The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 23, 1865 Page: 2 of 2
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COUNTRYMAN.
VOL.6.
No. 3d.
J. P. OsTttftHOUt, Editor.
BeUrtlle, Autb Otut|, Tmu.
MATT*123, 1865.
Oandidatb*.—There are now
several candidates for Governor be-
fore the people. We shall not
trouble ourselves to announce their
name* until w« receive pay for so
doing. Our charges for announcing
candidates for State and District
offices and printing tickets for this
county art ten Doll a rs, specie, tf,
M«y. Gen. Walker is again in com-
mand-of his old Divis m. The boys
are very much rejoiced. They foel
good.
139- The fish won't bite." in Mill
creek. They seem to be afeared
since the Yankees have been some-
what successful.
What ia the thing of greatest neec
In all the country round ?"
Why, generally speaking, garden
seeds are the things mos; needed
These can be had of James Burke,
the great Texas Seedsman at Hous-
ton, He, also, has books of nearly
all kinds, such as are in demand in
the schools of Texas. He assures
us that he keeps fresh seeds on hand
«t all times; and such books as are
in use in this State.
ETMaj. Waelder is a candidate
for the Legislature in the San Anto-
nio district. We wish the Major
success.
"Lbt l-8 all Hang Toqbtheb,"
say tha addresses of the military
meu aad leaders, and all' the new
papers in this State. Bud says that
ropos are scarce and that if ••all
hang together," raw-hide will have
to be used.
BP We are obliged to H. P. of
the Record, and to the Galveston
News, for late papers from the United
States. The papers are in .heavy
mourning for the death of Abraham.
ty The editor* of the Trans-"Misp.
bulletin has seen a phft—what do
yon call it—nomenon in the clouds,
somewhere up about Jefferson. We
c m't interpret, bro. Walker.
We made a hurried trip to Hous-
ton n week ngo< getting home just in
time to see our paper flying from
tjte pmis. We baye no special com-
jiititits to •'¡ftlíc oh "what we sdw 1fftÜ3
li. nid. We stopped, this time, at
ill.' Fiinui.i lloustó,We found Col.
Mttrr¡ y it. most agreeable and gentle-
maul , host, and his house in the
bi*f order and well supplied with
ull such things as arc expected to be
found in hotel*. Wtf were not present
••!! a y of the auctions which seem
to hi- tjitj great feature of attraction
in Houston, The business men of
Houston are not in the mood of ad-
vertising now | the very time when
ndvertising pays better than it ever
did before. Well, they'll see it some
(hue.' -
Wiiat's in the wind? Every
body «eems to be thinking and .talk'
iog and papers say nothing of the
talk. We are Waiting to see what's
to be done. There seems to be no
news in our exchanges. Something
ought to "turn up" before long. If
we could offer to our soldiers, a
word of encouragement to be stead'
fast and unmov^ble at the prewmt
crida* we would he glad to do so.
The timea are critical and soon may
dawn the morning Of glory. Soldiers,
however pay little, attention to the
word ofan outsider, * stay-at'home,
u that if wp should speak to them
in blgh sounding phrase, of the need
of firmness and devotion to the
coos try at Ola time, it would proba-
bly have no «feet. The general
I*. Sn camp and country,
iy Having no special war news
to give, so we have clipped exten-
sively from our exchanges, perhaps
not every time with the proper
credit. Néxt week we Bhall give
the Pope's Encyclical, a document
many people have desired to see.
C A T A L OTU E
of the leading
SCHOOL BOOKB
on hand by
JAMES BURKE.
Houston, Texas
PRIMERS—Pictorial anS School, h great vari-
ety. Speller —Webster1 i Klementury, San Anto-
nio and North' ra edition! ; Ciubluri Speller and
Ui fiut r, Ciuhiuif't Primury. lJIchírdiW Confuí-
eráte. READERS—'Texiu— Honmon. San An-
tonio and Austin edltloiu i McOaffuy, 1st. 2d, 34,;
th. nth; MuuilevUle'a, DonmanV, Parker and
Wataon'i, Heman' Yoanp Ladle*.
ARITHMETICS—by Kay, Smith, Emerson,
Col burn and Stoddard.
GRAMMARS—by Bally, Cljurk, Plnneo, Bull-
ion, Smith, and Murrv.
GEOGRAPHIES—by Montloth, MeAnally,
Smith, Cornell, and Mitchell
ALGEBRA—by Buy, .and Davit .
BOURDON, LEGEÑDER and MltYEYING,
by Davie*.
HISTORY, Universal—by WillarJ ; U. S —by
Wlllard, front, Male, and Grlmnbaw.
PHILOSOPHY—-by Parker, Conutork, Draper,
Cnmttouk, Olm*
Cornil oek,
Cutter,
Wayland
CHEMISTRY—by Parker,
«ted, Peek, Chain plain.
BOTAmY—by Darby, Lincoln.
Phillip*.
ANATOMY and PHILOSOPHY-by
and Jane Taylor.
ASTRONOMY-*several authors.
MORALS for the Young—bv Wlllaril.
ELEMENTS OF CRITIOISM-I.y K;.ue.
AIDS TO ENGLISH C0MV0sl'MON-by
Parker.
BOOK-KEEPING —by varloun untliorn.
SPEAKERS—by vurlous authors
MATHEMATICS—by various authors.
A variety of SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS In the-
French,JSptralijb and Gerraan LanWK ,;' '-.
A good assortment ur authors on thu higher
branches of Mathematics, and of \h- various
branchts of Classical Study.
A GnSKRAL ASOllTMKN'f OK MlfrKi.l.ASKUU,-'
BOOK*.
Bv<-ry effort will b : mwle to k« p ui my '
sortmi Dt i.f Books, espeei illv Svhod Books.
HOUSTON, May lit, 1805. .34.
Administrator' 1%'ofice.
Whereas, at tho April Tcriii, 1605, ««(
the Hon. County Court of AuxUii county
the uiulcrgignud Wit* appointed Adminis-
trator of the Estate of M. R. Pilley,
deceaned. AH peoton>< having claims
aguihfet said entato un; required to present
the «ame for allowance within the time
prescribed l y law.
e.'tt-Üt, JOHN VV. MANNING.
Administrate)-.
JUST RECEIVED PROM MATAMRROS,
And for sale at G. KOCH'S Store on
Pine. : .
Domestics, Calicoes,
Mnslins, Cottonndes,
Shoes, Nails, Hope, ,
Baling, Copperas, Alum,
Indigo, and suudry other
Articles.
e29-13t. . H.MILLER & Co.
Adminlitratton' Notice.
Whereas, at the April Term, 1865
of the Hon. County Conrt of Austin
county, tbe undersigned were duly ap-
pointed and qualified as Administrators,
of the estate of E. 8. Buck, dee'd. AH
persons having claims against the-estate are
required to present the same for allowance
within the tune prescribei by law.
- e334t. S. J. WHITWORTH,
T. B. WOOD,
Administrators.
Colorado
. , Al - ■««.
«WI 0uH©af
Executor's Notice.
AT the April tern A. D. 1885, of
the County Court of Anstin counter,
letters testamentary were granted to
the undersigned on the estate of J. M.
pson, dee'd, all persons baring elaims
ste will present them prop
erhr authenticated within the tine pre-
"° W. 8. SAT i SAUL. H. FURGE80N
M4i Executors.
PAHfnw
HOUSTON, TEXAS __
OOL. J.H.MÜBRAV,
••"ft * *• ' PBOPBIETOB
Shreveport. La. March 4, <J6. (
T Eztrmct. 1
SPECIAL OBDERS, I.
.No- - . i . .
f"V" The following schedule of prioos
IA. for artioles herein named, adopted
by Commissioners appointed pursuant to
law for the State ol Texas, is annou&eed
for the information of all conccrned.
The prices named, are until fiirther
orders, the maximum which will be given
within the State of Texaa by officers and
agents purchasing for the Government.
• • • • •
SCHEDULE OP PRICES FOR TEXAS.
• throughout the state
Rice, good, rougb per lb 25 cents
Rice, good, cleaned per lb 40 cents
Tobáceo, good, plus or twiat peifflb §5,00
Peas, good, cleaned per bu. 60 lbs |3.00
Beans, good, cleaned per bu.60 lbsf5,00
Bacon, good, Hog round, per 100 lbs
$50 00
Pork, corn fed, Hog round per 100 lbs
#30 00
Pork, mast fed, Hog round per 100 lbs
$26 00
Pork, good, Mess in barrels per 100 lbs
$76 00
Hogs, fair. Gross, per 100 lbs 22 00
Lard, good, Nett per lb 50 cents
Beef Cattle, 4 years old and upwards,,
average, per bead on foot $60 00
Beef, good, dried, per pound, 45 cents
Beef, salt or corned, per pound, 30 cents
Mutton, fair, wethers, per head, $10 00
Mutton, good, slaughtered per lb 20 cts.
Tallow, good, per lo 50
Salt, good, Dry, per bu, 50 lbs $5,00
Sugar, common, brown, per 100 lbs
$65 00
Sugar, prime, brown, per 100 lbs $75 00
Sugar, white, clarified, per 100 lbs $125
Molasses, good, Merchantable, per gal-
lon, $4,00
Vinegar, good, barrel, per gallon, $1,60
Fodder, good, blade, per 100 lbs, $3,00
Hay, good, Grass, perlOO lbs $3.00
. Leather, good, Common sole,- per lb
$1,25
, Leather, good, BeBt sole, per .lb $1,75
Leather, good rusett, Heavy upper, per
lb $2,00 1
Leather, good KukscH, Light, upper,
per lb. $2,50
Leather, good Harness, per lb $1,75
Leather, best Harness, light, per lb $2
Leather kip,and calf,Black, each $20 00
Shoes, good, Double soled, Armv,
pair $«.50
Hides, good, dry, per lb 50 cents
Hides, good, given, trim'd, per lb 25 cts
Wool, merino, unwashed, per lb 82,00
Wool, Amerioau, unwashed, per lb $1,25
Wool, mexican, unwashed, per 4b 60 cents
Wool, roll carded, beat per lb $2.50
Work oxen, No. • are'ge peryokc, $250
Herpes No. 1, Arti'lcrv, ivcrane per bend,
400 (Hi
Horses No. ¡S} " •' "
Ü¡/ ¡V) 0 '
lloráes, hire, pur <W, Gov. fur forage
ffl,f 0 '■'■■.T'
Muli' , no. 1, Harness, average per liead,
§71)000
Millet, " Í " " " <•
$600 tin
Wagoiw, good Iron axle, four horse,
$8110 00
Wngoiis^id class " •' " "
$700 Ull •
Wagons, 1st class wooden axle four
liorse $750 00
Wagons 2d class " " "
horse $675 00
Wagons, good Iron axle, two horns, $000
•' '• wooden " " " $550
Anihulanccs, go id four horse, $750 00
"two •• $650 00
Whiskey, good, Texas, per gallon, $3,00
Hats, wool, each, $10 00 v
Iron, common, Blacksmith, per lb $1,50
Transportation, soldiers, Steamboat per
mile, 5 cents
Transportation, " Railroad, per mile,
25 eenU
Transportation. Freight per mile, per
100 lbs, 4 cents
Transportation, Soldiers, Stage coach,
per mile, 40 cents
Transportation, by wugons, per mile,
per HO lbs, 6 cents
Ferriage, wagons&, team, rivers, each,
$2,00
Negroes, men, 1st class, value $4000
" "2nd " •• $3500
Hire per month of Negro men, Gov't
furnishing med'l aid & clothing $30
Castings, Iron, plows, bollow-ware &c,
76 cents. ^
prices by district .
Wheat, prime, white or red, per bushel
60 lbs at granary, district no. 1, $4,00 dis-
trict no 2, $5,00, district no. 3, $5,50, dis-
trict no. 4, $5.00, district no. 5, $5,00.
Wheat, prime, white or red, per bushel
60 lbs at null or post, district no. 1 $4,50,
district no. 2, $*,50, district, no. 3, $6,00
district no. 4, 6,50 district no. 5,$6,60
Floiw, go«;d, superfine,per bbl 106 Iba, nt
mill or post, district no. 1, $23 00 district
no. 8, $35 00, district lio. 3, 3850, district
no. 4,3ft 00, district no. 5,35 00
Flonr, good, Gov't furnishing sack, per
1001b* at mill or post, district no. 1, $14,
district no. 2, $17 00, district go. 3, $1636,
district no. 4, $17 60, district no. 6, $17
60.
Corn, prime, ufcshelled, per bushed 88
lbs at crib, district no. I, $3,00, distriet
no. 2, MAO, district no. 3, $2,00, distriet
no. 4, Í60, district no. 8, $6,00.
Corn meal, good, per bushel 48 lbs, at
sfefe©
bushel 58II distret
82,78
8«,5(
Oats,
1,76, dlntrtet no. 4, $2,50, distriet no-
'■ diatriot no. 4, $8,60,
distriot no. 1.
■district no. 3,
distriot no. 6, «^v.
Beef, good slaughtered, net, per lb dis-
trict, no. 1,16 eta* distrirt wfj ctT
distriet. no. 8,16 cts. distriet no. 4, 16 ota.
distriet no. 6,16 cents
Potatoes, good sweet, per bushel'60 lbs
district no. 1, $2,00, diffl no.2?$liS:
distriet no. 3, $1,60, distriet no. 4, $1,60,
district no. 6, $2,00.
Cotton, sea island, baled,jterjlb,'"district
n°.3,70 ets. district no. 4,80, distriet no.
Cotton, common, baled, per. lb, district
no. 1," 40 cts. distriot no. 2, 40 cts, district
no 3,40 cts, distriot, no. 4,45 cts, distriol
no. 5, 60 cts.
Lumber, good, square edged, pine or oak,
per 100 feet, distriet no. 2, 6 dollars
Sheeting, common, pine or oak, per 100
feet, district no. 2, 2 dollars.
hire or wagons and teams.
Hire of two I orse wagon and téam,
rations and forage furnished by Govern-
ment, per day 6 dollars.
Hire of same, rations and forago fur*
nished by owner, per day, 9 dollars. .
Hire of four horse or six ox team,
wagon and driver, rations and forage far-
nished by Governmont'per day, 8 Altars.
Hire of same, rations and forage Air-
nished by owner, per day. 13 dollars.
Hire of six horse or eight ox team,
wagon and driver, rations and forage
furnished by Government, per day, 10 dol-
lars.
Hire of same, rations and forage fur-
nished by owner, 17 dollars.
Load for two horse wagon and team,
800 lbs, Load for all others, 600 lbs. per
head. Distance—mule team, J 8 miles
per day. Ox teams, 12 miles per day. If
the load or distance be greater or leu
than the above, thepay to vary accordingly.
The State is divided into the following
Districts, and the prioes will be paid as
denignated above:
1st. District—Red River, Lamar, Fan-
nin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kauftnan, Ellis,
Johnson, Hill, Parkei, Tarrant, Dallas,
Collin, Gravson, Cook and Denton. 2d
District—Bowie, Davis, Titus, Marion,
Lpsber, Wood, Van Zandt, Smith, Rusk,
Harrison, Panola, Shelby, Nacogdoches,
Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Navarro,
Freestone, Limestone, Leon, Houston,
Angelina and San Augustine, and Sabine.
Hd District—Includes ull the country
eust of Brazos River, and south of District
No. 2.
4th District—McCIellan, Bell, William-
son, Travis, Haysand GaudalupeJcountics,
and all countioH south east oí these, and
between the Guadalupe and BraaosRivers.
5th District—Balance of the State not
in other Districts. Should the tome of
any county b« omitted, it will be under-
stood to be embraced in the District in-
cluding it.
For reasons satisfactory to ourselves
Home articles are not placed in this sche-
dille* though included in former onee;
such articles agents will purchase on the
best terms possible, and if not satisfied
with the price asked by the holder, they
can impress and refer to us for a final
valuation under the law.
The prices are to be paid for articles of
subsistence in the county of their growth
or manufacture, if in this State, and if
Impressed or purchased out of such county,
then transportation within the State is to
be paid us established above; in addition
to such prices. In case of sugar and
molasses hi Louisiana, the rules herein
set forth are to be allowed at the line
between that State and this. In addition
thoreto, transportation is to be counted
from the olace of purchase or impressment
in this Hute, along the direct and usually
traveled road, back to the nearest point on
the Louisiana line.
Address us at Rusk or Marshall.
W. B. D. WARD.
FBANK E. WILLIAMS.
Com'i forthe State of Texas.
By command of
Gen. E. Kirby Smith.
H. P. PBA1T,
Assistant Adjutant Gen.
Shreveport and Texas papers copy fonr
weeks. * e30-4t.
W«1BIB W Wflf f CV«| WVW w
REWARD of Five
and c
Mississippi 1
named dew
bom In France.
William fBrown, age 18,
light hair, light complexion, halg-t Vt
4 inches i born at Galveston. .
William West, age 24, black eyes, fcttofe
hair, dark complexion, height 6 M f
inches; bora in Louisiana.
J. R Traylor, age 18, blae ei .
hair, fUr complexion t bonk Alai
William Jonee, age 21. blue em
hair fhir conplexlonTheight 8 ft. i tan
born in Looüslana.
One hundred dollata rewud w
for the apprehension of cither of IM a
men, and if confined in any jail t*
co'intry, all priaon charges wll bo i
(when presented to tbeundeniftodji
such time as tbe prisoners m+j be okla-
od by tho commandant of thia stanoo.
These men were recently
I
ft
the army at Galveaton, and wo ftp-
bable returning to that placo.
Enrolling offloers of tbe army, and di-
cen are requested to use every i
to apprehend tbe above desertan.
By order,
Lieut. Comd g J. H. Cabt
WM.A. Ill
Assistant Paymaster C 8. Navy.
All dally panen i a the Trant-Miaaiaein
pi Department copy one week, and all
weeklies, three weeks, and
as above.
O . 8 N.,
forward I
-m*.
An act to prevent aiding and assisting ol
persons to desert from tho Army oftbo
Confederate States, and for other pv
IthE CONGRESS of the Confederate
States of America do onset. That ever*
person not subject to the rulea and arti-
cles of war, who ahall procure or ontioa a
soldier, or person enrolled for servioe In
the army orthe Confederóte 8tatea, to
desert, or who shall aid or assist any ieeer
,ter from the army. or any person enrolled
fcr servioe, to erade their proper eomman-
dors, or to prevent their arreet, to be re-
turned to the servioe, or who shall know-
ingly conceal or barbor any snob deserter,
or shall purchase from any soldier, or
Eersou enrolled for servioe, any portion at
is arms, equipments, rations or olotUaf,
or any property belouinf to tbe CoeMe-
rate States, or any oAocr or soldier of the
Confederate States, shall, Opon eonvtotion
before tbe Distriet Court of tkf Curtís
rate States baring jurisdiction of tbe
offence, be fined not to osoeod one thou-
sand dollars and bo w-priaoMd not to o*,
ceed two years. [Approved January 880,1
1863.]
II. Property purchased from a soldier
in violation of the provisions of this Aet
will be seised and tnrnod over to tbo
nearest officer who i* charged with that
peculiar kind of Government property,
who will receipt for the «ame ana account
for it These fkots will be reported at
once to these Head Quarters for refareooe
to the civil authorities, in order that tho
penalties prescribed may be onforoed.
III. Hereafter no ftiriough will bo
granted, unless the certificate of the
company commander accompanies tho ap-
plication, that the aqldier has in his possee-
sion all the arms and acooutrements whleh
have Isaned to him, or that they have boon
katialbctorily accounted for.
IV. The following prieea- will ho
charged for arms lost, until Anther orders.
Musket, $80000
Rifle, 200 00
Carbine, 200 00
Pistol, (Navy Revolvers) 400 00
•• tArmy " ) 600 00
By command of
Gen. E. Kirby Smith,
S. S. ANDERSON
Assistant AdJ't Gen.
Louisiana, Texas and ArlttnaaejNiM*
copy four weeks. e2ft-4t.
Committed
TO the Jail of Austin county about the
10 it. t., as a runaway slave a negro
calling himself George, and says he be-
longs to Alfred llassingale on Little
River in Milam county. Said slave ia
about twenty six years of ago, five feet,
five inches Ugh, black complexion, .sear
on the breast
The owner will oome and take away
said slave, or be will be disposed of aa
"ffiuPs'oAee, Bellville FeVv 14th >66.
e804f. OHASLES MANOR, Jailor
of AosMn County.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Í
County of Austin, f
h C u*tf Court, u Jlsy T rm, 1818.
AMES W. WADE. Guardian of the
•jr
-- of «aid sncoessiOns this is.thei -
give notion to all venous who nay
, district no. 2,
Rusk Home,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
R. O. LOVB,
PROPRIETOR.
Splendid nccoinmodatioua for lullM.
HD. QBS.
La., April
SSI
General Orders,
No. 38.
I
A"i?55¡BLtaa-1
vious to this dato an exobanged,
will I:
By
tetr
Gen. E. K. SMITH,
Louisiana, Tenas and Arkansas papan
copy four times. o$84t
HHttViratT, LA WMl 1
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General Orders,
No. 82.
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