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PUBj|ISHED ON CONGRESS STREET
VOU XXIV-NO. 45.1
WEDNESDAY, JAM AKV 26,1859.
HfHOLE NO. im
THE CONVENTION.
Lard,I
Onions.......
■ 5 00
Caroline.. %$lb
~ Cassia..... .
_ Mece
*£z_.
Prime—..-...
Pair.
LoaHH.Y„.
Crushed
Powdered—.
Salt.-
Ltverpool
Coarse
Pine.
8oip.—
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fsack 2 00§2 I
Hill
LOM>™^rrf RaUt.
Yel.pine,Mo M 32 0
Tex-yeLpineJIM 16 0
Ala-dressed 42 0
Florida. $M*0G
Sashes 8x10....
. 10x12.
10x14..... .
HOUSTON RATES O* WHARFAGE.
§ Grind or mill stones....
_ — half.
Lumber. 1
► Nails, ^keg
~ err %hvain
J Vice*, each 6
40 Window glass, 5
1 Steamboats and other
vessels under 100 tons
carpenter's measure.... 2 50
Between 100 ft 10 tons 3 40
10 Over 200 tofts..- 5 00
of emigrants, horses or mules rrivbig or
the produce of Ilascis connty, ar<* free.—
r sawed in this county Is free.
w stored on the wharf la subject io removal p**r
• *rth* wharftaastar, and anv expense incurred in
V8g!S£JS&£fi£S% always llahe* for
**" " ' aottfto r free.
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mt tbi hoostoji jcayigattox compact-]
Cordial, Claret,
lloo
:esofaxes..
Doable boxes......
Tobacco, whoJe box....
$ ::
Whiskey .Cement,Lim._■
Mouses, Mackerel and
20
1 20
1 25
Shovels ft Spades ^lo* lo
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40
?)box.. 1ft
. ft
i, per boxr. .• 25
1ft Pipes Brandy, Gin, &c 1 55
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bete enumerated, in proportle
" passag&—T HRB4I DOLLAJLS. ***
KywS2..of«s
JANUARY!*, 1859.
Houston Howe is being
The bar at the corner
Saturday, oa an entirely
Instead of the usual free offer-
IB recejn pay, and
of the first day towards
street.
rVebd th^pteasun of riding on
5 Waters yesterday, aa she was oat
* is a beautiful engine,
able to da a great
good substantial railrotd work,
r called npon. She will soon take
bar place on the track, and is capable1 of
doia*I «vJteial:lQ it necessary.
^ fe*-. - - -- . -
Fin company^). 1 and
r Ne> 3 appealed on the streets >es-
, with the track of no. 1 in parade,
Their appearance
, the track waa decorated with
J4he procession being the first
af the kind seen in oar city was a great at-
These compa-
1 and although
wa hope it say be long befon their services
will be smM, yatwe reel sure that they
wfll be invaluable should we be so unfortu-
nate aa ta ham a fin at any time.
'Welean that several of the recent-
ers, have not the
j entitling them to the
i for whieh they have been elected.
Vftis is, perhape, owi a gas much as anything
tathe want of familiarity among the voters
Mb the charter of the town. It is of some
idMKhbce that this instrument should be
1 before the people, and that their at-
f should be so given to it, as to save
k>is these. It requires, we be
**%* > • ban never seen this charter,
> should hare $2000 worth of
tthe Tax" Books, and that
should have $500 worth in
mtm
On the 3d of May the Democratic party,
of Texas will meet in Convention, in. this
city, for the purpose of pointing out the
land-marks, defining the mete and bounds,
and raising the standards by which State
and Federal political movements are to be
tried : also to Felect candidates to represent
their principles in the summer canvass. In
view of the importance of this Convention,
it becomes thji. high duly of the press to
keep the attention of the people upon it.
There' is a disposition abroad in both the
St&te and Federal fields, to depart from the
line by whiclflong experience has taught
the democracy to walk. There is a disposi-
tion to compromise principle, to yield to, ex-
pediency,and to open the way for the resurec-
tion of the many evils in government which
the genius of the party has laid in the dust.
In the heading of a leading State Right^
Democratic paper in Arkansas, published
at Helena, these evils, which we have call-
ed the evils of implication, the tariff, free
soilism, State banks, State works of intern-
al Improvements, and the rest are repre-
sented as heads of a monster Hydra, and
Strict Construction^Btands as a Hercules
over the dragon, beating down the heads.
But as fast as one is pattered and bruised it
grows out again, requiring the constant ex-
ertion of the Hercules to keep the monster
down. The conception is a good one. It
is an instructive one, and we should en-
grave it on our banners, and keep it before
us remembering that the enemy is not kill-
ed by defeat, but that his heads are con-
stantly sprouting out afresh, even beneath
our very feet, and that without eternal vig-
ilance, and unwearied watching they will
ere, we are aware of its rise up again in
power. The enemy is full of expedients.
He has even stolen the livery .of our party.
Nay, he has gained the ear of men high in
power, and there is danger of his accom-
plishing bis ends.
It is time that the Democracy of Texas
should take its position firmly on all the
great questions, and if need be take the
lead in their establishment. It is time, and
a good time for us to define the democratic
'ground upon the tariff, and all the vast ma-
chinery of the custom house; upon the sys-
tem of banking, and all the dangers of a
fictitious capital; and the bursting of the
gaudy bubbles, upon public improvements
by the general government and all the evils
of taxing one section for the advantage of
another; upon the territorial questions, and
all the evils of an,unrepresentative govern-
ment for them ; npon tbe labor question,
and the evil of forcing one section to'Suffer
to pander to the false moralities of another;
n tntafce high giuuudj for the protection
of our citizens from the inroads of the wild
savages upon the frontier, and from the
evils of a free territory on our borders
whence our runaway slaves cannot be re-
claimed. We are so situated that we can do
these things. There is a call that they
should be done. ' We want the leading
minds of our party to be upon the spot,
net only to see that they are done, but that
they are well done.
We want also that the party should be
represented thoroughly. Our county con-
ventions must be got up with a special view
to this. They must be called so that every
part of the democracy will be represented.
Where thorough organization existslet the
beat meeting- appoint their delegates to the
county meetings and let each beat have a
a voice there of its tfwn selection in pro-
portion to its vote. Let there be no hasti-
ly called county conventions, nor any
where the whole party in the county is not
notified that it may be represented. Let
the voice of each county be the voice of the
majority of the democrats in it. To this
end let every _ democrat attend either his
beat or his county meeting. Let also the
delegates come up -to the convention in-
structed in the first choice of the county
for all the ofBcer, leaving the delegates on-
ly to leave this choice incase of there being-
no clear majority in the' convention.
The party should also be represented in
the convention by some well ascertained
test, and this we believe can only be found
in the vote in the last gubernational elec-
tion. We also believe that those self fan-
cied democrats who have joined the party
since that election should have very little,
i(pnything to say in the present consulta-
tion of the party. Newly made democrts
should stay in the back ground and take a
lesson or two in the principles of the par-
ty before they force themselves into prom-
inence before it.
Again we are opposed to large delega-
tions from any connty being admitted to
the floor of the convention. Let not more
han two be presnl for each representative
the county is entitled to. In Voting in the
convention we would urge the importance
of adopting tBe Virginia rule, and permit-
ting the representatives of each county to
cast the democratic vote they represent. In
this way will each county have its due prom-
inance and nothing more.
These things are all of great importance
and we trust they will have the earnest at-
tention of the democracy of the State.
The Intelligencer discusses the labor ques-
tion in a better spirit, but as we connot see
that it advances any new arguments, or
injures our position at all, we will'pass its
article by.
The Intelligencer speaks of the adjourn-
ing of the Supreme Courfc The docket was
not cleared, and the editor thinks it never
will be, tell there are five judges upon the
Supreme bench.
The Bastrop Advertiser says, that the
following are the officers elect for the town
of Bastrop for 1869:—
Mayor.—Sherman Reynolds.
Aldermen.—J." I Kendall, Jno. O. Snel-
ling, J. W. Shepard; A. A. Erhardt, H. S.
Morgan, J. P. McClish, J. D. Bailey, and
Geo. Allen. v
Gideon Burgess was elected Assessor and
Collector and H. S Morgan Treasurer
The Advertisrr mentions soaking rains
that have prepared the ground for large
crops this year.
The Advertiser speaks of some tall prices
paid for negro hire there onNew Tears day.
Old grandmothers—scarcely able to do more
than feed chickens and keep babies ont of
the fire—hired for figures ranging from
$160 to 160 per year; boys and girls, aged
from 10 to 14 yean, brought respectively
one hundred, one hundred and sixty, one
hundred and seventy, and one hundred and
eighty dollars, whilst grown men and wo-
men realized from two hundred to two hun-
dred and seventy-five dollars. This, when
we remember that the hirer is to pay all ex-
penses, looks more like selling than hireing.
# The Lower Country.
— The Bichmond Beporter says that 193
bales of cotton were received at Bichmond
last week, and 474 the week previously.
Total receipts this year have been 11,794
bales.
The Beporetr says the passenger cars
are again crossing the river.
The Liberty Gazette says the mail fail-
ur^ from Galveston to Liberty are getting
to be in sufferable.
The Gazette says the steamer Neptune
had passed down, with 600 bales of cotton.
The winter is spoken^of as warm and wet
thus far. _
Ths East.
The Crockett Argus says that the people
of Texas will not let the Watrous matter
rest where it is. We don't think they wiil.
The A}gu8 urges the importance of a
good local police to ivethge people repose,
and raise her stained and sinking charc-
ter. It is indeed a pity that so prosperous
a town, one having so large a number of
excellent people? amongstitr citizens, should
be so often the witness of scenes of blood
snch as its press baa been obliged to chron-
icle during the last year.
The Birdville Union mentions that Bobt.
M. Parker was sentenced to five years in.
the penitentiary for horse stealing, there,
the other day.
The Union has a correspondent who says
with a great deal of reason:—
I desire that neither I nor my State,
shall be driven to pertain markets at the
North by means of high tariffs, when the
natural course of other trade would lead us
to buy at others and if I am allowed to buy
a slave in Kentucky, I demand that I may
buy him on the coast of Africa, if it is to
my interest to do so. Free trade will give
power to the South, and I want it for that
reason.
The San Augustin Eeastern Texian gives
some good words in favor of the slave trade.
The Huntsvide Item understands that
the Houston and Huntaville mail will soon
be increased to daily service.
The Printer is rambling with his readers
around town, describing the village, and
showing its progress and prospects.
The Sumpter editor of the Printer, lately
visited Moscow, in Polk county, which he
found a growing and promising place.
The Carthage Recorder speaks of a con-
siderable increase to the population of
Panola, by emigration.
The Recorder says it has nine lives, and
cannot be killed off.
ter.
brother editors
an agent for Barnes
_ this State last win-
of iafbdta humor, a vast
' «ff aaasdotee, aril quite supply of
■■<« mauv friepds
again. He is here,
With as and "Col. P. is
at^flfsteries, and his sup-
■**" * ia entirely new He
in (km of his
as we haven't heard him say
My yet we think he will sur-
teaves in a Car days, to circulate
PUt needless to say
MtugangLiniamaat, Magnetic Pow-
&
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TEXAS ITEMS.
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Tan W«st.
The La Grange True Issue speaks of a
good deal of wet weather, and the consequent
promise of good crops this year.
The True Issue has a memorial from the
citixens of Texas to the Legislature concern-
ing' the use of ill-devised books in our
schools. We cordially approve of the ob-
ject of the memorial.
The Intelligencer mentions the arrival of
ex-Governor Ifcase, in Austin.
* V
The Intelligencer says that not much
less than one hundred lawyers have bee^
admitted to practice before the Supreme
Court during its recent seesion, either upon
examination or old licences in other States.
The Intelligencer mentions the presence
of Maj. R. S. Neighbors, at Austin.
The Intelligencer mentions the return of
the Governor to Austin. ^
The Intelligencer speaks of meeting With
Mr. White, of Ohio, on his way to Burnet
county, with some fine sheep. He had
Leieeater bask, a ewe and a Uunb, that oost
him f1000.
The Quitman Herald considers Watrous>
court, grossly corrupt and villainous.
. The Herald has the name of Hon. John
Gregg, of Freestone county, at its
head for Governor.
Thi South Wist.
The Lavacca Herald mentions the revival
of business, after the holidays.
The Herald notes the departure of a large
train of wagons, laden for Chihuahua.
The Herald makes a rough estimate that
16,000 bales of cotton, have been received
at Lavacca this year. Guess not. Our in-
formation is near than that, and it places
the receipts to 1st January, at about nine
thousand bales.
Mieblb Texas.
The Brenham Banger, speaking of the
mails, sayshten Moy wonder is, how tbe
stages get through at all, with the present
condition of the roads. Truth. The roads
in many parts of the country are a disgrace
to the county officers.
The Ranger mentions four marriages in
Brenam last Thursday night.
The Item proposes to have a chess col-
We shall be glad to see it. Wepro-
pose to play a game with the editor through
the papers, provided we can get somebody
on our Aide who will give attention enoagh
to it to conduct it thoroughly.
.The San Antonio-Texian says that the
prospect for the planter's was never better.
The Texian mentions a vast number of
strangers looking for homes about San An.
tonio.
The Austin State Gazette has an excel-
lent article on the Houston Convention,
calling attention to its Importance in the
present junction. We hope it will be fully
attended, and that the best men in the
State will be here to eonsult on its position,
and the measures necessary to its prosperi-
The Gazette taking the.extravagant prices
paid for negro labor, as a text, has an ex-
cellent article on the great importance of
importing slaves. ' The fact is the impor-
trnce of this matter is coming home to our
people more and more every day. We must
have labor, and cheap labor to till our soil
or the resources of our great stnte can nev-
er b« developed.
The Upper Coustbt.
The Waco Southerner urges the impor-
tance of a tri weekly hack mail service]
from Waco to Fort Belknap.
The Southerner has a good and timely
article on the importance of deep plowing.
The Democrat has an extract from a let-
ter from Fort Belknap, stating that every
preparation had been made to resist any
attack that might be made upon them.
The Democrat mentions Capt. Ross being
on his way to the Brazos agency : to ^put a
stop to the difficulties there.
The Bonham Independent excuses him-
self from coming out as a democratic paper,
first, because he has pledged himself not to;
second, he dont want office; third, he is
afraid of his wife ; fourth, he cant fight ■,
and fifth, it will not pay.
Central Texas.
The Anderson Central Texian says that
parties of laborers are now at work on the
entire section of the Central road from
Hemstead to the Navasoto. There is a
fine opening' for men who have negroes to
hire.
The Texian-is fernenst banks, and bank
paper with a strong democratic article.
The Texian has an account of jail break-
ing there. Brown, convicted of the murder
of Mclntyre and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life, Philips charged with th
murder of Gibson at Betreat, and Stevenson
a horse thief, together with a negro, got
away. They were helped by outsiders.
Philips left the following unique note:
January the lOtb, 1869.
I am satisfied of this county. I am in
this jail for nothing. The opinion of the
people is that I will be sent to the peniten-
tary, and I say God dam any sutch law and
God dam any sutch people that will support
them. If I wasent justifiable in doing what
I done I dont know what sort of law there
is in thifr-county, for the too sherifs I like
very well and dont you nor no other man
take holt of me when I get out, for I
will go to my people and get money and
come back.
Yours, truly, J. B. Phiups
Mr. Gray and this county generly, esape
cialy the County Combiners—tell them iu
make this jail sound.
Galveston.
The Civilian mentions the arrest of two
thieves, who confessed their guilt, and have
gone to the lockup.
The Civilian publishes a semi-annual re-
turn of the Assessor and Collector of .Galves-
ton county, of the merchandize imported
into GalveBton, since June 31st. The whole
amount is $1,081,762. The largest impor*
tere are Block, Ware & Co. $76,000; Ball,
Hutchings & Co. import $61,386; Howard
& Buckhardt $45,000; J. Kauffman $40,000;
J. C. Kuhn $67,000; Lipmann & Korrel
$46,200; and H. Rosenburg $60,000. There
are 46 importers of less than $1000 each.
The News say* that passengers per Mag-
nolia, on her last trip came through from
New Orleans in twenty-three Hours.
The News attributes tbe death of the la-
mented Hartley, to over-tasking of the mind.
The Civilian says that the Magnolia run
into the wharf there on Monday evening'
fiaking quite a crash, aftd doing two or
three hundred dotlars-damage.
The News is enquiring into the propriety
of some of our expressions about Judge
Watrous. That paper must be singularly
constituted. When the Legislature of our
State had asked him to resign, when they
had passed resolution after resolution urg-
ing Congress to take cognizance of his do-
ings, when the complaints of our people
have been for ten years heard against him,
and he is finally, at his own request,
brought before the House for an investiga-
tion, and there declares that the cause of
the clamor against him in Texas is because
he has forced the Texians to be honest
against their will, and when he otherwise
slanders our people and our State in no
measured terms, our island cotemporary
never once thinks of propriety, but on the
contrary, presumes that the House having
failed to send him to the Senate, the clamor
will cease. But no sooner does the press
speak out, being in this case the mouth
piece of the people, and give expression to
the prevailing feeling on the subject, than
our friend enquires into propriety,—gets
marvelously proper notions of the duty of
editors, becomes critical and uneasy, and
finally speaks out, as much as his respect
for the popular sentiment will let him speak
in favor of the great offender. We wonder if
he will gradually become the defender of
Judge Watrous ?
vanced. Sales to day 1000 barrels at $19.
Buyers, at the close, manifested a disposi-
tion to hold off, and tbe market closed tame.
Lard and bacon are unchanged in every
respect.
The bulk pork market is inactive and
prices are drooping.
Louisville, Jan. 16.—The mess pork
market is very firm and holders are asking
higher rates—say $18.
The demand for whiskey is active, and
prices have advanced Jo. We now quote
at 26o.
The demand for mixed corn is good and
■prices are tending upward We quote at
The Busks Anniversary.—All those fa-
vorable to the celebration of the Centennial
Anniversary 'of the Birth day of Robert
Burns the Scotish Poet,-r-will please meet
at Robertson's Our House on Friday Eve
at 7 o'clock.
The above notice will strike the attention
of the lovers of Old Bobbie, and they will
be on hand to give a lift to the providing
for the celebration of the day that brought
him into the world. Burns has written the
songs of a nation, and the offshoots and
descendants of that nation and thousands
who cannot call themselves by the honored
name of Scot will always delight to do
him honor.
LATEST NEW&.
dates to Sunday,
We have additional
from New Orleans.
New York, Jan. 16—The" Shipping List
to-day, reports that ooffee is in good
advance, and quotes
de-
prime
Washington, Jan. 14.—The difficulty be-
tween English, of Indiana, and Montgomery,
of Pennsylvania has been amicably settled
by their mutual friends.
English apologiees, and thus ends the
affair.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Seward's bill to
prevent slave-trading, which was offered in
the Senate yesterday, provides for the ap-
propriation of one million of dollars, and
authorizes the Government to employ ves-
sels-of-war to cruise wherever an attempt
to carry on the slave trade is suspected.
The bill also provides that any State may
make laws prohibiting the African slave
trade within its own limits.
It provides that-no ship shall sail from
any port within the ■ jurisdiction of the
United States for the African coast without
a clearance from the United States District
Attorney.
It also makes it the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury to designate the only Afri-
can ports where American Consuls shall re-
side, and makes it unlawful to carry on
busiaass at any other than the ports desig-
nated by him.
It repeals all acts that are incompatible
with it.
Mr. Wilson offered a substitute for Mr.
Bigler's amendment to the Pacific Railway
bill, providing for the appointment of five
engineers to locate the road.
The substitute was lost by a vote of 31
nays to 23 yeas.
Iverson made a.generous apology to the
Senate and lien. Houston for any supposed
personal reflections upon the latter in his
speech of Wednesday.
The Pacific Railway bill occupied the re-
mainder of the session of the Senate, until
it went into executive session.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Senate—Senator
Bigler offered an amendment to the Pacific
Railruad bill, restricting the route within
the limits of the thirty-seventh and forty-
luird parallels.
Tlie amendment was lost by a vote of 19
yeas to 25 nays.
St Lotus, Jan.—A special messenger
from Governor Medary, of Kansas, to Gov-
ernor Stewart, of this State, reports that
Montgomery, the bandit, is fortifying hiA-
self near tbe Missouri line.
United States troops have been ordered to
proceed iu that direction, and volunteers are
being raised as rapidly as possible.
Jones, of the Stock Exchange, conversing
with Brown, remarked that the Count de
Montalembert was a '• great gun." "Yes,"
replied Brown (who was a wag), "andyou
*ee that Lewis Napoleon has let him off."—
Punch.
The New York Herald^sums up a review
of the gold fields of the United States', wit
the following estimates of our future gold
crop:—" California gives us a million a
week All the other fields, we can safely
say. with what facts we already have, will
give us at least half as much. Our gold
crop is therefore likely to be for years to
come at the rate of a million and a half per
week, or seventy-seven millions of dollars
per annum—equal to one half the value of
the cotton crop of the country."
mand at J c.
Bio at 12c.
The List says the cotton market is un-
changed, and quotes Middling Orleans, at
124c. The stock on hand, the List savs, is
26,000 bales.
The despatch reports molasses firm at
40c., and sugar advanced £c.„ since Tues-
day, 11th. It quotes New Orleans at 6c.fo
8c.
New ifork, Jan. 16.—The cotton market
is unchanged. Sales to day 3000 bales,
mostly in transit.
The steamship Philadelphia, from New
Orleans, via Havana, has arrived at this
port.
Washington, Jan 14.—The House Ter-
ritorial Committee has agreed to report a
bill so create the Terrieory of Arizona, es-
tablishing the parallel of 33 40 as the north-
ern- boundary, and extending the Territory
from Texas to California.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
have agreed to report a bill placing thirty
millions of dollars at the disposal of the
President for tbe purpose of prosecuting
negotiations for the acquisition of Cuba.
Cincinnati, Jan. 16.—-The demand for
AMI pork I* good nd pridfl have id'
Houston, Jan. 19th, 1858.
Editor Telegraph,—Dear Sir:—I ob-
serve in the last number of the weekly
News an article somewhat berating the Aus-
tin Intelligencer and yourself for the posi-
tion which you have taken concerning
Judge Watrous. It says that the language
of both "appears unreasonable, and indi-
cates a spirit of persecution." The editor
of the News adds: "We are not and never
have been the defenders of Judge Watrous."
Now, Mr. Editor, I do not think the po-
sition of the News in the Watious case is
entirely consistent, and I will tell y¥u why.
When it was announced that the House
had by a small majority failed to impeach
him, the News came out in a leader (which
by the way no one followed) saying that this
action of the House ought to be satisfactory
to all parties." The News then published
the speech of Mr. Bryan, in favor of Judge
Watrous, but failed to publish the speech of<
Judge Reagan, or of any other member of
Congress, who advocated his impeachment.
Are the professions and coarse of theNews
entirely consistent? and while the News
professes thli it would have, been better
satisfied had the Judge received a final trial
by the Senate, still when it appeared that
the Judge and his hireling lobby friends
had by falsehood and by heaping slanders
upon our people, defeated a trial, the edit-
or of the News thought the action of the
House ought to be satisfactory to all parties.
The editor must be a gentleman of very
great facility of disposition. While that
paper professes to have desired a trial, it is
so far as I have seen, the only journal with-
in the limits of the State that has shown
any willingness to rest quietly under the
foul aspersions^which Judge Watrous and
his lobby friends and his Black Republican
friend, Mr. Tappan have cast upon the
honesty of our people, and the . News is, I
believe the only journal of Texas, that
seems desirous to Btifle all exposure of
Judge Watrous, or future investigation of
his case. Judge Watrous has always pro-
fessed to desire a trial, the News professes
that it would have been better pleased wjth
a trial; and when the newspapers of the
country expose Judge Watrous for having
defeated one by slander and falsehood, then
the News says their course "indicates a
spirit of persecution." Consistency thou
art a jewel! .
I for one, Mr. Editor, feel a deep interest
in this matter because I believe the Judge
would, if fairly tried, be impeached, and I
also believe that the ermino he wears is
soiled by many foul blotches of injustice
and corruption, and I am glad to see the
press of Texas speaking out upon the re-
cent investigation. I only regret that the
News, a paper, which in the main, I admire
should be found thus even in a small degree
opposing itself to the sentiment of the peo-
ple. Very truly yours,
JUSTICE.
We have had the pleasure of meet-
ing Dr. D* C. Dickson, ox Lt. Governor, and
present editor of the Anderson CentlM Tex-
ian. He appears in good plight, good hu-
mor, and in a generally good way, wear-
ing the editorial toga with as much grace
as he did that of Lt. Governor. We need
hardly say that he edits a first rate paper,
nor that be is welcome to Houston whenever
he ehoolll to coat.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1869.
BA We call attention to the dissolution
notice of Perkins and Keech, and the card
of Mr. Keech, who is well known as a reli-
able lawyer.
M&. Three hundred and twenty five tons
of the iron for the Washington county road
has already arrived at Houston, and is to
be sent up at on«e for the road.
Wtfb, A set of chess and also a set of check*
er type 2 1 pica, for sale at this office. We
have one set of each more than we want.
Any newspaper, whose columns are 16 m pi-
ca in width, desiring to. introduce a chess
and checker department can have these at
cost, charges off, viz $7,00
Note the card of A. J. Byrd. We
commend him as a reliable business man
with an extensive acquaintance, and capa-
ble of doing all he promises. Mr. Byrd
writes us that he has a store room and will
receive and attend to the sale of consign-
ments of goods, furniture &c. A
We have neglected to notice the ac
cession of Hon. Jere Clemens to the edit-
orial chair of the Memphis Eagle and En-
quirer. This paper is one of the most val-
ued of our exchanges, and we congratulate
it on securing so good a writer to itself.
Although there are many political matters
in which the Eagle and Mr. Clemens hiuri'
always been wide of the Democracy, yet
no one has ever questioned the ability of
either or will they now that both are as it
were one. We wish Mr. Clemens a. long
and prosperous career in this vocation.
TEE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES.
We make room to day for the Governor's
proclamation relative to the late Indian
troubles on Bartons Creek, and also for
the statement of the party which made the
attack. We do this not because we justify
them but to give our readers a chance to
know^Fhat they have to say for themselves.
Their provocation may be real, but we are
inclined to think there is some other bad
blood in the affair than what appears. How-
ever let the reader judge for himself
Proclamation.
Whereas, Information has been reeeivad
at this office from reliable souroes, to the
effect that several Indians, men, women
and chiMren, who were at peaoe with the
government and people of Texas, living-up-
on and belonging to the Lower- Reserve at
the Brazos Agency, in the State of Texas,
while engaged in a peaceful ,and lawful avo-
cation within a few miles of said Agency
were recently attacked in their camp and
killed by a party of white persons suppos-
ed to reside in Erath and other counties in
the* 1 ■iwiaiity ■ ' "
Whereas, Much excitement prevails
among a portion of the citizens of said ad-
joining counties, and serious fears are en-
tertained that bands or parties of men /ire
being raised, armed and organized for the
open and avowed purpose of continuing
said unjust and unlawful hostilities against
said friendly Indians.
Now therefore, I. 1% R. Runnels. Gov-
ernor of the State of Texas, by virtue of the
power vested in m< by the Constitution and
laws thereof, do hereby warn all persons
against joining or otherwise engaging or
assisting in such unlawful expedition and
hostilities, or in anywise aiding or abet-
ting the same under the penalties prescrib-
ed by law. And I further direct all the
civil authorities and peace officers of the
State to use all legal means in their power
to arrest all offenders in the premises (in
order that they may be dealt with accord-
ing to law) and to prevent the carrying
out of the aforesaid unlawful plans and
purposes; and 1 request all good $nd law
abiding citizens to give all necessary and
lawful aid to said authorities in the exe-
cution of their duties.
Our Brown, writing us from Baltimore
says—There is no reason why all the bon
moU of the smart children should be pub-
lished in "Old KnicV and "Harper." I can
give one in advance of these excellent but
necessarially slow intelligencers. Sojourn-
ing in the elegant and most hospitable man
Bion of Dr H s, last week, I was audi-*
tor of the following dialogue between the
Dr. and his youngest daughter, a beautiful
child of six or seven years. The father
was winding his watch, when he said, play-
fully, to the girl—Let me wind your nose
up!" "No," said the child, "I dont want
my nose wound up, for I don't want it to
lo run al^day!" There was some meriment,
for a few moments, in that circle, albeit it
ins Sunday.—Pott.
ACROSS THE BAYOU.
W.e have frequeutly made mention of the
improvements now going on in Houston,
but no person can have an adequate idea of
fhem without «an examination in detaiL
We yesterday took a stroll across the Bay-
ou, and will as in duty bound report ^hat
we saw.
A little more than two years ago there
was nothing in this part of the city but a
few cottage residences, a dilapidated ^ma-
chine shop, a saw mill and the begining of
the Central railroad. But that beginning of
a railroad has proved itself the mother of
improvements. To-day the looker on be-
gins with a self supporting bridge, thrown
across the bayou, 120 feet long with a sin
gle span, built in the most thorough man-,
er firm and substantial as a rock, and, as
it stands, the wonder of the countryman,
and the admiration of all. It waa built for
the city last year by a splendid mechanic,
who also fell viotim, after his work was
done to the yellow demon that visited us in
October.
Passing across the bridge to the right, the
first building that meets the eye ia the
warehouse of J. J. Cain &co., 250 feet long
by 75 wide, and with a three story front on
the bayou, and for a portion of the length
two stories on the rail road Turning to
the right and going down the bayou to-
wards the mouth of White Oak, we come
next to Peel & Dumble's warehouse, 100
feet long, by 90 feet wide in one part and
70 in the other, with a three story front on
the rail road. The railroad runs down to
White Oak bayou where it has ft wharf for
the purpose of [landing machi cry, iorn
cars, &c., at present used by the rail road
exclusively- Across the road and near White
Oak is the new warehouse of Allen and
Fulton, 100 by 100 feet and two stories high.
The proprietors wolearn are about to build
another adjoining.
Coming back to the street leading to the
bridge we have next above it and directly
opposite tbe end of Cain's warehouse the
Ws=ssssssxai^
Mr. McGowan ia turning oat •.
large number of steam engines wry year
and keeps an army of workman in the va-
rious parts. The shop is well worth a visit
were there nothing else acmes the bayxw to
be seen. ; j" * j
We come now to the Depot of the ClSiiial
road, a building 160 X 60 tuii. On ,;tka
right side of this, looking np.are two iracks
and the deep gully is bring flllsd up ^ af-
ford room for more. Gatiwle&ha&d
there are to be or iilim W fear
tracks laid doiht immediately to give
for the immense business of the road.
The tracks are also beings leveled up, and
the ground generally fixed up giving it a
systematic and business look. TlMMj.iia
provements anil others yat to be mentioned
are made by the superintenda&t,
Chase, who is probably the best operative
railroad man in tha®m£h. .
Leaving the Hepot and walking up the
track half-a-mile we eome to the Engine
house and machine shop of the Central
road. This is a study, and will tall repay
a walk up to it. The maehinety Wat ( pur-
chased last summer by the prssijpat of the
road, Mr. A.) Groasbeeck from tiha -Wall
known Industry works of Bamtttt feDpagh-
erty, of Philadelphia. It is perfeot of its
kind, and q>mplate>: Qa goug inte the
shop the first machine to large
planing machine ofveryheafvyadd *e lid con-
struction, and capable of planing any size
slab or piece of iron up to 3 feet by 16, aifc
so arranged aa toWparfbofyntyiataUtto
any piece of irorktobeput iate it. Next is a
drill which will take in a piece of metel of
any hifjht from one inch to 7 feet, a&4 of
any desired shape and also fixed by simple
contrivance so as to be applied in any de-
sirable way. We next find a small but ele-
gant and simple machine oalled a compound
planer. It has four motions besides
motion the latter vttli a stroke of from 1
to 13 inches. It will plain inn in ^nj
form, round, oblong, flat, oval, . regular or
irregular, and all with the simplest aad
truest motions conceivable; Close by this
ia the large wheel lathe. This is intended
/or triming the face of engine wheels and
is a very powerful machine It will take in
a wheel 7 feet in diameter, or a drum with
that diameter and 14 feat long. While thisore
one of the drive wheela of the looomotive
"E. Allen " now being repaired waa bring
turned off, it took off shavings half aninoh
wide and 18 inches long. This machine is
alone worth going all th* way, to the slop
to see. Near this is tha turning lathe for
turning out round iron work, such aa shaft-
ing, axletrees, cylinders, and the Hke, work-
ing either nn "***' mrKnm n. .■ tL.
end or vertical plane. It will take in a
cylinder 10 feet long, aad it haa a 28 inch
swing to the chisel holde*.* Over sgainst
this is a screw cutting machinc
ready to cut a screw from \ to 2
in diameter.
0
The shafting by which motion is convey-
ed to each of the machines is hnng oa pat-
ent adjustable supports, and works without
noise. It was put up by Jas. Lewis, a
splendid mechanic, and who is asw engaged
in putting up bridges on the Third Section
of the road. It was all new, aad siaosi ilia
put it up not a stroke of work haabae* re-
quired upon it. The power fer moving
the works is a 12 horse {tower engine, a per-
fect little beauty. Its construction ia ex-
ceedingly simple, and it runs without awise.
Indeed so stOl dosa the whole maohiasry
run that when all is in motiost hardly a
sound oan be heard outride tha building.
The machinery"was put up by Mr. Daw-
son, chief machinest assisted by Mr. Bidh-
ard Hodgen who an both, together with tha
employees, unsurpassed, ia their varioua de-
partments. There is still to be added a
large hydraulic press, for pressing the
wheels on their axles,' and doing other
heavy work of the kind.^ It is hnre, bat
not yet put up.
We spent an hour most pleasantly at the
machine shop, and returned without look-
ing further, fearing we should have too
much to write about for one article. We
stop without saying a. word of tha ssaay
new dwelling houses, the clearing up'of tha
lands &c. &c. ke. &o., to be aeea in the va-
rious parts of this interesting portion of
the city. <
yew
S J
slhe
tion.
w .
<kej
previous ques-
tomilk flsrty <
to the 1
When good Ht hogs will
«hhaS L
XheBailroedprSgreesis continual.
" Bee asl a 1
and tzackiay
ttt Bst looomotive 1
Iron for the balance of 66 mSaa of
B. B., B. ft C. road is on tbe way,
about 17 mQae'from ties present terming
Track-laying on the third section of <
Central is begun, aid Is U be pushed i
ward as fast as posriblo. Iron tor
— la'-. t i'-.i l.lii ii
WMBingtoa flwUnij row u ■Riving;
Of other roads wa shall be Ale to aayi
TltoMToTbothrityand country
St. Loum, Jan. 17.—Tha averUmd mail
has arrived at Independence, bringing news
from New Mexioo to the 27th ult.
The mails were brought to Indepen
on mulea in consequeaoe of die bad ah
tha roads. -• W'tM:S3
Nothing had yet been heard of the
SgfJWaM Naoaho mail toarty,
which left the former place on Jthe 16th of
fcuticzr.
of
COTTO«.
But little oottoaia yet
ia sino
LATEST NEWS.
New Orleans dates to Wedneeday. Wash-
ing and New York dispathes to the 18th.—
Nothing later from Europe.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Senate.—A joint
resolution, appointing Commodore Stewart
the senior flag officer of the Navy, paasad
the Senate.
In the Senate aad House the death of Mr.
Harris offlllinois, was announded, and after
the delivery of appropriate eulogies, the
usual resolutions of reepect wan adopted
and both Houses adjourned.
Sherrard Clemens, of Virginia, who was
wounded in a duel with Mr. Wise last sum-
mer, has arrived in Washington, but is un-
able to jralk or leave his room.
He is so muoh reduced that it is tbeught
probable he will not be able to resume-his
seat in Congress during the preaentaession.
He came to Washington to recruit his
failing health.
' The Democratic members held a£ canons
on Saturday upon the subject of the acqui-
sition of the Island of Cuba.
Messrs. Mason and Shields favored the
acquisition, but wen of opinion that imme-
diate action in the matter was impolitic.
Mr. Douglas remarked that tha prseent
appearances wen gloomy as to the suooess
of the proposed negotiations, but, notwith-
standing, he would support Mr. SliJell's
bill.
Mr. Douglas expressed his confidence
that the President would not aet .withefst
sufficient data, but thought it bast to writ
until another Black Warrior case occurred,
then seised the Island aad afterwards ne-
gotiate. ■ -
Jet Davis disagreed with Douglas en this
point only, but tevoaed^n increase of the
fund proposed by SlideU's bill.
Slidell advocated his own bill.
Iverson thought Spain could be wearied
(or worried) (T) with the question by re-
pealing the laws restraining our citisens
from emigrating to foreign countries.
Messrs. Trombs, Gwin, Bigler aad day
favored increasing the fund as ptopsesd by
Mr. Davis, and leaving the matter to the
discntion of the President,
The caucus determined in favor of sup-
porting the President's views, bat did not
indioate the precise mode of canryiag them
out.
It is generally believed that tbe Senate
will pass SlideU's bill.
i x, r imvoi . . Orders have been issued by the War De-
store of J. McKee, 100 X26 and three ttoy lenient, for raising four or five new eom-
ries high. Passing up the road we come to
McGowen's new iron and brass Foundry
and machine shop 160 X 76, when all Sorts
ef sittings and maohiasry aft made to
ngrour or vi
paaisa of troops for Kansas, as a pises
mltatus to enforce the laws, aad prsvent
disturbances in the Territory.
It is said strong efforts will be Bade to
„ _ , «f *ew Mexico iays the
anmstteewlth the Netaio Indians
to nothing. \
- Later information received at
denoe, reports that the ssiariag Neosho ieail
party had arrived safely at Albuquerqae.
Ymj^, Jan-17.—The H. Y. weekly
of $«0#,<>«). Increase ia specie $976,000.
Increase of deposits $2,654,060. -
in circulatioa $849,000.
Cotton has advanced J. The sales to-day
wen 2000 hates at 11 11-16 fi>r middli
uplands. The market dosed firm.
OFFICE Of THE PICAYUNE, V
rw«!SP& 18.1858-i
COTTON—Then was a good inquiry at
the opening of th* maritet to-day, but with
a soarofy of daeiialrie lists aad full prices
claimed for thsia, tha sales naeh 4000 bales.
We slightly advance our quotations for the
better grades. Saturday s business proves
to ham amounted to lpOO beta). We now
Ordinary......... „...
Good Ordinary
Low Middling
Middling Fair
on oottojt.
Stock on hand Sep. 1, 1888...bales, 80,874
Arived sinoe.................1098,798
Arived to-day •M*s«< > ••••a -18^266—1,117,063
Exported to date..
1,147,487
11,281—697,276
Stock on hand not dcarad 460,162
TBgJIMXT CONGRESS.
Hie Western District of Texas ia not
wanting ia proper sartorial from which to
•elect a Democratic candidate for the Con-
gressional race of n^xt summer. It u
agreed on all hands that a convention wBl'
be held in the city of Houston, and that it
will nuke a nomination for this as well'as
other offices then to be'filled* It is equally
well understood that several considerations
win operate upon the public mind, in re-
gard to the convention itself aad its cause.
There is complaint, but too weR founded,
that these bodies are not'afrays co consti-
tuted aa to represent ftiriy the sentiment of
the party. Takiag it for canted that there
wiP la a ftlB- Wtli
therefore the opinion of the convention will
be entitled to respect, there will yet
a question with the ml) f the
position of the aomiaees themselves. If
they an not men worthy of support np<
their individual and personal
nor will the popularity or
member of the ticket neceaearily elect the
others. Ths party is not so poor in the
merit of its supporters ac to be soapeltod to
adopt any pneumptuous aspirant, however
feeble, who imaginse himself born aad pre-
ordained for public station. Let the con-
vention then pot forward the best men to
be found in the ranks ef the party without
regard to the pneoneerted schemes ofart-
ful wireworkerg. By this mode of action
and this alone, will their efforts be crowned
with success. The name of Joha A. Whar-
ton has bean MBtieaed in connection with,
the caadidacy for Congress. It is a name
eadeared to Texas, J>y chivalrous service on
the battle field, t(y giewing tfaqaenae aad
4 devoted patriotism in ite Vagi dative
councils. It is not on these gaoaails. how-
ever, that stthar Jba or his ftisnds claim
suppqst. Mr. Wharton is a native Texian,
if not nyjaly known Jte is at least moat ft-
vorably known and warmly esteemed. His
lata are iiaiiublsd.-i In aWBt#' as :a;
speaker he iainfWor to ftae cf^ his com-
petitive. He is of the State Rights School
of polities. His whole interests are in his
State. Her glory can be his only pride.
Mr- Wharton has one recommendation
which will baa* small «a* with the people.
He ia aota^pkaagmiyMiate^pMr vari-
ed in the sabOotiee of politieat craft. If
nominated it will be upon merit, for he will
not resort to the trijpka nor countenance tke
schemes too often brought into requisition.
Hp claim* jrill bear the test at tha aevenst
scrutiny, and his friends therefon new off-
er his aame to ths , COUNTRY.
COMMERCIAL'
WEEKLY REVIEW.
Trade during the peat
d^ree better thaabefon
week has been a
cinoe Christmas-
to be look-
ing for on early opeuiac of the activity o
Spring. Very ma«y people from the cotmf
try arc teldag advantage^ the fine weather
to ruadowaaadttaii^aswsilassrill&l&sir
last years aoeogftte.' All appear in good
humor, and show aa air of having closed a
sucoeeafol year. We wish them many hap-
py returns. > . r, , u^1
Oar merchants are leaving for ths North
to buy their Spring stocks, aad wa penassa
the goode will be in their stores within fifty
days from this time. Meantime tha trade
iu Southern and Western jrttee, a as
tinually regular business is a<eUve and satis-
factory.
Money is tolerably plenty, good providers
having felt no pinoh at aU this winter, aad
ethers baiag even lees pinched thanuauaL
We hear of almaot aoproteste, exteasions
er ether dogs of trade.
The aoeeuate from the interior an of
good weather aad favorable cooditiona of
the land for plowiag, which is now going
actively on, in pnparatioa for the agxt
crop. Labor is every when scares aad
a high price. We hear of aa high
as $1600 being givaa for field heads, aad
1260 for womea. Ia hiring, from $260 to
$300 appearfc to be the prioe for a good to
an A No. 1 hand, while $180 te is paid
for womea. This of oouni {aetata cloth-
ing, food, dootee'e bllla, teat tfate at eaten,
aad will we filar, withaat an extc* good crop
year, tean bat a small merging for profits
on tha crops. Let aa however hope for the
best
The wheat crap is looking aa well as it
et* at this season, though lthas yet a analh
as will be aeea barely fiSftfaaloe..
The latest Liverpool advices are to
1st instant, givttg ib ikw featare in tM
cotton market then. The quotations
fully maintained. New Orleaas Wdd
is put at 7d. The stock on fcaadlst Janu-
ary, the date of the Liverpool Annual Cot-
toa Statement wee 889,887 bales. The t*|
tal receipts for the year atthat potet wen]
2,384,000 Mies, being an excess df li,C
bales ever the import* for 1867. At New]
Yoft tha latest advfeee an te the 16th with |
quotations at ll|@llf for Middling At |
Near Orisaas oa Saturday ths
good and prices stiff at previous c
Middling ranging at 11$@11J. In Galves-
ton the starkeUtasbeea tolerably active and
latest qaetatioa an llJQllJ for strict
At this poiat then h#s been a degree bet-
ter feeling and prices hays slightly advanc-
ed. Sales of tiff Middling ^yesterday
wen made at lie. th<a£i aoms b^yer* re-
fuse to pre that for anything short of
We quote from, transac-
GoodH
lLow Mid
M. aaou —
_ Fair!
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand Sept i, '68,
Rec'd past weik....
previously
4681
Shipped past. week~-~ ...
... previously -48682 60644
Stook^gnd Jaa.19,18&.
Ml wmi
T. W.
Allen ft Fulton
3. J. Cain ft Co.
Taylor ft Eagby
...... 482
181
Vincent ft* Owens.
•Of stock 1
vdino datb last nan.
- ... Jan. 18 to Jan. 20.........
"
Shipped to Jen. 18-
" 18 toJi I
hand Jaa. 20, 1866
Increase in receipts tto oor.
tear ease of — for car.
Dorrease of stook on
Qnntstioas for
Middling grades
About aStest weak. We quote it 180
16c, according to quality.
Pecans
SeU freely i
Sold atjprevious
Bacon Side
©lie aad dsar^lj@12.
©20c.
Beet.—Nans reported.
anjaurtfc
50, half
: •;* he
15©16e. Western 13}
Choioedo 13@I
Fun.—God p
I ' SK H
bbts $9 50©$ 1#.
Cite No. 1 $3 75©4 00.
8 76.
Flour.—Fine is worth $5 '
Super Fine $8 7S©7 00-
9 00. Extra Family $9
Hay—Good stock. We'quote
$1
Iron.—Good stocks Bcfi*ed bar is
worth 4| ©6a Horse shoe* 6j©7a.* Heop
7©8c. Slab 6}©8c. 8wedae«©7}. Ger-
man steel 14©16e. Blister do, 14©16c.
Slab do., 9©10c. Nails, cat, $4 50©6 00
Castings 4}©5Je.] , . ^
$3 00.
Molassxs—wa i
36©40e. Halfbhte.,'
00.
Nerih-
ern, $4 26©*4 60.
Rice—CanBna is verth 6f©7Je.
Rope—We quote Maaffia at 12©I«c.
Ky. Head-made. 10©11}«. Bo. Machine 11
©12}. La. MaaafcctahcOoaspaajr IS}©
13Jc.
Salt.—Coatee $1 75. Fine $2 00.
Spirit* . —We quote rectified Wlftfcqrat
SSots. Oliv
Dexter 40©5«e*^in%ea 76©1 78.
is^Ma I$l©2 00.
75@1 50. French do $1 60©8 60. Ja-
maica ram $8 76©8 00. Champagne par
basket $18©22 60. Claret per bax $8
50©4 00.
Suoan.—Common 6}©7c. Fair 7|©7|c.
Prime 7|©8}c. I Choice, 8}©9gc. Clari-
fied 9}©10c. Crushed, 13©15c. Loaf, 14c.
Tobacco.— Common brand £6©80. Ex-
tra 38@50. Fancy 25©$1 26,
STATEMENT OF GROCERIES
received at this pout 8inc* sept. 1.
Flour bfals 821 10766 " 11077
Pork ..._. 7 488** Ml
Whiskey— 104 8001 8106
Sett Sacks 8 8410 8418
Coffee 64 7088 7087
Sncar/hhds..... 38 *88 976
bbls...... 160 Ilfll
18 068.-j 871
218 08 069
T5?
Kftfltfftil
11 GOLD STREET, XKW '
J—. 7. to.
t
and bpga to c*minen<I then to the favor of Us frtendi>.
They will continue the bMtoemat his old ttpud. Mailt
Street, under the firm of McDheaoy, Willis IBro^wod
from their taMwm experience, aad character he has o
hiii
nete done with them will, be
Hotuton, Jar
Jan. 1,1859, lm
w.JffltTCHm.
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Cushing, E. H. The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 1859, newspaper, January 26, 1859; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236026/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.