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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-17
NEW YORK.

New YORK, February l7.-It is re-
ported in shipping circles that a new
steamship line is about to be formed in
place Of the Atlantic Mail Company, and
it is stated application will be made be-
fore Judge Benedict to-day for the sale
Of the company's vessels to pay off its
debts.
a snow storm which commenced yes
terday morning changed into rain in
the afternoon and continued during the
greater part of the night. The streets
to-day are in an extremely slippery con-
dition owing to a slight frost. Immense
quantities of slush are piled upon the
streets and sidewalks in all directions.
A full text Of the new city charter is
published this morning and the changes
proposed are sweeping, every present
head Of department being legislated
out of office. The Board of Assistant
Aldermen is dispensed with, and the
Police Commissioners are shorn of a
great deal of their present power. Pro-
visions are made for every officer under
salary by the city government.
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Why be troubled with coughs, colds,
hoarseness, or indeed any pulmonary or
bronchial complaint, when remedy so
safe, thorough, and so easily obtainable
as DR.. Jaynes Expectorant can be hadS
Those who have contracted severe colds
may save their lungs from the danger
GUS irritation which frequently brings
about consumption, by promptly resort
ing to the Expectorant; and any one
threatened with throat disease, will find
this remedy equally effectual in afford
ing relief from obstructing phlegm, and
healing the infamed parts. Sold every
where. mw&s
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Pocket Book. and during the week Nick
of the Woods viii follow. Mr.. Proctor
has been before the public many years,
and his popularity seems TO increase
each successive season. He was among
the first TO introduce 10 the American
public what is now so popularity known
as the sensation drama, and his render
ing Of such characters as the "Jibbe-
nainosay" has been without parallel.
MISS LACLERco. - On Mardi Gras
night the celebrated English actress,
Carlotia LaClercq, will appeai at the
Opera House. Miss LaCleroq came TO
this country with Feehter. and gave him
leading support during his engagement.
AS delineator of Shakspearean and
other standard characters, she has but
few equals and certainly no superiors on
the stage.
OLYMPIC THEATER.-The only variety
show in the city is that controlled by
Manager Buchanan on Washington
street. Tonight the great attraction,
Mile Aline LaFavre, will introduce her
celebrated CAn-Can troupe. The Can
Can will be presented in a manner
unknown outside OF Paris. LaFavre
dances the Can-Can with grace and
abandon well calculated TO create aston.
ishment aud pleasure. Among the new
stars may be mentioned Miss Ophelia
Starr, danseuse; Miss Allie Love, vocal
list; Mr.. John Manning, character actor;
and Mile Alice Gilbert, aerial queen.
Twenty-Five performers appear nightly
at the Olympic, forming corps OF va
riety artists unequaled in the Southwest.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRIcK cLUB.-To-night the mem.
beers of the Garrick Club will do Robert
Emmett at the Grand Opera House. The
club will appear for the benefit of the
Memphis Bethel, most worthy and
charitable object, and one that will at
tract large audience. BY way Of an
Introductory, Judge j. o. Pierce will
deliver Polyhymnia, which he has writ
ten for the occasion. The dramatic
persona of Robert Emmett is as follows:
Robert Emmett" Mr.. Joseph Brooks;
Herman" Mr.. W. ]. Murray; Darby"
with song, H. Russell Waite; 10 Leary,'
MF. VIM. Horgsni Sergeant Topfall,"
Mr.. j. R. Stanley Lord Norbury," Mr..
R. Shipwsy; Dowdall," Mr.. D. R.
Irving; Corporal Thomas" Mr.. W. Il.
Guerraat; Jailer," Mr.. Joseph Specht,
IT,, Maria" Miss Laura Alexander, of
the Opera House dramatic company;
Judy" Mrs. E. ]. johnson, of tho
same company. A large number Of tickets
for reserved seats has been sold already,
Memphis Bethel, an association which
provides for the poor little waits gath
cred up about the streets, and for ragged
boys and girls that ere uncared for by
intelligence or weslth-for the benefit
of these unfortunate children the Gar
rick Club Of this city enact the thrilling
Irish drama. Those desiring reserved
seats can secure them by applying at
Hollenbergs music store, where dia-
gram is kept for the inspection Of visi-
tors.
MEMPHIS THEATER.-Aiss Ada Gray
will appear at the theater tomorrow
evening. This young lady has achieved
fine reputation in the East, where she
has for several years occupied leading
positions in the principal cities, and has
received the warmest encomiums from
the ablest critics. MISS Gray is young,
pretty and a most tasteful dresser, aHd
will make her FIRST appearance before
Memphis audience in the leading role Of
a new society play, entitled Whose
Wife This evening the dramatic com
pany will perform the TicketofLeave
Man. The cast embraces Mr.. Book as
" Bob Briefly" Miss 0'connor as Mary
Edwards" Mr.. Rainforth as Green
Jones" Mr.. Shells as Meter Moss, +"
and the charming Miss Katie Mayhev a.
the impressibls San Willoughby."
JosEFH PROcToR.-Ihis very fne &C.
tor viii commence an engagement at the
Grand Opera House tomorrow evening
in q sensational drama entitled the Red
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HOW THE PAUPER DEAD ARE
BURIED.
The Grand Jury Investigating the
MaGter-A Horrible Exposure.

The Grand Jury Inves tigating the
MaGter-A Horrible Exposure.
From citizens residing in the vicinity
of the Pope and Claywell places, north
of Wolf river, and about four miles
from the city, where the pauper dead
are buried by undertaken Walsh, the
most horrible accounts have come to
light. A most responsible citizen states
that having heard frequent complaints
Of the way in which the paupers, or who
ever we're buried at the Colonel Pope
place, and those buried within the last
few days at the Claywell place, in the
Cypress Greek bottom, determined to
see for myself. l first went to the Clay
we'll place and found where, suppose,
a hole had been dug or shoveled out,
about forty feet long and wide enough
to admit two cofiins side by side. At
one end of the hole the collins were two
or three inches below the surface, at the
other end evidently the last put in)
they were at least ten inches above the
surface with the dirt thrown over them.
] then went to the Pope place,and found
place, say fifty feet square, filed with
cofins tnot grsyes) put in the ground, !
understand, two or three deep. This
was on poor clay hill, and riding
around it could see sevsral Of the cof-
fns-one at one end the full depth Of
the coffin above the surface, and after a
hard rain think the coffin would be en-
tirely above the surface, and resting on
a coffin below it. There are about five
hundred buried at the Pope place, and
since the first Of the month they have
been buried at the Claywell place. Yes
terday Sunday four gentlemen went to
the Pope place and foand ten coifins
exposed above the surface, the rain
having washed of the little dirt placed
upon them. From both places the
waters flowed into Wolf river, and /
should not think that the drainage
from graves filed with smallpox dead
and flowing into Wolf above the water
works would improve the health Of the
city"
Mr.. Walsh receives seven dollars per
head for burying paupers, but the con
tract with the county does not provide
for the above method. We understand
that the indignant citizens have gone
before the Grand Jury for the purpose
Of preventing this style Of doing bust
ness and iudicting the guilty parties.
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THE MEMPHIS DIVISION.

The excellent management OF the
Memphis Division of the Memphis and
Louisville railroad is worthy Of remark.
The road has always been fortunate in
securing the very best officers. They
seem to be graded off good, better. best.
Twelve or thirteen years ago a young
man named John 7. Flynn came upon
the road, then known rs the Memphis
and Ohio railroad, in the capacity Of
baggage-master. he came to stay; and
after passing gradually up in the line of
meritorious promotion, he became Su-
perintendent-a position for which he
possesses every requisite qualification.
The local and general prosperity Of the
road will never be lessened while such
officials are retained in their places
The people along the line we be-
lieve appreciate this fact, as well as
the public at large aud the man
ayers of the road at headquarters
One fact should be remembered at this
end of the line: The road does not take
advantage Of the peoples necessities,
nor of the temporary blocking up o!
competing routes. The best illustration
Of its general policy Of fair dealing oc
Cured recently when the river was
gorged with ice and navigation entirely
suspended for many weeks. An i'm.
mense quantity Of freight was in eonse-
quence thrown over to this road, which
usually comes by river. It was favor
able opportunity to have made heavy
gain in the sum total by slight advance
Of freight tariffs yet no change was
made, and all the freight that could be
received was carried at the usual rates.
We believe that no more than fair legit-
innate rates have been charged at any
time, and that the motto Of live and
let live is as nearly carried out as on
any line in the country. and we warrant
that a more accommodating and efficient
set Of officers, conductors and attaches
and agents cannot be found anywhere in
the country.
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FOREIGN.

MADRID, February IA telegram
received here from the authorities at
Havana announces the determination Of
Cuba to adhere to the Spanish republic.
LISBON, Feb. 1.-THE commander of
the English squadron now at this port
acting under instructions from his Gov
eminent, has placed his vessels at the
disposal of Amadeus and offers to con-
vey him safely to Italy.
BARCELONA, February l7,-News Of
the establishment of the republic has
created intense enthusiasm here. I'm
mense crowds of workmen and others
paraded the streets, making every dem
onstration of satisfaction. Workmen
have united in asking that republican
principles be extended SO as to permit
Of municipal selfgovernment and also
that numerous reforms be granted to the
laboring classes, including shorter hours
of work, etc.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
ONCE: No. IS Madison Street.
MEMPHIS,
monday Evening. Feb. ~, 1873.
NEw TIPPING LAW.

At every session of the Legislature
various new bills are introduced on the
subject of tipping, and occasionally a
new law Gets through. More legislation
has been proposed on the subject this
session than usual. A bill passed on its
second reading in the House last Friday
which is understood to emanate from the
Committee on Tipping aud Tipping
houses. This was adopted in lieu oil all
other bills, and is intended to regulate
the manner of obtaining license, rather
than the tax thereon. Section first is a
preamble section second provides the
penalty of violating the law which fol-
lows. The penGlty is $50 for the first
offence, 800 for the second, $3.50 for the
third. and so on, increasing $50 every
time, and providing for Imprisonment
until the same is paid, for q
period not less than thirty days.
Section fourth provides that any person
desiring to sell liquors in less quantities
than one gallon in any civil district or
ward, shall file ais petition with the
County Court Clerk FIVE days previous
10 the assembling of the court, and pray
ing the court to order an election in the
ward or district by the qualified voters
thereof for the purpose of determining
whether it is the will of the people of
said ward or district that he may
open a tipping house therein. Section
fifth requires applicant to execute
bond with security for the payment OF
all cost incident to fling the petition
and holding the election, and clerks and
sheriffs shall be entitled to their usual
fees. Section sixth provides for the
holding of such election in the ward or
district by the sheriff, and the qualiiica-
tions of voters shall be the same as in
voting for members of the General As
sembly. Section seventh provides that
if a majority of the votes cast are for
License then the clerk shall issue
the same as now required by law, other
wise no license shall issue. Section
ninth requires a new election before a
license can be renewed. Section tenth
prohibits merchants and druggists
selling in quantities less than a gallon,
except that the latter may sell for
medicinal purposes on the certificate
of a physician; and the selling of
bitters that will intoxicate will be a
violation of the act. Section eleventh
makes it unlawful for merchants to give
spurious or yinuous liquors to any per
son to be drank upon the premises. To
take effect from the passage of the bill,
but not to affect any unexpired license.
There seems to be a probability thatthis
bill, or one similar in substance, will
mass
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-17

The investigation instituted in the
Missouri Legislature to ascertain whether
money was improperly used to secure
the election of Colonel Bogy to the
United States Senate has not revealed
anything very damaging. 1t appears
that money was abundant, that cham
payne was the favorite drink Of many
members who had never been accus-
toned to anything better than corn
whisky at home; that they threw away
their clay pipes and took to the finest
Havanas with good resignation, and that
somebody not a member of either House
paid for these luxuries; also for the best
oysters in the market, aud such other
substantials as would enrich the blood
and clear the intellectual apparatus of
the average Missouri legislator. They
had a right pleasant time for few days,
and some Of them regretted that the
election was over so soon, for after that
they had to pay for their own board and
be deprived Of many little enjoyments
which had become almost necessaries of
life. But this money that flowed SO
freely could not be traced to the success
full aspirant for the Senate. 1t came in
dazzling profusion and went glimmering
ike the tail of a comet, nobody knew
where. And that will be the end of it.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
AnsnIoAE rnnas ASSOCIATIONS. VIA .. Pa A.
fnLnanAra oonrAnr.
specials 90 the Ledger.
NASHVILLE.
spseIal 70 the Lsassr.l

Special TO the Ledger.l .
NASHVILLE, February l7.-SESArr.-
A petition was presented by Mcconnell,
Of Trousdale, Of 1000 names asking the
passage of law by which liquor dealers
may be made responsible for the damage
done by such sale, and giving wives,
widows and minor children the right Of
action against liquor dealers when in
jured by that business. Referred to
Committee on Tipping and Tipping
Houses.
Mr.. Patton's resolution forbidding lob
byists from entering the Senate chamber
for the purpose Of influencing the pas
sage Of any measure came up, and was
laid on the table.
The Senate joint resolution establish
ing board of arbitration, consisting Of
Judge Nicholson and two other persons,
to be appointed by the Governor 20 try
all such eases as may be submitted to
them, caused lengthy debate.
Mr.. Mcconnell, Of Blount, moved to
amend by providing that parties to such
suits shall lind themselves in advance
to abide by the decision of such board
of arbitration. Agreed to, and the res
olution as amended was adopted.
In the House a petition Of citizens of
Bedford county asking that the tipping
laws be so amended as to made dealers
responsible for injury done by sale of
intoxicating liquors was presented. Peti-
tons Of similar character from various
parts of the State, with ten thousand
signatures, we're also presented.
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Mr.. Jules A. Pollock, so long and
well known to the habiiues Of Noiderer's
National saloon, has become associated
in the proprietorship Of the old White
House saloon on Madison street, and is
meeting there to-day his friends and ae-
quaintances. His connection with the
house assures the best that can be had
in the way of choice wines, liquors, etc.
Give him call and get the best Inner
comforta in the city.
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aggregate and In detail, They denied
positively, last summer that they ever
had any Of the stock or the profits
they authorised their lawyers and the
Associated Press todeny il for them, and
the deniala grew so numerous and en-
phatio that the charges we're virtually
abandoned, and public sympathy was
excited in behalf Of the poor innocents.
And now that they are exposed and con-
yic,ed Of all manner Of ialsehood except
perjury, and in some cases Of that, they
shirk the main issue, and abandon any
claims to veracity or honor, and say
they had a right to buy the stock, and
that it is nobody's business. It may look
40 to them, but II dozen Democrats
could have been detected exclusively in
such a business, the country would never
have heard the last Of il, and resolutions
would have been offered thick and fast
TO expel the last one Of them. The Of
tenders all happen to be party iavori'es
except one, and We will see the result
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with assault and battery with intent to
kill, by cutting his wife with a kniiei
sent TO Jail In default Of $4,000 bonds.
Henry Johnson. arrested for stealing
clothing; committed in default Of $1,000
Jim Peak, charged with larceny sent up
no bail. Moses james, carrying con-
cealed weapons; $4,000 bonds. Forty
misdemeanor cases were disposed Of by
fne
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A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR MEMPHIS.

If there is no further hitch or test in
The matter, Memphis viii, in the course
of two or three years, have four hun
dred thousand dollar custom-house. To
Mr.. Vaughn, our worthy Representative,
Judge Lewis, the member elect, and
Senator Aleorn, of Mississippi, the peo'
pie may render sense of their appreci-
alton for this liberal appropriation by
the Government. The Government is
interested in such an improvement as
well as the people here, and we are glad
TO record the fact that the era of preju'
dices and bitter partisanship is passing
away and giving place to lib
eral sentiment and more equita-
BILE policy toward all classes.
The erection of such building not only
gives employment to many mechanics
and laborers and puts money in eirca-
lation among the working classes, but
will add a feature to our city to which we
may point with pride and satisfaction,
and will give Memphis greater import
.ance in the list Of cities in the Union
than heretofore. Besides which it will
be a public convenience and benefit to
many who do not, from practical expe-
rience, even know the uses Of custom
house.
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ANOTHER 1EHOcENr sLAUeHrERED.

ANOTHER INNOCENT SLAUGHTERED.
Senator Harlan is another Of the IN
fortunate brethren whose memories have
become blurred over. Both memory
and conscience have gone ont together,
leaving only the damned spot which
won't "out" But Brother Harlan had
10 own up that he spent ten thousand
dollars 10 secure his own election as
Senator from Iowa The plain way 70
sisfe ID is, these Credit Mobilier victims
have an lied grossly, shamelessly, 10 the
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TNE's TEsT.-Time tries ell things,
rejects those which are useless, and
holds fast to that which is good. Stoves
without number have been invented and
patented, but soon gave up the ghost
The Charter Oak has stood the test Of
seventeen years, and is steadily inereas-
ing in favor. dtw
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In the Recorders Court today the fol-
loving cases were disposed Of: Nelson
Mitchell, q colored toter Of concealed
weapons, was sent TO jail in default Of
5000 bonds Thurston Graf, charged
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ADVERTISING.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.
The friends of Mrs. john B. HOLMES are re-
quested to attend her funeral services, at her
residence on the Holly Ford road. at pm.
C. morrow.
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P. Il. ATHY, Chief of Police.
CAUTION.

All such occasions as Mardi Gras az
fords good fields of operation to thieves
and pickpockets. To guard against such
depredations all citizens and strangers
are requested to deposit, in some place
of safe keeping their watches, breast
pins and other valuables; and eur citi-
zens should see that their houses are
left in charge of some person who will
protect the same in their absence.
P. R. ATHY, Chief Of Police.
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A choice lot just received BY Victor
D. Fuchs, Al Jefferson street $50
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For the finest solid gold jewelry go to
he Jet Palace. 66t
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POLICE ORDER.
special order for Mavdi.Gras.
ogFIcE CgIEF OF PoIIes.

OFflCk OHlEf W IuLlCht
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February II, 1873.
Tuesday, the 25th inst, being the sec.
ond anniversary of the celebration Of
Mardi. Gras in our city, the following
orders are made at this time, so that
ample opportunity is afforded those who
intend participating in the festivities to
note what will be the consequences to
those who misbehave themselves on that
occasion;
First. The entire police force of the
city will be on duty during the day and
night. They are hereby commanded to
protect all masqueraders, to whom will
be granted the greatest latitude so long
as they conduct themselves with pro-
priety.
Second. No vehicles Of any descrip-
ton whatever, or mounted men, will be
allowed on Main street, from Concord
TO Linden, between the hours of one
pm. and ten pm. This does not in
clude those who may participate in the
procession, either on horseback or IN
vehicles.
Third. All persons drunk on the
street, acting in disorderly manner or
caught carrying concealed weapons, will
be promptly arrested and confined in
the station-house.
Underao circumstances aoiH a forfeit
be taken for any person arrested that
day or night.
Fourth. A detail has been made for
the different bathrooms sufficient in num-
beers to insure order and decorum. Par
ties attending balls will be subject to ex-
animation, and will be deprived of all
weapons. Those refusing to be searched
will not be admitted to the balls.
The officers and men will see that
these orders are strictly obeyed. No
excuse will be taken for any dereliction
of duty.
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STATE OF ooNNECTICUT.} !,

GEO. L. CHASE, President. and J
surance Company. Hartford. Conn, bel
full, true and correct statement of the n,
pany is the bona fide owner Of at leasi
cash capital, invested in State and Unit.
of Real Estate, unincumbered and wortl
and that they are the above described of
Subscribed and sworn to before me