New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-24
Sam Ray Parker, mule stealing, three
years.
DR.. Cooper, City Physician, accompanied
the convicted men, as if they did not already
have sufficient physic.

the convicted men, as II they dld not Already
have sufficient physic.
RECORDER HoUGHToN.-The judgment
rendered by Judge Cooley, in case re-
Gently tried in the Sixth District Court, de-
ternined Recorder Houghton to resign his
Office as Recorder of the First District, and
his resignation was accordingly sent in to
the City Council.
We are gratifed to know that Governor
Warmoth has re-appointed Recorder Heugh-
ton to the same position, which he has filed
with such efficiency for the conservation of
peace and good order, and with such credit
to himself; so that he is rectus in c,uiG, the
Sixth District Court notwithstanding.
Since the days of Joshua Baldwin, who
so long and ably filled the post of recorder,
in what was then the Second Municipality
now the First District, there has been none
SO thoroughly competent as Recorder
Houghton has proved himself; and this is
vouched for by all who have business In his
court, by members of the bar and reporters
for the press. Besides presiding over the
Recorders court with signal ability, Re
corder Houghton has brought more money
1.-THE result of finest into the city treasury
than any other official who ever occupied
his post. 1t is matter of congratulation
that he is still to continue in office.
We understand that the proprietors of
the cotton presses of the city are engaged
in forming a combination by which to force
the factors to pay, in the future, higher
rates than last year. However, this COM
bination has so far miscarried on account of
the refusal of the proprietor of one of the
leading presses to accede to the measure.
We doubt not that the factors will take
great interest in his movements for some
days to come. What will the leaders of the
combination do if he continues intractable
At all events we shall endeavor to keep our
readers posted.
Late last evening, after the first precinct
police had Gagged batch of male Migrants,
Captain Schneider sent his men into the
dark resorts of Basin, Perdido, Gravier
and Dryades streets to watch the move
ments of the low and vicious women who
infest portions of the thorougfares named.
The outrageous conduct of these vile
creatures recently has grown beyond all
endurance, their actions being so exceed
ingly bad that all decency was crowded out.
About sixty of the worst were sent to
prison, and on the way there they shouted
and blasphemed like tiends. Inside the cells
the worst language and antics that human
beings are capable of uttering were in
dulged in. The werst quarters of London
or Liverpool can not produce as bad char
acters. As is usual ON such occasions, men,
or those who wear male attire, earnestly
sought out Recorder HOughton, Superin-
tendent Badger and Captain Schneider, to
beg releases for those depraved women.
These fellows were ready to promise any
thing, do everything, only so they could
have the painted Jezebels released.
Would it not be good idea to imprison
that description of men and make them
show how they gain livelihood Most of
them would be unable to prove that they
live by honest toll. Recorder Houghton
will to-day add few dollars to the city's
treasury by imposing round fines on the
miserable victims. Were he to fine each of
them fifty dollars and collect the money,
the city would be the gamer, as the damage
done by those wretches can not be reckoned
in dollars.
1t is occasionally said that it is wrong for
the police authorities to make these raids on
those creatures, but the more thoughtful
will not subscribe to that theory. Plainly,
unless depravity is made to feel that
power depends over them, they would soon
stalk over virtue and honesty, driving out
all that is humane or refined. Sin and
ribaldry must be made sensible to the fact
that there is a boundary, beyond which it
is unsafe to tread.