The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 227, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1880 Page: 2 of 4
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Son day. Dccembcr 12, 1880.
THE FUNCTION AND THE POWER OF
THE PRESS.
The Rev. Robert Collyer delivered, a few
day : ago, in the Church of the Messiah, New
York City, a sermon of characteristic eloquence
on newspapers. With a large number, perhaps
it may be safely said with the great majority,
of regularly ordained clergymen there has long
1 ceil an ill-disguised jealousy of the newspaper
: css. It may be added that this has been the
• ;ise also with an equal proportion of regularly
ordained politicians, who, as party lead-
ers, would be glad to monopolize the politi-
cal education of the people. The general pro-
vocation of the jealousy is the same in both
cases. The spirit of clerical bossism
has a close kinship to the spirit of
political bossism. Iv is the ambition
equally of the clerical boss and the political
boss to dominate the common mind. If they
pursue the object by different methods, it is be-
cause th» circunistances, conveniences and con-
ventional proprieties of their respective posi-
tions are different. To the credit of tike Rev.
Robert Collyer it must be said that little or
nothing of the professional jealousy to which
we have adverted can be detected in his sermon
on news-papers. lie frankly recognizes the
newspaper press as the most re?narkable ont-
■ come of modern ejviiizatren, and. as the great-
est engine of intellectual illumination andpopu-
«?ar education which the world, has seen.
!Nor does this testimony seem to be given as
the homage of a respectful abhorrence, such as
Jed the Greeks of old to bestow- sweet names
on the most mafign of tho-supematorai powers.
His recognition bears no mark of an extorted
concession. What he testifies about the news-
paper press is analogous to what any intelli-
gent person,with ail his senses in healthy vigor,
might testify about the existence, the ali-
jrjamhing light, and . the silent but resistless
potency of the sun. Accordingly, the rever-
end gentleman declares, with all the appear-
ance of heartiness and sincerity;
Nothing escapes tins ever-present and all-present
eye—or shall I say this power which one can
liken best, to the trunk of the great creature of the
forests, which can pick up a pin or wrench'
down a pine.; It mirrors the great markets on one
page, and on another telis yon of an oyster shpper
In the basement of a church, and reports impar-
tially a murder or a sermon. Does the old lion
roar uver there in Europe, or the bear growl, or the
ta^le scream? You hear them all through this
Wonderful telephone of the newspaper. It
briags to you the froth and foam on the elialice of
our lite, and reports the vast and awful movements
which belong to all the centuries, and are
felt all around the world. It is " the
abstract and brief chronicle of the time,
showing virtue her own features, scorn her
own image, and the very age and body at the time
liis form and pressure. bo it is no great wonder
that tbe newspaper should be about tiie most po-
tent power we know of among visible things, or that
fair-minded maa should be glad for this power and
proud of it whenever it is held sacred to truth and
virtue in a wide and true sense. I would venture
to say that we, of all men, should be glad and
proud of this power for good, because among
newspapers of the first rank there are very few in-
deed that are not conducted in a broad and liberal
fcpirit whenever they touch the great questions
-.vhich belong especially to the pulpit.
elapse liefore the critical point, defeat
an eleventh-hour measure, how terrible might
be the consequences of the neglect to make
timely provision. Without any rule for the
government of a joint session, without any
definite form of procedure, with both parties
equally stubborn and uncompromising, inter-
minable wrangle, with a strong possibility of
intestine strife, might be expected. It is
clearly the purpose, of the republicans to re-
serve this matter for their own settlement,
and everything considered, it would be the
wiser course for the democratic party, having
let the golden opportunity slip, to leave the
matter, with its weight of responsibility, to
republican action.
UYALDjS CA.:TON AS A liEALTU RE-
SORT.
Although some of tty* specials from the fron-
tier published in tbo newspapers are very
bewildering, at the same time they are not
devoid of humor and instruction. There is one
going the rounds about fi fight that took place
in Nueces canyon, near Uvalde, which is very
interesting, even to the distant reader. We are
told that on Saturday afternoon Gen. Baylor
was met in Nueces canyon by a party by the
name of Gilcrease, with whom he has had
some trouble about stolen cattle. 44 Gilcrease,
it is said," so reads the dispatch, '* tried to get
the bulge on the general, but failing, turned
his horse and fled, bending forward in the sad-
dle, at the same time receiving the contents of
the general's gun in his center of gravity, the
ball creasing the spine and inflicting a painful
but not dangerous wound." There is a great
deal of important information to be derived
from the foregoing. The immigrant who in-
tends to move to Uvalde canyon can obtain
more hints from the foregoing than
from a dozen immigration agents. In the first
place he will perceive that the oft-repeated
assertion that cattle can be raised in Western
Texas is a great mistake. If a man
undertakes to raise cattle in Western
Texas, particularly if they are cattle
that do not belong to him, there will certainly
be trouble. It has often been stated that in
Western Texas a cow can be raised as easiiy as
a chicken. This is true. Very often a chicken
thief has even more trouble in raising a single
chicken from a yard where there is a good
dog than a frontiersman has in raising a whole
drove of cattle. It is not stated that there
were any cattle stolen by Gilcreas, but the
idea that cattle can be raised under the most
favorable circumstances by the best of men
without trouble is an erroneous one. Did not
Jacob and Labaa have just such troubles
thousands of years ago? The next lesson to be
learned from the Uvalde dispatch is that it
is dangerous to attempt " to get the bulge " on
a man. If you do get the bulge, and the dead
man has no friends or relations to return the
compliment by getting the bulge on you, it is
ali right. In this case the man who was try-
ing to get the bulge failed. We are not told
v Hy he failed, or how he failed. Perhaps his gun
missed fire. Although he was mounted
on a fleet horse, and although he leaned forward
in the saddle to accelerate the speed of the
animal nevertheless he was overtaken by the
avenging nates, the bullet creasing Gilcrease's
spine. The dispatch goes on to say: " At Bay-
lor's examination armed friends of both parties
were present, but after the prosecutor had
jumped an eight-rail fence and hid in the grass^
law and order prevailed." It would seem that
for law and order to prevail, a man who has
been shot in the spine hits to jump an eight-rail
fence and hide in the brush. The rest of the
dispatch explains what kind of law and order
prevailed, for it says: " Sunday night, while a
couple of drunken men were running a muck,
a Mexican fell dead from heart disease, super-
induced by fright." The conclusion may there-
fore be drawn that if a man does not engage in
raising cattle, particularly other people's cat-
tle, is not afflicted with a mania to get the bulge
on people, and is not troubled with heart dis.
ease, he will find Uvalde canyon the healthiest
pfrce in Tt -
F/CEDING THE PETS.
A Chicago paper contains an illustrated fable
that fits our Texas affaire wonderfully. It
represents a little boy named James, who is
clinging to a pole in the water. Tattle James
is about six feet from the water, and is dread-
fully afraid. His hair stands on end, and his
eyes stick out. He is slowly, but surely, sliding
down the pole into the water. In the water,
at the foot of the pole, appear the heads of
half a dozen hungry alligators, who are
anxiously waiting for the poor boy to slip
down into their hungry jaws. In a few
minutes more little James will be
swallowed alive by the starved reptiles.
Underneath the picture is the following:
"See James and his pets. His pets are fond
of him. He will soon feed his pets." It will be
gain anything, and even if thtjy succeed in this it
will not result in the election of their candidates,
for in that case a new election will be ordered,
which will prove more disastrous to them than the
last. It is not pub" * * __ ^ 1 1
that are interested
It is true of the great papers on this side the very difficult to persuade any Texan that this
water that when the*, touch religion at all it is in a - " _ . v;,
-n ide. aud inclusive \rav: they give no quarter to re- LS no^ nnotner stab at his beloved State. The
: they give no quarter
ligious bigotry on any side, or bitter and narrow
dogmas. It seems that the very substance out of
which most of the men are made who create or
stamp then- image ou a great journal holds within
it the very leaven of free thought which tlrev can
no more hide than they can hide their shadows as
they stand in the sun.
" A great and good newspaper," the speaker con-
tinued. " is as sacred in >'-s own way as the Bible.
It li;w> something in it of tLe very present word of
• lod to man, and of the very present word of man
to God. 1 do not stand with those who condemn
nyfchmg beyond skimming over our paper and
then tossing it aside. A good paper is as true a
minister to the soul's life as good bread is to the
life of the body; and it has become about as indis-
pensaole. I feel now and then as if I would like to
r^ad a great leader from my paper m the pulpit as
a sort of second sermon.
Of course there are different grades in
journalism as there are in the clerical profes-
sion. Vile characters and scandalous things have
not boon strange to either journalism or pulpit,
bat experience and reason unite in assuring us
tliat the way to elevate and purify both
journalism and pulpit is not to pcoseribe free
thought, conscientious conviction, and honest
impulse, but to give to all these the largest
liberty. Such indeed has come to be the shape
find drift of things in our wonderfully complex
cmfizatiott that popular freedom, the
dearest rights of men. the most vital
interest's of humanity are bound up
in the untrammeled function and the progres-
sive power of the newspaper press. With
these two liberties firmly associated, knowl-
edge must expand, virtue must grow, and the
sum of diffused prosperity and individual well-
being must increase. Yet the newspaper press
in its function of illuminator and reflector has
necessarily a many-sided character, and its re-
veiations must sometimes be as sadly inex-
plicable as surrounding realities. It must
bear witness to the enigma of merit
depressed and wrong triumphant; the enigma
of truth and right struggling with adversity,
and of the power of corruption boldly and
effectually maintaining its ground against the
cause of reform; the enigma of calamity over-
whelming the just and the unjust; the enigma
of tine persistence of poverty amid advancing
wealthy the enigma of tho tendency of civili-
zation to breed conditions to arrest its progress
and work its decay. It nevertheless remains
the great mission of the newspaper press
to make the most of the opportunities and in-
F?trmnentalities of the hour in bringing the
powers of light against the powers of dark-
ness. If true to this mission, and, standing
■upon the edge of to-day and to-morrow, wise
ac-eonliitg to the wisdom of both, not in vain
will it champion the best hopes and tho noblest
aspirations of humanity.
A RULE TO GOVERN THE ELECTORAL
COUNT,
The proposition of a new rule to govern the
electoral count is likely to reach no practical
results beyond, possibly, the unfortunate one
of an extra session of Congress. The proposi-*
tion seems as ill-timed and inopportune as the
opposition is partisan and factious. That such
a contingency as that which it would be the
aim of the proposed rule to provide for will
not arise was made certain by the result of
the late election, and it is a fact to bo re-
gretted that before this became demonstrated,
and w hite everybody feared a dangerous con-
tingency, Congress ga ve the matter no serious
consideration. It is, therefore, but natural to
suppose that the republicans will oppose the
measure on the ground of its bearing an ex
post facto agiafleaace. Mr. Conger may ask
why an electoral count resolution was not
pressed to its passage at any time by Congress
■tween the imbroglio of 1877 and tire last ad-
rarnment of Congress, if it were not that the
; majority were speculating on the uncertainty
of future developments. He may with
equal plausibility advance the inference
that only a sinister purpose could
inspire preen;:.aucy ,at this session, when Con-
gress is- pr< or time, and when Ltheve is no
serious que siio: >r reasonable doubt of the re-
sn& of the late presidential election according
fo the face and tiie substance of regular and
rrffirjatoetgras. That somertitein the shape of
a cone arrant resolution, or a constitutional
amendment, establishing a safe and satisfac-
tory method for the determination of all legal
and pertinent questsons that might arise in
connection with the electoral count, isfneeded,
Las been the expressed, verdict of public senti-
ment and the untrammeled press for the last
£mt years. It is equally obvious that Con-
gress and the coontry owe their escape from a
dreadful eompSca$fc» to the very decided ma-
jority of eiertotsl vefcos cast and returned for
or« of Sire party tickets ki the late presidential
can -- J'jyi. Had thr election been very close,
i. i were the result so problematical that the
\ . e of Georgia would determine it
e. •n.r way, and shouKl the republicans,
£12juste3lng in- tht> short period to
The
hungry alligators undoubtedly represent the
pets of Texas, the favorite sons and the darling
institutions for whose appetites the Seven-
teenth Legislature is expected to provide.
Poor little Jimmy, who is so soon to be gob-
bled up by his pets, or who will soon feed his
pets, represents the unfortunate people of
Texas. Alas! there is no hope. The Legisla-
ture meets in January, and there is upward of
$1,000,000 in the Treasury, but it is really mean
in a Chicago paper to poke fun at us that way.
The reported consolidation of the Missouri Pa-
cific, and the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad
Companies, is declared by the New York American
Exchange to be sensational:
These reports were founded on the appointment
of Mr A. A. Talmage, general superintendent or
manage; of the former road, as manager of the
latter, which was released on December 1 from the
receivership of the Union Trust Company, and the
virtual consolidation of the principal operating de-
partments of the two companies, for the purpose
of economizing expenses. Officers of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, however, deny emphatically
that any financial consolidation of the two com-
panies lias taken place, or that even a basis of union
had been agreed upon. Although the ultimate
amalgamation of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
and the Missouri Pacific Companies, is regarded as
certain, Mr. Jay Gould and his friends controlling
both corporaticMi 5, it is stated that the consumma-
tion of the project is yet some time off.
It is not publicly known who the persons are
wed in tliii
1>raseeution. They wil
iave the sat isfact ion of knowing that their names
ills contest, and instigated this
roseeution. They will be known and they win
STATE PRESS.
!iat llae Interior Papers Say.
The Belter Courier gives the following account
of another trick, or lather playing an old one, upon
an unsuspecting: jailer:
While Jailer Clay King was feeding the prisoners,
he was astonished to find himself in the powerful
grasp of the. negro Fulcher. who had been shut up
tvi await trial on charge of stealing a few boards.
King struggled with all his might, but in vain. The
other prisoners rushed out of the cage, seized King's
she-shooter, thrust him into their iron " pleasure-
housfc.'* shut the door upon him and fled. Mrs.
King, hearing Lhe noise, barred the upper door ami,
arming herself vith a rifle, kept them from pass-
ing o;*t up-stcors. -o they ebmbe-d over the wall and
struck a iK c liue. for tail timber. Mrs. K's voice
was not idle, however, and startled Sheriff Blanton
on the opposite side of Xohwid. He quickly came to
time, and within less than half an hour had recap-
tured every one of the jail-pets, except Fulcher,
who. when Ltsi seen, was beating race-horse time
tlirough the postoaks.
The LaGrange Journal makes this qualified in-
dorsement ef our representative in Congress:
Hon. G. W. Jones has gone to the city of Wash-
ington. accompanied by his estimable wife. We
look to him to protect the interests of this district,
and know t hat he can do so if lie will. Ho is a man
of unquestioned ability, and although he was not
our choice, still, bowing to the will of the majority
of the people, we extend to him our best wishes,
and will be glad to see him demonstrate the fact
that he has influence in the body of which he is a
member.
The LaGrange Journal chronicles the death of
another old Texas veteran, who was once a terror
to the savages on the then frontier of Texas. CoL
John H. Moore, aged 81 years, died at the residence
of his son, J. H. Moore, Jr., in Fayette county, on
the second day of December, 1880. The Journal
says:
Col. Moore was one of the early settlers of this
portion of the State, and was, we believe, the first
man who located ou the lanct on which the town of
LaGrange now stands. His name and his deeds
form no small part of the early history of the Re-
public. He was rver recognized as a bold and fear-
less leader, and was looked up to by the early set-
tiers as their chief and adviser in the hour of dan-
ger. His children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children have t!te sympathies of our people, and
his name will live in song and story, while his many
narrow escapes from tiie toils of the wily red man
will be told around many a fireside for ages to
come.
The Comanche Chief has inscribed under its edito-
rial head the legend: "For United States Senator,
Samuel B. Maxey." The Chief says:
Hon. Geo. P. Finlay. of Galveston, seems to be
the coming man for th« speakership of the House
of Representatives.
The Crockett Patron takes up the complaint of
the want of labor, and says:
Millions of dollars have bet*i lost to the South this
fall from the hick of controllable labor. At the
present moment millions are in jeopardy from the
same cause. Corn, tliat ought to have been long
since secured, is rotting in the field or otherwise de-
stroyed. Immense amounts of cotton, that ought
to have beeu saved, are going to waste. Compara-
tively 110 hay or fodder lias been saved, and the
season gone. Fences dilapidated, no drainage,
houses going to wreck, etc.. form a scene to be de-
plored, and for which we fail to find a remedy.
Wages ase at such a rate that a day's work will sup-
port a man a week, and such is the condition of
atfairs that if a positive and written contract for
labor is entered into, it is broken with impunity
and without compunction.
All of which is true and equally injurious to the
laborer and capitalist. But tl»e latter must learn
that "controllable labor " is only within the control
of the laborer himself. If the present troubles end
in educating a class of small farmers up to the
standard of their elder brethren in the old free
States, it will be a benefit. Too many people m the
South expect to live on the labor of others.
The Marshall Herald has an editorial on the ar-
rest of parties in Harrison county, by the United
States authorities, under charges of fraud and in-
timidation at the late election, and says:
The indications are, in fact it is already reported
here, that several of our prominent citizens who
took an active part in the election will be indicted
and arraigned before the Federal Court. It is a
gross outrage to snatch up a lot of innocent men,
white and colored, and force them to make the
trip to Galveston at great expense, and remain
there until they are dismissed by the court The
radicals themselves know nothing can be accom-
plished by the proceedings; that they must show
and prove enoug i fraud to vitiate the election in
each every election precinct before th ey can
will lie held hi lasting remembrance by the people
of this county. T™e Herald hasbnt one advice to
them, and that if they are not willing that the
intelligent white people, the property-holders mid
tax-pavers of tills county, shall choose the officers
and nave intelligent, responsible, honest and capa-
ble men to administer the affairs of the county,
then they wouid do themselves credit and the
county good if they would move out of the couuty
and forever sever their connection aud association
with the people. They can certainly find a more
congenial community in which to live, and the peo-
ple of this county, both white and black, will be
benefited by their emigration.
In allusion to the sensational story of a plot to
divide Texas into four States, the San Antonio
Express truly says: "It will be many days before
the jieople of Texas wiil agree to a division of their
territory."
The Express remarks fts follows on the retirement
of Gen. Ord:
Though he is sixty-two years of age, he displays
no decay of mental or physical vigor, and this fact
forms a good basis for the suggestion that his re-
tirement is rather for the good of some political
favorite than the good of the general service. Gen.
Ord has done much for this Department. He lias
been energetic in his military operations, and his
administration has done wonders toward bringing
about peace and order on the frontier. In addition
to his military duties he lias always taken an ae-
tive interest in the civil affairs of the country and
people, and has always showed a disposition to
second, with all the means in his power, every
movement calculated to develop Western
Texas. The people have recognized this fact and
appreciated it aud will part from liun as a military
commander with regret The people are especially
greatly indebted to Gen. Ord for his vigorous ef-
forts in constructing new roads through a country
where oherwise the desert would have been track-
less, and in many places and in many ways has he
left his mark u}k>u the development of the resources
of Western Texas. It is said Gen. Augur will suc-
ceed Ge-i.'. Ord in command of the Department of
Texas. Gen. Augur is well known to most of our
people, having commanded this Department for
about three years, being aaoceeded in 1875 by Gen.
Ord. He wiis quite popular, and we know of no
one whose appointment as successor to Ord would
give greater satisfaction, as it is expected that he
will use iiis influence to carry out the schemes for
the benefit ami development of Western Texas in-
augurated or contemplated by Gen Ord.
The Jefferson Democrat proposes to issue a
Christmas paper on Friday morning, the 24th. It
will be a sheet the full size of the weekly, and de-
signed to present a pen picture of Jefferson—its
business and future prospects as a railroad cen-
ter. A number of other papers promise special
holiday editions.
Harrison county, like several others, has found
agricultural fairs unprofitable. The last was at-
tended with a loss of $700, but the Ilarakl says:
During the ensuing year new buildings will be
erected, two good and secure exhibition-rooms, and
other necessary repairs wik be made. The prospects
are that increasing interest will be instilled into the
people of the city and county by the work of the
stock-holders and directors. "«
The Cass County Sun, of December 7, f&ines for
the world at large, but devotes a long leader to the
especial enlightenment of farmers and planters.
It gives the one-idea cotton planters the benefit of
its light, beginning with the remark:
Of all the different classes of farmers, who make
one crop a specialty—whose wltole time aud labor
is devoted to one product or staple, from which al-
most their entire living is denived. and who think
and talk little else—we believe the cotton planters,
taken as a whole, are the least iui'ormed as to such
facts as are most likely to influence the market
price.
This is going rather too far. It is about as hard
to tell what will lie the supply, demand and value of
any other crop in advance as it is to predict the
value of cotton. The error in regard to this special
erop would be equally great hi regard to any
other—that is, for the farmer to place entire de-
pendence on any single article. The yield df cot-
ton is quite as uncertain as the price. The worm
or unfavorable seasons may ruin a planter's whole
crop, and then if he has no other to depend on be
may be ruined. The great mistake the present
year has been m planting more cotton thau the
planter could gather without extra labor, which it
has been impossible to obtain. Whole fields are
now goiikg to waste because no force can be ob-
tained to gather them, while corn is allowed to suf-
fer on the stalks and wheat remains implanted be-
cause cotton demands all the labor. The result
threatens to be felt in an extra demand for grain
from other States. Bread and meat should be the
first crops to be secured, and then cotton may be
grown at a profit.
Despair not, neither man nor maid,
Although your mouth has suffered ill,
Although your teeth are half decayed,
You can still save them, if you will.
A little Sozodont be sure
Will make all balmy, bright and pure.
LETTER FROM COL. W. W. LANG.
Twenty-Five Feet of Water on Galves-
ton Bar -A Ilailroad to < amar«o —
The KeeesMitie« of the Situation Dis-
cussed.
LTo the News.]
New York, December 4, 1880.—When I wrote you
from Philadelphia I promised you another from
this city. New York is much exercised over the
heavy railroad combinations formed and forming
in Texas. It looks as though Texas is the most
fruitful field of profits for large investments. The
eyes of the world are turned upon her, and the
sanguine hopes and bright expectations of thou-
sands seem the dreamy stories of an enthusiast. To
one so well acquainted with her wonderful re-
sources. the fecundity of her soils, the bracing and
exhilaratiug influence of her atmosphere, will not
believe these hopes and expectations are like f uture
joys to Fancy's eyes.
But, to use the words of truth and soberness,
never before has Texas had such an opportunity
offered her. Never before lias political interest
combined with financial wealth to so develop her
resources and accelerate her material advance-
ment. There are many interests to Galveston which
require discussion, but there is one that exceeds
them all in importance, one which achieved will
bring the others in its following. If I may soberly
and reverentially make the comparison with a
divine precept, it is like the Kingdom of God, to
which, when it is tirst secured, all other things shall
be aided. Deep water on Galveston bar is the one
thing yet needful to the prosperity of Texas. This
the News has enforced with all the vigor of jour-
nalistic eloquence for more than ten years. Facts
and figures nave proved it, maps have portrayed it
and impassioned appeals have enforced it. Some-
thing: has been done, much has been accomplished,
but that "much" is only a little in comparison
with what might have been achieved. It is not my
purpose to make an argument and show how much
Texas and Galveston would gain from twenty-five
feet of water on the bar. If there is anv
man who can not see the tide of wealth which
would flow into ali parts of the State, he must be so
hopelessly blind that nothing short of a surgical
operation will admit sunlight upon his benighted
vision. But I will say, over and above all that
has been said, that if Texas has any desire to hold
fast and retain any portion of that Mexican South
American w«*alth wnich will soon flow over her,
she must deepen the water at Galveston bar. If
the roads projected are simply to pass over her
territory, carrying the vast products of Mexico to
more enterprising States, and the profitable mer-
chandise she will purchase in return, then, so far
as we are to be beueflted, the Mexican roads
might as well never be constructed. I well remem-
ber how, years ago, the News published its famous
map, on which was depicted a road, straight as the
crow flies, from Camargo to Galveston, and from
Galveston to the Red river. All the old citizens
of Galveston will remember how Col. Richardson
devoted himself to the advocacy of this far-reaeh-
ing plan of railroad extension. Possibly many
of his old arguments and reasonings might now
bear republishing, for I see that you are allo-
cating, with power and effect, the building <#f the
road to Camargo by the Q.. C. & S. F. syndicate.
Yes, that syndicate is abundantly able to build not
only the road to Camargo. but also to complete it
on the other side to the Red river, where it will
take tho heavy productions to Galveston, which
continue down to New Orleans. I have now the
opportunity of seeing and knowing the respect
which is given to the sj-ndieate building the G., C.
& S. F. in the financial center of America. It is re-
spected. and is held in the most flattering confidence
by the financial nrinces of this great metropolis.
It is abundantly able to build the road. It can get
all the capital it needs or requires, and that,
too, ou terms as favorable as the best. Now.
the great question is not can we, get the
road built, but whether we will build it.
But to return to deep water. There is just one way,
and only one way. in which this deep water can be
procured quickly. Invite Capt. Eads to Galveston,
and do just what New Orleans did. There is not a
question in my mhid but that a bill, similar to that
which gave deep water to New Orleans, can be
passed through the present Congress. This can be
done. Congress will pay for the water if it is ob-
taine 1. Send a delegation t<5 Congress, respectable
m wealth, in intellect, in influence, and let it stay
until the bill is passed, as it will be passed before
March. But don't, for the sake of common sense,
repeat the old fashion of giving some man §2(X> to
pay his railroad fare and one week's board at Wil-
lard's. These kind of commissions never have and
never will accomplish anything. If Galveston
wants to gather the rich plums that grow on the
upper branches of the Washington tree, she must
use a long pole to reach them, as other cities do.
To do this, Jet Galveston engage Capt. Eads to
make his surveys and formulate his plans, and then
contract with him—so much money to be paid for
twenty-five feet and so much for thirty or thirty-
five, if it can be obtained, as we believe it can. He
has the confidence of capitalists, and will require
no money until the work is accomplished and the
water maintained, and there is no kind of doubt
but that Congress will pass a bill agreeing to pay
for the water if it is obtained. We have now got
such influence as we have never had before. When
Capt. Eads was in Galveston he sakl. if I remember
aright, that with some science, a little common
sense and a good deal of money, deep water
could be obtained on Galveston bar. He nas the
science: Congress will supply tbefmoney. Now let
Galveston contribute her quota—common sense—
and the combination of necessary eloments will be
complete, and deep water an assured fact. Let
there be no mistake. The way is for Galveston to
make the contract, and send a delegate to Congress
for reimbursement. And just here let me remark
that CoL Scott would not have engaged to construct
the New Orleans and Pacific railway, which
will take the freights of the Texas and
Pacific and transfer them from cars to
ships at New Orleans, had not deep water
been secured at the mouth of the Mississippi. When
Galveston closely examines this New Orleans aud
Pacific road, she will see what a power it will be in
the hands of her rival, and how it can be counter-
acted in no other way but by deep water on her
own bar. Before concluding tliis letter, already
too long, permit me to suggest that if the G., C. &
S. F. will use the means and machinery w hich is
now so effective in the hands of other raiiway com-
binations, these roads can b« built without the use
of Texas capital. I venture to say the local capital
employed in the construction of the road from
Shreveport to New Orleans does not exceed the pit-
tance of $400,008. When the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe opened its books for capital last summer,
the whole amount required was taken in a quarter
of an hour. Jay Gould and the other great capi-
talists of the Nation foresee the grandeur of Texas,
and are spending their millions to secure her golden
harvest. It is for Galveston to obtain, by the use
of common sense and enterprise, the acme of her
ambition. If she is now true to herself, the dreams
of her old citizens will be more than realized, and
she will attain to a wealth exceeding her most san-
guine hopes: or if she. will not do this, she will re-
cede from the position she has already attained,
and permit less favored localities to achieve that
rank which of right belongs to her.
_ WM. W. LJLNS.
Waukesha Democrat.]
£acli in Its Place.
While the healing waters of Waukesha have
been the means of curing innumerable cases of
obscure chronic trouble, so also has St. Jacobs
Oil been the bright particular star in the firma-
nent of remedies, which unfailingly relieves
and cures rheumatism, neuralgia, and all
bodily pains. L. Coleman, Esq. , Proprietor of
the popular American House, Waukesha, Wis.,
thus speaks of it: "I have used St. Jacobs
Oil for lame back, and it cured me. Have also
used it for a lame shoulder with best success,
and can cheerfully recommend it to alL"
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
Recent ocean dredgings indicate that bo marine
life exists at a greater depth than ISO fathoms.
The Academy of the Lyneaei, founded at the be-
ginning of the seventeeth century, is stated to be
the oldest scientific society in the world. The
academy was reorganized in 1875, and has members
of various nationalities.
The Swiss colony in North Carolina has discov-
ered that the mulberry tree grows with as much
luxuriance as the cherry, and that the soil and cli-
mate of that State alike foretell the future produc-
tion of siik under the most favorable conditions.
M- Javel says that the fatigue experienced by the
eyes from reading with artificial light is due more
to the want of light than to its excess. Even in a
very brightly illuminated room the pupils are very
much more dilated thau by daylight, and this dila-
tion produces fatigue.
A French electrician has devised an ingenious
electrical low-water signal for steam boilers, which
indicates the existing water level at any distance
from the generator, aud when the water has sunk
helow a certain point riugs a signal bell, while at
the same time the sign "low water " appears on the
indicating tablet.
In the writing? of Confucius, the great Chinese
philosopher, occurs the following passage: "As
we use a glass to examine the forms of things, so
must we study antiquity in order to understand the
present." Tliis sentence points most unmistakably
to the use of magnifying-glasses long before the
time of the writer, who died 478 years B. C.
The elephant-hunters of Ceylon and India cor-
roborate Sinbad's story that elephants, when they
feel the approach of death, retire to a solitary and
inaccessible valley, and there die in peace. The
superintendent of elephants to the Government of
India states that no living man has come across the
corpse of a wild elephant thai has died a natural
death. ,
A very slight declivity suffices to give the running
motion to water. Three inches per mile in a
smooth, straight channel gives a velocity of about
three miles an hour. The Ganges, which
gathers the waters of the Himalaya moun-
tains, the loftiest in th* world, is, at 180 miles from
its mouth, only 8U0 feet above the sesa, and to fall
these 800 feet in the long course of the river is said
to require more than a month.
It is stated that the Bank of France has almost
entirely abandoned chemical tests in favor of the
camera for detectmg forgeries. The sensitive plate
not only proclaims forthwith the doings of the
eraser or penknife, but frequently shows, under the
bold figures of the forger, the sum originally borne
by the check. So ready is the camera to detect ink-
uiarks that a carte-deviate inclosed in a letter may
to the eye appear without blemish, while a copy of
it in the camera w ill probably exhibit traces of
writing across tike face where it has merely been
in contact with the written page.
It often happens that a front tooth is broken off
even with the gum. while the rest of the teeth re-
main good. This root may be removed and its
place supplied with a sound and healthy tooth,
previously removed for that purpose, and made to
grow and periorm all the functions of a natural
tooth. A number ofc openitkms of thte kind have
been snocessfnDy performed by De. C. B. Stoddard,
of Austin, Texas. As a rule the teeth are selected
from the mouths of healthy negroes, and the price
paid from $3 to SKI Sonne of the most fastidious
ladies m the State have had this operation per-
formed and are justly proud of the fact.
Prof. Maruh recently read a paper treating the
dmicosiuns of the brain and spinal cord in some ex-
tinct reptiles. He considered that the cerebral
part of the brain in living mammals showed a de-
tailed increase as compared with the size of the ex-
tinct species. The early mammals had smooth
brains, and in the later ones convolutions appeared
The brains of birds and reptiles followed the same
law. A large specimen of an extinct annual from
the Rocky mountains, which measured thirty feet
in length, had a brain cavitv not much larger than
that of a dog. There was. however, a large poste-
rior cavity toward the spine. This suggests the
idea that k is not the brain alone, but the whole
nervous system, which may be the seat of mind.
With so simple an article as a red cabbage, a very
ok! but pretty little chemical experiment may be
made by the young people, with the result of
amusing and astonishing those around them. The
effects may be strikingly shown In this manner:
Cut three leaves of the cabbage into small pieces,
and, after placing them in a basin, pour a pint of
l»oiHng water over them, letting them stand an
hour: then pour off the liquid into a decanter. It
will be of a fine Woe color. Then take four wine-
glasses: into one put six drops of strong vinegar:
into another, six drops of solution of soda; into a
third, the same quantity of a strong solution of
alum; and let the fourth glass remain empty. Fill
up the glasses from the decanter, and the liquid
poured into the glass containing the acid will
quickly change to a beautiful red; that poured with
the soda will bs a fine green; and that poured into
the empty glass will remain unchanged.
Tom PaincHi Relation to Certain Lit-
erary Works.
[To the News.]
Crockett, Texas, December 5, 1880.—I have read,
with some interest the a villus-Tenny correspond-
ence to the Nb-ws in relation to the authenticity of
the reputed author of the Declaration of " Indepen-
dence " and the unknown author of the "Junius Let-
ters." As to the former. I do not suppose there can
be any dispute, as history, without a single excep-
tion, accepts it to be the work of Mr. Jefferson.
"Junius " says: "I am the depository of my own
st«cret, and it shall perish witii me." So that is
pretty well disposed of by the author. Then, who
is, or who is not, the author of those rare gems of
human wisdom does not concern your readers so
much as the fact that Mr. Tenny should go into
hysterics because the wild imaginations of some
folks should supi>ose that Tom Paine
had anything to do with the author-
ship of either or both of them;
but from his line of reasoning I see no good reason
why Paine may not have been the author of both.
1 understood Navillus to base his argument chiefly
upon the fact that the general spirit of liberality,
sentences of construction, and words actually used
in the makt -up of the "Declaration of IndepecdUmce' *
are to be found in the works of Paine, and that a
similar chain of thought constitues the salient
points in "Junius." This taken in connection with the
fact that Paine was the associate of Jefferson
would be a circumstance in support of Navilius's
theory, that Paine was the author of Junius and
virtually the author of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Now, Mr. Terry objects to all of tliis
on the ground that Paine, being a deistical writer,
had forfeited the confidence aud esteem of his fel-
low-men, lived a libertine and died a vagabond,
and. as such, could not have had
a hand in directing posterity in the ways of knowl-
edge and virtue, ana quotes history and the record
of criminal courts in support of his argument. But,
unfortunately for Mr. Tenny's arguments, his his-
tory relates to the very last days of Paine's life, and
was the direct results of his fall from affluence and
popularity by reason of having published his ' Age
of Reason," which was forty years after the pub-
lication of "Junius," and thirty-three years after the
Declaration of Independence had been written.
Again, if Paine had been the man (despicable
wretch that Mr. Tenny would have him) how comes
it that he was the associate of Franklin, Jefferson
and Washington? A little more history right here
will serve to explain this question: In 1774 he came
to America, and at the instance of Dr.
Franklin became editor of the Pennsylvania
Gazette, and aided on the revolution
by a pamphlet called " Common Sense." for which
he was rewarded with $500 by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania. He was also appointed clerk to the
committee for foreign affairs. In 1780 he was ap-
pointed clerk to the Assembly of Pennsylvania, and
in 1785 received 83000 from Congress aud 500 acres
of land from the State of New York. These princely
donations were in appreciation of his " Crisis " and
"Common Sense," whose vigorous paragraphs had
an important effect in stirring the American people
to a determined struggle for independence. That
this great thinker rounded up a life of usefulness by
the publication of his "Age of Reason." and died a
victim of his own excesses, there can be but little
doubt; but that this is evidence conclusive that he
was incapable of writing the "Junius Letters " or
the "Declaration of Independence" will uot be
received by sensible, unprejudiced people. j.
Winchester** l&ypophosplaites
Will cure Consumption, Coughs, Weak Lungs.
Bronchitis and General Debility. Established
21 years.
Does a man conquer his spirit when he subdues
the whisky he legally owns? [New York News.] Of
course, for he puts it down. [Philadelphia Item ]
How is it when he asks the bartender to "hang it
up?" [New York News.
The Chicago Times says: Warner's Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure is highly indorsed by
ministers, judges, physicians, ~ surgeons, by
men of literary and scholarly distinction, and
by individuals in all the walks of life.
Henrietta Shield: Ten wagons and teams passed
through town Tuesday morning en route from
Kansas to the end of the Texas-Pacific road, where
they expect to get work on the grade.
Feeble Ladies.
Those languid, tiresome sensations, causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet;
that constant drain that is taken from vour
system all its elasticity; driving the bloom
from your cheeks; that continual strain upon
your vital forces, rendering you irritable and
fretful, can easily be removed by the use of
that marvelous remedy, Hop Bitters. Irregu-
larities and obstructions of your svsteni are
relieved at once, while the" special cause of
periodical pain is permanently removed. Will
you heed this. [Cincinnati Saturday Night.
MARKIED.
ELLIOTT-CRISS—By Rev. G. W. Briggs, of St.
John's Church, Tuesday evening, December 7, Mr.
J. P. Elliott to Miss H. C. Criss. No cards.
Baltimore and New Orleans papers please copy.
FCNBRAL NOTICE.
Died, at 1:30. December 11, 1880, Lulu, only child
of W. H. and Carrie tMoeller, aged 2 years and 5
months. Friends and acquaintances are invited to
attend the funeral, Sunday at 3:30 o'clock, from the
residence, corner 37th street and Avenue L.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Notice.—The Board of Medical Examiners for
the Twenty-sixth Judicial District composed of
Galveston County, will meet for the purpose of
examining applicants on tihe
4TH DAY OF JANUARY NEXT,
at the office of Dr. J. McK. Johnston, 219 Market
W. D. KELLEY. M. D., President
MacKkkzis. Jonxs^ok, M. D., Secretary.
Galveston, Texas, December 3. 1880.
PILCHER'S
TWELVE HAM RECITALS.
SECOND SERIES.
No. u. Total No. 165.
SOPRANO Miss NETTIE BARRALL.
VIOLIN SOLOIST Prop. LINDENBERG.
CORNET SOLOIST Mr. D. W. DOUGLAS.
FINE PROGRAMME.
TICKETS, - FIFTY CENTS.
FOR SALE AT GOGGAN BROS.
K
EAD THE FOLLOWING s SALT
. RHEUM CURED.—I had Salt Rheum on my
hand for two years. I tried every doctor I could
hear of. The salves, ointments and soaps without
number; nothing benefited me. A fifty cent bottle
of GILES'S LINIMENT IODIDE AMMONIA cured
me in less than a week. A. ROMAINE, 162 West
Thirty»second street, N. Y. GILES'S PILLS cure
Headache. •Sold by all druggists. Send for pam-
phlet. DR. GILES, 120 West Broadway, N. Y.
Trial szie 25 cents.
SWOB,
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IlEUlfflSM,
Keuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backaehe, Soreness of tha Chest, Gout,
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and
Sprains, Burns and Scalds.
GeneraI Bodily Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet
and Ears, and ail other Pains
and Aches.
No Preparation on earth equals St. Jacojb Oil u
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A trial entails but the «omparativeIy trifling outlay
of 50 Cents, and every one suffering with pais
can have cheap and positive p*oof of its
Directions in Eleven Languages.
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MEDICIFB.
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At Auction.
WE WILL SELL ON MONDAY, DEC.
13, at our Sales-room, Strand, commencing at
10 a. m.,
A large and eiegant stock of
DIAMONDS
AND
SOLID GOLD JEWELRY.
all of the latest Styles and most attractive Designs
tST'Every article guaranteed as represented.
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Auction Sale.
\YTB SELL MONDAY, at 10a. m, 3 caddies
▼ ▼ TOBACCO, 3 STOVK8, 2 large iron SAFES,
PLATES, DISHES, TUREENS. GOBLETS, WINES,
SALADS, PICKLES, Christmas Ornaments, etc.
Large lot fine DRESS GOODS—Alpacas. Merino
Shawls. Cassiraeres. Children's Sacks. Flannels, La.
Hats, Pocket Knives, Quilts, Toy Bedroom Sets,
Bureaiis, WashstancL*. etc. Remember we have
finest Standai-d PLATTEDWARE, which we offer at
40 per cent, less than New York Cost Lis*.
SYDNOR A DTNKELAKER.
COTTON' SEED MEAL.
IS Win I\KOU.n THOSE WHO
ijm
have orders with us that a shipment has been
received. PARK, LYNCH & CO.
^ YON OK Sc. DINKELAK.ER HA YE
opened a Private Sale Department on First
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$15 ,000 finest line of Goods ever thrown on this
market Call and examine; you can save 25 to 30
per cent
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voice Fine Triple-plated Silverware, suitable for
holidays, which we offer at New York cost-list and
40 per cent discount. Private Sale Department.
SYDNOR & DINKELAKER.
PRIVATE SALE DEPARTMENT, UP
stairs, SYDNOR & DINKELAKER. all kinds of
Fancy and White Flannels. Laces. Edgings, Quilts,
Wrappers; large lots Ribbon, finest finished Hosi-
ery. Trimmings. Cassimere, etc., cheaper by 25 per
cent tlian any house in the city—in lots to "suit .
PRIVATE SALE DEPARTMENT, UP
stairs. SYDNOR & DINKELAKER. the place to
buy Silks. Cashmere, Tautis Cloth. Merinos, De-
laines, Alpacas. Ostrich Feathers. Satin Corsets, Lace
Curtains, Magnificent Cloaks, Irish linens. Talie
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" FRANCE AND EUROPE SINCE 1848. "
A graphic portrayal of the marvelous politk'al
transformation, and thrilling dramatic episodes,
with personal reminiscenses of the prominent ac-
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illustrated by large, colored Maps. Extensively de-
livered in the principal cities, aud indorsed bv emi-
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including President Porter,of Yale College,and Rev
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TO 'THE
Galveston Cash Grocery
WE GO,
R THERE WE FIND THE BEST
of goods in the Grocery line. Guaranteed. lK>th
F?,:.
quality and kind. Raisins. Currants, Citron, Dried
Cherries. Evap. Peaches and Apples, French and
Turk Prunes, Mince Meat, Fruit Butters. Jellies.and
Preserves by the pound, choice Table Butter, Pure
Teas, the best Parched Coffees, Etc. Remember
J. P. BOONE'S.
Twentieth street. Market and Postoffiee.
C. G. Wells, Prosit
Wm. Garlick, Cashier.
ISLAND CITY
Savings Bank,
ESTABLISHED 1S72,
Transacts a Savings and General Bank-
ing Business.
COLLECTIONS RECEIVE ESPECIAL ATTENTION.
156 TREMONT ST.
I'XDFB OPERA-HOUSE,
Will Remain a Few Days More,
THE WONDERFUL
Strasburg Clock
Open ."Morning, Afternoon and Evening
10 to 12. 2 to 5. 7 to 9 O'clock.
Admission, 15c. Two. 2 Sc. Cbildred, 1 Oc.
For Vera Cruz.
Steamship WHITNEY
leaves Galveston for above port the 2d and 17th of
every month at 12 m. For freight or passage ap-
ply to
CHAS. FOWLER, Agent.
For Liverpool.
Tlie Fast Eoyal Mail Steamsliip
TT A VTT A 1ST.
Having portion of Cargo engaged, will have quick
dispatch.
For Freight, apply to
WALTHEW & CO.,
Agents.
otice.
"VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
.11 all parties concerned that the GULF, COLO-
RADO AND SANTA F« RAILROAD COMPANY
will apply to the next Legislature to amend Section
8 and Section 17 of its Charter, so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 8.—That the said Company, when duly
organized, shall be aud is hereby invested with the
right of locating, constructing, running, operating
and maintaining a railway and telegraph line, com-
mencing at the City of Galveston, thence north-
westerly through the the counties of Galveston,
Brazoria, Fort Bend and Austin, to Bellville, in
Austin county, thence to Breuham. iu Washington
county: thence to Cafctwetl, in Burieson county:
thence to the town of Cameron, in Milam county:
thence to the town of Bolton, in Bell county, and
shall maintain a depot at each of said towns; thence
in a northwesterly direction, through the counties
of Bell, Coryell. Lampasas. Brown, Coleman and
Taylor, intersecting th«rTexas and Pacific Railway
in said county of Taylor: thence in a northwesterly
direction over the most practical route to the Cana-
dian riser, at some point on said river, between the
eastern boundary of the Panhandle and the one
hundred and second <102» degree west longitude:
thence to Santa Fe, making a connection with
the Denver and Rio GrtSfide Railway, together with
sucl^tracks. turnouts, branches, sidings and exten-
sions as said company may deem to their interest
to construct, with authority to construct own.
equip iuid maintain a branch of said railway, to be
called the " Northern Branch " thereof, commenc-
coun-
frrtni
, Mc-
Lennan. Bosque. Hill, Johnson and Tarrant, to a
point about three miles in a northwardly direc-
tion from the city of Fort Worth. And when said
railway, or any brand*thereof, shall pass within a
distance of three <3) miles of any county seat, it
shall pass through the saaie. and establish and
maintain a depot therein, unless prevented bv natu-
ral obstacles, such as streams, hills or mountains,
provided such town, or its citizens, shall grant the
right of way through its limits and sufficient ground
for ordinary depot purposes.
Section 17. That the organization of this company
shall be perfected within six months from the
date of the passage of this act and eighty (80)
miles of their said railroad shall be completed by
the first day of March, 1&80. and the said com pan}*
shall construct at least sixty (60) miles in the aggre-
gateof railway every three* years thereafter, or this
charter shall be forfeited as to those portions of Its
mam line and branches not built.
Dated at Galveston, Texas, this 4th day of Decem-
ber. 18S0. GEO. SEALY, President.
F. P. Knuubcx, Secretary.
ATTENTION,
:::: rangers !
The annual reunion will be
had in the city of Houston.
Thursday, December 16, 1880.
Agreements of HALF RATE with all railroads have
been made, except
Mr. Peirce's Koad, which is Free.
Papers friendly please copy. Business of great
import. Please attend. W. B. SAYERS.
John M. Claiborne:, Cor. Sec'y. President.
Collector's Notice.
R
ETA 11# I.IQI'OR DEALER* ARE
reminded that they will be prosecuted to fullest
if selling liquors without using the proper Register
as pj-escribed by law. It is accordingly unlawful to
sell Spirituous or Vinous JJquors, when having only
the Malt Register, or Malt Liquor under cover of
Alcoholic Register.
R. A. BFRNEY,
Collector of State and County Taxes.
W
Tax-Payers
ILL TAKE NOTICE THAT I A^I
prepared to receive taxes for 1880, as also for 1878
and 1879.
Persons pursuing business will step up and pay
their Occupation Licenses before coming into un-
pleasant contact with the officers of the law.
R. A. Hl RNKY,
Collector of State and County Taxes.
Notice.
TIE GALVESTOF3A5 COMPANY.
All Orders or Complaints, to receive prompt at-
tention, should be left at the Office or the Com-
pany, fn the Brick Building on
Market Street. Between 24tit and 2Hh
Streets,
Between the Hours of 8 and 12 o'clock ▲, M,
A CG. BUTTL A R , Secretary.
PHCENIX
WORKS.
:PATJL SHEAN,
Successor to SHEAN & MSBROW.
2Tanufacturrr of improved STEAM TR\1NS. BAT-
TERIES and CI .A RIMERS for making sugar, and
all descriptions of Copper and Sheet Iron Work.
Dealer in Lift and Force PUMPS of all descriptions:
Iron Pipe. Fittings, VaNes, and all descriptions of
? Goods: PLUMBING and GAS FITTING
Steamboat, Steamship Engineers' and Plantation
Supplies. Agent for the celebrated KNOWLES
STRAM FUJTPSantl MACK'S PATENT INJECTORS.
All sizes sold at manufacturers' prices. All orders
promptly ffiKvL 157. ISO and 181 Mechanic Street,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
PROPOSALS.
OTICE TO ARCHITECTS—By authority
JLH of an act of the Sixteenth Legislature of the State
of Texas, approved April 28, A. D. 7879. entitled
" An act to provide for building a new State Capi-
tol," to be erected on the Capitol Grounds at Aus-
tin, Texas, plans and complete specifications will
be received by the undersigned Huildmg Commis-
sioners for same UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK M.. JANU-
ARY, 5, 1881. The said house must have apart-
ments and arrangements at least equal to the fol-
lowing: Governor's office and apartments. 4 rooms;
Secretary of State's apartments. 4 rooms: Attor-
ney General's, 4 rooms; Comptroller s, 22 rooms:
Treasurer's, 4 rooms; Statistics and Agriculture. 4
rooms: Educational 3 rooms: Adjutant General's,
2 rooms; Police Guard and Janitors. 3 rooms; Geo-
logical Department, 1 large sijecimen room and 1
office for same; 1 large vault for Treasurer. 1 large
vault for Secretary of State. 2 larsre vaults for
Comptroller, each Are and burglar proof: water
closets, sewers, etc., complete for each story in
building. Provide on se«*ond floor for Senate
Chamber approximately 550(3 superficial feet, with
lobby and gafleries; afeo. postoffiee room, cloak
room, lieutenant, governor's private rooin. enroll-
ing clerk's room, engrossing clerk's room, repre-
sentatives' hatl, (approximately) 16.500 superficial
feet, lobby and galleries; postoffiee room, ehjak
room, engrossing clerk's room, enrolling clerk's
room, speaker's private room, janitor's room. State
Library room, capacity of IGO.iXJO volumes. Third
floor. Supreme Court one room; Appellate Court,
one room, and one law library room, convenient to
both; one clerk's office for each court, and at least
nine private rooms for use of judges; one marshal's
room for each court; one janitor's room, and not
less than thirty committee rooms, situated on
second and third floors. Provision must De made
for properly lighting the entire building, and alio
for heating same by steam, as well as for water fa-
cilities. on each floor; thorough ventilation through-
out. The laws of accoustics must be carefully and
rigidly observed. The entire structure must be
made as nearly as possible fire proof. Drawings
will consist of foundation plan, first floor plan,
second floor plan, third floor plan, roof plan,
longitudinal section, transverse section, front ele-
vation. rear elevation, end elevation. It is left op-
tional with the architect whether lie submit per-
spective drawing or not. The building will be
erected in the center of a square, with principal
facade to the south. The superstructure to be
of stone, and the building to be worth one mil-
lion five hundred thousand ($1,500,000) dollars.
Plans differing from the general outline herein in-
dicated, and containing the foregoing accommo-
dations, will be duly considered. The drawing
must be sent to the Building Commissioners at
Austin. Texas, and indorsed " Plans for State Capi-
tol," and must come under a nom de plume, the
real name and address to be sent to the commis-
sioners in a sealed envelop, not to be opened until
after the award is made. The sum of $1700 will be
pa.d tlie architect whose plans may be accepted,
out of the proceeds of the sale of the first 50,000
acres of Capitol lands. Estimates may be based
upon the fact that stone, l>rick, lime and sand can
be procured within from one to five miles from the
grounds. The right to reject any or all plans is re-
J . N. PRESTON,
Superintending Architect.
JOSEPH1 LKE?' f Commissioners.
The time within which plans and specifications
are to be submitted Is hereby extended to the FIRST
DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. D. 1881: and the size of
tlie halls, as given above, is so modified as to au-
thorize parties submitting plans to provide for com-
fortable room for the accommodation of 300 repre-
sentatives and 101* senators.
J. N. PRESTON, Superintendent
J^OSEPH^lSe^' I' C°mnussk>ners.
served.
Notice to Contractors.
riTHE STATE OF TEXAS—COUNTY
A OF KIMBLE.—At a meeting of the Commis-
sioners Court, held at Junction City. Texas, Octo-
ber 25, A. D. 1880, it was ordered that notice be
given to Contractors, by publication in the Galves-
ton News,
Tliat tlie Plan and Specifications of a
County Jail
are now on file, and can be seen in the office of the
County Clerk. Certified copies of said specifica-
tions can be had on application to the County
Clerk. That sealed bids for the constructing of
said Jail will lie received until
DEC EMBER 13, 18SO,
each bid to be accompanied by a bond of double
the amount of the bid; to be let to the lowest and
best bidder, the court reserving the right, however,
to reject any or aU bids.
, . Given under my hand and the seal of said
- l. s. .- Court, at office in Junction City, Texas, this
—»— Novembers, A. D. 1880.
E. S. ALLEY. County Judge,
Kimble County, Texas.
LOTTERIES.
Havana Royal Lottery
GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAWING
ONLY 18,000 TICKFTS. DRAWS DEC. 30, '80.
$1,350,000 DISTRIBUTED IN PKIZES
CAPITAL PRIZE, $500,000.
Conducted by the Spanish Government.
IMPORTANT
to know, and not to forget, that that the number of
tickets is very limited, and orders must be sent as
soon as possible. Send tor plans at once.
BORNEO 6c BROTHER,
Agents. Established since 1S48.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
D irect I in port at ion
—OF—
HATANA CIGARS
AND
LOTTERY TICKETS.
A LARGE assortment of Havana Cigars, of fresh
importation, embracing the choicest brands,
such as " La Esoepcion," 4* Villar y Yillar." " Par-
tagas" and "Majagaa," for sale in quantities to
suit. Also Havana Lottery Tickets by fractions
at wholesale prices
THE NEXT EXTRA DRAWING,
(composed of 1 8,000 Tiekcta only) will take
place on the 30tla of December, 1880, FIRST
CAPITAL PRIZE BEING HALE OP A'BUL-
LION. For price lists apply to L. FAGET,
successor to F. Masich. No. 159 Common street.
New Orleans, La. P. O. Box 5&J.
TAKE NOTICE !
That this is the only Lottery in any State ever voted
on and indorsed by its people.
Louisiana State Lottery Co.
This institution was regularly incorporated by
the Legislature of tlie State for educational and
charitable purposes in 1868. for the term of twenty-
five vears. to which contract the inviolable faith of
the £tate is pledged, which pledge has been renewed
by ail overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the now constitution adopted Dec. 2.
1879. with a capital of $1,000,000. to which it has
since added a reserve fund of $350,000. Its Grand
Single Number Distribution wiil take place monthly,
on the Second Tuesday. It never Scales or Post-
pones. Look at the following distribution:
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
During which will take place the
Extraordinary Senii-Anniial Drawing:,
At New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 14,1880
Under the personal snpervision and management of
Gen.G.T. IiEAl REGARD. of Louisiana,
andG^n. Jl'BALA. KARLY. of Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE, *100,000.
rsj—Notlce—'Tickets are $10 only. Halves,
$5. EitlliK, $-2. Tentlts, $1.
ljst Of prizes.
1 Capital Prize of §100,000 $100,000
1 Grand Prize of 50,000
1 20.000
2 Large Prizes of 10.000
4 5,000
20 Prizes of 1.000
50 500
100 300
200 200
600 100
10000 10
APPROXIMATION FR1ZXS.
100 Approximation Prizes of $"300
100 • 100
100 - - 75
50.000
20.000
20.000
20,000
20.000
25,000
30.u00
40,000
60,000
100,000
20.000
10,000
7,500
11379 Prizes, amounting to $522,500
Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, of La, ( Porr. .
Gen. JURAL A. EARLY, of Va., ) Commissioners
Write for Circulars or send to
IV. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La.
Or to J. D. SAWYER, one door west of
News office. Galveston.
GALVESTON IS HEADQUARTERS
| ^ FOR IOWA
AM)
GROCERIES—LIQUORS.
GAI.VEST©!*.
J. S. BROWN & OO.
Are the Affents to Write to for Low Estimates.
FRAUDULENT PLOWS.
THE "WIDELY EXTENDED POPULARITY OF OUR IMPLEMKIfTS AC-
quired bv unceasing effort during half a century to build up an extensive business upon the enduring
principles or fair dealing with customers—in giving them the best models that experience and ingenuity
could design, combined with strictly first-daas materials and the most skilled labor—has caused unscru-
pulous parties to flood the country with
Fraudulent Imitations of Our Implements.
In order not only to protect our own hardly-earned reputation, but also the interest of our patrons—
both farmer and merchant—we have already brought suit against some of the makers of these spurious
implements, and tha purpose of this notice is to
GIVE FAIR WARNING 10 MERCHANTS AND FARMERS,
Many of whom are comparatively innocent, of ill intent, but both of which classes art equally
responsible with the maker before the law.
That we will hold all Merchants and Others, who Han-
dle or Use Illegal Imitations of Our fcioods, to a
Strict Accountability in the Courts.
Tills applies not only to Plows, but to parts of Plows, etc. These dishonest schemes to do business upon
the fairly earned reputation of another, involving bare-faced transgressions of patent, copyright and
trade-marie law, have become so flagrant that we have determined to avail ourselves of all redress con-
tamed in the courts as against
Manfacturer, Merchant or Farmer,
who infringes our rights by making, selling or using these frauds. Respectfully,
Louisville. Ky , October 1,18S0.
B. F. AYERY & SONS.
AVERY PLOW8!
JOHN AV. WICKS,
GALVESTON,
Only "Duly Authorized Agent tor tlie sale of t\\e above
Plows and the celebrated OLD HICKORY WAGONS,
?IannfacliHfd by B. E. AVERY SONS.
SAJSTBORJST & ¥AENEE,
Manufacturer's Sole Agents for tbe State of Texan for
STEEL BARBTENCEaMRE
\ GcAmfflZED^epiE&MED.
| . i .
Inquire for the Glidden Wire, the only all-9*eel. Genuinely Galvanised Barb Wire made. Its sales are
five times greater than those of all other Wires combined. Oar present prices are exceedingly low. Cor-
respondence solicited. KANBOKN Ac WARNER* Houston. Texas.
& co
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
')
EATING STOVES,
Tinware and Tinners' Stock Generally
SALESROOM, 6ti, 68 AM) 70 TKEM0MT STREET,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
FOUNDRY, LOUISVILLE, KY.
THE GREAT APPETIZER ANT) SURE CURE
For COl'fiHS, COLDS, BRO.Vt HITIS AVrilUA, ('»VSI JIPTIOJi, and all
Biwaw" of the THKOAT aud I.1JNG8.
In this new covibination we have bleiultni together by distillation [ which can not be eftectuaUy done
In any other way) the Balsam Tola. Rock Candy, pure oki Rye Whisky, and a valtablk tonic, which
preserves all the virtues of the ingredients, yielding valuable expectorant qualities and giving the article
a fine flavor and an agreeable last**. Balsam Tolu has king been used by the medical profession for its
soothing, healing and nourishing properties, in allaying any irritation at the throat, chest and lungs.
Tolu Rock and Rye is a diffusive stimulant, creating a healthy appetite and toning up the system gen-
erally. The eminent chemist,Prof. G. A. Mariner, of Chicago, has analyzed and cheerfullv recommeadsits
use. The purity of the incredients used makes it a pleasant, healthful tonic and appetizing beverage for alL
Extraet from Report of the Commissioner of InTernal Revenue:
THEASCSY Department. UrnOE OK bnoLvn REVESUS, I
Washington, D, C. January 26, 1880.
Messrs. LAWRENCE & MARTIN, 111 Madison St.. Chicago. III.:
Gentlemen: This compound, in the opinion of tliis office, would have a sufficient quantity of the
BALSAM of TOLU to give it all the advantages ascribed to this article in pectoral complaints, while the
whisky and the sirup constitute an emulsion rendering it an agreeable remedy to the patient. Compound-
ed ac#ording to the formula it may properly be classed as a medicinal preparation under the provisions
of U. S. Revised Statutes, and when so siauiped.inay be sold by Druggists, Apothecaries and other
persons without renccrinc- them llaslkto pay special, tax as liquor dsauxrs.
Yours respectfully. (Signed) GREEfc B. RAU*. Commissioner.
A | 7rPT &ONT BE DBCEINED by unprincipled dealers who try to
_1_ I. V . palm off upon you common Rock and Rye in place of our
TOLL ROCK and RYE. as ours is tbe only MEDICATED preparation. The GENUINE has the name of
LAWRENCE MARTIN ou the Government Revenue Stamp on each bottle.
Put up In QC.IUT »ize Bottles for Cieneral and Family Use.
Sold by Druggists, Grocers and general dealers evervwbere.
LAWREACE & MARTIN,
BARCLAY SREET, NEW YORK.
SOLE AGENTS FOR TEXAS:
IP. J. WILLIS <fc BRO
Who will supply the t rade at Tlanufacturers' Price*.
5H
y Curtis & Co.
83 811 to 819 North Second Street, St. Louis, Ma
Manufacturers of e.ery description o: Cirt-ular, Mill, and Crosscut San,; WholemJe Doners in
Knbber and I.ralbrr Billing, File*. XuriRfa, Cant I took*. Saw (innnm. I"psct>, and
all Saw and 1'lanins Mill Supplier; Soi. Jlui.tictjrers ot Lwkwood's Patent Slotted
Circular Saw KTEKY SAW WARRANTED. WOueM atfc-ntion to repair wort Agents for
and GRIXmXG
MACHINERY.
TANITE EMERY WHEELS
Our New Illustrated Oatalosjr.e mailed free ou application.
TIE mil or Till WORLD.
G100D NEWS FOR A I.L,-PROF. IIER-
W man's world-renowned Vermin Destroyer,
which is known to lie far superior to anything yet
discovered for killing Rats. 31ice, lus»-cts onPoid-
try. Ants. Bugs. Cockroaches. Black Beetles, Fleas
on Dogs. Blight and Insects on Plants. Moths in
Furs. Tick or Scab on Sheep or Goats, also on Cat-
tle. etc.
Tliis preparation lias been applied with great suc-
cess against the insects that attack Plants
Sold in Packets, at '£> cents per Packet, or six
Packets for Si ^5.
Tlie Powder is warranted free from all liad smell,
and will keep in any climate. It may be spread
everywhere without risk, as it is quite harmless to
cats and do^s. as they will not eat it.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE ON BACH PACKET.
Manufactory: Gravel Lane. Hoimdsditch, City of
London. England.
Tbe above discovery has gained for Prof. Her-
man a Silver Prise Medal at the Inter-Colonial Exhi-
bition of Victoria. Australia, of 1866. besides nu-
merous testimonials.
THOMPSON, SCHOTT Sc CO.,
Galveston. Wholesale Agents for Texas.
STOLEN—FROM TOM McGEE. at Richmond,
one light bay mare, with while specics, blaze
face, two hind feet white, about fifteen hands high,
tlie tip of left ear gotehed, about fourteen years
oki and no brand. A good working aitd gentle ani-
mal. heavy with foal and suckling a colt.
I will give $o0 for the mare and thief, or $23 for
the mat e alone.
THOMAS MoGEE,
Richmond. Texas.
SHIP CHAMERY AND 'SAVAL STORES.
A Full Stock of MANILLA. HEMP A WIRE ROPE.
Blocks. Sheaves, Flags, Punting and Canvas, and
a'l Goods in these lines alw avs on hand. SAILS,
TENTS, TARPAULINS and AWNINGS made to
order. Orders solicited.
THEO. K. THOMPSON,
(Successor to David Wakelee.)
208 Sc 210 Strand, calveston, tex.
PiiasiY, Houston Coc*** , ua, Jan. 1S».
In 1-7 5 there were two negroes confined in jail
badly afflicted. In my official capacity I employed
C. T. 8wift, to cure them, under & contract, "no
cure, no pay." He administered his " S. Specific,"
and in a few weeks I felt bound to pay him out ot
the county treasury, as he had effected a complete
and radical cure. A. S. GILES,
Ord. Houston County. Ga»
Chattanooga, Teh*., Feb. 14, 1879,
The S. S. S. is giving good satisfaction. One gen-
tleman who had been confined to his bed six weeks
with S. Rheumatism has been cured entirely, and
speaks in the highest praise of it.
CHILES A BERRY.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. Proprietors,
Atlanta, Ga. Sold by all Druggists in Galveston.
Call for a copy of " Young Men s Friend."
THOMPSON, SCHOTT A CO.,
- — Wholesale Agents.
The
Galveston News Bindery
I. the
Most Complete Establishment
111 the State.
- Send for Estimates for Ruling and Binding.
s
And 46 MAIN ST., HOUSTON.
All orders promptly filled at Publishers' prices.
A full line of STATIONERY at reduced prices.
CATALOGUES mailed on application.
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS,
VARNISHES OF ALL KINDS,
will piper i window sums,
READY-MIXED PAINTS,
devoe's pie paris green,
THE VERY BEST INSECTICIDE,
RICE & BAULARD,
TT JBBJIO.lr STREET, QALVBSTON.
A. M A KTtREWR. IaiU I GEO WAL8HE. Late
of Arulrrirs £ Bro., I of Poll* dt WaUKe,
Galveston. | Galveston.
Artdrews rj- W(zis7ter
IMPORTERS
AND WHOLESALE
an o cutis,
101, 10S and 105 Tremont and 77 Mechanic Sts.
Galrtsbm, Teran, Dee. 1, 1880.
We beg to invite the attention of the trade
to our LAKGK AUD VAMtiD STOCK
°f STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
LIQUORS, WINES, TOBACCOS, CI-
GARS, Etc., n0" ,n ,lare ani orriving
iailg, nil of wiiieh haw been purchased from
First Hands, mth adrnn tildes not surpassed
by any Jwust m the trade. 1F« feel confident
that icith our large and compute assortment
of goods, £ ntirely New and Fresh, ue aT<
prepared to offer unetfualed inducements U
the Interior Merchants, and u* confidently trt-
tite an inspection of our Stock and Prices,
vhich itre marked down to the Lowest Margin.
With ample capital and facilities, large and
ceminodious stores and icat-ehouses, it is our
purpose to constantly carry a large and well-
assorted stack of aU goods pertaining to our
line of business, vhich ice guarantee in all
cases to be of the best quality, and of full
weights and measure.
We trill give our personal attention to the
selection aud shipment of all goods ordered,
and trust that FAIR and LIBERAL DEAL-
ING on our part wiil entitle us to a shart
of your patronage.
[MH k CO.,
and dealers in
Liquors & Tobacco,
Have on hand and and! arriving daily
OlSTE OF THE
largest ud rest selected
STOCKS OF
GEOCERIES
IN THE SOUTH,
to which they direct the attention of THE TRADE.
JIT Orders always filled at LOWEST CURRENT
PRICES.
COFFEE.
-ARRIVED:
Per tai lee,
3500 SACKS.
IN STORE:
2000 SACKS,
Comprising a
fill assortment of all (.babes
Samples open at our office.
KAUFFMAN A RUNGE.
WE IRE 1W RECEIVING
the celebrated
Stepliania Cigarette,
With Glass Mouth-Piece,
forwhiHi ire are
Sole Agents.
ty* These goods have become deservedly popu
ar. and we solicit the orders of tbe trade.
Leiil ERSE & CO.
W. L. Moody. EL S. Junsox. C. M. Pearrx.
C. M. PEARRE & €0.
IMPORTERS,
"Wholesale Grocers
AND
Liquor Dealers.
Have in store one of the larg-
est and best selected stock in the South, to
which we are adding by every steamer fresh sup
plies of seosonaie goods. We invite special atten-
tion to our
CRUSHED INDIAN,
one of the most wholesome and refreshing breakfast
dishes offered to the trade.
PREPARE
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS!
WE HAVE in STOCK THE larg-
est assortment of Fancy Candies, Sugar Toys,
Prize Boxes and Fireworks m the State. Also, a
complete assortment of Fancy Groceries and
Fruits, consisting iu part of Currants. Citron. Fifjs,
Dates. Prunes. Layer Raisins. Seedless Unisiu*.
Mince Meat. Fancy Crackers. Apples. Oranges.
Nuts of all kinds. Sweet Cider. Apple. Peach and
Ginger Brandies, Sweet Wines and Champagnes.
G. SEELIGSON & CO.
N. B.—Our stock of Whiskies. Brandies. Gins and
Tobacco, has never been as large, and we are pre
pared to offer inducements to the trade.
H. MARffiTZ & CO.,
Shi)) Chandlers,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS,
COliNKK MECHANIC AN1> 22(1 STS.
Just Received:
A large assortment of
Rag nail A LoudHi yisttalfne-B asked
Blocks und Slieeves.
Also: HEAVY PURCHASE BLOCKS WITH RINGS
FOR RAILROAD OR COTTON PRESS USE,
SNATCH AND DECK BLOCKS. SOLD
AT MANUFACTURERS LIST.
In Store:
50 BARRELS TAR. 30 HALF-BARRELS TAR.
HOUSTON.
Houston—Cot toil.
Those tcho shipped me the past sea
son will testify that I have saved
them money a/ul given, general satis-
faction, both in, classification and
prices. Greater facilities this season
for storing caul shipping Cotton, tcill
ettjol/le me to serve my customers with
still better results. Your shipments
wiU hare my best personal attention
and prompt returns.
GROCERIES.
Tlie very rapid increase of my sales
for the past two years (doubling in
amount each year) is the best evidenct
that this is really the foremost dis-
tributing nuicket for Groceries in
Texas. Such a satisfactory result, i*
th& face of the s/uirpest competition.
from strong and influential ricai
markets, is certainly a guarantee that
I am able to offer very positive ad-
vantages.
WM. D. CLEVELAND,
Cotton Factor and Wholesale Grocer,
HO U&TON.
DllMAKN, LEWIS & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Cotton Factors,
AND
Commission Merchants,
DEALEBS IN
1I1S, CIGARS AI
KENNEDY BUILDING,
houston, - TEXAS.
We solicit consignments of
COTTON, WOOL and HIDES,
Orders for GROCERIES promptly filled.
Exchange on Europs at lowest market rates.
iLLSANN, LEWIS 4c CO.
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