The Semi-Weekly Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1850 Page: 4 of 4
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'ypo observe that Senator Cieraens, |of
Ala., l ’‘down ” upon Clay, Benton and Cass,
gnashing them right and leu without mercy.
His late speeches in the Senate are lull of fire
and indignation, perfect torpedoes, charged
With all conceivable sorts of combustible mis-
siles. If spontaneous explosion do not occur
to the Hon. Senator, we will give over all faith
in the ignitable properties of saltpetre, gun
powder, or any other inflammable compounds
as yet known to chemistry*
Antithesis.
ON THE BIRTH OF AN INFANT.
When born—in tears we saw thee drowned,
While thy assembled friends around,
With smiles their joy confessed,
So live, that at thy parting hour,
They may the flood of sorrow pour,
And thou, in smiles be dressed.
A Strangs Death.—In McConnellsville,
Madison county, N. Y., lately, William Net-
tleton received his death from an apparently
very slight cause. A Mr. Wilbur was looking
at some frozen fish in a sleigh, and Nettleton.
coming behind him, playfully knocked his
cap off, running away as he had done it.
TRICKS OF Q,HACKS.
Lbt Everybody Read this Carefully.—
Sarsaparilla for sale in the different- towns c;
Townsend’s Sarsaparilla. It is advertissa as tl
NAI.. GENUINE, and all tnat. This Townsend i
and never was ; but was formerly a worker on ra
nals. and the like—yet he assumes the title
se of i
-yet he asst
% credit for
what he is not. He says
years! !” Now the truth is. he never pr;
day in his life! Such wilful, tricked
ooki
rmsrepresi
the man.
, i-.o iia.u never made those statements
self or of me. When will men learn to be honest an
' 1 " their dealings and intercourse with their
loi
most sin
in his life!
s bad to the character and veracity of
lade those s
ful in all
men !
ufa<
mala
men
fori
incerely,
of me.
sir
He applied
dealings and intercourse
applied to one Ruel Clapp i
cturmg his mixture, stating the lai
rse
she 1
sums he
business,
all pt
In reference to the patent granted to
Mr. Gail Borden, Jr., for his. invention of the
meat biscuit, the editor of the Scientific Ame-
rican remarks:
u This is one of the most valuable inventions
that has ever been brought forward, and will
be the means of enabling travellers and mari-
ners to enjoy both vegetable and flesh in a
most dainty dish, at any moment; and what ________ _ _______
is better, a traveler may carry a months pro-1 sell her shroud for paper*rags*.”
visions in a small tin case.” °
The editor is in error in supposing that the Webster to Hayne.-—“ When my eyes
meat biscuit is exclusively used by vessels sbab be turned to behold, for the last time, the
sailing from this port. Mr. Borden says in ®,un Z;1 |ieavenj * noj see bjm shining on
his letter to Dr. Smith, that he had not sold a glorious Union; Estates dllevered! disTor-
pound of this meat bread, only two or three dant and belligerent; on a land rent with
vessels have been furnished with small par- ch’d feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal
cels.
Wilbur, in the same sportive mood, threw a
frozen fish at him, which struck him on the
back of the neck, and he died almost imme-
diately.
True, eut rather Strong.—The Albany
Knickerbocker says: “ The meanest thing a
man can do, is to get into your confidence, and
then go and betray your secrets. Such a fel-
low would dig up the coma of his mother, and
forms, in
the Old 11
Hector’s Sarsaparilla wa
pie.
name for $7 a
duce one sing!
?. Townsend says I have sold the use of
week. I will give him $500 if he will
Sle solitary proof of this. Iiis statement's
Skillman & Co.,
Franking Privilege to Postmasters.-
The following important letter is in reply to
one from the editor of the New York Mirror:
Sir:
Post Office Department, )
Appointment Office. Dec. 31, 1849. $
The Postmaster General, after c
blood! Let their last feeble and lingering
glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of
the republic, now known and honored through-
out the earth, still full high advanced, its arms
and trophies streaming in their original lustre,
not a stripe erased or polluted, nor a single star
obscured, bearing for its motto no such miser-
______ able interrogatory as ‘ What is all this worth?
ful consideration of the question as to the right 1 i-bose other words of delusion and tolly,
of postmasters that have privilege of franking, ' Llberty lirst> anci union afterwards ;’ but eve-
to frank letters to publishers of newspapers. where, spread all over in characters of liv-
covering money for subscriptions or the name bght, blazing on all its ample folds, as they
of subscribers, has decided that when the aoat ove^ sea and over the land, and in
Postmaster is agent for the publisher, he has ev"ery wind under the whole heavens, that
the power to frank such letters, and his agen- otb^.r sentiment, dear to every American heart
cy will be presumed from the fact that he ‘ Liberty and union, now and forever, one
franks them. As no Postmaster has any au-1 aQa inseparable/ ”
thority to frank these communications but
npson,
hoods, simply made
sard
Thom
falsehouuo, .....
the truth-down m reg
pound. This is to caution the pul
Old Hr. JACOB Townsend’s Sarsi
Old Boctor’s likeness, \\\a family Coat of Arms,
eignatureacross the Coat of Arms.
Principal Office, IOC Nassau-street, N. Y City.
touring, fermenting
ublic tb purchase nom
when he is such an agent, it is proper to
A Windfall for a Jersey Bank.—The
gard him as acting in that capacity when he so ^evvark Advertiser says that a young man oi
conducts, until information is received to the bhat n?w bi San Francisco, states that
contrary. In doing this business, the Post-1 $^0,000 in bills of the Trenton Banking Corn-
master must be regarded as entirely the Pany> were destroyed by the late fire in a
agent of the publisher, and not the depart- j ®ambling house in that city,
ment. Very respectfully, &c.,
Fitz Henry Warren. . , ,, ,
--- i he sales ol land at the Milwaukie land
The consumption of coffee in Cincinnati tbe last sixgnonths, amount to 120,-
since the late rise in price, has fallen off more > 0 x J acre8.
The King of Denmark has just published a
provincial law, by which the excise duty on
ships at Copenhagen is raised.
The Pittsburg iron puddlers who have been
on a strike for higher wages, have formed two
or more associations on the mutual principle,
to conduct the iron manufacture. A prosper-
ous association of nail makers is also in opera-
tion at Wheeling. At Cincinnati two new as-
sociations of iron moulders have been formed
upon this principle.
The receipts of the Girard estate, Philadel-
phia, amount to about $104,000 a year, or
near $9000 a month.
The shares of the Montgomery and We-
than one half—so says the Daily Times.
News and Rumors from Washington.-
Mr. Hannegan, late United States Minister
to Prussia, was at Washington at last ac-
counts. The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia North American writes on
the 17th instant:
Mr. Buchanan, it is said, will soon issue his
manifesto on the slavery question, in the form
of a letter, advocating the extension of the
Missouri compromise to the Pacific, upon the
conditions contained in the resolution of Texas
annexation, which are substantially the same
as those defined in the original measure.
Gambling in California. — The New
York Commercial Advertiser publishes a let-
ter from a young man in San Francisco, dated , „ ,
23d December, which shows to what extent lUraPka Plank road are selling at a premium of
the pernicious vice of gambling is practiced in Iten Per cent-
the land of gold. The writer says : ,
Apparently there is but one business in the ™he ^ava-I Court Martial now in session at
town, and that is gambling. One young man I ;be Brooklyn Navy Yard, is occupied in the
recently laid a thousand dollars on a roulette tna* oi a sailor by the name of Stewart, for
table, and at one turn of the wheel won twen-! tempting to throw an officer overboard,
ty-seven thousand. It was his first and his.
last night on shore. He went straight back Nottingham presents the most crowded pop-
by the steamer. Two hundred thousand dol- station of England. In one particular part
lars were seen upon a card last night. There ^00 people dwell in a space not measuring
are fifty gaming houses for the place, spien- j ^20 yards square,
did buildings, with some forty tables, each for •
different games. Each table has upon it piles Literary Curiosity. — The Literary
of Spanish dollars, and upon these eagles and ^'T°rbl states, that an “Ode to the Sea,”
half eagles, and surmounting these, bars of translatedfrom Chenedolle, a French poet
gold about the size of one’s little finger, with born in 1770, and published on page 482 of
their value, $49 62, stamped upon them. Longfellow’s collection of European poetry, is
These tables vary in their amount of money. | very bkfi Byron’s famous apostrophe which
Old Dr. Jacob Townsend,
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERER OF THE
Old l)r. Townsend is now about 70 years ol'
Ions been known as the A UTHQli ami DISC
of the GENUINE ORIGINAL “ TO
SARSAPARILLA.’
limit its manufacuiri
of market, and the s
had proved i
Being
circumscribed 10
its worth, and known its value.
I prov
tile ears of many, nevertheless, as those pers
been healed of sore ureases, and saved frun
claimed its wonderfu.
ftwaLING power.
age. am
lOVEl
id rea
i who
s piejjai
le liisrln
manufactured on the largest scale, and is called for thro
out the lengih and breadth of the land, especially as
found incapable of degeneration or deterioration.
Unlike young S. P. Townsend’s, it improves with
and never changes but for the better: because it is |
on scientific principles by-a scientific man.
knowledge of Chemistry, ami the
art, have all been brought into
ture of the Old Dr’s Sars
it is well known to med'
properties, and some pi
and others, which if retained in preparing ,
and acid, which is injurious to the i
properties o.' Sarsaparilla are so volaii.
vaporate and are lost in the prepar
if they are not preserved by a scientific process, know
ly to those experienced in its mariufai
ziples, which tiy olfin
at, <
ught into requisition in the mam
Sarsaparilla. The Sarsaparilla
edical men. contains many medii
hal
ome proper!
hers, which if retainer
ermentatio
Some of tin
ley entirely
ley are not preserved by a scientific process,
,o those experienced in its manufacture,
le volatile principles, which fly olfin vapor, c
■tial me
and others, which if ret
duce fermentation and <
tern.* Some of the properties o.
that they entirely evaporate and
irvet
for use, pro-
essen
these volatile p:
tiation, under neat, are the very e
trties of the root, which give to it all its value
Any
colore
the root 1
iquid, sweeten with sour molass
SARSAPARILLA EXTRACT or I
But such is not the article known as the
i give to it al
ny person can boil or siewti,'
red liquid, which is more from the
insipid or '
then call it
liquid, which is more fron. the
than from anything else; they i
ir vapid liquid, sweeten with
SARSAPARILLA.
lared that all the inert t
and cone
of losing
fermentation is
of medical vie
then every particle oi medical virtue
tentrated form; and thus it is
of its valuable and healing prope
way, it is made the most powerful r
sec
ed form; and thus it is rendi
its valuabi
rejec
in a |
ng any of
pared iii this wa
■nee me reason wny tve near cor
side in its favor by men, women, and
ured in
ered vneap:
rties.
isea
ndatii
lulagi
Cure of innumerable Diseases
i the reason why we h<
ts favor by men, woine
undent in the cure of
CONSUMPTION. D YSPEPSIA,
r .1 r\Tn .. . - ■ ---------
es.
mmendationH
children.
>. on every
We find u
and
COMPLAINT, and in ,
ULA, PILES. COSTIVENESS, all Ol
and all affections arising from
IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD.
It possesses a marvellous efficacy in all complaints
Indigestion, from Acidit't
sing from
ual circula
ation of th
mar
digesti
lion, determina
e heart, cold fee
uueqi
Dili |)ilri-i.iwii \>i iniicii i i, pi
tint dashes over the body.
on (
and
mplatnts att
y of the Stomach, from
of blood
the
from ten thousand to five hundred thousand
dollars. London, Paris, New York and New
Orleans have sent here their most skilful gam-
blers, and the gold on their tables is really
enough to give a man sore eyes.
Lawyers in New York.—There are 1200
lawyers in New York city, 500 of whom have,
it is said, a paying practice. The number in
the state, by the census of 1845, was 3540—at
present it probably exceeds 5900.
occurs in Childe Harold—so much so as to
leave no doubt as to whence the latter drew
his idea.
Resurrection of the Minuet. — The
minuet is said by “ La Cronica” to have be-
come quite the mode in Paris and Barcelona
and is finding numerous proselytes in Madrid,
who evince a disposition to resuscitate that
grave and majestic dance, as a relief to the se-
noras and sehoritas from the agitation and
violent acrion of the polka and other dances.
Death of a Baptist Minister.—We copy
from the Monroe (Ouachita) Herald of the
22d inst. the following notice of the death of I piavei} ±te£ls
a Baptist minister at that place : | aien ^ask’
1 DiecL—Oi pneumonia, at 3 o’clock on the
morning of the 17th, the' Rev. Porter Clay,
pastor of the Baptist Church, and brother of
the Hon. Henry Clay.
Something New.—The editor of the New
Haven Register has seen a sample of pure
linen damask, woven in that city by Mr. Mat-
thew O’Connell, formerly of Dublin, and thinks
it the first ever made in this country.
behalf of'the State of Penn-
sylvania, to assist the private counsel in this
case.
____________ The Wheeling Bridge Case.—Robert J.
“The deceased was an utter stranger in|p’a^er’ bite Secretary ol the Treasury, has
Camden, upon his arrival among us, some fif- ' keen retaine^ 011 behalt of the State ol P
teen or twenty days prior to his end. But it
may not be amiss to state, that his dying hours
were cheered by the unremitting attentions of
friends, the consolation of his religious brethren,
of the several denominations among us, and
•by the most unremitting attention of skilful
physicians.
Some of the prominent educationists in New
York propose, as an incentive to study, that!
at the annual examinations of the common
schools, a certain number of the best scholars
shall be selected to have theic daguerreotype
likenesses taken and hung up in the school
room as a lasting testimonial of their good
conduct.
fiat to
feel a
rver Uie body. It has nut its equal in Cokls s
Coughs : ami promotes easy expectoration anil gentle p
spiraiiou. relaxing strictures of the lungs, throat anil en
oiher part.
But in nothin: is its excellence more manifestly sseh a
acknowledged than in all kinds and stasres of
'FEMALE COMPLAINTS.
It works wonders in cases of Fluor Albus or 1 Vhil
Falling of the Womb, Obstructed, Suppressed, or Pain,
Menses. Irregularity of the menstrual periods, and the 111
ami is effectual in curing all the forms oi Kidney Diseas,
By removing obstructions, and regulating the senei
system, it gives tone and strength to the whole body, a
thus cures all forms of
* Nervous Diseases and Debility,
and thus prevents or relieves a great variety of other m
adies. as Spinal irritation. Neuralgia, St. Vitus’ Dam
Swooning, Epileptic Fits, Convulsions, <5‘e.
It cleanses tne blood, excites the ijver to healthy actic
tones' the stomach, and gives good digestion, relieves t
bowels of torpocand consurpatidn. allays inflammation, p
rifles tlie skin, equalises the circulation of the blood, pi
dm in? ffei'tie warmth equally all over the bodv. and tj
insensible perspiration : relaxes strictures and tightness,
moves ail obstructions, and invigorates the entire nerve
system. Is not this then
The Medicine you pre-eminently
But can any of these things be said of S. P.'Ti
need?
inferior article 1 This voung man’s liouitl is not to be
COMPARED WITH THE OLD DR’S,
because of one GRAND FACT, that the one is INCAP
RLE of DETERIORATION, and
NEVER SPOILS,
while the other DOES; souring, fermenting, and blotch
Che bottles containing it into fragments ; dhe sour, ac
liquid exploding, and damaging other goods! Must not th
horrible compound be poisonous to the system ?— Wha
put acid into a system already diseased with acid 1 Wit
causes Dyspepsia but acid7 Do we not all know that win
food sours in onr stomachs, what mischief it produces?-
flatulence, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, liver cor
plaint, diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, and corruption of tl
blood? What is Scrofula but an acid humor in the body
Wliai produces all the humors which bring on Eruptions!
the Skin, Scald Head, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Whi
Swellings, Fever Sores, and all ulcerations internal and e:
ternal ? It is nothing under heaven but an acid substatic
which sours, and thus spoils all the fluids of the bodv, moi
or less. What causes Rheumatism but a sour and aci
inflaming
elieate tissues
wliere, irritating
wliieh it acts? So of nervous diseases, of impurity c
blood, of deranged circulation, and nearly all the aili
uixm
of ill!
which afflict human nature.
hor
rible to make and sell, and infinitely
ition !!
deal ir
d deal in an article which
tant resemblance to S. P. Town-
Gov. Crittenden in Distress.—Some of
his Excellency’s friends in Madison county
have presented him an ox weighing 2000
jX'ett, h™fter aCkn0WMng the ““'I . Smn American mechanics were lately in.
I wkh ittnb t'onsumeu , and in this difficulty ing was completed, six ol' the number were
s£ vou and Tm, TAeTSt°°A th,at 1 con' I dead. The seventh took passage home in tl e
come f , p;anlr t b dmen tvho may Empire City, and breathed his last the mo-
SnlF I ! tb under especial obh-, ment she dropped her anchor in New York
gations to come to my house and assist in eat- harbor.
Now is it not
tcorse to use this
SOURING FERMENTING. ACID “
S. P. TOWNSEND,
and vet he would fain have it‘understood that Old Dr. .T.t.
cob Townsend’s Genuine Original Sarsaparilla, is an IM-
ITATION of his inferior preparatic
Heaven forbid that we shout
would bear the most dis
send’a article !
We wish it understood, because it is the absolute truth,
that S. P. Townsend’s article and old Dr. Jacob Townsend’s
Sarsaparilla are heaven-wide apart, and infinitely dissi,
ilar; that they are unlike in every particular, having not
one single thing in common.
As S. P. Townsend is no doctor, and never
ckemist, no pharmaceutist—knows no more of r
disease than any other common, unscientific, unpro
what guarantee can the public have that the
•as, is
medicine or
ing it.
City Politics.—The democracy continue
in trouble. One section of the "party has
called a meeting at, Tammany Hall, on Satur-
day evening next, 14th instant, and it ought to
be a large one. The general committee of
the unterrified meet almost nightly, to settle
their troubles. W ard meetings are also be-
ing held, at which some pretty" stroncr resolu-
tions are adopted.—.Yew York Herald.
a A Sad Case.—-A Baltimore letter, dated
xdtli mst.. in the Washington Union, says:
One oi our most wealthy and esteemed citi-
zens; last night found his daughter, only aired
euteen years, in a house of ill-fame in the
lower part of the city. She had just returned
irom a boarding school in a neighboring state,
whereshe had become acquainted with a girl
Oi bad character, and hence the desertion of
her father house in a few davs after her ar-
rival.
M. ^ attemare, the indefatigable virtuosi',
has presented to the legislature of New Jer-
sey, a fine proof print of an engraving by Gi-
rard, after Ary’s Sheffer’s picture of the “Pro-
phet Daniel in the Lion’s Den.”
Some of the clerks recently discharged frem
the New York custom-house, have been re-
stored.
rofessiomil
can. what guarantee can the public have that they are re-
eiving a genuine scientific meilicine, containinc all the vir-
tues of the articles used in preparing it, and which are In
•apable of change^whi
of Disease i
what
nothing comparatively of medicine or disease? It reqijii
a person of some experience to cook and serve tip even a
common decent meal. How much more important is it
that the persons who manufacture medicine desisned fotf
e articles used in preparing it, and which are tn-
I'change^whieh might render them the AGENT'S
ealth ?
But what else should be expected from one who knows
alicine or disease? It.requires
Somebody calls a toper’s nose a volcano
and the carbuncles eruptions of the cratur.
A Clever Hit.—We learn from a Parisian
correspondent of the Tribune, that a clever
sarcasm upon pugilistic legislators has lately
been put forth in Paris. It is a caricature in
which two chimney sweeps are represented
fighting outside the Chamber of Deputies. A
policeman interposes, saying: , “No fighting
m the streets, you blackguards! Go inside
the Chamber, i-f you wish to do that,
lange^vliieh mi
: instead othealth?
xpected from or
alicine or disease
3 to cook and se
v much more n
cture medicine desist
WEAK STOMACHS AND ENFEEBLED SYSTEMS,
dionld know well the medical properties sf p
manner of securing and concentrating their healing virtues,
also an extensive knowledge of the various diseases which
atlent the human system, and how
feese diseases!
It is to arrest
ii. o wounded humanity,
bosom, to restore health, amt bloom, and vigt
crushed arid broken, and to banish infirmity that 01,1) DR.
JACOB TOWNSEND has SOUGHT and FOUND the op-
portunity and means to bring his
Grand Universal Concentrated Remedy
within the reach, and to the knowledge of all who need it
that they may learn and know, by joyful excerierice, ns
TransceiMdant Power to Heal.
For tale at iVl. bUUHAIiAN'S, 74??/ Goods and
Millinery S.orc, on Post Office street, near Trc-
m'ont. fe7
should know well the medical properties ef plants, the 'best
---------------■-----* • • heir ' ”
rious
> adapt remedies
frauds upon the unfortunate, to pour balm
umanity, to kindle hope in the despairing
re health, and bloom, and vigor into the
Eurntm# ©avOsi.
ii- WM. HENDLEY & CO.,
NEW YORK SHIPPING AGENTS AND GENERAL
,8 COMMISSION*MERCHANTS.
he Central Wharf, Galveston. fe7
a GEO. BU I'LER BROTHER,
®{J COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
^ Galveston,
ii. Cash advances will be made on shipments of
w Gotten, Sugar, Hides, &e., consigned to their
lti friends in New York, Boston, New Orleans and
se Liverpool. fey
at J. A. SAUTERS,
^ Importer and Dealer in
y Fancy Goods and House Furnishing Articles in
a- General, Parlor, Dining and Bed Room Furni-
rare, Carpeting, Matting, Floor and Table Oil
p Cloths, China, Glass add Crockery Ware,
n- Britania. Japan Tin, Wood and Willow
^ Ware, Window Ornaments, Curtains,
\r Shades and Blinds, Table and Bed
Linens, Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Paper Hang’gs, Looking Glasses,
Carpet Bags, etc., etc.
Wholesale and Retail.
Tremont st.. Galveston. & Main st.. Houston. fe7
E. WOOD,
Importer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
HARDWARE, STOVES AND EVERY VARIETY OF TIN
AND WOODEN WARE,
Tremont street, Galveston.
Iron, Steel and Ploughs. fe7
DOS WELL, HILL & GO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND COTTON
FACTORS.
i Will make liberal cash advances m all kinds of
i produce consigned to them, either for sale in this
market, or lor re-shipment to their friends in New
Orleans, New York and Boston*
We are also prepared to furnish planters with
plantation supplies, on the most reasonable terms.
Bagging and rope constantly on hand and for
sale at New Ori°ans prices. L>7
J JAMES K. BROWN,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
• Strand. Galveston. fe7
\ A. €. CRAWFORD,
D Dealer in
j DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, & GENERAL MERCHANDIZE,
c Market Ptn^-t OOvreton. fe7
c B. S. PARSONS,
* SHIPPING, LUMBER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Galveston T^xas. fe7
OUTTERSIDE & BALL,
Manufacturers of
COPPER, TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE,
fe7 Tremont Street, Galveston.
J. C. KUHN,
COMMISSION k SHIPPING MERCHANT.
Strerri, Galveston. f«7
ROBERT HUGHES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office, next door to the Federal Court room. fe7
E. KAUFFMAN & CO,.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
•Galveston.
LEWIS & CO.
STORES ON MARKET STREET AND STRAND,
GALVESTON.
Keep constantly on hand a full supply of
GROCERIES,
And shin chandWv nt whoUsaL and retail.
JONES & UFFORD,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND WHOLESALE DEALER
IN GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, BOOTS. SHOES. &C.
Will make liberal advances on produce con-
signed to them for sale or shipment. fe7
H. S. GARLICK,
PROVISION. LEATHER AND FINDING STORE.-
Adjoining the Brick Wharf,
Galveston Texas. fe7
ADAMS, FRBDER#fcl! & CO.,
Successors to Rice, Ada.ms if* Co.
COTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Galveston. Texas. fe7
A GENC Y FOR THE COLLECTION OF
Si. CLAIMS—The subscriber will attend to the
collection of debts due by citizens in any countv
in this State, and to the prosecution of claims
against the late Republic of Texas, or the Govern-
m mt of the United States,
era A. F. .TAMES.
PENNEY & FLINT, :
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. &C.. &C.
Corner of Mark t & Ce-tre *trepts G- ’v "ton. f 7
J. S. VEDDER,
DEALER IN STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS.
Boots, Shoes, Hals, Clothing. Crockery Ware,
Sugar, Coffee, T a Flour, Bacon, Alolasscs,
Salt, Spices Snip, S arch. Shot, Gun
Powder. Lead, if* Fruit o f all kinds.
ffiyporm r of Tremont, st. A Stand, Galveston, fis? *
JLi. Lie ST. Lilt, 1
Wholesale and. Retail Dealer in
GROCERIES, LietUORP, SEGARS, FRENCH k HAVANA
PRODUCES. ^
Comer Oi Tremont and Market streets, next to
to the Gom’l and Asrric’l B^nkofGalvestm. fe7
J. H. BENNETT, r
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Galveston. Texas.
Liberal cash advances will be made on Cotton
or other produce consigned to me for sale in this
market, or for shipment. All consignments are l]
covered by an open policy of Insurance from any
place of shipment in the State. fi-7 r
J. S. Sydnor, J. Bone. /
SYDNOR & BONE, 1
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
GROCERIES, WESTERN PRODUCE. DRY GOODS, READY '
MADE CLOTHING, HARDWARE, kC.
Strand. Galveston,
Cash advances for Texas produce to be shipped
to onr frimpis in New Yorit or Po ton. fe7 ~
H. A. COBB, Strand, 2<
AUCTIONEER & COMMISSION MERCHANT. 2(
Strict attention paid to all sales at Auction, Met- h
chenffize Peri EffGte N^rer's or Cmtle. fe7
ii. W. DAKE Js CO.,
Dealers in -.
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, WOOD, LUMBER,
SHIP CHANDLERY, &C.
Foot of Menard’s Wharf, Strand, Galveston.
The highest price paid lor all kinds of country
produce.
A. BAIjDINGER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in F
GROCERIES, LIOUORS, CROCKERY, WOODWARE, &C. —
fe7 Corner of Mechanic and 22d streets.
N. D. LABALIE, J
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in —
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, FANCY AR- f
TICLES, SCHOOL BOOKS, GARDEN SEEDS, ETC. V
fe7 Corner of Market and 22d streets.
ALBERT BALL,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES
SADDLERY, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, COMBS, A]
BRUSHES, PERFUMERY. & FANCY GOODS. 1°
f 7 Ptrend. Galveston.
B HO WN & BO WERS,
Corner of Tremont & Mechanic sts., Galveston.
Dealers in Hardware and Cutlery, and Manufac-
turers of Tm Cower if- Sheet Fop. Ware ' ffi7 ve
©to ter its an® affiuors.
D ECEIVED PER GALVESTON—
LV 10 casks new Shoulders,
2 tierces Sugar cured Hams,
10 bbls Whiskey,
20 “ Seed Potatoes,
20 “ Franklin Mills Flour,
25 kits No. 1 Salmon,
10 bbis Mess Pork,
200 pieces Wall Paper.
For sale bv fe7 LEPERT & DYER.
LI) BOURBON WHISKEY—5 barrels
of that celebrated Old Bourbon Whiskey, for
rale by_fe7_ ALBERT BALL.
TAAMPLY GROCERIES always on hand at
H fe7 L. W. DAKE & CO.. Strand.
A KEGS NAILS, assorted, for sale by
/ riP fe7 BROWN & BOWERS.
SUPERIOR TEAS—Oolong Tea—
The particular attention of families using
Black Tea is requested to the subscriber’s
assortment of medium line and extra
Extra Imperial and Gunpowder Toa. of the fin-
;t quality, selected expressly for retail trade, for
tie at the very lowest prices by
fr7 " A. C. CRAWFORD.
FAMILY GROCERY.
FRUIT, SPICE. SEGAR & TOBACCO STORE.
Market Street, opposite Hessley’s Brick Store."
Mrs. Gessina Frith has constantly on hand a
irge supply of the above articles.
Also, American w an anted Garden Seeds, of eve-
A choice lot of Preserves on hand, and a
Y'-l ROCERIES, &c.
AX on hand a genera
The subscriber has now
general and well selected assort-
receiving new supplies. Purchasers will
. stock complete at all times. He now of-
• sale at the very lowest prices for cash,
tie or retail:
Teas—45 packages superior fresh Green and
lack.
Coffee—45 sacks old Java and Rio.
Chocolate and prepared Cocoa, Broma and
Candles—20 boxes, Sperm and Adamantine.
Flour—15 bbls St. Louis.
Hams and Clear Sides, Mess Pork.
Salt—30 sacks coarse and hne.
Starch and Soap—Yellow, No. 1, Castile and
Back wheat—30 bags and keys.
011—15 bbls winter srained Whale Oil.
Tobacco—Chewing Tobacco, choice brands.
Sugar—20 bbls brown crushed and powdered.
Mackerel and Shad. 10 bbls No. 1 and No. 2.
Cheese—15 boxes, and 5 firkins Goshen Butter.
Brooms—30 dozen Shaker Brooms.
; Bread—5 bbls Wilson’s New York.
-Otard, Dupuey & Co., superior.
Bra ©aoOs Nc.
J. HOWARD & BRO.,
Have constantly on hand an assortment of fancy
and staple Dry Goods, which will be sold on rea-
sonable terms at Hessley’s brick store on Market
street, Galveston.
Also on consignment an assortment of valuable
Jewelry, Combs, Paper, and a general variety of
articles, which will be sold cheap. fe7
TARY GOODS—Received by recent arrivals
U from New York,
Brown and Bleached Domestics,
Prints, Ginghams and Muslins,
Cottonades, Denims and Kerseys,
Broad Cloths and Kerseymers, ’
Satinets and Kentucky Jeans,
Irish Linen, Linen drillings and checks,
Furniture Plaids and apron checks,
Silk, Linen, and Madrass hdkfs,
With a large stock of other articles in this line,
which will be sold as low as the lowest by
W ALBERT BALL Strand.
M. BUCHANAN,
DEALER IN FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS WHOLE-
SALE AND RETAIL.
Post Office street, near Tremont House.
We would invite the attention of the public gen-
erally to this establishment, where they may find
at all times a large and well selected assortment of
Dry Goods, Bonnets, and Millinery articles of eve-
ry description, of the latest and most desirable
styles.
Persons from the country who are trading for
cash would do well to call and examine our stock.
A large addition of new and desirable spring and
summer goods are expected shortly, which will be
sold at the lowest prices for cash only. fe7
T? ^ ^ GOODS—A choice selection of Silks,
A Cashmeres. De Laines, plain and embroid-
ered muslins, Laces, Ribbons. Gloves, Shawls,
&c.. at the fp7 H~»s^ Furnishing' Warehouse. ’
BAGGING and ROPE, lioin the Louis-
manufacturing company, constantly on
fef______________ GEO. BUTLER & BROTER.
TTATS AND CAPS—Beaver, Moleskin Pa’-
XJL nama, Campeachy, Mexican and wool Hats
with a large stock of Fur, Cloth and glazed Caps!
always on hand and for sale by r
Jrl_ ALBERT BALL. Stnnd.
Y4URTA5N DRAPERY—S,Ik and Worsted
, Yfmask, fast colors. Cotton Damask, Buff
and I u rkey Red. Muslins; embroidered and
printed curtains, Curtain Rods and Rings. Orna-
ments. Bands and Knobs, Painted Shades and
L-plit Blin:!s—a general assortment, at low prices ■
at tae ^ House Furnishing Warehouse.
A. C. CRAWFORD. Market st.
iIL &t CANDLES—Winter strained Lard
Oil. Adamantine anl Star Candles, direct
n the manufacturers in Cincinnati. For sale
07 -G^O. BUTLER & BROTHER.
for
WM. HENDLEY & CO.
iETTING, STEIL & CO., Strand, have
constantly on hand a general and well selec-
80 “ “ Whitewine,
20 bbls superior Albany Cream Ale,
2 halfpipes best Shedam Gin,
50 jugs French Mustard,
80 boxes assorted Bitters and Cordials,
50 boxes soap,
40 boxes Summer T^low Candles,
M, a KKGUCED PRICES, an assortment of
XX the following articles:
Dress, and Sack Coats,
Cassimere and Satinet Pantaloons
Fancy and plain Vests,
Red flannel Shirts and Drawers,
Canton flannel Drawers and underShirts
Guny Frocks, Green Jackets,
Lambs wool and yarn Socks,
Children^ and Misses yarn Gloves,
Muslin de laines, Satinet. Kentucky Jeans,
Red, white, green and yellow Flannels,
Misses’ Shawls, yarn Socks and Caps,
And ail wollen goods will be sold at cash to close
them out, by - A. C. CRAWFORD,
__ _ Market street.
fA AB PET IN G,M ATTIN G & OI L CLOTH
Yf Upwards of 2o00 }rards velvet Tapestrv,
Brussell’s Trepply and Ingrain Carpeting*; 200(>
yards Floor Oil Cloth, from 2 to 16 feet, wide, a
splendid assortment of patterns and qualities soid
lower than the lowest, at the
House Furnishing Warehouse.
©Hi T ^tOOTS» SHOES & CLOTHING,
r SCHINDLER has on hand a large
* ^rapply °* ladies’ and gent’s boots, shoes,
bootees and gaiters, fine and coarse, and uf everv
variety. Also India rubber shoes and boys and
mi nes’ and children’s boots and shoes, an excellent
assortment.
He has also an assortment of boys’ and mens’
clothing, hats, caps, &e., &c., all of which will be
sold cheap for cash.
Store on the corner of Market and 82d st.eet*
fe7 3m
20 bids Smoking To,
■in th
fcco,
Spices, and every
fe22
ECEIVED
, Bn men, 25 hati
15 kegs Gre
50 demijohn Pel!
HERSCHEL, from
Seller wo ter,
barley for sale by
OETT!NG, STEIL & CO.
SACKS
fc7
SALT tor sale by
L. W. O AK F A Co.
FOR MEDICAL USE— Old Port,
Sherry and Madeira Wines, suitable for
' invalids, Iftving been selected expressly
lical use, for sale by
A. C. CRAWFORD.
BOXES GOOD CLARET, for sale by
f>7 L. W. DAKE & Co.
rr OOD—300 cords Wood for sale. Families
y and boats will be supplied on the shortest
ice and at low rates.
L. W. DAKE & CO.
‘NT—Rosendale Cement, on consign-
and orders, will be taken for any quan-
GEO.'BUTLER & BROTHER,
_Agents for the Company.
ROSIN, SPUN YARN, PITCH,
Bolt Rope, Linseed Oil., Oakum,
Turpentine. For sale at
L. W. DAKE& CO’s., Strand.
. J. S. GROOT,
SASH. DOOR AND BLIND MAKER.
Corner of 22d and Mechanic Streets, opposite
E. Kauffman’s Store.
An assortment of Sash always on hand. Orders
from the country attended to punctually and on
reasonable terms.
Sash primed and glazed on moderate terms. fe7
OTATIONERY—10 Reams Foolscap Paper
40 Reams Letter Paper,
Blank account and Record Books,
Sch to] Books, etc., -etc. For sale by
PENNEY & FLINT.
i ORTER—10 casks “ Hibberts” Brown Stout
for sale by fe7 JONES & UFFORD.
50 bbls Mercer Potatoes,
15 “ Russian Turnips,
er, 20 bxs Goshen Cheese,
50 bags Buckwheat.
H. S. GARLICK,
Adjoining Brick Wharf.
pOMBSAND BRUSHES—Shell, wrought-
KJ back, Tuck, Dressing, and Pc-cket Combs,
Ivory Dressing. Pocket and*fine Tooth do
Buffalo-wrought, back, Tuck and Pocket do
Horn Dressing Tuck and Pocket do
Hair, Clothes, Tooth. Nail. Scrubbing. Horse
Blacking and White-Wash Brushes, at wholesale
and retail by fe7 ALBERT BALL Strand.
p
ANCY DRY GOODS —100 doz. Cotton
^ Hose, 50 doz. Cotton half Hose,
20 doz. Silk and. Worsted Hose
20 do white and black Kid Gloves,
30 do Parasols,
10 do Umbrellas,
And eyery variety ol fancy Dry Goods for sale by
fe7 ‘ PENNEY & FLINT.
Q UNDRIES—50 bbls Flour,
O 50 bbls Potatoes, 20 kegs Lard,
10 hhds Sugar, 20 “ Butter,
Received per late arrivals, and for sale by
f '7 JONFS A- TJFFO°D
TVOMESTIU
U Prints,
pieces
OR INVALIDS—
Homcepathic Chocolate, Farina,
Sweet do Broma,
Mills No. 1 do Cocoa,
Old Port Wine, Soda Biscuit,
Pure French Brandy, Oolong Tea.
Sherry & Madeira Wine. Currant Jelly,
sale by ffi7 A. C. CRAWFORD.
etc.,
various qualities, for sale by
JONES & UFFORD.
ROCERIES—10 boxes Tea,
100 boxes Soap, 10 bbls Amer. Brandy,
l bbls Holland Gin, 10 casks French Brandv,
10 do Whiskey, 20 bxs Tomato Catchup,
10 do Brandy Cherries, 50 package Tobacco,
s Pickles, 20 boxes,Raisins,
7 description of Groceries for sale at the
es by PENNEY &. FLINT,
Cor. Maik t & Centre streets.
T
AX AGENCY—The subscriber will attend
to he payment of taxes upon lands lying in
the several counties of this State
lei 5
I
WILL ALIEND
Furniture,
A. F. JAMES.
to the sale ot
Merchandize,
Real Estate, or Negroes,
At Auction or otherwise.
fr‘7 H. A. COBB, Auctioneer, Strand.
JOHN DE A N ,
COTTON FACTOR 4; GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Office, Post Office street, near the Tremont.
Galveston Texas. fe!9
LAWRENCE FROSH,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Strand, Galveston, Texas.
fel5
J. G. REMICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
Galveston, Texas fe!5
P. N. WILLIAMS, M. I).,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Dr. AY. deems it necessary to say that he
has graduated at the University of Maryland in
1832, since which time he has been constantly and
assiduous employed in the full exercise of' his pro-
fession, and has spared no expense to keep up
with the improvements, and is now fully prepared
to perform any operation appertaining to (he hu-
man mouth.
Dr. W. has received a large supply of Stockton’s
celebrated premium incorruptible mineral teeth,
also teeth with artificial gums. Persons requiring
artificial teeth can always be suited in exact color,
shade, size, etc., as he has a large supply on hand.
Residence on Church street, opposite the Metho-
dist Church where he can be found at all times, le7
TVOOTS AND SHOES—50 casts Boots and
JD Shoes, received by jlate arrivals direct from
the manufacturers, for sale very low by
fe7 JONES & UFFQRD.
DRY GOODS — 3U0
20 pieces Denhams,
20 pieces Irish Linen.
100 do Bleached Shirtings,
100 do unbleached do
10 bales Lowels, 50 pairs Blankets,
For sale on low terms by
fe7_________________PENNEY & FLINT.
XT'ANCY DRY GOODS, MILLINERY
r AND DRESS TRIMMINGS.—The under-
signed has a select assortment of Dry Goods, of
every description, bonnets, etc., whichwill be sold
on moderate terms.
MRS. C. BRANARD, Post Office st,
A large stock of Spring goods are expected
shortly, consisting of the most fashionable and
choice articles in the above line. fel9
dnriijp BOOTS, SHOES AND BROGANS
—30 cases, containing a general assoit
r ml ment of Mens’, Boys’ and Children’s thick.
and fine Boots, Shoes and Brogans. Ladies’
and Misses’walk ng Buskins, ties and Slippers,-
etc., etc.-, for the retail trade, for sale bv
fr?__________A. C. CRAWFORD.
O BRING CLOTHING—The subscribers will
0 receive per first packet from New York, a
splehdid assortment ol Spring Clothing, consisting
01 200 pairs French Bombaz’ne Pant's,
400 do Plaid ah 1 ch ek linen Pants,
250 do Gambroon Pants,
500 do French & American Cottonadc Pants,
250 do Plaid Kersey Pants,
100 do French Drill Pants,
250 fine Black Cloth Coats,
250 California Sack Coats,
150 Alpacca Sack Coats. £
150 Alpacca Dress and Frock Coats,
250 Camlet Lustre Coats.
Also—Vests, Shirts, Drawers, etc., etc., etc.,
whichwill be offered for sale at greatly redugqd
prices by fe7 PENNFY & FLINT.
R Y GOO DS, HOUSE-KBEPINQ
GOODS etc., consisting in part of
Bleached and Brown 10-4 & 12-4 Linen Sheeting
do do 5-4. 6-4,10-4, & 12-4 Cotton do.1
Bleached Long Cloth Shirtings
Sup’r do Byron do
Heavyr and fine Brown do
Bleached. Brown and Blue Drilling,
Brown and Bleached Table Damask,
Marseiles Q.uilts. Furniture Prints,
Towel Linen, Crash, Irish Linens,
Red, green, white and yellow Flannels,
Jeans, Linseys, Satinets,
De Laines, Alpaca Lustres, etc.
Merrimack Prints, Ginghams, Ticking,
Blue Barege, Veils, Shawls,
Apron and furniture Check, Cambric,
Shirting stripes, Suspenders. Umbrellas,
Spool cotton, Needles, Pins, Hooks & Eyes, Tape*
Silk and Cotton Hdkfs, Fancy Cravats.
English Hose and half Hose,
Fine linen bosom Shirts, Collars,
Whicfi ape offered cheap for cash bv
fr? A. C, CIL\W*"
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