The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 227, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1880 Page: 3 of 4
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BANKS AND BANKERS.
Li
of galveston".
President
"Vice President
Cashier
JULIUS RUNOE.
C. d. WELLS.
J. E. BEISSNER.
jQISCOl'NTS rO^llIEUCIALPAPEa,
(at 8 per cent, for depositors,) buys and sella
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Sterling Drafts payable on demand in sums to suit
purchasers.
Collections made at all the princinal points in the
State and the United States.
Joe. Bai>dridge,
Ennis.
«j. r. bai.drtdols,
Washington Co.
J. & J. R. BILDRIDGE,
BANKERS,
And Dealers ill Exeliange,
IANNIS, TEXAS.
Jas. Garittt. Jos. Hc*y.
GAREITTY & HUEY,
BANKERS,
COItSICANA, TEXAS.
Will give prompt attention to collections, and
discount Corsicana acceptances.
Bennett, Tliornton & lockwood,
BANKERS,
SAX ANTONIO, - TEXAS
Collections solicitited on All Points in the State.
Commercial paper discounted. Bills on Mexico.
"OLD RELIABLE."
(i, H. & H. R R
4:45
Leave GALVKSTON, Virion Ifcopot, as
Follows:
A. I*!., DAILY, Except Sunday.
Connecting at Houston with Trains of H. &
T. C. and G., H. & S. A. Railways.
Q.ZA A.I!!., DAILY. Connecting with T. & N.
0.4U O. and I. A G. N. R. R.
O.OA P. ITI., DAILY. Connecting with H. &
L.dv T. C. and G., H. & S. A. Railways.
STARR S. JONES, VIVOS. F. FISHER,
Ticket Agent. GenT Pas. Agent.
316 Tremont St. and Union Depot.
In Efleet December 3 2, IS80.
IN MOUNT
AND
Southern R'y.
IF YOU ARE GOING FROM
Texas to St. Louis
OR ANY POINT NORTH OR EAST,
Get Your Tickets, Ba^jrajje Checks and
Sleeping Car Berths
Over the International and Great Northern, Texas
and Pacific and St. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southern Railways,
Tlte Great
Texas ancl St. Louis
SHORT LINE.
It is 140 Miles the Shortest and 12
Honrs the Quickest Route.
Pullman Sleepers, Houston to St. Louis (81?) miles)
without change. For particular information, cail
upon or addres3
C. C. KIN NAN,
Southwestern Passenger Agent, S. L., I. M. and S.
Railway, Houston, Texas.
.5. 1*1. BORN, Jr.,
Freight Agent, Houston, Texas.
' MORGAN'S""
TCT I V \ I YTTV rrrv I CI
AND
For Now ©rlcn«»*> Steamers leave at 12 m.
EVERY SUNDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and
1RIDAY.
For lndianola, every TUESDAY and FRI-
DAY. at 4 p. m., carrying passengers and freight to
all points on G., W. T. and P. railway and connec-
tions.
S. S. AR ANSAS will leave every THURSDAY
at 2 p. m. for Corpus Chriati, Rockport and connec-
tions.
For Brownsville, tvery EIGHT DAYS, or
as soon thereafter as practu able.
CIIAS. FOWLESt, General Agent.
STARR S. JONES. Ticket Agent,
lite Tremont street.
gam k m mi
REGULAR AVEEKLY
STEAMSHIP LINE,
Consisting of the following named
steamers:
STATE OF TEXAS Cut Niekeraon.
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO f Burrows.
RIO GRANDE " Pennington.
CARONDKLET " Reck.
COLORADO 44 Bolger.
Frelt» h« aud IiiMuranceal Lowest;tt«te«
One of the above named steamships will leave
New York every SATURDAY, and Galveston for
Xiew York every WEDNESDAY, and on Saturday,
when the trade*n "quires.
For freight or passage apply to
Steamship COLORADO,
BOLGER, Master,
Will sail for NEW YORE via KEY WEST
Thursday, December 16, 1880.
J. N. SAWYER, Agent,
54 Strand, Galveston.
C. H. MALLOKY & CO., Agents,
Pier 20 East River, New York.
(HARD LINE OF ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
Between
&IYERPOOL, BOSTON aiid<
NEW YORK.
Rates of Saloon passage. $80 and $100 gold, ac-
cording to accommodations. Steerage passage to
and from Galveston by all rail or steamer to New
York. Liverpool, (Jueenstown. Belfast, Derry, Bris-
tol, Cardiff and all other parts of Europe at low
rates.
JT. N. SAWYER, Affcut, 54 Strand.
Messrs. VERNON H. BROWN <£ CO., Agents,
4 Bowling Green. New York.
vue Galveston Sews Bindery
Ik the
Most Complete Establishment
In the State.
Send for Estimates for Ruling and Binding.
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.
~ WHY DON'T YOU CHEW
Jackson's Best?
EVERYBODY ELSE CHEWS IT.
LeGIERSE & CO.,
Sole AgcBt. at Galvegton,
TRY
VENABLE'S
Navv Tobacco.
HILL CITY
1)1 1VI)a(^
lynchbibg, ya.
HANCOCK & KINNIEK,
Proprietors.
Manufacturers of all Grades
Chewing Tobacco.
Price List furnished on application.
A. C. GARSIA, Agent, Galveston.
5 5 MB ■BHBBbH
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
Manufacturer of all styles and grades
irn-TOT i\IT\ FlllfUr fPAT) |
AXD
RAILROAD.
T
T
iuiu STAR flUU In
: ill: direct llne
FROM AND TO
TH X"
A. S
ATTENTION OF PASSENGERS
Is in\ itnd to the Time of Arrival aud Departure of
Trains at the Cities named in the following
New Time Card.
Daily North'
Throcgh Time
Card.
South Daily
Solicits orders from the Jobbing Trade.
Tibbtli ami Celebrated 7 ounce Twist
Id togged with a PINK PAPER TAG (fac simile above)
Beware of Imitations, and see that each
tag bears the name of J. B. 1*ACK.
KKPT BY FUUST-CLASS DEALZHS THOUOHOCT TEXAS.
Lv. 4.00 p. i
-• 9.00 A. i
■ • 12.35 p. >
•• 5.16 A. >
•• 6.30 "
■ • 9.00 • •
•• 10.10 ••
• 11.05 ••
Ar. 2.00 p. i
■ 6.3.0
• 6.25 "•
• 1.30 A. l
•• 12.05 •
• 1.15 •'
• 2.50 •
• • 7.05 • •
• • 1.55 p. j
•• 8.10 ••
• 11.15 ••
2.55 A. l
• • 2.55 " •
• 6.55 •
•• 5.85 p. a
• • 7.00 • *
•• 6.05 ••
•' 7.50 A. 2
• • 3.25 p. J
• • 2.35 • •
•• 1.25 *
•• 6.45 ••
• 9.38 *
• 10.35 •
9.55 A. 1
• * 3.30 p. i
• 1.45 •
•• 11.00
. San Aptonio —
. Galveston
. Houston
New Braunfels
San llarcos
•Austin
■Round Rock
Taylor (Breakfast)
.Hearne (Dinner)
(Crockett
Tcilostine (Supper)
. Tyler
j Overton
Longview (Dinner)
(Marshall
|Texarkana i Breakfast)..
. I Little Rock (Dinners —
i Walnut Ridge (Supper).
j Poplar Blun
. Areadia (Dinner)
Cairo
|St. Louis
.Indianapolis
j Chicago
Cincinnati
. i Pittsburgh
JHarrisburg
; Baltimore
{Washington, D. C.
Philadelphia
[New York
• Memphis
.Nashville.
.! Louisville
Chattanooga
(Atlanta
0.45 p. m. Ar.
11.00 a. u. •
6.30 '•
12.15 p. m.
11.00 A. M. ••
8.30 * *
7.20 • *•
6.00 ' •
2.30 • • •*
j 10.55 p. m. "•
7.50 p. M. '
3.00 " Lv.
4.30 • •
2.30 • • Ar.
1.10 • Lv.
8.50 a. m. '
1.35 • •
7.50 p. M. Ar.
5.17 • •
1.37 • •
1.00 • • Lv.
9.00 a. m. "
11.00 p. m. •
9.00 " •
.11.30 • •
. 8.50 A. M. •'
. 2.10 '
. I 8.10 p. m. •
.! 9.30 • •'
.1 9.10 •• •
.i 5.55 " *
.1 4.45 •* ••
.! 5.30 a. m. ■
. 12.30 •" •
.[10.15 p.m. '
.1 2.50 •• "•
1!
THE NEWEST THING IS THE
L Y U A
CIGAR.
rgWIEY IKK PACKED IK K AXDSOME
JL combination musical cases, containing
250 Excellent Cigars.
fuot the thing for the Holidays. The cigars for the
Bead of the house, the case for the ladies, and the
puisic-box for ta« children. Call and see tiieiu.
We have also a full stock of
ANHEUSEU-BUSCH CIGARS,
touch improved in quality, aiid the best article for
ilie inoitev in tlie market.
JUANGE* LEW I.; A d: CO., Sole Agents.
CONTINLOI S CONNECTIONS
AT
LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS,
AND AT
Columbus, Ky., via Poplar Bluff,
FOR THE SOUTHEAST,
AJCD IS TDK
UNION DEPOT, ST. LOUIS,
WITH
MORNING EXPRESS TRAINS
IN A EE DIRECTIONS.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Houston
and St. I^ouis without change.
The extension of this Line from Austin to San
Antonio, at present under progress of construction,
is now open for business, :ind running regular Pas-
senger and Fr eight Trains to and from
San Marcos and New Braunfels.
All Freight for these points should be marked and
consigned via the "I. & G. N. R. R."*
For Through Tickets and Information, apply to
J. H. MJLLER, corner Tremont and Market sts.,
Galveston.
A. A. GALLAGHER, Ticket Clerk, Cnion Depot.
Houston.
H. B. JOHNSON, Ticket Clerk, Heame.
P. J. LAWLESS. Tk*ket Clerk, Austin.
Si. S. HA SES, President.
13. ITI. EfOXIE, Vice President and Gen"! Sup't.
ALLKBI MeCOY, Gen'i Freight and Pass. Az't.
GKMKAL SfFICJS: PALESTINE, TEX.
SHI
tfiTUTn
EOUTE.
Texas and Xe'.r Orleans, Louisiana
Western, and Morgan's La.
and Texas Itailroads.
The Only Direct All-Itnil Route front
m ORLEANS.
Elegant Day Coaches and Palace Sleeping Cars
leave Houston Daily at 12 o'clock noon, and run
through to New Orleans without change, making
close connections with trains of the
Louisville and Naskville, and Chi-
cago, St. Louis and New
Orleans Railroads,
for
IWebile, Montgomery, Atlanta, Alignata,
Ssvxunah, Charlotte, Richutoud,
Lynchburg, Louisville, Cincinna-
ti. Chicago, Pittsburg, Wash-
ington. Baltimore, Phiia- 9
delphia, New York,
Boston, and All
Points
EAST, IRTHEASHND SOUTHEAST.
Tickets en sale to An Principal Points, and Rates
always as low as via other tines.
py For further information apply to
J. F. CROSBY,
Vice Pres. and Gen. Man.,
C. A. BURTON,
Superintendent,
W. H. MASTERS,
Gen. Freight and Pass. Agent,
T. and K. O. R. R., Houston, Texas.
GALVESTON,
TIME TABLE N"0. 12,
In Effect Dec. 12, '80
HOUSTON TRAINS:
Leave GALVESTON J Arrive HOUSTON
9.00 a. m. Daily. 12.20 p. m.
5.00 p. m. Daily. | 8.42 p. m.
9.00 a. m. train from Galveston connects with I.
and G. N. Railroad for all points.
5.00 p. m. train connects at Milano Junction with
I. & G. N. Arrives at Austin 8.30 a. m., San Marcos
ii.00 a. New Braunfels 12.15 p. w.
main line trains:
Leave GALVESTON | Ar. at BRENHAM
5.00 p. m. Daily (Except Sunday) 12.38 a. m.
Arrive at Cameron at 4.45 a. m.
Connect at Rosenberg Junction with G., H. and
S. A. Railway.
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM
Honston and I.& G. N., and Q., H.& S.A.—10.45 a.m
Houston— —9.35 p.x
Cameron—and G.. H. and S. A. Railway— 9.35 p.m
Brenliam and Austin and I. &. G. N.
Railway, via Milano — 9.35 p.m
Smootli and Perfect Track,
New and Elegant Equipment,
Air Brakes.
Miller Platlorin*.
All trains ran into the New Union
Depots at GalTeston and Uoustori.
OSCAR G. MURRAY,
General Passenger Agent.
J. II. MILLER,
Ticket Agent.
C. B. LKK,
D. Weber,
josbtta m1tj.bb.
C. B. LEE & CO.,
AND
MACHINISTS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
WflTITlJCI 0
RAILWAY
AND CONNECTIONS.
The Only IJne ninnin^ through the central and
best portions of the State of Texas.
Passenger Express Trains md Daily
F ast Freight Lines Between
AS & KAMS CITY^ST. LOUIS k CHICAGO.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars Eaeh
Way, Daily, Without Change, between
ST. LOUIS AND HOUSTON,
VIA SKMLU AND MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The Short Line!
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars Eaeh
Way, Without Change,
Between Dallas & St. Louis,
VIA VISIT A, ASD ST. LOEIS k SAN FRANCISCO RT
EUROPE
THROUGH TICKETS
From or to any point in Great Britain or Continent
of Europe, via the
HOUSTON k TEXAS CENTRAL R'l,
And all-rail to New York, thence. Tia North-German
Lloyd, National White Star, Anchor, Inman and
Cunard Steamship Lines, on sale at
Galveston, Calvert, McKinney,
Houston, Waco, Shermau,
Hempstead, Corsicana, I)eiiisoii,f
Austin, Hearne, Dallas,
Bryan.
Special inducements to emigrants and people de-
siring to settle in the State.
t-^r-For information as to rates of passage and
freight, routes, etc., apply in person, or by letter, to
STARR S. JTONES, Ticket Agwnt. ,
Trecaont House and 116 Tremont st.7%alveston.
JT. N. HOGAN, General Immigration Agent.or to
E. D. TRIE, C. B. GRAY,
A. G. F. A. A. G. P. A.
A. II. SWANSON, JT. W ALDO,
Gea'l Supt. G. F. & P. A.
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
THIS LINE OF
TITOS AND BARGES
will receive and forward promptly
ALL FREIGHT FOR HOUSTON,
and all points on the
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL,
TEXAS AND PACIFIC, aud
TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILWAYS.
Boilers, Mill and Gin Gearing,
Sliaftinar, Pulleys, Brass
and Iron Pumps,
Etc.
M7 Particular attention given to Orders for Iron
Fronts and Castings for Buildings,
All Kinds of Job Work solicited. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Corner Winnie and Thirty-second Sts.,
(Near Railroad Depot,)
GALVESTON, TEXAS,
DRAY AGE AND STORAGE.
R. P. SARGENT & CO.,
CiKJfKKAl.
nm.
lioiLii va runyt niiim
AGENTS & WAREHOUSEMEN.
Moving Safes and All Kinds of Heavy
Machinery a Specialty.
Agents for the sale of H.*rring*s Patent
Champion Safes. Samples constantly on hand.
NEW ORLEANS.
mauuabst haughehy.
bernard kxotit.
i d CO.
gaeet's
Nos. 70, 72, 74, 78 and 78 New Levee St.,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
TEXAS HEADQUAKTEES.
City Hotel,
Cor. Camp and Common sts.,
NEW ORLEANS.
-ii,
F!t«FRI£T«RS.
Este, 82 50 per day.
JOHN GAUCHE,
AT THE
moresque building,
And 110 Chartrcs Street,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.,
Has the largest and best selection of
Crockery, Glassware,
WOODEN, TIN AND HARDWARE,
Of Any House in the South.
The prices are guaranteed as low, if not lower,
than anv establishment north or south.
TUTT'S
HOUSTON.
dr. m. perl,
Li
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
HOUSTON
IW™
lilU illiUUU Willi II
UOI STO.N, TEX1.C.
FI.Ol'K AN» ?• S-: A I,. FBESH
otherwise unexcci: wholesale and retail. Corn
wanted in lar?re quantity. Address
D. P. SHEPHE1CD, President.
SAN ANTONIO.
HORD'S HOTEL,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,
Center of the City, corner of Main and Military
Plazas. The only
NEW AND MODERN HOTEL
in the City.
FRANK P. HORD, Prop.
NEW YORK.
F
IBNISHED ROOMS-
MRS. P. R. BYRNE,
28 West Twenty-sixth street.
NEW YORK CITY.
GALVESTON.
R. A. BROWN & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
204 STRAND,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
B. A. BROWN,
E. S. FUST,
au*. h. PTERSOK.
CTN, \
T' r
LERSOK. )
J. A. Robertson.
Jno. D. Rogers.
ji. D. mis k co„
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants,
GALVESTON.
McALPINE, BALDRIDGE & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commisssion Merchants.
214 Strand, (Mallory Building,) Galveston.
R. B. HAWLEY & CO.,
Commission Merchants
AND DEALEES IN
FLOUB, PROVISIONS AND GRAIN.
Wrm. 1 lend ley & Co.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
II. Seeligson & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,
AND
Commission Merchants,
GALVESTON.
Orders for Future Contract* Solicited.
Chas. kkllnkr.
W. J. fbx1hcbicb.
J. Frederich & Kellner,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Galveaton, Texas.
Obttctx- Corner Meckanie and Twenty-Secood sUL
NEW ORLEANS.
AS AN > AHTl-BtLiOUS MEDICINE,
are incomparable. They stimulate the
TOBHP^IJVBR,in.vigoratethe HEHV-
OU3 SYSTEM, give tooe to the DIGBS-
1TVE OBGLAJJ3, areate perfect digestion
and regular movement of the bowels.
A3 AN ANTHKALARIAL
They have no equal; acting ae a preveot-
ivo and cure for Bilious, Remittent, Inter-
mittent. Typhoid Fevers, and Fever and
Ague. Upon the healthy action of the
Stomach and Liver depends, almost
wholly, the health of the human raoe.
DYSPEPSIA.
It is for the cure of this d»ease and ifs at*
tendanta, SICK-HEADACHE. NEEV-
OUSNESS. DE9PONDESCY, CON-
STIPATION, PIIiBa, &o., that
PiB3 have gained sueh a -wide reyrtatkm^
No remedy was ever discovered ttiat acts
so speechly and gently on the digestive or^
pans, giving them tone and vigor to aa-
similate food» This accomplished, the
NEKVE3 are BRACED, the BRAIN
NOURISHED, and the BODY RO-
B U ST. Try this Remedy fiurly and you
will gain a Vigorous Body, Pure Blood,
Strong Nerves, acid a Cheerful mind.
Priee 25c. 35 Murray St., N. Y.
TOTT3°KAm DYE.
Gray Hair or Wmsincas changed to t Glosst
Black by a single aoi>lioation of tiiia Dyb. It im-
parts a Natara 1 Color, and acta Instantaneously.
Sold by Drn^eistaor sent by express on receiptor $ L
Oifiee, 35 Murray St., New York-
C|)£ ®aibcston|lttos
Is made from a Simple Tropi»'al Leaf of Rare
Value, and is a POSITIVE Remedy for all
the diseases that cause pains in tiu; lower part
of the body—f<">r Torpid Liver—Headaches—-Jaun-
dice—Dizziness, Gravel, Malaria, and aH difficulties
of the Kidneys, Liver and Urinary Organs. For
Female Diseases, Monthly Menstruations, and
during Pregnancy, it has no equal. It restores the
organs that *lakk the blood, and lu»nee is the best
Blood Purifier. It is the only known remedy
that cures Blight's Disease. For Diabetes, use
Warner's Safe Eiabetes Care.
For sale by Druggists and all Dealers at $1 26
per bottle. Largest bottle in the market. Try it.
H. H. WARNER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.
RfMOm&LRBTOTIVF
Hds been scrutinized and indorsed by the Academy
of Medicine of Paris, and stood the test of over hah
a century as a specific for Nervous aud Physical
Debility, due to wasting of tlie manly power from
certain causes. There a well-known principle in
animal physiology, that no vital action can take
place except through the agt.uey of the nervous
system. If the nerve power hi any organ is weak-
ened. then that organ is weak. This medicine is
purely vegetable. Can be h«'d of Levassor. 10 bis
rue Richelieu. Paris. France, or of Dr. S. 28.
SSOESTTETONHj Proprietors. Address Room 40.
World Building. New York. None genuine without
the signature of S. P». Sigesmond on the side of each
box. Send for «*ircular. #5 per box 100 pills, arwi ■'
times the quantitv for S10. Sent free by mail on
receipt price. Sold by all druggists. RICHARDSON
& CO.. Wholesale Ager.rs. St. Louis. M«>.
'JENKINS'S
AXXnilLATOK
A SURE CURE FOR
Rlieiimatism, Oout,
AND
It will not fail to effect a permanent cure in any or-
dinary case of either or these diseases, if used
according to directions.
Price, One Dollar Per Bottle.
For sale by Druggists everywhere.
G. K. FINLAY & CO., Props.,
NEW ORLEANS.
loWER CURES
HUMPHREYS'
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS.
Prorsfl from ample a entlM »aeecs«.
Simple. Prompt. «*0 Reliable, they
ar® toe only medicmed adapted to popular n»e.
u«t pruicirai. so6. curb. r°'^
1. Fe-vers. Congestion, Inflammations,
2. worms. Worm Wortn c olic.
3. Cryiuc C*tie, or Teething of Intonts.
4. Diarrhea of Childraa or Aduits, - -
5. Uysestcry, Griptuc. Colic, -
6. Cholera Morbos, voniiting, - - -
7. Courtis. Cold, Bronchitis. - - - -
K. V«r.W«. ICTMhsche -
9. Headadief, «ek Headaches, Vsrtigo,
11. 8<tpprcsaad or Palafal Periods. -
12. Whites, too profuse Perioda, - -
~ ~ , Coagh, l>«W«lt Breathing. ■
13.
.50
.SO
.50
.»e
.60
.50
.M
.59
.50
.50
.50
.50
_ .50
17. Piles", Bliad or "Bleedtng. - - - - .50
1^. ('atarrh. acute or chronic; InJInsnxa, -■><»
SO. Whoopinc
S4. (irwr.l D.kilitv. Phyeical W eaknets. .50
27, Kidney Disease. - ------- •
2H. Mrrvoas DeSility. - - - - * * " '
SO. rrmary Wralmi. -Wettin* U» B«l, 5«
34. DisraM or the He«rt. P«lpK»Oon, l.»M>
roa sauk by at.r. nsrootsts.
Or sent by the Case, oraingle Vial, free of charge,
on receipt of price. Address, Humphreys
Homeopathic Mel Co., IOO Falton St., WuY.
^HnmphreyiT Kwecillc ,>IamiaI on Dhieaae
Iti run. (M mwi. 8K>T FgKl.
SRAEFENBERG
TSCBT1BLE
Mildest ev*r known, core
MALARIAL DISEASES,
HEADACHE, BILIOUS.
NESS, INDIGESTION sural
FEVEKS- Th«a
PILLi
Tone UC the lystom aavd restore health to
those spring fro*'
■ervouenee*. Sold by all Dni»m».
SPECIAL
MEDICAL AID.
COMMERCIAL.
Cotton l-8c. Hfglier—Coffee Kerover-
ing-Sngar# Easier— Provlrions Quiet
—Wheat Higher—Wool Strong.
News Office, Saturday, December 11.—The cot-
ton market was proof against heavy receipts to-day,
and Liverpool was firm for spot with a large busi-
ness for a Saturday. Deliveries on the opening
were weak, but closed l-32d. higher. New York
was quiet for spot, but futures closed firm and 11®
17 points higher after having shown some irregu-
larity during the day, The port receipts
were large, and exceeded those of the correspond-
ing Saturday last year 4360 bales. The weekly visi-
ble supply, and Manchester telegrams to the Cot-
ton Exchange are appended, and oa the first page
will be found a telegraphic summary of European
consumption, according to Ellison's circular. It
was cabled to New York, and forwarded by the
News special correspondent. The change in the
tone of the market since yesterday is unismtaka-
ble, and the closing finds touyers and sellers antici-
pating a bull movement next week.
Wool is gaining strength stilL The tenor of pri-
vate dispatches and the News special point to an
increased movement shortly, at, perhaps, better
prices.
Hides are easy at the reduction made a couple of
days ago.
Sugars from the Louisiana plantations are arriv-
ing freely and selling slowly. A decline in refined
sugars at New York checks the demand, and grocers
prefer to await further developments, as they al-
ready have pretty fail stocks. Prices are revised
and on some grades reduced.
Cora sold at 68c. yesterday for yellow mixed
Kansas, and some inferior sold down to 63c. But
this purchase could not be duplicated to-day, and
Prime Western, sacked, is now held at 67@68c. on
the spot. The supply to arrive is liberal and offered
lower than spot.
There has been nothing done in wheat locally, but
oats are offered lower to arrive.
Meats are quiet and unchanged. Pork was a
fraction higher at Chicago for December, which was
quoted at $13, December was $17 50, and February
20c. lower.
Wheat at Chicago closed at $1 03£g for December,
against §1 01% yesterday; January Si 04U_,. and
February S>1 05J4—an improvement of 2J-64?-2J4c.
W heat at St. Louis opened higher and closed at
Si 01% for No. 2 cash. The options were
higher. Corn advanced 1}&&1$£c., but oats were
slow at 35J^c. bid for January. Dry salt meats
were easier, and bacon is nominally unchanged.
THE VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
The world's visible supply of cotton, as com-
piled in the New York Chronicle of this date, and
telegraphed to the Cotton Exchange, is as follows:
This week. Last week
This year 2.396,005 148
Flour—Stocks are fair and prices easy as fol-
lows: Triple extra. $5 80: choice, $6 25; fancy,
$6 55: patent, $& 00@,8 25. Western markets quiet.
Game—Is plentiful. Ducks — canvas back
per pair. $1: teal, spring bald-pates (or
widgeons) and gray ducks, 40^50c: mallards, 60<fo
Wild eeese, 50c<2&^ 00 each,
jlish snipe, $1
per dozen. Quail, $1 00.
75c-
dozen; Engli
Snipe, $1 00 per
50; Dolwich snipe. $1 00
Venison scarce at 10c per
-Market well supplied ; Western sugar-
cured, canvased, 9«&c to arrive, and lOe from store
large lots. Small orders higher.
Hay—Is steady at _
from track; do. choice, $25<&26; Texas $12 per toi
for choice; Indian Territory, $12 00.
Hardware—Nails quiet at S3 50 per keg, basis
lO^OOcL Axes, per dozen, $10 §0@12 00. Castings,
per pound, 5c: bar iron, 4c per pound; sad irons.
5c; barbed wire, 9<§;Wc per pound. Powder, per
kegr. $0 24. Shot, drop, per sack. $2 00; buck. $3 25.
Hides—Are in good demand at yester-
day's decline. Prime dry fiint, full average,
sold to-day at 16c. Official prices are reduced:
Dry flint 15@16c; dry sailed, 13^^ 13c; wet salted,
~ ' *^9c. all as they run.
ard—In fair demand and steady at 9%c for re-
fined in tierces; cans, in cases, lO^ll^c.
Lemons— In pood supply; Malaga and Paler-
mo. per box. $4 75^5 00; selected Messina. $6 00.
Itlolasses—Quiet and unchanged, with some
sales of Louisiana at 42c; fair, 35c; prime, 40c;
choiee, 45c; NortJiern sirups, 40&fi5c.
Oats—Quiet; stocks sufficient. Western, from
track, 55c for sacked. Western markets were
steadier to-day.
Ouious— In fair supply but strong at $4 75<&5 00
bbl.
Oranges—Firm. Louisiana, $4 50 loose and
$5 00 in barrels. Messina, per box. 50.
Poultry—In full supply. Chickens, young
$3 00: full grown. $3 *i0 per dozen: riaeks. $4 00,
turkeys easier at §12 00@13 00; geese, $8 00(^9 00..
Potatoes—Are liroi mid m good demand
$2 75 per barrel for Early Rose, and
! 75 for Peerless: Peoehblow, $3 00 per barrel;
Northern Peerless. $3 CO.
Petroleum—Is steady, and is selling at 19c per
gallon in barrels, and 21c In casea
Peeaus—Receipts light: prices firmer at 7<&8c
for average. Extra largre and fine R<&9c.
Rice—Demand good; prices steady. Louisiana,
fair. .jtifmaVsc; prime, tS^tjljjc; choice. 6ta<?£0S4c.
Sardines—imported J4 boxes, $14 25(^14 75 per
case; American do., $11 50*^12 00.
So nr Kraut—Firm. In half-barrels, $6 00; In
barrels. $11 50.
Sugar —Is easier, with free offerings and the
trade demand moderate. Prices unchanged. Pure
whites. 8%c: choice whites 8%c: off whites. 8V^.8mc:
"ellow clarified. seconds, 63^f<r.7^c: open
ettles 7^c. Grocers fill orders at
higher. Northern refined are quoted on orders
as follows: Cut loaf, l ie: crushed. W^c; powdered.
10}r&c: granulated, lOVjc: standard A. !%c.
Salt -Quiet. Quotations are about as follows:
Last Year
. 2,128,505
Difference 167,800 137,643
THE MANCHESTER MARKET.
By telegraph to the Cotton Exchange:
Saturday, Dec. 11. This week. Last week
32s cop twist 9$£6>1U
8J4 lb. shirtings 6s 9eC&8s Od 6s 9d(^8s Od
COTTON.
Sales to-day, 2154 bales. The demand was good,
and, with advices more favorable, the market
closed " stta iy " at advance oh all grades: and
Li. t rpool was steady for spot, and deliveries closed
l-32d. up. At New York spot was dull and future-
opened higher, weakened during the forenoon, but
then rallied, recovered the decline, and closed 1~&
17 points higher and steady.
The receipts at the ports were large, and 4260
bales in excess of last year's total for the same day.
The visible supply and Manchester quotations art
given above. The latter show a slight decline.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS,.
This Y ester- Last Last
day. day. Friday, year.
Low ordinary 8 8
Ordinary 9H$ 9 9 11
Good ordinary 9% 9% 9^ 11*4
Low middling 10*4 10^ 11^
Middling 11% llj| 11V| 11&
Good middling 13Vj 12}i 12
Middling fair 124+ 12^ 12% 12^4
GALVESTON DAILY STATEMENT.
Net receipts
Rec'pts from other ports
Gross receipts
Ex]>orts to Great Britain
Exports to France
Exports to Continent ..,
Ex. to Channel ports
Total foreign exports....
Exports to New York ..
Exports to Morgan City.
Ex. to other U. S. ports..
Exports North by rail ..
Total coastwise exports.
Total exports..
This
da v.
8.561
3,501
This
week.
3,561
3,561
115
115
115
115
This
season.
303,29,
3.20J
306, 0J
86,$5i
13.31."
33.432
HA
134.586
46,801
83,858
3.63
51 i
81.80".
219,392
GALVESTON STOCK STATEMENT.
This This dn v
On Shipboard—
dav
last vear
For (ireat Britain
25,810
14,233
For France
4.772
For other foreign ports
9.-184
6,991
For coastwise ports
2,505
10.4<i«
In compresses
50.156
56.860
Total .stock
92,733
88,550
NET RECEIPTS AT
ALL U.
S. PORTS.
This
This
This
day
week
season
Galveston
3.5G1
303
New Orleans
15,992
623,357
Mobile
5.214
192,657
Savannah
4.720
....
531.57^
Charleston
4,890
394,:i80
Wilmington
783
82.812
Norfolk
4.503
395,770
Baltimore
^56
12,572
New Y'ork
1.157
41,776
Boston
847
48.054
Philadelphia
40
14.762
Other ports
167,455
Total
41.903
2.808,459
Last year
37,733
2,644,855
Difference
4,260
163,604
Old l>r. Flattery,
formerly of New York city, Australia and California,
the World Ken< >wned Specialist. Rheomatie Chief
and Ladies" Doctor, Author, etc.. has permanently
located at No. 74 Market street, over Hennessy's
hardware store. Galveston. Texas, where be will
Sorfeit$500 for any case of disease, Nervous Debflity,
which lie guarantees and faitsto cure. With his
i»w Aiistralkx and California remedies, a failure is
inrpo^ib*1- Consultations ai^d examinations free.
Write & full description of the case, and medicines
wiB befvrwarded no cure you at home, ami without
the t»se ot poisr.nous drugs. Office hours (.Sundays
included r. 9 to 12 a. m.. 2 to 10 p. in. Address.
J FLATTEKY. M. D.. 74 Market St.. Galveston. Tex.
EXPORTS FROM ALL PORTS THIS WEEK.
To Great Britain 14,214 bales: to France ...
bales; to the continent, 8,200 bales; to channel
ports, ... bales.
STOCK AT ALL UNITED STATES PORTS.
Stock this day, 924.579 bales; yesterday, 909,50.1
baies; this day last year, 763,119 bales.
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
Liverpool, December 11.—Cotttk on the spot
steady. Ordinary 5&>id: good ordinary 6d; low mid
dling 6%d: middling uplands 6%d; middling Or-
leans 6 13-I6d. Total sales 10.000 bales: American
SsOO: to exporters and speculators 2000. Total
imports 11,800 bales; American 8S50. Deliveries
opened fiat, but closed steady at l-32d. advance
December-January 6 21-32d; January-February
6 ll-ltkl: February-March6%d; March-April 6 25-32d
April-May 6 I3 l6d: May-June 6%d;#.!une-Jidy 6%d.
New York. December 11 —Cotton on the spot
opened quiet and closed dull. Sales—210 bales to ex-
porters and ^26 to spinners: total, 4.16 bales. Texas
quoted as follows: Ordinary H^c; good ordinary
10%o; low middling 11 ll-16c; middling 12££c:
f«xxl middling 12J-gc. Futures opened steady and
igher, lost the advance during the forenoon, then
recovered it. and closed firm and 1262il7 points
higher. Sales 102.000 bales: delivered on contract.
600. December 11.81: January 11.94: February
12.13; Mareh 12.30: April 12.45; May 12.57: June
12.67: July 12.77: Aucrust 12.79; September 12.42
October 11.72: November 11.44.
New Orleans. December 11.—Cotton firm. Sales
8000 bales. Ordinary. 9c: good ordinary, 10c: low
middling. 10%c; middling, ll!*jc: good middling:.
12^4C; middling fair, l3c. Receipts—net. 15,9'.*2
bales: gross. 17.490 bales. Exports. 17,4;Hi bales.
Exports to Great Britain. 6140: Continent. 8200bales.
Stock. 265.000 hales. Futures steady. Saies. 20,:A)J
bales. December 11.48 bid: January 11.62^11.03
February 11.77: March 11.$86511.89; April 11.98<§i
11.99; May 12.10©J2.12: Jiuie 12.20.
St. Locis, December 1L—Cotton quiet. Sales
2076 bales. Good ordinary. 10>£: low mid«ihng,10$s
middling. 11J4. Stock, 32,760 bales.
FREIGHTS.
Steam—Cotton to Liverpool direct, t£d; v*a New
York, ^d : New York, J^c.
Rail—To New York and Philadelohia. 70c per 100,
to Boston and Providence, 75c; to f'all River, 78c
100 lbs.
Sail—To Liverpool. l3-32dt?Tb; to Havre. 13-16d
to Bremen, l3-32d; to New York. J^c: to Boston.
to Providence, >£c; to Fall River, J^c; to Phila-
delphia, HjC.
EXCHANGE AND SILVER
Commercial. Bank
Sterling, sixty days 473 480
New York, sight H dis par
New Orleans Sight 34 dis 14 prem
Silver. American. par par
Silver, Mexican 85 no in
LIVE STOCK.
[Reported for the New« by Borden & Borden, Live
Stock Commission Merchants. 1
Beeves Yearlings
Receipts. and and
Cows.
This day —
This week 218
This season 2.8C4
Stock in pens 52
Grass cattle—choice, 2(T]iStac t? do. common
and rough. $a0 00(^12 v head: two-year-olds,
$9 0®@11 00 $1 head: yeartings, $7 00@10 00 head
calves $5 00^8 (C $ bead. Mutton—choice, 3(&
3W? V lb; do. common. $1 00^»1 50^head. Hogs—
corn-fed 4*%fjo V H>: mast-fed. 3^4c ^ ft. Re-
marks—l>at cattle in demand at quotations. Calves
wanted.
Calves. Sheep. Hogs.
55
1.872
2,182
253
J0I111 Phelps & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS
ASD
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
192 Gravier Street, New Orleans.
Liberal advances made on Consignments.
D. L. RANLETT & CO.,
MANtrFACTTBEKS OF
COTTON TIES.
DEALERS IN
Corda-c, Shot and Bagging and Grain
Ba»».
Cor. Gravier & Peters Sts.. NEW ORLEANS.
NEW YORK..
Chas. F. Hohorst.
Johs R. Barrstt.
All claims for loss or damages promptly adjusted.
" goods insured by this company while in transit
their barges. After landing same the insurance
risk of this companv ceases.
CHAS.
FOWLER, Pres't,
J. J. ATKINSON, Sup't,
J. O. K1SHPALGH, Asent.
C. F. HOHORST & CO.,
0MMISS10N MERCHANT!
125 Peal Street,
NEW YORK.
HOUSTON.
G. W. Bird,
Houston, Texas.
chas. hmox > hkiac ex.
New York.
G. W. BIRD & CO.,
Commission Merchants,
For fee sale of
Flovr, Grain. Provisions, Prodace, Etc.
houston, texas.
liberal advaaces taade oa consignments
ATTOB.NEYS.
(.iLVKSTO?!.
M. C. McLEMOEE,
LAWYER,
Office orer H. Marwitz, cor. Mechanic aiid Jai Sts.
Ballinger, Jack & Mott,
ATTORKEYSiCOISELORSATLAff
No. 125 Post office Street,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
HOUSTON.
E. IJ. Turner,
ITTOBIKT aCfiBMSDjOl AT Uf
No. 62 Main Street, Houston, Texas.
Practices in State Courts at Houstoa, Supreme,
Appellate and Federal Courts at Gsfveston.
PALESTINE.
J. W. CARTWRIGHT,
attobhei-ai-uw,
P AlfBTKE TKXAe
(VKwtiraw prfimrtlv aiti-mitti to.
Member of the Irish Law List., Reliable corre-
spondence with all parts of Europe.
II I t Y A "I .
LUTHER W. CLARK,
BETAS. , ATTOBNE.,,'AT'LA- TEXAS.
Practices in the courts of Brazos and adjouiing
counties, a*^d in the higher courts of the State.
THE GENERAL MARKET.
{^-Quotations Fepresatf wholesale prices. In
making up small orders higher prices have to be
charged.
Apples—Are in fair snppjy at $4 00 per barrel
in round lots for choice Northern and Western
"West Virginia received via New Orleans sold at
50 in lots.
Ragging and Ties—Are steady. Standard
lbs. l*-.; 2 fcs, Kc.; V% fes, ll^c.; iron ties, %\ 85
per bundle.
Baeen — The market is quaes and easy, and
stocks of all cots are ai.taHlam. at following prices
for round lote: Shoulders 6c; long dear 8^<c;
short clear, breakfast bacon. ior
suear-cured canvassed.
Bones and Horns—Bones, ciean dry. $18 00
per ton, delivered on track. Horns, fresh a* ui clean,
ox Sc.; steers 5c.: cows 2c. each.
Bran—Easy at $1 00 per 109 pounds in lots of
not less thau *50 sacks from mills, and 06 for
smaller lots; retailing at$l W.
Broom Corn—Firm and in good demand,
crooked, red tip. 3<^4c $ ft; self-working,
4<&mc; green hurl. 5^t>c.
Butter—Is in good suppiy; choice Kansas. 23<s£
25c; Western, firkins. 23Q34c; gilt-edge Goshen in
fair supply at 316£.*£ic; oleomargarine, 2!&22c.
Canned Goods-Two pounds standard goods
^ dozen: Strawberries, $1 75; pineapples, *2 10:
pears, unpeeled. $1 25*. peaches, $1 55^,1 60: do.
U B>s, $2 00<g^ 10; blackberries, $1 25; red cherries,
$1 25; gooseberries. $1 25; peas, marrowfat,
Lima beans. $1 46; string beaas, *1 25; corn, range
from $1 25&2 00; tomatoes, $1 1^|;1 15; do. 3-fi>s,
81 45: oysters. 1-B», L w., 80c ^ dozen: 2-t>s.
1. w., $1 25&1 39 doaea; l-», f. w., $1 25; salmon
$1 75@1 85.
Candy—Is firm and the demand active. As
sorted stick, 12Uc; rock. l(V£19e; fancy mixed, 15<$.
'22c \ gum-drops, soft, 13^$16e; hard. 21^25c ^
Cheese—Demand good; receipts free; prices
revised; Western factory, 14^,14}^; cream, 15<^
15>^c; limburger at 13^' ^ ^ . , _ ..
Co flee—Continues irregular and nominal. Ordi-
nary, 10c; fair, 13c; good. 14c; prime, loe; choice,
15^c. Grocers chargB higher on small lots. Re-
ceipts to-day 205 botrs. m .
Corn—Jlixed sacked, in car loads, is held at
6T<S,6bc. Receipts fsom stocks increasing sad sap-
plies to arrive offered lower.
Cornmeal—Dull at 10 per barrel for kiln
dried Western, in carloads: $3 20 from store. Grits
$4 25 per barrel. Pearl meal. $4 25 per barrel.
Candles—In good demand: sixteen-ounca, full
weight, 13c cash for carload lots.
Cranberries—In dry barrels, firm at 57 50<&
8 00. ^
Dry Salt Meats — Are quiet ; demand
light at for short clear, 7>^c for long clear, and
5fic for shoulders, from store in round lots.
Ryf—In better supply at 38<§l>40c per dozen
for country in patent boxes; bay, 45c; island, 50c.
The demand is tv.tn njg
retail.
Hams
!@23 for prime Western
" ton
TEXAS STATE ITEMS.
CALDWELL.
Ltiling Signal: C. B. Collins. Esq., was unex-
>ectedly called to Dallas last week by the serious
Une&s of his father, Gen. T. F. Collins." A tele>gram
has been received announcing the death of Gen.
Collins, on Tuesday, the 7th inst The farmers
are taking advantage of the pleasant weather, and
are working with a vim to get their crops gathered.
Owing to the great amount of rainfall, more than
half the cotton and much of the corn still remain
in the fields... We are informed that contracts are
out for the construction of quite a number of
small, but comfortable, tenement-houses in our
city.
CHEROKEE.
Rusk Observer: The late freeze damaged the
ribbon cane considerably around here Hogs are
getting fat in the woods on the mast. Pork is held
at 4c There is at least one-fourth of the cotton
crop in the tie Ids in this vicinity, and there are not
teams enough to carry to market that whioh is
baled.
CASS.
Linden Sun, December 7: Numbers of cattle are
dying in this section. Cause is only conjectured,
some attributing to one cause, some to another.
Acorns are blamed with the fatality According
to all reports that have come in, local option was
defeated by a considerable majority in Saturday's
election.
ELLIS.
Ennis Review: Over thirty Northern families
who have settled in this section during the pa*t few-
years are still here a ad are permanent fixtures in
the community, doing well and appear to be satis-
fied. Quite a number more will locate on lands
north of here the present winter a**i spring, and
we hope to see ail the vacant lands between here
7jrjfia.!K) for carload lots: fine Liverpool $1 50<?n
60 per sack - * • -
tocks am pi'
er sack; Louisiana coarse 90c in carload lot*-.
Vegetables—Scarce and firm. Beets, 25c doz.
Snap beans. §3 00 per bushel. Sweet potatoes.
40c per bushel. Cabbage. Texas S-" 00 per crate.
Turnips, $1 00 per hundred. Celery, £1 00 per
bunch.
Tobacco—Stocks full and the demand good;
12-inch U>8.. extra fine, ?5@.$1 00; do. tine, 55<«tf5c:
medium, 45(gi50c: do. common. SotTr. 10c; 10and II-
inch It's, good to fine, 45<g,50c:do. common. 32.35c:
12-inch twist, extra fine. 65^70c; do. medium. 42<g
48c: do. medium to good. 35£?,40c; 6-inch twist, fine.
^.57c; bright navy, common, 40@45c; medium,
45-?t52c: fi»e. 55^60i*.
Wheat—Nominal at SI 10 for No. 2: nothing
doing here: Western markets are still improving.
W ool-is unchanged. There were so sales
of sin ill parcels to-day. Eastern markets con-
tinue firm. Official prices are ;*.* follows: Fine. 20
fir.-He; medium. 2-i/.c2f>c; coarse, I8<f*20c: six months
ip, 3c less; burry and dirty, 5\£10c off.
MARKETS RY TELEGRAPH.
New York. December 13. -Southern flour steady:
common to fair extra $5 00@." ~V: good to choice
io 5-5 55<g*6 75. Wheat better, closing strong with
decidruly better export demand and a fair busi-
es on spectdutive account; ungraded red, $1 i :®
1 2*it•_». Corn a. out v^c better aud very quiet: un
raded 57J4«^.60c. Oots better: No. 3. 4^c.
Hoj»s dull and weak: yearlings, choice. 16Oi.Zlc.
>ffee about steady. Rio 10-,: Kic; Maracaibo 11^4*'
Sugar stronger and more active: Cuba Muscovado
fee: centrifugals, ^ ;>.7c; test, Po
Rico. S^jiilc: test. 9 7-16c: fair to good refining. 7J{.
(trSljc: prime. T^-^c; refine ! active and firm; stand"
ard A 9t^c. Molasses unchanged and dull; New
Means in moderate demand at 38^50c. Rice
fair jobbing traile, unchanged. Rosin steadv a?
$1 80@.l 85. Turpentine quiet at tB&iSlfc. Wool
fairly active, quiet and firm; domestic fleece. 37<&
pulled, 2iui 46c; unwashed, 14^V.:i8c; Texas, 14
,33c. Pork dull and wholly nominal at $13
iddles easier and more active: long clear 73jc:
h..;t clear 7 9-16c; long and short T^jc. Lard dull,
■vithout important change, closing steadier,
'.'eights heavy.
Sugar—Yellow C Tt^^Tt^c: white extra C 8%Q&xge:
ellow do. 7^-'^uUiC: yellow O'xfci 7c: off A 8^ • '.»c
mould A 9%e; t.oafeetk>ners* A i^-^c; cut10c
rushed 9^4 powdered 10c; granulated ft-'s.
vyAc. Cot»es nominal. Hides quiet: wet salted
ew Orleans, selected. llU:Ji.lt«-: Texas, selected.
HH<^12^c. CotUa seed oil 42.,tfc4lc.
M<>ney Exciiange 4.78. Government
bonds firm, new 5s. coupons. I01t£: new 4t£s,
coupons. 111 V-i; new 4s, coupons, 113^ State
>onds inactive. Stocks are irregiilar. closing
firmer; New York Central, 114Vtj; Erie. 4T: Lak<
hore. 124: Illinois Central, 121; Nashville and
hattan«">ga, 7a^; liOuisville and Nashville.
eland and Pittsburgh, 125: Chicago and Nor
western. 12!^: do. preferred, 1>>'£: Wabash. St. L.
P, 4»f4: do. preferred. 81 Memphis ami Charles-
ton. 43: Rock Island, 130: Western Union Tele-
aph. 82 Sub-Treasury balances—coin, $77,457,-
currency, 54,310.14'.).
New Orleans. December 11 —Flour quiet and weak:
superfine ?3 50(Ta3 75: XX $4 00,^4 25; XXX $1 37^
4J»0; higher grades S4 75-', 6. 1 'orn quiet and weak
at G7(g,6Sc. Oats strong and higher at 50c. Cornmeal
quiet and steady at u5^27(>. Hay firm: prime,
SK 00<g.37 (X'; choice, $28. Pork quiet, at *13 37W
Lard steady: tierce, prime steam. 8%c; reined,
: kettle, kegs, 10c. Dry salt me3ts quiet,
but steady: shoulders, loose, 4?4c; packed 4"^-:
clear rR» 7%c; clear T^^c. Bacon dull: shoulders
5->4c: clear l ib 8%c; ciear skUis 9c. Hams steady
and in fair demand: choice sugar-cured canvased
at W&lOi/hc. Whisky steady, at $1 10^1 li:. Coffee
«.|uiet: cargoes—ordinary to prime lKtiH'^c. Sagar
in good demand at full prices; common to good
common o^©5%c; fair to fully fair 6@('^c; prime
'o choice 6)^<^7c; yellow clarified 7^^(t^7%c. Mo
lasses quiet and weak;common 30^33c; centrifugal
23^38: fair 35@36c; prime to choice 30^ 42c.
Rice—demand fair: market firmer; ordinary to
choice 4:ix@,6c. Bran dull and lower at 95c@£l 00.
Sight par. Sterling, bank, §4 78. Consols, 531
(§,53^4.
St. Louis. December 11.—Flour steady and un-
changed; double extra. $3 606$3 75. Wheat open
ed higher, declined, and closed higher thau at the
opening; No. 2 red fall $1 01-l^fel 02^4 cash; $1 04' 4
-,1 05^.January: $107^4(^108^ February. Corn
higher at 42>^$?i42;^c cash: 12V£(c/.43c Jaauaiy: 444^c
February. Oats dull at 33->t(u.;i4c cash: bid
January. Whisky steady at $1 12. Pork dull at
$13 25. Lard nominal at 8t£c. Bulk im ats quiet
shoulders 4.I5(* 4.2tlc: rib U60@6.65c; sides 5.8(X§;
6.80. Bacon dull and unchanged.
Hogs quiet ; Yorkers and Baltimores. 54 10@.
4 25; mixed packing, 40^4 75: butchers to
fancy, $4 25©4 85. Receipts, 9800; shipments, 200.
Cattle—light supply and unchanged. Receipts, 500
shipments. 500. Sheep—no supply. Receipts none
shipments 75.
Chicago, December 11.—Flour quiet and un
changed. Wheat active, firm and 2c higher: No. 2
i-ed winter $1 01*4; No. 2 Chicago spring. Si 03J4
iy\ 03% cash: $1 04^ Januai-y; il 0514(g|
1 05% February. Com active, firm and high
39%c cash; 40«4c J?uiuar\\ Oats firmer at 32%c
cash; 32^c February. Pork easier at $11 80@ 13 00.
Lard easier at 8.:i06^8.;J7'4c. Bulk meats steady
and unchanged: shoulders 4.20c: short ribs 6.80c
clear 7c. Whisky steady and unchanged at $1 12.
The Drovers' Journal reports: Hogs—Receipts,
.000: shipments, 1:200: market weak and 10c
lower: demand chiefly for heavy: mixed packing
$4 40@4 70; light $4 50<tf4 70: choice heavy &4 85
r>Urt 00; market closed weak. Cattle—receipts, 2000
shipments. 1900: market very weak: Christmas cat-
tle firm at $5 40<Tr.6 50@6 75; gi*»d to choice ship-
ping $4 60^5 20; common t«> fair $3 50<^4 40
butchers slow at f2 20f?/,3 35: Texans $2 35^.3 00
stockers dull at §0 00@3 25. Sheep—receipts 4009
market slow and c k>wer: common to medi-
um S3 50@4 00: gtxxl to choice J4 50<g^4 80.
PORT OF GALVESTON.
Satcrdat, December 11,1880.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Aransas, Lewis, Morgan City.
Norwegian orig Tofleland. C Tinsdahl, Liverpool,
to H. A. Vaughan & Co.. with geueral cargo.
Norwegian bark Imperator, Henrickson, Lynn
via South Pass, to J. Moller Ji: Co.
Schooner W. A. Levering. Smith, from New Or-
leans. with coal, to J. Moller »"t Co.
Schooner John C. Sweeney. Shaw, from Philadel
phia. to J. Moller & Co.. with cargo railroad iron to
Pacific Improvement Company.
CLEARED.
Norwegian bark Sylphiden, Haagensen, Liver-
pool. by J. Moller & Co.
Sehconer Manantico, Twomey. Mobile.
Schooner Emma Heather. Fisher, Apalachicola.
SAILED.
Steamship Aransas. Lt-wis, Corpus Cbristi.
Steamship State of Texas. Nickerson. New York.
Steamship Cadaxton. Jones. Liverpool.
Steamship Excellent. Gentles.
Schooner Seguin, Ricker, Pass Christian.
IMPORTS—FOREIGN.
Liverpool—Per brig Tofteland--61 crates earth
en ware, 50 bbls Inittle Stout, 2 lihds whisky, 100 bbls
cement, 256 tons coaL
IMPORTS—COASTWISE.
Morgan City—Per steamship Aransas—254 bbls
sugar. 24 hhds sugar, 8 sks oysters, 60 bbls oranges.
Perth Am boy—Per schooner Fred Walton—1921
rails for H. <£ T. C. railroad.
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Orange—Per schooner Scandinavian—27 bales
cotton. 46 hides. 40.000 shingles.
Mcrmentkav—Per Schooner Lorbano—11 bales
cotton. 75 hides.
Per schooner Eva—7 bales cotton, 4 hides.
Ckdar Bayou — Per selxxraer P. J. Willis—12 bales
cotton, 25.U00 bricks, 12 bides.
Houston Direct Navigation Company—Pe
barge Howard—749 bales cotton, compressed.
Per barge No. 3—^52 bales cotton, compressed,
awl 220 flat. Total cotton. 1071 bales.
Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad
December 17—19^8 bales cotton, 6 cars stock. 665
boxes soap. 206 bbls whisky, 43 half bbls whisky.
240 bbls tfcmr. 310 half sacks flour, 6 cars bulk oats.
5 cars bulk wheat, 397 sacks corn, 2 cars bulk com.
880 sacks cotton seed oil cake. 600 sacks cotton
seed. 8 coops turkeys, 5 caseis eggs, 3 half bbls
sirup, 13 pkgs furniture. 30 bales hay. 32 bdls wet
salted liMes, 146 sacks pecans, 10 sacks loose cot-
ton, 56 bales wrapping paper. 18 bbls vinegar, as
iuitf bbls vinegar, 66 sacks wool, 2 boxes household
goods. 13 bales dry hides. 1 case boots. 42 half bbls
apples. 1'' bbls apples, 4 bfais turnips. 12 kegs but
tor. 8 pkgs cigar boxes. 8 boxes tobacco, 7 bbls
bolts and nuts. 1 iron safe.
Gul»\ Colorado and Santa Fe Railway—1876
baies cotton, 2 bales hides. 73 sacks wool, 90 bbls
potatoes, 30 bbls onions, 4 bbls b. beer, 192 kegs
beer. 6 packages hardware. 70 packages household
goods, 6 bbls liquor, 3 ehests tea.
Grievances of Shipping at New York
[New York Maritime Register.]
New York does less for commerce and yet at-
tracts it more than any other port in the country.
The natural advantages it possesses
accounts for this anomaly. But these are not now
sufficient alone to retain trade. Some attention
must be given to those other advantages which
commerce now demands. Harbor charges are ex-
cessive. and there is a want of harmony in the
rules and usages for regulating and settling shipping
questions in the port. The Maritime Associa-
tion has determined to take action with regard
to these matters. The association has already
done some good in this dhocHoi. As a result, the
assockuaon proposes to secure the establishment of
certain regulations, and to have settled several
questions that have hitherto caused annoyance aud
expense. Some of 6het*» questions should have
been settled long ago. It is «ae ot the peculiarities
his peopled up during the coming year,
s generally reat lands m forty to eighty
acre lots, witn a house, for one-third of corn and
and
Farmers gene
of New York that, although the chief port of the
country, manv questioas connected with the load-
ing and discharge of ships are yet unsettled and m
dispute. This would seem strange, were it not
from the fact that most of the shipping arriving
here is foreign, and the agents have bnt a tem-
porary interest in the vessels. Disputed questions,
therefow, are seldom carried to an extreme, and are
generally settled by agent ami ship-ranker in the
most satisfactory way tl»t will save delay and
trouble. This is only to be expected. There are no
settled customs and no particular interest for the
person to fight to make one. The Organizations that
should have done this work have neglected it. These
matters concerned everybody, and In consequence
received no attention. One or two ship-owners or
brokers eouid make but small headway in bringing
order out of the chaos for the reason that organized
support is seldom offered. But as the Maritime
Association has now taken hold of^ this particular
work, there is some hope that it will be done, and
that vexed questions of custom and usage, with re-
gard to shipping here, will be settled in a manner
equitable and satisfactory to ship-owner and mer-
chant. ^
Hall's Hair Renewer
Turns gray Hair dark. Removes dandruff,
heals humors of the scalp and makes the H^r
.grow thick arnL glossy-
one-fourth of cotton or wheat. Prices of work or
farm horses from $50 to $100, mides from $75 to
$150, milk cows from $20 to $40.
goliad.
Guard: There has been such an excess of rain
this fall that it is feared the sweet potato crop will
be seriously damaged. Many patches have not
been dug"...The grand jury found twenty-four
true bills at this term of the District Court. Our
rootless jail became untenable during the long
rainy spell, and the prisoners were taken out and
guarded for several days and nights . .Juan Pedres.
theft of two horses; verdict of guilty aud punish
ment assessed at confinement at hard labor in the
penitentiary for five years. Chano Cruz, charged
with theft of a horse; verdict of guilty, and punish-
ment assessed at one year's imprisonment in the
n uitentiary. Fritz Techmeyer. for theft of cattle
11 two separate cases; plead guiltv, and jury as-
sessed punishment at two years confinement in
the penitentiary in each case.
HUNT.
Greenville Herald: The injury to the cotton crop
by the continued rains is very disastrous to farmers,
as a great deal of the cotton is yet in the fields, and
most of it will be lost. It is estimated that one-
fourth of the crop has not been gathered.
HOUSTON.
Crockett Patron: We see that a very unusual
number of fruit trees have been brought here for
delivery to orders, and they are being carried in
every direction. Our county is well adapted in
soil, climate and location for profitable fruit cul-
ture.
JASPER.
Jasper Texan, December 8: The steamer Yan
Busk irk arrived at Bevilport on la^t Sunday even
ing, freighted for Jasper. Yesterday she steamed
up to Morris's ferry, and will, we presume, start to-
*ay from Bevilpoyt on her return to Beaumont....
The weather for a few days past has been fine and
favorable for hauling cotton to the river The
rivers are stili rising, which gives assurance of
steamboat navigation as high as Bevilport for two
weeks to come without more rain.
JOHNSON.
Cleburne Bulletin: Corn is plentiful at thirty-five
cents per bushel.
KERR.
The roads are improving rapidly, and a bright,
sunny norther has helped ali concerned for the las;
two days—No more deaths as yet have occurred
Mr. Roseberg's family from trichinia Trade is
brisk.
KFNNEY.
Eagle Pass Times: In a scuffle which occurred,
in a friendly way, in Brown's saloon, on Saturday
morning last, Dave Baker, a stockman from Zaval
la county, had his leg broken just above the ankle-
joiak. Baker is doing well.
▼ LAMPASAS.
Dispatch: Th»> suit of Mr. J. J. Finney again?t
the Hanna estate, for causing his son's death,
wherein damages were claimed in tl*e sum ol
U00. resulted in a verdict for defendant Th^
pL*can crop in this section was partially neglected
tins year, cotton-picking taking the precedence...
A good many hogs have been killed this cold snap,
ami sausages and spare ribs are becoming fashion-
able. .. . It is said that some of our wagon-roods are
almost impassible Seven prisoners in jail... .All
our merciiants are getting in new goods continual
h* Cotton has nearly disappeared in this section.
.. The Baptist Church at tnis place is still without
a pastor Hunters are now having a good time
killing quail and wild ducks.
MAVERICK.
The Eagle Pass Times understands that Messrs.
Riojas & Can ales, of that place, have made sa^is
factory arrangements with their creditors, and will
resume business shortly.
MITCHELL.
Fan Saba News: Mr. WiH Bannister, formerly of
Company B. Frontier Battalion, is now in town,
and we are indebted to Ins kindness for a few items
in regard to the far West. The station of this com-
pany is at Ilackberry Springs. Mitchell county,
(.'apt. Long, the present commander, will quit the
service on ihe 15ch of this month. -A scouting party,
om posed of twenty-three members of this com-
pany, went on a trip to Munumeiit Springs, New
Mexico, in search of Indians. They could find
nothing to indicate that Indians had been there
recently, and it is supposed that they had been
scared away from their old hatuits by" bands of
cow men and occasional visit- of rangers. Mr.
Bannister reports buffalo as not very plentiful on
the plains this year, and that they are very lar out.
montague.
Northwest: Montague town has a high-school,
under the control of Prof. Hamilton, that is unex-
celled by any school in this section «>f the Stat*?
The north and west *>ides of the square are now
almost solid rows of pine buildings, and we are get-
ing yell fixed for a big fire In the Red river val-
ley. they have about tin 1 sited picking the cotton,
and. although the sear-ons during the greater part
of the year were very unfavorable, they made a
half bale of cotton per acre On all large farms
on the river wild geese are very plentiful ... There
is a good deal of late cotton in the county which has
not been picked over at all yet, on account of the
bad weather.
NUECES.
Corpus Christi I>»dger: A gentleman from La-
garto during the week reports that supplies in that
place are getting scarce. The condition of the
roads is such that freighters can not travel. .
Benito Hernandez and Dario Rio/.. Mexicans, were
arrested and put in prison for passing counterfeit
money. The city marshal found seven*! specimens
of their issue in diiferent localities, consisting of
eagle dollars of 1877. The shovers are recently
from Mexico.
stephens.
Breckenridge Texan. December 4: That farming
pays in this county, is abundantly shown by the
success of Mr. J. A. Freeman, near town, this year.
He and his two small sons, without other help save
in the cotton-picking season, raised toO or 800
bushels of corn, 115 bushels of threshed millet seed,
twelve bales of cotton and an abundance of vege-
tables of all kinds. Ilis crop was worth at least
$1200, exclusive of what was used by the family.
TOM GREEN.
Concho Times: Business brisk Cattle are drift-
ing Three companies of the Twenty-fourth In-
fantry. B. C and I. arrived at this post last Tuesday
from Fort Stockton. They are en route to Kansas.
TITUS.
The Mt. Pleasant News states that the fine mast
is causing many hags to die, anil it is thought the
finest killing hogs will not live to see a new year
....The News states that Mt. Pietttuuit will soon
have a bank.
VAN ZANDT.
Canton Chronicle: A great portion of the cotton
crop of this countv has bees destroyed by the bad
weather. The sickness in the early part of the cot
ton-picking season, and then the bad weather fol-
lowing, have prevented the people from gathering
their cotton croj>s, and, as a consequence, much
cotton will not be gathered this season Mr. T.
McCartv informs the editor that 110 less than fifteen
new settlements are being made within three miles
aud south of town.
WALKER.
Huntsville Item, of Thursday: Last night, be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock, a man named Roye. crazy
from opium and liquor, shot Mr. Jim Ash.ey. The
wound is not thought to be dangerous, though the
ball is not yet reached. Roye was recently an in-
mate of the lunatic asylum... About fifty negroes
went down to Houston Tuesday night to attend con-
ference there, while a larger delegation from that
city is here atteuding the A. M. E. Conference,
which is now in session... .The convicts will give a
minstrel performance at the penitentiary Christ-
mas evening J . D. Long, convicted of counter-
feiting at the last term of the District Court, has
been conveyed to the penitentiary — There are
three churches in our city without regular pastors.
WILLIAMSON.
Georgetown Sun, December 9: Five horses died
in town last week with something like blind stag-
gers. Some pronounced the disease epizootic.... it
has been a very difficult matter for the past few
weeks to secure cars to bring lumber to tnis point
and Round Rock. The result is that tlie Inmber-
yards at tliese points have been unable to suppiy
the demand Up to yesterday there had been
5825 bales of cotton shipped from this place.
Arousing Its Readers.
An alarm of fire at midnight is a starling
thing, but not half so startling to many who
hear it as would be the sudden knowledge of
their own dangerous physical condition. Thou-
sands of thousands are hurrying to their graves
because they are carelessly indifferent to the
insidious iravxles of disease and the means of
cure. It is the mission of H. H. Warner & Co.,
with their Safe Kidney and Liver Core, to
iirouse men to a sense of their danger and then
cure them. [Memphis Appeal.
SlIEKJ' AND WOOL.
^San Antonio Express: Wool is firm, and such
sale* as have been made of fine fleeces have shown
a shgbt advance over previous prices. The highest
price reported as paid here during the past week
has been 27>£ cents, which was paid tor a choice
lot. Poorer lots have brought good prices, and
there is a general upward tendency, though there
is no indication of a boom m the immediate future.
The*e is now but a small amount of wool on this
market, and on this the buyer»aad sellers are apart
several cents.
A Collins (Nneces county) letter, of December 3,
says:
Stock, and more especially sheep, have fared
badly. While tiie loss has not been as heavy as
vtts expected, still the weather has done flocks con-
siderable injury. Slieep that were in good condi-
tion and fat at the beginning of the snap, now look
as though they had fed for the past month on air.
and air that was not very much condensed. As to
spring lambs they have had the lombriz: their num-
bers are *4small and beautifully less." The heaviest
losses have occurred among this class. Although
the majority of sheep-raisers in this immediate
section has escaped with but light losses, still a
few have suffered pretty severely. This seems to
be one of the off-years in the sheep business.
Should we have -no more bad weather, however,
flocks will be able to recover without any verv se-
rious damage; but should we unfortunately be
treated to another snap inside of the next two
weeks, losses will be very heavy, as flocks are in no
condition to stand any further bad weather.
Waco Examiner: The Wool Growers' Association
of Central Texas held a regular quarterly meeting
at Garland's Hall, in this city. Saturday afternoon,
the president. Dr. T. J. Womack. presiding, and
Major T. C. Tibbs acting as secretary. A good
many members were present, and the meeting was
quite an interesting one. Messrs. H. J. Chamber-
lain. of BeH county; H. R. Starkweather, of Bosque
county, and C. P. Field, of Falls county, were
elected to membership. These three gentlemen
are all prominent sheep-owners. Messrs. A. F.
Coming ane H. J. Chamberlain were appointed to
represent the Association of Central Texas in the
State Association, which convenes at San Antonio
on the 10th of January. There were
some interesting discussions on matters per-
taining to sheep and wool interests.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining Ukwhjvkbed in the poetornce at
Galveston. Texas, for the Week Esnnto Satur-
day. December 11, 1880.
Allen W T 2 Allison Jackson
Adkins John Anderson Morris (.col)
Anderson Mortimer (col) Anderson L A
Armstrong Fred eapt
Bers A11 is mrs
Bingle Ellen mrs
Brown Chas
Barmer Abram
Braley John
Bright Joe H
Beverley James W
Brown Guss
Bailev Forrest A
Bourke Thomas
Bird R
Brown I M
Cook Annie mrs
Crowley M S
Cobb L H
Carnochen H
Campbell F
Carroll A
Clablove C
Courtney Fannie miss
Clayton Ciive F {2>
Chapel Alice miss
Due C O
Dean Bennie C
Davis mr
Dill Geo col (3)
Evans Docis mrs
Eames Geo A
Foster J P
Fuller E E
Graf Henry
Greenhoff Jacob
George R C
Gal win John W
Graves Martha mrg
Grace J J
Guess Jno K
Garrett «fc Co
Green Chas £ Sons
Holmes Mariah
Hill Sallie
Hawkes Jas
Howth E S
Heynover R dr
Harris Lizzie miss
Haden L B mrs
Johnson C P R mn
Jimeson H mrs
Kyle Wm
Kaul R
Kuhne & Bohme
Lockwood Sophia mrs
Lippincott W J
Lessinj
Co
Little James L S: Co
Marshall Francis Mrs
Mason Henrettia miss
Marshall VV S
Manning Richard
Murnory Joseph
Mavatum Association
May field Annie mrs
McNeil Sam
Matsor Matilda miss
Niedt Otto Dr
Owens Jim
Peterson Mary
PI urn ley Lizzie miss
Perry Neal
Pqrdy Judson
Pastoriza J J
Roliertson Waish
Rudy Wilber F
Ro!>erts Xat teol'dj
Robinson Hy
*Read C H
Uiggs Caroline miss
Sweeney S E
Shaw Louisa mrs
Spence Shobe miss
Sharpe W II 2
Sulhnan J J
SuessH
Smith Geo
Sly field .1
St arks Julia mis*
Trimble Jane mrs
Taylor Wm
Tinsley John
TrespcII Joixien
Trick Thos
Yonverk Martha
Weiiey Mandy mrs
Walker E II
W.il h Mo'.iie mi^
Walt:or William '.col)
Whit latch S C
Wils. »ii J W
Wick os J
Washington Geo Dr
Wilson Chas
White Arthiir
Winfleid S dlie miss
Anderson Morris
Balfour lrine miss
Brown Mai one mi's
Boclime Otto
Braley John
Bar. noii James
Bowman C H
Bezant George
Bounard D
Brandt Charles
Baillio Paul
Bradley Charles
Collins Lena mrs
Cusicr L W dr
Chamberlain J
Chatman F
Coutto C
Christians Ch Bogen
Connor Margaret inrs
Coffee Maggie
Calvert Steve
Davis Jeff
Davis Bill (col)
Davis Co
Delgard Amelia mrs
Donley Jerry mrs
Essex Clias (f m c)
Eyne G
Ford Geo
Glicksxnan Edward
Grifiin Arthur
Green Eliza mrs
Gooilhue A F
Green Mattie miss
Galvon J AV"
Gilbert James
Greenleaf D
Gordon B F
Gibson Jerry
Hill Fannie
Howard Manraiet J
Holton Killop
Helger Car;
Harding Nathan A
Harby J D M
Johnson E C
Jefferson W M
Jones Paul
Kellogg F L
King mrs L
Kotuba Ed
Lewis Fannie miss
Latham George
Lyons Solomon & Latour J"hn
Latlirop O H
Massey M F mrs
Montague Carrie miss
Morris William
Meyer R F
Moritz L
Moburt Albert
MeCarty Annie miss
McCauley Kate mrs
Miller Mary mrs
Obrien Julia
Pretto Lizzie miss
Park W H
Pewhlan S
Piatt F 3 .
Quailes Hugh C
Raied S A mrs
Regel Wilhem m
Ruiz Nicolo w
Reyder George
Re'id Grosverer S
Storey A D
Smith Mary mrs
Starke Maria mrs
Smith Wilay f in c
Supple Thomas
Schueile Deitritch
Shearer (ieo
S«irg Watchmaker Carlos
Steel A L
Smith Rob
Turner Mettie miss
Thomas Pcirre
Tullv J D
Treitt II H 2
Vaiiiis Anna M mrs
Wartiied >i irtha mrs
illi i.i;- »sii
W. !r A w.-asta mrs
Wiili mi Eliza
White W S
W, i- O W
V. ' :- r Jfcnres
Wheeler U O
Wrd I; • Iv F
Williams iiakor
Williams (it n tool)
Wilson mrs icol)
Young Patrick
Persons calling for tlie above will please sav " ad-
vertised." c. B. SABIN, P. M.
A Patriotic Composition.
ITo the News.;
Cedar Creex. Decern*>»*r 7. 1SH0.—B- lieving that
it would be of interest to many of your readers, ]
herewith send you a product »n. th • first and only
attempt ever made by Capi. Jesse BiiU»gs!cy in
p<K»tio composition, it was written ihe day pre
vious to the battle of San Jncir.t^, and is adwivs.--e,.
to his soldiers. Tilings assumed a glo««my a^in-ci
at that time, anil our hero seemed '.rare that a
darker day had never before heen kuov. n to T«-Iv-
ans. As the last ray of hop gleamed pensively
into that patriotic heart, the Muses came and tilie
it v ith noble courage and proi>hetio inspiration.
Seizing the fly-leaf or an old-fashioned Bible >tiit
only material at his command1, he spoke forth
upon this dingy sheet the emotiors of his soul ir
strains of eloquence untaught in rhetoric or rules
of composition. It was your correspondent's good
fortune to gt-t a duplicate of the original manu-
script while spending a wee!: with the captain a
short tsnie before liis death. It is given verbatim as
below. . b. it. p.
Lines Written bv Capt. Jesse Billingsl^y Just
Bi foiie Entering the Battle of San Jacinto.
Our drum beats again to the battle-field.
i^;t your hearts bid the bloody tyrants defiance!
Our land—the fair and happy'land < ' Texas—
It has been, and shall yet bel the land of the free.
For the blood-thirsty monster is daunted.
And we march, that the footprints of Santa Anna's
slaves
May be washed out in the blood from La Bahia's
graves:
For their spirits are hov'rirg o'er 11s.
And our swords shall to glory restore us;
Be the combat when it may, it is our own!
We shall perish or conquer more proudly alone.
For we have sworn by the old Alamo's fall.
By the virgins they have driven from our old man-
siou's hall,
Bj- our massacred patriots and our childVen in
chains.
By the Spartan heroes of kings and their blood in
our veins—
That, living, we shall be victorious,
Ur. dying, our death shall be glorious.
The breath of submission we will breathe not:
The swords we have drawn Ave will sheathe not.
For rheir scabbards were left where Crockett was
laid.
And the vengeance of Texas has whetted its
blade!
Santa Anna may by fire consume us.
But shall never, no, never: to slavery doom us!
If he rules, it shall be over our ashes and graves.
For we wiil never submit as did Fannin t
brave.'
Ere long Santa Anna shall blush for his treacherous
faith. «
Whilst we shall brighten our lives in the face of his
teeih.
If one in our Spartan band by cowardice is slack-
ened.
Cursed be his name and his memorv blackened!
Now. soldiers, a bloody battle is before us.
To tlie charge! Heaven's tanner is over us.
Our wives! Oh, shall they shriek in despair!
Or, embrace us from conquest, enwreatned bv their
hair?
Men, Uie blood of Santa Anna's murdering band
Shall have purpled the prairies of our desolate
land!
Then once more all Texas shall rejoice:
These hearts, clad and extinguishing ia sadness.
Shall kindle into perpetual gladness.
Texas shall be free: With sones of victory
Our vast domain sluill resound:
Ulr. Beeclier and Free Trade.
LTo the News.]
Galveston, December 8, 1880.—Doubtless
readers will be highly gratified with your editorf
of this morning on '* Mr. Beecher as an Ar<
Monopolist. '* The unprejudiced public alv.v^
listen with respect to the utterances of this extn
ordinary man on religious, social and econonf
questions. The reason is to be found in the I' M
that Mr. Beecher occupies to-day the forem<i
position among preachers who are no longer Loui
by a religious creed, except in so far as that cree^
represents truth, justice and reason. Whenever
his creed conflicted with these fundamentals he
has had the boldness to discard the creed and bold
to the latter. Mr. Beecher in many respects is the
exponent and Hy ing representative of progressive
religion. To him the world moves, and tlie evi-
dences of universal progress are so many and over-
whelming that the creed and training of his early
youth are 110 longer able to confine his genius
within the scope of their narrow limits. When he
saw that the docrine of eternal punishment w is in-
consistent with the character of a merciful Deity, he
had the manhood to discard it, and to preach"]' vo
and mercy as tlie highest attributes erf life God. His
life is a striking example of progress and ofthepower
which a great mind displaj's in bursting the fetters
which a by-gone theology ha* I fastened upon it.
Raised in the strict puritanical theology of New
England, he was taught to believe that the earth ?be-
longed to the saints. and that the New England
puritans only were the saints. But with travel,
study and observation finally came ihe larger and
grander thought that the earth belonged to man,
and that he is a saint only who does his whole duty
to man, regardless of creed or theology. Ihu.ce
Mr. Beecher now preaches universal charity, peace
on earth ami good will to men. He n • i< u. ar
^reaches Sharpe's rifles to kill Southern rebels w rlr;
ie no longer invites his hearers ••» subscribe money
to send New England propaganoi-v*. with the lU .le
in one hand and a rifle iu the other, to convert the
South to puritanism; but. on the contrary, his voice
is now heard on the side of the widest chari.y and
toleration in religion, and equal and exact justice to
ail classes and people. We ali remember when trie
war ended disastrously to the South, nnd when ihe
victorious North, frenzied with triumpli and mad-
dened with rage'at the assas-ination of Mr. Lincoln
fastened upon Uie subjugated States the "iniquit* t.8
reconstruction laws,"' Mr. Beecher, in that
hour of peril, was heard upon the side of
mercy, and against tlie monstrous oppre-^ions
heaped upon us. The South owes him a debt of
gratitude to-day. which she wiil not 1 »rg • . In
those days it required a man in th« North t«» Hit up
his voice in behalf of the conquered, and Mr.
Beecher proved himself a man. He can hardly
be called an orthodox preacher, but- he maybe
called what is better, a preacher of the religion of
humanity.
Nor has the metamorphosis »"n 31 r. F vcher's
fiolitical opinions been less striking than in his re-
Igious ten«Hs. At the same time ir. his youth when
he imbibed his first theological ideas that New Eng-
land was the land of the saints, he wa< taught that
she had the right to c »ntrol the (iovernmeut in the
interest of her own industries by the principle of
protection. This nefarious system has had the ten-
dency and result to enrich one section of 0m c.,:.n-
try at tire expense of another. So long -s Mr.
Beecher believed that New England was the land
of the saints, this, to his mind. v. as all right. But
with study, travel and ohservatiou^camtt also the
larger and grander thong*
, thai
_ „ nneh
tion at the expense of the other se< tions. was ; ot
exactly the thing for a just government t. • do,
where all the Actions were hi thc-»rv free:
and he has therefore come out fc->,-'iy against
protection and in favor of free trad.*. : .-her
is an advocate, because he is a humanitarian. If
he still behoved in eternal punhd lent, he would
probably still be a protectionist ;uid a monopolist.
For if it is right for one section <>;" :4;e c-umry to
overburden th»* whole p; .r.-e •.i in
form of prohibitory tarffi's.'or, in o: her words, t i .afc
ceitaiu cias:
^ expense of
iss shoulc
class should be confim
another doss shall enj •> et -1 mt p?e<
Lovers of humanity. ad\.- .1 - . .n e tr:
opponents of protection will v • Icome Mr.
into the ranks of ardent w, .rkt :-s. wnere hi
be a sflent member. Mav -at ;a!e:- >
tinually used in behalf •* the -i-
n »poly. for free trade a^ against prot. ^ 1. «:
behalf of a govcrnm -nt founded «.»nly in
That we are iu>t hving under su-*h a g« >v
now is too true: but that < -nr } . .-itv ixu
live under sack a one, v,
follow at first, and often. ->
ward that par'y vrhich. - • ; - * :
of free trade as its shib' ;. i - :k»
tion and monopolies from its 1 ....
in their placeir.<e -ibe "'aGor -
Spch a party wl!l the t*:i—v ..f .
ty of justice, the party of the i«e ' ' !. 1
cratic party ha ; iearned anyth r r by its
feats, one k-ss<>n it should r.e\ - r f«»rgct t
tice should not subserve ex: diencj . .uid tl
cess is only transitory. g;ii: «i at "tiu* sat
principle. V party » < nly oc!d t -^ -fher
<'<»hesiv« power of pub'k' plunder,"
divide ihe sjHals, waich will favor protectioi
section and opjxjse ie n a:: »Juer. for the pur
making votes. Let the - itesraen or that
chastened, it is to be ht.p.-d. and purified by
put the issues of free trade before the
the party " a foe to awmopoly." let it ende
legislate in the interest of the vhoie •
a;zain»A cla»^s legislation, and the peopi© vrii
efni restore tiiat party to power and glory,
tkey cannot dt> these tli.n_ . that pa» ;y *m
and give place to ( . .
i.ie
11 not
■ roa-
mo-
a h<»x»2
<»'C-
e of
•»he
pose of
party,
defeat.
iuntry
in '. i»«
But if
•st go,
JtUE.
the
One Experience from ITIany.
111 had been sick and miserable so long, and
had caused my husband so much trouble and
expense, no one seemed to know what ailed
me, that I was completely disheartened and
discouraged. In this frame of mind I got a
bottle of Hop Bitters, and I used them, un-
known to my family. I soon began to improve,
and gained so fast that my husband and
family thought it strange and unnatural, but
when I told tham what had helped me they
said, "Hurrah for Hop Bitters ! long may they
prosper, for they have made mother well and
us happy.'3—The Mother. I Home Journal.
Legul Extortion.
[To the News.1
Your issue of the 10th instant contains a commu-
nication from Brenhain heade-i. " Legal Extortion,**
accusing the legal fraternity of "mooing and plun-
dering" by charging high f<*e . This is a go .1 work
ably begun. lake Mrs. Jellyby, and other great
humanitarians, he is thoroughly practical iii his
suggestions, and the labor so noblv begun v. ill
doubtless culminate in the rescue of the j-eopl •
from the clutches of the lawyers, as the tni<e> of
Israel were led by Moses out from their Egyptian
oppressors.
The wealth accumulated b\- the lawyers iu Texas
is too enormous to accord with the constitutional
provision against mono|Kdies. The princely opu-
lence of the average attorney is onlv equaled bv
the country pedagogue or the Mfthodi*t circuit
rider, and all these riches are acquired bv then-
charges. The able writer of the article referred to
neglects to mention that lawyers always get all
they charge, aud, through inadvertence, fails to
state whether or not the hero of his story paid, the
So00 charged.
Those who seek to palliate the offenses of ihe fra-
ternity pretend that clients have the privilege of
making contracts with attorneys in advance of re-
tainer; also, that an attorney can only recover
the reasonable value of liis services, to l»e
assessed by a jury of citizens: but this
does not prevent lawyers chairing, and it is
against this ghastly offense that your learned Bren-
11am correspondent and his hknvJble coadjutors like
myself cry out. Tlie fee of >>»0 complained of
fades into insignificance com;>ared with ahiood-
curdling tale of extortion here to be related, iu an
interior eounty of Texas a colored gentleman, with
the proverbial humor of his race, had perpetrated
a practical joke upon the owner of a horse. The
transaction was wholly misconstrued bj- the jnrv.
who interpreted it to be a felony, and accordingly
the " man and brother " was furnished with board
and employment at Hunt*v die for seven years.
An attorney bad been appointed by the court to
defend, and he being unabie to collect a cash fee,
suggested that his client sign a note tor §,')«>.f»i_
which was accordingly done. The lawyer treated
the matter as a burlesque upon compensation for
securing to his client the limit of Uie law. but
thinking men who know what "extortioning" is
will see the cruel hardships inflicted upon the un-
fortunate speculator in horse-rlesh. 1 imagine the
dread of executions to be levied on property which
he has—1-3 get. Picture the morbid pain the in^re
knowledge of owing such a debt must be to a sensi-
tive nature, incarcerated and unable to pay: and,
besides, the constant appreheii on tnat the Consti-
tution may be changed, and the lessees of the peni-
tentiary garaisheed for the wages of his personal
service.
Let this "ball started to roll'* be kept rolling,
and may its promoter, like Peter the Hermit, with
cross on shoulder, preach the crusade. Onlv a
schedule of lawyers' fees is suggested t/» the Legis-
latore! Let that be amende! by a penal statute
against charging, making the tirsc* offense impris-
onment for life—the second, death.
_ Amicus Curias.
A Good Word ior Waller County.
[To the News.J
Pattison Station. Waller County. Texas. De-
cember 9. 1880.—Your columns are filled with inter-
esting communications from other parts of the
State, but our own county of Waller seems to 1^1-
dom occupy space, except in publishing crime end
infractions of the law. Now. the writer is a recent
comer, and being well pleased with the county, its
l>eopie. adaptability to immigration, etc.. desires, if
possible, to call the attention of nnmigranLs t » the
advantages of this portion of the county of Walky.
The Texas Western railway, from Houston to this
terminal station, passes through one of the finest-
stock ranges in the State. Plenty of long, ri b
prairie grass, and clear ponds of water, the latter
frequently never drying up in the dry est sea-or; s.
The soil is well adapted to gardening, nr. i being
easy of access to Houston, should make if the h ::»o
of the gardener. The climate is simply delightful.
Winters mild and seldom cold enough *to c.-e ba-
con. Summers cool and pleasant, and rights 1 -
refreshing to the toiler, on account of tl.l gentle
gulf breeze. And the j^opie are law-abiding ar. 1
hospitable people. The extent of crime in our
county seat of HempHtead will, upon investigation,
be found much exaggerated. It is true, we nave a
lot of lawless fellows, who have no respect
for the law. but I think public opinion I» fast crush-
ing out crime, and I desire the reader to note that
our hurt grand jury found but very few indictments,
and those for the lighter offenses.
Now, the writer has no land to sell, but ciinply
seeing the desirabildy of this section of country for
the new-comers to our State, .v.-th-is to his ex-
perience in the countv as a partial g ut'.- to th«>se
seeking new homes from the cider States and Eu-
rope. Tlie writer L« aware of the avcr-.on o; the
immigrant toward the colored p< , ; .do;:, and
would only say that this cia^o «■!>.< t:». bottom
land boi-dericg the Brazes riv-r. \- ..i«di .s e;dire.ly }
unsuited to white labor. Tlie *a hit- > are generally
located upon the edge of the prairie, and wa re .>
no necessity for any association with lias col : ed
labor. Our prairie country is •>( a !>eaut:fu! rolling
nature, and with little attention its soil can be
made quite prolific. In the Tt xa? Western railway
we have a convenient line of L ausportntion to
Houston and your citj\
The day is, I think, not far distant when tl'js fa-
vored countv will !>e the sinecure of ail
cheap, healthy homes. G£ohoiAK.
yiultlplication. Addition. Subtraction*
ITo the News.]
jKrraaboN. Decern! or 3.—An affidavit n ns mn l«
here ycflterday. charging Abe Rotl.-child with
nurder. A warrant was issued by the jusdee
the peace and sent to Harris*-11 cotmty. He waa
arretted upon that warrant and l»r >ught t > Jeffer-
son this morning and confined in j.xii. The grnnd
jury, which is in session, investigate i n • c :-e. and
to-day returned into court a bill of indict m* tit,
charging Abe Rothschild with nrmler in th $ frfli
degree. The court orders 1 the . d I • t-» "-.e filed, ami
set the case for trial on the 16th of 1 »-*cembcr. It -1).
A venire of sixty special jurors was drawn, and th«j
work will again commence in earnest. [Special Dis-
patch to the News.
The Jefferson Democrat says:
The ci>st of the prosecution to the two counties
ami tlie State has not been less than ^10. "o. With
the new lease of life that the case has taken, vrh-n
and where will it end?
The San Antonio Times gives the following ac-
count of the manner in which some parties accused
of murder obtain bail:
Meadows, one of the parties charged with the
murder of Dr. Braz<*ll and 1 ic s m. in DeWirt
county, has been admitted to bail, alter an incarce-
ration of about three years iu the countv .i 1.
Meadows's health had become so bad that i* v. is
feared that he would die in pris »n. if n«.t 1 •• i . d
soon. His b<nMl was $10,000. which was signed bv
D. Odomaiul J. N. Tinon. of Live Oak coin:t v. and
Augustin. one of the DeWitt pris. ;^-rs. ?;• •«.!
was also held on another charge, in ^rhich the b« n l
was fixtnl at $1000. The bondsm n in ies c s- : e
Augustin, Ryan and Box, three mm who are n> r
in our county jail on ti»e same ch uge f- wbi- h
Meadows is held, but who showed they had
cient property to be good bondsmen. It i« thought
Meadows will not long enjoy his temporary liberty,
as he is very near death's door.
Above we have a few more of those daily shift-
ing scenes which the "judicial farce" now l>eing en-
acted in the State of Texas presents for either the
admiration or the condemnation of the people who
pay the bills for the entertainment. Is it not re-
freshing to the tax-payer to read that the Roths-
child case, which has been on hand over three
years, and has cost the people " not less thau
$10,000," is now about to be "commenced a_-aizi,'*
and that the work, or farce (*> "will r.-ain com-
mence in earnest?"'
Audit's not as humiliating to r. > ' th??. in 5 •»
Meadows case, which has been on hard as long, ar.d
has cost the tax-payer as uiuc.i. -. ; . . e
Rothschild case, the accused has : si. h; . • airix
while waiting for that "speedy trial." which, by
our Constitution, every citizen is entitled t-». nra
has been compelled to give a Kail bond to avoid die
unpleasantness of actually dying in prison while
awaiting his trial? Many more of these scenes
might be given, but these twoSMflflt azffice for rhe
present. Are they not ample to show that the ex-
pense to tlie tax-payer has l>een multiplied; that
the lal»or of the courts and juries has boon greatly
added to. and that the chances for a conviction, if
guilty, have been greatly subtracted from by con-
tiuuancies from term t-» term.
Suppose, just for illustration, that at the time of
the killing of Bessie Moore and l>r. Kr z-dl. in 3877,
there had been a court sitting, all the ye«.r : .»uod ia
each county in Texas, competent t;» try all ca.-. s,
how would it have been possible to have k ;>t those
two on the docket as they have been, under our
present system of courts sitting only twice a year,
thus admitting of continuances from term to term,
and of changes of venue from county to »
At present we have a judge and county attorney !n
each county in Texas. But, besides, we, also have
a district judge and district attorney, who visit ear h
county twice a year to hold a term of court. Under
our present system, the District Court only can try
a murder case.
What reasou can be given why the judge and
attorney, who are in office ail the year round in
each county, should not be authorized by law to try
all cast's—murder cases and all others—when t-liey
are ready, with no such thing as continuances from
term to term? By this change, the number of
courts ami officers would greatly reduced, and
that spe»edy trial which the Constitution now
promises every citizen might then become some-
thing more than a Pickwickian expression or figure
of speech.
If a c«>urt were always sitting in each county,
with power to try ail cases, and the attorn, y
authorized to make tl»e eharge by information, in-
stead of indictment by a grand jury. how. I ask,
would it bt possible in Texas to keep a murder case
on the dockets for so many years, or to run up such
bills of costs, as in tlie above-named cases?
It would seem to be an easy matter to change
our judiciary system, so as to eliminate continu-
ances from term to term, from it and then, by the
certainty of trial and punishment of the gu;l: ,
crime and lawlessm ss iu our State would r
diminish. Under our present sysiem, the " farce '*
bids fair to go on. _ Osssavza.
Rlarryins a yjirristcr,
LTo the News.i
After al^ I do not believe marrying a minister i=3
as perfectly splendi*! as it seems to be. even if ho
is liandsome, talented, and, as Mollie Lawn says,
'has that best of aH things, youth."
We go to church filled more with thoughts of tha
creature than Creator, and when we soe the une-
looking, dignified young minister rise and come
forward.so gracefuHy, we almost hold our breath
lest we should lose one word Uiat drops from his
lips. With •git aiuing eye and outstretched hand
he fills the church with thunderous bursts of elo-
quence; our very hearts trembles; but now,
in voice so sweet and l- -w tliat it. s. • • 1 -»
an angel's whisper, with tie- g*n!»cst vs
he soothes our tl uttering hearts. lie paints
tiivinest pictures, ana quotes s.?u' stirring "-»rs
and when his tones no mot-* are heard, ami h»l sinks
sirftly back uix»n his cushioned seat, we breathe
again, but 'tis for him: we wish he were our brother.
That sermon haunts us and w^ long for thi
Sabbath, that we may listen again to that eutranc-
ing voice. When at last we again sir under tho
shadow of his pulpit, we exjierieace the same feel-
;ncrv_ only we nave concluded t hat if he were our
brother we wonid n>n like him so weJL Other
girLs" brothers are generally nicer than our own.
Asa cousin he would probably r^ charming. Tlie
next Sundav, ai'UiT a week's severe consideration,
we decide that as a cousin he would lie mAafeeiv
worse than as a brother. He would
take just enough interest in vou
find fault aad give good
adao
ake a class in Stm-
«*s our being sev-
is->n oorr.men<-e3.
jut. alas i a mkds-
iri: to the theater,
ninisters caa not
ild coo aider it
to join the
ouid, I know; and
lenouiiu<uion has
a leuted young
hut. as a sweetheart, he would be absolutely per-
fect—young, vet revered; handsome, yet not con-
ceited: (ministers are too good be vain): learned,
ret not pedantic: one whom 3-ou could look up to
with perfect confidence. Yes. as a sweethe .rt, be
would be a success. We listen to ami n- re at-
tentively than before, an ! make firm resolves ti
attend churcii regularly and to ts'—-— 0
day-schoid. Tkif fueling pernio
fral weeks, ami then the gay >
There is a fine troupe in the city
ter can not take even Iris swe t^
Mrs. B. is going to give a party:
fiance, aad. I doabr aot.
sinful Li their swecthear:
light fantastic. Mett ■> ust one.^
right here I wonld say laat that
more than k.- share of good *>•>»
preachers. True, in the^ummor ar<ail on the moon-
lit ba^' would r.ot be objectionable, and ereu a mm-
ister may go sailing with impmiity; hut, on Hmj
whoW^lia would ix>t be half so nice a l>ea« as a
shaUow-hrained yonng bub, on a decent -alap';
for, while th* former *-a.» -ip his study wrttuMC
?-ern»4.»us, the tetter will ins .te you to the opera,
■scort ymi hops, take vou out iri ving <«de» ever
iieard of a minister out driving ir : » h - la-Iy i«»ve?).
and go sailrag into ti»<- :>arg.un. No. • "i.out tlouht,
as a sweetheart a nuaister a fr.ua-1: and if iie is
not a success ia that ta^-city. as a
'oarried man I am-sure lie woufc. . .VT-tghcd in the
iahw»ai»l found wanting iu ia > re «*s. Jlav-
iug. after mate re dehberati i-r:» e«i at this wise
conclusion, we can, with ca ^..: 1 atiag hearts,
tisten to his flowery sermon and be profited
Or it, spirittrah v. Marrying a minister Ls like a
good mams- otlier pleasures of life, perfect until
i ruialjzed—"bus then a very sorrow.
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