The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1872 Page: 3 of 4
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J^ocal Jntelligence.
Answer Filed.
II. W. Hays, attorney for Messrs Mc-
Malian and Clements, sureties on the
l ail bond of Mike Maloney, and
against whom judgment nisi was
given in tli« Criminal District Court,
has liled an ans' er showing that Mal-
oney has heen convicted of murder in
Memphis, and is now confined in jail
there, awaiting a new trial.
Acquitted.
Reed, who was a constable for Justice
John R. T. Haynes, was placed 011 trial
in the Criminal District Court yester-
terday, Hiuler an indictment charging
him with embezzlement. The jury,
were polled upon the opening of court
this morning, and the verdict opened.
Upon being read, it declared that "\:e
the jury find the defendant not guilty,"
whereupon the court ordered the
prisoner to be discharged from custody.
A Kleptomaniac Branch.
Lucy Branch, a colored leader of the
ton of that fashionable purelie-.s of
Galveston, known as "nigger run,"
having decided to increase her stock of
blankets and counterpins, foraged on
those owned by James McKfte, and as a
natural consequence soon found her-
self entangled in the meshes of the law.
Lucy had a preliminary examination
before Justice Mason this morning,
during which she burst into a flood of
tears and confessed her guilt. The jus-
tice, although a great admirer of the
ladies felt constrained to hold Lucy
under $250 bail for her appearance be-
fore the Criminal District Court, and
being unable to obtain sureties, she
was eseorted to the county jail by cold
water Constable Morton..
.t>u. 1 ■ 01
Supposed Murdered Arrested.
A detective from Austin arrested a man
here last night, supposed to have been
implicated in the late murder i^r that
city, an'lodged him in jail. '
The Arrivals
Of! Passengera, immigrant's from
States, Immigrants from Europe, La-
borers, and United States Soldiers, ait
the Port of Galveston, by, steamers and
oilier ^vessels,during the niontii of
March, 1872, are— * .. r; . :
Oabi n Passengers,. l h J:..'....:.. .1385
ImmigralitB from States (white).. 1170
do. ' . ' " .do. (colored).. 75
do. " Europe,... 117
Laborers from States,..... 1....... 145
U. S. Soldiers (colored) 112
3004
Galveston April 1,^1872. '•
:.'; Jr■}: €*.;bakeii,
.... .. Com. Im. for Galveston, Tex.
To the Bditor ot the Representative :
While perambulating'about town the
other day in seareh, of an item, we
chanced to meet with- a friend, who
upon approaching us, requested that
we endorse the. following: petition,
which we cheetfnlly complied with,
knowing full well that ihe "gentle-
man"',aUuded tfl in the petition is high
toned arid honorable, and every Way a
very deserving and useful citizen, and
an ornament to th$profession 111 which
he is an acknowledged&eiader.
To His Excellency E. J. Davis,
Governor State of Texas:
The undersigned,-white and colored
freeholders "of Galveston county, res-
pectfully recommend Adolplx waitz,
Esq., Atorney and Counselor at Law,
and "Dentcher Advocat," to the posi-
tion of District Attorney for Galveston
and Harris counties, in place of the
individual now occupying that impor-
tant position,having.full and implicit
faith in his legal ability and to his un-
tiring devotion and unflinching integ-
rity to the cause of right aud justice,
and having full confidence in his high
and lofty interpretation of. the law, we
cheerfully recommend him for the
above.position ; and hoping that your
Excellency will grant the boon we ask,
we remain, very respectfully,
Timothy Schneider, Wm H Brooker,
Alexander Forster, John M Johnson,
Benj Robbius, Artaxerses Snootzeuha-
ten, George Washington, jr, Jefferson
Davis, Thomas Brown, John Smith,
Peter Jones, Thomas Ferguson, Henry
Volkenhagen,Fritz Baumgarten, August
Klampschell, Artemus Riley, Patrick
Weaversehoffer, and 100 others.
South Carolina.—The Beau-
fort Times lias tlie following in
reference to our only, Major:—
"Major M. R. Delany, so well
known in this country lias sent
the folding letter #0 his Excel-
lency, Governor ScoU:—
To his Excellency li. K. Scott
Governor of South Carolina:
';Sir—I have the honor here-
with to resign my position as Aid
<le-Camp, with the rank of Lieu-
tenant Colonel, 011 your stafit'.
Facts the most palpable have de-
veloped themselves to such an
extent that I cannot, with respect
to myself, and justice to the
cause of my race, and the people
in general, longer continue the
relation without a compromise of
principle. I have the honor to
be, sir, your obedient servant,
M. R. Delany.,,
[From the N. O. Republican, lOtli inst.]
The Convention To-Day.
The representative colored men of
the United States will assemble to-day
at the Mechanics' Institute, for counsel
and deliberation upon the best means
of promoting the welfare of their race,
morally and politically. The latter
consideration it was not originally in-
tended should be taken up, but we
learn from delegates thr.t it is the in-
tention of some of the supporters of the
national administration to force from
the convention an indorsement of the
President if possible.
That the convention v.ill be a Signi-
fied and intellectual body we are al-
ready enabled to decide, and there are
indications that our citizens generally
will take a more than ordinary interest
in its sessions. It is possible that, ow-
ing to the non-arrival of several dele-
gations en route, very littlo business
will bo transacted to-day.
Last year an effort was made to hold
a Southern States convention of col-
ored men in Co'umbia, South Carolina,
for a similar purpose, and it was only
a partial, success because it was con-
sidered sectional, a id was unfortun-
ately called to meet at a tiiiie when
important political canvasses were go-
ing on in some of the Southern States.
The convention of colorcd men assem-
bled in Columbia, Soath Sarolina, on
the 18tli day of October last, and organ-
ized by electing the Hoi. Alonzo J.
Ransier to preside over its delibera-
tions. In consequence of a want of
unanimity among tie colored men on
that occasion, the convention wiselv
determined to defer the consideration
of those subjects for wlrch it had been
convened until a national convention
could be held, and a larger representor
tion of colored men obtained. For this
purpose the Southern States convention
passed resolutions 1 uthorizing its pre-
sident to call a national convention, to
be held in New Orleans, commencing
to-day, and determining "that the rep-
resentation to the same sliaM be two
members from each State or Territory
at lar^e, one for each twenty thousand
colored voters, and one for each frac-
tional part over ten thousand, to fee
elected as the State may determine."
That call was published first on the
twenty-second of January last, signed
by Alonzo J. Ransier, president of the
Southern States convention bf colored
men, and was published jnithe different
States of the Union. , • 7
The convention will undoubtedly be
largely attended, and will embrace
some of the ablest reprefintatives of the
colored race in this country, and;chief
among them will be Fred Douglass, the
cblftred Demosthenes of America. Mr.
Douglass, having been once a slave,
and felt the galling chains of that Sys-
tem of involuntary servitude that made
slaves of tour millions of Hid race in this
country, can the more truthfully aud
eloquently remind them :of the* bles-
sings they have received and-tjie obli-
gations they owe to the Republican
party of the United States.
It is to be hoped the representatives
of the colored race who meet, in na-
tional convention this day will bear in
aniud their solemn duties as American
citizens, for vhile they ean now claim
■equal civil and political rights.wi th all
other citizens of this favored 'republic,
•they, should do nothing that wpnld seem
•to ptejudicebthe righta of others. 'T&ey
should endeavor, to forget color, and
rise at once to th&dignity of American
citizens. To our mind, the simple title
of American citizen, conferred upon
those who are " nati ve and to the manor
"born," is far graudor than any distinc-
tion conferred by the additions of Irish,
German, Scotch, English, Prench, Afri-
can or negro-American citizen. We
•would impress this feeling upon all
who have been raised to the dignity of
American citizenship, but more partic-
ularly upon those who will meet here
to-day as the delegates to a national
convention of colored men. to consider
their political and material interests.
We Avould have them remember that
the fate of their political and material
interests are still linked with the sue
cess
the
"principles—not men."
3 of Republican principles, and that
maxim of the Republii
licau party is,
PORT OF GALVESTON.
The following vessels have entered and
cleared at the Custom House during the week
anding April 13th 1872. 1
' ' ENTERED. > •
Brig H M Rowley. Rowley New York
Schooner Mariott; Crowell. .1.:. Boston
Steamship St. Mary, Tripp ... .New Orleans
Bark Robert Boak. .Buck Middlesboro
Seh. Petrel. .Curtis Pensacola
Brig Gazzell..Cole New York
Brig L. Warren. .Gott New York
" '! '• "*■. cleared. " ;
Steamship St. Mary, Tripp Indianola
Bark Bridgeport, Morgan Boston
.. Rattler, Taylor. ..: Liverpool
Bark Aphrodite.. Wilbe: .Liverpool
S. S. Clyde..Kennedy New York
S. S. Harlan.. Lewis ,.. Indianola
Sch. A.,Heaton..Rogers. .....;Penaacoa
To Our Friends.—Employees
cannot live without receiving the
price of their labor. Having 110
private capital to draw 011 to
make the payments, we are
forced to look to collections from
those indebted to the office, to
enable us to do justice. A news-
paper cannot be conducted gra-
tuitously—it must be paid for as
soon as tlie work is done.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE GOVERN.ME.NT.
Edmund J Davis, Governor
Webster Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor
James E Newcomb, Secretary of State
George W Honey, Treasurer
Arthur Bledsoe,'Comptroller
.Jacob Keuchier, Land Commissioner
Jl.'Tir.KS OF SUPREME COl'KT.
L 1) Evans, M B Walker, W B Ogden
members of concliefw.
M C Hamilton, U S Senator
J W .Flanagan, U S Senator
Wm T Clark, Representative from Third
District
COURT OK THE 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon A P McCormick, Judge
Charles Olfeon, District Attorney
criminal court of galveston,
Hon Samuel Dodge, Judge
Edward W Collier, Attorney
customs bepartmfat.
Nathan Patten, Collector of the Port
E L Stone, Special Deputy Collector
Wm D Shepard, Chief Clerk and Deputy Col-
lector
S A O'Brien, Chief Inspector and Deputy
Collector
D. M Baker, Clearance Clerk
F Wolff, Liquidating Clerk
Geo Laurence, Impost Clerk
— Dunand, Marine Clerk
Geo M Patten, General Olerk
Inspectors of Customs (Day).
J MReid, W H Mann, Phil Lyons, Aug Ba-
der, H E Ruby, J B Dolan, A lienny, U Letts,
Wright Cuney, Geo G Jemison.
, (Night, in charge):
John Lelaney, HBallinger, John Melfofrd, W
W Davis
Store Keepers U S B W H—H S Allen, H
Mosebacli • '
Chas Harris, in charge of Customhouse boat.
Wm Lloyd, Con Fahey, Boatmen.
Wm Clark, Watchman
appraiser's department.
J G Williams, Appraiser and Weigher
R R Bradbrook, Assistant Weigher
postoffice department.
Hon James A McKee, Postmaster
Robt Ed,-jar, Deputy Postmaster
internal revenue department.
Hon Albert M Barney, Collector First Dis-
trict : . , ,
—: , Deputy Collector First District
G A Gordon, Assessor First District
jA M Boatright, Assistant Assessor First
District 1
city officers,
Hon A Somerville, Mayor
Chas Allen, Clerk
J M Waketield, Treasurer
Chas Leonard, Collector
J C Ogle, Street Commissioner.
Closing of MaUs.
Mails for New Orleans close Sundays, Mon-
days. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays, at 1J o'clock p. m., excepton . Sun-
days, when the mail will be closed at eleven
o'«fr)ck<ar h. , , . . - > ,
Mails for the Galveston, Houston & Hender-
son Railroad and. connections close daily
(except Sunuay's^ at 5:30 o'elook a. m.
Mails for Houston close daily (except Sun-
days) at 12:30 o'clock 1". m.
(The above arrangement take effect from and
after the4thinst.
Velasco—Closes Mondays and Thursdays at
1 o'clock a. m.
Libert)?—Closes Tuesdays and Fridays at
10 o'clock a. m. i • . ■ ;
Indianola^—Closes three times a week, ion
irregular days.' at 3£ p: m. t
Newspaper Laws.
We^ould call the special sttention of Post,
masters and Subscribers to the following syn-
opsis of the Newspaper Laws: t 1:
T. A Postmaster is required to give notice
by letter, (returning a paper does not answer
the law) when a subscriber does not take his
paper out of the office, and state the reasons
lor its not being taken. and a neglect to do so
makes the Postmaster responsible to the pub-
lisher for the payment.
II. Any person who takes a paper from the
Postofflce, whether directed to nls name or
another, or whether he has subscribed or not,
is responsible for the pay.
HI. If a person orders his paper discontinu-
ed, he must pay all arrearages, or the publisher
niay continue io send it until the payment is
made. ,
IV. If the subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at a certain time, and the publisher
continues te send, the subscriber is bound to
pay for it if he takes it from the Postofflce.
The law proceeds upon the ground that a man
must pay for what he uses.
V. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the
Postofflce, or removing and having them un-
called for is prima facia evidence of intention-
al fraud.
HOUSTON DIRECT
NAVIGATION COMPANY
SIGNS THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FROM
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON & TEXAS
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Change of Time. .
On aHd after Monday, Nov. 20 "71
Pasoenger trains will leave a« follows:
Leave Houston for Corsicsna, McDade akd
intermediate Stations, 7:30 A.M. and 7:30 P. M.
(Sundays excepted.) arriving at (jorsicana 7:30
P. M. and 7:30 A. M. and at McDade at 9 P. M.
and 6:30 A. M.
Leave Corsicana at 5 A. M. and 6:15 P. M.
and McDade at 8 A. M- and 10:30 A. M. for
Houston and'all intermidate Stations, arriving
at Houston at 5 p. m. and 6:15 a. m.
Connects at Navasota with Daily Stage Lines
for Anderson, Huntsville, Crockett. Rnsk>
Henderson and Longview.
At Hearne with International Railed.
At Calvert with Stage for Bel ton offlkomlay,
Wednesday and Friday.
At Bremond for Waco daily.
At Richland with Tri-Weekly Stage for Fair-
field, Cotton Gin, Palestine, Tyler, Eongview
and Waco.
At Corsicanafor Dallas, Slieiman and El Paso
daily.
At Ledbetter for La Grange and 2astrop
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
At McDade with daily Stages for Austin,
San Marcos New Braunfels and San Antonio.
W. H. DOLE, Gen'l Sup't.
j. H. Crik, Gen lFr'tand Tk't Agent.
THOMAS QOGGAK & |}RO.
MUSIC DEALERS,
Galveston Tex.
Agents for KNABE, STEIN WAY, and
EMMERSON Pianos. Pianos sold on monthly
payments. Pianos for rent by month quarter
or year- Our jtock of sheet music strings,
Aceordeons, Banjos, Flutes etc., is the largest
in the State and can sell at greatly reduced
prices for cash.
THOS. GOGGAN;& BROi
Galveston Tex
INSURES ALL
COTTON AND OTHER PRODUCE
From Houston to Galveston while
in transit.
JJOTTSTOST ASTJ) TEXAS
Central Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME.
Receives and Forwards Goods
FREE OF CHARGE.
PAYS PROMPTLY ALL JUST CLAIMS EOR
LOSS OR DAMAGE.
0PConsign to H. D. Nav, & Co., from all
points, inwards and outwards.
.JOHN SHEARJT,
aprI13tf President.
JNTERNATIONAL RAILROAD,
OPEN TO OAKWOODS,
SEVENTY-FIVE MI^S EAST OF HEARNE^
AND ONLY FOURTEEN MILFS FROM
PALFSTINF.
Now constituting'
THE SHORTEST ROUTE
TYLER, SHREVEPORT, JEFFERSON, ^
And all north-eastern points.
Ou and after Monday April 1, 1872.
Passenger trains will leave Hearnff? daily,
(Sundays excepted) iu connection with the
trains of the Houston and Texas Central
Railway, for Englewood, Lake, Harqnez,
Jewett, Keechi, and Oakwoods, making dose
connections at Oakwooks, with Johnson &
Mitchell's four-horse Concord Coaches, for
PALESTINE and all points in North eastern
Texas.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING
Given for Freiget to Houston and Galveston.
H. M. MOXDS,
aprll3tf General Superintendent.
. ON AND AFTER
Monday, March 4th, 1812,
TRAINS WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS;
Leave HOUSTON for
CORSICANA,
AUSTIN,
MARLIN,
AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS,
At 0:30 A. M. and 6 l . M.—Sunday*
Excepted.
ARRIVING AT CORSICANA
At 10 P. M. and 11:30 A. M.,
AT AUSTIN
At 7 P. M. and 9:15 A. M.
AND AT MARLIN,
At 8 P.M.
LEAVE CORSICANA
At r- A. M. and 6 P. M.
AUSTIN
At 7:15 A. M. and 9:15 p. M
AND MARLIN
At 6:30 A. M.,
fob houston and intermediate stations-
ARRIVING AT HOUSTON
T. H. McMAHAN & CO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
- and dealebs ix—
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC EXCHANGE
STRAND, GALVESTON.
|^*Special attention giv#n to the sale of cot-
ton, Wool, etc. aprlfitf
john wol8ton c. o. wells chas vidob
WOLSTON, WELLS & YIDOR,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
—and—
COTTON FACTORS,
(NO. 73 LEAGUE BMILDINGS)
Strand Galveston-
aprl6tf
HUGO BROSIG,
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND CONVEYANCER,
Corner Postofflce and Centre streets.
WILL EXAMINE TITLES TO LOTS IS
the city and Island of Galveston, and
furnish complete and correct abstracts to the
same. Loans effected or good Rsal Estates
secured. aprl6tf
CHARLES BROSIG,
HOUSE &■ SIGN PAINTER.
Shop on Postofflce street, between 20th and
Centre street Galveston.
Begs leave to inform his former patrons and
the pnblic generally that he he has so far re
covered from his severe accident to again at
tend to his profession. Orders will have
prompt attention. All work guaranteed first
class. aprlfitf
At 5 P. M. and 11:30 A. M
Connects at NAVASOTA with daily line of
Stages for
ANDERSON,
HUNTSVILLLE,
CROCKETT,
RUSK,
HENDERSON '
and LONGVIEW
at hearne with international railroad.
AT CALVERT WITH STAGE FOE BELTON
. ' ' < ' ' r.ll > " ...'I!'
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
AT MARLIN FOR WACO, DAILY,
At GROSEBECX with tri-weekly Stage for
FAIRFIELD,
COTTON GIN,
PALESTINE.
TYLER,
LONGVIEW,
anil WACO.
RICHARD NELSON,
COMMISSION AGENT,
Galveston Texas.
HAVING established himself in this citv
tor thepurpose of receiving and forward-
ing Cotton, Wool, Hides, or any other Country
Produce, would respectfully beg leave to in-
form his colored friends in the country that he
will pay particular attention to any consign-
ments he may hfc favored with. Lfceral Cash
Advances on' all consignments made to him.
Address. LOCK BOX NO 220.
aprl6tf
AT CORSICANA FOR
DALLAS,
SHERMAN, and
EL PASO, Daily.
At LEDBETTER for La Gnige and Bastrop,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
At AUSTIN, with daily Stage for
SAN MARCOS,
NEW BRAUNFELS,
and SAN ANTONIO•
COR. ENN1S,
Comptroller & G;>n'l Sup't.
J. WALDO,
General Freight Agpnt.
aprlett
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