Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1873 Page: 3 of 4
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Grocers.
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IUV08E-9EC. IT, MW.U--
at a w. pkscat ft oa, /swfcusiw
i «ntAia_
Fahranh«it.
CMTi*|M Md mmmii wltkoat Money.
'fcuring the susp«ttigt*fte*?fefaltf« *
the great pressure in IB® money market, I
yry1 Oiirtageaj' Jefcey WfcgbnA Bag-
gies and Harness of every pattemand price,
eion
■Ai •* M-
J S *: Vakrenh
C o'ekK-V, A. M ... ... M
S'0^SOk* *!*•••>-"? 70
3 o'clock, P«K*.«v +++ 1
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IVKock,i BU
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gr
. - ROTICE.
£
^ E<VT indebted to the MERCURY,
© on acqgmt of subscription, on JcoMory 1st,
|> rviS rjteive 1& papers thereof!#,
S rears ore coUecied. :*.• . .
© tte MERCURY money.
W Thoeegho cmuider « wrth reading, cannot
g5 object paving AereM-
commis-
lieie, withoot intern*. D.
' R.i£arsh
Sew Orleans. novH-w3t
St, New Orleans.
it ftwwMWrt of
■S, in Tat*, and ire want that which is due va—
toe «wre—aad will be sofofitd with
^ noOH^lesf. - - =•'- *'
s >agBrtwwaiwy.
£2 %e ladies of the Episcopal Church in His npthing hntfresh groceries. Ci)t
S this <&r dense to announce to the public *od see and giv« him a call. nov26dlm
T" that wb*r contemplated Fair for the pur- ;. r **'" —
5? «MMi rairnnir ft fnnd to nurchase an Or- f VY C " '
_ A fund to purchase an or-
■ the ohureh, will be hekl at Gray'a
i th&' iSd and 23d
Door*«*<
the Hall will he opened on Monday, tha
22d,!*fct 3 o'clock p. m., and will close on
the right of Tuesday, the 23d iast There
1 ateo be a supper and musical enter-„
igrBss. ETBTJ effort
will h& mahe to make the occaaion enter-,
^ tainiagf, and we trust to receive the patron-
age tfie occasion merits.
'ill Vi'nt
Buck Johnson keeps the leading
rtaad in tW'Whf Markethous*.
coffee
Hfrfe
2
Will luauo hi uuutc un wuaixuu iron lit HHHIH
prepared at all times to furnish the dela-
s
a age occasion menu. _
•§ jsrtairaSfchft
® i? ••
1 gV. "J .'J J IA;tV
Ee«b«r tboald at MM* send la 11 U of
i aod nattaaoa la lali, wkoai
ta tka
«r
c
i -Mw'pregarei Ui
also to ail TXHjtls cm (fallow-
^ • ' 'DITKB 6!
? READ THIS. T 41 # u '
T5np>oi-tstxi.t :N"otics«sM
52 2 BA«Kier. ' |
IS) __ J - ---i ' *-Jf
"g m
g andfijuiadas; cds* to aH points ouOnfftm-
*3 km JZTezai Central and the ffaMxbn'
7«aw
fe yattrWaggage Checked at ymr Residence or
S HoWMfoa saving you both trouble and de-
Si by- # " your Railroad Tickds. and heave
- yoturmders far Eafgage Wag&m, OffwOwh
% atu&rriaga at the Railroad, Ticket and
Tnp&r Ofim a* PrarJdin street, cppoeite
Tth a. /flL n,„| - sta#
2 UpfwH*. •
pS OSriages furnished on short notice far
© Wedibgs, Forties or Funerals. FumOmt
S ifwvmxful carefully handled.
U TcfiR-s cash,. V Charge^ reasonable.
&
WBSTHEL
Propr Transfer 1
OWARD,AtmL norS-2a
MSB,
fer Line.
'iimHB
*S SOI^CTT ITOTSL.
J.
&**< QW Stretf.
■r
ACaTS*, TKXAS, ••*«< |
" ktkataif
MCOTanfMrjaa-
nil r iilnMT i Miufrrbe* -.-s ■
HOUSTON BAZAAR
S '•
'
going on daily. Krery day adds
- ... A . . .i1 .
DEYBLOPMBNTB
inniwiul racaipta. Aay artitfata
■ fnTAlb m
Has just been opened hy IT Fink, on
sea era—such as genuine Berwick Bay
Oysters. Fish, and Gam*, always oil hand.
Heals served at all hoars. The best cooks
and waters. Sm place . wiU be strictly
select, and wafMaWtyfoalfedncrtaeflta
lor the patronage of the ladies. dl74m.
; fm
Jewetor aad Watchmnker.
S. SwuM# ®L« rtre«<V
Jeweler and watchmaker.
"it ; -i—
H WMwiwynr Jr..
Has Just received,!A W«
self raising floor, fresh. nov26dlm.
■ >H Tr
jfr^sli i^focorios. Come
'. .Waits tflfbWVbtSgy^iW.:
i. K.
THa-Mg/u:
Wants to hire a white girl to nurse.
a
r i
Hall or Houston Hook and ladder Com-
' pnw? 9* m_ wdvt.
of the
anoe is requested^ a K*a*fe If
By fcrder of tte Foreman:
IM izttsmx*""
List of Grand Jurors for the Deeember
L. J, Latham; r. H. Barrett & B. Noble;
- ^ - s. PasfehalJSL Mdrgail^'Bu It. *
tgh; D. a Smith; S, Meyers; D.
Prosch; r. D. Baer; Jas. Porter,
"&&&$ 'Ult'^NBef co|eeefco« «« 'i )><f ?m
abi-
; .; . - A* -= ?fW Iff* {' ■tii7|,"'(yj -L y ,
Thm PMltarawate Clwm( t ill W|li>
' "Wi^attended the fourth concert given
the dtie of the eity, "the beauty and
f$*tp of Houston had gathered there,
and there was revelry by night"—the rev-
S££fe£5SSk3!
formed of instrumental and vocal music.
The audience was spell bound and en-
wiwpt with eesteey for tliree bouts,
CueeiHee, Vielfal—a, fe.
Wilt—
UrerpooL eoaree...iw... $i 15 @2 33
SOj^..: ex® &
Wsahn^Bre-ii..®.^ a * &Y *t
TAXXOW-per - o ^
- - & @
7 X®
18
1 • TOle Cut Chewing, bulk, 4 ,
pet > ;. 90 @ 1 3
SNtWF—per doz—
:: -l flcrrett's <.... * * S
Jters?™'"-11*'*-
RICE—per 7>—
fe:ri-acKW -if*|
India. — 9 ®
NOTICE.
,•1 .it lrtttSi/til (Ji'S
Officb o:
*
k Houston, Texas, Not,
The office of the Houston Gas
Light' Conrtfetiy has been
moved to ffie Gas Works on
Commerce street.
5i>f*aofties requiriog Gas intro-
dueed into , their premises^ <ft
having meters "ont of order, can
call at the ,C9pipaliy^ office, or
enter orders on the order book at
DechaumeS ^ Dunn's hardware
store on Main street, which will
have prompfe^wtiOT^^
Secretary and Treasurer.
tnovl2d2m < « = -•«
8AUCB—per doa— • ,i,- .
Worcestershire, i <0 @ 4 73
wita-«5er.:.v.:'.:,i« v--,
Louisiana Low i# f
Bourbon... 1 7# @ 2 10
PORTKR & ALE-p« do*- * $( . **> <*
London Porter, pints J 85 @ 2 50
• do do quarts.... 3 BO A S 75
' T5a,tokOT-. li ® -
88 9 35
; !! {&
V bbl 10 (P% @1S 00
BA^-*|bepc-, ; ^
SggNffe.
8MCatS—per ft— . iaC >L'l k.sJ .1
■ P^ecto....%. • .«.. ra *>• ~ '
2^?;:.;::;;I'.v..!Ir-^
/ fa r Vr
Ginger,
/s.Tdo
*do
Potatoes
Onions V b1
Soarkroat ~
H — ® --i. -i v
( Tto io art, o
CANGOO
„ w rmf
FeadK%*K. .
Stra
8tra,wu«..«^ " —.
vtrrs-.-n>
^ ^1* p«r cita .. ...
Condensed Miii, Eareka,
per case x
COTOffi-per 1> [gold) jj'Ju
CllOiOCaa** ••••••«••• ••••
^ *1U
• ••••a •.•••••••••• JO —
Coffee _
(Met C 11.
L '^bMceLouisiana 11
Tair. i
TGISS L (7
wr
FMI-SAKB. ,m i*fi u,
li coke, and gas-tab.*
:/ The Honstoh-Gas Light COftr-
jpany wilt" Bell Coal, Coke and
Tar at thev following prices de-
Hvefetl at the Gas Works: ^
Goal per ton (oi £ 2000 us' x j
currency $1S 00
WTS! i"rf
In qnanti^f, |e^1^aij Ip00 lbs.,
one^ent per ponnd. .<14/^-'.^
Coke1 per barrd.^w.'00
lfe,r per barrel (purchaser
p. punishing barrel)'. A.-? £ 00
Orders, tcith^cash. sent to the
offioeFat the #as Wef-ksf Mlf re*
teav^pronipt aftehfioh. ■*
f(Jlft# accMMniti litth tit#
not be filled.
By R«ard 't?f ;
rectors. <&*■> >'f. P. White, -•
^i^ta^^^asury:
"f4 f hbtl2d3fflf Jl J^n-5,.31 2
i^Us.
NOTICE.
TKXAKSUGIR AS9GT*VW
f •■*« t-*u-i3iX :s. i: -wftU.
! ! . dsSet- s .asr<at
from ten (10) plantation* will bagla ta arnva ill
-V}'A l> *V1 * 11 t 5^
9 hw.dayi and be told at Haw Orleans prices.
.( > M! '"
. >LlO?iAL ATTEIfTIOIf
A O ; .iiao^,??UK i-«a sV<•v-iJ'J .'if Jl<
KSSaui ■ *.;n ..v
•WEN TO' 8ALS A* <*'
jifSB i. i") Ji'ogiTMi. u>:~
: At'' > :"i.O.
x^nafc®
ja aIi'.L. ,;. . «oti 4?{U l>
CK.il " '-iif.ji' 1 - s.
tscie ,s«« .hrn.
+ «* a ' era j-
but
1Mb and dartaxtke aeascm, adranea MfcaT-
allj
. . ©itfice of Stock Asso'n op Texas, >
! -H6ua^9r, Oet. 14,4813^' f;
No person shall become a member of
this Association, or be entitled to its pro-
spuria his dries'are paM, and receipt
acretary for payment^dP 18es shall
nee of membership.
UPb ""'VtL L W. teM&t Cras't* Jt
■ j ) n
Lubbock, Sec'y.
t'A* J *u
Sr- 1 *>K
Houston, TBXAS, OcWllS; 1813.
tC^fived of W. J^ 6ettegast, Tr0asur«(,
•fci'iihe Stook Association of Texas, xne
Hatchet, Abe liatcliet and James umg-
ham, (Fonr.cattle thieves in Wharton coun-
ty, July 26, 1873).
W. P. & E. P. HAMBLIN,
I |f ff Attorneys for J. Cowdray.
very many standing up, the hall being so
pacxed they could not obtain seata. «Te
unhestaUngly pronounce the entertain-
the mo8t pleasant we have had the
" ' "" id -many a day.'
TTKST
was so prafeWlB the knowledge
nut we cannot refrain from ad-
testimony to the- aupwb singing
Truly is she a cantatrice,
>ice rieb, eleaT, and sweet as the
Sefrr ^t JL chfld of sone, noo, who
s >t
at WgOMBtATtK aarAcn alae.
irj Mreburtvtrave not d thia. and ar
Q Wtt^felay. /i ■!*■* '
"aB Ta*^tPBSW WAGOS TAKES *AWAT a
§ '£ ^OH LOABIHILVr ' ^
" ^s'.sr^vtjssss^s
^4 ar^ktaciagoaa. { ! Ti )'r^Tft
njt.
dl^laj, at frleea ta intt tte ltma«:
| i i
5 ** &*■****<
g F*igb m 4USUGUX '■ GUARDED BY
^ Jfaf LIOKS! FRONT Of THM Or-
^ VJUHorw/^wpr^/
£ TES HOUSTON BAZAAS !
— daui—mt
Mrs. Grnnewald, Miss Lock and
ipB8 Engelks, / as pianists, -"fcaye £aw i
la sad no superiors" in all this country,
are pefffct mistresses of the instru- -
i the keys in obedience to their
will fairly wail out the music. We
enchanted with each piece, thinking
every one that it was the best,
•VSSSMJSSKS
and bleuding/wMitthe- beas afid
with a flood of melody, delightful, bewO*
dering, Infayijating Long may the Phil-
harmonics flourish*) fat Houston lea m
-W-j WU II ^L, Lite A
i« natafl by *e trade geeeitiy, aa*
•g 8HA1 PRESS FOB SALE.
s ^ . ' ■ ■•
4l CAMPBELL
I
i furnishes aaotlMr element al.iwcBtv
/ aa to <the future. Hence, as a rule,
boMtoas has betmJmUed, to UM aqhud
wants of buyers) whkb' are seldom great
at this season at the year.
, . jWe give below quotations for yester-
■ WA.I g«m. KOJiyliafcS*
The hanks are buying at 111}, and sell
iwatllH-
8P*W
_ Buying at 110; selling at 111.
Xf 3The miheeriber, in anxtonndng his re-
S tarn to Houston for the practice of Ms
fiiWiiiian, dees so in
t ility
■ perfect owfldeoee «>f
to do first class wofk. In either
or mechanical dentistry. The
of the natural teeth being the
w-pMeMerefoforetomakeita^ecialfe^i
i? and past experience in this most important
•5* aa ^11 as difficult branch of the profession,
v assies me of success in the future. The
® poqpset thing upon earth, and the most
2 ruttpusly expensive at any price, or no
prion, is poor dentistry, for you are de-
ceived into the loss of your teeth, whose
J* v4ft? as adjuncts to health and longevity
can ot be overestimated, and compared
"ge witjc which artificial teeth are scarcely to
T* be mentioned.
^ "Cfcath deaned, arranged when deformed,
of the mouth treated, artificial
i inserted, and aB work guaranteed to
i in the best possible manner.
■?' b. Gbiswold,
fintraoce to office between Rosen field t
LfP^s dry goods store, Main street
fWOOtf
Pianos
f'iii
Grane-
street, «da
instru-
z jrssfSssp&ss
© th« at any time heretofore. Especial at-
OD teafion pa{d to copying and enlarging old
pis&res, as plain photographs, h India
B or mto od portraits superior to any
^ that have ever been executed in this city.
2 fltontf W. Win Williams.
• *«*/ «r .
GCT1CB or THX DAILY
' 4hlweek's summ^/4
and briefly be #ate^ ^ery department
of commerceh^heid its ownv^weD.
The dry goods merchant, the hardware
merchant, the" grt*56r, ;die Bquof'' dealer1
the clothie^, tlra tdb&jc$tofct,-&e cbmmis-
and i>coduce dealer, aH,
m tm
iii Wjf t .« *•# ?/
character of the President's mes-
e# the Treasury upon the
et national finances, and the uacertamty
•wAiA prevails reapeatg^H| couwe of
legislation with reference thereto, during
the present session sf^0H|i have
baffled speculation and given a oniet tone
to busfaiess circles. Seme Improvement
would have smiled from the reduction of
Qucreney chedhi M N Y.. . * met die.
Gold- checks on N. Y i $ ct. din.
:fiold checks on N. O... .$ y ct prem.
Currency checks ojjf. O...'—A
Currency check^sn StvLdids
w
little weak. Mm'
cb notf iti' tiuff
shows 1,8^3,702 hogs slM^tecei in No-
vember, against 1,18Vw for November,
1819, and 1423,595 for November, 1871
—an increase that has checked specula-
tion and caused buyer* Tor shfpmdht-to
operate cautiously, espedally for the fu-
ture.' Supplies esuthe wot are somewhat
limited, the exptftt dnimg the last month
having been somewhat larger than in the
corresponding periods of previous years.
; r.MM.
,J : t <! iXi r/WI JJ j • >.* . .f . i '
Cotton has arrived in no unusual quan-
tities during the week,Jhough the supply
ruling
been very good, We give the
mof yeet O M
Ordinary.
prfcee of yesterday :
low oi
Good
Low Middling
MX
1ft*
y .....10 fit
£|£
aa.#..#....llX 0 14;
i ••4 44*eealf • ft
wing crop estimates \
«ay prove of mterest:
£ telegraphic summary of the
ber ieport of the Agricultural Bu
The foBowteg crop estimates we think
prove of
Bureau waa
on the 36th of November, by which
the total crop is given at 3,700,000 bales,
and the percentage ef the Statoa. jte com-
parison with last year, as fctlkmJ: North
86; touiekna, 80 jTexaa, $ljL
103; Tennessee, 103 per cent The esti-
mated total
9,500,000
in round numbers Is
- l£
.j*
PO'
4 JjJIi" 191 ,i flf
cig
IAR8—per<biltily|l>"'
■■ .. iMI «e 1
Dowaic.^Hbi ..aarl.a JMIC
Hannosnra. 40 00 1
La Fine
: t-i«!
BMsrnHT
M WW — —
'Moss W00®
Forfaits in Oil on Canvass.
'Alao qaallfirf^/A* my In dtsstivdHMf
^3^!fr
is 00 @
S Jacinto •=« ®
I* Preeioso.... 80.00 ®
" > ■ ..n VL\ -JlXA VAu
BMWAIX-
^^SXs^SsSilUStt^
, .SStSsiiHK-F- 'ft ,yj
saassrsrr «i «"
THE AVESILL
CHEMICAL PAINT HEPOT.
-- KhMhl for immediate uae. Al> y ready for
SMUmk. Beqoirea ao oil, ihlnner or drier'
gold by the gallon only.
H. K. ALLEN, Agcat,
St, next door to B. *. Sebmldt's Drug
.It *v 1 aoKt-lr
cent*
t>
uA
• 75 ®ii 00
••••a«•••••
8 75 @ 800
m f S
Six and Berea Penny.-.. *35
,sssi
Wroa^it,G«aiaii......... 1100 @13 SO
* tu -9| E to5cee!T!!-M 60 @U M
Ilag NaOs S6 eants 9 r > 1 a
keg above others. -* ' f
SAWS- .
Crosscut Saws, Lightning,' ^
foot 73 (?. 1 00
, first
AhoH
H Babber Beltinga, second
ia-^a .jplfipfBcM -so
: '< lein? 6 - .**<w T>a<J ij
.usttJS-
- Mlfcltobbcjr
FibleasndlOz 50 @ 60 *
&rs-xr.3s«fi«8;- „ ^
pbwts^
WaseseosMasee* U
*a<i SJ_
*/ &I1*
•WIT, WINE ANB WOMEN !
'Hilt ' ****** *">* *a< j-wlluS
F« , Froll<f «rt *,fh«fQrl't">'
ii?ai ■ .tA3*.>X'.ytv to u^ia oi/ «<f,
r.afeeuu J
^w^a «r iMjWMrfiW .V.^i. OO. •
fiHM isirfH )o *h«
>> A
iit r;
Finks aod Purples 1IK@ -
Shirting,.,«
DOMESTICS—
Brown, 4-1..
7 @ 13
Plnerhnil i *
do
Mtw ur V*91
•* so @ 45
— J6
liuiiioj,. Bine Mid UroW." li £ S
'"Ctessrw 5
nrBnTt.^S1 .!.- :>.•'St (Wif ^aidjc.' > it* fOi i
jwE,' w
86e^|Ttoi*d....VBM1. ,; ray fti>Jiii
Hickories ^A.T.'.II7/ " l< # IS >
XI
DfldH|aaea e.
jJJJJtwr- #«viJ S
ff
. _ I P6T lD«a«« 35 ®
3 pJfKnittig Cotton,^ ^ 40 S -
M So'r^dW* 4H 11««
> Ticking tOVJC
OOWTONTIBS- *J *" • ~ .11
m Arrow *X@ 10
BtkOGINQ—per yard—1,1 * !4
Doable And KVasS a«. y*^ "X@ v x
WOOL—per 1>-^- -ki " s " '
Wool bony ........... nom'l
Wool, frtferfWirt, **' @"'90'
with wool...^ f sJg. 4
Harness.
:rs? *|' I
^gggafeat^l
. BmkaaatCky Itti* (tasls.
SHINGLES— • . - '
^labtne SpUt $4 50 @ 4 75
Anred ....;a..r.w.;v.,}. 'ese#
Lsnf <fc Soo and Black Star 508 ($
Oodawlll be recefvsffflr tiBr?krtfa4be|*
iahnglM which sre gold.
■ ■ s i T iv ' -■ i t Li«a -i
PORT €MT OALVBtNK. ■*" "
Uli
■mviw
Dec. 16—Steamship Citf gi ^aq Anto-
nio, Pennington, New York. Stemnship
Josephine, Lewis, Brsefcsoft Steam ship
Dec. 11—Steamship Wa. G.. Hewes,
Brawn, Havana. Ship wurdnef Colby,
Dunbar, Liverpool.' Bpanmh etoamship
5
BitoBiesU,^p
f\I fliJ
Dee. 16—Schooner Tbos. P. Bell, Ryder,
Providence, R. i. Steamship Morgan
Trjpp, Indianota.
THE OROCEK
. -HLMoi & % «et ;
-
" ^ AND
REMOVAL.
Having removed my Btndlo to the, . ,
t1iJ , J i if"uThI* ! I .«/
OF OAPrruL AND HILAM STi EST.
ared ta execnte the most an perl or
to the leading Oallariea in Tazaa,
Blessing k Co., Gdveston, H. B. Blllyer,
Austin. fi * i' :,i<
.vlawrenck l. cohen, sb.,
nOT 3g V<tr' tin4|UM. l
£rt.T*jJVL0^7".A.3L.
fTsuT
HlBeellBheons.
OANTEUBTTRt HALL!
i o'r { r ■-*-
MSQBERAOE : BALL
:a3aio I sSi-'HM-iaa! r'■ feilit'tf<fi
1 : m^^^—B
kEdi^a§T,r:,!?t,fci1 pm
«a
1 hnrsday ErenHf, SeL Mftj *S2*.
£>Lk,
bamt a* ' ,j i> t> w#S8t,O
Masks! Music? Merriment!
,*#yf| - - ,/<
CANTKBBlJSIf HAXi: \
ilecIl-PrAmtf
WAGLET ft LOGKJIBT,' <
Me<« 1 Estate Agentu,
bist*uat ai >AilUfS*r*s rm+in*
^ fy'WgW^ifelN'
aelll^n 0: UKAL X8TATB la an parta of Texaa
LOAK3 ugtooa. W^KT IXM>nCD and OOL-
iwnstf mi TWeae*-
Abstraeta IMM«. v> ■*. «Hsi
£K
tr
t; u.
10 H N-HI#*! NB1CH,
Mas MAHDFAOTUBJU! O*. I . i
BOOTS x*et SliOElS
OF KVBBT DZSOKIFHOH.
t<M TV*
> AQ Orders Pmmptly PiBed.
.t*l\ <5A'4.i HHtRH
0OENIO- ARTIST
J: C. EFAUSi
aTRTl Nt
FBESCOE PAINTER.
SS
floea promptly attended to.
f'^ Aitoiaaa. Oahraaton aad Ho^atoa. .. Jy^-tf
ji
*\ T. J. W>KNittAN
ARTI^rf
STUDIO U C9 greaaStra«^^lIP Stalra,
HOOBTOH, TXXA8.
Ki/Ki pi
FOBTBArTS 1* OIL FBOM Ln^ Ofl pfto-
Nign, Banner and Kcenie Painting.
Ordera from the ounatry aollclted
aap(17-t>tf ,,, . . .
w^ux^oprm
wtrauA
fcul i'<-'•««>
■'
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aiiai Prati'i KerOaea* OU
" ^o0 boici alt Gimdea Takatca
' •""•■'raxw&tia
MO Jagi Oa s • .
if - r
Sacky J«ai Floar.
.AO Ba^aM Btw Backwhra
fc ta r-Mfl ;
with a complete stofk Pf
Staple, Faidlf Mhd Fahey ttnwrtea
anfl every vauaty ol Wood and Willow Wsre.
WM. fi.CIiKVELAIi®,
7 .a&u i: tlic* aa -.tr-r >s C
,dX* aiiiiiii ! -i 5i "
WhoteuMarooer A Gen.Oomml*akm
r • * ior -i^ f i tsji¥i*."jt
t 37 Main Street, Honstoe, Tssaa. .
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TEXAS.
H. HENKE, ^
MEW ORLEANS GROCERY STOKE.
.iM f Ki.J-.t-
CHKAFKBT GBOOSRY IB BO08TOB.
. I • . 4# W •*! -• <-*•'« i=T
Oppoalte Market, raagtia Itmt
3jKW sattiffiife'BVHfttT)AV.J,'!."- '
Fiaeat A^idea—Cheapert Prk*.
■>-
come sadstensand bbjsfsaaded.
Jg^LlSi^— i ii i
MIiiiIIBBMBQI
^PORHE DUMBLt
Ji
7?.. < A^'-rj
AMBBIOAH OIBOPLAK HAWH,
'(^rt I .
BUBBKB
£< l >
~TAl*x
.(mk mmiwj
AND FAOEme.
H Is ^
- Au tvt1 «tas(BiMr. aAurwAB •
OtTTLBBT. i
ABD TBI WABB.
r.i>i i.tt ?f
>t / 'IT HM
Victor
SCALES,
of rv^t^r^ok,,
J. B. AMEE|AW#Mtt,
Qaneral Southern Agent, BewOHkSM. U.
' s >.li i; ^ Pi £ 'J i
... AS. w. JOCKUaCH * oo,
iauiK a3«s«Hfef a*t
OECHAUHE8 ft BUNK,
State Fair. ma. ■ < ^ai
Great Depot for
,.i! ,srt'it .ti
-I
Doors,
Rough M Dressed Lumber,
1 •%: " • >. • i . > ; V • ,"1 •
« AT WHOLRSALR AND RBTAtt.
daf4 6m M BAW Heostim. Texas.
S«U8T(m €ITT LIBBABT.
fo iecte Stockholder#.
H,urror4 0fki^«Sa*whAa B.B t#.,
Hoxj*TOH,
The adjourned Ananal Heating of the Stock-
Ditan aad OisatBs
^eafrwkte B.H t#..«
SaoaaTABT'a Officp, v
Txxaa, Dec. 8, 1873. )
. anal Heetlag of the Btocl
holdera of the HonsSon aad Oisat Bosttasr
Ballread Oompaar. wilt be bald at tbe office of
•tka Catnpaojr. at HongtoT), Xaxaa. oa MONDAY,
decSEltAMtd
ira h. EVANS.
Secretary..
iii'.linh —H*~
il't'n ii ll. i
Oman Cm Aansaoa aw uolxbctob, )
r,n «<js PW*«d W mW', >
Notice la hereby given that Coupons due on
day of Jannary, 18V. wiUJwreeelved
offlea la payment of taxes now due.
tf
4AOOB BINS, ...
and Collector.
granted.
niU.1
, from
Ac.
r re^atred. beshsqp^unftt^^sogyqe,
Address, * tv taxi-urn
U. BOUSE,
Attorney, 194 Broadway. N. Y.
AJL .UWm OT UJucisnl nXalol IwT Bwniwu
NopabHoity reaalrad. BeeUaps^mtU^lso
Bstabllelied. 1870.
OYlBR 12oF!^OIitrMBS.
T>rou 15 U«au par Baatk.
OHABQBABLB AT FLBABDBB.'
• hmi ti-e new a^dMons:
• - - >"-r
F0CAHEL—By On Ida.
LIFB in KANBOBT—By Daaiaary Nawa Hka.
aj ab8io|1 m.TAT • BBS—By a nolo Thames,
STBA>a*Maud PIL'iHIMB—By Hbs BtSd-
don.
TOO wH)N—By Mlaa Kacqaold.
|*wt. we .ha stailaaerf iYsrlslhc
BALDWIN * 00,
RA1L.KOAU PAS1HSVBB* fnMB Sal-
veaton eaa procure nshsts at 1M Tre-
mont street, under the Opera Bonaa. of
STARR JOS
aevll-dtf
ones.
rtmLfCATiGif omseih
/:>*•■ ■ "J < L"'| :M
. I - - fir
Wt
{ u io-.' m J
The Proprietor calls attention to th^^qt
ttiolipl U U(>'i
f r- O I ,K(-
Well Assorted Stb
TO
/ r -- ! /;! J ^
that he has not only largely f f ,
: •' •(!,. jt-.tf.i
,■0
INCREASE© HB^FAdLlTlES
u
•f ;*«v
ff
« •)?: i ♦}
500 Pieces Caiubric SUrtbigs at 10 Ceata.
c.mtr.jj.800Pieces Fiae Pnrple PHofa, *t lOCegte.
FOR
f ,sta i Slht ts
1 "fr
. j-io?? f,: riant
OF ALL DE8CBIPTI0NS.
B00Z& JOB
.(T5T/uXTIW O
BUT HAS ARDSD
Mm TT!883
New ft Costly Machinery,
mmm-^mtSutkX OH
. " ' ih ;
PX^aHTI
IKW SSAr IA I.
• ?>*' as««
. - ? h uny,i s .uaiifH
ti. I
AND A FINN
yj. x' K !H
a«ii T ifMaioH 1<& tl.
, Ki'Wm «i/ / u:M i t/
^jxeT • - - !>ri
A&z? ' «V'. t i-*/ r .'lL^ SBT J 1 fal„ i
tso ^sSt\<H>UtS ■&'*■<& teib«ic«i ea
■ -.iK t '••>.• MiaoiwurtstSK>e^ i
jiH'-j faifadt
Which enables him to fltore tberougUy - •
}i'l j ,i o5"?h*p>!'i
.UTUit
Sematise his tnuintes, and ta> ¥ ^
i / |rjji f-'ii t-n
FILL OBDEB8 PBO MPTLY
r,< Vi.-i
-aMif ::K
£?K /.
^ T'
.T
itfhi;.// !*«> «ji?Ii
THE HODBQI ISBOSli ta
■*:t'a s < .' <«4 a« ot
. . J .«* #; jt.t-; jJjtoajjf i f ,
-saj -i^jlfo t'i's f i .aasjiwa'i | bnfi >12jk3iW'M
a ,'ijf "
as® wok nroi*£H?
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v A
HOUHTOir, fBXAff,
^ « -Vt *ri Una*-
! *t !'' *'> "ttieii 4«
m ^ | t*
> f'i" ! ujte!
il ill' I tfff Slii «>• ' B j-_i
tti*'in
«i
J i. ii
•t iw_
H < - -"waits | t
Wa will sell onr entire
U03TO32M
'it'Xiuv\*:W'Z.,
the Season, - '
tj) yoii'ih'* o '/iff ! •
■ > , At astonishingly reduced pricee for €AS£L .«
/ .*%T '^ihi i-., i K'~3?H&m; no
500 Pieces Dark Calico at 9 Cents.
d ■ - • - •' K>. •'
D.-.it:. ■■ ...• -liv.
Kt ;</ s
■ • . - .
ii' "£!
t "
!l-
And over 9100,000 worth of the haiidsom«Bt
3ss Qoods, Clotiing & Other Desirable Stoek
,0 ,-i-y'!i ; •- .• *} r?i ii-♦ •■«>' -•
too nnmeiMiai to mention, will be sacrificed at iwoportionateb- n <
(tuced prices. - - i,
i.t i ;>}}
: v;;r i<yi ?ji --Awt Jam i«;i
o € E ANB S®E FOB T«VR«ELTB^ c-' 'jJj
t ri4 • ■ Jj; tj .:;u* I **«teww A
(.'• / ,-ri i>lnt j-3'
: i <o .rfj'.K _ _
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nov30-tf i - g7 Hals Street, Houston, Texas. :^-v<,r n
s. & M."
I, t VEtlllll
lLr„ n.ihirq; !|'if|- ;-f/- r
CO EMISSION MERCHANT,
Dialbe
VO|
!1I
: rjiJr an
...- a.
CORN,
# .
M' f h t
FOl>DER, n
. OOBN MBAL, EGGS.
ir. >r. \ '^:•'r^wr^ttSs,
■ i .l-'loti ;}>:■& h aa f' 1
PLANING
^ •' / yi -j4; n Tniibfi -
♦ k. bobst «; m
: ti *">? T'Bix;#
FUWBIKO, CHtQHGi PALIHtJS,
stod Mesr Varietf of Eawh* aadFKnlnf exeea-
ted ta tke Mortek tteeaaB faSat at>«e at ke
•a.ii .., • •s-ifi- ft:} T; .iiOtmaH
^ „ ^ the. Meet ImproveA «a-
ehlBtfF, K« k meoued to exscoU
ltd:;<>Tr Hi X3 33 iw '
'■'i i ^> iiai'lilBiiuttiiif
til. n'-'%4
* -:jf> /iiiSm *)5:
f B .OBDBE& t
T mditi* ai.itbv t Tast^|tvlat Mis .
offer the sbeve to the Trad® only at
ires fcfletrthe SL Look'aMm*<■ 0*
li
figures
tojns markets.
t« fleet tflu>v -
I3TOH giKAi .re 1 ■■■• m
j. e. omaK -v enri i ^ inuiiwsi.
f-<t iai ji tt'i.i .v
ouDnwmo mw mm j a uraa.
I f-y / 'tuna ol-i
it !«>
ff r:lj
seaa in jua (anmsa WwrtfetSi" |
' ,iJ ; . w,,'1WP
j-ss ,tur;t J M *-Xt i *i i? •Si'Mi I- IJL' u 19'jBS
i : • . ..,;*■* " "*
axB . Jrjf fi}
Mannf-sturew' Agenfa for all fciada *f mlB
aad Vtlea peMHa
Iron pipe >ad IBwm BUlsW. u.O- .'i
ttf^BoUMa.AUkl^ j:"" / /. t
. .
te ACe^-flhira &d Ka frels,
K
YPP Helsdiejf
. u
' 7If.'i -K A
- v.;
' -ii ii*1?
/i l imt
* i.i' < -1- ••.,•! read
cm 5« it
^Oorna^WBeatMUl^,,;,
1 mninj
,m* T j
Victor Sfegar MiBs,
: Wftggfa r/llH
COOK'S
gqnira's Dane Hachlnery,
"Lerer aad Boraw Cotton Presses,
' ted BUM
.!/
.:•••
jg « *11
- ' i« ;.u.i •. •mtk.-
Ooapon too k —l_
■sedlflttw- - :/! .*•;« >'n ''!!.• '{
BOIeerFara. - , P ■
. a yiiUiwt P|Fs«Lr-|tiAt
• dSIRlRIIOS BBBOBA RT,
'fB? •
T! 7? >• . . , aBUM-
OertMmtaaefMtMAr^'! t
wpy , rvj j
to 111
'O A
;i i-.-f!
IU ).l«
Drafts aad Notes,
'4 Jt - -i:
if! ,fl
. W.;i
• i "t >
Hotel BsgieS^a,'1'
wjnaoirrt'
. N f: ! —' !'**>r
n A ,t rtfjii ,«nii
; i 3
// UBS. BEN TLB ¥
'3S!fe J
oj !?TfW$nQ^
oBoiaa (fire and LUslaaataaoe.)
' Fo*«iaBifais^S&^)<^,">
.IflAS/OJ
<Jt ¥
SaripK porenssed a new Hickock's Im
■ ' • prowl
Bnlinjr Machine,
t ii. ■>.Jt «i.i i i
alt kinds of RULING executed with Nea
g Uai'A -vi ff {<1'l .i. i
ness and Dispatch.
i ' t .«'• .*a**«U? H
TERMS REASON ABLB. ' > -u^'
J. H. BAKE®,
ProfHe
W.G. BAOBY,
j.} MIS
■s S-W
BRASS PWJKMitfB
?«41 7i
*siT
jH
#■ rairairlE
..< t JH /-If I
i; *>r* i
Cash '
m* A ju
i«t « • tf 5
at
EVAPORATORS,
-.i-fj
^d Agrle^tort Sbchlaety
^ * • -It > fiwttl'??
tK J&i «'!' ■
}•! "i:<? .H" |l*i ;y
PAOTOFt
•- -> _r <i- tt * fa"4"* fl i =' ^7*
nt-Vr*1
Wv L. HACATEE,
' ••f tft'.- . ■
COTTON 5>jak.OTO£\;
General Commission and IW-
warding Merchant,
AT MAQKOUA FIBE-PBOOF WABBHOUSB
CentralBailroad ^
t> |A*eee **a •••••• a a a a eTKX ABL
ssr.v^£u *?& ss&ia
HI Atn B <witws*tai %0 my CftMk.
^Sr^T ' ' " *" * f ™ 7
aavU-ta
4 , Trimmed aad aatriaunad.
lae the' cboioest neveitlee ta F
Baathen, Ae, on Hads jsdsr, takes M, at
aad earaftsBy aateoted atodt of
I. IT'! f; f+'lT*
! ''(?} to .i*«<l i 'i
^ -Ifa-Pr? fi ri!
- -?f{i ;; '
~ sr> t'U.i' i'ffi
The IUaateatteoa to' aor Alaaaae te 1S74 ac
bov completed. A« are (Tom tke keatartMs
sf New York. The llloatrated Almanac will aJao
contain soma of tte moet valnable staUaOcsand
aaetel informaBoa ever otHleetoS in one -retr.me.
It wlB oeMala eat isSk tksalM pages MR%
t ti ui 'v'.m:. ; TF .r
AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FBBE
S^SB
Tke ehs sste*o* the work ta saekseto
'ration and freqnant referenoe.
TIT yift .* vfl;r£.*n •
SL'
FIFTEEN THOesHiBCOPIBirBfE
Oar Isat ysss'a Atasaaa «ae pesaooMsd O)
ever Issued la Tesaa. Tka* tkr MT4 la
tke slsa aad of tec times tke valae. A
amount of specs for |eed ftwtarat edeet^
t. Prtee moat reasoaaMa.
♦f*(Mart slWill ka eiat la |*ms ly to aeoaes
tlj'ii f"«. •(
V -tf.
rontis,
*e*ry Pi*** exea*i at Oe
shortest notice, m the best styk, at the
moet liberal prim, at the Bemsten Mer-
►* «ry Steam Prinimf Establishment, over
the PoetoMct.
tJlYi
t A a * i
T*
mmrn
TT
Lnmber—shingles.
•'•1 j H. CHESLETy nitf:
Y>' • riii-'plil:
o: -■ Hdi :;v>
''itABTTFA
ft -ill
r>H-V 54> -«
■■ vi . : <i. U -fci
;vH
JOHN ILEITH,
State Agent and Wholesale Dealer in
i *
iill
Milt/i7 -yjJlpif. ,iJ
OFFICE AND YARD:
fr BsnderscD Bail-
DQiHi
Hoaaton, Bev. let, 1873. , .llU
ii
j«S> , j
TOLSG LADIES'
B0ABDJLN6 A DAt SCHOOL,
<>* • MeKlnney and Orawford Strseta.
nOCBTOtl. - a. TKXAd.
The 14th Annaal BaMoe wtU <
SEWOBLEAKS
SELECT 'DAY1 and BOARDING SCHOOL
^ «}. I v"" j?OR DOTS.
." • :
Corner Milam and Capitol Streets.
;< ift
' Session or this InatitiiUon
oil MDSDAY, Nov. «th. SB
era Commercial, Ctaaahad and 8k*i>- '
be punned Dodar tha dtrec. 1 :T :
HQS ofaMa tnaheis. The Bckoet wjtltw AiSt ' ^
etsas In evsry. particular, and la patnml£ad hy
the kert familiea of the State.
For terms. Ac., apply to
A. B. CHANDLER,
•"••• i: -
n''
Hi-'ti '
EKGLIS^GEBBAN
w ^aaiaesw
n. Wokksskn «
■ V • I • ■
Trast Sales.
SALE.
<s ?
Br the authority la me v«tted by a Deed at
ooaaty, Tease, to aeoore a eertal a promissory
dredlha dollars la
hAkUrof aaitf note, de-
by the aaid W. Q. Webt
ntU, np.-n TuBnOAY,
toeunhonse "
1654. at t eC
, tel. at pubUc auction the fol-
aa deseribed in said Deed
) of land
rorcoflTBiXE.r
doer
E
mm
ATfcC'lNTHB
one of three
HI
Sr%,-;,'S'S^K spffjgva
•ores, more or lees, cm of the headrjgitt third
taadeedtmn said J. BU Hill to said Vm. G.
Webb, recorded in Deeds Beoord or said co«nty
of Ooryelle la Bernk if, pages 3« ud 346. to
trr OF LAND, BESHO ONB-
A CK, HTOATED IV TSM
AD. TKXAN sraated by tke
■■■■I ent to John t^Harts, and Tttl y
S—^i< ta the grant en Ale In tke «e*erai
Land Office, aad to which reference ta made for
mm
psyn
a -e t n be sold i
highest bidden, open t
of which 1 win execute deeds to the pi
or pwehaa^ra. cetmying eoch tide aa la by the
above earned Deed drTrsatveated la I
twan IMd title Is bakeved l
I assome no peraoaal responeil
R
ewsd t* be perfect, be
H. COflttlNO, •
Houston, Dee. 1st, 18?3.
TBUSTEE'S SALE.
eth
and
in taut on the fallofring described proper-
ty, situated in the county of Harris, in the
city of Houston, on the north side of Buf-
falo Bayou, known as Lot No. (4) four, in
block three hundred and ninety-eight, to
seotfre J. W. Johnson in the payment of a
note dated as above, due in twelve months
after date, with ten per cent interest from
date, for tha sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars in coin.
' And whereas, default has been made in
the payment of said note, and having been
requested hy the holder thereof, 1 will
proceed to offer said property for sale at
the Courthouse door of Harrfa county, at
pubtio outcry, to the highest bidder for cash,
on SATURDAY, the 27th day of Decem-
ber, 187A W. A. DALY.
dec7-20d Trustee.
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