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"Tetter fbo* new oklfaks.
The Speaker-hip War—Dnrell InTes*
ligation—Prospeets of ft New
Election—The FwOwifcts*
if- .V:.'• Easiness.
New Orleans, Jan. 13.
Editors Houston Mercury:
The opening of the session of
the Legislature tor 1874 was the
signal tor the downfall of hopes
which had been tenderly cher-
ished week in and week oat
through the summer solstice,
and which proved the basis of
more fond dreams of sudden
wealth than have been enter-
tained since the halcyon days of
1870. Hon. Louis A. Soaer, a mem-
ber of the House from Avoyelles,
returned from a trip to the Ex-
position at Vienna, filled with
thoughts of his growing political
importance, and especially with
a realization of his adaptability
for the position of Speaker.
Pinchback, his traveling com-
panion, had avowed his friend-
ship and determination to see
him through. Pinchback's of-
flce-holders, appointed in the glo-
rious interregnum between War-
moth's downfall and Kellogg's
installation, coald, of course, do
nothing else but second the
movement. A combination was
quickly formed, in which Sena-
tor Al. Harris, Chas. Montaldo,
with the city delegation and
John W. Fairfax, were the prime
movers. With the celerity almost
of thought the phalanx of the
new faction was rapidly rein-
forced, and, two weeks prior to
the assembling of the Legisla-
ture, bets were freely offered
that Hon. Chas. W. Lowell, the
present Speaker, would not even
offer a remonstrance against in-
stant dethronement. Daring the
closing week of 1873 the Mechan-
ics' Institute was metamorphosed
into a pandemonium, an ali-
mentary pandemonium so to
speak, in which cigars, whisky
and free lunches were furnished
ad libitum, and where legislative
pilgrims of every degree fared
sumptuously every day on purple,
•wine and fine linen. At a caucus
held as'late as the Saturday be-
fore the commencement of the
session, Mr. Lowell was invited
to resign, and a committee re-
paired to his rooms on Custom-
house street to notify him of the
vote taken.
Alas! for the futility of human
ambition. Mr. S. B. Packard,
United States Marshal, who has
more political power, and is a
much better political manager
than anv Republican in Louisi-
ana, objected. He notified the
gentlemen sent to confer with
Mm that the session of 1874 was
to be devoted to the legii
interests of the State. That cer-
tain legislation relative to the
funding of the State debt in
new bonds and the reduction of
State taxes was essential, not
only to the salvation of the par-
ty, but the preservation of the
government itself.
Just oae half hour before the
meeting of the Legislature as-
sembled, Messrs. Lowell and
Souer met and compromised.
Souer's friends claim that Lowell
promised to resign in ten days,
and in the meantime to leave
the committees undisturbed.
The committees have not as yet
been interfered with, but as to
the resignation, the future must
develop it. While this change
was progressing Kellogg, who
does nothing of his own accord,
must have received his orders,
for he at once issued peremptory
instructions to his subordinates
to have nothing whatever to do
with the fight, and Fairfax, in
obedience thereto, at once with-
drew.
Pinchback succeeded in having
a joint resolution recommending
him to the United States Senate
adopted, and has left for Wash-
ington, accompanied by George
W. Carter. George, as the read-
ers ot the Mercury have doubt-
less ere this discovered, is the
Jonah of the Republican party
of Louisiana, and it is confident-
ly believed that before the sup-
plies are cut off, Pinch will have
been safely laid up in ordinary.
The knowing ones' here are now
convinced that we are to have
two scape-goats before the Lou-
isiana muddle will cease to be a
cause of bewilderment forever.
The lambs who are to be laid up-
on the sacrificial altar of liberty,
according to gossip, are P. B. S.
Pinchback and E. H. Durell, the
latter on account of his Unpopu-
lar order, and the first on gene-
ral principles.
THE DURELL INVESTIGATION,
which terminated on Saturday,
January 10th, and continued ten
days, developed some exceeding-
ly damaging facts against E. E.
Norton, the General Assignee in
Bankruptcy. It is believed by
the more sensible men who ap-
peared before the committee as
witnesses, that the ^entire com-
plication has arisen through Nor-
ton, and but for him the accusa-
tions would amount to. nothing
whatever. The celebrated re-
straining order the best lawyers
now believe to be but a rigid in-
terpretation of the acts supple-
mentary to the 15th amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States. Congress is unquestion-
ably restive under the enforce-
ment of the aet, but it cannot in
all fairness blame the Jndge who
put what was designed as a
harmless theory into dangerous
practice.
THE STATE DEBT.
In the meantime, a bill has
been introduced in- the Senate,
directing the funding of the out-
standing obligations of the State
in new bends, which will be ex-
changed for old bonds on a basis
of two for one-^-that is, to take
up the old bonds at 50 cents on
the dollar. The State debt will
be limited to fifteen millions by
an amendment to the Constitu-
tion, and another amendment
will limit State taxes to one and
a half per cent. This will un-
doubtedly become a law before
any other important business is
transacted.
THE PROSPECTS OF A NEW ELEC-
TION.
The best informed persons
with whom yonr correspondent
has conversed are satisfied that
the Louisiana muddle must event-
ually result in the ordering of a
new election.
It may not come until toward
the close of the sesson of Con-
gress. There are too many other
important matters demanding
the attention of the National
Legislature, but the motion*
made a day or two ago to refer
the matter back to the Commit-
tee on Elections is an indication.
An investigation extending for
ten years would not develop the
facts of the case. That frauds
were committed on both sides is
undoubtedly true, bat to trace
all or one-half of them home, is a
moral impossibility. A" "new
deal" is the only solution to the
difficulty, and certainly the
easiest one that has been yet sug-
gested.
In addition the present
State Governnent, whatever may
be said to the contrary, is far
from being a happy family. Kel-
logg was, undoubtedly, cheated
out of the most lucrative patron-
age within the gift of the execu-
tive, and politios without patron-
age, as all know, is slow work.
He has been l>ountifal in
promises, but promises will not
carry one for ever, and he has
succeeded in disgusting every
decent man of either party with
whom he has been brought in
contact He may, after the
present Legislature adjourns,
attempt to repossess himself of
the offices bestowed by Pinch-
back. This is the last session of
the present General Assembly,
the new members being elected
next November, and during the
internal of eight months until
the election, Kellogg will have
far more power than he now en-
joys. Such a move, however, re-
presents only one side of the
case, and although it might
prove- delightful to Kellogg,
there are others to be consulted.
As before stated, the most
werfnl Republican in Louis-
ana to-day ia United States Mar
shal S. B. Packard. Although
the chief manager for years, he
has carefully abstained from all
participation in the spoils of
State elections, and to-<l;iy is,
comparatively speaking, a poor
man. Should a new election be
ordered, his friends will, un-
doubtedly, urge him as a candi-
date; and. more than that, he
will carry not only the entire Re-
publican vote, but a large num-
ber of Conservatives. I am put-
ting the case plainly, as there is
not a New Orleans paper would
dare to say half so much; but
the future will tell whether
or not my prediction will be
verified.
THE FUSIONISTS.
The Fusionists, owing to the
gross mismanagement of their
leaders, have sunk into a mere
faction, scarcely deserving the
name of party. The great mis-
fortune with the more intelligent
citizens of New Orleans is, their
utter lack of conceit of action.
The conservative community
may be divided into three classes:
the merchants, who in prosper-
ous seasons are ready to con-
tribute to nearly every political
move, but who will not them-
selves, participate or devote a
moment to auything other than
their legitimate business. A
second class embraces attorneys
with no practice, other impecu-
nious professional men, and gen-
teel vagrants, whose sole desire
on earth is to secure office, and
who will stop at nothing which
will advance them toward that
desideratum. The third class
includes ward politicians and
roughs of every description, who
work on election days and at
primary meetings for money
paid in hand, and who a*e satis-
fied with the crumbs which fall
from official tables. I regret to
say that, notwithstanding many.
assertions to the contrary, the
Fire Department affords a nu-
cleus for this class of political
aspirants. Usually, the candi-
date for the Legislature becomes
the president of a fire company;
he parades with it religiously
every fourth of March," attends
its meetings, and is essentially
one of the "b'hoys."
In the last general election
held here this was particularly
the case. The Mayor of the city
and the Administrator of Police
are officers of fire companies,
and, if I am not mistaken, the
Administrators of Assessments,
of Commerce and of Water
Works, are each exempt mem-
bers. While upon this subject I
cannot resist from detailing the
animus which prevails among
gentlemen of this character. Far
from representing the people,
they are as much the exponents
of a clique as the extremist Rad-
ical who ever breathed. The
Mayor, for example, represents
the Creole interest. There is
annually given out, the work of
making tax and license bills, a
labor which in the aggregate
costs several thousand dollars,
and which would afford constant
occupation to a number, of de-
serving men. This task, for sev-
eral years, has been allotted to a
well known Creole who, although
doubtless an estimable gentle-
man, owes the patronage entirely
to the accident of birth.
The suggestion of Hon. Chas.
Gayarre, that the forty Conser-
vative members of the House
returned by both Boards, should
take their seats in the Kellogg
Legislature, elicited a storm of
abuse from the Fusionists. To
an attack upon him made in a
recent speech, by Mr. H. N.
Ogden, Mr. Gayarre replied in
set terms, pronouncing Mr. Og-
den, in polite phrase, an egre-
gious ass. The Fusion members
met last week in an office on
Carondelet street, but the farce
ot meeting without a quorum in
either house grew monotonous,
Mid on Saturday last they ad-
journed sine die. They are con-
demned by all reasonable men
for not ignoring personal consid-
erations, and contributing to the
utmost of their ability to the re-
demption of the State in the only
sphere wherein they can act. It
is claimed that when once elected
they ceased to be party men, and
that as public officers represent-
ing a large and respectable con-
stituency, it was their duty to
co-operate with the only Govern-
ment- recognized at Washington,
and the only one which has actual
existence. As a result of this
controversy all Fusion members
who are not in their seats at one
o'clock to-day, will be excluded.
BUSINESS,
The effects of the panic appear
to be about over, and our levee
now teems with products of all
descriptions. Of course, we
have the usual number of croak-
ers, who cry down New Orleans
on every possible occasion. As
an indication that every one is
not starving, I can state that one
brokerage firm during the month
of December disposed of two
millions and a half of merchan-
dise. There is, however, un-
doubtedly, much suffering among
the humbler classes. The news-
paper business is almost in a
state of coma, but to give you
the details of their disasters
would require more space than
this already extended let ter can
afford, and I must reserve until
another day the history of their
perils by flood and field and hair
breadth 'scapes.
1 have just heard that the
funding bill has passed the Sen-
ate and will reach the House to-
day. Thistle.
po\
fan
(irocers.
WILLIAM D. CLEVELAND.
^-^ZER-XAT-USTG-:
5000 < a.ei Pratt's Kerosene Oil
600 Bolls Buffalo Bagging.
3t0 Boxes all Grades Tobacco
, !430 H. all Grades Cigars.
2>0 3agi Co
500 Ss cka Texas Klour.
30 Barrols New Bockirhes
i
Together with a complete stock of
Staple, Family and Fancy groceries
and (.very variety ol Wood and Willow Ware,
TEXAS SUGAR AND SYRUP
from ten (10) plantations will begin to arrive in
a ffw days and be sold at New Orleans prices.
PRSONAL ATTENTION
GIVEN TO 8ALE AND BHTPMENT 07
COTTON.
I DO SOT BUT COTTON,
but handle strictly on commission, and will at
Chit time, and during the season, advance liber-
al!} on conalgnmen's.
Wtt. D. CLEVELAND,
Wholesale Grocer & Gen. Commission Merchant,
37 Main Street, Houston, Texas.
octlSMf
JOHN COLLINS,
THE GROCiEfR
AND
DEALER,
HOUSTON
TEXAS.
H. HENKE,
new orleans grocery store.
CHEAPEST GBOCEBY IN HOUSTON.
Opposite llarket, on Congress Street
NEW SHIPMENTS ETEBY DAY.
Finest Articles—Cheapest Prices in the
City.
tS~Come and see us and be persuaded. ~fi#
declO-lm
"Bad temper bites at both
ends," is a maxim to be remem-
bered.
.Miscellaneous Advertisements.
1874~H VVANA LOTTERY.
ORDI9ARY DRAWINGS.
Class No. 917 draws January 8th.
" " 918 " " 28th.
" " 919 " February 17th.
•' " 920 " March 9th.
Capital Prize $100,000
Second Prize 50,000
Third Prize 25,000
Fourth Prize 10,000
450 prizes from $5000 to $300 each.
Price of Whole Tickets $20
" Half " ... 10
" Quarter Tickets 5
Address all orders to
MANUEL ORRANTIA,
janl lm 1S8 Common street, N. 0.
g CONRADI,
Watchmaker & Jeweier,
61 MAIN STREET,
(VAN ALSTYHI'B BUILDING.)
HOUSTON, - - - - TEXAS.
\WT( HK«, CLOCKS, JEWELRt,
Carefu'ly repaired and warranted.
fine Gold Jewelry, Diamonds, Solid Silve
Ware. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold Watehes
and Chains, and a large supply of Silver
Wafcbes always on hand.
♦3-Also sola agent for the celebrated DIA-
MOND SPFOTACLE8 je27-tf
CIRPET WAREHOUSE, 17 Oliartres
street, New Orleans. A. Brousseau,
Importer and Dealer, offers wholesale and
retail, Carpetiug, 1000 pes. English and
American. Oil Cloths—Floor. Table and
Enamel. Matting—1000 rolls, white,
check and fancy. Window Shades, Cor-
nices, Table and Piano Covers. Curtains
—Lace find Nottingham Lace. Brocatelle,
Coteliues, Terries, Reps, etc. Hair Cloth.
Gimp. Plush, etc.
janl Gm A. BROUSSEAU.
NOTICE.—Having been appointed and
qualified as the Guardian of the mi -
nors of Isaac Colman, deceased, this is to
notify all persons having claims agaiDSt
the community of said estate to present
the same to Mrs. Rosalie Colman and my-
self fur adjustment and settlement, and all
persons indebted to said estate will make
pavnaent to Mrs. R. Colman and mvself.
- SAM. STERNE,
dec30-lm Guardian, Sea.
Srliool*.
H
0UST0N ACADEMY,
B. S. FITZGERALD, Principal,
Houston, Texas.
The session of this Institution will be
resumed on MONDAY, the 5th day of
January, 1874.
Terms—Monthly in advance, currency:
Preparatory Department $4 00
Middle Department 5 00
Academic Department 6 00
Pupils should be present the first day to
facilitate the formation of classes. ja3 2\v
Y0U1W LADIES'
BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL,
Corner McKinney and Crawford Streets.
HOUSTON. - TEXAS.
The 14th Annual Session will commence Sep-
tember 1st. The Institution has been rendered
easy of access by pavements lately laid.
Competent Teachers will direct the classes of
German, French, Dra-.ri jz and Painting; al«o,
Vocal and Instrumental Mueic. The Latin and
Hebrew Languages will also be taught if re-
quired. Pupils have use of Pianos.
For tern s, apply to
M. B. BKOWNE, Directress,
anglR tf or E S A ROSR. Assistant.
ENGLISH-GERMAN SCHOOL,
At the new School-bouse on Milam street, be-
tween McKinn y and Wilier Sts.
MR. THOENSSEN & MBS. DePELCHLN
Teachers.
B >th Languages thoroughly tangh'.
For terms, apply to th* 1 eicher3.
Houxiou, October 18, 1873. ju>l my
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
gTRAWBERRIE"'.
I have a fine stock of Plants from fine
varieties, at the low price of one dollar a
hundred,
Also, large collection of Fine Ever-
greens, Rare Roses, Fruit Trees, Umbrella
Chinas, and general nursery stock. Send
for a catalogue. A. WHITAKER,
jan8d2w Houston.
G1
IORGE DUWRLfc
AGTCKT FOR
CHARTER OAE COOK STOVES,
AMERICAN CIRCULAR SAWS,
RUBBER BELTING AND PACKING,
GENERAL HABDWAB
RAILS, CUTLERY,
« AND TIN WARE,
mltf SB Main Stres*.
NOTICE.
Office Stock Abb. or Texas, 1
Houston, July 9, 1873. i
rhe following action was had and passed by
theBoard of Directors July 8, 1873:
Resolved, That the Stock Association ot Texas
will pay $250 for the detection and conviction
of any party for the theft of stock from any of
this Association.
f. W. ALLEN, President.
T. U. LUBBOCK. Secretary jui> 6 dAwtf.
JLLIU s 60HLMAK,
Dealer* In Furniture, Carpets, Oil Cloth. Mat-
ting, Window Shades, and general House
Furnishing Goods; Picture Frames, Cornices,
Moss and Hair Mattresses made to order.
MOBKIS' BUILDING, 67 and 60 Miin St..
augl2-ly. HOUSTON, TEXAS
JJOUSTON CEMENT, PIPE AND
ARTIFICIAL STONE WORKS.
Pipes for Sewers, Drum Pipes for 9ardens,
Outhouses, etc.; Stone Pavements, Vases of
every variety of pattern for Gardens, Lawns and
Cemeteries: Chimney Flues; and ail sorts of use-
ful and ornamental work In Artificial Stone.
AU 1aerie warranted to give satisfaction, or no
pay expected.
JAME3 A. COURTNEY,
Proprietor.
Office and Factory—Montgomery Road.
Postoffice Adiiresa—Lock Box 151. Houston,
Texas. • febl3-tf
w.
J.HUTCHINS,
COTTON PAOTOH
COMMISSION IBRCHA NT,
Houston, Texas.
Cotton consigned to me at Houston or Galves-
ton will meet prompt ttention,
A fulls tock of BAGGING and TIES constantly
on hand. septitf
b. f uffly.
CHAS. WABHKCXX.
B. TUFFLY & CO.,
Manufacturers of and Dealers in
STICK AND FANC f C INDIES
of every description.
Confectioneries
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Restanrantjce Cream & Oyster Saloon
NO. 10 CONGRESS STREET,
Houston, Toxas.
oct28-my
JOHN ACHENBACH,
MANUFACTURER OF
BOOTS and SZEIOES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Preston Street, next to Dtrsen Lmic,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
ty All Orders Prompt!" Pilled. -jH
julv+-tf
HO! FOR S<N ANTONIO!
I am now ruunlng regularly an accommoda-
tion line of STAGES from Austin to San Anto-
nio, carrying passengers three dollars cheaper
than any other line. Particular attention given
to all express packages and freight, and solicit a
share of public patronage.
nov27-3m JAS. FISNCANE, Propr.
8 M ALLEN.
a. hiskls
ALLEN & HEtfKLE,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Pine and Cypress Lumber,
—AND—
sm NGLES.
V27-tf
G--A.S! 1 1
DECHAUMES -& DUNN,
49 Main Street.
ALL KINDS OF PLUMBING AND
GAS FITTING DONE.
novl 3-tf
ED. L0RENZEN,
Travis St., opposite Hutchins House,
CABINET
All kinds Furniture anrt P anon repaired and
varnished. French Poii.n mad
Good work, prompt atttn'icn and !',w price.
decH—3m *
3?. T. T. B.
PRIINDLE'S TEXAS TOMIC BITTERS,
Compounded from <he BK*T VEGETABLE DREGS nd the PUREf-T BOURBON WHIFKIE8,
einj the best preventive of Lhi!ls sad Fever ever put upon the Market.
A GREAT APPETIZER,
Strcnath<ninga-id invigoratii gtho svEtem, toning the stoauch arid aiding dijesttoa—a mo-t
pkasjnt and agreeable beverage.
At Wholesale acd Retail, and Constantly on Draught, at
THE CJ-EM SALOON,
CONGRESS STREET, NEAR THE POST OFFICE,
Where the Proprietor will always ba found by his friends.
The Best Supplied Bur in Texas. S. 0. P. Brandy and Old Crow Whisky,
Always on Hand.
nov25dtf T. J. PRINDLE, Proprietor
E. MILBY.
G. L. PORTER.
W. H. PALMEL
MILBY, PORTER & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Corner of Main and Commerce Streetsv
Houston, - - Texas.
IZST STORE ^.nsriD TO ARRIVE:
BACON, LARD, HAMS,
FLOUR, WHISKY, TOBACCO,
POTATOES, ONIONS, PRUNES,
CURRANTS, RAISINS, KROUT,
SUGAR, COFFEE.
ALSO A FULL VARIETY OF BOXED AND CANNED GOODS
For Sale to the Trade at Jobbing Prices.
Examine our Goods and Prices.
Liberal Advances made on consignments of Cotton.
g23 ly
CHRISTIAN & CO
WM.
lookout
Nos. St
AND 2C
foe the
SIGN
op the
MAIN ST,
Frrston.
No. 28 and 30 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON, TFXAS.
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS
AND
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Make Liberal Cash Advances on all Produce on Hand.
Special attention given to the sale and shipment" of Cotton Mid Wool. Keep constantly on hand
a large sto«-k of Staple Groceries. Agen's for the sale of Odell's Gotten Creek, Wallis A
Beard'slmproved Iron Tics, Grav's lngersol's Cotton Praams, Ba«l* Cotton Gins and Coleman's
Mills. v * .
jgcg-We ca'l special attention to our snQAR and 8YRUP.
THE
HOUSTON MERCURY
STE3AM
The public are respectfully informed that the Proprietor has in-
creased his facilities for all kinds of
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
He has this month added to his already large establishment,
THREE 3XT 33 PRESSES;
AN" ENTIRELY .NEW BOOK BINDERY,
And a new and improved
STEAM RULING MACHINE.
Also—Four Thousand Pounds of
New and Beautiful Type of the latest styles,
and we are now prepared to fill all orders promptly tor
Books, Pamphlets, Bnsiness and Show Cards,
Mammoth Posters, Hand Bills, Dodgers, &c.,
Account Book Headings, Ball Tickets,
Blank Notices, Bends and Coupon .Books,
Billheads, Bills of Lading, Bills of Fare,
Blank Books. Business Cards, Checks.
Certificates of Deposit, Commutation Tickets,
Deposit Tickets, Drafts and Notes,
Dray Receipt Books, Envelops (tinted, &c..)
Election ckets, Festivel Tickets, Fancy Billheads,
Freight and Fare Tiekets, Handbills,
Hotel Registers, Labels, Law Blanks,
Law Cases, Leaflets, Letter Circulars,
Letter Headings, Memorandum Billheads,
Manifests or Waybills, Money Receipts in Books,
Monthly Statements, Newspapers, Note Circulars,
Note Headings, Order Books, Orders of Dancing,
Pamphlets, Prices Current Circulars, Programmes,
Policies, (Fire and Life Insurance,)
Posters (all sizes and colors,) Railroad Blanks,
Restaurant Tickets, Press Work Executed, etc.
AT PRICES DEFYING COMPETITION.
TERMS CASH,
J. H. BAKER, Proprietor
-yyARU, DEWEY, & ( <'.
5000 New Mattrasses,
ALL SIZES—ALL QUALITIES!
Pilled with every variety of materia
suitable for Klstuan irork.
at prices BiEETOroi f un lit art) oi i
WARD, DEYVfcY & CO.
PriiItcoti r>- Warehouse. :
i
t
E. FAIRFAX GRAY.
i
CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND AGE.CT j
Office in Grav's RniMtug, Poom 3, Fannin !
street, opposite Co-irt House. K O. Box 191. '
tf
; JAMES BUTE,
| Importer and Dealer la
Paints, Oils, Colors, Varnishes,
WALL PAPER, Jte.; PUROLDfB FLUID,
Oonch's Portable Uas Lamps
houston, tsjta3.
novR-ly
JOB WORK.
Circulars, BfU Heads, Receipts, Drafts,
Letter Heads, and Job Work of all kinds
executed in the moat artistic manner,
with the greatest dispatch, and at the
lowest living rates, at the Mercury Steam
Printing Esiab>- over the Post-
ojfla.
Railroads.
Q.ALYESTON,
HOUSTON & IIE3DEB80*
RAILROAD.
oa an* irtii
ACUCsT 4th iSaadays fjwfuit)
Leave
i Connecting at H p-!tI>Kr«
) Conner
J « . H. ,
) bus am
at a. a. a s. fer o U
and the TTest. e-incecBCp M
GALVESTON ) Houston with InternAflonti «®4
J O. Northern and, Host tea Tana
8:1* A. M. } J antral Railways.
Leave
GALYI3T03
1:05 A. M.
1 A<
Jat-i
ACCOMMODATION, stopping
at'all Stations.
Leaves
Leave ) Connecting with H. ft
GA1.VEKTON S Oentral lor St. Loals and points
1:00 P. M. ) North.
1 Taking passengers rrom H. &
J T. C. connecting at Esrrtf-
HOU8TON 1 burg with G., H. k #. A. P.
8:80 A. M. IS. for Columbus.
Leaves ) EXPRESS, connecting with (Vn-
HOUHTON J tral, and with G.. H. k 8. A B.
2:00 P. M.J R. at Harri bnrr.
Lrani
,ves ] _ _ _
008T0;< } Centra , International, and ereai
* - P. M. } " "
8.48 P.
Taking p>u>«an£ r from a. Je 1.
Centra-, In
Northern.
! Accommodation, leave* ftmrv*
ton at 10 A.M. Returning le ea
Houston u. Depot at 4:M P. H.
TRAINS '-KAVfc HARRIHBUBG for OOLCK
BUS uAlLY (except saidayf), at 9:'-" p *!
Je25-DH.
( . B. *lriH". .
Bupertnlw-dsn,
Your Route
TO TUB
NORTH, EAST & WIST
Houston aM Teias Central Eailna
CHANGE OF TIME.
CONNECTING WITH THB
M., K. St T. Railway
.A-T
BED RIVER GIT J I
Giving an ALL B\IL LINB to BALTISK-'-fl
boston, chicago, cincinnati, n£w
york. philadelphia. st. louis,
Washington citt. sni aa
prominent point* North,
East and
Otf AND AFTER
Srniday, November 16, IS73,
Passenger Trains will r«n a< ftolln
BXPRKSS.1 Arriving at Ann. a T:
a. m.; Bed Bire- ottf,
10:td a m.; n. l«i>at
6-40 p m ; Chicago, t:9
a. m.; Lonitvlile, T ft
a. m ; Indianapolis, t:li.
m.; Coiumbas, o., 10:!t a.
m.; Pittsburg at 8:00 m.;
Philadelphia, 7:14 A. a :
Washington Citf. T:?S .
m.; Baltimore. S:Mi s. si
Sev rarli, 12 3J p zs.
Returning, lesvee Re.
River City, 6:00 p, m.; As.*
tin. 10:30 p. m.; arriving
in Honaton. 1 J i p.m. sac
I Galveston, 4 u Op. m
Laavas Houston
DAILY,
Satardat Excepted
p. as.
Aeoom nnw<X -
Lxavzs Houstos
BAILT,
(Sunday Excepted)
9:00 A. SI.
1 Arrivine at Austin, e.tc
r m.; Waco, 9:10 p rc..
Baa Kivpr City, 7.4E v m.
Bettuc<r,?, leave*
BtW City t 7:i5 a
psatiirdar except. <•., fiteo,
7:00 a. m ; Austin i.ts,
m.; arriving in Btms'ea
. 6-S > p. to., and Gft'vesion,
j 9:30, p. m.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car?.
Are attached to Express Trains between Bos-
ton and Austin, and Houston and Corslcsns
Passengers for Waco mutt take Aiooxinodt-
tion Irsin leaving Houston at 9:00 a. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Beanie with Internsticntl Raflrord d .]>
(Sundays excepted }
At Dallas and bherman with Texss aaS Pa-
cific Railway ana K1 Paso Stages for alt poir N
note In northern 1 xa?.
At Waco with dal.y stages to all points V it
At Mexia with line of hacka for Mrf ?!8 sue
Batler, on Mondays and Ihurtdst a
At Led better with daily stage for l.aOr?Kxe-
At McDade with daily ttage for Battrcs^
At Austin with dailx stxge for 3an Ssrsws.
New Braunfels, San Antonio and El Pise.
THROUGH TICKE7S
Sold at Houston. Austin, Hempetesd, Brjas, Ca-
vort. Waco, Corsicana, Dallas, McEinrey, tad
Sherman, via Red River City and Galveston, to
aU points of note between the Atlantic and Pa.
cillo Oceana, within the limits of the Unifed
States and Canada, Also via stage lines to Sen
Antonio end Weatherford.
Paris and Ciarksville.
For Through Bitci apply to Station Agents, or
J. DCRAPiD,
Oeal lapt.
J. WALU0
O. P. ami T. A. an«2-t
THE
LONE STAR ROUTE!
International & Great Northern
RAILROAD.
890 Miles Completed, and la Ope rati n.
THB ONLY ALL BAE. ROUTB
FROM THE GULF
TO
MARSHALL, JEFFERSON, SHBBVBPORT,
and all points in North-eastern Texas.
On and after Sunday, December 7th, 18T8,
AN EXPRESS TRAIN
Will leave
UNION DEPOT,
Houston, Daily,
Saturday
excepted.
AT 8:00 P.M.
For WHlis^Waverly, PheTp,
Huntsvillt>, Dodge, Bive« sid
Trinity, Lovelady, Crockett
Grapeland, Palestine, I*eche
Jackson vUle,Troupc." Overt on
Kilgore, Longview, Tyler
and Min*ola.
U> turning: ArriTrc at Hous-
ton at 12:15 A. M.
Making connection at Long-
view with Texas and Pacific
Railway for Marsnall, Jef-
ferson, and Shreyeport
and at Mineola
for Dallas.
Trains Nos. 3 and 4 will have a co srlattlche
for the accommodation of way travel on3oasfc>n
DivUion. XrainNo. 3 leaves Houston 7:00 a.n
Train No. 4 arrives Houston 7:86 p.m.
Connecting at Palestine westward lor
lass, Oakwoods, Eeechi, Jewett, Marques, Lots
Eoglewood and Hearne.
Making cloae connections at HPABNE with
Houston and Texas Central Bai<road for aV.
points North and Northeast.
PASSENGEBS FBOM NEW OBL4>~_ A
GALVESTON
Going by this Route change can at
UNION DEPOT, HOU8TC
Stages
Crockett fcr Faoog'jo
~i Palestine tor Ath
JackaOEvtlle for
j at Overtc* for Ban-
| derson, at Jewetk fcrCaa-
Oonnect at • trevil'e. at Oakwocdf r
j Butler and Faiilkeld.
Freights received at Houston from connect-
ing lines forwarded promptly.
Claims for loss, damage or overcharge id-
usted on presentation of proper papers to fte
General Freight Agent.
For rates or furtflK information sppi; to
H. M. HOXIK, Cen'l Sup't
ALLEN McCOV, S. M. MILLEB
Gen'l Freight Agt. Gto'l Ticket Agt,
October SLUT*.
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Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H. Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 110, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1874, newspaper, January 16, 1874; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232959/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.