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FLAKE'S WEEKLY BULLETIN.
Vol. III.
GALVESTON, WEDNESDAY AlUKfllNU, SEPffiMBEtt «,1865.
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WAI.TKU I.. UJlNN MOHO AS UCMOltlllKS
MANN & McMOllKIKS,
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS,
ASU
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
aug21 SlrunJ, (¡iilvcstoii. d&wtf
akdiii'.w ni:u.i a. w. ciuwrqjjp.
IVelll A Crawford,
ATTORNE Y S AT LAW
GENERAL COLLECTING AGENTS,
nuil BrokorB fur til purchase and biiIo of
Ui:.\L ESTATE, CORPORATE STOCKS, AM)
Hunting of J louses.
«rWill atU'iid tu tiiu payment til' Taxes on laud
tliruiiKliuut ttie Stale. . (Julv.-ntou, 'IiixilBi
jiilW.Vw3iu ______
J. Itl'I'lOI'llCI',
GENERAL C0MN1SS10N MERCHANT,
STIIA.SI), GALVESTON.
Sterngo In brlckbulldlngs.
Receiving a.id Forwarding at lowoit rate .
ülino 11!, Iti(j5.
b-t/
13. S. PARSONS & CO.,
liuii rusutuud the
Lumber muí Co mm Us Son Uitsincss
In '.i uvi'Htun.
Has n hniul Cnlenilen Pino Iitlinber iñid Sash. primed
nuil glazed. Will receive uiinblgimiutiW uad till orders
for building materials) Ac &c.
..JAB. CA1U>KK.
A. J. Wilt & CO,,
c ( TT ON FA C TO lis,
AND
!on mission merchants,
Srii m>, Next door to Uall, Hutchlugs & Co.,
Galveston, Tex s.
Jefferson Davis.
If any bcliovo that in tho remarks which havo
appeared in this paper, and which were cullud
forth by others, wa havo advoeatad. tho ínaklu- ai-,.... n . . , ,
victim of this unfortunate man, they have simply! °^ m°nt 1 llüt M rob,;li' °r uli0u8
misunderstood us. In this nutter, us in all else, I
wo havo simply advooatod "tho duo course of law '
cent, under tho laws common to Ms all. if there tirigatlier-Utm'l tyui.runil J. JJuvii I rfl>n, ui, i .. ,:™
be palliating circumstances, let thorn bo urged, l*y'i ' . ' — ^ - ' *'Uot«.y,t!0S:^W'^ri0tt
us, asdutilul citizens of tho Uaitod States ; but in I 0n yesterday we noticed the arrival of this din-' 7!, //• ,r ^ ' y°sttrday morning;
j no other light. Face thu truth. Spook to mid for i Ungaidwd Texan, at thin place. As tho General) ' tl. «.""'/J!' "'t ^f>r' aiui ^°ard Of Aldermen
has attracted a good deal of tho attention of the a/h ' . 0alvcstoH:
p ,I. o, i« «in .,■* ¡n„mhí,
tch oí his life. . • .evening, tíant. 5th is 4 t.v,«
Immigration.
trrWn will attend strictly to all cotton anc> other [guaranteed in tho Constitution. This guaranty
, "í:„ ™ «r* « ««* >°«— >•« « >. ■ M ¿
bu i 111 p 1 i i - i ti y obeyed.
t> tecute a. I order
istruct ons wbl
Ct>nri)¿uniont« solicited.
julitf
JESSE STANCEJj,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Gulvciton, Trail,
Post onice street, near Troiuont.
Prompt attentieu to buslucss. B"pSd& wly
liollm DICKINSON.
JOHN DICKINSON & CO.,
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS
nu«2B
COMMISSION MERCU ANTS,
Main Street, Houston, JVjwi*.
<I.\w2i
J. S. & J. IS. SYDNOlt,
tí W. (HIAWI OUD & CO.,
exchange brokers,
Albert Bull's eld stand,
Strand.
Oolil, K Ivor and Greenbacks bought mid sold nt
urront cites ¡ Collections made on all accessible
,mints ¡ ■ tile United Ktni«• and proceeds remitted on
'ay of pu incut. Interest a. wed on special deposits.
Halve -ten, T'xui, July 17, t '15.
LABABIE & BAItSTOW,
Importen and Dealers in
Drugs and Medicines, Paints Oils,
VAUXlStlES, VOLOllS, FJ11E BRICK,
Utti'deu Seeds, etc. etc,,
Coi ner Market and Ü2d SLs., U.M.VKsTOn,'Irxas.
:nnr.t wAi'tl
Doctor Greenville Dowell,
SUltGKO.VAND 1'llVSICIAX,
Galveston.
oi'kicb—Musouic Iiiiilüing, l'u#t OlDco atrcet.
uiu
crime, but it also protoets tho innocent, who un-
derstand that the tribunals will protoct tho body
politic, and the injured citizen,
All writers defino treason as tho liighost offence
known to the law. The Constitution of the Uni-
ted States has copiod a very early English statute
in defining,it. Treason shall consist ouly in lovy-
ing war against tho United .States, or iu giving
liifl and («ninfni'fc f-.n ifa annmina 'l\-v *1.:.. —i XI...
jy 25,0 in
r. W* Chandler,
11 o r ri e y-a t-L a
w.
S. E. LOElt & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS AND
«F.VKttAI, COMMISSION MEIICII ASTS,
it ii X o Main Stic ft, Houston, Texas, dwf
II. 1ILAGÍUE & CO.,
3
AlIOTtONKERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AT GALVESTON AVI> IIOUSTOX,
HVBIiV'
rUESDM'ASl) Fit IDA Y, AT EACH PLACE.
Wo occupy huge rire-Pioof lirick II ms. s at liotii
planes, eonsei|iie(it y tu our olil friends and others dis-
posed to make us consignments wo oiler tlit.m safctv
and alpiiudiinee of room for llie e.\liibitioi>oi eVe y -le■
seii|iliuii of iiicrcliandliO an.I country produce. We
also 11Í11 • i- our services for (lie sale of l'.jl lístate,
I'uniiluie, Horses, Carriages, etc., etc,
J. W. & J.-U. SYDNOH.
(Iiilvesteu, A'lg. Ill, Ir.Oi. dAtVtl
s:. I.. Uirttld,
ALVTlONKKIt AXM CUMMiSSlON MKIU'II AN i
• ASII IIF.AI.lilt IS
tiKNIOlíAli ^MKItCII ANDIZK,
O'iI si'm i, Tmnonl •'trie/, (>u'cii'ton, Trxas,
V{it'll lj. ISQi'l.
wv s*sik niVf.o i,
1! E C E I Y I X G, T (.) R W A R DING
AM)
C O M.VISS l O y A/lu / CIL \ XT,
Mr.iiul. Cialvcsto...
1 • s li nv« 1.1 inf irm I.is Iriciuls ifonenilly, an«l 41 tin*
in! I y, Unit le lius ••|k,!kh1 a giuiorsil Pur ! 0.
wui'ilitijr 'Mill 'oiuti!ÍHHÍ'*:i bu i'.icsM, lio will tittou«l
f lricii.v t- nil cotton, wool, or jo ímIiicc Ioi'vyhiilc<l to j
hi in lor hliijuiUMit or hale. Will also oxccutií onle.rs ¡
lor p.'nutcis ami ¡nland in- rchaiitM jvhesi suicoinpa u««l
l'>* juijiiiiriiuK'iiis uf prmluoe or ca>li. I.'clVrs t.> (', S. •
1.1'iiv'i'i.ju', iluii ion; VaiiCM Uro.-., S.m Ant .ni..; T, DEALER IX GROCEUIES
J. McKimivy, Auálin. ju'Jí l.VMf ¡
KuIiii'h TUiiMiiiif, Strand
AUSTIN, Texas.
SHIlTiNO AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Sti'ttiitl, GnlvoitJii, Texas*
AND
gg. BROADWAY, NEW YORK. gg.
Agents fill- Xr v Voik null Ga¡veslon PncJ.etji.
Being constantly iu receipt of assorteu Sfoi cliinidlze
In.in New York, we are prepared to make advances
of (¡nods on pro lice coiiiigin.il to our liou-e in that
ciiy, lor which quiek retiirns will lie made. [ il5d« ly
I1AHLOW J. PHELPS & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
GEXEltA L COM M IS.S¡0 .Y MEU CHA .Y 7W,
No. V.aVlt;i flinti,
Between Camp and St. Charles,
aid and comfort to its enemies. To this crime the
laws of tho United States havo anaoxod tho pen-
alty of death.
Jefferson Davis lias boon indicted by a Grand
Jury of tho District of Columbia for high treason.
All agree that treason eon only be committed by
one owing allegiance .to the State or sovereign
which indites him. Notwithstanding the convio-
ir tion of sundry whislcyinsurrectionists in Pennsyl-
vania, and their pardon by Gen. Washington,
who put down tho rebellion by military "coor
eion;" and notwithstanding the trial of Aaron
Burr, by Chief Justico Marshall, under tho admin-
istration of Jefferson, who was accused of exert-
ing the whole power of tho Government against
the ex-Vice President, who had tied Jefferson up-
on thirty-six ballots for the Presidency, there have
been many latter day teachings to the effect that
thore could bono treason against the United States,
bjeauso 110 one owed tlicm allegiance,. But what
was the offence of Aaron Burr? And why lins lie
^Uf'aiways been branded as a traitor, notwithstanding
his acquittal ? lie was indictod for treason, in
levying war against tho United States in the State
of Virginia, because there his stupendous plot cul-
minated, and there tho insurrection was put down
by urnied forco. But what was tho plot? Tl;e
record proof tells us that it was an effort to cause
the Western States to secede from the Union; to
steal tho newly purchased Louisiana territory, and
to annex all this to Mexico; and out of this to form
a mighty nation. Tho plan was far more intelli-
gent than tho effort to dismember tho country be-
tween tho Chesapeake bay and the Rio Grande
from its natural support. Burr intended to fake
tho whole Mississippi river, its tributaries and the
Gulf which it fed. Davis attempted the impossi-
bility of leaving the tributaries putside. Burr was
New Oileuiig.
d Wo ii i
GEORGE SCIINE11)Ell,
COMMISSION & FORWARDING MERCHANT,
1 yj) LlQl'OJiS,
BALL, 1IUTCII1NGS A CO.,
Cottoji Factors
and
C 0 M M I S S I O N M E R C II A X T S,
jylw.Vdly (JalitCfloii, Tesa .
k. vas VOIIK J. x i o i. i: 11.
Van V v.i A' SEi^ler,
COTTON BROKERS,
<1ALVKSTON.
Have opcntil an ollii o in this city for tho purpose of
buying and classing Coiton, ami from their long e.v
p-iielice in the cotton trail :, I'eel assured they can
five satisfaction to those wl o may cntrust lhcni with
their litisincsi. jui;id-wtf
Iteler to the nier. Iian:s of Galveston generally.
A. Allen A Co.
hav
Mimed business ill the M AH11I.K YAltll, Celille
t. Moni.meuts, Tooniba and loadstones prepared
to o d r on short notice.
ti lieston, Juúe"¡10, 1HHÓ. d.Vwtf
I M.\ friends mid the public generally arc advised that
I liitvc reopened my stoiu us above. I wlil always
keepnwellassort. il stock ol Merehnnilize on bund,
and shall uersonallv alt ind to all coiislgilnnuls to my
'care ' ti. M( U.N'IOIDKIt.
Uatvcston, Aug. Ill, ISOj. lidAwtf
A It T II U U II. K I) 1' Yet CO.,
attS'l'.rt.Vt, COMMISSION MKltrllANTS,
8PÜ, lloudlay building, Strand, (jnlveston,
Texas-
Uoprosentcd in New York by Huffman A'
Co. Ruproeetitetl in New Oiieitns by I'Moy
& I'inckurd, ltíil Common St. [jyiil-w&dly
C. JL, IlEISSNEIt & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
'iO OBU.V PIA, HAVANA.
Wo will execute orders front our frieiu's in Texas
lor such staples as the lliivmui Market Hot's,
i vo sel in tho tri
C. I. U. i Co
f. i', s !wvi n, Of the ftrm ( iiort.ns iiakiíu,
ol á i y .'i', Ulalier it Hall, j l''ornierly linker A boiling,
ISouUls Itaker A Co.,
> OTl'ON AXÜ WOOL FACTORS
AND
Utticrul Commission Mcy.úciiUs.
Onice : Strand, (ialvestoii, i'cxns.
living a store ho.;ho whore any cluss of goods
1 i sposi'd for sillo, wc Bulieit cuiislgumouts for a
h e trade. julitf
llavmiti Market Hers, It is
our intention to keep a vo sel in tho trade with (¡al
vestou. ' [augllw-dtfj
S
can
wlioi
11. 1). DOSWKLt. O. T. UUOilKSj
DOS WELL & HUGHES
COTTON WEIGHERS,
13#i" Oillee in Sorley's Itrllding, at C. U. lluglien
(falcestnn A'¡g. It, lHili. dwtf
IU, 8. Iteiiton,
(Late of San Antonio.)
llcokor, lti'ciilvliiB, Foivvuiilhift n netComntlealon
MERCHANT, OA I.N ESTO X.
leg* ,■ vo to inform his frieu.la tlirougliout the coun-
try t!i t .o'lias opcucd n ifeneriil Forwarding mid lio.
ccUiii'j thmmiisioiL linsincss at the e. rner ol Center
street and the Strund. (ialvesion, > is, (To aa U at
t nd strictly to nil cotton torwiirdeil tol Imforshi i eut
or sale, lie will also puVchase Planter's soppll s. lie
fers to the businessmen ol Texas and the plante siren
«rally, (¡up s on. Au¿. 2lith, ISO"). dAwtf
Lnliuxau & nieGai*.
. COT I ON FACTO US, GALVESTON,
Ofkicb— kui n's Building, up Stnirs,
jul v2U lfcltfe\r
J7SH"A^elfoií¡^
Corro Factok, Coaimissiom and Siiu'iino
MEIICIIANT,
Strand, Galveston,
I would Inform my friends and the 'pnollc genera.ly,
that on the first of August, ult., 1 resume' uiy old busi-
ness. ong.Sdctwtf
w> llliYANT,
WHOLESALE AND 1IETA1L
NKVVSPArmi AND PKUIOniCAli DUALEIt,
(WASttlNOTftN HOTKt.,) OaI.VKSTON.
rit. oswAi.n, Calveston pii. vt.t'M, A leyt-n
T. OSWALD & CO.,
RECEIVING, FORWARDING AND
MKNEItAt. COMSn^SION MERCHANTS,
GALVESTON it ALLEVTOX,
Tcim. ougOt
T. White,
COTTON FACTOR & COMMISSION MERCHANT
0STKI1MA!¡|'8 llVILUINO.
Stiauil, Calvcjtoii.
sep8wid.ini
We hoiA'o noticed on various occasions, tho ad-
\Tintages pointed out to immigrants to this State,
Texas possesses a territory larger than that of
Franco, its climate is more gcniulaiul it lias a pop-
ulation of about eight hundred thousand souls.
Thero is plenty of room for inoro. To tho agricul-
turalists it presents very superior advantages, for
that class has very generally Bttceeeded well here.
Land.is reinorkablo choap, and oven if a man wore
to averago but 200 pounds of cotton to tho fiero,
nt the present high rutón of cotton, it would cer-
tainly pay him to raise that article. Tho fact can
bo olearly demonstrated that whito men can work
in tho sun, by pointing to the thousands who do it.
Wo havo many Germans amongst'us, who have
dono very much towards developing our groat rc-
MjurGej, JWo should Hko to havo thorn write to
their ftiends in Germany, describing the many ad-
N nutuges which they know Texas possesses. And
we will aid them all in our power, by sending
their letters to their friends. Any letters sent to
this office for parties in Germany, having tho ob-
ject in view of ejicouruging immigration, we will
take pleasure in lbrwurding free.
Wo have spoken more Socially of the Ger-
mnns, because wo know that thero are many more
of them amongst us, than those of uny other foreign
nation. • °
t° *ivo a °kotcU 01• •. c* ^'isss/the
Ho was born in tho Stato of Florida, about theI :
year of 1837, in which State ho was reared. When I
tho Rio Grande ci tiutry, whero ho practiced law
for «orno time. Iu 1858 or 'CO, he was «looted to
tho Judgeship in tho District whero ho resided. As
a lawyer and a judge he had a very good reputation.
In politics, before tho war, ho always affiliated with
the Domocracy. When the question of se- tIlB Mayor, we must say that we believe
and in fact, that wo kuow, that lie is a warn!
friend of the firemen, but in all his actions he is
Texas possesses nonio of tho finest water power
in the world. When tiro railroads aro built be-
tween eastern and western Texas, and mills are
constructed in some of tho eastern couutics, there
will bo no scarcity of timber for building purposes.
Our wheat matures much earlier than that of tho
great north-west, so when wo have tho mills to
jrind it and the railroads to transport it, it can bo
brought into the market some months ahead of
that of all the north and west. We need popula-
tion, and wo know that there ftro thousands who
will improve their condition by coming to Texas.
We would like to see a heavy tide of immigration
pour into our great Stato, and to see Texas take
íank as one of, (if not the) foremost States in our
glorious Union.
J7-3"Ihe editor of tho Henderson Times, has
been requested by Major Goueral Mcrritt, to for-
ward to his headquarters, his authority for tho
ojssion was agitated, Judge Davis opposed i ,
but the State was said to havo been carried out of
tha Union, The rosult of tho eleotion ho much
regretted. Judge Davis remained wfth his fumily
until the early part of 1802. He had a few years
before married the daughter of Colonel Forbes
Britton, so long well known in Texas.' Iu that
year, disliking longer to remain under a set of ral-
ers, whom ho believed wero unjustly attacking'the
Government to which ho owed allegiance, ho left
tho State and crossed over into Mexico.
Thus he became óno of the first of that miiA
abusod class of men who were, until a short time
ago, spokou of by some as reaogades.
From Mexico Judge Davis wont to New Orleans,
which had jtist boon taken by the Foderal forcos
In October, 1802, Judge Davis was appointed to
a Colonels commission in theU. S. V., and author-
ized to recruit a regiment. This regiment has since
been known as tho First Loyal Texas Cavalry. In
January, 1800, Colonel Davis was ordered from
Now Orleans, Avith his regiment to help garrison
Galvoston. A few duys before he arrived here,
the unfortunate Rensliaw had abandoned tho place.
Colonel Davis found it in possession of General
Magruder. A Captain Paine was sent out to docoy
tho v63sol on which the regiment was, into the
harbor. There being some men from Galveston on
board, to whom the politics of Paine woro known,
he was Büspected of being a deooy, and the propo*
sition was made to hang him. Wo believe that
Paine stated that preparations were made t carry
it into effect: When he informed thorn that tho
Confederates had taken a number of prisoners in
Gulvestqn a few days boforo, and would rotidiato.
Colonel Davis interfered and ordered that Paine
should not bo hung, making the remark to him,
that "when avo catch you wo treat you like gentle-
men, but when you catch us you treat us like dogs,"
or something to that effect. The Colonel detained
Puino as a prisoner aud carried him to Now Orleans.
Shortly aftor this, the Colonel went to Mexico,
to meet his wife. While at Bagdad, in a neutral
country, ho, Avith other Tosanr, Avas attacked by a
gang of ruffians, tho most of them belonging to the
Confederate army, and it is said led by a man
who claimed to be a Confederate official, and is
known to havo stood well at hoadquarters in Tex-
as. Colonel Duvis and Capt. William Montgomery
woro capturod and brought to this Bide of tho Rio
££25%., my atartfrtec,
so-called renegades. A demand was made by the
ing that thoir services' are no longer al
j- j. jksn-v, socrttat"' assí8tunu"omnín'
This company, we bolievo, is the only one oxist-
ug In Galveston, whioh has a perfect organiza-
tion. Wo regret that they have disbanded. In
controlled by the City Council.
The
ncq.uttod, because thoro was no proof of his pros-'statement that depredations wore committed
or direct complicity in the final act of levying by tho U. S. troops, in their passage through the
war upon Blonnerliassets. island. Possibly Davis Stato, or to make a retraction if he cannot sub-
ínay escapo in tho same way, forjudges an! jnrios atantiate the facts reported in his article. The
have to try tho causo. Possibly tho secession or- General thinks fche article does great injustice to
d'.nanees, about which Vice President Burr never both officers and men of his command. Tho edi-
di earned, may afford picas of justification to Da- tor replies that the article was written by a friend
ws. Cor tain ly lus followers an J leaders have been ''und published during his absence. Ha admits
ar more numerous, and honco his cause propor. that "the charge that depredations wore caut-
ion.. i J more respectable. ^ mitted by tho U. S. troops in their passage through
All these arc doubts of law and facts in his fa- ÍState, was too general. Ho compliuicnts the
vor, of which tho distinguished prisoner should escort of General Merritt, and most of tho other
havo tho full benefit. In our liuniblo opinion, troops, for their good behavior."
f'ai1: ñirjKH'íor' ulfiíí'iysV'''1 J J1 iVt' t! re o íi íí id <j riVt i' ns J&fmoifmíí¡$'on ftei i,rtinu "of "marcht
havo nothing to do with tho guilt or innocence of ll been damaged to such an extent that they
the prisoniy. He is is to bo tried "in duo conreo ^vil1 ,J0 compelled to buy corn und wlioat. wheroby
of law." Let tho law take its course. If tho se- to subsist thoir families until tho next year's crop
cession theory afford a justification, let it bo can be gathered," is rather broad, and probably
known. If not guilty upon the facts wo hope-ho calculated to give r.n exaggerated idea ol' the ex-
may be acquitted. , tent of tho damage done. ,
We have nolieed with pain, the accusations of He says that his reasons for stating that somo of
complicity with tho murder of Lincoln. These the soldiers committed grievous depredations,
very accusations and tho groat fact ol' that murder, ay; re tho stfitomonts of somo of tho most
should silence all speculations as to what the reb- reputable citizens of Rusk county. And that tlicy
els would have done with President Lincoln, could will make affidavits to that effect, if necessary.
they havo captured him. The revival of tho his-! Wc have noticed tho above, because the first ar-
to rv of Santa Anna is unfortunate in this conncc- ticlc went tho rounds of tho Texas press.
tion. The crimes of Lincoln woro ton thousand ¡ . ' . , 7
times worse, tho rebels being judges. They now\ JSf'The pacification of tlioso United Slates has
ansor.t that Santa Ann* forfeited his life. What commenced, and is slowly progressing, but tho. ,5
says old newspaperdom as to Lincoln V Yet even, example set by tin States latoly in rebellion has 't, WM wnfor^y^o^M in
:tt this early day,' no Southern sane man would do-;spread itself over tho wholo American continent,
fend Davis should ho bo clearly proven to have and the neighboring islands. All tho South Atuor-
,l0W ftn<* tot steamship Catherine
W hi ting, Capt. Merryman, was advertised to leave
New York, on the 26th ult, for Galveston, direct
Agents, Spofford, Iloston & Co.
^®*A prominent citizen of Texas, now at Wash-
ington City, writes us:
"Our Texas people will have many embarrass-
monts to encounter in the suddenly altered con-
dition of things; but wo need not dispuir. There
never was such a platform, or rather, basis for
prosperity to any pooplo us Texas actually presents.
She will not, herealter, import her provisions,
but make them. Her grasses, her wool, her flat-
tie, her cotton, corn and sugar, hor barley, wheat
and other grains, in csnneotion with a good svs-
tem ot internal improvements, will bring hor
rabidly out, If her population can have the se
to know how to invite population by the
will and courtesy that will be essential to invité it. ,
she can have tho foundation laid in three years for
a moro desirable state of things, and inuoh great-
er generid prosperity than she could ever have had
under a continuance of the old regime. I am
coming out as soon as I oan, to help build up.".
^C9~The Austin Gazette says that seventy-five
counties havo been organized. The Governor has
made the following judicial appointments:
Colbert Caldwell, Judge 7th Judicial District.
IIC Pedigo, Judge 16th do
R W Scott, Judge 16th do '
John L Henry, Dist. Att'y 16th do
George H Noonan, Judge 18th do
John R Shook, Dist. Att'y 18th do
A P Wiley, Dist. At'ty, 7th Judicial District.
Wm H Ledbotter, do 1st do do
Texas Items.
Another Oijtjiaoe. Thb Misckbants CaVito'ed.
—A brutal attaok was made on two poor mendi-
cants on Friday night, about 11 o'clock. A blind
man nomod Patrick Giffington had lately arrived
in this city from Now Orleans, and solicited alms
during the day from our citizeiw. He was ac-
companied by an old lame man named Thomas
RuBsel, and the two being destitute of a home,#
went to the bank of tho bayou in the vicinity of
Crugor's warehouso, and had just laid down when
they woro attacked with clubs and slnngshots.—
The blind man was struck on the head several
times, and the villains then struok the old man
Russel|, fracturing his Bkull in two or three places.
The blind man cripd murder, when the villains
took to their heels. A soldior sleeping near the
scene, arose and seized his gun and capturod one
of jthe gang, who proved to be the ringleader, .-
>n. TChe evidence against Aim is conolasiv
veston.
been connected with tV: assassination of Lincuin, can States, oxsept Chili anl Gaiaua, are embroil-
which pott forbid 1 jo.l in civil war. Rjvjlutioui are pro^reasina in
. . , . , ,, ,, .! Porn, in BjUvúv mid in Ecuador. Brazil and Ura-
ii e AVish to say,* in conclusion, once for all, that ' .... ..
. . . , ,. Biiiw. Paraguay an 1 tho Argentino provinces arc
if, in our mexpcnenco avo may haA'e seemed to " r „, . L, . j TT
i i ,, , ... ..... .. i, at war. Iu Mexico things are no bettor. How-
bandy tho words "treason, "traitor, " rebellion, i . ,, ,r° . , ,
... .. . , cvor incompetent tha Mexicani m-iy have proved
etc., too freely, that we did it in no personal or f , , . , , ■
... • ... , , ., , , !to crovjru thsmnlvej, thjy oartaiuly 8.13.V n> dis-
oflcnsive sense. Me only employ them as legal M
, . ,, . .. , ipjjitioa tj aj'i'iio.i)>an Mitun lua s rule. Ihe
phrases, proper in their application, to our con- t , „,i
.. . ■ ;. , . wholo 1st of In lira tribes, m.'fc'i of Mjujo and
ceptions of the title theory ot our complex systom „ ,, ........ t • t , . ,
/ . „„ .. ,. 1 : . west of tha United Statea, is in a fovensh stite ot
oi government. The pubhc mind in our opinion, . , _ ....
. i , . ,. oxoiteiuont and war. Every arrival brings us nc-
has been wrongsn theory. It can ouly bo set right . , ,. , , , ., ,P
. . , ' -i, .• 'counts of slaughtered travelers, t.ie assaulting of
by proper teaching and l'esponsiblo practico. Ihe „ ...
•f ....... . ° 1 . ... i ... sin ill forts, tho cuttiu.' of telegraph wires, rob-
United States is a government with legislative i J - ,.
.. . bery of trains, and ot bittles bet.veea Indians
uxouutive and ludicial powers. When these shall. / ' . . .. „
, . Í. ., 1 , , ,, , ... , , land smill dotaehmentJ of nitional troops. From
Jiavo concurred in the opinion, that a life hnS hceu.' , . ,.
1 1 tho extensive northern plajm to the southern ex-
torieited, and an offender is exocuted, as some t . , . . .
. \..y . i. . , , ., ,, tremitv of this continent, n in a state of w^r and
uave, at different periods, been executed, wliilo all , , , . , ., . .
. ' ., .... ,, revolution and anarchy, from win ell this country
.good man may regret tho necessity, tew can blame . J
tho law.
On tho otlior liauil should Jefferson Davis bo
acquittod, we trust that posterity may be moro
has just emerged.
Mexican authorities on General Bee, for Colonel
Davis, and he was returned to the Mexican sido of
tho river.
In April, 1803, Colonel Davis made a very suc-
cessful raid from New Orleans up tho Jackson rail
road, to Camp Mar, capturing a number of prison-
ers from tho enemy. In September of the saito
year, he accompanied Genoral Franklin on his un-
fortunato expedition to Sabine Pass. Ho witnessed
tho surrender of the two gunboats. Tho expedition
roturuod to Western Louisiana. In tho latter part
of the same month, ho led the advance of the 19th
artny corps to Opelousas. In this campaign, Col.
Davis cncrtuntered some of the best rebel cavalry
west of the Mississippi, and In the skirmishes with
He
won much credit for the manner in whicli he con'
ductcd tho ttdvanco.
' From OpelousaB he roturnod, to sail Avith Gen'l
Banks, for the Western coast of Texas. Colonel
Davis was amongst tho first to land at tho mouth
of the Rio Grande. Ho remained in Western Tox-
os until April, 1801. Then it bccanie necessary for
him to go and see General Banks on official busi
ness. Ho arrived at tho Generals headquartors
shortly nftor tho retreat down Rod River had com-
menced. ' Colonel Davis was placed iu oouimtuid
of the '1th cavalry brigade of the 19th army ooi'ps,
Colonel Davis did much towards covering tho re-
treat of tho army. At tho battle of Yellow Bayou
ho had command of all tho cavalry tlmt was en-
gaged. Tho result speaks highly for liifti. This
battle stopped tho further pursuit of Banks, by
Taylors' cavalry.
After this,'Colonel Davis waB placed in command
of tho cavalry at Morganza. lie comnjuuded in
sovcral skirmishes, in this part of Louisiana, and
was alwityB victorious. He was in command of
tho 2nd division of the expedition which''went from
La., to Paseagoula, Miss, The cx-
..
aturday morning, two other men were
arrested. Ono or them is a Mexican, the othor a
uotcd New Orleans bruiser, who now calls himself
Robert Campbell. The wholo purty ore now con-
fined tuid heavily ironed, in the military guard
house. Tho old man Russell died on Saturday
morning. Ho had been senseless from tho time
ho was first struck by the slungshot. The Pro-
vost Marshal General and lila assistants deserve
much crcdit for thóir promptness in ferreting out
and arresting those villains. The two mendicants
had only about ten dollars in their possession,
whice Avas the cause of their being thus outraged.
—Houston Telegraph, Sepl. ilk
The Provost Marshal General yesterday seized a
valuable patent English Lever gold watoh, No.
0557, which he BuppoBCS to be stolen, as It was
found in tho possession of a Mexican, and clear
title cannot be shown.
Any person who has lost a watch of this kind,
will please call at the Provost Marshal's office and
prove their property. —Houston Telegraph, Sept. 4.
Neobo Suot.—An "unfortunate ocourrenoe took
place on our street' yesterday. A negro man charg-
ed Avith horse-stealing was brought in anil, after
examination, was ordered to jail, and while at the
door he attempted to break custody, when the
guard fired upon him, inflicting asevere if not
fatal wound. Surgeon Foster, on examination,
found it necessary to amputate his arm, and he has
a severe wtmncf ttfrougli his side, making his re-
covery very doubtful. We leiirn that there was
no blame attached to tho guard, as he only per-
formed his duty strictly.— Jeff. Netos.
The wheat crop of Indiana will be one-third less
than in 1801. Let Texas lay out for a tremondu-
ous wheat crop next year, and let the -Central
Ruilroad be pushod into tho wheat region as soon
Wheat can also be raisedall <
Keeps constantly on hand all the loading Nurtliorn
aud Southern Journal and Magazines, eonbined with
o choice assortment of Novels and Mosle. Deal, rs and
a .rents supplied at short notice, on reasonable terms.
'I'Vndo lists sent on Bpp icatiou of parties desiring to
engage iu ihe business. Cosli orders "0l
Kraft iv Tkussingi
Dealers in Foiieion and Domestic Diiy Goods.
lints and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ciotlilng. Trunks,
¡.adic ' and Umitlomeil's Furnishing Hoods, etc., at
HOWARD & BURKHARDT'S OLD STAND,
22d Street, Galveston, Texas.
ppp4ditwly ,
James Sorley,
COTTON FACTOR
AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Galveston, Texas,
Solicits a continnauco of the patronage of his
old 1 riends and the public. sopGd&wiy
TIIB
Union. Marino and Fir© lusuranco
oompak y,
uf finlvcston, has resumed the business uf Insuring
agsiust Klre, Marine and Inland Navigation Ittsks,
with capital unimpaired, and assets well scoured, con-
sisting of
stock Notos, 1120,000 00
i.ouns oil real estate, good stocks, und cash
over 100,0(10 on
The Company will grant policies ou cotton in press-
es, on merchandize iu store, and produce in coursu ol
transporta tion, at their former reasonable rates; also
ou Marine Itlsks to aud froin the port of (U'lvcatoj).
DIRKOTOHS i
Albert Boll, President:
I. M Hitchcock, Vice l'U;
Isadora Dyer,
.laníos Soi'iey,
J P Davie,
Ueorge llall
jTStf We learn from good authority, that Mr,
Chas. Morgan, nt Now York, is now building five jjato„ noug,
just to him than were the cotcuiporarlcs of Aaron | flrst cjuS(i steamships for the Texas trade. The j potion Avas under Genoral Davidson. It failed to
Burr, towards that ambitious man. That is, wo finit ¡.^¡p ia expected out early in tlio Fall, to bo 0lJt tho connection, of tho Confederate) forces, by
trust that history will not persist in associating HUC00vtiüd by .the otliors during tho Fall. 'Mr. J. destroying the Mobile and Ohio railroad. While
tho enormous offence with the offender ; but that c_ Harris is the agent in Now Orleans. Our roacl- oa thig oxpeditiun, Colonel Davis received bis np-
pcople will accept the verdict of tho jury as ovi- ora wj¡j r000llect that Messrs. Harris & Morgnn1
deuce of iunoconco. If an effort to destroy tho OWnod thc.priucipnl lino of steamers in tho Texas
Union was so great a crime, tho magnitude of the tmd0( 1)cfove the ^ar¡ „¡nco the year 18-18.
means or tho modus operandi seems not to be ma-j. —!
torial. | j?0~A new paper, "Tho daily Southern Star,"
To'tho overly sensitive, lot us say, in all kind- made its appcnrauco in New Orleans, on Sunday
ness, that the taking of tho amnesty oath, and the last. We recoivod tho first number, it is a neatly
application for pardon, are all aiul each, individual printed and ably conductod papor. . Iho Southern
acknowledgements of offences against the mnjesty -Star íb the official journal of the State of Loutsi-
of law. These things aro either done in sincerity ana and tho city of Now Orleans.
or base hypocrisy. Being dono to cltdma legal; 0n yesterday wo had tho pleasure of mcet-
beneflt, shamo upon tho man Avho falsifies llis in' Ur¡t, Qen. E. J. Davis, U. S. A. The General
oath by word or deed t We have a better opinion q h¡fl ^ wilU his wifot tho Kio Grande,
of Jeff. Dovib, than to behove ho would ever stoop w,ieV(j th(iy r(,sWo(i before the Avar. The General
to such meanness. If lie acknowledge tho law as ,g rl00ompau[0(i by Capt. Bounot. Gon. Davis has
O Dice:
wSdly
Julias Kredorich,
C It Hughes,
N B Yard,
Stephen Sou til wlek,
A P l.urkln,
William Cooke,
Gcorgo W, «rover.
corner of Strand nnd 22d stroets.
J. 8. BISTCUS, Secretary.
a moans of obtaining his pardon, ho would oc-
knoAvlodgo it as a just instrument, in the punish-
ment of his own " stupendous blunder. " Let his
friends approach tho subject in the proper spirit,
and with a just appreciation of their own situa-
tion. Nothing is to be done by the effort to man,
ufocturo a false public sentiment. We have lost
too many lives by that. It is a question of truth,
law, jnstlco and mercy, Whatever is done will hi
by our own Government; by his peers—not by a
foreign govemineht. The. responsibility will be
ours—not others. Davis is a common citizen o.
the United States; not a President. If he evei
had Government, that has been annihilated, anc.
no sane man In the world acknowledges its exist
enoc. Let there be no more blundering or bluet-
cvlng about the right. The man Is guilty or inno-
ostablishod a fino reputation as a soldier. He is
noAV on a loave of abscise.
. jfKli ' i ■■■
/W*Our fricncl Judge C. Caldwell is on a short
visit to Galveston. His appointment as Judge of
tliis Judicial Distriot is n most exeollent one, and no
doubt will give general satisfaction.
^sD"On yesterday we had a call from Mr. A. J.
Coleman, of Nashville, Tennesseo, one of the di-
,-ect Tax Commissioners for this State. He in-
oriUB us that the other two are Hoyte, of Ponn-
tylvanja, and Wm. Evans, of Marshall, Texas.—
le also sajn that tho claims of Judge L. D. Evons,
if this State, are being discussed1for the vacancy
m tho Supreme "Bench, occasioned by the death
of Judge Catron.
pointmout from tho President, as a Brig.-Gonerid,
On tho return of thó expedition, General Davis
Avas placed in command of tho District of Baton
Rouge, which command ho held for somo threo
months.
When Major-Goneral Low Wallace avos sent to
Mexico, and attempted to opon negotiations for tho
surrender of thb Trans-Mississippi Deportment,
he was accompanied by General Davis. , On their
return to New Orleans, General Davis avos appoin-
ted President qf tho Sequestration Commission, in
which position ho continued until tho business bo-
fore the Commission avos finished.
He now goes to his home on a leave of absence.
Whon that oxpires he will return to this city, and
wait for tho orders of General Shoridan. It is
thought that General Davis will be ossignod to
duty in Texa^
We 4rust tHat the General will be cordially wel-
comed, for he is an honor to the State.
as possible.
I over the
State, and the crop Is not so dependent 6n the
labor system as cotton. Help enough to sow it,
and help enough to save it, can be easily-hired.
We may not' raise as.much, cotton as heretofore,
but it will bear a much better price and. then wo
can add to the profts by Avhoat, and raise all our
bread and bacon, aud rcr.lly grow richer than over.
Jiff. Nexrsi
Jtmrrcr.'s Coort.— During tho past week, we
uudcrstuud, two cases of theft by colored "oiti-
zeus" havo been brought before Esquiro Matthew
Wood. The proof being plain-wo snppose, both
were sentenced— the first, wo learn, to receive
twenty-five lushes, and to work on the streets un-
til Christmas; the second, tpreceive twenty lashes,
and a like-dose of street duty. The "lashes look
a littlo pro-slavery, but are claimed to cqme under
tho Governor's lato proclamation, in which ho de-
clares all Stato laws in operation before secession
still in forco—we think, however, with this provi-
so : "except in so far as these laws may be affect-
ed by tho emancipation of slaves,' iSa— Jy.tr
(SÍTTho Southern Intelligencer of the 25th ult,,
noticoB tho murder of M. M. Parkcreon of Bas-
trop county, olso a burglary which was committed
in Austin. The store of J. F. MosteUcr was rob-
bed of goods estimated at 5600. Wo find tho fol-
lowing item in tho Intelligencer's report of the
proceedings of the I'rovcat Moi-alml's Court.—
"Bon. Thompson, citizen, arretted by tho order of
Lieut. Col. A. 8. Badger, charged with murder and
robbery. Awaiting trial."
Reporter.
Wo arc clad to loam tliot our esteomed friend,
A. B. MoGiU, has reoeivod the Chief Clerkship of
tho General Land Office, under that obliging «ad
popular appointee, F. M. White, of Jackson coun-
ty.—vlusiin Qaictt<•.
Ámsksty Oath.—Tho pooplo aro coming *p
promptly to accept tho President!? amueaty.—
Jud-70 Enrió informs us that he has aTreody admin-
istered tho oath to 100 persona Smith county
will soon be in the Union again—not only mechan-
ically so, but in good faith. Thero is a much bet-
tor feeling existing with tho peoplo toward tho
Government than wo hnd expected. This perhaps
originates from the absencc of nuy military lorco
in our midst, and tho qict, peaceable manner in
which avo arc permitted to restore our rights of
citizenship. It is not such a bad thing alter all,
sinoo men front among tw, men who have been
fello-.v rebels with in. nre permitted to (lo tne
agí-cable in extending the rk'lit hand of fellowship
to us as we return to the Union fold. J-ucre is
no insincerity among our people iu thu.' 'oaUi.-—
Ours is an c,nn« t, honest people, mid take tb-i
oatfi in good faith, notwirl'Rtadiug it may t.e
against their convictions of justice, ;!* tor As fOti-
covns tha emWieijiatiou of slaves — iy<tr Hq ortcr,
The nemhJV <{ú-> r"y
boit)i.«h write-, tj * ngtihif-'Ji
b <M • JttvUkU
—. lie „
) be in lh.it'
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