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corToN report for the week ending
February %. 1873: Net receipts for
week, 267 bales; gross receipts for the
season. IS, $50 bales; shipments for the
week, $40 bales stock on hand, 346
bales. fft $40 EIHs
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To those who suffer from dyspepsia,
life FRI quently becomes burden and
ends in suicide; let them try Home
Stomach Bitters and lie will become q
Joy. $4,000,
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ToBIE sells the celebrated C. w. ID.
MeAllasteF's iron grasp cement. 1t is
good. Call and get box for twenty
tive CENTS SFn M
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Observations for February, 1873.

Highest range of thermometer. 70
.T.oveat g - g 27 9
Average temp'fe for month 80 ~
Rain for month 80 inches.
d. w. G. BAKER. Observer.
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DR. c. w. BESsox's celery and
chamomile pills are prepared expressly
to cure sickheadache, nervous headache,
dyspeptic headache, neuralgia. nerv-
business and sleeplessness, and will cure
any case. Price so cents, postage free
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. log
North Entaw street, Baltimore, Nd.
jas wSm
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L
TnRATER PRIcEs. So far as we
know, the prices on everything except
theater tickets have been reduced in
this city, and it is time reductions on
admissions tickets to- ehtertainmshts
should follow. Groceries, produce,
rent, board, lumber, vehicles, livery,
dry goods, labor, shave, everything,
is cheaper now by from twenty to.fifty
Preent. than two or three years ago
In Nav Yotk, The Werla says, the the,
aters THAI have reduced the admission
fee are doing the best business, aud if
that policy will win there 1t will here.
IL is better that theatrical comp any
should play to 800 people for $500 than
- play to 200 people for 5000.
The admission fee TO, entertainments
OF all kinds is matter that 9apt. Mil
lett should consider in the construction
OF his opera house. 1t occurs to us
that there should be three separate
places-xith different prices bsloE, say
81, IS cents and 90 cents. and in the
gallery there should be two places, and
the charges should be 3J cents and IS
cents. We believe that such scale Of
prices would prove as beaedcial to
show companies as they would pleas
lag TO the people. - a.
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j HE SHIPMENT OF VEGETABLES AND
FRUTT.--A number of gentlemen have
this season commenced gardening on an
extensive scale, intending to ship vege-
tables to st. Louis and Chicago and
perhaps other places south and east.
Judge Tiffany, of Chicago, president
of the Tiffany Refrigerator Car Com
pany, who was in the city the other
day, says that his company has estab-
lished line of cars for the transporta-
ton of the early fruits aud vegetables
of Texas to the Northern cities, over
the International and Great Northern
the Texas ana Pacific, the Iron Noun
tain and the Chicago, Alton and St.
Louis Railroads; that the company has
already arranged tariff of freights
over these roads, which would not ex-
coed eighty cents per one hundred
pounds; that this would cover the ex-
pense to St. Louis, including the cost
OF ice, cars and storage; that to secure
absolute safety In the transportation of
vegetables, fruits and all perishable
articles the company requires that cold
storage rooms be provided at all the
principal places of shipment. in which
the articles to be shipped should be
stored until they were brought to q
Temperature of about forty degrees
Fsshrenheit, when they should be put
into the car for transportation, and that
the car, properly iced, would hold that
temperature to the place OF destination.
Already Dallas, Palestine, Houston.
Columbia, Galveston and other points
have commenced the building of ice or
chill rooms, preparatory to the inaugu-
ration of the system, and it is time
steps of the kind were being taken by
some In this city. Cannot either the
Austin or the Capital Ice Company,
MessFs. Learns, s. ChEistiah or Cant.
Millett undertake the enterprise. The
fruit crop in this section promises now
very heavy yield and it is possible
that during the early summer months,
when there isno fruit North, thousands
of dollars worth Of fruit as well as
vegetables might be shippsd every
week from this city to the North. Ger
tinly something should be done to in
crease oar exports aud to lessen our
imports, il we would have money more
plentiful 10 Austin and this section of
the State,
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Personal ana Local Dots.

Our dispatches announce the con-
firmsiion of Mr.. Stilwell II. Russell as
marshal of this, the Western District
of Texas. a.-
A milkman remarked the other day
that he believed milk weuId get down
to six cents quart Middle States
pfices, this spring and summer.
The following are the officers elect
OF the gas company: DR.. w. G.
Philips, President; F. w. Howard, of
st. Louis. Vice President; and Col. j.
NJ. Swisher, Secretary and Treasurer.
Farmers are not now making hay
while the sun shines" but they are
putting IN fun time planting corn. II
the present pleasant weather continues,
corn planting will be about over by
Saturday night.
The Hon. Sterling Robertson, and
others of the lively little town Of Sa-
lldo, will contribute literally to have
the narrow gauge extended from
Georgetown TO that place. A start by
April is all that is necessary to insure
the completion Of sixty miles of road
in time to carry off the growing crop.
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TIE AUSTIN DITcHIEG MACHrSE.-
The nnrIval!ed M J. Austin Ditcher"
was successfully and satisfactorily test
ed Yesterday on East Avenne near the
old barracks, in the presence of pun
Der Of citizens. The machine was
drawn By four mules, and operated by
two men. and the way it dug down
into mother earth was astonishing, AMI
it cut rapidly very beautifully pre-
portioned ditch, leaving the aides
smooth and nice. sThes ditch dug was
two and q half feet wide at the top,
one foot wide at the bottom, and two
and half feet deep. The machine,
v hich is simple, durable and easily adj
iusted does its work beautifully, and
the attachments for widening the
ditch and REMOVING the dirt the re-
qured distance work like charm,
supplying want in most machines of
the kind. Thismachine is especially
designed to dig small deep bitches for
setting in pickets to build picket fence,
to open bitches for putting in tile, and
for other kinds OF underground
draining bitches, and for making
ordinary sized open surface bitches.
All who feel an interest in this valua-
lille. machine, aud thOse wanting eoun-
ty or district rights, neall on Mr.. j.
D. Austin, now in this city. The mer-
its OF The machine were thoroughly test
ed at the Stste Fair last fall as well as
yesterday, and it bids fair to come into
general use, especially in sections Of
the country where only scrub timber,
suitable for pickets only, is TO be had.
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Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Levi Simpson
examined the body, and from the teeth
and hands and the socks they were
inclined to believe it was that
of Henry Wood, sometimes called
Henry Young from his stepfather,
SpaldiDg Young, who lives in the ce-
dar brake. The body was about five
feet eight or nine inches long, and
the head had black hair upon it.
William Norvill, who lives with
Mr.. Eanes, was short time ago on
the Mexican border, and met Mas
sic, who told Norvill that he was
without money, and that he in
tended 10 steal a horse or rob
a stage to make ''rise." 1t is said
Massie was in this community q short
time ago, and his wife did die in the
hospital in this city some two weeks
since of dropsy.
Mr.. Eanes thinks the man was shot
from behind on the road, and when he
fell from: bis horse that the murderer
dragged the body into the thicket and
left il where it was at last found.
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HALTED on TUE IRieuwAY-ANr
Downey and ar. livingston, while
coming to Austin 90 hoFssbsek Tues
day night, were halted Just atidar,S at
Montopolis's ford by a modnted blgh-
MRyInan. The fellow seemed 10 have
taken his position in the road to- rob
any one who might chance to- PASS
! sleDg, and as they approached becafn-
manded them to halt, at the
same time feeling behind for
a pistol. They were riding rap
idly at the t nae, and they
kept on riding, getting so far away,
perhaps, before the fellow got ready
to shoot, that he abandoned the idea Of
relieving them of their money. Horse
thieves and robbers seem to be on the
rampage in this settlement, and it is
TO he hoped that erelong some of
them ct least may be brought to grief.
1t might be well for people, either
travelling or at home, to he on the qui
gieefor thieves and highwaymen.
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How TO MAKE TIasEs EAsr.-Lst
about ent-fonrth Of allihe people now
nvQg from hand to mouth in towns
efEea8h2us the State close up their
snoFt and Offices and 20 70 farming
anu stock fsislng in the country. OF
course tAey would perhaps, then make
nothing more than rough living for
few years but they are only now
doing tnat IN t2wn. A Few years would
soon roll around and then all those who
had been industrious would fnd them
selves in possession 81 well improved
farms worth several thousand dollars
Ia Ere years from today al1rzn 81 900
acres web improved vii b worth st
least so an scre. Now the lend could
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MARRIED. March 4, stthe residences
OF Mr.. ]. 4. Knox. Mr.. JonN K. Nc
DONALD and Miss Jamie l.. GRoAT.
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The largest and best stock OF wall
paper in the city, $50 patterns. selling
at cost at Tobin's drug store.
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1T WAS MURDER.

The copjectures as to the causes of
the mans death is that he was muir
dered. The skull that was brought
by the dog to Mr. Browns house had
bullet hole in the back of it, just in
the center, and it ls thought the bull
let passed out through the eye socket,
as IloShole was observable elsewhere.
On the twenty first or twenty
second of February Mr.. Browns
two little daughters, ten and twelve
years old, were at spring
about a quarter of mile from the
house, washing some clothes, when q
man came up riding one horse and
lie tding another. He came from the
immediate direction Of the scene of the
supposed murder, and little while be-
fore lie came up the girls heard the re-
port of two shots in the same direction.
The mans arms and hands were
bloody, aud the saddle on the led horse
was also bloody. He got down at the
spring and washed the, blood off his
hands and that on the sad die, and called
the children by their names Nanny and
Nattie-and asked them if they did
in great trouble; that his wife was
dead; aid upon their asking the name
Of his wife he told them his name was
Massie, and it is supposed the man
was one Massle who had lived in Cor
WINS cedar brake for some years. Mas
sic then got on his horse and left, &C.
ing west. This was the last seen of
him.
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ARREsTED.-A man named John
DIyman and a sixteen year cid boy
named Webb were arrested in this city,
charged with horse stealing, Tuesday
night by the county and city suthori
ties. They were followed to this city
from Bell county Uypartiss from whom
found in the posses sion Of the arrested
parties, who were taken back 10 d III
county. > 4 au1 FngI6e
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NornEas |. MorIIERsl aIornEps

MOTHERS = MOTiIKRsl AIorHERsl-
Don't fail to procure Mrs. WinsloN's
Soothing Syrup for all diseases of teeth
ing IN children. 1treheves the child
from pain, cures wind collie, regulates
the bowels, and, by giving relief and
health to the child, gives rest to the
mother. fs1 d&w1yr
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DEAD BODY FOUND NxAH HE
CITY.


Dir. Robert Eaues, who lives six
miles from town, on Moore's road, upon
the tall hills west of the river, reports
thsts at Jasper Browne house. on last
Thursday, dog came into the yard
with decayed human head. Mr..
Brown lives near Mr.. E4nes's, beyond
his house, on the same road. A son of
Mr.. Brown, Crockett, who had been
hauling along the road, recognized the
scent of the decayed head as similar to
something he had smelt on the road,
quarters of a mile to the east of
his fathers house, aud he and his
mother went to the place and found
the remains of a msn in thicket Just
by the roadside. The flesh had all
been eaten by dogs from the head and
face, but the rest of the body was
quite we'll preserved. On the body
were two shirts, a calico, yellow
striped, and wooden shirt of blush
color, pair of thick striped pants
of yellow color. There were no shoes
or boots to be seen, but there was
pair OF home-knit cotton stockings
upon the feet, and neither hat nor vest
nor coat could be found. The body
was about twenty feet from the road
way, and on the edge of the road was
found a pocket knife, iron handle,
trade mark G. c. c. on the handle. A
black lead pencil was found close by,
and small piece of chewing tobacco.
Mr.. Brown came to see Judge Smith
on Friday afternoon, and reported the
case. Justices Tegener and Neill both
stated that they could do nothing in
the premises, as the case was not in
their precinct, and they recommend
ed, on learning the decomposed condi-
ton OF the body that it be burned.
Mr.. Brown made q coffin and sheet
and gave the body decent burial near
the place where it was discovered.
The bnrial took place on Saturday
morning.
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
LIvRRrooL MAnKFrs

LIVERPOOL, March 5-Noou. Cotton
market firm; middling uplsnds 6I<d;
middling Orleans esd; sales 10000
bales, including 1000 for speculation and
export; receipts $4,000 bales, of which
$500 were American. Futures l-3ed
halter 4a fl
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surgents are encamped within sight of
the town of Volo, in Thessaly, and are
entrenching the district between
Mount Olympus, and the Pindus range
is in revolt. The Epirus insurgents de-
feated the Turks OF Ghisska, ON FRI
day, after a four hours eight, killing
eighty and woHnding $50. Another
fight took place at Caralimper with a
similar result, the Turks leaving sew
enty dead on the field. A provincial
government has been formed ct Lycur-
sion, ana a union with Greece has
been proclaimed. Two huudr,d and
fifty refugees, women and children,
from Lycursion, arrived at Corfu. A
great panic prevails among the Chris
Usn population of the Ins1rrectionary
district. Tue consular reports from
Lsrisss, the capital Of TdessaIy, say
that sixteen uuarmed men and thirty
i've women and children were massa-
cred by the Turkish irregulsrs, and al
the women in the town were grossly
violated.
LONDON, March An the House of
Commons, the Secretary ri State for
the War Department, in answer to 9
question by Mr. Charles Morgan, said
ne matter Of the defense OF the com
mercial ports Of England was being
carefully considered 81 the present mo-
ment.
In the House OF Lords. Lord Derby
said the government has received the
terms of peace, bat in an imperfect
state. He could only say the terms
did not include the cession Of the Turk
ish feet, that the indemnity is reduced
20 twelve millions sterling, and the
Egyptian tribute is not affected.
HAVANA. March 4.-Very heavy
rains sgain prevailed to-day, and 40
impaired sugar crop is nov considered
certain.
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=
| The Postmaster General also decides
that Brstt, of Texas, and Price, OF
Missouri, who are not actual owners OF
steamers, cannot be awarded contracts
for steamboat mail service.
LONDON, March "a special dis
patch to Lloyds from Galaiz says the
work OF removing distractions in The
DSnube begin to morrow. IL is ex-
pecfed navigation will open IN two
weeks.
In the Cleopatra salvage sHit in The
court OF admiralty Judge Sir Robert
Phillemore to day liked the jDint value
Of the ship and obelisk at $25, 600.
LONDON, March 5.-Adviee from
Rio Janeiro reports that yellow fev.T
prevails there. In the Cay there were
forty TO fnity-ive cases in the fort
night of February.
HAVANA, March 5. - King Alfonso
has sent hattering telegrsms 10 Captain
General Jovellar and Gen. MariIDs z
C1mpos. congratulsting them on the
restoration Of peace IN Cuba.
LONDON, March 1.-The Mayfair.
weekly paper, states that BaToDes.
Bufdett Coutts has made arrange
ments for securing the lease Of I e
Dfury Lane Theater, which is abou,
70 fail in, and that she means TO con
duct the establishment on . scale with
which no State-supported theater in
Paris or elsewhere may vie. The mar
ager viii probably be Mr.. Henry Irv
ing.
The aldermen have elected Sir
Chambers. Liberal member Of ParIia-
ment for Marylebone, recorder Of Loa-
don in the place OF Right Hon. Russell
Guarney, resigned.
BERLEx, March 5.-Tn the German
Parliament the debate commenced Oh
the bili for the representafion Of an In.
periAl Chancellor. The Bsvarian Min
lister was present and declares himss.f,
in the name Of Bavaria, against the
proposal from ths Imperial Ministers. "a
tending 70 weaken anthorily OF theFed
ersl council and prejudice the aut0no-
M Of several States, but BayarIa, be
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-20
Atfemnf nt

This morning reports were circulated to
the effect that an unsuccessful attempt
had been made to bride G. p. NJ. Turner,
the new attorney general Of the Criminal
Court, and the clerks Of the office. A
LEDGER man made due inquiry regarding
these rumors, and Mt last found himself in
the presence of the Criminal Court Judge,
attorney general and clerk, the latter
being General Vaughan, a political hob
bier" Of unquestionable success, as was
evidenced by the August election returns
50 far as we heard, rumor had it that a
citizen known as II. Hammer had offered
Colonel Turner $50 if he would enter a
nolle prosequi in the case of Wolf Well
man, who is indicted for receiving stolen
goods. Colonel Turner promptly resented
this infamous proposition and informed
the individual that he was inclined to cut
his (thc t%empter's) throat. In fact Colo
Turner was by no means restrained in his
personal denunciation Of the man.
STATEMENT OF COLONEL TURNER.
Colonel Turner, the attorney general
made the following statement to the LED.
GER man;
Hammer came into my Office and sale
he wanted to see me on particular bust
ness. ! invited him TO be seated. II,
said, General, do you want to make S5t
this morning. | said to him in reply
IL don't know; in what way do yot
mean?" lie said, General, if you viii
dismiss the case in your court agains
| Wolf Wellman, / will give you $50 cash.
| grabbed hold of the scoundrcl, and
think it likely | should have kicked him
but he begged aud whined like a cur.
had him carried before the court, and
intend to try to send him 10 the peniten
tiary. This Is the whole of it.
We are informed by Mr.. Horrigan, at
torney for Mr.. Wellman, that the latte
did not authorize Mr.. Hammer to max
the proposition above mentioned. In thi
connection it is proper to say that the Gus
tom of entering nolle prosequi in certail
cases, as practiced heretofore, should b
abandoned. Unless the newly-electe
officers of the Criminal Court work a re
form, there will be just Of complain
and emphatic denunciation. Now is tn
time to reform let it be done, as indicates
by the course Of Colonel Turner in regar,
to the case above mentioned. Official fee
are acceptable revenue, but the daily vic
lation Of law has no punishment, and to
often is only recognized when money
10 no madn for k%ind-honrted oficials.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-20

The bond Of the county trustee, G. b.
Fleece, is for $4,000. The secuhtc. are
J. w. Fleece, Enoch Ensley, Z. 7. Keel,
w. A. j. Slaughter, +. $. Davis, B. G.
Springfield and Amos Woodruff.
County Court Clerk Owen Dryers Sc
c%urities are james Reilly, II. Cloth, NJ.
Gavin and WIN. Denies. This bond was
executed September lst.
On the bond Of Fred Hunt (coloredl,
register, are VIM. NJ. Randolph, Benja-
min Paine, T. Z. Williamson, Robert Lee
and Turner j. Hunt. The amount Of the
bond Is $1,000.
L. L. McGowan the sherif's securities
are J. w. Allen, J. A. Creath, 0. M. Al
sup, j. Elijah PulliAm, w. b. William
son, J. w. Elmore and Thomas McGowan.
Amount Of bond, $5OyOC0.
Joseph Uni, Circuit Court clerk, exc
cuted his bond in September. 1t was re-
ceiyed at that time and approved by
Judge Pierce on Monday. The amount Of
the bond Is $1,000. +. Refs, w. II,
Hoegel, G. z. Smith and +. l.. Warner.
securities.
Criminal Court Clerk A. J. Yaughn's
bond is for a similar amount. Securities
r. S. Davis, &C. Fisher, j. Y. Cumming
and g. b. Thornton. This bond was up.
proved by Judge Scruggs in September
and on November 9th by Judge Ray.
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CoIored Ornhnn AsnInln.

The COlored Orphan Asylum Associa-
ton met At Avery chapel Monday even
ing, the 18th inst. The meeting was called
10 order Mt eight o'clock pm, the presi-
dent, Edward Shaw, Esq, in the chair.
After the usual Introductory exercises
the president stated the object Of the meet
ing, and announced that he had obtained
possession Of the Garfield Orphan Asylum
f0r the use Of tho colOred orphans.
A committee Of nine was appointed 10
get the house IN readiness, and report TO
the association on Monday night, the 18th
inst. Committee: II. NJ. Settles, Rev. j.
Is. Mcdonnell, Rev. Jas. Lott, Edward
Shaw, Mrs. s. y. Armour, Mrs. s.. ii.
Thompson, Mrs. $. Z. Pickett, Mrs. s.
lloyd, Captain j. u. Glass.
MossrE q. Y. Evahs and T., II. CasselF
we're elected members Of the board OF
trustees.
On motion, Mrs. S. II. Thompson, Mrs
Is. y. Armour, Mrs. $. lloyd and Mrs. $
Z. Pickett were elected.
The following committee Of five was
appointed on Constitution and Bylaws
Meisrs. Mcconnell, Cassels, Lett, Brink
ley and Evans.
The following committee was appointed
10 arrange q programme OF exercises FOL
the opening Of the asylum. Messrs. Lott
and Evans; Mr.. Gillespie, Miss V. l.
Armour, Miss A. s. Wright, Mrs x
shaw, Misses ID. w. Washington and
Edward Shaw.
Adjourned to meet Monday, November
u, IT 100 pm.