The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 183, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1877 Page: 2 of 4
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Tuesday, October 23, 1877.
STATE PRESS.
The Austin State Gazette learns that
the Texas and Pacific Railway Com-
pany has filed a protest in the Land Of-
fice against the location of the El Paso
Fait lakes by Judge Howard and his
Austin associates, which led to the late
troubles at El Paso, including the kill-
ing of Senator Cardis by Judge How-
ard. The Gazette says:
Should the reservation be vacated the
lakes would be subject to entry as a
part of the three million acres of public
land designated in the new constitution
for the construction of a new capitol.
The certificate on which the location
was made, came from the old Southern
Pacific Company, and this opens an in-
teresting field for litigation.
Whether these lakes are subject to
location by any or all of the parties
thus claiming the right is perhaps a
question that can not be determined by
the newspapers, and will have to be
settled by the courts or the Legislature.
Nothing appears in the present consti-
tution to give the exclusive right to ap
propriate the lands embracing the dis-
puted salt lakes to the purpose of
building the new capitoL The consti-
tution simply says:
Article XVI, Section 57. Three mil-
lions wires of the public domain are
hereby appropriated and set apart for
the purp >se of ertcting a new State
capitol and other necessary publie
buildings at the seat of government
said lauds to be sold under the direc-
tion of the Legislature; and the Legis-
lature shall pass suitable laws to carry
this section into effect.
It would seem that the locators who
have caused the present troubles rely
for their right on the following declara-
tion of the constitution:
Article XIV, section 7. The State of
Texas hereby releases to the owner or
owners of the soil all mines and min-
erals that may be on the same, subject
to taxation as other property.
The Mesilla (New Mexico) Independ-
ent, edited by Col. A. J. Fontaic,
formerly Senator from the El Paso
District in the Texas Legislature, says
that these Salt Lakes, for centuries,
have supplied the adjacent settlements
and also the Northern States of Mexico
with salt free to whoever wished to
take it:
These salt lakes had always been the
property of the government, and were
reserved from location until 1868, when
a clause was inserted in the constitution
of Texas permitting the location by pri
vate parties of salt lakes, etc., which
were then a portion of the public do-
main of the State. For several years
subsequent to the adoption of this
clause) leading men in El Paso county
endeavored to induce the people of that
county to locate these lakes under the
laws of the State for the benefit of the
people of the county. The writer went
so far as to purchase land certificates for
the purpose of making these locations,
and offered to present them to the county
provided the people would pay the ex-
penses of having them located; this
they refused to do; they said the lakes
had always been free and should re-
main free; that no man or company of
men would be permitted to locate them.
In vain they weie told that the lakes
were open to location, and that there
was dauger of| their falling into the
hands of private parties; they refused
to heed all advice, and stubbornly re-
sisted all efforts to have the lakes loca-
ted for their own benefit. Thus this
valuable property remained until this
year, when some gentlemen at Austin
located it—as they had a perfect right
to do—and obtained a patent for the
property.
The News has already printed the
necrology of the Texas veterans for the
past year. The State Gazette prints
the names of those who were present
at the late re-union at the capital. The
list of deaths is almost as long as the
list of survivors who met to revive old
associations and memories. The follow-
ing are all who answered to their names
when the roll was called:
William J. Russell, Moses Austin
Srjan. A- Deffenbaugb, William Scur-
lock, E. B. Ragsdale, Jesse L. McCrock-
lin, John M. Wade, A. G. Rogers, Geo
Hancock, Isaac P. Stem, M. M. Jestice
E. M. Perse, J. C. Bartlett, D. H. Mc-
Faddin, J. H. Herron, Louis Wells, J.
B. Robertson, B. R Thomas, John H.
Livergc od, A. B. Patton, Harvey Mit-
chcl, Andrew Neil, W. Bruce, Edwin
Waller, D. L. Kokernot, Richard Han-
Ian, T. D. James, H. Woodland, D. H.
Vannecton, J. H. Calvert, Jas. Nichol-
son, John P. Barden, Thomas H. Bren
nan, Jackson Smith, E. Pruit, Henry
E. McCullough, W. B. P. Gaines, Geo.
W. Gentiy, R. B. Russel, John M
Swisher, H. W; Wraglin, Frederick B.
Gentry, Joseph Lee, E. McLane,
Andrew J. Sowell, Robt, Sellers, J. M.
Patton arid E V. Dale.
Titese name3 do not include all the
survjvojs, but only such as were
present.
The. papers, of Southern Texas all
report thef sugar-care crop as good, and
some of them urge a more general cul-
tivation Of ribbon cane. No doubt it is
a good crop in connection with others.
The U. S. Agricultural Bureau is now
endeavoring induce mora—attention
to the business of producing cane
•uk-*r. Th» Bureau erts that the ca-
pacity of the Mtg*r bilt iatfte United
States is abundantly sufficient to rap-
ply domestic needs, and to create an ex-
port trade. The Bureau, however, seems
to take a tolerably practical view of the
business, when it speaks of " an im-
proved system of labor," " the division
and cultivation of smaller tracts by in-
dividual owners, and a more thorough
and scientific handling of" the caao,'
and says:
The establishment of central facto-
ries, and the construction of transpor-
tation ways, and a new system of
ownership of small farms will give
growth to individual independence,
draw around itself educational and re-
fining influences, and build up and en-
ergize new and thriving communities,
such as exist wherever self-reliant, in-
telligent labor flourishes.
In the meantime Las Novedaies, the
daily Spanish paper in New York warns
sugar planters in Louisiana aad Texas
that a sugar cane beetle or bug has
been discovered in the island of Porto
Rico, where it has already caused ter-
rible havoc in the cane fields, and quotes
extensively from Porto Rico papers to
show the extent of the ravages of the
new enemy to the cane, and the danger
of its introduction into this country.
But our Texas exchanges do not con-
fine themselves to encouraging the cul-
tivation of a single article; they point
out many others that can profitably be
produced in the State—the importance
of some of these crops being little un-
derstood here; among them the peanut
crop. For example, the Norfolk
Landmark says the crop of peanuts
in Virginia for four years amounted to
1,805,000 bushels; that of North Caro-
lina to 405,000 bushels; that of Tennes-
see in the last eight years to 2,785,000
bushels, and the aggregate crop in the
United 8tates for the last four years to
3,320,000. Still, although the consump-
tion is on the increase and last year's
crop was less than that of 1872-73, it is
doubtful whether these tubers would
prove more profitable than many other
crops in Texas. Messrs. Mullen, Brown
& Co., of Cincinnati, report that during
the present year a decline in price of
about half a cent has been established,
the rates now being 5 to 3±c. per pound.
The Texarkana Democrat is guilty of
repeating the insinuation that once
caused the sausage-maker to lose a sale
of his wares:
Dallas has a huge steam sausage man-
ufactory in operation. The dogs are
getting very scarce in that section.
The Round Rock Headlight appre-
ciates the efforts of the News to obviate
the present discrimination against Gal-
veston in the break in the connection of
the mails between this city and the in-
terior:
The News runs a locomotive of its
own between Galveston and Houston,
in order to make connection with the
mails over the different railroads. This
is an evidence of the enterprise of that
great paper that to the average Texan
is a letter from home and the latest
news from all parts.
DOIIGL&8 AND BRECKINRIDGE.
The Representatives of the Two
Opposing Forces In the Democra-
cy In 1860-61.
Hon. John W. Forney in the Phila-
delphia Weekty Times writes:
Douglas, having defeated Mr. Lincoln
for the United States Senate in 1858,
was in the Senate in high health and
spirits at this time, and in active train-
ing for the presidency. It is almost im-
possible to give you an idea of the way
in wbifh that bvave and gallant little
stalttmin was pursued by the secession-
ists. He and Breckinridge, who was
Vice President of the United Stales,
and President of tbe Senate at the time
I ana speaking of, had previously been
devoted friends. They were like
boys together when they met
at my private house and in
my oJfloial rooms. Breckinridge
came to Washington in 18-53 as a Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, district, and he and
Douglas were almost constant compan-
ions. I was very much with them, and
we three formed a sort of mutual ad-
miration society; we discussed politics,
slavery, and poetry; we criticised pub-
lic men, and were partners in a specu-
lation (Superior City) which did not
amount to much—at least not to Doug-
las and Breckinridge. Neither had the
slightest confidence in Mr. Buchanan.
They were both ardent men, loving the
pleasures of life and loving their friends,
and ready to do almost everything for
the men tbey loved; yet they really had
no sympathy for the son of Lancaster.
But as the dark shadow of secession
projected itself between these two
bright spirits, they stood off from each
other, and so it happened that when
Douglas broke with Buchanan on the
Lecompton question, in 1858—Breckin-
ridge hinnelf regarding Buchanan's
course on that subject with almost avow-
ed contempt—yet the extreme Southern
men had so entirely captured Breckin-
ridge that he became a partisan of the
injustice in Kmsas, which in his soul
he despised. Wei', they are both dead
now, and I am quite sure that they will
easily reconcile their difficulties in the
heaven they have gone to. Senator
John Slidell, of Louisiana, is gone,
too. He figured largely in help to
Buchanan and hate of Douglas in the
historic interval from February, 1860,
to the close of the Thirty-sixth Con-
gress on the 4th of March, 1861. He
died in London, July 29, 1871, at a
great age. He had some noble quali-
ties and a long history; but his fault
was an intolerance of others and an ex-
cessive good opinion of himself. Given
his own way, he was a charming per-
son; but thwarted, he was exacting,
and sometimes cruel. He even quar-
reled with Buchanan at the last, al
though he aided to rule and ruin him
on the Kansas question. Imperious as
he was to others, he was almost knight-
ly to me; perhaps because I never
asked him for his money, and never
solicited his political patronage. His
beautiful wife is dead, like himself,
and his sweet children are both, I be-
lieve, married to foreigners—and so the
name of Slidell almost passes away.
A correspondent of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, writing from Jefferson,
Texas, gives an account of the rescue
of Jim Johnson from the jail at Jeffer-
son, and his subsequent hanging. The
correspondent says:
After Johnson had been sccured by
the raiders, their leader, who was evi
dently a man of culture and great au
thority, addressed Rothschild in cold
and formal tones. He informed the pri
soner that in his case they intended to
let the law take its course, but if it was
shown by the evidence at the trial that
there was any likelihood of the ends of
justice being thwarted, they intended
to take him out and hang him like a
dQg. Rothschild who, it will be re-
membered, attempted suicide just pre-
vious to his arrest, exhibited the most
abject fear at the prospect of death at
the hands of the mob. He pleaded
piteously for his life, crying bitterly
and was not molested.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, is
moJined to think the Ohio defeat will
harm the Republicans of his State
little. There are, he says, a good many
dissatisfied Republicans there, and
there sie also some members of tbe
party who will vote for the Greenback
ticket.
STATE HEWS.
atascosa corwrr.
Pleas"'nton Journal: More school children
can now be seen on our streets than for years
past—Bain is badly needed — It is said that
the Frio river is ranidly going dry ..Two
wagons, loaded with floe bucks for the sheep
-camp of Kr. Arnold, several miles southwest
of here, passed through town last week — A
very large amount of wool passed tbroueh
our town en route for San Antonio last week.
The price of the staple ranges from 15 to 23
cents per pound The acorn mast, the
largest for some years, is beginning to fall,
and the domesticated as well as the wild ani-
mal of the genus Sus is reveling in delight.
archer county.
Archer county is soon to be organised and
a county government set in motion A
writer from Archer county reports large
bodies of fine lands, a well watered region,
with toe grass, but lacking timber, awaiting
the immigrant.
ANDERSON COUNTY.
Pal«silne New Era: The heavy and con-
tinued rains of the present week have done
considerable damage to cotton in the flelds.
Much of the staple has been knocked out of
the boils and beaten into the dirt by the rain,
and even if it isfcathered up the grade of the
lint will be low on account of the dirt ... Pal-
estine Advocate: Mr. Irvin Self, resident four
mile? south of town, has two acres in cane,
which, it is thought, will produce ten barrels,
or 360 eallong per acre: or an average at the
least of 3C0 gallons to the acre—and the worth
of this at 75c. a gallon would be $325 to $270
Mr. Qulsenbury, five miles south of the
city, if it is learned aright, will make?abont
1000 gallons of sirup Crawford street, re-
cently opened in Wesi Palestine, is one of the
straightest, widest and best laid out of the
new streets. Mr. Barnes's house on that
street, will soon be up and pave the way for
more new and handsome dwellings.
oooke county.
The Hesperian says Gainesville has dry
goods stores, 7; groceries, staple and fancy,
11: shoemaker shops, 8; drug store", 3; sa-
loons, 4; furniture. 2; saddle and harness
shops, 3; book stores, 1; bakery, 1; hardware,
1; bank, 1; watches and jewelry. 1; tailor
shops. 1; painters, 3; printing offices. 2:
schools, hi?h and low, 5; hotels, 3; gunsmith
shops, 1; butcher shops. 3; wagon shops, 2;
livery stables. 3. It has 8 practicing physi-
cian?; 14 lawyers; 3 gentlemen of leisure with
visible means of support; 10 gentlemen of
leisure without visible means of support;
and as many worthless does and loose hogs as
any town in the State. We have not enume-
rated the land agents, but just count every
other man you meet, and you won't miss it
much.
cherosee county.
Advertiser: Ths rain for the last few days
has damaged unpicked cotton, but the season
has be»n very Dropitious for gathering the
crop until the last week. Theyie'dof cotton
will be less than a half crop in this county.
Corn has yielded much better than was ex-
pected, an! is now selling for from 35c. to 40c.
per bushel, cash. The hog crop h*s been
greatly reduced by the ravages of cholera in
• his section; many people have lost nearly all
the:r hogs. This is a severe loss to :he connty.
collin county.
Two young ladies of Collin county have
picked, on an average, one hundred and fifty
pounds of seed cotton per day, besides doing
the housework The Collin County Fair
opened at McKinnny, Tuesday, under rather
inauspicious circumstances, owing to the in-
clement weather.
cole1ian county.
A correspondent of the Standard writes that
the little city of Coleman is as lively as ever.
Court was in session four days. Judge Flem-
ing presiding. Quite a number of cases were
disposed of. A man by the name of Clark
was indicted for obtaining goods fraudulently.
Two indictments for forgery. John Lamb
was sentenced for two years for cattle steal-
ing. The merchants of Coleman carry good
stocks of goods, and do a lively business.
Several new business houses are to be opened
soon.
colorado county.
Citizen: Columbus has shipped 2374 bales
of cotton up to 13th inst., showing a heavy
falling off from last year's business The
crop will all be gathered by 1st of December.
— A great part of the business of our town
is concentrating around the freight depot
Mr. Ben F. Gee has favored us with a speci-
men of regular gourd-seed corn grown by bim
this season a few miles below town. The ear
weighs 1}4 pound, is 12 inches long, has 22
rows averaging 60 grains to the row, making
1320 grains to the ear. He tells us he raised
1700 bushels of the same kind of corn on
-en, or 60 5-7 bushels per acre The streets
Weimar are beginning to be lively with
jple from the country '"on the buy."
.3 Odd Fellows are going to give a grand
.11 at the public hall, on Thursday, Oct. 25.
cass county.
Sun: Kildare is looking up. A new store
house is now in course of construction on the
west, side of town, besides other evidenc»s of
thrift Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 83 holds
its regular communication next Saturday.
de witt county.
Bulletin: After a long dry spe'l the rains
have descended to gladden the earth and re-
vive the parched vegetation. Last Tuesday,
after a f«w slight sprinkles, the wind veered
to the north, bringing a wet norther, accom-
panied with thunder, that has done much
good — A negro man who had broken into
store in Victoria last Friday night, and was
shot by the City Marshal of that place while
escaplog with his plunder, was captured just
above Cuero ljst Sunday morning (14th inst.)
by Deputy Sheriff Graham and placed in the
j»il for safe keeping. Owing to the severe
wound tbe man received in the head, he was
not able to be treated by til- pliysicitns. His
wound is a serious on-, lh - ball ent-ring just
below the ear and still there Lieut. Hall
and his company of mounted men arrived in
town last week from the West. They have
done good service in arresting outlaws and
fugitives from justice. The members of his
command are all young men of respectability
and weU known character, and wherever they
go they are welcomed with great cordiality
and respect Goliad CoUege is in a very
flourishing condition. There are now attend-
ing it over 170 »tudent3; 57 of these are board-
ing pupils from sixteen counties of the State
and from Mexico.
denton oounty.
Pilot Point Herald: A drove of about two
hundred head of cattle passed through town
Wednesday morning, going west The wea-
ther since the storm, last Saturday night, has
been beautiful What we want and must
have at Pilot Point is a daily mail from Sher-
man. This thing of only three mails a week
is too trying to ont's patience... A weii-known
citizen of Pilot Point was arrested Thursday
morning for shamefully beating his wife
An old gentleman, Yancy Crisweli by name,
died at the Pilot Point hotel Monday evening.
Mr. Crisweli was from Harrison county, Mo...
Pilot Point needs a hook and ladder company,
or some other means of resisting the onslaught
of tha fiery element.
ellis county.
Waxahachie Enterprise : Owing to the bad
weather the past week there has been but lit-
tle cotton on the market, our report is there-
fore short: Total receipts at last report, 16 1
received since, 221; total 1789 A party ol!
hunters killed a deer a few miles above town
last Wednesday which weighed 160 pounds...
The farmers of the vicinity of Ferris will have
from 100 to 150 bales of cotton at the depot at
that place on the 25th of October, and they
invite buyers from other markets to be pre
sent on that day, as they desire to sell their
cotton at home.
FAYETTE COUNTY.
1Yezo Era: Another nortner blew dowa up
on our town Tuesday morning. It was an
nounced by thunder and lightning and con
eluded with a prodigious quantity of rain and
water. No harm a one, save to cotton Up
to going to press, as far as heard from, the
majority against the Stock law is 300 and up-
ward.
GOLIAD COUNTY.
Guard: The house of Vance Holt was en-
tered by burglars one night last week and a
valuable gold watch and chain and forty dol
lars in money taken therefrom. Business has
been brisk in town this week. Many of our
farmers will feed their surplus corn this win-
ter to hogs rather than sell at 60 cents per
bushel. During the District Court this week
there has been a great number of people
athered here from all portions of the State,
ome are here for old offenses, while others
came as witnesses, besides the numerous
drummers for the various branches of busi-
ness they represent. The criminal docket of
this county is much larger this term of the
court than it was ever known to b« before,
which is the result of the efficiency of Lieut.
Hall's command. Many of the cases on the
docket are for old offenses, and had it not
been for this efficient officer and command
the same offenders would now be at large.
GRAY80N COUNTY.
Sherman Courier: A six hundred pound hog
makes the earth groan under him on the farm
of '.Mr. Spencer, six miles north from this
city A wild cat bounced into a chicken
roost near the bherman Mills the other night,
and killed twenty hens, before the chicken
owner could get to the coop. When he did,
he had a shot gun, and when he caught sight
of the wild cat he let sliver and—there was
no more wildcat The Pilot Point Herald
learns from Whitesboro that on last Friday
Sheriff Everheart captured a blind tiger that
has been infesting these parts since the adop-
tion of local option in that precinct, and
hauled the animal, with all its belongings off
to Sherman. No owner appeared to claim
the animal, its cage, or anything thereunto
belonging.
GRIMES COUNTY.
Navasota Tablet of Friday; it rained almost
incessantly from Monday morning till
Wednesday night, which has not only greatly
retarded the cotton picking, but nas washed
out and destroyed a great part of that which
was open Mr. P. E. Bookman, of Prairie
Plains, recently had his left arm severely cut
in several places by a gin saw, but the wounds
are healing rapidly... .Mr. Freeman furnishes
us with the cotton receipts to date, which are
2577 bales Work cn the Brazos bridge is
going right along. The iron has about all ar-
rived, and the first span on this side—110 feet
—is now being put up Mr. Schumacher's
cotton seed oil produce: For the year ending
August 31, 1877, 1700 barrels of cotton seed oil
and nearly 2,000,000 pounds of oil cake, which
sold for $40,000; shipments since September 1,
150 barrels of oil at $2io0, and 800 sacks of oi
cake worth SltjOO. Expenditures la£t year for
cotton seed about $20,000.
ghayson count*.
Sherman Register: Sixty-seven bales of cot'
ton were received Thursday in thiscity. Ibir
teen car loads of cotton were shipped north
Thursday and nineteen on Wednesday B.
Seymour, of Canada, has purchased a large
place s'x miles west of this city, for the pur-
pose of starting a sheep rancho on a large
; ?9 baa already brought to this S ate
about forty bucks of the most improved
a«d ieave for San Antoi io in a
. r the purpose of buying a large
Courier: Grayson county is
ll? <?er 1,uota immigrants this fall,
?reL£« i most accni® to ber
. ree fourths of them are
<•&! be" f?rmlng districts of Pennsylva-
nia, Ohio and Indian; they are ruDresenta-
tives of that brawn of soii-tillers on which the
P"1"8 °f * State depend
Many of them are well advanced in years but
^*j°?rry wi^h them tiM* weight which com-s
of tried experience and that ripeness of iude
mAft. whi^li muat Ka »<• ,»• „ ■ ,s
Berry, the train robber, died at Mcx
ico, Miwouri, on the 16th, after con- . ^
feasing that he was one of the six *hat 1ml'*t be of T»»t ana vital <»Jrvi
„k, , .. _ c luo -U!U I to the young beg'uner in lhat most servieea-
roOD« l the express car OU thtt Pacific I b: . a- l is ft:.e grandest of oocudb ions
I that of ir,9 cultivation of the soil. The lodK-
| meat ot guuh substance in vur midst, will thuw
road.
an effective gain in the productive capacity
of our glebe aid advance the tillable domain
ot Grayson oohnty to a foremost position
among the producing districts of the flowery
guadalupe countt.
Seeuia Timet: The addition of a third story
to Guadalupe Col ege is nearly completed.
The krounds are beautiful and the buildings
imposing 1 he ilook and Ladder boy a have
organized a club for the purpose of gettinsr up
a series of entertainments for the benefit of
the company Capt. T. M. Dennis, weH
known throughout Western Texas, died at
Rancho last Monday Dr. Beiijamin u
Crawford died on Wednssday .evening, Oct. 17.
jack county. „ ,
Echo: On the authority of a Jack county
man, who was not posted, some of our ex-
changes have set the fctory afloat that last
year Jack county raised only 100 to 150 acres
of cotton, while this year we have 1200. By
actual count we had 150 acrea last year, and
over 2000 this year. The staple is coming In
at a lively rate and selling at cents per
pound in the seed.
jeffkbson county.
J. W. L. Johnson: At Beaumont the supply
of the long-leaf pine and cypress having been
nearly exhausted, our mill men are now hav-
ing cut, hauled and sawed the lob-lolly.
KHRR COUNTY.
Our long drouth is at an end. Monday night
the rain fell for about eight hours...-There
is ta k among the farmers of putting in more
than the usual amount of -fall grain. Some of
them are still looking for their old enemy, the
grasshopper, and refuse to be comforted
Although times are hard, or, what is more
proper to say, there is but very little produce
or stock in the country that has a definite
cash value, we believe that the people in Kerr
county are less harassed by debt than any
other place in the State.
leon county.
Cabinet: Improvements are continually go-
ing up in Jewett We have had some very
rainy weather this week There is consider-
able sickness in and around Jewett.
menard county.
Mr. Ellis, of Menardville, has recently sold
his stock of merchandise to Mr. Emile v. d.
Stucken. The latter gentleman is building up
a good, substant al trade in that town.
orange county.
Grange Tribune: Railroad shipments for
the week ending October 18: Lumber, 32
cars, 160,900 feet; shingles, 21 cars, 1,050.000;
cotton, 21 bales, from Newton county. Who
sars business is not waking up? Owirg to
the bad weather and push of work we have
been unable to make the rounds of our giant
mills this week, but it is enough to say they
are in motion Mr. Lutcher's mill sawed and
shipped thirty-eight car loads of lumber in a
week. When In full operation this mill will
load sixty cars per week There are over
6000 logs in Cow creek, ready to come down
on the first rise — It is estimated that 19,000
logs are now in the river and ready to be raft-
ed down Under its present management,
Russell & Son's mill has sawed over 50,000,000
shingles Moore & Co.'s mill sawed 80,000
shingles Thursday. It averages something
near this every day Mr. Thompson's store
would do credit in size to Houston or Galves
ton. It is 50x130 feet, and two stories high.
A difficulty occurred in the eastern por-
tion of the county last Saturday evening be-
f»tw<en John Brewer and Alfred Pevato,
orothers-in-law, In which the former was shot
and instantly killed ... New buildings shoot-
ing up all over tne city. Sunday evening, in
the northwest suburbs of the city, we stood in
one place and counted ten new buildings go-
ing up The cane crop of Orange county
tbis y ear is good — Wild ducks are becoming
plentiful and sell on the streets at from ten to
fifteen cents, depending upon size Chinca-
pins are retailing on the streets at fifteen
cents a quart The other day Messrs. Bur-
ton Bros, received a box of merchandise from
Galveston in the most mysterious manner
conceivable. Recently they ordered certain
goods from a Galveston house, but not having
the articles, the Gaivesvon merchant replied
that the goods would be shipped as soon as
they could be procured. Nothing more was
thought of the matter until a few days since,
when a box containing the articles, and
plainly labeled Burton Bros., Orange, Texas,
was picked up in the river, having been
driven to this place by the tide. No bill of
lading has been received, and up to the last
accounts we had, no light of any kind was
thrown upon the mystery.
sin patricio county.
Rockpert Transcript: Miss Mary Teal was
received as a novice into the Order of " The
Sisters of Mercy," and Miss Annie Malyneaux
took the veil, at San Patricio, Texas. The
services are said to have been very impres
sive.
WILSON COUNTY.
A few days ago an attempt to escape was
made by two prisoners, a Mexican and an
American. The jailer was in the act of en-
tering the prison, and opened the door, when
[he Mexican sprang upon him and a struggle
ensued, during which the jailer fired his re-
volver, but misted his antagonist and burted
his own clothes, so close was he in the con-
flict. The Mexican finally got outside, and the
jailer followed him, posting himself at the
door to prevent the American's escape. The
Mexican proceeded to take leave, and had al-
ready gotten about twenty steps away when
he was dred upon and tumbldd to the ground.
The American was prevented from escaping
and the Mexican was also retained, with a
painful wound to afflict him. The jailer is
highly commended for his presence of mind
on the occasion by the people of Wilson
Fine raius have fallen throughout the county.
washington county.
Brenham Banner: Mr. W. O. Lewis furnishes
the Banner with the fo lowing statement for
the week ending Thursday the 18ih inst: Net
receipts, 631; shipments, 984; stock on hand,
1491... .On Tl'Ursdav evening th- firemen had
» jollification; there was a rehearsal for a
concert at the <">pera House; a lecture at the
Baptist church; a meeting of the Brenham
Greys, also a meetirg of the Brenham Schut-
zen Verein. an exhibition of*a >teropticon at
Eldridge Hall and one or two lodge meetings
besides private parties R. F. Tamplin, who
lives near Gay Hill, informs us that he has
this season made on two and two-thirds acres
of land four hundred gallons of sorghum sy
rup of a very superior quality; he sold most
of it in his own neighbornood at sixty cents a
gallon and thinks it pays better than cott.n,
williamson county.
Georgetown San: Quite a number of grass-
hoppers have been parsing over recently.
They seem to be altogether on the move, as
none are to be seen on the ground The
scholastic (population of this county, be-
tween the ages of 8 and fourteen years, num-
bers 1724, and the money apportioned for the
current year will run the schools for three
months, paying }1 50 per pupil per month
C. C. Jackson's gin was burned on the 29th of
September, and on last Friday, the 12th inst.
he raised steam and started again Rounc
Rcci has become one of the most important
shipping points on the road Nine hundred
and sixty bales ot cotton were shipped last
month, and we have now on hand shipped,
from the first of this month to this date, over
1500 bales. From the large increase during
the past week the best judges infer that not
less than 4000 bales will be received here dur-
ing this month ...Taylorsville, in addition to
its already rapid and extensive growth, is still
extending Its limits, and will probably at no
far distant day rank with Round Rock in po
pulatlon, thrift and enterprise Three to
ten car loads of cattle are shipped daily, and
the cotton can't be counted Liberty Hill is
a beautiful little village with well built busi-
ness houses of stone, two excellent hotels, two
blacksmith shops, both doing fine business
and boasts a well that has never been lowered
by drawing therefrom.
MY8TIC RINGS.
Sketches of FIneer.Ring loto—
Historical Glances,
[From the Worcester Gazette.l
The ring has for many ages formed a
part of ecclesiastical insignia. It ap-
pears to have had a two-fold purpose
and significance—the one as a mark of
dignity and authority, and the other as
symbolic of the mystical union between
the priesthood and the church. Promi
nent among these ecclesiastical rings
are those worn by the Pope and bishops
in a variety of shape and ornamenta-
tion. The Pope uses a ring for the
purpose of affixing his signature to any
documents. The usual types of Pon-
tifical rings are massive books, with the
crossed keys engraved on them. In
early times they were of gilt bronze
and set with precious stones.
Great importance is attached to Ep s
copal rings, which form a part of ec
clesiastical investiture. They are gen-
erally set with a sapphire or a ruby, but
their shape varies considerably.
Rings, as pledges of bethrotal and
wedding gifts, are of a very ancient
origin. The Romans used iron as a
material for their rings; this metal was
chosen as symbolic of the lasting char
acter of the engagement.
The ring was not used among Chris-
tians until the year 800. The plain
gold wedding rings which are the fash-
ion among the Anglo-Saxon nation
came to us from the Saxons. A curi
ous variety of the old wedding ring is
the jimmel or gemmon ring, consisting
of two or more links, some plain, oth-
ers elaborately ornamented and en-
graved with sacred inscriptions. Most
curious in shape are the large and elab-
orately ornamented betrothal and mar-
riage rings in use among the Jews.
The summit of the hoops is generally
surmounted by a small temple of pyra-
mid-shaped tower opening upon a
hinge, and representing the ark of the
covenant. They are made for the use
of the Synagogue, and are placed on the
fingers of the couple at a certain part of
the marriage rites.
Many romantic tales are connected
with ring tokens. For Englishmen one
of the most interesting ring tokens is
that which Queen Elizabeth is said to
have given to the Eirl of Essex " in
token of esteem," with the intimation
that if he ever forfeited her lavor and
it should be sent back to her, the sight
of it would insure its forgiveness.
Regard rings are of French origin.
On them words are inscribed by means
of the initials of the precious stones
with which they are set in.
The Prince of Wales, in his marriage
to the Princess Alexandra, gave her as
a keeper a ring set with beryl, emerald,
rubv, turquoise, jacinth and emerald
acai:i, spe.uag thug his fomilitu name,
Bertie.
Of remarkable rings there are several
worthy of description. The gold signet
ring of Mary Queen of ScoU, -is one of
them, and is described as bearing on the
face the motto, "In defen»," and her
initials, M. R. In the inner side of the
seal a crowned monogram is engraved,
formed of the letters M and A (or Mary
antl Albany), referring to the title of
Lord Darnley as Duke of Albany.
The ring of Henry Lord Darnley, is
also preserved in the South Kensington
Museum. It bears the two initials
M and H.," united by a lover's knot.
In the hoop is tbe name engraved,
" Henri L. Darnley," and the year of
the marriage, 1CU5.
Shakespeare's signet ring is of tolera
bly large size, ana evidently a gentle-
man's ring of Elizabeth's time. No
positive proof can be adduced as to the
authenticity of the ring having belong-
ed to Shakespeare, yet it is accepted as
such, having been found in 1810 by a
laborer's wife upoj the surface near the
mill adjoining Stratford church yard.
The ring is now in the Shakespeare Mu-
seum of the town.
THE TRUE TEST OF AFFECTION
How Mrs. Rotta Outwitted TOr,
Thorpe—Two Wrecks That Beat
as One.
[Max Adeler in the Philadelphia Bullstln.l
Mr. Thorpe is a middle age widower,
and some time ago he paid his ad-
dresses to Mrs. Botts, a widow on the
shady side of forty. Thorpe is rich
and after the widow had accepted him,
he began to fear that may be she had
taken him for his money, and so he
concluded to test her to ascertain if she
really loved himself alone. So one
evening when they were sitting to-
gether in the parlor he said to her:
Hannah, I've something unpleas-
ant to tell you, but I am going to do it
because I consider it right that you
should know it. Hannah, what would
you say if I informed you that one of
my knee pans is gone, and that I have
a patent hinge on that leg?"
" I should say that I care nothing for
that, my dear; I have only one toe on
my left foot. The others were frost-
bitten off, and the ankle is all twisted
around crooked."
"You don't tell me!" said Thorpe.
Well, but I've something worse than
that. I might as well confess now that
the bald place on top of my head is not
really my scalp; I've been trepanned
I have a silver plated concern set into
my skull, a kind of skylight. You can
lift it up and see down on the inside of
me."
" I'm glad you mentioned it, dear,"
said the widow, for it gives me courage
to tell you that I haven't a hair of my
own on my head. I'm as bald s
chandelier globe."
"Is that so? Gracious! I never
should have expected it. But you will
be surprised to l«arn that none of my
teeth are natural. All false; and be-
sides that I have to wear an India-rub
ber thingamagig on my palate to keep
it from dropping down.
"I am very sorry for you, John, but
it's some comfort that all my teeth are
false, too, and that I am perfectly blind
in my right eye. It looks like a good
eye, but it absolutely ain't worth
cent."
" Great heavens! Why didn't you tell
me of this before?" exclaimadThorpe
" But while we are on the subject,
will say further that I have chronic
torpidity of the liver. How does that
strike you? "
"Oh, I don't mind it," said Mrs.
Botts, "because I have been bilious and
dyspeptic for twenty years, and besides
I am one rib short. It was broken in a
railroad accident and the doctor had to
cut it out. I'm subject to fits, too."
"This is horrible," said Thorpe
"Mrs. Botts, I think you ought to have
mentioned these things to me when
proposed to you. I imagined that
was addressing a woman, a complete
human creature. But what are you
Mrs. Botts? Mrs. Botts, you appear to
me to be a dilapidated old wreck, with
no more'n half of the usual machinery
about you. It's a wonder to me you
don't fall to pieces."
"I am no worse than you are. You
said yourself that you had a trap-door
in the top of your head and a gum-elas-
tic palate."
"Yes; but these things ain't true,"
said Thorpe.
" I only told you about them to see
if you really loved me. I am as sound
as a dollar; no inactive liver, or silver
plated skull, or anything. But you
seemed to be kind of strung together,
so's if you should knock against any-
thing vou'd scatter all over the carpet.
I think you ought to let me off."
" Very well, sir, so I will. But let
me tell you that I've got nothing the
matter with me either. I only invent-
ed those stories to try you, because I
knew you were playing a game over
me. Now I know you don't love me.
You can go, sir."
"Hannah, I take it all back; I do
love you."
" Do you, really? Then I love you
more than "
But no; the curtain had better be
drawn right here. The cold and selfish
world has no business with such scenes
as this. They are to be consolidated
early next month.
Polaonons Vinegar.
The Scientific American calls atten-
tion to the large quantity of poisonous
vinegar that is on the market and warns
housekeepers and others from its use.
The American says:
The Board of Health of the District
of Columbia has condemned five car-
loads of vinegar sent there from Chi-
cago, on the ground that it is not a
genuine article, and is injurious to
health. An analysis of the so called
vinegar has been made. It appears,
according to the report of the Board of
Health, that the vinegar contains 54
54-100 grains per gallon of anhydrous
sulphuric acid combined with lime, to
form a sulphate of lime equivalent
to 117 26-100 grains of gypsum
per gallon, and besides that five grains
of free sulphuric acid per gallon. The
Board also report that this sample was
taken from an invoice of more than one
thousand barrels brought there to be
sold as vinegar, and that it is likely to
find a ready sale on account of its low
price. The report concludes as fol-
lows: "When we think that oil of
vitriol (sulphuric acid) can be bought
at five cents per pound, and that a
pound of said acid would render a bar-
rel of fluid as acid as the strongest vin-
egar, the wonder will cease that it sold
cheip. This, therefore, is a fraud up-
on commerce and a dangerous substi-
tute for vinegar. The fraud and dan-
ger are more general than the great
mass of people will readily believe. It
is asserted that probably one half the
vinegar sold in city groceries is a rank
poison, with either sulphuric or other
objectionable acids for its base.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Fort Worth complains that not
enough cattle cars are furnished to
transport the stock brought to that
market.
Corsicana Index: Dallas pays lees on
cotton to Galveston than we do, on ac-
count of there being other roads to com-
pete with the Central.
Cotton is rolling into Jefferson by the
East Line road.
About three hundred hands from St.
Louis have arrived and are at work on
the extension of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, running east from Denison
to Mineola, where it will tap the Inter-
national Railroad.
Cotton is shipped from Cuero to Gal-
veston at $3 70 per bale; to New Or-
leans, $4 12. The Bulletin says Cuero
takes a good deal of cotton from the
Peirce road on account of the tariff.
During a recent tarrv of President
Burwell and Secretary Orr at Athens,
Texas, they laid out the grounds for
the new depot on the D., K. and P. R.
R. at that place.
Sherman Register, Oct. 19: About 50
laborers arrived Thursday, per M., K.
and T. R. R., to be employed on
the D-auison and Southeastern Rail-
road.
Navasota Tablet: Col. Bridges in-
forms us that Mr. Hyatt, a railroad
contractor and builder, was in Nava-
sota last week, prospecting for the H.
and T. C. R. R. Co. This company
proposes the building of a railroad from
this place to Hempstead, to the pineries
in Montgomery county and further east.
We understand that Mr. Hyatt's report
will be rather favorable to this place,
and that P. G. Willis & Co., of Galves-
ton, propose to subscribe $10,000 if the
road will go one or two miles north of
the town of Montgomery. The propo-
sition is first to build to Montgomery,
25 miles, and make the road extend it-
self. If the citizens of Navasota will
subscribe only $10,000 or $15,000—
enough to show their confidence in the
success of the enterprise, and thereby
induce Northern capitalists to buy the
bonds—the road will certainly be built.
We learn that one of our prominent
merchants has made a very liberal
offer.
Nacogdoches News : Engineer Allen
and his corps of assistants are now loca
ting the route of the East aad West
Railway from Carlisle's Bluff, on the
Angelina river, to this place. From
what we learn our people can go to
work grading by the 1st of November.
Major Wood, who has been engaged on
the other end of the line ever since the
commencement of the work, has for a
week past been looking for a suitable
crossing on the Neches, and prospecting
through Angelina county with a view
to the cheapest and best route through
that county. Homer, no doubt, will do
her utmost to get the road there, and
Mr. Bremond, if he can help, does not
look to injuring old established towns.
Tyler Democrat: Work is now pro-
gressing in extending the track of the
Tyler Tap Railroad west of the Great
Northern road to the depot, and also
upon the depot buildings.' When this
is all completed, which will be in a few
days, the Tap will be all right in every
respect.
Longview New Era: The Tyler Tap
is now used by the merchants of Tyler
to ship cotton to Galveston by the way
of the T. and P. and T. C. railroads.
DIED.
BATJEBr—On Sunday, October 81st at 10 A.
if, He«r7 Huntington, eldest son of Henry
aad Helen Huntington Batjer, aged M yean
and t months
New Orleans, Mobile and Hartford (Conn.)
papers will please copy.
Special Notices.
Notice to Consignees.—'The steamship
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Pennington, mas-
ter, from New York, is now discharging cargo
at Williams's wharf.
Consignees will please receive their goods
i landed, receipting for the same on the
wharf. All goods remaining on tbe wharf after
4 o'clock p. ii (not receipted for) may, at op-
tion of steamer's agent, be placed in ware-
houses or covered with tarpaulins on the
wharf, but they are entirely at risk of con-
signee or owner. All claims for damage must
be adjusted before the goods leaTe the wharf.
oc23tf J. N. KAWYER. Agent,
The New York Sun published, soon
after the inauguration of President
Hayes, a letter which purported to
have been written by the President,
promising that if Gen. Garfield would
withdraw from the contest tor Speaker
he would do what he could to secure
for the general the United States eena-
torship. Gen. Garfield denied that any
such letter had been written, and pro-
nounced the publication in the Sun '
forgery in every word and line." The
Sun a few days ago published an au
thenticatsd copy of the letter of. the
President, which is almost identical
with the first made public. The au-
thentic letter is as follows:
ExECnve Mansion,
Washirgton, March 11, 1877.
My Dear General—In accordance with our
conversation last evening, I hereby express in
writing what I said verbally then. It is my
desire that you should withdraw from the
senatorial oontest In Ohio, for the reason that
I think you could be of more service to the
country and to the administration in the
House of Representatives. I regard your
chances of election as Speaker as excellent,
or I should i.ot ask you to make this sacrifice,
and you may be assured that whatever I can
do to accomplish It will be heartily done
Faithfully yours, R. B. HAYES.
To Gen. J. A. Garfield.
The Limburger cheese factory in
Hendricks county, Ind., is one of the
industrial establishments of that State
of which it can not be said it does not
make a scent.
Notice*, Etc.
THS
Monarch!
TAYLOR COMPRESS.
Put up by the Southern Cotton and Manufac-
turing Company, at their Factors' Press Yards,
is now in working order, ready for business.
w;
Auction Hales.
AUCTION SALE
E WILL SELL THIS DAY,
23d inst., at 10 o'clock, at our sales-
rooms, Strand—
50 bbls. choice APPLES: 10 firkins BUT-
TER; 10 bb's. CROCKERY; FLOUR and other
GROCERIES: FURNITURE; 1 good SHOT-
GUN, etc.
Also—slightly damaged—10 boxes TOBAC-
CO; 2 sacks COFFEE; 3 ^-barrels MACK-
EREL; case SARDINES.
Goods for auction received up to hour of
sale.
Invoice of 85 assorted Guns, Hunting Suits,
and Fancy Dog Collars will be sold on Thurs-
day. PARK, LYNCH & CO.,
oc23 It Auctioneers.
AH Shipmasters, shipper*, Cotton
.Verehants aad News Reporters es-
pecially, and all citizens Interested
In the progress of oar city, are In-
vited to call and see the machinery
at work.
OC17 Eltdlro A. P. LUFKIN, 8upt.
New Advertisements.
fJHE STATE OF TEXAS—TO
the Sheriff of Galveston county, greeting:
Whereas J. C. im Thurn & Co., of London
England, this day filed in this court their pe
tition against August Butlar and Francis
Lammers, executors of the wJl of C. H. Jor-
dan, deceased, conducting said administra-
tion under the will outside of court; and J.
W. Jockusch, trustee, and against Matilda
Jordan, Surviving wife of the said C. H.Jor-
dan, and now and at all times a resident
subject of Hessen, Prussia, and against F red-
ericka and Charks Jordan, minors, under the
age of fourteen (14) years, children and heirs
of said C. H. Jordan and his late wife, Caro.
line Ernstlne, of Breman, Germany, alleging:
That the said Caroline Emstine died in Jan-
uary, 1871; that said C. H.Jordan afterwards*
on the 14th day of July, 1871, duly qualified as
survivor of their community, of which the
property hereinafter described constituted a
part; that on the lBth day of June, 1873, said
C. H. Jordan, for valus, made his note to
plaintiffs for $16,955 American gold, due 1st
day of May, 1875, and to secure payment
thereof executed his deed of trust to J. W
Jockusch, trustee, granting a mortgage lien
on lots 8, 9,10 and 11, in block 435, city of Gal-
veston, with other property; that in the year
1874, said C. H. Jordan, then and at all times
thereafter, residing in Germany, inter-mar-
ried with the said Matilda; that more than
twelve months have elapsed since the probate
of his will, and all of the other property em-
braced in the deed of trust is of insufficient
value to satisfy prior incumbrances and has
been absorbed thereby and in payment of ex-
penses; that said Matilda, Fredericks and
Charles, claim some right, title or interest in
said lots in conflict with the rights of peti-
tioners.
Credits indorsed on the note are admitted
and prayer is mada for judgment for amount
due, against the executors, and for sale and
foreclosure against all the parties.
Affidavit having been made that the said
Matilda, Fredericka and Charles Jordan are
non-residents of Texas, you a-e hereby com-
manded to summon them by due publication
hereof, to appear and answer said petition at
a term of our District Court, to be holden at
Galveston, on the 1st Monday in October next.
Witness, J. P. Harrison, dark of the Dis-
trict Court, in and for the county and State
aforesaid.
. Given under my hand and seal of
< L. s. - said court, at office, in tbe city of Gal-
t —I veston. this the 13th day of Septem-
ber, A. D., 1877. J. P. HARRISON,
Clerk D. C. G. Co.
By A. B. Harrison, Deputy Clerk.
A true copy I certify:
C. JORDAN, Sheriff G. C.
By W». P. Owens, Deputy. oc23 tu 4t
■X STORE.
3500 Sacks COFFEE
EX MARIA.
J. H. ELSWORTH & CO.
8A9tfuna
NOW LANDING,
EX-.TI1KG1RETHA, 1
4000 Sacks COFFEE
EXCLUSIVELY NEW CROP.
Selling at reduced prices from wharf.
TO ARRIVE FROM RIO,
4000 Sacks COFFEE
IX STORE:
2000 Sacks COFFEE,
Ex-Marie Berrer, offered at low prices to
close out. M. KOPPEKL.
AUCTION SALE
OF FINE
Household Furniture.
WE WILL SELL ON WEDN ES-
DAY, 24th inst , at 10 o'clock, a. a. at
residence of Mrs. S. A. Barnett, corner of 18th
street and Avenue I—
THE CONTENTS
OF SAID
Fully Furnished Residence,
Consisting, in part, of
1 Upright PIANO, 1 Fine PIER-GLASS, with
Marble Stand; Parlor Set of FURNITURE,
Easy Chairs and Rockers. Sofas, Fine What-
Nots, Marble-Top Table, Hat-Racks; 1 Parlor
CARPET, 3 Bed-room Carpets, Hall Oil-cloth,
Dining-room Oil-Cloth, Stair Carpet, Hair-
Mattresses. Spring-Mattresses and other Bed-
ding; Window-Shades, Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine.
3 MAHOGANY BED-ROOM SETS, with fine
Bedsteads and full Marble-Top Bureaus and
Washstands.
1 ELEGANT DOUBLE-DOOR MAHOGANY
WARDROBE, with Set of Drawers and Plate
Glass Front.
2 WALNUT BED-ROOM SETS, with Marble-
Top j; Marble-Top Sideboard, Extension Ta-
ble. Chairs, Table Ware, Pictures, etc.
KITCHEN STOVE AND FIXTURES AND
Kitchen Furniture.
All in good repair, and many other House-
hold Articles not enumerated.
Articles not on exhibitioc till day of sale.
PARE, LINCH & CO.,
ocl9 td AUCTIONEERS.
New Advertisement*.
For Sale.
ONE ENTIRE BLOCK OF LOTS !
NEXT TO THE GULF CITY PRESS.
One-tenth cash, balance in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
7 years.
oc!9 4t una W. H. NICHOLS.
Galveston Gas Works.
32d and Market Streets.
All orders or complaints, to receive prompt
attention, should be left at the Secretary's of-
flce, in the
Ostermann Building,
corner .Strand and 22d street, between the
hour* of 8 and 12 o'clock Jl. tL
a»« "?7 una Iv
SELLING from WHAKF,
Ex.&NINA,
3500 Sks. Coffee
FIRSTCAKGO OF
NEW CHOP
Tills Season
Aflnat p?r MliierTa,
4000 Sks. Coffee. |
oe« uoatf JfcAUFFSIAJf ft KUNttB. 1
JACKSO\'s BF,»T
Sweet Navy Chewing Tobacco
was awarded the highest prize at Centennial
- xpor-itiou for its floe chewing qualities, the
excellence and lasting character of its sweet-
ening and flavoring. If you want the best to-
bacco ever made, a k your grocer for this,
and see that each plus* bears our blue strip
rrad« mark, with words " Jackson's Best '* on
it. Sold whol. sole by all jobbers. Send for
sample to €!• A. J AC** SO \ Ar CO., ITtan-
aiactorerp, Petersburg, Ya.
dfc K tn tf&OA PER DAY at home. Sam
pies worth $5 free. STIN
SON & CO., Portland, Maine.
PLAkS! PL418!
PLAYS! PLAYS!
For Reading Clubs, for Amateur Theatri
caia. Temperance Plays, Drawing room Plays.
Fairy Plays, Ethiopian Plays, Guide Books,
speakers' Pantomimes. Tableaux Lights, Hag
neeium Lights, Colored Fire, Burnt Cork,
Theatrical Face Preparations, Jariey's Wax
Works. Wigs, beards and Moustaches, at re-
duced prices. Costumes, Scenery, Charades.
New Catalogue sent free, containing full de-
scription and prices. SAM'L FKENCH &SON
122 Nassau street, New York.
W ANTED
FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS
Wilson Sewing Machine Co.,
829 Broadway, New York City;
i/hlcago, 111.; New Orleans, La,;
Or >an Francisco, Cal
WOXBtR UPON WONDER
Given A way—A strange, mysterious and
most extraordinary book, entitled " THE
ROOK OF WONDERS." Containing,
with numerous curious pictorial illustrations,
the mysterie- of the Heavens and Earth,
Natural and Super-Nafural Oddities, Whimsi-
cal, Strange Curiosities, Witches and Witch
craft. Dream*, Superstitions, Absurdities,
Fabulous, Enchantment, etc. In order that
all may see this curious book, the publishers
have resolved to give it away to all that desire
to see it. Address, by postal card. F. Clea-
•on A Co., 738 Washington street, Boston.
Massachusetts.
* A WEEK in your own town. Terms
and (5 outfit free. H. HALLETT &
Portland, Maine.
CURATIVE PADS!
A sure cure for Tarpld Liver and all dis-
eases arising therefrom, Lung, Kidnev, Spine,
Bladder, Womb, and all Female Diseases,
CHILLS AND FEVKB, Costiveness,
Dyspepsia, Headache. Our *>lver, Laos
and ague Pad, $2. Kidney and spinal
Pad, 93. Pad for Feaale Weakness,'
$3. we send them by mail free on receipt of
price. Address E F. SNYDER & CO., Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
Notice.
OFFICE OF G., H. AND S. A, Rv. CO.,)
Houston-, October 1, 1877. f
^HE GENERAL OFFICES OF
THE
Galveston, Harrlsburg and San An-
tonio Railway Company
will be located at
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
on and after this date, in VAN ALSTYNE
BUILDING, corner of Main and Congress sts.
oc2 3m JACOB E. FI8HKR. Secretary.
for
in their own localities, canvassing for the
Fireside Visitor, (enlarged) weekly and
Monthly. Largest paper In the world,
with Mammoth Chromoe free. Big commis-
sions to Agents. Terms and Outfit free. Ad-
dress P. O. VICKEKY, Aususa, Me.
dfctO a Day at Home. Agents wanted.
3P1« Outfit and terms free. TRUE 4 CO., Au-
gusta, Maine.
Extra Fine nixed Cards, with
name, 10 cents, postpaid, L. JONES &
Nassau. N. Y.
40
CO.,
npi ■ WU PIANO, OBUAN.
II L II T T Y Bos'- WLoOk! Start-
nr II I I I ling news. Organs, 12
U la ll III stops $55. Pianos only
1130, cost $650. Circular free. D. F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey.
d>»)AA PER MONTH made selling the Uyro-
VIV/ scope or Planetary Top, Buckeye
Stationey Package, Magic Pen (no ink re-
Sni-ed.) -Catalogue of agents'goods free,
UCKKYK NOVELTY CO., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Buy the " Old iteliable " SHAKP'S
RIFLES or CARBINES.
J. W. Frazier, S3 and 85 Day St., cor. Church,
N. Y., has a large lot ot Sharp's Rifles and Car-
bioes, which he has determined to oiler at re-
tail at the following low prices: Sharp's 50 cal-
iber Carbine, central fire, metallic Cartridge,
latest lmprovemerts, S12; Sharp's 50 caliber
Rifle, central fire, metallic cartridges, latest
improvements, $15. Packed securely and sent
by express on receipt of P. O. Money Order,
Draft or Currency. Address as above.
KEEP'S PARTLY MADE SHIRTS,
only straight seams to finish, 6 for OO,
KEEP'S CCVrOM SHIRTS, Made to
measure complete, 6 lor $9 OO. KEEP'S
SBIKT'S are made only in one quality—the
bist. Perfect satisfaction warranted. An
elegant set of gold-plated buttons free with
each half dozen. Sarnples and full directions
mailed free, GIBERT BROS , Gen. Agents
and Manufacturers, 621 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo.
W. II. AcUOMLD,
GENERAL LAND AGENT,
HILLSBOKO, HILL CO., TEXAS.
WILL FUHNISH COMPLETE
Abstracts of 1 itles to any 8urvey in this
Cousty. No commission charged for paying
taxes. Land bought and sold on commission.
Will advertise all land for male by me free of
charge. Will examine and report quality and
value of laud, and wh< tber occupied, at $5 per
tract. My business being confined to this
county alone enables me to give prompt at-
tention. oc20 lm»
COO PE RAGE.
PHILIP HIRSCH,
50, 52, 54, 56, 58 & 60 S*. Peters 8f
NEW ORLEANS, LA.,
Kee> i constantly on hand a targe and selected
stock of BARRELS. HALF-BARRELS and
KE«N, ill size" Also Hoop Poles. Prices
moderate. Patisfactlonlguaranteed. ap312m
Notice.
G., H. AND S. A. RT , I
Houston, Tbx., October 1, 1877. {
jyj-R JACOB E. FISHER IS
hereby appointed Auditor of this Company,
to take effect this date, and will have full
charge of all accounts of the Company. Ad-
dress at Houston, Texas, until further notice.
oc2 Sm T. W. PEIRCE, President.
Attention, School Teachers.
~VT OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ll that the Auditorial Board of Galveston
county will convene at the Court-House, in
Galveston, on MONDAY, Bth day of Novem-
ber, 1877, for the purpose of auditing euch
claims as may be presented before that date,
under the provisions of Chapter LXXX, Gen-
eral Laws, 1876. Claims must be filed with
the Secretary of the Board (in County Asses-
sor's office). JOHN A. McCORMICK,
President of Board.
Galveston, Oct. 5, 1877. oc5 lm
Notice.
4 LL PERSONS ARE HEREBY
/a notified not to purchase or trade for a
note drawn by Duncan McDonald, and pay
able to me, for the Bum of one thousand dol
lars, dated October 21, 1876, and due twelvs
months after date, payment of the same hav-
ing been stopped. Said note was fraudulent y
obtained from me and is mv property.
THOS McCAKTY.
HorsTos, Oct 17,1877. ocl9 4c
Machinery.
NEW MACHINE SHOP.
WEST STRAIND IRON WORKS,
li« and Strand,
A RE NOW READY TO REPAIR
JL\^ Steam Engines and other Machinery.
Having placed In shop New Machinery, we
can do good work at low prices, Housesmith-
ing, iron doors and window shutters, etc,
je21 6m J. AST ALU Galveston, Tex.
SHEAN & DISBROW,
Copper, Brass
And
Sheet Iron Workers.
Manufacturers of Improved
Steam Batteries and Clariflers
For Making Sugar, and Dealers in
STEAM. WATER AND GAS PIPES,
Brass Goods, Etc.
157 and 15# East Mechanic Street,
GALVESTON.
Special rates on large orders of Pipe and
Brass Goods. jy28 3m
Clothing, Etc.
Posnainsky. the Tailor,
176 Tremont Street,
Between Market and PoaiolHce Sts.
CALL, AND SEE THE GOODS I
have just received: French Cassimeres,
Cloths, Vestings of the latest patterns and
styles, which 1 will make up at New York
prices. oc!4
THE LEADING
Fashionable Tailor,
Corner Postoffice & 22d Streets,
HAS JUST RECEIVED DIRECT
from New York a large line of
Pine Saltlnes, Coatings & Do sfelna
of the latest and most
Fa h'onable patterns Impor ed Di-
rect from J;iiro,e,
guaranteed to be of the best quality of im-
ported goods. If you want a good fit and at a
reasonable pric*1, call on H. JACOBS,
The Fashionable Tailor, Postoffice. crner
22d street. oc!4 lm
LEVY & WEIS,
115 Rlarket St., News Building,
BEG LEAVE TO INFORM
their friends and the public generally
that they nave opened their
NEW STOCK
OF
CLOTHING,
Gent's Furnishing Goods,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS,
Valises, Rubber and Oil
Clething,
and all the latest novelties In their line. Their
Stock is NEW and FRESH, and has been very
carefully selected especially for this market
and trade. They propose to sell at prices that
can not fail to command a liberal patronage
from all cla«se^. N. B.—CHILDREN'S, BOYS'
and YOUTHS' CLOTHING made a specialty.
au3 8m
CI HEAP EST AND BEST—THE
) Bindery attached to the News office is
large mid complete, »ud every description of
work done with dispatch and on moot
abhsterma.
Mme.Paul Knoll
JS DAILY EXPECTED FROM
Paris, where she has personally selected and
purchased for cash,
A COMPLETE STOCK
In her line, and will
Besnme Bnsiness oil the 25th inst.,
rs THE
New Glrardln Brick Butldiusr,
NO. 162 MARKET STREET,
Next door to her former stand.
Madame Paul Knoll will continue the
millinery and Dressmaking Busi-
ness
with a CHOICE STOCK of
FANCY ARTICLES,
FLOWERS,
LADIES' HATS,
of the latest etyle; JOUVTN KID GLOVES
and a full assortment of HUMAN HAIR.
Hotels—Restaurants.
Hutchins House,
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
J. P. HORBACH, PROP'R.
Michou's Restaurant.
123
Street, bet.
mechanic.
market
Tremont
aud
THE CHEAPEST FIRST-CLASS
RESTAURANT in the the city. The pri-
vate dining rooms for parties or families
have been thoroughly refitted and are again
open. The proprietor solicits a share of pub-
lic patronage. lm
BARNES HOUSE,
Cor. Main at. and Texas Ave.,
Houston, Texas—The old Capitol Hotel rebuilt
and furnished with entire new fureiture. J.
L. Barnes propritor, late of Washington Res-
taurant, Bryan, Texas. The popular caterer,
Peter Loiselie, Steward. Fine sample rooms
and special attention to traveling commercial
gentlemen. au24 3m
BANK EXCHANGE
Lunch each Day at 10.39 A. M.
212 and 314 Market St.,
Opposite News Office.
THHIS MAGNIFICENT AND
L costly fitted up
Bar and Billiard Hall
Is now Open to the .Public.
The large and well wntUated BilUard Hall
is furnished with twelve of the latest strle of
Novelty tables, and the Bar and CSgar Stand
are stocked witn the choicest brands of
Imported Liquors and Cigars.
The proprietors hare spared neither pains
nor expense to make the BANK EXOhAmlE
one of the most beautiful and attractive astah-
Ushnaanls of the kin t in Wie United States, and
w'll be pleased at all times to welcome their
friends and the public in general.
aol 77 9m HARLAN, DVTFLSLD * OO,
H. Hirsch & Co.,
tialveston.
Baxter, Hoadley, Payne & Sons',
Godwin's, and Fricke & Co.'s
"Eclipse"
Steam Engines.
Blake's Patent Steam Pumps,
Rue's "Little Giant" Steam Injector, Hall's
Self-Feeding Cotton Gins, " Double-Quick "
Plant Cotton Presses, Faught's Patent
Horse Powers, Straub's and Non-
pareil Mills, Sugar Mills
and Evaporators,
MacNeale & Urban's Fireproof Safes.
Milburn Wagons, Iron Railings, Belting, Etc.
Corn and Cob Crushers, Etc.
Send for illustrated catalogue.
jy6 77 3m th sa tu
C.B. LKK.
JOSHu AMILL&&.
LEE IRON WORKS.
C. B. LEE & CO.,
Iron i Brass Founders
MAOj
AND
tINISTS.
manufacturers ot
ST.HAM ENGINES,
SAW MILLS,
BOILERS,
niLL AMI GIN CHARING,
Shafting:, Pulleys, Brass and Iron
Pumps, Etc., Etc.
Particular attention given to orders for Iron
Fronts and Castings for Buildings.
All kinds ot Job Work solicited.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Corner Winnie and 33d Sts.,
(Near Bailroad Depot),
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
CORN-SHELLER,
Shucker and Sacker
COMBINED.
HAND AND STEAM POWER
Shellers and Feed-Cutters
Straab Corn-Mills, Ames Engines,
Ithaca Sulky Hay Rakes,
>1 I.IK LE PLOWS,
Eagle Gins, Cotton Presses,
Little Giant Corn and
Cob Crushers.
S^Send fer Circulars.
W. L. CUSHING & MOORE,
Nos. 122 and 124 Strand,
se!6'77 12m GALVESTON.
FAIRBANKS'
THE ONLY RECOGNIZED STANDARD NOW
IN USE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
FAIRBANKS A CO.,
53 Camp St., Mew Orleans, La,
ap27 6m
Professional Cards.
ROBT y. DAVIDSON.
GEO. W. FULTON, JR.
Davidson & Fulton,
ATTORNEYS
AND
COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Moody and Jemlson Building,
GALVESTON, ..... TEXAS.
JOSEPH FRAKKLJN,
Attorney at Law and Ileal Estate
Agent,
Office, Baliinger & Jack building, room No.
3, Galveston, Texas.
Sole owner of a perfect abstract of tbe land
titles of Galveston county. Abstracts fur-
nished. Land titles investigated. ap21 Km
w
ALTER GRESHAM,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Ho. 132 Postoffice Street,
ocZZ^Tly GALVESTON, TEXAS. 11
gALLINGER, JACK & MOTT,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Ho. 122 Postoffice street,
BOI4 tf SAL VESTON, TEXAS.
N. HOLLAND,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND LAND AGENT,
Jue am Belleville. Anatln Co.. Texas
LAWYERS' BRIEFS
AT 73c. A PACE.
AT THE NEWS OFFICE.
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