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THIEVES’ CONVENTION.
THE WEEKLY AGE.
Now an Assured Fact.
MAY 19, 1870.
FRIDAY
THE CITY
INAINS_H. & T. C. ROAD.
1. * G. N. ROAD.
ARRIVE.
6 a.m.
DEPART.
ARRIVE.
COLUMBIA TAP.
LEAVES.
A •RIFE
Wednes-
Monday,
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a. m.
ated at the rear end of the ^orej
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burke, rich & co., ■ ’
Under the Hutchins House, offer
—OF—
MEN’S, YOUTHS’ & BOYS’
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CLOTHING AT PRICES WHICH
DEFY COMPETITION.
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to the brotherhood, including
tleman is a bar keeper at the Cres-
sofa, and reclining
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F. SCHWEIKART.
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81 Main street.
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New York City.
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DEPART.
1:30 p.m.
covered by a missionary in South Ame
Send a sell-addressed envelope to the 1
Joseph T. Inman, Station D., Bible H
association have recently gone to
jail, straw bail bo hereafter provided.
sidered.
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3:30 a. m.
9:50 a. m;
8:25 p. m.
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Conlif’s
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2:45 a. m
1 p. m
6:05 p. m
amount realized was enough to dis-
gust any cracksman.
By Mr. Burglar:
Resolved, That in view of the heavy
Boats leave every day at 5 o’clock P. M.,
Sundays excepted.
are ]
gles
this name in Houston and this gen- ing
I
Opera He
of Galve
Indian Physic cures all diseases
arising from impure blood.
depart.
9 a. m.
4.20 p. m.
—Also—we say that at our store we
guarantee all goods, as represented’to be,
" strictly choice,” and of the best quality
and cheapest in this market—quality con-
—Strangers visiting Houston and our
State Pair would do well, if in need of
choice groceries, to call and examine the
stock of
—The flour sold by M. ) ellinger & Bro.
81 Main street, is guaranteed to be of the,
best brands.
M. MELLINGER & BRO.,
The Grocers'
M. MELLINGER & BRO.,
81 Main street.
arrive.
8 a. rn,
& p. in.
to keep her out of the way of the
officer who went to look after her.
East & West Texas Narrow Gauge
Railway.
Mr. Jayhawker entered and took
his seat.
A discussion arose between Messrs.
Burglar, Sly and Sneak, as to the
proposed election of annual officers.
Mr. Burglar wished it to be under-
stood that he was a candidate for the
emmsszsarEseaaeiHmeseemeemanue
W. N. G. R. R.
« Commodore Vanderbilt at Home.
The scene is one calculated to enlist
-the sympathies of men whose lives
Among the darkeys laying down was
one of the parties to this- contest, but
oven in this posture of defence he
got shot.
! ing out of the doors and windows of
i the den like a lot of hogs suddenly
a • exciting chase. ।:
A Bawd Escapes from Houston and I
is Spirited Away by Mont-
gomery County Officials.
At the last term of the Criminal
Court in and for Harris County, Min-
nie Mitchell, a notorious woman of
ill fame, was indicted tor keeping a
disreputable house, found guilty and
fined $100. She was unable to settle
the fine, and was under obliga-
tion to pay by installments of §10
each. Minnie got tired of being
bothered, and jumped aboard the
Great Northern train yesterday, in
tending to locate in some other dig-
gins. Sheriff Noble, however, flashed
a capias ahead of her, and she was
arrested on the arrival of the train at
Willis. But the artful and wily dam-
sel seems to have turned the heads of
the whole village of Willis, and with
much haste she was liberated upon a
writ of habeas corpus obtained from
and before the County Judge of
Montgomery county, who is, or
ought to be, according to the require
ments of the new Constitution, learn-
ed in the law. -
But the matter did not end here.
Sheriff Noble dispatched his deputy,
Morriss, on the 2 p. m. International
train for Willis, intending to bring
back the flown bird despite the et-
torts of the Montgomery county offi-
cials to get her clear of custody.
Upon Morriss’ arrival in Willis he
found that, as reported to him, a
certain deputy had taken Minnie and
secreted her in the woods, in order
Austin. Thence, after looking at the
State Capital and the intervening
country, they will pass over the In-
ternational & Great Northern and
Texas Pacific to Shreveport, and
then to St. Louis. Among the party
is the senior of the book publishing
firm of Appleton & Co.
The following is the entire list of
the party:
N. L. McCready, New York, Presi-
dent of the Old Dominion Steam-
ship Line; Mr. William Bond, Re-
ceiver of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, and Denver and St. Joseph
Railroads; Charles E. Whitehead,
New York, President Des Moines
and Rock Island Railroad; William
H. Appleton, senior of the great
New York publishing house; Wm.
Whitewright, Vice President Union
I Trust Company, New York; J. N.
I Platt, a prominent lawyer, New
York; S. W. Guion, capitalist, New
York; A. D. Jaynes, President First
National Bank of Sedalia, .Mo., and
Treasurer of the Missouri, Kansas
I and Texas Railroad ; A. B. Garner,
General Superintendent Missouri,
Kansas and exas Railway.
is seated upon a
3-000 SUITS
sociation. Laid over.
Mary had a Little Dress,
All ruffled, puffed and. braided;
« Domestic Fashions ” gave it shape ;
the «New Domestic” made it.
to be built on Houston capital ex-
clusively—no Northern stockholders
will control the management of this
enterprise—it will be the first in-
stance in our history of such an
achievement, but when the next fall
season finds the trains of the Western
Narrow Gauge running across the
Brazos we shall feel confident that it
will not be the last big enterprise
projected, undertaken and completed
by Houston capital and enterprise.
An Age reporter this morning pane of glass
called on Mr. Paul Bremond, presi L..u .
dined, saying that in a felony case
that was no bond at all, and placed
the prisoner’s bail at §400, as the
lowest that could be entertained.
Hence, with this example before
them, the thieves hereafter needn’t
bank on the habeas corpus dodge,
just as the murderers have been do-
ing on that of emotional insanity.
Felons may now expect to face the
music and stand square up to the lick
log. . ___________
Horticultural and Pomological So-
ciety.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The special committee which was
appointed on the best means of go-
pherizing public treasuries,’asked
and received further time.
The finance committee reported
the coffers of the Association much
augmented by the rich hauls during
and since the Fair.
NEW BUSINESS.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Sneak severely condemning officer
McChesney of the Police.
Mr. Burglar spoke to the resolu-
tion,.and alluded to the officer’s con-
duct in time and again hunting down
members of the Association.
The resolution was adopted.
A special committee of three was
appointed to inquire into the charac-
ter of Mr. Till Tapper, who desired
to be admitted into the Association.
Mr. Footpad arose and solemnly
warned the Association against cer-
passed in the turmoil and strug-
j of a business life. Tne old man
Habeas Corpus.
It will be remembered that on Fri-
day of the Fair a man named Geo.
W. Sberrick, whilst in a state of in-
toxication, was robbed on the side-
walk in front of Mahoneys saloon, of
his watch and other articles. Hig-
gins and James Roach were arrested
and had' before Justice Brashear,
charged with the crime. Each was
placed under bond of§750 to appear
at the Criminal Court and answer;
failing to give which they went to
jail. To-day, Roach, through his I
counsel, made application to Judge
Masterson for a writ of habeas cor-
pus. The entire testimony and'cir-
cumstances of the case were fully re-
viewed by His Honor. It was proven
that Higgins was the man who went
through the drunken man’s pockets,
while Roach stood by and saw it
done, afterwards handing to the bar-
keeper, Rummel, one of the articles
taken from Sherrick. Ed. Mahoney,
who had known the prisoner ten
years, gave him a good character,
and Roach’s counsel contended that
he was no more guilty than two or
three other persons who stood around
also at the time of the robbery.
Judge Masterson refused the writ,
and remanded the prisoner to the
keeping of Sheriff Noble. Roach s
counsel asked that his bond be re-
duced to §100. But his Honor de-
We have never doubted the future
success of this great enterprise—an
enterprise purely in its incipiency
a Houston one, and which will in a
few years double our population by
bringing us into cheap rail communi-
cation with the most densely settled
and enterprising agricultural popula-
tion of Texas. It is sufficient, to say
that Mr. T. W. House has gone into
this enterprise with his whole soul.
IRON
for 42 miles has certainly already
been shipped from the rolling mills.
SUPERINTENDENT
McDaniel, one of the most ex-
perienced railroad superintendents in
the United States has actively been
employed and declares that the next
ten miles which parties in the city
have made arrangements to have
built and equipped upon their indi-
vidual accounts and responsibility
will be first-class in all respects.
THE NEXT TEN MILES
of this road will be built under the
superintendency of Mr. McDaniel.
The Directory find that they can do
the work at less cost than by letting
it out to contractors, and the work
will be pushed with unrelaxing in-
dustry and vigor.
MAJ. GOODWIN
has been appointed Chief Engineer
of the work—his competency is be-
yond cavil.
So the Western Narrow Gauge is
The Convention was called to
order a little past midnight.
Mr. Thimblerigger in the chair.
Outside Rocket, Esq., permanent
secretary.
Upon roll call it appeared there
was a full attendance.
PETITIONS.
Of a poor deaf, dumb, blind and
lame man to be allowed the full run
and swing of the town. Referred.
Of Mr. Sly, complaining of the
great rise in bonds of late, particu-
larly those of the Brashear and Mas-
terson series. Went over.
Of D. Beat, Esq., A. M., M. D., F.
R. S., A. S. S., asking to join the As
ground, the children ran screaming,
and. there was bedlam generally. Unanimously adopted.
Tuesday, Thursday day and Friday at 8:30
and Saturday at 12:30.
dent of the above enterprise, just
returned from Shreveport, which city
he visited in the interest of the con-
templated road. From Mr. Bremond
it was ascertained that the prospects
are excellent for the early building
of the road, 7 miles of which have
already been graded from Shreve-
port Houstonward, and in the direc-
tion of Logansport on the Sabine. At
Homer, Angelina county, it is intend-
ed to met and form a junction with
another Narrow Gauge from Jack-
sonville. Mr. Bremond will, in a few
days, issue a circular and call upon
the citizens and capitalists both of
| Houston and Galveston, to take stock
in the road. If §75,000 additional
subscribed stock can be had, its
speedy building to the Trinity, which
I river the road strikes 15 miles below
I Coldsprings, San Jacinto county,
assured.. That President Bremoi^
] will secure that amount at an early
day here is little room/ to doubt.'1
As this road makes an angle of 45
degrees with the line now building
I hence to the Crescent City, any vin
! terference with the latter by tbe
former must not be apprehend^g
When completed, as it certainly will
be, the Shreveport Narrow Gauge
I will be another jewel in the railroad
crown of Houston—one that will re-
I dound to her material wealth and
j commercial prosperity in the near
future.
Excursionists.
The party of prominent New
York excursionist who passed down
to Galveston on a special train Satur-
day evening, returned at 8:45 a. m.
i to-day, and, after stopping an hour
in the city, left on a special train for
Wrong Name.
A mistake occurred day before
yesterday in the name of the party
charged with robbing the store of
Mrs. Faust, in the Fourth Ward.
The name of the party was notRum-
mell. There is but one person of
This association will give its next
exposition at the Fair Grounds on the
10th of August next. The directory |
nave been active in extending the |
area and benefits of the Association,
and we are promised at this their
second exhibition a material improve-
ment upon the truly excellent display
of last year. The" determination in |
the beginning was to organize
an enterprise which would im-
prove every section of this
great State, and under the able
presidency of Capt. A. Whitaker the
work has been pushed most indefatl- |
gably. But without the active co-
operation of gardeners and fruit I
growers in different parts of Texas I
much of its benefits will not immedi-
ately come. What is now required
is for these producers, from the Red
River to the Rio Grande, to preserve
the results of their labor and skill
when in full maturity, in order that
the best specimens can be exhibited;
at the approaching exposition of the
Horticultural and Pomological Asso
ciation. These specimens being
seen would greatly encourage others
to embark in their production, and
ultimately give to Texas something
far better than cotton, which is now
cursing the State. There is no enter-
prise which should receive a greater
fostering than this, and we hope the
Directory may be encouraged to dili-
gently persevere in their laudable
endeavours.
Died.
Among the recent obituaries iS
that of Joseph H. Hensley, Esq., of
Hempstead, a planter of the Brazos
bottom. The deceased was well
known to a large circle of friends-
Lost or Stolen,
See the advertisement of Dr. J.
J. Burroughs offering, a reward of
$10 for a case of instruments lost or
stolen from his office.
Belknap, Joyce, Edmund Davis and
others of less note—several that had
become eminent by embezzling.
Col. Fakir alluded to the Dr. Tracy
haul in glorious terms. Mr. Sneak
concurred with Col. Fakir,/ and
thought the blowing open of George’s
safe most creditable, though the
Madame Louis and some of her
girls was before the Recorder this
morning. Madame Louis took this
matter as cool as a cucumber. A
jury of six good and lawful citizens
were summohed, and the trial pro-
ceded.
DEPUTY MARSHAL THOMPSON
was placed on the witness stand. This
gentleman, in reply to the questions
of the attorneys, swore that, accord-
ing to his understanding, this was a
bawdy house. He had been in Mad-
pme Louis’ bar room, but was not
familiar with the upstairs arrange-
ments. Major Hamblin, who con-
ducted the defense in this case, did
better than we have ever known him
to do. He plied the witness with close
The Texas Express Company ,. ge
Can’t begin to express the grat/4
fication of those who get their hats, wheth-
er silk, felt, straw or Panama, renovated
and made stylish by McNicholas, the Hat-
ter. He is now prepared to do first class
work. You can’t help being satis-
fied. With Sensebe & Co., the Tailor, 95
Main street, between Preston and /•lain.
may! 5 Iw
—The best, finest and cheapest groceries
of any variety To be found anywhere in
M. MELLINGER j& BRO.,
tf Groeers, 81 Main Street ——
presidency. of the association. Mr.
Sly also announced himself, asserting
he had as good a right, having done
more for the association than Burg-
lar, or any other rooster. Mr. Burg-
lar called him a liar, whereupon Sly
rushed upon him, but Sneak threw
himself between them, whilst the
entire assembly dissolved itself into
a confused hubbub, above which Mr.
Thimblerigger’s mallet could be
faintly heard.
In the meantime, the whistle of
the police officers McChesney and
Thompson were heard, and the con-
j vention broke up, the members roll
RaL Estate Transfers.
The following are the transfers-of
of the week reported by S. S. Ashe
Real Estate Agent:
R. B. Baer and Miss M. E. Hol-
land to Texas Transportation Com-
pany, right of way, part of the Har- j
ris and Wilson survey, north side pf
Buffalo bayou, §200. t
C. Dart to J. Burke, Jr., lots 8, 9,
and 10, block 2, sub division J. S. |
Holman survey, south side Buffalo
bayou, §600.
J. S. Sullivan to C. D. Holmes? 4
acres in Harrisburg, §200. iem
R. L. Tomlinson to C. Eckharc
and son, lot 5, block 19, J. E. Fo
ter’s first addition, §25. \
A. S. Kotturitz and wife to Joh j
Richman, a portion of block 1
South side Buffalo Bayou $12004
S. M McAshan toTexasvmbd
tation Company, lots 3, 505
block 13 T. T. Haileys “
North side Buffalo Bayou, $t “9
Ira H. Evans to W. Tim
No 5, block 447 South side
Bayou §65. '
Robert Gearhardt to A. Gean
block No 20, in the town of Sa,- _
cinto; consideration, §1. • d
August Gearhardt to Robt Gor-
hardt, block No. 2, in the town of
San Jacinto, §1.
Dancing School.
Prof. H. L. Cotton and lady will
open their dancing school in Gray’s
building on the second of June next
as appears by their advertisement.
This will be good news to many
young ladies and gentlemen of our
city who will strive to perfect them
selves in the dance during the sum-
mer, in order to be prepared for the
festive winter campaign. Parents
who wish their children instructed in
the fine art of grace and elegance of
movement will also be glad to know
that Professor Cotton has been in-
duced to open his school. He and
his lady are finished artists in* their
specialty, and are both well and fa-
vorably known in this community.
Further than this it is unnecessary to
say to all those who are unacquaint-
ed with the social and professional
record of Prof. Cotton and his estima-
ble lady.
Free Reading Rooms.
The Free Reading Rooms are located on
Main street, corner of Preston, and are open
all hours for any who may choose to attend
Fidelity Lodge T. of H., No 28
Meets every Monday night at Temperance
Hall
A. C. Ravell, Saddler, Preston St., opposite
he R. E. Lee Stable, Houston, has constantly
on hand, of his own make, a full stock ol
Saddles, ‘and Double and Single Harness
Orders Mled at short notice and low prices
Martin Ravell still conducts the business
and will be pleased to see his old customer s
Splendid Literature.
Clemow's assortment of litera-
ture this week is especially fine. We
have on our table Frank Leslie’s
Popular Monthly. As a frontispiece
in this Magazine is a steel plate of
Shooting Among Darkeys.
Yesterday there was a colored
pie nic at Harrisburg. It was a Sun-
day School pic nic, and should have
beeh as quiet as the ephemedese of a
summer evening, but it doesn t seem
to have been so. While the praying
and singing was progressing finely, a
THIRD DAY.
As the proprietor of the hall,corner
Fakir Avenue and Pickpocket street,
having become disgusted refused the
further use of it to the Association,
the Convention had to remove to
Man’s Lane with a prospect of a
further change to Vinegar Hill.
questions, and when the question was
put to Deputy Thompson as to
whether a man had ever been arrested
for visiting Madame Louis, he said
no! In fact, the noble deputy
marshal testified that to commence
this sort of thing, it would be neces-
sary to arrest every man in town.
Madame Louis was here placed on
the witness stand. Madame Louis
was cool, deliberate and guarded.
When the City Attorney . asked her
if she kept a bawdy house she an-
Woodward’s Silver Plate at all
druggists. aprl 1m ..
The Wines and Liquors
Sold by Mellinger & Bro., 81
Main street, are the finest in this
market, and positively ~no impure or
adulterated goods arc sold. tf
—We say that there is no house in y
Houston in the grocery line where " I
a person can go and fill an order complete, I
except at the store oi
M. MELLINGER & BRO.’S,
STRANGERS’ GUIDE
in a peaceful slumber upon his breast
is a-boy of four or five summers.
The old man looks the picture of
ease and contentment. In contem-
plating this splendid engraving the
mind instinctively reverts back to
Wall street, the tumult of Broadway,
and the interminable struggles of the
monied monarchs of the country s
metropolis with rivals. Frank Leslie s
Monthly is both the finest and the
cheapest publication on America.
couple of the colored gentlemen got
into a row. 7 his row waxed furious, bonds under which members of the
the women in affright tell on the
Robbery. _
About 3 o’clock this morning
the store of Mr. Saulnier was entered
and robbed of groceries amountiag
to one hundred dollars or more. The
manner in which the thieves gained
admittance was through a broken
stampeded in a canebreak.
Madame Louis and Her Girls.
A Rencontre.
. we are pained to record a ren-
contre between two of our city offi-
cials this morning. The difficulty
was between our Street Commission-
er and City Engineer and grew out
of something concerning the sewers
at the intersection of Travis and
Preston streets. Old Jack Hamilton
is a very vigilant Street Commis-
sioner and keeps smelling around all
the time, and it seems he smelled
stagnant water in the .locality
named, had the planks taken up,
and played thunder generally, to the
mortification and disgust of the City
Engineer. The only harm done was
a little face slapping.
UonlifTs
Indian Physic is an apetizer,but
not an intoxicator.
in an old kitchen situ
cent Saloon, and a clever, honest
man.
6., H. & H. ROAD.
Judge Cook.
Weare informed that this gen-
tleman is seriously ill. The difficulty
probably arises from wounds re-
ceived by Judge Cook during the
war. In fact, it is stated that he has
expectorated portions of bullets re-
ceived into his body during that
fearful conflict. We only pray that
the life of this truly noble man may
be saved
With the coolness of expend
adepts, they brought a drasg
loaded it, first with staple gro
and sent it away, and then turnens
their attention to nic nacs,such as cig®
ars, whisky,etc. While enjoying then®
selves immensely, one of their num®
ber unluckily knocked over a chair®
and awoke Mrs. Saulnier, who I
awoke her husband, and he cameve
down and squelched their little game- r
completely. Mr. Saulnier thinks ire .
has some clue to the robbers, but )
knows nothing to a certainty. The |
robbery occurred at Mr. Saulnier’s
store, in Freedman town. -J
i A
Field Peas,
All varieties, by bus het or barrel at
maylo iw F. SCHWEIKARIS.
—:----- ------ p)
Wanted!
1000 iron band 40 gallon barrels.
tain deputy sheriffs ; they were ‘-dan-
gerous,” and his (Footpad’s) friends
must keep an eye upon them.
Mr. Sly moved to memorialise the
legislature at Austin against coercive
measures.to put down our friends the
highwaymen ; they were glorious
fellows; nor did he care if they would
kidnap Gov. Coke, Secretary Reich
man or Treasurer Scherffius, or
Marshal Butt and bold them to
ransom. It would be such fun. If
one of the cracksmen happened to
be caught, his friend, Mr. Legality,
would get him clear either Dy work-
ing the jury or else on a certificate
of occasional insanity, which, he was
certain, could be easily obtained. Dr.
Mercury got up and said he would
readily furnish one for three dollars
and a half to any straitened individu-
al. Upon a tie vote Mr. himble-
rigger decided in the affirmative
Mr. Burglar arose and indulged in
a spread eagle harangue, mentioning
all the great characters now belong-
swered emphatically no,. She kept a
bar room and wine room up stairs;
all sorts of gentlemen visited her
vlace; she boarded gentlemen or la-
dies, but then it was no business of
hers whether the gentlemen visited
the rooms of the ladies or not or how
long they remained there if they did
so. Madam Louis’ testimony baffled
the acumen of the City Attorney, and
His Honor, the Recorder, simply set
in mute surprise, while the jury were
amused at the shrewdness of the wit-
ness.
Then a policeman was examined.
This gentleman had been in Madame
Louis’ beer saloon, but, as a matter
of course, knew nothing about what
was going bn up stairs. Lots of men
did go up there, but this policeman
never.
The jury in this case could not
agree, in fact were hopelessly hung,
some being for acquital and others for
fining, so they were discharged and
the case ws no case.
Madame Louis’ place is a nuisance
and an offence in the eyes of all good
citizens but it is a social evil which
has puzzled the brains of the best
men of the world,and what can we do
with it.
A Oarc-
---o----
To all who areisuffaymefrem.tl
and in hscretionsof oouth,mnerre
nos, early decay,
will send a receiptithagawenelti
OF CHARGE, 'iffiis great Wlwi
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