The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1878 Page: 4 of 4
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felfrCStOH UtiUS.
A. H. BEIjO & CO., Proprietors.
Sunday, Ancrustll, 1878.
Burke's Texas Almanac for 1879—Ready
Dec. 1, 1878, will contain 'AX) pp. and new map
of Texas. Orders from the trade solicited.
Address J. Burke, Jr., Houston, Texas.
Indication*.
Washington, August 10 —The Indications
for the gulf states are: Partly cloudy weather,
occasional rains, variable winds, mostly south-
erly, and stationary barometer, followed in
Texas by rising barometer and colder north-
erly winds.
Locality.
jrtar.jTher
Wind.
Hain Weath.
Galveston..
.39.93 91
8 7
.03 Clear
Corsicana.
. 29.80j 101
S vS
.00 Fair
Indianola.. .'29.89, S 11
San Antonio <*9.711 95 SE 51
Brownsville. 29.84 92 SK 12
Denison.... (29 79j 8* j 8 tw
Fort Sill... (29.74 74
.c9 Fair
.00 Fair
00 Fair
0i) Fair
NW 14 1.48 Lt Ra'n
Change of barometer in Last eight hours—
Galveston, .00....; Corsicana, .10 fall; In-
dfanola, .04 fall.
Change of tnermometer In last twenty-four
hours—Galveston ; Corsicana 3 rise; la-
dianola 1 rise; San Antonio 1 fall: Browns-
ville ; Denison 9 rise; Fort Sill 2) fall.
THE CITY.
Alarrlase Licenses
Were issued to the following parties during
the pass week Marvo Bruno Apolliue
Patco; J. C. Henderson *ad bailie Banks;
Dick Hollaad and Jmnie J icison.
The Pmnsy Arrives.
The ighc Souse :eader Pansy, from New
Orleans, sceaiutni up «caJy :a the direction of
the city in forouoon, bus *.*ast her anchor
as ^uarancine icau.oa 'si a most docile man-
ner.
A. Clioati >*o ana Corsets.
tir. J. H. ttfdiMui has brought to the police
oihow > ^demise *a»i corsets, which he found
jo Jie oeacQ, *ad which doubtless some fair
Venus 'or^oc as she rose from the frothy bil-
low They await the owner at police head-
quarters.
Thermal.
The register of the thermometer yesterday
was as follows a: Shaw's corner:
6 a. m 84 degrees
3 p. m 92 decrees
6 p. m 89 degrees
Average temperature 83 degrees
Base Ball.
There will be a match game of base ball at
the base ball park to-day at 3 o'clock between
the Stars and R. E. Lees.
In the game between the Athletics and the
Lee Juniors, on Saturday, the former won by
a scorejof 10 to 9.
Bnrnett A: Kipatrick's Worry.
It had been arranged that, on Saturday
morning, the defendants, Burnett & Kllpat-
rick, should appear and show cause why they
should not be declared bankrupts, but, for
some reason, Kilpatrick refused to accept
service, and this will necessitate a delay of
five days.
Summer Tea Party.
On next Thursday evening the ladies of St.
James church choir will give a summer lawn
tea party at Mrs. Southwick's. They will regale
their friends with vrcal and instrumental mu-
sic, ice cream and cake, and so far as collo-
quial pleasures are concerned, they promise
to do their best to make it an event long to be
remembered and cherished by all as an epoch
well worth recollecting.
The Blue Ribbon Teetotalers
Will be addressed by Mr. Cyrus W. Thomp-
son to day, at 3 p. m., at the Y. M. C. A.
rooms on Tremont, between Market and Me-
chanic streets. Prof Depelchin, organist of
Trinity church, will direct the music. As this
will probably be the last temperance meeting
of the summer campaign, the exercises are
expected to be of particular interest. All are
iuvited.
Severely Bitten by Dogs.
Yesterday afternoon a little colored girl
about 9 years of age, while playing upon Bath
avenue, was set upon by several large dogs
and severely bitten. Fortunately a gentle-
man was in the neighborhood, who by hig
timely assistance dro^e the dogs away. The
child is very badly bitten upon the legs and
thigh, and an attempt will be made to find out
the owners of the canines and bring them be
fore the recorder.
List of Unclaimed Pac kages
Remaining in the office of the Texas Express
Company for the week ending Saturday,
Aug. 10, 1878. Office hours Sundav 9 to 10 a. m. :
J Ask^w, Ceda- b*you; J. W. Allen, Texana;
R. G. Dunn & Co., Clark G^eichild, Galves
ton; A. A. Horba< k, Fort Brown; P. T. Hall,
Victoria; C. H. Kingsley, Galveston; F. Lu-
sena, Brownsville; F. Meacham, Fort Brown:
Attending Surgeon, Fort Duncan; Rev. F. R
Rtarr, Victor!*: p. M. Truitt, Sharpsburg; R.
Mundeveiler, Ringgold Barracks: John Maher,
Wm. Cowan, Galvtston.
That Government Launch.
The report that an attempt would be made
to get the government lauach, now outside,
past quarantine station, appears to have been
a mistake. The purpose was pimply to ascer-
tain whether permission would be given to
send provisions and supplies,which could only
be granted by the quarantine officer, and
hence the desire of Capt. D-ivis to see Dr.
Brown. It was neither desired nor expected
that the launch would be permitted to come
to the city. The whole object of seeing Dr.
Brown was to ascertain whither supplies
Gould he sent from the city.
That Counterfeit.
Ever sine® the passing of that spurious $100
bill all the cashiers and paying tellers are on
the elert, and are especially skeptical about
any bill that comes from Pittsfleld, Mass. On
Thursday a gentleman walked into a bank to
make a deposit, and among the bills was one
of the doubtful kind. It is said the cashier
gazed at it in every way, brought his convex
vitreous optic to bear on it, and at last, with
a sigh of relief, pronounced it a counterfeit.
The gentleman immediately referred it to
two experts who were hard by, and they both
pronounced it a good bill. Thereupon, it is
said, the cashier and the experts wanted to
bet $100 on th* correctness of their variant
opinions, but the trouble is to And a referee
who is able to decide the bet.
That Terrible Quarantine.
On the noon train the quarantine officers
were, as usual, at work asking impertinent
questions of passengers and demanding to
know their history since the 26th ult. Among
others that the officers catechised wai Mr. E.
L. Morpe, inventor of the Morse cotton press
wh'ch has lately been put in operation at the
Texas press, who left New Orleans about five
days ago and came hither via St. Louis. He
submitted to the quarantine regulations un-
der protest, and expostulated to no end
aga'nst them. The quarantine officer was
deaf to his protests, and, with all imaginable
*ang froid, ordered Mr. Morse and his bag-
gage to take a seat on the Dickinson plat-
form.
That Military Code.
In answer to the letter of Col. Will Lam
bert, published in the morning edition, a re-
porter ascertain* from Major Moore, of this
city, that he has prepared the mi itary code
as adopted at the Houston encampment, and
forwarded the same to Austin. The code pre-
pared by Major Moore is based on the code
adopted by the state of New York, with such
changes as were necessary to adapt it to the
militia of Texas.
The New York code is based on an estimete
of 20,000 men, while that to be adopted by this
state is on a basis of 6000 men divided into two
brigades with one major general end two brig-
adier generals. The New York code provides,
as the minimum number, eight companies to
compose a regiment, and that proposed for
this state makes the minimum seven for in-
fantry and eight for cavalry or artillery, and
sets the maximum for infantry at ten compa-
nies, and for cavalry and artillery at twelve.
Among other things this code also provides
that officers who serve in the militia during
peace shall have precedence on any occasion
when the services of the militia shall be de-
manded.
Heal Xtotate Transfers.
F. B. Dean, tax collector, to Cha*. Vidor,
lots 8, 9 and 10 in block 371, for $17 03.
August von Buttlar to Theodore Vcgel et
al., southwest quarter of southeast block of
r.jitlot 63, with dwelling and furniture, for
$5500.
George Burch and wife to H. M. True-
heart, west half of lot 49, section 1, for $1 and
other considerations.
Wm. Boyd and wife to Gulf Loan and
Homestead Company, part of norai half of
northeast block of outlot No. 15, for $3100.
Conrad Vogt to Adam itacke. lot 13, block
<♦3, for $520.
C. Jordan, sheriff, to Wm. Magsan, lot No.
5, block 674, for $ 100.
C. Jordan to Wm. Magsan, lots Nob. 64, 65,
76, 77, 84, 83, 96 and 97, section 2, for $96.
Galveston R. and L. Co. to Peter Bock, lot
12, block 619, for $<2947 77.
Louis Psay a and wife to Wm. Henman, lot
2 In northwest block of outlot 25, for $250.
F. Weiler and John Weiler to E. Engelke,
east half of lot, 11, block 563, ana improve-
ments, for $6000.
C. Jordan to E. Engelke, east half of lot 11
block 563, for $1000.
County Offlccs—Their Value.
In order that candidate?, as well as citizen*
generally, may have some idea of the value of
county offices to be fllled at the coming elec
tion, the annexed tabular statement is given,
which will be found substantially correct The
office of county assessor will be worth con-
siderably less next term than the last by rea-
son of several county taxes being cancel! d
which causes a reduction in assessments, and
by reason also of a generally lower estimate of
the value of property. .The assessor is not eat!-
tled to compensation for his services until the
ro ls are made up, closed and approved, which
defers his salary for a year. The value of the
<x>unty cleik'g office will also be reduced by
reduced value in assessmentand the last
levy of several county taxes. County officials,
except the treasurer, are paid by fees or com-
missions. The treasurer is limited to $3000.
THE IMPROVEMENTS GOING ON.
Progreaa of Bnlldlns In the City
Since the Great Fires of
Last Year.
Nearly all the Desolated Places Be-
luff Filled With Batter Struc-
tures Than Before.
Buildings In Other Sections-Plen-
ty of Labor for Worklngmen.
The number and character of buildings
erected in this city during the last 12 months
will convince even the most casual observer
of the fact that neither capital nor labor has
been idle, in so far as their services were es-
sential to a resurrection of the structures con-
sumed by the great flres of the last year. In
addition to the reconstruction of the houses
that were burnt, many others nave been
erected on lots that have never accommodat-
ed any other than insignificant structures.
The first steps taken to rebuild the burned
district on the Strand have nearly culminated
In a complete reconstruction of the south side
of the square between Center and Twenty-
second streets. There are now four new
buddings in course of construction in this
block.
The large building occupied by Geo. Schnei-
der Jt Co. and the National bank of Galveston
bound cn the east and w< st the rising struc-
tures.
Messrs. Clayton & Lynch are the architects
of a large two-story ornamental front build-
irg which is being constructed for Ball,
Hutchings & Co. next to the Schneider build-
ing
Mr. John Mcs9r is the architect of two
buildings in this block for Mrs. Lang and one
for Mr. Oppermann. They will be imposing
structures of pressed brick fronts, trimmed
with artificial stone.
J. 8. Brown & Co. have just completed a
large three-story iron front building on the
site of their old store. Messrs. Barnes &
Locke and Mr. H. Pritchard are the brick cor-
tractors of the new budding going up and
above mentioned, while Lee Burton and
Harry Devlin are retained to do the wood
work.
The artificial stone to be used in the orna-
mentation of these houses is the work of Mr.
George Rackle, who modeled the expressive
and beautiful spandrels at the entrance to the
Cotton Exchange.
It is estimated that Mrs. Lang's buildings
will cost $36,000, and Mr. Oppermann's $8000
On Tremont street, at its intersection with
Postoffice street, a Russian bath house is
_ jwing into mature proportions, which will
cost, when completed, about $6500.
On Broadway Dr. Randall is building a
handsome frame residence, which Messrs.
Duhamel and Lawlor, architects, are super-
intending, while further out towards the
gu'f Col. J. Z H. Scott is erecting another
residence of brick, which will cost about
$7000. Messrs. Clayton and Lynch are the
architects and Crane and Shelley the brick-
workers. The Kane brothers are doing
the wood work on this house, and
Harry Devlin that on Dr. Randall's.
Capt. Irwin is also making important
improvements to his residence,which will cost
when completed about $7000.
Mr. B. R. Davis and Mr. H. Lowell are erect-
ing two large stores on Avenue A, adjacent to
the store now occupied by Jas. Hickey & Co.,
which promise to be fully equal in all respects
to the high order of architecture that is now
almost universally followed by builders in
this city.
The new Eaton memorial chapel on Twenty-
second street is ready for the rocfing, and in
des'gn and style will rank among the most at-
tractive edifices in this place.
The new county jail, which is being built by
Mr. Lowell under the supervision of Mr. Eu-
gene T. Hefner, architect, will soon have its
outlines defined, and when finished will be
one of the largest and safest in the south.
On market street Mr Gcggan is completing
another handsome brick store, while on Me-
chanic street, opposite, Mr. Heidenhelmer is
getting ready to erect another handsome
structure, which will be occupied by James
Hickey & Co. when completed.
The building recently completed' by Mr.
Heidenhelmer, and now occupied by Georgo
Seeligson & Co , is generally acknowledged to
be one of the best arranged business houses,
as it certainly is one of the xcest attractive
stores in the city.
Numerous other houses are promised in the
early future, and if the heavy consignments
of brick and lumber that are daily received
along the wharf foreshadow anything as to
the extent that building will be carried, work-
men need have no fears of being out of em-
ployment. _
Religious Notices.
Cathedral—Low masses at 6 and 8 o'clock
a. m. High mass and sermon at 10 o'clock
a. m.
8t. Patrick Church—Low mass at 7 o'clock
a. m. High mass and sermon at 10 o'clock
a. m.
8t. Joseph Church—Low mass at 7 o'clock
a. m. High mass and sermon in German at 10
o'clock a. m.
Trinity Chu-ch — Morning and evening
prayer at the usual hours by the rector, Rev.
Dr. Bird.
Grace Church—During the rector's absence
services will be held at 11 o'clock a m.
First Presbyterian Church—Rev.R F. Bunt-
ing, pastor. Services at 10 o'clock a m. Sab-
bath school at 9 o'clock a. m.
St. James Church (Methodist)—Service at 11
o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p m., conducted
by Rev. N. A. Cravens. Sunday school at 9
a. m.
St. John M. E. ChuTch—Services at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m., conducted by the pastor. Rev. A.
E. Goodwyn. All are invited, especially stran-
gers.
First Baptist Church—Services by the pas-
tor, Rev. Dr. Howard, at 11 o'clock a. m. and
5 o'clock p. &r.
Preaching at Second Baptist church, Ave-
nue I, between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, by Rev. J. H. Luther, at 11 o'clock
a if and 8 pm.
St. Paul German Presbyterian Church-
Services by Rev. A. Brets at 11 o'clock a. m.
Unioa Baptist Church (colored)—Services
by Rev. Joe Robbins at 3 and 8 o'clock p. m.
Mount Zlon Baptist Church (colored)—Ser
vices by Rev. Joseph Smith at 3 and 8 o'clock
p. M.
Y. M. C A. Rooms.—Bible reading at 4 30 p.
m. Subject, Humility. Newsboys' Sabbath
Ecboal at 3 p m.
Spiritual Hall—PreachiDg at 8 o'clock p. m.
by Mrs. S. A. Talbot. Subject called for fr<?m
the audience.
Union Free Mission Baptist Church, corner
Eleventh and Strand streets, Rev. Joe Rob-
bins, pastor. Sunday school at 9 a. m Service
at S p. if. by Rev. H. White. 8ubject, 15th
verse 3d chapter Genesis. Service at 8 p v.
by the pastor. ^
The Visit to the Quarantine Station.
Last evening at 4 o'clock the good schooner
Polaris, with Capt. Jno. Best at the helm, re-
ceived his honor Mayor D. C. Stone, and Al-
DISCONTENTED STATESMAN. I WEEKLY MORTUARY REPORT
vai.uk op offices.
Sheriff
District clerk
County cl«rk
County collector
County treasurer
Coatity assessor
County judge—eacb.
es of the peace—each 6000
2 Justices
i constables .
.... $30(0
.... 7503
.... 700J
. .. 7600
.... 3000
.. .. 4500
1600
6000
dermen Campbell, Collins, Hickey and Rich
ards on board for an official visit to the guar
antine station. Capt. McNulty, one of the
owners of the Polaris, went down with the
party to exhibit the quality of the health that
is prevailing behind the vigilant protection of
Dr. Brown, while Capt. Davis, of the U oited
States Engineer corps, Capt. T. K. Thompson
and Mr. Lynch, city engineer, went down for
the pleasure of the trip. Dr. Brown, sur-
rounded by an efficient corps of assistant
pickets, was found in waiting for tbe official
visitors. He took the gentlemen in charge on
their arrival and invited them to a sumptu-
ous lunch, which was gratefully received and
heartily enjoyed by his guests, who pro-
nounced the coffee and chowder prepared by
ex-Deputy Chief of Police Hutchings as the
fiaest they ever ate. Dr. Brown has erected
at h i own expense a building for the accom-
modation of sick seamen, and ha^ prepared
himself for any and all emergencies that may
present themselves to try either his nerve as
an officer or his skill as a physician. The
visitors on their return expressed themselves
delighted with their visit, their entertainment
by Dr. Brown and the r renewed assurances
that the right man is at the rizht place, and
will prevent any approach that infection might
make by the way of the high seas.
After the Swimmers.
Several complaints have lately been made
to police headquarters that numbers of boys
and young men were in the habit ef bathing
in the bay at or near the foot of Thirteenth
street. Yesterday afternoon a raid upon these
law-deflers was organized and Officers Wil-
liamson. Niemann and Ravey were chosen to
carry < ut the arrangement. Abcut 5 oYlock
a number of swimmers were indulging
in the limpid luxuries, when Officers
Williamson and Ravey made their
appearance en the shore. For a moment sur-
prise made them silent, but soon they began
to halloa: "Halloa, cops! Does ye peelers
mothers knows yer out," etc. Just here they
were flanked by Niemann, who came up on
horseback, drove his horse through the water
and hemmed them into the shore. A panic
seized the boys, and helter skelter they ran,
eager to find an asylum from the cops. One
young fellow ran down the beach into a house
where several colored women were sitting
The sudden appearance of a naked man hor-
rified their sensibilities, and they shrieked for
help. The officers finally caught seven of the
swimmers and marched them up to the police
station.
The Work of a Galveston Me-
chanic.
Some five weeks ago the mail-boat Estel*e
had the mipfertune or having her boiler blown
up. Capt. Hall sent his chief engineer to
New York to have the damages repaired, but
after the engineer had left Mr. John Bailey,
ex-engineer of Fire Company No. 5, took a
look at the damages, and offered to repair
them for $150. Capt. Hall accepted the effer,
and entered into a written contract with a
guarantee from Mr. Bailey that he would give
him 175 pounds of cold water pressure. He
went to work, and In a veiy few days finished
his job, having given a test of 200 pounds
pressure. ^
Bullets for Burglars*
On Friday night, between the hours of 11
and 12 o'clock, four pistol shots were heard
in the neighborhood of Avenue fl and Twen
ty-fourth street. Officer Green, of the police,
came up as soon as possible, and found that
the shots had been fired by a party living on
the corner of the above-named streets. He
state 1 to the officer that he had discharged
the weapon at two young men who were at-
tempting to open his store window by cutting
thei glass with a diamond. No property lost
and nobody hurt.
Quite an Improvement
• °'k®«Ping the assessment books
o byf^O- Menard, by which
* ki i^ram is to be kept of every lor>
and block in the city limits. This is much
more convenient and correct than the former
method, as it is practicable to show exactlv
what portion of a block or lot a man owns.
The TO. A. W. C. Excursion
Takes place to-day, and will prove an agree-
able summer pastime. Traios leave at differ-
hours In the afternoon, and the return train
leaves Mlddelegge'f lake at 11 f. M.
Horace «f. Yammer Interviewed-
Ills Views on the situation.
A good deal having been said anent discon-
tent among influential public characters with
the choice of the Brenham convention for
congressman, a committee of one was ap-
pointed on Saturday to interview Mr. Yam-
mer and ascertain his views of the situation.
After a prolonged search the amiable indi-
vidual was found calmly reposing in the shade
of one of the columns of the market-house,
chewing the quid of bitter—Drake's planta-
tion—fancy, and waiting for an invitaTion to
imbibe something. The services of a polite
policeman were secured to arouse the some-
what somnolent statesman, and impart to
him the desire of the committee who was
charged with the important duty of ascer-
taining his views, and possibly his aspirations.
The deliberation with which Mr. Yammer
gained his perpendicular, took a reef in the
waistband of his unmentionables with one
hand and shook one out of the left leg of the
same with the other, and suggested the pro-
priety of adjournment to tbe nearest beer
saloon, was convincing proof that he under-
stood the positiou in which he was placed,
and was determined to do his duty like a lit-
tle man. The clay of the distinguished per-
sonage having been moistened by a schooner
of the mightiest bock, the committee address-
ed himself to the purpose of the interview:
Committee—Mr. Yammer, it Is understood,
or at least suspected, that you are not pleased
with the nomination of Hon. John Hancock.
Is such the fact, and if so, why ?
Mr. Y.—I may have been somewhat disap-
pointed by the action of the Brenham conven-
tion ; not, understand me, in the nomination
of Judge Hancock, but because I had hopes
that there might be a chance for the entry of
a "dark horse," and except some eight or ten
modest persons whose views have already
been given in one way or another, it would
have been difficult to have found a darker
horse than . You will excuse me, modesty,
my boy, forbids more specific mention. I may
have had aspirations and I may have not, but
I have not determined whether to enter the
race and clean up the field or not. Hancock
is objectionable to me and my sort for the
re*eon that he cares nothing for office,
and, when elected to one is content
to go quietly along in the strict dis-
charge of his duties instead of spending
his time with the boys, spinning them second-
hand stories, and on rare occasions "setting
them up." By the way, talking is exhaustive
of the vital energies, and that bock was ex-
cellent. [Mr. Y.'s schooner was immediately
replenished ] The name of Jones—Wash
Jones—Is even more offensive to me than that
of Hancock. I could overcome my repug-
nance to Jones, but to the wurd "Wash,"
never! It is suggestive of a process to which,
in common with an eminent Missouri politi-
cian »nd orator, I have a peculiar autipathy.
You will understand that I do not regard
either of the candidates now in the field as fit
to represent this district, but—pardon my
modesty again—I do not wish the inference to
follow that I—even I—would be more accept-
able!
Committee—You have, of course, made your-
self acquainted with the platforms of the dif-
ferent parties. Does either of them meet
your anpr^bation?
Mr. Y —No, sir. My platform is simplicity
itself, and can not but meet the approval of
nearly all of these who aspire to office,
whether national, state, county or municipal.
Free speech—as long as it is our way; free
press—when In our interest*, and free drinks
all the time! [At this stage of the interv.ew
Mr. Yammer looked longingly in the direction
of the bar. Another schooner was ordered,
to his evident gratification and relief, and the
interview proceeded.
Committee—Judging from your antece-
dents, Mr. Yammer, and the past history of
others who have aspired to places of honor
and profit in Galveston on account of their ex-
haustive occupations, you may be considered
in the light of the " worklogman's friend."
Mr. Y.—Though not exacUy ambitious of
being placed in the same cat ego-v with those
who have led off heretofore in the role of the
workingman's friend," I can not deny being
to some extent in the same boat with them,
never having voluntarily done a day's work in
my life, or paid another man for one. I do
claim, however, that with the exception of
one or two who have been here longer than I
have, to have performed more iuvoluntary
work than any man on the island, and if tbe
city escapes epidemic this season, it will be
largely owing to the services rendered by me,
under direction of officer Ravey, in cleaning
the gutters and keeping the streets free from
offensive matter. As I have already said, I
am not ambitious. I am, however, in the
hands of my friends, and if elected—of coun e
contrary to my will—to any office, I will
draw my pay with dun regularity, per-
form as little service as possible, and
in. all other respects follow in the
footsteps of my illustrious predecessors,
and will, when in possession of ray first
monthly stipend, take occasion to reciprocate
the favors I have been the recipient of
to day; but — not to put too fine a
point on it—I am not at present in a
condition to respond to the demands of
the barkeeper, and by your permission will
again trespass on your liberality. |Mr. Yam-
mer closed his dexter optic, looked benig-
nantly at the committee, as the schooner re-
appeared full to the brim, aud immediately
proceeded to test its quality. Finiing it to
his liking, he proceeded:] Something has
been Be id about the soiling of Democratic
robes, and ail that sort of thing. I don't think
there need be any apprehension of that disas-
ter occurring, should the mantle of Jtfferson
be placed on my shoulders. You will per-
ceive that my own habiliments now trail in
the dust—[he keeps them rolled up to his
knees]—and I will take good care that no im-
purity reaches the political vestments with
which I may possibly be clothed. [Another
schooner was placed before the philosophical
Horace, and while he was deeply engaged in
vestfgating the mystery of its bottom the
committee quietly withdrew.]
The Grlssom and Drake Escape*
Last evening Mr. J. F. Drake, a brother of
the young man who is in jail for the killing of
Henry Snowball, and who effected a tem-
Sorary escape on Sunday last, called at the
Kws office and complained of the publica-
tion made in yesterday's issue relative to that
matter. He says that himself and brotfce-, L.
H. Drake, had nothing whatever to do with
the killing of Mr. Snowball, nor did they par-
ticipate either directly or indirectly in the
escape of their brother. He says that they
are poor men and are compelled to work hard
for their living, but that in consequence of
the publications and reports that have obtain-
ed, connecting them with the escape of their
brother, one of them finds it almost impossi-
ble to maintain himself. He avers his inno-
cence of even a knowledge of the fact that
his brother contemplated an escape. He says
that he felt excited and anxious for the fate
of his brother when he heard that he had
broken jail on Sunday last, but that he made
no effort to assist him, nor to conceal him-
self or his opinions reUtive to tbe affair from
any ne. He said, in conclusion, that if he is
to be held responsible for his brother's sirs,
he would rather be imprisoned than denied the
means of making anhon-st living on account
of his brother's misfortunes.
Matters and Things*
The smell of carbolic acid is abroad in tbe
air.
Some of the over zealous sanitarians are
about to draft a petition to the board r f
health asking that the sun be quarantined;
they think we are getting too much of him
lately.
Pref. Pope has the catalogues of the Galves-
ton Military institute out and in circulation.
The G., H. and H. 12 35 a. m. train on Satur-
day was nearly an hour behind time
Customers at the disinfectant dispensaay
are as numerous as ever, and there seems to
be a total dearth of all fevers.
A correspondent complains that the whole
neighborhood is howling for the city engi-
neer to come and fill up Bath avenue be-
tween Avenues P and O. The writer claims
that numerous petitions have been filed and
disregarded. This should not be thus.
The Ivy is having new top sides put on her.
The G , H. and H. R. R. excursion will be
down at 10.30 a. m. to-day.
Two boys, a wagon and a stuffed man went
out Market street yesterday evening bent
upon some mischief.
An Unexpected Marriage.
Yesterday's evening News conveyed to
many the first tidings of the happv union in
bonds of matrimony of Mr. J c. Henderson
and Miss Sallie Banks. Although long af-
fianced, the approach of marriage day was
unknown to their nearest friends. The mar-
riage ceremony was performed at the bride's
residence by Parson Davidson, and to-day the
happy couple depart upon their honeymoon,
followed by kindly wishes from a host of
friends.
At Gulf City Garden.
John Tolex, proprietor of the Gulf City
Garden, had a successful affair last night.
The crowd was of the middle class, and em
braced some of the best dancers of the city,
who quadrilled, waltz 3d and pirouetted with
a grace and abandon that would have excited
the envy of Madam Terpsichore herself. It
would have proved more agreeable to all con-,
cerned had the wind been more energetic:
but all in all it was a most orderly and genteel
affair.
Occupation Taxes.
To-morrow begins the occupation tax cam
paign and all those who are delinquents had
better step up to the captain's cffice. Detec-
tives Gray Nichols acd Wil iamson will to-
morrow visit every storekeeper and demand
their licenses. If they are forthcoming they
will be docketed O. K., but otherwise affida-
vits will immediately be made, and Officer
Niemann, the Nemesis of the force, will
bring them captive before the recorder.
Completed Contract.
Yesterdav, Mr. Mike Walsh, contractor for
stuccoing the Tremont hotel, finished his job
and removed the last standing studding on
which his scaffolding rested. He began the
work of plastering the exterior of the hotel
on the 15th of June, and worked daily an
average of eight men, and since that time has
stuccoed 7000 yards of surface measurement
on this building. ^
German Sunday School|PIcalc.
Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clcck, the
German Sc. Paul Sunday school filed out Ave-
nue H and on Twenty-first street to Wurz-
low's garden, where a gay picnic was had.
The girls were in the lead, followed by the
boys, and the whole preceded toy a brass band.
The picnic lasted until near midnight, and
was a source of enjoyment to all who partici-
pated. ^
Fresh Eggs lor True.
A few days ago Reymershoffer & Sons re-
ceived a consignment of eggs which were war-
ranted "fresh and pure." When the box
was opened two eggs had disappeared and
two little chJcks were in their place. The
chickens are still living and doing wel1, but
the circumstance seems to cast a suspicion
on the other fresh eggs.
New Distributing Point*
C. B. Babln, postmaster at this point, has
been notified that all mads for Corpus Christ!
and Brownsville shall in future be sent to San
Antonio for distribution.
Five Deaths and a Stillbirth.
August 4—Mrs. Martha Myers, aged 65, ex-
haustive paralysis. August 5—Roselle Jones,
aged 23 years, metritis. August 6—Minerva
Burney, aged 17 months, spasms. August 8—
Sallie Mason, aged 8 years, consumption. Au-
gust 9—Catharine Ramsey, aged 38 years,
hemorrhage from stomach; Infant of James
Rainey, (male) stillborn.
CLARK CAMPBELL, M. D.,
Health Physician.
A VOICE FROM WACO.
Mr. Mulcahy Returns from the
fcConvention and la Interviewed*
M. J. Mulcahy, delegate to the late Green-
back convention, held in Waco, has returned
to the city, and speaks in most glowing terms
of the material out of which is springing the
political party that will, in his opinion, soon
have the control of Texas. The conven-
tion, &s was seen by the reports,
was most harmonious, and free from
the individual bickerings that usually
attend such meetings. He had found men
at the convention who had ridden hundreds of
miles in the saddle to attend the convention,
and, what was more surprising, they all gave
flattering reports from their different sec-
tions.
He further stated that the delegates, who
hailed from the fifth congressional district,
held a meeting before leaving Waco, and
unanimously indorsed Wash Jones as candi-
date for congress from this district.
It was determined in Waco that on August
17 all the Greenback clubs of the state should
meet and ratify the nominations and plat-
forms; and that the campaign shall open
simultaneously throughout the state on the
24th inst.
Local Personals.
Col. W. H. Sinclair, collector of internal
revenue at Galveston, Texas, is in Fort
Wajne, Indiana, the guest of Chas. B. Wood-
worth, Esq. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Durand and Miss Bartholomew, of Galves-
ton.
M. J. Mu'caliy, delegate from this city to
the Waco Greenback convention, retarned on
the noon train.
W. S. Leybrook. of St. Louis, and O. Pain-
pare and lady, of this city, were passengers on
the noon train.
J. S. Younge, of Beaumont, is in the city.
Capt. Joe Owens wishes <t stated that his
departure for 8t. Louis, recorded in Saturday
morning's News, is a mistake. It should h*ve
been Joe Levy, his partner.
Capt. J. C. Gorham has arrived from Louis-
ville.
W. H. Hunt, mail agent on the Texa.« Cen-
tral railroad, is in the city and called at the
News office yesterday.
Visited the Cotton Exchange: Sidney Doug-
las. New York.
There is a dispatch at the Cotton Exchange
for Sam. S. Whiteman.
The Malls and the Quarantine.
The quarantine officers on the noon train
yesteraiy complained that Mr. Fred. Rodg-
ers. m.il scent on the train, refused at first
to answer whether he had any New Orleans
mail until another party in the mail car said
there was one such mail bag. They also
stat d that Rodgers was the only mail agent
who had ever brought any New Orleans mail
over tha G., H. and H. Railroad since the
quarantine regulations have been in force.
Mr. Rodgers was found in the postoffice yes
terday afternoon, and was asked his reasons
for such conduct. He emphatically denied
having refused to say whetner he had New
Orleans mail matter with him, but ex-
plained that it is impossible for him
to say whether he has mall from t^e
infected city or cot until he has examined
and assorted the letters. He states that his
orders from Capt. L P. Barton, chief mail
agent. Are to throw off New Orleans mail mat-
ter before reaching this city, and that he
obeys these instructions, but that he does not
recognize any authority of quarantine officers
to enter his car or examine his mail.
Jail Birds on the War Path.
Yesterday morning two city prisoners,
named Eil^n Brown and Harvey Scott, came
together in an unfriendly hug. Pools sold
high on E)len, but Harvey at last gave her a
terrible beating and sank gently to rest
on a bench as Ellen retreated around
to the other side of the j%il. He
did not smile long, for lot Ellen had run
around the jail, secured a bottle, and, com-
ing up behind him. hurled it at his head.
From this moment the fight became general—
nearly every prisoner taking part—and it waa
only after great work that j alien Miller and
Schmidt were able to quell the row.
Washington Guards Excursion*
Next Tuesday evening the Washington
Guards are to give a moonlight excursion
over the narrow gauge road to Sea View, and
promise to make it successful as well In its
profits as its pleasures.
THE CO CRTS.
(Recorder's Court*
city cases.
City vs. Charles Lausen, disorderly conduct;
continued to 12th inst.
City vs. Mrs. W. Fallon, using abusive and
insulting language to Mrs. Ann Woods and en-
deavoring to create a disturbance; dismissed.
City vs. Salvadore Manuel, bathing in viola-
tion of city ordinance; dismissed.
state cases.
State vs. Wrn. Fallon, assault with intent to
murder Robert Henderson; transferred to
Justice Gilbert's court.
State vs. Dan Rice, obtaining money under
false pretenses; transferred to Justice Gil-
bert's court.
Before Justice Gilbert.
State vs. Capt. J. W. Breed love, embezzle-
ment; bound over to the Criminal court in
the sum of $15').
Before Justice Johnson.
State vs. James Braxton, seduction; dis-
missed.
Liver is King —The liver is the
imperial organ of the whole human ays
tem, controlling the life, health and
happiness of man. When disturbed in
its proper action, all kinds of ailments
re;ult. The digestion of food, move-
ments of heart and blood, action of the
brain and nervous system, are all con-
nected with the workings of the liver.
It has been successfully proved that
Green's August Flower is unequaled in
curing persons itlKcted with dyspepsia
or iiver complaint, and the numerous
symptoms that result from an un-
healthy condition of the liver and stom-
ach. Sample bottles to try. 10c. 8old
in all towns on the Western Continent.
3 doses will prove that it is just what
you want.
Tlio Secret Discovered.
Great revolution in shirt-making. 20
per cent, com'a paid to agents saved by
purchasing direct from the only shirt
manufactory in Galveston. "A word to
the wine is sufficient' Shirts cut and fitted
on a new and improved plan. Partly
made shirts, bodies of Wamsutta cotton,
fine licen bosoms and cuffs, guaranteed
a perfect fir, ready to be made at home,
6 for $-1; the same of French percale, 0
for $4; shirts complete, made to order,
6 for $8 and upwards. G. T. Morris, P.
O. st. (Ballinger & Jack's bldg) box 582.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts.—
Thera is no subject which should more
engross attention than the purity of
the preparations which are used in fla-
voring the varioi)^com pounds prepared
for the human stomach. Burnett's Ex-
tracts are prepared from fruits of the best
quality, and are highly concentrated.
" Pre-eminently superior."—Parker Bouse,
Bos to a.
"The best In the world."—Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, N. Y.
" Used exclusively for years."—Continental
Hotel, Pbila.
For sale by all grocers and druggists.
The Human Hair.—How many per-
sons abuse this delicate and beautiful
ornament by burning it with alcoholic
washes and plastering it with grease,
which has no affinity for the skin, and
is not absorbed. Burnett's Cocoaine, a
compound of cocoa-nut oil, etc., is un-
rivaled as a dressing for the hair—is
readily absorbed, and is peculiarly
adapted to its various conditions, pre-
venting its falling oft and promoting its
healthy growth.
Cottage Gingerbread.
Take one cup of butter and lard
melted together; add one cup New
Orleans molasses; stir iato this one cup
each of sugar and cold water, two large
teaf-poonfuls ginger, two eggs beaten,
and four cups of flour, having in it
three large teaspoonfuls Uooi.ev's
Yeast Powder Bake in moderately
hot oven.
Hat. at Cost! Hat. at Cost!
To make room for my Fall stock, I
will sfell my present stock of Summer
Hats at and below cost, for 30 days.
L. M. Waters, 129 Tremont st. 129.
Query: " Why will men smoke com-
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mar
burg Bros. ' Skai, of North Carolina,'
at the same price? "
NoTinNo pleasanier than beautiful
pictures. Blessing & Bro. lack no instru
ments, backgrounds, etc., or skill to pro-
duce the most artistic and durable.
Burnett's Cologne is prepared from
the purest aud best materials, and is un-
rivaled in richness and delicacy of per-
fume.
Eighteen dozen latest style Soft
Hats just received by steamer from
New oik. Call soon and be suited.
Li. M. Waters, 129 Tremont st.
For upwards of so years Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Sirup has been used for children. It
corrects acidity of Btomaeh, relieves wind eo-
lic.dysentery and diarrhoea: regulates tbe bow-1
els, whether aris'g from teething or othercause.
An old and well tried remedy, aso. a bottle, I
Suggestions to tbe Labor Com-
mittee.
Tbe remedies thus far suggested to
Mr. Hewitt's committee on the stagna-
tion of business and Industry are the
following:
Abolish capitalists.
Abolish interest.
Abolish private ownership of land
Abolish private property.
Abolish the patent laws.
Abolish the customs duties.
A.b»lish all laws for the collection of
bills of credit.
Abolish private ownership of ma-
chinery.
Abolish the practice of giving govern-
ment land to railroads.
Prohibit employment of children un-
der 14
Prohibit the employment of anybody
but citizens on public work?.
Prohibit the doing of public work by
contract.
Prohibit Chinese immigration.
Lay a graduated tax on incomes to
prevent large accumulations of prop
erty.
Furnish government work for the un-
employed.
Open industrial schools at the expense
of the government.
Raise the income of the government
by direct taxation.
Build 200 war vessels.
Put the soldiers at work on the
prairies.
Enact a universal eight-hour law.
Create a bureau of labor statistics.
Create a department of industry.
Make it illegal for women to work
long hours.
Have all machinery be ran on the co-
operative principle for the benefit of
the people.
Amend the constitution for the bene-
fit of the laboring men.
Establish government co-operative so-
cieties.
Make the administration of justice
gratuitous.
Give everybody the right to vote—
women included.
Let the general government control
public education.
Establish minority representation.
Let the government issue unlimited
greenbacks.
Call in all government bond* and na-
tional bank notes.
Let the government own and run all
railroads and telegraph lines.
Keep poli:icians out of office.
Submit all laws to the peonle for ap-
proval or condemnation. [New Yoik
Sun.
Hat Fllrtauoa.
For the past two years there has
been a pleasant rivalry among literary
people to devise a mode of expressing
the thoughts by certain signs and acts,
so as to be understood and read by par-
tie? distant. To this end they first de
vised the handkerchief flirtation, then
the fan, and now the glove, each in
turn becoming more popular as they
were invented. Among a certain class,
however, there wai still a vague, un
certain sort of deficiency, a kind of in-
describable sort of lacking that failed
to cover the ground. A few of the
young men had no gloves, and others
were without fans, and still a greater
number were frequently unprepared to
give a creditable handkerchief enter-
tainment by reason of the great washer-
woman monopoly, which is carried to
such an extent in cities. To meet this
long felt want the Champion has de-
signed a flirtation with the hat, which
will be duly entered according to act of
congress as soon as a feasible entrance
to congress can be effected.
In introducing a flirtation with the
hat, it has been the experience of many
of our most proficient fiirters that it is
better to raise the hat perpendicularly
from the head a few inches, that the
object of your flirtation may be satis
fied of the absence of bricks or other
cutaneous substances which are some-
times fatal to tfce success of your ad-
vances. The following are the different
interpretations:
To wear the hat on the right eye
brow—Please step to one sidt—I'm
bad.
To wear the baton the left eyebrow—
Are you there, Moriarty 1
To wear tho hat on the bridge of
the no3e—We are watched—by the po
lice.
To wear the hat on the right ear—
You will find my photograph oi sale
with all the principal newsdealers.
To wear the hat on the left ear—I
love you, but livery teams and ice-
cream are up, so that it will be impos-
sible for me to carry on the acquaint-
ance.
To carry the hat in the hand—Your
father's financial condition is such that
it will not justify ma. You need not
hope.
To place the hat oa the back of the
head—1 am yours; atk mother. [Atchi-
son Champion.
Captnred Slave. CbooslDg Hus-
bands.
According to a letter from Alexandra
in the Allgemeine Zeitung, a Turkish
slave ship was captured the other day
by an English vessel, and the slaves it
contained, consisting of 70 women and
10 men, were liberated. The men vol-
unteered into the Egyptian army, but
it was more difficult to dispose of tbe
women, as they have no notion of liber-
ty, and if left to themselves would pro-
bably have been drafted without mak-
ing any resistance into some Mussul-
man's harem. Under the treaty con
eluded between the English govern
ment and the khedive the importation
and exportation of slaves is forbidden;
but the detention and sale of slaves in
the country is permitted for about six
years longer in Egypt, and eleven years
in the Soudan. Several officers accord
ingly came to the pasha of the district
with offers to buy some of the ft male
slaves, but the pasba declared he would
not part with them unless they got
married. He then announced that any
soldier or civilian wishing to marry oae
of the slaves would have to pay six
thaleia f >r her dowry, but that the wo
men wou'd be allowed to choose their
husbands from among those who should
present themselves for the purpose. A
great number of men, chiefly soldiers,
assembled on the day appointed for the
selection. The women were so sby
that they "huddled together like a
flock of sheep," and could not be in-
duced to move. At last one of tbem,
taking courage, advanced slowly to a
black Egyptian sergeant, who was any
thing but young or handsome, and put
her hand on his shoulder as a sign that
he was the man she wished to marry.
Her example was instantly followed
by the other women, who rushed for-
ward to choose their husbands as if
they feared to be tco late. It was now
the men's turn to say whether they ac-
cepted the selection. All were satis
fied but five, and even th. five women
who were consequently obliged to
choose again were ultimately provided
with husbands. [Pall Mall Gazette.
I. Croq uet a moral Game ?
One day this summer we rode fifty
miles in a railway car, seated behind
four men who were playing with those
awful playthings of the devil—ca-ds.
They played euchre until they were
tired of it. Tkey played a little (even-
up, pedro, an#occasionally a trifle of
poker. We never htard a dispute
Their bursts of merriment occasionally
at some unexpected play repeatedly
drew our eyes from our book. Ttey
never quarreled, and never called
names once. After we got out at our
station we eat at the window and
watched a party of young men and
maidens playing croquet. In 15 min-
utes we saw two persons cheat success
'®Uy* We heard the one player who
did not cheat accused of cheating five
times. Weheard four distinct, bitter
quarrels. We heard a beautiful young
girl tell two lies, and a meek-looking
young man three, and finally we saw
young girl throw her mallet against
the fence so hard it frightened a horse,
the other young girl pounded her mal-
let so hard on the ground that it
knocked the buds c ff an apple tree,
they both banged into the house at dif-
ferent doors, and the two young men
looked sheepish and went off after a
drink. Now, why is tbii? [Burlington
Hawkeye.
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
New York Nation: The personnel of
of tbe civil service does not desire to
be reformed. Although it has had no
great opportunity to show its apprecia-
tion of reform, yet such expres-
sion as it has given has been ex-
tremely surly. Apparently it would
rather be turned out of office en masse
by the Democrats than learn any new
tricks or unlearn any old ones. When
this fate overtakes it there will be con-
verts to civil service reform in many
unexpected quarters.
Buffalo Courier: The true reason
why Hayes is not popular i? the same
which has deprived him of the moral
power of the presidential office. All
the people know—whatever some of
them may say—that he was not elected
president, and that his tenure of office
is founded on fraud. Had he been
rightfully chosen he would now be as
popular as any other president has
been, and popular opinion would force
his party to accept hiB leadership. But
the people can feel no cordiality to-
ward the man whose elevation took from
them the right of witnessing the instal-
lation of the rulers of their choice. Mr.
Hayes does not represent, in a higher
sense, our government of the people
and by the people. How could he be a
popular president?
Philadelphia Record : Of his cabinet
as a whole the president expressed him-
self in a letter to-day as entirely satis-
fied, both politically and personally.1
" While, of course, we sometimes dif-
fer," said he, " on questions of public
policy, as independent and thinking
men naturally would, it is not trne that
there has ever been any misunderstand-
ing between us or anything unpleasant
between us. On the contrary, the re-
lations between all the members of the
cabinct and myself have been from the
first and are now entirely harmonious
and pleasant, and it is one of my ambi-
tions, so far as I am concerned, that my
administration shall be notable as one
whose cabinet was ever-existent with it
in its entirety from first to last, un-
broken by any changes, and unmarred
by any flaw of unkindly feeling."
New York Herald: Why is it that the
American press is so widely engaged
in the discussion of future political pos-
sibilities of General Grant? His con-
versations disclaim all ambition of the
kind, and if the country thought he
had no chance to be again president it
would take him at his word. It is be
cause there is a widespread and grow-
ing belief that tie Republican party
would make a stronger canvass in 1880
with General Grant than it could with
any other candidate at the head of its
ticket that all li3 has said is regarded as
the utterance of a sphinx who speaks
riddles. The conceded strength of Gene-
ral Grant as a presidential candidate in
1880 is partly a consequence of the
division and distraction brought into
the Republican party by tbe policy of
Mr. Hayes. Of the merits of that pol-
icy there are widely different opinions;
but that it has been a source of discord
and weakness is a point upon which
there is no room for a diversity of
views. Mr. Hayes and Mr. Evarts have
meant well; but they have not had the
tact, or at least the fortune, to unite
and satisfy the Republican party. The
controlling minds of the party—that is
to say, the active politicians—are so
profundly dissatisfied that they will not
again consent to such an experiment as
was made in 1876, when the conflicting
claims of the more prominent candi-
dates caused the selection of a new
man. The result of that experiment
does not encourage its repetition,
and yet the rivalries of competing can-
didates may make agreement on a tried
statesman as difficult as it was in 187G
It may be found easier to compromise
on Gen. Grant than upon another new
man like Mr. Hayes. There is a grow-
ing feeling that the running qualities of
Gen. Grant are superior to those of any
new man, and at least equal to those of
the strongest of the old competitors
The Republican party has become so
weakened that it can not afford either
dissensions or blunders in the next cam-
paign. Gen. Grant is the one candidate
who could heal dissensions. Another
new man, like Mr. Hayei, is not to be
thought of, and the friends of each of
the prominent candidates would prefer
Grant to any other rival. The Conk-
ling men prefer him to Blaine; the
Blaine men prefer him to Conkling,
and so on to the end of the chapter.
Gen. Grant is the first choice of many
Republicans and the se3ond choice of
all such as have some other pet candi-
date. A man of whom this can be said
at so early a day is the one most likely
to secure tbe unanimity which is indis-
pensable in the declining state of the
Republican party. It is because the
political drift is strong in this direction
that Gen. Grant's recent conversations
have awakened so pervading an in-
terest.
Carbolic Acid a. a Dlslnfe.tanf.3l
Mr. C. Roberts writes to us: "It is
very satisfactory to find a chemist of
Professor Wanklyn's position warning
tbe public of tie uselessness and dan-
ger of nsing carbolic acid as a disinfec-
tant. Seven years ago, when the car-
bolic acid rage was at its height, I
warned the medical profession in the
Britisli Medical Journal and the Lancet
in a similar manner, and recommended
as safe and efficient substitutes the em-
ployment of heat and the fumes of
burning sulphur. I have had the satis-
faction of seeing these methods largely
adopted; especially in public institu-
tions; but to the general public they
are not convenient of application. In-
deed, the secret of the popularity of
carbolic acid is the secret with which it
can be used, the strong smell which
bides but does not destroy bad and dan-
gerous smells, and its cheapness. It
will, I fear, continue to hold its place
in the public estimation until a substi
tute has been found which can be bot-
tled up and doled out little by little as
emergencies arise. Such emergencies
are constantly arising in every house-
hold at this time of the year when the
t -sps of our drains rapidly dry up, and
a-iimal and vegetable substances quick-
ly enter iato decomposition The pub
l c, therefore, will not readily consent
t > give up their carbolic acid unless
provided with a substitute. The next
liquid disinfectant we possess—and it
is, I am sorry to say, a very imperfect
one—is the permangamate of potash,
commonly sold under the name of Con-
dy's fluid. It has the further advantage
of not being poisonous, and of being
easily distinguished from all other
liquids employed for domestic purposes
by its beautiful purple color. It is,
moreover, tasteless and odorless, and
one of its best uses is to remove the
taint of decomposition from fish and
meat in hot weather." [London Stand
ard.
Just Like a Has.
"Now, Leander, my dear, I want
you to be sure and not forget to bring
fiore few things when you come down
to night," said the young wife, just be
foie the kiss and "good-bye" at the
summer hotel, in the morning, as the
gentlemen were starting for the city.
" Certainly not, my love."
And this is the way the bi'l ran:
1. Two yards of blue berage.
2. Thi es yards of Hamburg edgings.
3. My new braid from tbe hair store.
4 Half a dollar's worth of nainsook.
5. Box pearl powder from my upper
drawer.
6 " Modern Minister " from Loring's
library.
Arriving in town, he forgot all about
the list until late in the afternoon, and
then he couldn't find it in any of his
Sockets; but hadn't he read it over and
idn't he recollect it all? Of course he
did, and this is what he brought home
to his expectant wife:
1. Two heads of blue cabbage.
2 Three yards of handsome netting
(musquito).
3 Some b'ue braid.
4 Half dollar's worth of canned
soup.
5. Box of Seidlitz powder and pair
of drawers.
6 Loring said he hadn't got any such
bo >k as "The Mug and Cannlster" in
the library.
Exclamation on receiving tbe above:
" Q, Leander, Leander, you must have
been dining at that horrid club again,
or you couldn't have made such a~mis-
take." | Boston Bulletin.
The Pungolo of Milan, July 12, re-
ports that at the town of Monzambano
a detachment of carbineers entered a
house owned by wealthy people . and
ordered a certain door to be opened.
A horrible spectacle presented itself.
In a room with windows secured by
iron bars they beheld, amid unciean-
ness of every sort, a living woman de-
prived of speech and bearing hardly
any semblance of a human being. This
unfortunate woman bad been impris-
oned in that room for forty-two years.
This monstrous cruelty was inflicted in
order to prevent a marriage which
would have taken from the family a
large share of its patrimony.
Darling, Kiss My Eyelids Down, is
one of the latest "songs, just received.
We suppose it wouldn't do to kiss her
eyelids up, or crosswise or any other way
except down. Well, let those who wUh
kiss her eyelids down. We won't. We
propose to do our kissing on the mouth
or go without. It may be good enough
to kiss a girl on the evellds, but we
can't see any fun in it. No, thank you,
dear; you'll have to get some other fel-
low to kiss them down for you.
Tbe Advantages of Newspaper Ad-
vertlslng.
Messrs. Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor &
Co., school book publishers, say:
"We have tried almost every sort of
medium in advertising, and long ago
became convinced that the result.', were
largely in favor of the fresh and varied
columns of the newspaper."
TESTIMONY OF AN OLD AND WELL KNOWN
FIRM.
An experience of many years has
demonstrated to us the great value and
benefit derived from the carefully pre-
pared and properly displayed advertise-
ments in well-established and influential
newspapers. John Duncan's Sons,
So'.e agents for Lea & Perrins's Worcester-
shire Sauce.
Messrs. Isaac Smith's Son & Co., tha
well-known umbrella house, express
themselves as follows on the value of
newspaper advertising:
"If what you have to say be strictly
true, say it in a good newspaper. Its
readers are intelligent, will appreciate
a bargain, and of every such customer
you make an advertiser. For forty-
seven years nine-tenths of our adver-
tising has been done on this plan, and
of the whole expenditure, all that we
regret is contained in the other tenth."
At a recent convention of ihs stove
manufacturers, held at Detroit, Mich.,
the president said: " If we would make
the best possible use of our money, we
should patronize ably conducted and re-
sponsible newspapers. The newspaper
is' immeasurably the best medium open
to our trade; the most liberal and ex
pert advertisers testify to its value, and
in the employment of its columns we
would find a mean3 of escape from
wasteful, undignified and ineffective
methods."
The Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine company states:
" In no department of business is
there probably so much money wasted
as in advertising, and in no department
are good judgment and experience
more requisite. Twenty-five years ex-
perience has clearly demonstrated the
superior advantages and economy of
newspaper advertising over all other
mediums offered for that purpose."
Messrs. Lord & Taylor, the eminent
dry goods house, regarding the value
of newspaper advertising, say:
" Of all the methods open to the
merchant for advertising his business,
an experience of nearly half a century
enables us to unhesitatingly declare in
favor of the cew.-paper. It is, without
exception, the most economical, per-
sistent, painstaking and successful can-
vasser any business firm can secure for
the purpose of bringing their goods to
the attention of the consumer."
Court or Appeals.
Following is a report of business la the
court or Appeals, Austin Term, 1878:
Felonies—Affirmed M
Reversed and rem&nded 27
Reversed and dlsmUeed 3
Appetl* dismissed 4
Total number felonies disposed of 88
Misdemeanors—Affirmed 47
Reversed aud remanded. 18
Ravened and dismissed.. 8
Appeals dismissed 21
Total number misdemeanors disposed of 97
Civil—Affirmed 60
Reversed and remanded 14
Reversed and reformed 7
Appeals dismissed 41
Total number civil cases disposed of 122
Habeas Corpus—Affirmed 1
Total number cases disposed of 308
Number transferred to Tyler—Criminal... 34
Civil 63
Total transferred to Tyler 97
Number of cases still on the docket 123
W. F. FABIS, Clerk.
The German Governmeat's Finan
clal Needs.
London, August 10 —A Berlin dispatch says
la order to cover deficits in tbe imperial and
state budgets, and prevent their recurrence,
and to prepare for a possible further lncreaee
of military expenditure, Bismarck has
been lookisg out for fresh sourseg
for revenue, and at the same time the L'berals
being reluctant to oblige him without a
counter concession. An attempt Is apparent-
ly being made to secure a majority In the
reichstag, who, In return for conservative ob-
ligations, shall satisfy the financial wants ef
the government- The declaration of the Thu-
rlngian ftates that they are unable to con
tlnue the present rate of contributions to im-
perial military expenditure. It has long been
foreseen, ard as an increase of those contri-
butions is imminent, owing to the decreasing
revenues of the empire, there remains noth-
ing but to agree upon a general plan for rail-
ing indirect taxes. This, however, does not
remove the difficulty of obtaining parliamen-
tary consent _
Colored Cltla.n. Kicking.
kkw Orleans, August 10.—The Colored
lien's Protective Union issued an address to
the colored people of Louisiana, setting forth
that in view of the feet that prominent color-
ed men have not received adequate recogni-
tion at the hinds of the national administra-
tion, colored men should make a manly and
determined effort to secure and enjoy the
benefits legitimately following from existing
relations, or from new ones suggested by the
circumstanoes.
Matter, at tbe nines.
Mauch Cat-nx, Pa , August 10.—The men In
this region have generally posted up notices
that the) must have the 1875 basis of wages
or will make a move. The curious thing is
that operators In Hazleton recently conceded
the 1875 basis, just what the men now de-
mand. Whether the matter will result in a
strike is not known.
.SAKKETS BY TELK8KAPH
FINANCIAL.
tokxisx.
London, August 10.—Bank rate is 4 per cent,
and the open market rate is also 4 per cent.
Consols 94 9 18 for money, and 94 13-16 on
account. Silver 5?)4d per oz. for fine bar.
United States 5 20s 1 m>%.
Gone into Bank of Juigland on balance to-
day £5000.
Paris, August 10 — Bentes HOf 60.
domestic.
NtvTom, August 10.—Gold opened at 100X.
Noon—Stocks are strong. Money at 2 per
cent. Gold It 0M. Sterling Exchange—long,
4S3)£; short 487H. State bonds quiet. Govern-
ment bonds quiet.
Evening—Money easy at per cent.
Sterling exchange at 483^ Gold dull
at 100H. Government bond* quiet but steady:
new Sa 106?£. Btate bonds dull.
Closing — Stocks are strong; Hew York
Central 108; Erie ITU: Lake Snore 61«; Illi-
nois Central 83M: Pittsburg 78)4: Chicago and
Northwestern 33)4; Chicago and Northwest-
ern, preferred, . Bock Island 112^; West-
era Union 89 %
sub-treasury report.
Tt-e Snb-Treasnry balances are: Gold S123,
099,168 00. Currency. $49,411,234 00. Hie Sub-
neasurer paid out $8J,000 on account of in-
terest and $412,000 .for bonds Customs re-
ceipts } 318.010.
SANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement of banks Issued from
the clearing house to-day shows tbe following
changes: Loans, increase, $2,123,600; specie,
decrease, $3,416,800; legal tenders, decrease,
$2,323,600; deposits, increase, $3,414,300, cir-
culation, decrease, $88,800; reserve, decrease,
$77,350. The banks hold $30,835,945 above
lfl«EWL>aiJULNS, August 10.-Goldl009$ai00H.
~>lght exchange on New York M premium.
Sterling «<-h«n»e, bank. 48S)£ Louisiana
consols TDHQttH-
Forelca Cotton market..
Utdpoou August 10.—Spot—a moderate
inqniry fully supplied at unchanged quota
tions. Sales 5<»0 bales, of which 4100
bales were American, and 500 for e-raort
and speculation. Imports 6400 bales, 5000 of
which were American.
Uplands are Quoted as foUows: Ordinary
B«d: Good Ordlaary 6 S-16d; Low Middling
6 7-16d; Middling Uplands, 6%d; Middling
Orleans. 6^d.
Arrivals opened with buyers affeilng pre-
vious pricei and closed steady.
Deliveries quoted as follows: August 6 9 lSd;
August-September 6 17-32d: September Octo-
bers 9-16; OctAber-November 8 15 33d.
Domestic cotton ittafkeMi
Nsw Tori, August 10 —Spot opened flrni
and closed steady. Sales 858 bales, all to
spinners.
Quotations for Texas are as follows:
Ordinary lOMc: Good Ordinary lljkic; Low
Midiilinsr 11 15-16c; Middling 1214c; Good Mid-
diinx lS%c.
Futures opened firm and higher, ruled quiet
and closed steady. Sales 38,400 bales. De-
livered on contract, 1000 bales.
Quotations are as follows: August 11.94;
September 11.65; October 11.40; November
11 21; December 11.18; January, 11.20; Febru-
ary 11 25: March 11.32; April411.39;|May 11.46;
June 11.53
New Orleans. August 10.—The .market la
firm. Sales 50 bales.
Quotations are as follows: Low Ordinary
8J$c; Ordinary 9T6c; liood Ordinary 10%c;
Low Middling lOfte; Middling 11%:; Good
Middling 12^0.
PRODUCE MAUKKTS,
domestic.
New York, August 10-Noon.—Flour quiet
but firm. Wheat dull and heavy. Corn a
trifle firmer. Pork steady; mess $10 75 Lard
firm; prime steam $7 80. Spirits of Turpen-
tine at 27)4c. Rosin at $1 37)£ for strained.
Freiehta steady.
Kansas City, August 10 —Bacon—longfciear
7J4c; clear rib 7%:; clear sides ~Mjc Wneat—
No. 2 spot—70c Did, 71c asked; No. 3 spot—
five cars sold at 19c.
New Orleans, August 10 —Flour steady and
firm; superfine $3 00; double extra $3 50;
treble extra $3 75<&4 50; higher grades $4 75
@5 50. Corn easier; mixed 51c; yellow 54c;
white 55c. Oats easier; Sc. Louis 35&36c;
choice 38c. Cornmeal dull: held at $2 50. Hay
scarce and|drin; prime $i5 03; choice $17 00.
Pork—demand fair and hlgiier at $11 87(($12 25.
Lard in good demand at full prices; tierce
at 8@9c; keg at 9Q9V&C. Dry-salt meats—
shoulders scarce and firm; held at6%c for
loose; 6^c tor packed. Bacon in good de-
mand and higher; held: shoulders 6)fc: clear
rib g des clear sides fc. Hams—
fairly active ana a shade higher; cnoice
sugar-cured 11®12H>'3, as in size. Whisky
steady; quoted at $1 07®1 08 for western rec-
tified. Coffee—market firmer; cargoes, ordi-
nary to prime, jobbing at 14J431SJ4C gold. Su-
gar quiet but steady; jobbing: good common
7)<c; good fair to r«'ly fair 794@8i4c; prime
8)£c; yellow clarified 9J^^9J4c Molasses dull;
common at 33@25c; fair 25@28c; prime to
choice 30@42c. Bice quiet; ordinary to choice
Louisiana 6£}7)4c. Bran in fair demand but
at lower -ates—65c. Wheat—Texas and Ten-
nessee jobbing at 90@95c: western 90©98e.
New York, August 10—Evenin*.—Flour
steady and unchanged; southern flour quiet;
common to fair extra $4 85©5 85; good to
choice extra $5 90@7 25. Wheat opened less
active and 10-Jc lower, but closed firm with
Bart of the decline recovered; $1 10 tor No. 2
[ilwaukee; SI 08 for No. 2 Chicago in s^ore;
$1 16 for No. 1 Minnesota; $1 0C©1 10 for un-
graded winter red; SI 03Hi@l 04 for No. 3
winter red $1 09@1 09% for no. 2 winter red.
Corn a shade firmer and fairly active; un
graded 45@49e. Oats a shade firmer but
rather quiet; No. 3 at 31c. Coffee firm with a
fair demand: Rio 14&17)£c gold tor car^oet-;
14ai8Xc for job lots. Sugar dull and heavy;
fair to good refining at 7 1 16^7 3-15c; prime
796c; refined quiet; standard A 9c: granulated
9J4c; powdered 9)4c: crushed 9%c. Molasses
duU but unchanged: Porto Rico35@54c: New
Orleans 25{&48c. Rice quiet but Bteady; 6%
©8c Cor fair to prime Carolina;7®7%c for fair
to choice Louisiana; for Rangoon
Rosin heavy at $1 for strained.
Turpentine dull at 27^c. PorK firm with a
moderate trade; mess quoted at $10 75^
11 00; family mess at $11 50® 1* 00. Beef
dull bat unchanged; western bams at 921 50.
Cut m*ats quiet but steady; pickled shoulders
514&5>£c. Middles quiet; western long clear
city long clear 7c. Lard opened fl m
but c'osed heavr: $7 80 for old prime steam.
Whisky nominaftit $1 06)4®1 07. Freights
steady; cotton, to Liverpool, per sail, 15-64d:
steam, J^d; to the Continent, by sail, >£d; by
steam, ll-16&?£d; grain, to Liverpool, by
steam. 7}£Q8d,
St. Louis, August 10 —Flour firm but un-
ohanged: extra fall $2 95®3 15; double extra
fall, %i 10©4 25; treble extra fall $4 35@4 45;
family $4 55@4 70; choice $4 60®4 75. Wheat
active but lower; So. 2 red fail at 93®93>£c;
No. 3 red fall 88^®89^c. Corn higher; No. 2
mixed 35>^®.35^c. Oats firmer; No. 2 at 21?£
(&22J4c. Rye quiet at 49^c. Whisky steady
at fl u5. Pork stronger; prime mess jobbing
at Sll 20. Lard nominally unchanared; win-
ter at 8c. Bulk m^ats higher; shoulders 5%c;
clear nb sides 6.77)£; clear Hides 6%c; short
clear ribs np country Ba< on high-
err; shoulders 6c; clear rib aides 7 25; c ear
sides at 7.40®7.50.
New York Hide Illarlcet.
New York, August 10.—Hides steady; wet
salted New Orleans selected, 45 to 75 pounds,
9®9Wc; Texas selected, 50 to 80 pounds, 8)£®
10c.
New ITorlt Wool ITCarfcet.
New York,August 10 —Wool quiet but firm;
domestic fleece 28®42c; pulled 18®£6c; un-
washed 10®30c; Texas 12®27c.
Live Stock Marked.
Kansas City, August 10.—Cattle—corn-fed
Texas steers at $2 50®3 25; at grass-wintered
$2 00®2 40.
8t. Louis Anarust 10.—Cattle—very quiet;
hardly enough doing to make prices; prime to
choice native shipping steers 94 75®5 00; fair
to good, $4 25®4 • 0; native grass steers $3 25
®4 25; native grass cows and heifers, $2 25®
3 00; good to prime grass Texas steers $2 80
®3 20; fair to good cows $1 80®2 40; re-
ceipts 77 head. Hoes—market qniet ana un-
changed; light shipping to best Yorkers and
Baltimoresat $4 10®4 35; mixed .packing $4 15
®4 20; butchers to fancy f 4 40®4 60; receipts
1300. Sheep quiet and unchanged; good to
fancy muttons at $3 20®3 60; receipts 570
head
Chicago, August 9.—The Drover's Journal
reports: Hogs—market strong and 5® 10c
higher, and good stock wanted; choice heavy
butchers and shipping 94 50@4 15 medium
$4 45®4 55; light $4 85®4 50; mixed $4 0001
94 40. Cattle steady and unchanged at $3 00
®4 30 for medium steers; good shipping $4 00
®5 3q; butchers dull; oows at $2 25®3 75;
bulls 91 9C®2 30; western cattle in fair sup-
ply at $2 85®2 90; Texans firm and a shade
better; cows to good steers $2 30®2 00
Sheep—market quiet and unchanged at $2 25
®4 80.
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By invigorating a feeble constitution, reno
vating a debilitated physique, and enriching
a thin and innutritious circulation with Hos-
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highly sanctioned, and the most popular
tonic and preventive in existence. It strength-
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and bowelt*, and gives a healthful impul *e to
the secretive and discharging functions of
the kidneys and bladder. Not only does it
arrest and prevent the recurrence of mala-
rial fevers, but it furnishes the only ade-
quate safeguard against them to persons who
have never been afflicted with those mala-
dies, but would be liable to incur them If
medicinally unprotected. It eliminates from
the blood certain impurities which the most
skillful pathologists eFBlgn as the excitine*
cause-? of those agonizing complaints, rheu-
matism and gout, and it is, moreover, an ex-
cellent remedy for an enfeebled or over-
wrought state of the nerves, and for mental
despondency.
Thi Dally News at Five Cents a
Copy.
The daily News Is sold at five cents a copy
by all dealers in Galveston, and by the follow-
ing dealers outside of the city:
on railroads.
The Southern Railway News Company, on
all passenger trains of the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad and all of its branches.
J. D. Sawyer, on all passenger trains of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad.
C. C. McKeever, on Texas and Pacific Rail-
way, and Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonio Railway and stations.
Information of any attempt by newsboys to
charge more than five cents per copy will be
gladly received by either Mr. Sawyer or South-
ern Railway News Co., or Mr. McKeever, who
have control of the boys on railroads.
Austin.—A. K. Hawkes, C. G. Lathrop, J.
8. Penn & Bro., Jos. A. Nagle and C. F. Rum-
pel.
Bryan.—a. D. McConnico.
Brazoria.—c. J. Thielen.
Bonhax.—j. E. Perry.
Belton—44 Tex," newsdealer.
Corsicana.—W. M. Thompson & Co.
Calvert.—B. F. Church, Jr.
Columbus.—L. Mendel.
Corpus Christi.— H. Menly.
Dallas.—Branch office News.
Denison.—Ed C ZinrgrafT.
Ennis.—R. T. Edwards.
Fort Worth.—Max Elser& Co., Harry Cobb
ft Ce.. Conner & Meyers, W. A. Harding
G Wm. H. Aldridge and Alex. Bone.
Gonzales —W. D. Carey.
Hempstead.—A. Guillemet and W. C. T. Da-
vidson.
Hearns.—J. C. Lipscomb.
Huntsville.—E. t. Josey.
Henderson.—J. W. Yates and O. W. Dod
son.
Houston.—James Hucker, Baldwin & Co.
and Branch Office News.
Indianola.—W. J. Morrison.
Jefferson.—Oppenheim & Nighthart.
McKinney.—Seay & Seay.
Marlin.—Wm. O. Christopher.
Mexia.—w. P. Mosely.
Marshall.— McKeever's News Depot, Chas.
Martin.
Paris.—Thomas & Henderson.
Palestine.— Pells & Durr. ^
Rocedale.—Arthur Bland.
Round Roce.—Castles & Morrison.
Sherman.—8. B. Wrieht and J. E. Perry-
San Antonio.—Nic Tengg, L. M. Jackson,
John L. Franck, 31 Hart, S. Hart & Bro. and
J. S. Penn A Bro.
Tyler.—r. B. Long, Jr.
Texarkana.—Texarkana News Company.
Taylorville —Miss E. C. JUndall.
Waco.—J. 8. Taft, W. H. Watkins and W.
C Watkins.
Hot Springs, Are.—James g. Allen, John
Kemlo and Douaflss & Johnson.
Dodoe City, Kansas.—Mrs. J. Collar.
Shreveport, La —Robert G Hotchkiss, Mc-
Nabor's news ttore.
To Persons Dissirlnc Information
About Texas.
The N ew8 is in daily receipt of letters from
1 liferent sections—often covering small re-
ciittances—asking for the Texas Almanac,
particular information of some specifd place
or general description of the State. Since the
iiscontinuance of the Texas Almanac the
Sews has made a specialty of State news,
ahich embraces articles descriptive of the
different counties, resources, products, man-
ufactures, schools, churches, etc., from which
much more satisfactory knowledge may be
obtained than from any annual volume, how-
ever elaborate and complete. The practice is
becoming general, when information is desired
from citizens of the State by parties abroad,
to send copies of the Daily or Weeely News in
lieu of any of the annual publications. The in-
formation afforded through the News has the
advantage of being fresh, concise and authen-
tic. andls afforded cheaper than through any
other source. It is suggested to persons,
whether in the State or out of it, who wish to
become acquainted with the characteristics
of the counties of Texas, value of lands, pro-
ducts. markets, condition of schools, society,
etc., that by subscribing to tbe Daily or
Weeely News, they may obtain sll they re-
quire, in the most readable and reliable form,
and for less expense than by any other means, I
important to Advertisers
A nionnts Paid by Each of the IJaity
Newspapers or Texas for I'os'.age.
The following figures, showing tiie amount
of postage paid by each of the newspaper.-!
named for the fiscal year ending June 30., 1877,
are copied from the official records in the
Postoffice Department at Washington. The
exhibit Includes the entire Daily and Weekly
editions of each paper which is sent through
the mails:
name of paper. a3jount paid.
Austin—Gazette . ... f 57 26
.. —Statesman 230 58
.. —Texas Leader 5 93
Brownsville—Ranchero 10 50
Corpus Chriati—Gazette 33 10
—Valley Times .... 81 5B
Dallas—Commercial 115 M
.. —Evening Mail 24 58
.. —Herald 1M 28
.. —Intelligencer 65 42
Denison City—Cresset 14 M
—News 39 40
Fort Worth—Democrat... 59 96
—Standard 30 00
Galveston—Civilian 18 Id
—Galvestonian 18 30
Galveston News, 1,023 22
Galveston—Post 313 80
Houston—Age 30 62
—Telegram 33 24
—Telegraph ltiO 72
JefTerson— East Texas Leader 12 7t'»
—Jimplecute 51 13
San Antonio—Express 67 26
—FreiePresse 108 00
—Herald 137 90
Sherman—Register 42 64
Waco—Examiner .* 226 52
.. —Examiner and Patron 35198
.. —News 7 31
Total... *4,374 62
As will be seen by the above official state
ment the Galveston News paid almost as
much postage as all the other papers named
combined. This, of course, dees not include
The News delivered ky carriers either in Gal-
veston or Houston, nor packs.gt-8 of papers
sent by express or those sold by newsboys on
railway trains.
Notice to Contributors.
No manuscript not published will be re-
turned from this office, or held subject to or-
der of person sending it. Rejected lcmu-
scripts are burned.
Accompany all matter with real name.
Write on one side only of paper.
Persons unable to obtain the News in any
of the trains, hotels, or other places where it
is usually sold, will confer a favor by inferm
log this office of the circumstance?.
Cheap Advertisement Colniim
FOR SALE.
FINE STOCK OF HARDWARE, TIN-
WARE, Glass and Crockery ware at
je30* L.\BA.1>IE'H.
A
ttOOlUfe AM II BO AUb,
WATERS HOUSE, Tremont street, t;«ar
Beach Pleasant sou h rooms, furri<hed
or unfurnished with board Mao. A. Bo icier.
JllM tiLLA?. kO tfe.
Arrived—new kraut, northers
early rose,
Northern Apples. Beets, Carrots, Cucumbers,
Onions, Large Cabbages.
P. A. LANG,
^u9 e&m Produce Dealer, Central Whtrf.
WATCHKtf, OLucKa AND JEWELRY—
Repairing prompr.iy done. All work guar-
anteed. L. E. CURTIS, 165 Tremont st.
JJ. SWEENEY, HOUSTON and AUSTIN,
• Tex., buys and sells Railroad Tickets at
reduced rat^s. Money loaned. jy24 lm
SIGNS—Conspicuously the finest * nd the
cheapest, at JNO. M DOHKRTY'S,
jv 13 3m 20th street, opposite Postoffice.
COTlON BRANDS! FRUIT BRANDS!
Prices and quality unsurpassed.
jy7 3m FRED A. SMtTH. 154 Tremont st.
Ol
,UR PATRONS FURNISHED WITH
BAGGING and TIES
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vancinr.
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AT THE
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'pHE PROPRIETOR'S OF TIIE
Galveston News are now having built in
New York, by the MESSRS. R. HOE & CO.,
A Web Perfecting Press
And expect to have it running by the 1st day
of September next. Not requiring the two
presses they have now in use, the> wilt s«!l
them at the following prices:
1 Hoe Donble-rylimler Press,
37x57* inches bet. Bearers,
(Only 4 years ltnnniu?,) for $3000
•
1 Taj lor Single Small Cylin-
der, in Perfect Order. (37
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1 Forsyth Folding Machine, in
Excellent Condition, for $.j00
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Country Weeklies,in
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ment one year for two dollars and a quarter a
paper, or for the same price we can insert 52
reading notic* 8 (a new one e^ery week,) aver-
aging seven lines each. For list cf papers and
other particulars, address GEO. P. ROW ELL
& CO., 10 Spruce street. New York.
ALKI-IfliKLK FKtltLK 1**11-
^ U i'a, Cliarlottuvllle, Virginia.
Twentv-second session <9 months,) begins Oct.
1st. Board, including washing, fuel and
lights and tuition in English, Latin Greek and
French, $^00 per session. Music, Drawing and
Painting equally low. The Albemarle is the
best furnished Institute in the toutb. New
Ten-Pin Alleys, new Bath-Rooms, and the
Strongest Chalybeate Mineral Water in Vir-
ginia for pupils free. Full Faculty. Prof.
Dickinson will leave Bryan, Texas, with pupils
the 25th of Sept. For catalogues address
R H. RAW LINGS. M. A., President.
BDUCATB lOI'tfc
Na»ltvllle, lenu.
DR. WIRD'3 SEMINARY—A first-class
non sectarian and established school The
largest in the sonth, and fourth in the U. 8.;
42 graduates this June; 18 teachers; 8 music
teachers; 23 pianos, organ, harp and guitar;
French spoken; calisthenic drill daily in Lew
hall; health thp first care; weekly lectures by
Van-erbilt Proftssors. A beautiful city, fine
churches and GENIAL CLIM \TE. Grand
four story bui dings. Moderate charges.
Opens its 14th year Sept 2. For catalogue
address DR. W. E. WARD. 6 *
JACKSON'S UKST
Sweet Navy Chewing Tobaceo
AwardeJ highest prine at Centennial tiposi-
tion for fine chewing qualities and ricellene■>
and lasting character of swetstbnins and fla.
▼orlng. The best tobacco ever made. As nur
blue strip trade-mark is closely imitated on in-
ferior goods, see that " Jackson's Best" is on
every plug. Bold by all dealers. Send for
sample, free, to C. A. JACKSON & CO., Mauu
facturers, Petersburg, Va.
PIANO c.^ 0HOAN
11600, onlv $425. uperb Grand Square Pianos,
cost $1100, only $255. Elegant Upright Pianos,
cost $S00, only $155. New Style UprieUt
Pianos $112 50. Organs $35. OrKans, 12 stops,
$72 50. Church organs, 16 stops, cost $W0l
only $115. Elegant $3T5 Mirror Top Organs!
only $105. Tremendous sacrifice to close otic
present stock. New steam factory soon to be
erected. Newspapers with much information
about the cost of Pianos and Organs s«-nt f r»«.
Please address DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington. N*J.
A DA* to Agents canvassiuf-* .-the
Fireside Visitor. Terms and;
Outfit Free. Address P. O. V1CKEKY
Augusta, Maine.
$7
$4TELDPH<»i\L,
For Business Purpose*, ours excel all others
in clearness and volume of tone, lllumtrated
o uAYVv'ii £-8'ltno"la>3 for 8 cts. Address J.
R» HOLCOjIB, Mallkt Creek, Ohio.
pONSl^PnoN can be cured! Try PU L-
V*/ InONAt Ask ycur druggist for it.j
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1878, newspaper, August 11, 1878; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth462501/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.