the*^ptisfaction and relief
of the recipients of this well-timed
generosity. The lady refused to al-
low Iro name to be made public.
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Chronic sore eyes, chronic
rheumatism, chronic diarrhoea, eating
canear of the uose, face, breasts,
legs, inveterate skin disease, syphilis
gonorhoea. gleet liver complaint,
cured in fifteen.days, by my medi-
cines. Dr. Finn, opposite the post-
office. Call, or send for circular.
Cold Wlitcn in Kurope.
In 101 the Black sea was entirely
frozen ovsr. In 763 not only the
Black sea but the straits of Darda-
nelles were frozen over; the snow in
some places rose fifty feet high. In
822 the great rivers of Europe—Dan
ube, Elbe, etc.—were frozen so bard
as to bear-heavy wagons for a month.
In 860 the Adriatic was frozen. In
991 everything was frozen, crops to-
tally failed, and famine and pesti-
lence closed the year. In 1067 most
of the travelers in Germany were fro-
zen to death on the roads. In 1134
the Po was frozen from Cremona to
the sea; the wine sacks were burst
and the trees split by the action of
the frost, with immense noise. In 1236
tbe Danube was frozen to the bottom,
and remained long in that state.
In 1816 the crops wholly failed in
Germany. Wheat, which some years
before sold in England at six shil
lings the quarter, rose to £2. In
1308 the crops failed in Scotland, and
such famine ensued that the poor
were reduced to feed on grass, and
many perished miserably in che fields.
" ^^^^^2-3-4
was cut with hatchets. In 1638 it was
excessively cold. Most of the hollies
were killed. Coaches drove along
the Thames, the ice of which was
eleven inches thick. In 1709 oc-
cnired the cold winter; the frost
penetrated the earth three yards. Id
1716 booths were erected on the
Thames. In 1714 and 1745 the
strongest ale in England,, exposed to
the air, was covered in less than fif-
teen minutes with ice an eighth of
inch thick. In 1809, and again in
1812, the winters were remarkably
cold. In 1871 there was a fair held
on the frozen Thames.
Cara of the Kyis.
Multitudes of men and
made their eyes weak for life by the
too free use of eyesight reading
small print and doing fine' sewing.
In view of these things, it is wall to
observe the following rules in the ose
of the eyes:
Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.
Never read by twilight or on a
very cloudy day.
Never sleep so that on waking the
eyes shall open on the light of.
window.
Do not nse eyesight by light
scant that it requires an effort to
the
so
dis-
criminate.
Never read or sew directly in front
of the light of a window.
It is best to have the light from
above, or obliquely, or over the left
shonlder.
Too much light creates a glare, and
pains and "confuses the sight. The
moment you are sensible of an effort
to distinguish, that moment stop and
talk, walk or ride.
In 1872 tbe official censns gave
France only 36,102,921 inhabitants.
In the six years preceding, the popu-
lation had decreased over a half
million, although no emigration
drained from it, and the tendency is
downward every year. In 1871 deaths
exceeded births by one-third—wars
and bad government producing stag-
nation and perdition.
The Catholic Ultramontanes are
trying to stir up the bile of Switzer-
land, and the Swiss are getting ready
to leturn the compliment with a long*
pole. They want to keep peace and
<quiet in their mountain homes, sweet
and fresh. ( T -
Three years ago ten thousand
salmon trout were placed in Onon-
dago lake, New York, and lately sev-
eral have been caught weighing as
high as two pounds.
An Important Fact.
The voluntary testimony of thousands
establishes beyond alt doubt a fact of vital
importaace to the sick and dt bilitated, viz.,
that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is an ab
solute specific.for remittent and intermit-
tent fever, dyspepsia, constipation, billions-
ness, mental depression, sleeplessness,
chronic diarrhoea, and all diseases of the
stomach, liver and bowels. The unmedi-
cated stimulants usually prescribed in these
cases only aggravate the symptoms, i -
stead of removing them. Tbe Bitters on
the contrary, act as a corrective and invig-
orant, without producing the unpleasant
and dangerous consequences of the old
school practice. The action is mi)d and
soothing to the irritated stomach and
bowels, promoting digestion and prevent-
ing flatulence, nausea, headache and all
intestinal irregularities. A vrineglassful
before meals greatly assists digestion. The
convalescent may use them with great
benefit, as a means of resu>ring strength
and cheerfulness.
To the Afflicted.
No matter under what form o sickness
you labor, th$re is one greatgtruth you
should keep in mind: All disease or
iginates in an impure condition of the
blood Purify that, and the disease must
depart; but you can not purify the blood
by the use of poisonous drugs, and ex-
haustive stimulants. The best Blood Puri-
fier ever discovered is Dr. "Walker's fe-
inous Vinegar Bitters, compounded of
simple herbs.
A Bunny Temper.
What a blessing to a household is a
merry, cheerful woman—one whose
spirits are not affected by wet days or
little disappointments, or whose milk
of human kindness does not sour in
the silnshine of prosperity. Such a
woman in the darkest hours brightens
the house like a little piece of sun-
shiny weather. The magnetism of
her smiles and electrical brightness
of her looks and movements infect
every one. The children go to school
with a sense of something great to be
achieved; her husband goes into the
world in a conqueror's Bpirit. No
matter how people annoy and worry
him all day, far off her presence
shines, and he whispers to himself,
"At homel shall find rest." So day by
day she literally renews his strength
and energy, and if you know a man
with a beaming face,a kind heart and
a prosperous business, in nine cases
out of ten you will find that he has a
wife of this kind. -
We quite agree with Mr. Sayler in
his definition of the remedy for the
existing difficulties in the recon-
structed States. He says:
"The people who live in these
States mnst be trusted, and they
must be permitted to govern them-
selves. -Harmony can never be re-
stored by arms and hostile legisla-
tion. We should seek to elevate
these people, and not to debase them;
to cultivate their high instincts and
manly pride, and not to humiliate
them; to make them in the broadest
sense of freemen, and not slaves.
Then shall these States be restored to
peace, and prosperity return to them
and to us."
A Brave WomAn.—The Alexan-
dria, Va,. Gazette has a report from
Farqhar county, Va., that on Satur-
day last a colored man named Haines,
went to the house of his mistress, be-
tween Markham and Piedmont, and
seizing a hatchet, made a murderous
assault upon the children, cutting
and slashing them terribly. The wo-
man resisted him, and fought him
from the house to a straw rick, near
by, where it was ended by her splitT
ting his head open with an ax, and
stretching him dead at her feet. The
woman was hurt seriously, and the
children so badly that they will prob-
ably die.
The latest straw on the postoffice
oamel's back: " The number of books
printed since last December, to which
each member of this Congress will be
entitled, is about five hundred, the
average weight of which is two
pounds, or for the Senate and House
about three hundred and ssventy-five
thonsvnd pounds." Here is nearly
fonr hundred tons of fuel for the
country editors next-winter.
—* m w m
The expense of running the New
York Herald averages $2,500 a day ;
the Tribune, $1,500; the Times,
$1,200, and the World, $3C0.
Letter From the Health fhysician.
En. Daily Mercury—To allay any ap-
prehension that may be felt about a case
of sickness occurring in a house between
Eighth and Ninth and Market and Post-
office, where a small-pox patient recently
died, I deemed it proper to say, I was
■HBHtaBib-dar, and that
about tnree uoI ||||m
her; that she had not a symptom of
pox; that she had often had 'convulsions;
that she had thetn repeatedly last night,
and died from congestion.
There is not a single case in the city
that I'm aware of. more recent than sev-
enteen days, and 1 think there is no reason
to apprehend its dissemination, as 1 have,
several days ago caused the neighborhood
to be revaccinated, the bedding and cloth-
ing of the deceased patient burned and the
house disinfected.
G. W. Peitk.
Health Physician.
Trustee Sales.
"pKUSTEt'S SALE.
In pursuance of the powers vested, m
me, the undersigned, as Trustee in a aer-
tain deed of trust, made ou the 20th Oc-
tober, A. D. 1871, by D. 6. Ransom and
Wife, to secure the payment of his certáiu
promissory to Leon & H. Blum, of Galves-
ton, Texas, which said promissory note
remains unsatisfied, I will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on
MONDAY, the 29th of MARCH,
A. D. 1875, between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 2 p. m„ at the Courthouse door of the
county of Galveston, State of Texas, the
following described property, to-wit.:
" All certain lots or parcels of land situ-
" ated in the town of Waxahachie. in said
" county," (the county of Ellis and State of
Texas), "and described as follows: Begin-
" ning at the intersection of Lafayette and
'• Franklin streets; thence with Franklin
" street 140 feet; thence directly across
" block No. 16, 96 feet to the alley, run-
"ning through the centre of said block be-
" tween the north and south half thereof;
" thence in an easterly direction with said
" alley to corner of lot in said block sold
"by us," (Ransom and Wife,) "ti A.
" Bradshaw. Thence in a northerly direc-
'' tion with Bradshaw's line to his north
" corner; thence in an easterly direction
" with Bradshaw's line to Lafayette street;
"thence in a northerly direction with La-
fayette street seventy-one feet to
" place of beginning, the'same being out ot
"the north half of block No. 16, as de-
" scribed on the plot of said town.", con-
vening to the purchaser such title as t>r
said deed of trust I am authorized to
vey.
GEORGE FLOURNOY, Trustee.
J^OTICE NOTICE.
The corporators and first board of direc-
tors named in an act of the Legislature of
the State of Texas entitled "An act to in-
corporate the Galveston, Brazos and Colo-
rado Narrow Gauge Railway Company,"
approved February 2, 1875, are hereby
notified that the first meeting of said cor-
porators and first board of directors will
be held at the office óf C.W. Hurley A Cr,.
in the city of Galveston, and State ot
Texas, on MONDAY, the 29th d y of
March, A. D. 1875, at 12 o'clock if., for
the purpose of organizing said company
or business, pursuant to the term s of said
act of incorpoation.
C. w. hcblet,
J. H. Sheppabd,
Jobs Adriaxck,
A. Underwood,.
J. D. Kilpathkjk,
A. M. Hobby,
C. L. Beissnsr, Jr.
S. A. Kdgerly,
J. Z. H. Scott,
W. G Miller.
Dry Goods, Hats, Trunks.
LEON & H. BLUM,
IMPORTERS AND jobbers of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DKY fiOOW,
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, '
and Shoes, Hats, Notions, Ek
strand street, galveston,
par2üD¿W Jv.
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HOTEL
frrWESTAURAHTS.
Washington Hotel,
.JOHV SUMMERS,
E.W. POOL*,
This hotal has b« ifrfeahM
n*. aad i , far
CENTRAL LOCATION,
■a, aad naabar oí rooms, eráñ* «ai
ATTENTIVE WAITERS,
Miscellaneous.
■pnrp SAMPLE to Agents La-
J nJCiEi ties' Ombiaatioa Seedle-
, with Chromoa. Send stamp. F. P.
Gixck, New Bedford, Mass.
WÍYK] If V easily made by selling
JUVllüf 1 TEAS at IMPORTERS'
PRICES, or getting np clubs in towns and
country for the oldest Tea Company in
America. Greate-t inducements. Send
for circular. CANTON TEA CO., 148
Chambers 8t., N. Y.
TJ U'LES, SHOT-GUNS, PISTOLS,
It REVOLVERS,
Of any and every kind. Send stamp for
Catalogue. Address
Great Western Gum aad Platal Works.
Equalled by no hotel ia Gal'
MRAT.fi AT ATT- HOUB&
BUSSES TO AND FROM THE RAIL-
ROAD DEPOT and Steamboat Land
ings.
[ICH0ÜN restaurant.
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01 JOB OFFICE
Is the most Comitate in ty
State.
ODD MI NUT
Can not be Excelled tlhis s.ide
of New York.
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Our Ruling and Numbering
MACHINES
Are the Latest Improvement*
^HK "OWEN HOUSE
<ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN),
Adjoining Willard'b Hotel,
Is open for the reception of guests.
This house, situated in the most central
part of Washington, having been thor-
oughly remodelled and refurnished
throughout, will be conducted in a strictly
first-class style, every attention being paid
to the wants of guests. A. feature of the
Owen " is the grand Billiard, Bar, and
Lunch Rooms on the first floor, which are
among the finest in the United States.
JORDON & GORDON, Proprietors.
0. 0. WILLARD.
EBBITT HOITSB,
WASHINGTON, D. OL
pLABTERS' HOTEL,
MARKET STREET, GALVESTON, TEX.
We keep a First Class House, at Mod
erate Rates.
Transient Guests, $2 per day Day
Boarders, $6 per week. Room
and Board from $8 to $12
per week.
Come and give us a call. The _ house
is newly f rnished, and all the delicacies
of the season are to be had at the table.
JOE SIGEMUNT,
Proprietor.
^¡yttLARll'S HOTEL,
WASHINGTON, D. O.
This Hotel,' the largest at the National
Capita], lia^ been REHABILITATED and
refitted throughout, in the most elegant
A S A. F
traduced.
rooms addi _
furniture, and eqi#lf>Wétíts áre entirely new
and were ordered expressly fortius Hotel
costing over $200,000.
J. F. CAKE,
Proprietor.
The DIAMOHD COTTOH CHOPPER
■ itWARIUmtD
cStmSññt**
AW.
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I IHG. * How either sex may fasci-
nate and gain the love and affections of
any person they choose instantly. This
simple mental acquirement all can possess,
free, by mail, ftr 25o. together with a mar
riage guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams,
Hints to Ladies, Wedding-Night Shirt,
Ac. A queer book. Address T. WIL-
LIAM A Co., Pubs., Philadelphia.
EMPLOYMENT
ftAifPT.ra
Aad a Complete
OUT F1 T
Seat Free We want a suitable per-
son in every neighborhood to take orders
and deliver goods for our established
C. O. D. Sales of staple and family goods
of all kinds in constant use and wear. The
oldest C. O. D. house in America. Sales
over half a million in 1¡S74 Large Cash
Pat to the right persqb. A real chance
for all, male or female, at your homes or
traveling. No nsk. If you go to work
we will send you free and post-paid a line
of samples and a complete outfit Ad-
dress at one* and secure your territory.
H. J HALL A CO., 6. N. Howard
Street, Baltimore, Md.
iOK
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and
all Throat Diseases,
IJSK
WELL'S CARBOLIC TABLETS.
Put up only in BLUE Boxes.
A Tried and Sure Kerned/.
Sold by Druggists generally, and Wm. F.
Kidder A Co., New York.
HAVE YOU TRIED
JURUBEBA
ARE YOU
Weak, Nervous, or Debilitated I
Arb tou so Languid that any exertion
requires more of an effort than yon feel
capable of making?
Then trt JURUBEBA the wonderful
tonic and invigorator, which acts so
beneficially on the secretive organs as to
impart vigor to all the vital forces.
It is no alcoholic appetizer, which stimu-
lates for a short time, only to let the suf-
ferer fall to a lower depth ol misery, buti
is a vegetable tonic acting directly on the
lwer and spleen.
It regulates the Bowels, quiets tho
nerves, and give such a healthy tone to
the whole system as to soon make the in-
valid feel like a new person.
Its operation is not violent, but is
characterized by great gentleness; the pa-
tient experiences no sudden change, no
marked results, but gradually his troubles
"Fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And silently steal away."
This is no new and untried discovery,
but has been long used with wonderful
remedial results, and is pronounced by the
highest medical authorities, "the most pow
erful tonic and alterative known."
Ask your druggist for it.
For sale by WM. F. KIDDER A CO
New York.
SLRVATOR has been in-
K
ENXEDY HOUSE,
On the European Plan,
Travis Street, Near Opera Heme,
HOUSTON—TEXAS.
The above Hotel has been thoroughly
renovated and refurnished, and is first-
class in all its appointments. An entire
change has been made in the help, having
attentive white employes.
The Dining Room will be under the
supervision of
MR. A. C HERON,
formerly of Sam's and McCluskey's Res-
taurants, Ne w Orleans.
Street cars from all depots stop at this
house. Terms, per day, $2 60.
JOHN. ARTO, Proprietor.
Safes—Safes.
H
ERRlMi'S CHAMPION * AFES.
(Established in 1841.)
THE OLDEST IJtKU FACTORY OF SAFES
IN THE ('NITED STATES.
ALWAYS THE BEST!
BETTER NOW THAN EVER I
Triumphant in the large Fires of
USD, VA., 1865,
LAKU^flfe, 1866.
CHICAGO, ILL., 1871.
BOSTON, MASS., 1872.
GALVESTON, 1869 and 1870.
TRIUMPHANT EVERYWHERE!
Examine our Recent Improvements.
Our BANK SAFES are unequalled in
the world.
HERRING A FARREL,
251 and 252 Broadway.
. New York.
iUILPING MATERIAL, Etc.
DANIEL GOOS,
(Successor to Moeling Sc Co.,)
DIALEB. Ill
rxixow PINE ANDCYPUMZ.VB
in* PICKETS, LATHS, Ha,
!hm «T Thirtieth aad Markát
Galrestoa.
farlStf W. 7. STEWART,.
M
ERCHANTS
AND
BUSINESS MEN,
Witnting any Printing, Ruling or Binding
done cheaply, promptly and neatly,
should call at the
MERCURY OFFICE*
Daaue Street.
THK BEST in tile World
Gives Universal Satisfaction.
!y l*ralsen ft.
Whiter, Lighter, Sweeter,
Richer.
SAVES MILK, Eggs, 4c
Sells everywhere like Hot
Pr~SEND FOR CIRCULAR
to GEO. F. GANTZ & CO,
New York,
ASBESTOS HOOFING.
HIGHEST PREMIUM MEDAL
AWARDED BY AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
ASBESTOS PAINTS, ROOF COATING, CEMENTS, BOILER FELTING,
SHEATHING, AND GENERAL MATERIALS FOR ROOFING,
STRUCTURAL, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Boilers protected by Asbestos; save from 30 to 50 per c^fit of fuel. Endorsed and
recommended by every one that has tested it.
Information and estimates furnirnished by N TRUNDY A CO.,
aepl5 tf Office 56 Strand, Sole Afrenta for the State of Texan
TEXAS BANKING AND INSURANCE COMPANY
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Cash Capital, ----- $300,(MH>
THE BANKING DEPARTMENT WILL GIV E PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO
collections in the iuterior of the State, and all parts of the United States, without any
charge except customary rates of Exchange;
Will buy and sell Gold and Silver, Exchange on Liverpool. I/uulon, New York, New
Orleans, St. Louis, and every important point in the State i>f T« xas.
Will receive deposits on open account and issue certifica'it- <•! deposit, aid by s|HH?ial
provision of its charter, will divide pro rata among its d« jK«sii<-rs from one-foi rih to
one-half of the net profits of its business.
First class paper discounted ou applicatiou to the Cashier.
THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT WILL INSURE PROPERTY AGAINST
Loss or Damage by Fire, Marine and Inland Transportation, charging the lowest n.tec
of insurance.
OFFICERS ;
R. S. WILLIP. President; M. QUIN, Vice President; N. O. LAUVE. Secretary;
ALPHONSE LAUYE, Cask; S. H.KIMBALL, Ast. Gash.; WILLIE A CLEVELAND,
X AuirueVs
BOARD OF DIRECTORS—Galveston :
R S Willis, of P J Willis & Bro; D The Áyers, of D The Ayers A Co; J E Wallis, of
Wallis, Laudes & Co; M Quin. of Quin ¿ Hill; I Bernstein, of I Bernstein A Co; E S
Jemison, of Moody A Jefiuson: Geo Schneider, of Geo Schneider & Co; T A Gary, of
Gary A Oliphint; J S Srinnan, of Grinnau & Duval; W K SJpAlpine, of McAlpia^S
Baldridge; C L Clevelaf^ of Willie, Cleveland & Pop ; Pet*r H Erliard, ofFredericu A
Erhard; J A McKeo.
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FIRST GRAND H1FT CONCERT.
Montpelier Female Humane
Association,
AT ALEXANDRIA, TA.,
MARCH 29TH, 1875.
List of GiRs:
1 Grand Cash Gift
1 Grand Cash Gift
1 Grand Cash Gift .......
10 Cash Gifts, $10,000 each
15 Cash Gifts, 5,000 each
50 Cash Gifts,
. 100 Cash Gifts,
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$100,000
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100,000
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50,000
50,000
100.000
50,000
400,000
22,118 Cash Gifts,amounting to $1,000,000
Namber of licítete, 100,000.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets, $ 20.00
Halves, - - - - lo.OO
Quarters, - - - - . 5 00
Kiglith8, or each Coupon, - - 2.50
5| Tickets for ... 100.00
The Montpelier Female Humane Associ
ation, chartered by the Legisla ure of Vir-
ginia and the Circuit Court ot Orange Co.,
proposes by a Grand Gift Concert to estab-
lish and endow a " Home for the Old, In-
firm and Destitute Ladies of Virginia," at
Montpelier, the former residence of Presi-
dent James Madison.
Governor's Office, )
Richmond, July 3,1874. f
It affords me pleasure to say that I am
well acquainted with a large majority of
tbe off cers of tbe Montpelier Humane As-
sociation, who reside in the vicinity of my
home, and attest their intelligence,
their worth and high reputation as gentle-
men, as well as the public confidence, in-
fluence and substantial meaas liberally
represented among them.
JAMES L. KEMPER,
Governor Virginia.
Alexandria, Va., July 8, 1874.—* *
I commend them as gents of honor and
integrity, and fully entitled to the confi-
dence of the public. * *
R. W. HUGHES,
U. S. Judge. Eastern Dist. Va.
Further references by permission: His
Excellency Gilbert C. Walker, Ex- Gov-
ernor of Va.; Hon. Robert E. Withers,
Lient- Governor of Va. and U. S. Senator
elect; Senators and Members of Congress
from Virginia.
Remittances for tickets may be made by
express prepaid, postoffice money order
on Washington, D. C.f or by registered
letter.
For full particulars, testimonials etc.,
send for circular. Address Hon. JAMES
BARBOUR, Pres't M. F. H. A.. Alexan-
dria, Va.
Reliable agents wanted everywhere.
NJ. CLAYTON, ARCHITECT.—
• Designs, Plans, Specifications and
Estimates furnished for every description
of building,public or private. Eccleesias-
tical architecture a specialty.
N. B.—Also general Draughtfma nnd
Designer. Drawings of machinery and
models made for the Patent Office. Best
Galveston and Houston references. P. O.
Box 113.
129 Strand, cor. 22d street, Galveston
Texas.
ETTER HEADS,
Cheapest and best in the State, at the
MERCURY OFFICE.
TUTTs^ \
VEGETABLE )
i-'VER-
A ¿Mild Aperient and Uentle Purgative,
Wommended for the cure of all derange
meets of the stomach, liver and bowels
* no tests of maú'j" j-yjA n ^iave
pFoved them to be the safest, surest and
best of all the pills ever offered to the
publi . They purify the blood, remove all
corrí ptioLS and restore the diseased sys-
tem to perfect health. As an Antidote
to Cihlls and Fever tliey have no equal.
For Dyspepsia tile y aee a Specific. Fok
Sic* Headache and Bilious Colic they
are a sure cure. Fob Constipation. Rhku-
watism, Piles, Palpitation ov the
Heart, Pain in the Side, Back and
Loins, Nervousness, a positive remedy.
For Female Irregularities, without a
Rival. When one does not "feel very
well," a single-dose stimulates the stomach
and bowels, restores the appetite, and im-
parts vigor to the system. Sold every-
where. Office, 18 Murray Street, New
York.
DR. TUTT'S H4M I VE.
Is easily applied, imparts a beautiful black
or brown, and acts like ¿magic. The best
in the world. Sold by all druggists.
Price, $1 00 a box.
New Orleans Adyts. •
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>
The ghastly record of deaths that
result from pulmonary affections is fright-
-ul. There is no disease that is so iusidu-
ous in its attack as consumption. By the
neglect of " slight colds" they soon be-*
come deep-s°ated and defy remedies which,
if applied at the ontset, would have averted
all danger. Dr. Tutt's Expectorant has
proven itself the most valuable Lung
Balsam ever discovered. A distinguished
clergyman of New York pronounces it
the " greatest blessing of the nineteenth
centuiy," and says " no family should be
without it." It is pleasant to the taste,
and a single dose will often remove the
most obstinate cough. Office, 18 Murray
Street, New York.
Shwarts&Burgower
Importers alid Wholesale I>ealers in
CROCKERY, CHINA, GLASS
and
JAPAN WARE,
ENGLISH, GERMAN
and
FRENCH FANCY GOODS.
Nos. 85 TREMONT and 72, 74 and 7(1
MECHANIC STREET,
Galveston. Texas.
Mechanics' Coffee House.
Corner Strand and Twentieth street.
Best Wines and Liquors in the City.
Lager Beer, Al<- and Porter.
CIGARS and TOBACCO.
JOE MAYANS, Proprietor.
Cold Lunch at All Hours.
M
ONS- LOI'hZ,
MARKET STREET,
between 19tli and '¿Olli,
EX-PHYSICIAN OF THK SPANISH
ARMY, SURGEON AXD
CHIROPODIST,
ANATOMICAL SHOEMAKER,
Offers his service to the public f >r cure of
corns. Radical cure guaranteed.
Reference: H. Kempner, of Marx
^ Kempner: L. Marx, of Marx A Kempner;
Frank Terrev, of Pierce & Terrey; Geo.
Bondies, S. Pena, Crescent Restaurant,
Charles Kory, and many other prominent
persons.
Relief instantaneous, without the use
of any sharp instrument. Treatment a,
residence, if required. Fee 81 per month
ROSEÍ.BAUÜ,
merchant tailor,
Mo. 175 Tremont Street.
Victor Scales,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
A New and Valuable
IMPROVEMENT.
J. R. ALCEE GAUTHREAUX
general agknt,
183 tn^ 185 Gravier Street,
NEW ORLEANS,' LA.
Agents throughout the State of Texas.
BOS'I'ICK ft COHEN,
Late BÓ8TICK ft SEYMOUR.
HAttDWAIlK. nKTAL, IKON P1PK«
AND PDBF ,
Steamboat, Railroad and Machine Bnppllaa,
STOVES, TIN W A BE, TINNKB8' STOCK ANC
TOOLS.
The moat complete Stock la the South.
Qooda Sold at New York Prlcea.
IRON Pipa and Flttinga for Steam, Water or
Uu, Braaa V lvm, Oocka, oil (iloboa. Steam
and Water aaugea. Boiler Tubea, Boita aad
N uta, Hot Pressed Nata, LayHcrewa, Waabcra,
Rivets, Blacksmiths' Bellows, Vase., Bar, ltod,
Sheet and Boiler Iron. Oalvanlced aad Bos-
nian Sheet Iron, Block Tin, Tin Plate, Ztn<%
Antimony, Babbit Metal, Sheet Oopper, Fin
Lead and Lead Pipe, tjlatcrn, Wc'l and Korea
Pumps. Braas and Iron Wire Ulotl, bice Cloth,
Rubber, Lubricating and Hemp 1 «eking, Rub-
ber Hoae, Belting, Lubricating. Lard, Signal,
Sperm, Headlight, Linseed acd Boiled Oil-
White Lead, Paints. Cotton Waste, Ootton Pack-
ing, Qasfitters and Machinists' Stocks and Dies-
Pipe Cnttera' Tonga, Wrenches, Jack Screws,
Levels, and a complete assortment of Ma-
chinist Tools, Htoel Flue Brusbee, from 4 to 10
inches; Patent Steel Flue berspers. Lampa,
Lanterns, Headlights Oil Feeders, a full sup-
ply of Shell Hardware, Filea, etc., Tinners"
Stock. S to vea and Tinware.
Asenta
For ORAAF ft CO.'a STEEL BRUSHKS, for
Boiier tinea, and Cleaning Oaatlngm.
For J. H. WESTON'S Premium LIGHTNING
S.
valves7
For New England Manufacturing Co.'a LINEN
HOSE.
For RUMSe'y'S PUMP8 and well points.
For ASHCROFTS A blake's «ma
oadgek.
For DOWN KB'8 and Globe LUBRICA UNO
OILS.
Iron Pipe cut and fitted to any Length or
Shape.
Sole Agents for MINERAL SPERM OIL for
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and
Florida. Seo advertisement of this OIL la
another column.
Send for one of our Price Lists.
BOSTK1K ft OO HEN,
Noe. 45 anl 47 Front, aSd 48 añd 4N Fal-
tón streets. New Orleans. aug25 ly
SAVE l'OUR LIVES A PROPERTY
MSBKAL SPKHM UIL.
This Is the great Hlumlnator of the Age.
It gives a better light than any other OIL
Its positively as safe as Sperm orLard OIL
Its igniting point is about 800 deg. Fahrenheit.
It can be handled carel easly over Urea without
danger.
It will not take Ore, conaeqoenUy la absolutely
safe.
It will notamoke. and emita no odor while burn-
ing.
If tbe lamp breaks, tbe oil will extinguish the
flame.
It is as economical aa the beat Keroaene OIL
It will burn in any ordinary Coal Oil Lamp.
It only requires one of our Dual Burners.
It has been adopted by Government for steam-
bouts, Ships, etc.
It is patented, and Its uniformity is insured end
guaranteed.
Send ftr circular, wnlcb gives fnU particulars,
BOSTICK ft COHEN,
Sole Agenta for Mississippi, Louisiana, Ala-
bama, Florida and Texaa.
45 and 4T Front, and 46 and 48 Fulton
;t- near Poydras. New Orleans angtt I
H. BONZANO,
Customhouse aud Forwarding
AGENCY,
No. 2 CL1STO* SI'RKET,
Opposite tho Customhouse (north aide),
NE W O RLE A NS, LA.
"Merchandise, from foreign ports, destined
for Texas, Mexico and the inland States
will lie entered at the Custom-house ou ar-
rival, and forwarded to its destination
without delay.
s
0ME1H1SU MEW!
But it has become an old and ostablised
r fact that
P. DOUGHERTY,
Cover Twenty-ninth and Strand,
Has the linest
LIQUORS AND CltiARS
Of any saloon in this city.
It is a first-class place 10 every respect.
All who call once call again. You lind
every day one of the most princely
LITNCHKS in the city, and Free to ail
who patronize the house.
A. BALDIKGER & SOW,
DEALERS IN
CAIN A, GLASS, EARl'HEN, BRIT AM
NIA A SILVER PLATED WARES,
Coal Oil Lamp and Fixtures, Wood aai
Willow Ware, and Fancy Artielee.
Corner of Mechanic and 224 BtrmIfc
Oututoi, Texas.
apr7—ly.
Jr. II«RI)KS íc 'II,,—Commit*-
. sion Merchants, for I he sale of
LIVE S-5 T O O KL ,
Stock Landing,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Our business will l e confined stricdyto
sale of Live Stock No stock bought under
any circumanees. . Special reference
made to It. L.F oard A Co., Bankers, Col
umbus, Texas.
[OR WORK OF ALL DE8CRIP-
I tions neatly executed at tihs office on
t notice.
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