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4. No oilier precincts in the cornty
heard from yet.
Limcitouc County.
Mexia, Nov. 7.—The election was
quiet and full vote was deposited in the
box. Tihlen and Hendricks, £60;
Hayes and Wheeler, 70. For Congress—
Mills, 203; Osterhout, 70.
McLennan.
Waco, Nov. 8.—Twelve wards and
voting precincts heard from give Tilden
1300, Hayes 712, Mills 1277, Oster-
hout 6ii3.
Navarro County.
Kick, Nov. 7.—Eighty-one votes were
polled here to day, of which 71 were
for Tilden and Hendricks. For Con-
gress—Mills received 02. Osterhout 8.
The election passed off very quietly.
Red Itlvor County.
Clabksville, Nov. 8.—The election
passed off quietly. The follow in ir is
the vote: Tilden and Hendricks, 357;
Hayes and Wheeler, 400. For Con-
gress—Russell (Hep ), 400; Culberson
(Dcm.), 357. Returns not in from
the country yet. The county will go
Democratic by a small majority.
ttmltb County.
Troupe, Nov. 8.—Following is the
result of the election here: For Electors
at Large, Democrats 142, Republicans
59. Congress—First District—Demo-
crats 127, Republicans 62.
XraviH Comity.
Austin, Nov. 8.—Twenty-two voting
precincts of Travis county give Tilden
a majority of 542 in an aggregate vote
of 3080, and Giddings a majority of 62
in an aggregate vote of 2980. One pre-
cinct to hear from will not change the
above majority materially. Giddings's
attack upon Hancock at Galveston lost
him votes here. About ten per cent, of
the Austin Democrats voted for Jones;
a per cent, in the country precincts
voted for him. Tilden men are jubi
lant and merry, many of whom were
up and inquiring all night. The Re-
publicans retired early.
Walker County.
Dodoe, Nov. 8.—The election passed
off quietly. Only 79 votes were polled
here; 78 of thesj were straight Demo-
cratic and 1 for Osterhout. There were
no Republican tickets at the polls. Last
spring 205 votes were cast here.
Washington County.
Burton, Nov. 8.—The following is
the official vote at this place: Tilden
and Hendricks, 280; Hayes and
Wheeler, 122. Giddings, 255; Jones,
160. Everything passed off quietly,
with but little enthusiasm. A small
vote was polled. At McClelland'sstore:
Tilden and Hendricks, 22; Hayes and
Wheeler, 8. Giddings, 18; Jones, 22.
Webb County.
Laredo, Nov. 8.—The election at this
place passed off quietly and a small vote
was polled. A large number of the
citizens were absent, owing to the busy
wool season. The following is gleaned
from the official returns: Electors at
large—L'pson 243, Epperson 244, Mc-
Adoo, 39, Ogden 39. First District—
Chilton 244, Flanagan 39. Second Dis-
trict—Martin 244, Williamson 39. Third
District—Hurt 244, Milliken 39. Fourth
District—Real 241, Tracy 39. Fifth
District—Cook 244, Aeres 39. Sixth
Distriet—Burgess 244, Westhoff 39,
Scli!eic!ier 231, Newcomb 32.
tVliartou County.
East Bernard, Nov. 8.—Polls were
opened at only two precincts in this
county, Wharton and East Bernard.
Republican majority for presidential
electors, 170. The vote of East Ber-
nard. fourth precinct, is 26, all Demo-
crats.
lVood County.
Mineoi.a, Nov. 8.—Quitman, Wood
county: Tilden 176, Hayes 80; Culber-
son 176, Russell 80. At Sulphur
Springs, Hopkins county: Tilden 497,
Hayes 116; Culberson 497, Russell 116.
Reily Springs: Democratic ticket 133,
Republican ticket 17.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Nov. 7.—'Thos. Rich-
ardson has been appointed postmaster
at Port Gibson, Miss.
THE CO.HING AUSTIN FAIR.
Competitive Drill*—Racing, Etc.
Austin, Nov. 6, 1876.
Eds. News—There will be the largest
military display on the 4th day of the
Fair that has ever been seen at a meet-
ing of any association in Texas. A
fine $500 dollar sword has been offered
for the best drilled volunteer company
in the State. Will Galveston be repre-
sented? Wake up the Washington
Guards and send them along. The
Lamar Rifles, from Dallas, will be here,
as also the Houston Light Guards. We
expect at least six companies. Town
gossip says the prize lies between thi
Dallas Rifles, the Houston Light Guards
and the Austin Grays, a cohipany that
has been organized only six months. A
grand military ball will be given by the
Austin Grays, Travis Rifles and ladies
of Austin. There will be some fine
racing, as over fifty thoroughbred
horses have been entered. There will
be a balloon ascension, and probably a
speech by Sunset Cox. The fair com-
mences on the 14th inst.
Senator Gordon ou the Result.
Rome, Nov. 8.—Senator Gordon ad-
dressed an enthusiastic meeting to-
night. He said, among other things,
that in view of the triumph of the par-
ty of peace and reconciliation, the
hearts of the Southern people warmed
to the people of the whole country.
We had been charged with disloyalty,
but loyalty and liberty were with us
one and inseparable. We say to our
traducers, " give us liberty and we will
give you the loyaity." He asked:
" Where is the Southern man whose
heart does not glow with a new pride
for the flag of our fathers, since Til-
den's election assures us it shall hence-
forth wave over a Union of co-equal
States V He appealed to the people to
hoist their flags, which no longer were
emblems of sectionalism. Where was
the descendant of the man who formed
this government who was not ready to
pledge his life and honor lor the de-
fense of its glory '!" These sentiments
were loudly applauded.
The EaNtcrn (lucotlon.
London, Nov. 8.—The Times Vienna
dispatch says Russia is raising further
difficulties regarding the line of de-
mark ition between the belligerents
during armistice.
Brussels, Nov. 8.—Le Nord says
Russia insists on an early conference of
the Powers on the basis of the English
proposals. Gen. Ignatieff, Ambassador
at Constantinople, has been instructed
to support a large measure of adminis-
trative autonomy from Bosnia, Herze-
govina and Bulgaria, with efficacious
guarantees.
London, Nov. 8.—The Vienna cor-
respondent of the Daily Ttlegraph rep-
resents Russia as yielding consent to
the English proposal that all future ac-
tion decided on by the conference sfiall
respect the territorial integrity of Tur-
key. This assent was obtained by the
friendly but firm attitude of England.
iTIarliie and Shipping.
New York, Novembers.—Arrived:
Canada, State of Pennsylvania. Ar-
rived out: Atlas, California, France,
Hollywood, Straitroad. Homeward:
Findig, Wilmington; Amazon, New
Orleans.
New Iork, Nov. 8.—Arrived out:
France.
Savannah, Nov. 8.—Cleared: Brig
Hiver Queen, Monteveido, for orders:
German bark Bettie.
Charleston, Nov. 8.—Sailed: Sclir.
Washington, for Galveston.
New York, Nov. 8.—Arrived: Sne-
via. Arrived out: Mosel.
The Gordon African Expedition.
London Nov. 8.—'The Press Associa-
tion is informed that the African ex-
plorer Gordon intends to continue ex"
plorations, in consequence of having
discovered a branch of the White Nile
which may possibly enable him to
avoid the rapids, which hitherto barred
his progress, and open a water course
to Lake Nyanza.
Durability of Rail*.
Leeds, Nov. 8.—The Mercury says:
Experiments are being made with a pro
cess increasing the durability of iron
rails, which promises the greatest suc-
cess. An eminent railroad officer has
asserted that by this process iron rails
can be produced more durable than
steel at a decreased cost.
Insurrection In Japan.
Pa219.' a°Z' H'~nA telegram from Ja
pan, dated Nov. 6th, says a Japanese
nival and military force attacked the
insurgents that day at Ilagri In the pro'
vince of Naerato. The insurgents were
beaten and fled. _
I>e«Cfration of l.luroln'it Grave.
New York, Nov. 8.—The Herald has
a special reporting the attempted rob-
bjry of the grave of Mr. Lincoln. The
robber was caught in the act of remov
ing the coffin, but escaped.
The Fire Record.
New York, Nov. 8.—A fire at No.
839 Broadway damaged Liner's art gal-
lery. Paintings suffered slight damages
from handling.
C'KlltiCStOU Dcfos.
A. H. BELO & CO., Proprietors.
Savannah, Nov. 8.-
10; 0 yellow fever.
-Total interments
Thursday, November 9," 1876.
The Weather.
The probabilities for the Gulf States to-day
are north winds, shifting to warmer southeast
and southwest, stationary or falling barome-
ter, and increasing cloudiness. Cautionary
signals continue at Fastport.
[Observations taken at 3.24 p.m., November 8.1
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
A Nut for the Council to Crack.
Eds. News—(Constitution of 1875 took
effect April 18, 1876). It provides that
"no debt shall ever be created by any city
unless at the same time provision be
made to assess and collect annually
a sufficient sum to pay the interest
thereon and create a sinking fund of at
least two per cent, thereon." [Art. 11,
Sec. 5, Municipal Corporations.]
Section 6. Counties, cities and towns
" are authorized in such mode as may
now, or may hereafter be authorized by
law, to levy, assess and collect the taxes
necessary to pay the interest and pro-
vide a sinking fund, to satisfy any in-
debtedness heretofore legally made and
undertaken, but all such taxes shall be
assessed and collected separately from
that levied and assessed and collected
for current expenses of municipal gov-
ernment; and shall, when levied, spec-
ify in the act of levying the purpose
therefor; and such taxes may be paid
in the coupons, bonds, or other indebt-
edness for the payment of which such
tax may have been levied."
Questions—How much debt have the
Council created or undertaken since
18th April, 187C?
When they created the debt since
that date, did they comply with section
6 of the constitution above quoted and
levy a specific tax to pay it?
Do they recognize the ordinance of
April 4, 1876, levying a special tax of
one-half per cent, to pay the over-due
debt of the city, and to pay interest on
outstanding bonds and floating debt, as
law? If yea, do they comply with it,
or do they misappropriate this special
fund?
Do the Council recognize the consti-
tution of the State as in force as to
them? or recognize the meaning of sec-
tion 31 of new charter?
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceeding fine.
Inquirer.
PERSONAL.
King Bo, of Borneo, is about to visit
England.
Mrs. Gen. Tcliernayeff has furnished
the Servian army with a young Tcher
nayeff, and has received their congratu-
lations.
Unmarried girls in Vistula have to
wear little bells on their ankles, and
the eloping business is not good in that
locality.
A Boston clergyman says that any
person who will attend church three
times on Sunday should be locked up
in a lunatic asylum.
A novel proposal has just been made
to the Prefect of the Seine by two engi-
neers, who propose to surround all pub-
lic buildings with asphalt as a preser-
vative from fire.
A royal crown is being manufactured
for Prince Milan at St. Petersburg.
This looks as if the Czar had detei-
mined he should have a country to rule
over.
Among the religious notices in a
Western paper one reads: " Parson Pi-
per pipes a religious roundelay to happy
hearers at St. Luke's on .Sundays, morn-
ing and evening."
Life insurance companies are greatly
exercised over the Supreme Court de-
cision that policy-holders neglecting
payments are entitled to surrender the
value of policies.
The 4tli of March during inaugura-
tion year has fallen on Sunday in 1821
and 1849, and will in 1877, 1905, 1917,
1945, 1973 2001, 2029, 2057, 2085, 2125,
2153, 2181, 2221 and so on.
Sitting Bull is doing all that he can
to encourage the white troopsjo find
and attack him. His latest piece of
strategy was to send word into Fort
Pike that he was out of ammunition.
Frank Daggett died instantly of apo-
plexy, at Litchfield, Minnesota, on
Saturday. He weighed more than
three hundred pounds, and was editor
of the Ledger.
Now that Tupper has arrived in this
country to give readings from his works,
Walt Whitman should go to England
and read selections from his poems.
We must get even with those Britishers
somehow.
Virginia.
The following amendments to the
constitution of the State of Virginia,
having received the concurrence of two
successive Legislatures, were submit-
ted to the voters of the State for ratifi-
cation or rejection at the election on
Tuesday 7th:
1. To exclude from voting persons
who have been convicted of petit lar-
ceny, and all others who have not paid
their poll tax of $1 50 for the year pre-
ceding that in which they propose to
vote.
2. To strike from the constitution the
provision requiring a registration of
voters.
3. Reduction of the number of mem-
bers of the House of Delegates from
133 to not more than 100 nor less than
90.
4. Reduction of the number of mem-
bers of the Senate from 43 to not less
than 33 nor more than 40.
[This reduction to go Into effect after
the Tuesday succeding the first Mon-
day in November, 1879, under an ap-
pointment to be made by the Legisla-
ture.]
5. An apportionment to be made by
the Legislature at the regular session
next proceeding the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1879, or
sooner, and in 1891, and every tenth year
thereafter.
0. No person holding a salaried office
under the State government to be eligi-
ble as a member of the General Assem-
bly.
7. Biennial sessions of the General
Assembly.
8. Members of the Ueneral Assem-
bly to receive a salary.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
WASHINGTON HOTEL.
D G McGary, Brenliam; Tom I' Crutcher, J
B;l'ierce, A W Gresairon. W A Oliphant, Saml
Davis, (' F White, city; J Hochwald, T B Mc-
Llain, St Louis; James J Smellev, Walker
county; SO Wood, J P Tucker, Overton; H
Fuller, bark Broges; Swain and wile, Beeville;
Chtts Rider, L G Chambers, R D Whito, Texas.
GRAND SOUTHERN HOTEL.
N Miller, Miss; G B Segmond, New York: E
Baerwald, B W Walker, A Ernst, Texas; N B
Scott, West Virginia: P B Watson, T and N O
R R; Pat Malloy. J Cusseri, J L Barnes, W G
Godsey, Texas; M Freiberg, V LeClere, city.
GIRABDIN HOUSE.
W H Williams, city; F Runpke, Highland;
June Kellv, William Hunter, Gonzales, Texas:
John Haley, Laredo: Geo W Tucker, G H
Martin, Boltimore; R p Grigsby, city; Fr
Kurmann, Julius Focke, New Orleans; JHC
Purtman, New Orleans; D Wood, New Or-
Housion 1 **u£uet, St Louis; Joe Magna,
COMMERCIAL HOTEfc.
F C Colby Houston: Jas H Haynes, Balti-
more: J J Meyers, Philadelphia; Jacob Huy.
S N Neroshbacher. w DupUsis, J J Crowby, J
A McArthur G W Huy, W H hinds, W Stutz,
Joseph Freshwater, Mobile: Geo Ashe, R D
Iiaaman, New Orleans; J Chiistoph, San Diego.
Galveston...
Corsicana...
mdianola...
Denison —
Fredrick'bg
Ft. Stockton
Fort Sill...
San Antonio
Brownsville
Jacksboro .
Bar.
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Rain
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Fair.
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16] 00 j Clear.
Change of barometer for last 8 hours—Gal-
veston .14 fall, Corsicana .24 fall, Indianola
.14 fall.
Change of temperature for last 24 hours-
Gal veston, 1 deg. rise; Corsicana 9 deg. rise;
Indianola, 9 deg. rise; Denison, 7 deg. rise.
Attention is called to the card of
Moody & Jemison, of Galveston and New
York. They solicit consignments of cotton,
wool, hides, grain, pecans, etc. For the sea-
son W. L. Moody will remain in charge of the
Galveston house, and E. S. Jemison of the
New York house.
THE CITY.
Criminal Court.
This tribunal meets to day at ten
o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Local Items.
It is reported that the Lone Star
Rifles intend to give a grand Tilden
and Hendricks ball at the Opera-house
on Wednesday evening next.
The Record
Taken by the Signal officer yesterday
for the twenty-four hours ending at 9.49
p. M., shows maximum temperature GO
degs.; minimum 56 degs.
Scholastic Age.
To satisfy the public inquiry as to the
scholastic age, the school law was ex-
amined, and it was found that the age is
from 8 to 14.
A Voter,
Who was up late last uiglit, was ob-
served wending his way along the
streets with a piece of crape on his
arm. A News reporter wanted to
know who he was mourning for, where
upon he replied that the crape had
been cut off a piece with which the
Custom-House is draped.
The Disconsolate* in Council.
Yesterday the Federal officials of
this city " met by chance " to talk over
the political situation. They were not
happy, but they carried their philoso-
phy at their mastheads, and while they
conceded the fact that they were goners,
they unanimously agreed that the glory
of American power was never more
beautifully illustrated than in the elec-
tion of Mr. Tilden. They all thought
that the great revolution of Tuesday
marked a new era in the hopes of the
country, and in the fact that it was ac-
complished without bloodshed they
agreed that there was abundant proof
that the people were still able to take
care of their own concerns.
Police Notes.
Only three arrests docketed at the
station-house up to midnight. Capt.
Atkins is allowing the boys all the li-
cense compatible with the excitement
of the political situation, and the boys
in return are behaving themselves splen-
didly, the political situation considered.
The following announcement appears
in the register at police headquarters:
Officer Henry Werner found on the
corner of Twenty-second and Broad
way a box containing 2000 cartridges,
marked O. Caldwell, Austin, Texas.
The box was carried to the station
house.
A stray horse, with a buggy attached
to him, was waiting an owner at the
station-house at 12 o'clock last night.
Missionary meeting.
The congregations of Trinity and
Grace churches united in a missionary
meeting at Grace church last evening.
A number of citizens interested in the
general course of missions were in at
tendance. The report of the National
Board of Missions, showing the work
of the church in extending the influ-
ences of Christianity, was read by Rev.
J. Ward. Popular objections to missions
was the subject of an address by Rev.
S. M. Bird. The theme was treated at
length, and the good accomplished by
missionary labor in the past was urged
as sufficient ground for renewed zeal
in the cause in future. Another meet-
ing in the interest of missions will be
held at Trinity church on the first
Wednesday after the next Communion
Sabbath. ^
Courtlna; Distinction.
It is a matter of pride for an ambi-
tious city to claim something over an-
other city in the way of attractions, but
the honor of possessing the greatest
number of dogs is a matter of which
this city can boast without exciting
envy. Dogs of every size; dogs with
and without collars, and dogs with
halters and blocks of wood attached.
Let a man ride on horseback through
the city, and as he scuds along by
some beautiful residence hid partly
by an oleander hedge, out come dogs,
which surround the horse, barking and
snapping. A remedy suggested by a
gentleman who was nearly thrown from
his horse, is to arm a "peeler "with
two six-shooters and send him forth to
visit the dog haunts and offer them a
chance to become denizens of spirit
land. _
Hoir He Came to Change-his Vote
Tuesday an old darky whose head
was white with the snows of many win-
ters walked into the butcher shop where
the sovereigns of the Ninth Ward as-
sembled for the purpose of exercising
the manly right of voting for their can
didates. He came around with his
ticket—a thorough bred yellowback.
A gentleman stepped up to him and
said: "Uncle, how is it that the white
Republicans, who tell you that you
have the same rights under the govern-
ment as they have, make you fellows
vote the yellow tickets, printed on the
commonest kind of paper, when they
themselves vote white tickets, iust as
other white men do?" The old man
put on his studying cap, scratched his
aged brow and said: "You dun put
sum'in' in dis head never been dar be-
fore, and bless God I'm agwine to vote
one of dem white tickets if it kills me."
And that's the way Giddings scored a
vote.
Local Personals.
P. B. Watson, of the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad, is at the Southern.
Dr. W. G. Hancock, of Virginia, is
stopping at the Washington Hotel.
Jas. A. Hayes, of Baltimore, and J.
J. Myers, of Philadelphia, are registered
at the Commercial.
F. Rurmann, of New Orleans, is at
the Girardin House.
Miss Maggie W. Glynn, a daughter of
ths late Hon. D. C. Glynn, who repre-
sented Mississippi for many years in
the United States Congress, is visiting
the city and is the guest of Dr. C. H.
Wilkinson.
Judge C. L. Cleveland arrived at
home yesterday, after an absence of
some five or six weeks, bringing his
family, who have been off during the
summer.
Visited tha Cotton Exchange yester-
day: Geo. P. Sigmond, New York; A.
Ernest, Huntsville; Geo. B. Seymour,
of New York, and A. Ernest, of Hunts-
ville, were visitors at the Cotton Ex*
change yesterday.
Col. D. C. Gildings expected yester-
day to leave for home on the 6 a. m.
train to-day.
Rev. J. C. Kopp has returned from
attending Annaul Conference. Indus-
try, Austin county, Texas, was assigned
him as his place of labor for the next
year by the Bishop. He expects to
leave week after next. Rev. John
Rabe was appointed to the charge of
the German M. E. Church of this city.
THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS.
Political Melange Prepared Out of
Local Ingredients.
Facts and Fancies—Figures and the
Finale.
The peaceful, bloodless but grand
revolution accomplished by the Ameri-
can people in the election of Governor
Tilden to the Presidency of these United
States was the all-absorbing theme that
dwelt upon the lips of almost every
man in Galveston yesterday. The cot-
ton factors left their offices to watch
the flashes of political intelligence as
they came in fresh and full from all
parts of the common country. The
lawyer left his brief half written upon
his desk, in order to satisfy his hopes
by the speediest possible realization of
the fact that Gov. Tilden had been
chosen as the leader to restore the con-
stitution to its pristine place in the
affections of the American people. The
doctors caught but a glimpse of the
parched tongues that were extended
for their inspection, and took but a
hasty touch of the nervous pulses that
were offered to their hands, in order to
be present at the latest announcements
from the results of the election. The
city was literally on the qui rive and
waited in breathless suspense all day
for the news to come in bringing a con-
firmation of the hopes the dispatches
of the previous night had excited.
cox.. geo. p. fikxay,
notwithstanding the arduous labors
through which he passed on the day of
the election and the night following,
was out with the lark encouraging the
faint-hearted and exciting into greater
enthusiasm the bursting breasts of the
political devotees who could see cus-
tom-houses and postoffices and soft
places looming up in the distance, pro-
mising them plenty and honors to the
illustrious patriots whose heroic ser
vices had saved the day. He was the
generalissimo of the political army, and
between reading telegrams, making
speeches and receiving the embraces of
his friends, managed to worry through
the day, and just as the burning sun
went down the Colonel retired from the
scenes, leaving an aching void in the
hearts of his countrymen that was pain-
ful beyond description.
GOV. LUBBOCK
was out before the lark, and for the
first time in the recollection of himself
or of the oldest inhabitant he was seized
by the grappling hook of his admirers
and forced to imbibe the only cocktail
that ever wended its winding way down
to the abyss below ahead of his break-
fast. The Governor was not much on
taxes yesterday. His first act of patri-
otic devotion consisted in bluffing a
Republican who was sick at heart and
thought that his real estate had depre-
ciated in value in consequence of Mr.
Tilden's election, and who offered to
sell out at fifty cents on the dollar. The
Governor asked that the deeds be made
out, but after a little reflection the Re-
publican concluded to wait for an overt
act before closing the sale.
alderman iialff
felt happy over the result. He ran his
mind's eye backward over the injuries
and outrages of the past, and for a mo-
ment the fires of vengeance fairly blazed
forth from his beaming eyes. About
that time Col. Flournoy passed by him,
and as the first good result of Mr. Til-
den's election announced the fact that
cotton had advanced a quarter of a
cent in New York. The Alderman
placed his finger by the side of his nose,
and facetiously remarked that the price
of hemp would soon be on the ascend-
ing scale.
a jones man
was called for about 10 o'clock in front
of the Two Brothers, by a chivalrous
son of the Emereld Isle, but he could
not be found. A large reward was of-
fered to some man who would even say
that he was a Jones man, whether he
had ever felt that way or not, but the
anxious crowd that had gathered to in-
spect the personnel of the individual
was compelled to disband in disap-
pointment.
the " news " bulletin
claimed its guard of honor all day.
Great men who spend their days and
nights wrestling with the mighty mys-
teries of metaphysics and the material
sciences were there to watch the shift-
ing scenes it presented of the political
situation. One man—a druggist—
more patriotic than his enthusiastic
neighbors, wanted to sell a bill of
drugs on credit, because, he said, that
he was sure that public confidence had
been restored when he saw it officially
announced that South Carolina had
gone for Hampton.
the dead dog
that lay in front of the Commercial
Hotel was visited by a sympathetic
crowd that came to mourn his untimely
taking off. He was viewed and re-
viewed and many conjectures advanced
in regard to the object he had in get-
ting under the wheels of the street car.
One gentleman said he was a d—n fool
and merited the fate that befell him
for undertaking the perilous enterprise
of bucking against a railroad corpora-
tion, but this verdict was modified and
the following inscription offered as a
tribute to his memory: " A canine re-
presentative of the death of Radical-
ism."
mr. wright cuney
appeared in the midst of the surging
throng that had gathered in front of the
News building late in the evening. He
was not happy, but he would not con-
cede the fact that hope had taken its
departure from his manly temple. He
was laying great stress upon the returns
that were coming in from Wisconsin.
About this time
mr. kory's norse
began to feel patriotic, and concluded
that he would take a little political en-
thusiasm in his'n, and forthwith he
reared upwards and fell backwards just
as he had seen a great many happy
sovereigns of the Democratic faith do
during the day. The bridle was broken
and the animal felt that he was free
once more, and instantly he took to his
heels, ran over a coop of chickens, over-
turned two children, and like a good
Democratic horse, as he evidently is,
made a bee-line for a saloon, the fash-
ionable place of patriotic resort.
night
finally came on, and just as a tiny
wavelet rolled up from the bosom of
the ocean and washed out the last lin-
gering ray of the sun,
col. moody
met Col. Giddings and several of his
friends upon the highway, and as they
all looked happy, and feeling so him-
self, he gathered them to his office and
the wine came in, and the speeches be-
gan, and the way the feast of reason
and the flow of soul that took place
was something that—not to mince a
round phrase—is without a precedent
upon the pages of the world's history.
capt. weekes
was the orator of the occasion. He re-
viewed the history of the Austin Con-
vention, and painted in colors that
blended all the hues of the rainbow in
their unparalleled beauty the patriotic
devotion that inspired the Galveston
delegation in taking up Col. Giddings
as the fittest man in all the land to re-
present the Fifth Congressional Dis-
trict in the council halls of the country.
The Captain said that he was not a pro-
fessional speaker, but that he thought
the occasion a fitting one for him to
wipe out the charges that had been pre-
sented against ths delegation to the
Austin Convention, that they went into
that assemblage pledged to the defeat of
Judge Hancock. In addition to Capt.
Weekes the following gentlemen also
delivered speeches appropriate to the
occasion: Judge Ballinger, Col. Jack,
Col. Giddings, Major Hume, Col. Flour-
noy, Col. CannoD, R. G. Street, Gov.
Lubbock, Aldermen Half! and Hill, Col.
McAlpine, Col. Moody, Col. Rodgers,
Mr. Kittrell, Mr. Albritton, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Gresham and Mr. Blum. It was
near midnight when this party dis
persed, but in the language of
Colonel McAlpiae, they were all
" feeling good." They all said they
felt good, and they certainly bore the
appearance of gentlemen who were in
a condition, politically, etc., to feel so
It was an impromptu gathering, hastily
organized, but in it there was that in-
telligence, patriotism and chivalry that
detracted nothing from the great event
which celebrated the election of a Dem-
ocratic President. In years to come
the recollections of that little meeting
will be looked back to as supplying a
green spot in memory's waste to which
the gentlemen composing it will turn
with pleasure and with pride. It was a
compliment offered to
COL. D. C. GIDDINGS,
who pledged himrelf to remember Gal-
veston in his official labors, just as her
people had remembered him in the po-
litical contest that crowned him with
victory.
worked like a man for his man.
The News, yesterday morning, in
hasty endeavor to give credit for yeo-
man service well performed, made
brief mention of the gallant exertions
of Mr. Frank Fabj on behalf of Col.
Jones, to which the modest youth does
not exactly except, as he acknowledges
having used his best efforts to secure
vctes for his friend, and he did not stop
half-way as some others did; but appears
to think an injustice was done him by
the allusions made, as it might lead to
the conclusion that he was taking more
stock in politics than the facts of the
case justify. The News takes pleasure
in explaining that the amiable gentle
man was simply performing the duties
of all good citizens—endeavoring to se-
cure the services of the man he thought
best calculated to advance the interests
of the commonwealth; that he never
was the proprietor of any political
party, but was just always independent
—sort of runs in a gang by himself—
or, as an ancient adage has it, "Open
to all, influenced by none."
the following effusion,
doubtless born of the excitement of the
hour, was handed a News reporter yes-
terday. The poet draws (as all poets
do) on imagination somewhat when he
counts Captain Atkins in with what is
designated as the "ring." Atkins does
not, according to the latest reports,
align himself with Fulton & Co.:
TnE RING CAMPAIGN SONG.
I greased my brogues, to Fulton goe3,
And laid my cose down, neat and handy;
Which got me this fine suit or clothes;
Then don't I look like an Irish dandy?
(choecs.)
Rambling, rollicking Irish lads,
All the time swaggering, never at peace,
man.
For stuffing the ballots and milling,
The boys hurrah (!) for Fulton's new police-
man.
My whiskers like the forest grow;
At primary meetings I look so gaily,
And for to wallop the " Strand " along.
Shure, Atkins gave me this shelelay.
(chorus.)
Then up with the brakes and clear the track;
Our " ring " machine is now a coming;
And, with Fulton and Atkins at our back,
The taxpayers and Strand may go a gun
ning.
(cbo us.)
Long life to the Duke and all his clan,
For keeping the Strand in due subjection
And, with Fulton and Atkins' well laid plan
Never fear, we'll carry the next election.
(chorus.)
Then let the Strand turn their noses up,
And with their money try to vex us,
We'll never let go our snug little pap,
So they may go and pay the taxes.
(chords.)
At the next election—make a note—
Shure we've all got our instructions.
And if the Strand attempts to vote,
It's then we'll raise the bloody ructions.
[(chorus.)
Shure we can vote just as we choose,
Regardless of the constitution,
And if our conscience should accuse,
Bernardo '11 get us absolution.
(chorus.)
Jas. Nelson, vagrancy. Dismissed.
Capt. McGarvey, discharging fire-
arms in the city. Fined $5 or seven
days.
Sam Beman, abusing and insulting
Mrs. Willis. Continued.
Frank Westfall, carrying concealed
weapons. Continued.
Jack Leman, fighting. Dismissed.
Mrs. Eldridge, abusing, insulting and
provoking Mrs. Sanderson. Continued.
Wm. Kearney, drunk and disorderly.
Continued.
Louis Anderson, drunk and usable;
dismissed.
Butcher, drunk and disorderly; $1 or
two Jays.
Chas. Brandon, disorderly conduct,
abusing, insulting, provoking and
threatening Mrs. Brandon; continued.
Amos Masick, vagrancy; continued.
Wm. Childs, vagrancy; $'200 bond re-
quired, or ten days in jail.
The Recorder called the case of State
vs. Polly Williams, charged with theft
of money from Mary Meany, and re-
manded the defendant to jail in default
of $300 bond.
County Ronds.
Holders of Galveston County Libra-
ry Bonds numbers 8 to 13 inclusive,
will please present November coupons
for payment. Selim Rinker,
County Treasurer.
Galveston, Nov. 8, 1876.
ELECTION—GALVESTON CODNTV
Complete Official Returns-Giddings
Majority over Jones, 2008.
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♦Democratic Electors: Columbus Upson,
B. H. Epperson, G. W. Chilton, B. D. Martin,
J. H. Hurt, T. J. Be all, R. V. Cook, W. H. Bur-
gess.
tRepublican Electors: J. D. McAdoo, Mos-
ley Ogden, Web Flanagan, J. B. Williamson,
S. H. Miliken, J. G. Tracy, Sam Dodge, H
Westhoff.
From the table it will be seen that
the vote of Giddings (2566) less that of
Jones (558) leaves 2008, Giddings's ma
jority. The total vote cast in the coun
ty will be found by comparison to be
696 less than the vote at the February
State election.
The City Council
Meets to-day at 7 o'clock p. m., as per
adjournment Monday evening.
THE COURTS.
There was no session of the County
Court yesterday. The business of the
term is virtually ended and nothing
further will be done before final ad
journment than to wind up the cases
that are pending the orders of the
Judge and the filing of such statements
as the appealed cases may require.
Justices' Courts.
Before Justice Gilbert:
The following cases are docketed in
Judge Gilbert's court and will be heard
to-day:
State vs. Jennie Wallace, charged
with theft.
State vs. Adam Wallace, sa
charge.
Before Justice Johnson:
The following case, with its strange
conclusion, was heard by Judge John-
son yesterday:
State vs. Joseph Weller, charged
with threatening the peace and destroy-
ing the happiness of Mr. Brandon.
Upon hearing the evidence the court
decided that Mr. Brandon was the
greatest law-breaker developed by the
testimony, and so bound him over to
keep the peace in the sum of $50, be-
sides taxing him with the costs of the
trial.
District Court.
Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as on Tuesday, when the fol-
lowing business was disposed of:
7141. C. 8. Shattuck vs. T. C. Thomp-
son. Motion for new trial by plaintiff
overruled by special Judge J. M. Bur-
roughs, Esq. Plaintiff excepts and
gives notice of appeal.
In the matter of jurors for December
term, the Court appointed Messrs. E.
B. Settle, George Bondes and J. S.
Hurt commissioners to select jurors for
said term.
8194. C. Cleeves vs. Klopman & Fell-
man. Cause continued on affidavit of
the defendants.
8931. C. A. Sleight vs. Administrator
of J. L. Sleight, deceased, etc. O. E.
Finlay, Esq., appointed guardian ad
litem of minor J. Cornelius Sleight.
Cause submitted to court and judgment
for plaintiff for lands claimed in his
petition.
All other cases set for trial for the
day passed for resetting, when the
court adjourned until Thursday, 10
o'clock A. M.
Recorder's Court.
Louis Anderson, drunk and unable.
Continued.
Bender, drunk and disorderly. Con-
tinued.
Chas. Brandon, disorderly conduct,
abusing, insulting and provoking Mrs.
Brandon. Continued.
Rich Tevis and John Proctor, fight-
ing. Fined $2, or four days each.
Wapple and Patterson, disorderly
conduct in the market. Patterson fined
H, and Wapple dismissed.
To Gentlemen.
I have just received a large lot of the
very latest styles ef fine hats and caps,
and am offering the same at reduced
rates. Fine silk hats at $5 and $6 each.
Anderson the Hatter, No. 177 Market
street.
Carpets at Very Low Prices.
A. & S. Levy will sell their beautiful
assortment of carpet?, matting, o.l
cloths and window shades cheaper than
ever sold before. Dress goods every
body is aware that we sell from 15 to
25 per cent less than any other house,
and all other goods will be sold at
greatly reduced prices. Call and see
for yourself. 17 yards very best choice
calicoes for $1. Cashmeres, silks and
black alpacas at immense bargains, all
at A. & S. Levy's.
Very Important.
I invite an examination of my stock
of dress goods, composed of roubaix at
22ic., brocade at 25c. and 30c., Irish
poplin at 40c., cashmere at 45c., silk
pongee at 50c., Fontainebleau, solid and
striped, at 60c., and of black alpacas,
moliairs and brillantines, for which I
will make prices to defy competition.
My importations of furs, hosiery, neck-
ties, handkerchiefs and embroideries
are very extensive, and my assortment
of ladies' hats is always complete and
renewed every week.
Silvain Levy,
Corner 22d and Market streets.
The People Want Proof.
There is no medicine prescribed by
physicians, or sold by Druggists, that
carries such evidence of its success and
superior virtue as Bosciiee's Gekm.vn
Sirup for severe Coughs, Colds settled
on the Breast, Consumption, or any
disease of the Throat and Lungs. A
proof of that fact is that any person
afflicted, can get a sample bottle for
10 cents, and try its superior effect be-
fore buying the regular size at 75 cents.
It has lately been introduced in this
country from Germany, and its won-
derful cures are astonishing every one
that uses it. Three doses will relieve
any case. Try it. Sold by
D. E. Sciioolfield and
T. C. Thompson,
Wholesale Agent for Texas.
framework, paintings, drawings, bread,
cakes, preserved fruits and can fruits.
If the men would copy after the ladies,
and do their duty in their departments,
all the fairs in Texas would be a suc-
cess.
The male department in the Main
Hall was a failure. The Agricultural
and Horticultural Department was va-
cant. There were but four articles that
were raised in the county in it, viz:
two samples of sugar cane, one bushel
of Irish potatoes, one bushel of wheat
and one jug of sirup made from ribbon
cane, and one bale of cotton on the
grounds. This is not credible to the
planters of Victoria county nor the
citizens of the town. They can not
give any good cause for not filling the
Exhibition Hall with the products of
the soil. They have plenty of every-
thing in their fields and gardens, and
the empty hall proclaimed that they
are too indolent or lack public enterprise.
I think it is the latter.
The merchants, with few exceptions,
did not patronize the fair. Some of
them did not go themselves, nor let
their clerks go. They rather spoke
disparagingly of it. All of them were
very anxious to get every two bits and
a dollar from the people that were
brought here by the fair. Some of the
citizens went so far as to fay that they
did not want any one to come from
abroad with fine stock. While your
reporter was expressing his regrets
when Mr. Goldman's bull was dying,
one gentleman, a prominent citizen of
the town, remarked: "That is what I
always said—I would not invest twenty-
five cents in fine stock. Neither would
I import one from the North, as they
will all die." I have no doubt he told
the truth in so far as he is concerned.
If there is any improved stock brought
to this country it will be in opposition
to his opinion. If all would do as he
does, there would not be a fine animal
in the State. It is a good thing for
Texas that there are not many men in
the State of his opinion.
Ths members of the Fair Associa-
tion are of a different opinion. Dr.
Cocke, the president; Messrs. II. P.
Jordan, Thomas Stern, R. N. it S. P.
Weisiger, George Emmerson, J. M.
Brownson, William Billing, Dr. Gar-
trell and A. Goldman, are importers of
thorough bred stock, and they are not
afraid to risk thousands of dollars^on
them. There is a greater demand for
fine stock since the fair commenced
than there has been in any previous
year.
On the grounds Messrs. A. Goldman
and II. J. Huck & Co. had a large dis-
play of wagons; A. Leihman had sev
eral bee hives, with colonies of Italian
and common bees. There were plows,
cultivators, reapers and mowers, fan-
ning mills, harrows and wheelbarrows.
Everything passed off pleasantly;
there was not a single accident or dis-
turbance to mar the pleasure of the
fair. The large number of ladies in
attendance no doubt had a restraining
influence. There were amusements
provided every night at the Casino
Hall for the amusement of all who
were in attendance at the fair.
THE GULF COAST FAIR.
Victoeia, Nov. 4, 1876.
Eds. News—The Gulf Coast Fair As-
sociation closed rather abruptly this af-
ternoon on account of the rain. Some
exhibition of stock and the races had
to be postponed. The fair this year has
been a success financially and in the
exhibition of live stock. The number
of entries was very large and the stock
of the very best. Messrs. Bartlett &
Levy, of Galveston, contributed largely
to the success of the fair, and the asso-
ciation feels under many obligations to
them. Mr. Bartlett has many friends
in this district, and as soon as it was
known that he was coming they came
in from all parts of the surrounding
country. There was a fine display of
thoroughbreds and grade stock exhib-
ited on the third and fourth days. The
exhibition of sheep, swine, goats and
poultry was much better than last year.
Mr. Wilkinson, of Goliad, had some
fine Merino sheep. A. Goldman and
C. L. Thurmond, of Victoria, had some
good swine, some fine Cashmere goats,
and horses and cattle. Two fine ani-
mals of his died to-day—a young Dur-
ham bull and a heifer. When he saw
that he was going to lose them he
bought the entire stock of Dr. Gartrell,
just imported from Missouri. Mr.
Goldman, although a merchant, is in-
vesting largely in thoroughbred stock.
He has done more towards contributing
to the success of the fair than any
other man in the district.
Messrs. R. N. and L. P. Weiaiger, of
Victoria, had some fine horses from one
to four years old on exhibition. Abing-
don and Sentinel, Jr., are promising
horses.
Messrs. Covey and Thomas, of Con-
crete, DeWiy, county, had a fine lot of
poultry on exhibition. Out of twelve
entries they carried off eleven blue rib-
bons.
Dr. Smith, of this city, had a sack of
wheat, raised in Victoria, that is wor-
thy of notice. The grains were large
and well filled out. It weighed sixty-
four pounds to the bushel.
Louis Jeckel, of Victoria, had some
specimens of ribbon cane, and sirup
made from it, that he raised within
one mile of the city. He has refused
one hundred and fifty dollars an acre
standing in the field for it.
There was one bushel of Irish pota-
toes, fall crop, that was very good.
" Curlecue," of Jackson county, had a
sack of sweet potatoes that he raised on
"Hell's half acre." They were the
largest potatoes I have seen in the
State. The heat of the locality in
which they were raised had something
to do with their growth. He took the
premium also for the best bale of cot-
ton. It is to be hoped that next year
he will enlarge his farm and not confine
himself to potatoes and cotton.
John Mair, of Mayersville, had some
fine leaf tobacco, ana a number of arti-
cles he made by hand of cotton he
raised himself—consisting of bridle
reins, fish lines, seines and ropes. He
had also specimens of ropes, mats, slip-
pers, collars, made from moss.
E. Malchoir, of Victoria, had one end
of the main hall covered with designs
of scenic painting. This was one of
the most attractive sights in the hall.
Messrs. A. & S. Levy, of Victoria,
had a showcase of fine goods on exhibi-
tion. It was fitted up with a good deal
of taste. They had two lace shawls on
the outside that attracted the attention
of the ladies.
The Nazareth Convent and pupils
had the best display of paintings, draw
ings, shell, bead and wax work, con-
sisting of one picture of the convent,
one rug, (raised work,) one raised quilt,
one hair bouquet, one leather frame,
one bouquet, muslin and silk work, one
feather flowers, (bouquet,) one painting,
(collection of flowers, water color,) lace
embroidery, wax, shell frame, slippers,
bead work, sofa cushions, cigar cases,
wax fruit baskets, picture zephyr
worsted work on broadcloth, picture
water color painting, picture water
color, wall pockets, and silk worms at
work, and cocoons.
The ladies had the best display of
goods on exhibition that was ever shown
here. The ladies, as a general thing,
contribute more toward the fairs than
the men. They not only contribute to-
ward the fairs, but thay go to them.
There were more pretty ladies at the
Victoria fair than I have seen at any
one place since I have been in the State.
They are not only pretty, but they have
shown that they can do pretty things.
They had a large variety of pretty arti-
cles on exhibition, including all kinds
of needle work, embroidery, toilet arti-
cles, ornamental work, wax work,
HOUSTON LOCAL ITEMS.
The chilly atmosphere of yesterday
morning brought out many overcoats,
and caused the building of fires
th roughout the city.
The voices of the newsboys were
heard throughout the day yesterday
crying the latest extras from the news-
paper offices of the city.
The grasshoppers seem to have given
the city a wide berth, not one of the
army of Gen. Hopper having yet reached
the city or county.
The Democrats of Houston are highly
elated over the majority given in the
city for Tilden and the Democracy.
Sent to Jail.—Yesterday P. Sim
mons and Corney White were before
Justice Brashear, having been arrested
on a warrant charging them with theft
of articles from Miles, Jones, of Vinegar
Hill. The property stolen consisted of
a lot of jewelry and $5 in money.
Each of the accused was required to
five bond of §500 for his appearance,
-eing unable to furnish the necessary se-
curity, both Simmons and W®lte went
to jail.
Seduction Case.—Armed with the
necessary capias, Sheriff Noble was in
the afternoon in search of one Barney
H. Ray, charged with the crime of se-
duction under promise of marriage.
Ray had not been arrested at last ac-
counts.
Bubglaky.—A negro calling himself
Gaines Jackson was arraigned before
Justice Daly yesterday, charged with
burglariously entering the store of
Thos. Mayer, near Whit rook Bayou
bridge. The store was robbed of two
or three pair of shoes but no money,
which was evidently the object of the
thief. The matter was continued over
till this morning.
Dismissed.—Hannah Walker, a resi-
dent of Vinegar Hill, charged another
colored grisette (Henrietta Johnson)
with having committed upon the said
Walker an assault with intent to mur-
der. But the authorities, upon sifting
the case, found nothing in it. and the
accused was dismissed from custody.
Under Way Again.— Business,
which was at a stand-still Tuesday, got
under way again yesterday, and the
merchant and his clerk alike relin-
quished the excitement of reading the
dispatches or perusing the " extra" for
the yardstick and the occupation of
the counting-room.
Disorderly.—A drunken wretch and
reputed cattle thief yesterday afternoon
rode up to the front of a house on Con-
gress street, in the vicinity of Union
Depot, and administered some vile oaths
to his better half, who was visiting
within. A messenger was dispatched
for the police, but before they arrived
the villain had decamped. Measures
were taken to have him arrested.
Matters and Things.—The election
continued to be the all-absorbing topic
yesterday, and eager groups were at all
hours of the day visible on the princi-
pal corners discussing the probabilities
and weighing the chances as each tele-
graphic dispatch came in. The club-
room on Fannin street, opposite the
court-house, was all day, as it
had been till the previous mid-
night, filled with an eager crowd
of gentlemen before whom the tele-
grams were read as soon received. In-
stead of waning the interest depened to-
ward sunset, and people caught at every
rumor for fresh intdligence on the situ-
ation. The deep quietude of election
day seemed changed to popular anxiety
for the final and certain result.
1HAYOR FULTON'S CARD.
Thinks the News has " Magnified »
his Name.
lllakes Roldto Differ with a News-
paper.
Galveston, Nov. 8, 18"6.
Ed*. News—My name has been so magnified
by the Nkws and by the public, in regard to
ray course in the Congressional canvass in
this district, as to authorize me, I think, to
make use of my name as an individual-as a
citizen—to defend myself against the assaults
of newspapers, even if it U the Galveston
News.
While the Galveston Neks is acknowledged
to be always right (over the left) in Its politi-
cal situations, I make bold to differ with the
sentiments of the Ne vs on this subject.
The editor of the News, goes out of
his way, as I think, to raabe mention of me,
as Mayor, as an important factor in the poli-
tics of this county. I have in the News dis-
claimed it. In fact, judging from the result
here, it must be manifest to the most obtuse
that such is the fact.
The locals of the News have also made
haste to speak of my attitude in this Congres-
sional canvass.
I informed the locals of the News that
I did not possess the power, acting in my po-
litical and individual capacity, to change the
result of the election in this district.
The editor of the News, in an editorial yes-
terday morning, says of my friendship for
Gov. Jones: " Save me from my friends.
I answer that my request is: Savt the from
my enemies.
It is asserted, or at least intimated, that ih»
election of Giddings is essential lo the salva-
tion of Galveston, this Congressional district
the State, and to the integrity of the United"
States. I have not been able to s.e it in that
light.
It was also alleged by the press, and by
many pere ns, when I was a candidate for the
place that I have the honor to now occupy,
that I would use it and abuse it, not only to the
extent of perpetuating my own power, but
that of those who sympathized with me in
Democratic doctrine.
3 That charge, as well as others made to my
discredit, -was false. The fact of not askin - a
head of any of tho city departments, a police-
man, a man in tho hospitals, or a man on the
street force to vote as I desired, disproves it
The fa t is, I do not believe that my inltu-
ence (although elected by a larger majority
here than Col. Giddings) is sufficient to have
my name mentioned so often in the newspa-
pers or by the general public.
Finally. I would state that I am satisfied
that Gov. Jones is defeated for Congress. If
he had been possessed, however, of thirty-one
thousand dollars of the State's money, and
had used it. I believe he would have gotten
a majority in the District.
R. L. FULTON.
MARKETS BlTTELEGRAPH
Financial Matters.
foreign.
Havana, November 8.—Spanish gold 218J4
(fe,2:9. Exchange firm; on the United States,
69 days currency, discount; sight 4J4
discount: 60 days gold premium;
short sight gold 5J^@6 premium; on London
15©.1« premium.
A decree has been issued abolishing imme-
diately the higher rate at which foreign gold
and silver money was received here by the
government according to the. decree of Sep-
tember 27, 1875. Henceforth foreign money
will be received only at value of coin marked
on its face.
Paris. Kov. S—Noon.—Rentes 105f. 523£c.
London, Nov. 8—Noon.—Erie 10J4.
domestic.
New York, Nov. 8.—Gold opened at 109j&
New York. Nov. 8—Noon.—stocks dull but
steady. Money 2 per cent. Gold 109%. Ex-
change—long 482; short 484. Governments
dull but steady. State bonds—little doing but
strong.
Evening.—Money active at 4 per cent. Ster-
ling Exchange quiet at 482. Gold closed
weak at 109J4@10y%. Governments dull; new
5s 113%. State bonds quiet and nominal.
Stocks active but unsettled. New York
Central 102^6; Erie 10^>; Lake Shore 55^;
Illinois Central 83%: Pittsburg 90; Chicago
and Northwestern 37^; Chicago and North-
western preferred 60J4; Rock Island 101.
sub-treasury report.
The Sub-Treasury balances are: Gold, $49,-
917,490; currency, $42,636,616. Customs re-
ceipts, 222,000,
New Orleans, November 8.—Gold 110^.
Sight Exchange on New York y± discount.
Sterling Exchange, bank, 528.
Domestic Cotton Markets.
New Orleans, Novembers.—Market active
and firm at J£c advance on all grades. Sales
9000 bales. Stock 167,805 bales.
Ordinary nominal; Good Ordinary lO^c;
Low aiidoiing llJ4c: Middling ll^c.
New York, Nov. 8.—Spot opened advancing
and closed %c higher for all grades. Sales
1536 bales
Ordinary 10 l-16c; Good Ordinary 10 15-16c;
Low Middling 11 7-16c; Middling Uplands 12c;
Middling Alabama 12}^c; Middling Orleans
12 3-16c; Middling Texas 12 3-16c.
Futures ru'ed strong and advancing and
closed firm and higher for all months. Sales
37,100 bal^s.
November 1 3-16c; December 12 7-32c; Jan-
uary 12 7-16c; February 12 19-32c; March
12 13-16c; April 13c; May 13 ?-16c; June 12%c;
July 13 15-32c; August 13 9-16c.
Cotton Freights—To Liverpool, steam, %d;
sail, 5-16d; to Continent, steam, %(g.%c.
Foreign Cotton Markets.
Liverpool, November 8.—Market for spot
buoyant at advance. Sales 25,000 bales;
American 7500 bales; to exporters and specu-
lators 8300 bales. Imports 12,100 bales, of
which 7800 bales were American.
Middling Uplands 6 7-16d; Middling Orleans,
6^d.
Arrivals ruled strong at l-16@^d advance.
Middling Uplands, Low Middling clause, from
any port:
October-November shipment 6}£d; Novem-
ber-December shipment, 6J4d; ~ December-
January shipment 6%d; January-February
shipment 6%d: February-March shipment
6 23-32d; November delivery, 6J4d; November-
December delivery 6J>£d; L>ecember-Jaim-
ary delivery 6 9-16d: January-February deliv-
ery 6%d; Februarv-March delivery 6 21-32d.
Havre, November 8.—Market firm at an
advance. Tres Ordinaire 76 francs; Low Mid-
dling 77 francs.
Produce Markets.
foreign
London, November 8 — Evening.—Turpen-
tine 27s 3d.
Santos, November 8.—Coffee quiet and
nearly nominal.
Rio Janeiro, November 8.—Coffee firm.
Havana, Nov. 8.—Sugar steady.
domestic.
New York, November 8—Noon.—Flour dull
and heavy. Wheat quiet and heavy. Corn
quiet and unchanged. Pork firm: mess $17 25.
Lard firm; steam $10 10@10 15. Spirits of Tur-
pentine firm at 39(g>39J£c. Rosin steady at
$2 00(^2 10 for strained. Freights steady.
Baltimore, November 8.—Flour quiet but
steady; Howard street and western super
fine $4 25@4 75; extra $5 00(gKg^5 75; family
$7 55@7 75; city mills superfine $4 50<&4 75;
extra §5 25@6 25; red brands $6 75(&7 00;
family $8 50. Wheat quiet and unchanged;
Pennsylvania red $1 28(&1 33; Maryland red,
good to prime, Si 28<&1 35; amber $1 37<gH 40;
white $1 25®1 35. Corn—southern steady and
firm; western steady; new southern white 47
@52c; yellow 48(g,52c.
New Orleans, November 8.—Flour quiet
and unchanged; superfine $4 50(&4 75; XX
$5 25@5 50; XXX $5 75@6 75; choice and fam-
ily $7 00(^7 50. Corn firmer mixed 56c; white
58c; yellow 65c. Oats quiet; common St.
Louis 40®4Sc; choice scarce; Texas 48c; new
Galena 50c. Cornmeal firmer at $2 60. Pork
firm; mess $18 00. Hay dull and nominal;
prime $17 00; choice $18 00. Lard firm; tierce
ll@ll^c; keg ll%l@l%c. Dry-salt meats in
fair demand; shoulders, old, 7%c; new, 8c.
Bacon in fair demand; shoulders 8c; clear rib
sides 9c; clear sides 9>4c. Bulk meats steady;
shoulders 7%c. Hams easier; sugar-cured 14^
@16J^c. Whisky easier; rectified $1 0 >@1 10.
Coffee unchanged; cargoes 16(§>19J4c gold
for ordinary to prime. Sugar in good demand;
common 7^c; fair to fully fair 8@,9c; prime
to choi6€* 9^@9J4c; yellow clarified 9J4c. Mo-
lasses quiet and easy; centrifugal 35@45c;
fair 45@47c; prime to strict prime 50@52c;
prime to choice 49©55c. Rice quiet and un-
changed; common to choice 3>£@6c. Bran
higher at 80c.
St. Louis, November 8.—Flour unchanged;
superfine fall $3 25@3 75; extra fall $4 00<&
4 75; XX fall $4 50<&5 00; XXX fall $5 75"
6 25. Wheat—No. 2 red fall $1 19^; No. 3
red fall $1 10® 1 10J^. Corn better; No. 2
mixed 40J£c. Oats—No. 2 mixed 30}^c. Rye
dull; No. 2 mixed 57c. Barley unchanged;
prime to fancy Minnesota 75c(T/>$l 05. Whisky
at $1 08. Pork dull; mess $16 75. Lard quiet
at $9 58. Bulk meats unchanged; new snoul.
der3 7c; clear rib sides $8 15@8 25; clear
sides £8 40@8 50. Bacon quiet; shoulders
7J4c; clear rib sides 8%c; clear sides 9J4c.
Hogs higher, ranging from 5 60(&7 00. Cattle
quiet but steady; prime to choice native steel's
$5 25@5 60; cows and heifers $2 10@3 00 ;
good to choice thorough Texans1* 40@3 60;
common to fair $2 75.
- New York, November 8—Evening.—Flour
quiet and heavy, but withont change; super-
fine western and State $4 90(&5 20; southern
flour quiet and unchanged; common to fair
extra $5 25@6 60; good to choice extra $6 65
@8 75. Wheat dull; $1 25@1 30 for winter
red western; $1 32 for white western; $1 20©
1 22 for new amber western. Corn firm and
fairly active with a good export and home
trade demand; 59|^c for graded mixed; 60c for
white; 59c for yellow southern on dock. Oats
in fair trade demand; 29@39^jc for mixed
western and State; 32@49c for white western
and State. Coffee—Rio quiet; 16^6<2U9^c gold
for cargoes; 16J4(g,20^c gold for job lots.
Sugar quiet; 9%(g^%c for fair to good re
fining; refined firm: 11c for standard A: ll%c
for powdered: ll%@ll^c for granulated;
13J4@13%c for crushed. Molasses unchanged
at 60@63c for newcrop New Orleans; old crop
New Orleans 40@58c. Rice quiet but steady;
Carolina 5^<®6^c; Louisiana 5@6c. Tallow
unchanged at 8^@8%c. Turpentine quiet at
39(j£39Jr£c. Rosin quiet at $2 00(&2 10 for
strained. Leather firm. Wool firm; Texas 13
@28c. Pork—newmess $17 25. Lard firm but
unchanged; prime steam $10 20® 10 32^.
Whisky lower; c'osed strong, but dull, at
$1 09y2. Freights quiet; cotton by sail 5-16c;
by steam %c
IV£.
jVX.
TO-NIGHT at 8 O'CLOCK.
Every Member Expected—for Im-
portant BusinesH.
POSTPONEMENT
Of tlie Opening of the
BIG BONANZA
TOY HOUSE
Till November 13,1876
WHEN THEN I WILL EXHIBIT THE LARG-
EST STOCK OF TOYS IN. THE SOUTH-
WEST, at WHOLESALE and RETAIL.
J. 13. MASON; Proprietor.
oc89 ISt
New Square Grand Rosewood
Pianos for §250.
THOS. GOGOAN & BRO.,
Piano and Music Dealers,
Tremont street, Galveston, Texas.
FRESH OYSTERS AND I1SH.
G. B. MARSAtf,
Dealer in
Fresh Oysters and Fish
CENTRAL WHARF,
P. O. Box 535. GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Country Orders solicited. °cl,Jm
Wait for the Opening of the Big
Centennial Toy Store,
On or about
Fifth or November Nest,
At the old stand of John Penny's, Tremont St.,
Any Display ill tliW City.
WHOLESALE PRICES AT RETAIL.
oc2i)4p 1m E. l'HIHOl lll; & CO.
NOTICE TO CAPTAINS AND
SHIP OWNERS.
C. J. RMILETT & CO.,
Sail Makers,
are prepared to furnish sails as well made and
as cheap as they can be made in NEW \ORK.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Manila and Tarred Cordage, Cot-
ton Duck and Sail Twine.
MANUFACTURERS OF GRAIN. WOOL AND
COTTON SEED SACKS.
TARPAULINS on hand FOR HIRE.
OFFICE 173 ANI> 175 STRAND.
oc31 lm 4 p
Proposals.
Proposals aee invited
until the 15th of November, 1876, for fur-
rishing supplies for the Asylums for the
Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and Lunatic, for three
months from December 1st, 1876, in accord-
ance with an act approved August 19th 1876t
entitled 44 An act to provide for furnishing cer-
tain supplies herein named to the Lunatic,
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylums."
The following are the articles required, with
specifications. Bids will be opened November
16th, in the presence of the Board of Trustees
of the respective Asylums:
BLIND ASYLIDI.
articles. specification's.
Fresh Beef, round steak and roast
furnished daily, more or less per
month 1000 pounds
Hams, sugar-cured 100
Flour, choice family, Sherman
Mills 3000
Soap, Colgate's laundry 2*25
Starch, Fox's 120
Black Pepper 5
Baking Powder, " Sea Foam," 22 dozen
Lard 2 tierces
Grits 1 barrel
Coffee, choice Rio 2 sacks
Dried Apples barrel
Krout 1
Candles 2 boxes 6s
Oil, 44 Pratt's Astral," 2 cases
Sugar, extra 4*C,M 4 barrels
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
articles. specifications.
Fresh Beef, 12 lbs. of good
round steak and 18 lbs. good
brisket or loin roast each
day, to be delivered by 6
o'clock a m 2,700 pounds.
Bacon, clear sides 400
Lard 2 tierces.
Flour, best family 3,600 pounds.
Rice, best quality 1 barrel.
Beans, white navy 1
Grits 1
Homin y 2
Starch, best qual ty 100 pounds.
Soda 25
Black Pepper 15
Baking Powders, Sea Foam 60
Coffee, best Rio 2 sacks.
Tea, best imperial 75 pounds.
Sugar (crushed), best quality... 1 barrel.
Molasses, best Texas or Louisi-
ana 2 barrels.
Mackerel, No. 1 1
Prunes 100 pounds.
Dried Apples 300
Dried Peaches 150
Krout 1 barrel.
Candles, Proctor & Gamble's
Star sixes 1 box.
Brooms, best quality 2 dozen.
Oil, Pratt's Astral 3 cases.
Butter, best Western 300 pounds
Tomatoes, fresh in cans 300
Pickles, W. K. Lewis & Bro., su-
perior King brand, 1 gal. jars. 4 dozen
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
articles. specifications.
Fresh Beef, to be good, fresh
and marketable meat, and de-
livered in such quantities daily
as may be needed 26,100 pounds
Lard, good, fair article 5 tiercee
Hams, sugar cured, good, fair
article 550 pounds
Side Bacon, sound, good, fair
article 1,000 pounds
Flour, choice IK) barrels
Rice, choice, good, fair a ticle.. 12
Peas, English, good, fair article 9
Beans, good, fair article 9
Grits, good, fair article 9
Hominy, good, fair article 10
Salt, fine, Liverpool 6 sacks
Vinegar, best apple 4 barrels
Molasses, best 5
Coffee, Rio 10 sacks
Green Tea, good 250 pounds
Sugar, brown, choice article. .. 15 barrels
Sugar (white) 2 pulverized and 2
crushed 4 barrels.
Prunes, to be good and sound 4
Dried apples, to be good and sound 12
Mackerel, No. 2 ..
Starch, best Pearl 12 cases.
Soda (cooking) 3 kegs.
Black pepper 100 pounds.
Yeast powders (Lewis) cans . 40 dozen.
Brooms, best 7 8
Candles (Star) full weight 4 boxes.
Oil (gasoline) best 30 cases.
Tobacco (chewing) good quality... 3 boxes.
Tomatoes, 2 lb cans 15 cases.
Oysters, 2 lb cans 8
Peaches, 2 lb cans 8
Assorted pie fruits, 2 fl> cans 10
dry goods.
Best heavy jeans 6 pieces.
Best heavy cotton jeans 6
Best heavy marble oil cloth 12 yards.
Medium ladies' cloth gaiters, as-
sorted numbers 12 pairs.
Medium ladies' cioth slippers, as-
sorted numbers 32
Good linen table napkins 6 dozen.
Good linen shoe ties 1 g'tgro.
Bids shall be made for the articles hereinaf-
ter named, separately, to-wit:
viz:
Bids for fre sh Beef;
Bids for Bacon and Lard;
Bids for Flour;
Bids for Rice, Peas, Beans, Grits and Hom-
iny;
Bids for Soap, coarse and fine Salt, Vinegar,
Starch, Soda, Pepper and Baking Powder;
Bids for Coffee and Tea;
Bids for white and brown Sugar;
Bids for Molasses;
Bids for Mackerel, Prunes and Dried Ap-
ples, Krout, Brooms. Candles and Oil, Canned
Goods, Alcoholic stimulants and Tobacco;
Bids for Dry Goods, Hats, Hose, Shoes and
Undershirts;
Bids for Wood; provided that the party to
whom may be awarded the contract for
Wood may deliver the amount required for a
year, under such regulations as the Board of
Trustees may direct.
no7tl5th STEPH. H. DARDEN, Comptroller.
Proposals ^or Drayage.
Proposals for the DRAYAGE OF COTTON
to and from the Galveston Compress Co. v> ill
be received by the undersigned until Nov. 14.
THOS. GONZALES,
no7 6t Secretary Galveston Compress Co.
"^OTICE NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received for
BUILDING A COUNTY JAIL
For Fort Bend County,
according to the specifications now on file in
the County Clerk's office. Said proposals to
be sent to the County Clerk of said county,
and to be submitted to the Commissioners'
Court
On the IStli Day of November, 1 8 7G.
By order of the Court.
—Attest: H. L. Somerville, Clerk of
( ) the County Court of Fort Bend coun-
■{ l. 8. rty, and the seal thereof affixed at ©f-
/ ) fi-3e in the town of Richmond, this
- y — 23d day of October, A. D. 1876.
H. L. SOMERVILLE,
oc26 til no 13 Clerk C. C., F. B. Co.
Notices, Etc.
^NYBODY HAVING CLAIMS
Against the Estate of
MRS. EMMA BIANCHI,
deceased, will please present them to JOE
BIANCHI, at the office of E. T. Austin.
no4 6t
J^ISSOLUTION.
The co-p
Theco-partnershship of F. Hitchcock's Sons
is this day disolved by mutual consent, A.
Wakelee withdrawing from the same- F.
Hitchcock assumes all liabilities, and will col-
lect all debts due the firm. The firm name
will remain unchan^^^^ goNs
F. HITCHCOCK,
A. WAKELEE.
In retiring as above I would extend my
thanks to my friends for their past patronage,
respectfully solicit a continuance of tne
and
same.
Galveston, Nov. 1, 1876.
A. WAKELEE.
nol lm
i
GALVESTON, HAKB1SBLK«
and
SAN ANTONIO RAILWAY,
Gilvestox, Tex., Oct 31st, 1876.
On and after November 1st, 18«6, the office
of the Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of
this Company will be located at Harrisburg,
Texas.
All communications for those Departments
should be addressed to the undersigned at that
point. JACOB E. FISHER,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer.
T. W. PIERCE, President. oc31 lm
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