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DAILY MERCURY
(400D NIOHT.
HT
claSa "isirtjrr.
wiatlfl sigh-
Sfnkiiig to aieep with summer
i&6> _ - MMMBMIMIII
Balm &wa the Cowers floating arousd;
Bmkiiig to sk-cp mid music tones dying,
Into fee hash of an exquisite sound.
Placing to sleep 'mid ; the aoft moonbeana
Throwing
so&i
Siuking to
Brings
-faking to
i oer
distant
to me.
FREAKS OF EROS.
Scrap's Elopement with *iss Sboe-
; fvs-% maker. ) £>
Sare famil-
a of
the ex-
ancier,
e Cenit-
} heart'3/s
('-aimed everj fesfiug, reposing in bliss
Silent as winds floating over the ocean,.
Whose waves ecsroely
zephyr's soft kiss.
sinking to sleep
Lingering still—ah t
Hear thee away
Kind spir*"
love I
'rn&m
BY MBS. WHiiAMS.
Unlike those women alluded to
hv Sltakspeare. who think so be-
• think so, I always like
to give something more than fa
wom£8?s Teftsdb" tta thfef&tb tfrit
is in me. ■'issa ^s'^a*au
When my mind reverts to the
vast number of male drunkards;
to men wfco f>r©ve defaulters in
places of trn&t; jto men who are
thieves, pickpockets, mnderers,
street fighters and tavern brawl-
ers j when I think of the men
who sire in prison and the men
who swing on the gallows, ahd re-
member that all Of thesfr men hare
some woman or women to love
them, that is sufficient reason for
my saying that aearij ^ tfae
misery that women suffer .is
brought to them by .boys; raid wsn.
Women ai« more deep!? torched
through their affections than m any
< >ther wav. Let them know that
the B ftB ttgrjgm eitheras father,
the stifieriaa it causes them is
most acute. Not long since in a
Southern m two youths in a
drinking saloon got into an alter-
cation, and one* killed1 the other.
The heart /of the,, mother
of that boy broke, and in
a few days, she followed him
to the grave. The Ihthcr loved
his boy,
caase"
hung
mj§
over aud
he did not dip be-
vVliferi Mxonwas
York, his wife wg>t
body, and kissed
where file
rope, had been. Such is womaa^s go-betweeh, and
l0ve Th&t Tnstn liful fllit F n6at\ATi/Ianpp. W'l
That man had brohrfit that
woman tfeg deepest sorrow qC her
I ife, but vshe loved him none the less.
ttemuta-to -vindicate j
man %y attacking woman. Let
" Niti-am" understand, that al-
though woman is attacked,, man is
not vindicated. He knows that
where one woman is
her marriage vows, one
men are false to theirs. Take any
large assembly, composed of mar-
ried men, and let the command
go forth,- as it did of old, "let him ]
who is without sin, cast.,the "
stone," and ihe^ |
the same as it was fchen, they
would a0 retire, not one being
able to stand &e test. Let these
men's wives assemble, and let the
same command go forth, wad hun-
_ dredg of stones would be hurled.
wires are not faithful, but
nearly all hnshanda are faithless.
All women are not virtuous, but
does any one pretend to say that
th6rr|«e *of ^n**re jtroe, pare,
good women ih the World than
there are men of; same char-
acter jv
As to tbe amasemeots of young
ladies, they are all itmoeent, which
is more than can be said of the
amusements of their brothers.
Bailie spends her evening atan
noe«nt t >all; wbuld her brother
like to tell where he spends his
evenings? ^itram" certainly is
much less dan^i*W&Ma<ii Gras
balli than her brothers •fioep 3®.
smoking, ch'ewing add drinking.
It is not our daughters Who need
watching, it is our. offi5, for where
one girl goes astsray, one thousand,
From the Indianopolis Herald.
Like death, lore i3 no respecter
si persons. It strikes the palatial
residence of the
er quite as
cot on Maple si
Most of our
iar with the genial
Hon. John 0. Shoei
State official, the
a present proprietor o
nel, and once widely known on ac-
count of the product of ffis poftclfc
brandy vineyard in South Indiana.
Mr. Shoemaker ought to be a
happy man. He has a good
bank account and an easy di-
gestion, an elegant residence
in an aristocratic ^portion of the
city, and all the comforts of life.
But we all hare our troubles, and
Mr. Shoemaker's grief cam6 ih a
shape it was least expected.
Among his other jewels he
had a handsome and accom-
plished daughter named Mary,
who was the joy and pride of her
father's heart, and an ornament
to the circle in which she moved
There is nothing distressing in
this. On the contrary, quite the
rererse. But Miss Mary took ft ih
her head to, look with favor
youth from the rural
whose real name We do not
ber, but who is known among
his friends and associates by the
unpoetical name of "Scrap." Mr.
Scrap dressed creditably, was
passibly good looking, and was
tot wsnting in tMt aggressive
quality which by some is called
"dash" or enterprise, and by others
cheek. To the average
there seemed
making of a good
Scrap, but, somehow or
other, he didn't strike the
Hon. John G. favorably. Perhaps
not sufficient confidence in Scrap's
financial standing—but at any rate
ters began to look serious, for-
bade him the house. This did
settle it Scrap's enterprise had
been aroused, and he was de-
termined to marry Miss Shoema-
ker. Miss Shoemaker's feminine
perversity had been arouse#, and
her love for Scrap glowed with
tenfold fury. A perfidious Afri-
ca^ domestic consent^ toact^
all,' pal]
erneri
eni
[>aipitat*rigr hiid tremuJotts,'
ged from the mansion, and
Jife vejftcle in which the
ee, siting on l is box outside,
heard a rattling vo ley of noises,
ing like ,the dewing of a
half5 dozen ehaiupagne corks
in succession, a« his mouth
watered. Then there came
a long diswn, ^ and the
vehicle drove to the residence of
a niinister of' 'ffj| r&os$eF, Where
the knot. was hastily tied. A
rapid drive to the depot took the
partly there in time -for the train,
and, bone of one bone, and flesh
of one 4%?$ thfjs jfped * tfljf thej
West. •
We draw A veiljover the rage of.
the.! outwitted parent when he
awoke mthe morning and ..found
tM oird had fibwh. We:
however, that by this time
that "
trust,
the young gentleman,, .who has
doni him the honor to make him
a fatherdh-isw/a Mr sho;
4*#
p
whi
Odds and Ends.
BY TOIL GAiTOX.
as the little odds and ends
siness make a gtefct sum to-
tal when aggregated, just so the
lfttle fragments, that we toss idly
they di^iatp par exist-
make up the sum total of our
interest in life. The greater deeds,
and i even i 3 of life are too singular
in their jreatnes&'to interest or
advance <Kir enjoyment beyond a
exhilerating influence,
the-tiifles, to wMch we give
ten
w
anporary
hile ti
bvt;little heed, at the moment, in
te rweave themselves into our na-
ti res, and become % part of us, by
• I doubt whether there is
lery, 8tted
HttloJfelics
on
mo<e
he extilfef mth lfibrG ..
givis the grander" even
over wfiic
iov, than he
ents'^if life.
WlK) of U S hasiiot gone down into
the : veiled aM ailes of
this our picture galley, day by
day, to take--these little things
down from theiF hangings to gaae
intently at %em, to carets them,
as so aasujy,I ks i^uje memoric
chain^ TqBsSraig far away toward
the dim outpoatsof|t^ p^t. y
B ow choice tht r* are, now^
sionatelfHre 16¥4:^thMi- whea4!
lowfed by the lapse D^years, and
respondence was maintained.
Finally Scrap determined to bring
matters to an issue, and, arrayed
ia-bishssijiis} made a formal call
on the Hon. John and -was*
wafted oat of that gentleman's of-
fice on the toe of a No. .?-bo^t,
Scrap had only called on the
Governor as a Matter of form.
The wedding had been appointed
anyhow, ami he simply thought iti^ri
would be eoaitesy to ask the: }jg^s
father to witness the ceremony.
So, after being kicked out" of Mr,
Shoemaker's office,_ he furbished
np his cheek, and" went straight-,"
way to the ShoemakeT manSronj
to report progress and consult.
After fuming a httle, as soon as1
the kicking was over, Mr. Shoe-
maker bethought, him .of Scrapes
cheek, and thought that j&
would be just like him to go to
the house. Mr. Shoemaker drove
his hat bard down over his eyes,
seiied his staff, and started home.
Sure enough, there he was—that
impudent Scrap—sitting in the^
parlor with the weeping Mary by
his side, aiid recounting ther iodagK •
intjes to which he had been sub-
jecjted. The Horn O. baxsb- like a
thunder eloud on the confeasetwe.
and, diving into an adjpinin
room, soon en
Ver oh full ede , ^
screamed andttrewher foir,whii
arms about his neek,and besou
shadows
we first
Ma ze itself to oth<£ ^Matures, and
un we are wrapped in our travel-
*! eloak^la^ly. .watching the
ptmorama ^ ©f - moun-
. .«o^ry,' cHmbc
of the Appenines, or
fapidlydown'the-lSy'roads of
isa~.uy France. ;
And how we remember when a
j®rbr; ^mfgnionette or hcaiejr-
' AcklaJ^lls. inixu our path,
little incident far away in tl
perhaps, to yjiich the si,
H'nd
ilBQOHC
under strict sur-
boys, do.:
yes, several.
Who till «HH"
Siugs and
Boys
men, mrni
and
men who bring sorrow to girls and
women. ~ ^ . ~ — ~
Aste^he ^exgense," fatkegeto
sent to boarding school—John,
that, Sallie went to. a school to a
lady in her native tO^n, and paid
twelve dollars a . qnartw; hei
brother went to a man's school
and as men demand more for their
services than wbmen'do for t!
John paid twenty-five
wmmHhIH
theirs,
dollars a
at seventeen; it took John.until he
was twenty-one to finish, his col-
legiate (Hiurse, and Jobs'#"tuition
bill amounted to a.vast deal more
thanSallie's did. Then he had to
^et a profession, which cost more/
Saili© married early, say "Judge
Jones' son," and there ended her
expense to her parefi& , „
dedicated to the work of
improving man, and I intend to
tight it out on this line if it tabes
meall the restof my mortal days.
I wish to see man less savage,"so
that we may have no more wars; I
wish to teach him that patriotism
is not spelled jpatriotism, so that
this disgraceful scrambling for
offiee may cease: I wish to teach
him that loyalty does not mean
cupidity, and that a thieving poli-
tician is never an honest man. I
desire to do away with the gal-
lows, and I wish prisons to cease
from out the land. I want to
close the drinking saloons and
gambling houses. I cannot do
this without first reforming man,
and to accomplish this end I am
willing to spend and be spent.
"Mtram* need not begin the
hopeless task of replying to me;
he would find that he had;" taken
up a burden he will be glad to lay
down again. My quiver isfidl of
agps, aud i have^rst begun to1
let them fly, and they will fly
straight to the taar* despite
"Nitram'tt" efforts to turn thmn
aside. ' •***• v- ' M
quiet dignity,
withdrew.
> I Mary was put
vefilance. She was not aSoired"
to go a ywherejrithptt$j
wefrthy member of the tamuy
act as a ush«€f) dog,^ and wi
compelled to sleep every-aight-ia-
her mother's SMliHon.
Jojin, having a wholesome rcspe|;
for Scrap's cheek, deemed ft act-
jfi^able to jrnt a detective on hie
track, to note his movements and.
report if anything seriouswaaeon-
templated. But all this tldife'ttte
letter-carrierwas unsuspected, ahd
the little white-wingednpi^saengeEf
llew back and forth between the
sundered couple, conveying, assur-
ances of undying love, ahd hopes
of an early consnmmatitofe of thefir
fondest wishes. A scheme fop aa
elopement Monday night wft# per-
fected, but by some treachery, the
Hdn. John got tfind of it, and wag
enabled to frustrate it. On Tues-a
dap*, however/; Miss Mary man-
aged to pack a large Saratoga
trunk with two or three thousand
dollars' worth of "nothing
7-S& io\UsU
it could be procured when wanted/
The Hon. John, however, was
not idle. It hasn't been lotlg
enough since he was a youngfiiaan
hifuself for hint to forget, entirely
the tricks and subterfuges to
which they will teWrt-Tv hei there
is a young woman m-tho case, and
he was apprehensive and uneasy.
His detectives shadowed Scrap^
Tuesday night, and kept an eye on
him until he was seen to go to bed
ld blow out the light. This was
reported to the Horn, John, and he
felt easier. Mi*s Mai^ also retired
at the usual hour, and soon was
sleeping the apparent sleep of the
just. This was also encouraging.
~ ^orn out with watebng, and
jus
W&iu uut n itu nswung, auu
thinking the catastrophe had been
averted for another day at least,
Mr. BhoeinakOr bttni^" retired^
aid fell into a deep sleep out of
which the clarion-roiee of the mat-
utinal cock foiled to arouse bun.
A little before midnight Scrap
rose quietly, dressed himself,
went out, listened, heard hothing,
peered here and there, wlw noth
ing, and finally made his way to a
point where an honest had
was quietly dozing on his seat.
Scrap got into the Vehicle,
was driven to the Shoemaker
mansion. A slender fomjffeffbrnv,
hoi*K*a«d the light
wate % stray bit of SQng
tencleriT sungr How something
in the nifeldfly bf.^the voico reealls
a wandering -day 4a - tho sombre
Organization
Election Frcdnctv
e Gounty Court lias orgiin-
the following election pre-
cincts. ;
Precinct 1.—John : W.
McDonald, J. P., Houston. This
is
UJLSUUcUtl} tf 4 J. *5 XiUUBWUU - .mtp
divided" into Ave election pre-
cints, w ,
No. 1. Election ground Maca-
tee's warehouse, presiding officer
W. A* D&2jg$ ?•;} i
No. 2;'Election ground at Allen
Station, presiding officer G. H.
Bringhttrst. ' -;r - 79< v; * **\
No. 3. Election gtfotand at the
courthouse, presiding officer Henry
S.FoXi .' J..." .
1STo. 4. Election ground market-
house, juesidin g officer B.-O. Simp-
son. ' ' ?■<-: ' h/c"' , -.
,2fo. 5. Election ground Tern®
and New Orleans Eailroad depot,
presiding officer J. J. Gillespie.
Precinct No. 2. John Dunn, J.
P. This precinct constitutes a
single election precinct, election
ground >ajfc Harrisburg, presiding
officer" TC fPgaindy. ...
PretinctJfo. %. S. S. Ashe, J. P.
No. 1. Election ground at Tomp-
Mnsf Lynchburg; presiding
office^A, P. Tompkins. j"1'
Np. 21 Election ground.. at.. tl-
frey'sstorejl^edarBayou; presid-
ing officer, E. P. Laurence. ^ ; h
Np. 3. Election ground at the
Old Lodge Building, San Jacinto;
presiding officer, W.i Thompson.
: *Np^ Election ground at Ti L.
Mathews' Store, Green's Bayou ;
presiding officer, T. L. Mathews.
Prccvhct Ko.i. ' 'Buckley. J, P.~
No. l^,y Efeitioh grouna ^t Da-
vid | Hofiman^s house?
- 'Biei^fl!'grotUk* Hat J.
school-house; presiding
officer, —McD6na3d^?gi
Np. 3. Election ground at Tau-
ternhahn's store; presidingofficer,
John Singleton. „
' ' Pretitict No. 5, Jacob Scherer,
rJ.
No. I. Election ground at Mil
ler'a stoife^; Cypress Oityf
ingoBKer, ^!). It^esr,
No. 2. Election ground af Duei^s
store,Hockley; presiding officer,
B. ^
. No. 3. ^eciimi ground at Bose
-Hill postoffiCe; -presiding officer,
'!>. H. Hackney.
—No. 4. Election ground at Zim-
merman's old store, Lower Cy-
press; presiding officer, .Ellison
MoDongftld,.;.; ^ ,4, . ,j;:^
EJBGlSTEA^TION NOTICE. -* < r
All persons ^entitled to register
as voters of Harris county are
thereby notified that! will attend
in person or by deputy at the fol-
lowing named times ' and 3 places,
for "
names
in ®iid county, viz v
AN ORDINANCE
For the (government of the Markets f
the City of Houston, Texas.
Be U Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen
and Inhabitants of the City of Houston In
Council assembled,
Sjbctioh 1. That tke purchaser or lessco
of the market revenues shall not be entitled
to. dollect other dues than those hereinafter
mentioned, and the occupants of the fit&lfe.
and stands of the several markets of 'the*
city, and the venders in said market are
heretiy required to pay for said stalls, stands
and privileges at the following rate: .
Sec. 2. For butchers' stalls, 8x10 feet,
thirty dpQars per month.
Fof fish, game and vegetable stalls each,
la tent ranniBg space, twenty dollars per
month.1
For coffee and refreshment stands, fruit
stands and all other stands, open all day, foe
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 cnoice,
aid to the next highest bidder for next
choice, and so on, the said yearly premium
to be paid with the first month's rental, ahd
that all other stalls and stands ' may 'fee
rented by the lessee m such manner and
for such purposes as are not prohibited in
this ordinance. , v;t; j* i.t?V 'J
SeC 3. That all occupants of stands or
stalls are required to return the sarie 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,' fowlj;'
gamo, 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.construod
to exempt the person so engaged from pay-
ing any tax now or hereafter to be levied
- upon such occupation or business.
Sec. 5. That each and every person occu-
pying a stall of stand in any market in this
.city shall have their name painted a uni-
form tin or wood sign under supervision o£
ther Ohainnan of the Market Committee, in
a plalnand legible manner, and shall place
the skme in a conspicuous position over. the.
stall occupied by them, and in case any per-
son dcoupying a stall or stand -as aforesaid
shall jnot comply with this section within 30
days from the passage thereof, or shall
thereafter at any time for more than three
days consecutively not haVe such sign eb
exposed, shall be liabie to a fine of ten dol-
•tijm.'' " ! rf "v'5v- •
Sec. 6. That the mWkete of this city shaH
be open at 4 o'clock a~ m., and shall close at
the purpose ,of registering the
tnes of all those entitled to vote
th«S
attaches us.-
FIRST JUSTICE'S PBECINCT.
Election Precmst No. 3. From
Monday August 11, i8f3^ to Fri-
day August 15. 1873., Begister-
i^ plare/fe^ttrehorolft^ ' ■
zXX)]5lection Precinct No; j. From
Monday August 18,1873, to Fri-
day, August 22,1873. Registering
place at the Markethouse, crty of
-Houstog:;:
5 . BKUWliii
—Electioii; P*tpmtuJfot, A. From
Monday, Augasfc 25, 1873,-to Fri-
day, Agg^t 29,1§3£. .,,-Begister-
ing place at Texas and New Or-
"Tr jng piaee at. xexas wr-
it is but a look, the j€aHS depot, in the city of Hous-
glance ot an
SECOND JUSTIOtfa >BSCniOT.
^lettUrk^ Preckut /. From
iday, September 1,, 1873,,. to
en on old
dfiift' into our _
what memories they awaken'
is thfise li^ev thiugs that,
g, make up the past and the
nt of our lives. Great deeds
it trifles* taking .hold of the
of our hearts, hold us in
af*b ioepii^s with , the old
?rs.&ng.?aK$d.
have^oflfin .thought .that if. I
pe$$jjffp(DB> ^ enter' Mto that
beyond time, half the joy of
!Sftjoyment "irill
thelittlCfrag-l
mebts of this ■Bfe. A SfTH'&l Mill
Jit/antic Prauds in Philadelphia.
t is Philadelphia this time
teqed into,.a- conspiracy with, a.
. tjgl^-k in thfe office H)f'the Itccorder
of 'Deeds, by which property of
th$ former wa^ i$£Ae to app'istf
uciml^t w^gpby, h£^ras
.bled to mortgage it in almost
hiQna n t?^A-
dlftig operations were accomplished
e years ago, and were discov-
by ^vi^re acaident. Itfenot
unusual case of trust in official
y, for, webelieve,few men
o hold mortgages on real estate
' ^Ph iofcher places besides Fhiladel-
know whether their i mdrtf
have been transferred to
mi|MyN m m&fa
indexed. The discovery of these
inds will be life^y ;t<?fiause many
ions to examine the books of
rd to see that thCir judgments
arid mortgageaii ave been properly
Blloe4iiaker
tTTpf'Z. •' j ' v-TT
mi nifll
, and a sen
ig man should^ strive to ele-
i himself; but he must do it in
tm free country by ihdtetiy. sbr
SMSSSSEdK
ods and (iombinatfons may prom-
\^ell in the beginning, but are
vays certain to end in a inisera-
i failure." This is true 6f com-
> of Labor against Capital,
^unfortunately not true ^fcc^n.-'^
it ions of Capital against iJabor,
i^e ^tpital can wait and La-
>r cattuot. Co-operative associa-
: at has all tbe advantages of
le-union8 with none of their
Mis. .njutt-.i*: .a >
ia
A genuine autograph of John
nyani M^Biibeed discovered in
e fly-leaf of an old book called,
welDhg with God the Interest
d D^tgr of Believers," a o«ce
-known and popular work of
Itan fhSOlO^', published in
bo* .mm-
„ _ oTT '!■ ! ?► !■! "Z:\SM
, ; The Boston «ays John W,
(Borney is in his anectlotage. An
^expressive term.
lay, September
, Justice of
isteringjiJace,-
at office of John
thePe&se.1"
5' THIRD JUSTICB'a RBKCIXCT.
Tuesday, September 2, 1873, to
SaturdayySpptemberfl, 1873. Beg
istration place at Tompkins' store,
in the town of Lynchburg.
Election Precinct No. 2. From
Friday, September 12,1873. Beg-
istering pmfeC art Charifesf Jefrey^
Bayou. . . tore
- j i Election. Precinct No, 3. From
' Saturday S«ptoHiber .13, 1873, to
September 19, 1873i1 Begistering
place at Old Lodge biding, town,
of San Jacinto.
Election Predhct Nte 4. -From
ist^ring place at T. L. Mathews'
store, Gsesn's Bayou,..** ^
-rotffifH justice's prscixct. !'e*
Election PrecitoctiN.*JLl)L From
Tuesday September 23, 1873, to
Sap2 y n>dt>t^i4be^ hEfe,
Begistering place at David Huff-
man's house.] 5f«I< i V. ' • i OY/ i
Election Precinct No. 2. From
Mom
,y"0ctober
Bering place, Joe Dummm's School
J[( use, Dunman's Pi^Mi i H A
Ebptum., Preciiwp, ,No. 3. From
1873, to
Thui-sday,-October 9, (Sunday ex-.
ce^ted). registering place, H.
Tauternhahn's. Store.
|v>? vrnei mvcz-% ^asm-OT.y.
Elcction P^epinct 2{p. Irom
Tuesday, September 16, 1873, to
Saturday, September 20, 1873.
Regi^pg Mill^B ^oro,
in the town of Cypress.
iday, Septemb«*, 26,1873. Beg-
ering place, Dufer's Stor
PW?
itore, in
From
Saturday, September 27, 1873, td
— " ~ 1873. Beg.
Friday,
ntsday,.
Thursday, October 2, iteg-
isterlnglp^, B6sC Hill iPost-
office. in> (an.~.'i+ a<ijtcm£
Election Precinct No. 4.. From
, October 3,1873, to !Wed-
Oatober 8^ 187.
taring place, Limmerman's
Store, on Lower Cypress.
In , testimony whereof J
I Court of Harris county,
at the offiee in the city of Hous-
n, this 17th day of July, A.®.
) hereunto set my hand aid
^ | the seal of the District
l$73; Ai K. TATI>OB,
- qjer^D.0.H.C.
J
AME8 BUTE,.
Importer ud D«ft!er In
Pjtiii'T*, on<ii. coLoiu, VarsIbiifj*.
■ r .ksh-oo fa hV&'.'Ci'-; a
WAIX FAPBU, *o.;PUBOLifl* JfUJlD,
doadh'i Portkliti eaa-LkWlitv
t '***f*i',jwtT toir,'I MA*.
anWlf
Sec. 28. That any person who shall be
found guilty before tho Mayor or Recorder
of any violation or evasion of any of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall be fined
not less than five nor jnore. than ope hun-
dred dollars, and shall pay tho costs of
prosecution. ,/~T ., .
Sec. 29. That' ft is hereby made the
duty of the leftseea, the Chairman of the
Market Committee, the City Mafthri; find all
Officers under him, to see that all the pro-
visions of this ordinance are strictly ob-
,serjred and enforced. rjr''' " •*
Sec. 30. That the City Council may from
time to time, With the consent of the les-
sees, | establish such additional rulca awl
regulations, as they may deem "best, and it
is heeby made the duty of the lessees to
conform to the saj^e. ''■'
Sec. 31. That an inventory shall be
taken prior to the lessee taking possession,
of moveable fixtures, fiHaiture aid appur-
tenances belonging to the mark^ aud thea-
tre; and the lessee .fihall receipt for same
in dim lonn, and' it sludl not he lawful for
the lessee to remove the same from building,
except for purposes of repair; and inspec-
tion sliallbe h^d at least onoe every twelve
months to ascertain condition of the pro-
perty, and the lessee shall be required to
restore-property damaged by his own neg-
lect, but not from ordinary wear and tear, to
its proper condition. j . .r.-Ki -.ii" -
Sec. 32. ^e it further ordained, that
all ordinances or resolutions, or parts, ^ .or-
dinances or ^solutions in any wise confiiCt-
ing with the provisions :;of this ordinance,
be, and the same are hereby repealed, and
thatthis ordinance take effect and be in
force'from and after its passage.
%if- T. R SCANLAN, /
iojnyWW 5 J! 'Hi Mayor. '
W. A. DJiLT.Secretwnr and Treasurer.
and JftiMic Houses,
tt tirriiTVs ltouSk,1
f 1 j hotmto*, r>
v::v- TyKN^R, pronto*,"' •
UOABD BY THE D4V WXES OB MOSTH.WJTU
\ • OB vrtUoxnvoMtSQ. ^' oi .
ItcutH by ihedaj United 3t tea ourrancy, is
i ■! i'vi'.i i' l . .'.1 :i'i!' ' ■
Vi.
QAPim HO'l'EL,
^ ' ' 1LATH BHTBRPRI8K BOD8S.)
E L BBBUOMD,
PaoPItlBTOB
lIoMton, Texas.
octV-ly
■1 FREEMAN HOUSE,
KTavasota, Texas.
ISA SI. FREEMAN,
anl. tf : Proprietor.
open at 4 o'clock a~m., and shall' doae at
If o'clook a. m., of each- day, -and upon Sat-
urday from 4T O'clock p. m. to 9^ o'cloSkp.
m.; that this section j&m. .014y apply; to
those selling meats, vegetables and fish. "
Sbc. 7. That during half im 'hour imme-
diatdy afier closing of. tiie." mafkets, thfc' oc-
cupants of stalls and staiids are required to
scrape, wash and cleanse the same so as to
keep them in the highest state of. cleanli-
ness. t i
Sbc. 8. "That no person shall be permitted
to occupy or control either directly or indi-
rectly more than four meat stalls or atands
in any one market, and when any stall or
stand shall remain unoccupied six days con-
secutively, the same shall bo. hpld. by. the;
lessee as abandoned and subject to the de-
mand * f any ofSer applicant. _f ? -
9. That it shall be the duty of the
of the markets, to keep an .exact reg-
_jr-of the persons to whom they let stalls
which shall be at all times open to the in-
spection of the Chaihhah of the Market
Committee, and to give certificates to tho
occupants thereof.
Sbc. 10. That all pereons are forbidden to
Bit, stand or lie on any of the stands or stalls
of said market
£bc 11. That no person in a state of in-
toxication shall go upon the market place,
and all persons are forbidden to' sit or stand
or lounge on or about the market place, '.^j
Sbc. 12. That no person, shall sell or ex-
pose or offer tor sale in any market in this
city any unwholesome meat, or the fleah!of
any animal which was sick,, wounded, over-
heated, or ran down by. dogs, or otherwiso
at or before the .time theaame was slaugh-
tered, or -which died ffoin disease,, accideit,
casually or other means than the uav^al man-
ner of slaughtering animals for food, nor-
shall any person sell or expose or offer for
^stQe in any market of this city any putrid,
Mown, raised or unsound meat, fish, egg*,
poultry or any unwholesome 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 animfil, or the flesh of
any calf, pig, or lamb which was slaughter-
ed under the age of four weeks. - -;
Sbc. 13. That ^io frujttL Of vegetables1
shall be washed in any maiKCT. ' . ' .
Sbc. 14. ThjJt tho city of Honstoli ..re-
serves the tight to use the roomr fitted up
as a Theatre at any time, as the Mayor may
designate, for/public, purposes or popular
assemblages, free ,of rent, except lighting and
watching tbe s&me, and also reserves all
necessary rooms iorthe use of the officers
of tho city; and the lessee shall keep the
same with other rooms, ofBcea," and-
closets, thoroughly cleansed and orderfy. V
Sec. 15. it shall not be iawM to
Ugh; er keep ai^- fire within the .market^
except the burning of oil, gas or charcoal.;
Iff. That no person shall ridi^Jp&il,
drive «■ plmce any horse, dog or othec ani-
mal, into or upon any market, marketplace
mfbot-way. pertaining thereto; or' Biu or
slaughter any animal in market! «■-throw ~~
deposit any animal or
meat, dead animal, or
seouB Bubstance in. any
:et place, or streets, or sidewalks
said market or market
__17. That the lodaeqfi o£jiwj.
shall cause the markets aiui itbe side-.:
cabordering tho same to.be swept dailyr
shall cause the re to he Tfell %ashed
- times every week; and shall caiug
igs, columns and stall frames of the-
be well swept, brushed^afld Wadied
.finrt week ot the.mohths of l'aa-/
uarjr, April, July and October of each year.
18. That it shallbe tinlawftl t^seU
for sale any intoXicaUng liqiiort la
ptiblic market, except wines, and malt
for table use by the bottle, "tv
. 19., That no peddler shajl' be "aP-
to traverse any of the.markets offer-
y kind of goods for sale. *• *:<>
29- That no erection or structure'
be made in the city market net. .is. ac-
- with the plan of the market, and
r the instructions of the Mayor,; phair£
maa of ;Market Committee, (Alderman CoU.
maB> and teseee, and all existing structures'
contrary to such plans, shall be removed.
SfcL. jffc&t tbfl. J^peea. ,<^;
kets shall famish a sufficient number of
barrels or tubs, to 'contain the
ionvthe stalls end stands of said
-all occupants of stalls and'
' stands are required to throw such offal into
the! barrels or tubs so furnished. No oW
se from any meat, fish, fruit, or vege-
e? stall or stfend, shall be thrown on th .
,o£ the market nor into the gutters'or
KILTON UUUSE.
MRS. T, J ^PEABflON.
ft".
...Manager.
SXEPHEK SE.U/TOH............Steward.
UKAXLKK, TRXA.S.
Eoard by d*y, week or nocth.
Oeatrsl position, within one square of th
rj .v .Y'jil«ii'j]<!
c.w
is,EM|lTiv®00^f
: RAHOE. -withont Eipsn s to Shipper.
, All I«nrtw - «d. P^iaagW. Prwaptly
!•, bU«rt«d,uul J
Ooailgn to EODSTOH DLRBOT SAVIQATIOH
OQMPASY from all points toward and onnrard.
B j -sAl U! hi i
W_. UU1-CHIHV
' ^ viMPt^Mwi.
ad-
*2. That no box, barrel -or other
Reeded- to contain articles de-
ed fer sale in the market, shall be al-
ed to remain withi^ the same; and that
all improvements Iit'%r raddition^ to stalls,
shall be at the expense of the occupants
IMMHr in . "i txA
$ec. 23. ;5%at it shall not be lawful for
anj'butcher or vender of fresh meat to
bripg any fresh meat mto any market in the
city before the tour of two o'clock a. k.,
nor to leavfe any fresh meat in any market
after the closing of such market' J}'
Sbc. 24. That it--shall be unlawful for
any barts pr wagons laden with meats, fish,
vegetables, df1 ether-' country produce-, to en-
tei; the market or take a position on ariy
portion of the market-place fronting on
Trivia street; and that it shall be unlawful
to liltch" or tie any horse or other animal to
pillars of the awning of said market
IC. 25. That it shall be unlawful for
person or persons to curse and swear
se any language deemed offensive in the
presence of ladies, and Bthdk^ng is strictly
prohibited in said building.
Bxc. 26. That butchers and their As-
sistants «hnH appear at their stalls with
clean white aprons, and renters of coffee
arid other stands are prohibited from bring-
1 keeping children in said market-
exoept over the age of ten years and
assistants. *iT 'P 'w ho^ff i-i*
iSso. 21. That Section three of an ordi-
ninee entitled, "An Ordinance for the Pro-
teica6n of Public Improvements and Wdrks
in the City," passed March 11th, 1871, is
hereby declared to apply to th« market-
and grounds.
ing am
house,
aaassi
.;- :
iiiL
JJOUSTON- OlRECT i
NAViq-ATION GOHPAN.C'
FrVS SJTEAKERH, TWENTY-TWO BARGES
! -r> • •
'*: :ii; 'Ti •- .'wSJo.
RECB1VM AND FORWARD ALL FBJUQH1
CONSIGNED TO THRU AT GALYXS-
TOff, HOUSTON, HARRISBURG,
AND LYNCHBURG. ^ '
All OOXTOH Htd other PBODtJCtEeoreredto GAlr
JTOai. ,
mi ,v4JM
Janl-MWl?
Miscellaneous A dvertiSementg.
C. OLFSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
^ I DB UTcmnr xtmnraie
'%- tbxas.
Offlne, Oppoe'te Poetifflca. O. Box
asBiWaf T - «<• .fe'-iouKj.-^U
D
K. W. A. DOUSES,
x &'t *
At'VTU,
;• ■■■!■. ■■
. ... . TEXAS.
fj Letter Box 00. Ofiee ia SweoaoDl BaildiBg
tne old PoetoaSce.) '
gbo. ooLDrHvirts^ <■ -n.JMrar.
I HOLDTIfWAlTE & TURNER
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
VaU AXOWIIBiD JUIflLnilZa
Tfllf ALc/i Z WK ts ®vixiinm*|
HOU8TOIW
itn-ij
QEOEOE H, JSLAt'jbHITEK,
e,. f..( ,, #i 4 . f<
Omoi r OotfasBOOB*.
g go/
HUDSTOS,
jeli'tt
• - T7T1
Banks and iBMnaoe.
T,
W. HOUSE,
AID, DEWEI k CO.
. B .^. jsr K: B R
41 Main Street, tic
w
ATE BKMITBHTIABlf,
"ElTJLXlffifVlllO. Toxmb
DSAUBB IB
Foreign H Domestic Exchange.
RXCBAR«K ON
houooit. - fa j «;
•funhmui"" efif'j 'Ji
i.tVKBiVOU ' 0: >
VMW TOBti-'U
•'■rt NEW ORLKAM*.
And other citlea. for aaleInanrS to m)t.
Deposits received and a gmHual
aeM done in ail lta braochea. a . '
Special atteatfcmi^Qbesmo to eoileettoca en
Utiaand all
O 'J •
qpHE CITY BAN* ©F HOUvSTOH,
.<...i.
.<800,000
HUOHTOK, TXXAS.
V-.- B. r. WKUtH, :
Oaahier.
■ - ; , > • ' ft'
poblio. aod lOilrttatha
i Baakerc, and ofberi
RENi.A. UOTT8, 'J
i.H ' Preaidetit.
Otfera 1U aetvlcea to ta
•ceounta of Merehazitc,
thrnaehout the State, yt
Deposits received mbject to cheek, mad la*
vent msnte made on favorable tcrma. k-'of'i'ii
Will give apeciaJ attention to ooneetloaa on all
aeooeafble points.
Bankers or mercfeanU ean remit money or
draft* on tMactty and Gaivecton. and have the
prooeodt transferred to their Northern, Weatern
and aonthsre oorreapendenta free ofoharga. as.
oept for Exchange. , .
;' ; - -{ H> i 1*
BENJ.A. BOTTS................
VI. 3. BDTOHINB, P. W. QBA"
A. i. BT7BKK,
W. U. BIOS.
<uuxX
OOB. ENNIB,
S. H. GUSHING.
Bxchasqe on London, Paris.nankfort, I
and Berlin. In aomi^oMtt.-
W. J. H0TOHIN8. T. t. BLANTOB,
N
A'nO.MAL EXCHAS6E BAXE
.7 TT-i *! fj 'ji
A WyipM
JF3 ouston; .
; ZU'ir "IfrliUltt 'VI
•ft'A-otus-.fVi9 '
OOLLEOTION8 KADB
i o'i ! grant • «
h.ii if i' iwHtiiiTiAifi
flUL BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE
On tb« principal dHea in
49* Accounts of tti
ill?
and others
jeM-ly
K; E., B.
m
- SAVISOS
m
MIX.
***? ! UiUivf . '« tin*
COBBSB OS MAIB ABp PaANSLfN OTBKET8,
..President.
..Vioe Prosideai.
7. A. KIOE,............
BENJ. A. BOTT8. ..,
Biz percent. Interest paid on <kipoatte tf tan
dollars and ov^r left for sfztr days.
Sums from one dollar to one tiiousmd iltftWJ
received on deposit, aobiect to sight cSieok. •
Gtold, Silver and Otvwscy twnght and aokL
ao^lC-to , B. BiPj^lg.. Agent.
DSTON DT8UBANCE dBXPAKY
. T*X4*j : ' '
will tak* 1% Bad Baita. Olcka
On asSt^onbie termi aaany
*' * . : r (Hjir
Will ItBue PolioiM on Fint (fees p r
, A ' j * -
DWELLINGS, STOREHOUSh
ailiV)il, : 10t 9"4.fimiU
MEJteCHANDISB
(aany partofthe gtsta. Blank AppBcaUons
S j sent by mail when rvqneated. •
X31x-©otojrs
W1, HDTOHINB, W. K. BICE.
B. A BOTTS, P. W. GBAY.
P. 7. WILLIS, C, 8. LONGOOPE,
BOOT. BBBWBTEE.
1 i v. . ,rf.dMf*WW
B.! ' '
ih l ai
****>***
Wntchmato and Jeweler
(VAB ALBTIHSffl. BCJtDIIQ,)
HOPSTON, - - - - '9^^
WATCI.KS.
' Oaretetiy s«gpatceS and mrnated.
Pine Gold, Jewelry, DUmends. Solid Silver
Wate. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold Watches and
Chains, and a jaTge supply of Sflvar Waichn
al«aysaa hand. OJi'^ l.\ Z'tfuUVliUHi «Vi
49-Also sole a«M* tor tb«aelctot*i*l DIAMOND
BPSOTAOLBS.
; uyjy
IiatnUla ilwrtaeBMat,
&
3ANTANTA1
BIG TBBE SHBBitBGH.
-* -.ri -f.''Jjkjffr
OOTTONADBS.
wooun ABD
OOTTOK SABN. Etc. hoc.
RE A IT MADE CLOTH lfi(J
or OOB OWB FACTOEBD MATBBIA1.
BEDSTEADS.
UBAIB8
BOOKIBO OBAQiH.
TABLR,
BOHKAOh,
fAW
MATI-Bxasicts
WAKB
-jj mfl i&l Jo ss
WAGOBtt,
sn&H
DBATa, arc.,
BAUD MADE SHOES AMD BOO®?.
vary beet maierial and w-
. |B, „
ranted to give
anaift-DkWly
wabo, i
Mill I
Legal Advertfe jfjte.
bi TRUSTEED SALE.
WHSrke^tSH^« %*££
Hcnrfcka fc Co. tkeir carta** promissory nets tor
elgjtjt hundred 9* 100 gold doBars, with twelve
per oiNfc par sanaas interest from date ttti paid-,
snd to secure the payment thereof when doe, the
aatt plboll 4 Keesier axecnted and delivered to
the.undersignsd a deed of tmst, with power at
with top aide
issfa cyBadei, M
eccentric and slide valve, tubular heater, Oard-
ner's governor, lilt and feed pempa, ooanected on
oast Iron, known as ths Marshall Pampa, fly
wheels Sleet in diameter, U ineh '
iron crankshaft, now on atraetof
to J. D. Andr*v*. naar i
Harris connty, and being
the saw mill toown ae JUheU * Plemmsr*s Hill.
To secure the payment of Mid note when doe,
which trast deed te recorded In Book. Vol. 8,
pages 767 and 708,
MONDAY,
f the QGvrthQUBz
eSSHai
PTPTH DAT OP i
at the door ot r
sell the Midi
taffold coin, to the highest bMder, sed wia i
to the purchaser such title aa lain authorised and
required by said trast deed.
;. O. C. WIKOH, Tnaltc.
Houston, Augnst A, 1871.
TItUSTEE'S SALiE.
BY -virtue of a deed of trust sxeoated to as by
B. B. Brooks, te secure^t^ payment^of^raK)
the 98th of^PWw-nary,
31st of May, 1SS7.
i : SPfKa,
A TTOaM II AT .LAW ,
' ! Ilovaioft,
J -JQ
r
- Tuu,
i-i til 11" *
t
HOUSIOH...
Vf'f'i'
rr
•rLi'
nr m t
.TKXA8.
i Ovrzoa-In BoUdlng, Oongrete street,
, — i- i .i'A$/* pJD ,vT f. t
p**
? « i - ,T TTliT, i-UH
Tl 0c AYES, MA^
, AUCTIOJmERSj'
: - -
COMlP^IQy JUSftCffAKTS,
j , «j . pyFio* AEX> J BAUsaooaL i
d
DXNH^LLtS OABBIAGE BEPOSITORT,
. C«b|r M St., Raatton, TizSl. 1 i
q^E^iteente teHiOifl.' - :'' mySOtf
mend:
OJSFEGTIOSERir.
i - JU-^U r.i*i
tho tr dewti^r^
dim ft ^^SoisSe
SHod; nttetsoHon
and
No. lS OongVeas street, near Marks" a*tta> ,
- -V—- <MWm'?•***•
Mayl-emo
T808TEE SALE.—Whi
July. A. D. 1873, /Oka T
tod and delivered to J.
on the 4th day ot
mmmm
Udwla Ms certain
months after
issory note of that date, Oae'
date, with, interest,' payable - monthly, at the rate
it per annum from date, for fire
,'sntt to secure the payment of
thie, also made, executed, aeaied
and delivered to the nnderatgaed a trast iltM
with power to sue the.latfAsMd-tttiperty herein-
after described, incase said note was not paid at
maturity, which trtistdeed is recorded vol. 41,
3. Mortgages of Harrj* County.
Now, therefore, at the request of the iega! hold-
er of said note nnpald, I will, under the provisions
of stid trust deed, tm Mfthday, the .first d y Sep-
tember. A. D. 1873, At tee Oourtbottsc of Harris
County, at U o'clock IE , at pnblte Atretton, te the
■ bidder, for cash, sell tme hundred and
area of land, more or less, with the ap-
es. being ths la d{and premises convey-
BhMlff of H*rrts County to said Whit-
- flrst day of Beptomber, 18®*. by deed
>t vnt psges 75 anl 76. Land Btc r.
_ i to ths pnrchsser such Bds asl am
authorised aad reqnired t 4o by the provisions
of said trust deed. " 3. C. Cv WINCH
■ir— Trustee.
Augwt-u^fifjj i m.jmy JJ ,
; E. FAIKFAX ttBAY, .- rr- ,a!
C1YIL ENGINEER AJJD LAND AGENT
Office in Gray's Btldteg, Boom , ftfcnin
street, opposite Conrt House. P. O. Bos lit.
Jrfrti
l-Ml'/l iik 4 ::i
Uttfc
WHOLESALE
OOTOON ABD WOOL
our «
OltBBlSSIOI
ln<
BE XL
ooa, HUM A*S OOKX1BOS '
IT . TOWW*.!*« •,.
Cash Advances made on idl Pro-
■fiT Liberal Cash Advances
dues sondgaM Iotas tea sate.
Bite and
a *teB
OOTTTOIVT PA.OTOR
i
—safe—
bOHIIIS > I ON IB At! !1 A B T
!T> | Tii.n yF7 no tfg&u.
Hnaateia, Thm, ' ■ - - •
Oottoa oonstgnsd te me at Houston or Gslvestoc
WO) meet prompt attention,
A falls took of BAGGING and TO* eonateatty on
hand. .-
0 OE FECTIOS ERYi
The andersigned begs leave to inform the.
public that he has boOght the entire interest teethe
OC>3STFEO TIONBRT ;
Corner of Main street, a Texas Avcsm*.
always fraah an band.
Jel6-3m
G08TAV COMMBKTZ.
H. &. & K. F. PAKNELL,
U N D E n t A K E R 8,
Have on hand a lam® supply of
Land white, of silk, saBn.au
. tor ladies and
,eM5i
.elegant He
mtegQMteta,
— OofSza constaotiy tat
BoBes,
at Bo.
We Mte ,
■aBpurM
Pine OofBza constsutlj _
BWMOB8 prvlDjnq BVlt'UUVU OB
•sasgtsm. Js4j*«
KAUFJAK STAR.
The Easiness Msnngn oClkaHonaten Paioa te
tStdT, 1 WC6By OrWepapfT yUUlUOW **uXiTOa,
With a circulation of jsao in X«afna« Ysa
'will be
£§ag MMiftfte or other work will ba
respected. .tHBBBK 1. GLASS,
• Jell tf
of the legal holder of said
das thereon on the 12th of
1373, the dale of said rsqust, twelve tfasu-
six hundred and ninety-tear doUsrs aad
fifty cents—w 01 s*D for cssh in (fold, ON T
3TKST TUESDAP £HW
public auction, within the legal ho
ths Coorfboass doer i j Wharfoa, whartes
the following property, aitaatod in
, lexaa- vie: Bteven fe®dred ssa
* with sB t" "
yard), irewnsa )M
9t Pebruaiy, 18S7, te B. H.
led in said oo-jnty.
title we wffl make to the
ars antkorteed to make ky
lySO-W
• ■ f
A 8. LATHBOP,
A P. MCGG&MMJB,
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
" t iioDn 0 vBflv wHiit C9B0OB3MI tlW «Aav*
stwss ^wasnK?xSS
aasKseasa-ifj' '
uAMa^ftMof
tm tendred snd
t>nfl*(1 -Wk s_
jRultio bayou, IB
pay said note when das;
carded in Vol. ~ *
lSH
GUST.187iftU o
nugdr^<jw83
MM The title ts bsttewd te ke
Jclr SSth im.°*
HOBCE.
A SMALL a BAY
pno*. HIQG SBiiM wna « «VKWW; H
SMALL PROWTtx
} IBB GBB4T
EKH>K, STATIOM KBf*
V
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Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H. Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 292, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1873, newspaper, August 14, 1873; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232828/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.