The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 300, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 8, 1881 Page: 4 of 4
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Tuesday, March 8, 1881.
Indications.
Washington, March 7.—Indications for the West
f-julf are: Fair weather during Tuesday, winds
mostly northeasterly, stationary or lower tempera-
ture, generally higher barometer.
[Observations taken at. 1: W p. in., March 7.]
Locality. iBar.jTher.l Wind. iRain iWeather.
:ton .jjQ.flBi 55 I X
Ufa!! for^ie past eight
> — indicates less rainl'o
-L
.25 iCloudy.
(XI Clear.
Fair.
;(.lear.
.<*» Fair.
Oil ; Clear.
.00 Clear.
.00 Fair.
.00 Cloudy.
.00 jl'air.
lionrs only.
ainl'alt than .01 of an inch.
N
R
NW
lb
N
27
NW
1:J
N
1*2
W
n
NW
it
N
13
W
I'i !
N
•t
Galveston .. !JO.99
Corsicana:. 30.08'
liidlanola 30.01
San Antonio. 30.05
Brownsville . iM.'.H
Concho ;29.8i
Denison 30.06
Eas;le Pass... 30.01
Sill 29.!K>i
Stockton.
Raitil'a!
The
Change in barometer in the last eijfht hours: Gal-
veston, .09 rise; Corsicana, .07 rise; Indianola, .13
rise.
Change in thermometer during the past twenty-
four hours: Galveston. 1 rise; Corsicana, 9 fall;
Indianola. 4 fall; San Antonio, fall: Brownsville,
3 rise; Concho, 15 fall; Denisou. -Jfall; Eagle Pass,
7fall; Sill, 4 rise; Stockton. If* fall.
International A treat Northern B. B.
Daily. Thro' Tixh Card. Daily.
10.45 a. m. Arrive
7.30 a. «.
2.25 p. M.
8.55 a. k.
2.45 a. s«.
9.05 p. M.
I 9.00 a. ii. Leave.
2.12 a.m.
I 9.0!) a. m.
9.00 P. H.
7.20 p. u.
15.55 P.M.
Leave
Arrive
5.15 p. if. j
9.15*P. x.
1.33 p. m.i
G.30 p. li.l
1.15 a. m.i
0.00 a. k.'
6.20 p. m.i
1.15 a. m.
5.45 p. m.i
7.25 a. m.i
7.00 a. mJ
10.35 A. m.I
Galveston.
Houston.
San Antonio.
Austin,
liearne.
Palestine.
Texarkana.
Little Rook.
St. Louis.
Chicago.
Cincinnati.
>ew York.
THE_CITY.
Eire zirs? oil.
The Cadets of Honor and Temperance open the
excursion season next Sunday by running a
train from this city to Houston. Tin* News has
been complimented with tickets.
For the West.
The United States revenue cutter Louis McLane,
under command of Capt. Sheppard, sailed yester-
day evening ou one of her regular cruises down
the west coast of this State as far a* &r*oos San-
tiago.
Serenade,
The cotton screwers of the Sixth Ward were
out in force last night, headed by a brass band,
serenading the different successful candidates.
They gave the News oflice a serenade, for which
thanks are returned.
Anniversary.
Sunday was the fortieth anniversary of the an-
nouncement of the acceptance of Rev. Benjamin
Katon of the Rectorship of Trinity Church in Gal-
veston. March ♦», 1841. just forty years, ago. He
tilled the pulpit upward of thirty years.
Preaehing at St. James.
The services at St. James Church on Sunday last
were conducted by Rev. R. Coiiisson, a young min-
ister ordained at the last conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, held at Brenham. The ser-
mons preached at both the morning and the even-
ing services were exceedingly interesting. He is
now stationed at Houston, and will leave for that
city to-day.
ISurned Cotton.
A train-load of cotton on the Santa Fe road be-
came ignited uv a spark from a locomotive, Sunday
night, near Virginia Point, and about 100 bales were
more or less burned, twenty-five being totally
destroyed. The train was thrown into a ditch
tilled with water, on the side of the track, and by
this means the remainder of the valuable freight
was saved. There were eighteen cars in the train.
■ ♦——■
All From One Coiiuty.
Felony transcripts were received by the Clerk of
the Court of Appeals yesterday, from
Rusk county: appeals from convictions lor
the following offences: Theft of hogs,
theft of groceries, arson, burglary, assault
with intent to murder, and murder in first degree,
with death penalty. The Clerk gives it as his opin-
ion that these cases will all be decided during the
next ten days. This court is now fully up with
their business.
—
Funeral of Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. Fannie "Walker (relict of the late Capt. Tipton
"Walker,) who died during Saturday night and was
buried Sunday evening, was a most excellent lady,
and leaves a large circle of friends who truly sym-
pathize with the family in their great affliction.
She had resided m this city upward of thirty years,
and was a most devoted mother and exemplar}*
Christian. She had suffered for years from con-
sumption, and survived much longer than her
friends had reason to hope a few jrears ago. The
funeral services at Trinity Church were largely
attended and were most solemn and impressive.
THE STRUGGXjE JENDJEl).
An Unusually Quiet Election—Col.
Ficlicr Cliosen jHayor-The School
Cluestion Carried.
Had it not been for the large number of vehicles
bearing candiuatorial streamers, and an occasional
whoop from some overexuberant American citi-Q
zen, a stranger would scarce have realized that the
city was in the throes of a municipal election. Be-
yond a doubt,, there was less noise, less rowdyism,
and less drunkenness between the hours of 8 in the
morng and G in the evening yesterday than
there has been any one day since—the last election,
and some time before, added. At the Sixth "Ward
there was during the afternoon considerable liveli-
ness, but nothing that could be strictly classed as
disorderly. At the Ninth Ward a fight occurred, or
rather was started, between a couple of opposing
political enthusiast?, but before they could fairly
give each other a drubbing they were separated.
After the polls closed the News office was be-
sieged by anxious inquirers alter the latest returns,
and as each ward was announced the friends of
successful candidates would manifest their
gratification, although, there was - a mauked
absence of anything like a "hurrah"
feeling. The election of Col. Fisher was soon con-
ceded. and the sole interest thereafter was mani-
fested in the amount of his majority. Some little
surprise was expressed at the result of the alder-
manic race in one or two wards, but beyond this
the whole result was quietly accepted, and by 11
o'clock the town hau assumed its normal condition
offrquiet.
In many of the wards the vote on the school
question was not reported. Enough, however, is
known to warrant tne belief that the proposition
tor the city to take charge of the schools has been
carried by an overwhelming majority. The vote
in the Second Ward was 206 for, ril against, and S'l
neutral: in the Seventh, JJ51 for, 15 against, and £2
neutral: in the Ninth, 49 for and 7 against; in the
Tenth. 133 for and 1£ against: in the Eleventh, 58
for and S against. From the First, Third. Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards no returns have been
received, but it is known that majorities were
given for the question in all of them.
Result of an Election for Mayor and Six Members
of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Galves-
ton, held Monday. March 7,1881:
for mayor.
JAY GOULD.
Number of
Ward.
Z». C. Fisher. C.H. Leonard R. L. Fulton
6 HOLS
First
V27
61
(53
Second
US
9ii
Third
2K)
87
105
Fourth
201
U2
183
Fifth
Kfci
10
195
Sixth
117
G
Seventh...
140
43
99
Fighth
1^0
74
10:5
Ninth
73
51
Tenth
159
59
es
Kleventh...
79
53
41
Twelfth...
3 TAJ
73
40
Total
1014
829
1339
Majority, 275.
Ml
FOP. ALBEHMSX.
Second Ward—B. R. Davis 130, Isaac Heffron 183,
Chris. Fox 82. Heffron's majority 53.
Fourth Ward—T. H. Sweeney 291. AV. J. Houlahan
61. J. P. Evans 1S5. Sweeney's majority 106.
Sixth Ward—J. A. Cotter, 297, F. I>. Mitchell 157.
Cotter's majority 140.
Eighth Ward—E. E. Crawford 15S, W. H. Nichols
145. Crawford's majority 13.
Tenth Ward—Joe Levy 134: D. G. Kelly 106.
Levy's majority 88.
Twelfth Ward —C. E. Richards 59, A. Allen 37, —.
Hess 55, Wm. Yaeger 124. Yaeger's majority 65.
Tlse Newly-Elected.
I.. C. FISHER, MAY OR.
Hon. L. C. Fisher, who was yesterday elected
successor to Mayor Leonard, has been doing busi-
ness in Galveston as a cotton factor and commis-
sion merchant for the past fourteen years, having
emigrated from Alabama to Galveston. The only
official position held by Mr. Fisher during his resi-
dence here l;as been that of member of the Board
of Health, in the deliberations and discussions of
which he bore a conspicuous part during some of
the most exciting times of the pa>i two or three
years when questions conrejte i with local sanitation
and quarantine •■njcaged a great dea! of public at-
tention. Mr. Fisher is a gentleman of culture ami
literary attainment,' of pronounced views on ail
subjects, and one who will not hesitate in his ef-
forts to nromote whatever plans or purposes his
judgment may approv# in the administration of
municipal affairs. His experience as a merchant
and business man will undoubtedly be of service
:o hiin ir. the position to which lie has been elected.
His platform of principle?, enunciated in a speech
delivered or: Friday night last and printed m the
> r \v ; of Saturday morning, furnishes the best criti
eism upon which to judge of the course he is likely
to pursue as Chief Executive of t he city.
Aldermen.
ISAAC KF.FFROX—SECOND WARD.
Isaac Heffron. wiio was yesterday elected to the
pla<?e held in tno City Couneil bj" B. R. Davis, as
Alderman for the Second Ward, is a young man
wi.o has spent most of his days i:i 'ialveston. dur-
ing the greater part of his time being identified
with the cotton-screwIng business, having formerly
li en in the employ of C. C. Sweeney & Co., and
more recently as a member of the r.rnt of Munn,
Fry & Co. lie has never, previous to I he canvass
just do?ed, been prominent in local politics, and it
may'reasonably be supposed that his course as an
Alderman will be determined by future events.
THOMAS H. SWEEXEY—FOURTH WARD.
Thomas II. Sweeney, the re-elected member for
the Fourth Ward, is a native of Boston, and mem-
ber of the firm of Moller & Co., shipping mer-
chants. He came to Galveston some ten years ago,
and connected himself with his brother. (.'. C.
Sweeney, in the stevedoring business, but withdraw
a year or two ago to engage iu his present busi-
ness.
JOHN A. COTTER—SIXTH WARD.
Mr. Cotter, who succeeds Frank D. Mitchell as
Alderman from the Sixth W ard, lias been a resident
of Galveston for some fifteen years. He is a cot-
ton screwman, and during the administration of
Mayer Fulton served in the capacity of Harbor-
blaster. Ho was also elected Hide Inspector a few
years ago, which are the only offices he has ever
held. As announced before the election. Mr. Cotter
will favor a liberal policy of public improvements,
a. low rate of interest of the public debt, a.;d the
control of the schools by the city.
E. E. CRAWFORD—EIGHTH WARD.
Mr. Crawford, who was re-elected for the Eighth
Ward, has been engaged as an educator during the
greater part of his residence in Galveston, some
fourteen years. During the term of his service as
an Alderman he has generally been in accord with
the financial policy of the administration of Mayor
Leonard. His record in this respect is too recent
and conspicuous to require reproduction.
JOSEPH LEVI—KIOHTH WARD.
The successor to D. G. Kelley, as Alderman from
the Eighth Ward, is a member of the Ann of Levi
Brothers & Owens, livery-stablo keepers. He has
resided in (ialveston for the past twelve or fourteen
years and never before had any prominence in
local politics. The position which Alderman Levi
will hold as regards the general policy of the mu-
nicipal government is unknown, no declaration in
that respect having been made by him during the
canvass.
F. G. YEAGER—TWELFTH WARD.
The successor of C'. E. Kictfards, as Alderman
from the Twelfth Ward, is a German by birth and
a carpenter by occupation, and has resided here for
the best part of his lifetime. Never having been
connected with politics and having made no an-
nouncement of his position on the questions in-
volved in the canvass, his future course can not be
predicted. He appears to have beeu taken up and
elected by his constituents without regard to poli-
tics or^lsdijes,
BRIEF VISIT OF THE GREAT It AIL-
ltOAI> AND f'f.V I Yf J IL KING.
Railroad Dignitaries in tJalveston—
Personnel of tl»e Partj-licn. Kckert
on Telegraph Service ai««l ll»c Bevcl-
upment of Hie SoutluveM-?Ir. lionlrt
I'nbosoms Himself to a New Votit
"Herald*' Interviewer.
Yesterday morning a special dispatch was re-
ceived at the News office to the effect that Jay
Gould, the great railroad king, accompanied by a
number of prominent gentlemen, would reach the
city during the early afternoon. The information
spread quickly, and at 1:30 o'clock quite a number
of curiously inclined were on the platform of the
depot to catch a glimpse of the man who is credited
with' th'e power 1o purchase whole corporations as
oasilv as ordinary men can buy coupons to travel
over them. In a little while tin; special train, con-
sisting of baggage-car, tbe President s coach of the
Iron Mountain, and two officers' cars of the Mis-
souri-Pacific roads, drew into the depot and the
party alighted. Every pulrtic conveyance iu the
city "being engaged for eiectionetriug purposes,
there were no carriages to be had, so the party
walked around to the Western Union Telegraph
Office, where Mr. Gould received a number of mes-
sages and dispatched several others. Thence the
Cotton Exchange was visited, and the distinguished
gentlemen were introduced to the members of the
board and the businessmen who had gathered to
rpeet them. The p<*sonello of the party
is as follows: Jay Gould, New York;
Gen. Thomas T. Eckert, New York, Vice-President
and General Manager Western Union Telegraph
Company; Samuel Sloan, New York, President
Delaware, Lackawanna and Michigan Railroad;
Henry G. Marquand, New York. President St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad; A. A.
Talmage, General Manger Missouri Pacific Road:
A. W. Soper, Generi^Manager St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railroad: R. S. Hayes,
President International and Great Northern Rail-
road; A. L. Hopkins. V'ce-President Wabash Road;
J.A.Hill. General Fl ight Agent Missouri-Pacific
road: S. Shethar, and Henry Whelan, Directors of
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain" and Southern.
Mi'. Gould was, of cour.-e, the object of the great-
est degree of interest. He appears to be on the
sunny side of fifty, small of stature, with keen,
grayish eye, black hair and beard, slightly tinged
with gray. His manner is quick.and 'nervous, and
his voice, while low, is clear, with a decided incisive-
ness of enunciation. Taken all in all, had it not
been known that he actually was Jav Gould, he
would have beeu tiie least conspicuous and least
noticed of the visitors.
After remaining in the Exchange about twenty
minutes several of the visitors were driven out to
the beach in buggies and private conveyances,
while others, taking the street cars, contented
themselves with this democratic mode of viewing
tiie blue expanse.
At 3 o'clock the party returned to the depot, and
half an hour later left for Houston,
The question. " What is Jay Gould going to do
next with his Texas enterprises?" finds in this visit,
but little to satisfy curiosity in the way of answer.
A News reporter, however, has it from thorough-
ly authentic sources that this visit has for its
object—first, an inspection by Mr. Gould of his
Texas roads and of the southwest-
ern portion of the State; and,
secondly, to examine into the feasibility of the es-
tablishment of a Southern steamship line. Re-
garding this proposed enterprise, the News re-
porter's informant said: Mr. Gould is seriously
contemplating the starting of a first-class line of
steamers-to ply along the Mexican Gulf coast, from
Galveston to Vera Cruz and other leading points in
Mexico, and even down to Central America."
"This, then," suggested the reporter, "would
appear to argue that Mr. Gould purposes making
Galveston one of the terminal points in his Texas
railway system?"
"Yes," was the reply, "he will do so if
tiie people of Galveston will give him the right en-
couragement and manifest the proper feeling to-
ward him. if they do not, he will extend the In-
ternational to the mouth of the Brazos, put his
forces upon that, which, he has been informed, can
be made an excellent harbor, and make his Gulf
port there." As the Niws man was oil the point
of inquiring what kind of encouragement tiie great-
railroader wants, the voice of Capt. llnyes was
heard: "I'm all ready the bell rang, and the
interesting point is yet an unsolved problem.
A FEW WORDS WITH GOULD.
While set the Cotton Exchange, a representative
of the News was introduced to Mr. Gould, who,
Upon learning of his connection with the News,
quietly remarked: "I am quite pleased to meet
3'ou. We have been reading the News all the way
along, and find it to be an excellent newspaper."
> roni what is understood of your inclinations.
Sir. Gould," the News representative observed,
"you steer somewhat clear of newspaper men;
but iu this connection, perhaps, it might not be im-
proper to inquire if the interview with yourself,
published in the New York Herald of Monday last,
is correct ?"
"• Possibly so," said Mr. Gould, " but as I have not
seen the Herald of that date I can not say. In all
likelihood it is correct, however. We have in our
party Gen. Eckert, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, whom you ought to see. Let me intro-
duce you." With these remarks Mr. Gould stepped
forward and effected the introduction.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE IX TEXAS.
Gen. Eckert made some inquiries as to the char-
acter of service which the press of the State
received at the hands of the Western Union.
" If you have read the News since your advent to
the State, you will be able to form an opinion
thereon. Everything furnished through the Asso-
ciated Press is published in the News, and you can
judge for yourself."
"Well, we have discovered," said Gen. Eckert,
" that the service is not as elaborate and efficient
as that given to other sections of the country. We
have missed many items from the press
reports that we are accustomed to look
for in Northern and Western journals. I pre-
sume you get your press reports from New Orleans.
Ou my return to New York I shall have the service
extended by putting u;i additional wires, insuring
to this portion of the Union an equal showing with
the rest of the country. The rapid development of
Texas requires that the telegraph service should be
extended and enlarged."
DEVELOPMENT OF TEXAS.
" Speaking of development in Texas, Gen.
Eckert," said the representative of the News,
" what do you think of the State from what you
have seen of it on your present tour? "
" It is a wonderful territory," said Gen. Eckert,
" the possibilities of which can hardly be conceived.
This is my third visit to Texas, and each time I see
it I am more and more impressed with its great-
ness. With plenty of capital engaged in this
country, obstacles to progress will be removed
which capital alone can effect. In New York, in
moneyed circles, attention for a number of years
past has largely been devoted to the Northwest.
That section is now in position to be able to take
care of itself. The design of Mr. Gonld, and with
him other capitalists, is to cover the
Southwest, which is a field particularly
inviting. A line of steamers is in contemplation
between Galveston and Mexican and Central Ameri-
can norts. As population increases, which is sure
to follow in the wake of present enterprises, the
Southwest is sure to become a vast and prosperous
sectio n. Texas, by long odds, is the most magnifi-
cent State in the Union."
NARROW VS. STANDARD GAUGE RAILROADS.
" By the way, Gen. Eckert," continued the News
representative, "you may have learned of a con-
templated narrow-gauge line from Galveston to the
Rio Grande, undar the control of the Palmer-Sulli-
van party, in connection with the Mexican Na-
tional? "
"Yes," said Gen. Eckert, " we read the editorial
in the News, last week, outlining this project.
Undoubtedly, great things are on foot; but do you
thiuk a, narrow-gauge road will fully answer "the
requirements of modern commerce ? It seems to
me that the standard gauge is what is required to
fully und economically meet the exigencies of the
situation."
At this point the brief conversation ceased, the
paily leaving the Cotton Exchange for a look
around the city.
THE HERALD INTERVIEW WITH JAY GOULD.
The News copies as far as its space will admit,
the interview in the New York Herald alluded to
above:
"YTes," said Mr. Jay Gould, "if the Herald cares
te have my views I am willing to give them. But I
really think my ideas are of very little value. What
shall I say to you?"
In reply to the above inquiry the reply was given,
" The question to ask a politician is about politics,
a statesman about eovernments, a railroad man
about railroads, a great incorporator about corpo-
rations."
"As to corporations," said Mr. Gould, "let us
consider, first of all, what a corporation is. A cor-
poration is a body of men who unite, associate, con-
centrate their capital, ability and intelligence in the
undertaking of a work, great or small, which any
one of them individually would be unwilling to un-
dertake. If ther® are losses they agree to bear each
his proportion. If there are profits they agree to
divide them. This is a corporation. There is just
now a great outcry in this country against corpora-
tions. We hear it in State legislatures, in Congress,
in some of the newspapers. Corporations, we are
told, are obtaining control; they are going to de-
stroy the country. What would this country be if it
were not for corporations? Who have developed it?
Corporations. Who keep all its vast machinery in
motion? Corporations. Who transact the most
marvellous business the world has ever seen? Cor-
porations."
"But. Mr. Gould, they say the corporations are
becoming too powerful ?"
The corporations are powerful because the peo-
ple are powerful. Corporate property was never
so widely scattered in this country as it is to-day.
Some years ago ] controlled the Union Pacific Rail-
road. I bought its stock when it was down so low
I lad it eon Id hardly find a purchaser. It was built
up and 1 sold out. Its stockholders to-day are num-
bered by tiie thousand, where they were before
numbered by the hundred. Ashore time ago Mr.
Vanderbilt controlled the New York Central. He
sold a, large interest, which has passed into the
hands of other people—merchants, farmers, insur-
ance companies, trust estates. The number of its
stockholders is larger now than ever before."
"Then, in your opinion, the tendency in corpora-
tions is not ioward the concentration of large in-
terests iu the hands of individuals?"
" Certainly not. It is all the other way. The
people are every year getting more and more con-
rrol. Corporate property was never so widely
distributed. One of the roads, one of the corpo-
rations in which I am interested, and in which I
a;n a director, w ill show on its books to-day a list
of stockholders in nearly every State in the Union,
and not only in the Union but in nearly every coun-
try in Europe. When you hit that, corporation,
when you do anything to injure it, you hit and 3 011
injure thousands of people all over the world."
" What is your theory in investments?"
"1 have got some 11101103-. 513- theory is this:
To go into everything that promises a profit. For
rue business possesses a very great fascination. I
believe in this country; in its future. I have great
faith in its possibilities; in its almost boundless
resources. To use the slang of the street, and of
the da3" and the time, • I go into almost everything'
that promises a return; but at the same time I am
as careful as possible to make my gains exceed my
losses. Unfortunately I do not always succeed. I
have been in a score, a hundred speculations, from
which almost as soon as I was in I would have
gladly withdrawn. But once in an enterprise it is
very hard to leave it. To give 3*ou an illustration:
I endeavored to get out of Union Pacific long be-
fore I did. I spoke to Mr. Sidney Dillon about it,
and he almost begged me to remain in. In all these
great enterprise.-, there are ties sf friendship as well
as tics of business. We are all slaves, and the man
who owns a million dollars is the greatest slave of
all, save and except he who owns two millions.
That idea has been put in another way by a man
who at one time was himself a millionaire two or
tlireo times over."
"But, Mr. Gould, corporations are, it is said, a
menace to our institutions
" Then the danger to our institutions comes from
the people themselves. As I have pointed out to
yiiij. the people are the corporations. The time has
gone, and gone for ever, when the country can be
controlled by mere men, or even strong combina-
tions of what are called strong men. 1 have got
some money to-day, but do you suppose that it is
invested in one corporation, or even in a dozen ? I
am a mere passenger in ill my financial transac-
tions. I am interested in all my undertakings not
with one, or a dozen men, but with thousands. Any
man to-day can buy anything I have got."
" But you dictate the price
" In other words, I control Wall street ?"
" Yes."
"Nonsense! No man can control Wall street.
Wall street is like the ocean. No man can govern
it. It is too big, too vast. No man ought to at-
tempt it. Wall street is full of eddies and currents.
The thing to do is to watch them; to exercise a lit-
tle common sense; and 011 the wave of speculation,
or whatever you please to call it, to come in 011 top.
To attempt its direction and control w ould be as
w ild as to try to turn back the Atlantic. Wall street
is the arena in which the most daring men of the
continent, the greatest speculators of a popula-
tion of 50,000,000 of people—the majority of whom,
each in his own sphere, is a speculator—meet. No
one man can govern it or them. He who tries it is
lost. Public opinion and the newspapers, which to
a great extent mold public opinion, magnify in-
dividual men in Wall street. One-half of 'what
you read and three-fourths of what you hear is
pure romance. Wall street is the business barom-
eter of the country, and not only of this country
but of the if yi'ld in so far as our relations and. the
relations of U\a world are interdependent. Wall
street does not govern: it is trov^rned. It does not
control; it is controlled. They say combinations
are formed*traps laid, springs set." I11 this age of
instantaneous communication, from San Francisco
to St. Petersburg, the latf-st dispatch will upset the
most cunning combination that can possibly be
formed."
* * * * *'* * *
CABLES AND TELEGRAPH LINKS.
'" Tfeftti suggest s the cable and the telegraph line."
whatof them?"'
" Wha.t of the telegraph consolidation? It is al-
leged that if is another monopoly fft -hened upon
the country, to which its business mnst pav trihtrte
and toll.'' ' •
" Better watch and wait. As the whole country
knows, I was interested in the American Union
Telegraph Company. Its President, Gen. Eckert, is
the ablest telegraph captain I ever met He is a
man of the iiighest genius in that direction. But
we found w<« could not compete with the Western
T. nion. We did our bent to fight it, but there was
nothing left in the interest of the puWic and in our
interest, but consolidation. Take the situation as it
was. The Western Union Coiiqianv has between
nine and ten thousand officer. Nearly three-fourths
of its operators are iu one way or another con-
nected with different railroads. The railroads pay
them for their sen ices. They act as operatoi-s
of the companies and of the Western Union.
It is a system of co-operation be-
tween tiie railroads and the Western
Union, and the public gains by the combination.
The American U.njon. except between certain points,
was cut off from iliat. To compete with it the
American Union had to pay salaries in places where
the Western Union was relieved from that burden,
or where the burden was so light that it could
scarcely be taken into consideration. Upon inves-
tigation of the whole subject we found that we
could not in the end stand the competition; with
our limited service we found that we were paying
almost as much in salaries as the Western Union
with its far more extensive and broader service.
It was a competition that would have proved ruinous
in the end, and impaired the telegraphic service of
the country, therebj' hurting business. It coulil
not possibly go on. The consolidation came and
the public is benefited, all parties aro benefited.
How? The telegraphic service of the country is
better than it ever was. 1 was down at the office
yesterday, and dispatches were shown me from
.some of the heaviest teleeraph customers in Chi-
cago and other cities, testifying to their satisfaction
with the present arrangement."
" But by and by will not the tolls go up?"
"Not if I can prevent it. As I have said, in all
ray transactions—railroad, telegraphic and cable—
1 am only a mere passenger. What mone3r I have
is scattered. I11 regard to the telegraph, my idea
is cheaper tolls. I look for my returns upon a
greater volume of business. 3Iy experience is that
when the tolls are low the messages are longer.
Mors small words are inserted. Senders of mes-
sages will not be so anxious, will not strive so hard
to crowd out the small w ords and compress their
dispatches. The consolidation gives the Western
Union almost limitless resources. It can with its
increased facilities handle almost any quantity of
business that can be given to it. The sei-vice is bet-
ter, surer, more rapid than ever before."
GIRDING THE GLOBE.
" How about the new cables?"
" We shall have the luall laid in two 3-ears. I was
looking over the stock book to-day, and find that
nearly 1000 cities in this country are represented.
It was the American Union that put the cable idea
into my head. I found that we could not get the
same terms forour business that- were giren to the
Western Union. Locking into the cable question
and the profits derivable from that business, I
found that it was a very good and sure kind of an
investment, and I resolved to t ry it."
Opening the case referred to in the beginning of
this article, Mr. Gould, pulling out the sample
cable lengths, said:
"Here are specimens of the English and French
cables now down. The French is a great improve-
ment ou the English one. Here is ours. You can
sec at a glance how much better our one is than
the French one."
Taking down a map, he said:
"Here are the two cables we shall lay this sum-
mer from Newfoundland to Ireland. That gives
t he connection with Europe anil Asia. On the other
side of the continent we propose to start from San
Francisco and put dowu a cable to tbe Sandwich
Islands. Thence we shall lay one on this line
(pointing it out on the map) down to Australia, and
another from the Sandwich Islands in almost a
direct line to Japan. And up here (laying his finger
on Puget Sound 1 we propose to start with another
ciible. carrying it across Beliring's Sea to Kamt-
schatka, which will open up the Russian telegraph
system torus, and thence to China. In addition, it
is intended to further develop the West India cable
service and connect the east and west coasts of
South America with New York. That chain of ca-
bles, completed with the heart of the organization
in this cit3", makes New York the center of the
world."
"And then ?"
" We shall, as a city, start on a grander stage of
our development than wo have yet seen."
"How?"
" Nearly all the heavy business of tlv* world to-
day is transacted by the telegraph and cable. Our
relations with Australia, China and Japau are be-
coming closer and closer every year. Cables and
telegraphs create business. Our trade with Brazil
ought to be larger than it is. One reason why it is
not is that it is hampered and restricted by the
heavy tolls it is necessary to pay in order to com-
municate with it. A dispatch to Brazil must cross
the Atlantic Ocean twice—first to England and then
back."
THE RAILROAD SITUATION—MEXICAN MARKETS.
"As a rule," said Mr. Gould, "the railroad situa-
tion to-day is a strong, healthy one. Nearly all the
lines are earning mone>-—some, of course, mor<jL
than others; but the outlook for almost all is excel-
lent."
"Do you think we are building too much?"
"In some places, perhaps."
" Will another trunk line to New York pay?"
" It depends upon two things—where j ou build it,
and how much it costs."
" What do 3-0U think of the New Jersey Centra]
and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western as the
Eastern basis of a trunk line?"
" I have confidence in that enterprise."
" Because?"
" Because, in the first place, it runs through a
rich, populous country, and will alw ays have agood
^ocal traffic, like the main stem of the Pennsylvania
Central. When a railroad has got ^that it is safe.
Another reason why I believe in that route for a
trunk line is that it will always have a heavy busi-
ness West. It runs through a coal countiy, and
the West must have coal. This is a very great ad-
vantage. There can be 110 doubt that it w ill get its
share of east-bound freight. O11 some of the present
trunk lines more than half the cars return emptj-
to the West, which is, of course, a great loss."
" Is the railroad business being overdone?"
"No, except possibly in one or two directions. In
m3- mind the principal theater of railroad develop-
ment and activity is in the Southwest. We are now-
converging on two points—El Paso and Laredo. At
El Paso we connect with the Mexican Central.*'
" When will these lines be finished ? "
"In the fall. What we want now is foreign mar-
kets, especially the Mexican market. These lines
will 01 >en them up to us. and 111 the course of a few-
years I look for an immense industrial development
in that section. Mexico is a very great countr3'. It
has 9.000,000 of population, and it will be follv not
to cultivate the most friendly and Intimate rela-
tions with them. Thej- want the calicoes of our
New England States. As soon as the'Mexican rail-
road s3-stem is developed a great impulse will be
given to mining."
" Are not most of the Mexican mines worked
out?" *
"By no means. They are not worked now be-
cause the Mexicans have not our new and improved
mining machinery. Mexican mining industry is at
a stand-still to-day, because, in the absence of ma-
chinery, they can not be worked at a profit. But
the treasure is still there, and it needs 011I3- cour-
age, o|>p<>rU:ni'y and contrivance to get it out..
1 .on],' to Mexico, not Nevada, for the bonanzas of
the future."
" How about the population?"
"It will take time, but their improvement is cer-
tain to come. There is more money for us as a na-
tion in selling the necessaries of lii'e, not the luxu-
ries. We want to send Mexico calicoes, not Cin
State legislatures with business. It w*s legislation
that precipitated tbe panic of 'TS. Probably it would
have come sooner or later, but there are storms
and cyclones on the great sea of trade and com-
merce as there are ou the ocean, and the coast is
strewn with vfreck*. The granger legislation of the
Northwest some years ago cost this country more
money than it will ever know. Nothing Is so easily
frightened as capital. Men are not going to put
their money into enterprises without some security
that the conditions upon which it is invested shall
be kept. A charter.say to build a railroad, is a com-
pact between tho State and a corporation which is
only another name, tiie legal title, for a portion
of the pjopte themselves. That contract or com-
pact shobld be faithfully observed on both side?.
My connection w jth (he Union Pacific Railroad led
me.into a close investigation and study of this
question, and I have come to the conclusion, as the
result of that study, that, it would have been in-
finitely betier for the men who built, it and for tho
road if they never nad anything to do with the Gov-
ernment. It is difficult to estimate, in fact, it is im-
possible to estimate how many hundreds if not
thousands of millions of dollars of European
capital are frightened from investment in
the industrial works of this country by this
constant unwise and irritating interferance by
men who, in nine cases out of ten. are actuated S0I0I3-
by the spirit of pure demagogism. These people,
and not the great corporations—or. as it is the
fashion to call them, the great monopolies, are-the
chief enemies of llie country. The men who have
nolind this Republic together with iron highways
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from tiie
Lakes to the Gulf, who have placed a telegraph in-
strument in every hamlet, are the men who have
served it in peace as Grant served it in war. How
could America feed Europe to-day if it were cot
for the great corporations? People talk ignorantly
about freight tolls here. They Ought to live in
Europe and get some experience of the freight
charges there."
" Is our prosperity on a sure basis?"
"1 do not see how it can be shaken, unless by the
legislative interference to which I have referred.
Europe must be fed. and we can lay down what
she wants and what she must have cheaper in Liv-
erpool than Russia can. Good years and good har-
vests there and bad ones here would, of course,
make a great difference; but the average will alwaj-s
be in our favor. But the peril is in legislation.
Look at the events of the last few days since the
passage of the Funding Bill. I have seen men in
Wall street almost crying for money and offering
1 per cent, for its use, and they could not get it.
Now, it is not because there is no money in the
country—there is more money than ever before—
but legislation hits brought about an unsettled con-
dition of affairs, it has disturbed the financial rela-
tions where there was no necessity for it. This is
the danger alwa.ys. If the Pemocrats are wise they
will not go out of power leaving a panic behind
them. Should they do so they may find it some-
what difficult to get back."
* * * * * *
subsidies—china and japan.
" Are j ou in favor of a subsidy policy for steam-
ships ?"
"No. I am opposed to subsidies for both rail-
roads and steamships. I believe it is wrong and
vicious. As I said before. I believe that was the
great mistake made by the gentlemen who built
the Pacific railroads. Th^y have been worried and
harassed ever since. Suppose the telegraph com-
panies had been subsidized by the Government.
We should have the same trouble there. What we
want is free ships, the abolition of the present
absurd navigation laws. When Americans are
allowed to purchase their ships wherever they can
get them cheapest we shall have American lines of
steamers. I believe .we ought to have them, and
I am sorry we have not, if for nothing else, to give
us the school from which to -recruit a navy In the
event of war."
"But can they be run without subsidies? "
" Certainly. I am somewhat interested now in a
line from San Francisco to China and Japan, and I
am glad to say we are doing well. Our outgoing
cargoes are now about as heavy as the incoming
ones. We get 110 subsidy, and we are succeeding.
The old Pacific Mail received, I think, three-quarters
of a million a year and failed. We do not even get
paid for eanying the mails. But, owing to our ab-
surd laws, we are compiled to sail under the Eng-
lish flag, for our ships were bought where we could
gut them cheapest."
"How do you account for Gen. G rant's interest
in China and Japan?"
" Gen. Grant is interested in China because he is
interested in America. China and Japan will yet
become among our most important markets. Tliey
want almost everything we have go» to sell. As
soon as Our cables to China and Japan are down
you will see a great development ill our business
with those countries, for, to repeat a remark I have
already made, cables and telegraph make busi-
ness."
some great railroad men.
" Who, Mr. Gould, is the greatest railroad man
you have met?''
" Well, Mr. Thomas A. Scott in the past. Mr.
John AV. Gaarett is a great man. Commodore Van-
derbilt was one of the extraordinary men of the
century. The present Mr. Vanderbilt roust be
counted among t he greatest and strongest of mene
Of oourse I am confining myself to gentlemen who,
in my opinion, possess supreme ability in railroad
direction. Mr. Vanderbilt's talent is of a different
order from that of his father, but I know no man
who is better fitted to complete the work his father
began."
Personal.
Mr. At. L. Filley, Troy, N. Y.; Mr. Esek Cowan.
Troy, N. Y.: Mr. Samuel S. Boyd, St. Louis, and
Mr. George K. Meriwether, Dallas, visited the News
Office, 3"esterda3'. This is Mr. Filley's.first visit to
Texas.
The News was the recipient of a pleasant visit,
yesterda>- from M. C. A. Nimocks, business mana-
ger of the Minneapolis (Minn.) Daily Evening Jour-
nal. Mr. Nimocl^ is on a short pleasure trip
through the State.
Dr. A. A. McBr3"de, long while connected with
the press of Houston, was in the city, yesterday,
and called upon the News. In this connection may
be given the rumor which has been, afloat for sev-
eral da3's. that a new afternoon paper is shortly to
be established in the Bayou City, with Dr. Mc-
Bn'de as its helmsman.
Miss Pauline Frank, a guest of Miss Rosa Lev\r,
left for San Antonio Friday, after a pleasant visit
of six weeks in this city.
Prof H. C. Burke has gone to San Antonio upon
a short visit for the recuperation of his health.
Col. H. 31. Holmes, acting Assistant Attorne3"-
General in the absence of Capt. Chilton, returned
to Austin on Friday, leaving the State without a
representative before the Court of Appeals. Learn-
ing of this, Capt. Chilton, on Saturday, telegraphed
to Mr. O. S. Eaton to represent him during his ab-
sence. and he is now engaged with the duties of
the office.
Visited the Cotton Exchange: Jaj- Gould, H. G.
Marquand, Sam Sloan. Thos. T. Eckert, New York;
a. A. Talmage, A. W. John. J. A. Hill, St. Louis;
R. S. Hayes, Palestine; P. Bremont^ 11. E. & W.
Texas Railroad; W. C. Langley, H. B. Tompkins,
New York: Clias. M. Seaver, Boston; AlfredMuckle,
city; Fred C. McCamley, Matagorda.
Dr„A. W. Wilcox, house stu'tepn at St. Mary's
Hospital, has returned from a visit toKpw Orleans.
Misses Carrie Wilkerson and Lelia Herndon, two
accomplished young ladies of St. Louis, are in the
city visiting their cousin, Miss Carrie Banks.
W. R. Steele, publisher of " Around the World,"
Chicago, is in the city. -
Mr. James Burke, Jr., District Court Clerk of
Harris count3% is with his family on a visit to
friends in the city.
Mr. Paul Bremond, President of the Houston,
East and West Texas NarrowJGauge Railway, was
in the city 3'esi.ei'day, but left with the Uonld part3"
for his home.
railroad invasion of their country? "
" It is the thing of all things they most desire."
" But the Mexicans are a jealous, suspicious race.
Will they not look upon an American railroad as a
preparation for another invasion?"
" Mexican statesmen entertain no such ideas. In
this whole Mexican question, so far as I am con-
cerned, there is a little sentiment commingled with
the business side of it. We do not want any more
territory. We have just as much as we can manage.
We do not want Canada 011 the north or 3Iexico 011
tho south. Gen. Grant and the civil war settled
that. As a Republic, our duty, it seems to me, is to
assi st a sister Republic. When Mexico is crossed
and recrossed by railroads—when telegraph lines
bring its remotest points into immediate communi-
cation—tliere will be 110 more revolutions. There
will be an end of pronuncianiientos. The politicians
of all parties in Mexico to-day look to the develop-
ment of its railroad and industrial resources as the
certain, almost the only, means of saving it to pop-
ular freedom."
"You believe in Mexico? "
" Yes; I have ver>- great faith in it. It is mad-
ness on our part to throw away such an opportu-
nity of benefiting ourselves, and again, to' speak
what m;iy be termed sentinientalism, helping a
sister Republic that sorely needs help. I have an
idea that v.hen our lines are built Mexico will be-
come a sort of winter resort. The climate is de-
licious. not, of course, around Vera Crust."
•• llmv about the grade? "
" As to the railways ?"
" Yes."
" The Pacific railroads crossed as high, if not a
higher plateau."
* #
AMERICA'S WONDROUS GROWTH.
"The growth of New York, however," Mr. Gould
went on in his low, silken tones, " finds a parallel in
the growth of the countiy. We are bounding
along at a pace such as the world never before
witnessed. We are becoming rich so rapidly that
it is difficult to fix a litiiit in imagination to our
grandeur as a nation even in the not verj- distant
future."
" Empire or Republic? "
" Republic " (emphatically).
"An enormous quantity of our bonds," contin-
ued Mr. Gould, "have been sent back from Europe
during the past four or five years. What lias be-
come of them? The prediction used to be made
some years ago that when, in the course of trade,
iu the convulsions of business, in a period of pan-
icky doubt as to the perpetuity of our institutions
or {lit1 "honesty of our intentions, these millions of
securities should be sent, home, the}" would fall so
low that they would be bought by the pound.
Well, a large portion of them, as I said, has re-
turned, Where have they gone? They have been
taken up quietly by.tlie people and absorbed. 1 do
not think 1 hey will ever again cross the Atlantic.
Again, consider the enormous mass of bonds
and stocks of insurance, mining, railroad,
canal and other stocks that have been
distributed the same way—for, as 1 said, corporate
property was never so widely scattered as it is at
the present time—and it wiil enable you to form an
idea of the rapid production of wealth in the United
States. The savings banks' exhibits of the State
which the Herald printed a few weeks ago tell the
story. What was the increase in deposits for '80
over '70? Forty millions of dollars, if I recollect
exactly. Now, the savings banks depositors and
investors in bonds and stocks are twowidel3" differ-
ent classes. The savings banks represent the
mechanic and llie workingman; clerks who have
small salaries; women who work for their living,
who sew- or teach school; small farmers—in a word,
tiie masses. The figures of tbe savings bank re-
ports show that this portion of our people are pros-
perous. The immense development of our rail-
roads, tbe improvements that are being made in
cities and towns all over the country in the erection
of new places of busicessand dwelling houses:' he
absorption, as I said before, of our bonds, ail go to
prove that the mercantile and trading classes are
also prosperous. "
" "What of the South ?"
"The South is becoming rich as fast as the other
portions of the countiy. The new generation of
tbe South is altogether different from the one that
fought for slavery and carried ou the war. lr. will
care more about ousiness and less about politics.
The South lias had good crops for years and has
obtained good prices for them. The Southern peo-
ple are simple in their habits, less luxurious and
extravagant than tlioseof the North, and they must
have saved a good deal of money. It is a fact,
known to bankers and others who have looked into
tiie question, that since the resumption of specie
payments a large amount of gold has disappeared
somewhere. The popular impression is that it is in
the Treasury and iu the bank vaults. Undoubtedly
there is a large amount of it stowed away In this
manner, but not all. I believe there is a good
deal of it locked up in the old stockings of the col-
ored man and brother in tho Southern States, par-
ticularly iu the cotton belt. Of course they will
never tell it, even to one another. But I am con-
vinced that 1113- theorv" is a correct one. The more
intelligent of the Southern negroes have the in-
stinct of saving and accumulation very strongl}'
developed. See what they did w ithin the first five
or six yea.-s after tliey were uut of slavery. Their
savings created one of the largest savings banks in
tiie country. No, there is 110 part of that man (the
United States) upon which you can lay your'hand
and not find the classes who have in them the ele-
ments of success succeeding. As for the others,
they would fail in an El Dorado."
DANGER SIGNALS.
" But," said he, musingly, " there is one peril."
"What?"
} "Injudicious interference by Congresses and
Same vs. Thomas F Hudson Jt Son. Judgment
by default and clerk to assess.
Mary Martin et al. vs J. L. Large et al. Defend-
ant's motion for a new trial overruled, and appeal
taken. ..
Bersy Webster vs. George E. Mann. PlaintilTs
motion for a new trial overruled and appeal
taken.
F. Charles Hume Is Selected as special judge to
try the cause of Alexander Edgar vs, The City of
Galveston, the presiding judge being disqualified.
The following cases have been set:
Tcf.svay, Mimrtr R.
1»,mi. P. J. Willis X~ Pro. vs. Oration* Speed.
10.015. P. J. Willis A Bi n. vs. C«lton-£ Tarkington
18.334. Jlenard. guardiarhOtal.vf.Trustee^cf Buffalo
Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Bailroad com-
pany.
WEn?j»:sDMi MARCH 9
10.161. City of Galveston vs. C W. Beissner.
10,t#3. City of Galveston vs. A: P. Lufkin.
lO.'ltH. Forrestier rs Forrestiei'
tiirtisnvv". March 10.
10,091. Satchlaben vs. E. E. Rice., guardian, and
others.
111,3511. Drave & Rump vs. Engelke;
10,4^3. Clifton vs. Clifton —0 a. m.
FntDAV, Makcic II.
10,^16. Geo. Schneider & Co. vs. M. Lindenberg &
Son.
1O.:J90. Whitehurst vs. Whiteluirsf.
SATcn oa v, March 12. -
10.325. Markman, receiver, etc., vs. Wm. E. >vil
merding.
10.S52. Batchelor vs. Root & Wilson.
Mosday, March 14.
10,390. Geo. Seeligson vs. Howell Bros.
10,400. Seeligson vs. Jones et al.
Tuesday, March 15.
10,£61. BufTy ys, Duffy.
10,380. Walsh vs. Walsh.
10,426. Burrell vs. Burrell.
Wednesday. Makch 1C.
10,430. Washington vs. Washington.
Thcrsday, March 17.
10,436. Todd vs. Todd, alias Bowers.
Friday, March 18.
9.613. Straub Mill Co. vs. Galveston Mill Co.
10.337. Blum vs. N. Mayblum and S. Maybium.
10,245. Moody & Jemisou vs. N. Mayblum and S.
Mayblum.
Saturday, March 19.
16.433. Gallagher vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad Co.
Monday, March 21.
10,418. Lewis vs. Burnett & Kilpatrick
Tuesday, March -22.
10,403. Spencer vs. Spence.
Wednesday, March 23.
9,771. Alex. Sampson, administrator, vs. Phillip
Dubie.
Thursday, March 24.
9,358. Wm. D. Hoskins vs. Galveston Hotel Com-
pany.
Friday, March 25.
10,236. Vansickle vs. C. M. Waters et al.
Saturday, March 26.
10.321. Slant & Kempner vs. Bear Brps. & Hirsch.
10.322. Marx & Kempner vs. Jules Hirsch and Bear
Bros. & Hirsch.
10,327. LeGierse & Co. vs. Bear Bros. & Hirsch;
Foeke & Wilkins vs. Bear Bros. & Hirsch.
Criminal District Court.—Ho*. Gustavk
Cook, Judge.
The March term of tha Criminal Court, Judge
Cook presiding, convened j'esterday. morning. The
following gentlemen were chosen, grand jurors:
A. C. Baker, Winter Walker, M. Quinn, v. J.
Baulard, Robert Irvine. Lee Burton, R. A. Cross-
man. Wm. McClusky, A. P. Lufkin, B. P. Peacock,
J. J. Lewis and John Weyne. The following
bailiffs were appointed by Sheriff Owens: John
Belirens and Chas. Schoot. After being charged
by Judge Cook, the Grand Jury retired to select
their foreman, and after announcing the choice of
A. C. Baker, adjourned until next week.
G. "W". Nordholtz is offering special bar-
gains. Continued sacrifice of winter goods, 110
matter how desirable they may be. Re&nants
of winter stock must be sold to make room for
New Goods. Continued opening of novelties
for the present and coming season. Call and
see for yourselves i£ I fulfill what I promise.
Imported all-wool black cashmeres 45, 50, 60
and 75 cents a yard; worth (JO, 75, 90 cents and
$1, at the lowest estimation of their fair value.
All-linen Damask Towels $1 a dozen, would be
cheap for $2 a dozen. Summer Silk 40 cents,
importation cost 60 cents a yard. Zephyr
"Worsted in all colors and shades (I 40 a pound,
goods really worth $1 75. The best SI 50 gen-
tlemen's white Shirt iu America; in fact, a
better shirt can not lie made—pateutjsleeve-
adjusters, 'cuffs :i-ply. linen—bodies Warnsutta,
seams double-stitched, button-holes well-made.
Royal Decree.
His Majesty Momus, being graciously pleased
with the artistic ability displayed in the pic-
tures taken of him, by his royal photogra-
pher, P. H. Rose, doth now command all sub-
jects of the realm to forthwith visit the art
gallery of Rose, on Market, between Twenty-
first and Twenty-second, and sit for one dozen
of those elegant cabinets for which he is
famed. Israfel, Prime Minister.
Beautiful, Useful and Cheap.
Gents who may be in the city during the
next few days should not fail to pay the estab-
lishment of Madame Pallais, Postoffice, between
Center and Twentieth streets, a visit, where
a full line of pictures, frames, curtains, hang-
ings, fancy baskets, albums, etc., will be found,
such as no other house affords. An inspection
of the new and superb assortment will .satisfy
all that Madame Pallais's is the place for bar-
gains.
Frag p. a st and lasting is Belle Colog.xe,
unsurpassed in richness and delicacy of per-
fume. Depot, 180 Market street.
Vichy and Kissengen waters on draught, also
genuine Saratoga water, always ice cold and
sparkling. C. W. Preston & Co.,
Druggists.
"Why should we complain of hard times?
Crop prospects were never better, cotton bring-
ing a good price, the health of the city good,
and TV. T. Blackwell & Co. storing away
G,000,000 pounds of fine, sweet, mellow Tobacco
for the fall trade, so .we all can have a good
smoke.
maritime iUUcellaiiy.
Vesterday was a brisk day for business along the
wharf in spite of the election up town. There were
few movements of any kind, however, on account
of the disagreeable norther which prevailed during
the day.
Among the small boats of the Calcasieu lumber
fleet the schooners Devoti Bros., Susana, Cleopatra
and Flora S., from Lake Charles, and the schooners
Silas and M. L. Weaver, from Orange, arrived.
The Silas brought in 550 hides, and the Weaver 210.
The little sloop Magnolia arrived at Elevator
Slip with two bales of cotton, from San Bernard.
The schooner Cora Smyzer also arrived from
Brashear with a load of lumber, which she will dis-
charge iu the stream.
The Nellie Starr and John S. Case, the schooners
which were chartered to carry cattle from this
port to Neuvitas, Cuba, are still here waiting for
cargoes. They have been in port over a month.
The Morgan steamship I. C. Harris left for Browns-
ville during the day.
Another Street Car Accident.
Yesterday morning, about 10:30 o'clock, Mr. H. C.
Sloan's little son Harry, while trying to cling upon
a street car 011 Avenue L, near Thirty-sixth street,
foil, or was thrown, beneath the wheels, which
crushed one of his legs so badly that the attending
physicians have pronounced amputation necessary
in order to save his life. The testimony of the
driver of the car on which the. mishap oc-
curred, the driver of the approaching car on tlte
switch, and of a passenger ou the car at the time,
shows that the lad ana three other children were
running after and clinging on the car; that the
driver warned them, and that the accident fol-
low ed so quickly afterw ard that he could not check
his car before the damage was done, but that, as
soon as the boy screamed, he applied the brakes
ami ran to his assistance. The statement of the
child could not bfe obtained, and no one else ap-
pears to have witnessed the accident.
Ttciiiont Opera-Housc.
Last night, .Hiss Kate Claxton and her superb
company were greeted by a large and fashion-
able house, when the romantic drama, "Two
Orphans."' was presented. The entire fitting of the
play was in keeping with the reputation which Miss
Claxton lias won for herself, and its reception by
the audience proved that she has not suffered in
popularity by reason of absence. Her support
Wr.s fair throughout, although in one or two scenes
a shade of lameness where spirit should have been
expressed somewhat marred the otherwise smooth-
ness and agiveableness of the whole performance.
Miss Claxton appears this evening in *" Fro'u-Frou,"
an emotional drama, ill which she has won the
strongest praise.
Suicidal maniac.
"Vesterda^morning a mam named Sike McCarty.
who was ai7ested 011 the charge of lieing drunk and
disorderly, escaped from the City Jail and ran
down to the wharf hotly pursued by Police Clerk
Leo Nichols. AVhcn lie arrived at East Levee he
plunged into the bay, and, had it. not been for the
assistance of Mr. Nichols, who. seizing a plank,
sprung after him, he would surely have been
drowned. After a few moments'struggling in the
water both succeeded in getting 011 tiie wharf not
much the worse for their wetting. McCarty was
escorted to the County Jail, where the charge of
insanity was preferred against him.
No Court.
There was no session in the Recorders' Court
yesterday morning on account of the municipal
election.
THE COVJCTS.
United State.* Circuit Court.
C'b. 112. Giles F. Filley et al. vs. E. Engelke. Upon
application for injunction, argument concluded and
cause submitted.
Ch. 1.V:. Geo. MacLean vs. Houston and Texas
Central Railway Company. Transcript filed and
appearance of defendant, entered.
Ch. lit. Amanda ( Harris et al. vs. A. W. Scoble
et al. Transcript tiled and appearance of plaintiff
entered.
Ch. 143. N. A. Cowdreyetal. vs. Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson Railroad Company et al. De-
murrer to supplemental bill set lor hearing on Fri-
day, March It. 1S8I.
C. L. 1101. The United States vs. JohnN. Camp et
al. Plaintiff granted leave to amend.
C. 1... 1003. W. M. Goodrich vs. F. A. Garner et
al. Death if plaintiff suggested, and leave to make
new parties granted.
C. L. 1083. John F. Carr vs. Wm. M. Goodrich.
Death of defendant suggested, and leave to make
new parties granted.
United States District Court.
A. D. 197. The United States vs. 29.000 cigars, etc.
Set for hearing March 14, 1881.
A. D. 4ri.">. J. F. Fisher et al. vs. T. W. English. Set
for Saturday, March 12, 1881. .
A. D. 494. "Lee, McBrido & Co. vs. Steamship Col-
orado. Set for March 1.1, 1881.
Commissioners of Appeals.
Foeke & Wilkins vs. E. Weislmha; appeal from
Colorado county. Judgment affirmed.
J. T. Harris et al. vs. A. Hays; appeal from Cory-
ell county. Judgment affirmed.
George Pfeuffer vs. |H. A. Malt by; appeal from
Nueces county. Judgment reversed and the cause
remanded.
J. A. Caplen vs. H C. Drew et al.; appeal from
Galveston county. Judgment reversed and cause
remanded.
Til ford Bean vs. T. W. Toland; appeal from Lam-
pasas county. Judgment reversed and cause re-
manded.
J. A. Maurice vs. L. E. Crowell et al.; appeal
from Kinney county. Judgment reversed and
cause remanded.
W. J. Garrett vs. L. B. Day; appeal from Collin
county. Jud^pient reversed and cause dis-
missed.
District Court—Hon. AV. H. Stewart. Judoe.
Isidore Le CI ere vs. Hobby £ Post. Death of A.
M. Hobby suggested.
P. J. AN illis vs. Wallich & Honely; Hugo Schult-
zer, garnishee. Plaintiffs dismiss the garnish-
ment.
Comanclic County Land.
Three thousand five hundred acres, finely
watered and timbered valley land, near Santa
Fe Railroad. Fine chance for a colony. Ad-
dress Comanche, Houston, Texas.
Skinny Sfefi."-*"
"Wells's Health Renewer—absolute cure for
nervous debility and weakness of the genera-
tive functions; $1 00. at druggists. Thompson,
George & Co.,or J. J. Schott & Co.,Galveston
A St. Louis belle in Paris writes: " I prize Poz
mi's Powder as I'
the princess of the
zoni's Powder as highly here as at home, and
e Austrias is wild about it."
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Financial.
New Orleans, March T.—Sight par. Sterling,
bank, 4.81. Consols 62*4@62%.
. Grain, Provisions, Etc.
New Orleans. March V.—Flour quiet: superfine
$8 00: aojible extra $3 75@4 00; treble extra
$4 75@5.00: higher grades $5 23@6.25. Corn
in good demand at flS@03c. Oats steady and in
good demand at 44^(&.45c. Cornmeal scarce and
firm at $3 Hay active and firm: prime $22 .".0;
choice §23 50®24 00. Pork scarce and firm; old
515 50; new Slti 00 Lard in fair demand; tierce,
lO-VJe; keg 10^4@10-1^c. Dry salt, meats quiet;
shoulders, packed, .">.75@G.4ftc. Bacon scarce and
firm; shoulders, 6^c; clear rib, 9J4c; clear. 99*<?»
9%c. Hams quiet and firm; choice sugar-cured,
canvased. 10@llV4c. Whisky steady; Western rec-
tified $1 O.V-j. 1 10. Coffee active anil firm; cargoes,
ordinary to good, 10W(&13Me. Sugar is strong;
common to good common. 5J4@Gc; fair to fully
lair prime to choice G4ft@7i.£c; 3-ellow
clarified Molasses steady and in good
demand; common 23@25c; centrifugal 23®27c; fair
30@34c; prime to choice 38<2,51e; frosted 22®35c;
cistern bottoms 30^:18o: fermenting 30®45c. Rice
quiet and steady; ordinary to choice 4%@054c.
Bran quiet at $1 i'*%.
New York. March 7.—Money 6 1 -22@.5. Exchange
4.80V®. Government bonds quiet and unchanged;
new 5s 101; new 4l£s 11114; new 4s 113J£. State
bonds inactive. Stocks strong but weak at close.
New York Central 147^j>: Erie Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern, &2V£; Illinois Central 13214;
Nashville and Chattanooga Louisville and
Nashville 9-V-4: Cleveland and Pittsburgh, guaran-
teed. 180; Chicago and Northwestern 122j£; do.
preferred 131t£; Wabash, St, Louis and Pacific
40%: (to., preferred 89t-o: Memphis and Charleston
42: Rock Island 131}<>; Western Union Telegrauh
115}s. Sub-Treasury balance—C oin, S89,52»,4!'5;
currency. $3,842,070.
Nkw York. March 7.—Southern flour quiet and
unchanged: $5 30@t> 00, for superfine. Wheat
lie lower; heavy moderate business: ungraded red
jfl IS (til 17 to. Corn is slightly in buyers' favor;
very moderate trading; ungraded S(5@5Se. Oats a
shade easier und less active: : No. 3 43t£c. Coffee
quiet and unchanged; Rio, lOr^iK'c. Sugar strong,
and in fair demand: Cuba muscovado, 7®7 3-10c;
Guadalupe 0 9-lGc; Demerara Gkjc: Soutn Ameri-
can 7c; lair to good refining 7;^®')>4C; prime T^c:
refined firmer: standard A S&c. Molasses quiet
aud unchauged. Rice quiet and steady. Rosin un-
changed at £1 78. Turpentine heavy at 4.\t£(<T,4Sc.
Wool"quiet and unchanged; .domestic fleece, 38@
50c: Texas, 14@35c. Pork is a shade firmer and
quiet; old §15 00. Middles are a shade firmer; long
clear 8.20c; short S.B'Jc; long and short 8.;«c. Lard
about 10 points liigher and more active at 10.45©
10.50c. Freights steady.
New York Stock Market.
New York, March 7.—The stock market
opened strong aud higher, and continued to
advance, with occasional slight reactions, until
after the second board, when the highest fig-
ures ot the day were reached, the improve-
ments in values varying from to 3 per cent.,
the latter in Northern Pacific, Louisville and
Nashville, Western Union, Nashville and Chat-
tanooga, Denver and Rio Grande; Iron Moun-
tain and Pacific Mail being also prominent.
Toward the close speculation again became
weak, and the final sales showed a decline of
}£ to 3 per cent, St. Paul, Reading, Nashville
aud Chattanoogu, New Jersey Central, North-
western, Denver aud Rio Grande, Western
Union and Northern Pacific leading the down-
ward movement. Transactions aggregated
597,000 shares.
Augusta, Ga., March 5.—The Chronicle, in
an editorial, says: " The inaugural address is
worthy of careful perusal by every one inter-
ested in the welfare of the Republic.— It is one
of the ablest documents of the kind ever pre-
sented to the people of the United States. It
is temperate and conservative in its utterances,
with a vein of good common sense running
through it all. It gives promise of a wise and
patriotic administration for the next four
jiftrs."
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ITEMS OF JS'EtrS FX OX BIFFJE&EXZ
MJtECTIOXS.
— ,i .
One of tbe Old Set.
Raleigh, X. C., March 7.—The Committee
of Investigation in the North Carolina House
of Representatives, composed of tlu-ee Demo-
crats and three white Republicans, to-day im-
ported unanimously, after a long investiga-
tion. that Watson, the colored Republican
member from Fdgecotnl*?, obtained from the
Cl»rk of the House a certificate of per diem in
favor of John Newell, the colored Republican
member from Blogden, and forged Novell's
name upon the warrant upon which money was
obtained from "the State Treasury. Newell
discovered 011 the 15th of February that the
records showed paj nieHt of his.per diem up to
a date later than he himself had received pay.
lie spoke about the matter. A little page,
misunderstanding the case, subsequently askeci
him if he had found the money. Newell there-
upon took the page aside and threatened that
if he did not return the money he should go to
the Penitentiary, lieing alarmed,the page drew
his own money and gave it to Newell, and then
told tbe doorkeeper, whereupon an investiga-
tion was ordered. The page was then shown
to have been entirely innocent of any connec-
tion with the money, and the committee traced
the forgery to Watson, the member from Edge-
combe.
National Guards Convention.
Philadelphia, March 7.—The delegates to
the National Guards Association of tho United
States convened this morning. The Conven-
tion was called to order by the President, Gen.
George H. Wingate, oi New York. An
amendment to the constitution was adopted in
relation to the manner in which the revenue
of the Association is to be derived. The following
resolution offered by Major Wetmcre, of New
York, was also adopted:
" Resolved, that the Corresponding Secretary
shall, ten months before tho convening of the
Convention, forward a circular to the adjutant
generals of the several States, requesting that
a report be made to the Convention in the fol-
lowing particulars: In relation to the
National Guard of his State or Ter-
ritory; what changes. if any, have
taken place therein during the year in
strength, equipment, discipline and" instruc-
tion; If any camps have been held; the man-
agement and proportion of troops present, and
other matters of interest or suggestion to the
Convention."
After the adoption of a resolution requesting
delegates to appear at the sessions of the Con-
vention in uniform, the Convention took a re-
cess.
ITIurdcr in Arkansas.
New Orleans, March 7.—A special from
Little Rock to the Democrat reports a horrible
murder at Jonesboro, Craighead county. Miss
Mattie Ishmail. aged eighteen, was left alone in
the house while her father went to a mill. On his
return lie found the daughter lying on the floor
in a pool of blood. She had been murdered
with a club or ax. The object of the murder
was robbery, her father being wealthy. It
being supposed that a large sum of money was
in the house, the place was ransacked, but no
money was found. A number of negroes have
beeu arrested.
Tho trial of D. L. Payne, for invading the
Indian Territory, was commenced at Fort
Smith, to-day.
Trains Weather-Bound.
Chicago, March 7.—Trains are still weather-
bound in nearly every part of Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa and North Illinois. Even
milk trains from neighboring dairy towns are
stopped, aud there is 110 little trouble iu conse-
quence at hotels, private houses and restaurants.
Snow plows are running in every direction.
Large gangs of shovelers are aiding them. In
the city the snow is still so piled up that people
walking on one side of tha street can not see
those on the other side. The snow, however, is
slowly melting.
A Lynching Demonstration.
Nashville, March 7.—The body of the
missing wife of A. White, in jail, charged with
her murder, was found yesterday buried about
a quarter of a mile from her residence. A large
crowd of negroes made an unsuccessful demon-
stration against the jail.
Asliore and Burned.
Washington*, March 7.—The Signal Corps
Station at Key West, Fla., reports that the
barkentine Tolomeo, of Lussin, Piccolo, from
Galveston to Bremen, loaded with cotton,
went ashore on Tortogas and burned. She is a
total loss. The crew was saved.
Murder most Foul.
Nashville, March 7.—The Coroner's jury
which viewed the body of White's wife re-
turned a verdict that White killed her. The
principal witness was White's son, six years
old, who described the manner of the murder.
Burning of a River Steamer.
Memphis, March 7.—Private advices report
the burning of the steamer Carrie Hogan in the
Yazoo River, above Yazoo City, on Friday,
with 786 bales of cotton. A cabin boy was
drowned.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
House ol'Commons.
London, March 7.—In the House of Com-
mons tcnday Mr. Edward Stanhope, formerly
Under Secretary for India, gave notice of a
resolution condemning tha withdrawal of the
British troops from Southern Afghanistan in
the present critical state of affairs there, as not
conducive to the true interest* of India.
Sir Stafford Northcote will to-morrow ask
what day will be convenient for debate. This
action will amount to moving a final vote of
the opposition on the Government's Afghan
policy.
Mr. Gladstone, replying to Sir Milford Law-
son, confirmed the report of the conclusion" of
an armistice with the Boers*until midnight of
the 14th instant, in order to give time for reply
from Paul Kruger, Gen. Colley's and subse-
quent communications made with the view to
a peaceful settlement of affairs.
Mr. Arthur Arnold, Liberal member for
Salford, gave notice of a vote of confidence in
the Ministry as on amendment to Mr. Stan-
hope's resolution.
Armistice Concluded.
London, March 7.—A dispatch from New-
castle states Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood has con-
cluded an armistice until the 14th with the
Boers.
Terms of tiie Boers.
London, March 7.—The Daily News pub-
lishe? tha following from Newcastle, dated 7
o'clock, Sunday evening: Gen. Sir Evelyn
Wood went to Mount Prospect to-day. He sub-
sequently had an interview with Jobart, which
resulted "in an armistice to the 14th instant.
Rumors of peace are rife through the
camp, but I learn that it is improba-
ble unless we agree to all the Boers'
terms. These are stated as the complete inde-
pendence of the Transvaal; iu fact, all they
rose to obtain. By the armistice, permission is
granted to send provisions for eight days to the
beleagured garrison. The Ninety-third Foot,
two squadrons of dragoons aud three guns are
expected here on Tuesday.
Tiie Snow Storm in Scotland.
London, March 7.—The snow storm in Scot-
land lias now abated, but it will be some days
before railway communication is restored.
About nineteen vessels have been lost 011 the
Alierdeenshire coast, and about 100 persons
drowned. The ship Benrhyding from Calcutta
to Dundee has been wrecked near Aberdeen,
and thirty persons were drowned. Three small
vessels have been lost, with all hands, on the
coast of Northumberland.
Accused of Treachery.
Durban, March 7.—Dr. Borban and Dr.
Dyas, while being brought from the Transvaal
to the Orange Free State, were fired at by the
Boer escort after they reached the Free State.
Borban was killed, and Dr. Dyas wounded.
The affair was similar to the murder of Capt.
Elliott. The health of the troops is excellent,
but weather at the front is Very bad. The
rivers are swollen by the rain.
The Earthquake.
London, March 7.—Rome dispatches state
that 300 houses have fallen at Casamicciola.
The earthquake opened fissures in the streets
fifty centimeters wide. Many fled from the
town and camped in the fields. The Govern-
ment is sending relief.
Naples, March 7.—Dispatches say that forty
corpses have been recovered and sixty-seven
wounded sent to the hospitals.
Huge Cable Project.
Bogota, U. S. of Colombia, January 8.—The
Executive of the United States of Colombia
has executed a contract with the Central and
South American Cable Company for a cable
north and south of the Isthmus of Panama, to
connect with the United States and Europe
via Central America and Mexico.
To Be Raised.
London, March 7.—The Morning Post says
that Sir Garnet Woisley will be raised to the
peerage in order that he may conduct and ex-
plain his new military scheme in the Hoase of
Lords.
Packing Ip.
London, March 7.—a dispatch from Canda-
har says: Preparations for the evacuation of
that place by the British are proceeding.
saw him. The general impression prevailed that
he had certainly earned his free ride.
Thomas F Wingtleld, a promineut hardware mer-
chant of this city, died here yesterday. Mr. Wjng-
lleid had been sick/about two weeks, and hopes
were entertained of his recovery until yesterday
morning, when his attending physician pronounced
his case hopeless. The funeral took place this
afternoon from the Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Witigriaid was a native of Virginia, his relatives re-
siding there. »
The examination of Peter 31. Jones, charged with
fraudulently obtaining a letter from the Postoffice
containing money and addressed to another party,
was commenced to-day before United States Com-
missioner A. K Taylor— the witnesses tor >V»
prosecution being examined. The case wiil b? con-
clu-Jed to-morrow, when tb£ defense will be sub-
mitted
The following is the report of the City Secretary
and Treasurer, for the month of February, 1?81:
„ RECEl PTS.
General Fund . . $5,134 37
Public School Fund .. 364 CO
General Bond Fund . .... '•"> 00
Market-house Bond Fund 373 00 t
Market-house (tasUffht Fund 2J1 '■' i
Market-house Repair Fund. 23325 1
Total $0.390 37
„ , _ DISSCRS^MEXXS.
General Fund 55.0® fi7
Public School Fund .... !. L615
Market-house Repair Fund ... 187 78
..§7.095 70
220 r.l
1.151 OS
219 W
202 IK)
916 5»i
Total
balances ix treasury.
General Fund
Public School Fund
Consolidated Bond Fund
General Bond Fund
Market-house Bond Fund
Market-house Gaslight Fund
Market-house Repair Fnnd
Total $14,974 34 j
Sheriff C. M. Noble left this morning for Lab
anon, Tenn.. to bring back Matt. Bankston. who
murdered the street-car driver, Frank (Jager. on j
the Glenwood line some weeks ago. Bankston 1
was arrested and is now in jail at that place. Gov.
Roberts having refused to have the State bear the ;
expenses of Sheriff Xoble's trip, a prominent citi-
zen of this city is endeavoring to raise $200 by
subscription to defray the expenses. He has, so
far, met with poor success.
This was fha dav for the regular monthly meet-
ing of the City Council, but a quorum not being
present it was adjourned to Thursday afternoon
next.
Only one case occupied the attention of Justice
May to-day—Robert Anderson, carrying concealed
weapons: fined S100 and costs.
Ten cases were disposed of in the Mayor's Court
during the month of February.
Michael Belch, a farmer living about eigiiteen
miles from this city, on Bear Creek, accidentally
fell off his ox-cart to-day on Preston street, across
the Long Bridge, the wheels of the cart passing
over his body, inflicting severe but not dangerous
injuries.
The following: cases were filed in the District
Courtto-day: James Cowling vs. Selina A. Likens
et al,, suit on promissory note: Norris & Co. vs.
John G. Todd's administrator, transferred from the
County Court.
Jay Gould and Party at Houston—An
Interesting Interview.
[Special Telegram to the Xews.l
Houston-. March 7.—Jay Gould and party ar.
rived here from Galveston at 5:45 this afternoon.
Thejparty at once alighted and took the street-car
to Main street, visiting the Telegraph office, mar-
ket-house and other points of interest. Mr. Gould
only remained in the city a short time, leaving for
Longview, where he will arrive at 7 o'clock in the
morning. They continue their journey thence, ar"
riving at Texarkana at 1 p. m.. Malvern a p. m..
and thence to Hot Springs, Little Rock and St.
Louis.
Your correspondent had a very pleasant
interview with Mr. Gould at the
depot, and on his way down town
in the street-car. The following is the substance of
Mr. Gould's remarks: " So you represent tLe Gal-
vestoh XewsT- I met one of your editors in Galves-
ton. Well, the News is c<rt,iir.lv tfu- most powerful
asent in forming public opinion in the State. It is
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ABSINTHE, VEEMOl'l H, KIRSHWASSJ2R and
a full n-ssortmetat of French CORDIALS, such as
LEUUEUR I>E BALLON. CASSIS, KUMMEL,
HCIi.E W3 ROs::. GENT1ANE. ANISETTE.
CCRACOA. etc. BITTER uc B.U.I.ON D'ALSACE
is t'a; superior t'oi-bar-room and family use to any
The trade.
& Co. 's ALE and PORTER.
I have seen it everywhere that I have been in the |
State. I Iiave heard the utmost confidence ex- j
pressed ill its honest, unbiased opinions, which are
independent and uncontrolled by parties or polit:- |
cians. It is to the South what the New York Herald '
is to the North." •
Thanking Mr. Gould for his good opinion of us, the :
News representative suggested that his ouinion re-
garding the railroad interests of the State would
be of genera i interest to the people, to which Mr.
Gould replied:
" The great object in the point of railroad enter-
prise is the Rio < Irande country. We are reaching
out for Laredo and £1 Paso. At the latter point
connection with the.Mexican Central will be made.
We expect to have these lines completed by the
fall, which will open up the Mexican markets to us.
A great impulse will be given to mining enterprise
as soon as the Mexican railroad system is devel-
oped. Mining in Mexico is at a stand-
still, because the mines can not be
worked prolltably. owing to the want of
proper machinery; but the wealth is there, and it
only requires pluck and perseverance and proper
appliances to get it out. The biggest bonanza of
the future will come from Mexico. The Mexican
question is a business question. There are no
grounds for the Mexicans fearing invasion cn the
part of the Americans. Their territory is not
wanted. When railroads and telegraph lines cross
and recross Mexico the end of revolutions and pro-
nunciamieutos will have arrived. The statesmen
of Mexico look forward to this ultimatum as the
only salvation of the Republic. Mexico, when out-
lines are finished, will be much sought after as a
pleasant winter resort. The climate in many por-
tions is superb. There will be 110 difficulty about
constructing railways across the plateau, as the
Pacific railroads are obliged to cross even a higher
one."
On the subject of railroad consolidation in this
State, Mr. Gould said " the consolidation of continu-
ous lines should be unobjectionable to the public,
as a long line can be operated at le?s expense than
a short one, and as these expenses are decreased
the company can reduce the charges for transpor-
tation. Objection might be urged to the consolida-
tion of competing or parallel lines of railway, as
such consolidation might have the effect of sup-
pressing competition."
In response to the remark that the people recog-
nized in Mr. Gould the Railroad King of America,
he said " too much importance is attached to the
power and influence of railroad men. We are
obliged to accommodate bur views to the views of
representatives of much larger aggregated interests,
and to subordinate our judgment, to the interests.
Jipd judgment of. t«e public. Wo^tlcmot practi-
cally control the railroad interests of the country.
On the contrary, in order to successfully manage
the roads under our immediate charge, we are
obliged to heed the admonition of the public."
This terminated the interview, tmd. regretting
tfiat Mr. Gould's short stay precluded the obtain-
ing of his views on other subjects, and thanking
liim for his courtesy, your correspondent bade him
good-day.
A negro, in attempting to board a freight train at
Beaumont, on the Texas and New Orleans Rail-
1 oad, yesterday, to steal a ride to Liberty, slipped
from the platform, falling under the wheels, which
nearly severed his Iread from the body, crushing
the skull, aud breaking uIiq rail at the point
where the skull was cracked open.
It is gratifying to give the following from
Mr. Henry Dole. S50 Fourteenth street, this
city: I have a little girl who was troubled
with a severe lameness in her legs, pronounced
by some Erysipelas, by others Rheumatism. I
had tried several remedies without effect.,
when I was induced to apply St. Jacobs Oil
and I am happy to say that the use of but one
bottle cured her. ami shs is now able to go to
school again. It also cured mo of a lame
shoulder, and I certainly would not bo without
it. [Detroit Post-Tribune.
'To ArrJ-yc:
Per bark C. E. r?obinson, from Liverpool,
250 casks Jeffrey's ALE and PORTER.
Per Nor. barkentine S.ib'Ua. from Bordeaux. France,
250 casks Assorted RI'.D WINLS.
300 eases VERMOUTH.
100 ease ■ ABSINTHE, and a fine assortment of
COGNAC. In v .'O.I or glass.
630 boxes BRANDY CHERRIES.
100 baskets SWEET OIL (Plagniol), French VINE-
GAR (iu barrels or bottled), and a fail
assortment of French CORDIALS.
Agent at Galveston for
ROSKAM, GERSTLEY k CO.'S CELEBRATED WHISKIES,
iliraJI AND KRCGCHAMPAfiSES,
and Wm. J. Lemr/s LAGER BEiLR.
These goods are offered tc the trade at law
figures, beins: fully able to sell at New York or New
Orleans prices, thus saving freight from those
places. Country merchants visiting this eifcy during
ul Ss?nct*rfest are invited
i>re purchasing elsewhere.
mf
the coming Mardi Gras and Senjrerfest are invited
to examine mv stock b<
HOUSTON LOCAL NOTES.
Seven Bays in a Box Car—To be Brought
Back and Tried for ISurder—Cotton,
Etc.
[From the Regular Correspondent of the News.l
Hoi'ston. March T.—The cotton market closed
weak at decline. Sales 40 bales. Low ordi-
nary, G^kC. ; ordinary, T'-sC.: good ordinary, SJ-^c.;
ldw middling 9;£c.; middling, 1034c; good mid-
dling, U}ic.
G.. H. & S. A. R'y—217 bales: Houston 84, Gal-
veston, 1(53.
One car horses, San Antonio to New Orleans.
One car sheep, San Antonio to New Orleans.
WEEKLY COMPARATIVE STATEMENT,
(.For week ending March 4.)
gross.
Receipts this week 16,730
Receipts for this week last year 4,148
Receipts to date this season 544,045
Receipts to same time last season 424,2W
S KT.
Receipts this week 4,179
Receipts this week last year 1,442
Receipts to date this season 173,447
Receipts to same time last season 133.057
Visited the Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade:
J. W. Amory. Boston; F. L. Lowry, Tyler: H. C.
Watson, sMexia, Ed. Sandi'ord, Corsicana; W. L.
Shelton, Galveston.
Mr. George W. Kidd, Secretary Cotton Exchange,
returned yesterday from New Orleans, and is at his
post again to-day.
On Saturday last a noise was heard in one of the
sealed freight cars which had just arrived at the
International Railroad freight depot, from St. Louis.
The car contained kerosene oil, consigned to the
Texas Lamp anil Oil Company, of this city. The
car had been sealed up before ii left St. Louis, and
had been en route seven days, hence the noise in-
side the car could not be accounted for. On open-
ins the car a tramp was found inside in a deplora-
ble condition. His feet were in a terrible state of
mortification, and had evidently been frost-bitten.
He stated that he had secreted himself inside the
car before it was clotied at St. Louis, intending
to get a free ride to Texas. He was so weak and
emaciated for want of food that he was unable to
wtflk, and had to lie assisted out of the car. As he
had no money, several of the railroad employes
about the yard contributed small sums, and he was
given enough money to procure food and tempo-
rary lodging. That he had not died from the effect
of the fumes from the kerosene oil, combined with
the want of nourishment, was a mystery to all who
MOEI.LER'S
BERLINER TOXIC.
An absolute remedy for Female Com*
plaints.
"A certain cure for Monthly Irregular-
ities.
A Powerful lVutab Tonic and Female
Resalator.
Ctivesall Painful ?fons.lmalcrKontli-
lyllisordcrs, Falling and I lceralion ol
tlic IVomii, ILe ueorrlioea, or 'Vl'liites,
and Excessive ISScsitlsly Flo-.v, Siclt and
Nervous Keadaciie, Want of Appetit#
and jLoss of Sleep, Hysterics, Srritabi«
Kladdci-, and an
INFALLIBLE PARTURIENT,
It Stimulates, Invigorates and Eegu-
lates tiie Generative Organs, Surely,
Positively and Miraculously.
Price, $1 00 Per Bottle.
For sale Iiy all druggists.
THOMPSON, GEORGE I CO.,
Wholesale Agents.
GALVESTON) .... TEXAS.
mm
P&. j\'une 'Jesuit.* without hia signature.
WITHIN TIIE REACH OF AtL-OSE
XT Dollar, for six months. Delay not. Keep posted
as to the markets. Full and a.-curate reports in
each issue of the V>Teekly News.
Articles on all the lcasino
topics of the day are to be found in the col-
umns of the Weekly News.
SIMONS SHAW,
MAMMOTH FURNITURE HOUSE
Jiimi tii\U,UiL ILUin (KliUlMi l llUliMlkWl uuvuu uun
Silver-PIated Ware, Office and Mantel Clocks,
Curtains, Sh.ad.es, Hollands, Window Cornices, Etc., Etc.
120. 122 and 124 TREMOXT STREET, GALVESTON.
BXJY 1ST O
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We ark the only practical opticians in GALveston.-Tne chemicals
soften the light to the eye. There are no poisonous chemicals used in preparing the glass. W e can
fit, you perfectly by s<>ndlns stamp for circular. The medical properties contained in the glass makes
them always bright, and keeps the Optic Nerve cool, hence vou can read all nijrlit without feeling any
feverish sensation. crescent city spectacle manpfactl'ry,
Branch: 117 MARKET ST., Galveston, M. HART, Manager.
AWOiOEWFOL AMD
KIDNEGEN is highly recommended and nnsnrpassed for WEAK
or FOUL KIDNEYS, DROPSY, GRAVEL, BRIGHT'S DISEASE,
LOSS of ENERGY,NERYOUS DEBILITY.or any OBSTRUCTIONS,
arising from KIDNEY or BLADDER DISEASES. Also for BLOOD
and KIDNEY POISONING, in infected malarial sections.
S3f~By the distillation of a FOREST LEAP with JUNIPER Berries and BARLEY MALT
we have discovered KIDNESEN, which acts specifically on the Kidneys and Urinary Organs,
removing deposits in the bladder and any straining smarting bent or irritation in the water
: : i.i . 1 j ... — nf iirinn IR
tains positive dicrktic properties and will :;ot nauseate. Ladies especially will iiko it,
and Gentleman will And KIDNEGKN the Tonic Bevprage for it^ purposes ever used!
NOTICE.—Each label ha.s tbe Signature of LAWRENCE & MARTIN, and each bottle has a
Government Revenue Stamp (with our name.) which permits ivID-SLUE-N to be sola as a
Propriety article, (without license) by Druggists, Grocers and other Dealers everywhere.
SOLD by Druggists, Grocers and Dealers Everywhere.
PUT UP IN QUART SIZE BOTTLES FOR GENERAL AND FAMILY USE.
LAAYREN CE & M JLRTIN,^S^sch7» BSKCLIV S»., ». Y.
SOLE AGENTS FOR TESAS :
P. J. WILLIS &BRO.
Who will Snpply the Trade at Manufacturers' Prices.
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 300, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 8, 1881, newspaper, March 8, 1881; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth465024/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.