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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29

INTEREST PAYABLE APRIL AND OCTOBER REGISTERED
OR COUPON PAYABLE IN LONDON OR NETWORK

THIS ROAD, WITH THB CANADA SOUTHERN, FORMS TIE
NEW TRUNK AIR LINE FROM BUFFALO TO CHICAGO. IT is
UNDER THB SAME CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, AND ls
BEING BUILT BY THB SAME PARTIES WHO BUILT The
CANADA SOUTHERN MILTON COURTwRIGHT. JOHN r.
TRACY DAVID DOWs, WIN. L. SCOTT, HENRY FARNAh b.
A. FORSYTH JOHN M BURKE. NJ L. SYKES, JR, ALL DIRBC-
TORS BOTH IN THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST AND THE
CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND I; GEORGE oPDYKB OF THB
NETWORK MIDLAND SIDNEY DILLON, DANIEL DREW,
JOHN ROSS DAVID STEWART. SAMUEL J. TiLDBN KENYON
cox AND OTHER PROMINENT RAILROAD MEN. THE ROAD
is Being RAPIDLY BUILT. IN THE BEST POSSIBLE NAN
EER WITH GOPOUND STEEL RAILS THROUGHOUT ITS BF-
TIRE LINE AND WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE
COMING YEAR 4; NEARLY OER-HALP OF THE ROAD WILL
BIZ COMPLETED AND IN RUNNING ORDER BY THB lsr OF
JANUARY NEXT; so THAT THE ENTIRE LINE. FROM
BuPPALo TO CHICAGO WILL, WITHIN THAT TIME BIZ IN
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. THE BUILDERS or THIS ROAD
CONTROL ENOUGH OF THB LEADING LINES RUNNING PROM
CHICAGO TO INSURE AN ENORMOUS BUSINESS FRoI THE
START TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE IMPORTANT
FACT. PATENT TO ALL WHO STUDY THB STATISTICS OF
TRADE THAT TIKI PRESENT TRUNK LINES, NOW TAXED TO
THEIR UTMOST CAPACITY, ARB NOT APFoRDING FAClLl'
TIES EQUAL TO THR GREAT AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND THAT THIS ROAD
THROUGH ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. BEING PRACTICALLY
STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, AND SHORTER BY
THIRTY-FIyE MILES THAN BY ANY OTHER
NOW BUILT. OR THAT CAN BE BUILT, 1T
MIST BIZ APPARENT THAT THIS LINE is NOT ONLY
NEEDED BUT MUST BIZ A GREAT SUCCESS. THE PRO
CgFDs OF THESE BONDS WILL COMPLETE AND EQUIP
THE ENTIRE ROAB AND WE CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND
THEM AS MOST SAFE AND PROFITABLE INVESTMENT
PAMPHLETS AND ALL INFORMATION FURNISHED BY
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Diploeno NoIlrcs.

TaE AHERIcAs EIcHAsGE NATIONAL BANK,
NEwYoKk Oct o. 1917. )
A DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT, free OF
"A tsss declared capital ofth bank PAYABLE on and
The transfer books will be closed Om tbs date ana re-
open the "a November WILSON Cashleh
OFFICE of Port Royal Railroad Company, 80
" SouthstThe Coupons Of Port Roy Railroad Bonds due Nov
r II. TIiAlER Treasurer
oruoE LoGAssPoRT CRAwFoRDsvlLLE, AsD SoUTH-
WESTERN RArWAr COMPANY, :
CRAwFORDsyLLz Ind, October 81, lSl2 )
THE COUPONS due November l, 1872, OF the
Ft Mortgage Eight Per Cent Gold Bonds Of this Company will
Be on and amer the Ohes Of JONES SCHUYLER,
Financial Agents No y Pnest NeEfork j. BAILEY treasurer
VNHE COUPONS of the CONVERTIBLE and
Il the SECOND MORTGAGE PER CENT BONDS Of the NEW
YORK AND OSWEGO MIDLAND RAILROAD, due Nov. 1871,
will be paid and % that dat. presentation At the BANKING house
Of GEORGE OPDYKE L Co, Is Eassau-El. New York .
Oswego Oct is 1871 D. e. LGTrLEJ0HN President
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prnEIprS OF PRnnuCE

Per hiTtr Yesasls ana hatToadt -, 9,
Oct % pkgs Beeswa1, % bales Broom CoTn
40 SO bales Cotton 523 pigs Dried Fruit 95 bbA sgg DDS
Pour IA bnsh wheat bush Corn. lbO bush Oas
81 IN b1s5 Mlt g. AZ bush Barley 81 bags FaIsee 81 bales
Bsans "A ars b T. Peas bb Corn Meal 2ig bales Hops 90
ide "A hes HIDES sides Leather % bbS n o. Moasses
bills spirits Turpeutne 652 hbs Ro1n $50 Pigs on Cske ~
Reef m pkrs Meats 90 pkgs Lard, 20 pigs stean IS
pkg Butter s23 pkgs Cheese l83 pkgs loW - bags a nuts
a pke Speer Silver Ore 500 boxes starch Og hDd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29
feqal Notices.


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. SEVENTH
i JGc,l Circut VouA County FlondaSAMUBL BENLlsA "
ELIAS BESIISA CLARA BENLISA ESTHER BkNLlsAj
6 E1RYR5o RkE pvhDo PERI1 osoRo CLARA
COIN JULIA COEH DAVID BBNLISAt appearing iom ne
aadAut Of H. Baker Of the firm Of j. H. BAKER pauls
plaintiff partition real estate hereinafter described prayed
Of e defendant Bas Bensa residing 10 Puerto PLAZA
pomncan Republic; Clara BensA Eea1ar Bensa
Rhel pAIeyeo Pea Ooo Clara Cen and Julia Coen esdes
sae Saint Thomas West ndes and defendant David BenlSA IN Tie
STAG AMI City Of Eew-York, United Saes
n ordered defendants above named appear and answer me
Samuel Ben the plaintiff In this acton which he IN
me the clerk Of this court at Enterprise Vousa County Fora
fog Of the following described real estate DnB ad osne
St,tr OF PioniI follows Lots and in Sec 80 l3~
containing ia 3loO acres Ia Marion COUNTY. 10y no. I'm
See 81 l. 49, 4 e, containing q J2l0O aeres nd W. Of Nv
acres County, Lot No lin Sec ~ and lots NOS anu IN
90 IS % e. containing ~ i9Vo ,Ses 10 %
VolusA County, aud the grant one CSag On
s. Lots l. q j. and asd the Of ofse %. Is,
r rs e. containing 500 iOo Sec 49, Is 3 y e.
:onIaass a sonaa5I n sioS acres IN a.roa County Lots
l. 2, aud { In Sec. 70, T. 10, T. "a e., cSasnns
tanning l8l and and y Of W. and n e o. W. ose
H. 10 q containing 2S4 aeea In sumpter County 70" sa
See y n,5,9 rs ; 100 SS acre. A gran. lnosa
X Lew graft the WekVa Geek IN O.1nEe NeshI
ug ~ Off 30 containing 900 acre. aha 70 'h 'sss
lew grant Bak Crtt IN the County Of Clay teon, sec
an eoaanng and fraetionalse ~ D. T. T. ~
oaapg M acres eepug and reservng hoNeser "a SAD Section
snip land hing along the nor'hs[H eoSnaIy o. ta sssua
an so .es fourth dy Of Nosenber D. sa ad
failure do tie pGha viii app to we soe 100 'a ss
h. pbo Herald ofida puhhaei ir said
circuit also Tbe Aes iort Inbss sespaPes psohls S 10 we
amen 'iss fs,usasr. Aps.2o lAssats
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6alee Old AnlIlon
alarnle ono HlaIe flanleIs.

KLABFR, Steam MARBLE and MARBLE
N. IZIEG WORKS ia and 10 Ba Bghteenhst Marble ,nd
Habred nAu Thing Marble counten Monument" I" Pnsss shA
defy competition. Marble turning for the trade
CTEWART7s SLATE MANTELS-Rich and
- elegant designs slate work Of description hAkBLE lnl
WOOD MANTELa T. 3. STEWART Co., ~ Aad E<Z "s'
Twenty thrist. seVenthGve
TTHE PENRHYN SLATE Co. have removed
their UniOnsquAre 5a ssTss
Dc many elegant and unique dehgn prices challenging
competition.
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CURRSR MARKETS

Erica n y Oct 2s-CheeeeTbe market here dull todiyi
offerings reached 1000 these 800 sold at dc one
% reached 5c
AZ little Fails private dairy Cheese sold Al l0d the ruling hgures
were 3I 3ie 100 bOIS sold FACTORY Cheese sold AZ
10, 4c ruling figures being HdiIc offerings 100 boxes
sales.
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Gcctnres ano meeilnas.

Gcnnres ano tfleetnos.
A SSOCIATION HALL Fourth-aye. and
L. i"''' any, y NJ c. A LECTURE COURSE,
EOTsnber I-BISH0P N SIMPSON
No,.n 5ss 5 -: mt Sf1i TArgs
November iS-PRoPESS0R HENRY NORTON
November PRIV. WILLIAM MORLEY PUSsHos.
November PRIV 'e GEORGE MACDONALD
December sh hSS.T nA haPi BsscER STOWE
Ds Ssa1Ssfi l iI1G j, gcf HAr
p@. D3{STs 5sI . SHt' B. Go SSsAa
D sssi: s s s11S9 gSSRs @tRDOcH
January JAMES 4. FlELDs
Masters Of the StasuOn" -
r.ssSsi seats IS For sale at the Han sehimers.
A SSOCIATION HALL. cor. Fourth-aye. and
"A Twepty.hrist TUESDAY. Oct 20, IN,
DIR. PAUL HOFFMAN
will lecture % JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE
'doF'' s r.sS' Gee cent: q
Tickets a. liz and Broadway, sad az toe thai.
CTEINWAY HALL; WEDNESDAY.
= FIRST LECTURE IN AMERICA or
PROF. j. II. PEPPER,
Professor Of Chemistry and Director Of the ROyA POochne Iss
u0a' N0D'''' LIGHT, LIGHT. LIGHT.
OPTICAL PHENOMENA AND ILLUSIONS.
THE GREAT GHOST LECTURE, WITH IT'S STARTLING EF-
FECTS
AND wOSDROUS EXPERIMENT.
The original lecture given BY Prof Pepper London TO eOaAasA
-FOUR MILLIONS OF people,
oF 40 & And ss n
tied Of reserved seats 9 scASbsh. s s'A,,
ms Raman ia Broadway PoE - UHoa SQUARE. aaa
PEPPERS SECOND LECTURE. THURSDAY
CT. BARTHOLOMEW CHURCH.
~ harch ee erected BY the Corpauoa Of ~ bnes
news Church. on Nadsovs and Foryearhst WI
h. OPENED r Divine Service on the PRsT SUNDAY 10 NoyEh
BER the % DAY OF month TIE services WI Dc BEG ~ 9eek
I'M ~ nnfng and 81 O'clock ahernOon The sesu tor that dN
will be free The building will be opened TO The Rs6ne TOT asp
a an TRSDAY the October, and on fklDAf he t
Soxsnbe % 10 10 he morning O'clock in the sfersss~
and nom : 20 10 o'clock . the eEeUng OF both days
% Iii prss IA Al organ just snshed for The cAsseh
nv Msssrs Nj Ode daring those tly and 10 the eveaiAss
.scoos of vocal music will BE- rndertby members OF ~ choir
me- news vii be offered for sse b. auction the church oa rhuA
n AZ RVENIN0 the 7th Of November. al O'Clock
Mans The pess nuubers and ps s BE- ready a. ne ens
sale By order OF The Nes1fl'
Newloh Oct p, leA
TWO ILLUSTRATED LECTURES on ORR
i Entail TRAVELS and CUSTOMS, By Hoa y Dlkhl. ~.
cesEegaaossl Tabernacle yen CIV and Mko-
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Established, 1877.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION,
NO. 3.

BY PRESIDENT GRANT. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
STIMULATED into Plain English lie Who Runs May Read"
Whereas Of another year has brought the time
when usual (custom ssnconng what the Constitution 0rbd
publicly thank the Almighty for HIS merces
and az blessings thing should do at least
year and Whereas any people has than another
the the United States Of all
pIons beside persons whose Government their
against which II war and Is
therefore behs who have reserved TO themselves
ample religious freedom and equality BY those articles Of the
which declare shall make laws respect
ing an establishment religion" leaving that subject 10 the States.
rpeetrey as one Of their reserved rgh and that In all erm
nal prosecutions shall enjoy the night 10 speedy aud pablo
trial b. an impartial jury the Sae district where the crime
shall have been committed which district land erne shall have been
preyioay ascrned law" wide M and 9th articles, Gnla
ns 10 Constitution section ID paragraph which people
dung twelve months have enjoyed TAM exemption
from greU0us general calamity whom prosperity
the almost total manufactures and
mece youcssfet by the Almighty by the
position oppressive and fraudulent tariff
Of protection articles OF which than
duee have occasion, and which made much
consideration thereof recon-
mepJ that 90 THURSDAY November next be the
and ude the people meet 10
their worship and there make their dAaHd aknos
kindness and bounty above set forth In
e whereof the City Washington this 18th day OF
October the DsunOn the h being the anniversary day
the death Of Gen X. Lee. c,, -
(SgnetJ . HIRAM ULYSSES uMsT bL ~
BY the President, HAMILTON fisH, 4
yIEDBX.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29

M A. WILLARD,
w. MANUFACTURERS OF MIRRORS, LOOKING GLASSES,
and PICTURE FRAMES, IN CAnAlsL. N 7.
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HORSB AND CARRTAGB MABKET

EEw.YoRK MONDAY Oct "a, ts77.
This was about the most dismal opening day OF
ssy within memoir Of the oess nhabtan Of The Bur'
Msrk and for ao Of the Of sale stable
throughout The tv OF and sbc1t
m future opinion Of dealers about eqsay divided Some
brisk demand asr the dappeAaee Of the sdcnis
viii nss animation the trade advance Values and make
for preseH losses while others feel considerably depressed and although
rule confident bring their hOes through safely incline the
belief that by the plague shall have passed aHaT ne season
for active hore market win he at an end sna oey
be left with than shah pestse
ment TO certain extent both opinions NAV possibly be er we
holding good for all that under the category OF business
and the latter regarding niger valued stock and pleasure hofs
As remarkable feature will mention that 10 the se
dealers have been receu az the hrt outbreak o. nv
mad they at frank confess that every horse
stable SICK and that there well hOrses M town.
Messr Johnston Van Tasseu that the regular semi
weekly the Horse and Caage Mar B viii
be be as usual tomorrow TUESDAY the 18th iast) u O'Clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29
&haures Tor BUSINESS Ellen.

A GENTLEMAN who proposes to travel in
"A soah Winter would hLs 70 make expenses Collecting
yen as to means ability will about Dec 1871 Address
Boz Isl waynesOurg Greene County, Penn.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-10-31

II. b. LOOMS, the Titusvills music deal
er, was arrested LIN Cory, on Saturday,
charged with embezzelmen,, aud commit
I'd 10 the TiinavilIe lookup, in default OF
1000 bal. James Parshall is the plain
tF
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-10-31
The Drug
Is selling DTu
ERR than anV
TRE OIL MARK ET'S.

THE OIL MA RK FITS.
BY w. U. TEL LINE
OFYICR or
PErROLERUA CENTRK IArIY RECORD
Oct 81 1872
The ell market 10 a tritle weaker than
yesterday. We quote at 81. .4O@ $4.45.-
-Four cars. delivered. sold at S4.45.
fhiladsIphia, Oct 81.
Crude 1917.
Retined-26E.
Oct. 26.b. Nov. 26ss, Dec. 26h
Market quiet.
Pittsburg, Oct. 81.
CrudsEApss, ll14.
B. y. all year, 1875.
B. o. do. llI
Rsfined-spos 223f Oct.
Market quiet.
Nxw YUkK, Dot. 81.
Crude-l41a.
Rs6ned, 2Gad.
Harket-Firm.
GOLD:aN NEW xOHK.
,NEw YUtK. Oct. 81.
EGold-ll23s.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28

Of Foreign Affaim fbr the Empire,
and arc empowered 10 vote " the
state Ministry through the Prcsi'
don't"
The Del Prick Premiership do.
wolves upon tho senior Minister.
LONDON, Dec. 24.---Tho vessel
which was wrecked south OF tho
river Girondo on Saturday, report
cd in q dispatch yesterday as the
Liverpool packet, Gcrmania, was,
beyond question, the Allen Line
steamer, Germania, which sailed
from Liverpool on the 18th inst
for Havana and New Orleans, with
leave to call ut Carunna and San
lander. No particulars have yet
como to hand in addition to those
received yesterday, reporting that
the vessel went ashore on Satur-
day evening. during a storm. on
the sand bank at the mouth Of the
Gironde, and the passengers and
crew had to take to the rigging,
from which thirty passengers were
washed away and drowned. The
remainder were rescued on Sunday
morning by French steamship.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
The Soiree.

The third grand soiree given under the
auspices Of the Dallas Social Club on
Christmas eve was in every particular, 9
magnificent success, and cannot fail to
bring satisfaction to the young gentlemen
of the club. While we are pota trippist
Of the light fantastic, we found no lack Of
food for enjoyment on the occasion; lovely
women, courteous managers, good music,
an elegant supper ell conspired to render
us happy as an old man deserves to be.
We even found fair women, who, in the
plentitude of their hearts, great charity
offered themselves up q iiving sacrifice to
our individual pleasures; just think Of 1t,
a beautiful creature sought Of all the gal
liant beaux, converting herself into wall-
.fower out of pure commisseration for usl
the act was almost mot quite) os beauti-
full as the actress, and We only thank our
lucky stars that years ago We were Bound
in chains matrimonial, else something
rash upon our part might have flown from
all these trying circumstances. As it was
we blessed the giver Of the pleasant goods
received, and prayed her choice blessing
in the shape Of some good fellow for q
husband. as..s-i.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28

Col, WILLIS 8. RoBARps died at his
residence in Austin at II o'clock A. NJ, on
the 18th inst, after protracted illness
Mr.. Robards was native Of North Caro-
lima moved to Mississippi, when he be-
came member Of the Bar; moved to
Texas in 1858; and settled in Austin
where he practiced law until the war
Although Union man, he, at the com
mencement Of hostilities, entered tn:
Confederate Service, and was Major
Of the Arizona Expedition, and wa'
severely wounded at the battle Of Va
virde. He was afterwards on the staff o.
Gen. Tom. Green, serving with that Gen.
eral in all his Louisiana campaigns. A
the close of the war he returned to bis
profession, and in 1866, was elected Comp
troller Of the State, from which office h
was removed BY order Of Gen. Sheridan
In 1867. He was afterwards in commune
tion with his brother, the late @. L. Ro.
bards Supreme Court Reporter. Thu
Galveston News says Of him:
she has long been favorably known FOL
his open hearted generosity, and his kind
~ spirit moved him to take prominent
part in almost every charitable movement
Incident TO Austin. In his death the Bal
of Texas lost one of its stars, and the
State has lost one Of it's finest spirits. W.
all regret his death, and sympathiie viii
his relatives. Texas seems to be losing
many Of her best men Of late, and We can
not spare so many lights from the coun'
ellis Of our State. The old maxim thai
adeath loves shining mark" is strongly
illustrated here, TO our infinite sorrow"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
Dr.. TUFTS Hair Dye imrarts Clio ny Colo
The Gren,Pic,.rin, 4 ,nurnl.

Hostetter's United States AlmaDo, for 1873, fol
distribution, gratis throughout I, United States
and all civ ilized countries OF the Weitern Hemis
phera is now published and ready for delivery, II
the English, German, French, No wegan, Welsh
Swedi sh Holland, Bohemian and panish languag'
er. and all who wish to understand the true philos
ophy of heslh should read and pom der the valuable
suggestions It contains. In additit to an admira'
III. medical treatise on the causes, prevention aud
,rro NJ a preat variety of diseases, It embraces
,,res amount of information In tercsting to the
mercbaht. the mechanic, the miner the farmer, the
n,an,er and professional man an'i the calculations
have beeu made for such merid' ans and latitudei
ma ara most suitable for correct and comprehsR'
sive NATIONAL CALENDAR.
The nature, uses, and extranriinary sanitary, o.
facts Of Icstetters Stomach Bters, the staple ton
IL and Alternative Of more than half the Christ iaJ
world arc fully sot forth 10 its pages, which are AL
80 interpreted with pictorial iuale
receipts for the hon.chold and farm, humorous an
ocdotes. and other instructive and amusing reading
matter. original and rejected. Among the AnHu'
ols TO appear with the opening Of tho year, this VIII
be one of tb. most useful, and may be had for the
asking. Tho proptietors, Msssrs Hoststfer SMITH
pittsburs, Pa, on receipt ofa two cent stamp, W III
forw srd.a copy by mail to any person who cans oil
procure one in his neighberhood. Tho Bitters a rt
sold in every CITY, town and village ana are ette
sively used througho out the entire civilized wora'
Dec 7-l3lmo.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
Bird's-Eye View of Dallas.

We we're shown on Thursday last, Q
drawing Of view Of the City Of Dallas
drawn by Mr.. Brasieus. The view is Ia
ken from point on the Southeastern part
oftown looking Northeast, and shows every
bouse in the corporation limits, together
with every street, SO accurately drawn
that any one acquainted at all with The
civ can recognize any building. Mr..
VIM. X. Patehen, the agent, proposes tc
have the view Autographed, provided b.
can get sufficient number Of subscribers
20 Justify him in the cost, and is now can
wasting the city for subscribers. The
view evidences great artistic skill in its
execution, and when autographed viii be
not only handsome ornament but use
ful article in every Office in the city.
Hverv one who feels an interest in the city
should subscribe for one or more copies.
Mr.. Patcheu has acted as agent in get
ting ND views Of other cities, both North
and South, and in every instance, they
hs,s s;yep entire satisfaction as is evil
a.poeJ BY the many conmsndstory noti-
Gas We have seen published He showed
NJ, also, a view OF the city Of Jefferson,
Which he has just finished delivering 70 the
subscribers.
We cali upsn all our citizens, and espe-
risIly upon the business men to subscribe
irb,ss. n sufsient number lie obtained to
,u,.ify the outlay Of litbegraPhins' Of
r,.r.s sbe work will not be gotten out
The sviss. WILDE one Of the best saver.
t;--u,u.. tbss our city could send sbrosa
!. induce psrssss % locate szont Us.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
W. 0. Common
To TIE SHERIFF OF DALLAS Co.--GREEIiso:


You arc hereby commanded that you summon. b.
publication. l.. j. Simpson. whose residence IL un
known. to he and appear before the District Com
to he holden In and for tho county of Dallas, at tn
Courthouse thereofin the city Of Dallas. on the LIST
Monday in February. A. n. 1s73, next, then am
there to answer the petition Of John Russell, flc'
In said Court against the said L. D. Simpson. m,
alleging In substance As tollows-to.wit Tha
hcreto roro. towit: on the 9th day Of February,
D 1870 said L. j.. Simpson made. executed and de
Iivered TO the said John Russeli his certain prom
ssory note, in writing, In words and figures as FOL
lows-towit:
Denton County, Tex. Feb ct. 1870.
One day after date ! promise to pay John Russell
the sum Of Two Hundred Dollars in gold, for valn
received of him, with interest at the rate of tel
per cent. per nnnum.
By the tenor and effect Of which said promssor.
note. said defendept l.. D Simpson became liable
and found and agreed and faithfully promised to pa
to the said plaintiff John Russell, the said sum
money in said promiqsory note specified; that sal
promissory note has long since been due, and san
defendept was often requested to pay of and DIS
charge the same, and that said defendent l.. u
Simpson has wholly failed and refused and sfil
fails and refuses to pay the snmc any part thereof
to the damage Of said plaintiff John Russell, Fiv'
Hundred dollars. and that snid defendenf u. ID
Simpson ownes property in the county OF ualln'
ruficient to pay of and discharge said promissor,
note and prays that said defendent l.. D. Simpson
he cited to appear and answer his said Petition and
for Judgment for his said sum of money In said
promissory note specified.
Herein fail not, but have you then and there this
writ before said Court, with your return thereon
showing how You have executed the same.
Witness. John n. Laws, Clerk of the
Eu\ District Court of Dallas county.
Given under my hand and zeal OF said
S6| in the city of Dallas, this the 18th day
JNo. NJ LAWS, c. D. c. D. o. Tex:
At t. n. Bnows, Sheriff Dallas Co.. Tsi.'.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
BLOCKS Of all kinds for building pur
poses. Apply 10
FREEMAN 4 McDADE.
T.6 P. r. r. Depot Contractors. 16:H

TEXAS ALMANAC FOR 1878 AND EMI-
GRANTS GUIDE TO TExAs,-we are in debted
10 the publishers, Mfessrs. Richardson, ,
Belo & Co., Of the News Office, Galveston,
for an advance copy Of the above annual,
which, in it's general appearance and make
up, is very similar to the former numbers
Of the work, and uniform with them in
sizc. It's table of contents is too volumin-
GUS for us to enumerate in full, and we can
but say that IL contains large amount Of
information as we'll as statistics Of every
kind, Of value, not only to the seeker after
information of Texas, but also to others
Everybody knows what the Texas Alma.
mac has becn in former years, and thi'
number, il any thing, is an improvement
ON oil the previous numbers.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
DALLAS. Dec. 26. 1872.

EDITOR DALLAS HERALD:
Allow me to say to the several newspa-
pers which have mentioned my name in
connection with the Speakership of the
next House Of Representatives, as well as
those members who have communicated
with me ON the subject, that | am not, and,
under no circumstances, will be candi-
date for Speaker. | would not serve il
unanimously elected, simply because |
consented, IL elected, 10 serve the people Of
this District, 10 the best Of my ability in
reforming the bad laws under which We
live, and placing them on an honest, eco
nomicsl and progressive basis. This, as
Speaker, could not do, toany useful ex-
tent. On the game principle-looking to
the despatch Of business, and short ses :
sion, l will vote for DR.. NJ. d. X. TAYLOR,
Of Jefferson, for Speaker Of the House, be-
cause knop him to be an honest and pa
triotic man, and believe him to be the most
experienced, just impartial and Efficient
presiding officer the State Of Texas has
ever had; and, so believing, duty demands
that should vote for him. a'
JOHN HENRY BROWN.