The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 192, Ed. 1 Monday, February 7, 1876 Page: 1 of 4
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ESTABLISHED IN 1871.
HOUSTON, TEXAS. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1876.
VOL V No. 192.
The Democratic Meeting at West- I Fob sixteen years we have been
accustomed to read in the press dis-
Dr. C. D. LUDWIG,
Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON,
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night, nor that Rev. Dr. Meyers will
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School Union of this city.
TEXAS NEWS AND VIEWS-
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CITATION.
-JNO. SHEARN.
W. H. LLOYD.
upon the Exemption and Homestead
HOUSTON,
TEXAS
S. K, MCILHENNY.
W. J. HUTCHINS
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HOUSTON,
TEXAS.
The question of the hour—is a
Radical man as good as a Fort Bend
county negro ?
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Twenty-third District.
NEW ADVERTJSEMENTS.
TRUSTEE’S SALE.
On the 15th, the political grave-
yard will be so full of “independents”
that their legs will be visible above
ground.
McMahan thinks he will have too
fleid,
• On Saturday, was one of the larg-
FOR FLOATER.
■ John E. McComb.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
Erich F. Schmidt,
D. U, Barziza,
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J. J. SWEENY’S
LOAN OFFICE.
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Lecturing.
Don’t forget the lecture of Rev.
R. T. Nabors at Shearn Chapel to-
Harris County Election Precincts.
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FIRST JUSTICE’S PRECINCT.
SHEARN & LLOYD,
Cotton and Produce Factors.
By virtue of authority vested iu me by a
deed of trust executed by W. C. Wagley, of
date 14th day of January, 1875, to secure a
note of Wagley & Lockart, therein described,
to Mrs. M. Julia Owen for $800, and default
having been made in the payment of the same,
I will, as trustee, in accordance with the pro-
visions of said deed, sell at public auction tor
cash to the highest bidder, at the iront door
of the courthouse of Harris county, Texas,
24—At W. H. Baker’s. house ; Pro
siding officer, W. H. Baker.
25—At Norsworthy's School House
on Buffalo Bayou; Presiding'officer,
AV. B. Norsworthy.
26—At A. Stuebner’s Store ; Pre-
siding Officer, A. S. Long.
The 24th is in the 1st Justice’s Precinct,
the 25th in the 2nd Justice’s Precinct and
the 26th in the 5th Justice’s Precinct.
MCILHENNY & HUTCHINS,
Wholesale Dealers in
Domestic and Imported Drv Goods,
Notions, Boots and Shoes.
FOR JUDGE 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
James. R. Masterson.
FOR SENATOR.
- Wm. R. Baker.
The World is too Much Governed.^
HD. SMALLAVOOD,
JOB PRINTER
Over the Postoffice,
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K3T Increased facilities enable him to ill
orders at most reasonable rates. Patronage
solicited. Aug3 tf.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Another Article
From the able pod of General
W. G. Webb, of this city, appears in
Sunday’s issue of the Galveston News
The co-partnership heretotore existing be-
tween the undersigned, under the name of
Wagley & Lockart, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. In all matters pertaining
to the settlement of the business of the late
firm our joint signatures will be used.
R. Lockart, Sr., will continue in the Real
Estate Business, and all papers left with the
firm will remain in his possession until call-
ed for.
For the present both of us will be found
at our old place of business, over the post-
oflice. AV. C. WAGLEY,
. R. LOCKART, SR.
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Personal.
We notice Col. R. D. AVestcott
present in the city again this morn-
ing, after several day’s absence in the
country. . One cannot look at this old
Democratic warhorse, towhose ener-
gy and untiring exertions the De-
mocracy of Harris County owe so
much for their release from the thrall-
dom, tyranny and peculation of Rad-
icalsm, without recurring to the time
when Col. Westcott, when he was not
a candidate and never expected to be
one, expended money, ease, time and
labor to defeat the Radicals, and ren-
der the plundered Democrats of this
county triumphant. That the people
will not forget this indefatigable vet-
eran in the Democratic ranks at the
ballot box, the evidences arc fast
multiplying to prove.
W. J. HUTCHINS,
’ • HOUSTON, TEXAS,
Cotton and Commission Merchant,
LIBERAL ADVANCES ON CONSIGNMENTS.
Bagging and Ties Constantly on Hand.
Sept2 tf.
DDentist,
Main'street, opposite the Masonic Temple
—A general holiday here; all the
department clerks gone home to
vote.” Government clerks can go
from Washington to Boston and Chi-
cago to vote, but the poor laborer
who earns his bread by working on
a railroad must be disfranchised.
Will the election of Brady, Hamb-
len and Noble be considered by the
Radicals as any less a victory than
would have been the election of
Tracy, Hall and and Taylor in 1873 ?
AVill any Democrat rejoice over it.
Will it, not be heralded over the
State as a “brilliant Republican vic-
tory ?”
WHEN gazing upon the sea of black
and tan delegates composing the"Rad-
ical County Convention, Noble and
Hamblen must have recalled the
words of the melancholy Dame :
“To this complexion have we come
at last.”
I Herein fail not, but of this writ make due
I return.
I Issued Feb. 2. 1876.
Witness, R.D. Westcott, Clerk of said
I [L. s.] Court and the seal thereof, at office in
Houston this 2d of February. 1876.
R. D. WESTCOTT, Clerk, Di C. H. C.
By F. M. Poland, Dep.
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This arises, no doubt, from repre-
sentations made by Breeding, of the
Rockdale Messenger, at one time the
confidential correspondent of the
Chicago Inter-Ocean.—State Gazette.
We hope that you are wrong as to
the identity of the Intet-Ocean‘s cor
respondent. We have thought that
Mr. Breeding was an honest gentle-
man and a fair minded man. ■
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On Tuesday, Feb. 29th, 1876,
at the courthouse door of Harris county,
Texas, in the city of Houston, I will sell at
public auction, between 10 o’clock a. m. and
4 o’clock p. m., to the highest bidder, for
cash in silver, all that tract of lair J situated
in said county, south side of Buffalo bayou,
and apart—beginning on the west side of the
Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad, on the
north line of the quarter of a league granted
to D. W. C. Harris, and running from that
point with said road south one and a half
miles; thence westwardly such a distance
upon the lands of R. S. Blount, so as to em-
brace 800 acres, being the same land describ-
ed in a trust deed executed on the 4th day of
April, 1874, to W. H. Crank, as Trustee, by
A. J. Shepherd to secure said Shepherd’s
note to G. H. Hermann of even date with
said deed, for fifteen hundred silver dollars,
bearing eighteen per cent per annum interest
from its date and due twelve months after its
date, which said trust deed, is recorded in
the Alortgage Records of said county, in vol.
5, page 28, to which reference is here made;
and default having been made by the failure
of said Shepherd to pay said note,though de-
manded, I shall, by order of said Hermann,
the holder of said note, make said sale under
and by virtue of said trust deed to satify said
note.
While I can make only such title as said
trust deed secures, I believe the title to be
good and invite those desiring to purchase to
examine the same. W. H. CRANK,
feb7td Trustee.
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TRUSTEE’S SALE. 1
Don’t be alarmed, Mac., if you have
two offices on board the steamer, so
much the better.
When Brady has “gone up” the
river, who will shed crocodile tears ?
Echo answers, who ?
The Radicals, after all the thousand
and one iniquities perpetrated by
that party in this county, for the last
five or six years, have the brass to
ask the people again to put them in
power. Oh, shame, where is thy
blush ?
The leaders of the Republican
party in this county evidently think
the people fools, but will find them-
selves wofully mistaken the 15th in-
stant.
Who is J. R. Morris ? Everybody
knows that the brilliant lawyer and
accomplished gentleman, Capt. Bar-
ziza, in brains and vim, is equal to
twenty of him. Is there any use in
sending* Morris to the Legislature
when we can be so ably and effect-
ively represented by.a distinguished
and tried legislator ?
Hon. James Masterson is gaining
ground daily with the people and
the chances of his opponent, Win. P.
Hamblen are growing slim and
beautifully less.
Cline is finding it up hill business
trying to persuade people to vote for
him in preference to C. Anson Jones.
Cline is not wanted and the people
will tell him so the day after St.
Valentine’s. By the way, we saw
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DSCottou and Hides on account solicited
Look sharp for 100 Democratic
majority from Westfield,
The disturbance at Westfield oc-
curred after the meeting had ad-
journed and most of the citizens had
ON TUESDAY, 29th DAY’ OF FEBRU-
ARY, 1876,
the following described property, viz: Six
hundred and fifty acres of land in Hays coun-
ty, Texas, on the west side of the Colorado
river on the waters of Onion Creek—begin-
ning on the northwest corner of Survey 5,
of640 acres of land made for Francis Brewer,
at a stone mound for the northeast corner of
Survey No. 6, from which a live oak bears
south 76°, 250 varas, marked X; thence west
1901 varas to a stake for the northwest corner
of Survey No. 6, from which a live oak bears
east 10 varas and another bears north 25®
east 3 varas, marked X; thence south 901
varas to a stone mound for the southwest
corner of Survey No. 6;. thence est 1901 varas
intersecting the southwest corner of Survey
No. 5 of 640 acres at a stone mound for the
southeast corner of survey No 6;thence north
1901 varas to the beginning.
Terms Cash—Tne title is believed to be
good, but I will only convey such title as is
vested in me as trustee. W. H, CRANK,
feb7td Trustae.
Cash advanced on Watches, Diamonds,
Jewelry, Silverware, etc , etc.
Gold and Silver Watches, Jewelry and Sil-
verware always on hand mid offered at prices
at which regnlar dealers ‘can not afford to
sell.
Railroad Tickets bought and sold at re-
duced rates. Advances liberal on Diamonds,
Watches, Jewelry, Furniture, etc.
OFFICE ON PRESTON ST.,
OPPOSITE DISSEN HOUSE.
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Liberal cash advances made on Cotton
Wool, Hides and Western Produce.
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The arguments adduced are worthy
of the brain that has made them,
and they will be perused with ab-
sorbing interest by many. Let us
have more light is the battle cry of
the age; and although General Webb
favors the New Constitution we
shall not close our ears to an honest
discussion of its merits by him or
any one else.
The enemy is already giving way,
The “2000” solid negro votes, which
forms the sub-stratum of all their
hopes, is crumbling away before their
eyes, like the baseless fabric of a
vision.
15—At David Huffman’s house
Presiding officer, David Huffman.
16—At Joe Dunnman’s School
House; Presiding officer, M. McDon-
nald.
17—At H. Tautinhahan’s” Store,
Westfield; Presiding officer. W. J.
Higgs..
FIFTH JUSTICE’S PRECINCT.
18—At Zimmerman’s old stoer
Lower Cypress ; Presiding officer, E
Mo Dougie.
19—At Cypress Court House; Pre
siding officer, Peter Christen.
20—At Kob’s Store, Rose Hill,
Presiding officer, Wm. Kobs.
SIXTH JUSTICE’S PREOINCT.
21—At Fred Kob’s Store, Bear
Creek, Presiding officer, Fred Kobs-
22—At Miller’s Store, Cypress
Presiding officer, H. Roberts.
23—At Dupree’s Store, Hockley.
Presiding officer, J. G. Dupree.
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NE-PRICE (
Boot and Saddle Brigade.
McComb, the valiant knight of
true Democracy, running for floater
Representative in,this District, has
immortalized himself by thg organi
zation of a “Boot and Saddle Bri-
gade.” Those who enlist in this no-
ble Brigade, and they arc many, defy
both wind and weather in getting out
to the voting places on election day.
Let it blow hot or blow cold; let
it pour down rain, frogs or pitch-
forks, the rising sun of the 15th of
this month will find them in their
saddles upon a sturdy and invincible
march to the polls. Well done, Mc-
Comb. True to your Scottish de-
scent, you well know how to organize
the clans of true Democracy, and the
thanks of the country are yours.
The State of Texas, Harris County District
Harris County, J Court.
To March Term, 1876.
To the Sheriff and Constable of Harris County
greeting:
You are hereby commanded that you
summon Wm. Arnold by causing this Cita-
tion to be published in your county for four
successive weeks, to be and appear before
the Honorable District Court in and for Har-
ris county, at the courthouse thereof, in the
city of Houston, on the
LAST MONDAY’ IN MARCH A. D., 1876,
then'and there to answer the petition of Jas.
W. Henderson, alleging, in substance, that
said Wm. Arnold, who is a non-resident of
this State, is indebted to him in the sum of
$1000, besides interest from the 30th day of
April, 1874, for this—that said Arnold exe-
cuted and delivered his certain promissory
note for that amount; said note dated April
30,1874, and payable six months after date,
at the First National Bank of Houston, (Har-
ris county, Texas) ; that the said note was
given in part payment of the purchase money
for a certain tract of land in Freestone coun-
ty, out of the Wm. Richie league; that before
paying,for said land the said Arnold sold the
same to one Benjamin Lamland; petitioner
alleges that Lamland had both actual and
constructive notice of his, Henderson’s, ven-
dor’s lien for a part of the purchase money-
that there is another note not yet due for
$4500 00, being aiso for the purchase money
of said land; that said note is now due and
unpaid, all of which appears from the deed
of Henderson to W. Arnold attached to the
said petition.
Wherefore, plaintiff sues and prays that
said parties be cited, andfor judgment fore-
closing said lien and all costs of suit.
features of the New Constitution its usually offensive style.—Dalias
Herald.
much to do on the trip up Salt River, andthe meeting adjourned at about 5
p. m.
started home. It occurred at a place
remote from the place of meeting and ________________________
was promptly quieted by Sheriff also lecture at that place Monday
Ashe within 10 minutes after it next in the interest of the Sunday
started. School Union of this citv
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this campaign. At an early hour
the people began to assemble, and by
1 o’clock, the number of horses hitch-
ed around the depot would lead a
stranger to suppose that a cavalry
regiment had made a halt there.
SPEAKING
began. Sam S. Ashe opened the ex-
ercises. His speech was mainly a
refutation of certain statements made
against him by his opponent, and he
proved to the saticfaction of his audi-
ence, that every one of them were
unfounded. Capt. D. U. Barziza fol-
lowed in one of his brilliant efforts,
giving an account of his stewardship
in the Legislature, and earnestly ap-
pealed to the people to vote the
straight Democratic ticket, and avert
from Harris county the calamity of
another Radical reign.
John E. McComb, Esq., the Demo-
cratic, nominee for floater-representa-
tive made perhaps the best speech of
the occasion. He is a young man of
brilliant talents and destined to make
his mark in the legislature where he
is sure to go. He was frequently in-
terrupted by bursts of applause from
his audience who were completely
captivated by his eloquence.
The people of Houston will have
an opportunity of hearing Mr. Mc-
Comb before the election. Short ad-
dresses were made by Judge John
Brashear, Anson Jones and others
The Waco Examiner advocates an
amendment to the New Constitution
if adopted, so as to make the office
of District Judge appointive.
George W. Oldhem, a lunatic, es-
caped from his home in Bremond,
and is now at large. He is 28 years
old, 6 feet high, black eyes and
beard. If found address James N.
Oldhem, at the above office.
A mare belonging to Mr. Barnhart
of * Austin, wont raving mad from
hydrophobia, and had to be shot.
The Water Works in Austin have
been completed, and the Statesman
rejoices on account of this additional
security against fires.
A Carnival will be held in Dallas
on the 24th.
TheDemocrats’placed upon an “In-
dependent ” ticket by the soreheads
of San Antonio have repudiated
the action of the sorehead Conven-
tion and refuse to adorn their ticket.
This is as it should be.. But here in
Houston these “Independents” in-
vite ravishment by the soreheads.
Extraordinary.—A few days since’
Mr. Thigpen, a gentleman but re-
cently from North Carolina, present-
ed us with a well matured and thor-
oughly ripe plum, plucked from the
orchard of Mrs. Ratcliff, near Roan’s
Prairie postoffice, in this county*
Also, two apples, about the size of
walnuts, ripe and fragrant. He in-
formed us that both those vanities of
fruit were plentiful in Mrs. Ratcliff’s
orchard.—Hempstead Messenger.
The Inter-Ocean, in its issue of the
27th, devotes a large share of its edi-
torial columns to the Age. It under-
takes to read that paper a lesson in
1—Macatee’s Warehouse, Hous-
ton ; Presiding officer, J. D. Richard-
son.
2—At Allen Station, Houston;
Presiding officer, T. U. Lubbock.
3—At the Court House, Houston ;
Presiding officer, J. F. Dumble.
24—At the Market House, Hous-
ton ; Presiding officer, B. C. Simp-
son.
5—New Orleans Railroad Depot,
Houston Presiding officer A M.
Brooks.
6—At Louis Hillendahl’s House,
Spring Branch; Presiding officer,
Louis Hillendahl.
SECOND JUSTICE’S PRECINCT.
7—At Curry’s office, Harrisburg;
Presiding officer, A. B. Briscoe.
8—At Louis Mosier’s house; Pre-
siding officer, Louis Mosier.
9—At Wm. Ludgate’s house, Web-
sterville; Presiding officer, Wm.
Ludgate.
THIRD JUSTICE’S PRECINCT.
10—At Thompkin’s Store, Lynch-
burg; Presiding officer, A. P. Thorn-
kins.
11-At Ilfrey’s Store, Cedar Bayou;
Presiding officer, E. P. Lawrence.
12—At Old Lodge Building, San
Jacinto; Presiding officer,W. Thomp-
son.
13—At Mathew’s Store, Green’s
Bayou; Presiding officer, A. McKin-
ney.
t 14—At Isaac’s School House; Pre-
siding officer, Jno. J. Beazeley.
FOURTH JUSTICE’S PRECINCT.
this morning “ one of them things”
which Cline will receive on the 14th,
and intended as a warning of bis de-
feat on the morrow. The picture
has very large tapering ears.
Poland is said to be dreadfully
despondent, and it is with difficulty
the Radicals keep him spurred up to
make the race. Alas, Poland!
Con. Noble, as he sees his defeat
approaching, wishes he hadn’t been
drawn into the scrape by the radi-
cals. It is too late to repent now,
Con.; all you have before you is the
outer darkness of radicalism.
Every day the people are conclud-
ing to vote the democratic ticket
straight. They are right, having
felt and seen the evils of radicalism.
Every sensible man who wishes the
interests of the district and city pro-
perly represented at Austin, will
vote for Hon. AVm. R. Baker, who
wears one of the ablest heads in
Texas.
BREAD:
AVHITE WHEAr SWEETBREAD,
GRAHAM BREAD,
R Y E B R H A D,
CAKES AND EVERYTHING
- THAT A—
BAKER CAN MA K E
—BY—
BROWNE & BOLLFRASS,
MARKET SQUARE,
UE Delivered free to all parts of the city.
NOTICE!
Office of R. E. & B. Association,
Houson, Jan. 11 th, 1876..
A special meeting of the Stockholders oi
this Association will beheld at their office on
SATURDAY, 29th, inst., at 4 o’clock pm
for the purnose of considering the resolution
to amend the Charter, introduced at their
last meeting, ald to transact other important
business.
A full attendance is earnestly requested
. _ S. A. Me A SHAN,
janl2tf Secretary,
patches something like the following,
ost and most harmonious held during just on the eve of important elec-
tions north : “ Washington, D. C.
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County Ticket.
|FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
C. Anson Jones.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
R. D. Westcott.
FOR SHERIFF.
Sam. S. Ashe.
FOR DISTRICT CLERK
James Burke, Jr.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Henry Scherffius.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.
Alexander McGowen.
FOR COUNTY COLLECTOR.
Nelson T. Davis.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
J. J. Gillespie.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
M. Looscan.
FOR HIDE INSPECTOR.
P. C. Walker.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
1ST PRECINCT.
Henry S. Fox.
3RD PRECINCT.
James Harrington.
4th plecinct.
Jacob Scherer.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
1ST PRECINCT.
Frank Henderson.
Henry Brashear.
2nd PRECINCT.
John Curry.
3rd PREOINOT(LYNCHBURG).
Robert Blalock.
4th PRECINCT.
James Harrington.
5th PRECINCT.
Peter Christen.
6th PRECINCT (INCLUDING HOCKLEY).
J. P, Byrnes.
FOR CONSTABLE.
1ST PRECINCT.' "
Tom Stuart.
2d precinct.
T. G. Bennett.
4th precinct.
Daniel Werner.
6th precinct.
J, L, Dupree,
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