The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1875 Page: 2 of 4
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Published every evening except Sunday.
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For the Contention.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
THE BRIBERY CASE.
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BEN,, A, BOTTS, B, F, WEEMS,
President.
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A Branch of the LONE ST A R BAKERY
will be opened in Ilie Market House, for the
convenience of my customers, where will
be kept a full supply of Bread of all sizes.
Don't forgot the LoNE STAR BAKIRY.
CHAS. WICHMAN,
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HON. E. P. HILL,
of Houston.
HON. ASHBEL SMITH,
of Harris County.
DOUGLASS CAMPBELL, Esq.,
of Montgomery County.
ELECTPIN NOTICE.
Office—23 Main STREET—U}STAIRS.
NOTICE.: /
GGETMr.C. C. Heavens is our authorized
Agent and Collector for Houston. ili.s re-
ceipt will be acknowledged at this oflice.
ELTNIr. W. I. Barker is our only authorized
gent for Galveston.
In accordance with the provisians of an or-
dinance passed by the City Council in regu-
lar session of Friday evening, July 9,1875. an
election will be held on
Wetmesday, ns 221, ES95,
at the Court House of Harris County, situated
in the Third Ward of the City of Houston, to
fi’l vacancy in the Board of Aldermen caused
by the resignation of R. B. Baer, Alderman of
said Ward. The polls will be opened at eight
o’clock a. in., and close at four o'clock p. m.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointeg’to manage said election, and will con-
dijjwt ;same as near as possible in the manner
prescribed by the State election laws: Judge
S.S. Munger, Presiding officer; H-. J. C. Con-
lif,Mr. I. Japhet, Judges.
In witness whereof, I hereunto affix my
name, this 10th day of July, 1875.
jylltd I. C. LORD, Mayor,.
EDrectors,
BEN. A.BTTS,-....... S:President. ■
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HOUSTON’S GRAND CIRCUS AND
MANAGERIE.
[Commuuicated,
Ed. Age :—It appears no decent
man will accept the Aldermanship
from our Ward. How would it do to
vote for and elect the wooden tobacco
man in front of Hornberger’s store?
He is a resident of the Third Ward,
and would probably discharge his
duties about as well as some of our
aldermen.
Citizen of Third Ward.
We have’nt a doubt he would do
better than the doughheads we have
in the Council. Seated alongside of
"poor Joe,” he would surpass that
Aiderman in one thing, viz ; keeping
his mouthshut, ami- not showing his
ignorance on profouhdsubjects. If
the men of the Third Ward desire to
vote for the wooden man, they can do
so.—Ed. Age.
Subscripilos:
Per year $6.00 Delivered ia the city at
lifty Cents per month, payable monthly.
Advertising:
Per Inch—75 cents for the first insertion,
and 35 cents for each subsequent insertion, y
Per Inch—One month, $6.00; two month/;
$9.50; three months, $12.00. /
Liberal terms for half column or c9umn
contracts. /
wanting School Furniture or supplies should write
J .E. BAKER, No. UN. Seventh St.. st Louis, Mo.
YOU CAN JUANJS IT CAY.
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dermen that the charges are untrue . will appear as a Ventriloquist imi-
no more removes the imputation from i fating a Circular Saw Mill.
Houston’s favorite Jester and
This affair has already been trum- (
peled abroad to the discredit of our
city ; it will be a fresh opportunity
for our enemies to sneer at us ; and
theaction of the Council in refusing
to investigate, places it in the attitude
of drivelers who are determined to
stain our municipal honor in the same
mannerthat they have destroyed and
baxkrupted our financial reputation.
HOOPIA.
ence in his Honor’s glory present the
finale (the most ridiculous and laugh-
able farce of the occasion.)
“Hats on! March Home”—Song—
{Conclusion until Next Performance.)
These Stars have been engaged to
grant the long desired wishes of the
people for amusement during the
summer months, by the liberal con-
tractors Messrs. Thomas and Tryon.
This Grand Circus and Elephant
are being well advertised throughout
the tat of Texas as well as New
York and other large cities, and will
no doubt produce wonderful astonish-
ment, and merit the fame it so richly
deserves.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS:
The Elephant and Circus a grand
success; we are afraid they will leave
to soon.—Telegraph.
« We’ll slake them against any Lon-
don Menagerie. Everybody should
see it. The most laughable, ridiculous
non-St n*i< a! performance ever in
Houston ; and just think of it, $250
will guarantee all you desire with
perfect ease and satisfaction—through
an agent. See it through by all
means—Age.
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The real incompetency of the City
Council may be judged from the fact
when the reasons for the Mayor’s veto
were read last evening, that illustri-
ous body ef Solons did not know
what to do with it, and instead of
taking a vote to sustain the veto or
not, they first voted to reconsider the
vote of the last meeting. What th ink
the people of such a set of parlia-
mentary wiseacres? A
JULY 17. 1875.
Vlew it from what standpoint you
will, the failure on the part of our
imbecile Mayor to press and an
imbecile Council to accord a full in-
vestigation in the matter of the
charges of bribery brought up in the
Board against Mayor Lord is a piece
of stupidity that will redound with
fearful effect upon the heads both of
Mayor and Council. A prominent
member of the board, Col. Lubbock,
openly proclaims to the Board of Ai-
dermen that John Hamilton had
stated to Aiderman Stanly and him-
self that the accusation against His
Honor which rests upon Mr. Hamil-
ton’s own testimony and the admission
of Jake Lord, was undoubtedly true,
and that the statement could be cor-
roborated by a prominent citizen.
But in the face of the dark looking
facts in the case, and instead of de-
creeing an open, full and candid in-
vestigation of an accusation affecting
the honor of the Mayor and that of
the people of Houston who elected
him to the Mayoralty, these misera-
ble blockheads, without even know-
ing or hearing the evidence, declare
they do not believe the charges!
The extreme absurd silliness of such
a proceeding is equal only to the
lofty folly of the jury who declares the
prisoner innocent before the trial has
been even commenced.
The declaration of these stupid Al-
THE EVENING AGE.
Dr. A. A. McBRYDT, Editor,
J. v. OURMY ,} Pblishers.
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would a like declaration on the part ( down appears in the ring at inter-
of the bandits of the robber Cortina ' vals, wlth his side splitting jokes and
clear that notorious villain and free- ‘ sillibubs.
hooter in the estimation of the peo-[ The performance includes the
J. C. THOMAS—Ring Master.
I. C. LORD—Clown.
JNO. REICIMAN—Treasurer and
Door-keeper.
The circus has a fhLine of Grand
and Lofty Tumblers, alsathe Larg-
est ELEPHANT on recorayhich
was imported and introduced in1
city by a former Manager, at the
enormors expense of $400,000 to the
City of Houston.
Added to this Grand Constellation
of Stars, will appear the second
WARD FAVORITE, who with his Spread
Eagle Oratory and universally popu-
lar song, “A Plea for the Working
Man,” will open the performance-
Close on to his heels, will follow
the “Wild Irishman” from the Bloody
Fifth, who will amuse the audience,
with his descanting voice and song,
“Wearing of the Green.”
The actors have been secured at
the Large Sum of $5 per week.
Then in the ring will appear the
Wonderful (Giant) Brown who rides
like an English Lord, and owing to
the Narrow Guage of the wing, holds
his audience spell bound during his
performance.
On exhibition will be seen the
Thoroughbred Maher from the 1st,
imported to this country from Old
i Erin.
; The fat man from the 1st Ward
THE RUBY,
P E DOWiIVG. Prop.
Main Street, near Congress.
Pure Wines and Liquors always on hand,
and drinks put up in the very best style.
The saloon is not surpassed by any in
city, Give us a call. jy17-1m
Pursuant to the election proclamation of
His Excellency, Richard Coke, Governor of
the State of Texas, issued on the 28th day of
April, A. D., 1875, 1. Alexander MeGowan,
Presiding Justice of Harris County, by virtue
of authority vested in me by the laws of the
State of Texas, do. hereby order an election
to be held on the first Monday in August, A,
D., 1875, at the polling places of the respec-
tive election precincts of Harris County, for
the election of three delegates of the people
to said Convention from the Fourteenth Sen-
atorial District of Texas, composed of the
counties of Harris and Montgemery; said
election to be conducted and returns made in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tex-
as regulating general elections; and at said
election, each voter in voting for delegates
shall vote “For Convention,’’or Against
Convention.”
The following named persons have been
appointed Presiding Officers of Elect ion at
their respective precincts; to-wit:
W. A. Daly, at Macatee’s Warehouse;
T. U. Lubbock, at Allen's Station.
J. F. Dumble, at Court House.
B, C. Simpson, at Market House.
J J. Gillespie, at Texas and New Orleans
Railroad Depot.
S. IIillendahl, at Hillendall's house.
John Curry, at Harrisburg,
A. P. Tompkins, at Tompkin's .tore,
Lynchburg,
E. B. Lawrence, at Ilfrey's Store, Cedar
Bayou.
W. Thompson, at Old Lodge Building, San
Jacinto.
A. McKinney, at T. S. Matthew’s Store,
Green’s Bayou.
D. lIufman, at D. Hutlman’s house.
M. McDonald, at Du nman's School House.
W. J. Higgs at Tautenhain’s Store. West-
field,
• P. Christen, at Miller’s Store, Cypress Citv,
J. G. Dupree, at Hockley.
W. Kohs, at Koh’s Store. Rose Hill.
E. McDougal, at Eckert’s Store, Lower Cy-
press'
A. S. Long, at Steubner’s Store.
Presiding officers will make returns to me
within the time prescribed by law.
Given under my hand at Houston, on this
12th day of July, A. D., 1875.
A. McGOWAN,
jyl2td Presiding Justice, Harris Co.
The City Bank of Houston,
4 apital, $500,000
plc of the United States. No more .’lurn(y )ing of the-City Crank.
does the motion of Aiderman Last, but not least, the astounders
Kirk remove from the public mind of of the age, “The Three Gasbags,"
Houston the unfavorable impression will perform their usaul ignomini-
which daily gains strength and ere- ous feats.
dence against our Radical Mayor As taxes are high, the performance
Lord—nor can or will the innocence of the clown will not commence for
of His Honor receive the sanction of tije mere sum of $100 but the enor-
ihe public without some show of an moussumof will accomplish the
inyestigation of the accusations which feat.
stand agaihst him in the public mind, The performance always concludes
and which have been proclaimed from with a laughable farce. The clown
th ■ street corners and house-tops. elevated in the ring above the audi-
"kIS natural the Finance mmit-
tee shtl attempt to bolster up its
ill success,,Dsaying thaome of the
bondholders had replied favorably to
the late circular fronthe Committee.
This does not agre.with the recent
statements of Wm. Brady,and Forster,
Ludlow & Co.’s circular, both of
whom pronounced the bondholders
indignant at the proposition of the
Council.
At all eevents, the Finance Com-
mittee, and the Council itself, stand
before us as stupendous financial fail-
ures. Whether some of the bond-
holders say they are in favor of a
compromise or not, the stern fact is
indisputable, that through an imbe-
cile and ignorant Mayor, and an in-
competent and imbecile Council, the
interest on our debt has not been
paid, and a Houston bond cannot to-
day be sold in New York for twenty
cents on the dollar. By the dilly-
dallying of the Council, Houston is
written down bankrupt and worth-
less in Wall street.
Performances Commence Every
Friday at the Elephant’s Stand.
DOORS OPEN AT 4 O’CLOCK—PERFORM-
ANCE FREE.
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NEW A DVERTIISEMENTS.
M. MYERSTON,
Wholesale Dealer in
Foreign and Domestic Fuits.
Houstosh, Texas.
BPeaches a specially. jy 17—tf
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McBryde, A. A. The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1875, newspaper, July 17, 1875; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1427340/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.