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V
MERCURY
SHIP.
Narrative of tl o fcoas.
hold your bend!
; ia that far away—
sJfHfr&c&s with a ghastly fife,
_ i oi spray,
ioi the iHreaker^a atnfe—
Fisherman, prayf
' stout
iKace.
fbout
that self 3anio
j, ten o'clock
lonesome
as her disquisition is lacking in log-
cal continuity, and depends: upon
insupportable attests glebed frfite
corruptible quarters, and ^irms
under the ineffective issues of
what she has striyen to make ma-
terial facts, it must fail in its at-
tempt to inculcate a reason from
which the psineiples of marital
rights are drawn by a prejudicial
jjen and falsified with the brnsh of
rjt^paflL .
MarriediUfe, it is true, is made
to shiver many times in its pro-
gress, from circumstances over
which neither man or woman have
labelled ^My Notions." They'll
E be of such value to you here that
you will miss it if you leave! any
of them behind. If you are to
j farm, bring along the notion that
I -you are to plow .ten inches deep,
and you will be able to plow as
they-do here. Bring a telescope,
1 as you will need something of the
kind to look for your calves on the
prairies, Bring material for a
step-ladder, you will need .0*%,
when your corn ripens, for it's a ]
■peculiarity of the Texas corn to
grow tall. *
Fetch along a moderate supply
Aad her sidea were ,
r or!
the hidden
ae was no
1 man,
; ship,
3B. your ,:P,
[ lovers tiue—
iiuman load:
E sho few ?"
Uaster, I mav not drink of your fla-k.
/moist I feel my lip;
to do what else you ask;
breakers and Went
control, and is frequently the I of anchors for saving your pump-
cause of bitter feeling in the bosom ( kins from too much wandering,
of the couple, (this is natural, al . .To be candid, these pumpkins
tu , v ■ • — 7 ~ • I'liave been the source of more than
.one. feud. They grow all over the
country When they start, and then
neighbors quarrel about the fruit.
Two.--men in this county had to
import a Philadelphia barrister
and three eminent civil engineers
and a chain* gang, to trace the
latitude and longitude of these
vines and determine the owuer-
sl^ of the pumpkins. It took
them three weeks, at a cost of
$329 65. and it wasn't a good
season for pumpkins either. The
orst iSttftre of the matter is that
IPH
though itls repugnant to the pur-
port of the creed of Nature,) but
absurd Mid sinful would it be tor ft
wife to give way to this loud of
srplesity, and to speak nnlady-
te, lancing words to her hus-
band; and how. exceedingly dis-
courteous, unkind and unmanly
would a husband be.by talking in
an unconcerned, heartless tone to
his wife, for no other reason than
the frivolous one of meeting with
a mishap in his business. If the
happiness and holiness of the mat
i the morning's light
1^8* sank in «^lvs foot of water. or
•• Battel*tin* they kjew thoir doom,
A^rolem^'over'ftoocean's boom**
The orisons rose on the troublous air.
An4 around about the vessel there rose
TaS plumes of spray as white aa snow,
" " 1 xheir aaesnsion clothes
■ those who prayed below.
weak and
rimonial tie is to be, time and j w<
again, partly broken iy intrusions the neighbors now quarrel about
of this nature, it would be best to I the opinions of.tke engineers,
let it remain in its original purity, j Whatever habits you have, brrag
" snvgimfia
easily fall into the ways out here.
A true wo:
such a com
no other purpose
the sincerity and
>me
for
lan "to show
truth of love
dung
AaweU as tln^r a M to ap« aad rope;
With a word of prayer upon arci/ tongue,
Nor on any face a glimmer of hope, |
But there -was no Wnbbering
wild j s ''
Of teariul fac6S I saw but one,
A rough old Salt, who cried like a chMd,
Andjwtfar himself, but iheCaptwn'aBon.
avowal—to pour into the melan-
choly heart of hfr husband that
consolation which can come from
none other source than a noble,
confiding wife's affection, Jtod by
so doing show him that no differ-
ence, if misfortunes thick as an
army of locusts, and as terrible to
for him will grow more sangtuae;
and instead of des] >nding when
- The Get A&ray Club.
You will remember, if you haVe
not forgotten, that I ^ras "tapped"
awa5" by detecti?®, on the
eve of imbibing in the Gfem. My
arture may have saved my tfe-
. W-Xlost my beer, and,
in the language of Loke, "beer
losfc t&n ncrver be regained."
I met SnifiSes the morning after,
i quart"
hft .
:er ieck
in hflgd;
at the breaV'ig wreck,
srch adversity whirls the fhrit^tifTaiid &£ "tbld me that they got
her husband's labor into irretriev- through admirably. Young "PrM-
able losff, she eefe strong
ntirf
Bometf^he sadly looked to land,
And often Tie so^'etH# eheer the cWW—^
But, Lord! the smile was terrible grim—
Full o?er l*is quarter a huge sea flew,
And,that was the last they saw of him.
" I saw one young fellow, 1th his bride,
Standing aajidahips upon the wttick;
U;9 faoe waa wh;.teaa
loss", she gets stronger in for-f d!& was behind
titude of spirit, draws nearer^to
him in her devotion, and cheers
him in language, void of cheer-
less definition j' and spoken by
with 3 ,
boiling ide,
about his neck,
good-bye,
other speak;
. neither ccn BBB
So they floated away through the sea to die—
Shoulder to shoulder, aad cheek jto oheeL.
but eight at Seat, 1
in a sea she shipped;
Siding upoa b's breast
parrot, whose wings were
Swaging away oo-a tali wave's ertfit,
They were gripped by a man, with a drown-
ing err.
And together the th*e* went dona to
«# «£-A <
lips sweetened
oil of constant, co
and everlasting fidelity
an inexhaustible bank
such a wife be to him!
should be willing to suffer
when he has such a solve
company to sustain him.
he was a man with a soul
ho. would bend^v
wife, and before giving her 9> re-
proachfui look, or speaking to her
abruptly, he would suffer his right
arm to be torn from its socket.
From these fects' then, can be
th6' bar, and the
plan of concealing Scrabble worfc-
ed^Kke a charm.1 Besides; there
was a blowing circus fellow th&re,
with a superabundance of cash
and tongue, and he everlastingly
treated sniil pop^ grabble "bent
cSBi? as "circus inen and ol&.
say, and gushed forth so
^hemently that.he thfir^ht he
hddL catight the chofera. ^A*
gttl^^le wbold cry* otot he was dy
ing, and implore Loafer, who held
his head, to send for De Gaoltie
aad his dear- baby, so that,he
might take a last, sfid lingering
look at tlusm ere he departed. The
owner of the Gem, seeing the con-
dition 8crabbi© was in, sent for
wagon,
If
SknW with
, aad few with fear;
I such workliad d||e1
when d
formed the
couples are j
and act well:
life will be to th
shine of happiness.
when
other
death
Thus every Soul on beard went down,
Sailor and passenger, little and great;
The last tfcst sank was a man of my to*
A eapitalriwinSmef—the second mote."
What to Fstefe AfcHs,
i. i
who are^
is terrible wi^ckl
,t you say ia true.
" was swept *x>m|the
of death??
liatyoa relate
tht Second Matt !v
. WILLIAMS, BT XITHA1I
if some women
and have hug-
not compel to
whims, the city un-
wouid realize quite an
increase in the sale of 'boneyard
box^, aad an additional flow of
generally in his daily
It is unreasonably strange, why
they should seek opportunities,
whether opportune or iaopj
to stir |up a household
jportune,
■ muss, by
-sorts with the cham-
bermaki, cook and baby, and Vent-
ing the combination of these fret-
' her better half when
instead of
dinner, cheerful
w* and, last but not
least, a Mae for bim. •*<-., a\
This «xuld just as well be as not,
if the match were not ill-mated in
the outset, — — I •.* .
Itiscomp]
gesso to say
cause of his
is the
wife's unbecoming
the wife the origi-
he'r husband's uneasiness,
when they
non a gun that has a light-ho
passionate
It is incompatible with the in-
s of human nature, and
inconsistent with
If there be any im-
proper actum around the fireside,
when such a feet as wdl mated
people live together as man and
wife exists, it cannot, nor does not
arise only from one side of the
house, bat in nine cases out of
every tea, the dissatisfaction is
the effect of a cause produced by
the co-operative bad feelings of
both. This fact has, and is being
too clearly demonstrated, to admit
a controversy. It is read, weft,
heard an£ commented on by big,
little, old and young, and in no
case is the irahappiness of home
found arising exclusively from the
demeanor of the husband or
wife, when they are suited
to each other. Bat some
women, Mrs. W., for
persist in controverting
feet, and endeavor to
testimony veri-
_ lucing items from
the records of police courts, and
referring to 'the disparity of di-
vorces granted women and men in
su«h and such tow®, county, pre-
emefcj city or metropolis of a State,
love is as rare as
lies are detrimen-
hsve made the sub-
of her argument out of
than can possibly
in the te^imony men-
come
nearer making a point, or, as com-
mon parlance would have it, "driv-
For some time Fve felt
a matter
say
public ■■■■■
migrants coming to Texas^
to bring. Fve waited fori
one of the craft to take
initial, then I'd help 6U
see that it delves onm
speaker says, at the. 9]
some body else's c
these emigrants,
a peculiar place.« Itfs sp
good deal, and hence
Westheimer's furniture
and when ft came hustled him
Into iV *<ww cereiionie. W. Fo-
ker cliiabed in also, aid the
horse walked up Congress street
at a funWeal' pace. The dri-
ver took the situation in at a
glance, but hot havi^ delayed
to receive orders or inquire where
tern* to go, lie drove ilirwrtiy
for the Coun% Jail. Scrabble
"%as sobvert^me, that to be depps-
^ I ited i« the4]«6you even wouldhave
^44>eea:a rdief; so he dldjiot know,
neither did he^carej^ what became
Organization of Election FrcdneK
The County Court has organ-
ized the following election pre-
cincts. «•'
.: Precinct Ko. 1.—3tohn W.
McDonald, J. P.. Houston. This
is divided into nve election pre-
eints, answering to the fiye wards.
No. 1. Election ground Maca-
tee's warehouse, presiding, officer
;W« A. Daly, ciiij ^ oiliV;
iSfo. 2. Efection ground at Allen
Station, presiding officer Cr. H,
Bringhurst. • ,
No. 3. Election ground at the
courthouse, presiding officer Henry
S. Fox.
No. 4. Election ground market-
house, presiding officer B. C. Simp-
son.
No. 5. Election ground Texas
and New Orleans Railroad depot,
presiding officer J. J. Gillespie. ~
■ecinct No. 2. John Dunn, J.
P. This precinct constitutes a
single election precinct( election
ground at Harrisburg, presiding
officer T. Prandy.
Precinct No, 3. S. S. Ashe, J. P.
No. 1. Election ground at Tomp-
kins' store, Lynchburg; presiding
officer, A. P. Tompkins.
No. 2. Election ground at II-
frey's store. Cedar Bayou; presid-
ing officer,'E. P. Laurence.
No. 3. ^Election ground at the
old Lodge Building,- San Jacinto j
presiding officer, W. Thompson.
No. 4. Election ground ait T. L.
Mathews' store, Green's Bayou;
presiding officer, T; h. Mathews.
PrecmctNo. 4. Buckley, J. P.
No. 1. Election ground at Da-
vid Hoffman's house; presiding
Officer, D. Hoffman.
No. 2. Election ground at J.
Uufttfs school-house; presiding
officer, ^McDonald.
No. 3. Election ground at Tau-
terhhahn'sBtore; presiding officer,
John Singleton. / •
Precinct No. 5. Jacob Scherer,
J. P. 5,f
No. L Election ground at Mil-
ler's store, Cypress City; presid-
" g officer, E. L. Boeder.
Nov 2. Election ground at Oner's
store, Hockley; presiding officer,
R. B. "Swann. ]
No. 3. Election ground* at .Bo%
Hill postoffice ; presiding officer,
D, H. Hackney.
• ' No. 4. Election ground at Zim-
merman's old store. Lower Cy-
press; presiding officer, Ellison
McDorfgald.---- f'j"*.". -}^ t
■ registration koimce.
All persoas entitled to register
as voters of Harris county are
hereby notified that I will \ attend
in person or by deputy at the fol-
lowing named i times and places,
for the purpose of registering the
names of all those entitled to vote
in said county, viz: • K ,
"JUSTICE'S PBECINCT.
Election Precincts No. 3. From
1873, it< Fri
>j£|«
em
w. n
Fjust
how 21 "iSej
lying ^
asher
e.
exas is
out a
ere's a
and it
thafcwill accommodate y# to lie
place. You'll brmg your femily
along, of course. This&r:two rea:
sons; one,yo won!t getintotrouble,
through a hankering aftir other
people's femifies or part# off£m?H
ilies, and if you lw© any daugk- ]
ters that are old enough to speak,
there'll alwaytf be a bri^de ef
young men about you to keep the
Indians off. Bring yopr dog.
Get one o# tfeo so^^aer
they would sooner eat a
not. If Joti tekrn that he
not, than soonei*, w'
always find a man ready,
yon an terrier for sooner
riot. An educated dog, *ne thafc
has , went through al moral
J-owirser at the -school in
Siberia, is a good kindf to bring.
Fetch your jrop, and! two -#r
three bullets. *e&d betfer bring
iiiul, as
ir than
sooner
, sick _ in an th<
as
Mm
fog, and
have a
not now
in tl
and unless y
it to ^hoot byt
shoo^ your [wilfc/ISr
some of the youag men courtin^
your girl, the; "hurry
«id bustle of the moment.
;<^ndians."
heard it once, and Pta confident
thatFd have given fifty dollars
for a doseof paregoric, a|id a look
at my girl away on Nantucket
beach. You could have
away in apewter teaspoo:
IJwas a light .blonde^th
you can't tell wl
me
, if oae^et
before, my brunet te had JaB gona
"4 i
iowever, who
to appre-
akeleton
i upturned
, stopped the
ejacula-
it .jrfH&j
now made, and ere long Poker's,
proboscis, being saluted by an
effluvia emitted, as if froto dead
meat exposed to the heat of the
warned , tiiat he had
reached the filthiest part of Hous-
ton, and was in the neighborhood
of the Charity Hospital. .; The.
Monday August 11,1873
day Augdl^ 1873;'^
ing place, courthouse.
Election Pr&cinct No. 4. From
Monday August 18,1873, to Fri--
day, August 22,1873. Registering
place at the Markethouse, city of
Houston.
- Mention Precinct |o.'% From
Mon&y, August 25, 1813, to Eri-
day, August 29,1873. Register-
ing place St Teias 4nd New Or-
leans depot, in the city of Hous-
ton. . ....
secoxd justice's pbecisot.
No. 1. From
_f K^vciuber 1, 1873# to
r'3 September 5,1873. Reg-
iwhbf Harrisburg,
)RDIXASCE
tor the Government of the Markets of
the yHj of Houston* Texas.
ined bf the Mayor, Alilamen
and Inhabitants of .the Cilij of Houston in
OguncUassembled, ] <-sui ,
Section 1. That the purchaser or lessee
of the njarket revenues shall not be entitled
to collect other dues than those hereinafter
mentioned, and the occupants of the stalls
and stands of the several markets of the
city, and the venders in said market are
hereby sequired to pay for said stalls^ stands
and privileges at the following rate:>
Sec. 2, For butchers' stalls, 8x10 feet,
thirty dollars per month. - ' • - ;
For fish, game and vegetable stalls each,
10 feet running space, twenty dollars per
month
For coffee and refreshment stands, fruit
stands and all other stands, open all day, fdr
a price to be agreed upon between the par-
ty and lessee. The lessee shall be entitled
to underlet at a premium any such meat or
vegetable stalls from year to year at public
auction to the highest bidder for first choice,
and to the next highest bidder for next
choieer and so on, the said yearly premium
toie paid with the first month's rental, and
that all other stalls and Bfenda may be
rented by the lessee in such manner and
for such purposes as are not prohibited in
this ordinance.
Sec 3. That all occupants of stands or
stalls are required to return the same to the
lessee in as good condition as when received,
and all lessees of markets are ^required to
return the stalls, stands, fixtures, furniture
and appurtenances of the Market and Thea-
tre to the city in as good condition as when
received from the city, reasonable wear snd
tear excepted. - ^ ;
Sec. 4. That all kinds of meat, fowl,'
game, fish, vegetables, and all other articles
of human food and merchandise may be
bought and sold in the city-market; pro-
vided that this section shall not be construed
to exempt the person so engaged from pay-
ing any tox now or hereafter to be levied
upon such occupation or business.
Sec. 6. That each and every person occu-
pying a stall or stand in any market in this
city shall have their name painted on a uni-
form tin or wood sign under supervision of
the Chairman of the Market Committee,'"in
a plain and legible manner, and shall plaee
the same in a conspicuous position over the.
stall occupied by them, and in case any .per-
son occupying a stall or stand as aforesaid
nh H not comply with this section within 30
days from the passage thereof, pr shall
thereafter at any time for more than three
days consecutively not have such sign-so
exposed, shall be liable to a fine of ten dol-
lara.
Sec. 6. That the markets of thfe city shall
be open at 4 o'clock a. m., and shall close at
10 o'clock a. m., of each day, and upon Sat-
urday from 4 o'clock, p. m. to 9i o'clock p.
m.- that this section. shall only apply to
those selling meats, vegetables and fish.
Sec. 7. That daring half an hour imme-
I diately after closing" of the marketfe, thBoofi
cupants of stalls and stands are rei^iiifed to
scrape-, wash and cleanse the- same so as to
keep them in the' highest'state ol cleanli-
U088. 'ia ; •
Sbc. 8. That no person, shall be permitted
to occupy orcontrol either directly or indi-
rectly more than four meat stills or stands
in anyone market, and when any stall or
stand shall remain- unoccupied six days con-
secutively, the stone shall be hold by the ]
lessee as abandoned and subject to the de-
mand of any other apphcant. 5 |
Sec. 9. That it shall be tfce: duty of the
lessees of the markets tc,1^^'Un exact reg-
ister of the persons to whom - they let stalls
which shall be at all times-open to the in-
spection of the ChairmanThe Market!
Committee, and to give certificates to the
occupants thereof.
Sec. 10. That all per^ns^re forbidden to
sit, stand or lie on any of th® Brands or stalls
of said market. n •' r,i
Sec 11. That no person to a state of in-
toxication shall go upon tbe lnarket t "
and all persons are forbidden to sit or stand |
or lounge on or about the market place.
Sec. 12. Thai no person Stall sell or ex-
pose or offer for sale in any. .market in this
city any unwholesome mean er the flesh of
any animal which wis sick, wotindod, over,
heated, or run down by-dogs, or otherwise
at or before the time the same was slaugh-
tered, or which'<Mf from dSfcflse, accident,
casually or other means than the usual man-
ner of slaughtering animals .for food, nor
shall any person sell or; expose or offer for
[ sale in any market dty any patrid,
blown, raised . or unsound meat, fish, eggs,
poultry or any unwholesemg or adulterated
article of food; nor shall any person sell or
expose or offer for sale the flesh of any dog,
| cat, or any unclean animal, or the flesh of
any calf, pig,'or lamb which was slaughter-
ed under the age of four weeks.
Sec. 28j
found gui|
'any
ovisirfs of this , ordinance,
Hmt any person who shall bo
before the Mayor or Becorder
'©r evasion of any of the
shall be fined
^ in fiv^ hor mors than one hua-
dollars, and shall pay the costs of
29. That it is hereby made tho,
duty of the. lessees, the . Chairman of the
Market Committee, the City Marsha! and all
officers uhder him, to see tlrat all the pro-
visions ofcthis ordinance are strictly ob-
served and enforced, ^ • v.,
Sbc. 30. That the City Council may from
time tp: time, with tlie consent of. the les-
soes, establish such additional rules and
i and ifc
the lessees to
regulations as they may deem
isheeby made the duty of
conform to the same.
Sec. .31* That an
inventory shall be
taken prior to the lessee taking possession, -
of Moveable fixturee,. furniture and ^ipur-
teiiances belonging to the market and thea-
tre; and the tessee shall receipt for same
in due form,and it shall not be lawful for
the lessee to remove the same from building-,
except for purpose# of repair; and inspec-
tion Bhallbe had at least once every twelve
months to ascertain condition ol the pro-
perty, and the lessee shall be required to
restore property damaged by his own neg-
lect, bu| not from ordinary wear and tear, to
its proper condition. J. '
Sec. 32. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances or resolutions, of parts of or-
dinances or resolutions in any wise conflict-
ing with the provisions of this ordinance,
be, and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
'5 Approved: T. H. SCANLA2T,
uij dim iu.si 3?,irSiU- Mayor.
Secretary and Treasurer.
Banks
T.
No. «1
r. TtOCSE,
BANKER
« Stmt, Hawtoi
TMU
OB&IiBB ik
Foreign & Domestic Exchange.
ia ' kxchsioa ok •
LOHD0W,
RAVR0BM.
MVBRPOOt,
new toss,
\ " NEW OBLEANB,
And other oltioe. Iff m!« In nuca to salt.
DepoaMa reeeftad cod • geunl Sukingbnu.
I ia limrtit
• • i t'i .
itioti vlll be glT
thU Mid 40 acceaitUe points.
A CO,
STATE PENITENTIARY,
13/ixaats-v-lll©, IVsacstss
ornci AMD SALK8 -ROOM*
No. M Hals Strs«t. Hon*ton.
I ikt
Rarlac addtA I
prepared and beg Te to offc
WHITS AND 0OLO&KP WO
BesBdeaelnsllUsJ
Speclil attention wUl be given to ooUeotions on
mE CITY RANK OF HOf&TON,
"Hotels and
i*nblic Houses.
1
tlWHIW* BOC8K, Vi.
IXosbxox, XnM]
TURNER, Prtfi>ri««Mt,
H'
iyyufbiu .
BOARD BT THB Dht. WKRKOB HOSTH.W1TU
j
Sowd by tbe a j United State# eantbog. s It ,
"if; jLAXRBHTKltPRlBfi aoUHK.i
.......,
7i rp-. HOOHTOS.
, RUM. A. BOTTh.
1 - ■ president,l-
H / P-"'iii
Oflon Its serrloes to t&e
•^cotunU of KfeKtenta."
throutt)iont the State.
Deposits rfeoetv
veai meats I
Will give specls] attention to ooUMttou on all
accessible points. | im.
Bankers or merohsats can remit money or
dzsfta on tiliacitjf and^(HjTeston.^and have the
i dents free of i
............teoo.ooo
TK3U8,'
B.JF. WitKMB.
Oashlw.
public, and solicits the
t Bankers, and others
lived subject to oheck, and la-
BANTAHTA BHSETISUS,
BIO TBKB 8HBKTIKQR.
OOTXOK YA£3i, toe. Ktc
READY MADE CLOTHISW
OF oub OWS rAOTPKiD MATERIA I.
BID8TEADH, l"-> •-**'
OBAIRS.
BOOKTUG UHAtBR
SS^eassp^
TABLEH.
OUB&AUh.
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viisuL X3?ti-c?citorac ^-s
lUCSJ. A. BOTT8. ....^President.
W. i . HTJTCHIRS, P.W.SBfli ;
A. J. BURKS.
«. M. RXOE.
Bxcbimk on 1
aad Berlin, in i
iiiji,
W. J. HUTCHIK8.
'i. president.
BAFBH.
MATi'RRRSES.
PtttOWJ*.
.' ^~T . -
WiMWStt.
OiRTH.
T. Iu
BW!*1
AJtaown.
i . ' / , r T'ifj ♦ k,j" . ' , 0 __ i ^ToWuCut. trMlli
■J^-ATIOXIX EXCHANGE KANK
11 i. if ii. qiMa. ' 1 1. i nfj
(ioutea, Texas.
ooU-ljr
t(Wi FREEMAN IIOUSE,
iSTavasota,
iTr'iiifi ' • iba m. fbeemab,
PrOj^ator.
gKlttONHOCSE.
' MRH.T. X Msnagei.
STEPHEN SKILTON............Steward-
m . shi •
jpumjg
A^jGaJKILLABO, ; ,
" "ITT
HOUSTON, 'lU-X
HAND MADE SHOES AND booth
coixEcnosfl
Jiifrr:
MADE
throeobolut thb
to give
angie-DtWlv
WARD, IMCjirBY * Co.
fin* AND SE1X EXCHANGE
On the principal cities in the United States ana
Helios eiT
Legal AdTertisements.
■■■■I . t®3 \
tar Attsonnts of Merchants, Bankers and others
solicited.
Ba
TKUSTEE'S SALE.
TSTRERE.VS, Ma? 20th. 1872, Diboil & Eesster
W made, exschted and deiivftrsd to Henry
a.
Navigation.
H'
ODHTOS WttECT
* tm m* OiiT-
1 N AVIQATION (X)MP 4LNY-
FIVE STEAMERS, TWESTY-TWO | BARGES,
i/ :
THREE TUGS.
HSCEIVS AND FOaWA&O ALL ftUUOBt
CONSIGNED TO THEM AT GJlLVSB-
- raff, M0U3T0N. HARRISBURG, 1 ;
'TK=a etfiimsjupre&pm : -o
Ail COTTON ani other PRODUCE covered to GAXr-
VS8TON by their OPEN ioUCt i
RANGE, witfcCDt Expense to i
roNaptly
Adjsatnt aad PaM.
All
am;"
|> B., K. I-, B. s, a. ;
S A TINGS BANK.
CpBNki oF MitTN AND FRANKIIN STREETS,
-ri'ri.i
} ; BENJ. A, BQTTS..>..,..'Vioe Prasident.
bde par cent. Interest paid on dapoaite sf ten
donanand^MfMt,foraix«rd<ra. :f i
Sasni from one dollar to one thousand doOart
rao^fved on deposit. snb$eot to sight check.
' Gold, SUvar and Ourrener bought and acid.
mna..,'' - m. BAPHAiq., Agent.
|jor$ron insukance fa xt
mi ;iiix>a noustos. rtXAM,
Wiii takr Fire aMKaHst lUsks
Oa a* favorsblB term asaayrsliabie ochipany,
;;Fi1 'it j *;*
Henricks * Co. their certain ptaaaiaaory note tor
eight hundred 91100 gold doSsS, with twelve
said Diboli k Eeasler oiecoted ao& detirared to
the undersigned a deed of tmst, trifh power of
•ale, upon one Steam Stationary Eagin, . square
frame, with top tide valve, U iuch cylitdor, M
inch stroke, rack abaft -oonneotton between
eccentric and glide valve, tabular heater, Gard-
nerts governor, Hit and feed pnJDp«, connected on
cast iron, known as the Marshall Pomps, fly
wheels 8 feet in diameter, 11 inch feoe, and cast
iron crank bhaft, now on a tract of land belonging
to*. D. Andrews, near toe Baa Jacinto rtTer.
Harris county, and being the boiler and engine is
the saw mill known ae DiboU * Hammer's Hill.
To secure tfce payment of said note when due,
Which trust deed ii recorded In Book, Val. 8.
pages 967 and 148, Record of Mortgages, Harris
county.
Now, tharaforewat toa reqjwt 0 toa legal
heMar of said note. I will, under the ptovisJooa of
said -trust deed. Tm MPSDAY. THE TWEBST-
FIFTHOF AUOOBT, 1873, at 13 o-clock M.,
at the door of the Courthouse of Hands county,
wdl the sai&pNserty at public auction, for eaah
in gold ooin, tothe highest bidder, aad will make
to toe parchaeer wich CSras I am astooriaed and
required by said trust dee&
■^rrrr- * ■ jr. a O. WINCH, Trustee.
Houston, Augast 1,1873. sngo-id
; WM isstia palielea i nm Oia «
Consign to HOUSTON DIRECT NAVIGATION
COMPANY from ail points- inwaTd i
--is JOHR 8BI
j. ffo.-tcittiipi,;
Vies President.
mVRLhfNttS,
.lybiti. ;u
■ t'ffiiip l'j
«a to ii
ffjum
lutein
itif
5*j|
StOHRHO Ohb,
is'pf j 3is9®r".i
. • " I
H t TUUSTEJS'S SAWS.
T>Y«irtce of a deed of tmst exeented to as by
Jt> S. H. Brooka, to aeewethe payment of tiro
promissory notes, each daied Febmtry 28,18C7.
: and hearing interest at toe rate-often per east,
per annum, payable to C. C. Millioan or order;
thS first payable 18to of December, 186f, foe
forty-six handred and three dollar* and riinc-Ma
oeata In gold, toe second payable 1'lhof Jauusvy,
" forty-seven hondnd and three dollar*
■iik
ijiii
3anl-D*Wiy
' i win
Misccilancoas Advertisements.
; MERCHANT JAE
Bk any part of the State. Blank ApplltaUooG
soot by mui When request^C.
^ ti^C. OLFSaX,
Sec. 13*. That no frnits-'or vegetablaalAT T~P"B N E Y AT
shall bo*
.of the liquor wliich Scrab-
,ble tad drank, with onions he had
oaten, now in a condition of emnl-
sioii,' induced Poker to make a
mouth screen of his wipe, having
Jjeaid that foul air is sometimes
purified by inhalation through
| -
John, the man of'all work at
the hospital, hearing wagon wheels
splashing through the mud tpneh
hide stoppe4« He had fancied
some of the railroads had sent a
to. occupy one of
~ '' """ douceurs'
on ) already
8 itching palm.
onus Within _
; 4 g%Qce wto the wagon showed
* him how baseless was the. fabric
dis-'
lofct^ulg pUstH^ iAIIV 11 U1 XAttliiaUUIg, I
at, office of John Dunn, Justice ofj SEC_ 4*
ai'ii i> 11.11.l« n II !i7^|
THIRD JUSTICE'S PRECINCT.
Election Precinct No. 1. From
I Tuesday, September 2, 187% to
Saturday, September6,1873. Keg-
istration place at Tompkins' store,
in the town of Lynchburg.
Election Precinct No. 2. Prom
Monday, September 3, 1873, to
Priday, September l2,1873. Eeg-
istering plac§ ^t Charles Jefrey's
store, Cedar B%ou.,
Election Precinct No. $. From
Saturday September 13, : 1873, to
September 19, 1873. Registering
plaee at 04d Lodge building, town
of San Jadntoi ~ ,vr r ^
Election Precinct No. i* Fiom
Monday September 8, 1873, to
Priday September 12,1873. Beg-
Jstearing place at T. L. Mathews'
store, Queen's Bayoa. i ;r
f- oL Houston re-
serves the right to use the room fitted up
aa h" Theatre at any fitte, tH the Mayor may
designate, for public purposes or popuhi
assemblages, free of rent,oxeept lighting aad
watching the same, and also reserves all
neoeaaary rooms for tlie use of the ofdeera
ofthe city; and the lessee shall keep the
same with all other rooms, offices, and
closets, thoroughly cleansed aad orderly.
Sbc. 16. That it shall not be lawful to
light or keep. any fire within the market,
except the burning of oilt gas ojr charcoal
Sec. 16. That no porson shall ride, lead,
drive or place any horse, dog or; Other ani-
mal, into or upon any ;maricet. market placo
or toot-way pertaining thereto; or kill or
slaughter any animal in market, or throw or
deposit any animal or vegetable offal, filth,
moat, dead animal, or fowl, fish, or any nau-
seous substance is any markethouse, or on
market place, or streets, or sidewalks aa-'
joining said market or market, place, u* nn
Sec. 1j. That the lessees of tft* mar-
kets aha 11 cause the markets and the side-
jLA W,
OElCrCUBil AUVOCATK. j-T
_ J ^ GALVlSfiTOSi TEXAS.
Office, Oppovto Poit iflice.
angB-Bm I Ji -II
XDii'OOtCJJTfcS
&IlP
D
-r^rr
'.IVioti
B. A.1
P. J. WIXJuIS,
jjjl .
B^H. Cnunxa, Secretary.
: HH
mentioned note the stun of fifteen hub died and
fifty, dollars was paid oa the S8ih of Febniary,
1867; which saU tmst deed was recorded in
Whsiton connty, Texas, on the "let of May.. 18(7.
We the undersigned, as srustetw stereln named,
at the written reooest of the legal holder of add
notes-there being das thereon on the 13th of
Jnly, 1873. the date of eaid request, twelve thoo-
nlaet? hta dollars sod
I to gold, OS THE
■CBSS H1XT, at
within th# legal hoars, to front of
e door fa Wfc*rt©n. Wharton
the following property, situate* in
IT, Tesas, Tlx- Slevan hteadM* and
Of iaad. wifc ail the Uspravc-
hrae acras res *e 3' aa a
I^tJtedU i# the Mbdftla-
ori«i5a 'Sp>H< to S. F.
. Acstto. it fceteg tha Ma* tract of land cat .-eyed
bj 0. 6. KlUlcan wM bcmtm 1. mbbm by deed
hundred t ■
atg—will sell lor
tseai>as-j
:1 f~
<> ocrXji.3rn
ill JX - 1 ^
Letter Eos«. Office In Sweason** Bulldiaa
theoMJ«wtofflce.j
BBag^XM
3
comb
i—i
novaas-6
W&t«hmak«p md J ^weler
Ats0 BOILDIXp.)
, foMHiu-:
>1:1 ll< .
^ (TAfc
-,r -
- TEXAS.
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT
va alstthe'b boieoibg,
HOIJHTOW
tit.
'J'KXAK,
1103
r 3ll4iu3?i' I Utiriijii.
WATCaKti, CMJCKI, JEWELRY,
„ your
Pussy will lie
Bring
Pnssy Will 1
look nomeftfce.
hell
instance,
this self
as crooked as she did in her dis-
course on "Men and Boys." Bnt
:e^' ^d
rumpus When-: fee
out of their reserratioi
they are BO; peftosfnlly
soil now days. Eetch y
et, .ftfr you Easy have
cherry treesv and it wo
bad to lose the chance
ize, just for the want of
hatchet. v ; -t
Move heaven and
the piano. If you ain't ; got one.
means.
raise a
s break
where
ling the
hatch-
a^
be too
ten cent'
to fetch
of his vision, and, in a tone Oj
appoint ment and ch agri u, he"
out: - . |
iw uPoker 1. what do you give USf
"Dry up, you pmadhaun, and
he stretcher, I've got a
cholera patiecfeibt yon .f rU-.-'i
The voice of the chiMning cOok/
man
of ^att work, mumbling har^i
gutterals that sounded; like im-
precatioris, hobbled back, leaving
Jtoker afctba. gate, in no gentle
mode. He divided his time be-
tWfeea f pughttg hii handkerchief
^ttto his moutli, and taking it out
to rub the jierspfration off his
brow, wh^e iff stood in sooty
beads,
At length John put lu an ap-
pearanceat &ie head of a stretch-
er, followed by a, consumptive
booking :1.^patieni, a dj amidst
and agonizing screeches,
with hi$.. fleshljess hands
bring one anyway. If
possibly get one, bring
If you cant raise that,
You're safe in the In
wife a piano. Who*
visit you for the very
tezjaise of scalping,
of your giris tl .
the faslnonable operas,
by a fashionable girl,
dian would have *
tack. His disgust
go. If you have
would be weii to
«W't
SUoI|i«
►n't come.
It wouia, iisighfein
have a new beginner
strnment. Fetch a
dbfilhlm
eo^ft
e effect to
ay the in-
earpet l>ag,
j, FOUBTU JUSTICE'S PBECIXOT.
Election Precinct No. 1. From
Tuesday September 23, 1873, to
imbar. "2«s.: imS.
place:at Ifevid Huff-
man's house.
HVElectoM &rdoinet No. 12.
Monday, September 29, 1878, to
Friday, October 3, 1873i Eegis-
ig place, Joe Dunman's School
Prairie.
Election Precinct No. 5. From
Saturday, October 4, 1873, to
Thursday, October 9, (Sunday ex-
cepted). Registering place, H;
Tautenffiahn's Store, -• ■ \ ? *-
fifth justice's pbecisct. f ® «'
ii} £•■;*, fi <±yt >■ j r
Election Precinct No. From
Tuesday, September 16. 1873, to
Saturday, September 3
Registering place, Mfllefa Store,
in the town of Cypress.
, Election Precinct NoJ, 2. From
Monday, September 22, 187c
Friday, Scptemlier, 26,1873.
tetering place, Oner's Store,
a of Hockley.1 (i o ^ |
m "Precinct No. 3. From
itember 27,1873, to
, r roui
.873, to
J. Reg-
>re, in
idaMe em-
it get one
no In-
•irit to at-
pfecxl <,"? • his stomach, was car- j Saturth^y, September 27,187^, to any but.
ried into the building, Poker and Thursday, October 2,18tf3. Reg- j bn^gM
the driver bringing up the rear. istonng place, Rose Hill Post-1 city bef.
Sniffles, in narrating the events 19R®?* „ . . >T # «
to us, had a face on him that re- j -taSk fn w!vf
sembled a dying codfish. We j Z
whiskied and cigared, and adieued j nesday, October . 8, 1873.
him, expressing regret at our sud- J tenng p!ace, s Old
T:°" iSrYheT>f,1
Court of Harris county,
at the office in the city of Hous-
ton, this 17th day of July, A. D.
1873. A. K. Taylob,
" ' Clerk H. C. H. C.
promising ourself the honor of at-
tending their next reunion.
an at Saratoga
boasts of having proposed to four-
teen young ladies in one week;
What they remarked in response to
said proposals, he saith not.
JAMES BUTE,
tua .r.„y.A,
UCOMtetB
walks bordering the same tetfee swept daily/
and shall cause the;same to be well washed
three times every-week; Jttid shall cause
the ceilings, columns and-stall frames of the
same, to .be i^ell s#ept, brushed and washed
during the first week of th® mouths of Jan-
uary, April, July and October of each year.
Sec. is. That it shallbe unlawful to s£ll
or offer for sale any intoxicating liquors in
any pubhe market, except wines and malt
liquors for table use by the teelftle.
'..See. IS. That no peddiar.^haH bo al-
iov.'ed to traverse any of the markc-ts offer-
ing any kiftd of goods for ssJe; j
Sec. 20. That no erection or structure
shall be miade in tha city market not in •
cordtmee with the plan of thfe market, aad
under the instructions of Ms(yor, Chair-
man; of Market Commi4i^.(Aldeflanan Col-
man) aad lessee, and alienating .structures
contrary to such plans, shall be jrtoioved.
Sec. 21.' That tho lessees ©f the said
markets shall furnish a sufficient number of
•water-tight barrels or tabs, to contain the
daily owl frq^he stalls and stands of said
market, and occupants of' stalls "and
stands are required to throw such offal into
the barrels or tuba ao^furniahed. No offal
or refuse from any mes^wffi, irtiit-or vege-
table stall or stand, shall be thrown on the
floor of the market nor {jito: the gutters or
rtraart.- . 1 ; ■
8bc. 22. That no box, barrel or other
vessel-sot needed to contain: articles do-
signed for sale in the market, shall he al-
lowed to remain -within the sai|e ; and that
all improvements in or additions to stalls
shall be tt the expense of the occupants
thereof, J
Sbc. 23. That it sh^ll not *bb lawful for
buteher or vender of frqsh meat to
any fresh meat into toy market in the
city before the hour pf iwoVklock a. m.,
nor to leave any fresh meat in jany market
after the closing of such market.
Sec. 24. That it shall be' pnlawfol lor
jjny carts or wagons laden with meats, flsh,
vegetables, or other country prbduce, to en-
ter the market or take a posiioc on any
portion of the market-place fronting on
Travis street; and that it shall be unlawful
to hitch* or tie any horse or other animal to
the pillars of the awning of sail market.
Sic. 25. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to curs^ and swear
or use any language derailed offensive in the
presence of ladies, and smoking-is strictly
prohibited fa said building. !
Sac. 26. That butchers apd the if as-
clean
and'
ping cnudren in
it over the age of ton years and
it slaughter,
■tot st iWlsSjafsa;, : ttfjl ; .1
iir^t-«*>' - - - WttM
GwefBlly repttod nmisM.
Fine OoM Hm&r. JJtamoBd*. SolM
' IWiW
Osnos
"fcici:*, WIKCH,
ATTOitKlt IT
Bilii > '
LAW,
M rXfihi
J. B. LIKENS,
ATTORN BY AT LAW,
.«. X ;{& . -
MotrsKcw.....
"Owtqi- In Blos'i Boflttng, Oou&reot itroet,
eoon4 door from Kzst National Baak.. >?*-«
1.,.'. 1 )' =-
DBeUAYESi, MATTHEWS & CO.
GENBkAL AGSNTS, AUCTIONEERS,
• ~*f 4iyitiiiti j I _ V.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Ofrics *nh 'SM*woo :3^;'
mbhdeshaix'8 0ar311j.01
■ Coegreu St., hmumb, f«h.'
* j . *., my3fr,f
/nosPEcnosEBr. l
Xj ■ U.jV. *wn j
TirS?i
SB* wlUitandtoe climi
><
I
fun
rutted
Ha
Mvl-Mo
trtde with a
Oaady. war-
climate, wholesale
Ordan promptly flUed; gatlaftotion
- ji.a. ^coMit
16 Congress «trcet. near XaAt' tqw ,
itoaatoa, Tazsc.
A Minnesota land speculator,
in describinjg: a lake In that Stale,
says 1$ is so clear and so deep
that by looking into ii yon can
see them making tea in Ohina.w
PiULHTS, OILS, COLORS. VJUUUHH,
iuam, mt.tnsnum www,
:'(WttakU Mas
Ooilk'l
noT&ly
HOUSTON.. TUX At.
stalls with
appear
aprons, and renters of cbfiee
itands are prohibited from bring-
children in jeakl market-
TRU8TJEB 8A.LK.—Whereas on tha «th da? of
July, A. D; 18T9, John T Whitfield made, execa.
ted and deUrerea to J. BkUNria his. certain
laeory note of that dale, twelve raoc thu
date, -with Interest, payable monthly, at the rate
of thirty per cent per annsm from date, for five
hundred dollars, and to aeeare the payment of
add cote when dae, also awde, executed, sealed
and delivered to the nodeniecel a tmst de«d
with power to tie tha lasd aad property herein^
after deasrlbed. In case «Ud note was cot paid at
moturttyi which trust deed Is recorded vol. tl, a, ;
8' of 4he legal bold-
er of nid note unpaid, I will, under the
of Ml troat deed, on Monday, tha fin
trmber, A. D. 187a, at toe Ooorthooae of
Cotmty, at 15 o'clock K., at public Aactloa, to the
highest bidder, tor cash, sell one hundred and
seventy acres of land, more or la 83, with the p-
parteoaaoaa, bsSeg the iasdtand premises convey,
ed by the Sheriff of Harris Ouenty to eaid Whit*
field on tha first day Of September, 1868, by deed
recorded la vol. VIII, page* 7S and 76, Z«nd Krc-
ordof Harris Oaaatz. :
I will mtkeWthe purchaser each title as X am.
anthorlsed and required to do by the provisions
of Mfcl treat deed. I. 0. C. WINCH
Trustee.
Aagoatll, 18TS, v* aogl3-td
That Section thre<! of an ordi-
hereby declared to
house and grounds
% faibtax 61uy, ...
CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND AGENT Ri
Silver
'alohes and
always du hand.
Ashilsoiwle agent ftjrthebelrttrated
Ks&tm '>7i- f-
Watches
m-#
........B.UU-
H£NBICXS * CO.,
OOTXOK AW WOO* FAffTOBS,
' 'ittl ; o
ciiaauaioi
dlE r « M A « *
ooa. wit* ant otnoiaaoa'
j.HirrciiiNis,
ocyin^iw
= lt tl
iytr- mml
v o m '*!i ji.* vo^8iW)^4 t
li K, i
'HiJ
Ihiaitrt; "Mhti
Cotton consigned to
wOl meet prompt
IDs tockof BA
1ii, tfliu. i
0} jroifc-
of BAOQISO and TIB8
^jOSFEPTiOSSB
'<K
m
! .*3
The aadaMigaad begs leave to laform the
pnbUc that He has bengtrt the entt«i int«feattea
ef03srF E0
Corner of Mafn street * Texas Avenue.
Delicate Ice Cream, Ice Cool Bota Water, Home-
nade Oaady, Oakea, ate., elo., to great variety, aad
"BEST**? OOUUKT^
6
UDMBliK :u|
CHASTSB OAJK CXX>K 8TOYSB,
" ■ r ' fC>t I? ADIDAS OTBCCLAR 8AWS.
BRBMtle BBSLITKO AJfb
i j mMmfm
KAILS, OUTLKKV - t
f: f 1 X n i
• — '
M HfttA 8tr * .
mly to- the. warWet-
17* U
3, Faftnla
f. o. Box m.
ssssss
of February, 188T, to B, H. Brooks,
duly recorded th said county,
Such title we will make to toe purchaser as we
are authorized to make by said trust deed.
" - A. 8. I.ATHRGP,
-'-f'-#- A. P. HoOOBHICB,
JySO-lawfl 'Xrneteea.
"Jd ■■■ ■■■... ■III.LIH. ■> I ■■ I
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
«r Jsiy, art,
and dej'v-
7 note
twelve
£W RB-
epay-
meot of said note at maturity, the aaid Cutler, oa
cud 28th July, 1872. f Jieccted aad delivered to the
undersigned & deed of trait apoBibkxJr r.umbered
two hundred and forty-ee van, on the south side of
BaHalo Bayoc, i* HouaSsm. *14* pewer of sale to
| ay said note when due; which deed of trust la re-
oerded is VeS. A, Becord of Hortgages ol Eartia
On ihe 25th
John a Cutter m«d ,
aM to
jpa-
holder thereof, ON
0T AU-
GUST, 1873, at IS o'clock IS., at tae door of the
in Han^a " ~ ~
HtMM
to the hlRfcaet i
hundred and forty-tcren, aonth aide
Bayou, in Houston. The titlais believed to be
gw«rt. I will, however, oonvey only such titte-
a I am antburiaed and raqoSrad by hu trust
itoed. J. a C. WINCH. Trustee.
Honeton, JnlYSSth 187#. 1v -td
sotxce.
A SMALL GBAT XABS,
branded H P On the left i
iaigaj
six fears old,
r, name to my
i oi Hanswn, about a
ruanlnc With my borm
marks <n viaibk.
i gather by pa?g« tor this
.TAYLOE-
Hoosro*. July SC. 187S-J?«.BAW2w
J^AfifeTBISALra"
JUSTIFY SMALL PBOFllfe.
"St ' ' THE OBEAT
BOOK.STATIOUKKVAMlSlClltK-i
OF.fEK BO0THWEST,
. Chatlengea nimitiWrisu'iaf prloea with thoso «i
New Orl^aiia, (nncincatiaadtit. Louin, is every
.... «i......... Jilbajsj
«oll a strictly First Class l'i*no
da belterFeeasertiesaetaiey,
piaual Pis
HALUSTT, BATS * 00 Boatot
BB08 . New Strt
kWEKDiii'l!
aittttri
in tee trwta,
A fall line of MASON OA BIN KM
OBGANS always on band.
Over *1,000
assi
all that la ast
Muai« Bo.iks, & -
etc, A fall
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Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H. Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 291, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 13, 1873, newspaper, August 13, 1873; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232827/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.