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DAILY MMCU&Y
LOTHta FBOX THE, PEOPLE.
Houston, Feb. 21.
Correspondence Mercury:
I respectfully ask space in your
paper to correct some inaccura-
cies in yout report of some re-
marks made by me last night at
the 5th Ward meeting. I did not
drop a "strong insinuation that
the candidates just nominated
for Aldermen would be beaten,"
bat said I had voted for them
then, and would support them for
thecposition for which we nomi-
nated them, and I do not "think
the ticket will be badly whipped,"
bat, on the contrary, am confi-
dent of its success. Although
there was some discord at the
meeting on Thursday night, har-
mony and good feeling prevailed
last night, and I think the De-
mocracy of the oth Ward are this
morning to a unit for the nomi-
nees selected. I did not object
to a portion of the persons pres-
ent on Thursday night; on the
ground that they were illegal
voters, as they had been residing
in the city for more than sixty
days, or that they were not prop-
erty owners, but that they were
not bona jide residents of the
Fifth Ward, and, though citizens
of the city, and not having a
permanent abiding place in any
particular ward, and, as such
were entitled to vote in any
ward they happened to be at the
time Of the election, I held that
they were not identified with the
interests of the ward, that if per-
mitted to take part in our prim-
ary meeting, under existing cir-
cumstances, it madte a perfect
dictator of the gentleman who
controls their suffrages, and
the resident citizens of the ward
were at,the mercy of one man
whose power was supreme.
Yours, etc.,
J. E. FOSTBB.
The Second Ward Bogus Democratic
Meeting.
Correspondence Mercury: .
The Second Ward had a bogus
Democratic meeting, which con-
sisted of thirty-seven, voters, of
which number a large majority
were attracted only by curiosity,
merely to see what move our
Tammany would make on their
ebessboani. Hardly was the
meeting opened when a motion
was made (not "by a property-
holder of said ward) to appoint a
committee of five to draft resolu-
tions. The appointment was made,
and fmtr cut-and-dried resolu-
tions were ushered into life and
plaeed before the meeting. A re-
spectable majority of observers
opposed them with vigor anddeei-
aton and voted the three last reso-
lutions down. The first was sus-
tained, as it contained only the
indorsement of the actiona'of the
present Alderman of said ward.
What are the actions of the Al-
derman of_the Second Ward?
JTothing! "And, therefore, the
observing majority indorsed noth-
ing. "
But this non-action of said
Alderman brought serious con-
sciences to said Ward, and is
condemned universally. They
tactily submitted to the estab-
lishment in the every center of
the Ward of a penthouse, contrary
to the expressed wishes of every
property holder (excepting the
Tammany;) yes in the very
heart, and the City Surveyor, if
ordered to do so, could not have
located it more central. The
second move on the chess-board
was to nominate Aldermen,
which the observing corps assist-
ed, merely to see howfer human
vawity eoMdr be carried. .One of
the nominees is already an Al-
i, (nominal it is true;) in
other is a^e^y^good se-
the Second Ward
persuaded7 to obey* its
The fourth resolution
.embodiedthe very, life essence,
(butit smelled after cod fish;)
ot the bogus meeting, namely,/
pledging the Second Ward for I.
G. Lord, Esq., as the future
Mayor, and would have
passed unanimously if the
observers would not have voted
it down so gloriously. What
business had the property hold-
ers, taxpayers and voters of the
Second Ward to spoil this little
game? Why not submit tacitly *
gentlemen, as our Alderman did
in regard to the pesthouse.
Examine the taxpayers rolls,
as well as the registration jrdUs,
what number of either1 swere
present at the meeting in the
Second Ward. No matter what
number; the bogus meeting of
thirty-aerven is ordered to legis-
late for the whole ward. Sub-
it gentlemen, as spanked child-
ren do; meek submission char-
acterizes the freemen in the dic-
tionary of the Tammany.
Jefferson would rise from
his grave and see this bogus
Democratic idol, he would ex-
claim, "submit, you are worthy
sabjeets of the idol you worship."
Taxpayer.
a suit for damages, as usual, will
be instituted to recover a certain
amount of the filthy lucre to pay
for the taking of the cherub's
life. Oh! what a satisfaction.
The members of Washington
Fire Engine Company &o. 1,
whose anniversary comes oft on
the 22d inst., are now 011 the
tapis for the next "lay out" in
the way of celebrations. Great
preparations are making by the
company to take the banner over
all competitors. It will be a
success. They expect the fire-
men of Houston will participate,
and we know that the foreman of
the company, our friend and lib-
eral fellow citizen, M. A. Davie,
will see that their "nozzles"
will be amply attended to,
while,at the same time, the ladies
will find that " Mose" is about
to attend to all their require-
ments. We feel assured they
will return to the Bayou City
with a disposition to repeat their
visits annually.
Naturally, o6r friend, Recorder
Tevis, during the week, has held
his court to full houses, but as
his majesty, (Comus,) has had
full sway during the week, and
as the jolly and good-hearted
Judge had sense enough to take
all the circumstances into con-
sideration, the unfortunate
" bring-nps" were let off for nom-
inal amounts. The Chief of Po-
lice and his subalterns were on
the alert during the " Mardi
Gras," and kept everything in
apple-pie order without so much
as creating a ripple on the mul-
titudinous wave.
One of the best displays on the
occasion of the "Mardi Gras"
was-the parade of the military,
who were reviewed by his Honor
the Mayor, C. W. Hurley. The
soldiers showed off in grand style,
and the ladies particularly mani-
fested a feeling that showed they
had not forgotten the old song,
"My Johnnie's Gone for a Sol-
dier."' .{
As before remarked, business
is resumed in the Island City; in
connection with which we take
occasion to refer to our friends, I.
C. Levy, in the boot and shoe
line, who is a business man in
every sense of the word; and
also Messrs. B. Habine & Co.,
dyers and clothiers, who are the
only jnen in their line of business
tothecity. These gentlemeiL re-
ceived the medal of his Honor, at
the late pleasantness, from Mo-
mus, in person.
But we must close for the
present, promising to give you a
more extended and entertaining
report at our next convenience.
Aurevoir. E. Albees.
ukase.
r •- Galveston, Feb. 21.
Correspondence Mercury:
Mardi Gras is over. Business
has again been resumed. The
' toad pencil and quill have been
taken from their resting places
behind the ear, and are now en-
gaged, as before, in figuring the
accounts of the merchants and
traders. Cotton is on its rolling
way, and the planter, the mer-
chant the mechanic, and all the
busy bees of the hive are made
happy by the general bustle of
trade and commerce. Had to it!
Many incidents have occurred
during the week worthy of note,
but the excitement incident upon
the late reception and finiartaip.
ment of the great Momus has ig-
nored almost everything else in
the way of newspaper items.
This must be our excuse for
the condensation which we now
offer to readers of yomr valuable
paper, promising to be more pro-
lix and extended in future.
Yesterday a little child, only
about a year and a half old, was
run over by one of the city rail-
road cars and killed. Probably
Correspondence Mercury:
I wish to say a few words in
your paper to the voters of the
Third Ward, as we have to elect,
in a few days, Aldermen. In
the first place I, Asa Jarman,
am a candidate for Alderman. I
have been living in Texas over
forty-three years, and in the city
of Houston over thirty years,
and have lived under the Mexi-
can Government and all other
governments up to the present
time, and, I do hope, as long as
the stars and glittering stripes
hang over us in a free govern-
ment. I do think we are a free
and independent people, to vote
for Whom we please, therefore 1
want yon all to recollect, in cast-
ing your votes for Aldermen,
that I am for freedom in all
thing3. . Yours truly,
Asa Jabman.
, 1 BbmanGc Kascals.
It is with pleasure that we ob-
serve marked sigrts 6f a reviving
chivalry among the rascals and
outtaws of the West. The com-
mon amenities of business havefor
many years been most shame-
fully overlooked by these fellows.
Some of their practices, indeed,
were excessively coarse and vul-
gar. Men brought up to con-
teiripjale. the refinM vfllau^ of
the East were naturally disgust-
ed at most of their 'rude jobs,
such 4s displacing rails, scalping
women and burning down farm
houses. There is, however, good
reason to hope that these primi-
tive practices are dying out, and
that with the disappearance of
the pioneer highwaymen who
employed them, a new and more
enlightened crop of rascals is
taking their place.
A wide gulf of etiquette ■surely
lies between the once popular
and inartistic job of throwing a/
passenger, train into a ditch by
an obstruction on the track, and
the recent method of stopping
the train by a red flag and emp-
tying it in a gcmtlemanly and hu-
mane manner of all its valuables.
The exploit of those admirable
rascals on the Iron Mountain
Railroad in Missouri, recently,:
opens a new vista of romantic
and chivalrous outlawry that
leads back to the days of Claude
Duval and Gentleman Jack. It
may, indeed, be accepted as the
Renaissance of romantic raseal-
ity. A band of dashing free-
booters mounted on. mettled
steeds, and,we dare say, although
the meagre accounts are distress-
ingly weak in details, dressed in
swallow-tailed coats and dove-
colored kids, swoop down at the
most unexpected moments upon
the railroad trains. They do not,
as we have already intimated,
tumble the whole train into a
ditch, and, after smashing open
the trunks and express safe,
leave the intermingled passen-
gers to readjust what ig left of
their persona as best they may.
the contrary, they politely
On
but firmly request the engineer
to stop. They present a pistol to
the head of the conductor with
much playful badinage, and go
through the coaches with a kind
word for everybody, gathering
up jewels and money and winning,
in addition, the admiration of
all, from train boy to traveling
lecturer.
Kay, such is the scrupulous de-
corum and the keen sense of the
proprieties of these brilliant ras-
cals that they give a receipt to
the express agent for his cash,
and telegraph themselves the
account of the robbery to the St.
Louis papers, in order to have it
correct. It is these blandish-
ments which our Western ras-
cality has always needed. Italy
has for many years been far
ahead of us in the style if not in
the extent of its highwaymen,
out there is at last some prospect
that, with the proper attention
given to it and such encourage-
ment also from State authority
as it deserves, the evil will be
robbed of much that is painful to
the eye and really disgraceful to
the aesthetic spirit of our age.
Grocers.
WILLIAM D. CLEVELAND.
VI3STQ-:
5000 Cbui Pr«Ltt' Kerosene Oil
600 Bolls Buffalo Bagging.
300 Boxes all Grades Tobacco
850 W. all. Grades Cigars.
it >0 3ag« Co
500 Sacks Texas Klour.
30 Barrola Stw tinekwhes
Together with s complete stock of
Staple, Family and Fancy Groceries
and every variety ol Wood and Willow Ware,
TEXAS SUGAR AND SYRUP
from ten (10) plantations win begin to arrive in
a few days and be sold at New Orleans prices.
PRSONAL ATTENTION
GIVEN TO AMD SHIPMENT OF
COTTON.
I DO JfOT BUY COTTON,
but handle strictly on commission, and will at
Okistime, and daring the season, advanoe liber-
allj on consignments.
WM. Di CLEVELAND,
Wholesale Grocer & Gen. Commission Merchant.
37 Main Street, Houston, Texas.
octl -tf • • ■
minWon....M..H..w,b huu.
STRY HENRICKS & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
cotton and wool factors. .
CO MM SIOW KKB.CHA.HTS
ooB. x*nr AXft aondnuss exams,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
Liberal Oash Advances made on all Pro.
dnoe oonsigned to ps for sale. Special attention
'jtied to the salsof Cotton, W6ol,Hides and
fmu*. We keep constantly on. hand a well
•elected stook of STAPLE and FANCY OEOCI-
MBS. We are also agents for the best brands
of Flour. j oetlQ
Hotels and Public Hotises.
RAYMOND HOUSE,
AUSTIN, TEXAS,
B. 91. ODOM, Proprietor.
. Situated within two blocks of. the Railroad
Depot, and decidedly the most pleasant ■ and
conveniently located hotel in the city.
No pains will be spared to make guests com-
fortable • ,[ " . ■ ....... [ .
0he' general ticket and transfer offices are in
the same building. t > aeptatf
FITZHUGHHOUSE,
OONGBESS AVESUE,:
Opposite terminus of H. and T. 0. R. R.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
Table,and accommodations unsurpassed.
The bedding, nphofcteiy, furniture and
equpipients.are entirely"new..
Special attention paid to families.
L.H. FITZHUGH, Proprietor,
tj, jan r . .
MCCLELLAND HOTEL,
"Waco, — - - Texas.'
• '
The only first class Hotel in the city, contain,
log over OMe hundred rooms. Table, the very
best, Special attention paid to the comfort of
the traveling pnbBc.
Fare. $3,50 per Day.
dec4-3m*
J. SKINNER k CO.,
Proprietors.
jgXCHAUGE HOTEL,
Corner of Main Street and Texas Avenue,
Houston, Texas.
long- 4 holbeck, Proprietors.
The traveling public will please note
that -we hare -opened a FIRST CLASS
HOTEL, m : every regard suited to their
wants and conducted in the best possible
style. The house has beeH renovated and
refurnished throughout, and each depart-
ment put Tinder the care of competent
.persona. . Rates reasonable, and accom-
modations the very best. Give ns a trial,
Mid judge for yourself. jan3 tf
TTUTCIIIN8 HOUSE,
H. Hocsrox, xazia,
N. P. TURNER, Proprietor.
BOARD BY THE DA?, WEEK OK MONTH,
wrrHO& wtraotiT&oDezNo.
Bosrflbr the day Pnltad States currency, $ 50.
' freeman house,
1ST Texas.
IB* M. FREEMAN,
anl. ■ 'Proprietor.
C. C. WILLARD,
EBBITT BOVSE,
"vvstslaj.xlgtoix, id. o.
nov4-tf
CRUTCHFIELD HOUSE,
JOHNSON ft HcILHENNY, Proprietors,
dallas, - - • tfcxas.
W GENERAL STAGE OFFICE. "S*
We guarantee the best accommodation In
Northern Texas. ang37-An
0. p. rush.
3. HOLLENBECK
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
RCSH it IIOLLEIIBKCK, Prop'rs.
Corner of Elm and Jefferson 8ts.,
Dallas, - - Texas
We guarantee the best table and the beet bed
n Texas. Bnllding new, and farmthed in th
cry best le. angW-iy
^ashixgton hotel,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
JOIiN SXJIv£]M:ER.53,
(Late or Exchange,)
IPx-o-pi-i otoar.
leS7-lf
posters,
Dodgers, Hand Bills, Circulars, and
every kind of Printing executed at the
shortest notice, in the best style, at the
most liberal prices, at the Houston Mer-
cury Steam Printing Establishment, over
the Postnjffice.
St. Louis Advertisements.
steam lubricating oil wobks
GEO. PARTRIDGE & CO.,
MAVXTTACrUBEBfl AND DXAL&xs IX
RAILWAY OILS AND CAR GREASE,
Lard and NeatsToot Oils, XXX Refined Tallow
Oil, Diamond Illuminator, Goal Oil, Axle
Grease, Etc. Western Agents tor the
Averill Chemical Paint Co.,
Office 713 N. Main Street. Factory 911 N. Levee.
•eptS-dly SAINT LOUI8, HO.
C. BBUCKNER. S. M AH LIB.
BRUCKNER & MAHLER,
WHOLS&U.V DKiLXRe IB
imported am) native wines,
LIQUORS AND FANCY GROCERIES,
313 Alarket Street,
ST. LOUIS, MO.
St. Lonit> Lager Reer guaranteed to keep In
any climate. sept5-dly
J. O. TOM). HBNBT SBZZB. NSWTOH H. TO HO.
J. O. FOBD & CO.,
SADDLERY
Saddlery Hardware,
No. 418 Hala St,
septa-to
St. Lsals.
LACLEDE HOTEL,
SAINT LOUIS
Chesnut Street from Fifth to Sixth.
The New addition known as the Blreher Hotel
is now complete, and is newly furnished through-
out, improred paasengar elevator, bath rooms en
suite, and erery modern convenience. Table will
compare with any in the W«st and First Glass
in every respect. The LACLEDE has capacity
for eight hundred.
J. W. MA LIN A SOU,
septs-6m Proprietors.
Lawyers—Physlelans.
Absolutes divorcks obtained from
OonHs of different States tor desertion *o.
No pubUcity required. No charge until divorce
granted.
Address,
K. HOUSE,
declO 6m AUorney,194 Broadway, N. X.
wnxxuc h. ctuxs. wxluax «. wxbb
CRANK Sc WEBB.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
Will pnetioe in ill fto Stele snd Federal
Oonrtes
Oct.ai.aa
Bi'HKBWS,
ATTOSNBT AT LAW,
MOUS'lON....,.. TEXAS.
Oman—In Rioe's BUldinx, ooocnss street,
eoond door from First National Bank. Jyt-tf
:aaa k. im.m. obas. l. ounuaa.
J AS. W POPS.
willie, cleatelasb & pope.
•■«''' LAWYERS,
OFFICE—BALLINGS* ft JACK'S 1UILDIHGt,
rnrtoOnt Qtreet.
0AL7MSTON, TM2 AS.
Jy«-« ■ u.'- ;. ..... .m-:- ,
Xj. phiqb,
■: (LsteofLs«rsii«e.)
L A W Y K K.
Offlee—Over the Nam office, Oalreston.
p. o. Box law. jyi*-iy
I. WOCH k SCHAEFEK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hfutea,
- Texas,
lanSW
J. WARREN BELL,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Office 1414 F Street,
Washington, District or Colombia.
MiWly '
WAGLEY ft LOCKART,
stl Betstt© Agenta,
Congress Street, Bnitsv Texas.1
We give special attention to the ta?4M
Miiing of BEAL E8TATE in all parts of Texas
LOANS effected.' MONET LOANED and COL-
LECTIONS HADE. Taws paid sod Titles sx-
Refer to First National Bank, Houston.
rtHt v 41 i I '
D
ENTISTRY.
The subscribef tender# his services as a
Dentist to old. friends and new, as well w.
to all others desiring first-class work upon
their teeth. The. preservation of the
natural teeth a specialty. Teeth cleaned,
extracted, , arpEtnged" when deformed.
Diseases of. tho moiith treated. Artificial
teeth inserted upon gold or robber plates.
Old work repaired and siatisfaction guaran-i
teed in every department of his profession.
Entrance to office between Rosenfield's
and Levy's dry good stores, Main street,
Houston. e. geiswold. .
jan 4 tf
CfoftOral Practitioner^
Special Attotios U GHHOIIIC DISEASES,
Ornas Rssasxcx:
0< . Travis Street ft Texas
Avenue. ■
s^OtraTO^
JJOWARD 6t RUTHERFORD.
PHYSICIANS,
Office—Congress street, next doer to Wsgley
* Loetartup stairs. sspM-y
R'
EGISTRAT10N OF TOTERS
for the
CITY OF HOUSTON.
Books will be opened for the Registra-
tion of Voters in and for the City of
Houston.
In the First Ward s
At Macatee's Warehouse, W. L. Macatee,
Deputy Registrar.
In the Seessd Ward:
At Allen's Station, R. C. Files, Deputy
Registrar.
In the Third Ward:
At the Courthouse, 0. a. Torley, Deputy
Registrar.
In the Foarth Ward:
At the Markethoase, F. N. Butt, Deputy
^ : Registrar.
In the Filth Ward:
At Judge Thomas' Office, Judge Thomas,
Deputy Registrar.
Registration to begin from this date, and
continue until FRIDAY NIGHT, Feb. 27,
the Charter expressly requiring it to cease
three days before the day of election,
March 3, 1874, and forbidding any regis-
tration afterward, or during those three
days.
Voters are earnestly requested to go
forward and register in their respective
Wards.
JNO. H. DUNCAN,
Recorder, and ex-officio Registrar
of the City of Houston.
Houston, Tex., Feb. ii, 1874.
febl2d2w
T
ry john c01l1n8'
Sugar-cured Plain Hams.
febl2dtf
Galveston Advertisements.
C. B. LEK. D. WEEEB. JOSHUA MILLER.
J^EE IRON WORKS.
C. B. LEE & CO.,
Iron and Brass Founders
AND MACHINISTS.
Manufacturers of Steam Engines, Saw
Mills, Boilers, Mill and Gin Gearing,
Shafting, Fulleys, Brass and Iron
Pumps, Etc., Etc.
Particular attention given to orders for
Iron Fronts and Castings for Buildings.
ail Kinds of Job Work Solieited.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Cor. Church and Thirty-Second Streets.
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
febl-idly.
j. e. owens. t. w. english.
OWENS & ENGLISH,
Successors to 8orley & Owens.
Gen'l. Commission Merchants,
132 * 134 STRAND,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Hsnnfsotuer*' Agents for ill kinds of mill
and plantation machinery.
Constantly on hud s fall stock of
Ames* Hqsdley Wstertown sod Utics portable
and stationsry Steam Engines.
Iron pipe and Steam fittings.
Steam Rollers, all kinds,
E halting snd Putties,
Portable:areolar Saw Kills,
Hoe ft Oo's. Saws and Mandrels,
Stranb's Corn and Wheat Mills,
Smntters artl Separators,
Coleman's Oram and Wheat Mills.
««Eagle " Cotton Gins,
Balstoa Gin Feeders,
Cotton Seed Hollers,
Victor Sagaf Mills,
cook's sugar evaporators,
Squire's Cane Machinery,
Leyer and Screw Cotton Presses,
Simmons Belt Geared Press,
Sampson Horsepowers,
Wood Working snd Agricultural Machinery
Generally.
jW Send for Oatalogoes. novfitf
w. ik moody, k. s. jehison,
MOODY & JEMISON,
COTTON FACTORS
. —AND— ; ; .,. ,
General Commission Merchants
leptaOfra gtrand, Oalfrtsten.
s. jacobs & beckhardt,
MANUFACTCREE8 OP
OrjOTHIIN-G-,
Gents Fornishliig Goods, Trunks, Etc.
165 Strand, Galveston, Texas.
septao 6m
LEON & H. BLUM,
ikpobtbb8 and jobbers op
Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods,
gents' purnisaing goods, ,
t \ . * • Jv ^ 1 / *
Boots strnd Shoes, Hsts, Notions. Etc.
8tbahd stbeet, galveston, texas.
New York Office—75 * 77 Worth Street.
septao em*
GEEENLEYE, BLOCK & CO.
nffOBXBBS AND JOBBEBS OF
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
MATS, TRUNKS, ETC.
IMr ISO: ft 130 Strand, Galveston, Tex.
eeptap 6m«
MABX & K E MPK £ B,
"Wholesale oeocees
;—AND—
TjIQXJOI^ DBAIifBHS
n.„.Ml * STBAND, ~;((r
GiLVHSTUR, - . - TEXAS.
Kew Terk Offle —7S Worth street. jy -ly
THOS. A. GABY.
W. A. 0LIPH1NT
gaey & ollphlnt,
Wholesale Grocers,
—AND— 1 s; '
COaTON FACTOH3
V BO*. 16*. 164 snd 166 Strand,
J,.;.; v )iGALVMTON.
Liberal oaah sdyances made on oonsignmen
Bagging and Ties forntshed tk lowest rates;
•eptSO 6m r
JT MIRSCH & CO.,
GALVESTON, TEXAS,
agents for
Brinly Plows,
Milbnrn Wagons,
Baxter Steam Engine,
' Hoadley Steam Engine,
Macneale & Urbari's Safes, Elc.
feJflOd2m.b-.I . ,
J^-OTICE.
THE TEXAS ICE COMPANY
Having bought out the good will, etc., of
the GALVESTON ICE COMPANY, will
hereafter be known as the . . r
Galveston and Texas lee Company.
and all persons are hereby warned from
using-said Trade Names—either
The Galveston Ice Company,
The Texas Ice Company, or the
Galveston and Texas Ice Company.
G. H. DELESDINER,
feb!4tf Secretary and Treasurer.
ORDINANCE
In relation'to Contagious and Infectious
Disease:
Be it ordained by (he Mayor, Aldermen and
Inhabitants of the City of lions ion in
Council Assembled:
Section 1. That all physicians, surgeons
and general practitioners of medicine, are
hereby required to report to a member of
the Board of Health or a physician of the
Ward, as it may come to their knowledge,
all cases of contagious, infectious, or epi-
demic diseases, especially such as cholera,
yellow fever, smallpox, and varioloid.
Sec. 2. That all hotel, boarding house
and lodging keepers, either public or pri-
vate, are required to give immediate infor-
mation to the member of the Board of
Health for the Ward, of all cases of con-
tagious or infectious disease, which may
oocur on their premises.
Sec. 3. That no patient afflicted with
contagious or infectious disease shall be
removed from one place to another with-
out the permission of the member of the
Board of Health of the Ward where the
case may be.
Sec. 4. That every person offending
against any provision of this ordinance
shall be arrested, and upon conviction be-
fore the Mayor or Recorder shall be fined
in the sum of not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
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Navigation.
S
TATE LINE.
Tons.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Captain
Stewart 2003
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Captain
Hamlin .2000
STATE OF ALABAMA, Captain Flint2400
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Capt.
Brace 2500
STATE OF VIRGINIA, Captain
Sadler.. 2500
STATE OF GEORGIA, Capt. Cooper. 2500
STATE OF NEVADA, (building)... 2000
STATE OF FLORIDA, (building) . .2500
STATE OF DAKOTA, (building). ..2500
The Steamers of this Line will sail for
Liverpool direct, fortnightly.
Will receive and sign through bills of
lading to Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Ant-
werp, Rotterdam, and all Continental ports.
Return Tickets issued, available for
TWELVE MONTHS at reduce! rates,
and Through Tickets to all parts of the
United Kingdom and Europe.
A Stewardess and Surgeon are attached
to each Steamer; no charge is made for
attendance and medicine.
Money Orders granted free of charge.
Prepaid Emigration Tickets issued here
to parties desirous of sending for their
friends.
These Vessels cross the bar at all times
with6ut detention.
For Freight and Passage, having super-
ior accommodations, apply to
A K MILLER & CO,,
No. 29, Carondelet street,
sep24-tf New Orleans.
JJOUSTOK DIRECT
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
FOUB 8TEAMKB8, TWENTY-TWO BABGEP,
THBEE TUGS.
RECEIVE AND FORWARD ALL FRRIQH
CONSIGNED TO THEM AT GALVES-
TON, HOUSTON, HARRJ8BURG,
AND LYNCHBURG.
A1 OOTTON and other PBODUOK covered to
GALVESTON by their OPEN POLICY OF
INSURANCE, without Expense
to Shipper.
All Losses and.. Dsmsgts Promptly
Adjusted and Paid.
Consign to HOUSTON DIRECT NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY from all points Inward'and
6ntward. L i
JOHN SHBARS,
President
W. J. HUTCHIHS,
, Vice President. jsal-D&Wlr
Jj^OR&AN LINE STEAMERS
> To 1STe-w Orleans,
Via Brashear and Morgan's Louis-
iana and Texas Railroad.
DAILY MAIL.
The follo wing new and splendid Iron Steal-
ers leave Galveston as follows:
Steamship WHITNEY, Capt. Forbes, Sunday
an*l Wednesday, at 2:30 p. u.
Steam ship JOSEPH INK, Capt. Lewis, Mon-
day snd Friday, st 2:30 p. x. • ■ .
Steamship CITY OF NOBFOLB, Capt. Hop-
kins,' Tuesday and Saturday, at 2:80 r x.
Steamship CLINTON. Cspt. Tripp, every
Thursdsy, at 11 jl. x.
Carrying Passengers, connecting In New Or-
leans with all routes North and West.
Tickets for New Ydife, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
St. Lonis, Chicago and all points North and
West, can be procured at the MOBGAN LINE
Ticket Office, Central Wharf.
Morgan Line for Indianola.
Steamship. ST. MABY. Capt. Staples, every
- Saturday, at 4:30 p. m.
Steamship CLINTON, Capt Tripp, every
Monday at 4 <30 P. K.
. Steamship HUTCHINSON", Capt Taibot,
every Thursday, at 4:80 p. M.
Carrying Mall, Pasasngers, and Freight, con-
necting at Indianola with the Gulf, Western
Texas and Pacific Bailroad.
Tickets, by this route, for San Antonio.
Gmnales, Seguin, Belmont, Yorktewn, Onero,
Sutherland Springs and Lavernia. can be pro-
cured at Morgan Line Ticket Office,' Central
' Wharf. :: j r .-I
O* NOTICE.—Consignees ot Freight by an
of the above steamers are notified to remove
same from Wharf before 6 p.m. on the day of
arrival. Otherwise the same will be stored at
the risk and expense of the consignees.
! GHA8, EUWLEB, Agent,
octgdtf Office on Central Wharf.
JBLACK STABiLINE.
Liverpool a&d Texas Steamship
/ Company's Steamers:
8AN JACINTO, (1200 tons,} A; 0. BUBBOW3,
.-. Commander. ;
SAN ANTONIO, (UOO toes.) JOHN BEA, Com-
manded. : I '
SAN MARCOS, Building,
FOB LF7EBPOOL DIBEOT. J j,
STEAMSHIP SAS JACINTO,
Will ssil on or about OOTOBEB 1st, to be fol-
lowed by the . ')<< ]'■!<;; :
STEAnSHIP SAB NTOlflO,
Prepaid passenger tickets issued 4o persons
deafamu of aeading'leriMSnda, tad drafts sold
for £1 and .upwards. i- ;
For fM#it,'it# passage apply to . :
v.^ : o. W-rHUSLEZ 4 CO.,^Agenls,
a GBTMHHAW ft CO., Agents, Liverpool.
... S pt20 1*. I i . ' 'i j
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JJOUSTOS CEDENT, PIP 'AAlD
ARTIFICIAL 8TONB /WlORESi
Pipes Tor Sewers, Drain pipes tot Gardens,
Outhouses, etc.; Stone PaVsments, Vases of
every variety ot pattern for Gardens, Lawns and
Cemeteries: Chimney Flues; and aUsorts of use-
ful and ornamental work la Artificial Stone.
All work warranted to give satisfaction, or no
pay exjfected.
i JAMES A. OOUBTNEY,
> r j Proprietor.
Offioe and Factory—Montgomery Boad.
Postoffice Address—Lock Box 15X, Houston,
Texas. febiaktf
ORDINilfCF,
Be it ordained lay tlie Mayor, Aldermen
and Inhabitants of the City of Houston
in Council assembled:
Section 1.' That it shall be unlawful
for any person:that visits, attends, nurses
or comes in contact with any other person
afflicted with the disease of smallpox, to
intermingle with or come in contact with
any Other citizen or person of the city of
Houston, unless such nurse or visitor can
show by proof that they have changed
clothing since their contact with the
smallpox case, and before any contact
with other persons.
Sec. 2. That Section 1 of this ordi-
nance shall not apply to physicians visit-
ing patients professionally, affected with
the disease of smallpoxj proviHed that
such physicians after visiting smallpox
patients, shall change their clothing and
take every other precautionary measure
necessary to prevent the spread of said
disease, before coming in contact with any
other patient or person.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of
tlie City Marshall and the police officers
under him, to use every effort and exer-
tion in their power to ascertain every
house in which a case of small-pox exists,
and immediately a guard or watch shall
be plaeed over said house by the Marshal,
to prevent any member of such household
from having communication with other cit-
izens or persons in the city, before such
change of clothing provided for in section
one, hereof.
Sec. 5. That any person yiolating the
first and second sections of this ordinance-
sliall, upon conviction before the Mayor or
Eecorder, be fined in a sum not less than
seventy-five nor more than one hundred
dollars, and may in the discretion of the
Recorder or Mayor, in addition to said
fine, be imprisoned in the city prison for
any term not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 5. That for a violation of the
third section of this ordinance by the City
Marshal, or any member of the police
board of the city, such officer so offending
shall be fined in the sum of one hundred
dollars, and shall in addition thereto, be .
dismissed from office ; said fine to be re-
covered before the Mayor or Recorder, as
in other cases.
Sec. 6. That this ordinance take effect
and be in force from and after passage.
Approved, January 27, 1874.
J. T. D. WILSON, Mayor.
w. a. Dai.t, Sec'y and Treasurer.
Lumber—Shingles.
SAW ALL Wis HIKKXJI
ALLEN & HINKLE,
MANUFACTURES AND DEALERS IN
Pine and rypress Lumber,
—AND— :• •
S EE I NG-LBB.
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JOHN ACHENBACH,
MANUFACTUBSB OF
BOOT'S and SH'.IES
OF EYEBY DESCRIPTION.
Preston Street, next to Dtssen l.Jakt,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
tF All Orders Promptlv Riled. JB
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Great Depot for
Snsli,
Doors,
i Blinds,!
Shingk>s,
Rough and Dressed Lnmber,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
A. BERING & BRO ,
Near new Market House,
deo4 6md&W Houston, Texas.
Machinery—Hard ware, Et?.
SCHMIDT & KOSSE, ?
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
T.aTs
67
-Main Street ....69.
F. W. StfTOR,
Proprietor
CITY BREWERY
OOB. LIVE OAK AND GCADALUPESTS*
{One Block below the Courthouse,)
AUSTIN, ... TEXAS.
All ord entrusted to me will be prompt;
executed. septlS-ly
W. G. BAGBY,
brass founder and finisher,
Houston, Texas. :
Cash paid for Old Brass, Copper, Tfn,
ooO-dtf
Zinc, Type Metal.
PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL
Absolutely safe. Perfectly odorless. Always
uniform, Illuminating qualities superior to
gat. Burns in any lamp without danger of ex-
ploding or taking fire. Manufactured expressly
to displace the use of TolaOie and- dangerons
oils. Itsaafety under every possible test, snd
its perfect burning qualities, are proved by Its
continued use in over 300,000 families.
. Millions of gallons have been sold and no ac-
cident—directly or Indirectly—has sver oc-
aurred from burning, storing or handling it.
The immense yearly loss to life and" property,
resulting from the use it cheap and dangerour
oils in the United States, is appalling. '
The Insurance Companies snd Fire Commis-
sioners throughout the country recotpa^end the
ASTRAL as the best safeguard when lamps are
used. Send for tiirenlar.
For sale at retail by the trade generally, and at
wholesale by the proprietors, OHAS. PRATT A
OC.. lOK Fnltnn Naw Ynrt. RnvQAJtm
BINDING.
Music, % Books
Pamphlets aid Periodicals
BOUND IN ANY STYLE
At the Shortest Notice:
Terms Reasonable.
; BOOK BxxnDSjEra-*
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HARDWARE, STOVES,
Railroad and Mill Supplies,
BRINLEY PLOWS, ROPE ft BLOCKS,
Gas Fitting: and Plumbing.
Gas Pipfe cut and fitted to order. Gas
and Steam Fittings, Brass Goods, etc.
Manufacturers of Tin and Sheet Iron
Ware. .- jaa6 tf
OUSHMAN'S
MACHINE 1P0BKS,
Preston Street,
(North Side Long Bridge,)
HOUSTON, - . - TEXAS,
8UOJ>n or
Engines, Boilers, taw and Cotton
Hills, Cotton Presses.
OIKS AND ALL KIND OF MACHINIST.
Repairs will be done to order sod guaranteed.
All KlNU.ef BraM Goods and Steam
1 Kit tines on Hand.
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A. MeGOWEN'S.
PATENT COTTON PRESS.
Each one is tested, and guaranteed not to break.
Near Central Railwat Depot,
HOUSTON, - - -- - TEXAS.
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TEAM MfGnW TOILERS,
MUROMb HAW MILLS, PELLETS,
MILL OEARINO, PUMPS. Mrc..
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. .
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FMESCOJE PAINTER.
Orders lor public snd private Theatrical Scon.
sit, Church, Theatrical and Public Hall Dseora*
tionspromptly sttended te..A .** ., X
* ddiessi Oalrestnn sod Houston.
JLLIG X GOHLMAN,
pvealers in Furnitnre,Carpets, Oil Cloth. Kaf
J J ting, Window Shades, and general House
Furnishing Goods; Picture Frames, Cornices,
Moss srd Hwr MMbesaei tnade to order. ~
MORRIS' BDtLDIHQ, 6T snd 69 Main st, -
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W. H. PALMER.' <=;
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G.OMMISSION MERCHANTS ANl|
H0IESALE GROCERS, • • S
HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK AND BEST VARIETY Ot
r?T;..\ I!?!': ruotni in texasj
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prepared to job fLOUR to the trade and mafce contracts at prices that cannot be
beaten! ' r" n,<T ■ - ' -
2,000 BARRELS NOW IK STO&E !
Samples ^nt and orders solicited. Buyers will da well "to examine otrr FLOUR,
GRAIN and other goods before ordering from or jaiting other markets.
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I'BMULF'S TEXAS TO\I€ BITTIillS,
Compounded from the BEST VEGETABLE DRDOS and the PUREST BOC.HBCN WHISKIES,
Sing the belt preventive of Chills md Feyer ever put upca the Market.-i !l ,!H IT O
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Strengthening and Invigorating the ayitem. tosing the stomach and siding digestioo—a mo.'t
plea nt and agreeable beverage, ;il ^ j , : ; ■ .
At Wholesale ardRetall, and Constantly on Draught, at ~
THE (JEM SALOON,
CONGRESS STREET, NEAR THE POST OFFICE,
Where the Proprietor win always lie found by his Wends. MiJ'> • -*/.•> —"
The Best Supplied Bar in Texas. S. 0. P. Brandy and Old Crow Whieky, ^
Always on Hand. * -•
nov25dtf'^ ' * T.J. PRI5DLE, Proprietor.—
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Special attention given to the tole and shipment of Sotton snd Wool Keep constantly on hand
a large stock, of Staple Groceries. Agents for th* sals of OdeU'a Cotton Oreck, Wallia *
Beard'almproved Iron Ties, Oray's Ingersol's Cotton Presses, Eagle Cotton Gin* and Coleman'a
Mills. i:c
call special attantlen to our SUGAR and SIRUP.
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