Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-31

gational church has just left them,
so they are liable to 90 to pieces.
He thought his health was poor in
such a country, while, as he told his
congregation, he could do better in
another place. He expected that
the hat would be filled with gold
dust at this announcement, but it
was not, and the decision of the
people was, if he wants to 90, let
him skip. The school-house is
located on the divide separating
Whitewood from Deadwood gulch, |
and is plain whitepine building,
with about 100 pupils, and has been
built for some time. 1t is grand to
see the burly Hitler discoursing on
the numerous benefits of education,
free schools and churches. But do
not laugh at him, or doubt his word
in the least, for he carries big
"navy" in his belt. l studied the
plan by which l could get along
with these people, and adopted as
two of my rules: First, never
"josh" or fool with man who
carries a knife or revolver; second
ly, never doubt mans word, even
if he tells the toughest kind of a
lie, but set to work and outlie him
on his own ground, and you will
win his respect. / may say that |
sustained the reputation of Chi
cagOan fully and won their respect.
After the churches and schools
come the saloons. These are the
most numerous mercantile estab-
lishments, and, l judge, the most
| profitable. On some streets almost
every other house is a saloon-some
rich in appearance, some mere how
els. Some bar-tenders wear dia-
mond pins, and others have to fall
back on a glass emerald. The charge
for whisky when the town started
was a dollar a drink; but now the
highest price is a two-bit saloon,
while the popular prices are bit sa-
looms. One man did the breaking
down-a truly good mine surveyor,
who backed a poor man to open an
establishment on the two-drinks-for
a-quarter plan. The place was filled
day and night, and the other saloon
lists we're obliged to close or como
down in price. You can now buy
your Seidenbergs here for the same
price as in Chicago, counting tht
freight, of course. The theatres ar,
!, two in number "Langrlesh's" is ;
q commodious place on Sherman
street, with a stock company. Tn
, proprietor was formerly from Chi
! cagO. Miss Price is leading lady
1 and Frank Perkins star. The name
= of the Others are but few. AS t,
, their qualifications for the stage
the opinions of the Chicago an,
= Deadwood people would differ. TIL
. latter say their company is first-clasi
Well, perhaps it is; but a few peo
. pie, who are very poor, when intro
4 duced in a cast will spoil the effec
!, of all the others. The other thea
q tire is the Bella Union-a variety
: Here they have few good actor,
q but heaven save the public fror
! the restl
). The jail is the weakest institu
4 ton in the town; but it may b
i said that it is guarded by men VIII
,s shoot to kill. A young, quiet, mu;
| cular man, whose dark eyes ar
# simply chain lightning, walk
= :. around in charge, aud his hand
p always near a ready pistol, which
,f if the boys inclosed should get ou
n n would go off.
= In addition TO the corps of me
u is one of bulldogs, four in mum
Is Der, which will fight all day wit
each other if angry, but which al
A peaceable to visitors. A few day
h ago | called at the Jail, and, o
II showing my star, was admitted.
ii al pine-log hut, thirty feet long b
10 twenty wide, and enclosing a small
IL er hut to which were iron gratin
~ doors, was all that resembled a jai
. unless it was the noisy crowd in
~ side. / walked around the inne
IS hut, and made up my mind tina
y, if it was not for that kind Of guarC
I I l would only want an hour and
~ good case.knife to bid the Jail far,
If well. The structure is whitewasl
es ed, and surrounded by a six-foC
h fence. Some day a raid will
~ made on it by road-agents, and I'll
~ / l..