The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1879 Page: 4 of 4

                                
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THE CITY
Indications
Washington, July 2.—The indications for the
gulf states are: Increasing southerly winds,
warmer, partly cloudy weather, occasional
rains, stationary barometer, pos-iLly followed
In western Texas by cooier northwest winds.
^Observations taken at 3 ~'4 p. m. July 2.1
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♦The rainfall Is for the past eight hours only.
Change in barometer m last eight hours—
Galveston. .02 riae; Corsicana, .11 fall: Indian-
ola. .01 fall.
Change of Vhermometer ia last twenty-four
hours— OalvestGn, 2 fall: Corsicana. 0; Indian
<*-la, 2 rise; San Antonio. 1 rise; Brownsville,
10 fall; Davis, 1 fall: Denison, 0; Easrie Pass.
1 fall; Griffin. 3 fall; Mason. 1 fall: Sill, C;
Stockton 1 fall.
A Big; One,
Mr. August Smith, of the Washington
hotel, informs the News that a June fish
weighing 375 pounds was caught yester-
day and purchased b}' Martin Davey.
A Big: Thins.
Mr. H. Ray sends the News a water
melon weighing forty-nine pounds, raided
on the island. The boys have it on io,
and propose to cut it "on the " glorious
fourth."
A Big Thing.
Mr. Dan. A. Kearney informed a Newi-
re porter yesterday that he was in receipt
of intelligence that he had fallen heir to s
property valyod at $15,000 in the town of
Greece, in J?ew York state, being a farm
of 120 acres, with improvements.
Greenback Mocting,
There will be a meeting of the greebaek-
ers of the fifth ward this evening at eight
o'clock, on Market street, between '28th and
29th streets, formerly the old market, for
the purpose of organizing and electing offi-
cers for the fifth ward greenback club.
An invitation is extended to all.
IbanUs, Gentlemen.
The News is under obligations to Me-
chanics fire company Tso. ~ lor tickets to
their picnic, which takes place at Wurz-
low's garden on July 4th. The wrestling
match with the bear, under the auspices of
Capt. Thomas Burns, will bo one of the
features of the day.
T2io First Bale
Of the crop of 1S79 arrived yesterday af-
ternoon, having been shipped from De-
Witt county, being one day ahead of the
first bale ever recorded. The bale was re-
ceived by Heidenheimer Bros, and will be
sold at noon to-day in front of the cotton
exchange.
HcptaKopUs or S. W. Iff.
The following delegates havo been select-
ed to attend the meeting of the supreme
conciave, to be held at Baltimore cn the
i ith of July: F. M. Spencer, ft. A.; J. K
Camp, supreme ephor; H. C. Mayer, Dr.
F>. Powell and J. B. Freidheim, representa-
tives.
Good Grub.
Mr. Frank Lee, one of the Santa Fe rail-
way contractors against whom the men
met by tho News reporter in Houston on
Sunday objected, on account of the qual-
ity of the food furnished, says that the
hands in the employ of the'cohtractors
fire the best fed men in Texas, and about
the only luxury lacking for them is ice
cream for dessert.
F"J1 Report of the 5n<uiest Held on
the iSoniaSnii of Fred. fSosch,
2\rt?n4l at ^loii|iJi,on the
< olo ratio an*! Santa Fe Rail-
road.
At an inquest held on June 28, on the re-
nin ins of a man found near Mustang
slough, on the Gulf. Colorado and Santa
Fe railway, the following evidence wjls
adduced:
statement of the justice.
Oeorge Davis sent me notice that he had
found the remains ot some person oil Mus-
tang slough, while hunting cattle, on the
&Jth of June. 1S7*J. As I considered the in-
formation credible, I proceeded at once to
summon a jury and go to the place de-
scribed, for the purpose of holding an in- |
quest. About one mile above Mooer*
island, on Mustang: slough, we found tin j
remains of some person. We found but j
very few bones. us the most of them had de j
cayed. We found tbo skull in perfect ol-
der; w<e also found the boots, with the j
bones of the feet still in them, but very
much decayed: we found the jaw bona-
and most of the teeth, and a few ofcbei
bones of tlie body; we found a black sill
alpaca coat, near3V whole, with a 1 ».»>
of matches and a pipe in fht
pocket: we also found, buried in tl.e
ground, a carpenter's pencil, a commoi.
day-book pencil, and a putty-knife mad*
out of aii old case knife. We also found a
black wool kat and a few pieces of under
clothes. The rest of the clothing evident-
ly rotted or burnt up. as the place where
we found the remains was about the cen-
ter of the slough, where there had bsen a
rush break of very tall }*ushes. It being
a very dry time the slough had become
dry. and the rushes al>,o; and the rushes
caught fire from the prairie being cm fire,
and burnt the rushes oiF clear across the
slough, a place al»out 100 yards wide, and,
strange to say, the tire burnt across the
slougfi right" where the remains were
found, mid nowhere else, and the rush
break is over one mile in length. Had it
not been for the tire burning off the rushes,
the remains would never have been found,
as people seldom ever cross the slough at
that place on account of the rushes being
so tan and thick.
After making a thorough search and
careful examination of everything, the
jury found tho inclosed verdict. I certify
• hat everything in the within statement
is true. " IV. C. Collihan,
Justice of the Peace. Prec. No. 4, Brazoria
County.
P. S.—After collecting all the remains
that we could find we took them to a high
knoll and buried them, where they can be
found at any time should any of his rela-
tions wish to remove them.
"W. C. Collihan.
verdict of the jury.
Inquest held on Mustang slough. June
23, in Brazoria county. Verdict: We
the jurv, after making a careful examina-
tion of the remains before us. find that the re
mains are the remains of a man by the name
ot' Fred. Gosch. who was found to be miss-
id.^ about the 8th day of July, 1377, and
nof heard from since. " We find no positive
evidence as to the cause of his death, but
believa, from all the evidence we can find,
that his death was caused by sunstroke,
as h© was known to have started across the
prairie on that day from the Santa Fe
railroad, about one mile from where his
remains were found, to Chocolate bayou,
on foot, a distance of six miles, and he has
never been heard from since: and ft was a
very dry time, and that day is remembered
to have*been the warmest day known here
for a good many years. G. M. Welborn,
Joseph Clements, B. F. Minis. J. A. Wel-
Lorn, G. W. Moller, Daniel J. Moller.
Attest; W. C. Caxlihan,
J. P., Precinct No. 5, Brazoria Co.
Going for Eiirsi.
Constable Wm. A. Hutching?, of the
second precinct, has levied upon the south-
en^ quarter of outlot 185; the northeast
quirter of outlot 1S-5. and the southwest
quarter of outlot 158. the property of John
Summers, one of the sureties on the cost'
iK>nd of Thos. P. Ochiltree in the contest
against Chris. Jordan. The property i:-
now being bulletined for sale. Mr. Sum
mers is absent at the mines at Silver Cliff.
Colorado, and Mr. Ochiltree is doing the
east.
The CrabMnjj Club.
Col. Antz Brenuler, Capt. Sells, judge
Brosig, Henry Biermann and Messrs. John
Wendi. Mockhergor, Stein. Mat. Larson
and Charles Kaiser, accompanied by two
cooks, left the city Tuesday night and re-
turned Wednesday morning. The secre-
tary reports that recorder Brosig caugfct
more crabs than any other member, and
that Henry Biermann bought a couple of
fish in tho central market after returning,
which lie took home and vowed that ne
caught by tho sad sea waves.
Bad Business.
Robert Owens, a newsboy, who appears
to lmvo arrived at hobbleyboyhood,1' as-
saulted 'Mr. Kaufman, a saloon-keeper,
yesterday afternoon, in Johnny Bell's
Theatre * Comique, on Postoffice, near
Twenty-second street, and struck him in
the head with a cane, inflicting an ugly
wound. Officer Shean *' run in" the of-
fender, and lie was committed to jail.
Shortly afterward one of Owons's "puis,"
known as Bruce Dixon, became involved
in an altercation with Mr. Bell, but by
the time sergeant Byrnes appeared the
bird had flown.
!TI all Service Between Gatveitoa
and SZorgan City.
Tho postmaster at Galveston has re-
ceived the following dispatch concerning
Now Orleans mails.
Washington, July 1.
roF&magter. Galveston, Texas:
Prom this date service between Gal-
veston and Morgan City ordered as fol-
lows : April 1 to September 30. four times
a week: October 1 to November oQ, six
times a week; December 1 to March 31.
seven times a week. J. S. French,
Acting second assistant postmaster general.
County Convicts. M
Under the heading " Report of JairConi-
mittee," as published in Wednesday's
News, the committee reported that they
*' thought it l>est to tear down the old jail
and sell it, providing county convict labor
bo employed. The following is a correct
statement regarding the status of prison-
ers confined, from which it can be easily
inferred how many of these prisoners can
be utilized as "convicts:" /our persons
perso
having committed murder in other coun-
ties: one person charged with highway
robbery in Chambers county and awaiting
trial: one United States prisoner, (mail
robbing): six persons insane; six females;
ten persons awaiting the action of the
grand jury; one person detailed as cook;
three persons sentenced to serve out their
time are employed about the jail as jani-
tors. waiters ami general utility. This
makes a total of thirty-two prisoners, and
the manner in which they are to be util-
ized will probably have to be left to the
fertile brains of the majority of the com-
missioners.
The New CourC-house Project,
[Translation from the Texas (German) Pisfc.l
Judge Williams has made a discovery—
and eureka! eureka! has become the bat-
tle cry of the ring, lie has discovered a
plan according to which tho projected
court-house is to be erected without an in-
crease of the present rate of taxation.
This valuable discovery consists of the fol-
lowing 44 modus operandi:" Out of a tax
of 70 cents per $100, 25 cents are to be ap-
propriated towards defraying "current
expenses;" 14 cents are to devoted to
the extinction of •• special debts," and the
balance is to be ailoted to interest and
Santa Fe bonds. The " special debt"' is to
be liquidated during the course of tho
\year. (It will take in all probability two
years.) The following year 70 cents tax
Is again to be levied; 14 cents of this tax
are to be appropriated towards building
the court-house. Supposing that iudge
Williams is right in the premises, ana that
all "special debt" becomes within one
year extinct (except Santa Fe bonds),
close scrutiny will nevertheless develop the
fact 1»hat judge Williams intends to throw
sand into the eves of the tax-paying com-
munity. It is not the question whether a
new court-house should be built, but
rather to ascertain the ultimate cost of
such an undertaking. Every boy at the
age of 14 may follow our figures: $16,000,-
00> assessed property, at 14 cents per $10J,
renders the sum of ?'J0,G(X); provided, that
al! of this tax be collected. It is neverthe-
less an established fact that at least 10 per
cent, always remains unpaid. Deducting
this deficit leaves s 30,116 i ')• According to
estimates rendered by the architect, the
building in itself will cost -$180,000, furni-
ture will amount to $20,000, giving a total
Of $200,000 cash.
Taking for granted that a contractor
could l»e found able and willing to under-
take the job o~i credit, with the under-
standing that th. -pecial tax of 14 cents
per $100 be scoured in his behalf and
turned over to him annually, he would
► nevertheless bo entitled to interest, the
lowest of which in commercial circles
could not bo attained at a lower figure
than seven per cent. The city pays to-day,
on an outstanding debt of $40,000, which
debt is secured by the tax accruing to the
general fund, amounting to $130,000, an
interest of ten per cent, per annum. Even
at the lowest interest of seven per cent,
per annum it would require $14,000, leav-
ing a balance of £0000 toward paying off
capital. It would therefore take twenty-
six years to accumulate capital invested,
while the tax-payerTwould have to give
twenty-six*times the sum of £20,000, or a
total of $520,000. At the rate of eight per
cent, interest it would require thirty-nine
years to refund the capital i?ivested. Thir-
ty-nine multiplied by $20,000 yields the
sum of $780,000.
We believe that the latter estimate a;
proxiniates nearest to the truth, when the
final cost of the court-house might even
reach the snug sum of one million.
We trust, however, that this coup d'etat
of judge Williams will miss the mark,
and predict that if the present board of
commissioners should rush into such a
contract an injunction will lie served upon
them, and be sustained for a sufficient
length of time to alFord the people an op-
| portunity to hereafter elect a board which
will not sanction the perpetration of such
a stupendous job.
Hon. Jcremials Galvan.
The body of this gentleman, who was a
citizen of Brownsville, Texas, who was
drowned, on the night of June 20, 1879,
from the steamboat Robert Mitchell, on
the Mississippi river, near Greenville, was
found after a vigilant search, and buried
at New Texas, Louisiana. July 1. Mr.
Goiv an was born in Ireland and came to
New Orleans in his youth, poor and friend-
less. In that city he was employed by a
gentleman with whom he went to Mexico,
about the time of the Mexican war. There
he was imprisoned by the Mexican authori-
ties but was released, he being then a Brit-
ish subject. Subsequently, he went to the
.Rio Grade in 1851-53,* and engaged in com-
mission and general business with the
house of Phelps Co., of New Orleans,
with whom he became a partner. His in-
dustry, capacity and integrity made
that a leading house on the fron-
| tier. In time ne withdrew from that
house and continued business in
his own name. His various enterprises
grew to great proportions. He became
especially the recipient of the specie con-
due las ot Mexico and a general agent of
supplies to the Mexican and American gov-
ernments after hostilities had ceased.
Probably no man on the Rio Grande was
better known or more respected. Certain-
ly, no one better understood the moving
influences of the commotions and revolu-
tions of Mexico, especially those that
might a fleet tho United States. Having
acquired the .Spanish language, he was at
home every where on the frontier and in
the interior of both countries. With his
success his humanity kept pace. He was
among the most kindly and benevolent of
men. The poor were his especial care.
The catholic church, of which he was a
member, was the constant recipient
of his benefactions. As he
grew in wealth anZT influence. he
was pressed into political prominence
against his will. He was made county
judjre in 1858-0. Subsequently he was
elected to the legislature, where his busi-
ness ability and industry were only equal-
ed by his generosity. A motion was
made to adjourn for St. Patrick's day. A
member asked: "Who will pay our per
diem if we adjourn*" " I will," said Mr.
Galvan. The house adjourned, and the
festival of Ireland's patron saint was duly
kept. Recently he has much withdrawn
from the cares of his extensive business,
his health having suffered from long and
close attention. Of late ho has spent
much time, at intervals, with close friends
in Galveston, where he seemed to recover
his usual health and elasticity. Returning
to Brownsville his malady revived, for
which he went to New Orleans for metii-
cal treatment. Being apparently much
better he joined a friend for a trip up the
Mississippi and to the west. On the boat the
third night out. after retiring as usual, he
seems to have arisen, and eitner in sleep or
bewilderment walked overboard and dis-
appeared, his absence being discovered the
next morning. He was in his 58th year,
and never married. His loss will be keen-
ly felt, and there are many who will keep
his memory as green as his own
Shamrock.
The Nuptial Knot.
At 11 o'clock yesterday, Miss Mary,
daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. J. H. Hutchings,
was married by Rev. S. M. Bird, rector of
Trinity church, to Mr. John C. S. Spencer.
The attendance at Trinity church was
quite iarge. Master John M. Bird, one of
the bride's former Sunday-scliool pupils,
rendered Mendelssohn's Wedding March
very acceptably. The toilet of the bride,
a la Marie Antoinette, was of white, the
front heavy plain satin, shirred a la prin-
cesse; a court train of brocaded satin with
point lace trimmings, and loopings of
orange flowers and lilies of the valley. In-
cluded in the costume was a superb pair
of diamond earrings, the gift of the bride's
father. The bride's mother wore a light
ecrue silk of gros grain with overdress, a
combination of ecrue and field de mar
brocade. The costume of the bridesmaid
was an elegant one—a French dress of the
heaviest white gros grain silk a la princesse,
with trimmings of white silk fringe and
dark green leaves.
The attendants were Mr. Roberts and
Miss Fanny Hutchings.
The ushers were Messrs. A. H. Perry.
F. L. Lee. W. M. Waters and E. P. Wal-
thew.
No reception was given. The immediate
friends of the family met at the residence
of the bride's parents, where the marriage
certificate was signed.
The happy coudIo left on the 2.30 train
for the north and east.
The following is a list of the presents
presentee* the couple:
One case heavy solid silverware, beauti-
fully chased, containing seven dozen pieces,
engraved and marked in monogram, the
gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Scaly; one beau-
tiful table and card receiver, the gift of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hoxie, and Capt. R.
S. Hays of Palestine; one set of silverware,
silver spoon, oyster ladle and sugar
sifter, the gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Bernacki, of New York city:
one line silver fruit bowl, handsomely en-
graved, the crift of Mrs. Col. Thomas M.
Jack; one silver ice cream set, twelve
spoons, sugar sifter and ladle, the gift of
Miss Laura H. Jack; one beautiful little
silver bell, the gift of the bride's sister Re-
becca Sealy Hutchings r one handsome set,
composed of five large pieces for berries,
ice cream, etc.. the gift of Mr. and Mrs.
B. II. Davis; one case, containing twelve
silver knives, the gift of the bride s brother,
Robert M. Hutchings; one magnificent
Turkey-Morocco Bible, with silver clasps,
Ilomans last edition, the gift of Mrs.
Capt. Jno. S. Spencer, of Elizabeth, N. J.:
one pair silver salts and peppers, the gift
of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Williamson, of New
Jersey; one elegant bronze clock, pre-
sented to the bride by the ushers. Messrs.
A. II. Perry, F. L. Lee, W. M. Waters and
E. P. Walt&ew; one set solid silverware,
containing six dozen pieces, the gift of the
bride's mother; one dinner set English
wedgewoodware, of the design of queen
Catherine, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Ladd; one beautifully embroidered
chair, the gift of Mr. W. M. Waters;
one large silver ice cream bowl, with extra
case, containing twelve sj>oons, cream and
sugar ladle, of the most beautiful design,
the gift of Messrs. C. II. Mallory & Co., of
New York city: one silver salad fork and
spoon, the gift of the bride's brother, J. H.
Hutchings, Jr.; one handsome toilet set,
mirror, candelabrum, etc., the gift of the
bride's sister, Minnie K. Hutchings: one
solid silver crumb scraper, the gift of Miss
Laura Ballinger; one set of knives, carver,
fork, etc., silver- platod, with pearl
handles, ithe' gift of judge and Mrs. W.
P. Ballinger: one fan, mother of
pearl anil point lace, the gift of
chancellor Williamson, of New Jersey;
one beautiful tea^et oi French china—
"the elite"—decorated and designed, by
Miss Nannie Hutchings; one gold portable
French clock, in Turkish morocco case, of
beautiful design and workmanship—the
gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Sealy; one
pair Sevres china vases, elegantly orna-
mented in silver and gold—the gift of Mr.
George Ball; one large gold soup ladle—
the gift of the bride's brother. W. G.
Hutchings; six silver napkin rings—-the
irift of the bride1* brorhcr. Geo. G. Hutch-
insrs; a pair of solitaire diamond ear-rings
—the gift of the bride's mother; one beau-
tiful gold locket, of unique design—the
gift of Mrs. Capt. C. W. M. Coote, of New
Jersey; ono handsome Italian cameo,
pendent and chain—the gift of the groom.
About fienner.
On Wednesday morning the following
telegram appeared in the News :
" Cokpus Christi, July 1.—Some time
since Mr. Benner, drummer for G. Scelig-
son & Co., of your 'city, left here on his
way to Laredo, thence to Brownsville.
Herman Dreyer. a young man about 18
years, requested Benner to allow him to
go with him. Benner consented. Yester-
day evening report reached here that
Dreyer had driven up to Nueces Town
with Benner's team. Leaving it at the
hotel, he took the San Antonio stage, say-
ing he was going to New York. He had
plenty of money. It is supposed he mur-
dered Benner for his money."
A News reporter called at the store of
Goo. Seeligson & Co. yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of ascertaining the par-
ticulars, if any, received by the firm. Mr.
Seeligson being absent, his manager, Mr.
L. S. McKinnev, furnished the scribe with
copies of the following telegrams:
Corpus Christi, July 1.—To George
Seeligson & Co.: Mail carrier reports
Benner alive; sick at rancho; not robbed.
Operator.
Brownsville, July 2.—To G. Seelig-
son: Mail driver says Benner is sick on
rancho on road to Corpus.
Geo. wilman.
Mr. McKinney declined to express any
opinion concerning the matter. Mr. Ben-
ner has been in the employ of the firm for
the past six months, is a man of steady
habits, and has a family at Victoria,
Texas. His age is between thirty-three
and thirtv-flve years. During bis employ-
ment by the firm he has prov«i a remark-
ably efficient man, and strong hopes are
entertained by his friends that he will still
turn out all right.
C. W. McNeil, of Corpus Christi, who is
now in this city, was in the store of Geo.
Willman, at Brownsville, last Saturday
week, when Benner and Dreyer were
there. They were then getting" ready to
leave for Corpus, and did leave. Just be-
fore leaving, Dreyer called Mr. McNeil
and said he would be likely to meet him at
the steamer at Brazos, and said Benner
wished to send him to Galveston on busi-
ness, and that if Benner did conclude
to send him he would leave the Arroya
Colorado in time to reach the steamer at
Bra/.os, which sailed Sunday afternoon.
Dreyer failed to meet him at the steamer.
Dreyer, Mr. McNeil says^ is a young man
of good connection, and is between 18 and
19 years of age, and has two brothers in
business in Corpus, and a cousin who
is doing a grocery trade at Corpus Christi.
Dreyer has always borne a good character
in " Vest Texas. "Dreyer said that Benner
had invited him to occompany him on his
trip. Mr. McNeil adds that he feels as-
sured that no murder has been committed,
or if there was that it was not by Dreyer.
Personal.
Departures via I. and G. N. Short Line:
T. Ratto, C. Andrews. New York; IL
Notz. Washington; V. F. Lyons, Louis-
ville; Mr. Fribourg and lady. Miss Smith,
St. Louis; J. Wheeler, Philadelphia.
Mr. Spencer and bride left at 2.30 p. m.
for Suspension bridge and New York.
Hardy Prichard. Esq., left for New Or-
leans yesterday on the steamship Harlan.
Mr. Ben. Myers, one of the chief cater-
ers oa the steamship Harlan and " a jolly
good fellow " in every way, paid the News
the compliment of a" visit yesterday. He
reports warm weather and plenty of mus-
quitoes at Morgan City.
Capt. Chas. Fowler, agent of the Morgan
line, returned to the city yesterday after
a short absence.
S. Smith, of Corsicana; Sam Muller,
Houston: D. G. Rust, Kansas City, are at
the Washington.
II. E. Black and J. Loeb, of Cincinnati,
are guests at the Girardin.
A. S. Webster, New Orleans; Miss Fan-
nie Hynes, Marion, Ala.; M. Forman. St.
Louis; J. C. Yard, XJ. S. A., and W. E.
Friedlander, fort Clark, Texas, are regis-
tered at tho Tremont.
Mr. John Bouhjouhl, the leading mer-
chant of Spanish point, Grand lake, Calca-
sieu, came over to the city yesterday, on
the good schooner Agnes, and is making
heavy purchases of leading staple articles
in this city.
Arrests.
The following arrests were reported at
police headquarters up to 12 o'clock last
night:
Nicholas Gaunsich, fighting, by officer
Cossar.
A. Nech, drunk and unable, by officer
O'Donohoe.
Robert Owens, assaulting and striking
Mr. Kaufinann, by officer Shean.
H. Gunderman" and A. Herland, fight-
ing, by officer Hill.
Mrs" Gerhardt, drunk and disorderly, by
officer Steve Paschal.
John Herron, drunk and disorderly; by
Irleson: also charged with assaulting and
striking an officer.
John O. Toole, drunk and disorderly;
by officer Irloson.
Wm. Peet, assaulting and striking Thos.
Dean; by officer Pat Snean.
Zoe  , disorderly conduct; by officer
J. Flynn.
Wm. Johnston, disorderly conduct; by
officer Flvnn.
Jlllitary Institute Exhibition at Ca-
sino IIa!l.
The attendance was medium. Mis^
Claudia Girardeau did very well, as did
Miss Stella Jones. Mr. John Owen as
Harry Graham, was excellent. The fol-
lowing was the programme:
Part I—Opening address. N. T. Shields.
Recitation—Salutatory, Max Levy.
The Young Amazon—A drama" in two
acts: Harry Graham, Mr. J. T. Owen;
Walter Elliott, Mr. N. T. Shields; Flora
Hastings, Miss Stella Jones; John Jenks,
Mr. E. F. Jalonick: Kate Elliott, Miss
Claudia Girardeau. Recitation—The Child
of the Alamo, H. Austin. Recitation—
Little Dutchman, H. Hirseh. Part II—
Recitation—The Raven, "Alex. Sampson.
Recitation—The Boy of the Arctic, H.
Kleiuecke. Piano solo, E. Jalonick.
Love—A drama in three acts: Sir Berke-
ly Curryon, Mr. N. T. Shields; Fred. Cur-
ryon (his son), Mr. H. Austin: Capt. Jack
Gravers, Mr. j. T. Owen: Lady Chesham,
Miss Girardeau: Blanche (her daughter),
Miss Ida Forbes; Louise (Blanche's com-
panion), Miss Jones.
Arrests tor June.
Day police clerk Barret furnishes the
News the following record of arrests for
June:
Running wagon without license, 1: vio-
lation of fire ordinance, 1; cruelty to ani-
mals, 2: reckless driving, I: retailing
liquor without license, 2; carrying con-
cealed weapons, 2; removing sand, .1; in-
truding on premises, 6; failing to remove
weeds, 18; keeping bawdy houses, 2v);
abusing and insulting, 11; fighting, 17;
disorderly conduct, G7; vagrancy, 17; as-
saulting and striking, 20; drunk and disor-
derly, 17 ; drunk and unablo, 0: discharg-
ing firearms, 2; renting a house to a pros-
titute, 1; total, 2o5.
Eminent Domain.
It is reported that the owner of a three-
story house complained to a policeman
yesterday of his neighbor whose house was
only two stories high, on account of "his
chimney not being nigh enough to carrv
off the smoke, so as not to interfere with
the comfort of his family. The officer de-
clined to make any arrests, saying that the
question of "eminent domain'' was too
vast for him to decide upon at first
glance.
Acknowledgment.
The Emmet Benevolent association re-
turns thanks to the McIIale Literary asso-
ciation of Houston for the handsome man-
ner in which they and their guests were
entertained at the picnic at Lubbock's
grove on Sunday. Those gentlemen did
the thing ui» in first-class style, and their
memory, like their laurels, will long be
green with the Galvestonians present
there.
Postponed.
The election of officers of Hope fire com-
pany No. 2 was called for last night, but
was not finished, the joy of incompleteness
and other rows rendering it necessary to
postpone the meeting until to-night. Pro-
cessor James Manuing informs a News
reporter that officers McG-innis and
Schaub, with their little " nippers," took
considerable dish in the meeting.
A Quick Passage.
The Guion line steamship Arizona, which
passed Sandy Hook at 5.85 p. 11., June 17,
arrived at Queenstown at 7.20 a. m.7 June
25, making the run in seven days, nine
hours and twenty-three minutes.
A Brave Band.
Mechauics Fire company No. 6 have en-
gaged the Garten Verein band, under the
leadership of professor C. C. Voight, for
their picnic on July 4. The programme
includes all the masterpieces of the great
composers.
Hotel Arrivals.
Tremont House.—LT Lott, John Fitch,
Corpus Christi: Sam Klein, Dallas: G Pes-
sels, Austin; II Hall, wife aad 2 children,
Houston; P L Brothers. A Sweston, Miss
D Garvev, Miss E Garvey, New Orleans;
Miss Fannie Hayues, Miss Carrie Rowe,
Miss W King, Miss P Walthall. Marion.
Ala.; W Forman, St Louis: J E Yard,
USA: Garrett Hardcastle, Houston; W
E Friedlander, fort Clark; J as C Wheeler,
Nashville; Edwin GaL-dner, Brazos bridge;
P C Taylor, Austin,
TH£ COflKTS.
[N. B.—Under no circumstances will the
names of persons publicly arraigned before
the recorder's court, the criminal court, or any
justice's court, whatever may be their standing
in the community, be omitied from these re-
ports. Application to the reporter or at the
office to suppressor falsify names or postpone
publication of the same will be useless trouble.
No order or proceeding in a civil case will be
omitted. This rule is adopted to make our
record of the courts com Die te and reliable. 1
Syllabus oi Decisions
Of the Supreme Court of Texas—
Austin Term, 187H.
B. F. Hammond vs. B. K. Hough. Ap-
peal from Milam. The question of identity
as to whether the party named in the
power of attorney and the person execut-
ing the deed is one and the same party; be-
ing a question of fact passed upon by the
jury, this court wili not interfere. For
the purpose used in this case, the tran-
script of tho sccoud district court of New
Orleans parish, Louisiana, can not be re-
garded as secondary by this court. But
objectionable evidence having been re-
ceived, the judgment is reversed and re-
manded. Reversed and remanded. Gould,
J.
A. T. Rose vs. Fannie W. England et al.
Appeal from . Plaintiffs' claim against
their deceased' father's estate for one-half
of certain community property during the
interval between the death of their mother
and father, and their claim for one-half of
the proceeds of a certain community lot
sold by their father during the interval,
wore claims for money, and, like other
claims against estates, should have been
authenticated and established as pre-
scribed by the statute. The statute uuder
which the proceedings for partition were
instituted contains no provision exempting
such claims for money from the operation
of the rules regulating other claims. Re-
vei*sed and remanded. Gould, J.
Waco National Bank vs. F. O. Rogers,
tax collector McLennan county. This is
an appeal from an order of the court dis-
solving an injunction sued out by the bank
against tho collection of a tax assessed
against in its corporate capacity on shares
of the stock not owned by it. but by indi-
vidual shareholders. The bank could not
be thus properly taxed, and the court be-
low should have been perpetuated. The
judgment of the court below is reversed,
and this court renders judgment in accord-
ance with this opinion. Ordered accord-
ingly. Bonner, J.
VV\ A. Lockhart vs. S. Lytic. Appeal
from Medina. Thi3 proceeding was com-
menced by injunction to stay an execution
for costs, and retax the same by appellant
Lockhart, defendant in execution, against
Lytle, plaintiff in execution, and the clerk
of the district court of Medina county.
See ruling in this case, on former writ of
eiTor, 40 Tex., 765. under which ruling
failure to have the heirs of S. properly be-
fore the court on the last trial, was not er-
ror for which judgment should be reversed.
The costs, as embraced in the execution,
having been taxed by the proper and sworn
officer for that purpose, the presumption is
that it was correct, and tho motion to re-
tax having been dismissed for want of
prosecution, it did not devolve upon the
court to examine the several items, to see
if correct. The application is not sufficient
to set aside the judgment dismissing tho
proceeding for want of prosecution. The
appellee having confessed error in this,
that the iudgment was improperly ren-
dered against the sureties on the injunction
bond, the judgment below is reversed and
reformed as to them—otherwise affirmed
—the appellant to recover of tho appellee
costs of this appeal.
S. E. Norris vs. T. M. Hunt. Appeal
from Burleson. The decisive questions
arise upon the first and second assignments
of error.
first assignment of error.
The court erred in refusing to exclude
as evidence the deed from A. P. Blocker.
United States marshal, to Fred. Carlton,
on the ground that the land purporting to
be conveyed in said deed is not described
by any certain matter of description or
identity, and that said deed is void for un-
certainty in the description of said land.
The defendant claimed title to the proper-
ty under a sale made by Blocker, U. S.
marshal, on an execution against J. M.
Norris, and the deed executed by Blocker
toTCarlton. The levy indorsed oil the exe-
cution describes tho land as 44 040 acres, L.
Dickerson league, Burleson county." A
levy was also made on two 320-acre tracts
in Burleson county, ont of different
leagues. The return reads as follows:
" Levied upon and sold lands in Burleson
county, 320 acres at o0 cts., $90; «»20 acres
at 40 cts., $147 20; 040 acres at 13 cts.,
$88. R. p. 40. The defendants as a part
of their title, offered in evidence a deed
from the IT. S. marshal to Fred. Carlton,
under whom they claimed, which among
other thing^s purported to convey all the
interest of J. M. Norris in " 040 acres of
land situated in the said county of Burle-
son, and being part of the league of land
originally granted to L. Dickerson."
Plaintiff ooiected to the admission
of th© deed in evidence, on the
ground that the same was void for uncer-
tainty in the description of the land pur-
porting to be thereby conveyed: but the
court overruled the objection and admit-
ted the deed in evidence, to which ruling
the plaintiff excepted, and also assigned
the error as one of the grounds for a new
trial, ft. p 11.
second assignment of error.
" The court erred in permitting the de-
fondants to introduce the testimony of A.
W. Mclver, H. C. A. King and J. M.
Wyet. for the purpose of identifying the
land to be conveyed and of aiding the de-
scription thereof as contained in said deed
from Blocker to Carlton, on tho ground
that said testimony .was not competent for
that purpose: that said deed upon its face
contains no description sufficiently certain
to convey any land, and that tho ambigui-
ty in said deed is a patent ambiguity, and
can not be aided by extrinsic evidence, and
that said testimony was irrelevant to tho
issues.
statement.
The substance of the deed from Blocker
to Carlton is given in the statement under
the first assignment of error. In order to
identify the land claimed by defendants
under the marshal's deed, they offered the
witnesses named, who in substance stated
that it was generally known that Norris
owned a prairie tract of 400 acres, and a
timber tract of 344c acres, about one mile
distant from each other, parts of the Lem-
uel Dickinson headriglit league in Burle-
son comity. An inquiry as to Norrisrs
i»!0 acrcs"in "the XWctemsdn league, wouM
have been understood by the witnesses as
referring to these two tracts. R. pp. 45,
40, 47. Plaintiff's objection to the admis-
sion of the evidence on the grounds men,
tioned in the second assignment of
error, was overruled, to which plain-
tiff excepted, and also made this
error one of the grounds for the
motion for now trial." The view taken of
the two above errors requires that tho
case be reversed and remanded. Bonner. J.
J. B. Tarkinton, ot al. vs. Broussard &
Co. On rehearing. Tho motion for re-
hearing based upon tho assumption that
tho court did not pass upon the question of
proof of grounds alleged in petition for at-
tachment is overruled. Such question is
not so presented to the court by assign-
ment of error, as to authorize investiga-
tion. Overruled. Court.
Baker vs. Dreyer ot al. Appeal from
Guadalupe. Upon the motion of the ad-
ministrator of G., deceased, one of the ap-
pellees confessing error in his judgment
against D., who had reversed judgment
on the same subject matter (failure of
warranty> against B.. who entered his
agreement, the judgment is reversed and
the case dismissed. Court.
Reed vs. Oxshear, Appeal from Bell.
A careful examination of the questions
presented for our consideration, disclosing
no error for which the judgment should
be reversed. It is affirmed. Court.
list of na3ies taft£x under adm1sement
and transferred to tyler.
Henricks vs. Wilson, Bradshaw vs.
Smith, from Ellis: State vs. A. La I .eon,
State vs. Sais, Garza vs. S^ate, from
Travis; Lock wood vs. Bronson, from
Bexar: Slater and wife vs. Citv of Breu-
ham, from Washington: French vs. Stum-
berg, from Bexar; Houston and Texas
Central Railroad vs. Nixon and wife, from
Travis; Baker and wife vs. Compton, from
Washington; Sears & Sears vs. Green,
from Bosque; Steenback vs. Stone, from
Limestone: Texas Bonking aud Insurance
Company vs. Patteson, Cassedy vs. Ander-
son, Estell vs. Cole, from McLennan;
Houston and Texas Central Railroad vs.
Schaefer, from Robertson; Renick Aj
Frazier vs. Dawson, Johnson vs. Gurley,
from McLennan: Cavitt vs. Archer, from
Milam: Hanna vs. Drennan, from Robert-
son: Han rick vs. Hanrick, from Falls;
City of Laredo vs.* Marten, Citv of Laredo
vs. McDonnell, from Webb; State vs.
Cardenas, from Hidalgo; Carlton vs.
Cameron, from Brazos; Houston and
Texas Central Railroad vs._ Smith, from
Robertson* Edrington vs. Newland, from
Brazos; Harrison vs. Hale, from Mc-
Lennan: Milam County vs. Blake, from
Hood; Hanrick vs. Jackson, from rails.
Syllal>u*» or tlie Decisions
Of the Court of Appeals of Texas-
Austin Term, 1S70.
T. W. Hunt vs. State. Appeal from
Bosque. In charging an aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon, it is not necessary
to allege that it was done under circum-
stances not amounting to an intent to
murder or maim. On this point, scs 35
Texas, 407. If an assault be made with a
deadly weapon, it is ipso facto an aggra-
vated" assault because of the weapon used.
(23 Texas, 5&2.) As to whether or not the
weapon used is in fact " deadly " is matter
of proof, and depends in soma ca>es upon
mode and manner of use. But while this
is true, it is net necessary that the indict-
ment or information a; lege more than the
circumstances of the aggravation—e.,
the use of the deadly weapon, when that
circumstance is iclied upon. There is no
statement of facts, bill of exceptions, or
charge of the court in the record, aad the
information being sufficient, the judgment
is auirmed. White, J.
Cox, Ryan m i Sitteriee—on robearing.
Appeal from Bexar, it appearing to the
court that tha indictment, as embodied in
the transcript, concluues: "Against the
pcaee and dignity of the st.ttwe,'" instead
of " state," as required by law, a rehear-
ing is granted, and the clerk of the district
court of Bexar county is required to trans-
mit the original indictment to the clerk of
this court, at Tyler, to which court this
case is transferred. Court.
Newt. Cook vs. State. Appeal from Bur-
net. The motion Of the state in this case
to affirm on certificate is overruled, but
the appeal is dismissed because appeal was
not presented to the term of the court to
which it was returnable. Appeal dismissed.
Court.
E. Peirson vs. E. L. French. Appeal
from Falls. This case having been hereto-
fore dismissed for want of prosecution, the
motion to reinstate is overruled. Over-
ruled. Court.
Joe Gantt vs. State. Appeal from Falls.
The motion of surety on recognizance to
quash execution is overruled, because, if
the parties have a remedy it may be
reached in some other way. Overruled.
Court.
L. A. Lott vs. State. Apical from Gon-
zales. The indictment charging theft from
Columbus C. L., it was not error to charge
that if a person known as often by the
name of Christopher C. L. was shown by
proof to be the same person* would support
the allegation of ownership. 25 Tex., 574.
The testimony shows rhat the entire horse
stock, including the colt stolen, was turned
over to accused to take care of. The pos-
session was obtained by lawful means and
does not constitute theft, and the court
should have given tho charge to this effect,
asked by ac cused. Reversed and remaud-
od. Ector, P. J.
H. C. Sibley vs. the State. Appeal from
Burnet. Tho appeal in this case, not hav-
ing been prosecuted to the term of the
court to which it was returnable, the ap-
peal is dismissed. Appeal dismissed.
Court.
Weuste et al. vs. Maverick county. Ap-
peal from Maverick. The motion to dis-
miss certificate in this case is granted. The
judgment sought to be affirmed is from
the county court, while the certiorari was
directed to the district court. Granted.
Court.
F. M. Jones vs. M. C. Crass. Appeal
from Johnson. The motion of tho appel-
lee in this case, failing to show good cause,
is overruled. Overruled. Court.
Ex parte James Beardall. Appeal from
Bexar. The application for release from
the custody of the sheriff under habeas
corpus, showing no merit, the application
is refused. Refused. Winkler, J.
Neybour vs. Whitney. Appeal from
Williamson. The briefs and motions in
this case, complying with the rules regard-
ing agreed cases, the motion to advance is
sustained and the case transferred to
Tyler. Court.
Tobe A. Long vs. State. Appeal from
Medina. The evidence in this case, failing
to sustain the allegations in the indict-
ment, the judgment is reversed and tho
cause remanded. Reversed and remanded.
Ector, P. J.
City of Brenham vs. F. W. Becker. Ap-
peal from Washington. The motion to
dismiss the appeal in this case showing no
merit, it is overruled. Court.
Bailey vs. Meiars. Appeal from Lamar.
The motion to advance and briefs in this
case complying with the rules, the case is
advanced and transferred to Tyler. Court.
Feliciauo Cordova vs. State. Appeal
from Bexar. In the absence of a state-
ment of facts this court can not pass upon
many of the questions raised by bill of ex-
ceptions, and for t:ie same reason the re-
cord does not furnish the data to enable
the court to pass upou the questions of
evidence presented. Brooks vs. State, 2
Tex., Ot. App.; 5 Tex., Ct. App., 458. The
diligence used to procure the attendance
of witnesses whose absence is made a
ground for the application for a continu-
ance is not sufficient. The statute must
be complied with. Affirmed. Winkler, J.
Henry Kellis vs. State. Appeal from
McLennan. The single bill of exceptions
saved in this case was to the action of the
court in permitting the prosecuting attor-
ney to read in argument the opinion of
this court on a former appeal. Since it
announced simply that the judgment was
reversed bccause no plea had been entered.
No prejudice was done the defendant and
the judgment is affirmed. White, J.
F. W. Robertson, Jr., vs. State. Appeal
from Bell. See Pas. Dig., art. 23^1,showing
that burglary and other offences commit-
ted after entry, are punishable simulta-
neously. To tHe bill ctf exceptions taken
to the action of the court in overruling ap-
plication for continuance the court ex-
plained that the applicant does not show
by the record or by averment that the tes-
timony sought was material and that tho
witness B. did not deny the facts which it
was proposed to prove. The witness
whose testimony was sought we think was
material, and under the peculiar circum-
stances of this case, the new trial should
have been granted, lie versed and re-
manded. White, J.
B. F. O'Brien vs. the State. Appeal from
Hunt. An officer first suggesting his will-
ingness to accept a bribe, discloses the
crimiaal intent, and does not bring the of-
fer of a bribe to him by another within
the spirit of article S07 of the criminal
code. Reversed and remanded. Ector,
P. J.
Jim Turpin vs. tho State. Appeal from
Lamar. The court did not err in permit-
ing a witness for defendant to testify to
what he heard another person say about a
horse-trade with one of the T. bovs. It was
a hearsay. Affirmed. White. S.
Thomas Harkins vs. the State. Appeal
from Montague. See 3 Ct. App., 150; lb.
519; lb. 575, for rule governing the selec-
tion oi' juries. Evidence complained of
here was entirely immaterial, since the
offense was completed before the alleged
statement was made, and the court did not
err in its exclusion. The evidence is suffi-
cient to w airant the verdict. Affirmed.
White, J.
cases taken under advisement and
transferred to tyler.
Krebs vs. State, from Krebs: Jenkins
vs. State, from Grayson; Knight vs. State,
from Dallas: Horan, Bean & Coapwood
vs. State, from Bexar: Francis vs. State,
from Travis; Williams vs. State, from
Bastrop; Bouttiughouse vs. State, from
Burnet; Townsend & Gray vs. State, from
Brown; Cullen vs. State, Culien vs. State,
from NavaTro; Smith et al. vs. State, Re-
vicre et a), vs. State, Morehead vs. State,
Downs vs. State, from McLennan; Trimble
vs. State, Trimble vs. State, from Falls;
Walker vs. State, from Robertson: Myers
vs. State, from Johnson; Cox vs. State,
from Falls: Crutchfield vs. State, from
Denton: Coker vs. State, from Montague;
Jones vs. State, from Parker; Lanham vs.
State, Marnock vs. State, from Bexar;
Stevens vs. State, from Wilson; Cox, Ry-
an & Satterlee vs. State, from Bexar;
Gray vs. State, from Stephens; Caplin vs.
State, from Brown: Ilutto vs. State,
Slaughter vs. State, Frye vs. State, from
Burnet: Anderson vs. Buckner, from Tom
Green; Haskiu vs. State, from Johuson;
Dobbins vs. State, from Bell; McMillan
vs. State, from Navarro; McMillan vs.
State, from Bell: Abbott vs. State, from
Hill; Kirkkam vs. State, McDonald vs.
State, from Johnson: English vs. State,
from Lamar; Coppin vs. State, Burdett
vs. State, from Bell; John Iryin vs.^S.tate,
U rn. irvm ^.'"STaTo/Trom Johnson; Slaw
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of this popular seminary. It is located in
one of the healthiest climates in the world.
This school is attended by nupils from
seventeen different states. It has acquired
this great popularity under the efficient
management of president Harris, who is
one of the most distinguished educators of
the Union. Tho school requires the strict-
est economy, especially in dress. With
these advantages, this popular institution
enjoys a national reputation and draws its
pupils from all sections of the Union. ~
advertisement.
See
Change of Gau^e.
By the recent change of gauge of the
Iron Mountain railway, the transfer
through St. Louis has been done away
with, and passengers are now landed at
the Union depot in St..Louis, thus avoid-
ing the onlv drawback which the line has
labored under in the past. Passengers go-
ing by this route should see that their tick-
ets read by the International and Great
Northern Railway. They can be had of
Mr. J. H. Miller, Lnion Ticket Agent, Gal-
veston depot, foot of Tremont street, who
will be ]-".eased to furnish the most reliable
maps, time-tables, etc.
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Throughout Texas "Writes as Fol-
lows :
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Orleans—Gentlemen: One bottle of Wil-
hoft's Tonic permanently cured me of fever
and ague from which I had suffered more
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Shirts cut and fitted on a new, improved
plan. Partly-made shirts, made of Wam-
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six for $4 or SO. Fine dress-finished, six
for £8 and upwards.
N. B.—Am the only shirt manufacturer
in Galveston. G. T. Morris.
The Tremont Hotel.
The finest and most complete hotel struc-
ture in the southwest, is noted for its taste-
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home comforts, with a cuisine unsurpassed.
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Misses
son vs. State, from Bell; Lilliard vs. State,
from Falls: Edmondson vs. State, Bailey
ct al. vs. Meiars. from Lamar: Murphy vs.
State, from Hill; Pierson vs. State, from
Panola: Mc&ivney vs. State, from Came-
ron.
District Court.
Dorothea Hammer vs. Henry Hammer.
Divorce. Tho order for alimony as made
in this cause is vacated and set aside, and
cause continued.
B. A. Sheppard et al. vs. Willets & Co.
Motion to havo trustees ruled to comply
with decrco of court filed July 1, 1879.
Leon & IL Blum vs. R. W. Hill. Suit
on notes. Judgment by default, and clerk
to assess the damages.
Leon 6c H. Blum vs. Oliver Fallenarder
& Co. Suit on notes. Continued for ser-
vice on defendant Dunn.
Ex parte II. H. Williams, deceased. Ad-
ministration.- This estate has been closed.
Leon & H. Bium vs. J. L. Murray.
Notes. Judgment for plaintiff for amount
of notes sued on and costs.
P. J. Willis & Bro. vs. George H. Barbe
and John H. Ruddle. Note. Judgment
fop plaintiff for $1355, to boar interest
from date ot judgment at 10 per cent., and
costs, and the defendant Ruddle made
proof of his suretyship, and judgment ac-
cordingly.
Leon &. H. Blum vs. S. M. Rowe. Note.
Plaintiffs dismiss their suit.
J. S. Brovsn & Co. vs. Daniel Goos and
Geo. Lock; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad company, garnishee. Garnishment.
Suggestion of bankruptcy of defendants.
Daniel Goos and Geo. Lock, and the pro-
ceedings in this case are stayed to await
the action in bankructy court.
LeGierse & Co. vs. John Trumbough.
Garnishment and debt. Dismissed for
want of prosecution.
T. A. Washington vs. the City of Galves-
ton. Suit on account. Dismissed for want
of prosecution.
Dozier G. Herbert vs. August Sachtleben.
Contract. Dismissed for want of prosecu-
tion.
Mary P. Lipscomb, executrix, vs. Thos.
Reed. Trespass to try title. Suggestion
of death of Mary P. Lipscomb, and J- A.
Lipscomb, administrator de bonus non,
with will annoxod, makes himself party
plaintiff. David O. White and Clement B.
White have leave to intervene. Judgment
as per agreement filed.
City of Galveston vs. Ralph Levy & Co.
Taxes. Dismissed for want of prosecu-
tion.
Court meets every morning at 0 o'clock,
sharp.
Kecorder's Court.
thert.
Bill Crum, accused of theft of $5, pro-
perty of Cordelia Brown, was discharged
from custody{ Cordelia swoaring that she
gave him the money; and though he had
promistxl to refund it, ha . failed to do so.
There was no sudden taking by Bill, or
want of knowledge in Cordelia.
Wm. Livingstone was complained of by
Sadie Bronson, accused of stealing a pair
of diamond earrings and two fiuger rings,
valued at $200. Complainant did not put
in an abearance, but a witness for the
state being examined failed to satisfy the
recorder that there was enough evidence
to warrant a commitment of accused.
KEJjPINO SAW'PY HOUSE.
Mrs. Jchuson. accused of the above
crime, was put on trial. This is the same
woman who recently charged a man with
rape, and wh9 was also accused of robbing
Capt. Speckernagle. The charge on which
she was now arrested was fully sustained
by the evidence, and the recorder entered
the customary fine of $15 or ten days in
jail.
it is all true.
Charles Russell was found in the Plant-
ers",hotel drunk aud disorderly. He said
■what the officer swore to was all true, and
he was orders! to pay $3 or five daj's.
not yUITE SOBER.
Joe Smith, colored, appeared before his
honor with his hair liberally supplied with
toothpi -ks and matches: in fact, lie seemed
to use his hair for af pocket. The charge
was drunk and disorderly, and the line
was $5 or seven days. Joe was not quite
sober as he made his way out of the judge's
presence ia a zig-zag fashion.
RENTING SOUSE OF ILL-FAME.
E. Johnston appeared b3r attorney to an-
swer above cUarge. An agreement had
been made with city attorney that the prer
mises bting vacated, and bond being nied
that they would not be similarly occupied
for a year, with consent of judge the
charge was dismissed.
family frolic.
Austin Montgomery was accused by his
better-half of assaulting and striking her.
The madame told his honor she was mad
and vexed when she made the cl
that Austin did not assault her nor
her, etc. The recorder let Austin off; but
held the old lady, on tho charge of failing
to appear as a witness, though attached.
She had kept the police busy two days
hunting her ; and his honor, to put a stop
to this mode of swearing out affidavits and
then backing out, fined Mrs. Montgomery
Maegte
Mildred
celled excellence w
Dibrell, May Humphries and Milt
Baskin, to whom the highest prizes were
awarded.
personal.
Mr. J. L. White, of our town, has ac-
cepted the position of clerk of the court of
appeals.
Miss Bettie Kellev, of Galveston, who
has been with us so lon«r that we almost
claim her as our own, will return to the
Island City in a few days.
Dr. Preston has been appointed health
physician and wall attend to our sanitary
affairs.
Mr. Geo. Rust returned on Friday from
Weatherford.
Mr. Joe Dibrell returned on Friday from
a five years stay at Emory and Henry col-
lege, Va.
Mis
sses Georgie Fly and Mamie Tate, of
Gonzales, are visiting friends in our city.
watermelonly.
Seguin consumes about ^00 watermelons
per day. A News reporter some years
since stated that the chief article of diet of
judge Ireland and his Seguinans was pe-
cans. But now, because sucli a quantity of
melons has been raised in the county, that
should half of them be allowed to" decay
in the fields the health of the people would
be seriously menaced. The judge has or-
dered that the pecan be abandon-td for
awhile, and that we should take the job of
annihilating this overwhelming army of
the melon tribe; and although the judge
has retired to the shades of private life ne
Is still willing to lead us in an emergency.
CROP PROSPECTS.
The recent rains caused bright hopes to
spring up in the breasts of our farmers,
but now the excessive heat makes the corn
wilt at midday. Another rain is needed
to insure a heavy crop. Cotton promises
a large yield, though some entertain fears
of tne cotton worm. Some are already
laving in supplies of the worm poisons,
that they may be prepared to make war
on the first appoa*i*ance of the enemy.
The grain crop is light.
DEmitliEn niSPA.TCH.JES.
Foreign Miscellaneous News.
London, July 1.—Hanlon sailed for
home in the City of Chester, yesterday.
A dinner was given in his honor at Liver-
pool by Gov. Packard, American consul-
general. The Hanlon club will be the
custodians of the cup until it is challenged
by England, when Hanlon will be sent
definitxMy.
The correspondent of the Daily News
telegraphs from Alexandria that the new
khedive is appointing excellent advisors.
London, July 1.—A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says there is
reason to believe the powers have dis-
agreed with regard to the recommenda-
tions to be made to the porte for the set-
tlement of the Greek frontier question.
London, July 1.—The Post's Berlin dis-
patch says the German Government has
recalled "its consuls from Cyprus, in conse-
quence of difference with England as to
their status.
The porte refuses to discuss the question
of the surrender of Janina.
London, July 1.—The Times Berlin cor-
respondent reports a serious decrease in
the export of grain from Russia, which
threatens the budget.
A corre.-.pondent of the Times at Odessa
says Gen. Lablemen had an objection to
the abolition of all money subscription to
nrevent aid being given to political of-
fenders.
The race for the July stakes at New-
market meeting to-day was won by prince
Solytikoff's colt Mask; lord Falmouth's
Ambassadress second: R. Peck's Evasion
third; P. Lorillard's Cherokee fourth.
Paris dispatches report that in debate
on the seizure of the Lanteme, in the
cham!>ers of deputies, M. Albert Christo-
ple charged that the proprietors founded
the Lcintenic, with money obtained by the
sale of the paper, which had attacked a
great financial establishment (believed to
be the credit foncieri, and that that estab-
lishment had 30,000 francs for the paper.
Domestic miscellaneous News.
Cincinnati, July 1.—The opening trot"
ting meeting at Chester park course to-
day drew a large attendance and, with
fair weather and a splendid track, there
was excellent sport.
First race—2.40 class, for purse of $1000,
divided—twelve started and a dark horse
won. Castleton, 1. 1,1; Bonner Boy, 2,
2, 3; Russell, 3, 3, 3. Time, 2.4% 2.2%
2.a5Jf.
Second race—2.31 class: same purse, di-
vided—seven starters. Lucille, 1, 1, 1;
Dick Wright, 2, 0, 4; Belle Brassell, field,
4, 5, 0. Time, 2.24, 2.23}£, 2.23>£.
San Francisco, July I.—The steamship
City of Tokia sailed to day for Hong Kong
with the following treasure: Trade dollars,
685; Mexican dollars, 100,155; gold coin,
§12,581; silver bars, 845,000 53.
Chicago, July 1.—Cincinnatis 7; Chica-
gos5.
Providence, July 1.—Providence 8;
Bostons 4, League game.
Po^iifFEEi'.siE, July 1,—Hudsons, 6;
Volunteers, 4.
Cleveland, July 1.—Clevelands, 0; Buf-
falo?;, 0. •
Utica, July 1.—Uticas, 0; Nationals, 9.
Syracuse, July 1.—Stare, 6; Troys, 5;
elevon innings.
Plymouth, N.H., July 1.—Five hundred
French Canadians passed through here to-
day, on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St.
Anne de Beaupre, near Quebec. This is
the first pilgrimage to this shrine from the
United States, although it has long been
visited by Canadians.
New Yore, July 1.—The steamer Coy,
of Vera Cruz, from Havana yesterday,
brought the crews and captains of three
wrecked vessels, namely: Bark Viking:
schooner Malvina, from Bremen, and the
low Pape Yem, from Strabund, all wreck-
ed on the American coast in the same gale.
Two wore loaded with mahogany. No
lives lost.
The brig Castalia, which arrived here
to-day from Cardinas, June 24, fell in with
the brig Annie Murchie, Capt. Simpson,
bound from Cardenas for New York, in a
sinking condition, and took off the cap
tain and seven men. bringing them to this
port.
Hamilton, Bermuda, June 25,—Ar
rived: United States steamship Sarato-
ga. Sailed: United States steamship Dis-
patch, for Hampton Roads, on the 29a.
New York. July 1.—Arrived: Kate
Fawcett, Tyrian. Arrived out: India,
9ands, Emanuel, Agatha.
Cincinnati, O., July I.—The business
portion of Arthur, Illinois, was burned
yesterday. Loss estimated at $33,000; in-
surance, £10,000.
Atlanta, July 1Clark's cotton factory
aud mill, sixteen miles east of Atlanta, has
been burned. Insurance, $30,000. The
property was valued at $75,000.
St, Paul, Minn., July 1.—A convention
of millers held here to-day, decided not
to resist the payment of royalty on the
Smith & Downton rod and brush patents,
thus indorsing the action of the national
association.
Boston, July 1.—A large crowd of la-
boring men reflected about the Quincy
house to-night and created such a dis-
turbance that police intervention was re-
quired to prevent a breach of the peoce-
Their grievance was the failure of the con.
tractor to ejive them promised work in re-
moving mils of the recently-sold Billerica
and Bedford railroad.
 -o- 
SCHOOL £RCIS£S.
A Satisfactory Showing:.
ITo the News.]
Sequin, June 28.—The past week has
been one of unusual interest to the students
and patrons of St. Andrew's Academy and
Montgomery Institute. It being the close
of the term, the annual examination wa3
begun on Monday and ended on Friday
evening. The examinations throughout
were all that the teachers and patrons
could have desired. Tho clear, quick
answers given by the different classes to
questions proposed by teachers and visit-
ors plainly demonstrated that, while the
pus have adored gay Terpsichore, they
Cruelty to Convicts.
ITo the News]
Houston, Julv 1.—Your Houston cor-
respondent in fo-day'g issue makes men-
tion of 44 merciless cruelty" to convicts
near Palestine. In presence of Maj. Dor-
ranee and Mr. Hcrvm. of I. and G. N. R.
R., I made full investigation of this mat-
ter. The convicts did strike on Thursdav
last, not for lack of good substantial food,
but because beef was not furnished more
frequently. Serg. Taylor punished several
of tnem by stocks, and only two or three
contrary to law. Mr. J. O. Wiley was
appointed sergeant, and complaint made
by me before county attorney McClean,
of Anderson county", of Serg. Taylor's
illegal conduct,
were beaten.
None of the convicts
T. J. Goree,
Supt. Texas Penitentiary.
ft°
The Wilson Sowing 3Iacbine.
At every exhibition where this machine
has been represented the judpes of awards
have chosen the choicest words in the Eng-
lish language in which to express its su;*-
riority over all competitors. Call and see
the machine work.
G. V). Hobdholtz, Sole Agent.
not forgotten to worship at sweet
The boys did well, but
pupj
have
Calliope's shrine.
it is generally conceded that they were to
uii! v eclipsed—by the girls.
The military feature* of St. Andrew's
Academy have materially aided in bring-
ing tho school to its present flourishing
condition. The citizens of this section
should be proud of the establishment and
maintenance In their midst of such advan-
tageous educational facilities. The cadets
who composed the school last session re-
flect credit oa the town bv their obedient
vet maulv comportment during the term.
The school is doing a good work. It was
quito gratifying, on Friday morning, to
hear the young Ciceros contesting for the
prizes in" oratory. In some of the boys
who had the brightest eyes aad forms
most «rect we l-ecognized a few who, less
than ten month agu. were "denizensof the
woods,'' aaJ who. when they first entered
th* school, almost trembled at the rattle of
I)uffleld's drum, so long had they been un-
used to anything lilce city life or martial
array. They brought, "with them, it is
true, a few careless and uncouth manners.
These they have dropped, while they have
retaiued the proud, free, independent spir-
its, so in unison with the great wide prai-
ries which they have but lately roamed.
Thin class of young men have traitB and
requisites of true manhood which are rare-
ly found combined in those who are nursed
in the "lap of luxury," and feel the
■ pomp of power." They have a pure,
disinterested generosity, and an a'
of self, which fashionable and
wealth can never give its possessors.
young Texan, who was once a wild cow-
boy, to-day takes the brightest medals and
stands highest on the rolls of honor of the
different alma matera of the older states.
This is easily accounted for. They are
"ients that when
to bear on
,ey develop into manhood's most
perfect proportions, intellectually, morally
and physically. Thes« being fact*, it will
not be considered i.ighty to venture the
prediction that as Tennessee once sent her
tailor, Texas may vet send her cow-boy to
the presidential cLair. May he not now
be in embryo at St. Andrew's academy'
The prizes awarded were: For the best
scholarship, a polden medal shaped like
the cross on which St. Andrew was cruci-
fied. to Mr. Thos. Humphreys; the three
prtsies in oratory were awarded re-
spectively to Messrs. David McKnight.
ave u pure,
i abnegation
id cringing
essors. The
RAILROAD Xi: tfS.
Marshall 3le**engtr: Between four
and five hundred men are at work on
the narrow gauge road between Texur
kana and Tyler.
The Henderson County News says the
people in that county will not pay any
more money to the Sabine Pass and
Northwestern railroad. It has lost $1:2,-
000 or $15,000 on the road already, and
that is enough. Very soon work will
commence on this end of the Texas and
St. Louis road, and then Henderson
ounty can confidently expect a road.
is believed that work west of Tyler
will commence in about two months.
Lake Charles (La.) Gazette, June 36:
On Sunday evening, June 28, tho
schooner Piper arrived at the railroad
landing, having on board the first loco-
motive ever seen in this parish. This
engine is from the Baldwin iron works,
weighs about 3«tons, and is named the
"Calcasieu." Several days were spent in
taking this engine from the schooner,
but it is now on the track, and we un-
derstand that steam will be raised to-day,
so that those of our fellow citizens who
have never seen a locomotive in motion,
will have an opportunity of witnessing
it for the first time in their own parish.
During the past week about 100 hands,
heretofore employed on the road west of
the Sabine, came over, and were sent
out beyond Pine island. Mr. Adams
informs us that he is confident of being
able to finish the road, and have the
samo in running order, by the 1st of
November, provided the iron bridges
contracted for are delivered by the time
specified. The depot, located just be-
yond the corporation line, is now com-
pleted, and is a large and commodious
building. A workshop h:is been estab-
lished near the Mount Hope mills, and
a number of mechanics arc kept con-
stantly employed, building flat cars for
the railroad.  
TEXAS NE »S ITEMS.
aransas.
Rockport Transcript: Allendale and
the peninsular pasture enjoyed line and
beneficial showers on Sunday and Mon-
day last Mr. F. D. Perrcnot left
Rockport during the week to take
charge of tho herd of horses he has
gathered for the Louisiana market 
Twenty-three red-fish, weighing prob-
ably about 300 pounds, was the result
of about three hours fishing, by three
men, opposite town, on last Wednesday
morning Other coast towns boast of
the reasonable terms upon which fish
are sold, while in Rockport they arc so
plentiful that you can not give them
away Capt. Ed. Mercer is at work
with his pilot boat to try a simple ex-
periment to test if the bar on Aransas
pass may not be amended by placing
obstructions in the narrow, tortuous
south channel We were blessed on
last Sunday with several pleasant show-
ers The pilots of Aransas bar report
matters at the pass unchanged, so far as
to materially benefit navigation or com-
merce On last Friday, at St. Mary's,
George, infant child of Mr. tuul Mrs. L.
B. Russell, was bitten by a rattlesnake,
and no doubt, but for immediate and
effective treatment, the result would
have boon fatal. As It is, we are glad
to record his almost entire recovery,
with the exception of a bad finger.
bexar.
San Antonio Herald: The wool sea-
son has about ended for this year. Only
small lots continue to arrive. Accord-
ing to the reports of dealers, 10,000,000
pounds has been handled in this city
since the season opened.
BEE.
Transcript: Capt. C. F. Bailey re-
turned home from Beeville this week,
and mentions the country as being ex-
cessively dry, although some slight
showers visited the interior during the
last ten days.
bell
Bell county has 121 gin-houses. She
produced last year 28,391 bales cotton,
wheat, oats, cattle and everything else
that any other country could produce.
Her soil is rich Mr. James Roach
says he can see thirty-eight farms from
his house. The people are industrious
frugal, intelligent and moral.
cooke.
Jas. M, Jeffries, who was living near
Elizabetlitown, Ky., separated from his
wife last September, and a few weeks
ago eloped with his cousin. Flora
Woods, and was married to her at Jef-
fersonville, Ind., no divorce having over
been obtained from his wife. Efforts
were being made to have him arrested
in Texas, whither he lied after his pre-
tended marriage to Miss Wood, and
brought ba< k to Indiana to be tried for
bigamy. When he arrived in En-
nis, Texas, he stopped with Rev.
J. Tal. Miller for a few days, and
then took board at the residence of
Mrs. Lou. Ciutcher, who was raised in
Kentucky. He staid at Mrs. Crulcher's
until the news of his bigamous act was
received, when he left and took Miss
W. with him. Detectives shadowed
him and traced him to Bell view, Cook
county, where he had taken up his
at >ode at the residence of W. W. Bland.
He fled, leaving his dupe and victim to
the charities of the world. Efforts are
making to return her to Kentucky,
where 9he has some $000 due her from
father's estate.
Hesperian: Copious showers of rain
have put the crcps in excellent working
order and given impetus to growing
vegetation. ." .The recent rains have in
sured a fair corn crop; with another
good rain in proper time the crop will
be more than an average. Cotton is
looking well indeed; the chances are
very favorable for a heavy yield.
clay.
John Roach has been sentenced for
life for the murder of Robert Hickey.
cass.
Linden Sun: Good rains are reported
all along the lines of the Central road
from Hearne to Denison, except at two
points—EnaU and Dallas. Both mer-
chants and farmers are said to be jubi-
lant over the downpour.
DELTA.
Beacon: Ob last Thursday judge Xi-
dever brought into our office a conical-
shaped bombshell, that will weigh about
four pounds, which was plowed up in
Blue thicket, and stated that about a
mile north of where the shell was found
there were some rifle-pits. Mr. Buckley
stated that he plowed up some live or
six; that one of them was at lejist a foot
under the surface, the others not so
deep. We visited tlia rifle-pltJ, or breast-
works, and examined them closely. We
found two lines of breastworks:, about
half a mile apart, with Doctor's creek
about midway between them. The one
on the south side is about 402 yards lowc
and laces north; the one on the north is
about 200 yards long aud seems to faco
south. The timber growing on the
works seems to be as large as that which
is growing In the surrounding forest,
except near the creek, where there are a
few large trees.
KANNIN.
Honey Grove Independent: Apples
and peaches are flooding the market 
A shipment of 1000 pigeons passed here-
on the T. and P. road Wednesday !>ound
for Denison. where they are to be shot
(?) on the 4th of July.
FREEsTOSE
Cotton Gin lie raid, June 28: The
greater portion of Freestone countv
still suffers from the drouth A young
man named George Hair, a tenant on
the farm of Mr. H. P. Bullock. was ar-
rested in Cotton Gin on Thursday after-
noon by constable Hinton aud carried to
Fairfield. Hair's sister, a widow, was
married this week, and a lot of young
men honored (?) the newly married
couple with a charivari, when young
tlair fired into the crowd with, a six
shooter several times, fortunately with-
out injury to any one. H® was a'rrcsted
for this.
dkn'tox.
Monitor: The Denton county potter-
ies are turning out an immense amount
of jars, jugs, pans, etc.
dk witt.
Cuero Bulletin: We have been in
formed that the scoundrels who are
robbing and plundering houses here
nightly, attempted to chloroform the in-
mtites last Friday night. The negro
under arrest, whose name is Wells, has
just been released from the peniten-
tiary, where he served out a term of
vears, being convicted and sentenced at
Victoria. A white man is supposed to
l)e connected with these scoundrels.
ellis.
Mr. Rvburn has offered the follow ing
rewards for the capture of escaped pris-
oners: For H. Crowdus, $1C0: DavM
Carter, $50; Tom Power, $50; L. ii
L'erisSey. $35; John Turner, $23: Buck
White, $25....Without more rain,
the average yield of corn in this part of
the county will be from 15 to 20 bushels
per acre.... An agent of the Galveston
News is in Ennis estimating the amount
of the gross annual shipments of home
products from Ennis. It is believed by
the best informed persons that these
shipments will fall very little, if any,
short of $1,000,000. The shipments of
eat lie and cotton alone will approximate
$590,000 per annum.
gonzales.
Inquirer: Mr. Cooksy, who lives on
Peach crock, planted his corn about the
middle of February, and he has a good
crop Cotton worms have not made
their appearance in this count}", or at
least wo can hear of none. In Some
few places the grass worms have been
mistaken for them. ...We understand
that Capt. L. C. Wrijrht, of Wrights-
boro, will begin to pick cotton next
week from a planting of the last of Jan-
uary... Mr. Haynes Shuler this week
showed us some some beautiful open
cotton bolls raised on his place. On
examining them we * ere not surprised
to hear him claim three-fourths of a
bale per acre. He has seven acres of
this cotton, and sixty acres not so far
advanced, all doing finely .... James
Harris and young Dunnevant, school
boys at Moulton were quarreling
Wednesday evening, when Harris stab-
bed Dunnevant to the heart with a
pocket-knife, killing him instantly.
Harris was about • fifteen. Dunnevant
about thirteen. Both are eons of highly
respected gentlemen, and the sad aiffair
casts a gloom over the entire commu-
nity.
hill.
Hillsboro Expositor: Last week Mr.
Wm. Armstrong, a young man, 18 years
of age, whose parents live at Irene, was
seriously and periiaps fatally injured in
the following manner: Several colored
men had met to practice for a tourna-
ment. A horse rode by one of the ne-
groes was hard to control and would
run away every time he went down the
track. Mr. Armstrong, who was sitting
on a horse witnessing the practice told
the negro he would stop the horse the
next time he ran away. The r.egro
earnestly warned him not to attempt it
as the horse was perfectly ungoverna-
ble, and if he eot in his way would be
certain to hurt him. But Armstrong
persisted and the next time the horse
went down the track, as soon as he
broke into a full run', Armstrong rode
his horse across the track to head him
off. The headstrong animal did not
even check his speed, but ran against
the horse wliieli stood in his way with
such tremendous force that Armstrong
and his horse were thrown to tho ground
and rolled over and over. Armstrong
was taken up apparently lifeless, and
though he revived, up to last accounts,
which was several days after the acci-
dent, had not spoke.
hardin.
Sour Lake correspondent of Beau-
mont Lumberman: Crops in this section
are suffering for want of rain, and if the
drouth lasts two weeks longer they will
bo seriously injured.
jack.
Corn has been saved by the late rains.
The cotton is looking fine. In 1876 the
first bale of cotton was made in this
count}-; 1877 there were 500 bales; 1878
(H O, and this year (1879) there will be
2500. At present there are over 5000
acre3 planted.
johnson.
Cleburne Chroriicte: The section of
the country a few miles around Cle-
burne has had abundance of rain. Both
the eastern and western boundaries of
the county have been less lucky....
Officers installed in Cleburne chapter
No. 100 for the ensuing twelve months:
V. Gray, high priest; G. H. Maxey,
king; "B. I). Simpson, scribe; John
Shaffer, treasurer; and N. H. Cook, sec-
retary... - At a regular meeting of Cle-
burne lodge. A., F. and A. 31., the fol
lowing officers were elected for the en
suing year: J. A. Willingham, W. M.;
N. H. Cook, S. W.; S. N. Clark, J. W.
John Shaffer, treasurer; L. F. Legg,
secretary; L. II. Vosburg, tvler.
kaufman.
Terrell Star: The family of major
Muckleroy was thrown into a state of
consternation Wednesday evening by
the screams of a little child, w ho had a
moment before started up stairs. Going
out to ascertain the cause of the fright,
Mrs. Muckleroy observed a large snake
lying on the first step of the stairs. Mrs.
Boggs dispatched the reptile Col.
Carter sold his wheat crop, amounting
to seven or eight hundred bushels, to
Waldron & Co. at 9!)} cents per bushel.
A tr„mp walked into the honse of John
Love, near Kaufman, yesterday, while
the members of the family were absent
and stole a watch belonging to Jake
Stanley. He was followed to town and
arrested with the watch on his person.
leon.
Jcwett Adeance Nearly eight weeks
since we wTere blessed with a shower.
Corn nearly ruined, and our only hopes
are now anchored in cotton, which, so
far, looks splendid.
m'lennan.
Waco Examiner: Rufus Evans, color-
ed, a witness in the McCann murder
case, states that a person approached
his gate Sunday night, and told him
that money and a letter had been left for
him at Itiveire's drug store, and to go at
once and get tham. Fearing foul play
might be "intended him, Evans staid in
his room until morning. On calling at
the drug store he learned that nothing
had been left there for him... .From
such sources of information as we deem
entirely reliable, we have learned that
no less' that 00.000 acres of land have
been opened up to cultivation within
the past twelve months in McLennan
county The shipments of cotton
show "a gratifying increase from 40,000
bales in the year 1876, to 51.974 bales,
for past current year, a gain of 11,974
bales against last year.
The correspondent of the London
Tinie*, in speaking of the surrender of
the Zulu king Cetewayo's youngest
brother to the English, says: "'In ap-
pearance Mingwende is a low, cunning-
looking savage, with a forbidding look
about his eyes. He lias a tendency to
elephantiasis, caused by his weakness
for native beer, which, it is said, he in-
dulges in to excess. His wives are con-
spicuous rather by the scanty nature of
their costume, viz.; a string of fine
beads around the loins, than by beauty
of person. The hair is shaven close, ex-
cept a round patch on the crown of the
head, where the hair is gathered into a
cone and plastered with red ciay." 
CLIFFORDS
FEBRIFUGE
Use Great Mularial Aatldofa,
FEBRIFUGE
Eradicates Fever ani Apifc
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
 Never known t® fall.
CLIFFORD'S
FE3RIFUCE
Sure Care for Danib Agrae.
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
Cares Periodical Headache.
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
The Greatest Tonic Knoxni.
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
 Cares Sllioas Fever.
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
Safe, Certain
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
Pai'aUlng and InfaUlMe.
CLIFFORD'S
FEBRIFUGE
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE.
THOMPSON, SCHOTT & CO.
Wholesale Agents, Galveston,
A Hisndi-rd Symptoms ai-.d On<
Cure.—There ip scarcwiy a symptom of any
known disease which the confirmed dyspeptic
does not experience. He is bilious, nervous,
has violent i al]>itntions as in heart disease, is
afflicted with severe hea laches, and is consti-
pated. Every organ and function of the body
sympathizes with the disea? e \ and half-para-
lyzed stomach. In all such cases
Tarrant s ElfB^sScsiit Seltzer Aperient
atTords immediate relief: effects, if persevered
in, a thorough renovation of the digestive or-
gans and restores to healthful activity th#
whole animal machinery.
 SOLD BY ALL DRI'OGISTS. 
THE WASHINGTON HOTEL.
[From the Pallas Herald.]
The famous Washington hotel, in
Galveston, has been taken in charge by that
accompiishc.1 and widely-known landlady.
MRS. SUSAN B. WHITE.
Of nil the hott-ls in that fair city that presi-
ded over by Mrs. White is the most homelike
and agreoaole. The Washington Hotel is in
the very center of the city and its charged
very reasonable.
VEW YORK CITY liOARI> FOR THE SUM-
mer at West Twentieth street, near
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Also. Country House at
Nyack, on the Hudson, noted fo- being as
healthy a village as can be found hi the state;
both under same management.
CAPT. P. A. SMITH. 28 w->st 20th streeV
New Ycrfc. For particulars, apply, to C. W.
ADAMS & CO.. Galveston.
) ap8 3m
THE BKOWN C0TT03J GIN.
Cleans tlie Seed Better, lliuiw Light-
er, Gin** Fawter, and Corft* Le*s
TOoney tlian Any Otlier Gin in th«
Market. Every .Tfaelifne 'jfstly ai>4
Legally Guaranteed.
These Machines are made of the Best Ma-
terials, and the Workmanship and F!nish are
unexcelled. Has been awarded 1'remiuies at
all the State Fairs—Georgia, Alabama, Texas,
etc.. etc.
Pri -e List of Gins, Feeders and Condensers,
yavuble during the Cotton Season:
Sizes.
lYice
j i rice Gins Price, with
I with self- self-retd g
f ding att's att. & cm.
$130 CO
140 ft.)
1«> OI
75 00
3i»Saw
3i
130 <Y)
10) 00
110 00
1-20 00
1"5 00
i -K 0)
0-J1 00
2M5 00
15 - 50
130 00
it.: 00
140 00
182 «i0
Z* 00
loO 00
THE ONLY PLACE
WHERE TO GET F.RST CLASS MEALS
* » served in the latest style, at modern
I rices, kept 5y
T. STANIFOR'T3HC,
Successor to
•A.. WATTS,
Known as
CRESCENT RESTAURANT,
128 and 130 Market Street,
Meals by the day, week or month. Anything
to order t!:at this market can aft'ord. "Fami-
lies furnished at their rooms. eod lm
"C*OR RENT—Store, corner Strand and 20th
A street, and two fir*t-class oSSces in game
building; corner s ore Strand and Center street,
and two comfortable offices in same building:
stoi* 167 Market street, lately occupied b\"
Weak Bros*, and two liist-daas oilWb in same
building; a larg * double office on second floor
over P.H. Hennesav A Co s store, ail of which
will be rented low 10 go^d aud permanent ten-
ants. Apply to
il. ROSENBERG.
Boxed readv for shipment an 1 delivered at
our faetorv. Special terms to cash purchasers.
Send for Circular containing testim- »r.ials from
over 200 live planters who bought and used our
machine-* last s--as n. From 1843 to 1858 we
manufactured Gins at C-'lumbus, Ga.. under
the llrm name of E. T.Taylor & Co.. afterward
demons. Brown & Co . and made what was
then known as the Taylor Gin. During the vear
1858 we removed to this place, where we nave
been exclusively engaged in manufacturing
Gins ever since. With long experience, the
best labor-saving machinery and skilled work-
men. we pos«fv,* advantages not enjoyed by
any other manufacturer in our liue for pro-
ducing the best work for the least monev.
Presses, Engines and Complete Outfit fur-
nished when desired. Address
BROWN COTTON GIN CO..
ap20 itawWltam New London. Coiin.
^VJRMETT^
Standard^— Flavoring
iXTMCtS
Burnett's Extracts are perfectly
pure, iuid of great strength, the cheapest
and the best, and are for sale in every
principal city and town in the United
States aud Canada?.
Housekeepers who study their inter-
ests will demand of their grocer strictly
pure Yaci'!a only, and refuse to accept
an adulterated compound, which may
render the unscrupulous dealer a larger
profit.
Thoughtful people should read the
testimonials below, from some of tha
best known Grocers in the IT. S.
Strictly standard.
—Park <6 Tit.fop.d, wew Tone.
Hare adopted them excluxitely.
—Jos. R. rEEELEs* SOX3, Cincinnati.
Give universal seitiqfaction.
—David Nicholson, St. Louis.
The very best.
—Kockwood Bros., Chicago.
We prefer them to any other.
—McIlvain'E & Co., Philadelphia.
The best in use.
—S. S. Pierce & Co., Boston.
Give the most perfect satisfaction.
—Cutting Pack in* o Co.,
„ . San Francisco.
Growing in Jntor.
—CLAIili & Meapeb, New Orleans.
Always up to the standard.
—David Crawford, Montreal.
REMOVAL
^yE WISH TO INFORM OUR FRIEXPS
in the country that we are now moving into
OUR NEW QUARTERS, where wc are pre
pared to exhibit one of the
Largest Stocks of
aUGCERISS
in the state, and with INCREASED FACILI-
TIES for handling Roods will continue to gira
sotislaetioa to the trade.
M0Q9E, STRITION i GO.