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GALVESTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1877.-PRICE-5 CENTS.
VOL. XXXV.—NO. 281.
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THE LOUISIANA CASE.
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who were presented to the King at
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Co.
Refnsal of the Commission to Vet
Up the Florida Precedent
at the Threshold.
The Striking Differences Between
the Two Cases Beginning'
to Be Shown Up.
Argument Progressing On Admis
sion of Evidence as to Fraud
and Corruption.
Mr. Carpenter's Conclusion-
Speeches by Jndge Trum-
bull and Mr. Shel-
labarger.
Yesterday's Indications Pointing
in the Direction of 'J ilden
and Reform.
The
Wore than a Technical Victory
Wanted.
The Philadelphia Telegraph, though
a Republican journal, and though it
had from the first believed that Hayes
was honestly elected President in No-
vember last, confesses to have been
shocked by the decision of the commis-
sion giving the vote of Florida to
Hayes, after refusing to investigate re-
spectably supported charges which, to
say the very least, cast suspicion on his
right to hold the office of President.
" We wanted," says the Telegraph, " the
charges investigated, in order that they
might be disproved, and that wa3 the
common wish of all citizens of the coun-
try who preferred right to wrong.
Yesterday's decision of the Electoral
Commission, however, closes the door
agaiast any inquiry, and the certificates
of Louisiana which were made by the
notorious Wells, and which were put
up in two markets before they were
made, must stand along with the un-
tainted and unquestioned certificates of
Ohio, Massachusetts and Pennsylva-
nia. ' That the ruling of the commis-
sion in the Florida ease is to be ex-
tended to put a face of technical sanc-
tity on the transparent infamies of the
Louisiana Returning Board, may be a
mistaken assumption. But if the event
confirms the assumption, it will cer-
tainly be a profound mistake to regard
a technical victory for Hayes, secured
by shutting off investigation and ignor-
ing the question of title by election, as
a victory worth having. No victory
can be worth having that does not
s-.tKfy the conscience cf the country,
and the conscience of the country can
not be satisfied with a victory elabo-
rated by techsical ingenuity combined
with partisan bias from the arbitrary
acts of a notoriously corrupt and uni-
versally despised returning board. No
doubt the Louisiana case is the key to
the presidential problem. If the com-
mission decides to accept the face of the
board's return as a legal finality, it will
proclaim that the eternal principles of
morality have nothing to do with law
or with politics, and will lift up Wells
to the gaze of the world at the War-
wick of the presidential succession.
Such a decision would ratify the maxim
upon which the most unscrupulous
and dangerous of politicians have been
accustomcd to act—that the end justi-
fies the means, and that party success
or individual aggrandizement must be
attained a', any cost, though fraud,
bribery, robbery, force, or all these
combined, should be among the neces-
sary expedients. If the people were
content with such a decision, they
would manifest to the world that in the
United States we have no moral bottom
for our public institutions, no moral
cohesion for society or for politicaj
union. After that they ought, in de-
cent consistency, to demand the
release of Tweed from prison,
and the recognition of him as
the moral peer of commissioners who
could without blushing vote to accept
without inquiry the unsupported cer-
tificate of the Louisiana Returning
Board, and of the President who would
not reject with loathing an office award-
ed to him by such a sanction. But the
people can not afford to consent that
conscience and morality shall have no
standing ground and perform no vital
functions in politics. No member of
the commission who cares for the con-
fidence and esteem of his countrymen
can afford to give his voice for an adju-
dication that would be treason
to the moral foundation of our
whole system of government. Nei-
ther Hayes nor his party
can afford to appropriate the victory of
fraud and perjury, sanctified by the
judgment of a high commission affirm-
ing that we have no moral safeguards
for elections, for law, for judicature,
for government, against thieves, liars,
swindlers, traitors. The blight of public
execration would turn the fruits of such
a victory to dust and ashes; and water
could not wash out, or time wear out,
the stain which those fruits would
leave upon the eager hands that grasped
them. The conscience and the common
sense of the country will not be satis-
fied with less than a thorough
inquiry, conducted in a fair and ju-
dicial spirit, into the transactions of the
Louisiana Returning Board, the valid-
ity of its certificate, and the right of
every person claiming to be an elector
under it, followed by a true verdict ac
cording to the law and the bottom
facts.
Zi§~The Daily News is only fice cents
per copy. A charge of more than, that is
an extortion.
Republicans are urging President
Grant to settle the Louisiana and South
Carolina difficulties. They argue that
it would be unfair to leave the ques-
tions to be decided by the ne ar admin-
istration.
Electoral Commission— Ar-
gument Progressing.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Mr. Carpen-
ter concluded and Judge Trumbull pre-
sented the facts, which his side pro-
posed to prove.
The follcwiag is important as indi-
cating the temper of the commission:
After Judge Trumbull had read his
brief of evidence and was proceeding
with argument, Mr. Evaits asked what
the order of the commission was in re-
gard to the time allowed counsel to
argue as to the admissibility of evi-
dence ?
Judge Trumbull requested three
hours.
Judge Strong moved that counsel be
given two hours to argue as to the ad-
missibility of evidence.
Senator Thurman said counsel would
aid the commission if they would agree
to let the evidence go in subject to ex-
ceptions and let the whole matter be
discussed. If four hours and a half
were insufficient, the time could be
enlarged; but to fritter away the time
of the commission by allowing argu-
ment on admissibility of certain evi-
dence was uncalled for, and to counte-
nance such a proceeding would be to
make the commission a court of com-
mon pleas.
Senator Edmunds offered an order
that counsel be heard oh the whole sub-
ject as the case now stands, and that
four hours on a side be allowed.
Commissioner Abbott did not believe
in nuking up the arguments on the of-
fer of evidence and the merits of the
case. Let arguments be heard, said he,
first on the offer, and then the commis-
sion could in secret session determiiae
what they would do.
Senator Thurman concurred in the
view of Mr. Abbott.
Mr. Evarts said it must not be in-
ferred by their silence that they re
garded the evidence offered as already
in.
Senator Morton said he preferred to
go on with the case as it stood, and
that counsel be given the time allowed
them yesterday, four hours and a half
on a side. The matter of the admissi-
bility of evidence could be determined
after argument had been heard.
After further discussion, Senator Ed-
munds's resolution was put to a vote
and lost by a vote of yeas 4, and
nays 11.
Judge Strong's resolution was then
put and carried, that counsel on each
side have twe hours to argue as to the
admissibility of evidence.
Subsequently, on motion of Judge
Bradley, counsel were allowed to speak
longer than two hours on this point,
provided they agree to have it taken
out of the tiiae, four and a half hours
on each side, given them to argue the
merits of the case.
A recess of 30 minutes was taken.
On reassembling, Judge Trumbull
begun his argument in favor of the ad-
missibility of the evidence offered,
claiming that the commission has all
the power Congress has, and could go
to the bottom of the matter before it
and ascertain every fact. He claimed
that no man worthy of the high office
of President, or even of the position of
Constable of a paltry town, should ac-
cept office on a title given him by Wpa.
Pitt Kellogg.
Mr. Trumbull, m stating the case,
said he would prove that Kellogg was
de facto Governor of Louisiana during
the months of November and December
last, and that he was not duly appointed
an elector. They would further prove
that when the Returning Board can-
vassed the votes, they had no legal evi-
dence of violence at the election, and
consequently had no right to throw out
votes; that the Supervisors of Registra-
tion falsified, wilfully or otherwise, the
returns from certain places in their pre-
cinct; that by the returns actually made
by the Commissioners of Election, Kel-
loge was defeated as elector by several
thousand majority; that Kellogg, when
he certified to his own and the election
of the other electors, well knew that he
was certifying to what was not true and
in accordance with the returns; and
that the issuance ot these certificates to
the so called Hayes electors was in pur-
suance of an unlawful combination and
conspiracy, of which Kellogg, Wells,
Kenner, Casanave and others were the
actors.
Judge Trumbull read a printed brief,
giving, at great length, the reasons why
the Kellogg certificate is false and fraud-
ulent. Among other things charged
against the Returning Board, was the
forging of the returns from Vernon
parish; it was also charged that Levi-
see, A. Brewiter, Burch and two or
three other Republican electors were
ineligible, the two first because they
held offices of trust and profit under
the United States and the others State
offices.
Mr. Carpenter presented some au-
thorities as additional to the brief sub
mitted by him to show that Kellogg, as
Governor, could not give a certificate
to Kellogg as an Elector, and he argued
that they must go behind the certifi-
cates to see that Kellogg was elected.
Mr. Stoughton, for the Republicans,
said there were objections which might
as well be answered here. It would be
remembered that when the vote of Con-
necticut was opened that her Governor,
Mr. Ingei soil, who gave the certificate,
headed the list. It had been asserted
that Governor Kellogg was not the
Governor of Louisiana. He referred
to the decision in the Dorr case in
Rhode Island. On that point, he said,
the offer presented was to determine by
a arch and scrutiny of all the polls
in .Louisiana to ascertain what was the
vote of that State, holding the action
of the officers of that State for naught.
He would undertake to show that the
statute of Louisiana conferred upon the
board full power to determine who were
elected by vote of the State, and that
the Electoral College had the power to
fill vacancies in its body. He read from
the decision in the Florida ■ case by the
commission that it was not competent
for them to go back of the certificates,
and he coula not conceive that the
question was open for argument.
Mr. Shellabarger followed Stoughton.
To-morrow morning Mr. Evarts will
speak, and Judge Campbell will close.
The commission adiourued at half past
ssven.
EXTRACTS FROM SrEECIIES.
Mr. Carpenter resumed his argument
begun last night by asserting that the
action of the Canvassing Board of Lou-
isiana, iu casting out ten or eleven
thousand votes, was unconstitutional,
because it disfranchises American citi-
zens, and it consequently violates the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu-
tion of the United States, which says
the rights of citizens shall not be
abridged. The throwing out of votes
in certain parishes in Louisiana was
practically disfranchising both white
and colored men.
Besides being unconstitutional, the
principle was contrary to natural jus-
tice and to the principles of the Chris-
tian religion and common morality.
Take, for instance, the speaker's own
city (Milwaukee), where the Democrats
have a legitimate majority of 5000.
Under this principle of disfranchising
citizens a hundred Republicans might
bulldoze another one hundred Repub-
licans, and what would be the result?
Why, the vote of the entire county
might be thrown out and thus an hon-
est Democratic majority of 5000 wiped
out. Persons can not be disfranchised
until indicted, and yet 70,000 persons
in Louisiana were disfranchised by the
Returning Board of Louisiana sitting in
secret session and acting in violation of
law.
Mr. Carpenter quoted from a report
made by Representatives Hoar, Wheel-
er and others, condemning the Return-
ing Board as an illegal body. He read
the law creating the Returning Board
to show that in cases of fraud or violence
during the election all formal state-
ments of such fraud and violence,
showing their effect and how many
voters were prevented from exercising
the right of suffrage, must accompany
the returns. He was prepared to say
that in no single instance did such
statements accompany returns. He re-
ferred to tbe Pinchback case, and gave
reasons why certain Republicans
voted against Pinchback's admis-
sion. These reasons were set
forth in speeches of Senator Ed-
munds, of whose ability and eloquence
he was but an humble and hopeless imi-
tator.
Would not Mr. Wheeler wake up
astonished to find he had been counted
in as Vice President by the very ma-
chinery he had in a report, which he
signed, denounced as illegal? If fraud
is to be recognized as an instrumental-
ity in electing the President and Vice
President, then we might as well bid
farewell to the country. It is a signifi-
cant fact that the centennial year wit-
nesses this disgraceful state of affairs,
while we were inviting the world to
witness our amazing prosperity and the
harmonious workiug of our govern-
mental machinery, that machine, it
would seem—which was going to smash.
Mr. Shellabarger argued that the act
of 1872 governed the election, and that
the act of 1870 was repealed by the aclK
of 1872 only so far as the provisions
were in conflict, and that the Return-
ing Board and the mode of filling the
vacancy were legal, and the duties prop-
erly performed, and were, beyond ques-
tion, by Congress, ne contended that
the evidence was overwhelming that
Kellogg was and had been Governor
de jure and de facto, of the State.
Mr. Shellabarger quoted from a
speech by Chas. Pinckney to show that
it was the intention of the founders of
the Constitution to prevent the State
from adding to or taking from the
qualifications of electors, and that they
also intended to prevent Congress from
interfering with tlie vote of the State.
He then went into an elaborate argu-
ment to sustain the validity of a board
composed of four members, and cited
numerous authorities to sustain his po-
sition.
Mr. Thurman asked if any of these
citations referred to a board composed
of different elements.
Mr. Shellabarger said the clause re-
quiring the board to be composed of
members of different political parties
was necessarily directory and not man-
datory, for it was obvious when a man
would change his political views. He
contended that the duties of the Re-
turning Board were administrative, and
that its decision was final and had been
so decided in several cases by the
Supreme Court of Louisiana. He then
proceeded to discuss what, he said he
considered the main question and the
real question, which was whether the
commission had the power to go be-
hind the Returning Board, and which
had been already considered in the
Florida case.
Mr. Edmunds asked if it was claimed
that the Florida board acted corruptly?
In this case the allegation was that the
Returning Board acted from corrupt
motives, but he did not understand
that in the Florida case corrupt motives
were charged.
Mr. Shellabarger said he understood
that corruption was charged in that
case. He complained that it was un-
just and unfair to say that they were at-
tempting to cover up fraud anil villainy
by objecting to the admission of evi-
dence, and said language had been used
that was unworthy to be spoken before
the tribunal. It was an insult to the
commission to say that, because this
was a ministerial action and the com-
mission could not consider the question
of fraud, it was an effort to cover up
fraud. If, as Mr. Carpenter said, they
could after the 4th of March go to the
case by quo warranto to determine
who was elected President of the Uni-
ted States, it ill became him to charge
that they were trying to make a Presi-
dent by covering up frauds.
Investigations—Ihe LonlsianaCasc
-Zack Chandler Examined.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Mr. Chandler,
before the Committee on Powers and
Privileges, knew nothing of details of
Brewster's resignation and reappoint-
ment; he simply knew the facts—noth-
ing of motives.
Before the select committee consid-
ering the President's message regard-
ing the use of troops in the South, A.
C. Haskell, of South Carolina, testifed
that there was no insurrection or threat-
ened disturbance in South Carolina be-
fore or after the late election calling
for interposition of troops. He saw
Federal officers on guard in the State
house inspecting certificates. The
army took their instructions from and
acted upon orders of J. A. Jones, pri-
vate secretary to Chamberlain. The
Legislature was organized by United
States soldiers in the interest of Cham
berlain.
Before the Privileges and Powers
Committee Wm. H. Green, colored,
assistant secretary of the Louisiana
Senate and minute clerk of the Return-
ing Board, testified that he knew mem
hers and clerks of the board. They
dined together on Sunday, December
3d. They were at dinner when witness
returned to the office after dinner. Gov.
Wells asked witness to bring him the
returns from numerous parishes; Ver-
non parish may have been among them.
He saw Littlefield working on some
parish, whether Vernon or not he did
not know. To the best of his recollec-
tion he did not see Littlefield try to con-
ceal papers from him. The board or-
dered returns of Vernon parish Decem-
ber 5th. No minute was kept of pro-
ceedings of the board in any particular
parish. No mention of any particular
poll in Vernon parish was made.
After promulgating the returns, wit
ness asked what was the matter with
Vernon parish; none of the clerks an-
swered. Two days afterward he asked
the same question; don't remenVr
whether any one replied. Witness
looked at the compiled returns in the
office of the Secretary of State; but
brought none back to the office of the
Returning Board; could not say wheth-
er any one else did.
On December 2d nearly one hundred
affidavits came to the Returning Board,
about half signed by persons who made
marks. They were mostly sworn to
before Mr. Woolfley. Witness had
some affidavits relating to Vernon par-
ish; believes there were affidavits re-
ceived after the returns of the super-
visor of election were in.
Question—Did you not say if any-
thing was going to be divulged regard-
ing the action of the board, you were
not going to be left out? Ans. I may
have made that remark.
Question—(by Mr. Lawrence), Don't
you think the preponderance of evi-
dence was rather on the Democratic
fide? Ans. You told me a moment
ago not to think. (Laughter.)
_ Witness was shown the returns from
Vernon parish. It had been altered,
but witness did not know how.
Congress—Vote in the House on the
Florida Report—Tlldeu Resolu-
tions Adopted.
Washington. Feb. 14.—The disabili-
ties of George F. Mason were removed.
The resolution of the majority of the
Committee on the Election in Florida,
declaring the Tilden electors to have
been elected in Florida, was adopted
by a strict party vote, with the excep-
tion of Purman (Rep.,) of Florida, who
voted with the Democrats.
The Naval Appropriation bill was ta-
ken up, pending the consideration of
which the House took recess.
Mr. Dorsey introduced the com-
promise Pacific Railroad bill already
pending on House calendar.
The Railroad Debt bill was resumed.
An amendment that the seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars paid to the
sinking fund shall be, in addition, in-
stead of in lieu of other payments, was
adopted—22 to 24.
Without completing the bill tbe de-
ficiency appropriation was resumed and
passed. It provides that for the pre-
sent session the public printer shall not
pay over fifty cents per thousand ems
for composition. Recess.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The bill ap-
propriating $250,000 for building a na-
tional museum on Smithsonian Square
was reported favorably.
The bill removing the political disa-
bilities of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
passed.
Mr. Conkling called up a House bill
for the distribution of awards under the
Mexican Commission.
Mr. Spencer objected to its present
consideration. He had a telegram from
one of his constituents, alleging fraud
in the matter; the person would be here
in a few days.
Mr. Bruce presented a petition from
the Mississippi Legislature for the im-
provement of Pascagoula river.
D. J. Qualtlebaun, of Columbus, Ga.,
petitioned for removal of political dis-
abilities.
Nominations—Ransom Hawlan, At-
torney for Florida; S. S. Garrett, Mar-
shal for Western District of Texas.
Itlinor Washington Topics.
Washington, Feb. 14 —The Su-
preme Court has extended its recess to
the 26tli of February.
The President avows his intention of
becoming president of the Nicaragua
Ship Canal.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
—.Director*' .meeting.
Baltimore, Feb. 14.—A reguiar
monthly meeting of the directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was held
to day. President Garrett stated to the
board that various newspaper rumors
during the month, in regard to difficul-
ties between trunk lines, were without
foundation. But one meeting of repre-
sentatives of the line had occurred dur-
ing the past month, viz , of the general
freight agents, in New York on the 8th
inst. This meeting was characterized
by harmony and co-operation, looking
to adoption of rules for the establish-
ment and maintenance of reasonable
rates of transportation.
Visit of Bom Pedro to the Pope
Yesterday.
Rome, Feb. 14.—The Emperor of
Brazil visited the Pope yesterday. He
expressed a hope that the Pope would,
in accord with the Brazilian govern-
ment, assist in removing all ecclesiasti-
cal difficulties in Brazil. The Pope re-
plied that the Church was rather accus-
tomed to smooth than to create ob-
stacles. He hoped to be able to restore
religious harmony, which had always
been the glory of Brazil."
marine and Shipping.
New York, Feb. 14.—Arrived; Eng-
land. Arrived out: Holland.
New York, February 14.—Arrived
out: Cashier, Hendys, Sanford Beau-
monde. Homeward: WesterB Empire.
Clearfield, Mb., Feb. 14.—The
schooners Delmay and J. H. C. Coul-
bourn capsized in Tangier Sound dur-
ing a gale on Monday. The crew of
the former were picked up. All hands
on the latter perished.
A Bankrupt Railroad.
New York, Feb. 14.—The floating
indebtedness of the New Jersey Cen-
tral Railroad, which is about going in-
to the hands of a receiver, is four mil-
lions, mostly held in New York.
The Chancellor has appointed F. 8.
Lathrop, of New Jersey, receiver. He
is one of the judges of the Court of
Errors and Appeals.
Insurance Troubles.
St. Lons, Feb. 14.—A. M. Britton,
formerly vice president, and S. W. Lu
max, secretary of the St. Louis Life
Insurance Company, are held in $1500
each to answer indictment for perjury
in their report of 1874.
Bismarck and the Editors.
Berlin, Feb. 14.—Rudolf Meyer,
editor of a Socialist newspaper, has
been sentenced to nine months impiQ
onment for pnblishinga libel on Priiice
Bismarck, charging him with stock
jobbing.
Alleged Violence in misslsslppl.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The printed
testimony of Henry Outlaw, of Missis-
sippi, locates the shooting of seventeen
colored men in Monroe county. Out-
law said it occurred in Oktibbeha
county.
Ben Hill's Vacant Seat.
Atlanta, Feb. 14.—An election has
been appointed in tbe Ninth District of
Georgia for March 13, to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr. Hill's election to the
Senate. _
Arkansas Suspends Interest Pay-
ments.
Little RecK, Feb. 14.—Gov. Baxter,
of Arkansas, has signed a resolution
postponing, for the present, payment of
interest on State bonds.
Crooked Whisky.
New York, Feb. 14.—One thousand
barrels of whisky from Illinois has
been seized under suspicion of false
gauging.
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The Fire Record.
Dardonvill®, Ark., Feb. 14.
$73,000 fire occurred last night.
Puiladelpaia, Feb. 14.—Dr. Lulter
is held by the coroner for causing the
death of Hester Love by mistake in pre
paring a prescription.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
News of the Prospective Turco-
Russian War.
London, Feb. 14.—The Daily Neirs
in its financial article says: " The
stock markets were drooping through-
out the day yesterday, closing at the
worst points touched. The cause of
this was the unsatisfactory tenor of in-
formation from the East and rumors
that a rupt ure is imminent. Without
specifying more particularly the exact
nature of these rumors, it will suffice to
say that a belief that highly unfavora-
ble intelligence had been received in
influential quaiters was deemed suffi-
cient to protract general weakness. A
belief in commercial circles that war is
inevitable between Russia and Turkey
gains ground."
London, Feb. 14.—The following
was sent Gen. Ignatieff on the day of,
his being named General of the Army
of the South: "The generals under his
orders and his Imperial Majesty's troops
tender the sincerest congratulations to
Gen. Ignatieff on the occasion of his an-
niversary, and impatiently await his
orders to begin their march."
Belgrade, Feb. 14.—A decree has
been issued convoking the great Skupt-
schina for February 26th.
CHEYENNE.
Couriers from Sitting Bull and
Crazy Horse — Terms of Peace
Sought.
Cheyenne, Feb. 14.—Two Sioux In-
dians, Charging Horse and Makes-
Them-Stand-Up, arrived at Spotted
Tail agency on the 9th inst., having
left the hostile camp Jan. 16. They
report that Crazy Horse, with all
the hostiles, except the Uncapapas,
are encamped on Tongue river, near
the mouth of Prairie Dog Creek; that
Sitting Bull, with his contingent, is on
this side of the Yellowstone marching
to join them; that ali desire to make
peace on the best terms obtainable, and
they themselves were official couriers
to notify Gen. CrooK that such are the
facts.
The hostiles, furthermore, desire that
Spotted Tail may visit them in person,
and bring some tobacco, in proof of sin-
cerity of the whites. They express
willingness to come in with Spotted
Tail, and acknowledge his authority.
Spotted Tail himself places confidence
in the truth of these statements, and has
no doubt he will be able to bring them
all in.
Rumors report that there are great
numbers of buffalo near the hostile
camp, and that the country therea-
bouts is covered with a deep snow, the
crust of which will bear a horse. Gen.
Crook and staff arrived at Fort Lara-
mie last night, where he will remain
for the present.
IHE NEWS FROM FRANCE.
A Disastrous and Fatal Explosion
—Legislative Notes.
Paris, Feb. 14.—A terrible explosion
in a coal mine occurred at Graissessac,
in the department of Heruleht. Fifty-
five persons are known to have per-
ished.
The Court of Appeals has confirmed
the sentence passed on the journal Les
Droits de Vlljmrne.
The Left Centre passed a resolution
in favor of restoration of trial by jury
for press offenses, and has instructed its
bureau to unite with those of other
sections of the left in urging the gov-
ernment to change the officials in the
Press Department.
The Lower House of the Reich srath
by 155 to 37, passed a grant of 600,000
florins to promote the display of Aus-
trian products in the Paris Exposition
of 1878. _
NEW ORLEANS.
Suicide — Large Swindling Opera-
tion.
New Orleans, Feb. 14.—W. M.
Wishart, of Hightower, Ind., suicided
by cutting his throat with a penknife.
Louis R. Laun, of the firm of Carr&
Laun, has disappeared with a large
amount of money, consisting of ad-
vances on forged bills of lading for cot-
ton. It is reported that Seligman,
Hellman & Co. lose over $100,000, and
the Citizens' Bank ab.iut $70,000. Geo.
Laun, who was clerk of the above-
named firm, has been arrested in Mo-
bile. It is generally believed that
Louis R. Laun has gone to Mexico.
The State Capital — Penitentiary
Question, Jbtc.
\Special Telegram, to the Galveston New*.~\
Austin, Feb. 14, 1877.
The bond of contractors for the east
branch penitentiary is approved, but the
Governor has not yet signed the con-
tract. A portion of the plan is missing
from the papers, which prevents final
action.
Ex-Attorney General Clark is here re-
vising and digesting the Penal Code.
The excursionists leave here Satur-
day for San Antonio.
Col. Gordon, the African Explorer.
Cairo, Feb. 14—Col. Gordon, the
African explorer, has been appointed
Governor of the entire province of
Saudan.
BRAZORIA COUNTY.
Planting Prospects—Corn and meat
—Immigration, Etc.
Brazoria, Feb. 12, 1870.
Eds. Newt—We have been blessed
with fine farming weather for the past
three weeks, and the tillers of old
Mother Earth are taking advantage of
the excellent season. Many of our
farmers, disheartened at the repeated
failures of the cotton crop, have put
their whole plantations in corn or va
rious kinds of grasses, and intend fatten-
ing beeves and hogs for market, and,
from what I have heard, it bids fair to
be a very profitable business.
Several families of immigrants have
arrived here this year. They are all
fine, healthy, robust-looking people,
and come with sufficient capital to go
right to work. If I mistake not, they
are mostly from Southern Missouri.
Immigration is what this country needs.
She needs the plastic hand of man to
develop her latent resources, and
launch her on the voyage of material
prosperity to which nature destined
her. To all those who will make their
home amongst us, we promise them
that they will receive a hospitable wel-
come. They will find a salubrious cli-
mate, and a soil of unsurpassed fertil-
ity that yields generously to the hand
of industry.
The Local Option law is being much
" cussed " and discussed here at pres-
ent. I believe the people of Columbia
intend taking steps for its enforcement
in that precinct. The evil of whisky-
drinking may exist to a greater extent
in our sister village than here, and in all
probability it does, for they have a tem-
perance lodge up there. As for our-
selves down in Brazoria, we don t pro-
pose to regulate or interfere with the
appetite of the people, which we think
the wisest and most beneficial policy.
Another large batch of convicts pass-
ed through here last week on their way
to Major Stratton's plantation. While
speaking of convict labor, I deem it due
to the reputation of our county to re-
fute the statement contained in a late
issue of the Austin Statesman to the
following effect; "Whole communi-
ties have been demoralized in the coun-
ties of Brazoria and Matagorda by the
introduction of convict labor." This is
not tiue. While we admit that it
would be better if we had other labor
to till our soil (which it is impossible to
procure), we do most emphatically deny
tnat the introduction of convict labor
has entailed upon us the terrible leprosy
of social demoralization. If the editor
of the Statesman will pay us a visit, he
will find as healthy a moral sentiment
here as pervades even the godlv city of
Austin.
Business is very good here. It is a
fact worthy of note that of the ten
stores in this place, every one is kept
by Germans. This fact speaks well for
the thrift and enterprise of our Ger-
man citizens. Mr. H. C. Smidth, late of
your city, has just opened a large estab-
lishnien there. Brazoria,
m'LENN 4H COUNTY.
Good Business Reason—Railroads—
• oliou shipments—Immigration
—Etc.
Waco, February 12, 1877.
Eds. News—The business season now
rapidly closing in upon us has been the
mosrptosperous of all that hav« pre-
ceded it. All branches of trade in this
city have flourished as they never did
before, and, of course, our people ought
to be happy. TheQhave been shipped
by rail nearly thirty^six thousand bales
of cotton, an increase of quite eight
thousand bales, as compared with the
shipments of the season previous. In
lumber, pecans, wool and hides and
beeves the increased shipments have
been correspondingly large. This is
due to the rapid growth and develop-
ment of the surrounding country. Our
prosperity is not limited this season to
increased productions of the soil, for in
other respects gratifying results have
been obtained. Particularly in the
class of immigrants who have sought
and obtained homes among us has our
city been unusually fortunate. For the
first time since the advent of the rail-
road has capital from abroad sought in-
vestment here. Up to the present no
less than a thousand inhabitants
have been added to the popula-
tion of the city this business season,
among whom eight or ten gentlemen
represent at least a million of dollars,
thousands of which are being paid out
here daily for lots, improved and other-
wise, and for unimproved lands lying
contiguous to the city. It is noticeable
that quite all the people that have come
amongst us this winter are of the well-
to-do sort. Our city and section,
though making much progress in all
directions, is not up to the demands
that are upon it, and if not awakened
from its reliance upon " natural advan-
tages," will soon learn that its present
flattering outlook is threatened with
peril. 1 refer to its lack of railroad
facilities. Never had a city so much
to gain at so small cost. The sum of
one hundred thousand dollars invested
in subscriptions would secure the or-
ganization and the building of a rail-
road hence to Palestine, on the
International Railroad, the actual
length of which would be less than
ninety miles. A glance at the map will
reveal at once the necessity for such a
railroad connection. Cheap lumber, or
rather cheaper lumber than we now
have, is what is required most in the
development of the vast prairie coun-
try lying near by; and Waco, by be-
coming the entrepot of this empire in
territory, would gain large additions to
her population and wealth. The cost
of incoming and outgoing freights
would be lessened. Then, should our
people build this Palestine road, thereby
giving us competitive outlet to tlie
North and East, and direct connection
with the pineries, how long would it be
until tbe Island City would de'ermine
to point hitherv.ard its Santa Fe road?
Not long. U. Bet.
NOTES AND OPINION".
Richmond Dispatch, Dem.: The De-
mocratic prospect is still bright.
Richmond Enquirer, Dem.: We are
far from being discouraged.
Richmond Whig, Dem.: We have un-
shaken faith in the final result.
New York Sun. Ind.: Under the or-
der as adopted, the proceedings of the
canvassing board can not be inquired
into.
Washington Nation, Ind.: The first
vote of the commission may be regarded
as strongly encouraging to the Republi-
cans.
New York Ecening Mail, Rep.: The
decision is favorable to Hayes, but there
are other obstacles in the path. We
are not yet out of the woods.
Newark Advertiser, Rep: Twist the
emergency in any way, the Republicans
are winning. As to the commission
itself, there need be no t-urprise that it
is a partisan body. It was avowedly so
from the outset.
Brooklyn Eagle, Dem: A victimized
State is denied a hearing by a partisan
majority of one, and an assent is pro- (
duced in which there is no respect, and
an acceptance in which there is no ad-
miration.
Reading Eagle, Dem: When first re-
ceived by the country it seemed to be
in favor of Mr. Hayes, but after review-
ing the facts in this case it either must
result in the election of Tilden by the
electoral vote or by the House of Re-
presentatives.
Evening Telegraph, Rep: If any think
that this decision, so accomplished, is
in reality a victory for Mr. Hayes or for
the Republican party, a mistake is
made. Mr. Hayes's victory and the vic-
tory of the Republican party would
have been in a decision declaring that
he and it feared no inquiry into the
fairness of his election, that he and it
courted the fullest investigation, for all
that either wanted or would have were
truth and justice at the hands of the
commission. Yesterday's decision was
a defect, as the future will show.
Chicago Times: " Where was I to
come in? Was I to get nothing?" Kel-
logg inquires, in an attempt to discredit
the story of Wells's offer to sell out the
Returning Board. Kellogg claims that
he had the power to commission new
members of the board, and that it
would have been necessary to buy him
as well as the rest. Doubtless Wells
had provided for that. Taking a quar-
ter of a million each for himself and
Anderson, he would have sold the two
Senegambians for a song, and had the
better part of half a million left for
Kellogg. There seems to be no reason-
able ground for doubt, in the light of
the evidence eiven by Maddox and
Pickett, that Wells was determined to
have money. The chief conspirators in
Washington were notified of the fact
that Wells considered the job of count-
ing in Hayes too heavy to be undertaken
for nothing. Holding that very prac-
tical though somewhat mercenary opin-
ion, he would have found means to
realize the cash, h*d his proposition
been entertained by the Tilden men,
whether Kellogg entered into the
scheme or ?.ot. The story of Madiox
and Pickett, sustained as it is by letters^
is measurably confirmed by reports
which were in general circulatio* in
New Orleans just before Sherman and
the Northern visitors arrived there, and
which were apparently based on expres
sions of members of the board declar-
ing the Hayes case hopeless. These re-
ports obtained tuch currency that for
several days people confidently expected
the return of the Tilden electors—an
expectation which would probably have
been realized had not Wells and his
companions been stiffened in their faith
by liberal application of "grease."
PBBSONAIi.
A Rhode Island man has written a
lecture.entitled, "Whom shall I mar-
ry?" It is a fine work, but so far as
we are able to see, holds to the old
opinion that after all there is nothing
better than a woman for a man to
marry.
Woman wants to "enjoy all the
rights of man," but we can't see what
pleasure it would afford her to sit on a
store box on a street corner complain-
ing of the scarcity of labor and spurt-
ing tobacco jalce at a lamp post.
When a young man encircles his part-
ner's waist for a dance, he will do wise-
ly to keep his fingers still. Nothing
aggravates a young lady more than to
imagine you are trying to count the
whalebones in her dress.
The Yankee facility for getting the
best of circumstances receives an apt
illustration in the fac: that the captain
of a schooner which was solidly frozen
in the Mystic river, in Massachusetts, is
now loading her with the ice taken out
in making a channel, and will sell it at
a good profit in Florida.
Among the replies to an advertise-
ment of a music committee for "a can-
didate as organist, music teacher,"
etc., was the following: "Gentlemen—I
noticed your advertisement for an or-
ganist and music teacher, either lady or
gentleman. Having been both for sev-
eral years. I offer you my services."
"It isn't the fault of the country
that we have these hard times," said
the old philosopher, as he chiseled
away at a mortise, " it is the fault of
the men who spend their time backing
up to a hot stove to get warm, instead
of stirring around and warming up to
their work."
Some immense umbrellas lately pre-
sented to African chiefs by the British
government, are over thirty feet in cir-
cumference. Such umbrellas might
safely be left at the door of an Ameri-
ca* house without being stolen—unless
some fellow came along who wanted to
start a circus.
A meek-eyed married nan offered as
a test at a spiritual seance, that the me-
dium name the articles in his wife's
upper bureau drawer. The medium
said the spirit would repeat the contents
of Webster's Dictionary, or any other
light task, but that life was too short to
attempt the task proposed, and the rash
proposer was hustled out of the hall.
"I'm glad they're married. They
think alike and just fit each other,"
she remarked, as she came home from
the wedding. "I was glad to leave;
they fit all day like cats and dogs," she
commented, ungrammatically, after
visiting them six months later. And
so that eternal fitness of things is ever
being marred.
A citizen of Eureka, having occasion
to go home rather unexpectedly anight
or two since, caught a gentleman ac-
quaintance in the act of kissing his
wire. On relating the circumstance to
a friend, he was asked if he punished
the guilty coupio, and replied: "No,
not exactly: but they must We seen
from the way I slammed the door that
I was not satisfied."
'Tls not alone that she is fair,
Ai d has a wealth of golden hair!
'Tls not that she can play and -.-ing,
To charm a critic or a king;
'Tis not that she is gentle, Kind.
And wears no chignon huge, behind.
Nor ; igh-heeled boot, nor corset-laced.
To showJher slenderness of waist;
'Tin not that she can talk with ea*e
On well-nigh any theme you please;
'Tis not that she can row and ride,
And do a dozen things beside;
The reasons why I love Miss Brown
Are that she never wears a frown.
Ne'er sulks. or pout«, or mopes, or frets,
Or fusses abo'it "styles " or sets;"
Ne'er nurses lap-dogs by the fire,
Ncr bids her friends her charms admire;
No'or W(.tx)up<>n kbr. day.
And when she's lost emits to pay;
13y bonnets does not bound her talk,
And is not indisposed to walk;
Ne'er bullies her small brothers, nor
Esteems their childish games a bore:
With pigments ne'er her cheek defiles.
Nor practices coquettish wiles.
Newds not a maid to pack herthiDgs.
Nor plagues papa for diamond rings;
On bis -uits is content to lunch;
I.oves Shak.*peare, Milton, Pope and Punch.
Never descends to vulgar siang.
And never was known to shut the door bang!
—Puncfl.
The fine and fascinating Irene H. V.
House, who shot and killed her husband,
the divorce lawyer, in New York, has
been declared hopelessly insane. It is
as well, for all her deceased husband's
brothers wanted to marry her, and she
might have been compelled to shoot
two or three more of the House family,
in order to accommodate the next
brother.
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The Louisville Courier-Journal notes
the career of a fast young man of for
tune, Cul FoTe, and thinks it would
serve as an instructive lesson to others,
if they were willing to learn. Fore in-
herited a fortune of $50,000 five years
ago, and went to Louisville to enjoy
life:
p He was at that time rather good-look-
inj:, and dressed fashionably and in a
nobby manner. He became the asso-
ciate, however, of gamblers, and spent
money like water. It is said ihat, when
he first commenced his last life, many a
night in every week he would spend
from $75 to $100, giving it away in his
dissipations. Of course, he had plenty
of friends. He continued his dissipa
tions and idle habits until his entire
associations were with gamblers and
prostitutes. Drink began to get the
better of him. In the short space of two
years, gambling and liquor had eaten
up the larger part of his fortune. His
friends began to desert lilm, but as long
as he had any money at all he had more
than enough to stick close to him. He
gradually became a common prisoner
before the city court, but only on
charges of drunkenness, assault and
Dattery, and occasionally for cutting
somebody. He continued to sink lower
and lower. Shabby apparel took the
place of good clothes. The most de-
graded of the community were his com-
panions. He finally sank so low that
he did not have a roof to shelter him.
Finally he stole a suit of clothes from
a man who gave him shelter, and now
he is in a fair way to go the peniten-
tiary.
Lake Charles, La.
Ech» : On Mardi Gras, the 13th inst.,
was to be launched at Lake Charles,
near the Courthouse Square, the new
schooner O'Jennings Gill, built for H.
C. Gill, of Bagdad, by Bernard 8wee
ney. Mr. Sweeney, whose skill as a
ship builder is widely known, says this
boat is intended to be the fastest sailing
vessel on the coast.
Late improvements in the northern
part of our town have completely
changed the appearance of Lake
Charles. New houses, fences and
cleared fields meet the eye where less
than a year ago stood a large grove of
young pines. In a short time there
will be an open view from the Public
Square to the railroad track.
How is it that those splendid oysters
at Calcasieu Pass are allowed to lie so
late in bed ?
The weather is delightful. Peach,
pear and plum trees have commenced
to bloom, and green peas and aspara-
gus are coming in.
ZWAny demand above five cents for
the Daily News is unauthorized.
Apply to
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Lost, Found, For Salt, To Rent. Wanted, eU^
net more than three UneSy Ax ivord* to a tine, or, 4
insertion, 50 cents; each subsequent insertion 25
cents, payable in advance.
R1CAL Bgi'ATE,
PERSONS who wish us to attend to taxes on
lands in the counties where situated, as the
present law requires, will please send us their
lists at the earnest day practicable.
H. M. TRUEHEART & CO.,
fe!5 St Real Estate Agents.
IjX)R SALE—Lot No. 8, on block 190, with a
Cottage fronting on Broadway, and a < mall
house on Tenth street, northwest corner.
For terms apply to
G. B MARS A. N,
fe6tf Central Wharf.
NECESSITATED to sell, for cash, ten blocks
ground within city limits; vicinity rail-
road ;fl50o to $3000 a block. SAM HAA8.
FOR HA 1«.K.
OA A CORDS WOOD on Central wharf for
avU sale cheap.
fe!5 rt* J. M. HETSKELL.
ARGAINB IX BUGGIES — TW" < >PEN
Bu?eies cheap forcash. E. V . *EIXAS,~
fellM&Etf Cor. Winnie and Tremonf »ts
rpWENTY FI.NE MULES FOK SALE.
Address
fa 18 »l»
E. T. M VTTHEWS. Box 73S.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND SOUTHERN HOTEL.
S Johnson, J W Blake, J L Dyer, J C Up-
shaw, TexaB; P Darling and wife. New Turk:
J H Hills, Texas; J B Moore.JIndian Territory;
S A Hall. J D Giddinn, Texas; Ed Trasler,
Va: L Jonef, city; B Ninayard, Texas; WD
McGowan, L H McGowan, Dodee: H Naw-
hsuer. III; W K Herman. Texas; C W Learitt,
Philadelphia; G King, J R Burns, E Colley,
Mo; D w Hrman. Ohio; B M Elgin. Tt-xaa;
Mrs J J Gooch, child and nurse. Texaa; J Mc-
Ca:eb. D M Murchison. A T Hill, T Hamilton,
Texas; J J Abrams, New York; A Benedict,
111; J R Brown. Texas.
GERARDIN HOUSE.
F E Macmanus. B Hellbroun~r, E C Elliott,
E 8 Treman, E P HiU, Lieut Reflaa, A J Ad-
ams, L J Rry&n. Texaa; P B Look, Maine; L C
Mclntyre. Massachusetts; J Frorbaugb, D.
Lernshetmer, LO Cohen Texas; E C CoEn.
Ne'-f York; b F Magown.
FOR 8ALE.—Portable Engine and Boiler,
fifteen-horse power. Can be seen at J
AOTALl.'S. Strand, bet. 26th and 27th sts.
¥iX)R 8\LE—A GREAT OFFER—$160 Fire
r Proof Merchants Safe for $75—$125 for
$85. Several large safes for banka. insurance
offices and jewelers, half price. Now is the
time to buy safes. G. A. VINTON,
ja7 tf 103 and 106 Tremont st... Galveston.
FOR >aLE—25 doz Well Buckets, $1: ;^00 lbs
bust Babbett Metal,90c; 20doz.Root Hames.
$9 50; 20 doz. Mule Collars. $5. Jos. Labadie.
HKLP WANTKD,
WANTED—At residence on Church, fourth
hou*« east of Center, a competent woman
to cook and wash for a small family, felo tf
\\TANTED—A FIRS f-CLASS COOK also a
*» G«»nd Laundress. Inquire at Mrs. G
RANGER'S, cor 15th and Church st«. fel4 3t
JIA LB HKLP U AJVI'KD.
WANTED—A YOUNG M\N who can Vive
best of references. Apply 163 Market
street f*15 It
WANTED—A BOOK KEEPER.
Applj, with refrrenews.
fe15 tf P. O. BOX 613.
SITUATIONS WA NTED.
A LADY OF EDUC \TION. REFINEMENT
and energy desires employment, having
been a resident of New York the past twelve
years, is highly fitted an i competent to under-
take business there or elsewhere. Highest
references given and required. Address T.,
care Galveston New*. fel33t*
raiSCELLA NKO(!S WANTS.
Board wanted—for a geni£eman
and wife, in a good private family, on or
near « ne of the lines of City Railway, (where
there are no other boarders preferred). Sat-
isfactory references given. Address
fe!5 St* P O. DRAWER *3.
"1X7ANTED—$-2000 to $25OO on UMN-
Vf CUMBERED REAL ESTATE, for 60 to W
days. AndressT., News office. felO 6t*
WANTED-TEXAS LAND SCRIP WE
will buy 100 to 1000 sections of Texas Al-
ternate Land Scrip. Addre^ s
DONALDSON & FRXLFY,
Bankers and B okers*
jaSO lm St. Louis, jio.
IJOST.
LOST—On Tuesday night a Stone-Can. eo
Brooch, or Prndant. set with P^nrl«. The
finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving
with ,:ohn Summers, Washington Hotel. 2t*
GENEKAL TIEm MAMllSfc.
B
ONE DUST FOR FERTILIZING PUR-
poses for sale cheap by WENK BROS..
fe3 2w 160 Market street.
WOOD! WOi »D!—2000 cords pine a d OMk
wood, at Clinton, on Buffalo Bayou, for
sale cheap. HALSEY & FaIRLEE.
I IVE FISH,-10c. per pound, FRESH OYS-
^TERS, GAME and FEATHERS. NEL
SON A SADLER. Central Wharf de21 tf
l^AT PINE—SPLIT KINDLING WOOD 10c.
r a bundle, 3 for 25c., at Wm. Vowinckle's
Wood Yard. 28th St., near Market. jaltt lm
FOB BENT.
STORAGE TO RENT—One-half of ground
floor at a very low rate Apply at 233 and
255 Strand, between 19th and 20th streets.
For rent—three large offices,
suitable for Lawyers or Physicians,
newly fitted up, over News office counting-
room. Apply to J. P. EVANS.
T ARGE, neat, first floor corner Room, stove,
J-i plenty water, etc., S. W. corner Church
and 16th sts. Reasonable rent. jaJ? eodtf
A DESIRABLE, partly furnished, comforta-
ble two-story corner private Residence. 4th
square from Postoffice. " Brown, Ne* s office.''
BUSINESS CHAWCES.
AGENT WANTED—A responsible party as
agent for a line of first-class Pianos and
Organs. Address, box 196, Galveston P. O.
AN ESTABLISHED COMMISSION HOUSE,
desiring to extend the business, will take
a responsible partner with from $i000 to
$5000 capital. Address, with full name and
address. P. O. BOX 613,
jal9 lm Galveston, Tex.
Amusements.
Tremont Opera House.
Ia>t Three Nights and Saturday
Matinee of
THE BRILLIANT EMOTIONAL ACTRBSS,
Mrs. Henrietta thaiifrau
▲KB
Tay'pnre's Ni-w York Ompanr.
Comprising 18 artis g of recognized abi ity.
Tlile ICTenlns, Thursday, Feb. 15,
The deeply interesting new Comedy Drama
in 4 acts, entitled
WAS SHE RIGHT?
By Mr. Clifton W. Tayleure. of the Baltimore
Bar, author of fcast ..ynne (Luc lie Western's
version), '• Jealousy/' •* ChrUtie Johnstone,''
4kJane Eyre" (Maggie Mfvheli's ▼ei>ion),
44 Parted,*' " Beck Mix," Horse Shoe Robin-
son," 4*Si Sloe , m," ai;d other plays.
TO-MORROW. FR D4Y, FEB. 16th,
BENEFIT OF « HA >fKAU,
When she wiil appear in two p.t'ees, DOB A
and the BOCCtl DIAMOND.
Saturday. ia>t L'HANFRAU Ma ^ INEK.
Saturday Night, FaREWkLL PERFORM-
ANCE of this splendid company.
On Monday. f>b 19, Miss KA HE PUTNAM
and 3Ir. J. J. SULLITaN'S select Company.
ANNIVERSARY BALL
OF
Washington S. Fire Co.
]Vo. 1,
At TURNER HALL
Thursday Evening, Feb. £2, '77.
Committee of Arrangements:
J. COTTER, J. JOHNSON,
GUS. McKERNON, T.jFiNN.
Invitation Committee:
J. V. Riley, Joe Atkins. C. C. Sweeney,
John Meely, B. Mclllhenny, M. Xeef,
J Jobnson.
Reception Committee:
a. Munn, J. Hibbs, J. C. Rahis,
E. Whitbread, Ed. Garrett, David Wakelee
John Cosser.
Floor Committee:
John Cotter, F. Davis. P. Franey,
F. Lawton, Chas. Miller. M. Hammer,
Frank Marlow.
Tickets (including Supper) .$9 OO
To be had by applying to the members of
the company. jaI4 2Std
1200 Assorted Costumes
FOR HIKE.
Also a large stock of
Assorted Animal Suits ant! Masks,
on hand at
M.
No. 1T5 Tremont Bt -Pet Country orden
prnmptlv attended *. . dp IT H m*
PROFESSIONAL,.
Dr. t. d. manning,
OCCLI8T ASD ACRIBT,
Formerly of Waco, is now alvjne in practice,
and is permanently located at Austin, Texas.
tyOfflce orer Tobin's drug store
d<*21 dAWSim
_ .UlSCKLtA NKOIJS.
The " New Wheeler & Wilson" obtained the
highest awards at Philadelphia, three
meda l and three diplomas. Ageney corner
Twenty-foarth and Market, under Central
Hotel.
VTAME STENCILS, WITH IN'bELIB .K I.\K_
l> for 50, 60 and 75c. FRKO a. SMITH.
fe!3 lw 114 Tremont street.
CISTERN DEPOT—Removed to corner 2'ith
and Mechanic. Low prices and superior
work guaranteed. [13 lw*] KRAXClaCO.
RUS1ICS AND CLOTH WINDOW SHADE-,
assorted colors, complete, ready for hane-
injr at Jl. Wall paper assorted at 10c @$1 a
roll. Picture frames and cornices made to
order. J. W. HEBERI,
fe6 lm 289 and 231 Poetofflce street.
DlVOKGI!8.-I am the only person ob-
taining legal divorces bearing certificate
of Judge of the Court. Refer to Clerk of
Court and business men in Chicago.
d. K. KIMS, 57 A&ntand Block, Chlo*«o.
m oel7 l&n
CROCKETT.Houston county Association No.
175, "of Patrons of Husbandry." Wholesale
and Retail Dealers In Groceries, Dry Goods,
Notions. Hats Boots, Shoes. Drugs Medicines.
Chemicals. Hardware. Cutlery. Furniture, etc.
General Agencies solicited. S. C. Haile. Agent.
B
ROOMS AND BUAHD.
0 ARD AND *ROOMs"'
1 AT MRS. J. B. FOSTER'S.
fe4 lm* Avenue H, bet. tlst and 22d.
-frPklfl&HED H!oc5M&—With or without
r Board, bv the day, week or rc«cth. lire.
V. A. WESvLAKEtT cor. Cburclj and J3d.
WILUNEKY-PK ESSW A K !!«..
LADIES' FELT HATS AT 50 CENTS ON
the dollar. Hair Braids from $1 50. Crepe
Bonnets always on hand. New Hats, new
Ruchings. Cheapest Millinery in the city.
E JOHNSTON,
fell lm Cor PoetolBceand O-nter.
MR». E. MOORE, Milliner aud Dressmaker,
cor. Broadway and Center sts. Interior
order* promptly and carefullv attended to
A Ten-Horse Power
BAXTER ENGINE,
In pcrfect running order, will be
sold Cheap, as we wish to di>pn*e
of ona of our Engines to make
room for a larger one.
A. H. BELO & CO.
fel5 tf lp
Seed Potatoes!
Due per Steamers City of San An-
tonio aud Morgan City:
From Mew York 1200 Bbls ;
▲XD
From Bostou 2000 Bbls.
FAVORITE BRANDS.
Offered to the trade at LOW FIGUKES, and
all orders promptly filled.
CORN MEAL!
We call attention to our CORN MEAL,
perfectly fresh from the mill, and which is
far superior to kiln dried, the flavor of which
is killed by the process of kiln drying. Keeps
as well, especially at this season.
Gnaranteed full weight and at
Lower Prlcca.
HF.IDESHEIMEIt BROS.
de24 2mlo
o. 3vr.
and examine my
Fresh Stock of Goods
for
MARDI GRAS!
Black and Blue Cloth DRESS SUITS.
Black Worsted DIAGONAL SUITS.
Black Worsted HALF-DRESS SUITS.
BUSINESS and YACHT SUITS of the latest
Spring Style.
fey !hn lp
C. F.. BROIMARD.
F. STEWART fit CO.,
Dealers In
Ktaluslex, Lathi, Sanh, Uoora,
Blinds, Etc.
Bills sawed to order at short notice and
lowest rates. Office '. or. 29th and Mechanic
sts.. OAJ.VERTON. TEXAS ™'"
T R.OUVANT,
GENFVA WATCHMAKER
Has worked in pome of the flne«*t enablish-
ments of FBIN( E aud ENIiLAND.
Is prepared to do ali kinds of work, and
ennrantte3 full satisfaction.
113 HAHK» X ST 113
*EWS OFFICE BUILDING.
feS 3m lp
MOODY & JEMISUN,
Commission Merchants,
AF3>
BANKERS, 'COTTON FACTORS.
123 Pearl St.,! 1^8 Strand
dW N'RW YORK. jUALVESTON. T> XAB
E, Anheuser Co.'s
First Premium St. tonU Lwr Beer,
COMES THBOrOH 'OUR DA.YS IN
REFKIGEiU.TI>a CAES.
Eaires, $6 SO; keca. S3 » Order* for city
or country trade left at the Tt xa* Consoli-
dated Ice Co.'s office, Jstf Postofflce street,
will be promptly attended to.
" ~ COtMEs OF THE
NEW CITY CHARTER.
PRICE as CEXTf,
7/br Ml* by
J. D. SAWYER.
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