Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 284, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 5, 1873 Page: 4 of 4
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Where;
Oat_of.
Oat off
What
from, baby dear ?
into the here.
et your eyes so blue ?
s I came U-Tough.
; the light in them sparkle and
fsfarry
tear? •
i I got here.
t year forehead so siaooth and
I stroked it as I went by.
your cheek liko a warm white
tie-thing better than any one
at three-cornered smiie of bliss ?
ave me, 8t once, a kiss, f
rati get this pearly ear?
i,"and it came out to hear. -
, those arms and hands?
hooks and bands.
: did you come? you darling
box as the cherub's wings.
t just come to be yon ?
at me, and so I grew.
► tous, you dear ?
and so I am here.
Czarowitx.
SBOBOCGH.
the
Mercury.
learning in the conrt
•the young and lovely
Czarowitz, Alexis, sop
le Great, was dead.
The sorrows that had
_sr youthful life were
death had given her
denied—peace. Beauti-
ible and high-born, she
beloved and pitied
for all knew the cruel
her wrongs, even as all
she had done nothing
re them.
lovely hid^jr^s^Iu^ ictim ,
and, who treated"
je most shocking inhu-
2fot only did he subject
flesh to cruel beatings,
several occasions he at-
. to poison her. Tlnwnon-
iplished her death at
and the last sad funeral
being over, all that was
il of the young wife of
Czarowitz had been con-
to the tomb, and nothing
save the memory of her
, her beauty and her suffer-
wore on, and, as is always
case, even when the loved
lovely die, the wife of the
jwitz was thought of no
aithough she had been
universally lamented, one sooth-
ing thought checked-the tears-
she was freed from sorrow. Thais
the court went on its way as
and as time sped on, no
thought was given to ihe
Seated one morning at the
breakfast table, in their Southern
home, were three persons, one of
whom was a young lady. She
was very beautiful, and there was
an air* of high-bred elegance
about her. As she poured out the
coffee, and handed it to the young-
er of the two gentlemen, he said
"Yes, Bertha, I am frequently
ck by your likeness to the
rite's wife; you are wonder-
ly like her, the hair, the eyes,
features.*
, looked earnestly into the
xe eyes of the speaker,
quietly:
do look sometimes
you know Colonel Dau-
7! " 'H
g, certainly; but there is
' ig extraordinary in the
between you and the
wife of the Czarowitz." -
Tere you acquainted with
' asked Bertha in a careless
"ifot, personally, but I have
her frequently when in Bus-
On account of her sad story
there was much interest attached
to her.57 -* -
"She was not happy then F
Colonel Dauband looked at her
a moment, and then said:
"Would you be happy, Bertha,
[ to a man who did not love
and who could not appreciate
beauty1^nd refinement of your
nature?" \ ■
"Most unhappy," was the re-
•'Tiie Czarowitz was a brute—
<v brute wedded to an angle—who,
in his power, he treated as
A man who uses person-
violence to a delicate woman
woman his wife, is not
a brute, but a coward, for he
that she has • not ;the
to return blow for blow,
the monster hit her
killed her; she was ill
time, and then death
and freed her from her sor-
When her death became
all the Courts in Europe
mourning for her, and
one, sawe the Czarowitz la
the lovely Charlotte de
ttel." •. -I
i recital, the eyes of
i filled with tears, and 1
bw pale, while her lips
Ah! I see,'' continued Colonel
auband, "that your smpathizing
' is touched by the sad story
this lovely woman; ami. no
, for even men have ffctu-
aside to weep, when
have seen her subjected to
ich they had neither
power to protect her from nor to
.
• T
rha
Mills
this, conversation, Ber-
Yon Wagner's father had
picked up the newspaper, aud was
busily* engaged in reading; , he
never looked up, seeming not to
hear the sad story of the Cxaro
witz's wife.'
Several years before this con-
versation took place, there came
Louisiana a German and his
■s who settled there. The
of Bertha
attracted attei bufshe
was modest and & sly retir-
ing, and
than to
Dauband,
Merman and
was n a trim!, fell in
She discouraged Iris attentions,
fl, although they were the best
of friends, they were not lovers.
Colonel Dauband was^not the one
to feel a love and not to tell it,
and, even at the risk of having
his proffers of affection rejected,
asked Bertha
A look of
tier fa
Ms1 *she would rather be his wife than
years—ho who had loved her when
she was only Bertha, the daughter
of the poor German emigrant 1
No; whatever else she gave up
she would never give up her hus-
band; he was a Jang to her,
although he wore no crown, and
with her.
aded
ce, MwppaaRi gravely:
"My menu, that cannot be."'
"Certainly not, Bertha, if yon
do not love me; 1 would not have
it be ifgthat is the case. An un-
willing* bride is not the bride for
me."
"It is pleasant to be friends;
why"— s
He interrupted her.
l<Yes, Bertha, it is so pleasant
to be friends, that it would be far
pleasanter to be something nearer.
You do not love me, or you would
not be satisfied with friendship
when you could have love."
She said, as she laid her hand
on his arm, and looked into his
face with a sad, pleading gaze:
" O, my friend, if you love me,
if you wish to see me calm and
happy, mention not this subject
to me again."
"Hard as it is, I will obey you,
Bertha," responded Colonel Dau-
band, proudly; "I will certainly
never intrude my love on you.^
One morning Bertha sat sewing,
when Colonel Dauband entered
the room.
"Biank you," she replied, look-
ing up from her. work.
He read quietly on, while Ber-
tha sewed industriously, neither
of them remarking on the news.
"Ah!" broke forth Colonel Dau-
band, "the Czarowitz is—"
Bertha's work fell from her
hands; her face flushed, then be-
came deadly pale; she trembled,
and gasped out:
"What? The Czarowitz is
what P ' '
"Dead, Bertha, dead; yes. the
Czarowitz is dead!"
She arose front he* seat, then
baek ; she looked as
Upturned vo stone, but She never
spoke.
Colonel Dauband glanced up
from the paper, and, seeing her
agitation, fixed his eyes.steadily
on her.
" Yonr secret is discovered," he
said quietly; "you, dear lady,
are the, Czarowitz's wife."
" I atn," was all that she said, as
rising hastily, she left the room.
The day passed and he saw her
no more until the evening, and
when fhey were alone, the wife of
the Czarowitz told her story. The
cruel blows which she had re-
ceived from her husband, had in-
deed brought her to the verge of
the grave. She felt that she would
rather brave danger and death
than fall into his power again.
Winning over some of her ladies
to her cause, with their assistance
she was cjonveyed to a place of
safety, and the report given out
that she was dead. A jnock fun-
eral was held, and the empty cof-
fin buried. When she was strong
enough to undertake the journey,
attended by a faithful German
servant, who passed for her father,
she fled into France, disguised as
a servant girl; from thence she
went to Louisiana.
Colonel Dauband listened to her
story with deep emotion, as he
said eagerly:
' "How can I serve you? I am
ready to sacrifice everything here,
and will furnish you with means
that you may return to Russia."
" My father, for I must still call
him so, for a father indeed he has
been to me, is aged and failing in
health. I cannot leave him, and
he cannot go; this little home
which has sheltered us so long,
must shelter us still longer. All
that I ask, dear friend, is that you
will guard my secret. Let me still
be to you Bertha Yon Wagner,
the old "German's daughter."
Day by day the supposed father
of Bertha became feebler; he was
evidently neariug the eternal
shores.. Then he died, and, with
tears of gennine sorrow, the wife
of the Czarowitz buried her faith-
ful old friend. *
" Well, Bertha, said Colonel
Dauband, the day after the old
man's funeral, what do you intend
doing?" Then he added sadly,
" You know that we cannot live
together now, for, the world, al-
wayk ready to believe the ill, will
slander your fair name. Must we
break up our pleasant home and
separate, you tp go your lonely
way and I to go"min&f*.*fv"7
"I have been so happy here,"
replied Bertha, m trembling
tones. v " <•
" Is there no way by which we
can keep our home f Dare I say
what I onee said to you t I loved
you when I thought you simply
the daughter" of the old German,
and I cannot unlove you now that
I know yon are a princess. O,
Bertha, can we not still live in the
old home together?"
She looked into the handsome
face of Colonel Dauband, and for-
getting that she had been destined
to sit on the throne of Russia, and
that her sister occupied that of
Austria, remembering only the
love and devotion of the hand-
some pleader, she gave him her
hand, even as she had aiready
given him her heart, and it was
not long before the widow of the
Czarowitz was tlie wife of Colonel
Dauband,
Devotedfc attached, the newly
married pa|r dwelt for ten years
happily iu the old home. Then,
failing health carried Col. Dauland
td France, accompanied by his
wrfe aud daughter. One day,
when in the Tuilierie&ehe attracted
the attention of Marshal Saxe,
whose mother had assisted her in
making her escape, and he accost-
ed her. To attempt deception was
impossible, but she enjoined
secresy, and it was not until she
had left for the isle of Bourbon,
where her husband had a Govern-
ment appointment, that it became
known that the lovely wife ot the
CzaroYvtz, who all thought dead,
had been in Paris. The King of
her nephew, learning
invited her to his court,
if she would abandon her husband.
, Abandon her hu*band! What
were all the trappings of royalty
to her compared wiT "
love and rare of her friend of
to live in the desolate splendor of
courts, unloved and unloving.
Her woman's love triumphed, as
woman's love bughfcalways to do
over mere worldly considerations,
and'she remained by her husband's
side, solacing him until death took
him from her forever. Their only
child had died before her father;
and, desolate and sad, the lonely
widow took up her residence at
Yrtri, not far from PfSris, where
she died in 1772.
To the Republicans of Harris County.
You will take notice that a Convention
of Republicans of Harris county, is hereby
called to meet at the Courthouse in the city
of Houston, on Saturday, the 9th day of
August, 1S73, at 8 o'clock p. sr., for the
purpose of electing nine delegates, to rep-
resent you in the State Convention called to
meet at Dallas, Texas, on the 19th day of
August, 1873. The Convention may also
take action upon other political matters of
importance. The different precincts are re-
quested to send full delegations to the Con- i
vention. All persons who desire the unity and
success of pure Republicanism in the Staet,
are respectfully invited to attend, aud lend !
their assistance, to the end that wise coun-
sels may prevail, and that none but men of
discretion and patriotism may be selected to
represent us.
Houston, July 22, 1873.
A. C. Rogees,
Chairman Republican Executive Comnfit
tee of Harris county. ij*24-6t
A Wholesale Murderer—The Starllinsr
Confession of Nelson Wade, the Mur-
derer of Isabella McBride—Trapped
at Last by a Boy.
•Philadelphia,jnly27,1873.
Additional details received from
the scene of the McBride massa-
cre, near Williamsport, show that
Wade, the murderer, is one of the
most consummate villi ins that has
been produced by this State for
years. The coolness of his every
action at the time and after the
perpetration of the horrible deed,
and thrftfrvfl may rarr air he as-
sumes, Rink him as a second Quan-
treL He hag been employed as a
brak&nan on, the Philadelphia aaid
Erie itailyol^ for two" years past,
and but few persons were conver-
sant with his previous career,
which, according to his own ver-
sion, is darkened by deeds of blood
in various portions of the country.
After killing Mrs. Isabella Mc-
Bride and securing the gold and
silver stored in the old farm house,
the jnurderer deliberately made
his way to Williamsport and be-
gan to drink, paying for the liquor
and cigars with specie, which at
first. f.-f
EXCSIED SCSPICIOX,
"but as he was well known as a
railroad man, and was inclined to
be wild, the idea of his having
committWl the murder was pooh-
poohed.11 Toward evening on
Wednesday, however, his strange
action's, coupled with his profuse
display of gold and silver, led to
his being " shadowed," andfinally,
"at eight o'clock, to his arrest.
This was brought about throng'
information received by the Sheri:
of Lycoming -county from a lad to
whom Wade showed several bags
of gold. This so excited the boy's
curiosity that he asked Wade to
allow him, to t count. the money,
and together they went to a barn
in the outskirts of Williamsport,
when Wade opened a large bag
and threw its contents of gold
and gilver to the ground. He fol-
lowed this up by producing two
more bags filled with treasure,
and, upon the boy making inqui-
ries as to the manner in which he
got the money, answered, laugh-
ingly, "That's my business, and
it's all right."-! A portion of the
money he buried near the barn in
the presence of the lad after ask-
ing the latter to promise him that
that he- wonld not reveal its
whereabouts to any person. This
the Boy promised, and Wade then ^
told him that he intended burying
the remainder, and if he should
fail to return after a certain date
the lad could dig it up and retain
it for his own use. He then, ac-
companied by the latter, went to
another spot in the vicinity of the
barn and
fiy j ■ the specie was buhied,
and the two separated. This in-
formation was speedily communi-
cated to the authorities, and the
murderer was shortly afterward
arrested and placed in irons;
Once in prison he began tp laugh, ~
and seemed to be greatly amused
and pleased on account of the sen-
sation he had created. After an
hour or so of confinement he sent
f6r an officer and related the whole
story of the murder of Mrs. Mc-'
Bride, giving ,a description of the
old lady's actions when be struck
her the first blow with the club,
and went so far as even to attempt
to imitate her Cries. In this heart-
less undertaking he was speedily
checked, and he assumed an air of.
injured innocence because he was *
not allowed to proceed. He said
that during his career he h^
killed severalpeople, among whom
was a Spanish woman, and that,
the desire to murder hadgrown on
him, and it . was the easiest thing
imaginable to make a man "ctoak"
when a person wanted to get rid
of m objectionable object. His
first murder, as he related, was
committed on the plains several
years ago, and since that time he
had "put out of the way" all
whom he did not like, and he had
never been even suspected. He
said he did not fear death, "and
was . • •
BEADY TO SWIXG
whenever they got ready. His
troubles he attributed to the want ,
of proper training when young.
This he did not receive, as his
parents died and left him alone in
the world when about five years
of age. He refused to give, the
names Of any of his victims, but
said that before he was hung he
would tell all. In 1872 he was
sentenced to a term of four
months' imprisonment for stealing
a watch from a gentleman of
Watertown, and served out his
term. The specie which he buried
has been recovered, and has been
placed in a Williamsport banking
house subject to the disposition of
the authorities. The'total amount
is $5,500 15, which is mostly in
$5, $10 and $20 gold pieces. "Old
Mr. McBride still remains in an
unconscious state, and the physi-
cians entertain no hopes of his re-
covery. Since the murder the
fajjn house has been visited by
hundreds of people, among whom
was an enterprising Philadelphia
photographer, who has been pho-
tographing the surroundings.
ittenti'-n. Democrats of Harris County.
A Convention will be held in the city of
Houston on Friday,' the 15th day of August,
A. D. 1873, for the purpose of electing Del-
egates to the Democratic State Convention,
to be held in the city of Austin, on the 3d
day of September, 1873, and for the-trans-
action of such other business as Shall
properly come before a Democratic County
Convention. Matters of importance Will
claim the action of the County Convention.
Democrats of the several precincts of Harris
county, select your best representative men,
and men who will in person attend the Con-
vention. ' , v: ashbeii Smith,
Chairman Democratic Executive Committee,
Harris count v. td
Attention, Third Ward Republican Club !
There will be a Republican meeting .of the
citizens of tie Third "Ward on Wednesday,
August 6, at; 8 o'clock p.' sr.,- at ( Lemuel
Easley's residence for the purp6sa_df or-
ganizing. "Jn unity fhtre is strehguffi By
combining our strength we will again be vic-
torious. Republicans rally, and aTthem.
E. h. Williams,
President Third Ward Republican Club.
Legal A
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
BY virtue of a deed of trtut executed to as by
S. H. Brooks, to wcttre the -payment of two
promissory notes, each dated February 38,1867.
and bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent
per annnm, iarable toC. C. Millioan or order;
the first payable 15th of December, 1867, for
toity-aix handled and three dollar* and nineteen
cents in gold, the second payable loth of January,
1868, for forty-seven bnndred and three dollars
and twenty cents In gold, for purchase money of
the land hereinafter mentioned, in which last
mentioned note the sum of fifteen hundred and
fifty dollars was paid on the 38th of February,
1867; which said trnst dead was recorded in
Wharton county, Texas, on the 31st of May, 1867.
We the nnderslgned, as trustees therein named,
at the written request of the legal holder of said
notes—there being due thereon on tile 13th of
July, 1873, the date of said request, twelve thou-
sand a:x hundred and ninety-four dollars and
fifty cents—will nil ior cash in gold, ON THE,,
FIRST TUESDAY IN HtPTEMBEK Mi XT. at'
public auction, within the legal hoars, in front of
the Courthouse door i i Wharton, Wharton
county, Texas, the following property, situated in
Wharton county, Texas, viz: .Eleven hundred and
ninety-five sens of land, with all the improve-
ments thereon (less three acres reserved as a
graveyard), known as Lot No. 1, in the subdivis-
ion of League No. 3, originally granted to 8. F;
Austin, it being the tame tract of land conveyed
by d. 0. MSilican and Louisa J. Millican by deed
dated 28th of February, 1867, to S H. Brooks,
duly recorded in said county.
tuch title we will make to the purchaser as we
are authorized to make by said trust deed
A. 8. I-ATHROP,
A. P. MoCOBUICK,
Jy30-law6 * " Trustee*. /
trustee's sale.
WHEREAS, On the 25th day of July, 1873,
John O. Cntter made, executed and deliv-
ered Asher B. Hall bis certain promissory note
tor eighteen hundred and fifty dollars, due twelve
months after date, with twelve per cent, per an-
num interest from date; and to secure the pay-
ment of said note at maturity, the said Cutler, on
said 35th July, 1872, txecuted and delivered to the
undersigned a deed of tract upon block numbered
two hnsdre&and lorty-seven, on the south Bide of
Buffalo Bayou, in Houston, with power of sale to
pay eaid note when due; which deed of trust is re-
corded in Vol. 4, Record of Mortgages of Harris
county, pages 72 and 73.
Kow, therefore, the said note being due and un-
paid, at the request of the legal holder thereof, OH
TDE3DAX. TIES NINETEENTH DA* OF AU-
QUST. 187!, at 12 o clock M-, at the doer of the
Ooarthos'e in Harris county, I will, under the
provisions of said trust dead, sell at pubUo auo-
tion for cash to the highest bidder, KoalL llCb two
hundred and forty-seven, south aide of Buffalo
Bayou, iu Houston. The title is believed to be
perfect. I will, however, convey oriy euch title
as I am authorized and required tSy'iiid trust
deed. J. C. C. W INCH. Trustee.
Houston. July 29th 18'S. iy39-td
The number of cattle on the
way from Texas to Kansas this
year is estimated at half a million
head. Already 400,000 head have
„ arrived. A new point of arrival
the devotee!'] is Coffinville, on the L. L. & G.,
Railroad, by which Abeline loses.
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Miscellaneous Advertisements.
general .employment office.
(Cimmcrci at., Opposite the Iron Bridge.)
Merchants, Plactara and Families la m
help, can be supplied on short notice.
Companies and others supplied wit!
Persons requiring help will leave their orders at
tjje ofaee, on Commerce street, wiH be
promptly attended to. * ' v ,
Mtgl-lm W. H. GAVAN. Maa g<<r.
freeman house,
Navasota, Texas.
W r; ".S/'IBA M. FBBEMAN,
aul, tf ' • _ •' Proprietor.
GARDES.—One or more Indus-
sj hiwi young men can rsht. lease or work
this Garden os shards. Best iand in tie county.
*"*- in abundance. Would work it myself,
health prevents.
' m ^ - P. J. tf&HAN.
TE[m C3-E3VE: IS-^lLiOOINr,
"Tom Prindle, Proprietor.
_ * _
S®; Aiwa) fi on hand, the fiueili quality ot
WIVlfS, BK.WDY, WHISK V, GIff,
«-:C- ' . And
augS-tf ,
B. F. X'DOBOTGH. Si KATTZR, )B,
MeDONOUKII & hatter,
Xjaj.raa."fe>fci2: Iyt© o3a xxts,
Ctntral H. R, Switch, Houston, Texas.
0. Box No. 418. '" aag2-tf
Machine blacksmith shop.
Curley & K a croft
Aro no\f prepared to do all work in their line
with dispatch. Charges moderate, Bhop, corner
Commerce and San Jacinto streets. aug2-lm*
N CEMENT, PIPE AND
- w artificial STONE WORKS.
Pipes for Sewers. Drain Pipes for hardens, Out-
houses, etc.; atone Pavements, Ya e of e vary va-
riety of pattern for Gardens, Lawns aad Oeme-
tprie*: Chimney Flues; and all aorta of useful sad
ornamental work-inArtificial Stone,
AU wri warranted to give satisfaction, or no
t*y etiwCted '
V JAMES A. OOORTNEY,
Proprietor.
Office and Factory—Montgomery Road.
FostoOce Address—!.ock Box 151, Houston,
Texan fehl2—tf
0
ONFECIIOSERV.
The undersigned begs leave to inform the
public that he has bought the entire intereatin the
conpbo rrio isr na if*. ;
Corner of Main street k Texas Avenue
Delicate Ice Cream, Tee Cool Soda Water, Home-
made Candy, Oakea, etc., etc., in great variety, and
always fresh on band.
jelft-2m
GU8TAV COMMRNTZ.
rpHE BEST MUSIC BOOK,
THE GLORY,
By George F. Root. Price $1 so.
For sale by an Book-sellers.
8. H. CD8HINO,
feb2-tf Wholesale Agent, Houston.
G
eorge h. slaughter,
attorney at law,
HOUSTON. - -
... TEXAS
jeH tf
OniCI IH COUBTBOUSg.
J. H. StABLY.
A. I. MA STMSOK
manly & masters05,
Attornoys at Tji*. -w
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
Will practice in the Supreme, Federal and ail
ibmk Oowrts la State.
Omci-9«fi Building. Jy*-tf
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Organization of Election Precinct1?,
Tke Gounty Court has organ-
ized "the following election pre-
cincts. %. .1'
Pfecihct 1.—John ■; W.
MoDonald, J. P., Houston. This
is i divided into five election pre-
cints, answering to the fiv^ wards.
No.. L £2eetion ground Maca-
tee's warehouse,: presiding officer
fcl • ulzyJt
;-3R0i AuElepticw ground at Allen
St.^tiou, ^pre^iding officer G. II.
^jcinglairst-r,',; ;, ? ; .
> JfO. 3i ;Bleetion ground at the
«OUrth0usCk,presiding officer Henry
SrFoxr. to.
Fv No. 4. Election ground market-
house, presiding officer B. 0. Simp-
son.
Ifo. 5. Election ground Texas
and New Orleans Bailroad depot,
presiding officer J. J. Gillespie.
Precinct No. 2. John Dunn, J.
P. This precinct constitutes a
single election precinct^ election
ground at Harrisburg, presiding
officer T. Prandy. * „ -
Precinct No. 3. S. S. Ashe, J. P.
No. 1. Election ground at Tomp-
kins' store, Lynchburg; presiding
officer, A. P. Tompkins. "If-
No. 2. Election ground at H-
frey's store, Cedar Bayou; presid-
ing officer, E. P. Laurence.
No. Si Election ground at the
old Lodge Building, San Jacinto;
presiding officer, W. Thompson.
No. 4. Election ground at T. L.
Mathews' store, Green's Bayou;
presiding officer, T. L. Mathews.
Precinct No. 4. Buckley, J. P.
No. 1. Election ground at Da-
vid Hoffman's house; presiding
officer, D. Hoffman.
No. 2. Election ground at J.
Dunn's school-house; presiding
officer, —McDonald.
No. 3. Election ground at Tau-
ternhahn's'store; presiding officer,
John Singleton.
Precinct No. 5. Jacob Scherer,
J. P. .v , „
No. 1. Election ground at Mil-
ler's storey Cypress Oity; presid-
ing officer, E. L. Boeder.
No. 2. Election ground at Duei^s
store, Hockley; presiding officer,;
R. B. Swann. ,
No. 3. Election ground at Bose
Hill postoffice; presiding officer,
D. H. Hackney.
No. 4. Election ground at Zim-
merman's old store, Lower Cy-
press; presiding officer, Ellison
McDongald.
registration notice.
All persons entitled to register
as voters of Harris county are®
hereby notified that I will attend
in person or by deputy at the fol-
lowing named* times and places,
for the purpose of registering tha
names of all those entitled to vote
in said county, viz:
first justice's precinct.
Election Precint No. 2. From
Monday 4r 1873, to Friday August
8, 1873. Registration place at
Allen's Station, in the city0 ot
Houston.
Election Precinct* No. 3. From
Monday August 11,1873, to Fri-
day August 15, 1873. Register-
ing place, courthouse. ^
Election Precinct No. If. From
Monday August 18,1873, to Fri-
day, August 22,1873. Begistering
place at the Markethouse, eity of
Houston.
Election Precinct No. 5. From
Monday, August 25, 1873, to Fri-
day, August 29,1873. Register-
ing place at Texas and New On-
leans depot, in the city of Hous-
ton.
second justice's precinct.
Election Precinct No. 1. From
Monday, September 1, 1873, to
Friday, September 5,1873. Reg-
istering place, town of Harrisburg,
at office of John Dunn, Justice of
the Peace. ^ •
THIBD JUSTICE'S PKBCIXCT.
Election Precinct No. 1. From
Tuesday, September 2, 1873, to
Saturday, September 6,1873. Reg-
istration place at Tompkins' store,
in the town of Lynchburg.
Election Precinct No. 2. From
Monday, September 3, 1873, to-
Friday, September 12,1873. Reg-
istering place at Charles Jefreyfe
store, Cedar Bayou.
Election Precinct No. 3. From
Saturday September 13, 1873, to
September 19, 1873. Registering'
place at Old Lodge building, town
of San Jacinto.
Election Precinct No. 4. Froto
Monday September 8, 1873, to
Friday September 12,1873. Reg-
istering place at T. L.Mathews',
store, Green's Bayou.
FOURTH JUSTICE'S PRECINCT.
• Election Precinct Not 1. From
Tuesday September 23, 1873, to
Saturday September 27, 1873.
Registering place at David Huff-
man's house. ^ "7 1*1
Election Precinct No. 2. Froni
Monday, September 29, 1873, to
Friday, October 3, 1873. Regis-
tering place, Joe Dunman's School
House, Dunman's Prairie.
Election Precinct No. 3. From
Saturday, October 4, 1873, to
Thursday, October 9, (Sunday exr
cepted). Registering place, H.
Tauternhahn'8 Store.
FIFTH JCSHCIf'S PRECINCT.
Election Precinct No. 1. From
Tuesday, September 16, 1873, to
Saturday, September 20, 1873.
Registering place, Miller's Store,
in the town Of Cypress.
Election Pre&net No. 2. From
Monday, September 22, 1873, to
Friday, September, 26, 1873. Reg-
istering place, ■Duer's «Storev in
the town of Hockley.
Election Precinct No. 3. From
Saturday, September 27, 1873, to
Thursday, October 2, 1873. Reg-
istering place, Rose Hill Post-
office.
Election Precinct No. 4. From
Friday, October 3, 1873, to Wed-
nesday, October 8, 1873. Regis-
tering place, Limmerman's Old
Store, on Lower Cypress.
^ In testimony whereof I
( \ hereunto set my hand and
j l. s. | the seal of the District
Oburt of Harris county,
at the office in the city of Hous-
ton, this 17th day of July, a. D.
1873. a. k. Taylor,
Clerk D, C. H. C.
RV. PASRSU., Undertaker, Btetal-
lio Cases, Caskets, Mahogany, Walnut,
Rosewood and Pine Coffins constantly en hand, at
Mo. ST Prairie Btreet, Houston, Tex&a, Urdet*
rom railroad etatiooa proniptly attended to oa re
ieipt«ftele#raia.
/■'$>'*> o
'HAND MADE
SourMashYflnstay
AJ.mgrrisson
hand made
Sanrtfa&WWsfey'
aj.morrissom-j
> distiller ^
hand made
SonrMashWitiskey
AJ.MORRISSON
hand MADE
' SoorMa^Wloskr/
aj.m0rrjss0m
Hie above Brands for Bale by the followinghQueea in Houaton:
g ASK ILL k mtt t .vh, LooeSt*r8^00C, Preston Street.
SOUND k STRAUS, Grocers, corner prairie and Travis aAreeta.
s. yf. KAFFEKBEKGER, formerljJUffanberger k Zimmerman, Tesaa Avenue and Milam.
J. 3. KELLER, Grocer, Preston, near Washington Avenue.
J. HERMAN, Texas Exchange Saloon, corner Congress and Travis.
mlim
1-ly
HEN BY OLINE, Grocer, Preston, near Washington Avenue.
THEO FIELD METER, Grocer, over-White Oak Bayou.
F. N. MILLER, Saloon, corner of Proston and Fannin.
8 J08EPH80N, Grocer, Congress, sear Great Northern Depot.
JOHN J. KiULE, Mcntgomery Boad.
JACK DONNELLY. Corner Vine and Kennedy.
JOHN HAHN Montgomery Avenue. Eh BL
1 SOLE AGEJIT FOR 8TATIC V
^ai<I
TrTivi
Hotels and Public Houses.
HUTCHIW8 HOU8K,
HOPBTOS, Tnii,
N. P. TURNER, Proprietor,
BOARD ST THE DAY. WEEK OB MONTH.WITH
OB WITHOUT LODOING..
Board by the day Unit d Stats* ourrency, $SM.
^JAPITOL H01EL,
(LATE ENTERPRISE HOUSE,)
I
ElJlt Bbsmond, - r- -
Hqn
a ton. Texas.
Pbopbietob
ootl-ly
, ! :■ . ..r . .
Banks and Insurance.
if*
T,
W.
n-U' "
HOUSE,
Hi. OS
'JST KL El JE\
No. *1 Main
Street. Houston, Texas
OBALBan ffri')
foreign & Domestie Exchange.
; una
THE HOUSTON UKEMY
PUBLICATION OFFICE
The Proprietor calls attention
that he has not only largely
INCREASED HISFACILITl E£
FOR
mm
' KXCHANOK ON
QK1LTOS HOUSE. -
MBS. T. I PEABBON... Manager.
STEPHEN SKILTON............Steward.
HEARSK, TfcXAS.
it i !1
. Board by day. week or month.
Central position, wiihlc one square of the
Depot n!- '' >UU" aov38-ly
0-C. WftEABB, ~ 7~
KBB1TT HOUSE, '
s}> Uiiit ■ Waihlcgton, D. C.,
Centra! position, andwithin two or three square!
of aU Departments.
QiTY HOTEL, : i
R. 8. MOBSE, Proprietor,
Comer of Oamp and Common streets,
NEW OBLKANS. La.
Navigation.
H
oukttffi jiibect;; j,-'
Ti'lt'JUi 1 * :'ii L i
. ^Ayi&ATXQN COMPANY.
BARGES,
FIVE STEAMERS, TWENTY-TWO
., ;n>three tugs.
• ' L .;, . 1 :■ «i :0 I'JUl'ii'i
RECEIVE AND FORWARD ALL FREIGHT
, CONSIGNED TO THEM AT ' SALVES- j
T0Ny HOUSTON, HARRISBURG,
AUD LYNCHBURG.
i : *11i ■JHii.Jt (.} ; J : ;-il j
All OOTTON mG other PBODUCCE oCirered ta GAL-
VE8TON i>y their OPEN POLEOT OFIN8D-
. RANGE, without Expense to Shipper. •
j - S'* 1 J j I * f Oil*
111,, Lotiiu and Damages Promptly
;"r+ n;'-.. fdjMffedPaid.
' Consign to BOtteTON DIRECT NAVIGATION
COMPANY from aU paints toward and outward.
;«) ;; , JOHN 8HBUUI.m i
President
W; A inri'CBiiiiL,
Preaide«t. . J«nl-D4jWly
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
JJ BeHAlTES, MATTHEWS & CO.
GENERAL AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS,
* ■ —kvi)—
commission merchants,
office and saljtsboov: '''
MENDEN HALL'S CARRIAGE REPOS1TOBT,
' Congress St., Houtlon, Texas. V !
4S*Consignments solicited. mySOtf
ECWONE&if. /
lam now prepared to supply the trade wttit •
full variety of Home ^lanufactured Candy,, war-
ranted pure and will stand the olimato, wholesale
and retail. Orders promptly filled; satisfaction
fm&ranteed. c
> r #. A. HKXDBRSUV,
No. 16 Congress street, near Marke' squac«,
' Hourton, Tcxaa.
Mwl-lujo . I: '. '.t! ■ * !
JAMES BUTE, .r
St.- J'VO 113'titKiLO
Importer and Dealer ln ,'
• OfJiu jBomrs? Thin 7 ml yjm I
PA1STS, OILS. COLORS, VAKMSUES,
WALL PAPJHB, fc«.| FDROLINB FLHZD.
Gonch'i Portable Gas Lamps.
g* BOpsrOffi TEXAS, r . ^ ;
«My 8-ly .. , . _ !
AfiA.B.WnXiX, OHAB. i. SLMX2AHD.
WILLIE & CLEVELAND,
11 . LA#YERS, '
lit. O'tT . . H
-OFFICE IS BALLIXGEB Ja JACK'S BUILDING,
!i-i PostoaoeStreet,
q'jl A;vlg&r o if, '■ > t Mx'd Si:
3 jyat-tf .A c >j -n-'r-ii *■
jySTW.
i. D0HM ^ : ' ,
o o -cr
ACRTI^ (4 -t . TMXA8.
-rfij A" -r i • - k ♦ n t.. M i-f / f . f . I i
Swenton'i Building
..IMbet Box 80. Office in
:th old Postoffiee.) :-
GEO. GOLDXHWXIXK.
nrtr-
D
sdk'o p. tuxxxh.
GOLDTHWAITE & TURJiER,
ATTOBMYSf 4 fiODmHJiOMi AT LAV.
VAN ALSTYNE'S BUILDING,
IIOVSTON ; - , - t rjTKXif.
-,-.ijt -ly . • .Vw'tif.n.f- >• i '
*i£iSai*m;-:'.i ."■■■■ a. atnue
^ ikLLEN & niNKLE, -
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Pine and Cypress Lumber,
—AND^-
■h., ,.©iE3:i3sr^3L>iSs. ; f
f, jj37-lm j
tidb. j. p. kerr,
.'tiiati ofii I
^XJI=ta-B,OJSr DBWpiST
F i -:t "«f.M oil 7 iv • "i-- i , : J
Is now prepared to perform all work in OPJEL
RATIVE and MK5HANICAL DENTMTRY at
the home of his patrons. All orfltfs nailed to his
address, a !" i ' jft in : j <
i i ' * ' BOt4S ; BOCStOK,
will t>R promptly attended, to. 'j ..
Refers, by permission, to the following Well
known persons of this clty^.'
B. Powcli, M. 3).; Leonidag Hudspeth, M. D.;
G. A. MtWbtmel, it. D.j Di T. Lundy, *, Do and
all of his patrons. . {r, ; julya«|f-
COKRAIII,
Sa tli !• a;
Watcliihaker and Jeweler
Ot 7 r) 'MAIN STREET, ,r; j
(VAN ALBTYNB'B JUILD IN G.)
ill
- r-r : T - TEXAS.
HOUSTON, ;i
u ]: ; ?!.i • U'i-'J J ,,
watches, clocks, JBWELHY,
Carefully repaired aad warranted. '
Tine Gold Jewelry, diamonds. Solid Silver
Ware, Ladies* and Gentlemen's Gold Watebes and
Chains, and a large supply ot 8liver Wa*cbea
always onhand, V*' , !' - , . i ;[
W Also sole s«ent for the celebrated DIAMOND
spectacles. : \
E
AGLE CAR WORKS.
CARS OF ALL KINDS
MANUFACTURED FROM THE BEST OF
U'NBKK THOROliatlLV SKASOJtKD
And put toflsther with bolts made from (he bes
of material at our Own Works.
Order* promptly filled. ~ 2 ' .
"SSilr, "• J. h. pkrgot,
nenri-iy Houston, Texas.
L ' ' ' 1'OTHlV
LONDON,
' ' ' -iil f>U?
HAMBURG,
!/ii L.iti
Lii 1
LIVERPOOL, "
>iu> WJilLj dj ■■
fi
v -f - *iJ iJ.Jiil&L,a*i j
r • : \F.rj ' - ,r.S«WOf|ip*|
• - ■ . 1. t\ jnntji 1
And other oities, for sale in suns to rait.
Deposits received and a general
ness done in all its braocMs.
Special attenthwi'willbe glrsn toooOeoUons on
this and all accessible points. augSstf j
g ' '
rpHE CITY BANK OF HOUSTON.
Capital....
.......too OOO
HOUSTON.
brnj. a. Borrrs,
President,
Offers lta servioes to the public, and solicits
aeoounts of Meroh^nta, Bankers,
throughout the State. f
Deposits received anlfleet so check, and in-
vest ai?nts made on favorable terms.
Will give special attention to edlsoBM fin all
&coeB8ible points. • - . i
Bankers or merchants can te
and Southern ocareapondapta free ot charge, ex-
deptfor Exchange. ' l
TD1 rectors: j
BENJ. A. BOTT8: ...PreiJdanl.
W. i. HUT0HIH8. P. W. GRAY, !
A. J. BUREE, COB. ENNI8, '<■ *-
W% X.BIOE. ,, E. H. GUSHING.
* ' "'t - i«-—(3-1- I
!' Ezohakm ou London. Paria^r^nkfort. Bremen
and Berlin. In sUtos to suit. :l,; ' ■■■ "
TTr-
W. 3. HUT0HIN8, T. L. BLAKTOf, 1
President r'- OaShlar;
"ATIOMAL EXCHANGE BASK t
^ job vmrmQ
or ALL DESCRIPTIONS
htsful
but HAS ABDBD
Costly Machinery,
SJCW PRKSIKI,
sew bfatkiual
N
13 OXJS'r 03st,
GOLLEOTION8 MADE THROUGHOUT - XHB
- wtimm
WILL BUY AStD
On the principal cities in tiieUntted States and
' ! ^ Oii'i
r ,4
tor Aceountsbfl
seteawa.;
?H>.' i Rj u:
R.. R. C.. B. Jfc'lSi A. :
Jti lm I!{i•; I
SATISGS BANK.
CORNER OF MAIN AND FRANKLIN STREETS,
■ I 3fft 't. IW
if. A. RICE............. —President,
BENJ. A BOTTS...... 1 .Vioe President.
Six per oent. Interest paid Ml deposits of ten
dollars and bverieft for aixty tfaya. 7 *1'
Sum* from one dollar U one iicmtnd ioUart
reoeived on deposit, subject to sight check.
GOld-Slvar and Oarfency bought and sold. |
augl6-8m . - E. RAPHAEL. Agent.
AND A FINE
Baxter Steam Eng-ine,
VWcb anAWes Mm to more.tbornughlj sys-
tematize his business, ana to
FILL ORDERS PROMPTLY!
OtJSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
Will take Ftre'snad Haria* Biski
On as favorable terms saan/BBllaUeoomptBy.
MO
• .K.
WUl Issue Policies on First
DWELLINGS, STOREHOUSE
■ SIM! !.nj: T;
iXiorpil'- Aid U; in
MR&QHAN#1SE
b any part of ttte State, BhnfeAppiteatiana
s*>tbyniallwMcroq« s >H.) ;
r- *7~?-
-j m r :<«
Blai
| Bonds and Coupon 8ot ka,
Bills of Lading
Bills of Fire.
imiisiii Osr
Oertlflcatos of Deposit,
. M. BICE.
P. W. GRAY, .
0, S. LONGOOPE,
W-J. HUTOHINB, ^
* *
ii - EOBT. BBXWBTKEL.
s. h. Ooshzho, Secretary. *
J: :■ j,. .
T. L. BwjrroH, Assistant Secretary.
^ Wl,-
Miscellaneous A dvertisemeutR.
■ ', I i . 1 11 '111 i" 1 :
IE
J. HUTCHINS, oo
* :• *>)•< \■■ u\ j.iiir. -ttij-*-:r j
—i5d— * ' '•* ^p' i
. ; t o-i -iffn'i jl'siilvr ;
COMH1SS I OR HE<K v H A « T
- ; r iu, y,; ituim h*i> if ■
Houstsm, Texas. ;
• ' .■'■ill'
Ootton oondgnod to me at I
— 111 — m -a - - - - ■- - A«
wui xnoof prompt ftmscioii«
Ne* York.
jgDRKE, TURNER & CO.,
" WHOLESALE DXALEB8 III lii,
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Gents' Famish tag Goods, Hats, S
19 Franklin Street, \
3 ni7r rt'Mu.v
. HOUSTON. TEXAS. autf«-ly
t_u—'i i <-, tii1? i-i' ,i t ,
j "ioi
ifwiitr
Q EORWE BUMBLE i
.fi ^
'• ■- -ju: gj
CHARTKB OAE OUOS STOVES, , , - 1 **
0ir00lar saws,
RUBBER BELTING AND P10X3X6,
' GENERAL BARDWABI
mom, amiu
aaltf
AOS TlM(WARt.i
-.I -j "
hinbt nmon. a.- s.'uau
JJENRT HENR1CKS k GO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
OOTTON AND WOOL FACTO BR,
COMMISSION .It K & CHAIT
00 R. KAtX AMD OOXKKKUI IUMH
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
4V. Liberal Oash Advaaoes made en ail Pro-
Vonslgned to us for sale. _
1o the sale of Oottoa, Wool, Hides
ai7en vj the sale of Oottoa.
Pecans. Ws keep constantly
' " ' .stos^i i
We are
Tm
atoek of 8TAPIJ swjMPAKOY GBOC3-
oeUO
. TEE HOUSTON MERCURY
4. *
. n,.'^ '.X ---A .. . , . '
BOOK ANB JOB PRINTING OFf^CE,
AND BOOK BINDERY,
Corner Congress and Fannin Stree
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
Executes all kinds of Printing, such as
Books, Pamphlets,
- Business and Show OanU,
Dodjers, Ac-
Account Book Headings,
Bali Ticket!,
Commutation Tickets,
t t Deposit Tickets,
Drafts and Botes,
Dray Beceipt Books
(tinted. Ao,)
aksiA
CKsSv 1 4 -
Uil fi f . Festival T-ckets.
-if .j JTrsight Silibetd*
Freight ar Fare Tariffs,
Handbills,
Hotel Registers,
io
Letter Circulars,
Law Blanks,
Law Casta,
Monthly StatsentBts,
or Waybills,
i • Note Circulars,
Koto Bladings,
Order Bocks,
Orders of Dancing,
Pricen Current O&tmlars,
Policies (Fire and Life Insurance,)
Postara (all siaes aad oolora,)
Harm* purchnsed a new Hickoek'p Iin
proved
Ruling Machine,
t 1 /.Ui> UMil Ai f
All hinds of RULING executed wift Keat
ness and IHspatch.
IT TERMS REASONABLE.
J. H. B
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