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FRIDAY
JULY 25, 1813.
TiaMKATDRK — WW 84th, 18T3.
TAKES AT C. W, PESCAT * 00.. IKWIUB8.
91 MAIN STREET.
F h-enJS lt.
8 o'clock, A. M *
tt/cJork. P. M 80
CANDIDATES.
For Commissioner of tbe General Land
OMce.
W« in authorise! to annonnea Gen. J. W.
WHITFIELD, of 1mm oormty, as a candidate
tor OfmmWnniurf t
Tb« Chenput
And best Pianos at Reoao QruoewaWn
Magic Store, 93 Main street, sole agent fur
State way Pianos. Bram instruments, ac-
eordeons, violins, banjo*. strings, etc., can
be booght cheaper than from any other
hotuainthe trade.
"
TO OUK XXGHANOE8.
The Meecuet will continue to be sent to
every paper with whom we have concluded
to exchange, wtifc this understanding: We
will pay the postage en eveiy paper received
Proprietor.
DDK MISSOURI AGENTS.
The Houston Mercury will
hereafter be represented in the
bj-Al/ irow,
O. Herr, George D. Ellis and the
Hon. Jackson Prouty, gentlemen
whom we can confidently recom-
mend to the confidence of the
public. They will also correspond
with as from St. Louis, Kansas
City and other prominent places
in State.- >T UM'ft /: i<
Any contact made with them
lor advertising or subscription will
be honored at this office.
Bar Meeting.
Members of the Bar are respect-
fully invited to meet me at the
CoritthOttfe; <oq Friday morning, at
10 a. m., 25th inst., in order to set
cases for trial. Much time will
thus be saved, and parties can
know when to have their witnesses
present. Jaj&s Masterson,
Judge.
Jeweler «■# Wstefemfcker.
8. Conradi, 61 Main street, Jew-
eler and Watchmaker.
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Sale af Hmn and Males. ^
De Haven, Mathews & Go. will
sell by auction this morning at 10
o'clock, horses and mules, all
sound in wind and -limbs. The
sale will be ma^e in tte/vaeant
lot opposite on* oflky^and Mr.
Ochiltree will supervise the sale,
and do the calling. Purchasers
will find it advantageous not only
to be present, 3bot to have a rope
halter to carry them off.
sagar tor Sale.
One hundred hogsheads of sugar
are offered for said, at prices vary-
ing from 7£ to 9£ cents, by Wm.
D. Cleveland, corner Main and
Franklin streets.
A Shrewd Business Move.
John Collins deserves credit for
his ingenuity. Business, asusual
at this season, has been dull. But
the Celtic blood of the Irish-Chi-
nese would not congeal and be-
come stagnant like the times. He
improvised a sale, and actually
turned into cash thirty-five hun-
dred dollars' worth of dead stock.
This reminds us of a schooner cap-
tain whose vessel got Btranded.
He was known in Osage, New
York, by the reputation he had
acquired for hard swearing.
Getting hold of a printer, he
h4d struck off a large number
ot placards, announcing that he
would deliver a free lecture on
temperance onboard his schooner.
The people, astonished, crowded
tlje deck of the craft, and being
sent aft*!'tfoetr combined weight
floated the bow, and so got the
sqhamei ftfioak The Captain then
oidered them to depart : for the
"Warm place," which he facilitated
them in doing with the aid of a
handspike.
Collins used printer's ink freely
and his "handspike" was (me of
our best auctioneers.
; C. C. C. C., AtteattoB l
The annual review of the C. C.
G. C.'s will take place onto-mor-
y, July 26th, at the
r-af Flftk
Hunting Bayou was selected on
Wednesday by the youth and
beauty of the Fifbh Waid aa an
attractive spot for a picnic. The
reatieeeeof-J. W. Gates, Esq., fs
near the bay on. 1 Quito a number
were or the ground, and dancing,
hunting, ftshingr sparking and all
the other attractive pleasures
which toe property part of a pic-
nic were freely indulged in. The
ladies enlivened the picnic by their
presence in large numbers, and
displayed their accomplishments
to advantage. Tripping the light
fantastic toe in laneers, quadrilles,
okl-faahioned reels, waltzes and
other dances, gave them an appear-
ance of ruddy health, which added
to their natural beauty; and be-
fore the day passed, one of them
stole our heart away. We do
think the Fifth Warders are a
jolly people^ and'the ladies . God
bless 'em—are among the pretti-
est of their sex.
wSSSS-i w*
from Corsicana, dated July 23,
signed by Thoe. E. Halleck, an-
nouncing the pleasing intelligence
that the Great Trtbii-Atlantic Cir-
cus will be here and open to the
pubKc on the 8th and 9th Of Au-
gust. A recent issue of the New
York Herald thus describes
%
mi houses which they M%>
j-datty. She Bwwilian pontes alooa
are worth going to we, in theur wonderful
tight rope performances and tricks. The
gymnastic feats, the contortionist, the can-
non ball man, and the clowns Billy Burke,
W. McCoiiuhi arid 'Jtoiinf RottE**, are the
beet that ever stepped in a circus ring. The
; canvasses yesterday were crowded to
utmoet capacity, and ail went away
" only regretting that saeft a
not remain permanently with
them. The Great Trans-Atiantie donee
their engagement to-night in the metropolis,
doing the heaviest woek'a boMnesa that has
ever been done hi this eity by a ctran.
Midnight Report.
Officer P. /Foster arrested Ned
Booney on a charge of theft, made
by Henry Altert.
company's parade ground, at the
Banche of DOti Henrique Di An-
drues. All members of the com-
pany residing in "Houston and
north of here, will take the two
oMoek tram on the G. H. and H.
R, and wiH proceed to Clear
station, where they will b£
by members residing in
New Orleans and Galveston. They
will then form in battalion and
headed by the celebrated band of
Monsieur DeBeily, will proceed to
the camp gfound oh the coast.
commissary department
*iH be under the charge of CoL
Henry Andrews and Capt. John
Bost. Col. Hardy Eddins and
Qapt. George Clark will have
charge of the transportation;
Capt. F.L. Afancbesteref this city
is Inspector General, M. Marks,
Purveyor and C. D. Foote, Chap-
lain. The battalion will go into
aamp at 4 p. M., Saturday, and
strike tents at 7 a. m,, Monday.
No postponement on account of
weather. Bain or shine every
member will report, under penalty. -
. Per order of the Commander,
j ©.^Kitchum. Scretary. .
i 1 1 m «■ — .
| i u**c A Challenge. *
We understand that Simington
is endeavoring to provoke Dan
McGtty to challenge him, he de-
siring to secure the choice of
weapons. He. considers himself
proficient Hrith the scythe, tod
thinks he can mow Dan down.
We were consulted in regard to
the ease, but advised a postpone-
ment until cooler weather.
I *
State tiaards.
We und^tond that a colored
company of State Guards is being
formed in this city, to be com-
of the best men in the place.
C. Ferguson is Captain, E. H.
1st Lieutenant, and 40
ineu have already joined.
4WF the Track. t < '
At midnight, the train due last
night at 1 p. M., on. the Central,, iag of
had not arrived, understand
that it was efl the trash some-
where up the road. We miss oris
usual list of exchanges.
The company belonging to Dan
Bice's. establishment gave two en-
tertainments yesterday. There
Were only medium attendances.
There wae nothshg new kt the per-
formance, except one incident
Which was not down in the pro-
gramme. Part of the performance
in th^ tireus is the «trot made by
ihe cow rhinoceros, and aoeord-
ingly at the propa: time the brute
was led forth. The animal seems
tol>e quite inoffensive, but it got
baulky yesterday atternoon, and
it was only after S) good deal of
shoving and whipping that it
©ould be induced to leave its cor-
ner 1 Tkffbroto- has an immense
bit in its mouth, and is
ted or guided by ropes
attached to this. The route l$y
from the outer tent through a cen-
tre tenf; and so into the hippo-
drtXnSe,•''' This was accomplished
wiffili good deal of exercise and
yelling of drivers and the bellow-
ing of the rhinoceros. The ring
Iwas reached at last and
one ' revolution made, when
jthe animal bolted, breaking away
from the leading ropes, and made
straightway across the seats
placed on the ground and in the
direction of the door. Now it be-
came evident to the audience in
jthis*<qaarter that the oow was
loose, and the manifestations that
followed the CQUVkitiOQ yfl-
ried,:beth in quantity and quality.
One unanimous impression seized
hold of them; that was, to in-
stantly place a reasonable distance
between them and the oow. The
mfyority tittered a succession of
screams in doing this, while they
<tttippe& between seats or
sprang over them, roiling over in
unaffected terror, la the mean-
est troops closed in to surround
the cow, b^t they opened out
skirmishing order with
retiring twelve
the brute was being
! While sH this was go*
ing on in the hippodrome the
other animate has breouie dis-
twotoi Jhy n«aej and the
soars of the Hon aS iph ehatter
made an
heard it
or the rest
was success
STATE ITEMS.
From the Colorado Citizen.
General Jail Ddiveri/.—On last
Saturday the jail was opened, and
all the prisoners—eight in num-
ber—made their escape. This oc-
curred in broad daylight, about
nine or ten o'clock. Up to the
present time, but two of the es-
caped prisoners have been caught.
The circumstances, we learn, are
about these: Some time last week
Justice Johnson committed a wo-
man, Mrs. McCarter, for theft
frpm a house. The jailor did not
deem it necessary to place her in
the cage with the rest of the pris-
oners, the most of whom were ne-
groes, but left her outside of the
cage. By some means she pro-
cured a pick, and prized the doors
of the cage and the room both open,
and the whole batch rushed out
and made their best time to the
nearest woods and cornfields. We
trust the Sheriff may succeed in
recapturing the entire lot.
The Crops.—Our reports for the
past few days have been more fa-
vorable to both corn and cotton.
The corn crop, however, will not
amount to anything like an aver-
age crop, and the cotton will be
much less than last season. We
are now beginning to have hopes
of a better crop than previously
entertained, as a liberal use of
Royall's cotton worm destroyer
promises to save the crop from
that shourge. We now think that
this county will be able to make
some ten thousand bales.
The Railroad.—The work on the
extension of the G., H. and S. A.
railroad progresses very slowly,
on account of the difficulty of ob-
taining ties. We learn that ar-
rangements are being made by
which the number required will be
obtained in a short time, when the
section of thirty miles now graded
will be completed.
From Wac^ixamincr.
Po&olK—little Davy Leland,
son Of JuQge O. H. Leland of this
city, was poisoned on Sunday, by
eating the seeds of the James-
town, or " Gimsen " weed, as they
are called. The little sufferer, we
are glad to learn, is now out of
danger, though at one time during
Sunday his case was extremely
critical.
From Jefferson Tribune.
On Saturday afternoon a man
named Hardy, one of the guards
having charge of the convicts lay-
ing track on the Texas and Pacific
railroad between here and Sul-
phur, came to town and got some-
what intoxicated. He started back
to camp on the construction train
riding on the engine with the en-
gineer. At the first water tank
out from town the train stopped
to take on a supply of water, and
Hardy got off, when the train was
ready to start he delayed getting
aboard until it was getting under
way, and in making the attempt
to do so, Mi underneath the loco-
otive, the wheels passing over
both his legs crushing them bad-
ly. The physicians amputated his
legs Sunday morning and he died
shortly after the operation was
performed. ""j - -y
River Hewe.—The past two days
have been pleasant and agreeable.
The nights have been splendid for
sleeping purposes and we have
put them to a good use. The rain
we had has done some good. Im-
mediately around town it was hard-
ly heavy enough for crop purposes,
but further out it was all sufficient
to do for two weeks to come.
From appearances and indications
we think we will*have more rain
during the week The bayou
stands three foe£ seven inchcs.
From the Waco Advance.
Water melons, grapes and
peaches are on the market for
ie. .
Travel has dropped somewhat
during the past month, but our
merchants may look out for brisk
times next month, and on until the
end of 1873,
Hie corn (pop will not average
more than twenty-five bushels to
the acre.
Cotton is looking finely and bids
fair to yield a splendid crop.
Lumber.—There are five regular
lumber yards in WaeQ2 and all of
them appear to be domg^a good
business. Wagons are continu-
ally passing through our streets
loaded with lumber bound west.
"Dead beats? are becoming too
plentiful in Waco. Let honest
men array themselves against
them, and drive them from the
city, or to work.
E. a C- Bobinson is doing up
the Salado local for the Belton
Jovmol. He says:
The threshers are doing a fine
business—grain turning out well,
very little injured by the wet
weather. Provisions will be cheap
in Bell this year. Thousands of
bushels of old corn for sale, and no
demand for it.
Copious rains have fallen at
Austin mid Georgetown.
The Hillsboro Expositor has a
report of cholera np the Central
lead, and of a panic amongst the
people of the towns along the line.
From the Bnliaa Herald.
A lady living on Pacific avenue,
in a somnambulistic state, the
other night, walked to an adjoining
room where her children were
sleeping and, waking them up, had
them all partly dressed, when she
was discovered by her husband.
She had curled the Tiair of one of
them as perfect as ever she did
when awake.
Mrs. Wilson, a lady residing
near this city, dreamed that her
husband, who had been dead some
years, had come to life and that
some men were digging him ont
of his grave. She went to the
graveyerd and found two men re-
moving the dirt from the mound.
She was in a few feet of them
when they saw her, and, throwing
down a pick and shovel, fled.
A bullet from a pistol discharged
near a residence on Lamar street,
yesterday, entered a window by
which was seated a lady, and
passed near enough to her head to
leave a ml mark across her fore-
head.
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From Norton's Ihtelligenccr.
Wheat and oats in this couuty
are turning out better than antici-
pated. In conversation with W.
P. Overton, one of our most in-
dustrious farmers, we learn that
his oats will yield 52 bushels to
the acre, and wheat 25 bushels.
He regards this as the second-
best year he has ever known in
the country for wheat. He 'set-
tled here in 1844, and last year
raised 31 bushels of wheat; and
has grown 60 bushels of oats and
75 bushels of barley, and 40 bush-
els of rye to the acre. His corn,
from present appearances, will
make 45 bushels to the aere. Hav-
ing resided in the best portions
of Missouri and California, he re-
gards Texas as superior to those
States, and believes this country
better than auy other portion of
the Union for farming.
Acetate of Soda as a Preservative.
Dr. Sace, whose new process of
preserving animal and vegetable
substances has attracted consider-
able attention, has lately publish-
ed a more detailed account, which
may be of interest and importance
to some of our readers. The method
consists in the use of powdered
acetate of soda, instead of com-
mon salt or other article, and is
equally applicable to the preser-
vation of both meat and vegeta-
bles. For keeping meat fresh,
this is placed iu a cask with lay-
ers of the powdered acetate of
soda interposed, in the proportion
ot one-fourth of the weight of the
meat. In Summer, the action is
immediate; in Winter, it is neces-
sary to place the casks or barrels
in a room heated to 5S° Fahren-
heit. As salt abstracts water from
the meat, at the end of 24 hours the
cask is turned upside down, or
the m4at is overhauled; that
which Was above being now placed
below. The operation is complete
in about 48 hours, and the meat
may then be packed up with
its pickle, or it may be dried in
the air.If the casks are not full,
they may be filled up by a fresh
pickle, made by dissolving one
part of acetate of soda ill three of
water. When the pickle is drawn
off frotn the meat, half the salt
evaporates in crystals, and maybe
used a&ain.
Meat, thus treated, is prepared
for cooking by steeping for at
least twelve and not more than
twenty-four hours in tepid water
(according to the size), to which
150 grains of sal ammoniac have
been added. This salt decompos-
es the icetate of soda that re-
mains injthe meat, forming chlo-
ride of sodium or common salt and
acetate of ammonia, which causes
the meat! to swell and assume the
odor and reaction of fresh meat.
Meat thus prepared may be ap-
plied to every use to which it is
fitted when fresh, while the bones
supply in abundance a very palat-
able soup.
According to Dr. Sace, animals
may be preserved 'entire, for
market purposes, in a pickle of ace-
tate of soda; fish, chickens, ducks,
etc., being particularly adapt-
ed to this treatment, the only pre-
caution necessary that of the re-
moval of the intestines. Under
the influence , of the pickle the
meat loses about one-fourth of its
weight, and when dried another
quarter disappears. Cold-blooded
animals may be readily dried in a
stove. If the attempt be made to
dry salmon and trout in this way
they lose their brilliant red color,
and at the same time a redish oil
is found, which quiokly drains
awayy-.leaving an insipid and
fibrous mass. - 3
The process is said to be very
well adapted* to the preservation
of vegetables, which generally
lose thereby five-sixths of their
weight "-- When needed for use it
is only necessary to soak them for
12 hours in water, and then cook
them as if entirely fresh. It is
necessary.to scald tjbe vegetables
until they lose their stillness be-
fore applying the acetate of soda.
At the end of 24 hours their juices
are drained or pressed out, and
they are then dried jh the air.
Mushrooms can be readily * kept
by pouring upon them a pickle
made with eqnal parts of acetate
of soda and water, and just mois-
tening them with it. The temper-
ature should be kept at about 86 0
F. for 24 hohrs. They are then to
be removed, pressed and dried, in
which process they will lose, like
other vegetable substances, about
five-sixths of their weight. To
prepare potatoes in this way, as
they are not readily penetrated by
the pickle, they must be first
steamed, and then treated. All
articles of food prepared by this
process should be kept in a dry
place, as they would otherwise
absorb moisture very quickly in a
damp atmosphere.
flOTK.I. A '' KIVJULY 34, IK73.
HUTCHIN3 HOTJ8E
3no P Qarton, St Locla J A Gujnn, cf y
D V n ru, Qrlmea Co
Th* American Dead in Mexico To Be
Cared For.
Congress authorized at its last
session that the President should
provide out of the ordinary annual
appropriations for the mainten-
ance of United States military
cemeteries, for the proper care and
preservation and maintenance of
the cemetery or burial ground
near the city of Mexico, in which
are interred the remains of officers
and soldiers of the United States,
and of citizens of the. United
States, who fell in battle or died
in and around the city of Mexico.
The graves of the soldiers are not
distinctly marked, but the graves
and tombs of some of the officers
and citizens buried there are neat-
ly enclosed with the usual evi-
dences of respect. For a quarter
of a century the cemetery has
been in charge of the United
States Consul, but has now been
transferred to the War Depart-
ment, and will be subject hereafter
to the rules and regulations affect-
ing the United States national
military cemetries. Colonel Mack,
Inspector of Cemeteries, has jnst
received a number of photographic
views of the cemetery, and will
visit the place next Fall with
the view of making such improver,
■tents as may be regarded neces-
sary. |^ v
Dr. Amos Westcott, who com-
mitted suicide lately, at Syracuse,
New York, was the originator of
the Cardiff giant humbug.
Miss T Lre, KavasoU
W I' Qaigg. Qalvgaton
M F Hard, TkPBR
A Bodstiae, Marshall
L P Nelms, Lorelady
H W Dodge, Austin
Mrs £ W Cram. Ilarrla
Oo ,
J LI termor, Galvrston
B W Brown, l-ongview
E B Council, Austin
A G Mtlloy, HontsviKo
M MlU.r, Crockett
A Dexter, B R
P (i Gynn, Austin
Mies y Piquet,, Maus-
fiild
J A Wilson, Baltimore
J K Spelrs, Galveston
L C Minhell, Galveston
M Spell. Hnntsvlile
J A Courtney, city
H O Dow, Oolombns
OJT Olark, N O
P E Buttarflald, T & P
SB .
A Gunthrr, Bt Louis
G B Freeman, Anetin
Mrs Y A Haalewood,
Harris Oo
G E White, orlraei Oo
MP Ke.r A wife. Bran-
ham
E Handle. liontaville
J Werner A wife, Louis-
ville
Mrs E A Hewitt, Mans-
flfl.l
W D Uerrick, MUIlcan
H N Lane, Austin
Alex Moses, N O
II H Boone, Anderson
i P Dnvinoge, G lveaton
J M llelskell, Galveston W T Davis, Baltimore
N K McDuffle, Went ft aid J J Akin, I & G N B B
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
OFFICE OF THE DAILY MXKCUtf t.
July 1873.
f
National Bank Duties.—The fol-
lowing ruling's will be promulgat-
ed from the Treasury Department
at an early day:
The deposit with Treasurer of
bonds of funded loan of 1881 does
not exempt National Banks from
semi-annual duty on circulation
or deposit. The Department
wishes to retire all legal tender
notes of issues prior to 1869. Co-
pies of letters of administration
must be furnished by administra-
tors, in order to collect interest
due decedent. A National Bank
cannot deduct from average depo-
sits in semi-annual returns on
amount due "at ten days' sight."
Coupon bonds pass by delivery,
and when stolen will be paid to an
innocent third party. The amount
of unmatured coupons lacking is
deducted iu redeeming " called
bonds." Adams Express Compa-
ny should pay charges on new cur-
rency forwarded to banks without
the limits of express contracts.
The Treasury Department will :aot
pay express charges on new notes
returned for redemption. Certifi-
cates of deposit and notes payable
on future days must be included
by National Banks in estimating
their average deposits for payment
of duty. Unpaid dividends are
not subject to semi-annual duty
as deposit.
Cotton.
Low Ordinary 6 @8
Ordinary ....ll%@ri
Good Ordinary UX&U
Low Middling 14 «liw
Middling nominal.
Financial.
Gold.—Baying 115 ; Selling llStf- Z
Silveb.—Buying 8 >4 : Selling 9#
buying and selling for gold 5 to 6 per c. discount
Exchahse—Firm at figures as below :
Commercial N. Orleans Sight, Cur.- par.
Commercial N. Orleans Si{*nt,Gold - - par.
Banker's Check oh N. Orleans, Cur. prem.
Banker's Checks on N.Orleans,Gold— % prem.
_ nom,j_
nom'L
Commercial N. York S:.
Banker's Checks on New
Gold,.
.Jfprem.
>rk. Cur. -Jf pratt.
Bankers Checks on N. Y.. Gold. 1 per c.prem.
Commercial Sterling, Sixty Days ..nominal
Bankers' Sterling. Sight |5per£
WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT,
Oar quotations are for l«b Iota only
smaller quantities will be charted a slight
advance oa price qaoted.
Groceries, Provisions, &c.
Beeswax—per lb 25 @
Baking Powders 1 SO @ 3
Bitters—per case-
Lone Star 8 00 @ 8 50
Hostettcrs...................... 8 50 @ 8 76
Drakes-......................... 50 @ 8 75
O. K. Plantation 8 00 & 8 50
W am poo .....«...,..m..#...... 7 76@ 8 00
Home - 7 50 ® 8 00
Walker's Tonic 9 00 @ 900
Candy—per lb—
Houston Assorted Stick 18 & 30
New Orleans 16 a & 18
St. Louis 16* @ 16K
Fancy 23 {a} 26
Candle*—per lb-
Star. full weight UK @ aix
Adamantine 85 ® S7K
Can Goods—per doe canB—
Peaches,3lb 3 40®
do 81b 3 60 ® 8 70
Strawberries, 3 lb 8 60 ® 3 70
do 3 lb 4 50 ® 4 60
Pineapples, S lb 3 35® S 50
Plums 4 35® 460
Oysters 1 lb 1 40 ® 16 00
Oysters, S lb 3 60 ®
Oondeused Milk. Eagle, per cage 13 50®
"Bureka 13 25® 13 50
Coffee—per lb-
Bio, common, (gold)..... 15® 16jf
Good*........................... 19jf ® 19jf
Prime 19JC ® 20
Choice — 90 ® 31
Havana 35®
Jays... 30 ®
Flour—
Superfine, perbbl.. •
Extra
Double Extra.. 8 00 ® 8 35
n ^ ................ 8 60 V 00
Fancy Brands .................. 13 60® 12 75
Corn Heal—Western............ 4 35 ® 4.50
Flak-
Cod FlBh, per box .......J. 3 36 ® 2 50
do in drams, per lb...... 8®
Herrings, per box 46® 60
do Holland, per kit. 2 60®
Salmon, per lb 20 ® 22
Xaekerei No. 1, kits ............ 2 25® 2 60
do No. 2, kits 2 00 ® 2 26
do No, 1, half bbls 7 75 ® 8 26
do No. 2, half bbls Sfin® 7 60
do Ho.2. quarter bbls.... 7 40 ® 7 64
Blolasses—per gallon—
Louisiana, bbls-*--.............. 60® 85
Common i BK ® M
Choice 70 @ 75
Texas.......................... 40® 66
Syrup .......................... 88® 75
dolden Syrup Tlx & 80
Nats—per ID— , -
Almonds, soft she!............. 23® 25
Filberts 16® 18
Pscans......................... • 8X@ 9
^ ilnn^g — - - ........... - * — 18® 20
Glass Goods—per dozen incaso—
Brandy Cherries 4 26® 4 60
do Peaches................ 4 00® 4 35
Pickles per gallon, per doz. ® 7 00
oo per nal gallon.......... 4 50 ® 5 00
per quarts 3 00 @ 3 16
do per pints 300® 3 16
Worcester Sauce, pints ........ 3 50 ® 4 60
Whisky—Der gal-
Choice Western... 1 05® 10
Louisiana Low PrOof. 86®
Bourbon 1 76 ® 3
Porter and Ale-
London Porter, per dos pints... 3 40 @ 2 50
do do do quarts... 3 60® 3 76
Seotch Ale, per dos pints....... 2 26 ® 2 30
do do quarts ....... 8 60 ® 3 75
Provisions—
Pork, Mess, bbl 20 00®
Bacon, Breakfast, per lb........ 14® 15
Hams, canvassed 16X ® 17
" Ordinary, plain lSjj' @ 14
Clear sides 11)^ ® ll^f
Chair Bibbed Sides ... . 10® 10X
Shoulders..... 8X @ 9
Lard, refined, in tierces.......... 10J£
do in kegs.................... 13 @
Lard OH. Winter Strained 80 @ 80*
Butter, Western, per lb 27# @ 30
do Goshen..... 36® 41
Cheese, Western. 16® U
do Choice, Northern 15® 23
do English Dairy 21 ®
Potatoes, per bbl 6 00®
Onions 8x ® 8#
Bourkrout,. per bbl ............. 12 00®
SSly-fair — 10*
do Choice Louisiana. lQg ® Uv
do Yellow Clarified...... 18® 13£
do White do 13*® 14
Whole boxes 8 60
Half boxes 2 00
Quarter boxes 110
Starch—par ID.—
Pure. O OO* O s 00 OO OO lots O O • s o • o . • 7 ^ 7V
Ooro, 1 lb papers 12%® is
Soda—per lb— ................... 2*® IP
Spices—per id—
Pepper 28X @
Pimento........................ 20®
Cassia 66®
Mace ........................... j 1 80®
Cloves.6 ®
Nutmegs ' 1 700
Allspice. A.... 15® 19
Ginger, Race ®
do Ground., ®
Salt—
rarerpool, coarse[goldl 2 26 ® 2 4#
Soap—per lb—
— 6X® 7X
Northern ....................... ® >7
Southern .'®s.. 7® 8
Owtlle 15® le
Western Olive 1\
Tallow—per lh—
Country 8®
City rendered 7X @
Tobaeeo—per lb—
Virginia........................ 48® 90
Smoking 40® 125
western 80® 1 64
?!as Cut Chewing In foil per gr 90 ® 10
do do Bulk, per lb.. 2X9 110
Snuff—Garretts, per doz 4 12X ® 4 26
•' Halph 4 10 ® 4 20
Ylaegnr—per gal.— * \
Cider 35® 90
White Wine 40® 16
Kino—per lb— -
Oreo'-e... 8*® 10
Caroltna ® 10^
India ® B
Straw Paper per Ream.
14x18 75
18x34. $1 00
20x30 j fl 00
11x15 50
Clear1—
El Tejano...;..........
Seroidora
Cupdio .v. ;. ...
El Amaranto...... ..
La Belleza
La Bstrella
A De Villar
la Fnvorita
Moss Boee
El Jacinto
La Precloso
LaConquIsta
Rio Grande
H. Upxnan
La Giandeza ..
Cheaper Grades from ..
Dry Moods—
Prints Merrimac, W.
Cigars.
....... 4J 00 (
....... 89 00<
....... 60 00(
.. .'. 66 00
76 00i
::::::: ggj
60 00|
60 60«
....... 40 00<
76 00 (
....... 82 00(
....... 80 00<
70 001
.......110 00<
....... 26 00(
70 00|
...... 17 001
17500
65 00
35 00
... una
do do d....... .... 1
£ IKS:::::::::::::::: S||
Lowell...
no Wameutta. 7X ®
do Hope 1\ ®
do Asbury 741
do Pinks and Purples Ulf®
do Shirting 11X ®
Domestics Brown, 4-4 10®
do Bleached, 4-4 ........^y. 10 (c
do do 7.8.........-9«|
do do 3-4 7<
Sheeting 10-4, Bleach'd & Brown ' 85 (
Ticking 10 (
Hickory .9 (
Denims Blue St Brown 111
Oettonsde , ig (
Apron Checks....... n ■
Ginghams, Domestic .... 81
do Imported 18 j
Cotton Plaids and Stripes....... g<
Striped Oaroabargs 10 <
9 1
12 (
14 <
35 (
Cambrics........
Cotton Jeans.
Kentucky Jeans
All-W ool Tweeds
Sterling Thread...
Coats do ........
Hats—
Wool, per ds .......j..
Nutria
Plush .-.iv..........
Silk
Shirts—per aoz—
Hickory
Blue Check
Wool li 60
8 00 @ 14 00
18 00
60 00
30 00
12 00
White...
15 00 @22 Ot
12 00
15 00
36 00
7 00 @20
full
Fancy do
Linen do
Calico .....
Merino Undsrshirts
lJrawers—per aoz—
Heavy Brown Drill V . 6 00 ® 8
Bleached 0. F 7 00 ® 9
Linen ....; }. 15 00 @18
Suits, C. P. aed,Y.—
Brown Velveteen 12 60® 18 OO
NewBraunfelsCass....... .... 10 00@15 25
All Wool Silk Mixed 12 60 ® 16 60
Fancy Diagonal 18 60 @ 17 00
Blue do Fine lfc.fiO® 24 60
Fancy Cassimere 11 08 @ 16 00
Boots and Shoes.
E & A H Batcheller 1st Kip Brog. 20 00 @
M in at a in
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do r
do 1
do
do
dd do do 17 354
3d do do 88 50 (
3rd do_ do 8700<
18 00
>39 00
do Boys A Youths 16 00 4
Sow!
30 00
20 00
60 00
Other Kip Brogans
do Boots
Calf Pi
Calf Lined
Ladies „ _
do Sewed do jdo . 16 00 @36 CO
EUREKA. AND CITY MILLS GOODS.
PeggedBroganit ....... 18 00 ® 30 n0
jlned do .. ......... 23 00® 40 00
is Pegged Lsce-BOots...... n 60 ® 24 00
4-4 Brown Sheetings.. ....... , 13 @
7-8 do do ........... r:12 @
do do h«... .*.*«.. 11®
Ticking...........t 16®
Hickories. •« o^m*o4# , .^6
Denims. ... • .v • •• oo «o</ « r 31
Jeans....,.*..........w........ _ 36
TWCOdfl ..... «. ...•e..«.oe.«.a• ' 80
Plain Knitting Cotton c. per lb." 33
3ply do do ;ii- ':,4Q
, Hardware.
Hardware' -
Sadirons.. 7X @
Axes 13 601 >
Ox Chaines 10 K < i
Tkacus, OX light. No. a.. 76 i >
do do Not.......... 86 i t
do do Vol 100
Babbett Metal....... 26
Ka88 Kettles.... >,.•«. ....... 70
Ax Handles^ 176
Iron Wood Screws 30 per off new jS
list.
Castings, American
Iron Axels
Lead, per 100 lbs—Pig.:
Bar, per lb
Sheet
Pipe....
Shot............................
Nails, American, per lb—
Fou r Penny J3
i Six Penny
Bight Penny....................
Ten to Sixty Penny
Wrought, Oenwm ~
do American............' It
do Boat Spikes. 10 60
Cotton Ties—
Arrow .j.. Scents
Bagging—Currency, per yardU ... J6®
18X
11K
30
18
17
ao
46
10 50
12X
Hides—per lb gold prices.
Dry, SSected..
do Salted^.......
Wet Salted Kips
Green Butchers' >....
Wool. bury.......
Wool, free of burs
bheepSkins, with wool.........
Leather—per lb—
Skirting
Harness...... ..
Bridle Sides, per doz
Kipper doz.....'.
m a
IX ® 8
«X® 7
nomina
II
264
SO
««••• . o
car load, ro
48® • 35
460 60
6« 00 ® 76 00
70 00 ® 84 SO
«0 00 ® 72 0B
Texas,
Dressed Oeili
do Flooring o.o..ot.M^« . 88
do 1 Weather Boards .. .... 28
TellowPine, Rough Lumber...« 25 00
d - Dressed Celling ... 38 00
, 'do do Flooring.. — -
da do W.Boarda 28'00
Cypres 40,00
Wnlnglf — ' U'iffr '
Sabine S
! Split.
4 50® 500
Sawed, —....i:.;.. 4 60 ®
Long • Bon, and Black Star, .i >« i 00® — —
Coin will be received for the abovegexcept shln-
glea which are rol& '• , - •'«* s -
Bnildin*Material. a/
Lime "2 <60® 2 75
Cement '... s 75 @ 4 00
Brtcks, Fire 8i 00® 99 00
Bricks, Common....
Laths ....vi.'i.W.".=
Plaster Paris....v<.............. BOO:#
Plastering Hair per lb 8 c.
CopperBivets 80® 86
Flies, new list. 7 60 ® £1
Gross-cut Saws, Lightning, per foot. 76 1 00
Rubber Belting, lOto 16 per cant, aft
New York list.
Hemp Packlng.per poand.....— 38® 40
Shovels and Spades,'Ames'........16 60® 18 60
" Rowland' 00 ® 14 00
10 00® 14 00
• . 4 80®
cr
SPECIAL NOTICES.
' KATOB'3 OFFICE, I '
Cirx o Hourao®, Jons 30th. 1878. (
The IntoMSt Coupons of City of Hoostoa Bonds,
dne Jnly 1st. 1878, and payable la the city of
Hons ton, will be paid at the Banking House of T.
W. House in Hoaston. and those payable in Hew
Ybrk, at tt Ninth National and Battonal City
Bank, as stated in the Oonpoos. •
Jyl-tf ' T.B. SCANLAS, Major.
Oman Stock Ass. at Tkxab, I
Hocsrox, July , 1873. ]
rhe following action was bad and passed by the
' Board of DiMoton July 8, 1873 ;
Retained, That the Stack Association ot Texas
will pay $250 for the detection and oonvietloc of
any party for the theft of stock from any or thia
Association. B. .W. ALLEN. President.
T. U. LUBBOCK. Secretary julj 6 ti.
MAYOR'S OFFICE,)
Cm or Hocstok, July 6th, 1873. f
By virtue of a Besolution of tia ( ity Council,
passed at a special meeting Mid on Wednesday,
July ad, 187S, I will proceed to oBn at pObita auc-
tion at tbs Market House of ald city, oa the llt„
day Of August, 1873, at 12 o'clock noon, the lease
Of the Haw Market Bouse, with all the privilrg-a
and appurtenanoea thereto belonging, to ether
With all other market privileges ot tbs eity, for a
term of Eve years, coBwwnoiag September 1st.
1873, and ending August 31. t, 187A
f aid lease is subject to all rules and regulation*
of the city then in force in regard to the govern-
ment of the Market House snd Olty HalL
That all rooms in porlkm of OttyHan required
foruae of the c;ty are not leased ar snrretidarsd.
That the leaaee shaU pay into tbs City Xreaamy
on the first day of each month, in advance, tbs
monthly rental.
That he shall give good and tufioient bond in
the turn of $26,000 for the faithful performance of
hla contract, to be be a?provbd of by the Mayor
and Council.
The Mayor reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. T. H. 80ABIAN.
jye-tf ■
HOTICE
OTFicaor HocsrowCwr 8ina E !i.WATOo.,l
Hotuton, Texas. Jnl/ 24, 1873, J
>eting <
tbqftd of My last, it waa re-
be instructed to offer for
to thft OompiBjE. 7
^ _ I aharea, of twwity-ftve
dollar* each, havln^een im reUnqulahed, 1 here-
by offer the samo fS- asks laVncb lots as the bay-
are may desire, as follows: j
Three insiallmenta, of 8re per cent each, to be
paid on snbecribijsg, aad the remaining Install,
menta at the rate of five par cent p« month,
when called for by resolution of tbs Beard of Di-
rectors. A. WKXTAKBB,
jy26-iw Secretary sad Tret surer.
Company, heldoa
solved that the * "
sale all stock
Therefore, five
Wants—For Bent—For Sale.
WA RTED.-Agents to canvass for the sale of
my productions. Terms liberal.
A, WHTTAKSB,
Nurseryman aid Florist, Hoaston.
Jyl2-DAWlw
pOR RENT.
FI^OaSTfl' O FFIOE,
Mather's Building
Corner Congveas and Main Btreeta.
AplS tf E. MATHER.
FoB BEST.
SKVBRVL. DWELLING HOVSBS,
OoitvENimrr so Busifnss.
Apply to j. c. a. wikoh,
jy20-2w 84 Main Street.
FOB SALE.
THE LONE STAB SALOON,
With License, Fare it ore And Fixtures, wH| tie
sold it ft bftrgftin. For farther iriformttioa tpply
4° . WM. DI88KN & BON. -j
Dtf .,
JflOR SALE LOW-
THE VERANDA HOTEL BUILDINGS,
On Comer of Franklin and Fannin streets.
Said buildings to be removed. Apply to . ,
Jo28-tf WM. D183EN A O J.
H
OBSE FOB SALE.
A GENTLE HARNESS HORSE,
' Gslr^gloa Agrertjaetaeaig.
p. h. nsKBccsi. s. r. SMKwxmr
P. H. HENNESST & BliO.,
IMPORTBRS.
AND WHOLESALE DEALEBS IN
- STOVES, TEN PLATES,
SHEET IRON, ZrjSfO,
TINHEBS' TOOLS,
u±.jsriD mst.
Sole Agents for the
J. L. Mott Iron Works.
19, 21, 23 & 25 STRAND,
GALVE8T 0N, TEXAS.
JyH-tf
ABA. M. mun, ra.a- k CUTIUIB.
WILLIE & CLEVELAND.
UWTIK8,
OFFICE IS BALLINOEB k JACK'S BDILDISd,
Postofioe Street,
Jy2i tf
OAi.rgsTOK rax as.
Suitable for a Family, will be aold low; the owner
having no use for him. Apply at (be Houston
City Mills. jf.28-tfi,
Aueriojf sale.
FR. LUBBOCK & son seU oig^BIDA7,
. the 2Sth in t., at 1(V o'clock, ti^uielr Hales
Booms, Main street—
2 Splendid WOBE
1 Splendid WOHK
39 Barrels FLOCB.
ONION8, DBX PEACHES, APPLES, BACON,
~ M 8, BOOTS, SHOES, and Immenae
W Jj2i-2t
iHvmKJF
i.
NOTICE.
. OrnoR or the Bihaod, Bkal Est at*)
Buildiko and Savnos Absooiatiok or TMas. J
Houston, July 9th, 1873. )
At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held
July 7th, 1873. it waa-
Resolved, "That all stock more than thirty (30)
days in arrearson the 16th of August 1873, shall
be forfeited to the Association."
Delinquent stockholders most settle toin-
debtedness (including interest on back Install-
ments,) before .the 16tb day of Angnst, or their
stock will be forfeited ss per above resolution.
E. BAPHAEL,
July 10- 1M Secretary.
Houston, July 22d, 1878.
As my wife, Mrs. Frances Cooper^hitteft my
bed and board without ^y cauj^Mflwnto me, I
shall not pay any bills c
jy2S-3t
l by her hereafter.
THOS. OOOPEB.
GEO. OOtbZHWAIxn.
mmco p. xonran.
UOLDTHWAITE & TURNER,
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
VAN ALSTTNE'S BUILDING.
aOXJSTOK - - - - TEXAS.
J}22-ly .
WAGLET & LOCKART,
©ctllEJ/stato Ageiita.
Congress Street, Hoaston* Texas.
Wo «lve special attention to the baying and
selling of BSAL ESTATE in til parts of Tessa
LOANS effected. MONEY LOANED and COL-
LECTIONS MADE Taxes paid and Titles exam
inedand Abstracts fnrniahed.
Refer to First National Bank, Houston.
Jy* if
: >i.J. C. EVANS,
SOEWiO TIS 1*
FRESCOE PAINTER.
Orders for pub Ho and private Theatrical Scen-
ery. Church, Theatrical and Pablio Hall Decora-
tions promptly attended to.
Address, Galveston and Houston. )?Mj
'ill Wood I Wm« Weodllt
DirrEKN Dl'IDRKD CORDS AT
r tbc Wharf aid to Arrive ! !
We are prepared to receive orders on any
snfoont ot eorda of the fineatOak aad Pine Wood,
at reasonable prices. Orders received at
' F. SCH WEI EAST'S,
26Marke t Square.
Wood Tabd : Congress street, near Louisiana
Bridge. ' " - PHIPPS 4 OO ,
jf l-<lm Wood Dealers.
s H. MASLY.
a. s. ka sransoM
MIMLY & MASTERSON,
A.ttorH«ys set Xjix -w
1 • - HOUSTON, TEXAS.
j.
Wall praotloe in the Supreme, Inderal and all
Inferior Courts In the SMe."
Omel Cray's BnBdms. Jy*-tf
JAMES BUTE, ~~~
j Tifrj importer and Dealer In
PAINTS, OILS. COLORS. VARN1SHKS,
iKtfi '-ivl&nt.tit&W lr> yii
WALL PAPER, Ae.; PDSOUNE FLUID,
Oonch's Portable. O as Lamps.
• BOUaTOX, TKX4&- ■ ,.
: novS-ly 1'
BLUE GRASS,
BED TOP, ORCHARD GRASS, BED CLOVER,
-
Timothy, Bye, Oats, and Bar ey,
Seeds now arriving, also Turnip seed, Cabbage
Celery. Oaoliflowet, etc., etc., etc.
A.' •; WHITAK.KK, Court-hoase Sqi
inljQ3m HOUSTON.
G. "W.
PESCAY & GO.,
81 Main St.,
HOUSTON,
WATCHMAKERS
—AND—
JEWELERS.
jy22 u
W. J. 8ETTE6AST & CO.,
WHOLESALE CATTLE DEALEBS
BUTOH ERS,
NEW MARKET HOUSE.
of Lira
■ own Cattle, are enabled
to select < •
THE FINEST AND FATTEST BEEYES
For slanghter. 1 heir Stall at all titties contains
the OBOKHBT MEATS of the ssaaon.
NBW H4RKKT BOVIl.
*Jyl#-lT '
L. T. PRICE.
Late of LagrftDge.
PRICH dfc KCIIJ-JLt.
l a w t k a a.
021ce—Over the Ami ofttoe, Galveston.
P. O. Box 1384. jyi2-ljr
^ASHINGTON HOTEL,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
J"0 t£3^T SUMMERS,
(Eat* of Encbange,)
P r o p r i o t o i".
je27-tf
M
ORGAN LINE STEAMEBS
To USTo-w Orleans,
Via Mraatiear aad Msigaa's Loalsiaaa
aad Texas Railroad.
The following new and splendid Iran Steam xn
leave Galveston as follows:
' STKAESHIP NORFOLK,
Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 2:20 r. a.
STEAMSHIP HUTCH IN SOU,
Every Thursday at 10-JO a. a.
STEAESHIP BARLAR,
Every Tuesday at 10:80 A. M.
8TEAH8U1P MOB OA!*,
Trippe, master, leaves every Monday at 10:90 ax.
Carrying Passengers, connecting in New Or-
leans with sll rontss North and West.
jet- f CHAS. FOWLER, Agent.
MARX & KEMPSER,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
T .TQTTOP^ DEJAXiBRS.
101 A 103 STRAND.
OILVKSTOk, - .... VBZA8.
New *ork OOtce—T6 Worth street. jy2(My
GREENSVILLE DO WELL, M. D„
SURGEON.
Office, over tbe Jfewt (Mot, Galvestoa, Tssae.
Residence, Waahlngton Hotel.
TO THE PROFESSION S
Dn. Dowill
wll twiatslspeciaUy with
by himaelfat the flowing
Radical cure of Abdominal Hernia... .210Q to $800
Radical curs of Stricture or Urethra.. 188 to 200
Varicocele and Varicose Vein* 100 to 806
Urinary Calculi, (operation,) 100 to 408
Tariooee Uloers. 00 to 100
Medical Books and Instruments for sale at pub-
lishers' and manufacturers' prices.
Glass Eyes—all colors—IMorted for $15 to 33S.
Students will be received and instructed la my
specialties, as well as diseases ot tbe ETSand
EAR. with models and diagrama. jyl2-4f
i. B. LIKENS,
AT TORN BT AT LAW,
^ioostoit
Omcm—In Bioe's Building, Congress street,
soond door from First National Bank. jy4~tf
J^ARGE SALKT
JUSTIFY SMALL PBOFITS.
! ' I the gbsat
BOOK, STATION KRT * MCMIOHCHJ8K
OF THE SOUTHWEST,
Challenges oompsrison ot prioes with tbose ot
New Oriesnst Cincinnati and UL Lonu, In every-
Pianos I Plaaos I
BALLETT, DAVIS a OO BosS
HAZLETON BROS Sew York
AMERICAN...
MABSHALL fc WENDELL. ....Albma
lertake to sen a strictly First CUaas Piano
r price, and a better Plane tor the money,
other boose in the trade.
We
at slower
than any
Cabimt Orrsni.
A foil line of MASON a HAMLIN'S CABINEI
ORGANS always <
Sheet ■■
ta.assr
ok*, sa-
: Over 80,000
and good. Also all
ered and Seoular, E
line of Violina, Gnitara,
SK " r+<-
: Hoaston. Texas. 1ST*.
JJSCSTOS CEHXRT, FITS AW)
ARTOPICIAL ST0N1 "WORKS.
Pipes for Severs, Drain pipes tor.!
, etc.; Stone Psvementsi ^
n Gardens, 1
tertes; Chimney Fines; and sU arts or useful snd
nrnassentsl work In Artificial I
AMtoark
pHT expected.
JAMES A COURTNEY,
OOoeand Ftdny—Montgoawy Band.
Postoffloe Address Lock Bos 151, H
gIGLE M BROTHER,
XHSCHART TAILORS
QFuns' FURNISHING GOODS,
ELEGANT AND STILISH SUITS,
' " jf J
GEM COMBINATION DRAWER LOCK.
Tbe advantages claimed far this Lock we,
that it is Terr easily set, working on any three
letters pot together in the alphabet. Tbe trouble,
of carrying keys is dispensed with, and tbs lock
is strong and sabstanSsL Tbe low price, $5, :*
to a strong recommeedattoo.
-- Tbe OEM COMBINATION LOCE
obtained
I from
of the
■ OTTO EEKJH90S.
No. 81 Milam sfeeet, nest doer t« Westoeimer's
stables. jy -n°
KAUFMAN STAB.
The Boalneas Manager of the Houston Unon is
hereby authorized to act as agent for tbej
auur. a weekly newapapir f
i a circulation of SAO In
it, Henderson, Rains,
ties; and any contract made by said B*
_ iger will be cameled with on tbe part
paper, and any receipt executed by him tor adver-
Mstsst or subsi i liiiIuti or other work will be
n*MCtod. GREEK J. CL4RE.
Jell-tf
pCBE LAGER.
HAVANA CIGARS-
Wsgnsr A Herman, pnoprtotocs of tbe eMaat
Brewery In the otty, are brewing soms of tbe pu-
rest aad finest Lager to Tsxar. *n& have tbe
I pare, at tbeboBseaod oarcit£i«it
Wagner AHeratan, Brewers, at (HWtJinwvrr
Prs**"' street. : ,
E, FAIRFAX GRAY,
CIVIL ESTGINEKR AND LAND AGENT
Ofiss in OW'S *** £***>
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