Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1874 Page: 2 of 4
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The Daily Express
k. Nti:.HEUI\C itO., Proprietors
Oidciai Journal of the United States
official JQUltNAI. of ItKXAK COUNTY.
L8IEMFR1NG & CO.. Publi«her«.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBR. 18, 1874
The Financial Statement «f
IWnyor Girnnd.
The Herald of February 16. pub
Gibes tbe financial statement of the
City ot San Antonio in the form of
a communication from Mayor Gi
raud to tbe City Council. We learn
from this statement that tbe mass
of debt the city is already encum-
bered with, amounts to 988,959,67,
including tbe $25,000 due tbe Couu-
ty. A careful examination of the
appended exhibits develops the, tact
that a debt of $17,739 was carried
over from the Administration of
Mayor Newton to that of Mayor
Giniud, the main part of which,
$14,547,97, is now paid, leaving
$3196 60 balance to be paid.
Considering the great line and
ery, the Democracy has indulged in
for the last 12 months about the
reckless radical administration, it
appears fo us tbe mountain has
brought forth a mouse. If Mayor
Giraud parades the public improve-
ments made under bis administra-
tion, for which the city oWes the
money yet, it is just and right (bat
we remind tbe citizens of what
radical Administrations have done
for Sail Antonio. We wilt only
point to the two iron bridges, to the
apening of tbe uew Sreet on Main
bridge and tbe important mason
work becoming necessary in conse
quence, to tha inacademiziug of Ala-
mo Street, of Nacogdoches Street,
of Flores Street, ot Garden Street,
of Soledad Street, etc., to the build-
ing ot tbe two school houses, of a
dozeu of culverts over tbe San
Pedro and the ditches, etc.
While tbe radical Administra-
tions since 1865 have paid about
$100,000 debts of former democratic
administrations, including that of
Mayor Lyons to the amonnt of
$22,000, and managed to get along
for six long years without increas-
ing the public debt, Mayor Giraud
has succeeded in creating, within
the short time of 15 months, a new
debt of $60,763, or $4000 a month.
Atter this exhibition of the true
state of affairs, we hope the silly
accusatious against radical admin-
istrations will cease and public in-
dignation turned to where the re.
sponsibility rests.
The ordinary revenue of the City
amounts to $83,980 while the ordi
nary expenses will not exceed
$74,908,22; so says Mayor Girand.
But the little sum of $29,743,34
could not be collected, owing to the
stringency of the times, so says
Mayor Giraud, when it cau be sub-
stantiated that the businessmen
and small property holders have
paid their taxes and the large prop-
erty holders and simon pure demo-
crats liavo not. Why not publish
the list of delinquent tax payers, as
is done in other cities ? Let us
know, who tbe gentlemen are that
refuse to pay their taxes, and how
many of them are representing the
tax-payers interest in the so-called
fourteenth or in other high offices !
Tbe abolition of the tax on sales
and the substituting ot a liceuze
tax instead has caused a falling off
of $17,000 revenue. Who is to
blame for tbe introduction of this
new system, but the^counci'!
Tbe Mayor suggests' that the
rents of market stalls be restored to
what they were in 1872 and 1873,
calculating the gain ;to the city, by
the operation, to be $5000.
But now let ns glance over the
Tegular expenses of tbe administra-
tion, such as the Mayor seems de-
termined to uphold. There is an
expenditure of $14,220 for 14 Po
'icemen and one detective, or at an
aver age, of $y50 per year lor each
polico officer. Considering the
stringency of the times, we should
thfck a good many honest aud
hard working people could be found
to pctiorui the duties of a policeman
for less than $950. Give us tbe con-
tra< f, aud we will furnish you first
rate t»uliceuiou at $000 a year!
here is a saving of over $5000 in
view.
Tbe estimate tor allowances to
paupers, hospital etc. is $10,587, or
about $9000 less tlian last year.
This sum niifjlit still be reduced: to
about $0000, winch, we believe, was
the expenditure of former adminis-
trations lor tiie same item.
Then we have $1500 lor public
printing and .binding. We do not
know what Mayor Giraud proposes
to have printed and bound; but we
know that during tbe time we did
the public primiiis» anr! binding we
never realizetl ii oiu tlie city, at an
average, more than $500 a year.
Could we be favored with a state
meut of the amount paid tor print
ing aud biuding during the last
year? %
The expense lor cleaning ditches
is mi mated at $2000. Dow much
did it cost last year ?
Tbe irregular or extraordinary
expenses can, ot course, not be es-
timated, But to show what they
eventually may amount to, we
quote from the statement of irregu-
lar expenses of the year 1873. The-,
reception ot Belknap i^nd Sheridan
has coast tbe city $8350, of which
only a small portion is paid, the
balance having already drawn in-
terest to the amount of about $800.
. ? 0 .. V . "
What a deflf people tlvese officials
are to us, and what an immense
benefit we have derived from said
expenditure ! A'nd What good ser:
vice Col. Williams lias rendered us
at an expense ot a $1009 extra!'
This is what Mayor Giraud woijM
call extra ordinary expenses.
We will pass over* the Increase
of democratic policemen during ant*
election, the eucuiubering of tbe
paUper list, tbe extra expense for.
cleaning ditches eto, 'tiud reserve
this interesting theme for a later is-
sue. But we will warn tbe citizens
of San Antonio that this statement
of the financial condition of tbe city
is made for no other purpose but to
justify the mayor iu vetoing the re-
solution ot the city council reducing
the salaries of city officials.
niucli ru ' interpreter* V To city officials
anil aldermen $'<i0900. How much to the
olticijils and how much to aldermen—and
kmcmitvh to tile hired Assistant Secretary ?—
Otbce rent and contingent $3100. How
ninth for office reiit and bow uiucb for
"aonliiijjeiit ?" Tbo jieo|ile very likely wilt
ii <k all these questions, ho for tbo present,
we dismiss tbo subject.
The Asbantee expedition lias resulted
in a grant success, within a shorter period'
than the most san^nino believers iu Brit-
ish pluck and endurance could have anti-
cipated, aud with I* cnwiparitirely trifling
loss of lif«. The enterprise has proved a
holiday excursion compared with the long
marches, the perilous mountains uud de-
files and the many dangers.which had to be
met and ovorcoiue by Napier's Abyssinian
expedition. lint the results from the
subjugation of King Koffee will be infi
iiitely more valuable to England than the
compensations for the suppression u/Kiug
Theodore. It means substantially tbe
annexation of an immense territory in
Equatorial Africa, exceedingly rich in all
the products of tliti tropics, and capable
of development into a great market for
English manufacturers. Cooniassie, the
Ashantce capital, is reported to be a
wealthy city in th« rude manufacture* of
tbe natives in cottons aud ornaments of
gold, and rich, too, aa a depot of palin oil,
gold dust, ivory aud all the exchanges
from the surrounding tribes. As Sir Oar-
net Wolsely, within thirty triiles of this
famous but unknown African capital, has
baited only for a few days, we infer that
after this halt fie will resume his march
to the city and occupy it. We shall then
probably learn that the reports heretofore
spreail abroad of its barbaric riches were
fabulous inventions; but, nevertheless,
tbo occupation of Coomassie by the Brit-
ish army Will be another entering wodga
for civilization iu tbe heart of Equatorial
i1 <!<: . •! •> D
Africa. t .
K'jitT""-' <».i; 'i'1 >•> i" ■-1
[CoMMUNICATltft.J
We are indebted to bis honor Mayor
Giraud for tii* "key*'—-»u to spunk, of that
"carefully prepared statement" of tbo
Assistant city secretary, showing tbe finan-
cial operations and condition of tbo city
for the pant year. Tbe Mayor, in bis re-
port, tells the whole story,—and well
might tbe Herald say that it was of''vital
importance"—the "Report" we presume
was meant—not the "Exhibits." Tbe Ex-
hibits oro in themselves unmeaning aud
rather mixed—a mere conglomeration. It
may, however, be anew system of book-
keeping introduced by our able assistant
Secretary. Exhibit "A" shows receipts of
$S:J980 aud outlay of $74Duo. Exhibits 'B'
and "D" showing the same sums in many
places, na well as the same party, might
as a part and parcel of the same accouut
be better consolidated; as tley now appear,
it is confusion confounded. One of these
show that our whole indebtedness—(float-
ing debt)—is $14855. Tho other that it is
exactly $46,169,16. While the Mayor in hie
report states that by Exhibit "B" we owe
$16231 gold—$22000 currency with $8000
interest, making the whole amount in cur-
rency neither $44000 nor 4t>000, but $48250
or thereabouts. Exhibit "C" shows the
uotea and obligations of former city ad-
ministrations paid and cancelled to be
$14,542,97. This amount being paid out
of the city receipts on revenue, should be,
we think, placed under the head of 'expen-
ses'—or under the head of moneys paid
out—as an offset to moneys paid iu. If
go, we must add it to the $74000—as well
as nearly $16000 more which has Veen
paid out according to Exhibit "D" upon
uotes of the city issued up to January
1874, amounting to $0*2000 odd dollars.
These figures, if correct, would make a
sum total of about $105000—paid ont by
the city. The exhibits, however, show
that this amount was paid out, and it is
left for tbe people to try aud lind out how
the money was paid in. We are told that
$83080 are tbe reoeipts, and we find by the
"exhibits" that $105,000 is been paid out.
This may be explained to oursatisfuctiou,
however, by our most worth secretary.
His honor wiudsvup his report by stat-
ing that in coniequeuce of hard times two
thirds of tbe whole of tbe real estate tax-
es are unpaid. Some of our wealthiest
tax-payers, wo uuderstaud, have refused
to pay and justly too. These gentlemen,
not being notified or advised of the cxbor-
bitaut rates fixed upon their property.
The best plan to ofler now in your present
poverty stricken condition is to rcduco the
regular current expenses of the city—(not
to increase taxation)—so that a sinking
fuud may be created to pay interest upon
bonds which must be issued io order to
make further improvements, and not go
on as we are now—spending both princi-
pal and interest. We |have no poor house
—still we pay nearly $11000 yearly to the
poor—aro they our poor, or the poor of all
tho counties between here and the Rio
Grande 1 To policemen aud interpreters
$12600. llow much Jto police and how
It looks now very much as if the
British war with Asbantee , was to
be a short and sqceessful one, The
British troops are within thirty
wiles of the capital,: Coomassiej
King'Cjoffee has released his white
prisoners, and has accepted the
term.1} offered him, including the
pay^efi&.ot a tiue ou liis part of
£200,000. If the expedition is to
terminate thus speedily and credit-
Jlhly, one of the strougest arguments
of the 'Conservatives agaiust Mr.
Gladstone.will lose much of its
force. They can still charge Mm
with entering upon the war unad-
visedly, but they cau uot accuse
him* of getting tho nation into a
murderous and hopeless tangle.
"ETt.l<
MksSRS. MANDELRAUM A RILLING
respectfully call tbe attention of country
mercli|uts to their large stock of boots
and shoes of their own make, offering
th''m special inducements. [25 9- d-w-3m
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
EARLY ROSE
POTATOES.
I }. *tilM ✓. < i ; , i ir •:
GARDEN
— and —
FLOWER SEEDS
— rnoif —
D.LANDRETH & SON
Wagner & Hummel.
Carom TaWe & Pigeon Hole,
Just received from the factory of Bruns-
wick, Rolke A Co., Cincinnati; for sale
cheap. Size of Billards, 5 x 10.
GLASS WARE,
Foreign aud domestic, a large and new
assortment, for family use and bar rooms,
Picture Frames and
Tassels,
etc., etc., in every variety.
PENTENKIEDER & CO.
To Ihe Merchants and other Busi-
ness Men of San Antonio.
Thk undersiguel hassncceded in receiv-
ing the Agency of the following three
first class English companies.
Imperial Fire lusurance Co. of
London.
Qneeu Fire Ins. Co. of Liverpool.
Commercial Union Ins. Co. of
London.
lie is also representing the following
first class domest.io companies .-
Galveston Fire lusurance Com-
pany of Galveston.
Union Marine and Fire Insuran-
ce Company, Galveston.
Georgia Home Ins. Co., Colum-
bus, Ga.
Home Ins. & Banking Co., Gal-
yes ton.
Merchants Ins. Co., Galveston.
Atlantic and Pacific Ins. Co.,
Chicago.
lie is uow prepared to tako large risks
aud solicits a share of youi patronage.
Agency of tbe old Phoenix Mutual Life
Insurance Company of HartfoJd Conn.
Respectfully,
A. MOiE, lusurance Agent.
15 2-71-dwSm.
. FOR SALE.
rruvo fine mules with Larueas, two
I wagons. Apply nt.
C F. KROEGEK & CO.
12 2 -74 dtf
PRICES
REDUCED.
Clean aid Lower ttiaa erer.
OWING to the hard t1n.es and scarcitY
of money, we will sell our entire
Winter Stock, consisting of
BLWKETS, BED QIILTS,
CASSIMERES.
SATINETTES.
FLANNELS,
JEANS,
MERIN'OS,
< | j i 5 M. DELAINES,
and a hkayy assortment (if
SHAWLS AN.O UNIT GOODS
At 25 per Cent less than ever before.
We also - invito the piiblijp and onr
pair out to our fresh strok of i *
STAPLE & DOMESTIC GOODS,
Lately bougt at the time of the crisis,
which enables us to sell cheaper than e se
where. This entire stock will and must
be dispensed off within thirty days,iii ord-
er to get the ready cash and gIve spaee
for our new Spring Stock, which is already
on tbe way.
MOKE & BRO.,
No. 35, Commerce Street, near
the iron foot bridge,
23 1 73 d&wlm
k
staacke's new building,
IV*. Commerce Mtreet, two dear* west
•ftfcelrfarmer//
WHOLESALE
and ^
RETAIL GROCERS,
Offer at lowest market rates
St. Louis and Bremen' Beers*
In Quarts and Pints, of Anheuser's und '
'?.< i t. .'luiitig'rfire*e»(M A A J ,
Eagle Stenm and other choice
:i; Brands of -''
^Va and rio coffee,
CHOICE UOHHK1V ,: BCTTKK IN
FEBKINS AND TIN PAH.tl,
Sourkrout in whole and half barrels,
Mackerels in kits and half barrelp,
Crushed, white and yelln>W clarified and
LOUISIANA SUGARS,
A Complete Stock of Canned Goods, si
OYSTERS, PEACHES, TOMATOES,
BRANDY FRVITS, 4c. Ac.,
All fresh from the papkorie^ .
IN mfmmtto-n < I I
BRAS DIES A WHISKIES
Of vitHous brand* & different grades,.
HOMTETTER,
EAGLE AND OTHER BITTERS,
And all other Articles in their line.
.. -0—
Special Notice to Sheep Baiseri.
We have on hand a largo lot of LEAF
TOBACCO, which according to a late de-
cision of the Revenue Department tan be
sold to sheep raisers for dipping purposes
without paying special license on the
ssme 7-2-74 d&w
Dissolution of Partnership.
By mutual consent, Mr. F. Frischineier
withdraws from the firm of A. Biesenbach
&■ Co., on fbe first day of^»iq^|y, 1874.
The business will bo carried on as hereto-
fore uuder the old firm.
A- BIESENBACH & CO.,
^ v F. FRISCHMEIER.
9-1-dAw-tf. * ■ r
W. W. Sharpe & Co.,
PUBLISHER'S AGENTS
No. 25, Park Row,, New York,
Are authorized to contract for adverting
iu our papers
TH. SCHLEUNING
Establisiikd 1853.
lOO Bis Seed Potatoes
Early Rose,
Early Goodrich,
Red Ruueths,
2a Barrels Unions,
G Casks Hams,
ti Barrels Pig tongues,
StLT PICKLES, liuir barrels
Pickles in Vinegar, in barrels,
" " bait barrels,
" third barrels,
" 10 Gallon Kegs,
<' 14 5 Kegs,
30 barrels green Apples.
6 " Horse Raddisli.
Cranberries iu half barrels.
Garlio, Dutch Herrings,
Green Peas, Dutch Sardells,
SplitJPeas, Auchovis,
White Beans, Russian Sardines,
Red Widney Beaux,
Smoked Salmon,
Smoked Halibut.
Codfish, Mackrels,
r*<)0 Boxes Can Fruits, Pickles etc.
FRESH ARKIVEO.
it
<(
Adolf Wait*.
Deutscher Advoeat.
D. L. RU88KLL.
WAITZ At RUSSKEX
ATTORNEYS
— and «—
COUNSELORS AT I.Avr.
Ofkick: 20th Str., IwtWesu Market
and Mechanic Streets
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
8 2 74 dtf
KEARNEY'S
FLUID EXTRACT
BUM!
Tbe only known remedy for
Bright'siDisease
And a positive remedy for
g0t^. gravel- strictures, dia
BLTE8, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS
DEBILITY, DROPSY,
Aon-retention or Incontinence of Urine,
Irritation, Inflaoiatiou or Ulceration of the
BLADDER & KIDNEYS,
8PERMATORRHCEA,
Leucorrbnja or Whites, Diseases of the
Prostate Gland, Stoue iu the Bladder,
Colculus Gravel or BrickJust Deposit and
Mucus or Milky Discharges.
KEARNEY'S
EXTRACT BITCH 17,
Permanently cures; all diseases ot tho
BLADDER, KIDNEYS, AND DROPSICAL
SWELLINGS,
Existing iu Mou, Women and Children.
HP No matter what the age!
Prof. Steele says: "One bottle of Rear-
ney a Flnid Extraot Buohn is worth more
than all other Buchus combined.
Price, One Dollar per Bottle, |or Six
Jta t.tlea for Fi v Do 1 lars.
Depot, 104 Duaoe St., New York.
^ Pbysiciaii in attendance to answer
correspondence and give advice gratis.
Send stamp for Pamphlets, free. J3
O I i —to the—
Qtf .BOTH SEXES.
A'o Charge for Advice and Consultation.
„D"- J- B. Dyott, graduate of Jefferson
M«dical College. Philadelphia, author of
several valuable* works, can be consulted
on all diseaded of the Sexual or Urinary
O'S^.na,. (which he hrs made an especial
study) either in male or female, no matter
trorn what cause originating or of bow
long standing- A practice of SO years
enables him to treat diseases with success.
Cures guaranteod. Charge* reasonable.
Those at a distance can forward letter
deseriblng symptoms aud enolosing stamp
to prepry postage.
Send for the Guile to Sealth Price lOo.
D1 ,. J.ffmTT, H.D.,
Phjsloian aud 8i*rgeon, 104 DuaneSt. N. Y.
ALAMO MILLS
On the east banlc of the Sap An«
G -t. ' e tooio Ri ver, |'
about 500 yards north of Alamo Plaza.
The Highest ITIntket Pricel»nid
for Corn.
Exchakgkd Foja Corn.
Wea^e manufacturing - »
HORSE FEED
from Corn, Cob and Shuck combined ; also
tbe'bent ®f ^ J «
All Feed For Cows,
being tbe above with cotton need ground
in-
The last is Bold at the low prioe ef
$1.00 per Hundred Pounds.
Orders left at Frank Nkwton's or E. P.
Deaton's store will be promptly attended
to.
12-17-d&w3m D. J. GEDDES A CO.
BAVARIAN BREWERY.
AIHElfgER & Co.
ST. LOUIS LA6ER 8EER
in bottles
Was warded
The Blue Ribbon
At tbe Missouri State Fair
For sale at
Til. SCHLEUNING,
San Antonio, Tkxas.
29-10-73-difcw
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
MRS. S. B. WIUTC,
PltOPRIKTBKSS.
8-2-74-dly
DO YOUR OWN PAINTING
WITH TIIE
Averill Gliical Faint
WHITE,
AND ALL THE FASHIONABLE SHADES
ok pltopkk consistency for vsb,
are sold by the gallon at less price than a
gallon Jot the best Lf.ad and Oil, can be
mixed, and the Avkrii.i, wears longer and
is much handsomer.
Beautiful sample cards, with what tho
owners of he finest residences sav of it,
furnished free by dealers generally, or
by the
Averiil Chemical Faint Co.,
38 Burling Slip, New York.
12-2-73 d&w2ai
Albert Sadusky,
LOCAL and GENERAL AGENT
— for the —
STATU OF LOUISIANA
— for the —
Daily & Weekly Express and
Tri-Weekly and Weekly
Freie Presse.
Addn-se: 1)0 Exchango Alley, New-
Orleans, La. 14-2-74d&w
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