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THE HOUSTON TRI WEEKLY TEiLv,;
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VOL XXXI WO. 98
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HOUSTON.
UiOGUE SALK
BY
M. REICHMAN & 00.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, 1865,
lOOO XiOTI
OP
SEASONABLE & DESIRABLE GOODS
Adapted to the wants of the people.
THI8 WILL BR
THE SALE OF SALES,
AMD OUt
COUNTRY FRIENDS
Had boiler arrange to be here.
I W RBMKMBER ~6*
YOU CAN FIND ALMOST E,VERYTHIN6
A t thiti^Half*.
CATALOGUES
Willi, BB BBADT on Tnesday Moraiig, October
Mtli, 180*.
H. REICHMAN k CO., Aict'rs.
^KW AND VALUABLE BOOKw-
Appleton's Dictionary of Mechanics,
Appleton's Cyclopedia of Biograpiiy.
Mitchelet' History of Franoe,
Macau lay's Essays, 9
Carlyle's '•
Sidney Smith's Essays,
Jeffrey's "
Alison's # "
Wilson'* "
Mackintosh's "
Stephen's "
Illnatrated Byroa,
" Stratford Gallery,
" Bp publican Court,
. " Poet's Gallery,
" Beauties of the Coart Charles It
" Scott's Poetical Works,
" New Testament,
u Dr. Syntax's Tonr,
" Poet's Wit and Hnmor.
Belle Bord,
Mercantile Library,
British Poets—Falconer to Seott,
—Ben Johnson to Beattie,
HOUSTON.
houston, friday, october 20,
— I
1865
WHOLE NO. 3704
LATEST NEWS.
Tot* days later fraai STew Orleans-Im.
parUnl Lrtter front Hee'y Welles -
Virginia Electioa Oar. Markey to
ilea. Hosrard—Cottoa 63« - ©aid 149.
oet'J.dli
—Kouthey to Crowley, Ac.
B. H. CU8HING k CO.
AMBLER, ALLEN & CO.
M. REICHMAN & CO.,
AUCTION & COMMISSION
JKEnCHJiA'TS,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
(HtJTCHTIlS' BUILDING.)
MAIN STREET, HOUSTON
TEXAS.
Consented With I. B. CONDICT k CO., 58 It ST
White Street, Hew York.
SADDLES AND HARNESS,
TRUNKS,
SADDLERY HARDWARE.
oct 3 d3m
S. E. LOEB & CO.
&TTHS0LDSTAIB8FEHIS&t;0
CORNER OF
Main and Commerce,
HOUSTON.
Baring sscared ths lsrga aad oeamedicms Ware,
nooses of Messrs. Bants A Co., we take plsasnrs it
Informing oar frtervls and the peblic In general that
wa an prepared to receive OOK81QNMBNT8 OP ALL
DESCRIPTIONS. Will attend ti
BBOaiVIBO AND rOBWABMNO
UPON TUB CABU STSTBM
I pact a) atteatlea paid ta
OONB1GNMKMT8 OP OOTTOR,
WOOL, aad PRODUOB la genera),
tOT Olve as a call.
S. 33. IiOEB d) Oo
A l^fiS dim
JOS. XiAira,
COM Ai/.SSION MERCHANT
C> r. Congress & Market Sts.,
At U, Wleuer A O '.'a Auction Store. Houston,
BUYS OOITON, WOOL and other l'RODUOK at the
bl.tbeitt m-rket prloeH.
ilEf):R*SCi'.b:~il«- ers. I. II. Eltrer A Co., New O
learn-; Utor :e Bttt'er, E q., Ualvetton. se^28 14tw6uj
ARB pbbpabbd trt
MAKE ADVANCES
CONSIGNMENTS OF MERCHANDISE
Of nil kind*.
DOMESTIC PRODUCE
ALWAYS ON IIAN1 ,
TO EXOHANft F. I
FOR
Merchandise and Country Produce.
1)1 Oonilintneats can be made to na direct, at
O ALTB8T0N, where we have an attentive Agent anC
ample Store R-nm, to take ehsrge of snoh Goods
sarin* Ooaetgnan «*• mmI oemmlaion chargea at
Qstveeten,
to air leadla^ hoaaa ta Galveeton aad
■. ufiqnu** oo.
JbIj 8-dly.
RANGER & CO.
Ueneral Dealers in
COTTON. WOOL & HIDES,
fiAT.VESTON AND HOUSTON,
TEXAS.
SIXCXXAN&XI
ON NEW YORK, NEW ORLEANS,
LONDON. BREMEN, HAMBURG,
AND PARI?, FOR SALE
Office*, Biarjiond'j Building, come' Mnln «>ii Cm
meicf SireeiH, Houston, ma He' dley's Bul'rtti b, 0 l-
v« -ton.
hpi 29 'tin
J. BAILEY
TUST RECEIVED, AT 1U8 OLD st AMU.
" 20 boxes Eon'leh Cncese,
50 kea« 61 Nails,
20 barrels flee Onion*,
60 sacks Liverpool Salt,
10 barrels Extra Family Floor.
m 8 casks London Porler,
SO hosts bust quality Soap,
so barrels Potatoes,
10 sacks Hlo Coffee,
2 hh lc. Louisiana ftngsr,
Beat qnallUr Green Tea, Plcklea, Soda,Plantation
RUUrr. A I of which will be sold at-the LOWEST
CASH PKIOKf.
Allan's
CTJTTKR'S
Bookstore)
Houstoi
building,
TEXAS.
TJOOOKS-
1) STATION BRT
AMD MUSIC.
On hand and eon*tantty arriving, leading 8JHOOL
BOOKS, latent MUSIC, Miscellaneous Booka and Su
tlouerr ge> eraiiy. In lota to suit purchaser*.
Orders for any Book or piece of Mmle published, at'
tended promptly. H. L. ALLAN,
Oct! tAtwam
Bookseller.
Boots and Shoes,
JUST RECEIVED, per steamer Wilmington,
an invoice of Ladies, Misses' and Childreu'a
SHOES—direct flom the manufacturers—which we
offer for sale, by the package, at oor Brick Warrhnaae,
north aide of Buffalo Bayoa. near Central kail road
Depot eeVT LOUIS PLBM k OO I
From New Orleans Times. Oct 10th, we
take the following very important news:
New Orleans Times Office, )
Sat'y Ev'g, Oct. 14, 18o5, \
Followiug the large trapsaetioos in ex-
change tor the past three days, it is sup-
posed a calm would follow, which in soipe
respects attended the course of moneyed af-
fairs to-day. Early in the dar it was re-
ported advices from New York of yester-
day's date were at hand. Cotton was quo-
ted at 61 to 63o., and nothing was said
about gold. It is hardly necessary to re-
peat views about cotton, tbe article is in
the asceudaut, and most likely to continue
so.
Our money market continues closer in
some respects, at the same time there are
no sacriuces submitted to. Cotton, flour,
corn, sugar, and about everything else in
the produce line, are held at high prices,
much above, for some kinds, than hare
ruled for weeks past. That there is a scar-
city of money there is not a doubt; we are
not aware, however, that it is any scarcer at
this time in general circlM than it has been
for mouths past.
Thete is no sacrifices of produce to
Warrant tbe remark that money or cur-
rency is very scarce or difficult of access
The exchaoge. market «u quiet to-day
to what it was' yesterday. Buyers and
remitters ba<) the call. The transactions
were notba'rfof the amount of yesterday.
A large amount of Mobi'e bills was ex
pected—it did not come. Sonne few amounts
were received, but not sufficient to influ-
ence the market. The regular couuter
rate for checks was 2 1-3 to !i 1 4 discouut.
The outside sales comprise $25,000 sight
on New York at 2 5-10 discount, $50,000
at 2 1-4 to 2 1 3 discount, $500 sight at
3 per cent, discount, $20,000 at *2 3-4 dis-
couut, $30,000 one days' sight at 2 3-4
discount, $100,000 bank checks at 2 1-4 to
3-8, and other small sums at from 2 12
to 23.4 down to 3 per cent, discount; a'so
$50,000 at 2 1-2 discount. Iho trnusac
tiuns in foreign indicate a decline. We
note sales of tirst class sterling at 1531-2,
£7000 and £2500 at 152 1-2, a round
amount of document bills at 150 to 151.
In fraucs there were sales of 35,000 at 3 65,
and 150,000 from 2-70 to 3.65. We quote
this evening as follows :
Bank Checks at the counter 2*-®25-6ilia
Commercial sight drafts dis.
Five and ten days' sight dis.
Thirty days'sight doing nothing
Sixty days' sight nominal
Sterling, at the counter ISO® 156 V*
Private bills, good to A 1 42*4 a 53>d
Document bilU and other good signatures 150<j> 5 ® 52
Fraucs, bank and remittance rates 3.623360
Private bills outside 3.70^3.66^1
The Gold maiket opened under the aa>
tirity which prevailed at the olose of yes-
terday. Before the olose of basinets there
was a great decliae, a real tumbledown
from prioes at the opening, vbioh were
151 @162. The sales comprise $20,000 at
152; $5000, 6000 and $9000 at 161 @152;
$10,000 at 150£ ; 15.000 at 150; $5000 at
150£; other sums, $5000, 4000 and $3000
at 161$.; $18,000 i& two lots at 1514 '> re~
ceding betore the close of business to 1481
and 140J,with some dealers quoting lower.
Creat Earthquake at Han Frnnciaro.
tfAN IfBANciscj, Ooi. 8—At a quaiter
before 1 o'clock to-day, the severest earth*
qntke ever telt here, frightened almost the
entire population into the streets. Dur-
ing half a minute two tremendous shock*
oaused the buildings to rock to and fro io
a manner altogether alarming. Services
were over in most of the churches. A large
coagregation in the Uuitarian Church w*s
being dismissed when tbe thock com-
ratneed. All lushed to tbe doer faster
than they could be accommodated with
exit room. Similar scenes took place at
St. Mary's Cathedral and some other
churches and Sunday schools. Tbo rush
was bo desperate from tbe Catholic church
on Vallejo sireet tbat the large doors of
the main entrance were carried away
Buildings were cracked in tntMiy [>l*c> s.
li surprises every oue that large Mately
euifkes like tbe Occidental and Cosm >pol-
itan hotels', and other buildings of thai
ola><s, are not generally more seriously
injurtd.
More or les« plastoring fell from perhaps
half the building* of the city. Much win
dow glass was demolish d. Fire Malls a'nl
cornices lell (roni many buildings. Tbe
entire front of the largo four story brick
building just erected on Third street fell
outward, covering about ball that street
with fragments. One independently con-
st! ucted chimney of tbe Lick House fell in,
smashing through the roof of the dining
room, leaving piles ntnong the tables and
dishes to tbe astonishment of tbe boarders
takiug lunch. Three sei vants were injured.
Two Chinese were inj Ted by a falling wall
on Jackson street. Hells were set ringing
on account of the oscillation. Tbe bell
tower was broken up. Fissures iwo or three
inches wide opened along tbe lower part of
the city wBere it is made ground. Some of
this ground was elevated many inches
above tbe former level.
Brief accounts from Sacramento, Stock
ton uud San Jose represent the shock an
the severest ever felt in these cities. It
was not felt at Marysville nor Piacerville
The town of Santa Cruz was shocked with
great severity, some brick buildings suffer-
ing severe damage. One or two were de
strayed.
New Yobk, Oct. 9 —The Herald's Paris
correspondent says there are not le s than
60,000 Americans at present traveling in
Kurope, spending at tbe rate of $1,000,000
in gold per year.
During last month tbere was a series of
fraternisation between tbe offlcers of the
American squadron in Cherbourg harbor
ai.d the officers of the Uussian corvette,
Askult. The Russians in their a'teutioo
to ths Americans entirely ignored the
French and Knglish.
A Washington special to the Post says :
The Navy Department has ordered the ex-
rebel raiu, Stonewall, now at Havaua. to
be brought to one of eurnavy yards.
Proceediags of the Kpiwepal Cearea*
tJoa.
Pmi.AOELHHiA, October 9.—The General
Convention of the Episcopal Church re-
assembled at 10 o'clock this morning.
^ Rev. Dr. Burgess, of Maine, from the
Committee of Consecratiou of Bishops,
reported that due evidence of the election
of Rev. Chas. Todd Quintard as Bishop of
Tennessee, had been submitted to them,
and they submitted a resolution to this ef-
fect, which was adopted by the Conven-
tion after a long fnd excited discussion,
that they approve of tbo testimonials of
Rev. Chas. Todd Quintard, and give their
consent to his consecration m bishop of
the diocese of Teanessee.
A petition from the Diooese of Penn-
sylvania, sskiog for a division of tbat Dtt
ooese, wm presented by Mr. Welsh, and
referred to the Committee on Diootsra.
The House agreed to vofe with the House
of Bishops, at 12 o'oloek on Tuesday, in
nominating a board of Missltiu.
Discussion was then resumed on the
special orier of ths day, namoly, the pre-
posed new oanon preventing clergymen
from entering the military or naval servioe
exoept m chaplains.
After a long debate, the disoussion of
the proposed canon was postponed to al
low tbe deputies to sign the testimonial of
ths Bishop eleot of Tennessee.
Tbe different Dioceses were then called
in alphabetical order. Oue laymaa from
Minnesota refused to sign the testimonial,
All ths laymen from Massachusetts, with
tbe exoeption of one, refussd to sign it.
Mambers present from all other Diooeses
signed the testimonial.
Adjourned.
ffllnnieipal Oflirers Restored ia t'nnr-
lcslou, fit. €'.~Vi it lo Fort Warren.-
Messrs. Stephen* and tteagan oa
Southern Affairs. Counterfeit I.e
gal Tender !JS IO.
New York, Oc . 9.—Advices from Char-
leston state that Mayor Macbeth, the Com
mon Council, and other members of the old
civil government of thatscity, hav« been re-
stored to tbe exercise of tbuir functions, and
the principal municipal buildings have been
giveu up to them, in accordance with a
military order issued by Gen. Bennett,
commander of tbe sub-district of Charles-
ton, on tbe 2d inst. The Mayor is to have
Jurisdiction of all cases between whites,
whiile the negroes are te be turned over to
the Provost Marshal, but the military po-
lice will bo retained.
Gen. Bennett has Issued an order direct-
ing his subordinates to assist in the forma-
tion of this State force, every member of
which must before joining take the naiional
oath of allegiance. Tbere is a great stir
among the Sonth Carolina politicians in
anticipation of tbe forthcoming State and
Congressional elections, and candidates are
issuing addresses to tbe people through the
newspapers. A Governor and members of
the legislature will be elected on the 18th
iost.
A Herald correspondent gives an ao-
eountof a recent visit to the rebel Vioe
President and Postmaster General, Alex-
ander H. Stephens and John H. Reagan,
in Fort Warren, Boston harbor. The for-
mer gentleman he found physically in the
fame emaciated i-tate which has charac-
terized him all bis life, but with intellect
unimpaired, while the latter is robust and
in excellent, health. Both are cheerful
and hopeful, and conversed freely on pub
lie affairs. Mr. Stephens looks with dis-
trust on the present activity of prominent
rebels in the work of reoonstruoiion.
The Government authorities received
yesterday a copy of a new counterfeit ten
dollar greenback legal tender note just pu<
in circuiaiion. Arrests have been made
of persons engaged in preparing and is-
euing this counteneit, but for good rea-
sons we are not authorized to give any of
the particulars. The ne«r bogin issue is
dated Washington, March, i802, letter
C* The red seal is badfjr executed, as is
also tbe border of the note, which is made
up of repetitions of tbe letter, and circu-
larly put togethor. The general appear-
ing of tbe bill is bad.
A New Kndienl Poprr-lVegro Tene-
ment Ilouise.
New Yokk, Oct. 7—Tbo Herald's special
Washington correspondent has the follow-
ing:
A universal suffrage paper, called the
Journal of Freedom, has been started at
Raleigh, North Carolina, by a few gentle-
men, late Federal officers.
The Fenlnn Kxeitement in Ireland.
the first to sell the Fenians, is said to h«v«
been a vigilant Orangeman, who went to
Cork and pretended to become a Cat ho tie
and patriot.
Unless ships loaded with American Fe-
nians, arms and supplies, are well on thoir
way, and suooeed in making a landtag la
spite of tbe iroo-olada and gur-boats oa
the Irish coast, we shall not hear much
mare of the Fenian organisation in Ireland.
Two or three hundred will be arrestsd.—i
Of these, a uoien or more will bs tried for
treason and sentenced to penal eervitude m
a mild example. Even lbose will soon be
pardoned.
The North Carolina f'oaventioa.
New Youk. Out. 8.—The Tribuue to-mor-
row will publish a letter from Raleigh of
the 28th, giving details of tho assembling
and organisation of tha State Convention.
Tbe writer says the members are evidently
very mucb at their cas*. and indicate by
their minds that they are not strangers In
the place. A large majority have been
representatives from their respective conn-
ties, and are leaders in their sections. Fivo
New Yohk, Oct. b.—The panic at Cork
had not di miuished. Two officers of the
Cork garrison lwve be n arrested, and
there are rumors that a considerable por-
tion el'the gaiiison arc sworn Fenians.
There is a lively demand for firearms by
those who mean to defend themselves.
A notable fcaiuieof the affair is the
humble rank of those who have been ar-
rested. They pre small tradesmen, clerks,
ariir<aas, etc.
The greatest number of the prisoners in
Dublin are sailors. Tbe chief Informer
against the Fenians appears to have besn
ooe who had been advanced to tbe grade
of Colooel in tbe great Fenian army, but
who, receiving no pay, rations or forage,
suitable to his rank, bad been suffered to
go to the workhouse. This unfortunate
dignitary, brooding over his wrongs, con-
cluded that low treason to bis associates
would be more profitable than bigb traason
aga'ust our Sovereign Lady Queen,and
s Id them to 6ir Robert, at me Cas le.
i The informer, who hae the credit of being
at least were members of the convention
which carried the State out, and signed tbe
ordinance oi secession.
All hut three counties, Currituck, Cald-
well and Greene are represented, and oue
hundred and gt .enteen, out of one hundred
and tweuty delegates, answered to their
names. The programme, as far as I can
gather it, Is to amond tbe Constitution,
abolishing slavery, declaring null and void,
all enactments passed under the so-oalled
Confederate rule of the State, and thou ad-
journ, dodging all perplexing questions and
entangling alliances, throwing the respon-
sibility of the revision of the code, and all
matters relating to tbo status of (he freed
peple of the State upon tho Legis'ature.
Latex latelligence by China.
Queensiown, Oct. 1.—Tbe Fenian
prisoners were brought before the police
magistrates at Dublin yesterday, including
the editor and proprietor of the "Irish Peo-
ple's Newspaper," Mr. Harry. Queen's
Counsel appeared for the Crown and made
a long speech. Ho said within th0 last two
weeks $35000 had arrived from America to
bo expended in revolutionizing Ireland,
and by that day's mail the Government
h ^d intercepted a le ter for one of ths
prisoners, named Loppor, containing a
draft for £l!5 ou the house of Rothschild's,
and several other letters containing bills of
exchange.
The making of pikes has also been exten-
sively curried on. One of the prisouara
had made 2000 of these murderous weapons.
Numerous revolvers aud breast plates also
had baen fouud in possession of the pris-
oners connected with tho "Irish People's *
Newspaper.'' He quoted an incendiary
paragraph urging tho employment of forpe
from a number of that paper, which wm
about to be issued when it was seized.
Mr. Barry conoluded his speech by assert-
ing that tbe Fenian* were powerful both In
Ireland aud Amurica He trusted that this
affair would end forever such hopeless
conspiracies. Kvidonce was then given
against the prisoners, and somo wore iden-
tified as connected with the suppressed Fe«
man organ. Tho investigation is still
pending aud will probably last for several
days.
At a private examination of b!x of tbe Fe-
nians at Dublin Castle yesterday, it was
shown that tbo plot was of a most sauguio
ary character,
Latent by Telegraph to Qneenntowa.
Livkrhool, Saturday Evening.—Cotton
—Sales 40,000 bales, of which 20,00(1 to
speculators ; market excited, aud prices aro
I to 2d. higher than ytsterday; middling
New Orleans quoted at 24id., and do up-
lands at 24d., market closed with still ad-
vancing tendency of trade. Manchester
manufacturers were offered immense orders
for good-, but the rise checked business.
New Yokk,Oct.The White House was
tbe recipient nt bu: a small attend tree to-
day. The rebel Gen. Pec!;, was the only
prominent person present a king pardon-
The Kentucky delegation with Senator.
Garrett Davis utits head, had an interview
of an hour on the question of removing
Gen. Palmer.
It was fully contemplated by the Presi-
dent to ieivt: r.e t w _'ok, on atrip to Ricb-
inoad aud North aud South Carolina. Tho
steamei Rhi .L; Hand had t>een handsomely
fitted up, and everything was in readiness.
The President, however, owing- to tbe
pressing condition of public affairs, was
obliged to iufor.n those win were to acconi*
pai,y hiiu that the vinit must be aban-
doned.
Nearly $'UH)0,00() of fractional currency
was issued dining the week ending to-day.
WAsiiiNurov, Act. 8 -Cupt. Wiry, is
Buffering from inflaaialion of tbe right
arm, wnicli wait wound d by a shell. He
seems to have recovered from the depres-
sing stFiuts of hit uervom attacks, and bM
therciore exhibited marked calmness du-
riu<j the trial of late
The American Consulate at Barcelona,
Spain, states the cholera is iucr>iasing, and
Koya' decrees have been issued suspeud-
iug business.
The internal revenue returns t«-day
amount to $1,200,000.
Front California aad Oregoa.
San Kkanuisco, Oct. 7.—Nearly all
Eastern goods are still advancing, and large
trau-iactious takiug place hourly oil specu-
lation iu Eastern whiskey, candle makers'
soap, etc., etc., at high prices. Coal oil ia
scliiug at $1 70 per gallon- mackerel at
$3 per kit and $11 50 per btl; whiskey $1
75'tt) I 8J per gallon. The market i> entire-
ly bare of Kastrrn products in first handa.
Wheat has advanced to 2c. per lb.; floor
sties a>. $6 70 per bbl. Money actire, and
seeks for iuvestmeat on merchandise.
Loans are effected as low as 10 per cent
per *aaum. Mining stocks flat.
Tba Superior Court of Oregon hM aae-
Uiued the Suuday law, and decided that all
taxes must be paid ia gold.
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